Chapter 165
Tang Mo stepped forward and handed the golden candy to the red-haired loli.
The Queen of Hearts nervously turned her head to the side, taking physical action to show that she absolutely didn't like sugar. Tang Mo thought for a moment before placing the candy directly in front of the Queen of Hearts. The violent loli gulped and spoke with a thick voice, "What are you doing?"
Tang Mo sincerely said, "Dear Queen of Hearts, I don't know how to deal with this candy. I got it from Mr. Rabbit, who seems to know you. Can you help me with it?"
The Queen of Hearts was stunned. "Rabbit?" She thought for a moment. "Is it the rabbit who is always wandering around my Gem Castle?"
Tang Mo nodded.
The Queen of Hearts was inwardly happy but showed impatience on the surface. "Well, since you have sincerely asked for my help, I will grudgingly help you." The Queen of Hearts took the golden candy from Tang Mo's palm. She moved quickly and Tang Mo's dynamic vision couldn't capture her movements.
Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo glanced at each other, not daring to look down on this seemingly short and thin girl.
Grecia stood on the sidelines and saw Tang Mo accept the golden candy, his lips slowly curving. He smiled and glanced at the scene of the player and black tower boss being in harming as he tapped the black cane against the ground. It made a loud sound and everyone turned to look at him.
Grecia asked, "Stinky child, you took his candy so you're going to help him?"
The Queen of Hearts justified herself. "Who is going to help him and who wants that sugar? I just hate you. Stinky thief, you dared to sell my moon flower to the Banana Pub. If I don't kill you today then I can't call myself the Queen of Hearts! The Queen of Hearts licked her small tiger's teeth and rushed forward again.
Schrodinger hurriedly exclaimed, "You aren't allowed to fight on my territory. Get out of here, get out!"
Grecia's deep eyes rested on the Queen of Hearts for a moment. Then he turned to look at Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo. The two of them calmly stared back. Grecia smiled and said ,"I'm not afraid of her. If she could kill me then I wouldn't have stolen the moon flower."
The Queen of Hearts waved her fist, gesturing for Grecia to speak carefully.
Grecia watched this scene for a long time before laughing. The next second, he turned and walked away. No one expected the circus leader to run away so decisively. Even the Queen of Hearts didn't anticipate it. Once she reacted, the loli flushed with anger and roared, "Stinky thief, Grecia, stop for me!" She placed the golden candy in her pocket and angrily chased after him.
The two figures jumped off the platform and ran among the black steel trees. They disappeared into the red moonlight and left the view of the group.
Schrodinger was still whining about his destroyed steel fortress, constantly cursing the two abnormal people.
On the other hand, once the Queen of Hearts and Grecia completely disappeared, the two female players collapsed to the ground and gasped with relief. Tang Mo closed his eyes and pressed his fingers together. No one had discovered that Grecia's fingers were shaking slightly, even Grecia.
Tang Mo didn't dare gamble.
The Black Tower's Infinite Non-Probability Pocket Watch could ignore the probability of any event that was almost impossible to happen and turn the probability into 50%. For example, the probability that Tang Mo was a woman was infinitely close to 0% but as long as the pocket watch worked, the probability became 50%.
There was nothing that was 100% in the world and there was no 0 probability event.
Thus, the role of this pocket watch was quite horrible. It was difficult to trigger, had autonomy and wasn't completely controlled by Tang Mo. Once it was triggered, it wasn't 100% effective. There was only a 50% chance. It might be that Tang Mo hadn't triggered the event and the arrival of the Queen of Hearts had nothing to do with the non-probability pocket watch. Then she wouldn't help the players get rid of Grecia. That's why Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo needed to do their best to leave this tower game.
Fortunately, the infinite non-probability watch worked this time.
Grecia didn't play much with the humans but his absolutely powerful strength turned the humans into defenseless babies in front of him. Their injuries were extremely heavy.
Li Miaomiao lay on the ground, gasping heavily. The wound on her abdomen was terrible. Tang Mo took the mineral water and poured it on Fu Wenduo's arm. The terrible hole healed extremely slowly. Tang Mo patiently cleaned the wound and looked up, meeting eyes with Fu Wenduo.
Tang Mo was slightly surprised.
"…Does it hurt?"
Fu Wenduo smiled slightly and shook his head. "How are your injuries?"
Tang Mo replied, "Li Miaomiao transferred the serious injury to herself. The other ones aren't a big deal."
Fu Wenduo took a moment before speaking. "There is no pain."
However, Tang Mo saw the white flesh around the wound and his lips thinned while his actions became lighter. "If it hurts then just say so."
"Yes."
This type of pain wasn't easy for Fu Wenduo. He had suffered many injuries before and his pain tolerance was certainly higher than Tang Mo's. However, the circus leader's attacks were more terrible than normal injuries. Tang Mo's actions because lighter as the pain climbed up his nerves to his brain, making Fu Wenduo's hairs stand up.
Still, he didn't want Tang Mo to worry too much.
Fu Wenduo asked, "How is the injury to your chest?"
Grecia's short cane had pierced Fu Wenduo's arm and stabbed Tang Mo in the chest. Tang Mo told him, "It is just skin trauma."
In the red moonlight, one man had his head bowed to clean the terrible wound with a wrinkled brow. The other man looked down at the young man helping him and his eyes were deep and calm. Zhao Xiaofei was helping Li Miaomiao deal with her wound and accidentally looked up to see this scene. She was stunned for a moment and muttered in her heart, 'No wonder why these two advanced players will team up. They have this type of relationship."
The wounds were dealt with and Tang Mo found Schrodinger.
The black cat squatted on the head of the middle-aged housekeeper and sobbed, "My steel fortress was broken." Then he noticed the proximity of the human and the black cat stared at Tang Mo with green eyes. The black cat determined there was no danger and continued to speak in a wronged voice, "My steel fortress…"
Tang Mo asked, "We cleared the instance. What is the reward?"
The black cat's body froze. It cried out in a startled tone, "You actually came to demand a reward, not to comfort me?"
Tang Mo raised his eyebrows. "Comfort you?"
What should he comfort Schrodinger?
Schrodinger, "…"
Didn't the underground magazine say that humans like cats the most? Why didn't this human show a bit of compassion?
Once again, Schrodinger doubted his intelligence network?
Schrodinger reluctantly had to obey the rules of the black tower's game. It sat upright. "You found me and cleared the game of hide-and-seek. According to the rules of the black tower, each of you can ask something of me. If it is within my abilities then I can't refuse."
The eyes of the players brightened.
Tang Mo thought about it before declaring. "I want that false truth clock."
Schrodinger was shocked. The two female player couldn't understand what he wanted to do, with only Fu Wenduo smiling.
However, Schrodinger muttered, "No. Hey, greedy, shameless and stinky human. Don't look at me like that. I am the great Schrodinger and can make 100 or 1,000 of these bad clocks. I just can't give them to you. Ask yourself if the black tower will allow you to have this type of thing."
The black tower's childlike voice was heard at this time. "Friendly tip, please choose an appropriate reward that matches the level of your tower attack floor."
The implication was that it was too unrealistic if Tang Mo wanted the truth clock on the fourth floor.
Tang Mo felt some regret. He thought again and looked down at the ragged pink parasol before handing it to Schrodinger. "If I remember correctly, you are a famous inventor in the black tower world. This is Grandmother Wolf's pink parasol. You should know it."
Schrodinger nodded. "Yes, Grandmother Wolf has hundreds of these useless umbrellas."
Tang Mo's eyes narrowed. Sure enough, this excellent quality prop was nothing in Schrodinger's eyes. Tang Mo calmly requested, "I would like you to mend this and improve it. Do your best to repair it into a better weapon that is within the limits allowed by the black tower."
Schrodinger slowly opened his mouth.
Behind Tang Mo, Zhao Xiaofei made a surprised expression. "Can it be like this?"
The answer was certainly yes.
Schrodinger roared, "How can you humans be so shameful?"
Schrodinger took the small parasol while cursing Tang Mo. Zhao Xiaofei came over at this time and cautiously glanced at Tang Mo. Tang Mo quietly walked back to Fu Wenduo's side, not interested in hearing her reward request. Zhao Xiaofei leaned towards the ears of the black cat and whispered something. The black cat was very angry but his expression was better than when Tang Mo made the request. It was obvious that Zhao Xiaofei's request was simpler than Tang Mo's.
Then it was Li Miaomiao's turn. Li Miaomiao thought about it and asked directly, "Are you the greatest inventor in the black tower world?"
Schrodinger raised his chin. "I am greatest, not part of them. I am the respected Lord Schrodinger."
Li Miaomiao continued, "Can you resurrect a person?"
Schrodinger instantly froze and the black cat opened his mouth. "Ah?"
Li Miaomiao spoke with a blank expression, "I want to resurrect a person. You can do it with your ability."
Schrodinger wondered, "Is there a problem with you that you would actually ask this useless question? Why would I study how to resurrect you humans? In addition, ask the black tower. Even if I can do it, the black tower won't allow me with your clearance level of three. You should also know that only humans who died in the black tower game can be resurrected."
Li Miaomiao knew that killing the first place on the time leaderboard could resurrect a player but only if that player died in a black tower game.
Li Miaomiao gritted her teeth and chose another reward.
It was finally Fu Wenduo's turn.
Fu Wenduo had a calm expression. "I want to ask the truth clock a question."
Schrodinger was surprised. "You are the strangest humans I have ever seen. Then the cat slapped the head of the middle-aged housekeeper. The middle-aged housekeeper walked into the steel ruins. He searched for a long time before finding the bruised blue clock in a heap of rubble and dragged it to the group.
Schrodinger didn't have a good atmosphere. "Ask the question quickly. It will certainly answer it truthfully but the Great Schrodinger will remind you that the black tower will block answers it doesn't allow."
Fu Wenduo stared at the ragged blue clock.
The steady female voice seemed a bit tired this time. "Human, since this is Lord Schrodinger's request, I will answer any question correctly."
The truth clock expected Fu Wenduo to think for a moment. It didn't think this human would look at it and ask without hesitation, "My question is… what exactly is my ability?"
The truth clock was silent for a moment.
"Black tower intruder, if you want to ask me a question then why didn't you ask it when entering my room a second time, instead of wasting this reward opportunity."
Fu Wenduo replied, "If I ask a question in your room, you will give me an answer but you can also be vague. When the circus leader asked you how he could make a lot of money, you answered him. This answer was confirmed by the black tower and it wasn't wrong. Yet from beginning to end, you didn't expose his identity. You hide his identity for him."
The truth clock said, "He is the leader of the great Strange Circus. If I dared reveal his identity then he would tear me apart on the spot."
Fu Wenduo told it, "In that room, the correct answer might not have value. You can hide it."
The truth clock couldn't deny it.
Tang Mo's voice was heard at this time. "This time, our question will specifically ask you and there won't be any mistakes. For example…" Tang Mo stopped speaking and went to Fu Wenduo's side, raising his head with a smile, "What does the note of his ability really mean?"
In the dark steel forest, Zhao Xiaofei and Li Miaomiao were dazed and didn't understand what Tang Mo meant.
However, Schrodinger and the truth clock instantly became numb. The black cat looked up at the sky and gulped. The blue body of the truth clock and its voice trembled. "Black tower intruder, I can't answer this question. If you want, I can tell you the name of your ability, how it can be used, what restrictions it has and even how you can strengthen it."
Tang Mo asked, "You can't tell me about the note?"
The truth clock's silence was the answer.
Tang Mo sighed.
Sure enough, they couldn't hide from the black tower even if they used this roundabout way. He didn't know what the note 'last player with this ability' meant. Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo were long aware that Fu Wenduo's ability was special. The note that came with his ability might contain a hint to the truth of the black tower world.
If they directly asked the truth clock about the identity of the black tower then the truth clock wouldn't answer.
Thus, they decided to ask about Fu Wenduo's ability to find out the truth of the black tower. However, they still failed. It wasn't feasible to let the truth clock directly tell them about the note.
Tang Mo wanted to tell Fu Wenduo to change the reward. He could choose to strengthen a prop or have Schrodinger give him a very good prop. Unexpectedly, Fu Wenduo suddenly said, "Then I will change my question. How can he get my ability?"
The stunned Tang Mo stared at Fu Wenduo. Fu Wenduo smiled at him and Tang Mo quickly responded.
Yes! As long as he got Fu Wenduo's ability then he would know for certain what the note was. At the same time, Tang Mo could use the same method to get the abilities of almost all other players. There should be few people in this world who were harder than Fu Wenduo.
This was a great question!
Tang Mo looked expectantly at the truth clock.
The blue clock didn't tremble again this time. It was a question that it could answer. The black tower restricted it from directly revealed Fu Wenduo's power but it didn't limit the clock from telling Tang Mo how to get Fu Wenduo's method. Yet the truth clock was silent for a long time. Fu Wenduo was about to ask again when the truth clock asked quietly, "Black tower intruders, do you really want to know?"
Fu Wenduo, "…?"
Tang Mo, "…?"
The two female players, "…???"
Something seemed to be wrong.
Fu Wenduo raised an eyebrow. "Please tell me the answer to this question."
The truth clock sighed. "Then I will tell you. This involved the secrets of your abilities. If you like, I can speak the answer directly into your minds so that no other players know."
The truth clock was rarely so generous. Tang Mo nodded but a strange feeling entered his heart.
…Was there a problem?
The cold and unemotional voice of the truth clock spoke in the brains of Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo.
"The first way is that he can kill you to get your ability. The second way is to eat and not give money. Due to the high level and excellent quality of Black Tower Intruder Fu Wenduo, his ability is one of those recognized by the black tower. If you want to thoroughly eat and don't give money, you have take away everything from the other person. After the earth went online, humans generally don't have too much assets and resources. If you take away all of Fu Wenduo's props and never let Fu Wenduo use them again then you can get his ability. There is another way…"
The truth clock paused for a moment. "Mating will also give you the other person's ability."
Tang Mo, "!!!"
Fu Wenduo, "…"
Damn your mating!
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Chapter 166
Under the red moonlight, Zhao Xiaofei was helping Li Miaomiao clean her wounds while secretly looking at Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo. She found that the expressions of the two men suddenly became very strange. First it was startled, then complicated and finally a bit angry and ashamed…
Eh? Angry and ashamed?
Zhao Xiaofei found it weird.
Were all advanced players so strange?
Zhao Xiaofei didn't know that many thoughts passed through Tang Mo's heart in this short second. In the end, he landed on the simplest thought. 'Who would let him kick this fake clock back to the steel ruins?'
Embarrassment was inevitable but Tang Mo calmed himself down as quickly as possible. He didn't glance at Fu Wenduo. He just stared coldly at the giant clock in front of him and asked, 'What do you mean by taking away all his props and not allowing him to use them? If I take away all his props, can I give them back to him after getting his ability? What will the result be?'
Tang Mo knew that the truth clock would surely hear him and didn't say it aloud.
According to the truth clock, he had to take away Fu Wenduo's prop. He didn't need to destroy it. Then if Tang Mo got the ability and returned the props to Fu Wenduo, could Fu Wenduo continue to use them? Or would he lose Fu Wenduo's ability because he didn't truly not give money for eating? If this was the case, it didn't matter. Fu Wenduo's ability was important but the more significant thing was finding out what the note meant.
The truth clock guessed Tang Mo's thoughts. "You won't lose his power because you already have it. However, the moment you take away his props and gain the ability, the law of causality will kick in and the props no longer belong to Fu Wenduo. He can't use them even if you give the props back. You are the only person who can use the props."
…It wasn't that simple.
Fu Wenduo was standing quietly beside him but Tang Mo couldn't ignore him. He didn't know that Fu Wenduo was also looking at the truth clock instead of Tang Mo. It was unknown what he was thinking.
Tang Mo didn't know if what he said in his heart could be heard by Fu Wenduo or not. He hesitated but still couldn't ask 'What do you mean by □□'. (TL: Mating) He said, "I can gain his ability by taking away all his props. Does this apply to other people as well?"
This was the second question and the truth clock didn't need to answer it.
Perhaps it knew that it was going to be made into a stinky toilet for Santa and decided to freely answer, "It isn't applicable. It applies to Black Tower Intruder Fu Wenduo because he has many rare quality props."
Tang Mo guessed the correct usage of his ability but he was still a bit confused. The truth clock didn't say anything else and Schrodinger yelled, "Hey, how are you humans more greedy than shameless? You have already asked several questions! You aren't allowed to ask anymore! Get out of my steel forest!"
The truth clock was silent and quietly ticked like an ordinary clock.
Tang Mo was prepared to go back and it happened that Fu Wenduo also turned around at this time. The eyes of the two men met. The next second, Tang Mo suppressed the complex emotions that couldn't be described in words. They were silent for a moment before Tang Mo spoke first. "We should be able to leave."
Fu Wenduo nodded after a moment. "…Yes."
Tang Mo, "…"
Fu Wenduo, "…"
What the hell was this?
Li Miaomiao and Zhao Xiaofei didn't understand what happened between Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo. The four people stood on the broad platform and waited for the black tower to end the game. Li Miaomiao's injury was caused by him so Tang Mo leaned down to help her. Fu Wenduo watched from the sidelines and looked down at Tang Mo.
He slowly frowned and seemed to be thinking about something.
Fu Wenduo's powerful associative thinking ability made him come up with something but he soon rejected it. Tang Mo shouldn't know his birthday.
Five minutes later, Tang Mo stood up. Compared to the truth clock's suggestion, he was more concerned about something else. "We haven't left the game yet?"
The group also thought it was weird.
Zhao Xiaofei wondered, "Didn't we finish the game?"
Schrodinger commanded the middle-aged housekeeper to carry the steel materials and didn't pay attention to them. The four players waited another five minutes before a terrible stench drifted from the distance. The familiar smell made the players look forward vigilantly and they saw a sloppy old man stumbling in the distance.
The middle-aged housekeeper smelt the food and rushed over excitedly.
The old man approached and Schrodinger jumped onto his head. The old man bowed his head and barked at Schrodinger. The group's spirits hadn't returned when the old man handed Schrodinger a pink lace parasol. No one noticed when Schrodinger had given the parasol to this old man. Schrodinger threw the parasol towards Tang Mo.
Tang Mo took the umbrella and found that nothing had changed. The only difference was…
Tang Mo, "…"
Why was there a big gem on the handle?
Schrodinger snorted. "If it wasn't a game reward set by the black tower then you would never be able to get a prop personally made by the great Schrodinger, shameless human I know you are moved enough to cry but for the great Schrodinger, it is a disgrace to work on this small broken parasol. Get out of here and never show up in front of me again!"
The black tower's childlike voice was heard at this time. "Ding Dong! The players Fu Wenduo and Tang Mo have successfully completed Schrodinger's hide-and-seek game and cleared the fourth floor of the black tower (normal mode)."
"Ding dong! Player Li Miaomiao… cleared the third floor of the black tower (normal mode)."
"Ding dong! Player Zhao Xiaofei… cleared the second floor of the black tower (normal mode)."
The next second, a dazzling white light shone in everyone's eyes. When Tang Mo opened his eyes again, the three of them had returned to the black tower next to the Forbidden City in Beijing. The three people didn't hesitate. Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo supported the seriously injured Li Miaomiao and prepared to leave this place. Tang Mo had just taken two steps when he suddenly stopped.
Fu Wenduo also stopped and looked at the black tower behind him with surprise.
Li Miaomiao froze and her eyes shook as she stared at the black tower flashing with colours.
"…Successfully cleared the fourth floor!"
"Ding dong! China District 3's official player Mu Huixue has successfully cleared the black tower's fourth floor!"
"Ding dong! China District 3's official player Mu Huixue has successfully cleared the black tower's fourth floor!"
The global broadcast played three times but the coloured lights didn't stop. Unexpected, the black tower continued to broadcast two more messages.
"Ding dong! China District 1's stowaway Fu Wenduo and official player Tang Mo have successfully cleared the black tower's fourth floor!"
"Ding dong! Europe District 1's official player Lena Jophos has successful cleared the black tower's fourth floor!"
The series of news caught the global players off guard.
However, this was just the beginning.
"Ding dong! A version update notification. On May 18th, 2018, the Black Tower version 4.0 will come online."
The flashing black tower regained its calm but the world was boiling. Ordinary players who didn't know the truth were nervous about the new version. Those who knew the existence of the invisible people and even the time leaderboard silently stared at the black tower.
Shanghai, Moscow, New York, Tokyo, London…
The cities had long been deserted and there were few surviving humans. Now the human population was about to usher in a big increase. No one knew if the population would drop sharply again after a period of time or if it would calm down.
The Red Square, Moscow, Russia.
A big man dressed in a thick coat smashed a handsome young man into the wall. The man instantly caused a huge hole in the wall. The young man's face was full of horror and he was terrified. He crawled backwards using his hands and feet as the bear-like man approached him.
There was a golden number on the neck of the young man. It was a five figure number.
『93,134』
"Impossible! W-Why are there such powerful humans on Earth? Aren’t you all pigs?"
The big man roughly grabbed the collar of the gray-haired youth and smashed him against the wall again. He prepared to smash the young man again. The great power gap dismissed all ideas of counterattacking. The young man threw away the knife in his hand and grabbed the big man's leg, begging for mercy. The big man's fist stopped and he was silent for a while. Then a hoarse voice emerged from the thick coat, "You said that killing the Chinese woman ranked first on the leaderboard can… resurrect a person?"
The grey-haired man cried out, "Yes, the person who kills the first place on the time leaderboard can resurrect anybody who died in an instance. I've told you everything I know. Please spare my life. I am begging you."
The big man didn't move and then turned away after half a minute.
The gray-haired man had just sighed with relief when a fierce fist hit his head. The young man's good-looking eyes widened and the expression of relief on his face hadn't disappeared. His head was smashed to pieces by the fist. The big man wiped the blood off his clothes and slowly walked out of the small building.
There were three bodies in the alley next to the small building. It hadn't been long since they had died. Their eyes stared blankly at the sky, a green wound on their necks They had been killed with a knife.
The Forbidden City, Beijing.
Tang Mo's eyes narrowed. Fu Wenduo carried Li Miaomiao to save time and the three of them found a secluded place to stop.
Li Miaomiao said, "My injury is almost recovered. I can move freely in half an hour. I want to go back to the base and find Leader."
Tang Mo nodded. "Tomorrow we will go to Tian Xuan."
"Okay."
The three of them parted ways in this small building.
Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo soon arrived at the hiding place of Jack and Chen Shanshan. Chen Shanshan met them and asked, "Are you injured?" The little girl looked closely at both of them and found that they didn't seem to be too heavily injured. She sighed with relief and her expression became serious again. "Mu Huixue has cleared the black tower's fourth floor. The 4.0 version update in seven days is likely to be related to the invisible people. Brother Tang, Major Fu, how was your tower attack game? Did you gather any useful information?"
Tang Mo opened his mouth, intended to tell everything in detail to Chen Shanshan. Then a word suddenly appeared in his head. Tang Mo's face instantly turned red but he sternly suppressed his embarrassment and said calmly, "This tower attack game is an instance with four people but we encountered a black tower monster inside. He pretended to be a player and mixed in among us. He is the leader of the Strange Circus, Grecia Sykes."
Chen Shanshan was shocked. "The leader of the Strange Circus?"
Tang Mo nodded. "Yes, the leader of the Strange Circus is called Grecia and his strength is terrible…"
Next, Tang Mo carefully told the two people what happened in the instance. Both of them could be trusted and Tang Mo didn't conceal some things because he needed Chen Shanshan's help. Chen Shanshan had the super intelligent thinking and could perhaps guess something from the details.
Chen Shanshan listened to his explanation and stated, "Major Fu's ability is really important. Brother Tang, it is best if you find out what the note is. How did the truth clock answer?"
Tang Mo, "…"
Fu Wenduo, "…"
Chen Shanshan who became aware that something was wrong, "…"
The tense Jack cried out, "Hurry up. Tang, it turned out that your ability is so good. Rest assured that I won't tell anyone, even Dr. Luo. You should quickly gain Fu's ability. It is too important!"
…How on earth did this person who couldn't understand the atmosphere survive until this point?!!
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Jack: Did I say something wrong? [Scratches head]
Tang Tang: …
Old Fu: … Wait, I think he said it quite well.
Tang Tang: …?!!!
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Chapter 167
Tang Mo calmly said, “The last method isn't feasible." His expression was still and none of the embarrassment that he felt from Jack's words could be seen. Of the four people present, only Jack didn't notice Tang Mo's meaning. Chen Shanshan was silent for a moment before asking, "It isn't feasible?"
Fu Wenduo replied, "Yes, it isn't feasible."
Chen Shanshan nodded. "Okay, there is only the second method which is to take away all props from Major Fu. However, I don't recommend this method. For the current us, props are more useful than understanding the uncertain note of your ability." It would be okay if it was just one or two props but this required taking all of Fu Wenduo's props. He also had a few rare quality props. The little girl asked without hesitation, "Brother Tang, what do you think?"
Chen Shanshan didn't know about the existence of the turkey egg Momo. If Tang Mo took it away from Fu Wenduo then he couldn't guarantee that he could use the turkey egg anymore. The effect of the archiver was so great that Tang Mo couldn't risk it.
Tang Mo agreed. "Yes, we don't have to think about this issue for the moment."
Fu Wenduo's gaze focused on Tang Mo's body before he quickly retracted it.
After learning how to gain Fu Wenduo's ability from the black tower world, he realized it was almost impossible. Tang Mo couldn't kill Fu Wenduo or take away all his props. It was even less likely as Fu Wenduo gained more props in the future. The truth clock didn't lie so there was only the third method left.
Tang Mo thought for a long time before sighing softly. "Once we returned to Earth, the black tower announced that it will open the new version on May 18th. This is seven days later…"
The matter of taking Fu Wenduo's power was placed to the side as everyone started to talk about the new black tower version next week.
Chen Shanshan stated, "The new version is definitely related to the transparent people. The Tian Xuan organization received news from a black tower monster who said it was best to attack the tower. This time, in addition to Brother Tang and Major Fu, there was also a player in Europe who attacked the black tower's fourth floor. Unfortunately, our speed was slower than Mu Huixue." She suddenly said, "Brother Tang delayed a bit of time by asking Schrodinger to make him a new prop but Mu Huixue cleared the fourth floor as early as last month. She delayed it for a longer period of time. More importantly… an invisible player cleared the black tower's fourth floor first. Does this impact us?"
A black tower boss’ warning could never be taken lightly.
The fourth floor of the black tower seemed to be a very important floor. The first person to pass it might receive special treatment. Unfortunately, the Earth survivors could no longer find out.
Tang Mo had a thought. "There are seven days left. You should return to Shanghai tomorrow."
Jack asked, "Return to Shanghai?"
Tang Mo said, "Yes. Tomorrow we will go to Tian Xuan and exchange the information we have. Tian Xuan is the largest stowaways organization in Beijing and their intelligence network is larger than ours. The new version is coming and no one knows the attitude of the invisible people to the survivors. Tian Xuan won't turn against us until this attitude is determined."
Ruan Wangshu let Li Miaomiao follow the Tang Mo duo to attack the tower. Then Li Miaomiao took the initiative to act at a critical junction and risked her life to transfer Tang Mo's wound. He could trust the organization members for the moment.
“Once we receive the information, go back to Shanghai and give it to Luo Fengcheng. There are many organizations in Shanghai but their strength isn't as high as Tian Xuan. Luo Fengcheng's side could be dangerous."
Jack nodded lightly before saying, "Shanshan won't go with me."
Tang Mo was startled. "What?"
Jack touched the back of his head. It had been almost half a month since coming to Beijing and this silly man finally remembered something. Before he left, Luo Fengcheng had told him something and he actually forgot about it. "Dr. Luo said that you should team up with Shanshan. She doesn't have to go back to Attack. Her ability is more effective when working with you… Hey, didn't I say it?" He turned to look at the little girl who looked stunned. "Shanshan, didn't I say it? Oh, then I am saying it now."
Chen Shanshan, "…"
Tang Mo, "…"
Don't be so casual!
The current situation was summed up and everyone rested, ready to go to Tian Xuan the next day and also to find Xiao Fu. Tang Mo had just turned and taken a few steps when Chen Shanshan stopped him. "Brother Tang."
Tang Mo turned around and looked down at the thin girl.
Chen Shanshan was only 15 years old but she could be as calm as an adult. "Your ability is to copy other people's abilities. Then…do you have my ability?"
Tang Mo was silent for a moment. "Sorry, I got your ability when we were at the school. I didn't tell you."
Chen Shanshan asked, "What are the limitations of my ability?"
"It is called super intelligent thinking. It can improve intelligence and the accuracy of your judgments will increase. The upper limit is 50%. In other words, any conjecture you make has a 50% probability of being correct. This is a very powerful ability but it has a cost. You can't improve your physical fitness."
Chen Shanshan didn't show any traces of surprise. She just helplessly smiled, "It is no wonder why. I cleared the black tower's second floor and experienced many instance. I can feel my thinking ability becoming more agile but I never felt my physical strength increasing." The little girl didn't blame Tang Mo for quietly copying her ability. "Brother Tang, if you had told me earlier then Teacher wouldn't have forced me to carry out the hell training." Luo Fengcheng later discovered that these exercises were of no use to Chen Shanshan. The little girl didn't grow any muscles.
Tang Mo smiled. It was only at times like this that she still seemed like a child.
Chen Shanshan suddenly said, "Copy Jack's ability before he leaves."
Tang Mo, "…?"
Chen Shanshan was very serious. Five minutes ago, she was still Jack's teammate and now she was Tang Mo's teammate. The little girl unceremoniously helped Tang Mo dig a pit for Jack. "Brother Tang, don't forget. Jack might not be smart but his ability is very strong."
Jack, who was running into a small store to find food, suddenly shuddered. He didn't know that Attack's brain was calculating against him.
The night was dark but due to the black tower's sudden notice, there were rough waves under the calm surface of Beijing.
Tang Mo didn't rest. He took the new parasol and went to an open space to experiment with the weapon. The small parasol opened and the master chanted the spell, opening and closing it over and over.
This umbrella was lighter than before.
The round umbrella edge was like a sharp blade that cut apart all objects in front of it. Meanwhile, the large umbrella surface was extremely tough. Tang Mo tried it a few times before his eyes focused on the huge red gem embedded in the umbrella handle. Tang Mo touched the strange jewel and then lines of words appeared on the small parasol.
[Prop: Wolf Grandmother’s Little Parasol (Schrodinger's Upgraded Version)]
[Owner: Tang Mo]
[Quality: Rare (Pseudo)]
[Level: 3]
[Attack: Strong]
[Function: Extremely strong defense. The umbrella's surface is extremely hard and the tip is extremely sharp. When open, the small parasol can be used as a defensive object. When closed, the small parasol can be used to attack. There is a mysterious effect due to the tear of a small mermaid being embedded. The effect is automatically triggered when the owner discovers the principle.]
[Restrictions: When using the small parasol, you must say, "Little Red Riding Hood energy, magical girl transform!"]
[Note: Grandmother Wolf's heart (crossed out)… shameless human! The great Lord Schrodinger will never give you any more props for the rest of your life! —The great Schrodinger.]
Tang Mo, "…"
It was the first time Tang Mo had seen a black tower prop with a hidden function. All black tower props would explain the functions and restrictions in detail. He thought that Schrodinger had deliberately hid the new effect of the small parasol as revenge.
Tang Mo stroked the red gem on the handle of the umbrella and muttered, "Is this the mermaid's tear?"
"Every drop of tear by the small mermaid will turn into a pearl…" A low and nice-sounding male voice was heard from behind him. Tang Mo turned his head with surprise and saw Fu Wenduo speaking, "In the black tower world, Schrodinger is just a small cat. It isn't impossible for the mermaid's tear to be a ruby."
The two people's eyes met.
Tang Mo put the small parasol away and calmly asked, "Xiao Fu is at Tian Xuan. Is he okay?"
Fu Wenduo frowned. He was somewhat dissatisfied that his brother had the image of being easily bullied in Tang Mo's heart and decided to expose a fact. "He isn't as good as you think. He went to Tian Xuan while Li Miaomiao went with us to attack the tower. It might seem like an exchange but he is taking the opportunity to observe the inside of the Tian Xuan organization. He will escape on his own if there is a problem."
Tang Mo didn't notice Fu Wenduo's meaning and nodded. "Ruan Wangshu isn't that type of person."
"I remember that you were also experimenting with a prop when we first met."
Tang Mo instantly knew Fu Wenduo's meaning and his face darkened.
Mario’s stinking hat!
When they first met (in person), he was stupid enough to not notice the man hiding and hit the wall three times in front of Fu Wenduo!
Tang Mo pulled out the small parasol and asked lightly, "Do you want to help me test my new weapon?"
Fu Wenduo realized the change in Tang Mo's attitude and raised an eyebrow. "Okay."
The next second, the small parasol moved through the air and stabbed straight at Fu Wenduo's face. Tang Mo's offensive didn't let up as he violently aimed the parasol at Fu Wenduo. Fu Wenduo didn't dare be careless as a black knife slipped from his sleeve. The sharp blade hit the tip of the small parasol and there was a metal collision sound.
Tang Mo glanced at it and saw that the tip of the umbrella wasn't cut. Only a white mark had appeared. He looked up and asked, "A rare quality prop?"
Fu Wenduo replied, "It is a prop that can stab a hole in the head of the circus leader."
The two of them laughed and attacked again.
In terms of fighting skills alone, Tang Mo wasn't a match for Fu Wenduo. However, Fu Wenduo needed to be careful when using the dagger and couldn't touch Tang Mo. This dagger would inflict a heavy injury as long as it cut Tang Mo. The two of them fought on the gravel ground.
A bitter light appeared in front of Tang Mo's eyes as Fu Wenduo's dagger came straight towards him. Tang Mo reflexively opened the small parasol and used the umbrella surface to block the blow. Fu Wenduo quickly retracted the blade just as it was about to pierce the small parasol.
Fu Wenduo stated, "I'm not sure if it will pierce through the umbrella or not."
Tang Mo also put away the small parasol and no longer fought. He asked, "What props do you have?"
Tang Mo’s tone was natural when he asked. They were teammates and with their personalities, they had reservations and wouldn't say everything. For example, Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo had previously known things but they hid it from Xiao Fu and didn't say anything.
However, Tang Mo naturally asked this sentence and didn't feel that anything was wrong. It was as if there should be no secrets between the two of them.
Fu Wenduo noticed this and his lips curved. "I have three rare quality props, six excellent quality and some others. The rare quality is the turkey egg Momo, this dagger and a pass for the Underground Kingdom."
Tang Mo said, "I also have three. They are the turkey egg Momo, the King's Gold Coin and the Black Tower's Infinite Non-Probability Pocket Watch. What is the use of the Underground Kingdom's Pass?"
Fu Wenduo replied, "It is to clear any three non tower attack games."
Tang Mo, "…"
Three games! Three damn games!
Black tower, open your eyes! This was a stowaway, the world's best stowaway! Is it really okay for you to give him such an amazing prop?
Tang Mo suddenly felt that his gold coin was weak compared to this pass.
Fu Wenduo saw the change in TanG Mo's expression and kindly added, "However, the props obtained from the games cleared with the pass is at best an excellent quality and there is only one."
Tang Mo, "…" There was no need to say it.
Thanks to this, the strange atmosphere created by the truth clock's words disappeared. Tang Mo put away the small parasol and the two people walked back together.
After the earth went online, there were no dazzling lights from the city and the stars in the sky gradually became clearer.
Tang Mo looked up at the universe. His steps slightly paused as he whispered, "Even if there isn't Momo, that pass is very important." He wouldn't take the pass since it was something Fu Wenduo risked his life to obtain. However, the result was that he really couldn't get Fu Wenduo's power.
Tang Mo made up his mind. "I won't get your ability. We will check the truth of the black tower in other places. We don't have to worry about it now."
"Why can't you get it?"
Tang Mo stopped and looked up with a startled expression at the man beside him.
Fu Wenduo placed his hands in his pocket and smiled at Tang Mo. "Aren't there three ways? You can't kill me and the second method doesn't work because of Momo. However… there is still the third method."
Mating.
This word rang in the heads of the two people at the same time.
Neither of them said anything.
Tang Mo's gaze was fixed on Fu Wenduo's face. He seemed to want to see this man's thoughts.
They were both gay and liked men. Tang Mo found out about this after they hid in the warehouse and he touched Fu Wenduo's abs. There was no problem with their sexual preferences and there was nothing stopping them. The truth clock didn't lie. As long as they did it once, Tang Mo could get Fu Wenduo's ability and improve his strength. They might also figure out some things about the black tower.
However…
Tang Mo smiled. "There is no need to sell ourselves for the black tower." He turned his head and moved on.
Fu Wenduo's solemn voice was heard behind him. "What if it wasn't selling ourselves?"
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