Chapter 58: True Charm and False Charm

Wen Xishu was somewhat surprised; Yue Yun’s associative ability was indeed stronger than Zheng Zai’s.

This ability was not about deductive reasoning; connecting two seemingly unrelated things actually relied on intuition and imagination.

Wen Xishu said:

"Just a coincidence. You don't think I, Mr. Wen, am that Mr. Wen, do you? As for the special course... hmm, I can't tell you."

"What about you two? How was the first class?"

For questions that shouldn't be answered, Wen Xishu felt he didn't even need to find an excuse.

Yue Yun didn't dwell on it much and said:

"The first class was just an orientation. They covered some rules, some school history, some common knowledge about the Slaughter Tower, and a physical fitness test."

Wen Xishu asked:

"How was it? With your two's monstrous physical stats, taking first place in the fitness test shouldn't be a problem, right?"

A layer of frost covered Yue Yun’s face as he said deeply:

"That guy named Miyamoto Yoshiki was first, I was third, and Nisen was second."

Nisen also said:

"Anyone with 'tree' in their name is a bit of a beast, but he looks like a shrimp at first glance."

Miyamoto Yoshiki? Wen Xishu noted the name. Being able to have more monstrous physical stats than Nisen and Yue Yun was quite unexpected for Wen Xishu.

Nisen said:

"That guy has a low character. Even though his ability is powerful, he’s too much of a show-off. Little Yun and I will beat him into the ground sooner or later!"

Yue Yun only said:

"He is from the Miyamoto family. It is said to be one of the six great families under the Council of Elders. Like the Xun family, they could clearly go to the Desire Tower, but they value military merit, so family descendants are taken to the Slaughter Tower for training."

"He is indeed very strong, stronger than Nisen and me in physical fitness. It is very likely because... he has a sequence."

"I am not making excuses for being inferior to him, but that speed is not a speed humans should have."

"He is also very arrogant."

At this point, Yue Yun clenched his fists:

"It’s a credit system now, and he said he wants to exceed the second place by double the credits."

This statement struck a nerve with Yue Yun, who wanted to be number one, because it implied that everyone else was only fit to compete for second.

Therefore, Yue Yun was very unconvinced.

But Yue Yun truly had no way to deal with it. He rarely spoke this much.

According to Wen Xishu’s understanding of the "King of Posturing," this guy always pointed at the bridge of his nose with his index finger and said things like "I must work hard" or "I must surpass" in a deep tone.

This time, it seemed this Miyamoto Yoshiki had indeed dealt a heavy blow to Yue Yun. Geniuses from certain bottom-layer areas often go through this stage when they arrive at an academy full of geniuses.

Wen Xishu didn't care at all. If Albert was telling the truth...

Double credits for exploring the Ghost Tower meant he was already far ahead, leaving everyone in the dust.

He only hoped it wouldn't be too much of a blow to his two roommates, especially the "King of Posturing" Yue Yun.

He wasn't interested in Miyamoto Yoshiki’s strength, but he was very interested in the six great families.

Because not long ago, in his conversation with Albert, it was mentioned that someone from the six great families would contact him later.

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Time returns to one day ago.

After successfully returning to the bunker, it wasn't long before Wen Xishu met Albert’s assistant—Jia Baer.

The other party seemed to know exactly when Wen Xishu would return to the bunker from the three towers, coming to deliver a message shortly after Wen Xishu’s return.

This one-point-five-meter-tall assistant led Wen Xishu to a garden in the Desire Tower academy district, where he met Albert.

Albert was playing chess, playing by himself.

Wen Xishu happened to want to chat with Albert as well. He hoped Albert could pay some attention to Zheng Zai, so Zheng Zai wouldn't face too much harassment.

At the same time, he needed to sell a favor—a favor from the Wenren family among the six great families.

He briefly recounted his experience, focusing on what he had obtained.

"You mean you brought back a building called 'Shipwreck Cabin'? Hahahaha, interesting name. This facility sounds very intriguing just by the name. I must go and experience it to see how one 'shipwrecks'."

After hearing Wen Xishu finish, Albert let out his signature hearty laugh.

"As for that kid named Zheng Zai you mentioned, I won't pay attention to him. Although he can clear the Ghost Tower alone and obtain a Level 4 reward, he is not yet worthy of my notice. However, someone will protect him."

Albert still gave Wen Xishu face.

He had a premonition that Wen Xishu could return, but he didn't expect Wen Xishu to return and bring back Level 6 supplies and facilities once again.

What Albert found most amusing was that Wen Xishu had placed the entertainment facility next to the Level 6 hospital facility.

This kid was really holding a grudge.

Although he couldn't do anything to the bunker’s upper management, he definitely hadn't completely submitted, thinking of ways to disgust the upper management from time to time.

One must know that the bunker’s upper management had never thought of allocating entertainment facilities above Level 3 to a level like the second floor of the bunker.

Wen Xishu said:

"I don't know what that Shipwreck Cabin actually is. The guide told me I would have a significant amount of wealth, but I don't know how to cash this thing in."

Albert said:

"Take some time to go inside the Shipwreck Cabin and you'll know. I think that place will have the answer."

"Additionally, Liu Jinsen and Sha Ruijing have already started helping you with the second round of massive publicity. Setting aside the facility for now, since we don't know the effects."

"But Level 6 supplies can save the lives of an entire floor of people."

"The name 'Wen Xishu' will have increasing influence, at least in the bottom layers. If you have the chance, go visit the bottom layers and you'll know what you look like in the eyes of those people."

"That team hired by Sha Ruijing—I can only say that small workshops use heavy materials; they are completely aiming to create a god."

"After the midterm test, if you really take back your name, your reputation will be terrifying."

"By then, the challenges and expectations you face will be completely different."

Wen Xishu shook his head and said:

"I will not be placed on a pedestal by fame. You don't need to beat around the bush to advise me."

"Fame is just a tool for me to survive, not the purpose of my survival."

Albert liked this young man more and more:

"I have already had Jia Baer record your credits; you can choose to speed up your exploration."

"Kid, it is actually still very difficult for you to change your situation."

"I originally didn't have such expectations for you, but you have already exceeded my expectations twice."

Albert’s smile deepened:

"Quantitative change will lead to qualitative change. If Level 6 facilities keep appearing on the second floor of the bunker, and all come from the same person... hehe, hahahahahaha..."

"I can't wait."

Wen Xishu suddenly had a doubt and said:

"Is it possible that only I can do this? There are quite a few hidden experts in the bunker; why does everyone choose... to arrange those facilities on the upper levels?"

"This actually doesn't make logical sense. The second floor of the bunker shouldn't be this... barren."

Wen Xishu had thought about one thing.

According to Sha Ruijing, the bunker only had two floors at the beginning, so the only functional level was the second floor.

And legendary figures like Albert were also among the first batch to explore the three towers.

The Level 6 facilities they brought back should logically have quite a few stored on the second floor.

The second floor should theoretically be packed with various facilities.

If the bunker only had two or three floors in the early days, how could it be that all high-level facilities were on the highest floor later on?

Albert said:

"Because of the Great Devouring. Let’s skip this topic for now; you just need to know... the Great Devouring changes the bunker’s layout."

"For the rest, you can go to the library to look it up."

"Alright, I came here today actually just to tell you this: Liu Jinsen and Sha Ruijing are working hard to maintain your image."

"There are also some people in the Anquan Bureau you can trust for now. Recently, people from the Anquan Bureau and the Government Affairs Bureau might come to question you."

"But don't worry, you are my student now; they only dare to question you. They don't dare to interrogate you."

Wen Xishu knew this old thing was definitely trying to issue a dismissal order to kick him out. However, he didn't intend to end the conversation; he still had a big favor he hadn't given yet.

Before coming to see Albert, Wen Xishu had already planned it out.

"Can you arrange for me to meet Wenren Jing?"

Albert was quite surprised:

"Why do you want to see him? He is busier than I am. And he doesn't mess with the Ghost Tower."

Wen Xishu shook his head and said:

"You wouldn't know about this. I did him a big favor, but it’s a hassle to explain, and you don't mess with the Desire Tower either. It would be a waste of breath to tell you."

Tsk, Albert actually quite liked having a student who dared to talk to him so arrogantly.

"Fine, since you said so, I will arrange it. The location will still be here, and I will have Jia Baer notify you of the time."

"Jia Baer will lead you over when the time comes."

Albert stood up and said seriously:

"If you can use your means to enter the Desire Tower, Wenren Jing will indeed be of great help to you."

"But I hope you really did him a big favor, rather than taking the opportunity to extract things from him that you shouldn't be asking about."

"Kid, if you don't know certain secrets, but outsiders think you do... then you must understand, you had better never let them know that you don't know."

Wen Xishu instantly understood this very convoluted sentence.

He had originally thought his conversation with Albert would end there, that this was the final warning.

As it turned out, Albert asked another outrageous question:

"By the way, I almost forgot. You can go see Wen Renjing, but your orientation is normal, right? In LGBT terms, you're a cisgender straight male, right?"

Wen Xishu was stunned. What kind of outrageous question was this?

Seeing Wen Xishu looking at him with an expression that said he was looking at an idiot, Albert laughed out loud:

"Hahahaha, sorry, sorry. I figured you probably were. The atmosphere in the bunker has really been warped by those idiots in high positions. There are way too many genders."

"Anyway, as long as you are a man who likes women, and only likes women, then there's no problem. Why ask this... you'll know once you see Wen Renjing."

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In the cafeteria.

Wen Xishu, Yue Yun, and Nisen were still discussing the Miyamoto family of the Six Great Families.

For a long time, the Miyamoto family had been the second-ranked Tower-Slaying family.

Currently, the number one Tower-Slaying family was still the Xun family. The number one person on the Tower-Slaying Ladder was still Xun Hui.

However, it was said that Miyamoto Yoshiaki was a super genius capable of surpassing Xun Hui. Although he had only just entered the Tower-Slaying Academy this year, his future progress in climbing the tower would definitely make everyone's jaws drop.

Nisen and Yue Yun were telling the story, one after the other.

Nisen had an indifferent attitude; as long as he was happy, that was enough. Yue Yun, on the other hand, acted as if every genius was his enemy, and liked to push himself to the limit.

Wen Xishu found it quite interesting, and he planned to invite the two of them to go check out the Capsized Boat Cabin together.

As the owner of the cabin, he at least had to know what this cabin was for.

"The three of us, should we take advantage of tomorrow afternoon's break to go to the second floor and see that Capsized Boat Cabin?" Wen Xishu said as soon as he thought of it.

"No problem!" Nisen immediately became interested.

Yue Yun said coldly:

"I heard it's a test of friendship. Why, are you interested in something that is of no help to becoming stronger?"

Wen Xishu said:

"Let's try it. Don't be so intense. If Nisen and I both go, and you don't, don't you think our friendship has already started to capsize? Don't you consider us friends?"

Yue Yun was silent for a moment:

"Fine, let's go take a look."

Wen Xishu thought the King of Pretension was actually quite cute. Although he liked to act cool, as soon as someone mentioned not considering them friends, he immediately changed his attitude.

Such a person was actually very reliable.

It was at this moment that Jia Baer appeared in the cafeteria.

He walked straight toward the spot where Wen Xishu was, drawing quite a few onlookers.

When three stinky men from the Tower-Slaying Academy went to eat together, the students of the Tower-Desiring Academy wouldn't even spare them a glance.

But the arrival of Jia Baer quickly made the three of them the focus of the crowd.

Although Jia Baer's voice was very soft, it was still heard by Nisen, who was nearby.

Nisen stood up directly:

"Whoa! Bro! This is so cool! So cool! Wen Renjing! My mom, my sister, my grandma, my little sister, my aunt, and even my brother love him to death!"

"Oh, although half of them died in the epidemic not long ago, they'll still love Wen Renjing even in heaven!"

"Wen Renjing is actually taking the initiative to invite you to play chess! Wen Xun, can you help me get his autograph!"

Nisen was so excited that he made everyone in the entire cafeteria hear what was going on.

At this, the men and women of the Tower-Desiring Academy couldn't sit still anymore.

Wen Renjing, that heartthrob loved by everyone in the entire bunker, was actually inviting a freshman from the Tower-Slaying Academy to play chess.

Everyone was guessing which family this Tower-Slaying freshman belonged to.

Many handsome and good-looking students from the Tower-Desiring Academy couldn't help but wonder: why him?

Wen Xishu was quite calm. After saying goodbye to Yue Yun and Nisen and agreeing on a time to go to the Capsized Boat Cabin together, he followed Jia Baer and walked away slowly.

There was a sense of frustration in Yue Yun's eyes:

"How does Wen Xun have a connection with such a big shot? Who exactly is he?"

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Jia Baer's pace was always neither fast nor slow, steady as a robot.

Wen Xishu attracted many gazes along the way. It wasn't until he entered that garden that he realized the people around him had suddenly vanished.

The place where he had played chess and talked with Albert yesterday seemed like a forbidden area of the academy.

He actually didn't care much about what kind of person Wen Renjing was, nor did he care how charming this heartthrob was.

For Wen Xishu, fake succubi relied on beauty.

A real succubus had to be like the people of the old Liu family, making a bunch of tough men work themselves to the bone until their dying breath.

Wen Xishu's ambition was also to be a succubus. A Tower-Trickery succubus, the kind of succubus determined to make the Tower-Slaying Academy full of "foster fathers."

Therefore, Wen Xishu was already thinking about how to use this conversation that crossed class lines to extract the most information and obtain the highest reward from the number one person on the Tower-Desiring Ladder.

He soon arrived at the place where he had communicated with Albert yesterday.

Wen Renjing was already waiting there.

Although he had been prepared, and had guessed from the reactions of the crowd that Wen Renjing's appearance was very attractive to women, and even men...

But when Wen Xishu looked over for the first time, he was still fiercely shocked.

(End of chapter)