With a look of reverence, the staff member immediately said, "As expected of someone Liu Sir specially wants to take care of, you truly always consider the people."
Wen Xishu realized that Liu Sir's position in the Bunker was not low.
He suddenly felt a bit puzzled: "You should know who I am, right?"
The staff member still spoke gently: "Although this is a message with a certain level of confidentiality, I know that you are the brother of the most heinous criminal in the Bunker's history."
"But what does that matter? There are no villains in this world; villains are merely the product of those higher-ups failing in their internal struggles."
"Perhaps your brother committed heinous crimes, but since even Liu Jingsen has intervened... I wouldn't be surprised if you become a hero in the future."
Villains are merely the product of the powerful failing in their internal struggles.
This statement was so insightful that it made Wen Xishu look at him with new respect.
From the other party's attitude, this person was indeed a natural saint for navigating officialdom.
In his original world, this person would definitely be a Shandong native.
"What's your name?"
"Sha Ruijing."
"Good name. If this were in Handong Province, someone would build a basketball court for you. Keep it up; your official career might be even stronger than Liu Jingsen's."
"Haha, I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare."
Sha Ruijing smiled and waved his hand, not caring where Handong Province was.
After all, the Second Young Master of the Wen Family had said quite a few crazy things.
He immediately got to the point: "Actually, ascending the Three Towers is very easy. Once the procedures are complete, you can ascend at any time. You haven't ascended before, have you?"
As he spoke, Sha Ruijing took out a uniquely shaped watch.
It had a black leather strap with many tiny 'holes' on it, and the watch face's pattern resembled a DNA double helix, predominantly black in color.
Wen Xishu noticed that on the face of his watch, there was also a black number: zero.
"This thing is called a 'Login Device,' it's the tool for ascending the Three Towers. It's managed by the Bunker's Fertility Office and is bound to your identity code."
"Black watches are for going to Weird Tower, red watches are for going to Slaughter Tower, and white watches are for going to Desire Tower."
Wen Xishu found that these three colors corresponded to the colors of the three dice in his mind.
His ability to accept new information was strong; he wasn't too surprised, only asking, "Through a teleporter? I thought it would be... through some kind of lift device, leaving the Bunker, and then entering the three giant Towers?"
Sha Ruijing laughed: "Hahahahaha... you're very humorous. The Bunker has no exit at all; we have no way to leave the Bunker."
This made Wen Xishu even more surprised: "Does that mean the Bunker's exit is blocked?"
"No, the Bunker simply has no exit."
Based on the Second Young Master Wen's past medical conditions, Sha Ruijing felt that it was normal for him to ask any outrageous or common-sense questions.
"The Bunker is completely sealed. There's a saying that the Bunker is alive."
"Initially, the Bunker only had two levels: the functional level and the residential level."
"But as humans continued to explore the Three Towers, the Bunker grew larger and larger, with more and more functional levels and residential levels."
Wen Xishu fell silent. This world was even crazier than his own mind.
If the Bunker could not be left, then Wen Chaohua's words, "We will meet outside the Bunker"... seemed a bit strange.
He continued to ask: "Since we can't leave the Bunker, how did humans enter the Bunker?"
Sha Ruijing shook his head and said, "Who knows? Perhaps you can find the answer in the Three Towers Game."
"Some people speculate that the essence of exploring the Three Towers is to transport the Three Towers, and the Bunker will become larger and larger, taller and taller, until... it reaches the surface."
Wen Xishu pondered this statement; it seemed to make some sense.
He then asked: "Then you've never seen the sky? Are there plants and animals in the Bunker?"
Sha Ruijing's smile remained kind: "Animals and plants are all in the functional levels. The Bunker even has a zoo."
"As for the sky and the sea, you can see those in the Three Towers."
Wen Xishu recalled that Liu Sir had said that exploring the Three Towers, in addition to material rewards, could also yield technical or facility rewards.
So, a zoo could also be considered a type of facility?
He suddenly wondered—could he bring back a foot bath parlor?
If he could really bring one back and include foot bath services in medical insurance, he might even be able to run for Bunker Chief.
Wen Xishu's desire to ascend the Three Towers surged. Foot baths didn't matter; his main goal was to contribute to the people.
Sha Ruijing returned to the main topic: "Press the button next to that watch face, and you can enter the Three Towers World."
Wen Xishu nodded, then asked, "Do I not have the qualification to use other colors of Login Devices?"
Sha Ruijing nodded and said gently, "You are still under controlled status. You can only use the black Login Device to go to Weird Tower."
"And even for normal Bunker citizens, applying to switch Towers must have a minimum interval of six months."
"The total number of the three types of Login Devices, combined, is equal to the total adult population of the Bunker."
"But everyone wants to go to Desire Tower, so the basic requirements for going to Desire Tower are getting higher and higher."
"Before, a junior college degree was enough, but now, even undergraduates have to compete on physical fitness; if you don't have a big 'handle,' you have to go to Slaughter Tower."
Wen Xishu understood.
Among the Three Towers, Desire Tower had the lowest survival difficulty.
And it was very likely that the process of challenging Desire Tower was not only painless but also very enjoyable.
This also led everyone to want to become an ascender of Desire Tower.
It was roughly equivalent to becoming... those people in his previous life who had easy jobs but made a lot of money.
For example, a certain Qi Peijia who played games all day and didn't update his novels.
Sha Ruijing added: "Of course, as we discussed earlier, this world also has people with extraordinary talents, suitable for Desire Tower..."
"For these people, we can appropriately relax the requirements and allow them to enter Desire Tower."
"To prevent people suitable for Desire Tower from dying in Slaughter Tower; or to prevent people suitable for Slaughter Tower from indulging in Desire Tower—"
"The Bunker has established many organizations."
"Three Towers Academy, Three Towers Research Bureau, Three Towers Game Distribution Office..."
"These organizations are all for systematically and objectively assigning everyone to the suitable Tower system."
"To prevent everyone from flocking to Desire Tower."
Wen Xishu nodded. This system was very scientific: "But Weird Tower is an exception?"
Sha Ruijing said helplessly, "To be honest, the monsters in Weird Tower aren't actually stronger than the monsters in Slaughter Tower."
"But Weird Tower is all about being unreasonable; many who enter die inexplicably."
"And even high-level veterans from Slaughter Tower or Desire Tower have to start from scratch when entering Weird Tower."
"So the higher-ups believe that new people should explore Weird Tower, rather than transferring veterans from the other two Towers."
Wen Xishu fully agreed.
Losing newbies was definitely better than losing experts.
"In fact, exploring only Slaughter Tower and Desire Tower can meet the current survival needs of the Bunker."
"This is also why Weird Tower has not been explored."
"But not long ago, the 'Three Towers Co-Expansion Conjecture' was initially confirmed, and various policy benefits for exploring Weird Tower came into effect."
Sha Ruijing stood up and patted Wen Xishu's shoulder: "Brother, good luck! Seize this opportunity and come back alive!"
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...
After completing the ascension procedures, Wen Xishu returned to his cell.
His identity was special; even in prison, he had a private cell.
Other prisoners had no chance of coming into contact with Wen Xishu.
He had asked all he needed to ask, so Wen Xishu no longer delayed. He directly activated the Login Device.
The black wristband instantly tightened, and his wrist felt as if it was firmly gripped by something.
Something extended from the tiny 'holes' on the strap and pierced into Wen Xishu's skin.
The double helix pattern on the watch face began to spin, faster and faster.
Everything in Wen Xishu's eyes began to blur and take on a trembling sensation.
He suddenly saw a vast world shattering, whether from a spatial or temporal perspective, the world was cut into countless parts.
Many fragments from various time nodes piled up layer upon layer, eventually forming three giant tall Towers.
Some fragmented scenes, Wen Xishu even felt... very familiar, bearing some resemblance to his own world.
Subsequently, the ascension information appeared in Wen Xishu's mind.
【Welcome to the Three Towers Game.】
【Current maximum accessible level: Seventh Level.】
【Account not yet registered. Please register with the Receptor after completing your first mission.】
Generally speaking, at this point, the next step would be the mission introduction and being teleported to the Three Towers area.
But Wen Xishu had an extra step—
【Special item "Dice of Madness" detected.】
【Dice of Madness: A magical dice that subverts the rules of the Three Towers. Once owned, it can exempt you from some Three Towers restrictions, and based on the rolled point combinations, it can unlock more Reversal permissions.】
【Do you want to roll?】
Finally, the familiar rhythm began. I published the book yesterday, actually not planning to tell anyone, thinking I'd tell you after the signing status changed today. But readers still found out, hahahaha, how embarrassing.
