Chapter 54: Speed through the Secret Tower
Chapter 54: Speed through the Secret Tower
On the 21st floor of the Desire Tower, Wen Xishu found Jack and helped Jack get rid of the "Breaker" hiding in the dark.
So, the rescue of Jennifer, which was originally planned for the 21st floor of the Weird Tower, turned into escorting Jennifer.
It turns out that by changing the fate of the characters in the Tower of Desire, the overall ending of the Tower of Strangeness can also be changed.
It was the same last time and it was the same this time. Wen Xishu's original confusion was instantly answered after he touched the invitation letter.
[Due to the changes in the plot of the Tower of Desire, the sixth floor of the Tower of Trickster, "The Sorrow of the Parrot", will be restarted. 】
[All players who are currently participating in this mission (except those who have received the invitation) will have their memory modules changed synchronously. ]
【The memory module is being changed.】
[The strange tower starts the logic repair simulation. 】
[Simulation begins. 】
[After that extremely crazy rainy night, the parrot was no longer a parrot. Its wings were strong and powerful, and it could finally fly into the sky.]
[It's just that the wound deep in the soul can never heal, and the items hidden in the three rooms still need to be purified. ]
[The betrayal and abandonment that was destined to happen did not happen. Lu Tangrui completed her journey to upgrade, and the fourth door completely disappeared.]
[In the Jiangcheng area, Gui Tang Rui used the fear deep in her heart to construct her own territory through sequences.]
[The end of the world is approaching. All creatures with the prefixes of "gui" and "lust" will divide their own territories and will not easily come into contact with other beings of the same level.]
[Anyone who trespasses into the territory without permission is at risk of being killed. ]
[In Gui Tang Rui's domain, there are three items that need to be purified. It is a puzzle that only a specific person can solve. She is waiting for that person to come. ]
【She left a gift for that person. 】
[On this day, you received a mission to go to that area. This is the guidance of fate, but only those with good fortune and wisdom can get out of the area.]
The simulation ends.
The world in front of Wen Xishu began to collapse, which was a sign that he was about to be teleported back to the strange tower.
Many speculations came to his mind.
"It turns out that Tang Rui really forgave her parents in the near future, and because of this, she suffered a betrayal that was devastating."
"This is also the fourth door. This betrayal made her even more incomplete, and she has since become a different Lu Tang Rui."
"So, what I did prevented the fourth despair from coming, and so... the fourth door disappeared. No wonder Tang Rui said in the Truth That Never Dies that there would be no fourth time, it turns out that the fourth time has not come yet. Of course, it is impossible for it to come now."
"Next, I only need to explore three scenes. Well, the last sentence says that only people with good fortune and intelligence can get out of the realm..."
"A smart person is someone who can solve the mystery simply by piecing together the various clues in the strange tower."
"Then the person of chance...wait, the person of chance can't be me, right?"
His brain began to feel dizzy. Everything in Wen Xishu's sight collapsed and then reassembled. Countless white lines constructed the scene in the strange tower.
When Wen Xishu's brain no longer felt dizzy, he had returned to his original position. What came into view was a familiar scene and - familiar barrage.
[I want revenge! I want revenge! I want revenge! ]
Park Mi-hee still had an expression of heartache for Jung Jae, and Jung Jae was still pounding the ground with his fists in pain.
Wen Xishu's consciousness finally returned from the Desire Tower to the Weird Tower. Whether or not he was the person with the chance was actually not important.
The important thing is, at this moment, he knows how to pass the strange tower.
He took a deep breath:
"Zheng Zai, stop pounding the ground. No matter what you are going to do, you have to survive first."
This is also a potential killer, Wen Xishu commented on Zheng Zai.
If Zheng Zai is the Gui Zheng Zai, Wen Xishu would be happy to analyze the case of Zheng Zai's father and resolve the knot in Zheng Zai's heart.
But unfortunately, Zheng Zai belongs to the bunker, and everyone will return to the bunker. It will take a long time to run wild in the bunker.
However, he will definitely settle accounts for what the bunker's higher-ups have done to him.
In this position, Zheng Zai is actually a suitable person to be won over.
But Wen Xishu still needs to observe Zheng Zai further.
"I sympathize with your situation, and I will take you back alive. Now you have to calm down your emotions, do you understand?" Wen Xishu said kindly.
He has switched back to another side of himself, probably similar to Gui Wen Xishu.
"But there are only three of us now, and this room is too big. Either the room has been enlarged, or we have been shrunk. In short, it is difficult for us to find the contaminant in such a big room... right?"
The one who spoke was Park Mi-hee.
Park Mi-hee is not wrong. If you look for them one by one, it will be very difficult to pass the level because the spooky tower has an anti-AFK mechanism.
According to Wen Xishu's analysis, this anti-AFK mechanism will make their range of activities smaller and smaller.
Wen Xishu said:
"The answer is actually very simple. I already know what the items that need to be purified are."
Park Mi-hee was startled, and Zheng Jae-ya turned around and looked at the boy who was several years younger than him with awe.
"You know what the item is, so you really...deliberately let Kane and Mendmuir and the others..."
Park Mi-hee stated the conclusion she had already guessed.
Wen Xishu said:
"Yes, they are too evil, and everyone's sins are serious. I will not cooperate with them."
"Before I solve the mystery here, I need to ask you one thing. Which door was it when we first came in?"
Zheng Jae and Park Mi-hee were a little confused because the question was too simple.
"Three...three doors? Why do you ask this?" Park Mi-hee said.
Wen Xishu thought to himself that as expected, except for himself who had the invitation letter, everyone else’s memory had been replaced.
He wanted to test the effect of the invitation last time. Although the prompt is a prompt, some things still need to be tested by yourself.
This result still shocked Wen Xishu.
Because in the three towers, the bunker people can change the fate of the three tower people and anchor their memories...
But if we analyze the whole thing in reverse, can we also see that the three towers are actually changing the memories of the people in the bunker?
Under the influence of the Crazy Dice, Wen Xishu can use the rules and powers of the other two towers in the Desire Tower.
But in the bunker, even the Crazy Dice is useless except in certain areas.
The bunker looks like a tower that is even more confining than the desire tower.
However, these speculations were too far-fetched, and Wen Xishu quickly returned his thoughts to reality:
"Well, no problem. Okay, let's get back to the topic. This is a study room. There are many exercises here. If we study the exercises, we will find that these questions are competition questions."
Zheng Zai's eyes widened in admiration, mainly because - even though he had good grades, he didn't know that this was a competition question.
Because the bunker cancelled the learning competition a long time ago.
The same is true for Park Mi-hee. Park Mi-hee actually doesn't know much about Wen Xishu. She only did her homework temporarily after receiving the task.
I only knew that the second young master of the Wen family was a lunatic, but now it seems... he is not crazy, and like Wen Ren Jing, he has a lot of knowledge about the world of Desire Tower.
The questions for the early students in the bunker were very difficult, because among the first people to enter the bunker was a man named Mr. Jin, who was a real Longxia person.
He was as famous as Alberto Napolitano. Later, he seemed to have gone to the Senate and became mysterious.
It is also because of Mr. Jin that the language in the bunker is not Italian but Longxia. This is also the reason why everyone speaks the same language.
In the early days, Mr. Jin relied on his strong power to unify various laws, language, currency, and culture.
But there is one thing: the Longxia people are too strong in learning ability.
They are not even satisfied with ordinary exercises and start doing more advanced exercises, namely competition questions.
The most outrageous thing is that the competitive spirit engraved in the bones of the Longxia people leads to abnormally high learning intensity for their children.
The exams are too difficult, and the only people who benefit are those who can solve the questions. And the selection for various senior positions is definitely from those with good grades.
As the saying goes, "It is not the lack of education that is worrying, but the inequality of education." Therefore, under collective protest, the difficulty of various exam questions in the bunker was reduced a lot, from the standard difficulty of Longxia Huanggang level to the easy difficulty of the Free Country Happy Education level.
Various hellish difficulty exercise competitions have also been cancelled.
Of course, there is another main reason for this magical reality - the bunker does not have too strict cultural requirements. The core requirement of the bunker is to cultivate people who can explore the three towers.
In Park Mi-hee's opinion, Wen Xishu's generation could not have been exposed to such obscure knowledge, so it must have been learned from the world of the three towers outside the bunker. In her heart, she was even more afraid of Wen Xishu, which showed that Wen Xishu explored the three towers at a very early time.
"We need to observe the structure of the study, and combine it with the lines spoken when the monster appears, as well as... the female clothing, and the music from the music box to make a comprehensive judgment."
"The music box was not meant to be an object that needed to be purified, as it was only a means for the girl to cover up her screams when she was hurt."
“Its existence has no origin.”
Wen Xishu looked at the problem with an answer in mind. He said:
"The item that really needs to be purified is the award certificate that we ignored at the beginning."
In fact, everyone noticed these elements when they first came in:
The room is filled with pen holders, trophies, many books on the bookshelf, desks, office desks, chairs, certificates, music boxes...
Park Mi-hee and Zheng Zai seemed to have guessed something.
Wen Xishu nodded and said:
"The fundamental reason why this child came here for tutoring and was harmed was that her parents wanted her to win a prize."
"To her, it was a certificate that carried sin. It was the product of vanity. It was also the source of her suffering."
It felt inexplicably good to look at the problem with the answer in mind. This time Wen Xishu did not play the "who is going to die" game.
He walked towards the certificate with confidence. But no matter what, in Park Mi-hee's eyes, this scene was still a little crazy.
Does he really have no doubts about his own judgment?
Yes, Wen Xishu had no doubt about his judgment at all. After all, he had already completed the hidden mission in the Desire Tower.
[This item hides a sin that cannot be forgiven. Are you sure you want to purify it? ]
Wen Xishu did not hesitate and chose purification.
The moment his hand touched the certificate, Park Mi-hee almost didn't dare to look at it.
Zheng Zai's eyes sparkled, as if he had recognized Wen Xishu all over again. The awe in his eyes deepened.
No black smoke appeared, no monsters appeared, and the music box did not play.
Everything was so peaceful until a hint appeared in everyone's mind.
[Someone in your team has solved the puzzle and is about to move on to the next room.]
The prompt Wen Xishu received was:
[You have found a contaminated item. You can choose to end the three-tower game early and go to the location of the guide. You can also choose to take a teammate with you and go back together.]
Or do you want to continue playing the game?
Park Mi-hee looked at Wen Xishu pleadingly. She actually really hoped that Wen Xishu could take her away from here and return to the bunker.
Wen Xishu knew what Park Mi-hee was thinking, but he didn't intend to let Park Mi-hee go.
A door appeared in the middle of the room, standing upright. This meant that this scene was over.
Wen Xishu said:
"Let's go, don't waste time, let's head to the second door and try to return to the bunker in an hour."
"Zheng Zai, are you willing to accompany me to collect all the items?"
Zheng Zai felt his blood boiling. He really liked Wen Xishu's madness. He nodded vigorously:
"I'll listen to you!"
Park Mi-hee took a deep look at Wen Xishu and knew that she could not leave.
She only hoped that she could survive this pervert's hands, even if she had to pay with her body to serve Wen Xishu.
When the strange door appeared in the middle of the huge study, Wen Xishu was the first to step in.
"So brave and talented... Could he really be Wen Xishu?"
This idea suddenly flashed through Zheng Zai's mind. Because it was so outrageous, Zheng Zai himself felt it was impossible.
Park Mi-hee was the last one to enter the mysterious door in the middle of the room.
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The second scene, just as Wen Xishu thought, was the bedroom.
This bedroom is located in the old neighborhood of Jiangcheng, where Tang Fangtian and Cheng Yingna live.
The bedroom was a typical female student's bedroom. It should have a homely atmosphere, but it was filled with all kinds of books and exercise books.
There are a lot of items, but I can't find anything like a stuffed toy.
There was a broken guitar in the corner, and on the desk in the bedroom was a bowl of carefully prepared sweet soup.
It exudes a black aura, making everyone notice it at first sight.
The difference from the first scene is that this time Wen Xishu, Park Mi-hee, and Zheng Zai all have paper and pen in their hands.
This is the initial prop.
"This second scene actually looks narrower than the first one... but we seem to have become smaller. The actual space has become larger."
The speaker was Zheng Zai, who noticed that the objects had become larger compared to the previous scene.
"Do you think that bowl of soup could be what we are looking for?" Park Mi-hee looked at Wen Xishu.
Wen Xishu smiled and said:
"You can try it. If you take the initiative to purify items, I will give you extra points."
Of course Park Mi-hee didn't dare to do that, and now she looked like she was begging to be let off.
Zheng Zai said:
"How about I give it a try?"
Wen Xishu shook his head:
"Zheng Zai, don't worry."
Wen Xishu actually knew what the answer was, and it was definitely not that bowl of sweet soup.
The sweet soup with a black smell was the drug that destroyed the girl's dream. After that, the girl's voice became hoarse.
It's painful, but the real source of pain is not here. It's just a cover, just like the music box.
Wen Xishu chose to wait because he wanted to see what the anti-AFK mechanism would be this round.
He didn't wait long.
Soon, the black aura in the room began to gather, and Park Mi-hee was so scared that her legs went weak and she almost lost her balance.
Unlike the last time when there were black tentacles, this time, what appeared in the room were... countless eyes.
There were eyes in the air, on the walls, on the ceiling, on the bed, and even in the drawers. Under the gaze of these eyes, there was no blind spot in the room.
"The tentacles symbolize sex and violence. The eyes symbolize the desire for absolute control."
"She's been through torture and she's been through surveillance."
Wen Xishu thought silently in his heart that Tang Rui’s past was indeed depressing.
"What should we do...like last round, hide?" Park Mi-hee looked at Wen Xishu for help.
Zheng Zai realized that there was no way to avoid it, so he thought about standing in front of Wen Xishu and attracting as much attention as possible.
Wen Xishu saw everything the two did.
[Our good child, you must develop the habit of keeping a diary. Write down everything that happens in school, whether good or bad.]
The hint appeared in everyone's mind.
Wen Xishu was actually waiting for this. He had to pretend, otherwise it would be too fake if he started purifying the items as soon as he entered the house.
"But this hint is too simple and straightforward." Wen Xishu thought.
At the same time, Wen Xishu said:
"I already know everything. You will do whatever I say later."
(End of this chapter)