Chapter 33: Clover

During the day, the three of them did the following things.

Investigated secret rumors about past treasure explorations. Familiarized themselves with the structure of the academy.

When night came, Nisen and Wang Yueyun both became excited.

Legend has it that only at night, when the huge dome lights turn on, will the treasure appear.

The three of them acted separately.

Before leaving, Wen Xishu said:

"Walking together in a group of three is likely to be regarded as treasure hunting. It is estimated that there is more than one dormitory hunting for treasure tonight."

"And walking together in a group of three actually has no meaning. Although we can think from three different directions when facing certain problems..."

"It also means we face three kinds of differences. I suggest we act separately. Meet up in an hour and a half and state our respective discoveries."

Wang Yueyun thought it was reasonable. Nisen really wanted to be with the two of them, but in the end, he accepted acting alone.

So, the three of them walked in three different directions.

The Three Towers Academy at night was lively. Although there were quite a few lights on in the dormitory building, there were also quite a few new students forming teams to explore for treasure outside.

This was almost a tradition.

The seniors had long since given up, so they didn't care much about this matter.

Wen Xishu walked toward the edge of the Three Towers Academy all the way.

The academy gate was closed.

As an area where one could use sequence powers, once the Three Towers Academy gate was closed, the outside and the inside were completely isolated.

The reason Wen Xishu chose to walk to the edge was because he wanted to verify the guess in his heart.

This guess was very unreliable. But Wen Xishu trusted his intuition very much.

The edge of the Three Towers Academy was a towering wall.

If one possessed attributes from the Three Towers, such a wall naturally couldn't stop students.

But in the edge area, it had already left the scope of the department area, so students couldn't use attributes from the Three Towers, and it was absolutely impossible to climb over the super high wall that was more than 60 meters high.

Wen Xishu looked up and looked around.

The dome was what people called the ceiling of the bunker.

The dome would simulate night and day. During the day, the dome emitted strong light, making the bunker bright.

At night, it would also simulate moonlight, but the bunker as a whole would become dim.

Just like the scene in Wen Xishu's eyes at this moment, dim, silent.

Other teams were all looking for treasure in the area near the center, but Wen Xishu had come to the very edge of the academy.

It wasn't that he thought there could be treasure here; in fact, he didn't think the treasure would be a treasure in the traditional sense, hidden somewhere waiting to be dug up.

Wen Xishu came here mainly to test something.

"Sure enough, my sequence... failed."

Wen Xishu had spent most of his time in the department area these days, and he felt it carefully.

In the end, he discovered that as long as he was in the department area, he would have a special induction.

Very miraculous, hard to describe. But he knew that it was a special state after activating the sequence.

The biggest feature of the department area was that one could use attributes and sequences from the Three Towers.

But what puzzled Wen Xishu was why he could use the sequence when he was in the library.

"Logically speaking... that place belongs to the academy area. In the academy area, I and everyone else are unable to acquire attributes from the Three Towers."

The effect of the Mad Dice was aimed at the Three Towers, not at the bunker. Wen Xishu didn't think his specialness stemmed from the Mad Dice.

At least not this time.

In addition, the strange sequence, whether in the Tower of Desire department area or the Slaughter Tower department area, could take effect; Wen Xishu didn't think this was absurd.

But being able to take effect in the academy area made Wen Xishu feel incredible.

So he had been thinking about one thing: could it be that in the entire Three Towers Academy, in all areas, strange sequences took effect?

So Wen Xishu, in order to verify this, came to the edge of the school.

And what surprised Wen Xishu was—

His sequence failed, and that miraculous feeling disappeared.

This meant that at the edge of the school, the sequence was in an unactivated state.

It was as if he had returned to the normal area of the bunker.

Therefore, Wen Xishu concluded:

"The effective range of my strange sequence does not cover the entire academy."

"The edge of the school also belongs to the academy area, and in the academy area, one cannot use attributes and panels from the Three Towers. This rule also applies to the strange sequence."

"Then when I was in the library, I saw mental barrage floating over other people's heads... does this mean that that place actually doesn't belong to the academy area?"

"But in the library, everyone was indeed like ordinary people, and only I could use the sequence..."

"I seem to understand."

Wen Xishu originally had some of his own guesses about the treasure of the Three Towers Academy.

Now, he found that the truth was getting closer and closer to his guess.

Late at night.

Wang Yueyun, Wen Xishu, and Nisen appeared outside the library in the academy area.

Nisen shook his head:

"Yo~ although I keep looking, the treasure is ethereal. Do you have any clues? Let's say them together for reference."

Wang Yueyun shook his head:

"The Three Towers Academy during the day and the Three Towers Academy at night are no different. If you have to say there is a difference..."

"It's that all the buildings at night, especially the buildings in the academy area, appear a bit hazy."

Wen Xishu admired Wang Yueyun's memory ability; it was no wonder he could get full marks in cultural subjects.

It was a pity that such a person didn't go to the Mysterious Tower to solve mysteries.

Wang Yueyun and Nisen both looked at Wen Xishu.

Wen Xishu said:

"The library is already closed, but we can climb up from the exterior facade. We have to go to the top floor of the library to see."

Wang Yueyun didn't understand:

"You want to break into the library? Planning to look for information now?"

Wen Xishu shook his head:

"No, I'm not going to enter the library, but to reach the top floor of the library. Don't you think... that thing looks a lot like the Three Towers Academy?"

Wen Xishu's hand pointed to the huge brass clover at the top of the library.

The clover had been rotating, and in everyone's eyes, it looked like a huge fan.

It shrouded the library.

Wang Yueyun looked up. Nisen couldn't see the reason, but Wang Yueyun had a very good memory and could be said to have a photographic memory.

After looking for a while, he immediately closed his eyes:

"Clover... indeed, the silhouettes of the Tower of Desire Academy and the Slaughter Tower Academy are very similar to the leaf petals of this huge brass clover."

"So... what can this explain? The Tower of Desire department area, the Slaughter Tower department area, plus the academy area, constitute a clover?"

Wen Xishu shook his head:

"This is not symmetrical. Let's assume that this huge, brass clover that looks like a fan indeed implies the structure of the Three Towers Academy."

"Then the center points of the three leaf petals are connected, which is an equilateral triangle."

Wang Yueyun nodded:

"Continue."

Wen Xishu said:

"Think carefully, the academy area, the Slaughter Tower department area, the Tower of Desire department area, do these three connected together fit the equilateral triangle structure?"

Nisen shook his head:

"It doesn't fit. The academy area looks more like it wraps the two department areas. The scope of the academy area is quite large."

Wang Yueyun seemed to understand:

"In other words, there exists a certain area that can form an equilateral triangle structure with the Slaughter Tower department area and the Tower of Desire department area?"

Wen Xishu was still looking at the sky:

"Yes. Otherwise, don't you think this brass clover is designed inexplicably? The climate inside the bunker is pleasant, and the function of this thing is completely unknown."

Wang Yueyun suddenly realized, but then fell into doubt again:

"But as far as I know, in the entire academy, from a flat perspective, there is no area that can form a triangle structure with the two department areas..."

Wen Xishu smiled mysteriously:

"There is none on the ground, what about in the sky? Don't just look at the x-axis, also look at the z-axis."

Combining Wen Xishu's intention to climb the library, Wang Yueyun instantly understood the meaning of this sentence.

He looked at the sky.

He found that there really seemed to be some kind of strange aura that made the surrounding buildings hazy.

"Could it be... in the sky, there exists a huge department area? This, how is this possible?"

Wen Xishu said:

"If the treasure you think of is hidden in some corner, and as long as someone digs it out, anyone can see it... then that's too much looking down on the seniors of the past."

"The treasure is likely invisible; perhaps only by approaching a certain area can one have some induction."

Nisen let out a "wow."

At this time, there were many new students exploring for treasure, but Nisen felt that his two little partners were the most reliable.

He said:

"Wen! I think what you said is very right. Let's go, let's climb up. I've been doing parkour in the lower levels since I was a child. Compared to foot strength, my arm strength is even more amazing!"

The little black brother was like a happy monkey, bouncing and starting to climb.

Wen Xishu discovered that Nisen's movements were standard enough to do motion capture for Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed series.

He liked parkour in his previous life, so he also had a competitive spirit.

The King of Pretending, Wang Yueyun, was naturally unwilling to be behind others.

The three of them quickly used various points of force and began to climb the tower quickly.

Without any safety measures, this kind of tower climbing basically only appeared in movies.

But Wang Yueyun, Nisen, and Wen Xishu were not afraid at all. Wang Yueyun was at the bottom, Wen Xishu was second, and Nisen was first.

Wen Xishu definitely didn't expect that he would lose to others in things like parkour climbing.

Nisen indeed had a very terrifying talent.

Wang Yueyun was two body lengths behind Wen Xishu, and his heart was even more surprised.

He knew that Nisen must have talent in sports, but he didn't expect Wen Xishu to be so exaggerated.

In the dark night, the three of them opened the racing mode and moved toward the top floor of the library.

In the process of constant climbing, Wen Xishu felt... the familiar aura that only appeared after entering the Mysterious Tower.

"No matter what it is... it's very close."

Wen Xishu calculated silently, his heart full of anticipation.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 34 =====