A Visit from the Stairwell

In the evening, the setting sun cast its light on the outskirts of the city, and a chill quietly emerged.

It was getting dark.

People at home began preparing combustibles.

Those outside consciously quickened their pace, wanting to return to their safe houses faster.

Especially as the sun was about to dip below the horizon, almost everyone remaining in this world had secretly become anxious.

Apartment building.

Seventh floor.

A group of Swadian Militia who had been busy all afternoon harvesting the entire acre of wheat were quite relaxed.

Inside Shen Mu's apartment room, the brazier had been lit, and the large amount of wood collected from other rooms was now put to use, making the brazier burn brightly.

This was also related to preparing to cook.

Some Swadian Militia were already using cleavers to vigorously chop the system-rewarded bread on a cutting board.

Each chop was like cutting a wooden stake.

It often took several chops to cut off one piece.

Shen Mu watched from the side, his eyes twitching slightly.

But he could understand.

The bread in Mount & Blade was similar to a thicker, harder, and more solid baguette.

The dough wasn't even fermented; it went directly into the bakery oven for baking.

The result was this hard, long-lasting food that was excellent for carrying during long marches or travels.

At this point, Shen Mu even started to miss the one-handed axes in the hands of the Swadian Recruits.

These one-handed axes, usually used for chopping firewood, could easily handle these hard, solid bread stumps.

Besides, Shen Mu didn't want to eat this bread.

After searching through the more than 40 rooms on the entire floor this time, he still found quite a bit of fresh vegetables and canned goods, as well as rice, flour, steamed buns, and soft bread.

As for these Mount & Blade delicacies from the Middle Ages, where the dietary level was still low.

"I really don't have the appetite for it." Shen Mu felt he couldn't bring himself to eat them.

The only thing that felt decent was the large pot of fresh wheat porridge simmering on the brazier.

With a rich, fresh wheat aroma, it was barely enough to satisfy Shen Mu.

"Two people, follow me to patrol the corridor outside." Shen Mu didn't want to just sit there doing nothing and decided to go for a walk.

Two Swadian Militia immediately stood up and followed.

Opening the apartment door.

The corridor outside was already quite dim.

But he could still barely see.

After walking around the 'day'-shaped apartment structure, he didn't find anything unusual.

Of course, before it was completely dark, it was impossible to find anything truly unusual.

"But I need to be careful about the Spiritual Realm scene inside this door."

Shen Mu frowned slightly.

Right in front of him, a seemingly ordinary security door was firmly closed.

The room number on it was Room 7040.

And inside this room was the Spiritual Realm scene that Shen Mu had discovered when he opened it before, where time and space had changed!

Although the first time he entered, there were only corpses all over the floor.

However.

Shen Mu thought of his predecessor's memories about these Spiritual Realm scenes with various monsters or opportunities, and he still felt a little uneasy.

"If there's a chance, I need to quickly deal with this Spiritual Realm scene." Shen Mu pursed his lips.

After all, the entrance to this Spiritual Realm scene was too close to his own room.

Shen Mu was silent for a moment, then took the two Swadian Militia and prepared to go back.

But as they passed the stairs, one of the Swadian Militia frowned slightly.

"Hmm?" The Swadian Militia seemed to have spotted something out of the corner of his eye, and the spear in his hand immediately pointed towards the stairs next to the elevator shaft, where the fire door was located.

"Come out!" The Swadian Militia shouted loudly, "I saw you!"

Shen Mu followed the militia's gaze.

At the location of the stairs, a short figure seemed startled and rushed down the stairs like a black shadow.

It looked like a child around ten years old.

"Hmm?" Shen Mu frowned slightly, stopping the two Swadian Militia beside him who wanted to pursue. "No need to chase."

It was almost dark.

Entering the pitch-black stairwell, he didn't know what would happen, so it was better to be cautious.

"Lord Shen Mu, what happened?"

Seven or eight Swadian Militia heard their companions' voices at this moment and immediately walked out quickly with their weapons.

"There was a figure similar to a child, but it was very fast."

The Swadian Militia who first discovered the situation briefly explained, their faces a little annoyed. "But I didn't see clearly what it was."

"We need to arrange sentries from now on," the faces of these Swadian Militia also became more serious.

"It's nothing, everyone go back," Shen Mu's expression was calm, signaling everyone to return.

Especially as he watched the setting sun outside the window sink further.

As the sky grew darker.

Shen Mu glanced at the fire door at the stairwell entrance, a thoughtful look on his face. "That shadow just now seemed to be..."

Just now, he had seen the shadow's appearance for a split second.

It was covered in soft fur, wearing a cloth robe similar to ancient times, with typical Spiritual Realm clothing style.

"Halfling?!" Shen Mu murmured to himself.

The residual memories from his previous life also made him recall that his previous self had seen Halflings before.

Their clothing, appearance, and height were indeed similar.

Combined with what the guy named Geng Jun said earlier, that there was a strange person on the fifth floor of this apartment building, and that person had Spiritual Realm races like Halflings following them.

Perhaps it was that guy's Halfling, coming up to investigate the situation.

"Go back, it's nothing serious," Shen Mu felt a little relieved.

The Halfling race from the Spiritual Realm was known for being friendly.

At least after the Spiritual Realm Crystal Wall System shattered and collided with Blue Star, three years had been enough for everyone to learn some common Spiritual Realm information and intelligence about related races.

This was why Shen Mu felt relatively at ease.

At least compared to Halflings, the Gnolls under Geng Jun that he had encountered before made Shen Mu more wary.

Gnolls were standard Lawful Evil alignment.

Back in the room.

At this time, the Swadian Militia who were originally relatively scattered had already spontaneously started arranging sentries to stand guard.

There were two Swadian Militia standing guard at the security door of the room.

They were responsible for observing the situation outside the door.

And the burning situation of the candle in the toilet.

Then, to the left of this room, which had been opened up to the adjacent one, but only had an entrance the size of a security door, which was now blocked by various wooden and othermiscellaneous items, there were also two Swadian Militia standing guard.

Because outside the opened entrance on this left wall was actually Shen Mu's 1 mu of harvested wheat field.

A lot of the harvested wheat was still piled in the field, waiting for the subsequent threshing.

After all, this wheat field was formed by opening up 20 apartment rooms, the space was large, and after dark, it might also be eroded by darkness.

If Undead Monsters appeared then, having Militia standing guard could allow for early detection and warning.

Shen Mu was satisfied with the spontaneous arrangements of these Swadian Militia.

This also showed the professionalism of these Militia.

However, just as Shen Mu had sat down and was drinking the thick wheat porridge, a dialogue box suddenly appeared before his eyes.

Ding! Temporary Mission detected an event!

Mission Issued: Resist Invasion.

Mission Description: Darkness is about to descend, and the Undead Monsters hidden within are already stirring. Please protect your wheat field, this is your asset.

Mission Conditions: Resist the attack from Undead Monsters and ensure survival until daytime.

Mission Rewards: Denar × 500; Immigration (Small Scale) × 1 wave; Random Draw Scroll (Low-Tier Troops) × 1; Swadian Light Infantry Template (Protagonist) × 1.

"Mission?" Shen Mu was slightly stunned.

Then, outside the window, the setting sun that had been struggling not to fall below the mountain had completely set.

Buzz! Instantly, the sky, which had been slightly dim yellow, was enveloped by a deep darkness.

A chill from the soul spread.

This made Shen Mu look up at the pitch-black window, where he couldn't see his hand in front of his face, his expression solemn.

Now it was the most dangerous night.