AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 394 - 180: Kuai Hongji’s Warning (Extra 1000 Words!)_2

Chapter 394: Chapter 180: Kuai Hongji’s Warning (Extra 1000 Words!)_2

Lin Yi was harrowingly silenced, but he also understood that when Tian Bufan involved Kuai Hongji in the discussion about Song Rentou’s paper, it was to warn him—to differentiate boundaries clearly, for pure kindness could harm both others and oneself, while armed kindness was true kindness.

The extent of truth depends on the strength of one’s fist.

Indeed, he still had the ability to forcefully escape with Li Huiyuan from the convenience store, but what if the situation became even more dangerous?

If it became more dangerous, he would use Li Huiyuan as cannon fodder.

But would he really do that?

He... couldn’t bear to, and by not bearing to, he couldn’t just rewrite Li Huiyuan’s death sentence but also risked his own life.

In disaster, those who administer kindness must suffer the backlash of kindness.

Seeing the atmosphere getting tense, Tian Bufan picked up the conversation and broke the silence, "Let’s talk about Li Huiyuan’s situation, what eventually happened to her?"

Lin Yi organized his thoughts and succinctly said, "Li Huiyuan’s Student ID card was eaten by a green pocket chef, her form teacher instructed her to find the convenience store location within the Cafeteria during dinner to purchase a Student Souvenir Coin."

"We managed to locate the convenience store without much hassle and entered, but there were no Student Souvenir Coins; all the slots where the coins should have been were empty, as if someone had looted all available coins."

Lin Yi planned to separately discuss the convenience store with Tian Bufan, therefore, he briefly touched on the convenience store when speaking about Li Huiyuan’s situation.

"Later, the form teacher took Li Huiyuan away, without a Student ID card and no Student Souvenir Coins, she definitely wouldn’t return to the dormitory, but I don’t know what arrangements the form teacher has for her, or if we can see her again tomorrow."

"If we can see her tomorrow, it might answer many questions."

"Before that, I had taken her to explore the Teaching Building, but unfortunately, because of time constraints, we only had a look at the elevators and stairwells of the Teaching Building and took a round trip via the Corridor Bridge to and from Building C."

After listening, Tian Bufan said, "I explored the Teaching Building today as well, made quite a few discoveries. I’ll discuss them in detail with you after we talk about Li Huiyuan’s ordeal."

"Alright." Lin Yi nodded.

Tian Bufan said, "Listening to your description, I didn’t notice anything improper except the convenience store incident. If it were me, I might really have abandoned her."

Tian Bufan spoke without showing any shame or such emotions, his tone as casual as a gamer deciding to sell a randomly teamed player in opposition to a buff monster.

But Lin Yi knew reality wasn’t a game, dying meant no respawning, yet he didn’t try to forcefully explain anything, Kuai Hongji had made it very clear: You’re a jungler, if you survived the first wave of enemy invasions, saved your life, and secured your jungle, then saw a teammate get ambushed, you might feel you can challenge, try to see if you can save her from being killed first.

However, from a cost-benefit perspective, it might be more sensible to let go of a teammate who is likely beyond saving, bait some enemy skills, and use her sacrifice to gather more enemy intelligence, even providing a chance to sneak some enemy jungle resources.

"What you do with Li Huiyuan’s situation is your choice, although I don’t agree with your strong desire to save people from a rational standpoint, your handling in other areas is very correct, especially using her to probe the layer’s fluctuations and comparing it to your own experiences."

"Moreover, the situation has already passed, and looking back like an armchair strategist, it didn’t turn out badly but rather saw some improvement, even uncovering some new transformation pathways by sheer happenstance."

"But hard truths can be harsh, Kuai Kuai’s words were somewhat heavy, but don’t forget, you also just came out of a storm, your umbrella isn’t wide enough, just cover yourself and don’t think about covering others too."

"Remember, we are a team, and we still have more important things to deal with right now."

Lin Yi nodded slightly: "I understand... I’ll measure my capabilities next time."

"I think it’s better to focus on self-preservation." Kuai Hongji somberly said, "Haven’t you noticed? The campus situation seems unstable, especially with the increasing frequency of extreme weather events..."

"I sense that a significant source of contamination is approaching—akin to a comet that passes the Earth every so many years, or a solar storm that is rarely seen in decades..."

"For you, self-preservation is more important than anything else."

"What about... you guys?" Lin Yi asked, puzzled.

Kuai Hongji bluntly stated: "Our means of self-preservation are stronger than yours; just take good care of yourself and try to avoid issues as long as possible."

Lin Yi silently pursed his lips; Kuai Hongji’s words were toxic, heavily laced with self-interest, and such words tend to be piercingly insightful, often digging deeper, leaving a profound impression.

A profoundly physical kind of impression.

At this point, Tian Bufan spoke up: "Putting Old Lin’s actions aside, analyzing only Li Huiyuan’s case, we can vaguely infer two transformation pathways."

"Experience Students usually graduate successfully after seven days."

"If the Student ID card is lost, they need to report to the form teacher and buy a Student Souvenir Coin at the convenience store. Once they obtain a Student Souvenir Coin, it appears a transformation pathway opens up, possibly becoming an Art Student."