AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 174 - 80 One Layer? Two Layers?_2

Chapter 174: Chapter 80 One Layer? Two Layers?_2

"I initially thought that after the layer of the campus fell, the world of the campus would stretch and create a ’crack’, and after we fell through the crack, we would enter another world,"

"But now I have another conjecture: after the layer falls, the campus is still the campus, just that it has changed its form in a way I cannot yet understand... just like those Transformers that aren’t fully transformed."

"However, regarding the conjecture about the layer, I have not yet found enough information to serve as conditions for solving this puzzle."

Just when Tian Bufan wanted to end this topic, Lin Yi suddenly thought of something, "Wait, Young Master Tian!"

He looked at Tian Bufan’s palm and said solemnly, "Another world might exist."

"It seems like my foot stepped on some moss somewhere."

Tian Bufan suddenly narrowed his eyes, "Moss... okay, I understand."

Tian Bufan’s calm demeanor made Lin Yi pause and he couldn’t help but ask, "Young Master Tian, have you also seen that world?"

"I had the chance to see it once... not sure if it’s the same place you’re talking about," Tian Bufan said.

"Young Master Tian you...?!" A deep, serious expression appeared in Lin Yi’s eyes.

He had survived nine deaths and one life to see those things; had Tian Bufan also experienced them?

But... it didn’t seem likely!

"Don’t be curious about how I know, meals must be eaten one bite at a time, some secrets must also be learned little by little," Tian Bufan said.

Lin Yi fell silent for a moment.

What Tian Bufan knew, and how he knew it, has always been a mystery.

On one hand, as someone who was also entering the campus for the first time, Tian Bufan exhibited a perspective far beyond his Vision, which might be explained by differences in intelligence and thinking.

On the other hand, Tian Bufan would lock some secrets in a box placed in front of him and then explicitly tell him that he could know the secrets inside in the future.

"What a contradiction! What secrets does Young Master Tian have that cannot be told now?"

As if he had the Mind Reading Technique, Tian Bufan directly said, "I tell you ’you will know these secrets in the future’ to prevent you from wasting your current limited energy on wild guesses."

"And now I won’t tell you what secrets I’m hiding because you aren’t qualified yet."

"When will I be?"

"When you have shown enough ’Adaptability’ here."

"’Adapt’ again?" Lin Yi didn’t understand, "What exactly do I need to ’adapt’ to?"

"If I told you what to ’adapt to’, it would be pointless," Tian Bufan shook his head.

"This...?" Lin Yi was utterly confused, more and more question marks forming above his head.

"This is beyond what’s expected; I’ll give you thirty seconds to adjust your thought process back, or we’ll end all discussions... and go to sleep," Tian Bufan stated coldly.

After he finished speaking, he returned his attention to the pieces of paper.

"Interesting..." Tian Bufan narrowed his eyes, seemingly always coming up with one idea after another, "...really interesting."

Lin Yi took a deep breath, no longer dwelling on the secrets Tian Bufan mentioned.

He looked at Tian Bufan and asked, "What are you thinking now?"

Tian Bufan was playing with a crumpled paper, "You see... this campus must have been built by the person, or people, who wrote out the rules, right?"

"I’m very curious... how they managed to build things between the layers."

"And even, did they build things into another world?"

"Leaving that aside, just laying a road with street lamps, and ensuring that these lamps not only appear on the surface but also remain lit during the layer-drop process, is very complicated."

Lin Yi fell silent for a while.

"..."

"Perhaps..."

He narrowed his eyes and almost subconsciously said, "These were built jointly by people from the surface and the inner layer, just like how the Sports Student and a regular Art Student would cooperate?"

Tian Bufan showed a look of surprise.

"Uh... what’s wrong?" It was rare for Lin Yi to see such an expression on Tian Bufan’s face.

"It’s nothing," Tian Bufan shook his head slightly, "I’m just surprised that you would say that."

"Let’s not talk about this issue for now."

"Back to the main point, we can stop discussing the third question here and continue on."

"Alright," Lin Yi nodded.

Three: [Street lamps would unfold and distribute themselves according to the descending layers of the school area, then align in a systematic sequence.] — √

He adjusted his thoughts and continued, "Class advisors won’t go to the cafeteria to eat; the security guard will bring the chef to deliver meals to the class advisors."

"The basis for this is that we encountered the meal delivery team of the security guard and the chef yesterday, and there are also residuals of food in the trash bin in the class advisor’s office."

"Moreover, I haven’t seen anyone wearing a class advisor badge in the cafeteria.

"However, I have not seen the sports teacher either, so I don’t know what the sports teacher looks like."

Tian Bufan nodded.

Lin Yi asked, "Young Master Tian, don’t you have something to say about this?"

"Somewhat," said Tian Bufan, "Until now, the security guard hasn’t appeared in normal weather, so I am uncertain whether the security guard only appears during abnormal weather?"

Lin Yi also came to a realization.

In all the rules, those mentioning the security guard almost always related to exceptional circumstances.

"That’s not right," Lin Yi said. "There’s a rule in the cafeteria that, if you see someone entering another pathway and the security guard is nearby, you should tell the security guard."

Tian Bufan said, "That’s true, but it does not serve as evidence that the security guard will appear in the normal layers."

"Because the rules also state ’if the security guard is nearby,’ so whether the security guard will appear remains to be seen."

"Hmm...right," Lin Yi agreed with Tian Bufan’s words.

"Right."

"When I was returning to the classroom after dinner today, I think I saw Teaching Building D Block."

"Teaching Building D Block?" Tian Bufan seemed quite interested, "Tell me more about it."

"You didn’t see it?" Lin Yi felt elated, thinking that he had finally found something Tian Bufan hadn’t noticed.

"Pretend I didn’t see it," Tian Bufan said.

Lin Yi gritted his teeth, "You’re really good at ’pretending’!"

Tian Bufan shrugged, "I’m just trying to make you feel a bit more involved."

"..." Lin Yi showed a trace of grievance, "My sense of involvement is already overflowing, we don’t need any more."

"So, Young Master Tian, you saw Teaching Building D Block as well?"

Tian Bufan said, "Don’t forget I was in C Block."

"After returning to the classroom last night, I vaguely saw D Block through the window."

"It was obscured by heavy fog, and its architectural style was distinctly different from A, B, and C Blocks. I suspect that when the layers fell, it also unraveled the corridor from C Block to D Block."

"The principle is much the same," he lifted the paper ball, "and even the Art Building that doesn’t exist on the map, I believe, follows a similar principle to Teaching Building D Block."

Lin Yi’s eyelids twitched.

"Yes! I almost forgot about the Art Building!"

Tian Bufan continued, "I suspect that the Teaching Building itself is also an independent layer that can be unfolded, not only extending vertically to D Block but also vertically above the fifth floor."

"But even so, the level of distortion in the Teaching Building in the layers may not be as twisted as roads and street lamps."

"How many floors did you see in the Teaching Building when you entered the campus yesterday?"

"Seven floors," Lin Yi said, "but, I feel that there might be an eighth floor..."

Tian Bufan said, "Maybe even a ninth floor, as there are more than four floors in the abnormal layers. Have you noticed that the Teaching Building is equipped with both stairs and an elevator, yet they don’t allow us to use the elevator?"

"Knowing the secrets of the Teaching Building, maybe just one ride in the elevator will tell us." Speaking of which, Tian Bufan’s lips curled up in an amused and mocking smile.