Chapter 38

There were subtle differences from the previous interface.

This time, Wen Xishu did not receive any prompt to register an account. What slightly surprised him was that the highest floor he could reach was still the seventh floor.

That was a good thing.

Although he had risen to level six and his Magic Resistance had increased, if the floor he could enter rose as well, then comparatively speaking, it meant he had not improved at all.

Fighting monsters above his level might look cool, but no one could guarantee they would accurately break through every situation in this bizarre world.

Wen Xishu decisively chose to roll the Mad Dice.

The result of this roll was, in one sense, the complete opposite of last time, yet in another, it had quite a few similarities.

The numbers were six, six, six.

When all three black, white, and red dice landed on six, Wen Xishu thought he had misread them.

"Why is it triples again? If it's a coincidence, it's far too coincidental."

Last time, he had rolled three ones. This time, he had rolled three sixes.

Wen Xishu could not help wondering whether this was a coincidence, or whether these dice simply rolled triples easily.

However, there were far more options for three sixes than there had been last time. This time, Wen Xishu did not complain that Wen Chaohua was an expert at screwing over his little brother.

Because several of this roll's effects truly seemed practical to Wen Xishu—one could even call them absurdly overpowered.

Please choose one of the following effects.

1: Triple High. (Can be triggered when all three dice show the same number. Effect: Tower-climbing floor x3)

2: Three-Phase Power. (Can be triggered when all three dice show the same number. Effect: You may simultaneously use the rules and abilities of three tower systems.)

3: Majority Tendency. (Triggered when every die shows a number greater than three. Effect: The trigger chance of all probability-based events increases, whether misfortune or good fortune.)

4: Maximum Value. (Triggered when the total number of points exceeds 16. Effect: For all your unstable attributes in the Three Towers, as well as any attributes with upper and lower numerical limits, the lower limit will be erased and displayed at the maximum value.)

5: Unimpeded Passage. (Triggered when at least one of the three dice shows a six. If there are multiple sixes, the number of traversals increases. Effect: You will directly obtain an Invitation Letter at the start.)

6: Uncommon Pair. (Triggered when all three dice show even numbers. Effect: When the team has two members, after your teammate obtains a reward, you can also obtain an additional reward identical to theirs. Note: If the other party obtains a unique sequence, the sequence will be stripped from them and given to you.)

7: Good Things Come in Pairs. (Triggered when at least two of the three dice show even numbers. Effect: Options +1. This option does not consume an option selection.)

Seeing that string of options, Wen Xishu could not help marveling at how outrageously powerful these dice were.

There were seven options, and one of them did not consume a selection while also granting an additional option.

That meant he had to choose two out of six this time.

Moreover, all the options this time differed from the first time. There were no longer phrases like "cannot be triggered because you currently have no build" or "level too low."

"These things are terrifying. Where exactly did Wen Chaohua get them?"

Naturally, that question could not be answered.

Wen Xishu's attention returned to the choices themselves. He was about to head to the Rest Area, and if he failed to make a selection before being forcibly teleported there...

Then Wen Xishu would be considered to have given up his choice, and one would be selected at random.

Based on how he had nearly been killed at the start last time, Wen Xishu decisively gave up option one.

He would leave something like Triple High, which involved challenging higher floors, to his future self.

"Three-Phase Power is a must. That way, I can make use of the attributes from the Slaughter Tower and Desire Tower."

"I don't know what the six points of Luck Value in the Desire Tower do, but it must be a core attribute."

"Majority Tendency... It looks like another outrageously overpowered cheating ability, but unfortunately, it includes misfortune. I've never had much faith in my luck."

"Maximum Value. Once my attributes rise, wouldn't this basically mean every strike crits? The problem is that I don't have any attributes at all. Even if every strike crits, with such a huge gap in Magic Resistance... I'd probably just be tickling the creatures of the Strange Tower."

"Unimpeded Passage, now this is seriously awesome. It seems to follow the rules of Ludo—roll a six and you can pass. Starting with an Invitation Letter is simply incredible."

"As for Uncommon Pair... not great. If I had a compatible teammate who would never betray me, this option would be god-tier. But unfortunately, I don't have a friend like that in the Bunker."

In truth, Wen Xishu could see how terrifying Uncommon Pair was, but ultimately, he did not believe there would be a teammate more outstanding than someone who possessed an Invitation Letter.

After considering it for a while, Wen Xishu quickly made his choice.

Three-Phase Power, Unimpeded Passage.

With the three phases, he could verify the guess in his heart. With the Invitation Letter brought by Unimpeded Passage, he could unlock hidden storylines.

Wen Xishu could also search for an Invitation Letter himself, but based on his previous experience, he had discovered that things like Invitation Letters really depended on luck.

After all, he would not be able to get on the same wavelength with every Strange Tower creature.

Do not assume that conquering the twenty-first floor meant he could look down on the earlier floors. The Strange Tower did not play by the rules.

Wen Xishu might be mad, but he was not stupid.

After making his choices, his figure vanished. Under the Login Device's effect, he entered the Rest Area.

The Rest Areas of the three tower systems had no differences in appearance or layout.

When Wen Xishu opened his eyes, he found himself near the central area.

It was just that, unlike last time, when he had been on the twenty-first floor at the absolute center, in the Heavenly Origin position.

This time, Wen Xishu was not in the Heavenly Origin position.

He was exploring the sixth floor.

Dozens of meters separated him from the center. Various booths blocked off the figure at the very center, making them impossible to see clearly, but curses could be heard coming from there.

Those around the edges were celebrating, having drawn the easiest option amid their misfortune.

Those at the center cursed and sighed. Exploring the Strange Tower was already unfortunate enough, and drawing Maximum Value was misfortune upon misfortune.

Wen Xishu was not at all surprised by where he had arrived.

After all, the tower floors fluctuated between one and seven. If enough people explored the Strange Tower, there would always be a few with the worst luck, who rolled the seventh floor.

Completely unlike the Rest Area of the Desire Tower, no one in the Strange Tower's Rest Area loudly hawked intelligence.

Because the Strange Tower had no intelligence.

Actually, if someone fabricated some information about the first through seventh floors at this time, they might be able to exchange it for quite a few things.

But no one did so.

It was not because these people were overly moral, but because they... all understood how dangerous everyone else was.

Most people here had rough skin and fierce eyes.

The men perfectly matched the exiles Wen Xishu imagined to be living on the edge of a blade. The women likewise gave off a vicious aura that seemed to say, stay away from strangers—if you dare approach, I'll fight you to the death.

Their clothing also stood in stark contrast to the Rest Area of the Desire Tower.

Almost everyone in the Desire Tower had delicate skin and wore fine clothes. Ji Boda and Liu Ruyan, in particular, clearly came from wealthy families.

Yet in the Strange Tower's Rest Area, everyone was thinly dressed, as though they had arrived in the slums of India from Wen Xishu's past life.

The moment Wen Xishu arrived here... he immediately noticed something. Many gazes had fallen upon him.

Wen Xishu knew there had to be some high-level "spies" among them. But he did not care, because he could not escape the fate of forming a team.

Still, Wen Xishu had a premonition. Although the area he was exploring was the sixth floor, this mission...

Had a very high mortality rate.