Chapter 87: Museum in the Mental Hospital
Chapter 87: Museum in the Mental Hospital
Wen Xishu decided to exploit Xie Changfeng:
"I can help you. I can let bygones be bygones. After all, I just want to live as an ordinary person in the bunker. I won't offend you."
"But Sir Xie, if you ask someone to do something for you, you have to pay a price, right?"
Xie Changfeng thought for a moment:
"I have an item that can be used in the Desire Tower... I'll give it to you, as long as I can survive!"
Wen Xishu accepted this request:
"Then I will repay evil with kindness. I accept your request. You give me the item, and I will tell you the simple information of this mission."
"Deal, here you go!"
As Xie Changfeng spoke, he took out a small object, a business card. A blue object.
The effect of the item is that when you hand over your business card, the other party must also hand over their business card.
It is a prop that forces the exchange of information, and the business card will quietly return to your pocket after an hour.
It is not a one-time consumable item.
Xie Changfeng also knew that this thing was precious, and he also knew that Wen Xishu could not be trusted.
But as long as he survives, even if he has atonement for his sins, he can still get a civilian job in the Security Bureau in the future with the help of his connections without having to climb the ladder.
Even if you climb a tower, it is not a strange tower.
So Xie Changfeng could only gamble. He asked around, but no one knew the strategy. Now Wen Xishu knew. Although he felt reluctant in his heart, he had no choice.
Wen Xishu put away the business card and said:
"This mission is actually not difficult. There are four scenes after you enter. The first scene is in the study. There is a piece of women's clothing in the study that doesn't fit in with the other items. You just need to purify it. The second one is in the bedroom. There is a bowl of porridge in the bedroom that emits black light. You drink it and then go and purify the guitar next to it."
"The third thing is to be in the office. Remember, don't move. When you hear laughter, silently recite the name of every member of your family."
Zheng Zai's face twitched and he thought to himself, Brother Wen is so cruel.
If the iron mask hadn't covered his mouth, his expression would have revealed a flaw.
Wen Xishu said:
"This is the entire guide, believe it or not, but good luck to you."
The other party had no choice but to believe it, so Wen Xishu turned around arrogantly.
The time was almost up, so he went to see if there were any new teammates.
Xie Changfeng thought about it. Wen Xishu was just a student, a young man who had just come of age. How bad could he be? Albert and Liu Jinsen were both self-proclaimed righteous people.
Especially Liu Jinsen. Since he could become friends with Liu Jinsen, Wen Xishu would not harm him.
What's more, he took my things. This person can't be so dishonest, right?
He was clearly in a better mood:
"As long as I complete this mission, I will go back to start a business and find a way out for myself."
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Zheng Zai did not ask Wen Xishu why. Wen Xishu had saved him more than once, and in his opinion, there must be a reason for Brother Wen to do this.
The two quickly returned to the central area, and Wen Xishu discovered... there actually were new teammates.
Wang Ying said:
"You two are finally here. Let me introduce you. This is our new teammate. His name is Tong Ming. He's from the mental hospital on the fourth floor."
Tong Ming was squatting on the ground. Judging from his age, he was the same age as Wen Xishu, both of them had just reached adulthood.
He squatted on the ground and looked back at Wen Xishu.
Wen Xishu also looked at Tong Ming.
"Although he is small, he has explored the strange tower four times. His magic resistance value is the same as mine, nine points." Wang Ying said.
Tong Ming was still squatting, but he stretched out his hand:
"We're teammates now."
Wen Xishu did not resist and shook hands with Tong Ming.
At this moment, he felt as if he was being eroded by the cold.
This kid has a sequence.
Tong Ming was also quite surprised:
"Huh? Interesting. I'm starting to look forward to this trip."
He smiled, a pure smile that looked harmless.
But Wen Xishu was very familiar with this kind of smile. In his previous life, he had shown this kind of smile after killing his parents.
Based on the fact that the other person came from a mental hospital, he roughly guessed that this person might have a serious antisocial personality.
Just good at pretending.
This information is not inferred, but purely guessed, a judgment of like against like.
"I'm looking forward to it too. Let's not delay any longer." Wen Xishu said.
He really hoped that a mentally ill person would go to the mental hospital to explore, maybe he would get some unexpected results.
Wang Ying was slightly dissatisfied with Wen Xishu's love of giving orders, but he still pretended to be open-minded:
"Everyone, see you in the Weird Tower."
Wang Ying, Aspasia, Zheng Zai, Tong Ming, Wen Xishu, the five-member team disappeared in the rest area.
Wen Xishu’s fourth journey to the mysterious tower officially begins.
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Weird Tower, eighth floor.
Location: Jiangcheng, Fourth Mental Hospital, fourth floor of the inpatient department.
The incandescent lights flickered, making the atmosphere in the corridor a little scary.
Wen Xishu, Wang Ying and others all appeared at the staircase on the fourth floor of the inpatient department.
Everyone received the same prompt.
【Welcome to the Amazing Museum. In each ward, there is an interesting item from a great inventor. Although he is dead, these items are his masterpieces. Please explore and identify the item.】
[Note that after identifying the item, you will enter the stage of using the item, please choose the item carefully. ]
This is the prompt everyone received.
Wen Xishu received another reminder.
[The orange item you hold will provide you with the following functions during the entire process of climbing the tower:]
【Function name: Team formation】
[Function description: You can select a teammate to enter the team state. In the team state, non-teammates cannot view your ID in any form, and cannot view your props and attributes in any form. At the same time, you cannot harm your teammates in the team state, and your teammates cannot cause any harm to you. ]
Before Wen Xishu had time to analyze the environment, he was amused by this rule.
This is a rule of the game that he thinks is quite useful.
In the real world, when you form a team, you are only forming a team verbally. If you shoot, the bullets you fire do not distinguish between friend and foe. There is no such thing as "turning off friendly fire" in reality.
But in the game, when the team is forming, the meat shield is holding off the monsters, and the mage can cast skills at will without worrying about accidentally hurting teammates.
Wen Xishu decisively pulled Zheng Zai in as a teammate.
It’s not clear what usefulness this function has yet, but Wen Xishu feels that this function will be useful in this mission.
"That big screen at the end of the corridor... seems a little weird. Is it an item that can be identified?" Zheng Zai said.
Now Wen Xishu and others are all at the stairs, and there are wards on both sides of the corridor.
There is a huge screen at the end of the corridor, like a TV wall.
Wen Xishu said:
"Let's interpret the mission first, Zheng Zai. First, we need to analyze the mission. There are several key words in this mission, great inventor, museum..."
"So we won't necessarily be facing some terrible enemy, but the item itself is terrible, different from the last time we two, the purification item."
"This time we need to guess the function of the object based on its appearance and type..."
"Everyone, remember what we said in the mission, if we survive successfully, we can take away an item that we have identified."
"And in the mission description, there is a sentence saying that when the end of the world comes, the mental hospital where he is located becomes a place that everyone wants to rush into. It is as if it is the only paradise in the world." "It can be seen that before the end of the world, his items are so strange and weird that people just regard them as garbage."
"But after the apocalypse, these items seem to have strange abilities. Maybe they can turn this mental hospital into a paradise and resist the invasion of the apocalypse."
"So, we may find treasures in this mission. But what are the properties of the treasures, and what risks will be involved in the identification process... It all depends on our performance."
"There are five of us now...each of us has to identify 2.4 items on average. Good luck to everyone."
Wen Xishu said.
What he said actually made a lot of sense. Zheng was listening, taking notes and learning at the same time.
But Wang Ying said:
"Well, you're right. We all know what you said, but I'm used to following the rules. Next time, I'll speak first, and you can add to my comments after I've spoken."
Wen Xishu said:
"Then Captain, you decide the order of exploration?"
Wang Ying said:
"Each ward probably has an object hidden in it. Since it's a museum, I think the objects will be easy to identify."
"Five of us will enter the room together. If anyone thinks this item appeals to them, then that person will identify the item."
"If several people are interested in an item at the same time...they can each state their reasons for wanting the item, and everyone can vote. Or if there is no vote, I will make the decision."
"Any objection?"
Wen Xishu had no objection. Wang Ying's method was actually reasonable.
Tong Ming said:
"no disagreement."
Aspasia and Jung Jae-ya nodded.
Wang Ying was very satisfied:
"In that case, let's go to the first ward and take a look."
The door of ward number 401 was pushed open.
The bed was a mess, with the quilt falling to the ground and the pillow in the middle. There was a bedside table in the middle of the ward with a ceramic teacup on it.
At the same time, there was a table lamp on the ground with two eyes painted on it. There were some syringes scattered on the ground. And... iron chains.
There are no other items.
"Where is the museum?" Aspasia asked.
Wen Xishu picked up the desk lamp:
"This is the item, do you want to identify it?"
Everyone stared at the lamp, but without exception, all they saw was garbled text and they didn't recognize a single word.
In fact, every object in the room will appear garbled if you stare at it for too long.
The same goes for Wen Xishu, but Wen Xishu's magic resistance value is 19 points, which is far ahead of these people.
He could see a few words in the notes of the lamp.
Diverge, look around, and share.
These five words do not seem to describe an ordinary desk lamp, so Wen Xishu thinks that the museum exhibit in room 401... is this desk lamp.
He also guessed the function of the desk lamp, which was actually quite good, but he was not interested.
Wang Ying said:
"Don't talk nonsense. Why do you think this is an item that needs to be identified?"
Wen Xishu was still very patient. He was very patient with every teammate. After all, in the earliest stage of an adventure, he assumed that every teammate would be killed by himself. As for whether they would die or not, it depended on how they performed in the process.
Wen Xishu said patiently:
"I told you, Captain, we need to interpret the mission. The mission mentions the museum and the great inventor."
"It can be seen that the object this time is not a historical relic, but a novel object that needs to be invented. We just need to find a new element in the object."
"Try to find things that are not in the hospital ward. Of course, the lamp may be in the ward. But there will be no eyes painted on the lamp. This should contain new elements. I guess this is the item that needs to be identified."
Wen Xishu's words were well-reasoned and helped everyone find a way to judge the objects.
Wang Ying took a deep breath:
"Any of you are interested in this thing? Come and try it."
Zheng Zai shook his head:
"I'm not interested in a lamp. It doesn't look like a powerful tool."
Wen Xishu also said:
"I'm not interested in."
Wang Ying wasn't actually interested either, but he needed to establish his authority as captain, and he didn't want to be overshadowed by Wen Xishu.
He thought about it and analyzed:
"You still don't understand. You need to use your brains. This item really looks useless. But the previous task reminds you that identifying items is risky!"
"The more ordinary the item, the less risk there is. Do you understand? When exploring the strange tower, what is the first priority? Staying alive and safe. You are too young. You should learn well."
Tong Ming clapped his hands and said:
"Captain, your words are so useful. Captain, can you identify this item?"
Wang Ying said:
"of course."
Just as Wang Ying was preparing to make the appraisal, a hint appeared in everyone's mind:
[You have found a museum item. You can choose to identify it. After the identification is completed, the item will be activated. It will be forced to show its functions and then enter the waiting area. ]
[Please decide whether to conduct an individual or collective appraisal. If you conduct an individual appraisal, you will have the absolute right to distribute the item after this task is completed.]
This is quite a lot of information.
A forced display of its functionality, followed by the area to be used… and the huge TV wall at the end of the corridor.
Wen Xishu had some guesses in his mind, but he didn't say them.
At the same time, he noticed a light of success in Tong Ming's eyes.
In fact, if Wang Ying wasn't jealous, he wouldn't be so easily led by the rhythm.
“With collective identification, the risk will be borne by the group, but the distribution rights will be reduced.”
"For individual appraisals, the risk should be borne solely by the appraiser, but the right to distribute is 100% his or her own."
Wang Ying continued to analyze:
"So, I'll give you a chance to decide for yourselves whether you want to appraise this item together or I will appraise it alone."
Tong Ming said:
"Of course the captain will make the appraisal alone! Captain, your courage deserves the full distribution rights."
Wen Xishu also said:
"I don't like lights... Captain, you come."
Zheng Zaiwei followed Wen Xishu's lead and said:
"I don't like lights either."
Only Aspasia said:
"I'll share the risk with you. Don't worry, I'll listen to you if you assign me any tasks."
Wang Ying was very satisfied with the performance of his junior sister Aspasia, so he decisively chose a group appraisal.
Wen Xishu and others gave up the appraisal, so the result of the collective appraisal was:
[Two appraisers, item activated, forced display function started. ]
The desk lamp with eyes carved on the lampshade lit up at this moment.
The lighting was very soft, without any exaggerated effects, such as petrifying the target. The light from the desk lamp shone on everyone, and it was even a bit comfortable.
At the same time, Wang Ying laughed and said:
"Wonderful! So wonderful! This lamp is simply a magical artifact! I was right! Who said the Weird Tower was difficult? The museum in this Weird Tower is amazing."
(End of this chapter)