Chapter 9 A visit from the stairs In the evening, the setting sun shines on the suburbs of the city, and a chill also quietly appears. It's getting dark. People at home began to prepare for burning. People outside began to consciously speed up their pace, wanting to return to their safe houses as quickly as possible. Especially as the sun was about to set behind the horizon, almost everyone who was still alive in this world began to feel secretly anxious. apartment. Seven floors. A group of Swadian militiamen, who had worked hard for an entire afternoon and harvested an acre of wheat, were feeling very comfortable. In Shen Mu's apartment, the brazier had been lit, and the large amount of wood collected from other rooms had also come in handy at this time, making the entire brazier burn brightly.
This is also related to preparing fire and cooking. There were already Swadian militiamen, chopping the bread rewarded by the system on the chopping board with chopping knives. Chopping down with the knife felt like chopping a wooden stake. It often takes several chops to chop off a piece. Shen Mu, who was standing beside him, had a slight twitch in the corner of his eye. But it’s understandable. The bread in Blade & Blade is similar to a thicker, harder, and more solid baguette. The dough is not even fermented yet and is directly put into the bakery's oven for baking. Then this kind of food came into being, which is hard, has a long shelf life, and is ideal for carrying during long marches or trips. Even at this time, Shen Mu began to miss the one-handed axes in the hands of those Swadian recruits. These one-handed axes that are usually used to chop firewood can definitely deal with these hard, solid bread stumps with ease. Besides, Shen Mu didn't want to eat the bread. After searching more than 40 rooms on the entire floor, we still found a lot of fresh vegetables and canned food, as well as rice, flour, steamed buns, soft bread and other foods. For these Mount and Blade delicacies from the Middle Ages, the dietary level is still at a lower level. "I really don't have the appetite." Shen Mu still felt like he couldn't eat it. The only good thing was the big pot of fresh oatmeal porridge cooking on the brazier. With a rich aroma of fresh wheat, it could barely satisfy Shen Mu. "Come on, two people, follow me and patrol the corridor outside." Shen Mu didn't want to continue sitting here doing nothing, so he planned to go out for a walk. Two Swadian militiamen immediately stood up and followed.
Open the door to the apartment. The corridor outside was already quite dark. But I can still see things barely. After walking around this "sun"-shaped apartment structure, I didn't find anything unusual. Of course, it is impossible to find any real abnormalities before it is completely dark. "But we have to be careful with the spirit world scene inside this door." Shen Mu frowned slightly. Right in front of him, a seemingly ordinary security door was tightly closed. The room number above is Room 7040. And in this room, there is the spiritual world scene that Shen Mu opened before and found that time and space have changed! Although when I first entered, there were only corpses all over the ground. but. Shen Mu thought about the memories of his previous life, and still felt a little uneasy about these spiritual scenes with various monsters and opportunities. "If there is a chance, we must quickly resolve this spiritual world scene." Shen Mu pursed his lips. After all, the entrance to this spiritual world scene is too close to one's room. Shen Mu was silent for a moment, and prepared to go back with two Swadian militiamen. But as he passed the stairs, a Swadian militiaman frowned slightly. "Huh?" The Swadian militiaman seemed to have discovered something from the corner of his eye, and pointed the spear in his hand directly at the stairs with the fire door next to the elevator in front. "Come out!" the Swadian militiaman shouted. "I see you!" Shen Mu followed the militiaman's gaze. Right at the stairs, a short figure seemed to be frightened and turned into a black shadow and rushed down the stairs. He looks like a child of about ten years old. "Hmm?" Shen Mu frowned slightly and stopped the two Swadian militiamen beside him from wanting to chase: "No need to chase." It was about to get dark. I didn't know what would happen when I entered the dark staircase, so I tried to be safe. "Master Shen Mu, what happened?" At this time, seven or eight Swadian militiamen heard the voices of their companions, and immediately walked out quickly with weapons in hand. "There is a figure similar to a child, but very fast." The Swadian militiaman who first discovered the situation briefly explained the situation, looking a little annoyed: "But I didn't see clearly what it was."
"We'll have to arrange guard posts from now on." The faces of these Swadian militiamen also became a little serious. "It's okay, let's go back." Shen Mu's face was calm and he motioned everyone to go back. Especially watching the setting sun outside the window. As the sky grew darker. Shen Mu glanced at the fire door at the staircase, his face thoughtful: "The shadow just now seemed to be..." Just now, he saw the black shadow for a moment. His body is covered with smooth hair and he wears a cloth robe similar to that of ancient times, which is a typical style of clothing from the spiritual world. "Halfling?!" Shen Mu murmured to himself. The remaining memories of his previous incarnation also reminded him that his predecessor had seen a halfling before. Their dress style and height are indeed similar. Combined with what the guy named Geng Jun said before, there is a strange man on the fifth floor of this apartment building, and there is a spiritual race called halfling following him. Maybe he is that guy's halfling, and he just came up to investigate the situation. "Go back, it's no big deal." Shen Mu felt relieved. The Halflings, a spiritual race, are famously kind. At least after the crystal wall of the spiritual world was broken and hit the blue planet, three years had been enough for everyone to understand some common information about the spiritual world and intelligence on related races. This is also the reason why Shen Mu feels more at ease. At least compared to the halflings, the gnolls under Geng’s army that Shen Mu encountered before made him more vigilant. The gnolls are a typical lawful evil camp. Return to the room. At this time, the Swadian militia, which had been relatively loose, had spontaneously begun to set up sentries and stand guard. There are two Swadian militiamen standing guard at the anti-theft door of the room. Responsible for observing the situation outside the door. and the burning of candles in the toilet. Then on the left side of this room, it has been connected to the next door, but there is only one entrance and exit which is also the size of a security door. It is now blocked by various wood and other debris, and there are also two Swadian militiamen standing there on guard. Because just outside the entrance on the left wall is Shen Mu’s one-acre wheat field that has been harvested. A lot of harvested wheat is still piled in the fields, waiting to be threshed. After all, this wheat field is formed by connecting 20 apartment rooms. The space is very large, and after dark, it may be invaded by darkness. If undead monsters appear at that time, militiamen can be arranged to stand guard to detect and warn in advance.
Shen Mu also expressed satisfaction with the spontaneous distribution of these Swadian militias. This also shows the professionalism of these militiamen. But just as Shen Mu sat down and was drinking the thick wheat porridge, a dialog box suddenly appeared in front of him. [Ding! Temporary mission detected an event! ] 【Mission released: Resist invasion.】 [Task Introduction: Darkness is about to fall, and the undead monsters hidden in it are ready to move. Please protect your wheat field, it is your asset.] [Mission conditions: Resist attacks from undead monsters and ensure survival until daytime.] [Mission rewards: 500 dinars; 1 wave of immigrants (small-scale); 1 random lottery scroll (low-level soldiers); 1 Swadian light infantry template (protagonist). ] "Mission?" Shen Mu was slightly stunned. Then, just outside the window, the setting sun, which was struggling not to set behind the mountain, had completely set. "Buzz!" In an instant, the sky, which was originally a little dim, was shrouded in a deep darkness. A chill from the soul permeated. This made Shen Mu look up at the pitch-black window, with a serious expression on his face. Now comes the most dangerous night. (End of this chapter)
