Chapter 136

When the mission prompt appeared, Wen Xishu knew his journey had come to an end.

Although this journey had been very long, and even though only three days had passed, the need to stay up all night several times left Wen Xishu feeling an unprecedented level of fatigue.

When the surrounding scene finally began to disintegrate, and the familiar white light began to dismantle and reconstruct the environment...

Only then did Wen Xishu let out a sigh of relief.

"Not bad. Thanks to the effect of Minimalism, I survived... Logically speaking, the reward I get this time should include a first-time tower climbing bonus, right?"

Although this was something to be happy about, Wen Xishu still didn't feel all that happy...

Because in a certain sense, the act of killing, forced by helplessness, made Wen Xishu feel that something was missing in terms of soul.

The Purifying Monk had indeed gone from non-existent to existing.

But perhaps, within the true Purifying Monk faction, there should have originally been seven people.

This made Wen Xishu very annoyed.

When he appeared once again in the room full of doors and clocks, the difference from before was that the black strange head among the Three Towers guides had stretched out its neck.

Its neck was terrifyingly long, looking just like chewing gum that had been chewed soft and then stretched out.

A head hung on a neck several meters long, winding past several doors, and came directly to Wen Xishu's side:

"Dulu-lulu-lulu, Wen Xishu, you've returned again, oh, you've returned again~ Truly remarkable, I don't know how you did it... but you were truly remarkable this time. Dulu-lulu-lulu..."

The black strange head's laughter was always very bizarre.

Wen Xishu didn't pay attention to them at first, only seeing a mirror appear before him.

He summoned the mirror to check his attributes; by this time, Wen Xishu's panel had already changed to this.

【Codename: Wen Xishu.】

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

【Mysterious Tower Level: 29. Anti-Magic Value: 51 points.】

【Tower of Desire Level: 28. Luck Value: 48 points.】

【Sequence Slot Count: 2. Owned Sequences: Strange Sequence 37 · Mental Barrage (including runes Mixed Feelings, Undead Guidance). This sequence cannot be traded.

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

Current Item Slots: 8.

Wen Xishu was somewhat surprised himself when he saw this attribute growth.

It really was an astonishing growth in experience points and Anti-Magic Value.

Without a doubt, his performance in the Mysterious Tower this time was better than in the Tower of Desire... causing the Tower of Desire panel, which had originally been one level higher than the Mysterious Tower, to now be one level lower instead.

Of course, what excited Wen Xishu the most was... his Anti-Magic Value had broken through fifty points.

Once again, he had significantly exceeded and completed Albert's requirements ahead of schedule.

Wen Xishu also seemed to understand an algorithm for Anti-Magic Value.

"Also worth noting is my item slots... Good heavens, going from five slots to eight directly."

Wen Xishu's current items:

【Letter from Tang Rui】, 【Forgot Keys】, 【Gradual Indifference】, 【Scorpio's Cheating Knife】, 【Great Adventure Wine Glass】, 【Pseudo-Fate Luo Pan】, 【Best Friend Controller】, 【Phoenix Gloves】, 【Phoenix Feather】, 【True Murder Soccer Ball】, 【Ding Dong's Receipt Letter】, 【Black Coffin Blood】, 【Master Lingqing's Wooden Fish】.

Among them, Ding Dong's receipt letter and the Phoenix feather do not occupy slots.

So the total number of items Wen Xishu possesses that need to occupy slots is eleven.

"The 'Forgot Keys' can actually be phased out now. The Master's wooden fish... a purple item, can be used to resist mental intrusion. That's not bad. Tang Rui's letter is only useful when climbing the Slaughter Tower."

"In this way, I have nine items, but I have eight slots..."

"Hmm, aside from a few orange items, I can basically manage to climb the tower with a full set of items."

Wen Xishu actually didn't yet know what eight slots meant.

At the very least, in terms of the number of item slots, he was about to become a T0-level existence.

Only a very small number of people have more items than Wen Xishu, and also have more item slots than Wen Xishu.

Seeing this attribute panel, Wen Xishu was very satisfied.

"It's a pity that Minimalism is too hard to roll, and if Minimalism doesn't have the Three Phases blessing... it's still very dangerous."

"So it's almost only three ones that can make me perform this kind of behavior again..."

Wen Xishu had to admit that rolling three ones was still very difficult.

And during his first tower climb, when he rolled three ones, he even thought it was some kind of trash score.

But looking at it now, three ones represent a new starting point, and miracles often happen.

At this moment, Wen Xishu's growth progress was astonishing, and this was the effect.

Wen Xishu was very, very satisfied with this attribute growth. However, he first had to ask one question:

"Has the Great Devouring begun?"

The black strange head shook its head and said:

"It hasn't begun yet, but perhaps it has also begun. When it first begins, it doesn't make people feel like it has begun, but it has begun. However, whether it has begun or not, who knows?"

Black lines appeared on Wen Xishu's forehead:

"Are you fucking playing tongue twisters with me?"

Wen Xishu thought for a moment:

"Forget it, perhaps I should choose to work hard on climbing the Tower of Desire; maybe the white desire head has a better attitude than you, this black strange head."

At this, the black strange head became anxious:

"Alright, alright, it has begun, it has begun, but everyone hasn't noticed yet. The beginning of the Great Devouring is very gentle at first."

"You know about boiling a toad in warm water, right? Hehehe, the water temperature doesn't boil right from the start."

Wen Xishu seemed to understand.

That is to say, some anomalies have already begun to appear within the bunker, but perhaps they haven't attracted much attention yet.

Wen Xishu asked again:

"I already know quite a bit about the Great Devouring. Regarding the Great Devouring, can you provide me with any additional information?"

The black strange head thought for a moment:

"The Great Devouring is actually equivalent to climbing the tower. You can also, during the process of the Great Devouring, anchor some things by eliminating vortices, just like your actions this time."

The topic was guided back to the subject Wen Xishu cared about most.

Wen Xishu asked:

"What is my completion rating this time?"

The guide stretched out a hand and then made a "six" gesture.

"Level six completion."

Wen Xishu sighed:

"As expected."

Actually, the guide hadn't finished speaking; it was a level six completion, but it was more than just level six.

In the past, Wen Xishu would have felt level six was quite good; after all, due to floor restrictions, the highest was only level six.

But there must be a level seven completion on the 42nd floor.

Wen Xishu couldn't help but ask:

"The situation caused by the Corruptor at that time... could no longer be solved by normal redemption and reform routes. The best handling method I could achieve was level six."

The black strange head nodded:

"Yes, without a doubt."

Wen Xishu was very annoyed by this feeling of Corruptors meddling:

"So, does this mean that in the future, when facing the distortion and corruption of Corruptors, I can only choose to kill?"

This was something he had discussed with Master Lingqing.

Master Lingqing couldn't provide an answer, only a direction.

But the guide had an answer:

"Not necessarily. Although I don't know what method you used to climb to the 42nd floor all at once, and your rewards even increased... exceeding the usual level six completion rewards."

"But I suggest you... climb the tower in the normal order, and put away your supernatural powers. Dulu-lulu~"

The black strange head pointed to a door.

"There are countless doors floating here, and the worlds outside some of them are very distorted."

"It is actually very unwise to enter those less distorted doors out of order, not collect enough items... and then rashly challenge the doors behind."

"Dulu-lulu-lulu~ It's not just a matter of danger, but, hmm, let me put it this way."

"If I were to send you to the 99th floor of the Tower of Desire now, you would find yourself helpless; the fate trajectory of everyone there is distorted and corrupted to the extreme."

"It's like a game where you go directly to the final level and find the level design unreasonable..."

"But you skipping levels is unreasonable in the first place. If you want to make everything reasonable, you cannot let go of every detail."

"Understand? Sometimes, the answer lies within those corrupted levels."

"The setting where the key to the ultimate land is hidden in the novice village is also very common, isn't it?"

The strange head clearly had something in mind.

Wen Xishu thought for a while and understood slightly:

"In the Three Towers, from the 20th floor onwards in the Tower of Desire world, there are Corruptors... does that mean it's very likely that some level before the 20th floor has a way to restrain Corruptors?"

The black strange head shook its head:

"Hard to say."

The white desire head added:

"Hard to say."

The red slaughter head reacted instinctively:

"Not hard to say."

Wen Xishu was accustomed to this and asked:

"What is my reward? A level six facility?"

The black strange head revealed an even stranger smile:

"Dulu-lulu-lulu~ Of course not, obviously, you obtained a level seven facility."

Wen Xishu widened his eyes:

"A level seven facility? But I only have a level six completion?"

"That's true, you could indeed only achieve a level six completion, but please, level six isn't some stray cat or dog trash completion. Level six is also very high. And... you used special means to significantly increase your reward coefficient."

The black strange head looked at Wen Xishu, narrowed its eyes, and said:

"For example~ your item slots, your level, your Anti-Magic Value..."

"It's not just the attribute panel; you also caused your extra rewards to change for certain reasons."

"Let's put it this way, you obtained a level 6.5 reward."

"A level seven facility, as well as a reinforcement effect for all humans in the bunker, plus level six completion supplies."

Wen Xishu was stunned:

"A reinforcement effect for all humans in the bunker?"

The black strange head said:

"This isn't a complete level seven, so the reinforcement effect isn't too strong. After you return to the bunker... you will become a hero."

"The gap between you and everyone else will be further widened. Interesting, right?"

Wen Xishu was puzzled:

"So, what kind of reinforcement effect for all humans in the bunker is it exactly?"

The black strange head rubbed its hands excitedly:

"All humans in the bunker, lifespan plus two years, and all humans in the bunker, for the next month, Anti-Magic Value +2. It only lasts for one month."

Good heavens, a full-faction reward? Is it that exaggerated?

Acting directly on the constitution of all bunker people.

Wen Xishu realized at this moment... what kind of sensation he would cause after returning to the bunker.

Wen Xishu said:

"If it were a complete level seven... what would happen?"

"A complete level seven would be of huge help to you in dealing with the Great Devouring, for example, allowing bunker people to enjoy a portion of the Three Towers attribute panel even within the bunker for a limited time."

Wen Xishu didn't react at first, thinking to himself, just this? But soon, he realized that if this situation really occurred...

Then people's desire to explore the Slaughter Tower would soar.

Because the Tower of Desire attribute panel actually doesn't have much meaning. It only increases charm.

But the Slaughter Tower attribute panel actually increases physical combat power.

This is equivalent to bringing a society with a conventional system into a super-powered system society.

The high and low status of humans would then be determined by combat power values.

In this way, it would instead significantly promote the efficiency of exploring the Slaughter Tower.

Of course, it might also breed a darker, brutal rule.

"Level seven is indeed very difficult to achieve," Wen Xishu sighed.

If there were no Minimalism blessing... this time it would actually just be a level six completion.

There couldn't be any so-called level 6.5, and it was even further away from level seven.

The black strange head said:

"Who's to say otherwise? Although there have been a few level sevens in the history of the Three Towers... those were all joint operations with large-scale human tower entry."

"You indeed possess peculiar powers unknown to others, but that kind of power still has a gap compared to unity."

"However, having said that, that kind of power of unity does not conflict with the power you yourself possess."

"Dulu-lulu-lulu, you are not yet the number one person in the Three Towers. On your path of climbing the tower, there are still people stronger than you waiting for you. Perhaps in the future, you can climb the tower together."

Wen Xishu nodded.

Although the guide didn't provide any earth-shattering news, these final words did indeed give Wen Xishu some spirit.

Yes, not achieving level seven this time, although a pity... perhaps in the short term, there won't be another opportunity this close to level seven.

But he still has friends like the old principal, Xun Hui, Wen Renjing, Wang Yueyun, Nisen, and Xiao Jin.

Perhaps in the future, there will be a day when everyone can achieve a level seven completion.

Thinking of this, Wen Xishu also relaxed quite a bit and asked:

"Alright, tell me, what is the level seven facility I obtained this time?"

The guide smiled:

"Safe House · Lv7. You might already know the effect."

As soon as Wen Xishu heard the guide say this, he seemed to have an idea in his heart:

"Could it be... this thing is the same as the house on the island?"

The black strange head danced with joy:

"You guessed it. As long as you enter the house, no evil erosion can harm you."

"The house can accommodate three hundred people. It counts as a small building."

Wen Xishu was obviously not satisfied:

"A level seven facility... just this? I just saved the lives of three hundred people?"

The black strange head shook its head and said:

"No, of course not just that. The Safe House also has two other abilities—observation and containment."

"In the bunker, if there is a Lv7 Safe House, you can build a command center in the Safe House, and the Safe House will regularly scan the entire bunker for dangerous individuals."

"The Safe House will also list detailed danger levels and danger attributes. In other words, with a Safe House, you have a danger intelligence center for the bunker."

"The Great Devouring is very terrifying, Dulu-lulu-lulu. In the Great Devouring, you will face many monsters and vortices."

"The Safe House will provide some information annotations for certain vortices, and as for living beings, the Safe House will list the danger attributes of the creatures, allowing you to have ways to cope."

"Furthermore, by containing special creatures into the Safe House, they cannot escape. And after being contained, you will obtain more detailed content."

"Perhaps, you can use this to research some patterns of how normal species evolve into rare species, and rare species evolve into elite species."

Wen Xishu's initial attitude toward the Safe House was disdainful.

Actually, just having absolute safety is a concept in itself, and the Safe House is not bad at all.

But he didn't expect that the Safe House was actually the same as the house on the island—it had a peephole.

The Safe House can observe monsters outside. This peephole is much stronger than the one on the island.

Wen Xishu asked a question he cared about very much:

"As the facility owner, do I have any extra permissions? Like the kind for the capsized shack?"

Some facilities, although belonging to Wen Xishu, can be used by anyone.

But some facilities, although usable by anyone, have extra privileges for the owner.

The black strange head smiled:

"Your status is so transcendent, surely you are already a true legend of the bunker now? Still worried about this kind of problem?"

Wen Xishu shook his head:

"I'm not worried about this, but you know how much panic the Great Devouring will bring to people's hearts, right?"

"First of all, when I return to the bunker, the Safe House will already be in the bunker."

"If someone forcibly occupies the Safe House... and doesn't open the door for others to avoid the Great Devouring, that would be very disgusting to me."

Wen Xishu wasn't actually worried about this.

He was just thinking about the disgusting actions the group of people from the Tower of Desire made in the rest area not long ago.

Those Tower of Desire climbers didn't care about the lives of the people at the bottom at all, choosing to climb the Tower of Desire for seven full days to avoid the Great Devouring.

People who could do such things, one can imagine, could do even worse things.

The existence of the Safe House isn't scary.

But who can enter the Safe House is surely a big problem.

In this world, there is always a worry about inequality rather than scarcity.

Wen Xishu very much hoped that he could have absolute ruling power over the Safe House.

The guide smiled:

"The problem you are worried about does indeed exist~ For others, it is like this."

"However, for you, it won't be. The Safe House will not resist its owner. You can open the door of the Safe House at will."

"In addition, as the owner, you will inherit twenty-five percent of your Three Towers attributes while inside the Safe House."

"In other words, inside the Safe House, you are not only safe, but you are also a superman."

Wen Xishu was satisfied now.

Now, inside the Safe House, he could demand the cook not to put cilantro, and he himself wouldn't eat beef either.

Besides opening the door, he could also inherit twenty-five percent of his Three Towers attributes... this could almost allow Wen Xishu to do whatever he wanted inside the Safe House.

The black strange head said:

"It can be seen that you are already eager to return to the bunker. I imagine there are also many things you need to do in the bunker. Dala-lala-lala, this is your most rewarding exploration, but I hope you understand that rashly challenging high levels is not always good in terms of macro results."

It switched to a different kind of laughter.

Wen Xishu nodded:

"Noted. Then, see you next time."

"See you next time."

Wen Xishu waved his hand, and then his consciousness began to spin.

Bunker, Three Towers Academy.

In the principal's office, Albert was on the phone:

"What does that have to do with me? There are a bunch of miserable people in the bunker who, because their lives are too tragic, are very likely to become high-mutation targets... Why report this kind of thing to me?"

"When dealing with people's livelihoods, why didn't you think about today's possibilities?"

"Just because others are living miserably and are full of resentment, you plan to lock them up? And shoot them when you find signs of mutation?"

"Fuck your mother, you idiots at the Bunker Security Bureau!"

Albert rarely got this angry.

Just not long ago, in the bottom layer of the bunker, a child named Luo Xin, because his parents died in the Slaughter Tower and his own monthly relief payment of six hundred merit points was embezzled... had been harboring resentment.

His body began to undergo mutations.

This quickly caused panic, and Luo Xin's final result was death.

After the Security Bureau intervened, this matter was quickly settled—Luo Xin was executed, executed before he could turn into a more powerful monster.

Subsequently, the director of the Bunker Security Bureau, the director of the First Bureau, called the Council of Elders, clearly requesting the result of what should be done.

The Council of Elders kicked the ball like a football, telling him to go find Albert, saying Albert was the human commander-in-chief for this confrontation against the Great Devouring.

So this director of the First Bureau found Albert and gave his own suggestion:

"We can use the level seven facility on the sixteenth floor to judge everyone's living standards, and thereby find potential mutation candidates."

"We cannot let them continue to mutate like last time, polluting the bunker like flowers blooming everywhere..."

"Catch the poorest people, and in this process, if they have the possibility of mutation, we will execute them, and release them after the Great Devouring ends. What do you think?"

This was the handling suggestion given by the director of the First Bureau.

After Albert finished listening, he was truly furious, having the impulse to fly to the sixteenth floor immediately and kill him.

Albert didn't care about people's livelihoods, only about climbing the tower; how to make the bunker possess more people capable of challenging the Three Towers was what he longed to do.

He also knew that the bunker's rule wasn't very good.

But Albert also knew that if they changed the guidelines and policies... would those people definitely choose the right things instead of doing the easy things?

He could only choose to believe that his old friend Lao Jin would do certain things well.

At the same time, he only cared about one thing: the new students going to the Three Towers Academy every year. As long as the fact that people at the bottom could be admitted to the Three Towers Academy by cashing in their talents wasn't interfered with, it would be fine.

But this time, Albert was still very angry; he didn't expect this group of trash to put something like direct killing on the table.

So, eliminating the impoverished population means physical elimination?

"What you need to do now is to stabilize people's hearts, not think about killing them to reduce the number of mutants!"

"Bad reputation? Ha, I'm fucking amused by you guys; so you know you have a bad reputation. Then find a way to make up for it, instead of finding this kind of method that treats the symptoms but not the root cause!"

Just at this moment, Wen Xishu suddenly appeared.

Albert was startled, then his tone softened quite a bit, clearly his mood had improved all of a sudden:

"Forget it, I won't waste time with you idiots. One word: if my informant tells me you are trying to use that method to solve the mutants, I don't mind letting the Security Bureau have a major reshuffle."

After this last sentence was spoken, Albert hung up the phone, and the director of the First Bureau on the other end of the phone cursed the Council of Elders in his heart...

He was actually conveying the meaning of the Council of Elders, but now it seemed the Council of Elders probably knew what Albert's reaction would be, so they let him take the blame and the scolding.

If he didn't do it well, he was afraid he would be the one losing his head.

He really couldn't beat those old things at the tai chi of officialdom.

Inside the principal's office, Albert let out a hearty laugh:

"Hahahahaha, I didn't expect you to return at this time. Great, tell me quickly, did you bring back any facilities this time?"

Albert was actually thinking, this kid is really a freak, returning from the Mysterious Tower again.

But presumably, like before, although the growth is fast, it cannot change the current harsh situation.

But it was a good thing after all, so he planned to pour Wen Xishu a glass of wine:

"You've worked hard, have a drink first; this is wine I've stored for thirty years."

Albert just said a random number; he didn't have the patience to let a bottle of wine store for thirty years.

Wen Xishu was very regretful that Jia Baer's hot towel wasn't handed over, so he went straight to the point:

"Principal, you looked very angry just now. Let me tell you a happy thing: my Anti-Magic Value has broken through fifty points."

"Oh, that is truly very worth hap—hmm, wait, hiss..."

Albert's hand that was pouring the wine stopped, and the red wine spilled out of the glass.

"You said how much?"

"My Anti-Magic Value is fifty-one points now, but you know, I can't tell you the reason. Also, the wine is spilling, old principal," Wen Xishu smiled.

Only then did Albert notice that he had actually lost his composure.

In front of this young man, he had actually revealed such a dazed expression.

"Truly outrageous, truly outrageous... no, even for you, to reach this Anti-Magic Value, there is still at least eight or nine times the workload..."

"How did you suddenly break through fifty points?"

Albert found it hard to understand.

In his first version of the calculation, if Wen Xishu was a genius, the kind of person who was qualified to be a genius in his eyes...

Then by the midterm, Wen Xishu could take back his name.

By the final exam, Wen Xishu could unlock the academy's secret—the Mysterious Tower Academy.

But later, Wen Xishu's crazy attitude of almost starting the next tower climb immediately after finishing one forced Albert and even everyone else to change their views.

Albert didn't expect Wen Xishu to take back his name in four weeks.

So he was thinking, this kid wouldn't by the midterm... in just half a year, be able to raise such a resource that is extremely difficult to improve—Anti-Magic Value—from 0 to 50, right?

That would be too fast; at that speed, I'm afraid not only I, but even Lao Jin would care, right?

Now, Albert's impression of Wen Xishu was still stuck at the stage where this kid took back his name in one month.

But he never expected that only two or three days into the second month, in a certain sense, it was only a month's time...

Wen Xishu's Anti-Magic Value had directly broken through fifty.

Albert indeed felt overly shocked.

He had climbed the tower for so many years and had never seen anyone climb the tower like this.

He had never seen someone whose time in the tower seemed to be more than their time in the bunker.

And he had never seen someone whose progress speed was so rapid.

Wen Xishu was actually very satisfied with the old principal's reaction, but thinking of another thing he had done...

He felt the old principal should have more than just this reaction, it should be more intense.

And it was at this moment that Wen Xishu's wish came true.

Just when Wen Xishu was still thinking, could it be that the guide was bullshitting me...

The second shock brought by Wen Xishu exploded the old principal, and also exploded the Three Towers.

The old principal was surprised for a while, then thought about asking Wen Xishu what he had done to make his Anti-Magic Value advance by leaps and bounds.

But just as he finally calmed down, he suddenly received such a prompt.

【Based on the influence of bunker tower climber Wen Xishu, all bunker people's lifespan +2 (years). All bunker humans, for the next month, Anti-Magic Value +2.】

In the bunker, it wasn't that the old principal hadn't encountered the appearance of prompts in his mind.

After all, he was the main force in several level seven completion assault battles in the bunker.

But even for a living bunker legend like him, even though he knew what this was all about, at this very moment, he was like a green recruit who had never seen the world.

"You... you..."

Wen Xishu smiled:

"Principal, it seems that at least within two years, you won't have the situation of dying of old age; you and I will only die in the Mysterious Tower."

At this very moment, the principal's office was quiet.

But the entire Three Towers Academy was boiling.

The entire bunker also began to boil.

Outside were mountain-shaking and sea-roaring exclamations; this kind of exclamation made the old principal dream back to many years ago...

Many years ago, when he, Lao Jin, and other members of the Council of Elders, and even many heroes who had fought side by side but were now dead, completed a level seven completion together and brought it back to the Three Towers Academy, the entire bunker cheered like this too.

Albert had always regarded Wen Xishu as Wen Zhaohua's successor, but at this moment, his excited hands were trembling; this was not Wen Zhaohua's successor...

This was perhaps a fellow traveler on the path he himself was walking.

And his steps were much faster than his own; perhaps it wouldn't be long before he could truly see a pursuer from behind where no one had been for a long time.

Albert smiled again, this time not the hearty laughter of "hahahaha," but a silent laugh where there was almost no sound:

"It really surprised me so much. Do you know why I was angry just now?"

Wen Xishu shook his head:

"I don't know, but I guess it has something to do with the Great Devouring?"

Albert nodded:

"Yes, it has to do with the Great Devouring. The Great Devouring has made everyone lose confidence, and the Great Devouring has already begun to affect some people."

"Our people have even less confidence in the managers... perhaps this Great Devouring will have countless people... hmm, let me think, that trendy word, called 'blackened.' Perhaps countless people will be 'blackened'."

"But Student Wen, everything you just did will likely greatly encourage those people at the bottom."

"Hahahahahaha..."

The old principal's laughter finally became hearty and unbridled again:

"Hahahahaha... I like you too much, kid, you are truly a creator of miracles."

Wen Xishu said:

"Don't be in such a hurry, Principal. This isn't the only result this time. I brought back a facility, a level seven facility."

The old principal couldn't be surprised anymore; when the previous prompt appeared, his emotions had already reached their peak.

At this time, the barrage was flying everywhere.

【This kid, hahahahahaha...】

Perhaps it was precisely because there were no dark things in the old principal's barrage, only pure joy, that Wen Xishu trusted this old man so much.

"Tell me, what is the level seven facility?"

Wen Xishu began to explain everything about the Safe House.

Albert was more and more pleasantly surprised as he listened. This thing was simply a temporary "Great Devouring Combat Command Center"!

Albert stood up and changed the goblet to a white wine glass:

"Come, bottoms up!"

Wen Xishu drank with the old principal; at this moment, his mood was also quite cheerful. The island had almost made him collapse, and he had almost had a mental breakdown in the Mysterious Tower.

But at this moment, he felt everything was worth it.

His efforts were not in vain!

Albert said:

"We'll look at the Mysterious Tower Academy matter later. Next, we must assemble the elite and head to your Safe House."

"With the Safe House, we don't need to blindly look for those potential mutants."

"Student Wen, you did very well. Sometimes, I have to marvel at the magic of fate. After you just experienced the Mysterious Tower journey, you immediately decided to climb the tower again, and... I won't ask about your secrets, but you must have taken great risks to exchange for such rich rewards."

"Remarkable, truly remarkable. This Great Devouring might be the Great Devouring for which we are best prepared in history."

Albert was swift and decisive, directly opening the office door.

At this very moment, the whole school was jubilant.

"Your name is destined to become a legend of the bunker, but I hope you are not just a legend of the bunker."

Albert and Wen Xishu walked out of the office, and Wen Xishu could feel... at this very moment, the entire bunker was discussing him.

He also heard Albert's words and knew Albert's expectations.

"Don't worry, old principal, we will definitely reach beyond the bunker."

At this time, Jia Baer's figure appeared outside the door:

"Ah, Student Wen, great, I'm sorry I was busy just now. You are truly amazing; I think no one would refuse to live two more years."

Wen Xishu began to prepare to head to the second floor with the old principal, but before that, they first went to the Slaughter Tower Academy.

Along the way, Wen Xishu had become a celebrity, attracting attention from time to time.

In the Three Towers Academy, now whether it was the Slaughter Tower Academy or the Tower of Desire Academy, Wen Xishu's limelight was the most prominent.

From time to time, students hoped to take photos with Wen Xishu, and some students asked what Wen Xishu had done.

The old principal would help Wen Xishu dismiss these people; the reason was simple: Wen Xishu's work was not finished yet.

Wen Xishu also truly felt... his status had changed once again.

Perhaps Wen Zhaohua was like this back then, climbing up step by step, bringing the Wen family to the standard of a wealthy family.

Wen Xishu was actually not good at dealing with this kind of situation.

"Will my fame bring me trouble?"

"Yes. And the trouble might not be small, but I will help you."

"Trouble... related to Wen Zhaohua?"

"Yes, it's still because of Wen Zhaohua, but it's different. We all know one thing. When you are too outrageous in a certain field, people will definitely think you have mastered some special power."

Wen Xishu understood.

"They will still think Wen Zhaohua left me something, and they are eager to dig this thing out. Even with my status now?"

Albert smiled:

"Yes, they are eager, but don't worry. As your power gets stronger and stronger, the number of people who can have this kind of covetous thought toward you will indeed increase, but the number of those who dare to act on it will only decrease."

Wen Xishu understood.

Albert said:

"With me here, you won't have any trouble. Let's go to your dormitory now. I think you will want your partners... to be able to enter the Safe House, whether purely for their safety or to let them have some play."

The old principal was very considerate.

Wen Xishu said:

"Could it be that you don't have anyone you want to protect?"

"Does Lao Jin count? But he doesn't need my protection, hahahahaha..."

"What about the academy's teachers?" Wen Xishu asked.

"The Three Towers Academy has enjoyed this treatment, so of course it must make corresponding contributions. Teachers and students can't just gain social status without doing things, right? At this time, the Bunker Security Bureau and the teachers and students of the Three Towers Academy should be outside the safe zone."

Speaking of this, Albert stopped:

"Remember one thing: in the Safe House, you can let whoever you want go in; no one can point fingers at you."

The two just happened to arrive at the dormitory. Inside the dormitory, Xiao Jin, Nisen, and Wang Yueyun were discussing what Wen Xishu had done this time.

Seeing Wen Xishu and the old principal come, all three were startled.

Xiao Jin: "Wow... Grandpa Albert!"

Wang Yueyun: "Wen... no, Wen Xishu, ah, hello Principal."

Nisen stood at attention directly.

The three's reactions made the old principal unable to hold back a smile. The old principal said:

"Our time is actually very tight. Although you just returned and should enjoy the fruits of victory... but unfortunately, the Great Devouring has actually already begun."

"Perhaps the first vortex will appear tonight. We need to assemble all the elites in the assault team now."

"Student Jin Shan, Student Wang Yueyun, Student Nisen, are you three willing to face the upcoming Great Devouring together with me and Student Wen Xishu?"

The old principal's tone was very serious, and his expression was earnest, as if he were making an invitation to worthy warriors.

This set of etiquette made Wang Yueyun and the others flattered. The three also agreed without hesitation.

Originally, Wang Yueyun and the others were thinking... are we and Wen Xishu not people of the same world anymore?

Actually, Wen Xishu himself was also thinking that perhaps the gap with his teammates was too large.

But the old principal didn't think so.

The old principal knew very well that Wen Xishu would need his own team.

Bunker, second floor. Outside the Safe House.

Outside the Safe House, the "cadres" of the Xishu Divine Sect—Wen Xiange, Xiao Wu, Wu Xiangjiao, and a batch of elites from the Xishu Divine Sect who dared to climb the tower stood outside the Safe House.

The number of people in the Xishu Divine Sect was the largest, reaching nearly a thousand.

At the same time, members of the new departments of the Bunker Security Bureau's Second and Sixth Bureaus—the Mysterious Tower Assault Team—also stood outside the Safe House. The Mysterious Tower Assault Team had a total of three hundred people.

Next to the Mysterious Tower Assault Team were the elites of the Gambling Stone Society. There were about fifty people, led by the second-in-command of the Gambling Stone Society, Atles.

Not long ago, these people were scattered everywhere, looking for possible mutants.

There were many of these people, but even so, in the sixteen levels of the bunker, looking for all the "mutants" in the eight residential levels, the workload was extremely huge.

But just not long ago, everyone received the news. So all factions assembled at the fastest speed.

Outside the level seven facility Safe House were the main combat forces of the bunker humans dealing with the Great Devouring.

When the old principal, as well as the five elders, and the directors of the Security Bureau all appeared one after another...

A fighting spirit rose in everyone's hearts.

The Great Devouring was imminent, but this time, it seemed that everyone, because of the arrival of a miracle, became less afraid!

(End of chapter)