[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-three-towers-game":3,"chapter-the-three-towers-game-the-three-towers-game-chapter-93":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},2294230,4488,"Chapter 93: Cleverly Taking the Fourth Stage","the-three-towers-game-chapter-93",93,"\u003Cp>Zheng Zai crouched down and looked closely at the note:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't understand... how does this thing relate to the five senses?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The patient in this room... is an old grandmother, perhaps her hearing is poor?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The patient in the first room is a little girl, her eyesight is poor...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think there's a coincidence here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Zai shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sounds like you're trying to say this floor is inhabited by disabled people?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu wasn't sure either:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not necessarily... the old grandmother's poor hearing is just a guess, but in the first room, the little girl's poor eyesight is a solid fact.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It doesn't necessarily have to be disability, but I think since there are eyes and ears, there must be a nose and a mouth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's look around first to see if other rooms have similar elements.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Zai nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But do we need to identify them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If an item is not identified, it cannot be used. It is roughly equivalent to an ordinary radio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu looked at the radio. There were only three characters on it: Sorrow, Sound, Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word count is too low to guess the radio's function, and using a radio to deal with a Level 4 stage... is truly a bit risky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Wen Xishu was reminded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know if I can continue using the controller. Let's do this: we'll find another item I'm reasonably sure I can use for combat, then enter the Level 4 stage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we can still use the controller then, we can use it to identify these items and bring them out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Zai understood; Brother Wen wanted to verify if they could use previously used items to participate in subsequent stages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they could, then based on the fact that the desk lamp wasn't damaged, Brother Wen could completely use the controller to operate himself and take the radio to smash one hundred monsters to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the attributes and ability boosts from the controller to cripple the monsters, then using the radio to deliver the finishing blow—that was perfectly feasible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu knew Zheng Zai had figured it out, and he felt a bit gratified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Zai appeared clumsy at first, but he was actually very teachable, not stupid at all, and even belonged to the type who understood things instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Ying ultimately did not choose the wrench from 4-9.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, the wrench was already better than the glass bottle from before. But he still didn't dare to choose it because he was no longer facing Level 1, but Level 4.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aspasia also knew the reason for Wang Ying's hesitation:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This wrench... it actually looks quite suitable for headshots, better than that bottle. Should we... try it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Ying looked at Aspasia:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll give the decision-making power to you; you make the call.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once these words were spoken, Aspasia ultimately shook her head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget it... forget it, let's wait a bit longer. Let's go to 4-10.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Ying didn't say anything, just turned and left for 4-10. They had already fallen into a predicament, which was a lack of courage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had no confidence in any item to challenge increasingly difficult stages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, Wen Xishu's side was becoming more and more decisive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Wang Ying and Aspasia left 4-9, Wen Xishu arrived at 4-9.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Zai was very happy:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Wen, although no patient is staying in this room, this thing is pretty good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about we just give it a try?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Challenging the fourth stage with a wrench. Zheng Zai felt there was no problem at all; after all, his courage had been completely stirred up by Wen Xishu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This... is actually worth a try.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu could see five characters on this item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Build, Repair, Time.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was hard for him to guess the item's function this way, but it looked different from the Blade of Non-Killing earlier; it didn't possess any contradictory attributes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I must state first, I'm not certain, and if the previously identified Best Friend Controller cannot be used...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It can!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Zai suddenly interrupted Wen Xishu, speaking very firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me your thoughts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Zai said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother, you said to think from the big picture. If the rules stipulated that one couldn't use previously identified items or other extra items... then there would be no need to specifically add a rule—that one can only use identified items to kill enemies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Think about it, in the first round, Team Leader Wang and the others could use steel bars to kill enemies, could use stones to kill enemies, but it didn't count toward the kill count. Only by using the desk lamp to smash the enemy's head did it count.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think this rule itself indicates that your other props can be used, including props provided in the scene. But you must use the newly identified item to deliver the finishing blow!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise, they might as well just ban other items entirely. This is only the eighth floor of the Strange Tower... if the Great Inventor encourages us to identify items, then he should know that this mechanism will only make everyone deliberately choose items suitable for combat. This would actually be detrimental to the display of other non-combat items.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, if it's changed to only requiring the item for the final finishing blow, doesn't that appropriately increase our room for choice?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, he had thought of these things earlier, which is why he was interested in the wrench, because he had the controller as a fallback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't expect Zheng Zai to be able to draw inferences and think about the rules so deeply, thinking to this level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Zheng Zai had already begun to think from the level of interpreting the mission. Between the lines of the mission introduction, it was clear that the Great Inventor longed for his items to be known.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also a piece of information. Zheng Zai had now thought of this information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu was very gratified:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are very right, Old Zheng, keep this habit. You will definitely be able to stand on your own in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe in the future you really are suitable to go teach at the Three Towers Academy... well, thinking about it now, it seems that it's not unacceptable that teachers at the Strange Tower Academy like to eat people. After all, it's the Strange Tower, it's normal for people to be a bit strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Zai lowered his head and smiled somewhat embarrassedly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe, I'm just showing off, showing off. Brother Wen, it's all thanks to your teaching. What do we do now? Should we identify it? Just say the word, and I'll do it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let's do it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just do it. The smile on the corner of Wen Xishu's mouth never faded; he felt a kind of happiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After playing single-player games for a long time, one will also long for friends to play together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two identified the item again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Number of identifiers: two. Item activated. Forced display of functions beginning.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This prompt made Wang Ying and Aspasia next door silent again. They didn't know how many times they had been shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, although Wen Xishu and Zheng Zai had not yet entered the television world, Aspasia was already a bit annoyed, as if she had missed out on some very good treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Ying's eyes were dim:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do they... really not value their lives?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wondered if he was old? Was his courage not as great as the young people's? But Zheng Zai wasn't actually much younger than him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two left 4-10 and came to the door of 4-9, both looking at Wen Xishu and Zheng Zai as if they were monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu used the wrench to strike the nightstand hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The originally rusty nightstand actually had its rust reduced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Interesting. But I don't know if hitting people will be like this; I suppose it shouldn't be, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Zai asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother, what is this thing's function? Tell me about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I guess it's time reversal for a non-living object based on the force applied... for example, if I strike this thing hard, I can make it newer and newer with each strike, until it's as good as new.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu thought to himself, if this thing were put on the second-hand recycling market, it would simply be an invincible artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could be said that this thing was already a conceptual cheating prop. Of course, he wasn't sure if there were any drawbacks, or if his guess was correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh... seems a bit powerful, but I hope it doesn't work on people,\" Zheng Zai said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it's effective on living things... the grade of this thing would have to be even more terrifying than an orange prop. I assume it's ineffective on living things,\" Wen Xishu said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Zai rolled up his sleeves:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shall we go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two decisively took their steps and began the fourth stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time their figures completely disappeared, Wang Ying and Aspasia were both standing where they were, unable to recover for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, Wang Ying said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We weren't wrong either... we made the choices of normal people. Most people in our position wouldn't necessarily be more courageous than us. We weren't wrong, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze was thirsty for agreement, because he was truly made to doubt himself by Zheng Zai and Wen Xishu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aspasia said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, they are too reckless, we... are not wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Ying received the answer he wanted, but his eyes grew even dimmer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If being \"not wrong\" were enough to clear the Strange Tower, then why would it still be called the Strange Tower?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He steeled his heart:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter what... we have to give it a shot next round!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aspasia, however, held a dissenting opinion:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why? They are full of drive... that's a good thing, isn't it? Why don't we just play dumb? They aren't losing out either; they are the ones exploring these things, and at worst, the items end up with them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Ying shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are the ones exploring, so the items should naturally belong to them. It's not that they are taking advantage; that is their due! It is not a favor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think they are truly stupid? Perhaps they have additional sources of intelligence, but look at the things they do—not only are they bold, they are also very meticulous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We must take a risk... at the very least, we need to have some bargaining chips. Otherwise...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aspasia asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise what will happen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I might be overthinking it... but I always feel like there is movement downstairs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sentence from Wang Ying made Aspasia feel a bit afraid all of a sudden. But soon, she turned her attention back to the television:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's just pray they can survive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene for the fourth stage is a cross-sea bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu does not know which city this is, but at the other end of the cross-sea bridge, looking from afar, it seems one can see a certain port.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at the other end of the cross-sea bridge, there are countless mid-tier level-one normal species.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vitality of these normal species is terrifying; even a shovel to the head might not be enough to take them down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu is holding the controller, and Zheng Zai is holding a wrench. The two are at the center of the bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering the scene, the two immediately received a prompt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[All creatures in this stage are defaulted to be unable to swim; if one accidentally falls from the bridge, it will be judged as death.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this stage increased the magic resistance requirement for item analysis and lowered the magic resistance requirement for rule resistance...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...rules that explicitly judge death are best not tested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu looked around:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although I slay gods and destroy demons, hacking and slashing my way through, I will die from falling off a three-meter-high ledge, and I will drown immediately upon encountering water... very reasonable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The total length of the cross-sea bridge is twenty-one kilometers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The position where Wen Xishu and Zheng Zai are is in the middle of the cross-sea bridge. In the distance, one can see a dense, dark mass of monsters approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In about twenty minutes, these monsters will form a pincer attack, leaving Wen Xishu and Zheng Zai besieged from both front and back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Zai said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is bad... what do we do? Brother Wen, the strength of these monsters has jumped too much; they have directly promoted to mid-tier normal species.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu is relatively calm. For one, it has indeed been verified that the previous props can be used, which means they can go and identify items that possess special elements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, he feels that this stage might actually not be difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Zheng, with the controller's enhancement, your ability should be able to collapse a part of this bridge, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the skills Zheng Zai has already unlocked is one called Earth-Moving Core, a move that can stomp heavily on the ground and use Qi to knock enemies within range into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Zai nods:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Roughly... is that possible?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu looks into the distance:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look, the monsters in this stage are very strong, and they present a pincer situation against us, but have you noticed? These monsters are very far away from us... very, very far.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if their speed is quite a bit faster than the primary-tier normal species... it will still take a while for them to get here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Think, think! What was the prompt we received as soon as we came in? Perhaps this stage is actually much easier than we imagined.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Zai pondered for a moment, then realized:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Water! This rule doesn't just target us; it also targets these monsters!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Zai is still puzzled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But what are we supposed to do? Destroy this bridge? The Earth-Moving Core is too exaggerated... I'm afraid I'll fall off myself. And a fall-kill shouldn't count as a kill, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu pointed to the wrench in Zheng Zai's hand:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It depends on how you operate it, and whether the item plays a core role. In essence, me controlling you with the controller also counts as an indirect kill; the controller itself hasn't seen blood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It doesn't need to smash a monster's head to kill. Therefore, the wrench is the same.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu began to operate the controller, and Zheng Zai's body began to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Wen Xishu's operation, Zheng Zai did not use a move like the Earth-Moving Core, but instead smashed the wrench hard against the road of the cross-sea bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The road surface had originally developed some cracks, but under this strike of the wrench, the cracks were actually repaired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, Wen Xishu began to operate Zheng Zai, making Zheng Zai lift his left foot and deliver a heavy stomp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dull thud accompanied the sound of the ground cracking. Wen Xishu even felt a gust of air rush toward his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under this heavy stomp, the road surface instantly split open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Wen Xishu's hand speed soared, smoothly performing a double jump followed by a Half-Moon Slash; the recoil combined with the double jump allowed Zheng Zai to precisely avoid the collapsing road surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn... that combo of yours, brother, it's simply amazing. In that case, we can set traps!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Presented before the two was the road surface that had been stomped into a collapse; although the area was not large, it could be further expanded. If the monsters came, that dense, massive number would definitely lead to a large-scale collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu pointed forward and said with a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What we need to do is indeed rely on a trap-style to kill the monsters, but we must assume the monsters have intelligence, after all, they are already mid-tier normal species. There is a possibility they won't step on such an obvious pit. Moreover, this didn't use the wrench, so it doesn't count as a kill.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, we must find a way to use the wrench to create traps, and as it happens, it really can do that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2734,"2026-06-20T04:46:41.185Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","1a4b92ca7fa1dcb8412ec8b5ad1cb66a15a9d97d13aad21ca8fb65a0499af7dc","the-three-towers-game-chapter-94","the-three-towers-game-chapter-92",281,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-three-towers-game-cover.jpg"]