Three Towers Guide

White head, red head, black head.

The three heads were actually identical, differing only in color and facial expression.

The black head looked gloomy, its smile somewhat savage and sinister.

The white head wore an exaggerated smile, like a clown performing comedy.

The red head did not smile, yet carried an air of unquestionable authority.

Wen Xishu did not adapt as quickly this time. To be honest, he felt that the guide's appearance was even more sanity-draining than Deception Jack's.

After more than ten seconds of silence, he finally began asking questions:

"So, what does it mean that I can see all three heads?"

The Three Towers Guide's white head answered him:

"Generally speaking, tower climbers can only see one of our heads. The head they see depends on which tower branch's content they influenced."

"The fact that you can see all three means you just completed an extraordinary adventure. You changed the content of all three towers."

"Little brother, which of the three of us do you think is the prettiest?"

All three heads of the Three Towers Guide looked at Wen Xishu.

The white head's flesh suddenly began to writhe. Before long, it had taken on the rather beautiful features of a woman.

The red head gave a disdainful snort.

The black head adjusted its smile, apparently trying to make it look more normal, but it only became more eerie.

Wen Xishu was at a loss for words. By now, he had completely adjusted to this Three Towers Guide.

"According to the prompt, I need to complete 'account registration' with the guide."

He decided to get straight to the point.

Compared to chatting nonsense with the guide, Wen Xishu cared more about what Completion Level he had achieved.

And what sort of Eerie Sequence Deception Jack had given him.

Based on Wen Xishu's current memories:

Sequences were extremely rare items. Everyone had one initial sequence slot, which could hold one sequence.

Sequences were also divided into three types: Slaughter Sequences, Eerie Sequences, and Desire Sequences.

As they continued exploring the Three Towers, lucky people could acquire rarer sequences. They might even strike it big and unlock additional sequence slots.

Legend had it that Xun Hui, ranked first on the Tower of Slaughter Heavenly Ladder, possessed six sequence slots, all equipped with rare sequences.

However, the Three Towers Guide seemed to have become interested in the question of Wen Xishu's "affiliation."

"Tell us first—which head do you like?" The white female head of the Desire Tower sounded rather ingratiating.

The black Strange Tower head's smile became more attentive, yet remained exceptionally sinister.

The red Slaughter Tower head did not smile, but its gaze seemed to say, "Pick me. If you don't pick me, I'll kill you."

Wen Xishu fell silent for several seconds.

"Is there a reward for picking one?"

The white head spoke again. It was clearly the one most eager to communicate:

"You could put it that way. Once you choose, what you do will reward us."

"In return, we will give you a certain degree of assistance in the corresponding tower branch. For example, if you choose me, then when you roam the Desire Tower in the future... you will gain more."

"Sometimes, I can also provide you with special intelligence. That will make you feel very good."

Wen Xishu was intrigued.

"Can't I choose all of you? I think all three of you look very kind."

It was the first time the three heads had heard the phrase "look very kind." No matter how they changed, three heads crammed together had absolutely nothing to do with looking kind.

All three heads shook at once. Their differing rhythms nearly made them collide, and the red Slaughter Tower head said:

"That's the rule! You can only choose one."

Wen Xishu gave an oh and continued in an unhurried tone:

"Tsk, then who should I choose? What are your advantages?"

All three heads froze.

Then the white head seemed to realize what was happening. They were being chosen instead.

All this time, whenever humans climbed the towers, whichever guide head they saw first was the one they were assumed to have chosen.

Most people... more precisely, everyone except a handful of people, only ever had one option.

Even if they later switched towers—for instance, someone moved from the Slaughter Tower to the Desire Tower—their guide option would not change.

Even so, despite losing the guide's help and favorability, many people still wanted to transfer to the Desire Tower.

The guides did not particularly care about such people.

But Wen Xishu was absolutely worth caring about.

"Choose me, little brother. Everyone has desires. In the Desire Tower, don't you want to do whatever you please?"

The white head's words carried an obvious implication.

Wen Xishu looked at the black head, whose smile remained sinister.

As Wen Xishu shifted his gaze, both the red and white heads shouted angrily:

"Third, you're not allowed to compete for this one again! You already have one!"

The black head said:

"But in the beginning, that killing machine could only see me. He only saw the two of you later through his own efforts."

Wen Xishu was slightly surprised. "Who is that killing machine? What's his name?"

"We can't reveal that. But if you choose me, perhaps I can give you some information in the future."

The one called Third was the black head of the Strange Tower branch.

Wen Xishu understood now.

Choosing a head was equivalent to choosing a specialization.

Choosing white meant receiving additional bonuses and extra growth points whenever he gained rewards in the Desire Tower.

The Desire Tower was a tower specializing in the human heart. It was said that Wen Renjing, ranked first on the Tower of Desire Heavenly Ladder, possessed the ability to make everyone like him.

He was truly an unparalleled charmer, beloved by all.

This was not merely due to his innate appearance, but also the effects of the Desire Sequence.

Everyone would remain well-disposed toward him. They would love him and like him.

Yet even so, Wen Renjing had targets he could not win over in the Desire Tower's higher levels. There were also many missions where he could not achieve Level Five or Level Six Completion.

It was clear that at high levels of the Desire Tower, pleasing certain Three Towers people was absurdly difficult.

Wen Xishu thought about it. Choosing a Desire Tower specialization would not be bad.

But he preferred the Strange Tower.

Fighting and killing, romance and seduction... neither was to his taste.

Eerie, absurd, unpredictable—those were the traits he loved.

Although the Desire Tower seemed to have demonstrated many aspects worth considering and studying.

Wen Xishu believed that the high-level Strange Tower would be more challenging.

Besides, for the time being, he probably could not escape his fate of exploring the Strange Tower.

After returning to the Bunker, who knew how the Bunker's leaders would push him to continue exploring the Strange Tower.

"Though I would like to have you continue selling yourselves, explain your core appeal, and then decide which of you to hire..."

"My needs are already quite clear, so congratulations. You've been hired."

The black head representing the eerie looked somewhat stiff in its smile. Why did that sound so completely backwards?

The white head was clearly unhappy. It stopped talking, its expression rather aggrieved.

The red head said:

"Although you did not choose the noble Slaughter branch, at least you did not choose indulgence like those soft cowards."

After saying that, the red head closed its eyes and ignored Wen Xishu as well.

The black head gave several sinister chuckles:

"Don't mind them. We of the eerie branch cannot be judged by common sense. That is what makes us the noblest."

Wen Xishu did not want to waste time.

"How do I complete account registration?"

The black head said:

"First, you need to give me a codename."

"This is important. Exploring the Three Towers earns material rewards, and all those materials will be marked with your codename."

"Additionally, you can make a certain degree of adjustment to your body here."

Wen Xishu roughly understood. It was essentially that while everyone could use the materials, they would all see a prompt similar to 'This material belongs to xxx.'

That was quite good.

Wen Xishu began considering the matter. Generally speaking, a codename naturally could not be one's real name.

Just as people would not use the name on their ID cards when posting on various forums.

But his situation seemed different.