Chapter 30: Bizarre Roommates

July 17th, 2061, in the Bunker.

As the epidemic gradually eased, the upward mobility channels for the lower levels were slowly opened.

A portion of the new students at the Three Towers Academy also regained the opportunity to return to the academy.

On July 18th, they would welcome their first class.

By July 17th, the student dormitories were basically full.

People from every level and every corner began to get to know their roommates.

Although the Three Towers Academy manages students according to a class system, because students need to form teams to participate in mock exams, classes are actually subdivided into many squads.

Even if members of a squad aren't necessarily in the same dormitory, during student days, relationships with roommates are the fastest to develop.

Most people are also more willing to build trust with their roommates and subsequently form a squad.

Thus, getting along well with roommates seems extremely necessary.

Many people had already arrived at the dorms before July 17th.

Yue Yun had thought he was the earliest to arrive.

Ever since he witnessed the peer genius Wen Xishu move level-six facilities single-handedly and change the fate of countless people...

The pride in his heart had vanished, and he had vowed to push himself to become the most dazzling among the new students at the Slaughter Tower Academy.

So he arrived at the dorm early, thinking to familiarize himself with the academy environment first.

But Yue Yun did not expect that he was actually not the first to arrive at the academy.

"My name is Wen Xun, a new student at the Slaughter Tower Academy. From now on, we're roommates."

Wen Xishu had been assigned to the Slaughter Tower Academy by Albert.

In the practical simulation classes, Wen Xishu would need to perform various physical training exercises and also learn various combat techniques.

Albert always believed that the significance of the Slaughter Tower was not just about killing enemies in a virtual world.

Therefore, he believed that the importance of the Slaughter Tower was no less than that of the Trick Tower.

However, Wen Xishu was not entirely unrelated to the Desire Tower either. He could choose to audit classes at the Desire Tower Academy.

In short, Wen Xishu’s specialization was in the Trick Tower direction, his major was in the Slaughter Tower direction, and his daily elective was in the Desire Tower direction.

Yes, he was one of the rare students studying all three branches.

Back to the point, Wen Xishu was the first to arrive at the dorm.

Several days ago, when the epidemic in the lower levels had not yet eased and the upward channel was still closed, he had already been brought to the academy dorm by Albert.

Yue Yun naturally could not be earlier than Wen Xishu.

Yue Yun was the kind of genius who didn't look tall or muscular; from a distance, he even looked a bit... frail.

But looking closer, it would definitely make everyone feel that this kid could really fight.

At first glance, Wen Xishu even thought of the late world martial arts superstar from his previous life, the lean-bodied Bruce Lee.

Yue Yun was the aloof type. Upon hearing Wen Xishu state his name, his first reaction wasn't to respond with his own name, but to ask:

"Wen Xun? Which 'Wen'? The 'Wen' from Wen Xishu?"

After the incident of having bullet comments floating in front of Albert, Wen Xishu’s emotional control ability was now even stronger.

Suddenly hearing a new student say his own name, and saying it to him, his first reaction was—

Trouble. Could this be some noble who had a grudge against the Wen family, directly giving me a hellish start by arranging me as his roommate?

Is the enemy at Honno-ji? Is the foe hiding in my own lodging?

This should have been a shocking matter, but Wen Xishu still said very calmly:

"The 'Wen' for culture, the 'Xun' for seeking."

Wen Xishu’s expression was very natural.

He had to admit that after coming to this absurd world, his emotional management ability had taken a step forward.

Sooner or later, he could train himself into having an eternal poker face.

Yue Yun didn't notice anything strange, just felt a bit disappointed, and then said coldly:

"My name is Yue Yun. Take care of me in the future."

Yue Yun began to put away his luggage, and the small ripples in Wen Xishu’s heart slowly returned to calm.

"Hey, don't be so disappointed. Although my surname isn't the same as Wen Xishu's, I... have heard of him."

Wen Xishu still decided to fish for some information:

"You're also asking about Wen Xishu?"

Yue Yun’s brows furrowed slightly, giving Wen Xishu the feeling of those bitter, grudge-holding protagonists in early fantasy novels.

"Also? Who else is asking about Wen Xishu?" Yue Yun asked coldly.

"No, I just thought that others would probably want to ask about him too," Wen Xishu said with a smile.

His smile was the kind that could even soothe the Trick-Jennifer.

Yue Yun seemed to sense Wen Xishu’s friendliness as well.

He pressed his index finger lightly against the side of his nose and said in a rather deep tone:

"He is mine."

Wen Xishu didn't expect that he would almost be slapped in the face just like that. He had thought his emotional management was perfected and that he wouldn't have any extra reaction upon hearing someone mention his own name.

But this "He is mine" actually made his expression lose control, his face twitching slightly.

Fortunately, no bullet comments floated out.

Seeing Wen Xishu reveal an expression like he was looking at a weirdo, Yue Yun realized his words seemed to have some ambiguity. He turned his head away and continued to speak in a cold, deep tone:

"He is my goal. I will surpass him. Although I have a huge gap with him right now. But thirty years east of the bunker, thirty years west of the bunker."

Wen Xishu finally understood at this moment and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"What are you laughing at?" Yue Yun’s gaze was sharp.

"I thought of something happy." Wen Xishu was completely relieved.

He had thought it was an enemy; it turned out to be a fanboy.

Why there was a fanboy, he actually knew. He figured his supplies and facilities had brought him a decent reputation.

Wen Xishu decided to call Yue Yun the "King of Pretension."

This kid had too much of the King of Pretension vibe—look at this bitter expression, look at this sharp gaze, look at this cold tone.

"You are mocking me? You think I am delusional?" Yue Yun frowned slightly.

Heaven and earth as my witness, Wen Xishu didn't think surpassing himself was anything amazing.

After all, he had entered the academy through connections, and there was still a gap between him and those recruited based on their own abilities.

"How could that be? I just think that having a roommate like you will give me a lot of motivation."

Yue Yun nodded slowly:

"Let's work hard. Let's strive together to become an existence like him as soon as possible."

Honestly, Wen Xishu was made somewhat awkward by Yue Yun’s earnest drive to surpass him.

If, after the midterm exam, he discovered that the person he wanted to chase was his own roommate... I wonder if he would feel disillusioned?

Wen Xishu didn't think too much about it, because the next roommate appeared as well.

He had thought the King of Pretension was already the pinnacle of bizarre roommates... but Wen Xishu still underestimated the gold content of the Three Towers Academy.

The principal was so crazy, so the students recruited by the admissions office were naturally not normal either.

Where there is a Crouching Dragon, there must be a Fledgling Phoenix.

"Yo~ yo~ follow my rhythm, let's fight together! You shout 'six' from behind, watch me show off in the front!"

"Hey! Hey! My name is Nisen, my big handle can go in deep! This year at Slaughter Tower Academy, I will definitely get full marks!"

A rap so cringe-worthy that it made Wen Xishu’s hair stand on end came from the mouth of a black man.

Although it was said with quite a bit of rhythm, the lyrics truly made Wen Xishu awkward.

Nisen.

Wen Xishu’s second roommate. Compared to the lean Yue Yun, Nisen appeared extremely burly; Wen Xishu roughly estimated his height at two meters.

Yue Yun was cold, while Nisen was overly enthusiastic. After pushing the door open, he started shaking his body and sang the lyrics above that made even Wen Xishu feel awkward.

Like a chimpanzee.

Nisen high-fived Wen Xishu in a very hip-hop way, and Wen Xishu still responded to the gesture.

It was probably like in the movies from his previous life, the two palms touching and then constantly changing gestures.

Meanwhile, Yue Yun was coldly watching the crazily rapping Nisen.

"Yo~ bro, from now on we're roommates! Tremble with me!" Nisen didn't care about Yue Yun’s attitude at all.

He was truly very happy. He kept making beatbox sounds with his mouth, causing spit to fly everywhere.

Yue Yun frowned, but he was used to it and couldn't say he hated it. In the lower levels, he had seen many such black guys.

Wen Xishu thought for a moment and decided to say hello:

"My name is Wen Xun, and this is Yue Yun. And... you don't need to force a rhyme at every moment; he would be more willing to communicate with people normally."

He felt that Yue Yun didn't like Nisen much and didn't seem to have any intention of telling him his name.

But unexpectedly, Yue Yun said:

"Were you also recruited with full marks in all subjects?"

Nisen waved his hands:

"Ye~ my culture score wasn't full marks, but all my other simulations were full marks. The culture exam was too hard for me, but the academy teachers said I was very talented, hey, so they made an exception and recruited me."

Wen Xishu breathed a sigh of relief. It looked like this roommate could also speak normally.

However...

He could imagine that he would definitely hear quite a lot of cringe in the future.

Wang Yueyun felt a bit of a competitive spirit rise within him; he also had full marks, full marks in every subject.

But he knew that full marks didn't prove anything; some people got that many points only because the maximum score was limited to that much.

His goal was to take first place among the freshmen, then surpass those upperclassmen, and finally catch up to those geniuses from the bunkers.

Nisen being admitted by way of an exception perhaps meant he had a performance that exceeded full marks.

With Nisen around, the dormitory became much livelier; Wang Yueyun’s icy aura melted into nothingness in the face of Nisen’s cringey singing.

Nisen seemed to have made the atmosphere of the entire dormitory hip-hop.

Although Wen Xishu did not like most Black people, especially the "Guangdong-Guangxi limited edition" ones from his previous life, there were indeed some who were quite positive and could bring joy to others.

Wen Xishu and Wang Yueyun hardly spoke, but Nisen kept singing.

Calling it singing was actually just him deliberately forcing rhymes while talking, and the general meaning he was expressing was—

In the sixth class for freshmen, a teacher would lead the students to participate in a low-level Slaughter Tower trial.

Wen Xishu did not know why Nisen knew this, but if it were true...

Then he would likely enter the Slaughter Tower in the near future.

Besides this, Nisen also shared another piece of news.

He said that the academy hid a certain treasure, and it had always been encouraged for freshmen to go and look for it; this was no secret.

However, since the founding of Three Towers Academy, not even the most outstanding students had ever found the location of the treasure.

Generally speaking, after searching for about a year, students would just give up if they couldn't find it.

But Three Towers Academy had to constantly recruit new students, after all, and freshmen were always full of energy.

It was hard to tell if it was just a gimmick, but the students felt that even if the academy didn't pull such stunts, everyone would still be breaking their heads to get in.

So, in the eyes of the freshmen, it was probably something like: "This treasure is fated to be mine; it hasn't been discovered by you all because it's waiting for me."

Nisen reached out his hand:

"Bro, do you want to go look for the treasure together? Just tonight, and it’s not just us—hey, quite a few from the neighboring classes, including those from the Desire Tower department, are all coming. Let’s team up, the three of us!"

Regarding this treasure, Wang Yueyun had heard a thing or two.

He was a "King of Pretension," and before Wen Xishu appeared, he considered himself capable of standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Xun Hui and Wenren Jing in the future.

The characteristic of a "King of Pretension" is believing that one is the chosen one.

Wang Yueyun nodded and unexpectedly shook hands with Nisen:

"I'm in."

Wen Xishu did not speak; a treasure that no class of students had ever discovered was naturally extremely difficult to find.

However, Wen Xishu suddenly remembered that Albert seemed to have said—

"The academy does have a method that can help one become stronger, which counts as a little surprise, but no one has ever known where it is because everyone has been looking in the wrong direction."

He stood up and nodded:

"There's no harm in trying."

(End of chapter)