Chapter 227

The familiar hot tea to moisten the throat, the familiar hot towel to soothe the face.

When Wen Xishu returned, he was immediately greeted with enthusiasm. But it was not from Jia Baer, but from the person the Principal called Zhen Baer—Ling.

As the Academy Spirit of the Mysterious Tower Academy, he had been waiting for Wen Xishu's return for a long time.

"Principal, you've worked hard. I presume your journey this time was quite fruitful." Ling's tone was really quite like Jia Baer's.

Wen Xishu smiled; it looked like...

Under the Principal's instruction, Zhen Baer had gone to consult Jia Baer.

Wen Xishu said:

"Mysterious Tower Academy, nothing happened recently, right?"

The Academy Spirit showed a worried brow:

"We have received quite a few complaints. Many people from the Tower of Desire Academy explored the Mysterious Tower Academy; although they signed a disclaimer, their disheveled appearances were projected by me into the facilities of the Mysterious Tower Academy—"

Wen Xishu immediately interrupted the Academy Spirit:

"What do you mean?"

The Academy Spirit answered truthfully:

"You know, we are upside down. The Mysterious Tower Academy seems to enjoy a different kind of gravity."

"For those not in the Mysterious Tower Academy, such as in the academy area, students from the Slaughter Tower Academy and the Tower of Desire Academy only need to look up to see the overlooking view of the Mysterious Tower Academy."

Wen Xishu nodded; that was the case. The Mysterious Tower Academy was under a special force field, as if suspended upside down in the sky.

"And those who failed the challenge simulation facilities... that is, the various defeat scenes of those who failed to challenge Ms. Tang Rui, including but not limited to, peeing themselves in fear, crying in fear, fainting in fear, talking nonsense..."

"All of them were made into a highlight reel by me for outsiders to watch. They only need to look up to see the scenes of various challengers failing."

"But this also led to—our academy is now full of cursing, and many people are complaining about us."

Wen Xishu held his forehead:

"Who told you to take it upon yourself to do this?"

The Academy Spirit sighed:

"I might not be smart enough. I tried to guess your meaning. After all, you greeted Ms. Tang Rui and asked to scare them into crying..."

"So I thought you needed to make everyone realize that climbing the Mysterious Tower is not easy, so I did this."

A good butler must anticipate the master's worries.

But clearly, Zhen Baer had used too much force. After all, who would want to show their embarrassment and dishevelment to the whole school?

This group of people came aggressively, wanting to prove that the Mysterious Tower was nothing special, and as a result, they lost all face, and their dignity was trampled upon.

Of course, Wen Xishu did not think this was such a big problem.

When exploring the Reverse Seven Apartment, Xiao Wu, Amiao, and Wen Xiange had each experienced despair and distortion in specific rooms.

In the Mental Hospital Museum, they even had to face the onslaught of monsters in a true sense.

Not to mention the sanity-draining Deer Island, and the malicious border of Cloud City.

By comparison, Tang Rui's mental intrusion must have been less than these places, and there was no danger to life.

"Since it's already like this, let it be. They only experienced embarrassment and dishevelment, but those who are truly climbing the Mysterious Tower are experiencing real danger."

"No need to pay attention to it. You did the right thing, but next time you guess my meaning, you can consider a gentler approach that takes others' face into account."

Wen Xishu smiled and did not scold the Academy Spirit much.

The Academy Spirit was very grateful:

"The first batch of admissions is coming up soon. The current admission plan is like this: first is the transfer application. That is, if there are students from the Slaughter Tower Academy and the Tower of Desire Academy who are willing to come to the Mysterious Tower Academy—they can be exempt from the exam."

"Then, considering that the Mysterious Tower Academy has limited capacity and considering that the Mysterious Tower Academy's positioning is to cultivate elites who can deal with various Mysterious Tower scenes, we will conduct an exam recruitment for eighteen-year-olds."

"The exam will be arranged within a week. Currently, there are twelve students from the Slaughter Tower who are willing to transfer to our Mysterious Tower."

"And there is one student from the Tower of Desire Academy who is willing to transfer to our Mysterious Tower."

Wen Xishu was amused by this disparate ratio and the overall extremely scarce number of people.

But Wen Xishu was not in a hurry:

"Good, just proceed as normal. We will cultivate as many as we recruit."

The Academy Spirit nodded:

"Is there anything else you need me to do?"

Wen Xishu thought about it:

"Can you help me contact the Principal?"

The Academy Spirit bowed:

"Of course, I will contact him for you immediately. He actually just returned not long ago."

There were some things Wen Xishu still wanted to chat with the Principal about.

He was now experiencing some confusion.

In the two days Wen Xishu was away, the Mysterious Tower Academy could be said to have relied on hardcore horror to resist the invasion of the Tower of Desire Academy.

But the result was that the reputation was not very good.

After all, those unconvinced children from the Tower of Desire Academy, although they were all scared quite badly, and some even had shadows cast over them.

But the Mysterious Tower Academy actually displayed their dishevelment and made them lose face in school. This approach should be morally wrong.

They could make a fuss about this matter and put these things on the scale.

But interestingly, soon after, these people realized that public opinion was not on their side.

Because—

Thanks to Wen Xishu, 99% of the people in the bunker were no longer landlubbers.

【Based on the influence of bunker tower climber Wen Xishu, all bunker people will gain "Iron Lungs"—the ability to hold their breath underwater for a long time.】

At first, people were a bit confused; would this ability be used?

But soon, the Three Towers Academy, the Xishu Divine Sect, and various bunker institutions all began to promote one thing extensively.

Within half an hour, except for those who were still climbing the tower and had not returned, everyone who was still in the bunker received the news—

The sea had arrived.

The bunker had changed from the sixteenth floor to the seventeenth floor.

And the lower level of the bunker had become a sea area!

This scene could be described as extremely shocking, and for a time, the elevator was full of people.

Everyone wanted to see what the sea was.

Humans cannot imagine things they have never seen out of thin air.

The sky and the ocean, when many people had not climbed the tower, they simply could not imagine what that was.

People could only rely on illustrations in books to associate.

There was not a single person who did not want to go see the sea, because they were people who had never seen the sea in the first place.

Even if some students had seen it in the Tower of Desire, that was only a brief glimpse.

At this time, the scene at the lower level was enough to shock people. The bunker's ceiling simulated a clear blue, cloudless sky.

Thanks to people's exploration, this sea area was full of life.

There were even seabirds in the sky.

This scene was no different from a real sea area.

Students from the Tower of Desire Academy soon received the scene images, and the students who saw these images immediately had all their dissatisfaction with Wen Xishu disappear.

At least for the moment, they dared not mention it, because what Wen Xishu brought this time was too shocking.

"Iron Lungs, the ocean... we can finally play in the sea!"

"The bunker will get better and better! With Wen Xishu, we might... see more magnificent scenes, right?"

"I can't wait to go swimming!"

"I have to contact my dad, the swimwear industry needs to get started!"

"Yes, yes, yes, I also have to contact my dad. I must get on good terms with Principal Wen. If the land on the coastline can be obtained from Principal Wen, my dad's ability will have no problem handling the Government Affairs Bureau! By then, the sea-view villas will be built! Do I still need to study?"

"That's right, fishing, navigation, and angling industries must all be set up!"

Many of the students at the Tower of Desire Academy were young masters. Although they were pampered and mostly spendthrifts, some of them indeed had strong business acumen.

Often, this part of the people had high energy and good family backgrounds.

For example, the William family among the six major families could almost be said to be the wealthiest family in the bunker.

The young master of the William family saw countless business opportunities at this moment.

Rely on the mountains to eat from the mountains, rely on the sea to eat from the sea.

The bunker relied on the Three Towers, so it could only climb the tower. But now, the bunker had a sea.

And the sea belonged to Wen Xishu, after all, it was brought by Wen Xishu.

The young master of the William family, William Huokena, immediately realized that Wen Xishu was truly the future of the bunker.

Originally, the Gongben family, one of the six major families, was bullied by Wen Xishu, and he still had some shared hatred.

But now, with interests involved, William Huokena had decided to properly suck up to Principal Wen.

All the plans of those students just now—must be monopolized by the William family.

Of course, to please Wen Xishu, one had to show sincerity. People like Wen Xishu, like the Old Principal, were very stubborn.

"Must show goodwill first."

This young master of the William family soon made up his mind:

"I need to organize a party, invite all the students who have participated in the Mysterious Tower Academy exploration, as well as all the powerful and influential students in the Tower of Desire Academy, and I need to express my thoughts to them."

William Huokena was very clear that this world originally had no roads; when many people walked, it became a road, and after many roads were opened, those who could walk the road wide could make that road the correct main thoroughfare.

"From today on, I, the William family, will not allow anyone to insult Principal Wen."

Lower level, coastline.

There were already many people on the beach, and even quite a few people in the sea.

Wen Xishu did not have much yearning for the sea.

After all—

He had only been here for a few months, not enough to forget what the sea was.

Instead, Albert was by the sea, waving his fists like a child, stirring up waves.

This powerful strength made Wen Xishu stare in a daze.

This was the bunker, not the Three Towers.

Albert was simply a superman.

"Hahahaha... too interesting! Principal Wen, you really brought a surprise to all the bunker people this time!"

Albert's hearty laughter appeared.

Wen Xishu did not deny this point.

"Principal, I have some questions I want to ask you," Wen Xishu said.

Albert's smile did not diminish:

"It seems this experience has left you feeling lost?"

Wen Xishu decided to speak out some of his observations:

"You know, in the Three Towers War, there are twelve powerful constellations."

Albert shrugged:

"Of course, they are a group of difficult characters. Their existence allows me to understand to some extent why Old Jin refused to break through the one-hundredth floor with me."

Wen Xishu said:

"They are actually enemies to each other. It is rumored that their destiny is to kill each other, and only the one who survives to the end can become a true god."

Albert's expression did not change:

"Continue."

Wen Xishu nodded:

"As far as I know, besides the twelve constellations, there are also the constellations of Lupus, Lyra, Hercules, Unicorn, and Phoenix."

"These five have very special abilities, but compared to the twelve constellations, they appear extremely weak."

"I was fortunate enough to come into contact with two, Phoenix and Lupus. And I have also harvested their friendship."

Albert patted Wen Xishu on the shoulder and then gave a thumbs up:

"Remarkable."

Wen Xishu also spoke of his dilemma at this time:

"I promised Phoenix that if I found the others, those five relatively weaker constellations... I would send a reply letter through the Receiver."

"But I didn't do that. Because I also have a pretty good relationship with another constellation, Scorpio, one of the twelve constellations."

"You might find it strange to say... I really feel like Scorpio is like my younger brother."

Albert was slightly moved but did not say much.

People by the sea were laughing and playing, but no one dared to approach Albert and the others.

It seemed that naturally, there was a kind of oppression and aura that isolated everyone.

Wen Xishu said:

"I saw the future, and the future me is not bad... I even helped Scorpio start to fight against Leo."

"Actually, Scorpio has also really given me a lot of help."

"Scorpio longs to kill Tianlangxing, and Phoenix longs to take in Tianlangxing. And Tianlangxing chose to leave me, seemingly accepting the fate arranged by Scorpio."

"So I am stuck at a node. I want Tianlangxing to live..."

"But in the future, I will receive an invitation from Scorpio to fight against Leo. I suspect that special battlefield was created by Tianlangxing's ability."

Wen Xishu remembered that strange chessboard.

There were churches, prisons, and various other buildings. Combined with the rune · Earthly Advantage Trapped Beast he obtained now... perhaps everything now was preparing for joining forces with Scorpio in the future.

"The future I saw... seems not bad. Although facing a strong enemy, the future me is very calm. This future basically means that Scorpio has obtained Tianlangxing's ability."

"Tianlangxing might die."

"But if I choose to send the reply letter... Tianlangxing will not die, but the future might undergo huge changes."

"I'm not quite sure what I should do."

Albert gave the answer directly:

"Do not send the reply letter. Respect Tianlangxing's choice, or rather... in terms of interests, I tend to help Scorpio."

Wen Xishu asked:

"Why?"

Albert said:

"Phoenix is avoiding the battlefield, but we cannot avoid the battlefield."

"Look at this sea, is it beautiful? Of course it is beautiful, but if I were like you and saw the future... saw people one day sailing in the bunker, sighing at the beauty of the sea in the bunker..."

"I wouldn't care too much about this future. It's beautiful, but it's not enough. I would rather see the future me die in a cruel battle, fighting, than see the future me..."

"Immersed in the sea view of the bunker."

Wen Xishu's fingers trembled slightly; the Old Principal was truly a person like a sharp blade.

Albert looked at the sea:

"This sea is really good, but it's not vast enough, far from reaching the boundless sea I have seen!"

"The ceiling above this head, the simulated sky is also great, but it is far from comparable to the real firmament hung with stars!"

"Let Tianlangxing die in the damn place, let Scorpio and you defeat the enemy you truly should defeat; this is the future I want to see."

Albert was clearly smiling when he said these words, but to Wen Xishu, it felt so murderous.

This old man was never lost.

At this moment, Wen Xishu thought of Huoen again.

He suddenly understood everything all at once.

In Huoen's eyes, the Ark was not the correct answer; he longed to turn the Ark into the correct answer.

Longxia, the Free State, and even people all over the world had their own correct answers.

By comparison, the bunker seemed more correct than the Ark, and even more correct than all other answers. Looking at the results, the bunker was also more suitable for human habitation than the Ark.

But in Albert's eyes, the correct answer was not the bunker, but the original world that belonged to humanity.

Wen Xishu's gaze became firm:

"Good, I know how to choose. Thank you, Old Principal."

Albert laughed heartily:

"Hahahaha, Principal Wen, don't be so polite. No matter what the future holds, at least today, please enjoy this sea area."

Wen Xishu did not have much interest in the sea:

"By the way, you broke through to the ninety-seventh floor. Do you have any interesting findings?"

Albert's smile faded quite a bit, and he thought about it:

"I actually do have some discoveries I want to tell you. As it happens, I should also take you... to meet my old friend."

Wen Xishu also became serious; it sounded like there was a lot of new information on the ninety-seventh floor.

(End of chapter)