AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 754 - 348 Old Mo’s Package_2

Chapter 754: Chapter 348 Old Mo’s Package_2

"The stuff in the package, take it out and eat... Although this kind of supply is nowhere near as good as directly devouring supernatural power for you, after all, you are ’human’, and the feeling of hunger still requires some material means to replenish."

"Devouring too much supernatural power will gradually make you forget that you are still a person."

Old Mo said this, took off the backpack he was carrying, and unzipped it in front of Lin Yi...

"Swish—"

After the zipper was opened, the contents inside stunned Lin Yi.

"Toma... Tomato...?!"

Old Mo’s bag actually had a whole pack of tomatoes!

To Lin Yi’s astonishment, that was within Old Mo’s expectations; he twisted his wrist, then took one out and handed it to Lin Yi: "Here... Tomatoes work better than those snacks, those Green Skins wouldn’t part with them easily, it took a lot of effort and reasoning with them to finally get my point across."

Lin Yi looked at the tomato in Old Mo’s hand but did not reach out to take it.

Lin Yi didn’t move, but the purebred nightwalkers surrounding them had already sensed the smell and came over.

Connected to the edge of the Watchtower was a Stone Bridge, on the other side of which was the Art Building, and at this time, the purebred nightwalkers on the backside of the Stone Bridge also started to become restless, as if stimulated, one by one they squirmed and climbed up from the back of the Stone Bridge, popping their heads up amidst a rainstorm mixed with thick fog, and began crawling towards Old Mo...

Once they reached the ground, the "rustling" sounds turned into "shhh" sounds.

"Shhh... Shhh... Shhh..."

This familiar sound seemed to be branded into Lin Yi’s soul; it was just like the sound of stone rubbing against stone that he would hear when walking in the school district at night within the surrounding mist!

Only now, these creatures were not just behind him but had also climbed up from below the Stone Bridge and Watchtower, spreading slowly like a tide.

Despite the thick fog here, the inhuman and distorted crawling of the purebred nightwalkers was clearly captured by Lin Yi’s eyes.

"No need to bother with them," said Old Mo, "these creatures come from the sea and are practically inexhaustible; dealing with them is a pure waste of energy."

"Coincidentally, there was a Sneering Angel that was blind and tried to ambush you, and I caught it in the act. And this..." he held up a string of big eyeballs that were successfully transformed from the wings of the Sneering Angel, "do you know what these are?"

"This isn’t... the wings of the Sneering Angel?" Lin Yi quickly recovered his stamina; he no longer gasped for breath not long after, "How did they turn into eyeballs?"

He had a bit of trypophobia and felt somewhat uneasy looking at that string of big eyeballs.

Old Mo chuckled: "You don’t know, do you? These things are just like the light bulbs in street lamps; every time we catch a Sneering Angel, we are happy for a long time."

"These things, you don’t see them often around the school district; they only appear during the Grey Mist Invasion, and only at those times do we have the opportunity to ’gather materials’."

"Uh... ’gathering materials’, isn’t that a term for cooking?"

Old Mo gestured to his outfit: "Am I not a chef who cooks?"

Lin Yi was suddenly at a loss for words: "If you didn’t say, I would have almost forgotten you’re a ’chef’."

What he couldn’t say was, what kind of chef uses angel sculptures as ingredients, for crying out loud...

Old Mo said: "Although these things haven’t been processed, their effects are no worse than street lamps. Just place this string here, and where it shines bright is where it’s safe."

Lin Yi opened his mouth, unable to speak.

Old Mo planted the two strings of big eyeballs onto the translucent body of the Sneering Angel, akin to planting a tree; these two strings of eyeballs then began to charge up, absorbing supernatural power from within the Sneering Angel’s body, continuously storing it within each eyeball. The originally somewhat withered eyeballs also started to swiftly puff up and become full.

Old Mo played with the tomato in his hand and paused for a moment before looking at Lin Yi: "Do you know what a tomato is?"

"Tomatoes are... hearts, right?" Lin Yi pursed his lips, reached into the bag, took out a bottle of water and a piece of bread for Lin Yi, tore open the wrapper and began to wolf it down.

Seeing Lin Yi’s hesitation, Old Mo smiled, didn’t force him to eat, and said instead: "Tomatoes are the hearts of Polluters... but there are different types."

"Some are human hearts, that’s true, after all, those Green Skins like that stuff... But some tomatoes are not human, but rather from other Polluters, such as Pseudo-Humans, or even Green Skins..."

"If you get the chance to smash an Angel Sculpture one day, you’ll find that the ’hearts’ they turn into are of higher Tomato quality and have an even better taste."

Lin Yi: "..."

Old Mo said: "So, if you only see tomatoes as ’human hearts,’ that view is just too limited. For those things that weren’t ’human’ to begin with, their hearts weren’t flesh and blood to start with, but some kind of solidified Supernatural Power."

"Just put it this way, tomatoes are actually a kind of ’energy source,’ an energy source that has a not-so-low bottom limit but a very high upper limit..."

"For ordinary Experience Students, eating tomatoes, even the ’human heart tomato’ given by Green Skins, can cause a great deal of Contamination. But for people like us, the mixed Supernatural Power within the tomatoes might be intricate, but it’s already harmless. The surge of breath you just wolfed down, just the green series Supernatural Power alone is worth this tomato..."

"Take it, a clear soup is to drink, as is a clear hot pot, having a bit of taste in your mouth is always better than chewing wax."

Old Mo tossed the tomato over.

Lin Yi caught the tomato and various rules related to eating tomatoes came to mind.

The "Art Student Rules" stated:

[In necessary circumstances, you may consume food that contains Tomato Element.]

[If you show a craving for tomato-based foods under special circumstances, do not panic, as it is normal for an Art Student.]

The "Sports Student Code" stated:

[You may consume any food that has blue or green breath, such as tomatoes or foods containing Tomato Element; they cannot effectively contaminate you.]

[But if you find yourself having a strong gluttonous desire for such food, please inform the Physical Education Teacher immediately upon returning to the Gymnasium, and follow the Physical Education Teacher’s arrangements.]

By implication, for deep Polluters, eating tomatoes is indeed not a taboo, and Old Mo’s explanation also clarifies why the rules would mention "craving for such food"—it’s because of addiction to tomatoes or, to be precise, addiction to the intricate Supernatural Power.

That is a sign of worsening Contamination and a start of losing control; in such a situation, one naturally needs to report to the teacher.

Lin Yi toyed with the tomato, then opened his mouth and took a bite.

As soon as the tomato entered his mouth, the juicy freshness burst forth, and he instinctively felt nauseous, with the taste of blood reverberating in his mouth.

Seeing Lin Yi’s changing expressions, Old Mo said speechlessly: "Don’t let your preconceptions get the best of you. When eating such things, the ’cognition’ in your subconscious mind will guide your taste buds. Just think of them as normal tomatoes, don’t overthink."

"Don’t overthink."

Lin Yi never expected to hear such words under these circumstances.

Those who knew nothing, like Homeroom Teacher-039 and Xu Shunkang, would say "don’t overthink," and now that he almost knew everything, even the seasoned Old Mo also told him "don’t overthink."

The value of those four words "don’t overthink" seemed to be skyrocketing.

Lin Yi therefore adjusted his thoughts, and indeed felt that the taste of the tomato became much crunchier...

Thinking that these tomatoes came from the Chef in the green apron, Lin Yi couldn’t help but have a thought: "Old Mo, the ’reason’ you talked about with Green Hats must be pretty significant, right?"