AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 983 - 457 Lin Yi’s Question_2

Chapter 983: Chapter 457 Lin Yi’s Question_2

"Ask away."

"Since you can infiltrate the layers into the Art Building, doesn’t that mean you can participate in the battles there anytime? And since you can bring a small part of an ’Angel’ back to the convenience store, why not bring Old Mo’s heart back yourself instead of making me go through the trouble?"

"Is that a question?" Convenience Store Owner -003 glanced at him, "Didn’t answer one and now adding a second, huh?"

Lin Yi scratched his head awkwardly, "Just one sentence, consider it as one..."

"Given your curiosity, I’ll reluctantly tell you," the Convenience Store Owner said, "Firstly, I can’t easily and precisely infiltrate over. I left Secret Marks on Old Mo’s heart and bag, and at critical moments, they combine to give me real-time coordinate positioning."

"And those Secret Marks aren’t ones that can exist permanently. Even if prepared in advance, over time, they won’t work. Plus, the location of the Bell Tower is influenced by the ’Angel’s’ Domain, causing severe disturbance in layers, making it hard to infiltrate... so I can’t leave Secret Marks there either."

"Even the ’Original Apostles’, only a few have the ability to inscribe permanent Secret Marks."

"Otherwise, if top combat forces could infiltrate freely with Secret Marks, the campus’s safety level would be raised by who knows how many layers."

"You’ve underestimated the battlefield."

Lin Yi pursed his lips but felt embarrassed for asking the question: "So there’s only one way to aid the Art Building, which is to support with the main body?"

"That’s right, and that’s exactly what the Sports Students are doing."

"Since the Principal has already gone there, I must stay in the campus to guard against unforeseen events."

"What about the Security Guards? Aren’t they enough to protect the campus?" Lin Yi asked.

The Convenience Store Owner -003 shook his head lightly, "A battlefield isn’t secured by just the generals rushing in; there needs to be a commanding officer. Besides, did you think protecting the campus is just like patrolling as a Security Guard?"

"Uh..." Lin Yi was at a loss for words.

The Convenience Store Owner -003 shook his head helplessly, "Stabilizing the layers is what’s most important. You think of battle on the physical level, but fights at my level also involve layers. You’ll understand this later."

"As for Old Mo’s heart, it can’t compare to the Angel’s body. I can’t bring it back, so it’s up to you. Also, your breath can nurture it a bit."

"Oh, so that’s how it is..." Lin Yi mused, but nodded thoughtfully.

As they walked, the shopping terminal appeared in front of Lin Yi, and the convenience store’s exit was already in sight.

"Oh, right, I actually have one more question about the Art Building..."

"..." The Convenience Store Owner -003 was suddenly speechless, but Lin Yi went ahead and rolled up his left sleeve, revealing the forearm branded with a Secret Mark by the Contractor for the Convenience Store Owner -003 to see.

"Boss, my hand... seems to have some Secret Mark engraved by the ’Contractor’," Lin Yi said weakly.

The Convenience Store Owner -003 had mentioned the ’Original Apostles’ several times, so Lin Yi spoke the name without reservation, especially given the Convenience Store Owner -003’s status, surely they could speak freely?

Convenience Store Owner -003: "..."

His always calm face tightened slightly: "When was it inscribed?"

He didn’t know about this.

Lin Yi gauged his reaction and sensed trouble: "When I left the Gallery."

"The Gallery..." The Convenience Store Owner -003 pondered, "The layer position of the ’Quartermaster’ overlaps with the Gallery... but the ’Contractor’ was ’Time Exiled’. How did she target you?"

"It doesn’t make sense..."

Lin Yi frowned, hearing the words "doesn’t make sense" from the Convenience Store Owner -003 felt like a stroke in the Book of Life and Death...

"Tell me in detail what happened, don’t leave out any details," the Convenience Store Owner -003 stopped Lin Yi at the shopping terminal and asked carefully.

Lin Yi realized the severity of the situation at once and quickly recounted the experience in detail: "Here’s what happened at that time..."

After listening, the Convenience Store Owner -003 couldn’t help rubbing his chin in thought.

"It seems the ’Ouroboros Ring’ enhanced your Dream Building Ability, allowing you to receive the Contractor’s signal scattered in the disordered time dimension like a strengthened signal receiver... Simply put, it’s like you tuned into an obscure channel, and the stream of information caught your scent and came rushing in..."

"This Secret Mark... from your description, it sounds like the Contractor’s saw was branded to you? So that’s how that saw came about..."

Lin Yi recalled using the steel saw on the Stone Bridge to break through the Alien Angel’s encirclement. He remembered the scene but hadn’t given it much thought until now, as Lin Yi mentioned it, it all matched up.

Lin Yi nodded affirmatively, "Yes..."

The Convenience Store Owner -003 thought for a moment and said, "This Secret Mark, it’s best to use it sparingly. The Contractor’s stuff is too bizarre; consider it a last resort card when you have no other choice."

"Alright." Lin Yi readily accepted the advice.

Then under the wary gaze of the Convenience Store Owner -003, they remained still for a moment.

"Why not checking out?" the Convenience Store Owner -003 pointed at the shopping terminal.

"Hehe..." Lin Yi chuckled awkwardly, "We just finished talking about the Art Building’s problem, I also have some campus..."

The Convenience Store Owner -003’s face immediately darkened, "You’re at the exit and still haven’t finished asking?"

"I’m keen to learn..."

"Enough learning, you’re out of time for one more question, finish it and leave," the Convenience Store Owner -003 said sternly.

Lin Yi quickly said, "Okay, okay... I just wanted to ask, what is the campus like after midnight?"

"Campus after midnight...?" The Convenience Store Owner -003 seemed surprised, "Why do you ask that?"

Lin Yi said, "Just curious, mainly wanting to know... will the Dormitory Building flip over?"

The Convenience Store Owner -003 squinted as if thinking about something, he eventually shook his head, "It won’t flip."

"It won’t... oh, alright." Lin Yi seemed a bit disappointed, apparently there was another explanation for the flipping dormitory.

"However..." The Convenience Store Owner -003 added, "Things can’t just be seen on the surface. I can only tell you the layers of the campus after midnight are violently fluctuating; physical rules... aren’t necessarily absolutely in effect."

"The rest, you’ll need to experience yourself."

"Oh... I understand." Lin Yi said softly.

He didn’t understand a damn thing.

But looking at the stern face of the Convenience Store Owner -003, Lin Yi felt more and more like he was a sinner interrupting the man’s nice time of watching art before bed, he felt if he kept babbling, the Convenience Store Owner -003 would really throw him out.

So he quickly took out three rolls of biscuits to check out.

As he checked out, he assumed Iron Bull’s "Ah! Got it!" expression, slapping his forehead and saying, "Right!"

"..." The Convenience Store Owner -003’s eye twitched slightly, but seeing Lin Yi swiping his Student ID card, he held back.

Lin Yi quickly said, "There’s a ’Matrix’ deep in the Green Forest Belt, it can create Rage Angels, and many zealots are messing around there. Seems related to their so-called ’Glorious Evolution’..."

"I know," the Convenience Store Owner -003 said.

"Huh? Oh... right..." Lin Yi was initially surprised, but then he immediately realized, with the Convenience Store Owner -003 overseeing the campus, what could evade his eyes?

So... The Convenience Store Owner -003 completely allowed the zealots to continue their shenanigans?