[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-three-towers-game":3,"chapter-three-towers-game-three-towers-game-chapter-987":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Three Towers Game",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1097974,1431,"Chapter 987 298: SSS-Rank Clearance Reward (3)","three-towers-game-chapter-987",987,"\u003Cp>The double surprise left him frozen in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it really possible for someone to withstand the Balance Curse? Such a powerful figure as our commander means that no difficulty is insurmountable, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devon, enduring immense pain, laughed and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha, Commander, I can't believe you're really alive! This is incredible; you're someone even a curse can't kill!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu bent down and began to use the energy core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy core quickly connected with Elsa. Originally, Elsa felt that her strength was nearly depleted, but at that moment, it seemed as if her energy consumption had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While she didn't feel overflowing with strength, it seemed like what she was doing no longer required physical effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Item name: Energy Core.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Item level: SS+.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Item attribute: Allows a certain skill to lose its cooldown and energy consumption for a short period. (Note: Attributes may change when taken out of Deceit Tower.)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the energy core, Elsa's healing could be unleashed infinitely for a short time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The effect of this item—it's uncertain what will happen once taken back to the Bunker, but if it doesn't change much... it could be considered a concept-level weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it allow the old Principal to punch infinitely? To unleash a finishing move as if it were a basic attack?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, you've worked hard. Through your efforts, we earned seventy thousand tavern coins, and I believe this will greatly aid us. Moreover, we received an SSS rating, unlocking some story background, and we've learned the content of the next level.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu was quite satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Colonel Devon did not trigger elevation evolution, and losing an arm caused his level to drop to D+, lowering his rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But overall, the team's synergy has improved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And once everyone saw that I was indeed alive, their favorability increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Cavendish and Elsa unlocked the prerequisite for elevation evolution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu was overall satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Borg exclaimed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our population...how did it become three?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We clearly had five people, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you, the curse can't touch me. You should believe in your commander.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cavendish said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, does that mean... if you summon another person, we won't need to be abandoned?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsa cheered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's great, that's great, I don't want to be separated from everyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Colonel Devon said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commander, you are truly our miracle and hope!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Borg realized his shallowness. The person before him not only resisted the curse but seemed to have modified some parameters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is truly remarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't want to be abandoned either. In fact, his profession was almost only useful in specific scenarios.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next, I need to handle the tavern upgrade, and I want to tell you something—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The creatures you encountered in the second level were turned into mechanical beings. It seems to be based on a certain experiment. An experiment to resist the Balance Curse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Making life no longer life, uploading consciousness to machinery. A scientist seems to be considering this method to avoid the Balance Curse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He couldn't experiment on humans, so in a certain area, he started experimenting on animals. The result was...these animals became Mechanical Life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The scientist was able to do this because of the energy core. The energy core made a certain technology require no energy consumption, resulting in mass mechanization of living beings...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The process is quite complicated, but that's the end result.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's interesting is we might even recruit this scientist, if we're lucky.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsa was puzzled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why...would recruiting him be considered lucky for us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He can use his power, and then rely on the core, to transform us into Mechanical Life that doesn't count as population.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However...this is undoubtedly an extremely bold choice, and I'm not quick to make such a decision.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Balance Curse story has partially surfaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We need to clear more levels and achieve more SSS ratings to piece together the complete truth of the Balance Curse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",666,"2026-06-03T11:12:57.509Z","2026-06-03T11:13:00.790Z",1,"novelbin.me","1a077edcee32fb364d0840308d9ff64bf9119e24bcc4e8b59115eb526abe27f3","three-towers-game-chapter-988","three-towers-game-chapter-986",1179,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthree-towers-game-cover.jpg"]