Rules-related weird stories: 4016

Chapter 445: No way, does he really know the path to the "Ash Apostle"? (Happy New Year's Eve!)

The two then went together to Group B, Class 2, before separating. Li Huiyuan confirmed the doorplate and entered the classroom, while Lin Yi went to the teacher's office at "Group B, Class 2" and knocked on the door.

"Knock knock… …"

"Who is it?"

"Me, Lin Yi, student ID number 'X0230506098'."

"Click!"

The peephole opened, and the homeroom teacher - 040 glanced at him before opening the door.

Lin Yi glanced at his watch and entered the office.

After entering, he immediately glanced at the clock on the wall again.

10:20.

Then, he went straight to the point: "I've discovered some things."

"Coincidentally, I also have some things to tell you," said the homeroom teacher - 040.

"I'll speak first." Lin Yi thought his matter was more important, "A large number of fanatics have gathered on the 5th floor of the teaching building. They have already mastered the method of collecting 'Ash,' and seem to be exploring a way to allow them to all become 'Ash Apostles.'"

Lin Yi described how the fanatics used some of their companions to attract ash, and then burned themselves and the Smiling Angel together to refine the "Blood Bodhi Stone Pillar."

Then he added: "Moreover, I also discovered something that Teacher 039 overlooked, or rather, didn't notice, which is: she investigated every batch of infiltrators entering the school, but she missed a batch… …"

"You mean… …the people who entered the school with you?!" Reminded by Lin Yi, the homeroom teacher - 040 also quickly reacted.

Lin Yi nodded and said: "That's right, the people from my batch. I originally thought that everyone was a victim, but until I saw most of the survivors on the 5th floor just now… …"

"Among the people who came with me, there were many arranged by infiltrating forces to collect ash, and coincidentally, these people have now all become fanatics… …"

"I don't think this is an accident, I feel like it's more like a conspiracy, so I must tell you about this as soon as possible."

Hearing this, the homeroom teacher - 040 gently pushed the glasses on the bridge of her nose and smiled: "I approve of you as an ally."

The corner of Lin Yi's mouth couldn't help but twitch: "You're only approving now?"

"Otherwise?"

"I thought it counted when you showed me your true self… … Alas, it seems I was just wishful thinking." Lin Yi made a cheap remark.

"Are you courting death?" The homeroom teacher - 040 glared at him, "Your little girlfriend isn't here, do you believe I'll stab you?"

Lin Yi shrugged. The homeroom teacher - 040 at least took out a secret纹 dagger to pretend before, but now she's just threatening him verbally, not even pretending anymore. So, he got back to the main topic: "There's also a third discovery. In the abandoned classroom of Group B, Class 13, I found the non-existent person created by Shan Nan."

Hearing this, the homeroom teacher - 040's eyes suddenly lit up.

"However, when I saw it, it had already turned into something similar to an 'Ash Apostle.' It carried ash, and it didn't turn to ashes like the fanatics, but instead became a moving 'Fire Man'… …"

"That state is very subtle, very different from what I previously understood about the 'Ash Apostle,' but if you were to say it's not an Ash Apostle, then what should it be?"

The homeroom teacher 040 then spoke: "It's a 'bait'."

"Huh?" This time it was Lin Yi's turn to be stunned, "'Bait,' what do you mean?"

The homeroom teacher - 040 said: "Yuan Lijian came to find me very quickly after you left."

"Yeah… …I know." Lin Yi saw Shan Nan as soon as he opened the door in the morning, so he naturally guessed that Shan Nan had entered the office, "What did he say to you?"

The homeroom teacher - 040 said: "He told me some things, but I know he definitely held back."

"The person we encountered this morning, that is, the person you encountered who was suspected to be an 'Ash Apostle,' was indeed his doing."

"He told me that Yuan Datou was the only male in their entire Yuan family, but he was used as a sacrifice by the infiltration organization and died in the school district. This time he came in to obtain the power of the 'Ash Apostle' and then seek revenge on that organization."

"Everything he did was in order to become an 'Ash Apostle'."

Hearing this, Lin Yi's heart skipped a beat.

No way, does he really know the path to becoming an 'Ash Apostle'?

If Shan Nan knows the path to becoming an Ash Apostle, doesn't that mean that the infiltrating organization really has mastered that path?

That doesn't seem right?

He didn't raise the doubts in his heart, but just listened silently, not interrupting the homeroom teacher - 040's words at all.

"According to Yuan Lijian's statement, the path to the Ash Apostle was actually deciphered a long time ago, but that path is not feasible, so it was listed as a 'forbidden matter.' He was able to know that path because he relied on some connections."

As the first batch of armed forces to enter the Black Moon Outpost, Shan Nan participated in some secret experiments after surviving and knew some experimental personnel. It is not an exaggeration to be able to obtain some information "that has been denied by the authorities."

The homeroom teacher - 040 said: "To become an 'Ash Apostle,' the prerequisite is to become a 'container,' and there is actually no other way to do this. Two characteristics are required, the first is 'regeneration,' and the second is 'adaptation'… …"

"'Regeneration' is a high-level characteristic carried by the blue-colored power of the physical education department. The extraordinary characteristics of the physical education department give physical education students the ability to constantly temper their physique, as well as higher cell activity and repair ability."

"But 'repair' is completely insignificant compared to 'regeneration.' Yours is 'regeneration.'"

"The second type, 'adaptation'… … This is a very mysterious characteristic, and even the authorities do not have any detailed records or research."

"According to the records in the Code of Secrets, the original creators of the Art Building once conducted some research on the characteristic of 'adaptation,' but more detailed data records are missing."

"Limited data records show that the so-called 'adaptation' characteristic can enable the original owner to obtain the ability to understand and transcend… …"

"A concept-level ability… …"

"Theoretically speaking, as long as you 'understand,' you can 'adapt,' as long as you 'adapt,' you can 'master,' and as long as you 'master,' you can 'transcend'… …"

"Yuan Lijian, based on his own understanding, adopted a method that would give him a chance to 'adapt' to the power of ash… …"

"That is to first use a 'false body' to collect ash, temper it, and then store it in his own body. Then, when the time is right, he will harvest the fruit, ingest a controllable amount of the collected ash into his body, so that he can use the power of ash little by little, and finally, successfully temper himself into a 'container'."

“Compared to uncontrollably ingesting ash, perhaps some progress can be made by controlling the amount.”

“This is Yuan Lijian's conjecture… He hasn't verified it, nor can he verify it, so he chose to experiment on himself.”

Lin Yi stroked his chin, lost in thought.

In other words, the authorities actually knew about this Ash Apostle path from the beginning. Is there a possibility… that there isn't even a infiltrated organization?

They are all people from the authorities, but some things must be carried out under the guise of an evil organization…

Lin Yi couldn't help but narrow his eyes. Some things can't be said too clearly, otherwise there might be some uncontrollable consequences.

Of course, Lin Yi was just subconsciously thinking about this rather dark conjecture.

The homeroom teacher continued, “He said that after entering the school, he spent a few days using the map provided by the infiltrated organization to find some equipment that had been buried in the campus before. Then, using the improvements brought by that equipment, he went deep into the Green Forest Belt to obtain enough materials and adhesives needed to create that 'bait.'”

“He told me these things, hoping that I wouldn't stop his plan.”

“As a trade, he handed over some information about the infiltrated organization.”

“You agreed to his deal?” Lin Yi asked.

Homeroom Teacher - 040 shook her head: “Of course not. As a homeroom teacher, I need to strictly abide by the 'Homeroom Teacher Rules'. Once I discover that his behavior triggers the emergency response plan in the rules, I will take the necessary measures.”

“If not… then I will ignore him. This is the biggest concession I can make.”

“But speaking of which, the 'Homeroom Teacher Rules' are relatively flexible, but he doesn't know that.”

Lin Yi wiped away sweat: “Wouldn't you consider this… a flexible bottom line?”

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Homeroom Teacher - 040 glanced at him sideways, curling her lips and saying, “At most, it can be considered flexible within the allowed range.”

Lin Yi thought for a moment and said, “I feel like Shan Nan's secrets are more than just these.”

“Of course, do you think I'm that stupid?” Homeroom Teacher - 040 smiled, “I didn't completely believe his words, his motives, and his purposes.”

Lin Yi deeply agreed: “But what I'm saying isn't this. Shan Nan chose to make a deal with you, so he definitely wouldn't lie to you, at least he definitely wouldn't lie to you in general… and I feel like he should be selectively telling the truth.”

The words spoken are all true, but he only says the parts that can be said.

That's what Lin Yi meant.

But speaking of this, the office suddenly became a little quiet. Lin Yi found that Homeroom Teacher - 040 was looking at him with slightly raised eyebrows.

“Uh… what's wrong?” Lin Yi asked.

Homeroom Teacher - 040 stared into his eyes, a hint of a smile flitting across her beautiful pupils: “Are you like that too?”

“Gah…?! ” Lin Yi was startled, “No, I didn't lie to you.”

“I mean, you must also be selectively telling the truth.”

“I can't just open up my heart to you right away, can I?” Lin Yi wiped away a cold sweat. Women's logic is really terrifying, but he didn't deny it. After all, sincerity is always the ultimate weapon.

But he quickly changed the subject: “So, Shan Nan's subtext is that he has a way to directly kill that 'bait' and then reap the rewards, right?”

Designers usually design some backdoors for their products that only they know, so that they can regain control when things get out of control. Lin Yi guessed that Shan Nan might also be like this.

Otherwise, with Shan Nan's castrated version of Iron Man's exoskeleton armor, he doesn't know how to contend with a walking, even if it's just a semi-finished Ash Apostle · Fireman.

After all, that guy Shan Nan drank a big pot when facing the high-level fanatics, and almost collapsed directly.

Homeroom Teacher - 040 said: “He didn't tell me the specifics, but he does have the ability to clean it up.”

After receiving a definite answer, Lin Yi no longer asked about this, but asked: “If it's just like this, that thing isn't worthy of being called 'bait', right? What does Shan Nan want to lure out by calling it 'bait'?”

Homeroom Teacher - 040 said: “Yes, he wants to kill the people from the infiltrated organization who are still planted in the school.”

“Use the 'bait' to lure those people out, kill them, and then plunder the ash that those people have already collected.”

Lin Yi nodded slightly, not delving into this point, because delving into it would be meaningless: “Then, has Shan Nan mentioned what that infiltrated organization is called?”

Lin Yi thought, “He” might know this name, or this name might evoke some of his memories.

When asked about this, Homeroom Teacher - 040's expression suddenly became serious. She parted her red lips slightly and uttered a name: “'Domain of the Gods'.”

“'Domain of the Gods'?! ” Lin Yi pondered the name repeatedly, and then felt very unfamiliar, and it didn't evoke any memories.

“What, do you have an impression?” Homeroom Teacher - 040 asked.

Lin Yi said helplessly: “Have a hammer impression…”

“Are you saying that their code mark is a hammer?”

The corners of Lin Yi's mouth twitched fiercely: “No… I mean, no impression. This organization sounds like a game guild…”

“Perhaps…” Homeroom Teacher - 040 said, “But the 'Domain of the Gods' is still very famous. The authorities have also had many conjectures about the infiltrated organization being the 'Domain of the Gods', but they can't find evidence and can't do anything… I thought you knew some clues, such as them being related to 'Hammer' or something.”

Lin Yi supported his forehead: “You don't know any popular memes…”

He found that Homeroom Teacher - 040 seemed to have some information gaps with him, such as him not knowing that there are actually mystical courses outside now, and Homeroom Teacher - 040 not knowing internet memes…

But… maybe there are too many memes, and Homeroom Teacher - 040 didn't react for a while.

“Um… is there any other information?” Lin Yi asked.

He glanced at the time.

10:23.

If there's nothing else, he's going to slip away.

Homeroom Teacher - 040 snorted: “Lin Yi, I really want to beat you up. You tell me a little bit of information, but I've been talking to you for a long time. Now you're complaining that the information is not equal?”

“Ah? I didn't! I'm just asking!” Lin Yi shouted injustice, “If you're done talking, I'll leave first…”

He subconsciously wanted to point to his watch, but thinking about the watch's special nature, he pointed to the clock on the wall and added, “It's lunchtime.”

Homeroom Teacher - 040 snorted: “That's all! Get out!”

“Okay~” Lin Yi suddenly acted like an eunuch and exited the teacher's office.