Three Towers Game

Chapter 399 Universe Swap
007 agent Wen Xishu also began to become interested in 046.

The world of Agent Wen Xishu is not so hopeless, but it is definitely not beautiful either; it is a world frequently plagued by war.

He said:
"This is a cruel journey. Tell me, if only one world is worth existing, which world would you choose? Would you abandon your own world?"

001 Wen Xishu finally shook his head.

Agent 007 said:
"I'm actually thinking of giving up... It's exhausting. Do you know what it feels like to be unable to extricate yourself?"

"You know too many secrets of other countries, not just your own, but also those of other countries."

"Everyone wants you dead, but the war isn't over, so you have immense value."

"You can never truly escape it. Sometimes you think, 'If only the war were over.' But then you also hope, 'The war will never end.'"

001 Wen Xishu rarely glanced at 007 Wen Xishu and said:

"You've done a great job."

007 Wen Xishu smiled:

"Interview 046 has begun."

……

Wen Xishu began the interviews.

He sat down in front of the interviewer.

Sure enough, since his keyword was "explanation," the interviewer asked him to play the role of a math teacher this time.

The interviewer said:
"Hello, your major is mathematics. How would you explain the solution to the following problem to your students?"

A completely uncomplicated math problem appeared before Wen Xishu.

The addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of three-digit numbers can be fully explained for all Wenxi Trees.

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

Wen Xishu's strategy is quite simple:

"What is this? What's the answer? How do I calculate it? I don't know how!"

After speaking, Wen Xishu tentatively stated a number:
"77?"

Regardless, Wen Xishu made sure that his tone was questioning, a state that he himself did not know.

The interviewer paused for a moment. Their program had considered this possibility, which was why the question was written so simply.

But they clearly underestimated Wen Xishu's shamelessness. You dare say you couldn't figure that out?

Wen Xishu smiled and looked at the interviewer.

Based on 007's previous performance and 045's performance, Wen Xishu has figured out the meaning of that sentence.

The task description included the sentence: "The interview is not the main point."

The key is to make this all look like an interview. And, the requirement to complete the interviewer's questions doesn't necessarily mean getting them right; the point is to complete them.

However, the interviewer did not give up. The interviewer said:

"Please explain the basic professional ethics of a math teacher."

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

Wen Xishu sticks to the old strategy:
"Does this require ethical standards? Does it mean refusing red envelopes from students' parents?"

Don't ask me, I don't know either. If you ask me, I'll just throw a question back at you.

Using this rhetoric, Wen Xishu quickly completed his challenge.

Meanwhile, on the other side, in version 045, the Blue Star version of Wen Xishu had already begun to celebrate:

"Dude, did you guess what's on your head?"

The interview is over.

[Universe Wenxi Tree No. 046 has successfully advanced.]

Only after seeing this message did Wen Xishu leave his seat, slowly rise, and say:

"Yes."

045 said:

"It's hard to explain the interview process without going through it, right? How did you manage to do it?"

Since Wen Xishu has already advanced, 045 Wen Xishu will not be punished for mentioning Wen Xishu's keyword.

"It's not difficult at all. There are no restrictions on how you complete the interview questions. The first round is just a warm-up. It puts all the Wenxi Tree members in one scenario so that everyone can get to know each other."

"The second round should be considered the official start."

Wen Xishu observed his surroundings and clearly sensed that the 001 and 007 versions of himself had averted their gazes from him.

I have already completed the gender-swapped version of Wenxi Tree 022.

And the non-human form of 003, Wen Xishu, who is nearly three meters tall, was also cleared.

The chuunibyou version of Wen Xishu in version 039 failed.

Logically speaking, it should be difficult to trigger Wen Xishu's shot in Jiahao's version.

But the person he interviewed was a trainee.

For this version of Wen Xishu with this personality, it's hard not to pay homage to a certain Kunmen patriarch.

When he made the final shooting motion, he thought he would get applause, but it turned out to be the interviewer's performance review.

Some behaviors are not easily triggered, so they are difficult to kill. But because they are not easily triggered, even the perpetrator himself may not be aware of them.

In a sense, the difficulty level is actually constant.

Most of Wenxi Tree's skills were up to par; they guessed what they might say in the interview based on the interviewer's questions.

This round was originally planned to eliminate 25 people, but in the end, when the last person successfully advanced—

Of the one hundred Wenxi Trees, ninety remained. Nine were eliminated during the interview process. The last one, the drunken Wenxi Tree, died at the hands of 001.

When the outcome actually occurred, Wen Xishu recalled the drunkard's last glance at him before he died...

Suddenly, I felt that something was fishy going on here.

But he didn't have time to think about it.

Because a new notification has appeared.

The next challenge will begin in one hour, and you have ten minutes remaining in the plaza. During these ten minutes, you can choose a new roommate or your roommate from the previous round. After both parties agree, you can form a roommate group and then return to the lounge to wait.

When the game ends, you should naturally return to the rest area from the game area.

This makes sense.

It's just like climbing the tower of ghosts and returning to the bunker.

However, Wen Xishu quickly realized that something was wrong.

Why suddenly include a segment where you have to find your roommate?

Initially, Wen Xishu was the Blue Star version of 045, and Wen Xishu was my roommate.

Now, there is another option – give up roommate 045 and choose a new roommate.

The suspicious Wen Xishu couldn't help but think:
"Is it merely to increase familiarity with my other selves?"

"Doesn't seem like it..."

"Is it possible that the next round of the game will involve my roommate?"

"Choosing roommates is essentially choosing game teammates... or opponents?"

Both 007 Wen Xishu and 046 Wen Xishu have similar reasoning.

007 stared at 001 Wen Xishu for a long time.

001 remains indifferent:

"What? You want to be my roommate?"

007 Wen Xishu thought for a moment:

"I'm sorry, I can't do that. But if you're my teammate, you're the most reliable teammate."

"But after thinking about it, I think I'll pass. What if we become enemies next?"

"The elimination rate in the first round didn't meet the target. If I were the planner, I would find a way to make the second round even more brutal."

"The text messages that just appeared seemed to suggest pairing people into groups. I have a feeling that they are choosing opponents."

001 said:

"Maybe you're right."

After saying that, 001 stopped looking around. Someone like him could be rejected by Wen Xishu who was unwilling to take the risk, but there would also be Wen Xishu who was willing to take the risk and recruit him.

On the other side, Wen Xishu from the 045 Blue Star version said:

"Dude, let's... stay roommates, okay? Don't switch, alright? Although the other Wenxi Trees are pretty fun too." "I admit, I really want to be with 022 Wen Xisu... but forget it, there are too many competitors for her."

It really is Wen Xishu, the non-human Wen Xishu from 003, the middle-aged Wen Xishu from 038, and the archer Wen Xishu from 044...

In short, the dozen or so different versions of Wen Xishu all revolve around the gender-swapped "Wen Xisu" of 022.

Wen Xishu's head was throbbing. It's so nice that the world isn't the end of the world; at least we can still go into heat.

The deductions of Wen Xishu and 007 Wen Xishu are similar.

"If 045 were a teammate, he would most likely not be strong, but he would be obedient and compliant."

"If 045 is the opponent... well, although we are all Wen Xishu and theoretically have the same brain, the different environments bring about differences in thinking and different sensitivity to crisis."

"I can easily take care of him."

"But then again, if it's an opponent, and you choose an easy opponent... then the traits you get are pretty useless, right?"

"No, there's no data to support that. Currently, only one person has acquired the characteristic, and it's not necessarily true that Wen Xishu, who comes from a peaceful world, doesn't have good characteristics."

"Therefore, choosing 045 is not a bad idea."

In just a moment, eight hundred schemes flashed through Wen Xishu's mind.

Those present, including Wen Xishu, probably had tens of thousands of thoughts running through their minds.

Everyone is weighing the pros and cons, or—indulging in their own beauty.

In the end, Wen Xishu stayed with the 045 Blue Star version of Wen Xishu, and the two did not choose to change roommates.

The non-human Wen Xishu from the 003 universe and the gender-swapped Wen Xishu from the 022 version are together.

007 Wen Xishu, on the other hand, is with an assassin named Wen Xishu.

As for 001 Wen Xishu, the strongest combatant Wen Xishu, he is with 005 Wen Xishu - Cyber ​​Mechanic Wen Xishu.

This is a Wenxi tree that has been underestimated by many people.

005 looks dull, like a defective robot, and appears somewhat worn out.

But that's external.

It's like a top-of-the-line computer. Everything inside the case is top-of-the-line, but the outside uses a 9.9-yuan mouse and keyboard, and the monitor is a 90s-era clunky old-fashioned one.

It was all a disguise.

001 believes that this mechanical version of herself can at least surpass others in terms of computing power and rational thinking. She deserves to be her roommate.

Moreover, when the two looked at each other, 001 was also quite interested in his cybernetic self.

……

……

During the break, Wen Xishu was almost unilaterally pestered by 045 Wen Xishu with all sorts of questions.

045. Carefully write down every event Wen Xishu recounts, and use it as something to brag about later.

Of course, the prerequisite for returning is defeating more than eighty completely different "Wenxi Trees," most of whom are even stronger than oneself.

This is difficult, but 045 decided to stop letting those negative emotions affect her for now.

An hour passed quickly.

Wen Xishu said:
"Alright, stop asking. Let's get ready. We'll receive the notification soon."

Blue Star version of Wen Xishu exclaimed in surprise:

"You weren't keeping time the whole time, were you?"

Wen Xishu shook his head:
"I didn't deliberately memorize it; it just became instinctive."

These words filled Lan Xing Wen Xishu with admiration and envy. In his eyes, 046 Wen Xishu was the one he most longed to become among all the Wen Xishu.

It was at this moment that Wen Xishu's precision was demonstrated.

As soon as he finished speaking, the hint for the second level appeared.

I believe an hour isn't enough time for everyone to get to know each other. Therefore, I will now begin a second round of games to further our relationships, or rather, to help us understand each other better.

[In the second stage, I will restore your abilities. You will travel to the world where your roommate resides and complete what he considers the most difficult mission to date.]

Go and experience another world. Best of luck to everyone.

When this news came out, many Wen Xishu were completely dumbfounded.

005 Cyber ​​Wenxi, at this moment, felt neither joy nor sorrow:
"It looks like I'm going to be destroyed in your world."

He emitted a synthesized mechanical voice.

001 said:

"On the most difficult night... all you really need to do is do nothing. This is my gift to you."

005 Cyber ​​Wen Xishu said:
“You don’t need my gifts. Although the world I live in is dangerous enough, that’s for me, but it’s completely different for you.”

“But I sense it, 001, you seem a bit lost. Perhaps you could consult the wise man in our land and find the answers to your own world there. The wise man is the strongest mechanical life form in our land.”

"Good luck, me from Universe 001."

On the other side, Agent Wen Xishu said:
"My most difficult mission was infiltration... but you seem to be better at assassination?"

Assassin Wen Xishu said:
"By remaining patient and lying low, one can survive. As for your world, I will find a way to survive. Nothing is true, everything is permitted."

In the room where Wen Xishu was, the 045 Blue Star version of Wen Xishu... seemed a little nervous.

"Ah... does this mean I have to go to your universe? Oh my god, what am I going to do? Am I definitely going to die?"

At this moment, Wen Xishu in the 045 Blue Star version has a kind of "Ye Gong's love of dragons" feel to it.

Wen Xishu undoubtedly made the right bet.

He was heading to Universe 045, a universe without war and where everything was perfect.

The most difficult task there was not difficult at all for Wen Xishu.

But what should be done about Wenxi Tree No. 045?

Wen Xishu said:
"Even if I told you the details of the toughest challenge I've ever faced, it wouldn't matter. Your magic resistance is zero, and you're very likely to lose yourself."

"But next, I'll tell you about some of the difficulties I've faced, so listen carefully."

045 Wen Xishu trembled.

He suddenly realized that the adventure he craved was based on the assumption that he was very powerful.

But I'm not strong enough.

I am far too weak compared to 046.

But Wen Xishu was still Wen Xishu after all. 045 After a brief moment of timidity, Wen Xishu finally mustered his courage:

“The hardest time for me… is very simple for you. That time I was threatened because of my brother Wen Chaohua.”

“I really wanted to help my brother like a man... but I was too scared to do anything.”

"If this counts as changing history, sending you to my world to do it all over again in my place, then please make me look powerful!"

045 has tears in her eyes.

If I can go back alive... my brother will be proud of me, right?

But surely my brother wouldn't believe any of this, right?

Furthermore, if I cannot return to my original universe alive, does that mean that my brother, my parents, Lao Zheng, and the others will all disappear?
Will that universe be destroyed?

At this moment, the cruelty of the mission terrified 045 to the extreme.

Wen Xishu did not mock, nor did he look down at 045.
He was just thinking...

If I were to face a similar situation in later levels, confronting Wen Xishu who is stronger than me, my most genuine reaction would probably be the same as in 045.

He could imagine how low the survival rate would be for 045 if he went to his world, after all...

045 has no magic resistance, no Scorpion Blade, no Madness Dice, no compass...

There is nothing.

The world I'm about to go to must be wonderful.

But all these beautiful things will shatter. They will all vanish with 045's death.

"I'm sorry, I don't want things to turn out this way," Wen Xishu said softly.

045 Wen Xishu, suppressing his fear, finally raised his head:
"If... if the world I live in is to disappear, and if you are going to experience all of this... please say goodbye to everyone for me."

In that instant, Wen Xishu felt a sense of growth.

He patted 045 on the shoulder:

"Don't be afraid of the eerie, and don't let fear affect your performance."

(End of this chapter)