Chapter 154: Gelton Manor 4
"Rules for exploring the cellar: 1. Stay in the cellar no longer than one hour; 2. Do not open the second wooden box in the south area of the cellar; 3. If you feel significant resistance when opening other wooden boxes, do not open them again; 4. If you see a book with a completely black cover in the cellar, do not open it or take it away; 5. The area marked with red lines on the ground is a restricted area, please do not approach."
After Su Qingyun and Xu Xinghe heard this, no one spoke. They hurried in and started looking for something edible.
When Su Qingyun was searching, she realized that her understanding of food was still too narrow, because potatoes and sweet potatoes were food, and pickled ham and tightly packaged cheese were also food.
Moreover, these things can be preserved for more than several years.
And in the cellar there are things that can be preserved for more than a few years.
After Xu Xinghe put the ham and cheese into Su Qingyun's bamboo basket, he also took some dried mushrooms, pepper and other things from the shelf. Finally, he found a tightly sealed bag of rice or a sealed bottle of honey.
After collecting these, he asked Su Qingyun, "How much time do we have left?"
"Thirty-five minutes."
"Let's put our things at the door and then come in and take a look."
Su Qingyun agreed. If time permitted, they could search the cellar for more information, which would be helpful for them to understand the entire copy.
The two men put the collected ingredients outside the door and then entered the cellar again.
They walked past the shelves to the back of the cellar. Behind the shelves were rows of wine racks with oak barrels displayed on them. Su Qingyun leaned in and smelled it. It smelled like red wine.
Going further back the items become a bit messy.
The two of them took a quick look and saw that there were mostly furniture and other things piled up there. It seemed that the original owner had used this place as a storage room.
Going further inside, they found five wooden boxes lined up side by side.
The wooden box was painted red and was very eye-catching under the dim light.
Su Qingyun and Xu Xinghe both knew that since the rules mentioned the wooden boxes, there must be wooden boxes in the cellar, but...
"Don't open the second wooden box in the south of the cellar." Su Qingyun pointed to both sides of the cellar and asked Xu Xinghe, "Which way is south?"
Xu Xinghe shook his head. Before entering Gelton Manor, they didn't know the directions of east, south, west and north. After entering, they didn't even know which direction was south.
Su Qingyun could only resort to a foolish method. She said, "There are five wooden boxes in total, laid out in a row. The rules say you can't open the second box in the south area. Let's assume both sides are in the south area, so don't open the second and fourth boxes."
Xu Xinghe agreed with Su Qingyun's idea.
They walked to the first wooden box. It was not locked, but had a very simple lock.
The two men squatted down, Xu Xinghe unfastened the lock, and they opened the wooden box effortlessly.
The wooden box was full of clothes, but not ordinary clothes.
Su Qingyun unfolded a piece of clothing and said, "Why does it look like a stage costume?" Although it was men's clothing, one could tell at a glance that it looked like the clothes worn during stage performances in European countries in the 1950s.
Overlapping ruffles on the chest and wide sleeves.
She collected all the clothes. Although she and Xu Xinghe now had warm clothes, no one else had any.
For the next five days, their common goal is to avoid breaking the rules and being contaminated, but there is no guarantee that some people will do something that breaks the rules for the sake of survival.
Having enough food and clothing is the first element of survival. Collecting clothes is as important as collecting food.
Next they went to open the third wooden box, which was also easy to open, but it contained not clothes but a pile of stones.
Xu Xinghe picked up a piece and looked at it carefully. The shape of the stone was very strange. They were all long and oval, and each one was about the same size.
"What kind of stone is this?" Su Qingyun asked.
"We have to ask the traveler, he is knowledgeable." Xu Xinghe picked up a piece and put it in his pocket.
They went to open the fifth wooden box, but Xu Xinghe's hands were not known to be frozen or slipped, and the first box they opened did not open.
When Xu Xinghe wanted to open the door again, Su Qingyun stopped him.
"Stop driving, let's go."
She pulled him up.
At this moment, several red lines suddenly appeared on the ground without any abnormality. These red lines meandered towards the entrance of the cellar like snakes.
Su Qingyun and Xu Xinghe were both shocked when they saw this scene and broke out in cold sweats.
Because the cellar has started to be divided into restricted areas, and they are densely packed.
Su Qingyun checked the time and reminded Xu Xinghe, "We still have twenty minutes."
But now the ground is covered with red lines, and it is impossible to tell where to go next.
If they mistakenly entered the restricted area, both of them would be breaking the rules.
"Step back and see if there is a way out." Xu Xinghe pulled Su Qingyun and began to step back.
This is also the only way at present.
There are no wall lights in the back area, only natural light coming through the gaps above.
The cold wind blew in from the gap, and Su Qingyun couldn't help but shiver.
She said, "If it doesn't work, we can open the gap above and get out."
This is a good idea.
Xu Xinghe agreed. He asked Su Qingyun to go and see if there was any other exit, while he moved the table over and climbed up to widen the gap.
Time was too tight and there was no time for the two of them to think of other solutions. Su Qingyun tied the clothes together and put them on the ground, then slowly walked along the wall to the back area.
There was nothing piled up in the back area of the cellar. With the help of the light from the wall lamp in the front area and the light from the gap above, Su Qingyun only saw a few abandoned shelves and some books scattered on the ground.
It feels like something was piled here before and then moved away.
Su Qingyun picked up a book from the ground. The cover of the book was very old, but it was obvious that it was not black. There was no title on it and one could only vaguely make out a girl with long hair running forward. Her hair spread out like seaweed, almost overflowing the cover.
Su Qingyun opened the book and wanted to see what was written inside, but she found that she didn't recognize the words at all.
Su Qingyun had never studied the writing systems of other countries, so she gave up and threw the book back to the ground.
When she threw the book, she heard two "bang" sounds and felt as if the corner of the book hit something metal.
Su Qingyun was very curious. She squatted down and tried to touch the ground with her hand. She felt a round object, like a manhole cover.
Su Qingyun exerted force with his hands and actually lifted the manhole cover.
Then she heard a woman's voice in her ears.
"Ah~ah~" is the singing.
How could there be singing?
Su Qingyun used a little more force on her hands and tried to lift the manhole cover. At this moment, a woman's face suddenly came towards her.
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