Chapter 103 Doomsday Manor 18
"This time, Hong Zihan and the other person were not in the room."
"Do you think these two people, like you, were taken to the room with the red door?"
"The rooms with red doors are only available on the fifth floor, but those rooms are not for guests to stay in."
"You've thought about it and you're not going to risk going back to the fifth floor to find those two. You still need to abide by the rules of the fifth floor."
"You are ready to simulate one more time. Simulation is now over."
"Simulation complete! Current anomaly value: 90 points. Simulation duration: 8 hours and 10 minutes."
"Load forward!"
"You've simulated coming to the second floor for the third time; this time, take the painting down."
You instructed Hong Zihan and the other person, "Go inside and follow the rules carefully."
"After watching the two enter the room, you used the Shadow Gate to return to the fifth floor."
"You arrive at room 503, and the red door looks unusually eerie."
"You turn the doorknob, and the door opens."
"You threw the painting inside and locked the door."
"You return to your room; there are two minutes left until 10 PM."
"Pack yourself up, go back to bed, and get a good night's sleep."
"The next day, you will wake up as soon as the bell rings."
"I glanced around; you were in your own room."
"This suggests that last night's measures may have been effective."
"You quickly arrived on the second floor and knocked on the door of room 203."
"A short while later, Miao Yanlai opened the door."
He excitedly stepped forward and grasped your hand, saying, "Thank you, are we alright now?"
You pulled your hands away and then reassured her, "It should be alright now."
"You all get some rest and follow all the rules."
"Miao Yan returned to his room. Thinking about Sun Qi's disappearance yesterday and the manor owner's anxious appearance last night, it seems that the rules here are not child's play, but that not following the rules can really lead to bad things."
However, Hong Zihan disagreed, saying, "It's very likely that the manor owner is just bluffing. There are only two people in this manor, and if they don't write some intimidating rules to control the guests, they simply can't manage it themselves."
Before Wen Qi had even left their room, the two began a discussion, which naturally reached Wen Qi's ears.
You muttered to yourself, "Whether you believe it or not, I'll just do my job."
"You have finished the simulation; your consciousness has returned."
"Simulation complete! Current anomaly value: 85 points. Simulation duration: 8 hours and 15 minutes."
The third simulation finally yielded a solution for portrait oil painting.
Wen Qi wondered to himself, if it were Xiao Jiu instead, would he succeed on the first try?
Or perhaps he can find another way to solve this problem?
"Manor owner, what is the meaning behind the appearance of that portrait oil painting?" Miao Yan's words interrupted Wen Qi's thoughts.
"I don't know either. I didn't make the rules, but not following them will definitely result in punishment," Wen Qi replied calmly, quickening her pace downstairs.
Soon they arrived at the second floor, where Wen Qi took the painting down.
Previously, I was only focused on how to solve the problem of the oil painting, and I didn't even notice who the people in the painting were.
Only then did she see the painting clearly; it was titled "Dinner at 10 PM".
The painting depicts only six figures, likely a copy of a famous painting, reminiscent of "The Last Supper."
Of the six people, one beautiful woman sat in the middle, while the other five either sat or stood.
Their expressions ranged from shock, anger, and excitement to tension, unease, and fear.
Could the person sitting in the very center be the former owner of the manor, or the aunt in the dungeon?
The one with the most uneasy and terrified expression, could it be that he betrayed his aunt?
The background information of the dungeon mentions that the aunt was suddenly murdered a few days ago. Could this painting be conveying part of the truth about the aunt's death?
Coming to her senses, Wen Qi quickened her pace.
"You two go inside quickly, I've taken the painting," Wen Qi instructed, pushing the two into the room and closing the door.
Then she instantly returned to the fifth floor and locked the painting in the room with the red door.
Back in the room, there was one minute left until 10 o'clock.
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next day
Wen Qi woke up to the sound of the clock striking six.
The delivery person will be coming to deliver the meat at 7 o'clock today.
However, no one came to collect the goods at 7 pm last night. Is it because there were no goods, so no one came to the manor to collect them?
Wen Qi had initially guessed that ■■ was the corpse of a guest, and the first simulation should have lasted until 7 p.m.
However, it was too late for her to realize this now.
After getting herself ready, Wen Qi went straight downstairs.
My younger brother has finished getting ready and should be coming down soon.
Upon arriving on the first floor, Hong Zihan and Miao Yan were already seated in the restaurant.
They clearly hadn't slept well last night, but since the two of them were indeed alive, Wen Qi's anxiety finally subsided.
Not long after, Li Xianwen and his group came down, along with the mother and son from the fourth floor, and arrived at the restaurant.
The group chatted intermittently until the warm wine was served.
He went to the kitchen, picked up a basket, and went to the group to ask what they wanted to eat.
Some people wanted to eat hand-torn cabbage, some wanted to eat boiled baby bok choy, but no one ate meat, they just ate fruit, partly because the fruit wasn't listed with a price.
When he and his sister ate the cherry tomatoes and strawberries before, only Li Xianwen was there.
Just as Wenjiu was about to leave, the mute woman had her son call her back.
"Wait a minute, brother. My mom said we should buy as much fruit as we can," the little boy said.
Wen Jiu paused, about to step out, and turned around to ask, "Are you sure? You want to buy all the fruit we have here?"
The mute woman nodded, then took out several high-grade crystal cores from her backpack.
Upon seeing the advanced crystal core, a hint of doubt flashed in Wen Jiu's eyes, but it vanished in an instant.
He replied, "Okay, I don't know how many there are either, I'll go check."
After saying that, Wen Jiu secretly winked at Wen Qi, "Sister, one basket might not be enough, why don't you come with me?"
"Okay," Wen Qi replied, then looked apologetically at the people sitting in the restaurant, "Please make yourselves at home, we'll be right back."
So Wen Qi went to the kitchen and got a basket, and the two siblings went to the fruit and vegetable garden together.
Upon entering the orchard, the two headed straight for the fruit.
"Sister, let's pick all the fruit, one portion of each kind, and put them in your space later," Wenjiu said while picking tomatoes.
"You suspect that woman is hiding her strength, right?" Wen Qi asked suspiciously. "I haven't cultivated any superpowers, so I can't sense them. Is it true that fruits enhance superpowers more strongly than vegetables?"
Wen Jiu nodded: "Mm." Then he continued picking fruit.
Hearing Wen Jiu's certainty, Wen Qi wondered if they had encountered someone trying to seize the manor.
It seems that the mute woman might have a very high level of supernatural power, so high that I can't detect it. Wouldn't that mean she has reached the level of a demigod?
Thinking of this, Wen Qi's expression became even more melancholy.
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