Chapter 124: The Apocalypse Survival Game Ends

Wen Xishu had already received the prompt that the hidden task was completed. Regarding this task, no matter what Catherine chose, it could actually be completed.

Wen Xishu just gave his own suggestion.

Because leaving this room, the outside world was too cruel, and it would be hard for Catherine to survive.

Of course, if he hoped Catherine would leave, Wen Xishu's ability to speak with a silver tongue could also immediately find a logical excuse.

But he made the choice he thought was correct.

If John became the game, then everything John left in the Easter egg room was actually John himself.

As for whether there would be any changes later... Wen Xishu was afraid he couldn't know.

He could only know the follow-up in the future by going to Wind City through the Slaughter Tower, or going to the Wind City in the real world.

【Congratulations, you triggered and completed the hidden task: Catherine's Decision. You will obtain the title of Wind City Savior.】

Wen Xishu hadn't finished reading all the rewards, but the moment he saw this prompt, he was suddenly touched.

Even though he rarely empathized with NPCs, and all his rhetoric was to complete tasks...

But at this moment, he seemed to have thought of the intention of this title.

That man couldn't protect Wind City; no matter how he modified it, the death that was supposed to come would arrive on schedule, just in a different form.

But at least he could choose to protect Catherine. He denied being a savior, but for the person who protected Catherine, he generously gave the title of savior.

At this moment, Wen Xishu could understand John's heart; Catherine was his everything.

Wen Xishu didn't convey these inner thoughts of John to Catherine; for such an excellent partner, you don't need to repeatedly tell her how much you love her.

【Wind City Savior: You will possess the access and input permission for the core code. All creatures within Wind City cannot cause you harm, but this permission will become invalid when leaving Wind City. Please check other permissions yourself. Your "Apocalypse" journey will be considered as completed. You can experience any content of the game yourself, or choose to leave. If you are not in Wind City, everything in Wind City will continue to run according to the original settings.】

Wen Xishu widened his eyes. He had thought the reward for the hidden task would be very good, but he hadn't expected it to be this good.

"It didn't specifically mention it was an obsession world... according to my understanding of the task, both the Three Towers and reality should be effective, right?"

"In other words, I am now the true master of Wind City..."

In Wen Xishu's cognition, those who could be visited by the owners of constellation names had to have master-level qualifications.

And unlike An Rong who relied on huge financial resources to search for "gods" all over the world, John was actually actively targeted by Scorpio.

Of course, the core of John as a person was indeed very compatible with Scorpio.

In short, Wen Xishu thought John would become the master of the Wind City region in the Slaughter Tower. Just as An Rong was destined to become the master of Jicheng.

But now, John became the rule itself. He thought he couldn't become a savior, so he did two things...

The first thing: let his lover be able to stay away from the cruelty of the apocalypse.

The second thing: he left everything that belonged to him to his players.

And these two things actually counted as one thing.

Because finding Catherine meant the game was cleared along the way.

"So, that master of Wind City is not him... but me?"

Catherine was a bit surprised by Wen Xishu's self-talk:

"What are you saying?"

Wen Xishu said:

"I was just prompted that the entire game is already in a cleared state for me. I now... have GM permissions."

Catherine thought slightly... and immediately understood everything. Water mist filled her eyes once again.

Wen Xishu also knew the reason for Catherine's sadness.

"So, no matter what I choose, the reward is actually the same. If Catherine, you are willing to stay here... I will get these rewards. He hoped I could use this power to do things he couldn't do."

"If you choose to walk out of this room, that's fine too. With this power, I will definitely be able to let you survive safely in Wind City."

Catherine nodded. She thought seriously for a long time and said:

"Perhaps... he still has some news hidden in the games behind these doors. I think I will explore these news."

"What is your... name?" Catherine looked at Wen Xishu.

"Wen Xishu." Wen Xishu knew that he had to use his real name at this time.

This was for the convenience of meeting in the future.

Catherine said:

"Wen Xishu, will you stay in Wind City?"

Wen Xishu shook his head:

"Unfortunately, I cannot stay in Wind City for the time being. My journey is not just in Wind City, but don't worry, I will not waste the power John bestowed upon me. The day I arrive in Wind City again, Wind City will be the only place in this world not eroded by the apocalypse."

Catherine understood that John didn't give this permission to her because John didn't want the heavy burden of ending the apocalypse to be borne by her.

And the young man in front of her was the person John had chosen.

"I will wait for you here. I look forward to our reunion. Perhaps by then, I will be able to find other clues left by John."

"Good, it's a deal."

"It's a deal."

At the moment when the two shook hands to make the agreement, Wen Xishu suddenly thought that perhaps this scene was the best...

CG17.

Wind City.

Inside Wind City University, Wen Xishu had already bid farewell to Catherine and arrived at Wind City University.

He could now return to the bunker at any time to end this journey. Although there were still many main tasks not done, for Wen Xishu, everything was an experience.

He was still digesting the content of this time.

"Wind City Savior, Master. Me."

"If I have the opportunity to go to the real world and then enter Wind City, then at least within Wind City, I will have this rule—all creatures within Wind City cannot harm me."

"This Mysterious Tower exploration's biggest gain is probably this. This is equivalent to letting me have a safe zone in the real world, the world that currently only exists in the old principal's imagination..."

"However, this sentence seems to have ambiguity. All creatures within Wind City cannot harm me... does it refer to creatures that originally belonged to the interior of Wind City, or does it mean no matter where they belong, as long as they are within Wind City, they cannot harm me?"

This question didn't bother Wen Xishu for long. After obtaining the title of Savior, everything in his eyes changed.

For others, it was an apocalypse survival game, but for Wen Xishu, it had already turned into a "creation" game.

He could see the material structure inside Wind City, and he also had a mini-map in his mind, as well as the detailed life values of all zombies.

The most critical thing was that he could view the "Workbench." Among the various codes of the Workbench, he discovered that he could do the following things in Wind City—

【Code command: whoryourdaddy. Effect: Once this code is enabled, when you initiate an attack on all creatures that originally belong to Wind City, you will additionally inflict 100% pure damage of the opponent's maximum health, ignoring any damage reduction. But for creatures that do not belong to Wind City but are within Wind City, they will have the effect of ignoring defense.】

Instant kill command for creatures belonging to Wind City, and armor-piercing for creatures not belonging but residing in Wind City.

【Code command: warpten. Effect: When Wind City's buildings are destroyed, you can use this command to quickly create buildings.】

【Code command: speedmax. Effect: In Wind City, you can teleport to any coordinate.】

【Code command: iseedeadpeople. Effect: Your vision covers the entire city.】

【Code command: ineedyuepiao. Effect: Let everyone in Wind City be in an excited state.】

【Code command: pointbreak. Effect: Remove the maximum creature limit in Wind City; you can stuff more creatures into Wind City, but this requires you to have enough Tower Power.】

【Code command: thereisnospoon. Effect: You will have infinite energy in Wind City—excluding Tower Power.】

There were many similar codes, such as setting a whitelist, allowing unconditional entry into Wind City, and obtaining recovery effects in Wind City.

There was also setting a blacklist; once the other party enters Wind City, the zombies in Wind City will actively search for and attack them.

At the same time, he could also rename Wind City, apply fog of war, and so on.

After Wen Xishu set the names of Tang Rui, the An brothers, Jack, Jennifer, and others in the whitelist, he stopped exploring further.

From the code effect, he was unharmed within Wind City.

Of course, rules also had levels. And rules also had ways to be restrained; for example, if the opponent's attack came from outside Wind City, that was another story.

"It's a pity that I cannot expand the scope of Wind City in the Mysterious Tower."

The current Wen Xishu had a feeling of taking root. No matter what the reward for this task itself was... he already had a stronghold in the real apocalypse world.

"Even, I can use this point to gain the trust of other potential allies in the Slaughter Tower..."

The gain this time was indeed huge.

Wen Xishu also discovered a key point.

That was that the Wind City he saw was already different from the real Wind City.

He was currently in the "out-of-print Wind City." The real Wind City was actually being experienced by Zhang Hai, Kate, and others.

Once he returned to the bunker, the Wind City he was currently in would disappear completely.

But Catherine's Easter egg room was an exception, except that the Easter egg room lost the possibility of being visited by others.

Only in this "out-of-print Wind City" did players have the opportunity to find Catherine. If it were the latest version of Wind City, even if players found that office building, they wouldn't see Catherine.

In other words, if Catherine left that room, she would only appear in the "out-of-print Wind City" and would not be found by players of the new version of Wind City.

That was a world exclusive to Catherine.

Only when Wen Xishu returned to Wind City could he possibly transfer Catherine to the real Wind City.

He hoped that by then, Wind City would no longer have an apocalypse.

In addition, Wen Xishu also discovered that his control over Wind City could be effective for both the "out-of-print Wind City" and the "current version of Wind City."

He actually had a choice now.

"I am already equivalent to the god of this game... John's decisions actually all need to be completed together with Scorpio. Does this count as a gift from Scorpio?"

"Then... do I want to kill them?"

Walking on the streets of the apocalypse, the surrounding zombies did not launch an attack on Wen Xishu, who was on the whitelist.

Wen Xishu was now as casual as a god walking in his garden.

And what he was thinking about was whether to use his god-like power now... to kill others?

Zhang Hai, Kate, Tong Lianlang, Ye Lingfeng, and Blind Man.

According to the Dice of Reversal, the effect of the Fourth Evil, killing them would allow him to absorb all their Three Towers attributes.

This was undoubtedly a temptation, a huge temptation.

Wen Xishu suddenly had a feeling at this moment that this was a choice of whether to be a human or a god.

He was really thinking about whether to kill these people.

Dying in the Mysterious Tower was reasonable. Everyone could die in the Mysterious Tower; the old principal still didn't dare to step into the Mysterious Tower to this day.

So why not?

No one would know what you did; you were already the god of Wind City.

At the same time, you have also been labeling yourself as a villain, haven't you?

Wen Xishu kept wanting to persuade himself to start from maximizing benefits. Killing teammates, since the Dice of Reversal had already chosen this option, wouldn't it be a waste not to do it in the end?

Everything was just a matter of a thought.

He suddenly felt that this question seemed harder than the game itself. He really thought for a long, long time, and finally...

He suddenly thought of the three lively treasures in his dormitory, thought of Xun Hui, and also thought of Wen Renjing.

He also thought of Zhang Hai and Kate, who were stingy in the game; both of them showed an attitude of "you can take my life, but you can't take my money" when playing the game.

Finally, he also thought of John.

He seemed to see John saying:

"You are now the savior of Wind City."

Wen Xishu finally sighed lightly and found an excuse for himself:

"Their Three Towers attributes probably aren't much, and I'm not lacking them. Besides, it doesn't fit the art style of the current version. If it were the dark and cruel old version of 'Apocalypse,' I would have killed them."

Thinking this way, Wen Xishu felt much more relaxed.

Killing was actually not something that required special entanglement for Wen Xishu. When he felt the malice of the other party, his first reaction was how to kill the other party in the Mysterious Tower.

He had done so in several previous explorations. But starting from Wen Xiange and others, Wen Xishu seemed to have started setting a series of restrictions on his killing.

These restrictions were increasing, making him feel that he seemed to have changed.

He didn't like this change, fearing that he would become weak because of it. But in the end, he was still being changed bit by bit.

Perhaps it originated from those poor people in the Desire Tower, or perhaps, it originated from those kind-hearted people in the bunker.

【Wen Xishu: I have cleared all the main tasks, and I am about to return to the bunker. Good luck to you all.】

【Ye Lingfeng: Three minutes, I need the full walkthrough of this game. Ye will give you wealth that you cannot refuse.】

【Tong Lianlang: Is it over? No, everything has only just begun. You are still far from discovering the true evil, but isn't this a kind of luck.】

【Zhang Hai: Big Boss... aren't we supposed to survive for seven days? Are we playing the same game?】

It really wasn't.

【Wen Xishu: You guys keep it up, I've finished all the main tasks here, so I'm going back early. But don't be rash; even the third floor of the Mysterious Tower has its difficulty.】

【Kate: I regret it very much; why did we decide to act separately at the beginning? Big Boss, do you have any suggestions?】

Wen Xishu remembered the reason for acting separately at the beginning was because others chose hidden classes.

And he and Blind Man didn't choose hidden classes.

But now it seemed that memories had been changed. He didn't ask too much; this wasn't important, he completely believed in the Three Towers' ability.

I'm afraid it wasn't just the people in the game; even the people who were watching in the rest area at the beginning had their memories changed.

But there was still a bug here. That was that Zhang Hai and Kate, the two working stiffs, recognized who Wen Xishu was.

But they felt it was very strange why such a level of Big Boss would be assigned to the same floor as them.

However, Wen Xishu didn't explain much about this.

【Wen Xishu: No suggestions, the game's survival difficulty is not high, just enjoy the game itself. In short, safety first, it doesn't matter if you don't push the tasks.】

Actually, for others, the game was still very dangerous, but in Wen Xishu's eyes, the third floor was really no different from a playground.

Wen Xishu was more concerned about Blind Man at this time.

【Wen Xishu: Blind Man, do you still want to die very much?】

【Blind Man: I don't know.】

【Wen Xishu: The monsters in the game won't attack you; you can take this time to think carefully about what you really want. This world is very bad, but it's not that bad. If you can feel kindness even in the Mysterious Tower, why be stubborn about the malice of that small group of people in the bunker?】

Wen Xishu hoped Blind Man would survive.

Perhaps this fit John's game setting, perhaps he didn't dislike Blind Man from the beginning.

But Blind Man was not persuaded by Wen Xishu's "mouth-escape."

【Blind Man: What kind of dog-shit logic is that? The monsters in the Mysterious Tower have no malice, so the people in the bunker are worth forgiving? People promote the terror of ghosts, and everything is just to... cover up their own ugliness. Wen Xishu, I know you are the Wen Xishu who has been in the limelight recently, and I also know that a group of people take you as their faith, but I don't believe in gods in this world. If gods really exist, why don't they come to save me?】

【Blind Man: I will find other ways, I will stay in this place like Tam and Tokugawa...】

In the memories of everyone after being modified, Tokugawa Dahe and Tam failed the task, leading to being bitten by zombies and assimilated into zombies.

Wen Xishu didn't say much. He had already persuaded himself not to take the initiative to kill not long ago.

But if a person wanted to die himself, he wouldn't keep stopping him.

"Then wish you success, Wind City is indeed quite livable."

Wen Xishu didn't reply to Blind Man, just muttered this sentence. He didn't care why Blind Man had such a world-weary thought, or what experience led Blind Man to want to die.

In the journey of the Mysterious Tower, he would encounter many strange people; these people might appear with great fanfare at the moment of their debut, but die in the Mysterious Tower for no reason.

It was the same in the bunker; perhaps one day, Xiao Jin, Yue Yun, Nisen, and Xun Hui would all die.

All relationships in life are bound to end in parting.

Wen Xishu felt that he and Blind Man would likely not meet again; after all, he didn't have the code to turn zombies into humans.

It was the same for Zhang Hai and Kate; Wen Xishu didn't think he would meet them again.

He didn't care much either.

Unlike others, others would return to the bunker shortly after completing the task.

Wen Xishu, this time, needed to take the initiative to choose to leave. Wind City would not reject its master.

In Wen Xishu's vision, there was still an interface similar to the one created by Scorpio at the beginning.

【Log in to game】

【Exit game】

Without a doubt, this journey was a journey with a very strong Scorpio style.

Wen Xishu had already begun to look forward to which constellation he would meet next, and what style it would be.

He decisively chose to exit the game.

Unlike before, this time Wen Xishu only received favorability from one person.

【Favorability with Scorpio +5.】

【You have attracted the attention of Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces.】

This time, Wen Xishu didn't unlock any recruitment quotas. Because this time, there was no character like Slaughter-John.

For no reason, Wen Xishu felt a bit sad.

As for the collective attention of all other constellations, Wen Xishu was not surprised, because... it was very likely that the real world had undergone huge changes during this Mysterious Tower journey.

The apocalypse survival journey finally ended.

In Wen Xishu's eyes, it was no longer the bustling or dilapidated Wind City. When he opened his eyes, it was like arriving in Catherine's room, seeing many doors.

The black mysterious head chuckled sinisterly: "Dili-li-li, you really caused quite a stir."

Wen Xishu said:

"What kind of stir?"

Black mysterious head:

"Hard to say, not easy to say, better not to say."

Wen Xishu directly ignored the Guide and began to check his attribute panel.

【Codename: Wen Xishu.】

【Slaughter Tower Level: 15. Slaughter Value Limit: 170.】

【Mysterious Tower Level: 20. Magic Resistance: 28 points.】

【Desire Tower Level: 21. Luck Value: 30 points.】

【Sequence Slot Quantity: 2. Owned Sequence: Mysterious Sequence 37: Spiritual Barrage. This sequence cannot be traded.

Slaughter Sequence 199: Limit Kick. This sequence can be traded.】

【Three Towers Item Slot: 5 slots.】

Usually, the Desire Tower and Mysterious Tower were aligned. This sudden higher level of the Desire Tower made Wen Xishu a bit surprised:

"What's the situation? I'm a climber of the Mysterious Tower, and now the Desire Tower level is actually the highest?"

The Guide said:

"All of this originates from the people you contacted in the Desire Tower. The higher the status of the people you contact, the more experience points you obtain. Although it is very unreasonable, your danger rating in the Desire Tower this time was 'no return'."

"In other words, if it weren't for you, if it were anyone else, they would likely have died in the Desire Tower."

"However, you paid a sufficiently high price."

Wen Xishu didn't quite understand:

"What price?"

The black mysterious head laughed:

"You can label yourself as not belonging to any god... but if you become the master of a territory, everyone will assume you have already made a choice."

Wen Xishu understood this sentence.

He suddenly understood that in Scorpio's eyes, John was just a tool man. A master was a very powerful existence, a terrifying creature that even strong people like Xun Hui had to avoid.

But for Scorpio, it was just a certain part in a plan.

Now, Scorpio felt that sacrificing this part and replacing it with something else would be more interesting, so he did just that.

On the surface, he became the master of Wind City, winning big in this game like Qin Shi Huang eating Sichuan pepper. But the price for all of this had already been marked.

"No wonder it attracted the attention of so many constellations all at once... could it be that they all think I... defected to Scorpio?"

The black mysterious head laughed:

"I am really looking forward to your next journey."

Wen Xishu said:

"What is my completion level this time?"

"Of course it is level six. You have obtained an opportunity to choose a facility."

Wen Xishu said:

"Does the bunker have a library? About the Three Towers world."

The black mysterious head shook his head:

"You know, that is a very thankless facility. People in the bunker don't love reading."

Wen Xishu had the answer:

"Then open a library on the second floor. Is there such a building? What is the difference between a level-six library and an ordinary library?"

The black mysterious head frowned slightly, not expecting Wen Xishu to choose this:

"With so many buildings to choose from, why must you choose a library? A level-six library has an astonishing collection of books and will grant readers characteristics like 'Focus,' 'Epiphany,' and 'Strong Memory'."

"Actually, there is one. The maximum number of existing facilities is 3. There is one on the twelfth floor of the bunker."

So it already existed.

But without a doubt, on the twelfth floor, how many people could go there? Wen Xishu said:

"The bunker is about to establish a Mysterious Tower Assault Team. I think this is also something you would be happy to see, right?"

The black mysterious head nodded:

"Of course, the more performance I have, the better."

Wen Xishu laughed:

"Then there is no problem. In my opinion, knowledge about the Three Towers world is very important in itself, which is also helpful for raiding the Mysterious Tower, and even more so for the Desire Tower. People perhaps don't dislike reading, it's just that reading is a bit luxurious if you have to go to the twelfth floor to do it."

"I've decided, place the library on the second floor."

The black mysterious head said:

"Alright, of course I hope so. Indeed, you all need to speed up the progress of exploring the Mysterious Tower. Although the arrival of the next Great Devouring is unstoppable, perhaps you can delay it longer the time after next."

Wen Xishu widened his eyes slightly:

"Great Devouring?"

"Yes, the Great Devouring is coming. But the specific time is not yet determined," the black mysterious head said.

Wen Xishu asked continuously:

"What is the reason for the Great Devouring? How to stop its arrival? What impact will its arrival have on the bunker?"

The black mysterious head tilted his head:

"Alright, for your sake, I'll make an exception and tell you. The reason for the Great Devouring can be understood as a counterattack launched by that world against the bunker through the Three Towers."

"Not hard to understand, right? After all, what you are doing is making changes to that world through the Three Towers."

"Every journey of yours may rewrite the war situation of that world. Then the Great Devouring is to change you."

Wen Xishu said:

"Could it be that the people of that world, those guys with Slaughter prefixes, Mysterious prefixes, and Desire prefixes, will come to explore us in reverse?"

The Guide shook his head:

"No, no, no, they certainly don't possess that kind of ability; that is a privilege only bunker people have."

"The Great Devouring is actually related to the Mysterious Tower, but this time, the weirdness will not be in the Mysterious Tower, but will descend on many levels of the bunker."

Wen Xishu immediately realized the wrong place:

"So... the weirdness of the Mysterious Tower will appear in the bunker, and people need to clear it?"

The black mysterious head didn't expect Wen Xishu to understand it so quickly:

"The Great Devouring originates from the severe lack of exploration times of a certain tower. Since the Desire Tower cannot be under-explored, and the price of under-exploring the Slaughter Tower is too huge... plus the exploration of the Mysterious Tower is too weird and dangerous..."

"For various reasons, every Great Devouring is caused by the under-exploration of the Mysterious Tower."

"And the manifestation of the Great Devouring is just like the Mysterious Tower you explored. You can understand it as the Mysterious Tower forcing bunker people to explore because of insufficient exploration times. Only after eliminating a certain amount of weirdness will the Great Devouring end."

The black mysterious head laughed and said:

"By the way, what do you think is the relationship between the Desire Tower and the Mysterious Tower?"

Wen Xishu didn't scold the Guide for speaking directly, but seriously thought about this question.

After a while, he opened his mouth and said:

"The intertwining of various desires in the Desire Tower creates the distortion of the Mysterious Tower, as well as various rules. It can be said that the Desire Tower is the material for the Mysterious Tower."

The black mysterious head clapped:

"A good point of view, but I want to tell you that in the Great Devouring, the materials don't just come from the Desire Tower; they may also come from the bunker."

"In other words, the poor people in the bunker may also erupt with astonishing energy in the Great Devouring."

"In short, every time the Great Devouring appears, the bunker will lose a layer of skin."

Wen Xishu thought about it and found that this game was unsolvable.

First, the mortality rate of exploring the Slaughter Tower is very high, almost as high as the Mysterious Tower.

The mortality rate of exploring the Desire Tower is the lowest.

Then the logic is that exploring the Desire Tower becomes the main means of bringing supplies to the bunker. Because it is safe and has stable output.

Then the exploration times of the Desire Tower cannot be insufficient. If the exploration times of the Desire Tower are reduced...

It is very likely to lead to a decrease in the main source of supplies.

Then can the exploration times of the Slaughter Tower be reduced? Even less so. Because insufficient exploration times of the Mysterious Tower lead to the Great Devouring descending on the bunker in the form of weirdness.

If the exploration times of the Slaughter Tower are insufficient, then the Great Devouring will descend on the bunker in the form of Slaughter Tower slaughter.

The Mysterious Tower does have a low survival rate, but at least it doesn't rely on force; if humans work together, it is still possible to get through.

But the Slaughter Tower is different. If the Great Devouring is triggered by the under-exploration of the Slaughter Tower, it requires hard power to get through.

If the numerical value is not up to standard, you can't get through; the Slaughter Tower won't give you those opportunities for detours.

So, when Wen Xishu thought about this question, he had a feeling like John facing the future of Wind City.

Finally, he discovered that the Great Devouring descending in the form of the Mysterious Tower is actually the most reasonable and the only solution.

If humans want to eradicate the Great Devouring, they can only increase investment in the exploration of the Mysterious Tower.

But you can't really say... which number of people who die from this investment and the number of people who die from the arrival of the Great Devouring is greater.

Exploring the Mysterious Tower requires people to die, and the mortality rate has never been low.

Exploring the Slaughter Tower already kills enough people, but at least the bunker's birth rate is qualified and can withstand the population trend. But if there is another Mysterious Tower exploration... then the change in the total population will cause other changes.

Because there is another invisible rule—the total number of adults in the bunker = the total number of Three Towers loggers.

Let the bunker go crazy and produce soldiers and people? But for this kind of thing, the more demanding you are, the more counterproductive it will be.

Wen Xishu thought about it and found that this game was unsolvable. Perhaps there is one more solution.

That is the appearance of a genius who explores the Mysterious Tower and reduces the mortality rate of the Mysterious Tower with his own strength.

"Alright, alright, Wen Xishu, I really look forward to you turning the tide in the Great Devouring. Also, don't think of the Great Devouring as too terrifying. After all, there are a few monster-like existences in the bunker."

Wen Xishu nodded. If disaster must descend and cannot be stopped, then what he can do is find a way to deal with it.

He asked:

"Can you reveal how long it will be before the Great Devouring descends?"

The Guide had already changed the subject:

"If your supply output is level six every time... then perhaps, you can change the distribution pattern of the Three Towers exploration."

Wen Xishu knew that since the other party changed the subject, it meant he couldn't tell him the exact time.

As for supplies... according to the bunker's rules, supplies will be converted into corresponding merit points.

Wen Xishu didn't count how many merit points he had. Supplies are the main motivation for most people to explore the Three Towers. But for Wen Xishu, supplies have become an optional part.

What he cares about has always been facilities, technology, and props.

But now, he realized the importance of supplies. Yes, if he could bring "supplies that satisfy the survival of a bunker level for seven days" every time, and "explore at a high frequency."

That is equivalent to him alone being able to carry the output of several residential levels of the bunker.

In this way, perhaps more people could be transferred to explore the Mysterious Tower.

But Wen Xishu didn't think this was realistic.

"Facing the right thing and the easy thing, people may not choose the right thing, a teacher of mine told me. So... the solution to the Great Devouring is probably only to wait for someone who is good at climbing the Mysterious Tower to appear."

The Guide didn't speak, just looked at Wen Xishu, revealing a meaningful smile.

Wen Xishu looked at the Guide:

"Is this all the reward I get for exploring the Three Towers this time?"

"That's all, unfortunately, you didn't obtain props, sequences, or runes. But you know very well that you obtained something more important than these at the current stage."

Wind City. Wen Xishu knew the Guide was talking about Wind City. This was indeed an extremely generous reward.

Wen Xishu nodded. After confirming all this, he prepared to return to the bunker. This journey was longer than he expected.

He also had to go talk to Albert to learn more details about the Great Devouring.

Bunker.

When Wen Xishu finally returned to the principal's office, everything was as comfortable as before.

Jia Baer respectfully poured hot tea and prepared a hot towel.

"You've worked hard, Student Wen. This journey actually took three days; it must have been an exceptionally interesting journey. Have you gained growth again?"

Growth was definitely there.

However, it was not certain how much, after all, Wen Xishu left early. Whether the Fourth Evil would really bring him attributes at the last moment was hard to say.

"So-so, not much different from before, just another plain level-six completion, I still haven't made any progress." Wen Xishu humble-bragged.

Jia Baer smiled very gentlemanly:

"Student Wen, you are indeed a genius. Then this time, what have you brought for the bunker?"

"A library, level six, not a rare thing."

Jia Baer suddenly widened his eyes:

"Really? On which floor? Oh... I have always felt that our school's library has too few books. I like reading very much."

Wen Xishu liked Jia Baer's reaction:

"On the second floor."

Jia Baer:

"That's great. The houses on the third floor and the first floor are quite cheap. I finally don't have to worry about not being able to buy a house on the eleventh floor."

"I can imagine, Student Wen, your reputation will increase again. Everyone will be grateful to you for being able to enjoy facilities that only the twelfth floor has."

"But then again, this move of yours might make our school's cultural exams have several more items in the future. Ah, will the common people at the bottom of the bunker resent you for this instead?"

Wen Xishu was amused:

"No wonder the principal likes to use you, Teacher Jia Baer, you are really good at talking. Every time I return to the bunker, you make me feel very comfortable."

Wen Xishu drank hot tea and washed his face and said:

"But Teacher Jia Baer, I want to find the principal, it's a very urgent matter."

Jia Baer was a bit surprised:

"Alright, the principal happens to be here. He is over at the Security Bureau, wait a moment."

Apparently, the principal also had important things over at the Security Bureau, but Jia Baer's judgment was very precise; he believed that the urgent matter in Student Wen's mouth must be very important.

So Jia Baer quickly contacted the principal.

The third bureau chief of the bunker's Security Bureau died. If he died, someone had to replace him.

And reaching the position of bureau chief of the Security Bureau's political affairs bureau, in the bunker, basically meant he had reached the end.

Appointing an official of this level required the bunker's highest ruler, the Council of Elders.

The principal was originally dealing with the Council of Elders, but after hearing Jia Baer's phone call, he immediately bid farewell to these old brothers who had consolidated the bunker together in the past.

This actually surprised those supreme bunker rulers of the Council of Elders.

Albert believed in Jia Baer's judgment; he knew the accuracy of Jia Baer's wording.

So he guessed that Wen Xishu might have brought some extremely important intelligence.

So he rushed to the school office at an extremely fast speed. He seemed to have a premonition of something.

Of course, the moment he entered the office, Albert had already switched to the appearance of liking to laugh wantonly as before:

"Ah-ya-ya-ya, hahahahaha, heard from Jia Baer that you brought back a level-six facility again, and willfully placed it on the second floor, that's really great."

Albert sat on his office chair as soon as he entered the office, not caring about his image at all.

Wen Xishu thought about how to open his mouth, but based on the fact that he also had many doubts and longed for answers, he said directly:

"Principal, the Great Devouring is coming."

At this instant, the smile on Albert's face and the smile on Jia Baer's face all froze.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 125 =====