I am a full-level celestial master, you let me enter the strange talk of rules?

Seeing these rules, Zhang Yangqing could roughly guess what would happen next.

Many guests will appear in this building, and each guest's appearance may bring a different 'ending'.

The most crucial one is rule 9, which is actually quite subjective.

Rule 9 is a reminder to the chosen one that if a 'suspicious' guest appears, they can notify the butler, who will then handle the situation.

So what kind of guests are suspicious?

The answer is actually quite simple: anyone who poses a danger to the chosen one, or to the young master, young lady, or mistress, can be considered a suspicious guest.

To be honest, the position of housekeeper is essentially the leader of all the staff.

Therefore, as long as a sufficient reason is found, the housekeeper will definitely take action.

Of course, not all guests are dangerous; some can be quite friendly, like the one Zhang Yangqing encountered in the restaurant earlier. That person clearly had a conflict with the mistress, but showed no hostility towards the Chosen Ones.

Perhaps we can take advantage of her contradictions to do something.

Next came the rules that even Zhang Yangqing found somewhat difficult to understand.

[Rule 10: If you see someone commit suicide on CCTV and you are certain they are dead, do not approach or touch the body, and do not allow the body to be moved. Keep the CCTV feed still and wait for the housekeeper to handle the situation.]

Zhang Yangqing believes that the key words here are 'suicide' and 'not allowing the body to be moved'.

Suicide can only be observed. Zhang Yangqing guessed that after these people committed suicide, they would undergo a "strange transformation" and become powerful monsters, so they still had to be dealt with.

If such a person is spotted on surveillance footage, the housekeeper should definitely be called. However, if the body is still present, there is only one option: to lock the door first.

Zhang Yangqing has ten keys, nine of which he already knows how to use, and the purpose of the last one is still unknown.

Zhang Yangqing had a guess that the tenth key might be the key to obtaining access to the monitoring room, a place only monitoring personnel could go to.

The third-party monitor's method of removing access might be among them.

Of course, this guess is just one of Zhang Yangqing's many guesses.

At first, he guessed that he was looking for the room with the surveillance camera.

Intelligence is constantly changing, so it's always good to make more guesses.

What gave Zhang Yang a major headache was rule 11, which was clearly a slow death rule.

Rule 11 is the key to triggering Rule 1.

Rule 1 is a clear death rule, clearly stated above: "With each lost surveillance footage, you get one step closer to death."

Rule 11 states that "red fog will interfere with all electronic devices." Since red fog has this characteristic, and monitoring equipment is an electronic device, this rule applies.

As soon as the red mist spreads, all electronic devices will be paralyzed, and the chosen one, acting as the monitor, will die on the spot.

The conditions and timing for the appearance of the red fog are unknown.

Rule 12 is a reward rule.

[Rule 12: If you see a guest wearing a little red hat enter the building, please ensure their safety; it will be in your best interest.]

Zhang Yangqing felt that this was exactly what the name implied: the guest wearing a little red hat would definitely be helpful to the chosen one, and it would be beneficial for him to be alive.

However, there might be a pitfall here: what does Little Red Riding Hood refer to? Does it really just mean a red hat?

The most frustrating thing is that the surveillance footage is in black and white.

So the key point of this rule is: anyone seen entering wearing a hat must be approached by the Chosen One, since the surveillance cameras don't show red. Next, there's a rule that even Zhang Yangqing found incredibly ridiculous.

[Rule 13: Remember, there will be no black cats inside the building. If you see a black cat in the security footage, it's not a cat, it's your own fear.]

As we all know, surveillance footage is black and white. The rule states that if a black cat is seen on the surveillance footage, an abnormal situation is likely to occur.

Zhang Yangqing observed that this old-fashioned surveillance camera basically displayed dark-colored objects as black and light-colored objects as white.

Based on this principle, if a cat appears in a dark color, then it must be a black cat.

The rules state that the cat's color is what is seen on the surveillance footage, which is different from what is actually seen in reality.

However, the appearance of such a black cat is very dangerous.

The rule says, "That's not a cat, it's your inner fear."

Zhang Yangqing judged that this 'fear' meant that when fear accumulates to a certain level, unexpected dangers will occur.

Therefore, there are two best ways to eliminate fear.

The first approach: Eliminate all the so-called 'black cats' completely, leaving none behind.

The second method: turn the 'black cat' into a white cat, and then the fear will naturally disappear.

Regardless of the method used, one rule emerges: once a black cat appears in the world of ghost stories, the difficulty becomes unimaginable.

Don't forget, Zhang Yangqing is quite skilled at 'training cats'.

Then there's a rule that most of the chosen ones find absurd.

[Rule 14: Every ten hours, you need to stand in the center of the monitoring room for five minutes, facing the window, with your back to the door, and your arms hanging naturally at your sides. During this minute, no matter what you see or hear, do not move.]

Many chosen ones don't understand what this rule means, why they should do it, or if it's just a professional habit.

Zhang Yangqing immediately recognized that this was not a rule, but rather an 'invincible frame'.

In other words, rule 14 means that if you encounter a danger that you cannot avoid, you can go to the center of the monitoring room and do the following. For five minutes, you will be virtually invincible and can wait for support.

But the prerequisite is that you must have already called for support; otherwise, it's just a slow death.

The invincibility frames only last for five minutes every ten hours.

By now, almost all the chosen ones know that this time, the Mystery World will be very difficult.

After all, there are quite a few rules for survival.

The next rule is 15.

[Rule 15: If you see someone who looks exactly like you on surveillance footage, don't be surprised or panic. It's your mirror image. It won't harm you, but you can't let it know you've seen it. It can help you do things you don't want to do.]

Zhang Yangqing felt that this was a 'scapegoat' rule.

In the next phase, there may be a situation where the chosen ones must die.

So as long as a scapegoat is prepared, and the scapegoat is kept in the dark about the existence of the Chosen One, then that scapegoat will die.

As for how scapegoats appear and their intelligence, it's hard to say.

Upon seeing rule 16, Zhang Yangqing turned to the red-haired psychic next to him who was yawning and asked, "Does this building have a basement?"

The red-haired psychic rubbed his eyes, thought for a moment, and replied, "I haven't heard of any underground floors. Maybe there are, but who knows? I usually stay on the upper floors and don't like to inquire about those places." (End of Chapter)