Three Towers Game

Chapter 397 A Thousand Versions of Me, Competing on the Same Stage
Adventure should be fun, and those who are chosen for fun adventures must be the chosen ones.

Will I die even like this?
Shouldn't such a game be full of fun but without any danger?
The Blue Star version of Wen Xishu is a little scared.

He always longed for adventure and a strange, unconventional life, but this was precisely because he had been so well protected that he was like a hermit.

It's like some young girls who find the present era boring and yearn for the warlord era of the Republic of China, and fall in love with a domineering military officer.

Or perhaps, we could return to the romantic era of the Wei and Jin dynasties and see those men as beautiful as flowers...

Before you choose a path, you think it must be interesting, but if you actually go down that path... it might be hell.

Lan Xingwen Xishu was clearly a little scared when he saw the word "death" at this moment.

Logically speaking, Wen Xishu would not sympathize with such a person.

But perhaps it was that hug that created a special connection between "me" and "me," allowing him to experience that world and yearn for it.

That would be a world without regrets, wouldn't it? The constellations might exist as celebrities, but what about the old principal? This legendary veteran who experienced several wars finally ushered in peace through countless bloody battles.

This is really good.

So this is also very cruel.

Because Wen Xishu remembered a sentence:

Now, all of you from parallel universes will gather together, and only the winner will return to their own universe and anchor it as the only universe.

This is from the task description.

In other words, at this moment, all parallel universes are laid out on the table to survive... Only the universe that survives will become real.

That world without regrets, where he could even be a happy little fool... if it were gone, he would feel sad.

But here lies a huge paradox—

The more beautiful the world, the less livable it is.

“Let’s go, let’s start with the first game,” Wen Xishu said.

The deaths of twenty-five people still filled Lan Xing Wen Xishu with fear. He trembled as he said:

"Death...you call this a game?"

Wen Xishu said:
"For me, the challenges ahead are most likely just a game."

Lan Xingwen Xishu suddenly spoke:
"Hey... are we enemies? What about the rest of the game?"

Wen Xishu shook his head:
"I don't know, but I guess if you don't get out, you'll die inside. You'd better follow the rules of the Tower of Horrors."

Lan Xing and Wen Xishu finally mustered up their courage and walked out of that door together.

……

……

After a dizzying sensation that Wenxishu was all too familiar with subsided...

Wenxi Tree appeared in a huge square, and Wenxi Tree in the square saw many, many more "Wenxi Trees".

Some Wenxi trees have burns on their bodies, some are disabled, some wear medieval magic hats, some wear futuristic clothes with patterns similar to integrated circuits, and some hold paintbrushes with melancholy expressions.

There were also some who were almost identical to Wen Xishu, and even... Wen Xishu could sense that the aura emanating from these people was far more dangerous than his own.

When Wen Xishu cast his gaze toward that extremely dangerous "self," perhaps the other party also possessed a powerful sense of perception, as he could sense the gaze directed at him and looked back at Wen Xishu.

001.

The other party's number is 001.

Wen Xishu was somewhat surprised. Wen Xishu didn't pay much attention to 001, but after glancing at Wen Xishu's number 046, he looked away.

Soon, Wen Xishu sensed another drunken Wen Xishu, who was also sizing him up.

Of course, Wenxi Tree in 046 is not the most special one.

The most special one is Wenxi Tree in 022.

Because this Wenxi Tree... could probably be called Wenxi Su. Yes, she is a woman.

The female version of Wen Xishu does resemble Wen Xishu somewhat, but she exudes a strong sense of femininity, or rather, womanly charm. She doesn't go for the typical sexy black fishnet stockings and high heels look; instead, she sports a sophisticated, mature style with a beige suit, her hair in an updo, and a beauty mark near her eye.

She gracefully surveyed the people around her, and despite being stared at by countless men, she didn't feel embarrassed at all.

It's just that it's easy to think of...

Among the hundred or so people, she was the only woman, which meant she was in a very special parallel world.

In other words, objectively speaking, my true self is a man.

The female version of Wen Xishu found it quite interesting, pondering these questions while observing these different versions of herself, wondering what their worlds were like.

"Wow...that's...that's a gender-swapped version of me? It looks so much like me, but it's not that kind of low-class cross-dressing. It's a complete female version of me, where the facial features are very similar, but there's not a single sense of incongruity! It's even kind of pretty!"

The talkative 045 Wen Xishu has clearly set his sights on "himself." It seems that after seeing so many "me"s, he is no longer afraid of death. His fear of death has been overwhelmed by a flood of fresh "me"s.

"Do you think it's possible that I've been single all this time because... I'm waiting to meet my alternate self?"

It's still too depressing...

All Wenxi Tree can say is, you are a disgrace to the Wenxi Tree world! How could anyone get aroused by their gender-swapped self?

Wen Xishu felt a surge of urge to complain.

But he ultimately remained silent.

There are just so many evening-blooming trees here...

There's even a middle-aged Wenxi Shu who's gained weight and has a double chin. There's even a "Jiahao" version of Wenxi Shu.

At first, Wen Xishu thought it was a target worth paying attention to.

Because Wen Xishu from 039 was dressed in all black, wearing a black hood and mask, only revealing his eyes.

It's very mysterious. Wen Xishu suddenly wondered... Could this Wen Xishu also be a Wen Xishu from an extremely dangerous world?
As a result, the other person, with one eye covered, uttered the word "Amaterasu".

Wen Xishu's five senses heard it all clearly. Although it was another version of herself, she still felt a sense of shame, as if she were doing the same thing.

It was this feeling that led Wen Xishu to discover something...

"I" seem to empathize particularly easily with "myself".

These parallel universe versions of "me" cannot be simply viewed as other people with the same name and identity in another world. They seem to genuinely possess some degree of "synesthesia."

Countless versions of myself gathered in a huge square, making the place extremely lively.

The first game seemed to enjoy the lively atmosphere and didn't appear particularly scary.

Soon, Wen Xishu's own voice appeared in his mind.

Welcome to us from all different worlds! Don't be nervous. You can think of me as representing your future selves. Of course, whose future I will be... that's still unknown.

[Next, everyone will play a few games together. The first game is very simple; only 25 people will be eliminated. Once more than 25 people are eliminated, or the game time exceeds one hour, the game will end immediately. Everyone will return to the rest room for a short rest to prepare for the second round.]

Now I'll announce the content of the first round of the game. This game is called the Death Interview.

[There will be thirty interview positions in the hall. The specific profession the interviewer needs will vary depending on the interviewer. For example, the first round might be for someone in finance, while the second round might be for a zookeeper. What profession you'll be playing depends entirely on luck. Each interview lasts between three and ten minutes.]

The interview is not the main point. Furthermore, everything you do from here on out is subject to the observer effect. Do not explicitly or implicitly suggest this to others; even if your actions have no relation to the outcome, any attempt to do so will be automatically disregarded.

[And, to be fair, all items will be confiscated, and the superpowers you acquire through adventures in your own world will be sealed.]

As for why this setting exists, that's for you clever "us" to figure out. Finally, one more thing: if someone dies because of you, you can advance to the next level earlier.

[The game has begun. Please ensure you participate in at least one round of interviews.]

The countdown has begun.

Thirty interviewers with professional fake smiles, and their interview desks, have appeared at thirty random locations in this huge square.

They were all dressed in black suits, waiting for people to go to the interview table.

No one moved.

All one hundred Wenxi Trees were calmly observing.

Even 045, that cheerful, chattering little fool, had its underlying code triggered at this moment. Instead of making a fuss, it longed to survive and began to carefully observe its surroundings.

Soon, all the Wenxi Trees noticed something in the way they looked at each other...

On the back of each Wenxi Tree's head, a few words floated. Some had three words, some had two, some had five, and some even had a single sentence.

Wen Xishu immediately noticed that the Jiahao version of Wen Xishu had two words above his head: "Shoot Basketball".

Very strange.

He didn't realize at first what he was about to do.

Soon, Wen Xishu looked at her "roommate".

In version 045, Wen Xishu has two words floating on the back of his head: "Heart".

The female version of Wen Xishu, who receives the most attention, also has two words on the back of her head—sigh.

Wen Xishu instinctively looked back, only to find he couldn't see anything. He was certain... this was something only others could see.
The words on the back of your head will move with you, ensuring that they always maintain a certain distance from the back of your head, so they cannot be seen without a mirror or something similar.

Wen Xishu really wanted to use the Scorpion Knife to see what the words on the back of his head were.

But he discovered that he seemed unable to establish a connection with the knife.

The new feature of the Scorpion Knife is quite interesting; it's called bug reporting. Simply put, if you discover a bug in the game, you can use the Scorpion Knife to report it to the GM.

GM will fix the vulnerability, but will also provide you with compensation.

In other words, if you find a vulnerability, you can choose to exploit it to obtain resources. If the vulnerability is not valuable, you can report it to the administrator to fix it, and the administrator will give you a corresponding reward.

Wen Xishu quickly decided to exploit the loophole.

"Items and skills have been disabled..."

"Could I use my five senses to see the words above my head through the other person's eyes?"

Wen Xi decided to give it a try.

He looked at his roommate, Wen Xishu, from Blue Star Edition 045.

The moment the two Wen Xishu looked at each other, Lan Xing Wen Xishu immediately understood what the bunker Wen Xishu was going to do.
"That works? Your eyesight is that good?"

Wen Xishu didn't speak or make any move. He just watched silently.

But soon, Wen Xishu discovered something... he couldn't see it.

It seems that "I" had considered this point. When the Wenxi Trees looked at each other, or rather, when they observed each other's eyes, they could not see the contents of each other's pupils, but would see some fragments and memories.

Another memory of mine.

"Damn, that's so cool! I saw you tell Old Zheng that your combat power is 530,000! I also saw you defeat a guy named Miyamoto Yoshiki!"

"Wow, that's so cool! I never knew Lao Zheng had such a stylish look in your world!"

Clearly, Wen Xishu from Blue Star went astray; he failed to observe himself through his pupils. This bug does not exist.

He still didn't speak.

He didn't know what the words above his head meant, nor did he know the meaning of sighs, watermelon eating, high jumps, basketball shooting, or phone calls...

Why are these ordinary words hanging on our heads?

Soon, the first interviewee appeared. It was Wen Xishu, number 007, a special agent with long hair and a melancholy air.

"Since no one else is conducting interviews, I'll be the first one."

Agent Wen Xishu is most skilled at intelligence gathering and is the best at decryption among all the Wen Xishu. It can be said that his decryption ability is no less than that of the bunker Wen Xishu.

The message on the treetop that the agent Wen Xi heard was a yawn.

Everyone has a word above their head, but everyone knows it and can't mention it.

Because the rules mention—

Do not explicitly or implicitly suggest it to others. If you subjectively attempt to do so, even if the action has no relation to the result, it will be directly erased.

So the only thing everyone tried was to look at the eyes, just like Wen Xishu did. But looking at the eyes can be distracting from other information.

Wen Xishu watched this spy version of herself walk towards the job interview.

All the Wenxi trees were watching this scene.

With 30 interview positions and each interview lasting 3 to 10 minutes, assuming each round lasts 10 minutes, then 30 people can be interviewed in one round. In 60 minutes, 180 people can be interviewed.

In theory, there is plenty of time.

We'll see what happens during the interview.

Agent Wen Xishu had already provided an answer at this point:
"Everyone, based on my guess, the information above each person's head indicates something you cannot do. If you accidentally trigger this action, you will die."

"This is a free piece of information. One of us has drawn the worst possible outcome; he's definitely going to die."

007 Wen Xishu's words surprised a part of Wen Xishu.

Wen Xishu himself wasn't too surprised; he had actually guessed that such a possibility existed.

In this game, you can survive as long as you don't do the actions shown above your head.

But this game is unfair because the difficulty level is different for everyone.

just like……

Wen Xishu saw it, the drunken Wen Xishu, the message above his head was—"It's about me."

In other words, he will die if he utters the word "I" in any of his words from now on.

Interviews are probably hard to avoid, and what's most frightening is that he himself is unaware of this.

Yes, there are some behaviors you can't do, but the biggest challenge is that you don't yet know what behaviors you can't do.

You also cannot obtain information through other "me" because of the observer effect in the game.

Wen Xishu had already realized the danger of this game.

In particular... the game has a special rule: if someone dies because of you, you can advance to the next level early.

Yes, assuming you want to advance and don't want to trigger certain behaviors you're unaware of, then you'll need to consider something next.

kill.

For example, if you talk to that drunkard Wen Xishu now and get him to say the word "I", you can kill him and successfully advance to the next level.

This is undoubtedly a shortcut to success.

Wen Xishu's first reaction was to look at the dangerous Wen Xishu, also known as 001 Wen Xishu.

For some reason, he gave me the feeling of being a plus-sized version of Wen Xishu, someone whose strength completely overwhelmed me.

"If I am to survive... then I should not consider killing the weak first, but killing the strongest."

The word on the treetop in the evening breeze is surprise.

In other words, you just need to surprise 001.

This seems...not difficult. Just create an air of mystery and attract the other person's attention.

But... do we really have to do this? Do we really have to kill them?

"I don't like killing people who look like me, so I chose to do an interview. If I survive, feel free to contact me for more paid intelligence. Let me set an example for you."

007 Wen Xishu was already sitting opposite the interviewer.

The interviewer's eyes instantly lit up:

"Hello Wen Xishu, welcome to the interview for our company's position. As you know, we need a qualified actor. We've seen your resume, and you're quite good. With your experience as a secret agent, you must be a good actor. But we still need to test you out."

"Next, could you do a simple performance to imitate what a tired office worker looks like, working overtime late at night?"

Please complete the interviewer's questions, or you will be eliminated.

In that instant, 007 frowned.

"Looks like my forbidden act is among them. But I received a warning: if I don't complete the requirements, I'll die. Tsk tsk."

Agent 007 Wen Xishu was also observing his surroundings. He had sensed from the fleeting worry in other people's eyes that there must be a death trap in this performance.

But we have no choice but to do it.

At that moment, he was checkmated.

Wen Xishu was also curious about what to do next. For a tired working person, yawning was probably the most likely action.

Furthermore, he was certain that the interviewer would try to induce him to do certain things. And 007 Wen Xishu had said that if he didn't fulfill the interviewer's requirements, he would die.

As a secret agent, will he die? Or can he break the deadlock?

Wen Xishu was actually a little worried about the spy version of himself.

At the same time, 045 is also very worried about Wen Xishu.

Because compared to my extremely risky act of dying... the word on the treetop in the bunker is just as bad.

This word is called "explanation".

In other words, Wen Xishu will die every time he tries to explain anything.

And... he himself was unaware of this.

045 Wen Xishu was a little anxious. He actually knew that only the last Wen Xishu who survived could become the only Wen Xishu.

Even looking at his other self, he still longed to save him.

Wen Xishu remained silent throughout, and at this moment, it was wise for everyone to keep quiet.

Meanwhile, 007 agent Wen Xishu began his performance to break the deadlock.

(End of this chapter)