Three Towers Game

Chapter 313 Sequences and Stories
The stories of the vendors in the kill sequence are often similar.

The stories and experiences of the stall owners in the Desire Sequence are often similar.

Nissen and Yue Yun were also browsing the market, but Nissen, who preferred bawdy jokes, went to the market in the Desire Sequence.

Because the stories behind these sequences are the most indescribable.

Yue Yun was very disdainful of this.

The story is meant to add value to the sequence.

A serving of Yangzhou fried rice paired with a story can sell for 500 yuan. This is something Wenxi Tree mentioned in many places from his previous life.

The stories in the bizarre sequence market are all different.

For example, the second stall visited by Wen Xishu was the bizarre sequence 170.

In the tradable sequence, this sequence is relatively high in the rankings, even higher than some of Wen Xishu's sequences.

This sequence is also interesting; it's called "Clumsy Imitation."

Once the sequence is activated and the target is locked, it will force the target to perform the same action as itself.

The stall owner's story is also very interesting. He obtained the sequence on the 10th floor of the Tower of Ghosts, which is actually not a low level.

On the tenth floor of the Tower of Mystery, there is a painter. Artists must imitate his paintings, but they cannot see what he is painting.

This floor has many NPCs, and they die one by one. The challenger is quite clever; since he can't see what the painting is about, he follows the artist's movements to learn.

Believe it or not, his memory is amazing, and not only that, his body control is also bug-level.

In the end, it actually turned out quite well.

Wen Xishu had to admit that this was a talented person.

However, a poor imitation of this sequence is ineffective.

Wen Xishu simply asked the stall owner his name and whether he was willing to join the Bunker Security Bureau before moving on to the next stall.

The third booth's serial number is 233, and its serial name is: "Unapproachable Expression".

The sequence effect is simple: when you activate a sequence, your facial expressions, depending on their nature, will inflict varying degrees of mental damage on your opponent.

For example, when you make an angry expression, your opponent may unconsciously think that you are about to do something that will destroy the world.

When you smile, the other person will think you are invincible and feel deep contempt.

Wen Xishu was very curious about the story behind this sequence...

But the story is quite ordinary: the stall owner is a patient with a rare condition called mood disorder.

When he's sad, he tries to laugh.

When he is angry, he feels bitterness.

When he is afraid, he will give a contemptuous smile.

And it was also good luck that he encountered a very suspicious, psychic, and strange being on the ninth floor of the Tower of Ghosts.

The stall owner, by feigning confusion and keeping his opponent guessing, obtained the sequence.

This sequence even has an ultimate mode that consumes Tower Power. By consuming a little Tower Power, you can make your opponent feel as if they are seeing an unfathomable god while you are expressionless, causing them to have many thoughts and believe that you are invincible.

Wen Xishu suddenly realized how to use this sequence.

In past lives, there were some people who weren't actually strong, but because of their appearance, they made others think they were very strong. If this sequence were used on these people, the effect would likely be extraordinary.

Simply standing there, expressionless, is enough to instill fear in a million-strong army, causing them to imagine the sheer power of their opponent.

but……

This is still not the sequence Wen Xishu wants.

Wen Xishu continued browsing the stalls.

It must be said that the fixed formula of the Tower of Deception is really rare. Unlike the Tower of Slaughter, which is purely about fighting, and the Tower of Desire, which is purely about being gentle, each story is very interesting.

Moreover, each person has their own unique characteristics.

To survive in the Tower of Ghosts, one must either be incredibly brave, intelligent, or have an eccentric personality.

Wen Xishu wondered, if these people had the Dice of Madness, would they go further than he did?

Of course, he doesn't dwell on such things.

The more talented and extraordinary people there were in the bunker, the more he liked them.

Wen Xishu quickly strolled to the ninth stall.

He never imagined that he could find a suitable sequence for a finishing move in the bizarre sequence.

However, at the ninth stall, he did encounter an interesting sequence, not because the sequence was suitable for use as an ultimate technique, but because the sequence was very useful.

The stall owner looked very strange.

It was so bizarre that Wen Xishu thought the other person wasn't human.

"You..." Wen Xishu looked at the other person with slight surprise. Because the stall owner's appearance didn't seem like that of someone climbing the tower, but rather someone inside the tower.

"I'm the older brother, and she's the younger sister. Hehe, we're twins. Dean Wen, I never expected our first guest to be you! It's such an honor." A man's voice rang out.

A woman's voice then appeared:

"Welcome! Would you like me to introduce our sequence to you?"

Wen Xishu said:
"Were you born this way? Or did your sequence change?"

The appearance of this stall owner is enough to scare away many people.

Because the two heads are fused together, strictly speaking, the other does not have a "back side".

Whether you look at it from the front or the back, you can see a face.

The front shows a man's face, and the back shows a woman's face.

The body refers to a man's body.

Such bizarre beings do exist in reality—conjoined twins—but this was truly the first time Wen Xishu had ever seen one.

"Look at what you're saying. Of course we're born this way. If the sequence could turn us into this, would I still dare to sell the sequence to you?"

Men and women spoke together.

Wen Xishu could guess that this brother and sister were probably... not very popular, which is why they thought of climbing the Tower of Ghosts to defy fate.

He didn't say much; there were too many unfortunate people in the bunker, and he really couldn't manage them all.

The stall's sequence number is 222.

This number reminded Wen Xishu of the ultimate even number.

“This is quite a interesting sequence, Dean Wen. You probably didn’t know that the Tower of Ghosts doesn’t allow for team formation. At least, there are very few known ways to form teams. But due to our unique physical characteristics, my brother and I always have to act as a team.”

“Through the guide, we learned that if you always do something that only you do, then the Three Towers will give you a special judgment.”

Wen Xishu knew that Zheng was like that. Old Zheng always ended battles by eating his opponents, which led the Three Towers to judge Old Zheng as a monster.

That's how Lao Zheng qualified to participate in the Weird Competition.

"We are one, so we have always been considered a team. But because this is not normal, we are considered by the Three Towers to be twins." "It was because of this that we met a man, a man who called himself a twin. On the eleventh floor of the Tower of Ghosts, in this extremely lonely numerical level, we met a man. He called himself a twin, and he told me that he could separate us, brother and sister."

"But we refused."

Upon hearing that it was a twin, Wen Xishu immediately became interested:
"Go on."

This brother and sister, or rather, every stall owner here, greatly admired Dean Wen Xishu. Since Wen Xishu was interested, they were naturally happy to share their past experiences.

"This man, who called himself Gemini, told us that he could help us have two complete bodies after we rejected him."

“This is certainly a good thing. Actually, my sister and I didn’t like it at first. We complained to each other about why God had to put us so close together…”

"We were monsters in people's eyes, ugly and deformed things, but later... Mr. Wen Xiange of the Xi Shu Cult made us realize that no matter how ugly we are, there are corners in this world that can accept us."

"But once we got used to being twins, we didn't want to be separated anymore."

"Yes, I don't want to be separated from my brother. We've gotten used to it, and if we were separated... the world might not be any better for us."

In order to both show a smile to Wen Xishu, the brother and sister both chose to face Wen Xishu sideways.

This was indeed incredibly strange, but Wen Xishu saw the resilience in the hearts of the brother and sister.

"The effect of Sequence 222 is actually not suitable for us, but more suitable for people who are alone. The person called Gemini, seeing that we were unwilling to separate, actually smiled and wanted to give us a reward."

Hearing this, Wen Xishu was puzzled. Was this considered direct intervention?

What are the Geminis, and the Virgo that Jiang Xue mentioned earlier, doing? Are they just showing up directly in the Tower of Ghosts and forcing people to make a choice?

"The name of the sequence is 'The Puzzle of Domination.' If we use it, it will allow me and my sister to separate into two people, two bodies."

"But if one person uses it, it will create a shadow clone. The clone is uncontrollable, but it will make movements that are more compatible and symmetrical with yours, helping you to attack your opponent."

Wen Xishu became interested and thought he could buy the sequence.

“We don’t actually need this sequence. We don’t like the feeling of being independent after we separate. We’ve become used to depending on each other. So, sir, if you’re interested, we can sell it to you, even in exchange for wealth. You don’t necessarily need to give us the sequence.”

Wen Xishu wondered, if he embedded the runes of his custom ultimate skill into it... would the summoned shadow clone surpass the original and become exceptionally powerful?

The clone can mimic and cooperate with the original body, which is equivalent to having an additional summoned creature.

Similar to the primordial spirit attack in cultivation novels?
This was indeed feasible, and Wen Xishu didn't hesitate, immediately making a decision:

"I bought it."

"You can pay us merit points; after all, with them, we can stop climbing the tower for a long time." The stall owner, standing sideways, smiled at Wen Xishu.

Wen Xishu was happy to pay with merit points.

He achieved level six completion multiple times, and even level seven completion, resulting in a large number of merit points.

For Wen Xishu, resources and merits are meaningless.

He has everything he needs.

Therefore, he paid an exceptionally generous amount of merit points for this transaction, which made the brother and sister, who were the stall owners, very happy.

Wen Xishu himself essentially got something for free.

Wen Xishu continued browsing the various stalls.

Each stall has its own story, and each stall owner has their own peculiarities.

But almost every stall owner seemed to be suffering.

The environment has changed, but many people who actually climb to the tenth floor of the Tower of Ghosts and gain something from it are still poor.

The Ghost Tower Market wasn't very big, and Wen Xishu quickly finished browsing all the stalls.

He saw a sequence that could shrink people, and quite a few students from the Desire Tower Academy came to buy it, but he didn't.

They also encountered a sequence that could bring misfortune to the enemy; it rendered the enemy incapable of combat, but caused their luck to decrease over the next few days. The buyer was a student from the Desire Tower Academy.

They also encountered a strange sequence that could secrete various potions from the body in a short period of time. These potions were most likely tonics that could bring random benefits, but they could also be poisons.

There are even sequences that can induce pregnancy, called "staring pregnancy," which, once activated, has a low chance of resulting in pregnancy. However, the species born is unknown.

This sequence... surprisingly, quite a few people from the Desire Tower Academy have visited it.

These sequence effects are so absurd that it's impossible to guess what scenarios they would be suitable for.

Many people, because of the market, have begun to realize that the Tower of Ghosts is a place with unlimited potential. You never know what power you will gain within the Tower of Ghosts.

Wen Xishu was still browsing when he quickly arrived at the last stall.

The owner of the last stall seemed kind and benevolent compared to the other stall owners.

"Dean Wen, you've finally come to me. I believe my sequence will definitely be useful to you."

Wen Xishu chatted with the stall owner about the sequence, which turned out to be quite useful.

Serial number 159 is the earliest tradable sequence that Wen Xishu has encountered so far. He was somewhat surprised as to why no one had bought this sequence for so long.

But as the vendor explained the effects, he realized why this sequence was not popular.

Serial number 159 - Avenger's Karma: Those who possess this sequence will gradually lose their blood relatives until the number of blood relatives falls below three.

This huge negative effect is enough to make anyone with living relatives hesitate.

Of course, the positive effects are also powerful. The more a target hates you, the stronger the suppression you exert on that target. The more stable your hatred, the more your opponent despises you, the higher the damage you inflict.

"I heard that Dean Wen, your entire family has died out. Hehe, this sequence is really suitable for you."

The stall owner seemed unaware that his words were somewhat... lacking in emotional intelligence. Clearly, this was one of the reasons why no one bought his sequence.

But Wen Xishu didn't care. He thought about it and realized that it was true... he really only had one blood relative left. In other words, this thing had no side effects on him.

The more your target dislikes you, the higher your damage output—it's practically a god-tier skill. It compensates for my weakness in combat: I don't like to use profanity to provoke my opponents.

Wen Xishu said:
"I'll take this sequence; it's perfect for me."

The stall owner immediately beamed with joy:

"Yes, orphans are best suited for this sequence."

Wen Xishu was certain that the other person genuinely wasn't good at speaking, rather than deliberately insulting him.

After the transaction was completed and many merits were transferred to the other party, Wen Xishu decided to retaliate:
"Have most of your family members died too?"

The stall owner's expression immediately changed, and his face turned ugly:
"Yes, because of this sequence, they all met with accidents one after another during the last great devouring... and disappeared."

Wen Xishu pretended to comfort him:
"So being an orphan isn't so bad. At least orphans won't lose anything by using this, unlike you, who's been feeding the sequence to your heart's content."

The stall owner's face was already very grim.

Wen Xishu was very satisfied with the other person's expression.

Perhaps some people are simply born unable to speak, but that is no reason to attack others.

Wen Xishu now has two sequences and feels that he has gained a lot.

Although he still hadn't explored the markets of the Desire Sequence and the Killing Sequence, considering that the markets would continue for many days, and that he hadn't climbed the tower in a long time, and that he had a new sequence, he decided—

Let's climb the tower first.

(End of this chapter)