Chapter 82 Scorpio or Pisces?

Chapter 82 Scorpio or Pisces?

Chapter 82 Scorpio or Pisces?

Wen Xishu now has two choices: one is to break through violently, and the other is to use the necklace.

The Weird Tower was restarted, and he could use the necklace he had used in the Desire Tower in the Weird Tower.

But the problem is, if you can't clear the level in one go after using it...

Then he will be hunted down by all the green-clothed people in the building. This is the most terrifying part.

Wen Xishu didn't know what to choose for a moment, and began to weigh the pros and cons of the two options in his heart. He held "Gradual Indifference" with one hand and held the Scorpio Blade with the other.

Just when he was still thinking about whether to use a certain teammate to test the level of these green-clad people...

He suddenly heard a noise!

There was a creaking sound, it was the sound of the door opening.

At this time, the two guards at the door and the guard at the stairs all turned around.

"He's... a friend of Master Jincheng and Master Yuxuan, right?"

Wen Xishu was shocked, but quickly calmed down. He really didn't expect that 42-7 would say something like this.

"Some things can be discussed inside. Please come in."

Wen Xishu didn't come in and didn't move.

As long as the guards didn't see him and the other party didn't give him sufficient reason to move, he wouldn't act.

After waiting for about thirty seconds, the old man in the room said:

"That knife in your hand. It's resonating with something in my house."

"I've been waiting here for a long time, please come in."

His tone seemed a little tired, but seeing that Xi Shu still didn't move, he didn't rush and said slowly:

"The story of Caicheng has not ended yet, but it has ended for you."

"You are very special beings, but so is my master."

"But right now, you don't need to worry that I will hurt you. Because you are the one the master is waiting for."

"And since you were able to get the knife, it means that... it was you who took Young Master Jincheng away."

"Then you should also know that I am not greedy now, I am generous."

Yes, the function of the Reverse Seven Formation is to make the seven sins operate in reverse.

In other words, in this formation, the person living at 42-7 is actually an extremely generous person, generous to the point of being pathological.

However, according to Wen Xishu's understanding, this generosity is mostly reflected in the attitude towards money and power.

So he still didn't take any action.

The old man sighed:

"No wonder you were able to save the two young masters back then. No wonder... you are so cautious. But I am really not your enemy."

"I am so generous that I don't care about anything anymore. At least...please let me complete the master's mission and make a deal with you."

"You can also choose not to come in. In that case... you won't be able to break the formation here, and I won't leave. You will never achieve a result where everyone survives."

"Your mission completion rate will not be very high. I don't think that is what a tower climber like you would like to see. After all, from what I know, you only have one chance."

Every word of the old man almost shocked Wen Xishu. It can be said that the other party has revealed some core secrets of the tower climbers.

How did he know that? He even mentioned the word "completion"? And he knew that he could only explore once.

"Don't you want to know what happened to the two young masters? Or... do you already know? No... that's not right. According to my master's understanding, your coming here means that in your timeline, you have just come into contact with our world. After all, the building I am in charge of is for screening newcomers."

Feeling a little cold on his back, Wen Xishu finally decided not to hide anymore, because he had a feeling that there was another hidden mission waiting for him.

He stood up.

At this moment, his figure also appeared in the eyes of the green-clothed guards.

The two guards appeared in front of Wen Xishu in the blink of an eye. Wen Xishu subconsciously raised his knife, but the old man suddenly coughed:
"You rude thing, get out of here."

The guard disappeared in an instant. The spot disappeared.

The old man's voice came again:
"Please come in."

Wen Xishu no longer hesitated, walked down the stairs and then entered the corridor.

The figure of the old man also appeared in his eyes.

The old man was wearing a black suit, his hair and beard were completely white, he was holding a silver cane in his hand, and the age spots on his face showed that he had lived for a long time.

His eyes seemed to contain an ocean, as if he could drown someone with his gaze if he stared at them. But when he smiled and extended his hand to invite them into the house...

Wen Xishu felt as if he had seen Jabbar again.

He instantly had a guess about the old man.

This is certainly not An Rongzai. Of course, An Rongzai could probably pretend to be a humble gentleman, but he had seen An Rongzai's portrait.

Wen Xishu walked into 42-7. In order to make Wen Xishu feel safe, the old man did not close the door and sat down naturally.

Wen Xishu noticed...something was resonating with his knife.

But that was not Scorpio's knife. There was only one Scorpio knife in this house, and that was the one in Wen Xishu's hand.

The old man first introduced himself:

"My name is Jin Zaimin. You hold this knife, so perhaps you already know me."

An Rongzai's confidant, absolutely his confidant... Wen Xishu knew this kind of person. He found out when he was exploring his room and doing his homework.

"I've heard a lot about you. In a sense, you are the right-hand man of the Sanqiu Group."

"Thank you for the compliment." Jin Zaimin smiled.

Wen Xishu was ready to get to the point:
"My mission is to keep you alive. Why don't you tell me how to leave here?"

Jin Zaimin shook his head:
"No, it's up to you to survive. As for how many people can escape, that's your extra task."

Wow, even the bonus points for this mission are so clear.

Wen Xishu asked:
"From what I understand, you're not supposed to know that."

Jin Zaimin was silent for a while, then smiled and said:
"Let me think, where should I start? Have you heard of the Honkai Impactor?"

Wen Xishu nodded:

"I heard."

Jin Zaimin asked:
"Have you come into contact with them? Have the people in your world begun to understand them? I'm sorry, I don't have anything to treat you. There are many refugees outside the building. I donated some supplies."

Wen Xishu noticed that the room was indeed very simple, much simpler than when he first entered An Jincheng's room.

But some of those constellation elements can still be observed.

"I have come into contact with them. Some people in our world... also know the Honkai Impact 3rd very well."

Kim Jae-min says:
"Then you should know that even if I know everything, it is reasonable."

This sentence has already answered Wen Xishu's question.

Wen Xishu said:
"You want to say that everything you know was told to you by a Houkai? But are there Houkai in this place? This is just... a very early stage place."

Jin Zaimin did not deny:

“You can continue to ask some questions.”

Wen Xishu asked again:
"Who is the Destroyer?"

This time Jin Zaimin shook his head:
"Sorry, that's a secret. Our people are all over Caicheng, and will soon spread to other places. And you, you were once the benefactor of the two young masters, or the guide."

"The two young masters also made a name for themselves later. From my point of view, you are not our enemy. I have killed many people. I have experienced too many reincarnations. I will not hurt you who hold this knife."

Wen Xishu was shocked.

Indeed, the mission on the seventh floor must have been undertaken by more than just me, A Miao, Xiao Wu and others. It is true that many people died on this floor. But shouldn't those people have died at the hands of An Youxuan?
After all, it was only after the fate was re-anchored that the owner of this room became Jin Zaimin. Jin Zaimin seemed to know Wen Xishu's doubts:
"I told you, our times are different."

There are too many doubts.

Wen Xishu said:
"In my common sense... there shouldn't be any Honkai Impactors in this place."

Kim Jae-min also admitted:

"It's not that there are no Honkai. It's just that you can't meet them in this place. You are not as free as we are. You are restricted by the area."

Wen Xishu understood. It made sense. It was as if he had met the hidden Honkai Impactor Doctor on the 21st floor of the Desire Tower.

But in that timeline, in the distant Jiangcheng, there were no Honkai Impactors near Tang Rui.

The Tower of Desire and the Tower of Weirdness are stratified by regional restrictions, so on the same timeline, if there are no Honkers in this area, it does not mean that there are no Honkers in other areas.

Wen Xishu sighed again, this time he knew everything about the people who climbed the tower.

Just like on a rainy night in Jiangcheng, Wen Xishu felt that there might be powerful existences in other areas.

The Honkai Impact 3rd who provided information to Jin Zaimin must have experienced many restarts and was not discovered by other climbers every time.

This was too shocking for Wen Xishu. How many floors of the Desire Tower was this Collapser from? Wen Xishu instantly thought of a conclusion.

"I'm in the Miracle Tower, in Qiecheng, on the seventh floor. This area is in line with the difficulty of the seventh floor of the Weird Tower. But in the same timeline... other areas of Qiecheng are likely to be higher levels of the Weird Tower, or higher levels of the Desire Tower."

"In the high-level areas of the Desire Tower, a Collapser will appear. This Collapser is very powerful. He has figured out all the mechanisms and powers of the tower climbers."

"At the same time, you are contacting people in other areas, and getting clues about people in other areas through repeated cycles?"

Wen Xishu didn't know if his guess was right, but he knew that if he asked directly, Jin Zaimin would definitely not mention it.

When NPCs realize that there is a super NPC in their camp who can tamper with the underlying source code, they will definitely find a way to hide it.

Wen Xishu was surprised. What kind of role did An Rong play?
Kim Jae-min says:
"According to your way of doing things, the higher you go, the smaller the difference between the normal world and the world of obsession becomes. I don't need to explain too much to you, and I can't tell you who is telling these stories."

Wen Xishu asked:
"So what did you invite me in to tell me?"

Kim Jae-min says:
"I have reached an agreement with you. My master An Rong is here and needs your help to change the future of some areas..."

Wen Xishu thought he knew An Rong well enough. But now he realized that he had greatly underestimated this terrifying old man. This old monster might be a three-tower version of Albert, right?
He immediately understood the logic and couldn't help but applaud An Rong:
"As expected of the number one person in the Sanqiu Group, he knew about the Honkai Impactors, and through the Honkai Impactors, he knew about the Tower Climbers. By knowing about the Tower Climbers' various deeds, he knew how to change the trajectory of fate and re-anchor history..."

"And by re-anchoring history, you thought you could use this method to...disintegrate the enemy?"

Using the bunker, players can re-anchor the trajectory of fate and kill those unkillable enemies at the root.

It's just like an NPC grabbed the player's controller and used it to kill other NPCs...

Wen Xishu really didn't expect that An Rong could do this.

This time, it was Jin Zaimin's turn to be surprised:

"You...you got almost everything right."

Wen Xishu was very convinced:

"I can now understand why the two brothers were so afraid of An Rongzai. I just have one question, how did An Rongzai conquer that Honkai Impact 3rd?" "Or is he the Honkai Impact 3rd? A Honkai Impact 3rd who can remember the memories before the restart, a pure entertainment person... How could he be tamed by An Rongzai and used by An Rongzai?"

Jin Zaimin shook his head and said:

"Of course my master is not a Honkai Impact 3rd, but he has the ability to control Honkai Impact 3rd."

"I told you, our times are different."

Wen Xishu's mind was instantly filled with many thoughts. The one who could make An Rong kneel down and beg for a miracle was Scorpio.

But with his own efforts, An Rongzai made Scorpio and Gemini lose the bet. An Rongzai also lost the possibility of completing the miracle with the help of the Miracle Building.

But now it seems that An Rong has not only completed it, but also knows a lot of secrets. No matter how powerful an old man is, he can't create something out of nothing. The one who can create something out of nothing and create miracles... is Scorpio.

But Scorpio is not the only one like this. If the constellations are codes, then there should be twelve holders of such codes...

Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces.

Those patterns flashed through Wen Xishu's mind, and he suddenly thought of a constellation.

Pisces.

Wen Xishu had not come into contact with Pisces so far, but he remembered the pattern, the Yin-Yang fish, which looked like a Tai Chi diagram and also a bit like an Ouroboros.

All of these are related to time. And Jin Zaimin emphasized several times that our time is different.

Could it be that the characteristics of Pisces are related to time? Just like the characteristics of Scorpio are related to games?

Wen Xishu decided to play a card directly:

"Is it Pisces?"

Jin Zaimin was shocked. To be honest, he had thought that this young man was very powerful, but he had never thought that he was so powerful. He suddenly felt that maybe he shouldn't speak.

[How could he know...]

The barrage appeared, and Wen Xishu captured it instantly.

At this time, memories appeared in his mind.

The scene in my memory looks like a park with a park observation deck overlooking half of Hanjiang and Qicheng.

Next to An Rong was a woman. Standing together, they looked like a grandfather and granddaughter.

But the grandfather's tone was slightly uneasy, while the granddaughter seemed very calm.

"The war you mentioned is too vague for me. Can a small shrimp like me eat my way up step by step and become a big fish? If I become a big fish, will I just be the food for someone like you?"

The woman said calmly:
"You can't see that far into the future... But with your wisdom, you already have the answer in your heart, right? At least, you have to become a big fish first."

An Rong sighed:
"What I have always been most in awe of is time. Time is like a giant whale quietly waiting in the deep sea. I am afraid that it will eat me, not just because I am too small."

"But you're right. If you don't become a big fish, you'll just be eaten by something lower."

The conversation ended. Wen Xishu saw Pisces' back from Jin Zaimin's perspective.

That is the back of a young woman.

He had to admit that whether it was the hidden mission on the seventh floor of the Tower of Desire or the mission on the seventh floor of the Tower of Trickster, the difficulty was actually not high.

But the things and people involved are really more powerful than each other.

Wen Xishu continued:
"It's Pisces indeed. What is she going to do? The war has begun. Is she talking about the war between these constellations?"

"Could it be that our world is actually the battlefield of their war?"

Jin Zaimin suddenly panicked and shook his head quickly:

"I'm sorry that I can't answer such a complicated question, but you've passed the interview. If you can, please accept the mark and become our ally."

Although Jin Zaimin learned a lot of information about the tower climbers through his existence behind the scenes, Jin Zaimin was ultimately still an NPC in the eyes of the tower climbers.

He didn't know that after he made the invitation, Wen Xishu suddenly saw this hint in his eyes -

[Is it the rules of gaming that are more destructive to the world, or is it the misalignment of time that is more destructive to the world? Among the many forces, some choose to unite with each other, while others choose to remain silent in this war. Naturally, there will also be confrontations. ]

[The war between Pisces and Scorpio has already begun. 】

You will face the following choices:

[1: Accept the proposal from An Rongzai's forces and accept the mark of Pisces. Your three-tower journey will make it easier to enter the Scorpio area. The main task is to destroy and restart the area. Once you make a choice, the Weird Tower mission will end five minutes after the choice, and the rating will be the highest completion. Pisces' favorability will be greatly improved. ]

[2: Reject An Rongzai's proposal. Your three-tower journey will have no faction bias, but will be more of a random experience. Once you make a choice, the Weird Tower mission will end five minutes after the choice, and the Weird Tower mission item Scorpio Blade will be enhanced once. Scorpio's favorability will increase slightly. However, it may cause hostility between Pisces and An Rongzai, and affect the completion rating of this mission, and the survival difficulty of this mission will fluctuate. ]

When Jin Zaimin saw that Xishu fell into silence, he thought that he was thinking, so he did not urge him.

Wen Xishu was indeed thinking about it. He found it a little funny. It was only his third time climbing the tower, and he was asked to fight Scorpio?

However, at this moment, two images did emerge in my mind, one was a playful bad boy, and the other was a woman with a cold face who seemed to see through everything.

It is foreseeable that each constellation represents a force... These forces are spread across all areas of the three towers. The Desire Tower and the Trick Tower have them, so it is expected that the Slaughter Tower will also have them.

Most of them do not have formal wars with each other, with the exception of Pisces and Scorpio.

Because he got Scorpio's knife, he broke Scorpio's plan and attracted Pisces' attention. At the same time, An Rongzai also hugged Pisces' thigh. An Rongzai also planned to use his own power to kill the enemy "from the past".

This is a win-win choice for this mission.

If you choose 1, your enemy will no longer be An Rong, the devil in this shepherd's purse city, but the more terrifying Scorpio.

Option 2, Scorpio may not be a friend, and Pisces and An Rong may become enemies in this terrible Demon King of Caicheng... Even the completion rate of this mission may not be high.

Option 2 doesn't seem like a good deal.

But what’s interesting is that Wen Xishu noticed a detail. Even if he chose option one, Scorpio’s favorability would not decrease. Moreover, although he ruined the bet between Scorpio and Gemini, Scorpio didn’t seem angry.

“I can’t be sidetracked by the options.”

For Wen Xishu, it doesn’t matter if a mission cannot be completed to the highest degree.

The image of Scorpio is that of a bad boy who plays tricks on others and uses gamification to mess up the world of the Three Towers.

But the Three Towers Game has game content, which is actually a benefit for Wen Xishu who is used to using player thinking. Otherwise, why is it called the Three Towers Game?

If Pisces' ability is related to time, then naturally, she will have conflicts with the bunker players. And Wen Xishu hates people who play with time from the bottom of her heart.

Bunker players have no choice but to follow the rules, but Pisces don't.

Wen Xishu's final choice was option 2.

[The attributes of the Scorpio Blade have been improved for the second time. Please go to the guide to check the specific attributes. Scorpio's favorability +5, Pisces' favorability -10. In five minutes, this mission will end and everyone will return to the bunker.]

[This mission has a difficulty fluctuation. If you die before returning to the guide, it will be considered a mission failure. ]

Wen Xishu made his choice. Although he hadn't spoken yet, he had already seen hostility in Jin Zaimin's eyes.

Wen Xishu understood that if one died within five minutes, the mission would be considered a failure, which was probably the situation right now.

The hostility in Jin Zaimin's eyes gradually escalated into murderous intent. At some point, several staff members in green clothes appeared outside the door.

The current difficulty of survival may have exceeded that of the original seventh floor of the strange tower.

As the sacrifice of "Zhenqi", Jin Zaimin is undoubtedly the boss-level existence in this mission. It is not difficult for him to kill Wen Xishu.

But Wen Xishu found this very exciting:

"It seems my choices won't allow me to live."

Jin Zaimin nodded and said:

“The chairman won’t make the same mistake twice, nor will he let the same person stop him twice.”

Wen Xishu pretended not to hear:

"Before you kill me, can you tell me what will happen after the seven of you die?"

Kim Jae-min says:
"The seven sinful natures of the seven sacrifices have been absorbed and instilled into my child. He will become a new miracle created by the Miracle Building."

Wen Xishu understood. There were seven such demons. These seven demons were all extremely greedy, extremely gluttonous, extremely lustful, extremely angry, extremely arrogant, extremely jealous, and extremely lazy.

Moreover, all seven of them are products of miracles, and they will become seven perfect sacrifices...

Eventually, he was absorbed by An Rong.

Wen Xishu didn't know why An Rong could still use this ritual, but that was not the point at the moment.

He said:
"It's easy to kill me, but you've heard that if you become a big fish, you will be swallowed by the giant whale of time. Your master An Rongzai is also afraid of Pisces."

"Mr. Jin, you will die, and your children will become food for An Rongzai just like you. You are the small fish that makes him the big fish. But you don't care, because everything is for the group."

Jin Zaimin really doesn't care:

"I have dedicated my entire life to the chairman and the Sanqiu Group! I am as eager as the chairman to make the group stronger! Besides, I will not die."

For Jin Zaimin, these seven days are infinite. If he dies, they will be restarted. Then, through the power of the Honkai Impact 3rd and Pisces, he will know everything that happened in the previous seven days.

So, in a sense, he is immortal, or we can say that he has become a part of the Three Balls Group forever.

Wen Xishu nodded:

"When facing Scorpio, An Rong did not choose to pin all his hopes on Scorpio's plan. Instead, he chose Pisces beyond Scorpio's expectations."

"The same is true this time. In addition to An Rongzai, there is another person in this world who is eager for the revival of the Sanqiu Group. His name is An Youxuan."

Hearing An Youxuan's name, Jin Zaimin suddenly stopped. Wen Xishu struck while the iron was hot:

"You can blindly trust your chairman, but if your chairman were here, he would definitely choose not to kill me, because if I survive, there will be more possibilities for An Youxuan and An Jincheng."

"You have been following your chairman for so long, you should understand that you need to be more prepared and create more variables for everything, otherwise how can you make a comeback time and time again?"

"You have countless seven days to repeat... but you will never meet me again. You only have this one chance to make a choice for An Youxuan and the others!"

“The possibility of not being swallowed by the giant whale may lie in this decision!”

This powerful speech really moved Jin Zaimin. He stood up and stared at Wen Xishu for a long time. He actually felt like he was seeing An Rongzai when he was young. He finally spoke:
"I hope you keep your word. This won't be the last time you deal with the Three Balls Group."

The murderous intent from Jin Zaimin has completely subsided.

But Wen Xishu did not feel relieved.

This mission was actually not difficult, but he seemed to have seen the beginning of a huge war.

He didn't know how many levels of completion he would achieve this time, and how many "constellations" would pay attention to him. In Wen Xishu's opinion, it was not a good thing for these constellations to notice him too early.

But he remains optimistic:

"Forget it. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Let me collect the reward first."

In a sense, Wen Xishu has created a powerful enemy, An Rongzai, for those who climb the Slaughter Tower.

But he had a feeling that An Rong might be different from those purely killing monsters in the Slaughter Tower.

Wen Xishu now really wants to go to the academy to ask Albert. Lao Deng, who has climbed to more than 90 floors of the Slaughter Tower, must have heard about the various wars in the Slaughter Tower.

(End of this chapter)