Three Towers Game

"What a pity, I can only obtain limited information."

"However, your main opponent may not necessarily be the one with the most potential on your journey."

Wen Xishu understood this statement.

The main opponent should be Judge Jiang Chengzheng, meaning Jiang Chengzheng’s potential might not be the highest among a few people.

Could it be Ning Shu, Bai Xu, or Jin Yiming who has the greatest potential?

But Wen Xishu is unclear about who exactly it is.

He might only know the truth after going to Slaughter Tower and encountering the "Sin Judgment Court" in Jicheng.

Wen Xishu looked at the black Deceitful Head:

"How about you?"

The black Deceitful Head handed over the invitation letter with a smile:

"Make sure you’re ready before entering, as opening the invitation letter at different times will have different effects."

Wen Xishu said:

"Like what?"

The black Deceitful Head continued:

"Although you’ve received the invitation letter now, opening it will inevitably lead to a fierce fight. But if, hypothetically, you don’t open it now but wait until your relationships soften, the content might change."

Wen Xishu understood.

In other words, having high or low favorability is akin to being liked or disliked, and each can earn a Constellation Invitation Letter. The most frightening is being "indifferent."

Most players are in an indifferent state.

So this thing is basically isolated from other players.

Once obtained, if the subsequent favorability changes... it will also alter the content of the invitation letter.

Then—

The future changes.

Back on the Ark, in Pisces’ Temporal Prison, he saw Scorpio and Lion dueling.

That was because he had high favorability with Scorpio.

What if he deliberately lowered his favorability with Scorpio? Would the invitation letter content then change to rallying with another constellation against Scorpio?

Wen Xishu seems to understand a bit why Scorpio always appears as an obedient little brother. Maybe he knows this mechanism.

But then again...

It’s like several times his choices, even when considering rationality and interest, inevitably increased favorability with Scorpio.

Wen Xishu shook his head, no longer tangled. The ship will straighten as it reaches the bridge; interactions with the constellations have just begun.

He could feel that after reaching the sixtieth floor, various encounters did indeed increase significantly.

"Well done, keep it up." Wen Xishu praised the guide.

At least this time, they provided some valuable information.

He didn’t plan to delay further, preparing to return to the Bunker to see if there were any new invaders.

Meanwhile, he was also curious about what rewards the Quality Upgrade would bring.

Wen Xishu directly entered the Heart Inquiry.

...

...

[You’re here again.]

Heart Inquiry seemed familiar with Wen Xishu, speaking as if facing an old friend.

Wen Xishu said:

"Ask."

[An Rongzai is a reliable partner, but his slaughter of Jicheng civilians is real. You protected Jiang Chengzheng and others, allowing them to maintain their pursuit of justice, but you became the biggest manipulator of their fate. Unlike your past pure redemption, this time your journey through the Desire Tower appears smooth and worldly. Do you think this is a good thing?]

Wen Xishu laughed:

"Indeed, I insist on doing difficult and right things, but if the current time absolutely cannot achieve such things, and I happen to know a way to earn the same score—or get the same result, why wouldn’t I use it?"

"I don’t think it’s a good thing, but you let me come again, this is still the best solution in my eyes, unless... you give me permission to stay over forty-eight hours in the Desire Tower?"

If he really obtained such permission, Wen Xishu would definitely have the confidence to change history on a large scale.

But clearly, this is impossible.

[I can’t do such a thing. Next question, if Jiang Chengzheng knows all this, and decides to retaliate against you, if he feels deceived, would you be ashamed of him?]

Wen Xishu shook his head:

"No, the Sin Judgment Court helped many people, and during this process, I preserved his inner pursuit of justice, he also saved many people. Yes, I played with his fate, but because of this, he is no longer Aquarius’s villain. He no longer turns Good People evil; instead, he judges evil, turning Evil People good."

"Everyone is just playing a role within the game rules. I manipulate his fate, then when I come to the Bunker, isn’t the era’s plight also manipulating my fate?"

"Every time I negotiate with the constellations, isn’t this also a process of being manipulated or even reverse manipulating them?"

"Every person who appears in your life will give you a kind of fate. At least I gave him a good result, right?"

[I cannot judge.]

Heart Inquiry was silent for a long time, an uncommon silence compared to before. It realized Wen Xishu seemed to answer particularly seriously, different from his previous style.

[You may not just be trying to persuade me. The next question, if Aquarius is right, if you realize her childish ideas surprisingly touch on some essence, would you change your attitude?]

Wen Xishu responded swiftly:

"Then let me really find out first. You mentioned if I discover, how can I assume that situation without discovering it?"

"But I do not rule out that reversing good and evil may also bring positive results."

[Childishness may just be a disguise; she’s not the youngest one. Consider this a piece of information.]

Wen Xishu was stunned for a moment, rarely, Heart Inquiry proactively provided some information.

Is this a reward for his serious answer?

[Last question—do you prefer to change someone’s good and evil or desire to strengthen your own ability to counter danger?]

Wen Xishu knew this question was probably related to the current reward, he replied with a smile:

"Of course, it’s the ability to counter danger."

[Expected response. Check your gains, congratulations on returning safely from the Deceit Tower once again.]

Wen Xishu decisively examined the changes on his panel.

[Slaughter Tower Level: 36. Maximum Slaughter Value: 700.]

[Deceit Tower Level: 64. Anti-Magic Value: 172 points.]

[Desire Tower Level: 58. Luck Value: 148 points.]

[Tower Power Value remaining 33 points.]

[Sequence Slot Quantity: 11.]

[Three Towers Item Slots: 16 slots.]

Slaughter Tower rose by one level; it seems Tang Rui is still exerting effort. Deceit Tower and Desire Tower both rose by two levels.

The sequence slot increased by one, and the item slot increased by two slots.

This is quite nice because Wen Xishu obtained two items.

The first item is an orange item—Paperclip·Enhanced.

Simply put, due to Wen Xishu’s Quality Upgrade from the Mad Dice, combined with the final response from Heart Inquiry, the paperclip originally given by Pisces was further enhanced.

Now, the usage of the paperclip has changed from four times a week to six times a week, with a slightly increased probability of triggering high-length return, and the paperclip no longer requires personal blood; just wear it to automatically counter fatal hazards or desires for active retroactive hazards.

In other words, even in the face of ambushes, facing swift attacks that he cannot react to, Wen Xishu can now forcefully react.

Passive life-saving.

In Wen Xishu’s view, this object is akin to six instances of death exemption, the strongest defense item currently on him.

It also holds the possibility of super-large retroactive changes altering reality.

The harvest is considerable this time.

The other item is a Good-Evil Card.

The Good-Evil Card hasn’t reached the orange level, it’s purple.

The effect is simple, you can, at any time, in the Deceit Tower, Desire Tower, Slaughter Tower, or even the Three-Tower Battlefield, invite the target for a game of Good-Evil Card.

Once you win, the target will have great goodwill towards you for a period, and temporarily erase evil moral attributes.

This item is indeed quite strong.

But the problem is—

The target can reject your invitation to play cards, obviously, Wen Xishu can’t, during a moment when unable to defeat the opponent or in a critical situation, suddenly say: "How about we play a game of Good-Evil Card?"

Then the other party instantly forgets the complexity of the environment and says: I think that’s a good idea.

This situation cannot happen.

Because it can be rejected, this also means the card is destined to be a purple item.

However, if an Enchanting Demon like Wenren Mirror extends the invitation... perhaps it would yield a miraculous effect.

No facilities were obtained this time, but overall the rewards, Wen Xishu is still very satisfied. Mainly with a tool like the Paperclip, coupled with the recently acquired Campfire, Wen Xishu feels a sense of safety being able to forcibly disengage from battle.

Climbing the Deceit Tower, the first priority is still having the means to stay alive.