Chapter 153: Gelton Manor 3
Su Qingyun and Xu Xinghe reached the basement together through the system navigation.
Compared to the coldness in the manor, the temperature in the basement was higher, but the musty smell was stronger. In addition to the musty smell, there was another strange smell in the air.
"It seems to have the smell of wine but also the stench of a corpse." Xu Xinghe sniffed twice and told Su Qingyun the result.
Although Su Qingyun couldn't smell it, she had no objection to Xu Xinghe's sense of smell, because Xu Xinghe was now a gourmet. Although the attribute of a gourmet was super taste, a good gourmet should also have a very sensitive sense of smell.
Does the stench of corpse mean there is a corpse? Su Qingyun turned back to look for Ye Yi.
But he found that Yoruichi did not follow him. No, it’s not that he didn’t follow him, but Yoruichi disappeared after the scene changed.
Before, Su Qingyun had been paying attention to the rules and had not paid attention to this matter. Now he remembered Ye Yi because of the stench of the corpse.
"My contracted god disappeared." Su Qingyun told Xu Xinghe the result.
Xu Xinghe was very calm. He said, "The app is disabled, the space is closed, and our clothes and items have disappeared. This is a signal. In this scene, we can't rely on any of our previous skills. Now you and I are just a good girl and a gourmet."
"Does that mean we can only rely on ourselves from now on?"
"Yes."
Su Qingyun finally understood why the role description included a rule requiring her to seek protection from key people.
With her current abilities, she is powerless and has no money to spend, so she really needs someone to protect her.
"I'm a little scared." Su Qingyun spoke to Xu Xinghe in a good girl tone, and her expression became pitiful and helpless.
"Don't be afraid, I will protect you." Xu Xinghe held Su Qingyun's hand and patted her head lovingly.
Then he led her towards the cellar door.
The cellar door was not locked. Xu Xinghe pushed it gently, and the door was pushed open with a creaky sound. A damp and stuffy breath hit the two of them.
Xu Xinghe pulled Su Qingyun into his arms, holding her and waiting for the evil aura to dissipate.
The two waited at the door for a few minutes.
After his breath slowly adapted to the smell, Xu Xinghe let go of Su Qingyun again. He decided to go in and take a look himself.
Su Qingyun held him back and said, "Wait a minute, let's take some precautions before going in."
Su Qingyun took off his gloves and adjusted the hat on his head, signaling Xu Xinghe to think of some protective equipment such as masks.
"Have you thought about it?"
"I've thought it through."
Su Qingyun smiled.
But nothing happened.
Su Qingyun laughed again, and the system issued a warning.
[Warning, warning, because the good girl used the smile skill too frequently, this skill is now restricted for two hours.]
Su Qingyun, "..." If you use it frequently, you will be warned. It seems that this skill cannot give you whatever you want.
Su Qingyun sighed and told Xu Xinghe the content of the system warning.
"It's okay, it just has a bad smell, it shouldn't be dangerous."
But Su Qingyun still insisted that Xu Xinghe put on his clothes.
She buttoned his clothes for him and turned up the collar of his coat to protect his mouth and nose.
Su Qingyun had no other thoughts when she did these things, because she wanted to seek Xu Xinghe's protection, and she felt she had an obligation to take care of him before he protected her.
Just like she took care of Yoruichi.
It was not until she saw Xu Xinghe looking at her tenderly that she realized that she seemed to have been misunderstood by him.
"I'm just worried that you're cold," she explained.
"I know."
"Also, the smell in there is terrible. I want to protect your nose with my collar."
"I know."
Now that she knew everything, she had nothing to worry about.
Su Qingyun put on gloves, picked up the basket, and went into the cellar first.
The cellar was not very dark because there were wall lamps on the wall, and they were naturally lit when Su Qingyun and Xu Xinghe walked in.
Su Qingyun's first feeling was that the cellar was very large, and her second feeling was that the environment was not too bad, at least there were no rats that she hated.
The first thing that caught their eyes was the cracks on the cellar roof outside several rows of shelves. A few faint rays of light struggled to penetrate through the broken gaps, forming thin beams of light in the dim light. Countless dust particles were flying wildly in the beams of light, like trapped souls struggling.
"Is there food in this cellar?" Su Qingyun questioned. In such a dark place without sunlight, even if the temperature was moderate, it was not dry. Potatoes and sweet potatoes would probably have sprouted long ago.
As for other food, Su Qingyun couldn't think of anything else that could be stored in the cellar for so long.
Xu Xinghe didn't answer her and directly took out a can of herrings from the shelf.
Su Qingyun only took a glance at it, and her stomach, which had not eaten yet, instantly churned.
No wonder it stinks so much, it turns out there are such biological weapons here.
"Take it away quickly." Su Qingyun looked disgusted.
Xu Xinghe picked it up and looked at the date.
"GY204.11.9."
GY may be the abbreviation of weird, which means that this can is an item from the weird world.
204 is the year. He asked Su Qingyun, "Can you see the year on your watch?"
Su Qingyun opened her sleeves to check her watch.
Thankfully, the watch's function wasn't turned off. She adjusted the year and saw that it was GY207.12.24.
"The shelf life is three years. It just expired not long ago, so it should be edible." He told Su Qingyun.
Su Qingyun pinched her nose and asked him if he was sure, "This manor has become so dilapidated, I think no one has lived in it for at least eight to ten years."
"You're right, this manor looks like no one has lived in it for many years," Xu Xinghe put the cans back on the shelf and asked, "But why are there canned herrings stored in the cellar three years ago?
This question stumped Su Qingyun.
A long-abandoned manor, but there was food from three years ago in the cellar, if her watch was not broken.
"Someone lives here?" That was the only possible explanation.
"I think so too," Xu Xinghe asked Su Qingyun, "Do you think it's possible that the manor is abandoned, but there is someone living somewhere in it, and our mission here is to find her hiding place."
"Same as Linhu Village?"
"Yes."
"But the dungeon still gives us points."
"Of course we have to give points. Some of us are elected with a high vote and can leave safely, but the prerequisite is that we are not contaminated. If we are contaminated, we still have to leave based on the points ranking."
Su Qingyun seemed to understand what Xu Xinghe meant. "Are you saying that we are not contaminated and we can all leave safely together? If the elected person is contaminated, we can still pass the level by completing the invisible mission?"
"Yes, otherwise why would Du Xiaoyue say she would give us a chance."
Su Qingyun pressed his forehead, and at this time the system sound rang out in the cellar.
[Cellar Exploration Rules...]
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