Chapter 69 Dormitory Building Regulations

"Wait a minute, isn't it you?!"

"'The dormitory is one of the most dangerous areas in the school'?!"

Lin Yi felt like the top of his head was about to be blown off.

“Is this… the ‘most dangerous’ that I understand? Are you kidding me?!”

“You fucking…”

Lin Yi felt a bit dreamy. The dormitory building that Xu Shunkang mentioned as "a place where one can think freely" and "sleep" was actually one of the most dangerous areas on the campus?!
But as he got closer, he immediately discovered that there were more words at the bottom of the sign. So he followed Wei Liang through the vast crowd of people, and finally stopped in front of the sign. Then, he carefully read the information on the sign again from beginning to end.

First of all, it is very normal to know the elevator opening hours:
“Dormitory elevator ride time:
6:00~ 7:40
21:00~ 22:00
[It is forbidden to take the elevator outside of this time! ]”

This rule is exactly the same as the one in the student rules regarding the time to enter and leave the dormitory, so Lin Yi patiently continued to read on. In addition to the elevator time, there was an unusually eye-catching large text:

"Dear experiencer, welcome to the dormitory building."

"Please note!!! (super eye-catching underline symbol):
Due to some force majeure factors, the dormitory building is one of the most dangerous areas in the school!!!"

“Nevertheless, once you arrive at the dorm, you will still have a completely safe sleeping environment!”

"To prevent accidents, please obtain the dormitory building instructions (rules) from the shelf below, read them and strictly abide by their contents."

Lin Yi stared at the sign in silence.

His eyes kept moving between [Due to some force majeure factors, the dormitory building is one of the most dangerous areas in the school] and [Despite this, when you arrive at the dormitory, you will still have an absolutely safe sleeping environment], and a sentence emerged in his mind.

"You want to find Lu Xun, what does it have to do with me, Zhou Shuren?"

"So, the dormitory is the safest area, and the dormitory building is the most dangerous area?"

"This is too..."

He had a lot of complaints in his heart, but when he thought about the fact that there was a completely non-existent dangerous road in the gymnasium, which was known as "one of the safest areas", his resentment suddenly disappeared.

"It's one of the most dangerous areas, right? Damn... I really like 'S City University'!"

He really wanted to ask Wei Liang now, is this the place where you have been lingering for the last two days?

But Wei Liang was waving at him at this moment: "Fuck Lao Lin, what are you still standing there for! Come and get the rules! The elevator will be open in a few minutes, hurry up!"

The dormitory building's rules do not stipulate that items must be returned like the cafeteria's rules, nor do they stipulate that students must use their student ID cards to swipe through a borrowing and returning machine like the gymnasium's rules. It is like a tourist map that can be seen everywhere in a scenic spot, neatly placed on a row of shelves for people to take at will.

While Wei Liang was talking, he took out another copy and handed it to Lin Yi.

After Lin Yi took it, he turned his attention away from the notice board and looked down at the dormitory rules:

"[S City University Dormitory Building Instructions (Rules)]"

"Dear experiencer, please do not confuse this rule with the dormitory rule."

"For the safety of your life and property, please follow the following rules with a firm understanding:
1. This dormitory has 39 floors in total, with 39 dormitories and 1 dormitory management office on each floor.

“The dormitory door number is in the following format:
1st floor: 0101, 0102…0139;

2st floor: 0201, 0202…0239;

……

39th floor: 3901, 3902…3939. "

"When you come across a dormitory room that does not match your house number, please remind yourself that you are mistaken and ignore any calls from that dormitory."

"Note: The Abnormal Dormitory will never open its door automatically, unless!!! You invite it. (The word unless is circled and marked with a huge '!!!' symbol)"

“2、宿舍楼中配备有大量电梯供学生搭乘，只要在6:00~7:40与21:00~22:00之间，就可以任意搭乘。”

“Don’t try to understand how elevators work. (underlined and emphasized)”

"After exiting the elevator, please find your dormitory according to the dormitory number and swipe the door with your student ID to enter."

"Note: Dormitories below the 10th floor can use stairs to travel up and down in an emergency, however, our school still does not recommend the use of stairwells in dormitory buildings."

“Don’t go to the wrong dormitory!!!”

"3. Each floor of the dormitory building is a circular structure (the corridor looks like a smooth arc). The first dormitory on each floor is next to the last dormitory, connecting the two ends. There is absolutely no right-angle turn."

"If you are looking for your dorm and see a right-angle turn ahead, turn around and tell yourself that there is no right-angle turn ahead, then turn around again."

"You can't continue moving forward until you are sure that the situation ahead has returned to normal."

“Don’t ever think that you are seeing things and try to find your way to the dormitory by closing your eyes and reopening them again.”

"4. The power supply system in the dormitory building is under the unified control of the school, and there are no switches in all areas."

“在6:00~7:40与21:00~22:00期间，宿舍楼均保持拥有灯光照明的状态，禁止进入灯光没有照射到的黑暗区域。”

“5. The dormitory building will turn off the lights 20 minutes after the specified time. Please make sure to enter the dormitory before 22:00.”

"If you have not left the dormitory after 7:40, or have not returned to the dormitory after 22:00, please stop any current behavior immediately, tear off the dotted part of the rules as soon as possible, find the note in the interlayer of the rules, and go to the dormitory management office according to the instructions on the note."

"Note: You have 20 minutes to find the dormitory management office. You must arrive at the dormitory management office before lights out, otherwise our school will not be responsible for the safety of your life and property."

"Warning: If you tear off the dotted line out of curiosity outside of an emergency and see the note inside, our school will not be responsible for the safety of your life or property."

"6. The interior of the dormitory building is a closed environment. There is absolutely no possibility of fog or wind."

"If you find fog around you, the air starts to get humid, the ground becomes tilted, twisted, stretched, or other abnormal conditions in the corridor, please tear off the dotted line on the side of the dormitory rules immediately, hold the card hidden in the rules together with your student ID card, and then repeat your name and student ID number in your mind, and remind yourself that you are in the dormitory building and will soon reach the dormitory."

"When you see the dormitory with the same door number as the one you reserved, swipe your student ID card to enter immediately."

"During this period, you may be disturbed by a lot of external factors, but never respond to any communication requests, especially the calls from behind you!!! (bold and eye-catching font)"

"7. Never respond to someone knocking on your door, no matter if it's someone claiming to be your roommate or the dorm manager."

“Remember: Your roommates can enter the dorm with their own student ID.”

"Your dorm supervisor will not conduct dormitory inspections in this way."

"8. Dormitory managers do not have fixed uniforms, but they will carry a lamp and wear a dormitory manager badge on their chest."

"If you meet a dorm manager or someone claiming to be a dorm manager on your way to the dorm, please ignore them. If you cannot ignore them, please do not believe anything they say or respond to them." "Between 7:40 and 21:00, if you meet a dorm manager or someone claiming to be a dorm manager, please ignore them."

"After 22:20, if you still haven't found the dormitory management office, please seek help from the dormitory management office and unconditionally accept any help he offers you and believe everything he says."

“Please be sure to follow the above rules with a firm understanding. If you accidentally violate any of the above rules in the dormitory building, please rely on your luck and seek help from security.”

"Beyond that, given that the dormitories are one of the most dangerous areas on campus, our school will not and cannot provide you with any assistance."

"I wish you a safe trip."

While reading the dormitory rules, Lin Yi's hands kept trembling slightly, and more and more question marks appeared on his forehead.

Only after he finished reading it did he take a deep look at the sign in front of the dormitory building.

He felt like the sign was smiling at him, and added: Are you kidding me, young man? I didn't lie to you.

His mind was a little confused. No... this was just the journey up the stairs back to the dormitory. Why after reading the dormitory building rules, he couldn't help but have a sense of déjà vu of "Exodus" in his heart?

He took a deep breath and let the cold night wind rush into his lungs. Feeling the stinging sensation brought by the cool breath in the wind, he felt that he was still alive.

"Dormitory building..."

He muttered to himself, raised his head and looked at the building that was like an unattainable chasm in the distance.

When he arrived at the dormitory building in earnest, he couldn't help but find that there were some subtle differences between the dormitory building in front of him and the dormitory building in his vision.

First of all, the shape of the dormitory building.

Traditional dormitory buildings are square in shape, but the dormitory building of S City University looks like a cylindrical building.

This cylindrical building is cut into 39 layers from bottom to top, just like 39 giant hula hoops stacked on top of each other.

Each hula hoop is divided into 20 parts, corresponding to 39 dormitories and 1 dormitory management office facing each other.

Not to mention, this building really looks like it has a modern abstract construction style that is hard to appreciate.

"Lao Lin, it's almost 21 p.m." Wei Liang reminded him.

Lin Yi nodded and glanced down at his watch.

20: 59.

In one minute, the dormitory building's elevator will open.

He subconsciously slowed down his breathing. Based on his previous experience of getting his shoes wet by the river, he knew that something unexpected would happen when he returned to the dormitory this time.

"What would happen if I followed the rules 100%..."

Lin Yi decided to walk back to the dormitory with his "firm understanding".

"Liangzi...are we going back to the dormitory together?" Lin Yi suddenly asked.

Wei Liang was slightly stunned, then continued: "What the hell are you talking about? Are we going to go our separate ways?"

Lin Yi's words stunned Wei Liang: "Liangzi, I feel like if you walk with me, something might happen."

"But you have plenty of experience surviving in dormitories, so it should be easy for you to return to the dormitory, right?"

"Damn, are you crazy?" Wei Liang reached out and touched Lin Yi's forehead. "It's because I'm experienced that I want to go with you! Are you afraid of dragging me down with you?"

Lin Yi nodded.

"To be honest... I don't know why, this dormitory building gives me a feeling of both safety and danger."

Wei Liang curled his lips and said, "Isn't this nonsense? The dormitory is safe, but the dormitory building is not safe enough. Of course there will be such a contradiction."

"In short, I just want to say one thing. Even if there is a thunder and lightning today, I will go with you."

“Boom…”

Suddenly, a dull thunder rolled up from the sky.

Wei Liang shrank his neck and looked at the sky cautiously.

Thick fog lingered above the clouds. The dim moonlight could no longer penetrate the clouds. It was dark in front of the dormitory building, with only a limited amount of light still shining.

The clouds were low and dark, the wind was breathing high in the sky, suppressing the dull atmosphere. It was bound to be another rainy night, but the rain was still brewing.

Lin Yi looked around and suddenly found that many classmates, after a psychological game, chose to give up entering the dormitory building. They stepped on the dark white mist that almost covered their insteps, touched the field formed by the street lamps, and disappeared into the thick night.

They chose to return to the teaching building.

The student code states:

[If you do not return to the dormitory before 22:00, please do everything you can to return to the classroom. The lights in the classroom will not be turned off. Please wait in the classroom until 7:40 the next day to leave. ]

The building rules state:
[After 21:00, you are not allowed to leave the classroom. Please study on your own until 7:40 the next day. During this period, if you see anything unusual outside the window or someone calls you outside the door, please ignore it. ]

In other words, leaving aside the fact that the head teacher locks the door, you can return to the classroom to study at any time. The only difference is that once you enter, you are not allowed to leave.

Most of those who left were experience students who came in on the first day.

They were full of energy and on the one hand thought that it was no big deal to stay up all night, but on the other hand they realized that something was wrong with the dormitory rules and subconsciously chose to seek benefits and avoid harm out of self-protection.

It was naturally impossible for Lin Yi and Wei Liang to leave.

Not to mention that they had agreed with their roommates to meet up in the dormitory long before arriving. Just the 24 hours of continuous hard work since entering the school had made them exhausted and sleepy. They really needed a good night's sleep to regain some energy.

At this moment, 21:00 arrived.

The crowd began to squeeze into the corridor of the dormitory building.

Lin Yi and Wei Liang followed the crowd and continued forward.

But he soon noticed a problem.

The elevator in this dormitory building...how come there's no need to wait?

He saw a group of people rushing into the elevator. After the elevator door closed, it opened again within a few seconds, and the original elevator space was empty.

"That's not right... There are 39 floors in total. Let alone sending people up, it can't take just a few seconds to go back and forth, right?"

"What's going on?"

Thanks to book friends "Cang Hai Yue Zhu" and "69-year-old man" for their tips! !
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(End of this chapter)

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