Chapter 100: Why use your brain when you can cheat?

【Due to changes in the plot of the Tower of Desire, the eighth floor of the Mysterious Tower, "The Late Great Inventor," will be restarted.】

【All players currently participating in this mission (excluding invitation holders) will have their memory modules updated synchronously.】

【Updating memory modules.】

【Mysterious Tower logic repair simulation initiated.】

【Simulation started.】

【Phoenix is dead, but Ding Dong has truly been born. Wu Huixin, Lei Yihong, Mo Yuan, Qian Lele, Xiang Yang, and others, with Ding Dong's help, are heading toward the safe haven Ding Dong expects in his heart.】

【Due to the unique nature of Ding Dong's team, they did not participate in the Three Towers War.】

【However, with the intervention of an unknown force, Ding Dong left enough treasures on the fourth floor of the original Fourth Psychiatric Hospital inpatient department, and this museum, which should have been dismantled, still exists.】

【After the apocalypse descended, those who had previously received Ding Dong's help discovered that Ding Dong's items could truly help them. They inquired about the place where Ding Dong once stayed, and countless people flooded into the museum, attempting to loot it clean.】

【But this triggered the museum's protection mechanism. After many items were stolen, the museum triggered an even more stringent deep-layer protection mechanism.】

【The Fourth Psychiatric Hospital has become a stronghold for strange creatures, with only the fourth floor of the inpatient department being a place they dare not easily approach. Until one day, you and your partners air-dropped onto the fourth floor of the inpatient department, starting a new round of purification and exploration missions. And those strange creatures on the lower three floors are also waiting to hunt for your results.】

【Relevant memory modules replaced, scene loading...】

【Your favorability with Strange Wu Huixin has increased to 100.】

【Your favorability with Strange Mo Yuan has increased to 100.】

【Your favorability with Strange Xiang Yang has increased to 100.】

【Your favorability with Strange Lei Yihong has increased to 100.】

【Your favorability with Strange Qian Lele has increased to 100.】

【Your favorability with Ding Dong has increased to 80. (Can be further increased through extra missions)】

【Due to the special nature of the destination these characters are heading to, they did not participate in the Three Towers War, so they cannot be recruited for the time being (recruitment prerequisite second stage can be unlocked through extra missions)】

The surrounding scene began to change; this is the prelude to returning to the Mysterious Tower.

Wen Xishu could not suppress the corners of his mouth at this moment. Old Principal Albert was right; Bunker people are the true existence capable of determining the final trajectory of fate.

Compared to Bunker people, what are the Twelve Constellations?

Originally, Wen Xishu only guessed that perhaps he could deliberately instill certain consciousnesses to make key characters perform certain behaviors.

It was just that this idea was a bit too bold.

But when these prompts appeared, Wen Xishu finally confirmed that players can truly influence subsequent anchors, thereby changing the content of the Mysterious Tower's levels.

"With the intervention of an unknown force, the museum that should have been dismantled still exists."

Wen Xishu could not help but silently repeat this sentence in his mind.

The unknown force inexplicably gave him a feeling of being satisfied. In the Three Towers mission prompts, they actually used "unknown force" to describe the player's intervention.

Although Wen Xishu had already noticed when facing Jin Zaimin that An Rong, behind Jin Zaimin, was very eager to get help from Bunker people to prevent being swallowed by the "Giant Whale" Pisces in the future.

But now, Wen Xishu felt that power even more intuitively.

"However, what is worth noting is that they actually found a place of concealment. Because they did not participate in the Three Towers War, this also led to... their prefix not changing from Strange to Slaughter."

"In other words, the monsters of the Slaughter Tower, besides having great malice toward humans... have other judgment criteria."

"Or, the Slaughter prefix has nothing to do with hatred toward humans at all; it's just because they participated in the 'Three Towers War' and had to take a stand?"

With the gradual deepening of the Three Towers, Wen Xishu has gradually mastered the advanced gameplay of the "Three Towers Game."

Now he is certain that Bunker people are influencing the already started "Three Towers War" through mysterious power.

Those monsters with the "Slaughter" prefix, who originally had a stand or were simply standing on the hostile side of humanity, already have a small portion that can be recruited by Bunker humans.

At the same time, as a Bunker person, one can also change the level design of the Mysterious Tower in the Tower of Desire.

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Mysterious Tower, eighth floor.

The white light of the scene reshaping gradually faded. At this time, Wen Xishu had an extra Luo Pan in his hand.

However, Wen Xishu did not use the Luo Pan immediately but put it away first.

He looked back; the room number had not changed, it was still 4-26, and Zheng Zai was standing at the door. Zheng Zai was very seriously standing guard for Wen Xishu.

Wen Xishu turned his head and discovered Zheng Zai's figure:

"Old Zheng."

"Brother Wen, what's wrong? Any other instructions?"

For Zheng Zai, Wen Xishu had just finished giving instructions for him to stand guard at the door.

Wen Xishu still habitually confirmed:

"I need to ask you something."

"Then I'll come in?"

"Yeah, come in. No need to stand outside anymore; it's not necessary."

Zheng Zai was a bit confused, but as the saying goes, every action of Brother Wen has a deep meaning.

"What is it?"

"What happened before? I need you to review it for me." Wen Xishu asked directly.

Zheng Zai asked seriously:

"Start from the beginning?"

"Yes, start from the beginning."

So Zheng Zai cooperated very well and began to recount the various things that happened, including how the desk lamp god of war Wang Ying used a desk lamp to forcibly kill one hundred first-tier normal species.

Including how Tong Ming was tricked to death by a knife, including how Wen Xishu and Zheng Zai solved two levels through a controller and a wrench.

And including how Wen Xishu wrote a five-star review.

Almost everything was exactly as Wen Xishu thought.

Wen Xishu said:

"Okay, very good. One more question, what is the mission introduction?"

Zheng Zai nodded:

"It's just that an inventor opened a museum here, and then many people came to grab things, but the items in the museum are risky to identify. The mission hopes that we can rely on courage and wisdom to find items, or if we are lucky enough, we can meet the destined person."

Wen Xishu was very satisfied after hearing this:

"Let's go, Old Zheng, let's go to the next room."

Everything was the same as before he left, only the mission description had changed.

That destined person, Wen Xishu of course knew who it was.

Zheng Zai was a bit puzzled:

"Brother, you said before that there is a very powerful thing hidden here that can help us leave this place. Now it seems to be related to the eyes, ears, mouth, nose, hands, and feet on the radio and desk lamp."

"Then we found our way here, I'm thinking, you must have had a clue. Now, have you already solved that puzzle?"

Wen Xishu said with a smile:

"Not solved, the plan has changed."

Zheng Zai's expression became serious:

"Our thinking was wrong?"

"Not wrong, it's just that as the destined person, I don't need to use my brain like others. I'm just going to cheat." Wen Xishu did not avoid Zheng Zai.

Zheng Zai was a bit surprised:

"You mean, you are that destined person?"

Wen Xishu told the truth:

"Yeah."

Zheng Zai was a bit confused. But looking at Brother Wen's expression, it seemed serious, thinking that things should not have developed in a bad direction?

Wen Xishu took out the Pseudo-Fate Luo Pan.

The Pseudo-Fate Luo Pan has two functions: one is to directly tell you the direction of the opportunity, and the other is to predict through dreams to avoid bad luck. Basically the same as the real Fate Luo Pan, just much weaker in effect.

Wen Xishu is currently experiencing the first function.

"Hey, brother, where did this thing come from?"

"A friend gave it to me. It can increase my luck and always guides me to find useful items. Using my brain is good, but now I just want to put my brain down and rest."

As Wen Xishu spoke, he had already followed the direction pointed by the needle and walked out of the house. The needle of the Pseudo-Fate Luo Pan was constantly changing, changing every two seconds.

Wen Xishu followed the needle and soon arrived at the door of room 4-29. After opening the room, what appeared before Wen Xishu was a vacuum cleaner.

The content of the note was garbled, and Wen Xishu could see a little 【Suck, positive, empower.】

These words could not accurately judge the function of the item, but Wen Xishu said:

"Old Zheng, go notify Team Leader Wang and the others, let them come to identify it. If they don't intend to identify this item, then we will."

Zheng Zai was secretly surprised; Brother Wen's tone was too firm, as if he had determined that this item could kill through the fifth level.

"So confident, brother? This item... has the ability to clear the fifth level?"

"Definitely."

"Then why don't we use it ourselves?"

"No rush, they may not dare to identify it. I want to see how they will choose."

Wen Xishu paused and continued:

"I have absolute confidence that I can find better items later. However, if Team Leader Wang and the others don't have the guts to identify it, then what I do later will be a matter of course."

The biggest dilemma for Tower climbers challenging this level is not knowing the attributes of the items; identifying items is like opening a blind box.

If one can know the attributes of the items, then arriving at the eighth floor, compared to others, is like Jiang Boyue fighting Cai Xukun, Jiang Wei fighting chicken.

The reason Wen Xishu is willing to give a multiple-choice question to Wang Ying and the others is because he completely believes that this small Luo Pan can find real treasures, at least in this mission, without any doubt.

Once things become easy, naturally there will be more energy to do other things.

For example, observing teammates.

In Wen Xishu's view, the survival value of teammates first depends on the relationship between the teammate and himself, and secondly on the quality of the teammate themselves.

He thinks it is still necessary to test Wang Ying and Aspasia.

After all, during the last Reverse Seven mission, Wen Xishu discovered that the total mission reward is fixed, and the more people there are, the less reward is shared.

In a place like the Mysterious Tower, Wen Xishu does not accept certain overly selfish people to take away his rewards. Unless the other party contributes to completing the mission.

And this time, he and Zheng Zai have actually been fighting for their lives all along.

Zheng Zai whispered:

"Brother, you said before that as long as they are willing to pay enough price, we can also do more things."

Wen Xishu said with a smile:

"Don't worry, Old Zheng, what I said before is still effective. As long as they can afford the reward, we can do more work."

But the problem is, they may not be able to afford the reward, and this reward is likely to be a pie in the sky. Wen Xishu did not say this sentence.

Zheng Zai nodded:

"Okay, then I'll go notify them!"

Zheng Zai worked efficiently, and soon Wang Ying and Aspasia arrived at the room where Wen Xishu was.

After listening to Wen Xishu's account, Aspasia asked:

"Brother Wen, are you so confident?"

"Yes, if you don't use this thing, I will use it myself, but I thought you gave me the desk lamp before, and you don't have anything in your hands, so I have to repay you with an item." Wen Xishu said with a smile.

He was actually telling the truth. But Aspasia felt it was unreasonable:

"You are confident that it can clear the fifth level... yet you still give this thing to us to use?"

Wen Xishu said patiently:

"If you clearly don't want to use it, I will choose to use it. I said it very clearly, right? Do you want to use it?"

The game of human nature is a very interesting thing.

In Zheng Zai's eyes, this almost doesn't need to be thought about; they would definitely agree. But Zheng Zai didn't expect that Wang Ying and Aspasia would hesitate.

Zheng Zai's thought was, could Brother Wen possibly harm you?

But Aspasia felt that in such a place, after the incident where Tong Ming died but still counted as passing, the possibility of mutual help was very low. Wen Xishu's behavior was more like he was not sure if this thing was useful, so he simply found two people to try it first.

If he was really that confident, shouldn't he keep the good stuff for himself? After all, there are so many levels later, having a few more items that can provide a bottom line would be the most reasonable, right?

This was Aspasia's thought.

Wang Ying was smarter than Aspasia.

He was indeed clear that Tong Ming died in the second level but still counted as passing, which also led to some dark thoughts in everyone's hearts; he admitted he had thought about it too.

But Wang Ying felt that this was only the fifth level, and Wen Xishu and Zheng Zai would not let him go to his death now.

Logically speaking, since a person's death can forcibly advance to the next level, choosing a later level would better exert the value of a dying person.

And Wen Xishu had saved him before, so Wang Ying felt that Wen Xishu would not harm him. In addition, he had a feeling before—Wen Xishu seemed to have his own way of judging the value of items.

He felt in his heart that he should try.

But Tong Ming's death made him feel that there is no such thing as a chosen one in the Mysterious Tower. Wen Xishu and Zheng Zai might also suddenly die in the next level. The Mysterious Tower's lunch boxes never make sense.

All of Wang Ying's thoughts were correct; what really hindered him was actually cowardice.

Wen Xishu urged:

"Have you decided? If you are sure not to identify it, then Old Zheng and I will use it. It doesn't matter."

Aspasia smiled charmingly:

"You have that controller that can manipulate Old Zheng, relying on that thing to provide a bottom line, you can even face the monsters head-on."

"Brother Wen, it's not that we don't believe you, but we don't have anything to provide a bottom line. So... can we trouble you to take us with you?"

"I promise, after returning to the Bunker, the Gambling Stone Society will definitely repay this favor. You will always be a friend of our Gambling Stone Society."

Wen Xishu pretended to frown:

"But if I die, the friendship of the Gambling Stone Society will be meaningless to me. In a sense, this is the fifth level, but it is also the simplest level among the levels we will face next..."

Aspasia froze, her voice lowered:

"You will be fine, I believe you will definitely be able to pass all the levels!"

Wen Xishu nodded:

"Okay, thanks for the blessing, no problem. Then Old Zheng and I will identify this thing, you can look for something else, good luck."

Wen Xishu smiled again, polite and courteous, but Zheng Zai suddenly felt... Brother Wen seemed to have already treated these two as dead people. That smile actually made him a little scared.

Just as Wen Xishu was about to identify it, Wang Ying suddenly said:

"Brother Wen, let me do it! Let me do it! I believe you. I've been to this fifth level!"

Wen Xishu said "Oh" in surprise:

"Team Leader Wang, are you sure? The danger level of the fifth level might be several levels higher than the fourth level."

Aspasia was also shocked: "Brother Wen already agreed to take us, why are you still..."

Wang Ying glared at Aspasia:

"I don't want to be looked down upon. Brother Wen, since I am the team leader, I can't trouble the team members with everything. Let me do it, I can do it."

Actually, Wang Ying was terrified, but he had felt before that there seemed to be other living things under this hospital.

Wen Xishu smiled:

"Team Leader Wang, have you decided?"

Wang Ying nodded:

"Decided, you are right. Although this is the fifth level, it is the simplest level among the levels that follow. I consider this taking advantage."

Wen Xishu was really a bit surprised.

Wang Ying, he actually didn't like him. Before, when he spoke several times, Wang Ying was unhappy in his heart, almost explicitly stating not to steal the team leader's limelight.

However, Wang Ying was clearly terrified, but he still did what a team leader should do for the sake of the title of team leader. Although he couldn't tolerate people under him being stronger than himself, because of this, he would really stand in front of the people under him when things happened.

What drove Wang Ying to overcome fear was actually self-esteem. Some people live for the inside, some people live for the face. In this world, it is not easy to be able to take responsibility and be willing to take responsibility.

"Then I wish Team Leader Wang all the best."

Aspasia looked hesitant:

"You... are you sure you want to identify this? Old Eagle, have you decided?"

Wang Ying nodded; he either doesn't do it, or he doesn't regret it once he does:

"Let's go, shall we go together?"

After Aspasia hesitated for a few seconds, she slowly shook her head:

"Old Eagle, why don't you... identify it alone."

Wang Ying looked at his partner in astonishment, and Wen Xishu was very satisfied with this result.

"We are all from the Gambling Stone Society... Old Eagle, if we both die... who will go to explain to the boss? Now, I think it's better for us to act separately."

After Wang Ying was silent for a while, he finally nodded:

"Okay, you are right, then I'll do it alone."

Zheng Zai noticed that the smile on Brother Wen's face seemed to be brighter.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 101 =====