[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-three-towers-game":3,"chapter-the-three-towers-game-the-three-towers-game-chapter-65":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Three Towers Game",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2294202,4488,"Chapter 65: Miracle Apartment","the-three-towers-game-chapter-65",65,"\u003Cp>The Shishu Divine Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu felt a sense of social death even worse than Nisen in the capsized boat. The side effects of fame had arrived as expected; fortunately, no one recognized him yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've long heard of your reputation, but I'm not used to joining organizations. Although Wen Xishu is excellent, I am an idol-less person. I am grateful for everything Wen Xishu has done, but I prefer my freedom. Thank you, and please respect that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu rejected the so-called Shishu Divine Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Friend, it's alright. Our sect aims to help others. I am about to head to a region related to the number seven; are you as well? Perhaps we can go together!\" The big bald man did not give up on Wen Xishu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu was stunned; could it really be such a coincidence? Seeing Wen Xishu's expression, the big bald man smiled and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems you really have a strong affinity with the Shishu Divine Sect! My ID is Wen Xiange, meaning 'hearing the sound of strings and song to understand the elegance.' Don't mind that I have half-Russian ancestry; I am very fond of Longxia culture.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The big bald man smiled and waved, and two more men and one woman approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three were from Longxia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is Xiao Wu. He is just called Xiao Wu. He was just released from prison after finishing his labor reform. A good man. Under the radiance of our Shishu Divine Sect, he is now a person with a pure soul.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Wu made a pious gesture with his palms pressed together:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Under the enlightenment of Venerable Wen, I have let go of many obsessions. How much repentance does a journey like life require to be complete? The me of today is a brand-new me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"May I be able to help you survive in the Ghost Tower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu was truly shocked this time. This guy didn't look like he was faking it; he seemed to genuinely believe he had been completely purified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I've only been famous for a few days... and the religion using my name to recruit people already has the brainwashing capability to make people enter the Ghost Tower to die?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is A-Miao. Not long ago, she was diagnosed with lung cancer, terminal stage. Now she's come to the Ghost Tower to seek treatment, hoping to earn some money for medical bills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Miao was a woman in her early thirties. Because of the torture of her illness, her complexion was somewhat purplish. She had lost quite a bit of hair, but one could tell that when healthy, she was a woman of beautiful appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And this last one is called Banana. Once, at an orphanage, he ate some supplies that included bananas and liked them so much that he changed his name to Banana... He has forgotten his original name himself, only remembering his surname is Wu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Banana...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu had the urge to make a snide remark again, but he held it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The big bald man, Wen Xiange, said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Banana used to like stealing, but he has changed now. Aside from still being a bit lecherous, he has no other flaws. But both he and I are very confident that we can overcome lust.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lecherous thief, a terminal lung cancer patient, a man who finished labor reform...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, if there were no twists later on, Wen Xishu felt this Shishu Divine Sect didn't seem bad; it had some positive influences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he still felt that this big bald man didn't look like a good person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did all of you receive the Reverse Seven mission?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, my Lord Wen Xishu bestowed blessings upon us, allowing us to remain closely connected in the perilous Ghost Tower,\" Wen Xiange said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Wen Xishu and continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Friend, meeting by chance is better than a planned encounter; why don't we act together?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, acting together was fine; at worst, after entering the Ghost Tower, he could eventually use the rules to wipe them all out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu wasn't being arrogant. Possessing over a dozen points of Magic Resistance, three items, and two \"Crazy Dice\" privileges, his starting point was already far higher once he truly entered the Ghost Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If some tasks required using teammates, having teammates was better than having none.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll state this first: I don't join any sects. I have no idols, I don't chase stars, and I don't worship anyone. I have zero interest in Wen Xishu; if I have any, it's purely out of respect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xiange laughed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine, we're all friends. By the way, what is your ID?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu froze instantly. He truly hadn't expected to slap his own face and get hit by the boomerang he had thrown himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remained silent for a full thirty seconds, realizing there was no way out of this:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, my ID is Wen Xishu. I retract what I said earlier.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pfft, Banana laughed out loud: \"Brother, you said so much, yet you're more fanatical than any of us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xiange sighed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, it's truly moving. I didn't expect that my Lord would guide us to meet another pious believer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>IDs could be checked after entering the Three Towers world. There were many named Wen Xishu; they were all just hoping for good luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before we begin, do you all have any thoughts on this mission? Is there any intelligence you can provide? Are there any friends who have frequented the Desire Tower who can come out and talk about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The few people shook their heads in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Wu said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is my first time entering the Ghost Tower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Miao coughed several times, her complexion looking terrible as she said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am also entering the Ghost Tower for the first time. If it weren't for wanting to live... *cough cough cough*... I couldn't have come here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xiange said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A-Shu, please allow me to call you that. Don't be afraid. My Lord will bestow blessings upon us and protect us. Although we are all entering for the first time, I believe we will all survive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your Lord will indeed protect me, after all, I have to save myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since that's the case, let's not delay. Preparing for battle has no meaning; let's enter the game.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group had no objections, as they had also been waiting here for half an hour. The number of people exploring the Ghost Tower was visibly increasing, but as for the Reverse Seven mission, there surely wouldn't be any in the short term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four of them activated their login devices, then all four simultaneously made the gesture of pressing their palms together, closed their eyes, and prayed to Wen Xishu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu really wanted to say: I won't be responding to your pleas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seventh floor of the Ghost Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The location is Jicheng. Jicheng does not belong to Longxia; it is the capital of a country very close to Longxia. This country has no cultural confidence; all its heritage is based on theft. Whatever Longxia has, they steal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it is always attempted theft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a twisted nation, and Jicheng is the head of that distortion. Jicheng has the world's top technology companies, but Jicheng also has the most rigid class barriers. Even so, many people still yearn to squeeze into Jicheng, yearning to leave their footprints here, and even leave behind descendants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is also why the Miracle Apartment is hailed as a miracle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jicheng can be said to be an inch of land worth an inch of gold; ordinary people might have to spend their entire salary just to rent a slightly decent house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the Miracle Apartment, with forty-nine floors in total, thirteen households per floor, seven elevators per floor, and an exquisite facade, is equipped with super-large floor-to-ceiling windows in every unit, looking like a commercial building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, this is not one building, but several buildings surrounding each other; the inner side of the buildings encloses a small residential courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at it from the outside from a distance, it resembles a polygonal columnar structure, and one can also see what could be called luxurious furniture. To describe such a building as an \"apartment\" is somewhat inappropriate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet its owner, one of the top financial conglomerates in Jicheng, is indeed willing to use it as a residential-style apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most absurd thing is... its owner only charges an extremely low rent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You might not be able to imagine, such a luxurious apartment configuration, 140 square meters per unit, top-tier renovation, but the monthly rent is only 2,700 yuan, which even includes property management fees. So, being able to move in, or rather, being selected, can be said to be a great stroke of luck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Wen Xishu opened his eyes, he found that he and Wen Xiange's group were all standing outside the door of the Miracle Apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The staff of the Miracle Apartment was talking incessantly, introducing this building that could be called a miracle, the expression on his face filled with envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if moving in here was indeed a huge stroke of luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu listened to his narration and found that this interface was completely different from before. Previously, whether in the Ghost Tower or the Desire Tower, Wen Xishu felt it was extremely realistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, Wen Xishu found that some things that broke the immersion appeared in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Action Points: 95.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Currently triggerable option: Listen to the history of this building, consumes 5 Action Points (Action in progress)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The concept of Action Points appeared for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu's first reaction was that this thing shouldn't be a permanent concept; perhaps it was some kind of value exclusive to this mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Action in progress\" meant that the 5 consumed Action Points had already been deducted, which meant the initial Action Points for this game were 100.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wen Xishu was not sure if this 100 was the total Action Points for seven days, or the Action Points for a single day. If it wasn't for a single day... this game would be somewhat unreasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The staff member was still talking continuously, spit flying everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He led Wen Xishu and Wen Xiange's group into the Miracle Apartment building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the lobby on the first floor, seven rows of sofas were placed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The colors of the seven rows of sofas were all different, and seven types of popular elements were printed on the sofas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first row of sofas had a Jicheng female celebrity printed on it, named He Lina, with blurred eyes, lying down drinking coffee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second row had dishes from the dining table of a Michelin restaurant in Jicheng printed on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third row had a portrait of the owner of this building, An Zhenqi, who was also one of the most famous financial magnates in Jicheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fourth row had a corner of the largest amusement park in Jicheng printed on it; the amusement park's logo was a chubby smiling face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fifth row had a photo of the Jicheng president in high spirits when elected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sixth row actually had the map of Longxia printed on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seventh row had a photo of Jicheng soccer star Sun Xingming shooting and scoring a goal in the World Cup group stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elements of the seven rows of sofas were different; except for the sixth row, the other rows were almost all the wealthy people of Jicheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu silently noted these things down, always feeling that they would be a kind of clue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Apologies, I will go help everyone get their room cards first. You can rest here for a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The staff member left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xiange and the others relaxed at this moment:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is actually a Ghost Tower?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Praise my Lord Wen Xishu, this is actually a Ghost Tower! I’ve heard that Ghost Towers are all extremely perilous, but look at this luxurious decor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Wu also chimed in:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The decor is indeed very luxurious, and I don't feel any eerie aura here at all. If you told me this was a Desire Tower, I’d believe you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seven is a lucky number; could it be that we are being favored... because we believe in my Lord?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu had to admit, these two had nerves of steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more eerie a place is, shouldn't one be even more vigilant when it appears normal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Miao said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The person just now said there are the best medical resources here. If I could cure my illness here...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Xiangjiao said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget it. If you get injured in a Ghost Tower and return to the bunker, the injury won't be there. You aren't actually sick right now. We aren't ourselves right now; we are the accounts we registered.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu hadn't expected this Xiangjiao to be quite insightful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still had to fit in:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't think about that for now. As long as we can successfully solve the secret here, you will definitely be able to earn enough money in the bunker to treat your illness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Miao nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for your blessing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xiange said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, what is this Action Power used for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I’m not mistaken, our actions will be restricted by Action Power. Certain specific behaviors that should normally just consume physical stamina have been changed to Action Power in this eerie scenario.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So this is not a Desire Tower, and everyone shouldn't think of the mission as too simple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once Action Power is exhausted, some behaviors that require it can no longer be performed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if you are full of energy, if you can't do it, you can't do it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone felt this explanation was quite reasonable; they had actually been guessing the same thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope everyone doesn't forget one thing: we are here to complete a mission.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As players, what we must do is accept the mission, interpret the mission, and complete the mission.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you have carefully interpreted the mission, you will understand that if there are seven of us in our group, we will be arranged next door to seven households.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These seven families will be shattered because seven people among these seven families will die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But there are only five of us, and we must save seven families to prevent them from dying. This means there are two households whose situations we don't know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We will be assigned next door; presumably, Action Power is used to obtain information from next door.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the information obtained by consuming Action Power cannot save these seven families...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then we will die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mentioning death made everyone suddenly wake up, and Wu Xiangjiao even shivered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, this is a Ghost Tower, not a Desire Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu’s analysis made everyone feel it was extremely reasonable. They also immediately felt a sense of vigilance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand. We must be cautious with those actions that consume Action Power...\" Xiao Wu said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Life is not easy. Since you have all ended up in a Ghost Tower, you naturally hope to turn things around and change your fate. Don't die here because of a moment of carelessness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Lord does not save those who do not save themselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xiange clapped:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brilliant! The Lord does not save those who do not save themselves. I will definitely write this down and tell the new believers when I go back, so they cherish their lives! They must never do anything to harm themselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, that staff member returned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, sorry, for keeping you all waiting. I have already obtained the room cards and electricity cards for each of your rooms. Now I will take you to your rooms.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, led by the staff member, Wen Xishu, Wen Xiange, and the other three were arranged into five different rooms on different floors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, Wen Xishu noticed the first option consuming Action Power appeared in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Open the new resident meeting, consumes 25 points of Action Power.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu quickly settled in and arrived at his own room, 14-2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the mission information prompt, in 14-3 or 14-1 next door, there was one of the seven mission families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven days later, this family would be destroyed, and the head of this household would also die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time Wen Xishu had encountered this kind of mission; there was no obvious eerie presence, and he hadn't felt any fluctuations of Sequence abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This luxurious apartment, a full 140 square meters, was exactly like a Desire Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But upon closer thought, every place was filled with strangeness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and frowned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The money in the hands of the chaebols is the hardest to earn. Even when these people do charity, the returns are higher than the investments of ordinary people... Qicheng, without a doubt, corresponds to Seoul in my previous life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But for such a city, with such luxurious buildings, to charge such low rent...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The mission information this time is very long. Unlike the parrot's mission, although this mission is also full of riddles... it hides quite a few clues.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu closed his eyes, and suddenly, he seemed to recall a rather critical hint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five updates, twenty thousand words, that's it for now. From now on, two updates a day, striving to maintain a minimum of eight thousand words daily. Old readers know! This is already the volume I've reached after mutating from being a coward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, updating the matchmaking diary version. I see many old readers are still stuck on the previous version. In a word... the current girl is a gentle and cute girl from Sichuan-Chongqing, and I have already met her parents. The girl is very virtuous, the kind of little expert at keeping house that makes me feel ashamed of my own inferiority. Besides doing housework, she can also play games with me. From having no gaming foundation to being able to play Dota 2 at the Heavenly Star rank, it really makes me very happy. This time I have truly fallen for a beauty trap. Perhaps by this time next year, when this book is still being written... there will be news of marriage or something similar released in the book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",3075,"2026-06-20T04:46:41.185Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","240d466ea12b27e4bd22df8495ceaad745ba192386bfebfa523a4c1ffc5642e2","the-three-towers-game-chapter-66","the-three-towers-game-chapter-64",281,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-three-towers-game-cover.jpg"]