Three Towers Game

Chapter 405 When 001 Wenxi Tree Meets 046 Albert
The outcome is already decided; it's essentially a game of strategy within the team.

Those who draw the lucky number and walk the lucky path will be blessed with good fortune along the way, while those who walk the unlucky path will likely encounter many misfortunes.

Among all of Wen Xishu's calculations, there is actually a possibility—that is, to eliminate the "evil" without making a sound.

Because the game was won, it appeared that "the team won".

But after a little thought, Wenxi Tree and the others realized—what throne can seat two people?
The second round began, and the Wenxi Trees started their journey one after another.

Some people marched forward triumphantly, reaching six o'clock in a row, while others walked slowly, leaving only one o'clock.

It's worth noting that the attack range is generally three points. However, there's a small chance of triggering a six-point range, or even the shortest one-point range.

In other words, someone who throws a six in the first round cannot normally attack someone who throws a three or less in the first round, unless a high-range attack is triggered by a small chance.

This mechanism was quickly discovered by Wen Xishu, who was protected by "Sagittarius".

Some of my alternate selves actually wanted to try attacking Wenxi Tree, and they drew some particularly powerful attack methods from their grid.

For example, there's the gender-swapped Wen Xishu from Universe 022. This Wen Xishu is the only female, takes the path of Jiji, and plays the offensive role.

It also highlights a strategy of allocating firepower that is fierce, high in attack and low in defense.

This round, she drew an offensive move that was enough to instantly kill her opponent—Same-world Conversion.

[A powerful special attack. This round, the target you attack, regardless of their actual combat strength, will have their stats converted to reflect the power levels of your world.]

In other words, this is a worldview-wide attack.

I live in a low-level martial arts world, while you live in a high-level martial arts world. For you, attacking me is like a dimensional reduction attack. But with this one-dimensional effect, I can bring you to the same level as me.

The world of 022, in which the gender-swapped Wen Yushu resides, is an "all-female world." There is no particularly powerful martial arts force.

So it's like after she activates the worldview overlay... she will immediately weaken Wenxi Tree and 001 Wenxi Tree to the level of an ordinary person's ceiling.

But she can't.

She rolled a four in the first round and a six in the second. She took a total of ten steps, while Wen Xishu rolled a one in the first round and a three in the second.

They took a total of four steps. The two were six steps apart.

The special powerful attack has a standard range of three squares.

At that moment, the female version of Wen Xishu realized...

The downside of moving slowly is that you'll be further from the throne. But the upside is that you might be able to escape the battlefield.

Lucky people fight against lucky people, and unlucky people fight against unlucky people.

Of course, the chessboard is complex and there may be other variables, such as golden knife squares and golden spear squares. The spear's range is naturally very long, allowing it to reach its maximum attack distance.

There are still many unknown game squares in the game. Although there is strategy involved, the game is clearly low-strategy and high-luck, and it is still uncertain who will emerge victorious.

022 is very lucky; she is now on the same battlefield as those who have moved a total of 9 to 12 squares.

Although they couldn't defeat Wen Xishu, Wen Xishu also found it difficult to attack them.

In the third round, many "other selves" gained a new understanding of the game.

001 Wen Xishu threw out two points this time.

His points didn't seem to be very high; he had only moved six steps in the third round. This made him frown.

He walked two squares forward on the road. This was a square with a golden mouth.

[This round's event - Encountering an old friend in another world.]

[You can choose to accept the event this round and receive its rewards, or you can refuse the event and choose to attack. Alternatively, you can gift the event to a teammate on the unlucky path; if you choose to gift it, it may mitigate some of the unlucky event's side effects.]

You will have fifteen seconds to make a decision.

Wen Xishu, who was walking on the ominous path, moved forward two squares to a square with a vortex drawn on it.

[This round's event - The Otherworldly Void.]

[You cannot refuse this event this turn unless Gillu's teammates choose to support you. Due to being caught in the event, you will enter a state where you are neither able to defend nor be attacked.]

Wen Xishu cursed inwardly, realizing that the risks inherent in the chessboard were perhaps far greater than those in other worlds.

In this round, 001 glanced at Wen Xishu with feigned indifference.

He did not support Wen Xishu.

Good and bad fortune inherently involve one party giving and the other receiving, requiring cooperation from both sides. However, there is also the possibility that good fortune completely ignores bad fortune, treating it purely as a consumable resource.

Wen Xishu had no way to avoid falling into the interdimensional void, but just before falling into the void, he did something.

At the same time, 001 Wen Xishu was also teleported to a somewhat familiar scene.

……

……

The bunker, the Three Towers Academy, the principal's office.

Albert suddenly looked up and felt an extremely powerful aura appear in the bunker.

He was suddenly startled, his eyes filled with vigilance. That terrifying aura was very, very close to him.

But soon, the door to the principal's office opened.

Wen Xishu's figure appeared in Albert's eyes.

"Small tree?"

"headmaster……"

Albert was quite surprised. Wen Xishu's return made perfect sense to him. But why... did she possess such a powerful aura?

He wanted to laugh, feeling proud of Wen Xishu's past achievements. He thought Wen Xishu must have had some kind of extraordinary encounter, which explained his rapid improvement in strength.

But Albert couldn't laugh.

Because the difference in strength is too great.

It was so big that even Albert found it incredible and couldn't even imagine it.

Soon, the sharp-eyed old man saw a sense of vicissitude in Wen Xishu's eyes, something that a young man like Wen Xishu should never have.

And Albert keenly sensed a... loneliness.

Only those who have truly lost everything can understand that feeling of loneliness.

In that instant, he seemed to understand something.

"Little Tree, you're very tired." Albert's expression gradually turned serious, but his eyes held a hint of pity.

Wen Xishu never expected that meeting an old friend in another world would mean this.

He entered the 046 universe and encountered Albert from the bunker era.

Thinking back on this journey...

It seems that only Albert can be called an old friend.

"I am a little tired. I... have been through a lot, old principal." Wen Xishu smiled, but even his smile showed a hint of weariness.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar quickly came over to make tea, and the long-lost aroma of tea made Wen Xishu, 001, quite nostalgic.

original……

The world of 046 is so similar to my own.

In truth, with the Eye of Sorrow, he saw many things. But after truly experiencing them, he was still quite surprised.

Other parallel universes seem to be very different, but the universe of 046 is almost identical to my own, except that the events unfold in different directions.

In the universe of 001, there are bunkers, three towers, and constellations.

The difference is that 001 is a decisive and ruthless person. He doesn't have many friends.

Along the way, his only friend was probably Albert, whom he considered a fellow traveler.

But the old principal later died in a war.

Albert said:

"I can tell, this journey must have been very long. Let me think... you went to the future?"

“I suppose so, old principal. I have a question for you,” Wen Xishu asked.

Albert nodded:
"You ask."

001 Wen Xishu said:
"If one day you were to travel to the Tower of Ghosts and discover that there are many people exactly like you from different universes, and you must fight each other to be the only one to survive, do you think you would kill the others without hesitation?"

"Do you ever think that perhaps another universe is the one worth staying in?"

Albert became interested: "The Tower of Horrors is as interesting as ever. This scenario is so much fun, could you tell me more about it?"

After thinking for a moment, Wen Xishu decided to give it a try, risking exposure, and recounted everything that had happened not long ago.

However, he concealed the location of the 046 Wenxi Tree, which is the true location of the Wenxi Tree in this bunker.

Of course, whether it was hidden or not, it couldn't be hidden from Albert.

Albert's deductions were getting closer and closer to the truth. He immediately realized it...

My own answer might be extremely crucial. Without a doubt, if we consider the saying "the strongest enemy is oneself," then the challenges Little Tree has faced are probably the most terrifying challenges he has faced so far in climbing the Tower of Ghosts.

But it is precisely because the enemy is "oneself," Wen Xishu, that even though they come from different universes, their essence is still Wen Xishu...

Therefore, Albert felt that he might still be able to help the little tree. His next words might be able to transcend time and space and save the real Wenxi Tree.

The old principal smiled first:

"If it were me, I would try to confront different versions of myself, discuss the possibilities of the Fist of Unity, and experience the satisfaction of living different lives as much as possible..."

"You know, once we've chosen a path, we can't change it. People always tend to romanticize the paths they haven't taken. It's quite interesting to take advantage of that opportunity to experience those paths, isn't it?"

"As for... whether I will have the idea that another universe is the one worth staying in, I can tell you very clearly that I will not."

Wen Xishu was somewhat surprised by this answer.

001 Wen Xishu actually guessed... This old principal might be able to sense that he was not the person he knew at this moment.

Logically speaking, if the old principal longed to redeem his true self, that is, 046...

He will probably try to explain that he should be the one to sacrifice himself.

Yes, Albert realized that the Wenxi Tree before him was too powerful and was not the real Wenxi Tree.

Wen Xishu, also known as 001, guessed this point. Even if he tried to hide it, the old principal might have already figured it out.

Albert said:

"Actually, it's quite interesting. If there were a hundred Luo Fengs and a hundred Liu Zhizai... they would probably scheme against each other."

"But if there were a hundred Evelyns, perhaps they could complement each other."

"But I am an Avenger, and I will seek revenge. I cannot abandon my world."

001 Wen Xishu tentatively asked:

"So... I shouldn't be confused. I should kill them."

Albert said with a smile:

"Of course, other people's worlds may be wonderful, but wonderful worlds are often very weak. If I give up my present to make that wonderful world better, I might end up harming it."

001 nodded in agreement.

He was actually hesitant about whether or not to kill 046.

Drunkard Wen Xishu, 005 Wen Xishu, Pisces... all seem to be suggesting to oneself that one should make the right choice.

Ultimately, he was also Wen Xishu, the one who always longed to live and whose will was not easily swayed by others.

At that moment, he heard what he truly wanted to hear from the old principal.

"The fists of the confused are weak. If you feel you should kill them, then kill them."

In that instant, 001 Wen Xishu felt that the truth of his mission had been revealed. He made his decision: to kill 046.

But Albert then added in his next sentence:

“My world certainly has many unpleasant aspects, but the people I love are still alive, Old Jin, and you, and Evelyn… Everyone is still striving for the future.”

"There are also many promising young talents in the bunker, such as Xun Hui, Jing Zi, and the young people in the academy. They will all achieve great things in the future."

"The world I live in is broken, and it certainly can't compare to those beautiful worlds, but we still have hope..."

“We still have a future. I have companions; I am not fighting alone. I believe that with everyone's efforts, this world will eventually get better.”

This series of words suddenly stunned 001.

Albert, without a doubt, saw things very deeply at that moment.

He not only realized that Wen Xishu was not the Wen Xishu he knew, but he also realized that... this Wen Xishu had an endless sense of loneliness after losing everything.

If there were a hundred Luo Fengs, no matter what they said, their selfish nature would lead them to fight each other.

But if it were a hundred truly intelligent people, their inherent selfishness might influence their final decision... but they might also make the more correct choice.

“My child, you have always been doing the right thing, even if it is difficult, and I’m sure this time will be no different.”

A difficult but right thing to do...

For a moment, Wen Xishu was somewhat dazed.

"Principal, may I see your hands?"

Albert readily showed his hand to 001.

In fact, Wen Xishu (001) doesn't need to look at Albert's hands; he can judge Albert's strength simply by sensing him.

These are hands capable of killing a god.

Even now, if I were to fight the owner of these hands, I wouldn't dare say I could definitely win.

This world is indeed the same as the world I live in.

There is no such thing as one world being weaker than the other.

But in his own world... all the possibilities have been extinguished.

001 sighed softly:
"Thank you, teacher."

The time has come; the encounter with an old friend in another world has ended.

Wen Xishu's figure quickly disappeared.

That incredibly powerful aura finally vanished at that moment.

Albert's compassionate smile gradually faded as he began to worry about Wen Xishu's situation.

Through 001's words, he learned that Wen Xishu was experiencing a special chessboard.

This chessboard is probably the one that causes cognitive confusion for all Wenxi Trees.

……

……

A tremendous feeling of weightlessness came over me.

The Wenxi Tree, having fallen into the void of another world, felt as if it had fallen into a bottomless pit.

Time seemed to stand still here; he couldn't even feel how long he had been falling.

It felt like a long time, yet also like a fleeting moment...

But in the end, he stopped somewhere.

In the pitch-black world, suddenly light appeared; a campfire rose, and a boy's voice rang out:

"Brother, you're lucky. The bug you uploaded has been fixed. As a reward for uploading the bug, you didn't fall into anything particularly bad."

The Scorpio, dressed in a blue suit, sat by the campfire.

Wen Xishu's first reaction was:
"This game...you designed it?"

"A game? I don't have the ability to build such a massive universe simulation. Brother, this isn't a game. My appearance is just a reward for you uploading bugs with the Scorpion Knife. The real designer of this survival test is the Three Towers."

Wen Xishu's Scorpion Knife worked again this time, its function being to upload bugs. In the first round of the game not long ago, Wen Xishu discovered a bug: using the "mirror" could reveal the words above one's own head.

Wenxishu didn't upload the bug immediately because if it was fixed, the game would be unplayable.

However, just before he fell into the otherworldly void, fearing some great danger, he chose to upload the bug report. Although he didn't know if the game administrators would help him, he figured every little bit of leverage was good, so he did it anyway.

This approach proved effective.

Originally, Wen Xishu was supposed to fall into the Otherworld Void, which is a corner of the 001 Universe, and encounter some terrible events.

But now, he has been rewarded with the bug-uploading feature, so he is no longer facing some terrible enemy from the universe, but Scorpio.

Scorpio smiles:
"Time is running out, brother, let's hurry, you have to seize this opportunity."

Wen Xishu was puzzled:
"Which world's Scorpio are you from?"

(End of this chapter)