This is very reasonable.
It’s all just like climbing the Deceit Tower and returning to the Bunker.
But Wen Xishu quickly sensed something was amiss.
Why suddenly include a phase for finding a roommate?
At first, Wen Xishu was the Blue Star version of Wen Xishu from 045 as a roommate.
Now, there’s an additional choice—abandon 045 as a roommate and choose a new one.
The suspicious Wen Xishu couldn’t help but wonder:
"Is it just to increase familiarity with the other Otherworldly Me?"
"Doesn’t quite seem like it..."
"Is it possible that the next round of the game is related to roommates?"
"Choosing a roommate is essentially choosing a game partner... or opponent?"
Wen Xishu and 046 Wen Xishu had similar reasoning.
stared at 001 Wen Xishu, gazing for quite a while.
remained indifferent:
"What? Do you want to become my roommate?"
Wen Xishu thought for a moment:
"Sorry, I can’t do it. Although if you were a teammate, you’d be the most reliable one."
"But I thought about it and decided against it. What if we’re enemies next?"
"The first round’s elimination rate didn’t meet the target. If I were the planner, I’d find a way to make the second round more brutal."
"The textual information that appeared earlier had a sort of two-by-two grouping implication, and I always feel like it’s picking opponents."
said:
"Perhaps you’re right."
After saying that, 001 no longer observed those around him. Someone like him, with Wen Xishu unwilling to take risks rejecting him, would naturally have a Wen Xishu willing to take risks recruiting him.
On the other side, the 045 Blue Star version of Wen Xishu said:
"Buddy, let’s just stay roommates, shall we? Don’t change, okay? Although the other Wen Xishu are quite interesting."
"I also admit that I’m eager to be with 022 Wen Xisu... but forget it, the competition for her is too intense."
There really was the non-human 003 Wen Xishu, the middle-aged 038 Wen Xishu, the Sagittarius 044 Wen Xishu...
In short, about a dozen different versions of Wen Xishu surrounded 022, the gender-swapped ’Wen Xisu.’
Wen Xishu felt a headache, thinking it’s great not being in a doomsday world—there’s still time for passion.
Wen Xishu and 007 Wen Xishu had similar deductions.
"If 045 is a teammate, there’s a high probability he won’t be strong, but he’ll be obedient and compliant."
"If 045 is an opponent... well, although everyone is Wen Xishu, theoretically the same mind, the differences in thinking and crisis sensitivity brought by different environments are different."
"I can easily deal with him."
"But then again, if he’s an opponent, choosing an easy opponent... the traits obtained might just be trivial?"
"No, there’s no data to support that. So far, only one person has acquired traits. It’s not necessarily the Wen Xishu from a peaceful world that doesn’t have good traits."
"Therefore, choosing 045 is not impossible."
In an instant, eight hundred thoughts flashed through Wen Xishu’s mind.
Among those present, hundreds of thousands of thoughts flashed through the minds of various Wen Xishus.
Everyone was weighing the pros and cons, or—immersed in their own charms.
Ultimately, Wen Xishu chose to stay with 045 Blue Star version Wen Xishu; the two didn’t choose to change roommates.
And the non-human Wen Xishu from the 003 universe paired with the 022 gender-swapped version Wen Xishu.
Wen Xishu then paired with an assassin Wen Xishu.
As for 001 Wen Xishu, the most powerful Wen Xishu paired with 005 Wen Xishu—the cyber-mechanical Wen Xishu.
This was a Wen Xishu underestimated by many.
appeared sluggish, like a defective robot, somewhat shabby.
But that was just the exterior.
Like a top-tier computer, everything inside the case was top-grade, but the peripherals were a $9.9 mouse and keyboard, with a bulky monitor from the ’90s.
It was all just a disguise.
believed that this mechanical version of himself could at least surpass others in computational power and rational thinking, making him worthy as a roommate.
Additionally, when meeting each other’s eyes, 001 found himself quite interested in that version of himself from the cyber world.
...
...
During the break, Wen Xishu was almost monopolized by 045 Wen Xishu with various questions.
diligently recorded every incident Wen Xishu recounted, seeing it as capital to brag about when he returned.
Of course, the premise of returning was to defeat more than eighty completely different, and almost mostly stronger "Wen Xishus."
It was difficult, but 045 decided not to let those negative emotions affect him for now.
An hour’s time quickly passed.
Wen Xishu said:
"Alright, no more questions, let’s get ready, we’re about to receive the prompt."
The Blue Star version Wen Xishu exclaimed:
"Were you timing it the whole time?"
Wen Xishu shook his head:
"I wasn’t timing intentionally, it’s just that it all became instinctive."
These words made the Blue Star Wen Xishu both impressed and envious. In his eyes, the 046 Wen Xishu was the one he most desired to become among the many Wen Xishus.
And at this moment, Wen Xishu’s precision was evident.
Just as he finished speaking, the prompt for the second round appeared.
[I believe an hour’s time is not enough for you to understand each other. So next, I will open the second round of the game to enhance your relationship, or rather, your understanding of each other.]
[In the second round, I will restore your abilities, and you will go to the world your roommate is from and complete what, in their subjective experience, has been their most difficult mission so far.]
[Go and experience another world well, and good luck to all of you.]
Upon receiving this message, many Wen Xishus were left dumbfounded.
cyber Wen Xishu, at this moment, expressed no joy or sorrow:
"It seems I will be destroyed in your world."