Chapter 62: Voluntarily Working Overtime to Explore the Odd Tower

This room naturally could not be demolished, nor would the game be interrupted by it.

[Alright, alright, I'll shut up, you little number zero fellow. The countdown begins, please welcome the next speaker~]

This piece of information... was simply too explosive.

Although Wen Xishu knew that people at Desire Tower Academy played quite wild games, he still felt that his own imagination had been conservative. He had originally thought that certain things only happened to sports stars, but he never expected students of Desire Tower Academy to love playing like this as well.

Horgina suddenly recalled that there was indeed a period when Wang Xia was suddenly hospitalized, specifically in the anorectal department.

Her gaze shifted toward Zhang Tingyao. Zhang Tingyao pressed a hand to his forehead, wishing only to leave this place as quickly as possible.

Wen Xishu, meanwhile, had already begun pondering how to utilize this information to gain benefits. The Shipwreck Cabin could indeed bring him wealth.

He also completely understood why no one else was willing to come here on a regular basis.

However, Wen Xishu still did not grasp what the wealth mentioned by the guide actually was.

[Master, are you satisfied with Little Ship's performance? Actually, I haven't even dug up the most explosive news yet, but following your instructions, I can modify the parameters at any time.]

Wen Xishu heard a voice that only he could hear.

Although the social function of this room was far inferior to a hospital's, in a sense, this room truly belonged to him alone.

Others could also enter this room to play, but he was the only one whom the room would not scheme against.

Wen Xishu looked toward Jiang Xue.

From the very beginning, he had guessed that Jiang Xue's arrival here was likely due to being deceived by Horgina.

As Jiang Xue's senior schoolmate, Horgina was different from Luo Qian in the library earlier. Luo Qian openly hated Jiang Xue and cursed her in her heart.

For no other reason than that, in the eyes of such people, all pretty girls from underprivileged backgrounds who managed to get admitted into Desire Tower Academy were just seductive bitches, exactly like themselves.

Actually, Horgina thought the same way, but she chose to approach Jiang Xue and act close to her. Upon learning that Wang Xia had already taken notice of Jiang Xue, she began plotting how to help Wang Xia get his hands on her.

She knew the lifestyle of those aristocratic young masters at Desire Tower Academy far too well; they would never let go of their prey.

Rather than waiting for Wang Xia to grow tired of the new love and discard her, it was better for her to lend a helping hand, thereby demonstrating her own strategic value and extra utility.

Jiang Xue had originally been unaware of Horgina's intentions, thinking only that her senior schoolmate was bringing her boyfriend to the second level of the bunker to experience some new facilities.

But now, she understood clearly.

It was very likely that after trying out the facilities, they would logically find a place to eat and drink, and then some unspeakable things that were common occurrences at Desire Tower Academy would take place.

Therefore, when the phrase "four-player session" appeared, Jiang Xue quickly wore an expression of anger.

According to the rules of the game, a round was only considered over after everyone had spoken. At this moment, it was Jiang Xue's turn to speak, and she was preparing to clear her name and distance herself.

Yet Wen Xishu suddenly shook his head slightly, casting a meaningful gaze at Jiang Xue.

Jiang Xue also noticed the look from this person named Wen Xun. She actually had a fairly decent impression of Wen Xun. From initial disdain to realizing that Yue Yun, Wen Xun, and the third person were actually in cahoots and had jointly pranked Wang Xia, her perception had changed.

At this moment, Wen Xishu's subtle head shake, coupled with his meaningful hint... Jiang Xue suddenly understood.

These people indeed harbored filthy secrets. She also knew that if she wanted to climb higher in the future, she would likely have to wallow in the mire with them.

Yet right now, a wonderful opportunity presented itself.

The secrets you held were, in truth, a form of resource as well.

Jiang Xue said:

"Do not speak of this. I hope everyone can keep this secret. This place is called the Shipwreck Cabin, but if none of us betray the others and we keep our lips sealed, then in the eyes of outsiders, we are simply friends with a high degree of tacit understanding, and we have passed the test of the Shipwreck Cabin."

"Young Master Wang is a man who values loyalty greatly. Although he is somewhat unrestrained by minor details, as you all have seen, he is generous to his friends. I think that today, all of us can be considered Young Master Wang's friends."

"No one would spill Young Master Wang's secrets, right? Friends should help one another, shouldn't they?"

"Young Master Wang, you are willing to help them too, right? After all, you completely have the ability to do so."

Wen Xishu was just planning to test whether giving instructions to Little Ship required explicit verbal commands.

The reason he stopped Jiang Xue from expressing her anger was out of an intention to help this girl. If Little Ship understood, it would appropriately lower the intensity of the game.

For a girl from an underprivileged background heading to Desire Tower Academy, it now seemed not to be a good thing. According to the traditional definition of a good girl that fit Wen Xishu's previous life, what the children of Desire Tower suffered were purely tortures.

However, for strong individuals who were willing to risk it all, these notions were completely meaningless.

From Jiang Xue's gaze, he could roughly sense that this girl was a ruthless character. She was indeed capable of going all out, but... if she didn't have to go down that path, it was always for the better.

Gradually, she had also realized that her older brother's abilities were severely limited, and to gain respect, one needed the resolve to cast aside dignity.

Wen Xishu did not care about Jiang Xue's past; he simply felt the girl was pleasing to the eye and decided to lend a hand along the way.

Compared to a torrential storm, the secret Jiang Xue exposed seemed utterly insignificant. Wen Xishu was now certain that he could freely adjust the difficulty of this game.

Wang Xia was fortunately not too stupid:

"Yes... yes! This room spouts utter nonsense, some things cannot be taken seriously, everyone must not speak of this! Do not speak of it! I, Wang, will definitely offer a heavy reward!"

[Oh, it shouldn't have been your turn to speak, but since you eagerly answered out of turn, how could I not satisfy your desire~ What is your heavy reward? Is it fooling around with other people's wives~ Aha~ You have actually had contact with the girlfriends of sixteen male friends at a distance of minus six centimeters!]

[Their names are, respectively...]

"Enough! It's my turn to speak!" Horgina said.

[Alright, alright, it's your turn, it's your turn. Oh, that word 'turn', it's truly used wonderfully.]

Horgina's face darkened...

Yet compared to Wang Xia and Zhang Tingyao's revelations earlier, she could still accept this.

The difficulty of the game had unconsciously been lowered.

Wen Xishu knew very well that the weight of secrets required moderation.

The fact that Horgina, Bai Xiaoyu, and Zhang Tingyao sucked up to Wang Xia with such effort demonstrated the disparity in status between them.

You were allowed to know a few small secrets about a powerful figure's family, but if a secret became too important... then it would grow dangerous.

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……

The pleasant one-hour journey finally came to an end.

Wang Xia, Zhang Tingyao, Horgina, and Bai Xiaoyu had all exposed quite a few secrets—each one the kind of secret that would cause instant social death and make one unable to raise their head for an entire semester.

Wen Xishu and the others were the same, but secrets were not all created equal; their secrets were harmless.

Exposing fetishes versus having engaged in acts to satisfy those fetishes... those were two entirely different things. The nature of the matter differed completely.

Since Wen Xishu did not wish to get involved in too many confidential matters, the secrets exposed during this shipwreck journey were currently all related to below-the-belt affairs.

In reality, however, the Shipwreck Cabin was capable of much more than that.

The explosive deeds committed by Wang Xia and these people extended far beyond this aspect. Yet Wen Xishu was not interested in an excess of secrets. If a person failed to grow stronger, they did not even possess the qualifications to acquire secrets.

Right now, he only wanted to grow stronger rapidly.

After leaving the Shipwreck Cabin, Wen Xishu, Yue Yun, and Nisen parted ways with Wang Xia, Jiang Xue, and the others. Wang Xia's group still intended to stroll around the second level of the bunker, while Yue Yun and Nisen prepared to return to school to ready themselves for tomorrow's simulation class.

It was worth mentioning that before leaving the Shipwreck Cabin, Ah Fan spoke:

[Welcome everyone to visit again next time, as long as you can keep your lips sealed about everything here~ Then the next time you patronize this room, I can lower the weight of your own exposures~]

[Perhaps this room has deeply offended you~ but you can completely regain your lost face by offending others~]

These words nearly prompted Wen Xishu to applaud. With rules like this in place, no one would ever be willing to mention the specific contents within the Shipwreck Cabin.

Furthermore, it guaranteed repeat customers.

Wang Xia's mind instantly recalled those young masters whose status was on par with his own Wang family. Next time, if he lured those young masters here, he would be able to grasp quite a few secrets of their own.

Almost everyone leaving this place held similar thoughts, so the business of the Shipwreck Cabin naturally would not be poor.

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On the ascending passage leading to the eighth level, both Yue Yun and Nisen looked toward Wen Xishu.

"Wen Xun, you have already explored the Tower of Slaughter twice?" Yue Yun's gaze was sharp.

Wen Xishu raised his hand:

"If you want to treat me as your imaginary rival, that is not entirely out of the question, but I hope our relationship remains a benign competition of mutual encouragement."

Yue Yun nodded:

"Rest assured, your temperament is very much to my liking, and Nisen's as well."

Nisen laughed:

"Yeah~ I consider you guys good friends too! Wen Xun, you're amazing! Even Miyamoto Yoshiki has only explored the Tower of Slaughter a few times, but excluding what happened before entering the academy, strictly speaking, he has only explored it once. Although his academic credits lead ours, he hasn't gotten ahead of you!"

Yue Yun chimed in as well:

"Keep it up, slap Miyamoto Yoshiki across the face at the end of the term. But don't slack off either, Wen Xun, I will surpass you!"

Sometimes, words like 'I will work hard', 'I'll do my best', and 'I will surpass you' felt pale and powerless when repeated too often.

Yet Yue Yun did not give Wen Xishu that feeling.

Wen Xishu was certain that Yue Yun was a man of his word. Whether he could actually surpass him remained to be seen, but he would definitely take action in order to achieve it.

"Alright, to hell with the Six Great Families, to hell with the Tower of Slaughter lineages. The three of us will surely astonish everyone at the end of the semester."

What Wen Xishu left unsaid was that he was about to initiate his third round of exploring the Tower of Mystery very soon.

That statement would probably pile some extra pressure on Yue Yun, which he felt was unnecessary since Yue Yun already pressured himself quite enough.

As for that Miyamoto Yoshiki, Wen Xishu did not pay him much mind. Exploring the Tower of Mystery yielded double the academic credits, and his own frequency of exploring the Tower of Mystery would increase starting today.

This was also what he intended to do next.

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The eighth level of the bunker, Three Towers Academy, Principal's Office.

Although Albert was absent, Jabbar was present, and Wen Xishu remembered the location of the principal's office. He applied to use the principal's "Mystery CEO Call" device, and Jabbar did not stop him, as Albert had already given instructions beforehand.

At the same time, Albert had also instructed Jabbar to bring over a certain item originating from Wenren Jing.

Before examining what this item actually was, Wen Xishu dialed Liu Jinsen's number. According to regulations, he had to report to Liu Jinsen every time he climbed a tower.

"Liu Sir, this is Wen Xishu."

"Mm, get straight to the point."

Liu Jinsen's no-nonsense, straight-to-the-business style was something Wen Xishu liked very much.

"I want to explore the Tower of Mystery, starting today."

Liu Jinsen suspected he had misheard and asked:

"Do you know what you're saying? Have you lost your mind? How long has it been since you just came back from that ghost place?"

Wen Xishu said:

"Just taking the initiative to work overtime, nothing fresh about that. Look at my previous two explorations of the Tower of Mystery—both times I brought back extraordinary supplies."

"These supplies can be said to have ensured everyone in the bunker has adequate food and clothing in the short term. This is a good thing, you should be happy."

Liu Jinsen could not find it in himself to be happy; he was deeply aware of the dangers of the Tower of Mystery:

"You don't need to be in such a rush. You just got back two days ago... logically speaking, you still have five days of rest remaining. Besides, previously you seemed unfamiliar with many common knowledge points regarding the bunker and the Three Towers."

Wen Xishu said:

"Thank you for your concern, those issues are easily resolved, I have already crammed the knowledge regarding this aspect."

"In addition, the originally scheduled tower-climbing frequency is too slow. I noticed that the login device records the number of times one explores the Three Towers; that watch-like thing has already changed from zero at the start to two."

"This indicates that my number of explorations of the Three Towers is public record. I wanted to let you know that this number might fluctuate frequently in the short term."

Liu Jinsen was greatly startled. Could Wen Xishu be planning to climb towers frantically in a short span of time?

"What are you trying to do?"

"I am an ambitious person who wants to grow stronger, and I also love building houses. Climbing the Tower of Mystery in quantities exceeding the agreement—Liu Sir, there shouldn't be any problem with that, right?"

Wen Xishu was speaking the absolute truth.

Today, he had experienced the joy of these Level 6 facilities. He could no longer wait to bring back as many Level 6 facilities as possible.

Liu Jinsen said:

"This... actually, there are currently no relevant regulations prohibiting people from climbing towers. Especially the Tower of Mystery; people are encouraged to climb it."

"If you wish to climb towers at a high frequency, my end could originally cooperate with you."

"However, during your last tower climb, someone saw you teaming up with five people, including individuals from the bunker's Government Affairs Bureau. Yet the result was that four out of the five died, and the only one who survived mysteriously vanished."

"This has led to some trouble. Wen Xishu, you should understand the immense human cost paid by the Security Bureau and the Government Affairs Bureau just to team up with you..."

Wen Xishu slightly interrupted Liu Jinsen's speech and said with an innocent tone:

"The Tower of Mystery is too dangerous. Liu Sir, I was very law-abiding and well-behaved while inside. In the tower, I made friends with them, told them they must love the bunker and society, and jointly build a harmonious home; we forged a deep friendship within the Tower of Mystery. I fully cooperated with the demands from above..."

"Yet they all died, and there was nothing I could do. I am merely a weak and foolish member of the Wen family."

Liu Jinsen fell silent for two seconds:

"Alright, alright, I can pretend to believe you, but the higher-ups will not. Right now, under Principal Albert's majesty, the Security Bureau and the Government Affairs Bureau have agreed to let you move around the bunker like a free person."

"All facilities are open to you as well, and you will completely avoid threats like interrogations."

"But you are well aware that everything comes at a price; after every tower climb concludes, you need to write a detailed tower-climbing report. This is also part of the agreement."

"Originally you didn't need to write reports, because once a team successfully formed, people would observe you. But as you said, the Tower of Mystery is dangerous, and you are far more... fortunate than anyone imagined."

Liu Jinsen's choice of words was considered rather polite. Wen Xishu was naturally not fortunate; he had truly and solidly killed his "teammates" inside the Tower of Mystery.

This also resulted in the failure of the plan to observe Wen Xishu, at least the first attempt had failed. Thus, having no alternative, the higher-ups could only demand that Wen Xishu write his own walkthrough.

Wen Xishu laughed:

"That is far too simple, it's no big deal. Rest assured, Liu Sir, I can write a walkthrough for the Tower of Mystery in mere minutes, without cutting chapters or delaying updates."

"Are there any other issues you need to instruct me on?"

(End of this chapter)