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Chapter 180: "He"

"'I am Song Rentou'…"

"'I am not Song Rentou'…"

"Kuai Kuai was right when he said, 'For now, let's refer to him as "Song Rentou" based on the information on the paper!' It's still uncertain whether the person who left the paper is the real Song Rentou!"

Lin Yi checked the windows in the bathroom and near the washroom, ensuring they were all locked. After confirming that the dormitory door was also securely locked, he got into bed and shared the idea that had suddenly occurred to him.

Kuai Hongji said directly, "I don't give a damn. The most important information I got from this paper is that an enclosed space with a door forms its own layer. As for what this Song Rentou did, let's just observe… People with different personalities will behave differently and unpredictably when their personalities break down."

"I agree with Kuai Kuai's statement," Tian Bufan said from his bed.

"That's how it is for you guys…" Lin Yi said helplessly, "But perhaps you don't know that this 'Song Rentou' is currently in our class…"

"Even the name is the same. I don't think this is just a simple coincidence…"

"The Song Rentou on the paper has the student ID X0230402017, and the homeroom teacher is B2-037. The homeroom teacher who left yesterday was 'Homeroom Teacher - B2-039', and today the new one is 040…"

"That 'Homeroom Teacher - B2-037' should be our class's previous homeroom teacher… And this Song Rentou, if the student ID is correct, is an exchange student who came here a month ago."

"But this person is still appearing in our class as an exchange student, and his student ID is before mine…"

Tian Bufan immediately became interested: "It seems that this Song Rentou survived the seven days in a state of mental breakdown and left the campus, and has recently returned to experience it again."

He glanced subtly at Wei Liang, who was cocooned in his blanket.

"Yes, it's unlikely that there would be two people with the exact same name. It's probably the same person," Lin Yi said.

Kuai Hongji sneered, "After a near-death experience last time, no one would ever come back after leaving. This Song Rentou's return seems to have a very clear purpose… I wonder what he's here for."

Tian Bufan nodded: "Actually, it doesn't matter. Just keep an eye on him and be careful. Otherwise, don't bother with whatever he does."

"But… given that he used to live in this 1414 dormitory and deliberately left the paper, I feel like he must be setting up some kind of plan. And now that we're living in this dormitory, we've unknowingly formed a connection…"

"Has this Song Rentou shown you anything strange, like observing you?"

Lin Yi thought for a moment, then shook his head helplessly: "Although I mentally scan the number of people every time I enter the classroom, I can't actually match the faces. I'm observing the number of non-human students and other students…"

"Moreover, I haven't felt anyone observing me, except for the non-human students, but the non-human students observe everything. Their eyes don't focus under the light."

Tian Bufan said, "Then don't worry about Song Rentou. However, I still suggest giving this paper to the homeroom teacher."

Lin Yi was stunned: "You want to let the bullet fly for a while?"

Tian Bufan nodded: "Judging from the rules, the homeroom teacher is more like a guardian of the exchange students and has various emergency plans. Your own homeroom teacher is definitely trustworthy."

"And the most crucial point is… the paper says 'Homeroom Teacher - B2-037', and your current homeroom teacher is 'Homeroom Teacher - B2-040'. If nothing goes wrong, there might be some record files in the office documenting the retention of students in the class."

"Since Song Rentou hasn't revealed any flaws, let's give him a kick."

"In the process of exploring the campus, anyone can be used, and this Song Rentou can obviously be used as a brick by the lake. We'll shake him and see what happens when he rolls into the lake."

"We are in the light, and he is in the dark. The advantage is on our side."

"Yeah." Lin Yi nodded, and the stern gaze of Homeroom Teacher - 039 appeared in his mind.

Regarding the paper left by Song Rentou, Lin Yi felt that things didn't seem like an end, but more like… some kind of beginning.

An invisible vortex was spinning in the dormitory, and he didn't know when it would suck him in.

"Don't panic."

"I'm not panicking…"

"If you're not panicking, why are you shaking the bed?"

"I'm… wiggling my legs."

"In short… this paper is not accidental, and Song Rentou doesn't know we're in the 1414 dormitory. So, we have the opportunity to initiate the team fight first, and it's a full-health ambush. We must seize it."

Lin Yi's eyes lit up, and he nodded heavily. Suddenly, he thought of something, rolled out of bed, and slipped the paper into a notepad under his pillow.

Then, he picked up the digital camera and threw it to Tian Bufan.

"Digital camera?" Tian Bufan was slightly stunned, playing with the digital camera. "I was wondering what was in your satchel just now. Where did you get this from?"

Lin Yi then told his roommates about Pan Jian's death.

"If it were me, I would have crushed them directly," Wei Shan said abruptly from his bed, making the atmosphere awkward.

Wei Shan seemed to realize something and added, "But Old Lin's classroom doesn't have athletic supporters. If a real fight breaks out, it definitely won't work. Sure enough, squatting in the corner and drawing circles is the optimal solution."

"It's not squatting in the corner, it's squatting under the table…" Lin Yi corrected.

"It's the same thing." Wei Shan pointed out the mystery of "ignoring" in one sentence, "Just like you keep saying 'silk stocking beauties' to concentrate, while others silently recite their names and student IDs, it all boils down to a measure to concentrate attention."

"Moreover, considering that those non-human things might read your thoughts and obtain your identity information in the dark and foggy conditions… To really concentrate, 'imagining silk stocking beauties' might be safer than 'silently reciting identity information'."

"Holy crap…" Two "holy crap" sounds echoed in the 1414 dormitory at the same time.

One came from Lin Yi.

One came from Wei Liang.

"Meat Mountain Demon King, don't talk nonsense!" Wei Liang, with his head buried under the pillow, said speechlessly with two lines of clear tears, "I'm just indulging in some XP, do you have to be so outrageous?"

"Wasn't I sleeping soundly? Why are you suddenly in a hurry?" Kuai Hongji smiled sinisterly, "We're just discussing the matter as it is. Don't take it personally!"

"Damn it! Are you guys planning to attack the Song Dynasty soldiers and, before you do, use me as a minion to level up?" Wei Liang curled his lips, miserably lay back down, "Forget it, forget it, think whatever you want… Wuwuwu, you guys actually think of such a simple and pure gentleman like that!"

"Wuwuwu…"

He buried his head again, sticking his butt up like an ostrich.

Lin Yi, however, was not fooled by his trickery. Although his expression didn't change much, he felt an indescribable sense of shock in his heart.

Speaking of which, the past few days have been continuously foggy. And on the day they entered the school, the handling method they received actually matched the arrangement that the homeroom teacher - 040 gave to the new trainees in the class who hadn't had time to judge their level of inspiration…

And in that kind of weather… Wei Liang actually predicted the characteristic of non-human classmates capturing identity information in advance, and directly implanted the idea of using XP to concentrate his attention at critical moments?!

Lin Yi glanced at Wei Liang with a strange expression. At this time, Wei Liang was maintaining the posture of a "wriggler", but for some reason, his chrysanthemum felt a chill, and his small body trembled.

"I'm asleep! I'm already asleep! You guys can continue chatting!"

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Wei Liang said repeatedly, even making some very fake "snoring" sounds, which made his roommates a little speechless.

Lin Yi was silent.

In fact, there's nothing wrong with silently reciting the name and student ID number as stated in the rules, because the rules are aimed at the vast majority of trainees, and the situation where identity information needs to be silently recited mostly occurs when there are problems with the layers.

For high-inspiration trainees like them, they need to follow the code of conduct and then make slight adjustments according to the underlying logic within the scope allowed by the rules.

For example, the essence of silently reciting identity information is to shift attention away from external things and concentrate it on a certain point. And the information on the student ID card is just a substitute for this point. Using stockings, beautiful legs, anime, games, or even replaying manga in your mind all works…

But the code of conduct won't write it so detailed, and even directly completes the two things of "anchoring cognition" and "concentrating attention" in a way of silently reciting identity information.

But for high-inspiration people, sometimes they need to refine these details, for example… that Song Dynasty soldier was able to successfully return to the dormitory in the foggy weather, he must have focused his attention on a certain special point of interest.

Hey, wait a minute…

High-inspiration trainee…?!

He is indeed a high-inspiration trainee, but the homeroom teacher - 040 specifically named Wei Liang, wouldn't that completely confirm the fact that Wei Liang is a high-inspiration person as well?!

Hiss…

Lin Yi gasped, not so much shocked by this discovery. After all, he had already guessed it. Whether it was the ingenious skill to defuse the crisis unharmed under the hands of the green apron chef or other operations, it proved Wei Liang's extraordinary nature.

And what he thought of was—"Liangzi ah, Liangzi, what other surprises do you have that I don't know about?"

Wei Liang's ingenious skills are like Doraemon's belly pocket. You never know what magical things you can dig out when you reach in.

At this time, Tian Bufan had finished looking at the photos and threw the digital camera back to Lin Yi.

Lin Yi took the digital camera and found that the video screen was frozen on a full screen of static.

"A little interesting…" Tian Bufan looked at the pure white ceiling, his eyes full of interest, "A digital camera is just a tool for collecting images. If it is interfered with, the captured picture should be dark or purely black and rough, not static."

Lin Yi said: "A conceptual sculpture opened the classroom door, but the digital camera couldn't capture it. To be honest, I'm very curious what form that thing presents under the observation of electronic equipment."

"It's possible that it doesn't have a form at all."

"Huh?"

"This kind of static is exactly the same as the static produced when a TV is interfered with by a signal. However, TVs produce static because they are affected by electromagnetic interference."

"Sometimes, even when there is no signal at all, the TV will still show a full screen of static…"

"This kind of static… is the afterglow of the birth of the universe. The Big Bang produced immeasurable powerful radiation, and even today, billions of years later, it has not completely disappeared. That faint trace falls on the TV screen, and what is displayed is the appearance of static."

"However, this shouldn't be something that the electronic components of a digital camera can capture. Can you understand this logic?"

"Shooting is a process, and static is actually a result."

"The student code of conduct says that the campus area has a poor signal and communication equipment cannot be used, which is understandable, but digital cameras shouldn't be affected… If it can't be photographed, it shouldn't be able to be photographed from the beginning, but it did photograph the non-human classmates, but it just can't photograph this conceptual sculpture."

"This can only mean that the life form of that thing cannot be understood, directly interfering with the working principle of the digital camera, but we know nothing about the reason."

Lin Yi was silent for a moment, then put away the digital camera and pondered: "Young Master Tian, did you make eye contact with it that night?"

"No." Tian Bufan shook his head, "The night before yesterday, at the moment the classroom door was pushed open, all the sports students and art students shrank back, and I also retreated among them, keeping my attention on the corner…"

"My intuition told me not to look at it, but no matter what, I could still clearly feel that there was an indescribable and incomprehensible thing appearing in my 'perception'. I didn't look or listen, but I could vaguely sense its appearance…"

"Or… 'He'?"

"I think that is something completely different from all known life forms that have been recorded, like a 'quantum state' that cannot be described or described with existing knowledge and scientific knowledge. In my vague sense, 'He' is like a human outline pieced together from countless glittering glass fragments and still constantly changing. The reason why that outline is human-shaped may still stem from my subconscious projection of its form…"

"However, at some point, I felt that 'He' was like a sculpture carved with countless irregular gemstone fragments. The definition you gave is very precise, that is a 'conceptual sculpture'."

"However, 'He' and the sculpture we can't see are completely different things. Humanoid sculptures or incomplete sculptures are sculptures in a clear sense, but… 'He' seems to be just because our cognition, in order to prevent us from collapsing because of seeing 'He', forcibly gave 'He' a definition—'sculpture'."

"'Conceptual Sculpture'."

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