Chapter 33: Clover

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

Investigated secret rumors about past treasure hunts. Familiarized themselves with the academy's layout.

When night fell, Nisen and Yue Yun both became excited.

Legend has it that the treasure only appears at night, when the massive dome lights are turned on.

The three of them acted separately.

Before leaving, Wen Xishu said:

"If the three of us stick together, we'll likely be pegged as treasure hunters. I suspect we won't be the only ones from our dormitory hunting for treasure tonight."

"Besides, there's really no point in us sticking together. While we can think from three different directions when facing certain problems..."

"It also means we face three different points of disagreement. I suggest we act separately. We'll regroup in an hour and a half to share our respective findings."

Yue Yun felt this was reasonable; Nisen had really wanted to stay with the two of them, but ultimately accepted acting alone.

Thus, the three of them walked off in three different directions.

The Three Towers Academy at night is lively. Although many lights are on in the dormitory buildings, there are also many freshmen outside forming teams to hunt for treasure.

This is practically a tradition.

The upperclassmen have long since given up, so they don't pay much attention to this matter.

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

The academy gates were closed.

As an area where one can use sequences, once the gates of the Three Towers Academy are closed, the inside is completely isolated from the outside world.

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

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

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

If one possesses the attributes within the Three Towers, such a wall naturally cannot stop a student.

But in the boundary area, which is already outside the scope of the department zones, students cannot use the attributes from the Three Towers. Scaling a super-high wall over sixty meters tall is absolutely impossible.

Wen Xishu tilted his head up and looked around.

"Dome" is what people call the ceiling of the bunker.

The dome simulates night and day. During the day, the dome emits intense light, making the bunker bright.

At night, it also simulates moonlight, but the bunker generally becomes dim.

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

Other squads were all searching 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 one thing.

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

These past few days, Wen Xishu had spent most of his time immersed in the department zones, and he had carefully sensed it.

Ultimately, he discovered that as long as he was in a department zone, he would have a special sensation.

It was very marvelous and hard to describe. But he knew it was a special state after activating his sequence.

The greatest characteristic of the department zones is that one can use the attributes and sequences of the Three Towers.

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

"Logically speaking... that place belongs to the academy grounds. In the academy grounds, I, like everyone else, am unable to obtain the attributes of the Three Towers."

The effect of the Crazy Dice is aimed at the Three Towers, not the bunker. Wen Xishu didn't think his uniqueness stemmed from the Crazy Dice.

At least not this time.

Furthermore, the fact that the Weirdness sequence could take effect in both the Desire Tower department zone and the Slaughter Tower department zone didn't seem outrageous to Wen Xishu.

But being able to take effect in the academy grounds made Wen Xishu feel it was incredible.

So he had been thinking about one thing: could it be that the Weirdness sequence is effective in all areas of the entire Three Towers Academy?

Thus, to verify this, Wen Xishu came to the edge of the school.

And what shocked Wen Xishu was—

His sequence had failed; that marvelous feeling had disappeared.

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

It was just like returning to a normal area of the bunker.

Therefore, Wen Xishu drew a conclusion:

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

"The edge of the school also belongs to the academy grounds, where one cannot use the attributes and panels of the Three Towers. This rule also applies to the Weirdness sequence."

"Then, when I was in the library, I saw mental bullet screens floating over others' heads... does this mean that place actually doesn't belong to the academy grounds?"

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

"I think I understand."

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

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

Late at night.

Yue Yun, Wen Xishu, and Nisen appeared outside the library in the academy grounds.

Nisen shook his head and swayed:

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

Yue Yun shook his head:

"The Three Towers Academy during the day is no different from the Three Towers Academy at night. If one had to say there was a difference..."

"It's that all the buildings at night, especially the buildings in the academy grounds, appear somewhat hazy."

Wen Xishu admired Yue Yun's memory ability; it was no wonder he could get a perfect score in academic subjects.

It was a pity for such a person not to go to the Slaughter Tower for decryption.

Both Yue Yun and Nisen looked at Wen Xishu.

Wen Xishu said:

"The library is already closed, but we can climb up from the exterior facade. We need to go to the top floor of the library to take a look."

Yue Yun was puzzled:

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

Wen Xishu shook his head:

"No, I don't want 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 giant brass clover at the top of the library.

The clover was constantly rotating; in everyone's eyes, it looked like a giant fan.

It loomed over the library.

Yue Yun tilted his head up. Nisen couldn't see the significance, but Yue Yun had a very good memory, one that could be said to be near photographic.

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

"The clover... indeed, the regional outlines of the Desire Tower Academy and the Slaughter Tower Academy are very similar to the petals of this giant brass clover."

"So... what does this prove? The Desire Tower department zone, the Slaughter Tower department zone, plus the academy grounds, make up the clover?"

Wen Xishu shook his head:

"That's not symmetrical. Let's assume this giant, fan-like brass clover truly metaphors the structure of the Three Towers Academy."

"Then the connection point of the three petals is an equilateral triangle."

Yue Yun nodded:

"Continue."

Wen Xishu said:

"Think carefully, the academy grounds, the Slaughter Tower department zone, and the Desire Tower department zone—do these three connected form an equilateral triangle structure?"

Nisen shook his head:

"It doesn't fit. The academy grounds look more like they are wrapping the two department zones; the scope of the academy grounds is quite large."

Yue Yun seemed to understand:

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

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; the purpose of this thing is completely unknown."

Yue Yun suddenly realized, but then fell into doubt again:

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

Wen Xishu gave a mysterious smile:

"There isn't one on the ground, but what about in the sky? Don't just look at the x-axis; look at the z-axis too."

Combining this with Wen Xishu's plan to climb the library, Yue Yun instantly understood the meaning of these words.

He looked toward the sky.

He discovered that there really seemed to be some kind of eerie aura, making the surrounding buildings appear hazy.

"Could it be... that in the sky, there exists a massive system zone? This, how is this possible?"

Wen Xishu said:

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

"The treasure is very likely invisible; perhaps one can only sense it upon approaching a certain area."

Nisen let out a whoop.

At this moment, there were many freshmen exploring for treasure, but Nisen felt that his two little companions 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 kid; compared to my leg strength, my arm strength is even more astonishing!"

Little Black began to climb, bouncing and hopping like a happy monkey.

Wen Xishu discovered that Nisen's movements were so standardized that he could do motion capture for Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed series.

In his past life, he was someone who liked parkour, so a competitive spirit also stirred within him.

Wang Yueyun was naturally unwilling to lag behind others.

The three of them quickly began to climb the tower rapidly, utilizing various points of leverage.

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

Yet Yueyun, Nisen, and Wen Xishu were none of them afraid. Yueyun was at the bottom, Wen Xishu was second, and Nisen was first.

Wen Xishu absolutely had not expected that he would lose to someone else in something like parkour climbing.

Nisen indeed possessed a truly terrifying talent.

Yueyun lagged two body lengths behind Wen Xishu, feeling even more astonished in his heart.

He knew Nisen definitely had talent in athletics, but he hadn't expected Wen Xishu to be this exaggerated as well.

In the dark of night, the three of them activated racing mode, advancing toward the top floor of the library.

In the process of constant climbing, Wen Xishu felt it... that familiar aura that only existed after entering the Eerie Tower.

"No matter what it is... it is very close now."

Wen Xishu silently calculated, his heart filling with anticipation.

(End of chapter)