Reincarnation Stream Player: The Wizard's Tower

Yuki simply reduced the chances of Ayanokoji Kiyotaka accepting the mission to a lower level, giving him ample time to organize things, and then waited for the countdown to end.

It's so bright and blinding.

It was like being interrogated by the police, having a light shine on your face, your eyelashes fluttering, Yuki barely managed to open his eyes.

All around was a vast expanse of white, resembling the space I returned to before. Looking up slightly, I could see several large characters written in blood-red paint in the air.

[Faction Quest - Wizard's Tower]

[Players, please prepare yourselves and wait for all teams to arrive.]

New tricks.

In the past, they would directly enter the mission space. Yuki didn't understand the point of waiting. He looked around and saw that everyone looked blank.

Mai Sakurajima stared at Hayasaka Ai, hesitant to speak, clearly knowing it wasn't the right time to ask about anything outside the instance.

Shiina Hiyori was reading several large, blood-red characters, her brows furrowed, looking as if she were deep in thought.

Kaguya Shinomiya looked around, then kept yawning, feeling uncomfortable being woken from a sweet dream.

Frieren was completely in the zone, somewhat surprised that he could actually team up across dungeons, and also eager to show off his skills to his new teammates.

This is a strange place; we actually have to wait.

Yuki gave Frieren a closer look. They'd just accepted a newcomer, and now they'd received a dungeon with a clearly Western fantasy setting—wasn't that a coincidence?

He was somewhat suspicious, so he took a deep breath and turned his doubts into interest.

"I wonder which familiar faces I'll run into this time, and whether they're friends or foes?"

In the previous instance, he met friends such as Johnny Silverhand, Aslan, Levi Ackerman, Reiner Braun, and Teresa, and also fought against Mahito, Akaza, and Kamui.

The time traveler's cheat code gives me a significant advantage; no matter who it is, I have the edge.

Yuki was very confident, then clapped his hands, drawing everyone around him.

"Get into the zone quickly, there's likely to be an unexpected situation this time."

"You mean the preparation time?" Hiyori continued looking around, but she couldn't read anything.

"Instances with preparation time are rare, but not nonexistent," Frieren spoke up, her experience evident. "For example, Hunters will enter a preparation space when tracking prey; of course, these are mostly special instances where players are not allowed to meet."

Hmm, that sounds reasonable. We'll be fighting inside a tower later?

Yuki didn't know, nor could he imagine, what kind of tower could withstand the ravages of monster-level players; even an interstellar warship would be destroyed.

But since it's set in a Western fantasy world, there will definitely be things like spatial magic, so there's no need to worry.

"Better late than early, Frieren, you'll be very useful this time."

The girl nodded. She had been at the Outpost for a long time and knew that the world from Thorny Rose originated was 'strange'. It was neither science fiction nor fantasy, but more like a mystery-solving genre, and she lacked common sense in this area.

"The preparations haven't started yet, let's first define a general strategy." Not knowing how much time was available, Yuki quickened his pace, "Let's stick to the strategy from last time, each of us will be responsible for one direction."

He has tasted the benefits of having no faction. It is common sense for players to distinguish between friend and foe based on faction, possess a large number of related items or skills, and assume that the two factions are hostile to each other.

Coincidentally, his team is composed of three factions, which allows him to defy common sense.

"We can cooperate, or we can be enemies. Whoever exposes themselves first, the others will hide in the shadows. Frieren, you come with me. In a critical moment, 'Aether Particles' can cooperate with 'Thorny Rose,' and then I will become your enemy."

Yuki took the mask from Hayasaka Ai's hand, and the sinister smile on his face never stopped.

"Sounds like you're trying to muddy the waters?" Frieren asked, deliberately trying to disrupt the relationships between the players.

"It's easier to fish in troubled waters, right? When a certain faction is hostile to the senior students, and based on the principle that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, they call me in to join the ambush, wouldn't that be exciting?"

This is more than just exciting; they've completely lost all sense of shame.

The purple-haired girl showed a disgusted expression. She had known for a long time that Yuki Sorajima was not an upright person, but she did not expect him to be so insidious.

In a faction mission, each faction will only send one player team. Unless there is infighting within the team, there is no 'traitor' role.

The matter was settled happily, and we maintained a vague, ambiguous stance, modifying the details according to the instructions. Just then, a strange murmur arose.

[Start Game]

[Faction Quest, Wizard's Tower]

[Background Story: The treasure left behind by the Witch God has always been coveted by the world. Countless Adventurers have left behind piles of bones in its pursuit. The struggle that begins every seventy years is the most frenzied and wonderful festival on the Red Earth Continent.]

[Therefore, under the guidance of the Tower Explorer Alliance, various factions on the Red Earth Continent typically select true Tower Explorers through a seven-year bloody selection process. Meanwhile, those Rebels.]

[After entering the instance, players will automatically become tower explorers.]

For power and honor, fight and struggle with all your might, giving your very life and soul!

Similar to the 'Global Insect Calamity', the dungeon has been updated with new background story content, Yuki listened to with great interest, occasionally discussing it with Hiyori and Frieren.

The location is on the Red Earth Continent, the mission objective is to seize the treasure of the Witch God, and then the main characters will also get involved. Combining the principle of Reincarnation Game being concise and to the point, these main characters, or rather 'tower explorers', are definitely not weak.

Since it's a competition, it involves both infighting and cooperation. Yuki immediately categorized the other players and dungeon characters as 'enemies' and continued listening.

[Hint 1: To unlock the final Witch God's Tower, explorers must first activate the seven sub-towers scattered across the Red Earth Continent. Each tower contains the remnant soul of the Witch God, and the Witch Spirit's initial reputation with the player is 'hostile'.]

[Tip 2: Activating the sub-tower requires the Witch Spirit or related permissions. The Witch Spirit will automatically activate the main tower at the appropriate time.]

[Tip 3: Players need to stay in the tower for at least seven days or reach the top floor to wait for all sub-towers to activate and the Witch God's Tower to open. Players who fail to meet the requirements will be eliminated.]

[Hint Four: Each faction can only choose one tower to enter. You can change your target. Tip 3 resets the conditions.]

[Hint 5: Each of the seven towers has its own characteristics: Lightless Tower, Purgatory Tower, Empty Realm Tower, Tower of Asura, Forest Elf Tower, Desire Tower, and War Tower.]

[Tip 6: Once inside the tower, only by moving forward can you find a moment of peace.]

[Hint 7: New hints will be given after the Witch God's Tower is opened]

[Players are requested to discuss and select a target by faction within five minutes.]

With the murmur, a map unfolded before him, Yuki saw a roughly oval-shaped continent with seven different colored dots of light arranged haphazardly in various places.

Some are closer, some are farther away; some are in the southern swamps, some are in the northern snowfields.

Hiss.

The amount of information was overwhelming, Yuki quickly rubbed his head, feeling a strange sensation.

Since the new phase, the dungeon's structure has become clearer, with the time, location, background story, and affiliated faction all explained to the players, eliminating the need to start from scratch as before.

The riddles have become less complex, but the information analysis has become more difficult. Fortunately, Shiina Hiyori is in the team, and she can analyze the information with him. Now, they also have the experienced Frieren.

"This is the first time I've encountered a task that's divided into phases."

"This isn't uncommon, but it means it's quite difficult; players might not be able to accept the Reincarnation Game in a short time."

"Miss Frieren, you don't actually think the Reincarnation Game is gentle, do you?"

"Not quite, but compared to man-eating demons, they're not much worse."

A jumble of sounds arose as different worlds and different values clashed. Yuki, focused on the mission, looked at Hiyori, who was engaged in 'deduction'.

In terms of information analysis skills, he is inferior to Hiyori, who, after all, possesses master-level Transcendental Grade skills.

"Let's summarize," Hiyori said softly, immediately silencing the various discussions.

Frieren looked on curiously, wanting to see what this bookworm was capable of.

"The quest is divided into two stages. The first stage is to complete hint three, which involves going to the Witch God's Tower. The Witch Spirit is the master of the tower, and the initial reputation makes it difficult to complete hint three. Combining this with hint two, there are three possible routes."

The girl held up three fingers as she took a step.

"First, we can adopt a 'cooperative' attitude and let the Witch Spirit go; second, we can hold out for at least seven days; third, if there isn't enough time, we should rush to the highest level."

"Hmm, this can be combined with hint five. Different towers have different characteristics, depending on the items, skills, and faction talents. For example, if you don't have the ability to locate objects by sound, don't go to the 'Lightless Tower'." Yuki replied thoughtfully, this was not difficult for him at all.

"And a map, with the location of each tower marked, will definitely be useful. If you choose a densely packed area, you can quickly change your target; if you choose the furthest one, you'll be less disturbed by others." Hiyori felt like she was reading an interesting and unfamiliar story, and she became excited.

"According to hints three and Hint Four, it's impossible for players from the same faction to split up, and it's also tied to the tower. This means that there are more than seven players involved, and they will also have to compete with story characters."

"Yes, it offers a high degree of freedom. Those story characters should be able to cooperate with, and can also be used as tools to farm Witch Spirit reputation. Of course, the best outcome would be to seize the tower and eliminate future troubles."

"It depends on how smoothly the tower capture goes, and also on the thoughts of the characters in the story. I guess they can choose between a direct assault or a clever strategy, turning the players into tools for grinding reputation."

"This is advantageous to us. For example, you guys can conquer the Forest Elf Tower, and I'll go to the Tower of Slaughter Yuki. On the surface, we'll be absolute enemies, but we can join forces to devour the other players." Yuuki rubbed his chin and chuckled.

"The first phase is a prelude to the second phase. At that time, most of the tower explorers will likely gather together, and it will be time to play Werewolf."

These two are so clever; they started planning the second phase as soon as they heard the hint. And that Yuki Sorajima is so cunning.

Frieren looked left and right, quietly took a half step back, and finally fixed his gaze on Mai Sakurajima, who shrugged and shrugged, indicating that she was used to it.

In just a few words, they clearly explained what needed to be done and completed the strategic details modification.

Time was limited, and there was no time for leisurely analysis. Yuki more focused on intelligence, which of course could not be obtained from here.

"Mr. Yuki, which two towers should we choose?" Hiyori asked softly. She was only responsible for analysis and rarely made decisions.

Which one should we choose?

With only two minutes left, Yuki a dilemma. His core idea was to Limit the use of the 'nothingness' faction's cheat codes.

The Purgatory Tower and the Lightless Tower are located in the north and south of the Red Earth Continent, respectively, with the nearest tower being 500 kilometers away. It seems that they don't need to be disturbed by the faction that changed its mind.

Tip 3 has already explained it very clearly: you can't stay in the first tower for three days and then switch targets to another tower to survive for the remaining four days, and the time when all the sub-towers are activated is definitely not infinite.

Those still wandering around on the streets at that time will definitely be eliminated.

But Yuki thinks that way, other players will too. Besides, they're too far apart; how can they help each other?

His gaze fell on the area with the densest concentration of light spots: the Tower of Asura, the Forest Elf Tower, the War Tower, and the Empty Realm Tower, all less than two hundred kilometers apart, just within the range of the Spirit Particle Communicator.

"The preparation space is independent, meaning that it's impossible to sign a contract before entering the instance like the Mechanical Believers and the Hunters."

Thinking of this, Yuki took out his short sword and glanced at it, his pupils shrinking slightly.

This thing can be activated now, which means I can ask the Hunters for help?

Yuki quickly glanced at the space, thought for a moment, and then put it away.

This is unnecessary, unless there's a problem with the preparation space itself.

"Let's choose one that's closer so we can support each other."

"Don't worry too much. What haven't the four of us seen?" Hayasaka Ai immediately objected. She didn't want Yuki to run around and be eliminated because he didn't fulfill two conditions.

"I don't mean to question you. How about this, before we officially attack the tower, Frieren and I will stay together. Once we've roughly figured out the enemy's strength, then I'll send her to help."

"Okay, I have no objection." Frieren nodded immediately.

Am I really that annoying?

Yuki was a little annoyed, but he didn't say anything. If it were a five-person team, even he couldn't finish it.

With his mind fully focused, he calculated each person's personality, abilities, and tools, then analyzed the characteristics of the towers literally, making a decision as the countdown began:

"I 'Tower of Asura, and you guys can choose the War Tower. The other two names are too abstract; I really don't know what their characteristics are."

The safest option is to strengthen Frieren; the mage is the most suitable for war. But as soon as he finished speaking, the countdown ended, the light in front of him suddenly dimmed, and a blurry sense of spatial movement washed over him.

[Player Yuki chooses the Tower of Asura]

[Coordinate Teleportation]

[Player Yuki, you have arrived at the White Bone Mountains on the Red Earth Continent.]

Chapter Two: The Chosen Tower Explorer (6K)

Red Earth Continent, Meso Kingdom, White Bone Mountains.

Before I even opened my eyes, all sorts of hawking cries, the sound of horses' hooves, and noise assaulted my ears—this was nothing like the terrifying name 'White Bone Mountains'.

Town?

With her red eyes open, Yuki looked around curiously and found herself standing at the entrance of a small town, next to a busy stone road.

Some robust animals, resembling both oxen and horses, slowly walked by, their riders dressed in loose clothing, with swords at their waists or wearing armor, creating a strong sense of medieval Western fantasy.

"Well, the most important thing for a player is acceptance. In my last raid, I was playing Interstellar War, watching power armor units firing like crazy, and now I'm in a simple medieval world."

Something was odd, and looking around, it became even stranger.

This is a valley, with lush mountains in the distance and verdant fields on both sides of the road. Further west, there is a small town of about tens of thousands of people, and the sounds of noise can be heard from afar.

Switching to his Devil's Vision, he could see that the air was filled with a faint 'dust,' a kind of omnipresent energy, which was more concentrated in some places.

For example, the jewels on the carriage next to him reminded Yuki of the Defense Force's fuel rods.