Chapter 16: The Three-Tower Guide

A white head, a red head, a black head.

The three heads were actually identical, though their colors and facial expressions differed.

The black head was gloomy, its smile somewhat ferocious and evil.

The white head’s smile was flamboyant, like a clown performing comedy.

The red head was not smiling, possessing an inherent, stern authority.

Wen Xishu did not adapt as quickly this time; honestly, he felt the Guide’s appearance was more sanity-shattering than the Trickster Jack.

After a silence of about ten seconds, he began to ask questions:

"So, I can see three heads; does this mean anything?"

It was the Guide’s white head that answered Wen Xishu:

"Generally speaking, a Tower Climber can only see one of our heads. Whichever tower system they influence, that is the head they see."

"The fact that you can see all three means you just completed an incredible adventure; you changed the contents of all three towers."

"Little brother, which one of us do you think looks the best?"

The Three-Tower Guide’s three heads all looked at Wen Xishu.

The white head suddenly began to have its flesh ripple. Before long, it actually took on the face of a rather beautiful woman.

The red head let out a snort of disdain.

The black head adjusted its smile, presumably trying to look more normal, but it only appeared more sinister.

Wen Xishu was speechless; he had now completely adapted to this Three-Tower Guide.

"According to the prompt, I need to complete 'account registration' here with the Guide."

He decided to get straight to the point.

Rather than chattering aimlessly with the Guide, Wen Xishu was more concerned with what level of completion he had actually achieved.

And what kind of Strange Sequence the Trickster Jack had actually given him.

According to Wen Xishu’s existing memories:

A sequence is an extremely rare item, and everyone has an initial sequence slot. One sequence can be inserted.

Sequences are also divided into three types: Slaughter Sequences, Strange Sequences, and Desire Sequences.

As one continuously explores the three towers, those with good luck can obtain rarer sequences, and it is also possible to have a stroke of luck and unlock additional sequence slots.

It is said that Xun Hui, the number one on the Slaughter Tower ladder, has six sequence slots and all of them are equipped with rare sequences.

However, the Three-Tower Guide seemed interested in the question of Wen Xishu’s "allegiance."

"Tell me first, which head do you like?" the white Desire Tower woman-head asked, appearing somewhat sycophantic.

The black Strange Tower head’s smile became increasingly eager, yet remained extremely sinister.

The red Slaughter Tower head, though not smiling, had eyes that seemed to say: "Choose me, or I’ll kill you if you don't."

Wen Xishu was silent for a few seconds:

"Is there a reward for choosing?"

It was still the white head speaking; it was clearly the one with the most desire to communicate:

"You could say that. After you choose, your actions will provide us with rewards."

"But in return, we will provide you with certain help in the corresponding tower system. For example, if you choose me, then later when you frequent the Desire Tower... you will reap more."

"Occasionally, I can also provide you with some special intelligence, which will make you very comfortable."

Wen Xishu became interested:

"Can't I choose all of them? I find all three of you very pleasant-looking."

This was the first time the three heads had heard the term "pleasant-looking." No matter how they changed, when the three heads were squeezed together, it had nothing to do with being pleasant-looking.

The three heads shook together, and due to the inconsistent frequency, they nearly collided. The red Slaughter Tower head said:

"This is the rule! You can only choose one."

Wen Xishu said "Oh," and continued in an unhurried tone:

"Tsk, then who should I choose? What advantages do you have?"

All three heads were stunned.

Subsequently, the white head seemed to realize that they were being reverse-selected.

All along, when humans climbed the tower, the first head of the Guide they saw was the one they were defaulted to choose.

Most people... to be precise, everyone except for a very few, only had one option.

Even if they switched towers later, for example, if someone moved from the Slaughter Tower to the Desire Tower, the Guide option would not change.

Even so, despite losing the Guide’s help and favor, many people still wanted to switch to the Desire Tower.

Regarding these people, the Guide actually did not care much.

But Wen Xishu was definitely worth caring about.

"Choose me, little brother. Everyone has desires. In the Desire Tower, don't you want to do whatever you want?"

The white head’s words were suggestive.

Wen Xishu looked at the black head; the black head’s smile remained sinister.

And as Wen Xishu’s gaze shifted, both the red head and the white head shouted angrily:

"Number Three, you are not allowed to compete for this anymore! You already have one!"

The black head said:

"But at the beginning, that killing machine could only see me too. It was only later, through his own efforts, that he saw the two of you."

Wen Xishu was slightly surprised: "Who is that killing machine? What is his name?"

"We cannot disclose that. But if you choose me, perhaps I can give you some intelligence in the future."

The one known as Number Three was precisely the black Strange Tower system head.

Wen Xishu finally understood.

Choosing a head was equivalent to choosing a specialization.

Choosing white was equivalent to having an extra bonus and extra growth value when gaining benefits in the Desire Tower.

The Desire Tower is a tower that specializes in the human heart. It is said that Wenren Jing, the number one on the Desire Tower ladder, has the ability to make everyone like him.

He can be described as peerless and a heartthrob to all.

This is not just innate appearance, but also the effect of the Desire Sequence.

Everyone will maintain goodwill toward him, love him, and like him.

However, even so, Wenren Jing has targets he cannot take down at high levels of the Desire Tower. There are also many missions where he cannot achieve a level five or six completion.

It is evident that at high levels of the Desire Tower, the difficulty of pleasing certain Three-Tower beings is extremely perverted.

Wen Xishu thought about it; if he chose the Desire Tower specialization, that would also be fine.

But he preferred the Strange Tower.

Killing and fighting, flirting and dating... none of these were what he liked.

Strange, absurd, and unpredictable—these were the tags he loved.

Although the Desire Tower also seemed to show many places worth thinking about and pondering.

But Wen Xishu believed that the high-level Strange Tower was more challenging.

Moreover, he probably wouldn't be able to escape the fate of exploring the Strange Tower for a short time.

After returning to the bunker, the leaders of the bunker would surely find ways to toss him into continuing to explore the Strange Tower.

"Although I would love to let you continue to sell your selling points and elaborate on your core appeal before deciding which one of you to hire..."

"But our side's requirements are actually already very clear, so congratulations, you are hired."

The smile on the black head, which symbolized the strange, went a bit stiff. How did this sound like the world was turned upside down?

The white head was clearly unhappy and stopped talking, its expression quite aggrieved.

The red head said:

"Although you did not choose the noble Slaughter system, at least you are not one of those softies who chose indulgence."

After speaking, the red head closed its eyes and stopped paying attention to Wen Xishu.

The black head laughed sinisterly a few times:

"Don't mind them. Our Strange system is not to be judged by common sense; that is the most noble thing."

Wen Xishu did not want to waste time:

"How do I complete the account registration?"

The black head said:

"First, you need to give me a codename."

"This is very important. Because exploring the three towers will yield material rewards, and all these materials will be marked with your codename."

"In addition, you can make certain adjustments to your body here with me."

Wen Xishu roughly understood; it was approximately equivalent to saying that although everyone could enjoy the materials, they would all see a prompt similar to "This material belongs to xxx."

That was actually quite good.

Wen Xishu began to think about this question. Generally speaking, a codename naturally could not be his real name.

Just as people would not use the name on their ID card to post on various forums.

But his situation seemed different.

(End of chapter)