The next day.
Albert wore a black cloak and hood. From afar, one could see his beard, but his eyes were hidden underneath the hood.
It was rare to see Albert in such attire.
Wenren Mirror said:
"Teacher, I see you in this outfit again. Every once in a while, you dress like this."
This was a forbidden garden in the Desire Tower Academy District, where Wenren Mirror and Wen Xishu once chatted.
Here, Albert often played chess with Wenren Mirror.
But today, someone else would come.
"So this is what you call... Three Kingdoms Chess?"
Albert looked at the chessboard modified by Wenren Mirror and showed some interest.
Wenren Mirror said:
"Yes, it’s rare for the three... the two of us to play chess with you again, so I specifically learned this in the Desire Tower World."
Albert nodded:
"Very good, by the way, have you had any new expansions in your Desire Sequence recently?"
Wenren Mirror nodded:
"Yes, I have."
Albert smiled:
"It’s good that you have. Keep up the hard work, Mirror. Although your level is higher than Xun Hui’s, the exploration difficulty in the Desire Tower is low, and the depth limit of exploration is very high."
Wenren Mirror deeply agreed:
"I have never been slack, teacher. It’s just that... sometimes luck really isn’t on my side."
Albert said:
"Not long ago, I heard that Wen Xishu said he turned someone, possibly a leader-level figure, into a dominator. In his exploration report about the seventh floor of the Deceit Tower, there’s a section about rescuing seven people from an apartment, and the key was the seventh person."
Wenren Mirror softly said:
"Yes, teacher. I am also following Wen Xishu’s tower climbing reports. Sometimes, you can’t help but marvel at his astonishing talent. Perhaps his potential is not beneath that of Wen Chaohua."
Wenren Mirror paused and continued:
"I actually remember that task, but I asked many people who explored that task with me..."
"And I found that everyone received a task to bring happiness to six people. Those six people were the six tenants in the Miracle Mansion, such as the lawyer Jiang Yingce and the actor He Taiping."
"The An Youxuan and An Jincheng mentioned by Wen Xishu... It’s hard to extract information from those six people."
"Of course, it’s not impossible to find out. It’s just that it would take a long detour."
Wenren Mirror had an appearance that everyone liked and the ability to see through people’s hearts, but he didn’t have the "invitation."
The depth of exploration in the Desire Tower largely depends on the timing and position of entry, even the identity.
Wenren Mirror could adjust with luck points, but without the invitation, he always ended up in somewhat distant spots.
Having never experienced the Deceit Tower, it was also difficult for him to understand what the deepest despair of those Desire Tower task targets was.
But Wen Xishu was different in this regard.
Wenren Mirror said:
"I actually somewhat understand why Wen Chaohua said those things to you back then."
Albert said:
"You mean the phrase ’the Deceit Tower is the most important’?"
Wenren Mirror nodded:
"Teacher, if we directly follow the trajectory of the apocalypse descending on the Three-Tower World from the Desire Tower, we face the world of the masses."
"That world is too vast, making it very difficult for me to find the right entry point."
"But the Deceit Tower is different. Through the invitation, Wen Chaohua discovered that the way to enter the Desire Tower was completely different from others."
"Now, Wen Xishu has proven this as well."
Albert smiled:
"Very fair, isn’t it?"
Wenren Mirror understood the meaning of this sentence.
"Yes, it is indeed fair."
The Desire Tower didn’t require taking risks, but the Deceit Tower did. Wen Xishu got the invitation, and you could admire him, but no one stopped you from trying the same means.
Many people explored the Deceit Tower, but how many obtained the invitation? Virtually none.
Wenren Mirror lightly laughed:
"Fair, so I dare not go. But fortunately, by using some Desire Sequence, I gradually began to find those bringers of ruin at higher levels."
"I think maybe one day, I could join forces with him."
Their conversation was interrupted as a figure suddenly jumped over the iron gate.
"Mirror, old man, sorry I’m late."
The speaker was tall, with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, but he didn’t appear overly muscular. He sat familiarly on the third stool.
"Chess? Why are we playing this again? Can’t we play something based on luck?"
"Xun Hui, your killing intent seems heavier recently," Wenren Mirror said.
The newcomer was none other than Xun Hui, the top of the Celestial Ladder List in the Slaughter Tower.
It was only Albert who could get both Xun Hui and Wenren Mirror to play chess together.
Albert laughed heartily:
"I knew you didn’t like chess, so I actually brought a deck of cards."
Wenren Mirror smiled bitterly and began putting away the chess pieces and board.
Xun Hui said:
"It’s not that I don’t like it; it’s just that if you call us to gather, it must be for something serious, right?"
"I’m a person who likes to win in everything. Hitting two birds with one stone by listening to serious matters and thinking with you two is too tiring."
"Playing something based on luck is good enough. Old man, don’t shuffle the cards yourself. Let Mirror do it, as he doesn’t have any ability."
Wenren Mirror thought to himself, as expected.
Any card game required him to shuffle the deck because Albert and Xun Hui’s hands were too fast, making it easy to cheat.