AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 963 - 447 Yogurt for Tomato_2

Chapter 963: Chapter 447 Yogurt for Tomato_2

It seems he knows what corresponds to that dark area now...

"It’s that well."

The well in the Art Building!

Stone bricks, moss, tides, and a calling voice...

Everything, it seemed, connected everything to that well.

However, Lin Yi felt that this was just a kind of environmental perception bringing him the connection, and not that there really was a connection between the layers.

Otherwise, with Old Mo’s level of layer transition, he could just transition directly from here into that ancient well, right?

As soon as this thought came up, Lin Yi suddenly fell into doubt again.

Perhaps... it’s not like that?

He shouldn’t immediately dismiss this hypothesis.

What if it’s true? _{freew\ebno\vel..(c)om}

There actually is a connection between the layers, but deep down in that ancient well is where the "Original Apostles" are buried. Old Mo could indeed transition over, but wouldn’t that be basically delivering himself straight to the door?

Surely, transitioning one more time from the coastline would be safer, right!

That’s what it would be... Lin Yi awkwardly wiped cold sweat from his brow.

Moreover, Old Mo might not have known about the well at all. He was able to glimpse those areas by relying on the wave currents of the "Holy Hall" and with the protection of Night Watchman-02. Without knowing, Old Mo would certainly be unable to go over.

But speaking of which...

How did the cafeteria, as the last line of defense in the school area, end up being related to that ancient well in the Art Building’s layer?

Is there really a connection between the layers, or is it... simply that his consciousness has been influenced by the Contractor, creating a connection with the Art Building, and thereby linking many areas directly to the Art Building or clues related to the Contractor?

He could vaguely perceive the Contractor infiltrating his subconscious through that Secret Mark, an influence that was silent, even bypassing his habits and instincts, often digging small "surprises" for him unexpectedly.

The current wave of perception might also be the Contractor digging a hole for him.

Thinking of this, he came back to his senses and continued to walk forward with the team.

But this time, as he buried his head forward, a large face suddenly emerged, occupying all his vision.

A face as pale as could be, with a bizarre smile, as if it had lit itself up from below with a vertical green light, belonging to the Chef in the green apron.

The Chef in the green apron, though late, has arrived indeed!

Lin Yi was startled, but quickly calmed down.

The first time he saw the Chef in the green apron, he would be startled, the second time too, but now, he just goes "oh" and moves on.

"Student, would you like to try the new set meal... Tomato meat sauce dry mix noodles?" The Chef in the green apron uttered with a dry, long, and somewhat eerie voice.

The surrounding students were quite frightened, each one tightening up, subconsciously crowding towards the front of the line a bit.

Lin Yi didn’t pretend to ignore it, simply glanced at it faintly, then withdrew his gaze.

Seeing this, the Chef in the green apron wasn’t angry, just persistently buzzing around him like a fly, persistently marketing the Tomato meat sauce dry mix noodles to him.

Soon, it was Lin Yi’s turn to order; he casually picked a few dishes, and watched as the Cafeteria Auntie in the green apron at the meal purchase window skillfully served him a dish with Tomato Element...

"Chef-0256"... he silently noted the Cafeteria Auntie’s name tag, then nonchalantly took the tray, and silently moved to the card reader.

He covered the side with his identity information with his hand, then slowly pulled out his Student ID card.

As a result, just pulling it out like that caused even the few Experience Students who had already gotten their meals but hadn’t gone far to shudder as if they’d caught a whiff of something, turning their heads toward his position.

"Damn... Pseudo-Human students?" The actions of those Experience Students genuinely startled Lin Yi; he only sensed something off about them, but didn’t think it would be this off.

And such a simple test caused them all to reveal their weaknesses.

"But these must be the Newborn Pseudo-Human students... When exactly were they transformed?"

"Could they have encountered abnormal weather at night, seeking safety in the cafeteria according to proximity principles?"

According to the "Student Code," the first choice for nearby safety in the cafeteria area is the cafeteria, but if the time is not within the cafeteria’s open hours as listed on the notice board in front of the cafeteria, it will create a time conflict.

In that case, just entering the cafeteria would violate the rules.

The correct action, according to Wei Liang’s mention of "nowadays" — going up to the door but not entering.

I hide under the eaves, you ask if I’m in the cafeteria, I am, you ask if I’ve gone in, I haven’t.

Enter as such.

Those Experience Students might have been eliminated after breaking the "nowadays" state.

There’s another possibility, of course, that they did follow through but saw something they shouldn’t have seen and were killed by falling through the layer.

Lin Yi’s mind raced, swiping his card silently under countless hot and greedy gazes, then storing away the Student ID while heading to the yogurt section.

He picked up a box of yogurt, slowly placing it on his tray.

A Chef in the green apron appeared next to him at some unknown time, switching out the yogurt for a Tomato before he "noticed" on the tray.

Thus, Lin Yi placed a Tomato on his tray.

Lin Yi suddenly "noticed" the extra Tomato on his tray, his brow furrowed slightly, then realized he hadn’t grabbed the yogurt yet.

So he picked up another box of yogurt and intended to place it on the tray.

The Chef in the green apron squinted eyes, sneakily swapped it again for him.

Lin Yi didn’t speak, merely repeating the action.

The Chef in the green apron just silently followed...

Not long after, Lin Yi had turned over a whole stack of yogurt.

Emmmm... More accurately, he had swapped all the yogurt for the Chef in the green apron’s Tomatoes.

He exerted force with one arm, holding a tray full of Tomatoes, as calm as ever... oh wait, as aloof as ever.

Finally, when Lin Yi had finished tinkering with all the yogurt, he silently glanced at what was in the Chef in the green apron’s hand.

At the feet of the Chef in the green apron was a pile of yogurt...

Lin Yi pressed his lips, held up the Tomato tray with one hand, bent down to pick up a box of yogurt from the ground, and placed it on the tray...

This time, the yogurt was placed on the tray.

Lin Yi’s action paused for a moment.

He pressed his lips again, seemingly wanting to pick up the yogurt once more and see if the Chef in the green apron wanted to swap again...

The Chef in the green apron made no motion.

Lin Yi said nothing, just silently looking at the Chef in the green apron, that look seemingly asking, wouldn’t you reconsider? Swap for another Tomato?

Who knew the Chef in the green apron wouldn’t buy it at all, just staring at Lin Yi like that.

Lin Yi’s gaze didn’t move either, staring at the Chef in the green apron.

The Chef in the green apron’s gaze also didn’t shift.

Their eyes met.

The Chef in the green apron blinked slightly, as if realizing something, the leftover, sparse intelligence above the instinctive mechanism began to push its brain to function slowly.

But soon, Lin Yi seemed to trigger another mechanism in it, it began to display a symbolic sinister and eerie smile, slowly offering a Tomato.

Its mouth didn’t move, still wearing that grin reaching the ears, but a hoarse and low voice slowly floated out: "Student... have a tomato..."

"chio" hadn’t even fully come out when Lin Yi reached out and took the Tomato from it.

Lin Yi was overjoyed, so there’s this mechanism after all...

The Chef in the green apron: "???"

Lin Yi took the Tomato, placed it on the tray, but looking at the tray piled high with Tomatoes, he couldn’t help but frown.

It seemed, like, perhaps... there was hardly any space left!