Chapter 123
It was late at night and no one was on the silent street. The evening wind blew across the street, rolling up leaves and fine stones and making a rustling sound. Tang Mo hid by the window of a household goods store. He walked into the store, lowered his voice and determined the situation of Fu Wenduo on the other end of the turkey egg.
The pair quickly exchanged information.
After entering the tower attack game, Tang Mo only contacted Fu Wenduo once. Later, he participated in the truth clock game and the two of them didn't speak.
“Five days have passed, so… it has been nine days since the four stowaways ambushed us." Tang Mo calculated the date in his heart. "The time flow on both sides is really different. I experienced one day at the most in the tower attack game. Where are you now?"
“My house, to the west of the Forbidden City.” The low magnetic voice emerged from the turkey egg. In the dark store, Tang Mo listened to this sound and his heart gradually calmed down. He heard Fu Wenduo continue to say, "The situation is safe. There is no one from the Tian Xuan organization in the vicinity. There are two official players organizations in the Forbidden City. Be careful when coming over."
Tang Mo nodded. "Yes, I will head over at dawn."
It had been a long time since the earth went online and most official players had blood on their hands. Stowaways weren't the only ones who would kill for the sake of benefits. It was just like in the Iron Shoemaker game. The official player Xing Feng killed many players and backstabbed Tang Mo. He couldn't be careless towards anyone.
The two of them confirmed the situation in Beijing for the past few days. It turned out that three days ago, an assembly instance opened in Beijing and the gathering place was near the Temple of Heaven. Tang Mo was attacking the tower, Fu Wensheng was around and it was unknown when the Tian Xuan would attack so Fu Wenduo didn't participate.
Fu Wenduo added, "A reality instance appeared at the entrance of Peking University."
Tang Mo was surprised. "At the entrance?"
“Yes, at Ximen. The new reality instance just appeared yesterday and already more than a dozen players have died in this instance. Their bodies were thrown out on the side of the road. From your position, you might pass by it so be careful not to trigger the reality instance."
"Okay."
When Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo spoke, they expressed their meaning with the shortest words and didn't waste time. As they exchanged information, Tang Mo inadvertently looked up and saw the clock hanging on the wall of the store. He found that 10 minutes had actually passed?
Time flew a bit too fast. He felt like it had only been three minutes.
They clearly hadn't said to much and tried to finish it as soon as possible. How could so much time pass?
Tang Mo thought about this strange problem. He inexplicably had a thought, 'Time passes quickly when talking to Fu Wenduo.' He hadn't yet figured out this feeling when a low voice filled the quiet store. "Tang Mo."
Tang Mo paused and looked down at the turkey egg in his arms. A moment later, he asked softly, "What is it?"
"The black tower's third floor, is it dangerous?"
Was it dangerous?
It seemed to be quite dangerous. As soon as he entered, he faced Mosaic's fire and hundreds of black tower monsters fleeing together. Without the earthworms, it would've been very troublesome to deal with the black bugs. In the truth clock game, he used luck and some speculations to win the game. He also blackmailed Mr. Rabbit to get an extra reward.
…Eh? Extra reward?
Tang Mo immediately recovered his spirit. "I'll see you tomorrow. I'm going to look at the reward I received."
Fu Wenduo was preparing to say, 'What type of game is it? Can you tell me?' when he was interrupted by Tang Mo.
Then Tang Mo reacted. "Oh yes, what did you want to say?"
Fu Wenduo, "…"
Major Fu, who had intended to care about his teammate, sighed softly. In the simple two-storey building, a tall and handsome man stood in the yard and looked up at the moon in the sky. He wore a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up and was holding a white turkey egg in his right hand. Fu Wenduo heard Tang Mo's impatient voice and knew that his teammate really wanted to check the reward from the tower attack game and was in no mood to talk to Fu Wenduo.
Fu Wenduo looked at the sky while behind him, Fu Wensheng was filling mineral bottles with water while glancing at his brother.
After a moment, Fu Wenduo laughed and said, "Tang Mo, congratulations on being the first one in China to clear the black tower's first floor."
Tang Mo wasn't in the mood to hear Fu Wenduo's congratulations. He hurriedly said, "Okay, I'll tell you about my game tomorrow. I'll tell Xiao Fu at the same time, so that you're both prepared when you attack the third floor."
After this sentence, Tang Mo hung up. Fu Wenduo looked down at the turkey egg, helplessly shook his head and returned to the house.
In Beijing's Xicheng district, a household goods store.
Tang Mo put the turkey egg back in his pocket and confirmed again that no one was around. Then he took out the transparent pocket watch and golden candy from his pocket. Tang Mo took out his flashlight and carefully looked at these two props.
The transparent pocket watch seemed to be made out of crystal. It was clear and very delicate. It looked no different from a regular pocket watch with two small hour and minute hands set inside, along with a slender second hand. Tang Mo carefully observed for a while before turning his eyes to the golden candy.
The golden candy was even more common. It was an ordinary candy with a gold wrapping paper. The light reflected off the gold wrapper from all angles. Tang Mo weighed it and sighed, "It isn't gold, it is a bit lighter. It should be a similar metal."
Tang Mo tried to hit the two props and put them in water. After a few attempts, the golden candy reacted first.
[Prop: Very Ordinary Golden Candy]
[Owner: Tang Mo]
[Quality: Rubbish]
[Level: 1]
[Function: A candy that has been treasured by Mr. Rabbit for 36 years. Perhaps someone would love to eat it? Of course, it is likely to be moldy.]
[Restrictions: None. A'Tang, you can't kill with it.]
[Note: Tang Mo thought he had gained something. He never thought the rabbit father is still a rabbit father.]
Tang Mo, "…"
Tang Mo turned the candy around three times without any expression, trying to find other users. However, the black tower mercilessly told him that it was ordinary candy. Tang Mo frowned before putting the candy in his backpack. He wasn't going to throw away this seemingly useless thing. For five months, Tang Mo had gained many rubbish things from Mario's hat. Unless it was a bowl of water, broken shoes or really useless rubbish, Tang Mo wouldn't throw anything away. There was a pocket in his bag dedicated to these 'garbage.'
"Maybe the Queen of Hearts likes to eat golden candy?"
Tang Mo muttered and continued to study the transparent pocket watch.
This transparent pocket watch was clearly more important than the golden candy. The golden candy was an extra item that Tang Mo got from Mr. Rabbit. The transparent pocket watch was his reward for clearing the instance. Tang Mo opened the pocket watch and tried a variety of methods, all of them failing to find the current use of the pocket watch. He was about to burn the pocket watch with fire when his gaze stopped on the three hands on the clock.
The thin second hand didn't need attention. It had been moving clockwise as always. But the other two pointers…
Tang Mo narrowed his eyes and stared at the minute and hour hands.
This pocket watch was very strange. The second hand was moving but the minute and hour hands never moved. The minute hand was pointing to the 47th position while the hour hand was to the right side of the number '1.' It was about one-quarter of the distance of one square away. Tang Mo looked at it seriously before suddenly moving the hour hand to the right. His hand touched it and pulled it to the correct position. Three quarters of the distance away from the number '1'.
There was a click as the hour hand returned to the right position. Then small lines of words appeared above the transparent pocket watch. At the same time, a clear child's voice rang in Tang Mo's mind.
"Ding dong! It has been detected that a player using the 'I love the black tower, I want to attack the black tower' charm has cleared the tower attack game and received an extra reward. The player is the first one in China to clear the black tower's third floor (normal mode) and an extra bonus is added."
"Successfully stimulated the infinite non-probability."
"Ding dong! The game reward Mr. Rabbit's Probability Pocket Watch has changed to Black Tower's Infinite Non-Probability Pocket Watch."
A dazzling golden light burst from the pocket watch. Tang Mo closed his eyes and opened them again, clearly seeing a golden pattern form on the transparent pocket watch."
"∞?" Tang Mo denied it. "There is a flew."
In the middle of the clock, a strange symbol was drawn under the three points. It was an infinity symbol but there was a slash in the centre of the symbol, as if someone had wanted to delete this infinity symbol. With the appearance of this symbol, the small writing on the transparent pocket watch also started to change. Tang Mo looked at these golden words and the expression on his face stiffened.
[Prop: Black Tower's Infinite Non-Probability Pocket Watch]
[Owner: Tang Mo]
[Quality: Rare]
[Level: 3]
[Function: The hour and minute hands of the pocket watch will always point in the wrong direction while the second hand will keep moving. The pocket watch can detect all probability events around the player. Once the probability of an event occurring is infinite, the player can manually trigger the pocket watch and open the infinite non-probability event. The hour and minute hands will return to the correct position, triggering an infinite non-probability.]
[Restrictions: The player can actively choose to use the infinite non-probability pocket watch once every 10 days. The infinite non-probability event triggered by the pocket watch isn't completely controlled by the player. There is a 50% chance that the player's attempt will succeed.]
[Note: Believe in the black tower, it will be 10,000 times better than Mr. Rabbit's probability pocket watch. Don't believe in the black tower… do you want to bite the black tower? The black tower has earned your trust!]
Tang Mo, "…"
He wanted to return to the Spirit Prairie and change it back with the truth clock!
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Chapter 124
Tang Mo's fingers rubbed over the cover of the transparent pocket watch. He had a complicated expression, as if he was thinking of something. After a moment, he sighed and put the pocket watch into his pocket.
The Black Tower's Infinite Non-Probability Pocket Watch was obviously a precious prop just by the name. Since the earth had gone online, Tang Mo received many props. There was Grandmother Wolf's small parasol, Mario's hat and Mosaic's big match. The pocket watch was the only one named after the black tower.
However, the disadvantages of the pocket watch were also obvious.
This was a pocket watch that would actively seek out probabilities. An infinite non-probability referred to infinite 'non-probability.' For example, the probability of Tang Mo killing Grandmother Wolf was 1/1421341 while the probability of Grandmother Wolf eating Tang Mo was 1421340/1421341. No matter from what point of view, Tang Mo was dead. The probability was very close to 0, meaning he couldn't beat Grandmother Wolf and could only be eaten by her. However, if the infinite non-probability watch activated at this time, it would directly delete the probability and only consider the event itself.
Was there a chance for Tang Mo to kill Grandmother Wolf?
Yes. Then the probability was deleted.
Non-probability: there was no probability it would happen in this world.
The probability that Tang Mo could kill Grandmother Wolf was 1/1421341. After the infinite non-probability watch was used, this event would become—
Tang Mo could kill the wolf grandmother.
There was no probability, only the event itself. This prop was rarer than the turkey egg because in theory, it could completely alter any event from the law of causality. But its drawbacks were just as bad as its function.
The pocket watch searched for probability and there was only a 50% chance of successfully activating. Let's say Tang Mo used the pocket watch when fighting Grandmother Wilf. The probability that he would kill Grandmother Wolf might not necessarily be detected by the pocket watch, which meant he couldn't use the pocket watch at all. Even if it was detected, there was only a 50% of successfully triggering it.
Tang Mo touched his face.
He as white and had been called a pretty boy, but his luck was very ordinary. After receiving Mario's hat, he had hit the wall for five months and hadn't received any useful props. Tang Mo couldn't help thinking that if he used the pocket watch, wouldn't it be counterproductive and he might end up being killed by the pocket watch?
Tang Mo decided not to use this pocket watch unless it was absolutely necessary. He would slowly become familiar with the way that the pocket watch was used. Maybe he could discover better conditions to use it.
The more that a prop went against the heavens, the greater the restrictions. Otherwise, the game would lose balance. The fact that the use of the infinite non-probability pocket watch was so limited showed how terrifying it could be.
Tang Mo checked the two rewards he got and then pulled out his abilities book. He opened the book and turned to the last page. After seeing the text that appeared, Tang Mo's expression became strange. It was unknown what he was feeling in his heart.
[Ability: Beauty in the Eyes of the Beholder]
[Owner: Li Siqi (Stowaway)
[Type: Special Type]
[Function: Use this ability on specific targets to make yourself look more handsome/beautiful in the eyes of the other person. The upper limit of the beauty value is related to the imagination of the target and can become infinitely close to the favourite appearance of the target.]
[Level: 2]
[Restrictions: Use up to three times a day. The maximum usage time is 10 seconds, subject to the willpower of the user. The stronger the user's willpower, the shorter the duration of the ability. The shortest time possible is one second.]
[Note: Wake up, is there an target?]
[Tang Mo version usage instructions: No additional restrictions. This garbage ability, I don't even need to give restrictions.]
This was the first ability Tang Mo received that didn't have additional restrictions.
Tang Mo had long guessed about this ability but he hadn't expected to actually obtain it.
The real name of the black rabbit in the truth clock game was Li Siqi, a stowaway. After Tang Mo won the truth clock game, Li Siqi had a chance to win. As long as he killed Tang Mo and became the last person standing on the clock, he could win. Unfortunately, his strength was far worse than Tang Mo and was at the level of Fu Wensheng. However, his ability was very strange. Tang Mo almost caught him two or three times but this ability allowed him to flee.
It was because everytime Tang Mo was about to catch Li Siqi, he suddenly saw a handsome face.
This face still resembled Li Siqi but it was only 30%. The remaining 70% all received extra points. This face was definitely at a superstar level in the entertainment industry. Li Siqi was a very plain looking person. He wasn't ugly but he absolutely wasn't outstanding. Once such a handsome face suddenly appeared, Tang Mo couldn't say that his heart thumped because this face conformed to his aesthetics. He was shocked and allowed Li Siqi to escape several times.
This ability was really a bit shameful. It wasn't the shame that came from shouting a spell but the ability could be surprisingly successful when fighting someone. It was just that if the enemy wasn't killed and they met again later… it would be a bit awkward.
Tang Mo thought that he wouldn't receive this ability because he didn't personally kill Li Siqi. Since he obtained it, he would use it reasonably.
He put away the abilities book and his props. Tang Mo lay on a model bed in the furniture store and closed his eyes.
Five hours later, the sky gradually brightened. The temperature had already warmed up and golden sunlight was shining on the road. A black figure quickly shot out from the back door of the household goods store. Tang Mo carried his bag and moved very quickly.
Before entering the attack tower game, Fu Wenduo had marked the location of his home on a map of Beijing. Tang Mo glanced at it while vigilantly running through Beijing. It was after dawn and there were players out looking for food and water. Tang Mo and a middle-aged woman unexpectedly met on the street, both of them staring cautiously at each other.
Tang Mo looked at the canned beef and mineral water in the woman's hand. He raised an eyebrow as he suddenly recalled that he hadn't eaten meat for a long time. The woman discovered Tang Mo staring at her cans and glared fiercely at him. Tang Mo glanced lightly at her and turned away.
Beijing had more players surviving than Nanjing and far more than the non-central city of Handan.
Tang Mo met three more people along the way. He didn't want to meet local players in this unfamiliar city and constantly avoided them. It was 2 p.m. by the time he found Fu Wenduo's house. It was a high-security Chinese style building. The environment was quiet and there were some vegetables planted in the yard. Tang Mo pushed open the door. There was no sound, as if no one was present.
Tang Mo doubled checked the map to make sure he wasn't in the wrong place. He was about to take out the turkey egg and ask Fu Wenduo for his position when a male voice came from behind him. "Were you looking for a long time?"
Tang Mo reflexively tensed and looked warily behind him. He discovered that the other person was Fu Wenduo and slowly relaxed. He looked down and saw that Fu Wenduo was holding something. "What's that?"
At this time, Xiao Fu also arrived with a large bag of things. He saw Tang Mo and was surprised. "Brother Tang, have you arrived?"
Fu Wenduo stated, "Enter the house first."
They entered the house and Fu Wenduo took out a barbecue rack from the warehouse. He made a fire out of firewood and Xiao Fu untied the plastic bag to reveal the frozen meat and vegetables inside. Tang Mo looked at the brothers' movements with surprise and a bit of confusion. Fu Wenduo glanced at him and said, "Go help Xiao Sheng process the ingredients."
Tang Mo nodded and cut the meat and vegetables along with Fu Wensheng.
…This scene was too magical.
Tang Mo never thought that after the earth went online, he could actually be eating barbecue so leisurely.
"This is frozen meat from the cellar. The temperature in Beijing is low and the frozen meat is not bad. But once summer passes, there should be no more meat on Earth." Fu Wenduo held one side of the barbecue rack and explained, "We should eat a lot now since we might never eat meat again."
Fu Wensheng asked, "Is human flesh counted?"
Fu Wenduo stared coldly at his brother. "Your flesh?"
Xiao Fu's neck shrank back and he didn't dare speak again.
Tang Mo asked, "Have you roasted meat before?" Fu Wenduo's skill in handling the barbecue was excellent.
Fu Wenduo replied, "I did it in the army. What is the third floor tower attack game?"
Tang Mo explained in detail the fire and animals he saw on the Spirit Prairie, as well as the truth clock game. Since they were teammates, Tang Mo didn't conceal the props he received. The function of the infinite non-probability pocket watch made Fu Wenduo frowned. Xiao Fu was also very confused but he didn't ask anything. Tang Mo took out the golden candy and Fu Wenduo and Fu Wensheng observed it. The pair unanimously agreed that they had never seen a similar candy and weren't sure if there was a black tower monster who liked to eat it.
The first batch of beef was roasted well and Fu Wenduo directly handed it to Tan g Mo. Tang Mo took the beef skewer and handed it to Fu Wensheng.
Fu Wenduo raised an eyebrow while Fu Wensheng swallowed his saliva and took a bite of the beef. "Thank you Brother Tang!"
Tang Mo laughed. "You should thank your brother."
Xiao Fu cried out, "Thank you Brother!"
The two of them laughed together.
Fu Wenduo saw his brother and Tang Mo's laughing appearances and his lips curved to show an imperceptible smile.
The firewood had been cut by Fu Wenduo and Fu Wensheng in the morning. The trees around the Fu family home were old trees over a hundred years old. The two people didn't blink when they cut it and quickly prepared the materials. Wood burned at a temperature that wasn't as high as charcoal, meaning the meat was roasted slowly. The second skewer of beef was done and Fu Wenduo handed it to Tang Mo. Tang Mo reached out to hold it, only for Fu Wenduo to suddenly grab his hand.
Tang Mo looked at him with consternation.
The air seemed to freeze.
A cold wind blew from the door, rustling the leaves in the yard. Fu Wensheng had his head buried to eat the meat while Tang Mo was sitting on a small wooden stool. Fu Wenduo held his left hand and te two people quietly looked at each other. Time seemed to pass slowly but in fact, only two seconds had passed.
Fu Wenduo looked up from eating beef and found the strange situation between his brother and Tang Mo. He stared in horror at the hands of the two men. "You…"
Bang!
Tang Mo suddenly pulled out a silver gun from his pocket and handed it to Fu Wenduo. Fu Wenduo took the gun and didn't need to aim as he shot an old jujube tree outside the courtyard. The bullet roared and the moment the gunshot rang out, two black shadows flashed past the jujube tree. At the same time, another figure emerged from the rear of the yard.
Tang Mo’s expression instantly became cold.
Fu Wenduo and Fu Wensheng had been here for so long without being discovered. Now these people showed up as soon as Tang Mo arrived. It was clear that these people were following him. Only one group in Beijing knew his coordinates and could track him.
Tang Mo turned to look at Fu Wenduo. "Tian Xuan!"
Fu Wenduo also guessed the identities of the people and moved sideways to avoid a flying knife.
The figure in the rear who threw the knife was coming closer and closer. Tang Mo finally saw the person's appearance. This face made countless fans scream before the earth went online but now there was no expression on Lian Yuzheng's beautiful face. She ruthlessly moved through the darkness, cold silver in her hand as she came straight towards Tang Mo.
Lian Yuzheng kicked over the barbecue rack towards Fu Wenduo. She wanted to take this opportunity to attack Tang Mo.
Fu Wenduo fired again and precisely hit her knife, causing the direction of her attack to change. Tang Mo took advantage of this to bring out his small parasol. Fu Wenduo used the gun to block Lian Yuzheng's position while Tang Mo attacked with the small parasol. The two people's tacit understanding controlled Lian Yuzheng's movements in seconds. The tip of the small parasol was just about to pierce Lian Yuzheng's abdomen when the earth made a humming sound.
The earth seemed to be whispering in a low voice, the dreary sound making Tang Mo feel startled. He realized what it might be and turned to look at Fu Wenduo. Tang Mo had just opened his mouth to speak when the horror of gravity arrived on schedule.
Boom!
Tang Mo, Fu Wenduo, Fu Wensheng… even Lian Yuzheng was pulled by this powerful gravity and hit the ground hard.
Gravity suppression!
The author has something to say:
Tang Tang: She, kicked, over, barbecue rack. I, didn't eat, piece of meat. [Cold Face]
Lian Yuzheng: ╭(╯^╰)╮ I don't eat meat then you can't eat meat!
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