His first reaction was that this was a talisman.
But soon, Wen Xishu thought of another possibility.
Could this be... not a talisman, but money?
The migrant worker’s intention was actually to demand money. Is it possible that, in one of the checkpoints, encountering a migrant worker, all it takes is giving money?
But Wen Xishu fundamentally believed that migrant workers belong to the realm of "good".
Even though there could be eerie carriages, the "good" ones are often easier to pass through than the "evil" ones.
He still needed to find a carriage that was much harder to pass through.
Wen Xishu touched a wet, sticky cloth. That damp and slimy texture... made him feel nauseous.
But soon, Wen Xishu thought... could this cloth wipe away the footprints on the ground?
Yes, he thought of the traffickers.
Wen Xishu decided to abandon the cloth.
Perhaps this cloth did not belong to the traffickers’ checkpoint, but Wen Xishu could only guess at that moment...
Considering that the traffickers’ checkpoint was already past, if it were truly a tool for that, wouldn’t he have drawn a duplicate tool?
Wen Xishu continued to feel his way around.
By this time, he could actually feel his "vitality" slowly being drained away.
The cold, wet things seemed to be absorbing his life force.
However, Wen Xishu didn’t care.
He had a static health bar; as long as he didn’t die, he could maintain peak condition even with low health.
But without a doubt, these things were exceedingly malevolent...
Soon, Wen Xishu touched a round object, if he squeezed it hard... Wen Xishu felt he could easily crush it.
After all, his Slaughter Tower panel made him incredibly powerful in combat.
Soon, Wen Xishu confirmed that it was an eyeball. When he touched it, he clearly felt... his arm becoming unbearably heavy.
"In other words, there’s a checkpoint that requires a special eye?"
"Whose checkpoint could it be?"
There wasn’t much time left for Wen Xishu.
He soon felt a square, flat object, like a glass pane.
Wen Xishu touched it and quickly thought of a picture frame.
It was a picture frame.
Not something overly eerie, maybe the picture frame would remind the source of the strangeness in a certain carriage of some beautiful memories?
This might be a "good" item.
Finally, just before the minute was up, Wen Xishu touched something significantly heavy...
When Wen Xishu touched it, something like worm-like tendrils clasped tightly onto him.
Next, Wen Xishu felt his body being drained of blood...
"You touched it. So you can’t choose other items now, it has chosen you." The attendant said.
This ambiguous statement made Wen Xishu feel as if he was entangled by some filthy thing.
He immediately withdrew his hand.
But it was too late...
Countless fine blood vessels pierced through Wen Xishu’s skin.
Even the strong skin under his Slaughter Tower panel was pierced.
It was like a plant taking root, and Wen Xishu’s arm was quickly entwined by fine tendrils.
But this wasn’t a plant, it was a baby.
A baby with enormous eyes and a grossly deformed head.
It looked at Wen Xishu, emitting a strange laugh.
The upper body was baby-like, but the lower body was like a monster, full of root-like tendrils...
These tendrils wrapped around Wen Xishu’s arm, absorbing the energy from his body.
"Without it, that checkpoint would be very hard to pass, but with it, you could pass quite easily. However, you need to hold on until it appears," the female attendant said with a smile.
Wen Xishu had already guessed what this baby was a tool for dealing with.
That female online celebrity.
Now it seemed, the obsession of that female online celebrity was incredibly terrifying, even the tool to deal with her was extremely frightening.
In fact, someone as strong as Wen Xishu could forcibly kill this baby now.
But Wen Xishu didn’t do it. His vitality was extremely resilient, after all, he belonged to the top tier of the Celestial Ladder List.
For a time, he wouldn’t be drained dry by such a strange creature.
Wen Xishu really wanted to see... having chosen the right tool, what the scene facing the corresponding checkpoint would be like. Since it was a tool, Wen Xishu had a way to handle it, without any panic.
No matter how powerful you are, can you be stronger than the Phoenix Gloves?
"Thank you for your patronage, and good luck. You should proceed to the next carriage now," the female attendant stepped aside, making way for Wen Xishu.
Wen Xishu nodded:
"We will meet again."
Saying this, he carried the baby that resembled a giant tumor, and walked towards Carriage 06.
Wen Xishu prayed that in Carriage 06, he would encounter the baby’s mother.
...
...
Carriage 06.
No surprise, it was very similar to Carriage 01 again.
Wen Xishu already had experience, pressing himself close to the door to observe, constantly refusing in his mind to return to the previous carriage.
Obviously, returning to the previous carriage had penalties. Otherwise, he could exploit a glitch to obtain multiple tools.
This time, Wen Xishu didn’t spend a long time observing before he discovered the problem.
"It’s that brat!"
When he saw the brat was no longer in his original position, he knew...
This checkpoint was related to the brat.
Wen Xishu found that among a family of three, the man and woman’s expressions and sitting postures were almost identical to those in Carriage 01.
This indicated that this was only the brat’s checkpoint, while the other two family members seemed to have additional checkpoints.