Chapter 29: Wen Xishu's Hardcore Studies

"Before the midterm exam of the first semester, you must change your name," Albert said.

Wen Xishu understood the intention behind this in an instant.

"In the academy... are there noble children who know about the Wen family's affairs?"

Albert nodded:

"There are many great families in the Bunker. The Wen family's business is a secret, but among those great families, there are a few that know."

"I won't tell you which families they are; that would be too boring. Your sequence is so interesting, you should figure it out yourself."

Wen Xishu felt as if black lines were appearing on his forehead; this old principal had a bit of a mischievous streak.

Albert continued:

"If you don't want to die at their hands, you had best live under a different name for the next half-semester."

Wen Xishu asked the question he most wanted to ask:

"Wen Zhaohua... what crime did he actually commit, and what crime did the entire Wen family commit?"

The old principal laughed again:

"Hahahaha, your mind has become sharp, but you don't remember many things? Oh, that's right, you used to be an idiot; you couldn't participate in those Wen family affairs at all, so naturally, you wouldn't know."

Wen Xishu's blood pressure rose slightly, but upon careful reflection, the other party seemed to be describing things objectively and not insulting him.

Before, Wen Xishu could indeed be considered an idiot, so he said helplessly:

"It seems you must know."

"Judging by the Anquan Bureau's attitude toward me, I suppose... it's not just that they want to dig up some secrets; did the Wen family really do something that angered both man and god?"

Albert shrugged:

"I do know. There are many things in this Bunker I don't know, but I should know more than most."

"But—none of my business, none of your business. Kid, study hard and improve every day."

Albert said quite smugly:

"I have decided to rely on exploring the Three Towers to solve all the mysteries. I will not ask you about the secrets of Wen Zhaohua."

"Likewise, if you want to know everything, use the same method."

"If you learn through oral accounts, then the context of what you know will all be within the inherent perceptions of others."

"Perhaps this will lead you to carry some kind of bias from the very beginning."

"For instance, you have already concluded that the Wen family truly did something that angered both man and god, but in fact, you don't even know the sequence of events, do you? What if they didn't?"

"Of course, I am not pointing at anything with this statement; I am merely listing possibilities."

Wen Xishu hummed in acknowledgment; he knew the old principal was giving him guidance.

He was telling him not to let others' perceptions prejudice his own. This indeed made sense.

No matter how beastly the Wen family members were, or how heinous Wen Zhaohua was, at the very least, the fact that he could achieve such results in his first exploration of the Weird Tower was directly related to what Wen Zhaohua had left behind.

Therefore, he had no need to hate Wen Zhaohua.

As for what kind of person Wen Zhaohua was, it was best not to listen to what others said, but to uncover the truth himself.

Wen Xishu said:

"I understand. I am also willing to change my name. But why only until the midterm of the first semester?"

Albert laughed:

"Hahahaha, if you can't take back your own name in half a semester, and can't live under your real name in the second half of the semester... then you're still just an idiot."

"Likewise, if they can't discover your true identity in half a semester, they are also idiots. But as it stands, they are not idiots."

"Some of these people are your seniors, and among them are some sequence ability users. Digging up your secret might not even take half a semester."

"So if you don't want to be the idiot who gets killed by them, you had best become strong enough within half a semester."

"The academy does have methods to help one become stronger—it's a little surprise—but no one has ever known where it is because everyone has been looking in the wrong direction."

"You, however, could go and try."

Wen Xishu was speechless: "..."

The midterm exam was about taking back his name and being able to truly live as a member of the Wen family.

And for this test, he would have to face many sequence holders. Furthermore, besides the test, he might also be forced to explore the Weird Tower a few more times.

Wen Xishu had to admit that his test was hardcore enough. But... it wasn't bad; he once again felt that thrill and anticipation of extreme sports.

He was actually quite famous right now; at this moment, Wen Xishu was already a new legend in the lower levels of the Bunker.

Countless people had a new future because of the Level 6 hospital he brought back.

But unfortunately, the fragrance of this fame would only be smelled after fermenting for half a semester.

Albert gave Wen Xishu a new name: Wen Xun.

This name was a homophone for Wen Xun.

It contained the 'Wen' from the Wen family and the 'Xun' from the Xun family. Of course, phonetically, it also contained the 'Wen' of the Wen family.

These two characters could be said to remind Albert of his three most proud students.

Wenren Jing, Xun Hui, and Wen Zhaohua.

The name Wen Xun also contained a certain expectation Albert had for Wen Xishu.

Albert could not explore all three towers simultaneously; he had once sighed in front of Wen Zhaohua that time waits for no man, and his responsibilities left him unable to act as he pleased.

Throughout his life, he could only explore the Slaughter Tower. If he could, he hoped to experience all three towers.

In the end, he chose to cultivate three people with different talents.

But he had managed to divide them into three; when would there be a chance for the three elements to return to one? Wen Xun actually contained this layer of expectation.

Wen Xishu seemed to understand the meaning of the name and was somewhat surprised, so before Albert left, he asked:

"To be personally recruited by the principal of the Three Towers Academy, I am flattered, and I am honored to be a student of the Three Towers Academy."

"But... my guide had a black head, which means my exploration tendency is toward the Weird Tower."

"I suspect that even if you want to protect me, the Bunker Anquan Bureau won't be so agreeable. I will likely still have to carry out missions to explore the Weird Tower, right?"

"In fact, judging by your reaction when you learned of my sequence just now, you also expect me to explore the Weird Tower and collect more weird sequences with unknown effects."

"But as far as I know, in the Three Towers Academy—there is no Weird Tower Academy."

Albert nodded: "That certainly cannot exist."

"Although the Weird Tower has been descending for some years, think about it: the Slaughter Tower and the Desire Tower both have traces to follow."

"The Desire Tower focuses on untangling the emotional lines between people. And the Slaughter Tower focuses on combat techniques, methods, and the combinations of various sequences."

"These can all be studied."

"But the Weird Tower really cannot be studied. Do you have even the slightest certainty that you can guarantee you'll survive next time? Is your experience from last time useful in the next Weird Tower?"

That was indeed true.

Wen Xishu really didn't have the slightest certainty, and he was completely unable to predict what the mission would be in the next Weird Tower.

As for the Desire Tower, human emotional changes—joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness—have traces to follow.

The same goes for the Slaughter Tower: high fur density is weak to fire, large bodies are weak to gates, wide bodies are weak to the rear, heavy armor is weak to lightning; combat can also have patterns summarized.

But the reason why 'weird' is 'weird' is precisely because it is impossible to summarize patterns.

Wen Xishu said:

"Since the Three Towers Academy has no Weird Tower Academy, and I am a Weird Tower specialist..."

"Then how do you plan to arrange me? Should I go to the Slaughter Tower Academy or the Desire Tower Academy?"

Albert smiled and said nothing.

(End of chapter)