Three Towers Game

Chapter 412 Comrade Almi

My heart is racing.

Hearing Xiange's smile, the longing gazes of everyone, the feeling of being the center of attention...

Almi was about to nod instinctively.

But soon, Almi realized that he shouldn't have done that.

"I came here to hunt Wen Xiange... but how can I feel a sense of... belonging?"

Almi was starting to panic.

At that moment, Wen Xiange was right beside him.

If Almi were to suddenly launch an attack, Wen Xiange would likely be doomed. The opportunity to change history lies here, as does the chance to gain access to the elite residents of the Hunting City.

But Almi dared not make a move, nor did he want to.

"If I kill Wen Xiange here... I'll die, won't I?"

"Will they kill me?"

"If Hunting City hadn't recalled me in time..."

"Moreover, he meant me absolutely no harm..."

A person living in the hunting city is not very kind. Even if Wen Xiange has no ill intentions towards Almi, Almi will still take action if necessary.

It must be said that Wen Xiange brought Almi not only goodwill, but also a feeling of being bathed in a spring breeze, and a feeling of being the one everyone hoped for and expected.

It seems that as long as you nod, you can truly become one of the family with everyone in the bunker.

Ultimately, for safety reasons, Almi decided to join the Yuuki Cult first.

"I have seven days. During these seven days, Wen Xiange will definitely have a time when we are alone. As long as I find that time, I will kill him!"

Almi smiled:
"Thank you everyone, thank you elders, I am willing to join the Sunset Tree Cult."

Wen Xiange gave Almi another hug:
"My child, the years have forged your strong body, which must have taken a lot of hardship, but from today onwards, you will no longer face the pain of life alone."

"tell me your name."

Almi, however, did not shy away from his name:

"Almi".

“Little brother Almi, from today onwards, you are a member of my Sunset Tree Cult. If you encounter any difficulties in life or have any unpleasant thoughts in your heart, please feel free to join our fellow believers’ mutual aid group,” Wen Xiange said with satisfaction.

He was genuinely happy to have such a promising talent in the Xishu Cult.

Although Almi is young, he is clearly a master tower climber.

For Wen Xiange, being able to recruit a promising talent for the sect leader Wen Xishu is meaningful.

Even if this child may only reach a certain level in the future, a single spark can start a prairie fire.

Wen Xiange continued his sermon, recounting the greatness of Wen Xishu and the miracles it brought to the bunker.

Upon hearing this, Almi himself felt that Wenxi Tree was quite legendary.

In six months, the bunker was transformed, becoming well-stocked with supplies and eliminating hunger and cold.

The plague among the bunker's lower inhabitants was eradicated, preventing further mass deaths.

The status of the Tower of Devouring and the Tower of Slaughter was elevated, and the efficiency of changing the fate of the lower classes also increased.

Most importantly, it brings some permanent rewards to the bunker that benefit the entire faction.

He turned the tide in the Great Devouring, single-handedly destroying several orange vortexes.

It's simply outrageous, like a god descending to earth.

This record is indeed outrageous, but under Wen Xiange's narration, the sacredness, unrepeatability, legendary quality, and greatness of this record are elevated by two or three levels.

Even though Almi believed he possessed a certain degree of de-brainwashing ability, he couldn't help but marvel at how truly great such a person was.

Of course, the followers' gratitude towards Wen Xishu is reflected in many details.

Almi ate the most satisfying meal of his life.

Inside the massive food and beverage facilities, Almi couldn't believe that the bunker's food variety far surpassed that of the Hunting City.

Although you can buy everything in the Hunting City, there are many things that you can't afford.

And those supplies that you can't afford to buy yourself, delicious, non-pre-cooked food full of the aroma of a wok, can be enjoyed freely here.

Wen Xiange sat next to Almi.

Before enjoying their meal, they set out the bowls and chopsticks together, then clasped their hands together and closed their eyes.
"Thanks be to our Lord for the great adventure at the Three Towers that brought us delicious food."

"Thanks be to my Lord, that everyone can have enough to eat."

Throughout the facility, everyone was performing this gratitude ritual, and Almi started to join in as well.

At that moment, he felt like he belonged to the group. He seemed to see the great god exchanging one adventure after another for abundant resources.

Almi was shocked by the abundance of supplies here, and by the fact that so many people in the bunker didn't seem to have any worries about food and clothing...

What's even more shocking is that the problem of feeding so many people could be solved by one person alone.

And this person actually distributed these supplies to all ordinary people.

Upon learning that those facilities were deliberately placed away from the nobility and intentionally piled up on the second level of the bunker to benefit the common people...

Almi's shock continued to grow.

I have heard of the sage!
These three words popped into Almi's mind.

No wonder the Yuuki Cult has such a large following.

"If someone like that appeared in a post-apocalyptic world, wouldn't they be able to build a truly safe haven for people to live in?"

He couldn't help but say those words.

Wen Xiange became interested:
"Why do you say that?"

Almi suddenly realized he might have let something slip. But he already had a general understanding of how the bunker worked, and said:

"I was just thinking, what if Master Wen wasn't in the bunker, but in that world outside the bunker..."

"He can definitely get a lot of people to join the Cult of the Evening Tree."

Wen Xiange's eyes lit up.

He had never seriously climbed the Tower of Ghosts until that one time, after returning from the climb, he began to develop the Sunset Tree Cult.

He felt he could also contribute from inside the bunker...

But now, Wen Xiange suddenly wondered why he shouldn't climb the Tower of Desire.
Why not learn more about the world outside the bunker?

The old headmaster and the cult leader must both yearn to lead humanity back to its own world.

So what should I do then?
Inside the bunker, the cult of the Evening Tree was almost saturated. He had accomplished nothing all day long. If he couldn't develop new members in this bunker, wouldn't he just be sleeping on the past glory?

Wen Xiange looked at Almi with burning eyes.

Almi was a little confused:

"Elder, why...why are you looking at me like that?"

Wen Xiange pressed Almi's shoulder:

"Thank you, Almi! I've found a new meaning in my life!"

“I’ve been thinking about how else I can serve the Cult of the Evening Tree, and what else I need to do to help the Cult of the Evening Tree save more people.”

"If you can't do it inside the bunker, you should do it outside the bunker!"

"Yes, I was narrow-minded. There are so many people in this world waiting for our Sunset Tree Cult to save them. Why be confined to the bunker!"

"No matter where they come from, I should accept them! Let them know that there is a safe haven in this world called the Cult of the Evening Tree!"

"Almi, you've inspired me! I've finally understood!"

Wen Xiange excitedly grasped Almi's hands again.

At that moment, Almi truly saw the burning passion in the other person's eyes.

It was a burning desire to save more people, and that a way had finally been found!
He suddenly realized that if the city was ruled not by the mysterious "Merchant Guild," but by the Sunset Tree Cult...

How wonderful that would be!

This is Almi's first day in the bunker.

The next day, Almi received an invitation from Wen Xiange, who said that Almi was young and had a bright future. Although everyone was equal in the bunker, those with ability should go to higher-level institutions to do more for more people. Therefore, Wen Xiange hoped to write a letter of recommendation for Almi so that he could study at the Three Towers Academy.

On his second day, Almi visited the Three Towers Academy, where he met the mysterious Ghost Tower Academy and countless powerful members of the Slaughter Tower Academy.

Many of their students were also followers of the Sunset Tree Cult, and Almi could imagine that if these people were in the Hunting City, they would certainly be elites.

Almi also visited some facilities at the Tower of Horrors and experienced what terror was like.

Upon learning that the monsters in the Ghost Tower Academy's memoirs were all people defeated by Cult Leader Wen...

He revered this Master Wen as a god. Perhaps someone like him could defeat the entity behind the Hunter City Merchant Guild?

On the third day, Almi thought about meeting Wen Xiange alone and finding an opportunity to assassinate him.

That's what he thought, but deep down, many of his ideas had actually changed quietly.

On that very day, he did indeed find an opportunity to assassinate Wen Xiange.

Almi went to visit Wen Xiange's residence, and he wasn't afraid of being recognized along the way.

All you need to do is kill Wen Xiange, lock the room door, and wait until you are summoned back to the Hunter City. Then you will disappear from the memories of everyone in the bunker.

Why not do this?

But when he saw Wen Xiange wearing glasses and looking at a pile of documents with a worried expression, he couldn't help but ask:

"Elder, what's wrong with you?"

Wen Xiange said:
"I'm looking at guides for the Tower of Desire, and I just feel that there are still too many people living in misery outside."

"This is the information on the Tower of Desire from the Lord Wen. It records many aspects of life in the Tower of Desire under the doomsday."

“Look, there are so many places that need our help. I just feel so incompetent and have wasted so much time. Now I’m almost forty, and I don’t know how much more I can do for the Xishu Cult.”

"The cult leader mentioned in the guide that in the post-apocalyptic world, the larger and more orderly a place is, the more dangerous it may be. The people there are governed by special rules and live extremely distorted and difficult lives."

“I long to save the people in this city, but my power is too small.”

“I am different from the cult leader. I can only combine the strength of many weak people like myself. I cannot change the world alone like the cult leader.”

"But I don't even have that kind of power."

Almi was shocked.

Hunting City is that kind of place.

The people in the hunting city live a very distorted life. Everything is labeled. In the hunting city, everything is a resource, including people.

In Hunting City, there is a city governed by a "Merchant Guild" where everything is a commodity.

If Hunting City had the Sunset Tree Cult...

Almi considered this possibility again.

He intended to kill Wen Xiange, but ultimately couldn't bring himself to do it.

"Perhaps the future is unchangeable..."

Almi suddenly had this thought.

In the timeline of the city where he lived, Wen Xiange was already a big shot.

He is a person who constantly attracts believers and possesses the power of sequence.

The mission description mentions that Wen Xiange's personal experiences led to her being attracted to a certain sequence.

If I were to promote Wen Xiange instead of assassinating him... wouldn't the future be better?

The idea seemed to have a magical power, or rather, Wen Xiange himself seemed to have a magical power that made it difficult for Almi to make a move.

"Wait a little longer, there's still time."

Almi's assassination attempt failed.

……

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The fourth day, the fifth day...

For two consecutive days, Almi interacted with Wen Xiange multiple times and indeed found an opportunity for assassination.

But they all gave up because of hesitation.

In the past two days, Wen Xiange's treatment of the weak has given Almi a more comprehensive understanding of this elder.

He admired Wen Xiange more and more.

The bunker was teeming with talented people, which made him feel that the bunker was the real refuge.

Meanwhile, Almi also experienced some facilities over the past two days.

This is also a crucial point.

In the labyrinth of Hundred Selfs, Almi experienced a dialogue with himself.

He finally stopped being confused and saw clearly what he truly longed to achieve.

"I want this chamber of commerce to never again enslave me!"

On the sixth day, Almi finally made a bold decision. He had great confidence in Wen Xiange and believed that his honesty would not be betrayed by Wen Xiange.

I also believe that the bunker might just need my surrender.

So on the sixth day, Almi found Wen Xiange:
"Elder Wen, there is something I want to tell you. I am not from the bunker, I... am from the Hunting City."

Wen Xiange didn't understand at first and remained quite calm, but gradually, as Almi explained, he realized that this matter was no small thing.

He immediately found Wenxi Tree.

On the afternoon of the sixth day, Albert and Wen Xishu, these two true heroes of the bunker, legendary figures who would change the course of the Three Towers War...

It appeared at the capsized boat hut.

The Capsized Hut is a place where friendships can easily capsize, but Wen Xishu is the owner of this hut, and he can make the narration serious.

Almi looked at Wen Xishu and found it hard to believe that Wen Xishu looked even younger than him...

He only knew of Wen Xishu's many legendary experiences, but he never imagined that such a legendary guy was only a little over eighteen years old...

As for the other elderly man, Albert also looked significantly older than his age.

The man is over ninety years old... but he looks like he's in his fifties or sixties?

The powerful aura and intense pressure emanating from the two individuals further fueled Almi's admiration.

"Almi, thank you for your honesty. In this room, no one can lie."

"Now, please tell us everything you know about Hunting City."

"I need a detailed list of hunters, like you, who have access to the bunker. Ideally, it should include detailed information about all of them."

The speaker was Wen Xishu.

Wen Xishu truly hadn't expected Wen Xiange to perform such a great service again. This old charlatan certainly had his charm.

"Don't worry, we will respond to your honesty in a friendly manner. I will ensure your safe return to Hunter City. Even if you fail to complete the mission, I know how to help you deceive the 'mission'."

“I am very clear about the scoring rules, and Wen Xiange and I are both prepared.”

Almi's biggest worry was that his defection would prevent him from surviving in the hunting city.

After all, the bunker is good, but you can only stay there for seven days.

Hearing Wen Xishu say this now, he was extremely excited.

"Can I return to Hunting City safely without harming Elder Wen Xiange?"

Wen Xishu smiled and said:
"Of course, if I'm not mistaken, the mission evaluation mechanism after you enter the bunker is the same as the mission evaluation mechanism after I enter the Tower of Ghosts, only it has to be done in reverse."

“You can even act as a bunker patron and tell the hunters that you’re addicted to bunkers and want to come to the bunker all the time. You can come to the bunker as soon as you return to the hunters.”

"As for completing the mission, we'll take care of the rest. The bunker will always welcome you."

"Just treat this place as your home. But in return, you have qualities that others don't have, and we hope... Comrade Almi, that you can build the bunker with us, and that we can liberate the hunting city together in the future."

Almi nodded frantically. At this point in the conversation, he stood up, finally able to openly accept his new faith:

"Rest assured, Master! I guarantee I will complete the mission!"

(End of this chapter)