I Slaughtered Through the Dungeon Worlds with My Cheats
Chapter 532 - 256 Capital Headquarters, Heaven-Sent: Time Book 【10,000 Words】_5

"If the Time Book didn't exist, I believe the Login Bracelet wouldn't have appeared either," Ye Lin said.

"This Time Book truly is a gift from heaven," Mu Rufeng sighed.

"A gift from heaven? Haha, I used to think it was a gift from heaven, but now, I feel this book must be a manifestation of the rules of the Mysterious World."

"No, it should not be said to be the Mysterious World, but rather the world rules from before it was assimilated by the Mysterious World, descending to our real world, wanting to let us save ourselves."

Ye Lin had truly believed it was a gift from heaven, but after he saw the notebook Mu Rufeng had obtained, combined with his previous inquiries about the origin of the Time Book,

these reasons indeed made him think this was the cause.

"What's the cost, soul banknotes?" Mu Rufeng shifted the topic and continued to inquire.

"Soul banknotes? If only it were soul banknotes. The cost is soul power," Ye Lin slowly said.

"Soul power?" Mu Rufeng was slightly startled. Could it be soul power?

"Everyone has soul power; ordinary people's are almost the same, but for us Contractors, the stronger the power, the stronger the soul power."

"The cost for each inquiry should be that of an ordinary person's soul power."

"If the questions asked are more challenging, the required cost will be higher. If an ordinary person pays the cost, although they won't die, they will fall into a coma and be extremely weak."

"They would need to rest for a month to recover, while we Contractors, would probably just feel mentally exhausted for a period. The stronger we are, the faster we recover," Ye Lin explained.

Mu Rufeng nodded slightly, but he guessed, surely they weren't all using ordinary people to pay the cost?

Ye Lin seemed to sense Mu Rufeng's thoughts and added, "I have a special item that can absorb others' soul power. By taking just a little from each person, it only slightly affects their mental state and does not impact others."

"The cost we use is the soul power contained within this item."

"Oh? There's such an item?" Mu Rufeng was slightly surprised.

Mu Rufeng now also basically confirmed that the cost required was indeed soul power.

He knew how precious soul power was; apart from inside Golden City, nowhere else could trade soul power.

Unexpectedly, he saw an item at headquarters that could absorb others' soul power, which seemed like it could also assist in refining soul power.

He could distinctly sense Ye Lin's powerful soul power, of course, Mu Rufeng was even stronger.

But now, with the ability of the Illusion Heart Ghost King, he had lost the presence of his soul essence, making it undetectable by others.

Knowing some of the matters regarding the Time Book, Mu Rufeng decided not to delay further and walked toward the bookshelf along the wall.

Above the bookshelf, there were several folders, each with a label describing the inquiry.

Mu Rufeng could find what he was looking for just by browsing the labels.

Mu Rufeng picked up the first folder, and the question on it was the exact time when the Mysterious World would completely descend upon the real world.

As Mu Rufeng opened it, he heard Han Chen's inquisitive voice from behind, "Mu Rufeng, are all the abilities listed in this notebook yours?"

Mu Rufeng turned and looked toward Han Chen, the second in command at headquarters.

"Yes, I wonder if Minister Han has any advice?" Mu Rufeng said.

"I see in the notebook that you have a Rule Seal, which can set rules within a certain range, right?"

"I wonder if you would be willing to contribute it, as the country currently needs such an item," Han Chen said.

"Contribute it? Then I'm sorry, this item has great use for me," Mu Rufeng firmly refused without a second thought.

If Headquarters Director Ye Lin or Tian Youdao had asked, Mu Rufeng might have considered it, but with Han Chen asking, there was no question—it was a refusal.

He wasn't foolish; contributing a valuable item was not something he considered great.

"Mu Rufeng, you were also nurtured by the state, and you're the captain of the action team; why is your thinking so rigid?" Han Chen said coldly.

Before Mu Rufeng could speak, Tian Youdao intervened, "Minister Han, put your petty thoughts away. I remember you have a pretty good item yourself, and the state also needs it; how about you contribute yours first?"

"Enough, stop arguing. Although the item Mu Rufeng has is indeed good, it's not necessary to contribute it. When a crisis really comes, I'm sure Xiao Mu wouldn't be stingy about lending it to the state," Ye Lin said.

Mu Rufeng was about to speak, but hearing Ye Lin say this, he shut his mouth.

Honestly, contributing was out of the question; lending it was definitely not going to happen, unless he used it himself.

This item was indeed a treasure, and Mu Rufeng was truly reluctant to lend it to others.

Mu Rufeng then continued to examine the folder.

When he opened the folder, there wasn't much information.

[The time when the Mysterious World merges with the real world is still undecided, and the full descent of the Mysterious World onto the real world is on September 1, 2024.]

Mu Rufeng then looked at the next folder, with the question being what it means for the Mysterious World to fully descend upon the real world.

It answered:

[When the Mysterious World fully descends on the real world, every human above the age of eighteen will enter an instance of the Mysterious World.]

So, merging is merging and descending is descending.