Chapter 66 The Future of the Xishu Cult
Chapter 66 The Future of the Xishu Cult
Miracle Apartment, the first day of the seven-day survival, began. This was also a day with almost no risk, just like the desire tower.
When Wen Xian Ge, Wen Xi Shu and other five people all moved into the apartment building, all options appeared in everyone's eyes.
[Explore the Miracle Apartment Building: Consume 50 action points. ]
[Start a meeting for new residents: consume 25 action points. ]
[Explore the room you are in: consume 25 action points. ]
[Interact with neighbors: consume 50 action points. ]
[Note: Exploration content and interactive content are not fixed.]
It was already past noon, and for Wen Xishu, the morning time was somewhat wasted.
He is testing everything in the house.
When Wen Xishu chooses to go back to bed, or chooses to prepare meals, or chooses to clean up the room... it will not trigger the prompt to consume action points.
But when Wen Xishu was about to observe the room carefully, and began to think about the structure of the room or the secrets hidden in it, and had these kinds of psychological activities...
The message [If you continue this type of action, you will automatically choose to explore the room you are in and deduct 25 points of the corresponding action power.] will appear.
Wen Xishu still didn't know whether the mobility in this Anti-Seven Plan was sufficient or tight.
He just discovered a crucial point in the task prompt, but now he is struggling over whether to start a meeting and spend 25 action points to tell everyone.
"If I treat this as a pure single-player game... then I can ignore their lives."
This is actually the most comfortable and adaptable approach for Wen Xishu. But the problem is that the benefits of uniting others are very high.
"Assuming that each person has 100 points of action power per day... then each person can explore the building twice."
"Exploring the building consumes the most points, which also means that exploring the building can obtain the most intelligence."
"If I choose to act alone, then exploring the building and interacting with neighbors will only be once at most. But if there are multiple people acting together, other people's intelligence can also be obtained."
In the end, Wen Xishu made a decision and cooperated with his teammates.
He was going to consume 25 points of action power, so that he would only have points of action power left...
But 50 points actually equals only 25 points, because the remaining two options that require action points are 50 and respectively.
According to the maximum profit, only 50 points can be selected. There is nothing you can do with the remaining 20 points.
Wen Xishu could be said to have suffered a huge loss, but after calculating the profits from single-player and team-based operations, although he felt pained, he did not hesitate.
But just before Wen Xishu was about to initiate the meeting... he suddenly saw the following prompt.
[A resident who lives with you, ID Wen Xiange, has started a meeting. Do you want to answer the call? 】
Someone initiated the meeting one step ahead of Wen Xishu, so Wen Xishu's initiative was saved.
It must be said that this move surprised Wen Xishu a little. Because Wen Xishu assumed that all his competitors were idiots. He assumed that his teammates were all simple difficulty AI.
This is not arrogance, but only in this way can you put yourself in the worst environment and force yourself to perform at your best.
Wen Xishu chose to answer the meeting.
The moment he made the choice, four floating styles appeared in front of Wen Xishu's eyes, like projections.
The four squares correspond to Xiaowu, A Miao, Wu Xiangjiao, and Wen Xian Ge respectively.
【The duration of the meeting is fifteen minutes.】
It's too stingy. Wen Xishu couldn't help but sigh, spending 25 action points only to get a -minute call.
"Everyone, I found that the mobility seems to be very tight... We need to save seven families, but we can only interact with each other twice a day..."
"I was thinking that we still need to cooperate well, so I put in some effort, hoping that we can come up with some rules."
Wen Xishu is now convinced that this bald guy is not only good at fooling people, but also has some sense of the overall situation.
Wu Xiangjiao suddenly said at this time:
"Your Excellency, I actually just wanted to explore the house. I thought that this thing doesn't consume too much action power, but this is where I live. What if there is something strange here..."
"I dare not think about it. I can't even sleep well. Our mission may not take seven days, but it certainly can't be completed in one or two days..."
"But I found that when I really wanted to explore the house, it was quite confusing because... a lot of the objects looked garbled to me."
Upon hearing the garbled code, A Miao also said:
"Me too... When I was cleaning my room, I found that some items had notes popping up, but they were all garbled."
"This... I think even if I use up my mobility, I won't be able to do anything. What about you guys?"
Ah Wu said:
"I can see some words, but they are also covered by garbled text, and the meaning of many things is unclear."
"Actually, me too..." Wen Xiange said.
Wen Xishu didn't find anything unusual. The completion of twenty-one levels of level six at a time and six levels of level six at a time gave him fifteen points of magic resistance.
When facing the seventh floor, Wen Xishu hardly encountered anything with a lot of garbled code, so he didn't notice this.
"It's the same for me. I can see a little text and a lot of garbled characters, but I can roughly guess what the combinations will be. If you trust me, you can leave the exploration task to me." Wen Xishu said.
“But my personal suggestion is that we collectively choose to engage with our neighbors first today.”
"After the interaction is complete, one person will start a meeting and exchange information about the interaction."
"Although I can explore and can barely interpret some items, I cannot rule out the possibility that my neighbors are indeed very important."
"If I only do exploratory work, it is likely to lead to information blind spots."
Wen Xishu's logic was very clear, and Wen Xiange thought it made sense:
"As expected of someone with the same ID as my Lord, what you said makes sense. I agree."
"I agree."
"agree."
"agree"
The other three also expressed their attitudes.
Wen Xishu continued:
"Then let's work out a sequence. First, let's make it clear that since initiating a meeting requires deducting action points, and everyone has action points, there will be no useless people in the team."
"Even if a person does nothing but initiate a meeting, his value is still important. Do you agree?"
Wen Xian Ge was very moved:
"Ah Shu, you are the pillar of our Xishu Divine Religion! If you have words that are conducive to unity, you must speak more!"
Tsk, if you were to team up with Sha Ruijing, your conversation could probably be included in the ideological and moral education textbooks.
Wen Xishu was still satisfied with Wen Xiange's pattern. Logically speaking, as the Venerable Wen, he should be the leader. But Wen Xishu's current behavior seemed to be a sign of seizing power.
But Wen Xian Ge didn't feel offended at all, and even felt that Wen Xishu was right.
Wen Xishu continued:
"Today, we will all have a unified dialogue with our neighbors, and tomorrow we will make additional divisions based on the usefulness of the intelligence we gather."
"Finally, I would like to ask about your mission description."
Wen Xiange agreed and said, “Before the end of the world came, some people who did not have the qualifications to evolve also noticed something…”
His description was similar to Wen Xishu's for the most part. The other three also said that there was no difference in the task descriptions.
But Wen Xishu discovered that Wen Xiange's description was somewhat different from his own task description.
Wen Xiange's mission description omitted the beginning and the end. Wen Xishu realized that it was a mission description that belonged exclusively to him.
You have gradually discovered that after a certain time point, the end will come. At the same time, you have also discovered that a small number of people are changing, but most people have not noticed.
Combining other people's task descriptions and the last word - demon, Wen Xishu actually had a preliminary analysis of this task.
"Everyone, pay attention to this sentence. Before the end of the world, some people who do not have the qualifications to evolve will notice the clues."
"This means that there are people in this world who are qualified to evolve. They are likely the monsters in the Slaughter Tower and the Weird Tower."
"But some ordinary people also sensed that the end of the world was approaching."
"And think about it, this building belongs to one of the top chaebols in Nascent Soul City, but it only charges extremely low rent."
"Think about it carefully. The staff member said that we are lucky because every inch of land in Caicheng is worth a lot of money. Also, because this building has very high configuration and low rent, there will definitely be a lot of people who want to move in."
"This means that we were selected. Including the seven families that are about to die, they were also selected. This selection should not be random, but contain some characteristics."
"If we carefully interpret the mission, we can actually draw a conclusion—"
"The end of the world is coming. There are many strange phenomena and many abnormal people. No matter how rich you are, after the end of the world and the collapse of the world order, you will just be a piece of meat cut up by monsters."
"In order to survive the apocalypse, if you are a super-rich person... after knowing some of the phenomena that cannot be explained by science, you suddenly choose to spend a lot of money to build a building, and there will be seven households of your carefully selected people in the building..."
"The seven people you carefully selected will all die."
"What do you think this looks like?"
A Miao, Xiao Wu and Wu Xiangjiao did not answer. They were still a little confused, but Wen Xiange, as the head of a church and a venerable of the Xishu Divine Religion...
He thought of this behavior, which was very consistent with the behavior of some cults. Wen Xiange said in a trembling voice:
"This... Could this be... a sacrifice?"
Wen Xishu nodded:
"That's correct. I said this because I hope you can understand that we need to find the weird things about the seven families."
"Interact with your neighbors and ask them if you can about anything weird they're feeling. Don't make small talk."
"By figuring out what these seven families have in common, we may be able to prevent their deaths and put an end to this sacrifice."
Wen Xian Ge sighed:
"Ashu, you are absolutely suitable to be the high priest of our Xishu Religion! You are truly the future of Xishu Religion!"
Xiaowu also said:
"Although I didn't expect this at all, what you said makes sense."
A Miao hummed:
"I see. You are right, we will do as you say."
Wu Banana said:
"Time is running out, shall we start now?"
Wen Xishu thought about it and had nothing to add for the time being, so the meeting ended.
At this point, Wen Xishu still has 95 action points left, and he can choose to explore the house and interact with his neighbors.
Wen Xishu decided to explore the house later.
He walked towards the door decisively, and when he touched the door handle, a choice between two options appeared in his mind.
[You are about to walk out of the room, you seem to have some ideas, what do you decide to do? ]
[1: Explore the Miracle Apartment Building: Consume 50 action points.]
[2: Interact with neighbors: consume 50 action points. ]
Wen Xishu chose option 2. At this time, his body actually began to move on its own.
At the same time, Ah Miao and Wu Xianga also chose option 2. Wen Xiange and Xiao Wu decided to do some preparation first.
Ah Miao was terrified. She didn't expect that she had lost control of her body. Wu Xiangjiao cursed inwardly. This strange tower was really weird. If there was such a power in the strange tower that could control one's body...
Doesn't that mean there's a possibility that you might be controlled by a mysterious force and do things that harm your body?
No wonder even though the monsters in the Slaughter Tower are very strong, the mortality rate when exploring the Weird Tower is actually higher.
Wen Xishu adapted quickly and found it quite convenient.
His body moved, walked to the door of 14-1, and knocked.
The door opened.
The man who opened the door was the first one with a pretty face. He wore glasses, had thinning hair, and a high hairline. He looked to be in his thirties, with excitement in his eyes, but also heavy dark circles under his eyes:
"Hello, I just moved here. I'm your neighbor. My name is Wen Xishu."
Wen Xishu stretched out his hand:
"If you need help in the future, you can come to me. I especially like to help others."
The man also smiled, and was quite polite:
"My name is Yin Junchi."
Wen Xishu said:
"I don't know why I was chosen to live here. I just like interacting with people. Oh, and I know a little about Feng Shui. If some things are not placed properly, it will cause you to have a bad sleep."
"Maybe that's why I was chosen? Hahaha. Anyway, we are all neighbors. If you need any help, remember to find me. I will be happy to help you."
So far, Wen Xishu has not found any strange elements.
When I opened the door and saw Yin Junchi, I didn't expect that he was in such a normal state.
This place is like a desire tower.
But no matter how it looked like, this was just a spooky tower. Wen Xishu was certain that there were strange elements here.
Judging from the dark circles under Yin Junchi’s eyes, this person must not be sleeping well.
The combination of poor sleep and the presence of weird elements made Wen Xishu quickly create a career for himself as a Feng Shui master.
Sure enough, when Yin Junchi heard that the other party understood Feng Shui, his attitude immediately became more friendly.
"Oh, really? That's great... To be honest, I felt something was wrong when I moved in here yesterday. I couldn't sleep at all."
There was a clue right away. Wen Xishu was very satisfied with this start. He pretended to look serious:
"Would it be convenient for me to go in and take a look?"
Yin Junchi nodded:
"Welcome, welcome. Ah, no need for slippers. I'm just staying for a short while. I'll move out after I finish writing my manuscript."
Wen Xishu said:
"What do you write?"
"I write horror novels." Yin Junchi was quite proud.
In Wen Xishu's previous life, the country of South Korea had many drawbacks, but one thing was that the status of authors in this country was indeed relatively high.
Wen Xishu said:
"This place must have inspired you?"
There was something wrong with Yin Junchi's expression, but he did not deny that this place did give him inspiration.
Even... a little immersive.
(I have corrected a mistake. Previously, the number of households on the floor was written as 15, but I later recalculated and found that it should be 13. I will correct it here. It actually has no impact on your reading.)
(End of this chapter)