Familiar hot tea soothed his throat, and a familiar hot towel warmed his face.
The moment Wen Xishu returned, he received a warm welcome. Not from Jabbar, though, but from the one the Principal called Zhenbar-Spirit.
As the Academy Spirit of the Tower of Deception Academy, he had been waiting for Wen Xishu's return for quite some time.
"Director, thank you for your hard work. I imagine this journey proved quite rewarding as well." Spirit really was starting to sound like Jabbar.
Wen Xishu smiled. It seemed...
At the Principal's suggestion, Zhenbar had sought advice from Jabbar.
Wen Xishu asked:
"Nothing much happened at the Tower of Deception Academy lately, right?"
The Academy Spirit looked troubled.
"We've received quite a few complaints. Many people from the Tower of Desire Academy came to explore our academy. Although they signed liability waivers, I displayed footage of their embarrassing moments through our facilities-"
Wen Xishu immediately interrupted him:
"What do you mean?"
The Academy Spirit answered honestly:
"As you know, we're upside down. The Tower of Deception Academy seems to operate under a different kind of gravity."
"For people outside the Tower of Deception Academy, such as students from the Tower of Slaughter Academy and Tower of Desire Academy on the campus grounds, all they need to do is look up to get a bird's-eye view of our academy."
Wen Xishu nodded. That was true. Under its special force field, the Tower of Deception Academy seemed to hang upside down in the sky.
"And the footage of those who failed the simulation challenges... in other words, those who failed their challenges against Lady Tang Rui, including but not limited to wetting themselves, crying, fainting, and babbling in terror..."
"I edited all of it into highlight reels for outsiders to watch. They only need