When the red door deep in my heart closed again, the white fog once again became an insulator for negative emotions.
He looked at the captain, the notes in his eyes were the same as before, the only difference was that the captain outside the tower would display combat power data.
This was the captain, but he clearly remembered... the captain had died in order to protect himself.
Although the body was not dead, the soul had been devoured by a group of resentful beings.
"After exploring the area this time, I'm finally not the one who's confused anymore." Wujiu complained with a smile.
Bai Wu noticed Hong Yin's expression and roughly guessed that Hong Yin might have done something.
He soon let it go. The captain would definitely tell him the whole process. It didn't matter if he didn't tell him. The important thing was the fact that the captain was still alive.
"We should go back." Wujiu said.
Hong Yin was a little reluctant, Bai Wu said:
"It will take some time to absorb the power of the Lake God, right?"
Half of Hongyin's red skirt has turned black. Although Xiaohong made a mistake this time, Xiaohei should not make a similar mistake in the future.
Of course, for Bai Wu, Hong Yin is also a person worth protecting.
Hong Yin nodded:
"After absorbing all the resentment, we have to slowly assimilate it before it can truly serve as strength."
"That's perfect. After all, it takes time for them to come find you."
In front of Yan Zizai and Xie Xingzhi, Bai Wu didn't say too much. Hong Yin knew that this was her brother's invitation to her.
Bai Wu wanted to gather everyone in Baichuan City. The seven-day catastrophe that year made Baichuan City a severely affected area.
But Bai Wu is confident that with the help of Gu Hailin, Liu Mu, Jiang Yimi, Nie Chongshan, Lin Rui and Hong Yin, he can purify Baichuan City of all the evil bit by bit.
Hong Yin thought about it... She came to this place to remember her grandma.
But all the people in the village have now been put into the other world, and there are no living things in this village.
Hong Yin nodded and said nothing more.
Bai Wu looked across Zao Lake and suddenly remembered:
“Has the white deer ever appeared?”
"No. Since I came here, I have always been in the other world. Good thoughts have been experiencing death, and there has been no white deer on the other side of the lake."
Wujiu said:
"You think there's something wrong with that white deer?"
"Well, the true form of the Lake God is based on the White Deer. As an evil creature, the White Deer appeared too early. It is the earliest evil creature we have found in our current investigation outside the tower."
Bai Wu did not express his true thoughts. In his opinion, the area outside the village was the road leading to the well.
But this is just a direction. The traction wheel has recorded this place and I will explore it slowly in the future if I have the chance.
If only the extremely outer areas can create creatures like the Lake God, then the rules in the areas deeper into the well must be even more distorted.
And... even bigger.
So far, the area that Bai Wu has seen is actually very small.
Telephone booths, manors, casinos, hospitals, schools, and zoos are not very large.
The largest area he had heard of so far was probably the Mechanical City. Bai Wu had a hunch that he would encounter an unusually large area in the future.
A city full of twists and turns.
The white fog did not cross the lake, and Wujiu's expression seemed to indicate that there were still some things that could not be explained until they returned to the tower.
"By the way, how long have we been in this place?"
"Less than four hours." The answer came not from Hong Yin but from Wujiu.
"It seems that time passes quickly in the other world, but time passes slowly in reality."
"Well, this place is like a dream. A dream may seem very long, but in reality it may only last one or two hours, or even shorter."
Bai Wu no longer had any doubts.
The group quickly returned to the entrance of the village, after all, Liu Hu was still there.
Wujiu looked at Yan Zizai:
"Did the inspection team find that there was something wrong with our investigation corps during this inspection?"
The original intention of the inspection team was to confirm the strength ceiling of the four-level organization and investigate a certain incident.
Of course, Yan Zizai and the others looked down on Wujiu and Bai Wu, the "low-class fighters" at first, although it was not as obvious as Liu Hu.
After this survey, Yan Zizai actually had a certain understanding.
He was sure that Bai Wu and Wu Jiu already had the strength to explore the red area.
But for now, more observation is needed to determine the other circumstances of these two people.
He did not intend to report it to the ruler for the time being, so he said something else:
"How did you find this area? Since you know her, I think you didn't come to this area randomly through the stone tablet. Does this mean you have a traction wheel?"
A hint of excitement flashed in Cain's eyes. He was curious about how the white fog would end.
After all, Bai Wu's traction wheel was left by him.
Bai Wu said:
"We were fighting side by side just now, but now you're suddenly questioning me. This is such a fake friendship."
"We helped you because we share the same stand. Don't think you can get close to us just by doing this."
Yan Zizai obviously didn't want Bai Wu to think that a battle could bring them closer.
Bai Wu had no expectations:
"Well, I'm just a lowly person. I never thought of clinging to you. You saved me, but you can't live without me. Let's be even."
"As long as you know."
"As for the traction wheel, I just learned its name. You might as well ask me why I know Evil Fall instead of asking me about it."
Yan Zizai frowned. He seemed to have forgotten one thing. Although he and his group had dealt with the Lake God, an evil being even more terrifying than the Lake God was still here.
It was just that Hong Yin cleared away the evil thoughts and negative emotions in his body, which made Yan Zizai feel somewhat favorable towards Hong Yin and no longer think that she was evil.
But after hearing what Bai Wu said, he realized that Hong Yin was an evil being, a terrifying existence that could destroy all of his group.
Hong Yin understood what Bai Wu meant and said:
"This is for my brother. I don't care who you are. Don't bully my brother. Otherwise, unless you don't leave the tower, I will hunt you down to the ends of the earth."
If a little girl says such domineering words, it is somewhat inconsistent with her temperament.
But Hong Yin wouldn't do that. The eyes of the people holding the balloons were full of contempt.
She looked harmless, but after absorbing the resentment of the Lake God, Hong Yin's temperament became somewhat evil.
Be it Yan Zizai, Xie Xingzhi, or even Cain, they all knew the danger of this girl.
Cain, who transformed into Jiang Xuan, was actually quite jealous of Bai Wu here. Among the many disciples, none of them could compare with Hong Yin.
Elijah actually had great potential, but he was driven into autism by Hong Yin's resentment and he didn't even see Hong Yin's true form.
"Why don't we talk about the traction wheel?" Bai Wu suggested.
Yan Zizai did not hide it:
"This thing can ignore the three-day rule. Basically, any interval is fine. It can freely enter and exit the tower and go to places it has been to before. If there is a traction wheel, the map outside the tower will definitely be more complete. But there are only seven of these things. It is said that seven hundred years ago, all seven were on the fifth floor of the tower. Later, the number of rulers of the tower decreased, and some people took it away."
Bai Wu thought about it. Cain had two pieces in his hand, one of which was in his hand, and the Zhong family had one piece, which now fell into his hands.
The remaining four pieces were obviously not enough for the seven ruling families to share. And according to Yan Zizai's words, a few more pieces had been taken away.
"So... you know about this thing, but you haven't seen it?"
"We found out through the Zhong family."
Zhong Xue, the guide of the Zhong family, and even Zhong Xu are all dead. The only person who knows about this is Xie Yingjie.
"Except for the Zhong family, none of your seven families have it?"
"The traction wheel is rare and is owned by all the major families. The Zhong family should hand it over in a while and let another family keep it. Basically, each family keeps it for a few years, and it rotates like this. But no matter who keeps it, they cannot refuse the other families' requests to use it."
This is a way to rationally utilize resources, Bai Wu said:
"You're not going to try to steal my roulette wheel, are you?"
"Since she gave it to you, the roulette wheel naturally belongs to you. Although it is valuable, having one or two more won't make much sense."
Just as Yan Zizai said, if every human had a traction wheel, perhaps the map outside the tower would have been completed long ago.
But there are only seven of these things, and even if the seven become seventy, it won’t mean much.
Yan Zizai's expression and tone didn't sound like he was lying, so Bai Wu felt relieved. This was good news, because none of the seven major families had a single traction wheel in their hands.
At least they can't come to this area to disturb Hong Yin.
However, these things also made Bai Wu re-recognize Cain.
Cain was able to obtain two traction wheels among so many rulers. Presumably, before Cain went to the sixth floor of the tower, his peak combat power was stronger than that of the rulers.
"It's time to go back. Is he okay?"
Bai Wu pointed at Liu Hu.
Yan Zizai was very dissatisfied with Liu Hu's performance, as if he was watching the shame of the inspection team:
"It's okay. It's okay if something happens."
Several people started the return roulette wheel one after another, and the journey to Zao Lake ended here.
When I left, the Eye of Prell did not pop up a dialog box, nor did it summarize the area's exploration level or anything like that.
When leaving the other world, it seemed that the information had already been given.
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The dark red light in the high tower means that the enemies Bai Wu and others are facing this time are stronger than those in the general red area.
When the group appeared at the bottom of the tower, they once again attracted everyone's attention.
Fortunately, this time with the help of Yan Zizai and others, Bai Wu and Wu Jiu are no longer the focus.
As for the follow-up investigation report, he has already figured out how to write it.
Bai Wu and Wu Jiu were about to go to the second floor, while Jiang Xuan said he wanted to take a look around the first floor.
Yan Zizai and Xie Xingzhi were going to the fifth floor. When they got to the elevator from the fourth floor to the fifth floor, Xie Xingzhi said:
"It's obvious that Bai Wu and Gu Qingyu have talents close to ours. How are you going to report this? You and I both know that the higher-ups sent us here to find out why the business place was destroyed. This operation has proven their strength... They have the ability to destroy the business of those people above them."
The destruction of the casino was actually a good thing for Yan Zizai, at least his memory did not need to be erased.
He had remembered some things, remembering that he had a younger sister.
But my sister is dead.
But now that he was back in the tower, without any resentment, Yan Zizai was very rational and calm:
"As far as I know, the Xie family is not involved in the business. The outside forces you contacted are from another group."
"Indeed."
"So Bai Wu and Gu Qingyu are not obstacles to the interests of your Xie family, right?"
"Not really."
"Will you report it then?"
"I'm not the captain. Liu Hu is unconscious and probably doesn't know anything. As for me, I'm very interested in them, but that's just interest. It's up to you whether to report it or not."
Xie Xingzhi had already been informed by Xie Yingjie, the ancestor of the Xie family. Bai Wu was already considered a half-ally, and he and Xie Yingjie were also very clear about Bai Wu's power.
This conversation was just Xie Xingzhi testing Yan Zizai and trying to help Bai Wu.
However, what Xie Xingzhi didn't know was that Yan Zizai also planned to help Bai Wu.
Yan Zizai did not tell Xie Xingzhi whether he had reported the strength of Wujiu and Baiwu truthfully and in detail.
He needs to calm down now, because the extra memories are quietly changing him.
If Xie Xingzhi knew what Yan Zizai was thinking, he would probably feel very sympathetic towards Liu Hu—
After all, among the so-called three-member inspection team, only Liu Hu stood firm, while the others became traitors.
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The second floor of the tower. The Survey Corps branch.
"So the situation at that time was that you, Captain, were indeed dead, but the full moon fragment could revive you?"
"Yes." Wujiu did not hide it from Bai Wu.
Even what Bai Yuan mentioned in the letter was said. Although Bai Yuan hoped that Wu Jiu would not reveal everything, Wu Jiu thought about it and felt that even if it was just between the lines, Bai Yuan gave him a sense of danger.
He would rather believe in Bai Wu.
Bai Wu's expression was a little strange.
When the captain died, he suddenly felt angry. This was certainly not an accident.
He guessed that it might be related to some of his father's actions.
"So... that's not just my obsession, but his true soul..."
In other words, in this world after traveling through time, the person I had been meeting in the past few days was really my father.
Thinking that the first name in the address book in the Neptune's soul-binding phone was Bai Yuan, Bai Wu felt strange.
Death is just the beginning of the next journey, but all signs indicate that this journey is not caused by accidents or coincidences.
It’s just that these things are simply hard to figure out. If the answer is outside the tower, then just keep leaving the tower.
Maybe one day, when the mystery of why the tower exists and why the outside of the tower is twisted is solved, other problems that have been bothering me will also be solved.
This time leaving the tower reminded Bai Wu of someone.
Feudal superstition created monsters like the Lake God, but the popularization of science will not make superstition disappear.
Twisted times will create distorted beliefs, and distorted beliefs will make people do crazy things.
Throwing his offspring into the lake, or... some crazy thing to do with the Tower.
Due to frequent trips out of the tower, Bai Wu had no time to take care of the things inside the tower. He planned to investigate something before going out of the tower next time.
So Bai Wu went to the residence of the short sister-in-law Ruan Qingyun.
He wanted to meet Lilith and talk about destroying the Tower God Society.