Chapter 143 - A Month Away From The Tower
Chapter 143: A Month Away From The Tower
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Chapter 143: A Month Away From The Tower
All the people who went to the 300th floor for the first time made strange noises.
It was as if someone had scratched the tickle in their bones.
“Is this really your first time going up to the 300th floor?” Mo Ran asked in surprise, seeing that Wang Wen had closed his eyes to enjoy it.
Wang Wen paused for a moment before saying, “Yes.”
He was not sure about it at first. After all, the man’s True Clone was clearly not half the strength of his current useless body.
However, if one looked closely, one could see a distinction between the two. The True Clone had aimed for the peak, while he had only stepped on the 300th floor.
He had finally made the correct wager.
If he did not have the reward of reaching the 300th floor for the first time, he would have difficulty dealing with the hidden dangers he had previously spent so much time training for. He would have to specifically seek out some rare tools to deal with invisible injuries.
His body had been repaired from head to toe with the assistance of the World Tower. He felt much more at ease, whether mentally or physically.
Any torn ligaments, worn joints, and cracked bones were all healed.
The ease with which he raised his hands and kicked his legs was indescribable.
That was why Wang Wen needed to get to the 300th floor no matter what.
Only a child would do something like that in a fit of rage.
An adult’s reasons for insisting must be his own.
He had previously used Yao Shi as an excuse; otherwise, he would have had to explain how he knew about the 300th-floor reward despite having never visited the 300th floor.
That kind of information had to be purchased with money from somewhere else.
A few minutes flew by in an instant.
It was too late for the floor in front of him.
They would be reset in the tower if they did not leave. They would return to the first floor even if they passed through the 300th-floor entrance. It was the same as passing up the chance to enter the tower the following week. Other than Mo Ran, if the others wanted to leave the tower then, they would have to forfeit the entire time they spent climbing the tower the following week.
Everyone said their goodbyes.
Chen Hansheng used all his strength to hand them his business cards and reminded them to stay in touch after they left the tower. They were all on the same side of the fence.
That was something Wang Wen had not anticipated.
“Actually, climbing the tower with you guys has been quite interesting,” Mo Ran said shyly before leaving.
He had already turned into a white light and vanished as he said this.
Wang Wen was taken aback.
Then he nodded and smiled.
Unlike the others, he was not in a rush.
It did not matter to him whether the tower had been reset.
Given how long the line would be outside at that point, he simply turned around and announced the checkpoint opening to the drone.
The drone reminded him. “Your team members had either left or died in the tower. Confirm whether the checkpoint is opened. You can reassign the absent team members.”
“Just open it,” Wang Wen said calmly.
After more than an hour, he walked out of the World Tower’s entrance.
He felt as if he had returned to the human world when he saw the world outside the tower that he had not seen in a long time.
The drone’s scanning beam was lowered, and the rewards inside the tower were recorded on his personal account. After he returned his belongings outside the tower, it told him, “One teammate was killed in the World Tower. One month of imprisonment in the tower. One million points will be deducted.”
Wang Wen smiled and pretended not to notice. He had known for a long time that such a punishment was coming.
He had no intention of killing the tall man, but he was afraid of getting into trouble. He decided to solve the problem after observing that the other party would not rest until the other party was dead.
In fact, the World Tower rule had numerous loopholes.
It was not required to kill the person personally.
It was still the same sentence.
He found it troublesome.
Anyway, after that trip out of the tower, he had a lot of things to do. He would not climb the tower for a month and might not return the following month.
As for the one million points—he had been pretty poor before he entered the tower.
However, when he first encountered the Square Formation, he defeated over 200 bosses by himself and earned more than 20 million points.
It was only one million points. He could simply deduce it. Money was nothing in comparison to the trouble.
Wang Wen was almost in tears as he looked at his personal account—it had nearly 600 million points. He consoled himself in that manner.
He had food; he did not panic.
He decided to treat himself by going to a restaurant after working so hard to earn some money!
He walked toward the academy’s teleportation gate, his head buried in his hands. He took out his cell phone from his pocket and turned it on.
Soon after, he noticed a stack of messages.
The first message. [Dear client, hello! Based on our evaluation, your credit limit in our bank has increased to 200,000,000 points. Thank you for your interest in our bank. I hope you enjoy using your gift card!”
Wang Wen smiled and continued scrolling down the page.
The second message came from an unknown personal phone number.
[Master, I have already memorized your phone number. Zhu Xingguo.]
Wang Wen saved the number in his phone’s address book.
The third message. [Captain, why haven’t you come out yet? I am going home to take a shower. Remember to keep my phone number handy!]
The fourth message. [The Boai Group cordially invites Mr A to join us. I am Chen Hansheng, and I will greet you warmly. Plus, the pepper fish dish from the company cafeteria is excellent. The woman at the front desk is also especially attractive.]
The fifth message was from Mo Ran. [Lying b*stard.]
The sixth message. [Please reply when you exit the tower, Senior. I will pick you up. Oh, yeah, Yu Zhi came to inform you that she had changed schools.]
The seventh message was sent by the same person who sent the first message. [Thank you very much, Captain. Remember to let me know when you leave the tower. We would like to treat you to a meal.]
The next message. [This is Zhang Lanlan. Have you guys left the tower yet? Are you guys alright?]
The last message. [Captain, please call me when you’re out of the tower. I’m very worried. I couldn’t contact anyone. I have a feeling I won’t see you guys again. Please don’t frighten me.]
When Wang Wen noticed that, he immediately texted Zhang Lanlan. [Why are you worried? We’re okay but exhausted. I’m hungry and ready to go out for a meal. Are you out right now?”
He used the teleportation portal after sending the message.
The scene in front of his eyes changed.
The familiar streets made him feel at ease.
He called Cheng Qiaoyi immediately after leaving the tower to tell her that everything was fine and that he wanted to find a restaurant for a meal.
Cheng Qiaoyi invited him to her house for dinner.
Wang Wen politely declined her offer. He made an excuse about interpersonal relationships in the World Tower, saying that someone else wanted to treat him to dinner. Cheng Qiaoyi eventually gave up.
His phone rang again not long after he hung up.
Wang Wen looked helplessly at the caller ID—Zhang Lanlan. Then he picked up the call.
He heard crying on the other side just as he picked up the call.
“You scared me to death,” Zhang Lanlan cried.
After a long period of crying, a man’s voice shouted at her. “Why are you crying? Who made you cry?”
Wang Wen only heard a heavy thud from the cell phone before Zhang Lanlan’s voice faded.
He pressed his ear to the receiver, carefully listening, confirming that there was a fight on the other end.
Only then did he hang up.
His smile gradually faded, giving way to a calm expression. After passing through the portal, he quietly looked at the group of people who followed him from the square as they rushed out to block his path.