Wen Chaohua.
This answer truly surprised Albert.
However, his reaction was quite intriguing:
"Amazing, he didn’t die. It seems he found a way to smuggle himself through."
There was no doubt, nor did he ask many questions. For this former student, and the current one, Albert didn’t seem overly concerned.
He just maintained an appropriate level of interest.
"Smuggle?" Wen Xishu was intrigued.
Albert said:
"Once, I had a similar opportunity. It seems my abilities were recognized by a very peculiar guy. I don’t know who he is, but he might be one of the twelve astrological signs."
"But I couldn’t identify him by appearance."
Wen Xishu did not speak.
Albert continued:
"He invited me, saying there was a way to take me to the real world, leaving the bunker behind."
"But you refused," Wen Xishu finally spoke.
Albert nodded:
"I despise many people in the bunker, but I can’t abandon them. I was also afraid that bypassing the process and directly reaching the result was a mistake."
"As you know, I’ve never liked taking the easy route."
Wen Xishu felt a deep respect inwardly.
He also realized...
Among the twelve zodiac signs, there exists a sign whose way of doing things involves smuggling... directly converting someone from the bunker into someone on the Three-Tower Battlefield.
Who could it be?
Currently, he knew about Aries, Gemini, Scorpio, Libra, Aquarius, Pisces, Cancer, Leo, Virgo...
Only three signs, Sagittarius, Capricorn, and Taurus were still completely unknown to Wen Xishu in terms of their methods.
Most likely, the old principal encountered one of these signs: Sagittarius, Capricorn, or Taurus.
But Wen Xishu wasn’t in a hurry. After all...
He had a feeling that these three signs would soon turn their attention to him.
Albert returned to the main topic, his expression tinged with slight joy:
"Since he’s still alive, I’m relieved. You brothers meeting, he must be very happy?"
Wen Xishu nodded:
"Very happy, he hugged me. Teacher, I can trust you, right?"
This sudden shift in Wen Xishu’s words was rather abrupt, as the great devouring had not yet ended.
Albert said:
"It seems he left some valuable clues, no wonder you had Evelyn leave. Go ahead."
Wen Xishu still trusted Albert. If the Three Towers were a wall, Albert’s wish was to cross over that wall.
He was a thorough practitioner.
"After the Wen Family massacre... what happened to the Wen Family’s Old Mansion?"
Albert had a hunch:
"It seems there’s something very valuable in the old mansion. The Wen Family’s Old Mansion was sealed off, and no one has moved in yet because the secrets of Wen Chaohua are still something many in the bunker... even the Five Elders, are eager to uncover."
Upon hearing this, Wen Xishu thought that if it was just sealed, then it wasn’t much of a problem. He said seriously:
"Principal, I need to go to the Wen Family’s Old Mansion, there’s a clue inside that only I can discover."
"No problem, come after the great devouring ends. By then, with your reputation, nothing should obstruct you. At least not openly."
"There might even be people who openly obstruct you but secretly curry favor."
Wen Xishu frowned slightly:
"Who?"
Albert said:
"You’ll know by then. No matter what challenges you face, don’t refuse, and don’t be afraid."
"Also, if the secret in the Wen Family’s Old Mansion... can be shared with me, I am very curious too."
Albert was indeed very curious about what Wen Chaohua had done. In fact, knowing that this former disciple was still alive made him very happy.
Wen Xishu said:
"If I really find the secret, after summarizing it, I’ll share with you the parts I can."
Albert nodded:
"Alright, let’s get down to business. You still plan to go to the orange vortex again, don’t you?"
"Yes, I don’t plan to rest too long." Wen Xishu was already looking at the screen.
But soon, he noticed the problem.
"What’s with these two vortices?"
Albert said:
"They merged."
Observing the second layer of orange vortexes hanging high in the sky from the safehouse, there should have been six left.
But now, only five remained.
It wasn’t that someone had dismantled the fourth vortex, but that two vortices had merged into one.
Wen Xishu said:
"Is that possible? Merging of obsessions?"
Albert explained:
"This is the first time I’ve seen it too. I guess, most likely, the two vortices come from the same place."
Wen Xishu also agreed with this theory.
He remembered, the heavy rain in Jiangcheng, in that rainstorm there was Ding Dong’s mental hospital, there was Tang Rui committing murder on a rainy night, and naturally, other capable people had anchored life-changing events in that rainstorm.
Undoubtedly, Jiangcheng was a place where things happened frequently.
But it was definitely not just Jiangcheng.
Mo’en City was the same, when Jennifer and Jack awakened, those annoying rats also awakened.
Clearly, many places had many capable people.
Most of the time, they were independent. But it seemed the great devouring had changed some structure...
Causing two vortices from the same area to start merging.
Albert said:
"My suggestion is to avoid this vortex. Choose another vortex with available data."
The merged vortex couldn’t be analyzed even by the safehouse.
But there were still four other vortices, from which the safehouse could provide some information.