Tower Climbing Tips

As soon as Feng Xue stepped out the door, she saw two young men dressed as extras standing at the entrance. Almost instinctively, she pulled up her cloak, activated her skill, and Teleportation away.

When the two young men saw a big shot emerge from the door, they immediately put on somewhat obsequious smiles, wanting to ask him something, but before they could utter a word, the big shot vanished without a trace.

Faced with this situation, the two could only look at each other in bewilderment and continue to stand guard in their original positions.

Seeing that no one was chasing her, Feng Xue felt a little relieved. She restarted the Bell of Absolution that she was holding in her hand, hailed a taxi, and headed straight for her house.

After spending 100,000 yuan on transportation, Feng Xue arrived at her doorstep. Pushing open the door, she didn't smell anything unpleasant.

"Looks like the money spent on guarding Hom's place wasn't wasted." Looking at the tidy interior, Feng Xue glanced at the sign that read "Power switch here," and after confirming that there were no bodies, she tossed herself onto the sofa.

However, instead of immediately taking out her employee ID, she took out her phone and dialed Jessica's number directly, but unsurprisingly, the call didn't go through.

"What's the point of having you if you can't even communicate across boundaries?!"

While complaining, Feng Xue casually tossed the salt aside and then sent a wisp of her consciousness to punch the ATM.

The results of my previous Entering Stillness on the Garbage Mountain were finally being put to use. The ability to separate a small portion of consciousness from the Main Body, besides observing the outside world while in Entering Stillness, now had a new application—

Didi calls an ambulance.

After all, the condition for the Ambulance Demon is the arrival of consciousness. Whether it's the arrival of all consciousness or just a sliver of consciousness doesn't really matter. As for whether it can defeat the ATM, there's no need to worry at all. As long as the one who arrives isn't disabled, Feng Xue can easily defeat most ATMs with her martial arts knowledge, just by using acupoint striking, grappling, and other techniques.

Even if we encounter a situation we can't defeat, it's not too late to throw all our consciousness at them.

After doing all that, Feng Xue took out her employee ID card, which she hadn't used much in almost a year, and made a phone call to Hom.

"Boss, you're back?"

Hom's tone remained humble and submissive, but under the protection of [Mirror of Clarity], Feng Xue could sense his surprise even through his employee badge.

"Well, I was planning to stay a few more days, but tomorrow is the Challenge Month for the Tower of Babylon, so I came back."

Feng Xue spoke casually, but in Hom's heart, he silently elevated his status even further.

The other party has been here for about ten months, which means he has spent at least 30 million towers. This doesn't even include the large amount of Wrapping Cloth he bought before leaving and the entrance fee. Although he is Book Copyist, in reality, one cannot gain [knowledge] by copying books.

This means that even if the other party doesn't become Weird Tale, they are still a big shot with many Tag indicating that they can earn a high income in reality.

Taking a deep breath, Hom composed himself and said:

"Does the boss want me to arrange a challenge for you?"

"More or less, after all, I don't know much about this, and you weren't very clear about the relevant rules and details last time."

Although Feng Xue's words were calm, Hom sensed a warning in them. He thought about it and decided that regardless of whether he was overthinking it, he should show some resolve. So he spoke:

"Boss, I don't even have a proper 'real Tag's yet. I can't even pass the basic levels, let alone enter the formal trials. So what I can tell you is rather limited. Of course, I do know some common sense, but it's hard to explain these things verbally. If you have time, I'll come over now."

"Can."

After Feng Xue finished speaking, she hung up the phone. Less than five minutes later, Hom arrived at her doorstep.

"Boss, these are the rules of procedure for the Hundred Tales Organization this year. Please take a look first, and then I'll discuss the Tower of Babylon with you."

Looking at the "False Book" pamphlet that Hom handed her, Feng Xue nodded, gesturing for him to sit down first, and then picked up the pamphlet and began to flip through it.

It turns out that although the Hundred Tales opens its Residential Area every December, it's not open to just anyone (otherwise, there would be no point in monopolizing it). Apart from genuine Weird Tale, one must pay a specific entrance fee or pass some kind of test to enter.

However, Feng Xue glanced at it casually and put it aside, because he was now considered Weird Tale.

Seeing Feng Xue's demeanor, Hom immediately realized this as well, and his attitude became even more humble. He immediately said:

"There are no restrictions on challenging the Tower of Babylon. You can enter the tower at any time and challenge the guardians of the corresponding floor."

I've already told you that defeating the guards grants you Passage Right to this level, but there are a few more details to consider."

Upon hearing Hom's words, Feng Xue immediately understood his meaning, took out a 100,000-tower Tower Coins, placed it on the table, and said:

Is this enough?

"Ten thousand is enough." Hom shook his head, put away the banknotes, handed back ninety thousand, and then continued:

"You'll learn this as you take the challenge, but I'm telling you in advance so you can prepare beforehand."

As he spoke, he took out a piece of linen cloth with ten Little Figure drawn on it, each equipped with a different weapon.

Hom pointed to the little Little Figure and introduced them to Feng Xue:

"In the Tower of Babylon challenge, the guards can be roughly divided into ten categories according to their combat style:"

"Assassin type, skilled in stealth and assassination;"

"A warrior type skilled in direct combat;"

"A knight-type character skilled in mobile warfare;"

"A ranger type skilled in short-to-medium range guerrilla warfare;"

"A marksman type who excels at mid-range shooting;"

"A sniper type adept at long-range, high-precision strikes;"

"A spellcaster with versatile spellcasting abilities;"

"A superpowered individual who possesses a special ability and uses it to structure their combat system."

"A cluster type with multiple enemies, but each individual enemy is relatively weak;"

"All-rounder."

"Each challenge will randomly encounter one of ten types of enemies, so on the first challenge, you can repeatedly enter and exit to refresh and find an enemy of a type you are good at, thereby gaining the most basic Passage Right."

"But it should be noted that the Tower of Babylon is divided into groups of ten. Once you defeat a guard, that type of guard will not appear again in this group. In other words, to enter the next group, you must defeat ten types of guards."

"Of course, there are always exceptions. If you can defeat a homeowner and gain the right to Residence Right, you can skip this group and directly challenge the Passage Right the next group. For example, if you have the Residence Right on the third floor, then you can directly challenge the guard on the eleventh floor."

"Then what about the cost? This kind of leap must come at a price, right?" Feng Xue raised an eyebrow, but Hom shook his head.

"There is no cost, but the fact that the Tower of Babel is divided into groups of ten is not just a cycle of guards, but also a division of difficulty. Every ten levels higher, the strength of the guards will increase by one level."

"It is said that once you reach the higher levels, the classification of guards will no longer be so strict. For example, there will be warriors who can use a small amount of magic, those who can fight without a horse, and mages who can summon a large number of magical pets, etc."

"So in a sense, the lower-level guards are actually a good form of training. You won't die or get really injured fighting them. It's a relatively safe approach to move on to the next group only after you've defeated all ten types of guards."

Listening to Hom's introduction, Feng Xue nodded slightly, then suddenly seemed to remember something and said:

"You said challenging the guards won't actually result in injury or death, but what about challenging the homeowner?"

However, when faced with this question, Hom gave a universal answer—

"Have no idea."

PS1: I was dragged by the editor-in-chief to fill out IP information, just finished.

PS2: Regarding cultivation techniques, this is not just a simple piece of software that leaks privacy, because it is used by humans.

Young people today may not know this, but those born in the 80s and 90s should be able to understand. I won't go into details, but there are historical reasons behind it.

Someone has presented a seemingly Golden Bell Shield, but you can't fully understand its principles. Without multiple experiments and long-term observation, it's absolutely impossible to popularize it, not even within the military.

If there were any hidden mental portals or similar issues, those problems couldn't be covered up by mere privacy concerns or casualties.

Even if you're unfamiliar with this history, consider this: someone presents a drug called a "super serum," claiming it can turn people into super soldiers, but you have no way of understanding the technology behind it. In this situation, would you dare to distribute it to the entire army or even the general population without conducting experiments?

This isn't about throwing the baby out with the bathwater; it's about being cautious, understand?