AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 498 - 223: Registration

Chapter 498: Chapter 223: Registration

Mao Feiyang had a sudden inspiration, "Speaking of which, I’ve heard a joke about jailbreaking."

"They say a person imprisoned got a disease, and first they amputated his arm, then his legs. When he was about to send them home for burial after amputating another leg, the prison staff said they suspected he was executing a premeditated plan to escape in stages."

"Do you think the Mountain Man is doing the same thing?"

"Sounds like it." Mu Daxian didn’t care about the joke, his brow furrowed, "That shouldn’t be... With the company’s review mechanism, such basic errors are impossible."

"Not to mention dismantling an exoskeleton, even if it were a computer, they should have been able to detect it, unless... they’re pretending to be clueless on purpose?"

Mu Daxian gently touched the soil with his hand, then focused deeply for a moment.

In that instant, Mao Feiyang felt as though an invisible ripple had spread from Mu Daxian’s body...

But Mu Daxian quickly stood up, brushed the dirt from his hands, and looking in the direction where the Mountain Man had disappeared, he sighed, "Can’t find many other traces, probably really related to the company."

"’Company’?" Mao Feiyang asked, puzzled, having heard Mu Daxian mention "company" twice now, "Brother Xian, what company are you talking about?"

Lin Yi was all ears too; he had heard about the company one more time than Mao Feiyang, from Class Teacher-039.

[You couldn’t possibly have been allowed in.]

That was Class Teacher-039’s words.

[The company shouldn’t have failed to find out.]

That was Mu Daxian’s words.

It appeared that the company had a certain review mechanism for those entering the school.

But beyond that, Lin Yi knew nothing at all.

"Isn’t it the company that launched the ’S City University Life Experience Plan’?" Mu Daxian explained, "When you submit your application for the experience at S City University online, all your information is pulled by the company’s review agency..."

"Right, all of it."

"The company is officially established, specifically for investigating and researching things related to supernatural powers, sharing over 99% of its database with the European Union, so it definitely has all your information..."

"Only those who pass the review mechanism can qualify as Experience Students and be transported to S City University by the company’s exclusive vehicles."

"Even then, before boarding, all personal items are strictly controlled, so theoretically there shouldn’t be situations where someone like the Mountain Man enters the campus with an exoskeleton."

"It could only have been intentionally allowed by the company."

"Only possible"

"Intentionally"

These two words exploded in Lin Yi’s ears like spring thunder.

Yet... It seemed that neither Class Teacher-039 nor Mu Daxian doubted the company’s review mechanism at all, never considering any loopholes.

Then, Mao Feiyang asked again, "So what’s the relationship between the company and the school? Are they partners?"

Mu Daxian shook his head, "Not partners, more like a superior-subordinate relationship."

"S City University... is just one of the institutions under the company’s umbrella... well, you can think of it as just one of the company’s branches for now."

"An institution that researches supernatural powers?" Mao Feiyang pressed.

Mu Daxian shook his head again, " ’Research’ is a regrettable necessity, like when you are ill, unable to heal or cure yourself, so you must study things related to the illness to figure out how to fight it."

Mao Feiyang said, "Supernatural powers... are they a disease?"

"No matter how magical a power is, if it cannot be controlled, then its negative impacts always outweigh the positive effects," Mu Daxian said, "Don’t forget, how do we refer to it?"

"’Contamination’."

"To current humans, supernatural powers are essentially a contamination, a virus."

"It’s also a sort of... a powerful editor that can fundamentally or even from an unknown level, alter or overwrite human DNA."

"So... the school authorities?" Mao Feiyang pursed his lips, "What is their status in the whole scheme? I mean... what’s the position of Experience Students here?"

"Could it be like raising gu?" he guessed cynically. "Gathering a large number of Experience Students who know nothing, selecting potential Sports Students or Art Students from them, and then grooming them?"

"And the rest... just letting them die?"

"Leaving them to become Nocturnal species or Pseudo-Humans?"

Looking at Mao Feiyang’s somewhat distressed face, Mu Daxian said with a resigned smile, "What are you thinking? Why assume the worst about the official stance?"

"Actually... sigh, even though I’ve told you quite a bit, I still can’t discuss this aspect with you. All I can say is... the official purpose is to protect you."

"’We’?"

"Yes, ’you’—those of you here who are oblivious to the situation."

"You are in charge of ensuring peace, while the officials are tasked with shouldering the burden of leadership."

"Now... because peaceful times are hard to achieve, we have no choice but to ask for your help, and to supplement some manpower... that’s how it is."

Upon hearing this, Mao Feiyang fell silent.

Mu Daxian too said nothing more, shook off the dust from his clothing, and began leading Mao Feiyang from the dense forest toward the Green Forest Belt.

By the time they arrived at the Green Forest Belt and circled to the School Building Area, the Teaching Building was nearly empty of students.

"Perfect, most people have left and we no need to worry about unexpected complications," Mu Daxian chuckled, "Let’s go, to the office of Class 2B, to check out the new Class Teacher."