I Slaughtered Through the Dungeon Worlds with My Cheats-Chapter 714 - 287 Contractor’s Crafty Moves [10,000 Words]

Chapter 714: Chapter 287 Contractor’s Crafty Moves [10,000 Words]

A warm sensation emerged from the fireplace and spread around.

The light, which was somewhat dim, became somewhat clearer at this moment.

The previously eerie feeling also vanished.

The temperature that should have been below zero, soared to above zero once the fireplace was lit, and it continued to rise gradually.

"Does lighting this fireplace release some power making the castle akin to a safe zone?"

Mu Rufeng nodded slightly, this thing was indeed not bad.

With some time still left, Mu Rufeng didn’t linger there; he was ready to look inside the castle.

When Mu Rufeng opened the room door and stepped out, there was a dark corridor outside.

The walls around were quite old, and some places were even rotten.

It was apparent that the castle had not been well-maintained.

A chill entered, causing the temperature in the room to drop a bit, but soon, the warmth resurfaced and spread out into the corridor as well.

Mu Rufeng thought for a moment, released his ghostly power, and tried to surge it in every direction as much as possible.

In a short while, he realized that his ghostly power could only expand a certain area, unable to spread further.

And this area was exactly where the warmth from the fireplace was reaching.

It probably covered one-fifth of the castle.

There was something odd about this castle.

He guessed there had to be a total of five fireplaces, lighting three would allow access anywhere in the castle, but what about lighting all five?

Could he go outside?

Mu Rufeng closed the room door and then took out a key, locking the door.

Just as he was about to leave, he remembered something and took out an item.

[Powerful Lock]: A very strong lock.

Effect: Level 5 item, can be installed over a door lock to enhance the anti-theft properties of a room.

Mu Rufeng immediately installed the powerful lock on the room door.

He had not forgotten that according to the housekeeper’s rules, players were not allowed to enter his room.

Then, Mu Rufeng began to explore the castle.

However, he could access only a few places, primarily basic facilities, and areas covered by the warmth of the fireplace.

As for other areas, they seemed to be protected by rules, preventing entry.

But this didn’t hinder Mu Rufeng; he activated Rule Suppression and easily broke through the rule protection to enter beyond.

Just as he was about to step onto the stairs leading to the third floor, a notification sounded in his mind.

[Housekeeper Dorgula Sen, please note, with only one fireplace lit, you cannot proceed to the third floor; otherwise, unpredictable changes for the worse may occur.]

"Hmm? Unpredictable changes for the worse?" Mu Rufeng paused in his tracks.

Should he go up? Should he proceed?

After a thought, Mu Rufeng stepped upwards.

Jokingly, with such high Luck Value, would heading in a worse direction put his life in danger?

Considering some factors, Mu Rufeng also took out those ten cherished skeletons at the same time and cast "You Die, I Live" and Potential Burst.

Then, covering himself with Thunder Fire Armor, he boosted himself into Peak State.

Mu Rufeng then continued heading upwards.

However, as soon as Mu Rufeng stepped onto the third floor, his vision blurred, and he reappeared at the staircase on the second floor.

"Hmm?" Mu Rufeng frowned slightly, his courage bolstered by his skill, he continued upwards.

Then he arrived at the third floor again. This time, he did not rush but stood on a lower step.

The third floor was enveloped in a layer of black mist, pitch black, and even with his vision, he couldn’t see clearly.

Mu Rufeng released his ghostly power to protect himself and stepped in once again.

Surprisingly, he reappeared at the staircase on the second floor.

Mu Rufeng then tried to directly fly up, but ended up back on the second floor again.

Later, Mu Rufeng attempted to attack to enter the third floor of the staircase, only to get swallowed by the mist with no effect.

"If I can’t go up, let’s just find the fireplace," Mu Rufeng shook his head, giving up on entering the third floor.

The second floor seemed to be a residential area; his room was on the far right, followed by a corridor with several rooms.

Mu Rufeng had keys, went inside each to check, and found them to be fairly normal dormitories.

At the end of the hallway, there was a larger, very Western-style living room.

Mu Rufeng checked the time; it was now 6:50.

Only ten minutes remained before the players would arrive.

Mu Rufeng knew well that this Death Castle instance was opened by his invitation.

After being opened, this so-called NPC entered the instance first, and then the instance would randomly select participating players to join.

From 6:30 to 7:00, this half-hour was likely the time for selecting players.

Interestingly, there was such a mechanic in the instance.

Mu Rufeng then headed downstairs.

Downstairs was completely different from the upstairs layout.

Big, very big, with a ceiling height of about ten meters, there was a huge Western crystal lamp right in the center.

Its decoration was very lavish, although rather old.

In the middle of the hall, there was a long table, fifteen meters in length and two meters in width.

On each side of the long table were fifteen western-style chairs, adding up to thirty-one chairs including the chair at the head of the table.