Wen Xishu's Hardcore Studies

"You need to change your name before the midterm exams of the first semester," Albert said.

Wen Xishu instantly understood the reason behind it.

"Are there... any noble students in the academy who know about the Wen family?"

Albert nodded:

"There are many prominent families in the Bunker. The Wen family's situation is a secret, but some of those prominent families do know about it."

"I won't tell you which families, that would be too boring. Your Sequence is so interesting, you can figure it out yourself."

Wen Xishu's forehead was almost covered in dark lines. This old principal had a bit of a mischievous streak.

Albert continued:

"If you don't want to die at their hands, you'd best change your name and survive for half a semester."

Wen Xishu asked the question he wanted to ask most:

"What crime did Wen Chaohua commit, and what crime did the entire Wen family commit?"

The old principal laughed heartily again:

"Hahahahaha, your mind is sharp, but you don't remember much? Oh, right, you were an idiot before. You weren't involved in the Wen family's affairs at all, so of course you wouldn't know."

Wen Xishu's blood pressure rose slightly, but upon reflection, the other party seemed to be stating facts objectively, without intending to insult him.

Indeed, Wen Xishu could be considered an idiot before. He said helplessly:

"It seems you must know."

"Judging by the Bunker Security Bureau's attitude towards me, they must... not only want to uncover some secrets, but the Wen family must have truly committed acts that angered both gods and men?"

Albert shrugged:

"I do know. There are many things in this Bunker I don't know, but what I do know should be more."

"But honestly—it's none of my business, and it's none of your business. Kid, focus on your studies and improve yourself every day."

Albert said very smugly:

"I've decided to explore the Three Towers and unravel all the mysteries. I won't ask you about Wen Chaohua's secrets."

"Similarly, if you want to know everything, you must do it the same way."

"If you rely on others to tell you, then the connections you understand will be based on others' preconceived notions."

"This might lead you to start with a certain bias."

"It's like you've already decided that the Wen family really did commit acts that angered both gods and men, but in reality, you don't know the full story, do you? What if they didn't?"

"Of course, this statement isn't directed at anyone specifically. I'm just listing possibilities."

Wen Xishu grunted. He knew the old principal was giving him advice.

He was telling him not to be influenced by others' preconceptions. This made sense.

No matter how monstrous the Wen family members were, or how heinous Wen Chaohua's crimes were, at least his first exploration of the Tower of Deception achieved such success directly because of what Wen Chaohua left behind.

Therefore, he didn't need to hate Wen Chaohua.

It was best not to hear about what kind of person Wen Chaohua was from others, but to uncover the truth himself.

Wen Xishu said:

"I understand. I'm willing to change my name. But why only until the midterm exams of the first semester?"

Albert laughed:

"Hahahahaha, if you can't get your name back by the end of the semester and can't live with your real name in the second semester... then you're still an idiot."

"Similarly, if they can't discover your true identity within half a semester, they are also idiots. But as it stands, they are not idiots."

"Some of these people are your seniors. Some of them are also Sequence users. It might not take them half a semester to uncover your secret."

"So if you don't want to be the idiot they kill, you'd best become strong enough within half a semester."

"The academy does have ways to help you get stronger. It's a small surprise, but no one has ever found it because everyone has been looking in the wrong direction."

"You might want to give it a try."

Wen Xishu was speechless: "..."

The midterm exams were about getting his name back, about truly living as a member of the Wen family.

And this trial meant facing many Sequence users. Furthermore, besides the trial, he might also be forced to explore the Tower of Deception a few times.

Wen Xishu had to admit that his test was quite hardcore. But... it wasn't bad. He felt that familiar thrill and anticipation of extreme sports again.

He was actually quite famous now. Wen Xishu was the new legend of the Bunker's lower levels.

Countless people had a new future because of the Level Six Hospital he brought back.

But unfortunately, the aroma of this fame would only be fully savored after half a semester.

Albert gave Wen Xishu a new name: Wen Xun.

This name sounded like Wen Xun.

It contained both the "Wen" from the Wen family and the "Xun" from the Xun family. Of course, phonetically, it also carried the "Wen" of the Wen family.

These two characters could be said to remind Albert of his three most accomplished disciples.

Wen Renjing, Xun Hui, and Wen Chaohua.

The name Wen Xun also held a certain expectation Albert had for Wen Xishu.

Albert couldn't explore all three towers simultaneously. He had once lamented to Wen Chaohua that time waits for no one, and his responsibilities kept him bound.

Throughout his life, he could only explore the Tower of Slaughter. If only he could experience all three towers.

Ultimately, he chose to cultivate three people with different talents.

But if he could divide himself into three, when could he achieve a return to unity? Wen Xun actually contained such an expectation.

Wen Xishu seemed to understand the meaning behind the name, appearing somewhat surprised. Before Albert left, he asked:

"I am deeply honored to be personally recruited by the principal of the Three Towers Academy. I am proud to become a student of the Three Towers Academy."

"But... my Guide has a black head, which means my exploration tendency is towards the Tower of Deception."

"I suspect that even if you want to protect me, the Bunker Security Bureau won't be so accommodating. I will likely still have to undertake missions in the Tower of Deception, won't I?"

"Even from your reaction when you learned about my sequence just now, you also expect me to explore the Tower of Deception and collect more Eerie Sequences with unknown effects."

"However, as far as I know, there is no Tower of Deception Academy within the Three Towers Academy."

Albert nodded. "That's certainly not possible."

"Although the Tower of Deception has been around for some years, think about it – the Tower of Slaughter and the Tower of Desire both have traceable patterns."

"The Tower of Desire focuses on sorting out the emotional connections between people. As for the Tower of Slaughter, it focuses on combat techniques, methods, and the combination of various sequences."

"These are all things that can be studied."

"But the Tower of Deception is truly unresearchable. Do you have even a sliver of confidence that you'll survive next time? Will your previous experience be useful in the next Tower of Deception?"

That was indeed true.

Wen Xishu truly had no confidence at all; he couldn't even predict what kind of mission the next Tower of Deception would involve.

As for the Tower of Desire, human emotional changes, joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, all followed predictable patterns.

The Tower of Slaughter was the same; many weak fire, large weak doors, wide weak buttocks, heavy armor weak lightning. Combat could also summarize patterns.

But the reason why the eerie is eerie is precisely because patterns cannot be summarized.

Wen Xishu said:

"Since the Three Towers Academy does not have a Tower of Deception Academy, and I specialize in the Tower of Deception..."

"Then how do you plan to arrange me? Should I go to the Tower of Slaughter Academy or the Tower of Desire Academy?"

Albert smiled without speaking.