Chapter 1539: Chapter 1537 The Real Secret Room
Miss Forbidden Speechâs memory was exceptionally impressive. With her assistance, the study was restored to its original state within five minutes, even the broken bookshelf fragments were patched up.
âCan you confirm all the books are in the exact same order as before?â
Unable to speak, Miss Forbidden Speech merely nodded silently, with no intention of lying⊠After all, if Han Dong could figure out any clues, she could immediately report to her team.
Just as Han Dong was preparing to delve deeper into the investigation.
Miss Forbidden Speech silently handed a blank piece of paper to Han Dong.
When Sally saw this, she immediately went up to check, but she couldnât understand the Black Towerâs universal language written on the paper⊠so she could only look at Miss Forbidden Speech with a curious gaze.
âHow did you discover me?â
Indeed, Miss Forbidden Speech was always concerned about this question.
Since she knew Han Dong and his companion were from S-01, she had been following them with her mental state elevated to 100%, even meticulously catching the breeding wool planted by Sally.
After reading the note, Han Dong wrote three words on the back â âI guessed itâ.
He also added a verbal explanation.
âIf I were Shinshi, I would definitely suspect whether the other side would seize the opportunity of going upstairs to explore and secretly do something.
But we had just formed a temporary alliance and it would seem awkward to follow directly.
So, I would send a team member skilled in stealth to follow quietly⊠you and Shinshi are the most likely candidates, but as the captain, Shinshi would likely be more concerned about appearances.
Chances are it would be you who followed.
Of course, even if no one followed, it wouldnât matter if I called your name casually, right?
I didnât expect it to be right.â
This blind guess by Han Dong left Miss Forbidden Speech somewhat at a loss.
Normally, she would have anticipated such a blind guess situation, but today she was tracking two Demons from S-01, with her mind highly focused and a tinge of apprehension, she completely overlooked this point.
âMiss Forbidden Speech, I will now proceed with the investigation. If you plan to stay here, please donât make a sound⊠If you wish to leave, you may do so at any time.
Rest assured, I donât mind your tracking, as I mentioned earlier, I would have done the same.
As you can see, I am rather suspicious of the study.â
Miss Forbidden Speech stood at the door like a well-behaved child, with her eyes under the hood intently watching everything within the study.
Sally whispered into Han Dongâs ear:
âThis woman is kind of in the way. If you really find out the secret in the study, she would know immediately. Shall we quietly deal with her?â
âWeâve just formed a temporary cooperation, letâs not do anything dangerous.
Since she wants to watch, let her watch.â
âHmm~ alright.â
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Currently, the information in the study is not optimistic.
The original owner seemed not to have a habit of writing a diary, nor was there any notebook found⊠Han Dongâs approach of starting from information recording hit a dead end temporarily.
He had no choice but to transfer the studyâs scene intact into his brain, entering a state of meditation.
However⊠No matter how the book characters and numbers were arranged, no information could be extracted,
The studyâs space compared with the external corridor had no extra secret room space,
No mechanisms or hidden compartments were set on the bookshelves or the desk,
âDo we really need to open the six mysterious treasure chests hidden in the Secret Room? The so-called Secret Room itself isnât very concealed, a bit of carefulness can uncover it.
Could the activity itself be a standard linear process? Do we just need to decode step by step, progressing through standardized clues to clear it?
Is there something wrong with my approach, or is there something Iâve overlooked?â
Breaking out of meditation.
Han Dong redirected his gaze to the randomly scribbled pen.
âBlood⊠Ink? Count!â
A flash of inspiration crossed his mind, simultaneously awakening the Count who was about to take a nap.
âWhatâs up? Pen and ink, Iâve already sensed these two things⊠no significant issues, itâs just some spirit body inhabiting the pen, utilizing diluted blood to write.â
âTry changing its ink, require pure fresh blood to be provided by you, Count, make sure not to mix in any impurities.â
Han Dong immediately poured out the original ink, replacing it with fresh blood filtered by the Count.
He then let a network of capillaries split from his arm drain the pen of its usable ink quickly.
As the spirit body residing within the pen felt its body drained, it immediately performed ink replacement.
Han Dong also took the opportunity to replace it with a brand new piece of notepaper, hoping the pen, absorbing fresh and undiluted blood, would write something useful.
âGuessed right! It seems I missed a stepâŠâ
The pen, upon absorbing fresh blood, felt infused with vitality, the writing on the paper was powerful, each letter flawless.
[THE-CRAFTSMAN-287]
Han Dong first found a book on the bookshelf titled [Artisan] and flipped to page 287.
A clear recess revealing itself, its outline perfectly matched with the pen.
âThis power is quite significant!â
When Han Dong reached for the pen, the pen shaft forcibly broke away, continuing to write the same letters and numbers.
It wasnât until Han Dong showcased his Zombie nature, complementing it with fresh blood for binding, that the agitated pen was slowly transferredâŠ
As the pen embedded into the book, the turbulent struggle halted immediately, calmly staying within.
Seeing this scene, Han Dong also smiled, indicating he had indeed guessed correctly.
When he placed the book back on the shelf⊠click!
The combined weight of the book and the all-metal pen caused the wooden plank under it to sink slightly, less than 1cm.
Sssss~ Black mist rose swiftly from the base of the bookshelf, enveloping the entire bookshelf.
This scene left Miss Forbidden Speech at the door staring in shock, even forgetting to immediately report the situation to her team.
Once the black mist dissipated, the bookshelf transformed into a âblack wooden doorâ embedded in the wall.
The odd thing was, since the study was located at the top corner of the ancient house,
According to architecture, the black wooden doorâs backside should correspond to the exterior of the building⊠yet evidently, the situation wasnât so, the black wooden door shrouded in mist surely concealed another world.
Taking out the wooden key, inserted it into the keyhole.
Click! It opened!
A black space full of mist appeared.
Before entering, Han Dong looked towards the study door kindly.
âMiss Forbidden Speech, will you join us inside or report to Shinshi and the others?â
This inquiry jolted Miss Forbidden Speech awake, making her immediately head toward the first floor.
Sally still didnât quite understand Han Dongâs approach, âWhy let her go? Even if we canât kill her, just restraining her would buy us a lot of time, right? The target is right in front, once we get the box, the temporary cooperation will terminate.â
âThe activity isnât over yet, ahead lies the hardest and most dangerous part.
We are at the top corner of the ancient house, leaving the activity area requires traveling the greatest distance.
This group is strong, if utilized correctly, they could provide us with a stepping stone.
Taking this box out, itâs definitely not going to be easy.â
[Black Space]
The central area intertwined with countless threads of resentment,
Connecting a pulsating ultimate artifact â âBox of Resentmentâ