Chapter 268

The bunker is holding a funeral for two great figures.

When Wen Xishu returned, it was early morning. After the Academy Spirit very thoughtfully sent a hot towel to wipe his face, Wen Xishu also noticed that the clothing on the Academy Spirit had a white flower pinned to it.

"Congratulations on completing another exploration. I don't know what your harvest was this time?"

Wen Xishu's harvest this time could be said to be not small.

At this time, he was carrying the feather, but he had no way to see the Academy Spirit's name; this is the Mysterious Tower Academy, a place where Mysterious Tower power can be released.

Here, you can even use killer soccer, gamepads, and other props.

But Wen Xishu examined it for a while and truly could not feel the power of the feather.

It seems that the use of the feather has very strict restrictions.

"The harvest is not small. Academy Spirit, is the principal in the bunker now? I have some things to report to the principal. If possible, help me contact Lady Evelyn. But do not contact William, Ma Xiu, and Luo Feng for the time being. Oh, by the way, you must also call Senior Xun Hui and Senior Wen Renjing; it's a matter of life and death, very urgent."

The Academy Spirit heard that there was a very important matter to discuss.

"Please move to the garden of the Tower of Desire Academy; I will contact them soon, and they will wait for you there."

Wen Xishu nodded.

Soon, the Academy Spirit left.

After the Academy Spirit left, Wen Xishu took out the feather.

The feather still had a colorful luster.

"It seems that it is not a place that meets the conditions for using Mysterious Tower props where you can use it... strictly speaking, it is not a Mysterious Tower prop."

"It is an external prop."

"In this way, can it only be used in the real Land of Obsession, which is the orthodox Mysterious Tower level?"

Wen Xishu actually still had two invitations.

But he was not sure about the nature of the invitations, whether they could be considered the Land of Obsession.

The Land of Obsession is a mysterious zone condensed by the obsessions of all living beings in the doomsday. Every mission is actually helping some people resolve their obsessions.

Wen Xishu obtained this feather and naturally hoped to hunt some high-end targets with the feather.

But unfortunately, the usage scene of the feather is very harsh.

"If I take the feather and go to kill a target that is not in the obsession scene... for example, Sagittarius? Is it feasible?"

Intuition told Wen Xishu that it was not feasible.

"Because the feather requires me, once I start using it, to kill at least seven people."

"This doesn't seem like a restriction... it doesn't even have any meaning; after all, the enemies I know are more than seven."

"But if it is limited to the people in the Mysterious Tower scene when I climb the tower this time... then if there are not seven people in the Mysterious Tower."

Wen Xishu could imagine that the consequence of being backlashed by the props of the Land of Death would inevitably be death itself.

So far, he had indeed experienced scenes without seven people.

For example, Tang Rui's Land of Obsession.

To kill seven people in Tang Rui's Land of Obsession... and if it really follows his guess, there is a scene restriction, then it means this thing can only kill his own people.

Undoubtedly, the feather is a divine artifact, but if you interpret it carefully, you will find that this thing reveals something evil.

"Be careful... I still have to prepare for the worst I guessed."

Wen Xishu had an idea in his heart, but for now, he couldn't climb the tower immediately.

Bunker, Tower of Desire Academy forbidden garden.

The Academy Spirit's efficiency was very high; the first one he contacted was Albert, and then Albert contacted Evelyn and Xun Hui. Xun Hui then contacted Wen Renjing.

So not long after, the forbidden garden became lively again.

When Wen Xishu arrived here, several people were already waiting for him.

Wen Xishu had to say that the Academy Spirit's efficiency was truly invincible; having such a private butler was a really great experience.

Several people didn't exchange pleasantries; the Academy Spirit emphasized that there was a very important matter.

Albert found a very good entry point and said:

"I had a dream. I dreamed that you emphasized holding a funeral for Old Jin and Liu Zhizai, letting everyone know their greatness, praising them, and mourning them... A-Shu, is this dream a coincidence?"

"I don't think I am the kind of person who would mourn others; I don't really like holding large funerals."

"But this dream is too strange, giving me a feeling of deja vu. How should I put it, the tone of that dream feels very much like the feeling of my old friends who died in the past sending me a dream."

Evelyn finally understood when she heard Albert say this. Originally, it was she who requested the funeral, and Albert also agreed, but after it was held, Albert wanted to hold it again.

Now, she completely understood.

Wen Xishu nodded; the old principal was still reliable:

"Principal, thank you very much; it was indeed me who sent you the dream. What I am about to say... might make you feel it is very bizarre."

"Simply put, I went to the Underworld."

Everyone was shocked.

Wen Renjing sighed with emotion:

"Your adventure is truly... very distinctive."

Albert said:

"Expand on it; you went to the Underworld to send a dream because you saw Old Jin and Liu Zhizai?"

Wen Xishu shook his head:

"I will tell you what I know... but this might be considered blasphemy by you, but I guarantee you, everything I say is true."

Next, Wen Xishu began to tell what he encountered one by one.

Including the Wen family members he encountered.

Because from Wen Tingyun's mouth, Wen Xishu was certain that the Wen family's death was not simple; the Wen family members committed those things with a kind of tragic feeling and sense of mission.

When hearing this, Xun Hui was still okay, but Wen Renjing appeared a bit excited. This made Evelyn surprised; this child practiced emotional control when climbing the Tower of Desire, so why was he so uneasy when hearing about the Wen family members?

Xun Hui knew that Wen Renjing had always wanted to overturn the case for the Wen family. He had always wanted to prove that Wen Zhaohua had unspeakable difficulties.

But Xun Hui was very calm, because Xun Hui recognized one principle: no matter what difficulties your Wen family has, you killed people, and killing people means you should pay with your life.

You can't kill those who don't possess these fates in your eyes just because the fate you bear has profound significance, right?

Xun Hui also recognized Wen Zhaohua as a friend, but was far less emotional than Wen Renjing.

Of course, Wen Xishu only chatted briefly about Wen Tingyun, and the purpose was not to whitewash the Wen family, but to bring out some Underworld rules.

For example, merit.

The second half of Wen Xishu's narrative also mentioned that he went to the Underworld world three years later; at that time node...

Xun Hui and Wen Renjing had all died.

Hearing this, Albert frowned.

Wen Xishu didn't sell it short and soon told the reason.

After he finished telling the whole cause and effect, he drew a conclusion:

"The Jin Zhenyuan I encountered in the Underworld... is not the real Jin Zhenyuan, but Elder Liu Zhizai."

"Jin Zhenyuan... is not in the Underworld."

"I think he hasn't died yet, because he hasn't died, so the huge causality has not been settled... at least not settled cleanly."

"Not long after, Senior Xun Hui and Senior Senior Wenren, you both arrived at the seventieth floor and were killed by Sagittarius."

"And, Mr. Jin seems to possess an ability to turn into other people."

"In Liu Zhizai's memory, there was a sentence, which was said by Mr. Jin; he said you will become a part of me."

"And the Long Yin plan of Whatever Longxia also has a god; that god's ability is to let other Whatever Longxia people become a part of him."

"They believe that a super soldier who fuses countless people is a god who can change the fate of humanity."

"This plan, as far as I know, failed. I once experienced a great migration of Whatever Longxia people in the Tower of Desire; during the migration process, they talked about that god—going crazy."

"I am thinking, the premise of going crazy is that the god was once normal; that is to say, Whatever Longxia really created a god with excellent combat power."

"But it was unstable, leading to going crazy."

"And a part of that god's ability is very similar to Mr. Jin's ability; they have a very deep connection."

"Mr. Jin's heart should always be thinking about Whatever Longxia's plan; perhaps compared to the bunker, what he cares more about is Whatever Longxia's underground bunker; compared to... breaking through the one hundredth floor together, what he cares more about is the god created by Whatever Longxia. I don't know what happened recently that made Mr. Jin, who had been dormant for decades, suddenly start acting; I also can't see his purpose, and I don't know what he is actually doing."

"But everything I said is true. He must have an ulterior motive."

This amount of information was too huge.

Evelyn kept shaking her head, expressing that she didn't believe it, didn't believe that Old Jin had been hiding so deeply all along.

Albert's gaze was like a sharp sword, looking at Wen Xishu.

Wen Xishu was neither humble nor arrogant, nor did he dodge, just responding to Albert very calmly.

"Old Jin is not dead, which is something I am very happy about... but you guess his heart is not in the bunker, but in Whatever Longxia; I find it hard to believe."

"Evelyn and I followed Old Jin step by step. Along the way, we witnessed humanity's hesitation in the face of the doomsday era, and also witnessed the brilliance after Old Jin led us to build a new civilization, and even a prosperous age."

"Now you tell me that this person who single-handedly created the new human civilization... he doesn't love the bunker at all; I don't believe it!"

Wen Xishu guessed this point.

Guessed everyone's reaction.

If it were Luo Feng at this time, he might have already taken action against him.

In fact, he could have made up a lie; in this lie, Mr. Jin could be very decent. Then as more evidence appeared, he would reveal it bit by bit.

But Wen Xishu didn't want to lie to the old principal.

"If you don't believe it... then go to the seventieth floor. Those who can go to the seventieth floor now are Senior Xun and Senior Senior Wenren. If you don't mind sacrificing them to test it, feel free to try."

"Old Principal, I have always respected you. But think about it, these days, Mr. Jin's activity frequency, compared to before... is it too active?"

"Have you found Jin Shan?"

Wen Xishu suddenly asked.

Albert actually also knew that Wen Xishu would not speak wildly to attack Old Jin.

Albert sighed:

"I... might really be old and muddled; I don't know how to choose this matter for a while. As for Xiao Jin, we already have some clues."

"He is in the Three Towers Academy, but he is hiding. Leaving the Three Towers Academy, his ability will fail, so we have been sealing it off."

"Not long ago, a student reported that there was a ghost, a ghost that could transform, and its appearance was exactly the same as his."

"This ability is a bit tricky; in order not to cause panic, and not to force the child of an old friend into a dead end, I plan to close the net slowly."

"Don't be in a hurry; within three days, I will be able to find him. No, it won't even take that long."

Xiao Jin is hiding from them; Wen Xishu has a feeling that Xiao Jin might be very confused right now, in a state of not knowing who to trust.

He guessed that Xiao Jin was the one who assassinated him. But Xiao Jin might not even know himself why he wanted to do this.

Finding Xiao Jin would unlock the next stage of information.

Wen Xishu was not in a hurry; he trusted the principal.

He also knew that the principal actually trusted him too.

But now, these things he said truly made the principal feel very painful in his heart.

Wen Xishu said:

"I can also accept... your test, Senior Evelyn; this is the department area of the Tower of Desire; you can try to use some abilities on me; I will not resist."

"You can test whether what I said is true or false."

"Perhaps my words don't represent the truth, but I can guarantee that I at least managed to be honest."

Being willing to accept Evelyn's test already explained the problem.

Evelyn was also very painful.

She recalled many gentle words Old Jin had said; facing the people in various levels who lived peacefully, Old Jin said:

"Actually, being able to reach this level, I am already worthy of heaven and earth, right? Doing this is also very good, right?"

At that time, Evelyn kept nodding.

It was really amazing, being able to open up a new survival base for people in that world full of chaotic dances, unrest, and full of slaughter and death...

In the beginning, relying on his own strength, constantly bringing back supplies to feed everyone, and constantly encouraging others to climb the tower, finally establishing the entire social order and survival system.

This was truly remarkable.

But such a person, his heart was not in the bunker, longing to return to Whatever Longxia.

How contradictory.

But as it happens, Evelyn now also believed it a little.

Wen Xishu had no reason to lie.

And Old Jin was indeed very active recently.

"As long as we find Xiao Jin, perhaps we can verify some guesses." Evelyn thought in her heart.

Xun Hui and Wen Renjing looked at Wen Xishu, and Xun Hui said:

"You said earlier that I went to the seventieth floor of the Slaughter Tower and I died. Now if I don't go, does this count as you reversing life and death?"

Wen Xishu nodded:

"Of course it counts, but this situation is different from me bringing you back directly from the dead country; I also asked this question, changing the fate of the living in the world of the living does not count as breaking the rules of the dead country."

Xun Hui asked again:

"Then if Sagittarius doesn't leave, is it possible that we have no way to go to the seventieth floor?"

Wen Xishu thought for a while and still nodded:

"I think we have no way to deal with him for the time being."

Xun Hui looked at Albert:

"If the old man, plus me, plus one who holds us back, can we piece together the level of the seventieth floor and then go counter-kill Sagittarius?"

Truly a rigid idea and style.

Wen Xishu shook his head:

"I'm afraid not. Because his position is very special; simply put, you can't find him, but he can attack you."

Xun Hui was silent for a while before opening his mouth:

"That's too suffocating; what kind of existence are these constellations?"

Wen Xishu also didn't know:

"This is something we will explore later. We actually only know how to play with the Three Towers, but to say we understand them deeply, we actually don't."

Albert listened to the students' conversation.

He soon came back to his senses and said:

"Regarding Old Jin's matter, thank you; this information is very important, very, very important. Xun Hui, Mirror, you must not try to climb the seventieth floor."

Wen Xishu said:

"You believe me?"

Albert patted Wen Xishu's shoulder:

"I will not doubt my fellow travelers, just as I once believed in Old Jin. In fact, the things you told me cannot prove how evil Old Jin is."

"It can only prove that Old Jin has a different stance, but as a friend, as the master of the bunker, he has already done well enough."

"In my eyes, Old Jin perhaps sensed something recently, and he made a trade-off, wanting to exert his last strength for that plan of Whatever Longxia."

"I believe in my friend."

Everyone was silent. Evelyn's gaze softened.

A person like Albert, once he identifies who is a friend, will absolutely not betray easily.

Wen Xishu envied the old man for being such a person.

He also hoped that Mr. Jin was not an enemy on the tower-climbing journey.

"I don't know who to believe, but I believe in everyone here." Wen Xishu didn't say this sentence, just thinking about it in his heart.

Undoubtedly, after Mr. Jin left, the number one person in the bunker was Albert.

Compared to Mr. Jin, Albert didn't have so many twists and turns, didn't have complex stances and twists. He only had one goal—break through the one hundredth floor and solve the Three Towers mystery.

He was an absolute man of action.

He soon made a trade-off and decision:

"But no matter what, we must figure out the mystery on Old Jin."

"Evelyn, you go observe Old Luo recently and chat with him more; Old Luo is the one among Old Jin's many subordinates that he trusts and is closest to. Perhaps Old Luo will know some things."

"As for my side, I have to pull that little guy out first; perhaps he also knows some of Old Jin's secrets."

Wen Xishu also thought so; he had to find Xiao Jin as soon as possible.

(End of chapter)