Chapter 241

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

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

He saw Zhou Fei, Chris, and Britney, the Trinity, their bodies switching irregularly.

The expressions on each of their faces 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 Wen Xishu was about to head to the place where the Guide was located, he saw Zhou Fei, Chris, and Britney...

No longer merging, they separated.

And at the moment they separated, all three seemed to have found relief.

The door and the clock appeared again.

The laughter of the Black Mysterious Head, which was always difficult to define, did not appear this time.

Of course, it was still smiling, this time a smile without showing its teeth. It looked like the kind that wasn't harboring any good intentions.

Wen Wen Xishu checked his panel at the first opportunity. As shown—

Because there was no invitation this time, upon entering the Tower of Desire, the Mysterious Tower magic resistance value actually caught up with the Tower of Desire. This improvement could be described as negligible.

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

But he was still somewhat disappointed:

"Sequence, runes, there's nothing new... The sequence slots and item slots have both increased, which should be due to the effect of the Minimalism of the Inverted Dice. Six points of magic resistance certainly can't be said to be no harvest; after all, I still need a lot of magic resistance to unlock the secrets of the old Wen family residence."

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

Just as Wen Wen Xishu was thinking that perhaps the lower levels really couldn't give him anything of great value... he suddenly saw that in his item bar, there was an extra orange prop.

There were differences between oranges and oranges, such as the Scorpio Dagger, the Phoenix Gloves (Solved), and the Pseudo-Fate Compass. These counted as high-level orange items.

The Killer Soccer Ball, on the other hand, seemed mediocre.

Of course, the Inverted Dice was absolutely superior to everything else.

This time, Wen Wen Xishu's feeling was like finding something incredible, at least on the level of the Scorpio 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 just hide important puzzle pieces for some future levels."

The Black Mysterious Head said.

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

Wen 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 Inverted Dice.

But Wen 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 reached someone else's hands.】

This sounded more like the history of the item, but it had no function.

Wen Wen Xishu said:

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

The Black Mysterious Head said:

"Level 6 completion. Of course, there is also a Level 6 facility—the Good People Society."

Wen Wen Xishu was stunned for a moment:

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

The Black Mysterious Head's two eyes laughed like upside-down moons:

"Rest assured, the Good People Society is different from what you experienced. The Good People Society is a mutual aid association. Once a bad person enters the Good People 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 addicted to alcohol will immediately develop a sense of guilt regarding their addiction upon entering. Thereby generating a strong determination to quit drinking."

"Of course, this also includes quitting lust."

This might be the favorite episode for the guys on the forums, but for Wen Wen Xishu, this thing didn't have much significance.

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

The Black Mysterious Head's smile slightly subsided:

"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 Wen Xishu was greatly shocked. Was the Guide created this way?

"Is this thing something very ancient?"

"Of course," the Black Mysterious Head said.

Wen Wen Xishu seemed to have a clue:

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

The Black Mysterious Head shook its head:

"Not all Mysterious Towers have invitations. You are a climber of the Mysterious Tower, not the Tower of Desire. Perhaps in your view, the Tower of Desire can reverse the past, but once the past is reversed, does it really have meaning?"

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

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

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

"You belong to the Mysterious Tower. In fact, as long as you obtain certain key props and peculiar attributes, you have a great harvest; you can't find an excellent entry point every time."

Wen Wen Xishu was relentless:

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

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

He even achieved an unexpected ending, making the three people a Trinity.

He was no longer dwelling on the invitation, but he was dwelling on where he had gone wrong.

The Black Mysterious Head said:

"Because you achieved the hidden ending of the Mysterious Tower. The obsession was resolved beyond imagination, and so, they believed this was the best trajectory of fate; they didn't need you to change the trajectory of fate any further."

"If I put it this way, can you understand?"

Wen Wen Xishu pondered for a moment.

He seemed to understand.

Exploring the Mysterious Tower is often similar to a certain type of rule-based game; you decrypt and explore in the game, and upon reaching a certain stage, you obtain an invitation.

With an invitation, you can better change the trajectories of fate for 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 trajectories of fate did not need to be changed.

Wen Wen Xishu thought of this, but became even more confused:

"No... that's not right. They are just obsessions; they don't have a trajectory of fate in the Mysterious Tower. Why do they feel that their trajectories of fate don't need to be changed?"

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

The Black Mysterious Head's smile became mysterious:

"Think carefully, are they important?"

Wen Wen Xishu didn't understand.

"What do you mean?"

The Black Mysterious Head said:

"Your performance gained the recognition of the obsessions; they decided to give you what originally belonged to them, understand?"

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

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

The Heart of Fusion?

Although it was an orange prop, Wen 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 Wen Xishu seemed to have found another way to play the Mysterious Tower.

"With an invitation, it's a game of finding talent, which means you believe that in the mission, the most important thing is people."

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

The Black Mysterious Head suddenly covered its mouth.

Clearly, it was talking too happily and couldn't hold back for a moment.

Wen Wen Xishu said:

"Those constellations are not unfamiliar existences to me."

The Black Mysterious Head smiled awkwardly:

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

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

Wen Wen Xishu recalled it and found that his biggest operation was using a bug to max out the three characters, all of whom unlocked the fifth stage—Will Affinity.

So, if one wanted to get an invitation... the correct way was to explore slowly, deeply experience the past of the three characters, and gain insight bit by bit, unlocking up to the fourth stage.

And if you were violent, using the other party to recall memories and then directly acquiring them... you could indeed max out in one go, but it would be very difficult to establish a deep connection with the characters.

Naturally, there was no invitation.

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

"So that's it, I understand. That is to say, the three of them believe that me obtaining this thing... is more important than the three of them possessing brand-new trajectories of fate. So, what can be obtained from the Mysterious Tower are abilities and items, while the Tower of Desire is for changing fate."

The Black Mysterious Head said with a smile:

"See, I said it, don't skip levels, just follow the steps you are supposed to take. Some low-level levels, although the tier is low, the rewards aren't necessarily bad. Wasn't your first Three Towers sequence also purely bestowed by the Mysterious Tower?"

"The follow-up is the same; don't rely too much on invitations. In some Mysterious Tower levels, you don't need to go back to the Tower of Desire to change anything. And the rewards obtained in the Mysterious Tower are very likely to be key items for subsequent levels."

Wen Wen Xishu looked at this Heart of Fusion and said:

"What exactly is this Heart of Fusion for?"

The Black Mysterious Head said:

"Explore it yourself; haven't you already experienced it?"

Wen Wen Xishu was greatly shocked:

"It can let me fuse with others?"

The Black Mysterious Head still had that deadpan look:

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

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

"That Demon City is Leo's territory, right?"

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

But unexpectedly, the Black Mysterious Head nodded:

"Yes, that is one of Lord Leo's territories."

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

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

The Guide, to a certain extent, was also a Trinity, but not as perfect as the Heart of Fusion.

The perfection of the Heart of Fusion lay in the fact that you couldn't see the other two bodies. When Wen Wen Xishu switched to Zhou Fei, although he could use Chris and Britney's power...

But physically, he was Zhou Fei. Outsiders wouldn't see the bizarre scene of Britney's head growing on Zhou Fei's left shoulder and Chris's head growing on Zhou Fei's right shoulder.

The Black Mysterious Head shrugged, causing the other two heads to shake along with it:

"There is a little connection. But... it's hard to say, hard to say, better not to say."

Heh.

Wen Wen Xishu smiled.

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

The Black Mysterious Head said:

"Your magic resistance value has actually become higher than the matching environment you should have because of your level-skipping; this is a good thing. Perhaps this will let you experience a different Mysterious Tower experience. This time, it's because 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, right?"

Wen Wen Xishu understood that.

He nodded:

"Alright, I should go back."

The Black Mysterious Head... no, all three heads of the Three Towers Guide loved to be riddle-mongers, but the principal was not.

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

Mr. Jin now seemed to be a very key existence; this person was very likely meant to be a "Qualified One."

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

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

And whether Little Jin was... the Jin Shan in Britney's mouth?

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

Once again, Wen Wen Xishu successfully returned from his exploration.

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

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

However, in the next second, the Academy Spirit said:

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

Wen Wen Xishu said:

"Speak."

The Academy Spirit's expression was a bit strange:

"Your facility—Reminiscence Records—is suspected of being severely terrifying and has the potential to cause mental trauma to people. Currently, a few Bunker nobles are attempting to sue you."

Wen Wen Xishu's first reaction was not panic, but amusement.

"What did my Mysterious Tower Academy exclusive teachers do?"

The Academy Spirit sighed:

"Simply put, a third-year student at the Tower of Desire Academy, the child of an official's family under the Government Affairs Bureau, challenged Reminiscence Records... and became mentally unstable; he went crazy."

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

"How could this happen?"

The Academy Spirit continued to sigh:

"Mr. Jack, the Reminiscence Records member you hired, gave the student a skinning package; simply put, it was death by a thousand cuts. Then, Ms. Tang Rui, a Reminiscence Records member, strengthened the student's physical senses, intensifying the student's sense of pain, touch, hearing, vision, and so on."

"Finally, Ms. Jennifer turned him into a looping dream..."

"Now, that student has gone crazy."

Wen Wen Xishu completely stopped smiling; this was no longer just playing too hard. If this wasn't handled well, there would really be some risks.

The Academy Spirit said again:

"The good news is that public opinion is overwhelmingly on your side..."

"Everyone basically has a mocking attitude toward this student, thinking he is just weak. And the Bunker's upper echelons are also protecting you; that official, under pressure, doesn't dare to make a big deal out of it, only hoping you can save his child."

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

He seemed to be able to understand why so many people began to distort their character under power.

Undoubtedly, his "as long as they don't die, just go all out" Red House package was still a bit too heavy-handed.

This was Wen Wen Xishu's own dereliction of duty.

But his prestige was too high; even if he did something wrong and didn't grasp the scale well, public opinion still overwhelmingly supported him.

This made Wen Wen Xishu feel surprised; it turned out he had unknowingly reached the level where... even if he did something wrong, there would be people helping him cover it up. This was the feeling of having great scholars debate the classics for me.

Undoubtedly, the current Wen Wen Xishu was surrounded by good people. Everyone would show him a smiling face.

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

He sighed:

"There is an old saying: if Heaven wants to destroy someone, it must first make them mad. I cannot become arrogant because of my current momentum. I will handle this matter personally; it was indeed me who went too far."

People with talent are actually not suitable for being teachers, Wen Wen Xishu felt; giving enough pressure is the right way. When a person is in a desperate situation, they will naturally become strong.

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

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

The Academy Spirit replied:

"The principal wants to see you."

(End of chapter)