Chapter 14: The Jack Incident Concludes

A child's happiness is always very simple.

Part of the reason for Wen Xishu's happiness was actually—

Little Jennifer actually had the potential to be a little witch.

Not afraid of monsters, not snobbish like her mother, and at the same time having a certain interest and ability to accept unknown things.

And she was very smart; when encountering a dangerous state, although afraid, she could remain calm.

These things, combined with her aptitude to advance into the Strange Jennifer, made Wen Xishu inevitably look forward to it.

However, thinking that he would likely not see Jennifer again in the future, he seemed to feel there was nothing to look forward to.

This meal did not last too long.

At the dinner table, Wen Xishu just kept asking about Jennifer.

Yulia was very happy, thinking this was true love. Wen Xishu felt Yulia was too easy to conquer.

He suddenly realized that this was probably the effect of appearance and money.

The "doctor," as a Breaker, had already mastered the trajectories of many people in multiple cycles, and he had quite a lot of money on him.

So Wen Xishu chose a rather expensive restaurant.

He really didn't have much interest in picking up girls, but now he could feel how much influence the location of a first meeting had on a woman's perception.

Wen Xishu was clearly only concerned about Jennifer, and his attitude when Yulia introduced herself was very perfunctory.

But even so, Yulia was extremely hardworking in outputting her worldview, probably that "Tu Lei" style.

Wen Xishu was really in a hurry, thinking that since Jennifer was already happy, he had to leave quickly.

If he didn't "pile-drive," staying in a boring place like the Tower of Desire was truly unnecessary.

So he paid the bill halfway through and left.

Interestingly, this behavior of paying the bill halfway through actually caused a prompt in his mind: 【Yulia's favorability increased】.

Wen Xishu was truly speechless.

After leaving the restaurant, Wen Xishu found a place where no one was around.

He intended to return to the Mysterious Tower via the invitation letter, but the moment he opened the invitation letter, he was suddenly very curious...

"I have indeed changed many things, but if there is a causal relationship between the Mysterious Tower and the Tower of Desire, then when I return to the Mysterious Tower, will it still be the original scene?"

Wen Xishu was certain that he had achieved the ultimate in bringing happiness to Jennifer.

Except for the job of being a father to Jennifer, which he really couldn't do. But he had also found a powerful backer for Jennifer.

"If Jack is no longer miserable... then will he still kill Jennifer?"

"If Jack didn't kill Jennifer, then would Jennifer still call for help?"

If Jennifer didn't call for help, he shouldn't have appeared.

With many questions, Wen Xishu pressed his handprint on the invitation letter.

The familiar feeling descended again, and the surrounding scene changed once more.

Countless straight white lines crisscrossed, cutting the surrounding space.

Then these white lines began to expand continuously, and gradually, everything in Wen Xishu's eyes was a vast expanse of white.

Just when Wen Xishu thought he would return to the original scene of the Mysterious Tower...

Suddenly, a massive amount of information in text form appeared in Wen Xishu's mind.

Many people in this world reverse cause and effect, but changing cause and effect can indeed make many things change.

【Due to the change in the Tower of Desire's plot, the 21st floor of the Mysterious Tower, "Jack's Deadly Strange Building," will be reset.】

【All players currently participating in this mission (except for the invitation letter holder) will have their memory modules updated simultaneously.】

【Memory module updating.】

【The Mysterious Tower is initiating logic repair simulation.】

【Simulation starting.】

【Jack and his mother suddenly disappeared and were nowhere to be found for several days. Lei Mian made up many malicious words, and Anderson ransacked every corner of Jack's house.】

【Jennifer firmly believed that Uncle Jack would not break his promise; he would appear one day and invite her to see an interesting performance.】

【The world underwent a drastic change, and some of the people chosen by the Tower began to evolve.】

【The dangerous world forced Yulia to abandon Jennifer. When there was only one spot left on the boat to escape the apocalypse, Yulia chose to abandon Jennifer. Jennifer was left in Morn City, which was full of mutants.】

【This mother and daughter might meet again, or they might never meet again, but Yulia would certainly not want to meet the "new" Jennifer.】

【Lei Mian was terrified, but Jack told him not to be afraid, because in the apocalypse, no one would hurt a dead person without a mouth.】

【Anderson would always be Jack's good friend; their friendship was like frozen meat in the fridge, which could be stored for decades. Even if the fridge didn't cool, Jack wouldn't mind.】

【On this day, you received Jennifer's call for help; she needed to leave the area she was in and head to Jack's Strange Building. These two, who were not father and daughter but better than father and daughter, seemed to have sensed each other's existence.】

【With the unremitting efforts of you and your partners, you successfully sent Jennifer to the entrance of the Strange Building.】

【Two monsters successfully met, and they were grateful for your actions.】

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

【Your favorability with Strange Jack increased to 75.】

【Your favorability with Strange Jennifer increased to 90.】

【Jack's favorability with Jennifer increased to 100.】

【Jennifer's favorability with Jack increased to 100.】

【You have attracted the attention of a special existence in the Mysterious Tower, the Strange Gemini; your favorability with the Strange Gemini increased to 1.】

【Unlocked the prerequisite for recruiting Slaughter-Jack, unlocked the prerequisite for recruiting Slaughter-Jennifer.】

A massive amount of information flooded into Wen Xishu's mind. Wen Xishu only felt that this huge amount of information made him somewhat stunned for a moment.

Sure enough, there were Slaughter-Jack and Slaughter-Jennifer. But what on earth was the Strange Gemini?

Before he could fully digest this information, he found that he had returned to the starting point.

Jack's old building, first floor, entrance.

He stood at the entrance, and Jennifer stood outside. This scene was almost exactly the same as before he transferred to the Tower of Desire via the invitation letter.

But what was different was that Jack appeared in front of Wen Xishu.

That arm, full of the scent of rot, had broken flesh, exposing parts of white bone.

It still looked very thin, but it had become abnormally tall. Strange Jack's figure could definitely be called a giant, but looking at the proportions, it was indeed very thin.

This appearance couldn't help but make Wen Xishu think of a combination of an alien and a human.

When he saw the mask on Strange Jack's face, Wen Xishu suddenly smiled.

The mask was pieced together from four eyes and ears, and two noses.

Although it looked incredibly terrifying, Wen Xishu thought it was quite satisfying; he knew where those four eyes, ears, and other organs came from.

He didn't care if Strange Jack was a good person, but he really hoped that Strange Jack could be a good person who wasn't so boring.

"Thank you for bringing Jennifer back. In Morn City, you are our friend. I rarely admit that humans are my friends."

Jack's smile looked just like Wen Xishu's when he faced Jennifer in the Tower of Desire.

Wen Xishu returned the same smile:

"I am honored to be friends with you. If you mind, you can also count me as non-human."

He adapted very quickly.

Just like playing those simulator games in his previous life, a bunch of random text appeared, briefly explaining a person's life.

Originally, he was still wondering how the cause and effect of the Tower of Desire and the Mysterious Tower would be presented. He didn't expect it to reset directly.

The mission changed from rescuing Jennifer to leave the old building to escorting Jennifer into the old building.

This time Wen Xishu did not team up with anyone, which was equivalent to a solo mission.

But judging from the text information just now, if he had teamed up, other teammates without an invitation letter...

Their memories would be replaced. This was truly a domineering change.

Wen Xishu liked this kind of change, or rather, this way of handling things.

Because this could be considered an acknowledgment of his significant influence on this mission, or rather, on the lives of Jack and Jennifer.

The more significant the influence, the higher the plot completeness would likely be.

He came here precisely to achieve a level 4 completeness.

"Big brother, do you want to stay and keep us company?" Jennifer said, holding Jack's hand.

Wen Xishu said:

"I still need to explore other places. It's a pity, I have to leave."

Jennifer blinked, quite reluctant.

"Then... can I know your name?"

Wen Xishu thought for a moment and decided to say his name:

"My name is Wen Xishu. You can call me Brother Tree; 'big brother' isn't a very good title."

Jennifer remembered this name.

Jack said:

"I respect your choice. If you can't survive outside, you are always welcome to return here."

"Jennifer doesn't want you to die. I'll give you something; perhaps it will help you survive."

【Obtained Strange Jack's Strange Sequence. For specific sequence details, please go to the Three Towers Guide to complete account registration and query.】

It looked like he had obtained an ability of the Strange system.

Wen Xishu still didn't know what this ability was, but he thought of the description when he first threw the Crazy Dice.

He could use the abilities and rules of three tower systems simultaneously...

Then, could this Strange Sequence be used in the Slaughter Tower or the Tower of Desire?

Wen Xishu's figure slowly retreated from the old building.

The moment he completely left the old building, Wen Xishu was considered to have completed the mission, and a prompt came to his mind:

【You have completed the Jack's Deadly Strange Building series of missions. You are about to head to the Three Towers Guide to obtain the mission rating and query rewards.】

A slight pain came from his wrist, and Wen Xishu found that the strange black login device, which looked like a wristwatch, seemed to be shrinking.

The world in his eyes also began to shake slightly. The black number on the dial, which was originally zero, turned into one in this instant.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 15 =====