Chapter 105

Wen Xishu arrived at the dormitory door. He did not enter the dormitory because, at this moment, a sound came from inside that nearly made Wen Xishu lose his composure.

"Wow, Brother Nisen, the way you speak is really... um, very interesting! Every single word was pronounced correctly!"

At first, Nisen didn't think there was anything wrong with this compliment.

"Right, right! Bro, you are truly my soulmate! I can also dance! Jin, let me show you a bit of my dance art! Yo, this is my dance step, I'm the coolest in the world!"

Nisen began his dance of heaven.

"My god, Brother Nisen, when you dance, your limbs are all growing in the places they should grow! Oh, look at this dance step, it's simply like a dance step!"

This time... Nisen clearly felt that something was not quite right.

But looking at the sincerity and joy on this newcomer's face, Nisen still said:

"Welcome! Jin, let me tell you, our dormitory is full of talent, and Wang Yueyun is also very amazing."

"Wow, Brother Nisen, you are truly too friendly. You actually introduced another roommate to me."

"Uh... this is actually quite normal."

"Wow, Brother Nisen, you are simply too humble!"

"No, no, not at all."

"Wow..."

The child in the room kept starting with "Wow, Brother Nisen, you are simply xxx," but it was all awkward flattery.

Wen Xishu had already guessed who this child was.

Before starting the mission to enter the Mysterious Tower, Wen Xishu had heard Albert say that a transfer student named Xiao Jin would be coming to the Slaughter Tower Academy recently. Albert had arranged for him to be in his own dormitory.

His characteristic was that he liked to flatter people and was easy to get along with, but the way he flattered people was the kind that could give someone a cerebral hemorrhage.

Nisen suddenly stopped talking and looked at Xiao Jin with a strange expression.

Only then did Wen Xishu knock on the door.

"Wen! You're finally back. Let me introduce you; this is our new roommate, Xiao Jin!" Nisen opened the door for Wen Xishu very enthusiastically and then introduced the new roommate.

"Wow, you must be Brother Wen Xun, whom Brother Nisen mentioned. Hello, Brother Wen, my name is Xiao Jin. Brother Wen, you look so handsome; your eyes are above your nose, and your mouth is below your nose!" Xiao Jin revealed a very friendly smile.

Wen Xishu discovered that at this time, Wang Yueyun was wearing headphones and reading a textbook; the content was "Combat Techniques for Fighting Giant Creatures in the Slaughter Tower," written by an expert from the Xun family.

The headphones were standard noise-canceling headphones; clearly...

Wang Yueyun had already been tormented by Xiao Jin's perverted desire to flatter.

"Um, I am Wen Xun. Xiao Jin, welcome to this place. You also look quite good; your height is over one meter, you have eyes where eyes should grow, and you have a mouth where a mouth should grow."

"Wow, Brother Wen, thank you for complimenting me; I feel like my whole person has become happy!"

【Hahahaha, I got complimented too!】

The mental barrage made Wen Xishu want to touch it, but after thinking about it, he decided it was better not to expose himself.

However, Xiao Jin's barrage was enough to show that this child just really wasn't very good at flattering people. But he was indeed thinking of integrating into the new environment through the friendly act of flattering.

Xiao Jin did indeed look quite handsome, but in a somewhat wild way. He wasn't tall, probably just over one meter five, but not because he could only grow that tall, but because he was clearly still quite young.

The rule that one had to be eighteen to enter the Three Towers Academy did not apply to a very small number of people. Xiao Jin was clearly not yet eighteen.

However, Nisen and Wang Yueyun were both fooled, thinking that Xiao Jin was just relatively "petite."

Wen Xishu saw that Xiao Jin's age was wrong, but he didn't care; after all, this was someone Albert had specifically named to be stuffed in.

What he was more curious about was how Xiao Jin's behavior of awkward flattery was formed.

Wen Xishu said:

"Xiao Jin, can you tell us about your family? I always feel that you are a bit different from us three children from poor families."

Xiao Jin shook his head:

"Ah, I promised Grandpa that I can't say."

Wen Xishu was now somewhat sensitive to the surname Jin. First, there was the time on the phone when Albert lost his temper at someone named Old Jin.

Then in the Tower of Desire, he learned from Ding Dong that the person who brought him great kindness when he was young was a person named Professor Jin.

Now, Albert had arranged a roommate for him named Xiao Jin.

"What about your name?" Wen Xishu asked.

"Jin Shan," Xiao Jin replied.

Wen Xishu immediately felt the urge to roast; this was truly a name that looked like two characters on the surface but actually felt like three characters to people.

"Good name. Anyway, welcome."

Xiao Jin was also very interested in Wen Xishu:

"Brother Wen, I heard Brother Yun and Brother Nisen mention before that you are the most mysterious person in our dormitory. Wow, that's great, tell me about it; did you go climbing the tower quietly?"

Wen Xishu nodded:

"I did indeed go climb the tower."

"Wow, climbing the tower at such a young age, that's too amazing..."

"Stop, if you talk like that again—"

"Wow, Brother Wen, you have such an attitude!"

Wen Xishu began to feel the pressure. He discovered that Wang Yueyun ignoring Xiao Jin and reading directly was correct.

But fortunately, Xiao Jin also felt the sharpness in Wen Xishu's eyes, so he had to laugh it off:

"Ah, sorry, sorry. Grandpa told me since I was little that I must discover other people's strengths more, and not think that just because I am his grandson, I can be arrogant..."

Xiao Jin looked apologetic and then said:

"Brother Wen, Brother Yun, Brother Nisen, do you have any plans to ascend the tower recently?"

Nisen was interested in this topic and immediately leaned over:

"Bro, we definitely do!"

Clearly, things like headphones couldn't block a gossiping heart. When a topic of interest appeared, no matter how powerful the noise-canceling headphones were, they were useless. Wang Yueyun said:

"When? Let's go together, but do you have a way to get props that allow for team formation?"

Nisen wilted immediately:

"That thing is too rare; most people cannot achieve free team formation by relying on it."

"The school only arranges for multiple teachers and individual students with good aptitude to go together when teachers and students go on missions together or take those Slaughter Tower guidance classes."

"For example, Miyamoto Yishu; last time neither I nor Little Yun got this treatment. It seems three teachers went with him."

Wen Xishu said:

"Are you talking about the Comrade Wristband?"

Nisen nodded:

"Wen, you've heard of it too!"

Wen Xishu had some impression of it.

Back when he was in the Tower of Desire rest area, he met the couple Liu Ruyan and Ji Boda; they were able to team up and act together every time by relying on the purple prop "Mandarin Duck Lock."

It could be seen that in the Three Towers game, being able to team up to head to a place was itself an extremely rare attribute.

The Comrade Wristband was naturally also very difficult to obtain.

Wang Yueyun said:

"That thing, it is said that only people with powerful strength and tacit teammates can apply to use it. The few of us... I suppose we can only try our luck."

Actually, Wen Xishu quite wanted one. He could ask Albert for it, but Albert was not currently present, and he didn't know how many the principal had.

Xiao Jin, on the other hand, was thinking that the name Miyamoto Yishu seemed to have some impression. But after thinking for a while, he found he really couldn't remember it; he didn't know which small character it was.

His attention then shifted to the props:

"Does everyone want to ascend the tower together? If everyone wants to, I can help!"

Wen Xishu was stunned, and Wang Yueyun and Nisen also looked at Xiao Jin in surprise.

"You can help? Bro, that's a purple prop, and there are four of us, so we would need two sets of purple props. Although your family might be very rich, some bragging can't be done randomly. We should still strive to become stronger so we can hit the road together in the future!" Nisen said.

Wen Xishu held his forehead; there were more and more problematic people in the dormitory now. Not a single one had a normal style; why weren't there people who were kind-hearted and spoke normally like himself?

Xiao Jin wanted to start with a "Wow" and awkwardly flatter Nisen's awkward pressure, but the spellcasting was interrupted.

"You can get them?" Wen Xishu asked hurriedly.

Xiao Jin nodded:

"No problem, theoretically, as long as the bunker's inventory is sufficient, it's all possible!"

Wang Yueyun felt something was wrong:

"The Logistics Department... wouldn't agree, right?"

Xiao Jin shook his head:

"I'm not going through the Logistics Department; I'll ask my grandpa for them."

Nisen couldn't help but ask:

"Bro, is your grandpa that rich?"

Xiao Jin didn't know how to answer this question:

"It seems... it seems he is quite rich, but I have never seen where Grandpa uses money."

Wen Xishu only confirmed one point: Xiao Jin's grandpa was the Old Jin whom the old principal Albert roared at on the phone that day.

Xiao Jin refused to say; it seemed his identity was not simple.

Wen Xishu said: "Fine, then you go get them. If we can really team up, we can go tomorrow."

Xiao Jin was clearly very happy:

"No problem, wow, I used to go to the Slaughter Tower alone, but now I can go with everyone, that's too great!"

Wang Yueyun and Nisen said:

"How many times have you been to the Slaughter Tower?"

"Ah... I forgot, but my progress is currently at the seventeenth floor." Xiao Jin remembered Grandpa saying not to show off how many times he had climbed the tower.

He thought about it, so he wouldn't say the number of times, but the floor number instead. To be safe, he would lower the floor number, so he arrived at the seventeenth floor.

This number left Nisen and Wang Yueyun stunned. Even Wen Xishu did not expect that Xiao Jin, who was clearly not yet eighteen... had actually climbed the tower to the seventeenth floor alone.

This number truly shocked all three of them.

Now, Wen Xishu seemed to understand a little why Xiao Jin's grandpa wanted Xiao Jin to learn to flatter people. This was a true genius; Xiao Jin's grandpa's idea was probably that he didn't want Xiao Jin to be too arrogant.

Wen Xishu was only slightly surprised and didn't care too much. After all, he was also a genius.

But the shock in Wang Yueyun's heart was too great.

Even Miyamoto Yishu's current maximum limit had only reached the ninth floor. But Xiao Jin reached the seventeenth floor... what kind of concept was this?

Everyone started climbing the tower at eighteen; how could the gap be so big?

He and Nisen, although their maximum level was the seventh floor, still had to honestly enter the tower many times to expand to levels above the seventh.

But Xiao Jin had actually already reached the seventeenth floor.

"I must work twice as hard... what am I doing? I was actually thinking about resting some more before climbing the tower... damn it, there are so many monsters in this world; if I don't work hard, how am I going to surpass them?"

At this moment, the King of Pretending made up his mind: at the latest tomorrow, he must enter the Slaughter Tower.

Nisen was also surprised for a good while before saying:

"Too strong, Jin! You are simply too strong! If we team up with you... will we be taken to some dangerous levels by you?"

Unlike the Tower of Desire, the first twenty levels of the Tower of Desire couldn't be called dangerous. But the Slaughter Tower was life-threatening from the very first level.

If several people wore Comrade Wristbands, Xiao Jin could indeed very likely pull up the initial levels of the other three.

In the Mysterious Tower, you can rely on luck and wisdom to solve some problems. But in the Slaughter Tower, it is truly one level stronger than the next.

The smile on Xiao Jin's face almost collapsed; after all, his real level was more than 17 floors. If he accidentally took people to a place they couldn't fight at all, that would be a bit of a problem.

Some monsters, even if you only kill one, might consume a huge amount of slaughter value. After the twentieth floor, the number of such monsters clearly increases.

In other words, in the Slaughter Tower, some novices, not to mention whether they can win against monsters, even if they can win, some monsters will, because of unreasonable slaughter value settings...

Cause you not to dare to win; otherwise, if you are not careful, you will exceed the limit. Then it is very likely you will stay in the Slaughter Tower forever.

This is also why there were three teachers giving Miyamoto Yishu Slaughter Tower combat guidance classes.

In this way, three experienced teachers reduced the pressure quite a bit.

But Xiao Jin was not sure he could protect three roommates.

So at this time, Wang Yueyun and Nisen, as normal people, both felt it was better not to stir up trouble.

There is a gap with geniuses; one must face the gap squarely, not escape, but also not be rash.

But Wen Xishu didn't think so:

"Seems quite exciting too."

Wang Yueyun looked at Wen Xishu, somewhat puzzled:

"Are you crazy?"

Nisen said:

"Xiao Jin is too strong, Wen; let's not join in the fun."

Wen Xishu actually didn't want to join in the fun either. But he remembered one thing:

The most efficient method known for obtaining item slots is to head to a tower system one has never been to and challenge above one's level.

That was how he initially possessed four item slots.

Thinking about it this way, he felt it seemed he could still try it.

"I actually think that if Xiao Jin is there, it's not bad for me to jump levels directly."

Xiao Jin waved his hands hurriedly:

"Can't do that, can't do that... I'm not sure I can protect you all well. I was just bragging... I forgot."

Xiao Jin forgot that he was different from others; according to the rules, one had to be eighteen to ascend the tower, and he was someone who could not follow the rules.

Although he really wanted to climb the tower with his roommates to consolidate their feelings, he couldn't drag people to dangerous places.

But when he said this, it more or less made Wang Yueyun lose face a bit. He was a student recruited into the Slaughter Tower Academy with full marks.

But in this dormitory, he would actually be told by a roommate: I might not be able to carry you.

Although Xiao Jin's original intention was to say his own ability was not enough to carry them, Wang Yueyun's understanding was: we are too weak and will drag you down.

Wen Xishu felt that he could gamble.

When was the Mysterious Tower not a case of having one's head tied to one's belt? It wouldn't be impossible to go to the Slaughter Tower. It's a pity Xiao Jin is only at the seventeenth floor; if it were the twenty-first floor, maybe there would be a chance to see Jennifer.

Wen Xishu actually had some confidence in his heart. The Scorpio Dagger, the Phoenix Glove·Solve, and the Pseudo-Fate Compass—these things were all universal to the Three Towers.

Yes, these three orange items were actually not limited to the Mysterious Tower.

The Scorpio Dagger even intuitively possessed the Slaughter Tower attribute of increasing attack power.

Plus the Upside-Down Dice as a bottom line, in case he could use Mysterious Tower rules, his own strength would be able to kill quite a few mid-tier normal species directly. Wen Xishu was eager to try:

"It's fine, just take care of yourself when the time comes. If you see that I really can't beat them, then you can help me a little."

Wen Xishu felt that what he said was flawless, but in the eyes of Xiao Jin and the other three, it was somewhat crazy.

Xiao Jin really wanted to start with a "Wow" and flatter him, but then felt that this shouldn't be flattered.

Wen Xishu clearly saw some problems:

"Don't dawdle. The topic of going to the Slaughter Tower was brought up by you, right? You also took full responsibility for the Comrade Wristband, saying you could solve it, right!?"

"What's the matter? If we really go, we weak ones aren't afraid, are you, a strong one, afraid?"

"I just want to satisfy my craving for challenging above my level. Xiao Jin, you aren't bragging, are you? If we die, it can't be blamed on you. If you think I'm dragging you down, don't worry about me; you can just kill your own monsters."

Nisen really wanted to say: Bro, don't be this crazy, I'm scared.

But Wen Xishu's momentum had reached this point; there was a feeling that it could not be refuted. He could only look at Wang Yueyun.

What kind of person was Wang Yueyun? He was the kind of person who forced himself to compete with others.

As soon as Wang Yueyun heard Wen Xishu's words, his tiger body shook instantly. He just felt inspired.

Yes, being so conventional, how could one stand shoulder to shoulder with a genius? Wang Yueyun's gaze became firm:

"Count me in!"

Suddenly having two people who weren't afraid of death, Xiao Jin also felt he shouldn't be coy:

"You guys... alright, come if you want! Brother Yun, Brother Wen, I will try my best to protect you!"

Nisen felt it was all over now; three out of four were going, he couldn't not go.

But what Nisen, Wang Yueyun, and even Xiao Jin did not expect was... this time their Slaughter Tower journey would have a level far higher than they imagined.

(End of chapter)