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Chapter 92 Star Tower: Don't come over here! д` ; (1/? 4k words please subscribe)

"No, why did you kill me?"

"Shouldn't the Star Tower only attack monsters? Why is it attacking me too?"

"It can't be that it's because my curse has an alien entry, right? I'm clearly showing as a [Strongman], a human transcendent! I'm Qingyun 438, the Iron-clad Bull, who was chosen by the formation! I have contribution points!"

"Damn it, this damn Star Tower, a mere door god, is he using chicken feathers as a token of authority and deliberately targeting me?"

Being struck to death once again, Xu Shu was speechless.

Could it be that I have really become an illegal resident?

In this case, what should the adoptive father do?
Otherwise, why not put up a flag and make a scene at the door? It should say: You can't do this! I have made contributions to the human race, I have shed blood for the formation, I want to see the emperor, I want to see the emperor!

——You won’t get caught this way, right?

"Tsk, we still have to think long-term."

If there is really no other option, Xu Shu can only ask Gu Pan to do it for him and deliver the medical expenses to his adoptive father first.

What Taichu Volume said was right, this Star Tower was indeed a bad thing. It turned its back on us and isolated us outside the safe zone. It was really hateful!
"No, I have to figure out what's going on. My home is right in front of me, but I can't go back. I can't sleep or eat."

Xu Shu protested inwardly, took a deep breath, and calmed himself down.

……

……

At noon, around eleven or twelve o'clock, the warm sunlight shines on people's backs, giving them a unique feeling of warmth.

There were crowds of people outside the city gates. Occasionally, there would be patrol soldiers or traveling merchants entering or leaving the city, or groups of scavengers would come out dejectedly like wretched little beggars.

Many tents and tea stalls were set up on the roadside, forming a small market where vendors were shouting their wares one after another.

In the doomsday, the temporary camp at the city gate is surprisingly thriving.

Xu Shu has used up all his Taichu scrolls today, and obtained 3 famous swords
——In his opinion, severing one’s own meridians is not suicide, but a “famous sword” that can be triggered actively by doing sit-ups.

So, there was actually nothing to be upset about. He even felt that he had discovered a new way to play the Taichu Volume’s Journey mode.

That is used to brush the "famous sword"!
However, he certainly would not try to go into the city again today.

No matter how big the matter is, let’s wait until the Taichu volume is refreshed tomorrow morning.

"That's it for now, let's eat first."

Xu Shu pointed to a tent not far away where vendors were selling pancakes and barbecue. The food looked delicious and there was a constant stream of diners coming and going, which made people's appetites whet.

Gu Pan's expression eased a lot. Hearing this, he pursed his lips and nodded, "Okay."

Half an hour later.

"Herodus~"

A group of guys driving heavy trucks passed by the door, raising annoying dust.

Xu Shu sat at a roadside stall, eating face to face with Gu Pan to replenish their energy.

When they were almost done eating, Xu Shu looked at the endless stream of merchants coming and going in the market, and felt like he had returned to a food festival in his previous life.

A doubt arose in my mind.

"Teacher, I have a question for you." Xu Shu knocked on the table.

“Well, go ahead.” Upon hearing him call her teacher so obediently, Gu Pan changed her sitting posture inexplicably, from sitting with legs apart like a little gangster to being dignified and virtuous, nibbling on the special roujiamo in small bites.

"You said that the safety zone was surrounded by a wall and the land was cleared. Outside the wall, within a radius of one or two kilometers, there was only such a flat open space. The ruins were used as a roadbed and filled in. There were not even a few trees. Why..."

"Ah? What?"

"Wasteland refugees, why don't you build a shelter under the city wall? That way you can get close care from the city garrison, which is better than being in the wilderness, where it's so difficult to get supplies."

This was the question Xu Shu had after he came back and saw how busy the door was.

On the morning of leaving the city, there was no one outside the gate, and he thought that no one was allowed at the city gate.

But now it seems that there is another reason.

"Ah? You don't know?" Gu Pan was stunned when he heard it.

Xu Shu was unhappy: "Tsk, I know the answer but I'm still asking you? Tell me now, I'm keeping you in suspense."

"In the wasteland, the closer humans are to the safe zone, the more dangerous it is. The closer to the safe zone, the more likely they are to encounter powerful monsters. Haha, you can't think of the reason, right?" Gu Pan smiled and waited for him to ask.

Xu Shu frowned and said, "Oh, I understand. The outer circle is large and the inner circle is small, so it looks like the monsters are densely packed? Then powerful monsters will be attracted to the safe zone from the outside, causing the place under the city gate, just one step away from the safe zone, to be the most dangerous place?"

Gu Pan’s smile froze: “…”

Damn, what kind of monster are you? Is this something a human can think of?

After all, according to common logic, the closer to the safe zone, the better.

It was only after she passed the qualification test that she realized that many things in the world are contrary to the logic she imagined.

She never thought that Xu Shu was killed by the Star Tower three times in the simulation today, and learned a secret knowledge, which is "The Star Tower does not kill the first-level monsters outside the wall."

Even if the monster climbs up the wall, the Star Tower will not react as long as it does not violate the rule of "passing through the wall". This is the experience Xu Shu gained with his life - every time he died, he died after passing the wall. If the Star Tower judged him as a "non-human" monster, it means that if he was stuck in the wall, he would not be beaten.

This is really puzzling.

However, when he thought about the evaluation of it in the Taichu Volume, Xu Shu felt relieved.

After all, the Taichu Volume also commented that it is a "bad thing."

"...That's not right. What about the garrison troops? They just eat the salary and don't do any work? Can't they set up some military camps outside the city?" Xu Shu wondered.

Seeing that he couldn't figure it out, Gu Pan laughed and said, "Then let me tell you. The reason is that night is different from day. Don't think that the wasteland you see during the day is peaceful and the same is true at night."

Xu Shu glanced at her and asked, "Why, monsters crawl out from underground at night?"

"Fuck, you can even guess that?"

Gu Pan was shocked.

Is he really a genius?

She wouldn't have specifically asked on the Shengge network and then deliberately come to make fun of me, right?

However, Xu Shu was even more shocked.

Damn it, I was just talking nonsense.

"Will monsters come out at night?" Xu Shu asked.

"Yes, the closer you get to the wasteland, the more they come out, like this large square outside the safe zone... Xu Shu, look under your feet, do you see a lot of strange footprints?"

"..." Xu Shu's face darkened. There really are some! They are densely packed, everywhere, big and small, in strange shapes. I had never thought of that place.

"You're scared, right? At night, all the monsters outside the wall of the safe zone that you can't find even if you dig three feet deep into the ground will come out! And can you imagine? In the middle of the night, the walls will be covered with all kinds of monsters, strange mountains and seas..." Gu Pan described it vividly.

"Yes." Xu Shu said coldly
“……”Gu Pan was choked.

Xu Shu sneered, "What's so great about that? It's just World War Z. I've seen a lot of it."

It's just that World War Z is happening every night, which is really outrageous.

The situation in this wasteland at the end of the world is two extremes, day and night.

So it was the sunlight that kept the monsters from coming out?

No wonder everyone is willing to follow the Morning Light Church and chant a verse to praise the sun.

This is a time to praise Him, and there is no need to worry about Him becoming proud.

"I have an idea. Since the monsters will come to our door at night, can humans directly create an infinite number of erosion crystals on the city walls?" Xu Shu suddenly asked.

Gu Pan slapped the table and said, "What a good idea! The Administration has done this before, but unfortunately, these monsters that only come out at night melt like ice and snow after they die and flow back into the ground, leaving nothing behind! Fighting them would be a loss of both the wife and the army, so later on we just ignored them. Anyway, they can't get in, so they can gather under the wall if they want."

"Is that true? That's too outrageous." "Yes, so, as you can see, if you are too close to the city wall, it's too dangerous; if you are too far away, monsters are not common, but it's hard to get supplies. It's a dilemma, so the life of the wasteland refugees is really hard!

"As for the temporary refugee camps here, they all gather around noon and will be closed before the sun sets. They are mainly for refugees to come here to trade with the people in the city for daily necessities."

"Tsk. I see."

Xu Shu felt it was a pity that he couldn't brush the erosion crystals, which was a pity.

Strange knowledge points have been added.

After the meal, with a full stomach, Gu Pan felt much better physically, and even his heart was filled.

"I'm fine. Shall we go into town now?" she asked.

"Oh, no, I won't go. I'll follow this group of refugees in the afternoon and stay in their shelter for one night."

"Ah? Aren't you going home yet?"

Xu Shu had a cold expression.

Fuck you, if I go in, what will happen to me?
“Maybe, find a place to go online and ask the vast number of netizens if they know what’s going on.

"As for Gu Pan...ha, we can't let him know that I will be killed by the Star Tower!"

"But before that, there is something I must do... Gu Pan, wait here and don't move."

"Why are you going?"

"Leave it alone."

"Oh, I see." Gu Pan felt aggrieved, but did not dare to ask.

Xu Shu stood up and walked directly to the city gate and passed the "security check" of the garrison sentry at the gate.

However, he did not enter the city, but just stood inside the wall, in the middle of the city gate.

Here, it's safe.

One step further is a minefield.

Xu Shu looked at the little orange girl hawking her wares and couldn't help but sigh and look towards the north of the city.

That was his home where he had lived for more than ten years.

Now, Mingming is already there, and he has no home to return to. He can only come over and look at it from afar to comfort himself.

"Well, let's try again tomorrow. No matter what, I have to go back."

Xu Shu turned around and prepared to leave.

But at this moment, he suddenly stopped and stopped in the city gate.

His gaze froze on the interface of the Taichu Volume.

【…】

"Great Master, Taichujuan smells the breath of the Star Tower!"

[Detecting the current status...Detection completed! ]

"Great Master, you are now standing under the wall of the safe zone. You are about to enter the safe zone at the foot of the Star Tower. When you carry out your journey and legend in the safe zone, it will seriously damage the foundation of the Star Tower. Please be sure to pay attention to the following two points!"

【Journey Mode】

“When you are in the journey mode, you will use yourself as a coordinate to foresee the future and simulate the future. Everything in the future will materialize because of you. You are in an extremely special state.”

“When you enter the safe zone during your expedition, your origin will trigger the Star Tower, and the Star Tower will passively enter a state of full alert!
“It cannot detect your location in the safe zone until you actively interact with any human in the safe zone!

"After the interaction, you will expose your position. Your behavior will greatly damage the foundation of the Star Tower. The Star Tower will remove your human protection and launch a normal attack on you (epic level) in accordance with the third iron rule of the Human Safety Protection Ordinance!

"Article 3 of the Human Safety Protection Ordinance: Anyone who damages the Star Tower will not be considered a human being."

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Xu Shu took a deep breath and his expression suddenly became extremely interesting.

“I asked why Liezhenzi admitted that my profession was a human wrestler, but now you regret it!

“It turns out I was dismantling the tower myself!

"It's not its fault. My citizenship was confiscated as soon as I entered."

"Damn it, this reminder won't be triggered until I reach the foot of the safe zone. I'm speechless."

"The Star Tower's normal attack is that lightning? Epic level?"

"Oh my god, if I had known I would have done sit-ups in there, at least I could have gotten a few more hits."

After thoroughly figuring out the cause of his death, Xu Shu breathed a sigh of relief.

He has lived in the safe zone for so many years and knows the rules of the star tower attack, so he is naturally not afraid.

He took a deep breath and stepped into the city.

no problem.

Step out again.

no problem.

Then Xu Shu stepped in and out again, in and out, jumping sideways repeatedly.

Passersby looked at him with strange eyes.

"This young man, has his illness relapsed?"

Xu Shu didn't care, he felt very happy now.

Damn it, I can finally go back to the city!

Even though he had actually made a huge mistake, he was killed three times after all. It would be hard to get over the anger in his heart unless he jumped back and forth on the "defense death line of the Star Tower" again and again.

Immediately, he looked at another description.

Regarding the [Legendary Mode], the Taichu Volume also reminds new precautions:——

“Great Master, you are now standing in the safe zone and jumping back and forth, it doesn’t matter.

"You can perform [Continue the Legend] in the safe zone. In this mode, you will not cause any impact on the Star Tower. You can proceed without worry."

"Please note!

"When you [Create a Legend] in the safe zone, you will obtain a new [Fate], determine the universe, and reverse cause and effect!
“Acquiring fate is an act of stealing the good fortune of heaven. If you carry out this operation in the safe zone, it will seriously damage the foundation of the Star Tower and cause permanent and irreparable damage to the Star Tower!

“Please think twice!
“If you are determined to [Create a Legend] in the safe zone, Taichujuan suggests that you be prepared for the collapse of the Star Tower after your return;

“你抽取1/2/3次命格时，星塔损毁概率分别为：2成/5成/10成！”

"Master, please make sure to think carefully before you do this. After the legend ends, if the local star tower still exists, it will lift the restrictions and attack you with all its might (taboo level).

"Master, Taichujuan wants to see your strength."

.........

Xu Shu touched the Taichu Scroll and slowly closed it.

The legend of three draws of the fate will 100% cause the Star Tower to explode?

Ah this...

When he looked at the Star Tower again, his mentality became compassionate.

The Taichu Volume is actually used to steal the tower?
"That's not the point! Is this continuation of the legend..."

(End of this chapter)