[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-three-towers-game":3,"chapter-the-three-towers-game-the-three-towers-game-chapter-2":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Three Towers Game",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2294139,4488,"Chapter 2: Zhaohua and Xishu","the-three-towers-game-chapter-2",2,"\u003Cp>Wen Xishu suddenly wanted to laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought of a certain trope: perhaps the big villain had also transmigrated, and thus blocked every path to survival for the protagonist right from the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original \"die then transmigrate\" had turned into \"transmigrate then die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don't mess this up, new life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the higher-ups demanded the death sentence be carried out as soon as possible, Wen Xishu could not finish his final meal at a leisurely pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was first hauled to the injection room, then tied down and fed by the judicial police.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu highly advised against compressed biscuits paired with cola, as the biscuits were already quite filling, and the cola was the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt rather uncomfortable from being stuffed, especially since the judicial police were feeding him very quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, at a time like this, Wen Xishu felt it was actually quite interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, no living person had experienced what he was currently experiencing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the meal, his body had gone from sitting to lying down, and the court staff asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you need us to play a song for you to listen to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was part of the lethal injection procedure; besides the final meal, there was also an \"execution song\" to let the death row inmate die in a good mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure, play 'Shaolin Kung Fu is Good' by Stephen Chow,\" Wen Xishu said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The court staff member looked blankly at him and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, the song you mentioned is not in the Bunker Music Library. But after you die, we will try our best to look for it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu wore an expression of disappointment:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A dull world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the other party also hoped to finish the work quickly, so they chose a piece of light music that fit the current situation: \"The Exile.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The staff began the procedure:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The first injection is an anesthetic; you will quickly lose consciousness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The second injection is a muscle relaxant; of course... by this time, you will have already fallen asleep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The third injection is potassium chloride; you will die within thirty to sixty seconds.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We will determine whether you have died based on your heart rate and pupil changes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The judicial police of the Bunker Security Bureau prepared to connect the infusion pump to Wen Xishu's vein.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu's heartbeat was accelerating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years of courting death had made his mind exceptionally sharp at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once I fall asleep, it’s game over. I have to find a way to survive before I drift off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The key information I have is that the Wen family members are heinous criminals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The crimes of the Wen family are enough to warrant... extermination, even in this world that at least superficially emphasizes human rights.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But there is something very strange here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The new regulations won't let me exercise my rights, yet they haven't stripped me of the right to exercise the old regulations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They rejected my request to explore the Mystery Tower, yet they really waited until I turned eighteen to carry out the death sentence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The term used by the staff earlier was 'tolerance,' which means—minors can be sentenced to death for heinous crimes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But even after I turned eighteen, they didn't execute me immediately; they waited for a very long time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This doesn't make sense. For some reason... they are deliberately dragging it out and not killing me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, that agent was very concerned about my mental state.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu quickly formed a conjecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logic told him that besides himself, there was someone else from the Wen family still alive—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A person who had committed astonishing crimes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This person's importance far exceeded his own, as well as that of the other Wen family members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he himself likely held clues about this person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the high-level officials of the Bunker had never killed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he had been acting crazy earlier, making it difficult to provide effective clues. This had worn out the patience of the high-level officials, leading them to decide to execute him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this way, a name really did appear in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, hold the needle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The judicial police did not stop their movements; they were tying a rubber tube around Wen Xishu's wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were very experienced; it was normal for prisoners to make all sorts of requests at such times, all to stall for time, so they simply ignored them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Death was terrifying, but the waiting and torment before death were even more terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The court agent said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you have additional supplements to your will, please say them as quickly as possible. After all, the judicial police will not stop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu tilted his head back:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have clues about Wen Zhaohua.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time seemed to stand still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once that name appeared, everyone stopped what they were doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The expressions on the two armed police officers clearly stiffened, and the court staff member's eyes widened instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Zhaohua.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most heinous criminal of the Bunker era, one who deserved to be recorded in history books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be said that if the Wen family's evildoers possessed eight pecks of evil, Wen Zhaohua alone occupied one stone, and the rest of them owed two pecks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he was also Wen Xishu's older brother; the two were biological brothers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The court staff member immediately signaled for the execution to stop:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This matter is too important; I need to consult my superiors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your performance today is truly surprising. Your madness... seems to have improved a lot?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu answered cleverly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Either I am going crazy, or I am just temporarily sober.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Memory is a very interesting thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phrase \"following the vine to find the melon\" is particularly suitable for the realm of memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the help of thought and reasoning, he remembered the person Wen Zhaohua.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And once he remembered Wen Zhaohua, he incidentally remembered something even more important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xishu, I am going on a long journey soon. Before we part, let Big Brother give you a gift.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is something that can overturn the Three Towers game. It will allow you to experience a completely different Three Towers game.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember, all known rules cannot bind us. We brothers will meet again in the future, but I hope it won't be in the Bunker.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This memory occurred before the incident with the Wen family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the memory surfaced, a strange image appeared in Wen Xishu's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah, so the standard cheat for a transmigrator really does exist.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he said that, his expression was not optimistic, because he couldn't shout \"Deep Blue, add points\" at the cheat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't even know how to use this thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Wen Xishu's mind were three dice of different colors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bunker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the security clearance of the policy documents on the desk, the person answering the phone was someone of high status and power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He has clues about Wen Zhaohua?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir. Wen Xishu is very clear-headed right now. I was thinking, perhaps we could try to re-interrogate him,\" the person on the other end of the phone said respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man by the desk said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Interrogate him immediately. This time, we must dig out the clues about Wen Zhaohua.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, because Wen Xishu was acting crazy, every interrogation had yielded no results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, perhaps the fear of death had finally made this Wen family \"madman\" sober.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This high-level official was clearly still very excited, pacing back and forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Zhaohua meant immense political achievement, but he didn't care about political achievement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Capturing Wen Zhaohua, who had committed the \"crime of human extinction,\" was also definitely not for the sake of justice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly found a document in the safe; it was a document with the highest security clearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[File Number 0112, Security Level: Top Secret.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The file content was as follows:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[In the Slaughter Tower, people can obtain various combat items and combat sequences.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[But once one transfers to the Desire Tower, they cannot use any sequences or items from the Slaughter Tower.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Entering the Desire Tower will completely turn one back into an ordinary person. One cannot kill, nor can one even engage in violent behavior.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The reverse is also true. All sequences in the Desire Tower cannot be brought into the Slaughter Tower.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The independence of the Three Towers' abilities is an ironclad rule, with no exceptions.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Desire Tower is like a romance-simulation galgame, lacking any features for fighting or killing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Slaughter Tower is like a pure fighting game, and it has no settings for giving monsters flowers to increase their affection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The abilities of the three towers are mutually independent and isolated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These common facts, which all bunker citizens already knew, naturally could not become \"top-secret files.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It shouldn't even have appeared here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason this file truly became top-secret is these final three sentences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[We still do not know how Wen Zhaohua accomplished this, or if anyone else can do it. The rules of the three towers seem to be misaligned.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The monsters of the Slaughter Tower were actually driven by him, and what shocked us even more is that, in the Desire Tower where killing is forbidden—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[He slaughtered everyone on an entire floor of the three-tower people!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1542,"2026-06-20T04:46:41.185Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","23be4abc0165cb69197b745b180090cdd5d57c7674c63e537858c34334c5d12e","the-three-towers-game-chapter-3","the-three-towers-game-chapter-1",281,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-three-towers-game-cover.jpg"]