Once the conversation turned to Chris, Wen Xishu found his thoughts remarkably clear while borrowing Zhou Fei's body.
Especially now that Zhou Fei had five skills.
After hearing Wen Xishu mention the war of aggression, Margaret, and his interpretation of the rule about touching numbers in the confinement room...
Chris believed that Wen Xishu had come to help him escape.
Following Wen Xishu's instructions, Chris began recalling his painful past.
As Chris relived his memories, Wen Xishu began unlocking his various abilities, just as he had with Zhou Fei.
Meanwhile, Wen Xishu suddenly realized something about the essence of exploring the Strange Tower and the Desire Tower.
What mattered most in the twenty-first century? Talent.
Wen Xishu had heard that line constantly as a child. In fact, it was even more fitting in the world as he now understood it.
To Wen Xishu, the Strange Tower and the Desire Tower were ultimately about finding talent and improving himself.
Most people climbed the towers to survive. But once they reached a certain level and set their sights higher, climbing became a matter of cultivating talent and building reserves for the coming Three Towers War.
Jack and Jennifer, Tang Rui and the An brothers, and so many others... they all fell into that pattern.
In the Strange Tower, the most important thing was finding the right key figures.
Chris's abilities were still being uncovered as his memories unfolded. But now, back in Zhou Fei's body, Wen Xishu finally appreciated how rare Zhou Fei's abilities were.
The first of Zhou Fei's five stages of power was Illogical Behavior Preference.
Once activated, even if Zhou Fei acted logically, others would instinctively struggle to follow him. It was like the Trisolarans trying to understand Luo Ji-unpredictable and incomprehensible.
His second ability was Minor Rule-Error Interpretation