Chapter 241: The Curtain Falls on the Good Person Society

White rays of light began to slice through the surrounding scene, and the crisscrossing white lines also caused the surroundings to become blurred.

Finally, Wen Xishu felt as if his soul had left his body.

He saw Zhou Fei, Chris, and Britney, a trinity, their three bodies switching irregularly.

The expression on each person's face could not be called happy, but there were subtle differences.

Britney was confused and bewildered, Chris looked as if he had received a slight redemption and had a sense of mission on his face, while Zhou Fei carried a hint of fear.

But before long, just as Wen Xishu was about to head to the place where the Guide was, he saw Zhou Fei, Chris, and Britney...

They were no longer fused; they had separated.

And in that moment of separation, the three of them seemed to have found relief.

……

……

The door and the clock appeared once again.

The black Trickster Head's laughter, which was always difficult to define, did not appear this time.

Of course, it was still smiling, this time a smile that did not reveal its teeth. It looked like the kind that wasn't harboring any good intentions.

Wen Xishu checked his panel immediately. As shown—

Because there was no invitation letter this time, the entry into the Desire Tower and the Trick Tower's anti-magic value actually caught up to the Desire Tower. This improvement could be described as negligible.

Wen Xishu could accept it, though; after all, this was perhaps the normal pace for a person climbing the tower. Improving bit by bit, how could one have a huge harvest every single time?

But he was still a little disappointed:

"Sequences, runes, there's nothing new... The sequence slots and item slots have increased, which should be due to the minimalist effect of the Dice of Reversal. Six points of anti-magic value can't be said to be no harvest, after all, I still need a lot of anti-magic value to unlock the secrets of the Wen family's old mansion."

"But two days of effort, and this is it? It really feels like a waste—"

Just as Wen Xishu was thinking that perhaps the lower levels really couldn't give him anything of great value... he suddenly saw that an orange item had appeared in his inventory.

There are differences even among orange items, for instance, the Scorpion Dagger, the Phoenix Gloves·Release, and the Pseudo-Fate Luo Pan. These count as high-level orange items.

The Murderous Football, on the other hand, seems quite standard.

Of course, the Dice of Reversal is absolutely superior to everything else.

This time, Wen Xishu felt as if he had found something extraordinary, at least an existence on the level of the Scorpion Dagger.

"Yahoo~ Your harvest this time is really not small. I said it before, don't skip levels, take it one step at a time. Perhaps some levels can't give you high panel bonuses or sequence bonuses, but they might hide important puzzle pieces for future levels."

The black Trickster Head said.

This time, the white Desire Head was in a dormant state; Wen Xishu guessed that this had to do with him not having an invitation letter.

Wen Xishu was also staring at this object:

"Heart of Fusion..."

It was a sphere emitting three-colored light. One-third was white, one-third was red, and one-third was black.

It was consistent with the three towers, the three heads of the Guide, and the three colors of the Dice of Reversal.

But Wen Xishu could not view the attributes of this item.

The item's description was very simple—【He tore out his own heart and split it into three, but now, the three have returned to one, only the item has already fallen into someone else's hands.】

This was more like the history of the item, but it had no functions.

Wen Xishu said:

"What is the use of this thing? What is my basic reward?"

The black Trickster Head said:

"Level six completion. Of course, there is also a level six facility—the Good Person Society."

Wen Xishu was stunned for a moment:

"This place... what is it for?"

The black Trickster Head laughed, its two eyes like upside-down moons:

"Rest assured, the Good Person Society is different from what you've experienced. The Good Person Society is a mutual aid association. Once a wicked person enters the Good Person Society facility, they will be particularly prone to feelings of remorse and will be particularly prone to stirring up the kindness within their hearts."

"For example, people who are addicted to alcohol will immediately feel a sense of guilt regarding their alcoholism upon entering. Thereby producing a strong determination to quit drinking."

"Of course, this also includes quitting lust."

This might be the episode that the guys on the forums love the most, but for Wen Xishu, this thing didn't have much meaning.

"Alright, tell me about this Heart of Fusion."

The black Trickster Head's smile retracted slightly:

"This is truly a nostalgic thing. After all, the three of us were once fused by the power of this thing. However, the process of fusion, hehe, had some problems."

Wen Xishu was greatly shocked. The Guide was actually created this way?

"Is this thing something very ancient?"

"Of course," the black Trickster Head said.

Wen Xishu seemed to have a clue:

"So this time, I didn't get an invitation letter... is it because this is actually an ancient timeline?"

The black Trickster Head shook its head:

"Not all Trick Towers have invitation letters. You are climbing the Trick Tower, not the Desire Tower. Perhaps in your view, the Desire Tower can reverse the past, but once the past is reversed, does it really have meaning?"

"Bestowing brand-new destiny trajectories upon certain targets is the characteristic of the Desire Tower."

"Bestowing strange attributes and excellent entry points upon oneself is the characteristic of the Trick Tower."

"Influencing the future fortune of certain existences and bringing powerful combat attributes to oneself is the characteristic of the Slaughter Tower."

"You belong to the Trick Tower. In fact, as long as you obtain certain key items and peculiar attributes, you have already gained a lot. You can't find excellent entry points every single time."

Wen Xishu persisted:

"Then why was it this time, not even an invitation letter?"

It wasn't that Wen Xishu couldn't function without an invitation letter, but he wanted to know, as every step he took should have been correct.

He even achieved an unexpected ending, making the three of them a trinity.

He was no longer hung up on the invitation letter, but he was hung up on where he went wrong.

The black Trickster Head said:

"Because you achieved the hidden ending of the Trick Tower. The obsessions were dissolved beyond imagination, and so, they felt that this was the best destiny trajectory; they didn't need you to change the destiny trajectory any further."

"Can you understand if I put it this way?"

Wen Xishu pondered for a moment.

He seemed to understand.

Exploring the Trick Tower is often similar to some kind of rule-based game; you decrypt and explore in the game, and when you reach a certain stage, you get an invitation letter.

With an invitation letter, you can better change the destiny trajectories of these people from the source.

But this time, the obsessions, that is, the obsessions of Zhou Fei, Chris, and Britney... felt that the current ending was the best one.

Their destiny trajectories did not need to be changed.

Thinking of this, Wen Xishu became even more confused:

"No... that's not right. They are just obsessions. In the Trick Tower, there is no such thing as a destiny trajectory. Why do they feel that their destiny trajectories don't need to be changed?"

"If I had gotten the invitation letter, I might have been able to help Zhou Fei save his brother, help Britney find her relatives, and also help Chris break through the guilt in his heart."

The black Trickster Head's smile became mysterious:

"Think carefully, are they important?"

Wen Xishu didn't understand.

"What do you mean?"

The black Trickster Head said:

"Your performance was recognized by the obsessions. They decided to give you the thing that originally belonged to them, understand?"

"In other words, once this thing falls into your hands, it is already the best ending. If you returned to the Desire Tower and changed the trajectory, they might not be able to send this thing to you again."

"That is the hidden ending. Although this time, you didn't gain three powerful partners in the future Three Towers War, you obtained something more important."

The Heart of Fusion?

Although it was an orange item, Wen Xishu didn't even know what this thing was useful for.

However, he seemed to have figured out the logic behind it.

No wonder, no wonder at the last moment, the trinity broke apart, and Britney, Zhou Fei, and Chris changed from a single person in a fused state back into three people.

Wen Xishu seemed to have found another way to play the Trick Tower.

"Having an invitation letter is a game of finding talent, which means you think the most important thing in the mission is the person."

"People-oriented, then getting the invitation letter and saving people is the most important thing. This is what the Virgo and Gemini lords love the most..."

The black Trickster Head suddenly covered its mouth.

Obviously, it was too happy talking and didn't hold back for a moment.

Wen Xishu said:

"Those constellations are not unfamiliar existences to me."

The black Trickster Head smiled awkwardly:

"Alright, alright, in short, there are also ways to play that are not people-oriented. For example, this time, the most important thing is this thing emitting three-colored light, and the ending you achieved was obtaining this."

"This also has to do with some of your operations."

Wen Xishu recalled it and found that his biggest operation was exploiting a bug to let the three characters reach max level, and all three characters unlocked the fifth stage—Will Affinity.

So, if one wants to get an invitation letter... the correct way is to explore slowly, deeply experience the past of the three characters, and gain insights bit by bit, unlocking up to the fourth stage is enough.

And if one were to use violent means, utilizing the other party to recall memories and then directly extracting them... it is indeed possible to reach max level in one go, but it is also very difficult to establish a deep connection with the characters.

Naturally, there was no invitation letter.

Wen Xishu was amused, because he now understood the mechanics of the Strange Tower even better, and this also showed that he hadn't done anything wrong; he had simply chosen a different way to solve the problem.

"So that's how it is, I understand. In other words, the three of them believe that my ability to obtain this thing... is more important than the three of them possessing brand-new trajectories of fate. So, what can be obtained from the Strange Tower are abilities and items, while the Desire Tower is what changes fate."

The black strange head said with a smile:

"See? I told you, you can't skip levels; you should follow the steps you're supposed to take. Some low-level stages, although the tier is low, the rewards aren't necessarily bad. Wasn't your first Three-Tower sequence also granted purely by the Strange Tower?"

"The same goes for what follows; don't rely too much on invitation letters. In some Strange Tower stages, there is no need to go back to the Desire Tower to change anything. Moreover, the rewards obtained in the Strange Tower are very likely to be key items for subsequent tiers."

Wen Xishu looked at this Heart of Fusion and said:

"What exactly does this Heart of Fusion do?"

The black strange head said:

"Figure it out yourself; haven't you already experienced it?"

Wen Xishu was greatly alarmed:

"It can let me fuse with others?"

The black strange head still had that deadpan look:

"Perhaps, who knows? If you find out, you must tell me, ya-hoo-hoo-hoo."

Wen Xishu suppressed the urge to roll his eyes and asked another question:

"That magic city, it's Leo's territory, right?"

For this question, Wen Xishu was already prepared to receive the Guide's triple-threat response.

But unexpectedly, the black strange head nodded:

"Yes, that is one of the territories of Lord Leo."

Wen Xishu thought for a moment and asked a rather crucial question:

"Does this Heart of Fusion have anything to do with you all? Does its owner have any connection to Aries?"

Guides are, to a certain extent, also a trinity, but not as perfect as the Heart of Fusion.

The perfection of the Heart of Fusion lies in the fact that the other two bodies are not visible; when Wen Xishu switches to Zhou Fei, although he can use the powers of Chris and Britney...

But physically, he is just Zhou Fei. Outsiders won't see the bizarre sight of Britney's head growing on Zhou Fei's left shoulder and Chris's head growing on his right.

The black strange head shrugged, causing the other two heads to shake along:

"There's a bit of a connection. But... it's hard to say, hard to say, better not to say."

Heh.

Wen Xishu smiled.

"Fine, I have nothing else to ask, you damn riddle-monger."

The black strange head said:

"Your magic resistance value has actually become higher than the environment you should be matched with because of your level-skipping; this is a good thing, perhaps it will let you experience a different Strange Tower. This time, it stems from the fact that you weren't playing as yourself... but next time, it might be different."

"Once a person becomes strong, perhaps they can consider more interesting ways to solve problems, can't they?"

Wen Xishu understood that.

He nodded:

"Alright, I should head back."

The black strange head... no, all three heads of the Three-Tower Guide love to be riddle-mongers, but the Principal is not like that.

Wen Xishu pondered that the information he provided last time should be enough for the old Principal to persuade Mr. Jin.

Mr. Jin now appears to be a very crucial existence; this person is very likely someone who was supposed to be a "Qualified One."

But due to various reasons, he became a pioneer of the bunker.

Wen Xishu was also very curious about what kind of existence Mr. Jin really is.

And, whether Xiao Jin is... the Jin Shan that Britney mentioned?

The Guide waved his hand, and Wen Xishu's vision blurred in the familiar way again.

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……

Once again, Wen Xishu successfully returned from his exploration.

The Academy Spirit had consulted with Jia Baer in the short time, and now, very considerately, handed Wen Xishu a hot towel to relieve his fatigue.

Wen Xishu enjoyed this moment; there was a sense of comfort after clearing a game.

But the next second, the Academy Spirit said:

"Principal, as your servant, I must report one thing to you."

Wen Xishu said:

"Go ahead."

The Academy Spirit's expression was a bit strange:

"Your facility—the Reminiscence Record—is suspected of being severely horrific and has the potential to cause mental trauma to people; currently, a small number of bunker nobles are attempting to sue you."

Wen Xishu's first reaction wasn't panic, but amusement.

"What did my exclusive teachers from the Strange Tower Academy do?"

The Academy Spirit sighed:

"Simply put, a third-year student from the Desire Tower Academy, the child of an official under the Government Bureau, challenged the Reminiscence Record... and suffered a mental breakdown; he went crazy."

Now Wen Xishu couldn't laugh anymore; he continued to ask:

"How did this happen?"

The Academy Spirit continued to sigh:

"The Reminiscence Record member you hired, Mr. Jack, gave the student a 'skinning package'—in short, it was death by a thousand cuts—and then the Reminiscence Record member, Ms. Tang Rui, enhanced the student's physical perception, strengthening the student's sense of pain, touch, hearing, vision, and so on."

"Finally, Ms. Jennifer turned it into a recurring dream..."

"Now, that student has gone insane."

Wen Xishu completely wiped the smile from his face; this was no longer just playing with fire. If this wasn't handled well, there would truly be some risks.

The Academy Spirit added:

"The good news is that public opinion is surprisingly one-sided in your favor..."

"Everyone is basically mocking the student, thinking he's just incompetent. Moreover, the bunker's top brass is also protecting you, and that official, under pressure, doesn't dare to blow the matter out of proportion; he just hopes you can save his child."

At this moment, Wen Xishu suddenly realized the beauty of power.

He seemed to understand why so many people began to have their characters twisted under the influence of power.

Undoubtedly, his "Red House package" of "you won't die anyway, so just go all out" had been applied with too much force.

This was Wen Xishu's own dereliction of duty.

But his reputation was too high; even though he had done something wrong and hadn't gauged the scale correctly, public opinion still supported him one-sidedly.

This even surprised Wen Xishu; he had reached the point where... even if he did something wrong, there would be people helping to whitewash it. This is the feeling of having great scholars debate the scriptures on my behalf.

Undoubtedly, the people around Wen Xishu now were all good people. Everyone would show him a smiling face.

If an ordinary person were in this environment, they might really get carried away and lose the ability to reflect on themselves.

He sighed:

"There is an old saying: 'Whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad.' I cannot become arrogant because of my current momentum. I will handle this matter personally; it was indeed me who went too far."

Talented people are actually not suitable to be teachers; Wen Xishu felt that providing enough pressure was the right way. When people reach a desperate situation, they naturally become strong.

But in fact, he was still taking things for granted; people could also be driven directly to insanity.

"By the way, is there anything else?" Wen Xishu said.

The Academy Spirit replied:

"The Principal wants to see you."

(End of chapter)