Rules-related weird stories: 4016

Because, theoretically speaking, Mu Daxian also obtained the "Chef's Code" from Lao Mo back then. He might also be able to get the "Chef's Code" from Lao Mo?

At this moment, he suddenly missed Mao Feiyang a little. If that kid Maozi were here, he would probably already be familiar with Lao Mo in his cheap way.

Thinking of Maozi, Lin Yi suddenly felt a wave of dog-like cheapness echoing in his chest. Coupled with the mountain-like baggage behind Lao Mo, every time he walked, it trembled like a wave crest, giving off a strange silicone-like quality.

So, at a certain moment, as if Maozi had possessed him, he couldn't help but say, "Lao Mo... carrying such a big baggage, won't it consume your energy? Do you want me to carry a smaller one for you?"

He pointed to another backpack Lao Mo was carrying.

Lao Mo thought for a while, then said, "Alright, it's prepared for you anyway."

As he said that, he put the huge baggage down from his back, signaling Lin Yi to take it, while he re-carried the smaller bag.

Lin Yi looked at the baggage, which was comparable to a mountain snail shell, tilted his head slightly, and put on a black question mark face: "? ? ?"

《I'm just being polite, but you're not polite at all》

But he was secretly happy in his heart. Isn't this breaking the ice?

At least it's a good start!

He reached out and took the baggage. With his current physique, it was naturally easy to carry it, but as soon as the baggage rested on his back, he could tell what was inside through the feedback.

"Huh... this is all food?"

At this moment, he suddenly realized that Lao Mo meant "it's prepared for you anyway".

Lao Mo said, "I just grabbed some things from the convenience store before leaving, for you to replenish your strength on the road. If you feel hungry on the road in the future, tell me, and I will let you stop to eat and replenish your strength."

"So much?" Lin Yi was a little surprised, then he realized something, "That's not right... the convenience store rules..."

The convenience store rules stipulate for units without student IDs:

【You can take any goods in the convenience store (note that they must be labeled goods), but it must not exceed three items and cannot be repeated. After selecting your goods, please immediately follow the blue exit sign to leave the convenience store.】

Such a big baggage obviously couldn't have only three items, right? Just the water felt like there were six or seven bottles, "clanging" on his back.

Lao Mo said lightly, "The convenience store owner is treating."

Lin Yi was immediately silenced.

《Okay, you're awesome. The convenience store owner is treating, I really can't afford to offend...》

And he also noticed that the texture of this baggage seemed extremely similar to the bed sheet he had taken back then...

It seemed that the convenience store owner was not only treating, but also included a packing box.

It's just...

"Can you finish eating so much?"

Lao Mo patted the backpack on his body: "I was afraid you wouldn't have enough, so I went to the cafeteria and brought you some other food."

"Ah? The cafeteria doesn't allow take-out either... Okay, never mind, I didn't ask..." Even the convenience store owner has to treat, so it's impossible to restrain him with the cafeteria rules, right? Lin Yi twitched the corner of his mouth slightly, "What's in there then?"

"Some fresher ingredients." Lao Mo looked into his eyes.

Lin Yi smiled wryly: "It's not tomatoes, is it?"

Lao Mo smiled without saying a word, his smile as ugly and eerie as ever.

Lin Yi shut up instantly.

《Damn, right?》

Lao Mo's reaction made him feel creepy, and it also made him feel that if there were only tomatoes in the bag, it seemed a little more acceptable. He was just afraid that there would be something even more outrageous than tomatoes.

Just then, Lao Mo stopped by a lamppost.

Lin Yi followed and stood still.

Under their feet were some churning,森white mist.

Around them was the thick fog that had already spread.

Further away was the green belt.

Lao Mo simply identified the direction, then said, "Follow me."

After saying that, he raised his foot and stepped towards the outside of the cobblestone road...

Lin Yi shouted 'fuck' in his heart, but he still quickly followed.

As soon as he stepped out of the area illuminated by the light, that indescribable cold feeling, like cold air, surged from all directions, constantly stimulating the sensation of his skin.

"Sha sha sha..."

"Sha sha sha..."

In the mist, the sounds of night walkers and pseudo-human sculptures moving could be faintly heard.

These dark, wriggling inhuman entities only dared to approach them at this moment, but as if fearing Lao Mo's aura, even though they had left the protection of the lamplight, those night walkers still did not dare to act rashly.

Lin Yi closely followed Lao Mo. He knew that these night walkers relied more on instinct than on intelligence, and even out of instinct, they knew to avoid Lao Mo's sharpness.

This shows Lao Mo's worth.

"Don't worry, these are all things that can't see the light of day. With me here, they won't dare to approach us."

Lao Mo's calm voice slowly rang in front of him.

"It's best if they don't dare to approach, it saves me a lot of energy."

Lin Yi nodded silently, but Lao Mo definitely couldn't see it behind him.

Lao Mo added, "We will walk on this road for a while. If there are no accidents, we can reach the area where the art building is located at 22:00..."

"It takes an hour and a half to walk?" Lin Yi glanced at his watch. It was now 20:36.

"Normally, it takes that long." Lao Mo said, "However, considering the distortion of time and the deviation in space, it may not be that accurate. It doesn't matter if there are slight accidents, as long as we arrive at the art building before 0:00."

In Lao Mo's self-customized plan, there was a 2-hour fault tolerance in time.

Lin Yi was a little puzzled: "The distortion of time and the deviation in space... what does that mean?"

Lao Mo didn't stop walking, but his voice paused for a moment, then continued: "I don't understand this either, so I can't give you too much explanation. If you want to know the principle, you have to ask someone more professional... I'm just a cook, not the inventor of how to cook. I know how much salt to put in a dish, and what to do if I put too much, but I don't know why I must put so much salt. Do you understand what I'm saying?"

"I understand a little..." Lin Yi nodded.

"I know you actually don't understand, you're just humoring me." Lao Mo said unceremoniously, "But it doesn't matter, you will slowly see some 'phenomena'. Those phenomena are the manifestations of distortion, but don't overthink it or try to fit it into a preconceived notion."

"For the parts that cognition cannot accept, just keep the first impression of its phenomenon. Otherwise, if you burn your brain, you will really become a thoughtless supply station."

Lin Yi thought, you're a pretty good person.

Lao Mo added, "The boss is a little concerned about you."

"Huh...?" Lin Yi's heart suddenly skipped a beat. "Why do you have to bring up sore subjects? But how did you see that the boss cares about me?"

The corners of his mouth turned up slightly, unable to suppress it.

"It's obvious to everyone," Lao Mo said, not forgetting to pour cold water on him. "But, it's not the kind of care you're thinking of... more like the kind of care for a newcomer."

"If I encounter a good prospect, I won't give up on him easily."

"On the contrary, the girl beside the boss seems very worried about you."

"I feel that if her strength was enough, she would definitely take down one of us on the spot..."

「Lao Mo is definitely talking about Li Huiyuan...」 Lin Yi's heart stirred slightly, and then he tentatively asked, "Then, is your prospect perhaps Mu Daxian?"

"You know him?" Lao Mo was a little surprised. "That's not right, he hasn't left the school since he entered... Did you meet outside of school?"

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Lao Mo's reaction immediately confirmed Lin Yi's suspicion, but he could only deflect, "It's a bit complicated... It's hard for me to explain."

Lin Yi curled his lips in his heart, thinking that if he said he had seen Mu Daxian in a dream, he would be beaten by Lao Mo.

Which grown man normally dreams of another man...?

"Everyone has some secrets, it's okay if you don't want to say," Lao Mo said calmly. "Now that you know him, it'll be much easier..."

Lin Yi's heart stirred when he heard this, feeling that he had accidentally broken through the barrier to communication with Lao Mo?

He felt that he was one step closer to obtaining the "Chef's Code"!

After all, in terms of exploring the campus, Lao Mo seemed to be the only person he could get information related to the cafeteria from.

Of course, Lin Yi also knew that he shouldn't be too presumptuous to ask Lao Mo about things like the "Chef's Code", but perhaps he could first ask about information related to the cafeteria.

However, just as he was about to open his mouth, Lao Mo said, "Next, you need to follow me closely. The wind will be a bit strong. If you can't handle it, just tell me, and I'll help you."

"Wind?" Lin Yi was stunned for a moment, but immediately realized something, and a flash of inspiration came to his mind—

「Could it be that 'non-existent road'?」

「That's right!」

That non-existent road leads to the direction where the sea breeze comes, and this direction is naturally the seaside!

Lao Mo affirmed, "It's not just wind, it's sea breeze... the wind from the sea."

After he said that, he lifted his foot and stepped out.

Lin Yi followed in real time.

「Poof...」

A cool feeling passed through Lin Yi's skin, making him feel as if he had passed through an invisible water curtain.

「Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—」

After the water curtain, the rapid sound of the wind directly echoed in Lin Yi's ears, blowing him so hard that he almost didn't stand firm on his first step.

The wind was also mixed with a faint stench of rotten fish and shrimp, as if a thick smell had been torn apart by the wind and spread over.

「It really is this road!」

Lin Yi's eyes lit up. In this way, the path he had previously deduced could be considered verified at this time.

As for the details on the path, they could be supplemented through一路的见闻 to facilitate subsequent deductions.

If possible, this road might become his path to the art building in the future.

Lao Mo didn't look at Lin Yi, but seemed to feel his every move as if he had eyes behind his back.

The two moved forward slowly on this road.

Before long, a figure appeared in front.

"That is..." Lin Yi said. He naturally didn't recognize that person, but he had seen similar characteristics on the little genius.

Wooden, dull, walking like a living corpse.

"That is a person who has already died," Lao Mo said. "Death allows pollution to penetrate their bodies, and after death, it continues to entangle them, taking them back to the source, like salmon returning to spawn."

"Return to the source, go against the current?" Lin Yi seemed to have thought of something. "After the gray fog appeared, there would be ripples from time to time in the campus. Is that fluctuation coming from the so-called source?"

"What ripples?"

"It's like... when the lights in the campus flicker, they change according to a certain frequency. Is that fluctuation related to that source?"

"Oh? You can sense that fluctuation?" Lao Mo's tone changed from the rare lifelessness to some fluctuations.

Lin Yi said, "I've recently started to be able to sense it. I couldn't sense it at first."

"Then you've made great progress. From the first time I saw you until now, your changes can be described as a complete transformation... You should understand that I'm not just talking about 'cognition', but also 'physiological' and 'psychological' changes."

Lin Yi pondered: "So that fluctuation...?"

"That fluctuation needs to be distinguished and cannot be generalized. Any unit, once its life form begins to approach the 'source', will produce that kind of aura... You can think of it as a limited 'magnetic field', 'tide', or use the official concept to define it as—「Domain」."

"'Source'... is it the source of pollution for the entire campus? That thing in the depths of the ocean?" Lin Yi asked.

Lao Mo was a little surprised: "You seem to know a lot... It seems that you agreed to go to the art building with me because of some personal matters?"

"Forget it, I don't care what personal matters you have, as long as it doesn't conflict with my purpose, everyone can get what they need."

Lao Mo's frankness surprised Lin Yi a little, but that was just as well, and it was exactly what Lin Yi wanted.

Lao Mo continued: "There are different opinions about this 'source'. Some believe it is in the depths of the ocean, some believe it is the ocean itself, and some believe it is an extraterrestrial mysterious creature, or even an energy form that does not belong to the category of living things, that has an impact on Earth."

"Like the tide, this influence indirectly affects the Earth through the ocean, and constantly penetrates the pollution through the ocean on the art building side..."

"I've been to the art building a few times, and I personally tend to believe that the source of the pollution is the ocean or an extraterrestrial existence... An existence that, no matter what angle you look at it from, is far beyond our understanding, and it doesn't even matter whether it's a living thing or not, or whether it will be observed or not."

"That kind of thing has changed the whole world, but this is not like cooking a dish, making a pot of food all at once, but rather igniting a certain area and radiating it to the whole."

"And this ignited area is that ocean on the art building side."