Chapter 350 The Only Way to Return to Campus

Chapter 350 The Only Way to Return to Campus

Chapter 350 The Only Way Back to Campus
Lao Mo patted his butcher knife and said, "I caught a few who were a little bit smart and said to them, 'Do you want to hand over your tomatoes, or should I pick them for you?' The purer the truth, the more plain it is. When those green-skinned people heard my truth, they became more conscious and brought out some treasures for me to choose from. If the bag is not big enough, I will give you some more..."

"But let me be honest, eating too much of this stuff is not good. It's okay to eat a little as a change, but if you really get addicted, it will be a big problem."

Lin Yi nodded.

"You seem to have recovered almost completely, right? I see your breathing is quite stable... You only ate one tomato and it's like this, not bad." Lao Mo patted Lin Yi's shoulder, took out a tomato from his bag, played with it for a while, and then pondered, "Eh, it doesn't seem to be the effect of the tomato..."

He looked at Lin Yi with a half-smile: "It seems that the boss has trained you well."

Lao Mo's face was that of a dead person who was a born villain. Any expression he made was ugly. This half-smile made Lin Yi shudder. In a trance, he even had a sense of déjà vu of the library director in "Detective Conan".

"Come on, why is it called 'training'..." Lin Yida was speechless. If this got to the boss's ears, he didn't know whether Lao Mo would be kicked by the boss, but he would definitely be stepped on to death by the boss...

But Lao Mo just teased Lin Yi. After that, he took off a string of eyeballs from the big eyeballs inserted in the body of the smiling angel, then slowly stood up and walked towards the depths of the observation deck with it in his hand.

"Before we act, I will tell you little by little how to leave the Art Building safely..." Lao Mo's voice came slowly from not far away, "Look this way... There is an elevator shaft going in from here. This is the only way for you to leave the Art Building."

Lin Yi looked in real time, and with the help of the light from the big eyeball in Lao Mo's hand, he really saw an elevator shaft deep in the observation deck.

Under the light of the big eyeballs, the mysterious symbols carved on the walls inside the elevator shaft were clearly visible. This elevator shaft was obviously the one that the dormitory manager took Mao Feiyang to, and it was also the one that Mu Daxian took Mao Feiyang back to the teaching building.

"If you want to ride and operate this elevator, you need to meet certain conditions. At least normal people are not allowed to do so." Lao Mo explained, "But you don't need to worry. I will help you obtain this 'qualification'."

After saying this, Lao Mo stepped out of the elevator shaft, came to Lin Yi's side, and began to pack his things, obviously preparing to leave.

He put his backpack on his back and started to help Lin Yi pack his bag. He said, "You can take any elevator in that elevator shaft, but you must leave before 4 a.m. If you can't leave by 4 a.m., you have to wait another day."

"After entering the elevator, there is a hidden button covered by a cover. It requires a special identity certificate to activate it. The 'student commemorative coins' of art students or the badges of dormitory managers can do this. Don't worry about the source of the things. I will help you get it."

"After you press the button, the elevator will automatically start running... After that, you must always keep an eye on the floor display inside the elevator. No matter which floor of the 'teaching building' or 'dormitory' it stops at, and no matter if 'something' is going up or down the elevator, you cannot get out."

"You can only get out when the elevator stops at the 'library', understand?!"

"When you arrive at the library, you will see the Library Rules. You can follow the rules that do not apply to 'experiencers' according to your own situation and the unexpected events you encounter. You can also wander around the library casually. As long as you do not violate the rules, you can explore and read as many books as possible..."

"But when the red light comes on in the library, you must immediately go to the counter on the first floor of the library..."

"Once you arrive, you just wait there until the security guard shows up. Then you follow him and you can leave the library and return to campus."

"There is no standard time for the security guard to appear in the library, so when the red light of the library comes on, you must rush over immediately. The security guard will stay for a while, but not too long... Understand?"

If Lin Yi was a person who had not experienced so many things in dreams, he would definitely be confused when he heard Lao Mo's words such as "library", "red light is on", and "hidden elevator button". Not to mention that he would not be able to understand them for a while, even sorting out the logic of Lao Mo's words would take a lot of time.

But now, he understood most of the steps easily, and was only curious about the so-called "part that does not belong to the experience students" in the "Library Rules" mentioned by Lao Mo. Of course, he also remained curious about the entire library.

"I... understand." Lin Yi said, "But Lao Mo, from what you said, it seems that you don't want to go back with me?"

Looking at Lao Mo's appearance and thinking about what the boss had said to Lao Mo, Lin Yi had a vague sense of foreboding.

Lao Mo smiled and said, "When I promised the boss, I didn't say I would go back."

"Don't worry, once you get there, even if I die, I will still let you escape unscathed."

Lin Yi was stunned, but immediately thought of what Lao Mo said. When he first heard Lao Mo's promise, he always felt that there was an indescribable awkwardness. Now he understood that this was Lao Mo's original intention from the beginning.

"Lao Mo, you are so strong, why do you have to set a goal for yourself?"

Lao Mo said calmly, "I'm just preparing for the worst. Besides, you and I don't know each other at all. There's no need to worry too much about the life and death of someone like me who has already died once."

Lin Yi pursed his lips.

This is often the case. Even though the person involved has let it go, there are always some bystanders who cannot see it.

Lin Yi is that person.

"So... you chose to 'land' here, just to tell me about the elevator?"

Lao Mo shrugged his shoulders. "That's one of the reasons. I have a principle when doing things. If I promise something to the boss, I must do it first. Only when I have no worries can I let go. But...if I really can't take you to the elevator at that time, you will have to come here by yourself..."

"Don't say that. I'll be your power bank, so just let me do my bidding..." Lin Yi hid the ominous premonition in his heart and tried his best to use humorous identities like "the home-guarding god of war and his mobile fountain" to cover up the fact that the two of them were vaguely showing some signs of... a companion relationship.

Don't die, I'll take care of you! Damn, hold on to the crystal and let's go back home together! ——The cry from the bottom of the heart of the babysitter Lin Yi.

"I'll try my best..." Lao Mo sighed, "Let's go, it's time to leave."

After he said that, he pulled out the two strings of big eyeballs that were inserted into the body of the Smiley Angel for "charging".

Looking at the Laughing Angel who was still dying and seemed to be holding on to a breath of immortal energy and unwilling to die, Lao Mo put his hand on its body, and then his palm was filled with golden aura. Just like he had absorbed the extraordinary power from Lin Yi's body before, he drained all the remaining extraordinary power from the Laughing Angel's body.

The Laughing Angel was petrified at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally turned into a distorted human-shaped sculpture without wings. Lao Mo continued to exert force and crushed the sculpture of the Laughing Angel into countless pieces, which rolled all over the ground. Some of the pieces were too small and were blown everywhere by the strong wind, and some rolled outside the edge of the observation tower.

Lin Yi looked at the angel with a strange smile and couldn't help feeling a little confused.

The changes of this weird-smiling angel seem to be different from the weird-smiling angel who was "beaten back to his original form" by Teacher Wang!

Lao Mo didn't say much. He picked up two strings of big eyeballs and started to lead Lin Yi to the center of the observation tower in the opposite direction of the stone bridge...

"Eh? Wait, Lao Mo, aren't we going to the Art Building?" Lin Yi pulled at his soaked clothes and followed closely in the wind and rain, unable to help but ask. Lao Mo turned around and said, "Before we go to the Art Building, come with me to the Art Office first."

"Ah? You want to help me get the 'student commemorative coins' directly?" Lin Yi asked back.

Lao Mo was stunned for a moment: "How do you know that you can get student commemorative coins from the art teacher?"

"Uh... guess..."

"Forget it, it's not important." Lao Mo waved his hand, too lazy to listen to Lin Yi's story. "But you can't get the student commemorative coins. If you get them from the art teacher, you will get the status of 'art student'. Although 'you who I brought here' are eligible, it's not necessary."

"I'll go ask the art teacher for help so I don't end up working for nothing."

As Lao Mo spoke, he did not stop and led Lin Yi into the observation tower. Then they passed through a corridor with flickering candlelight and whistling wind, and they came to a gate carved with ancient patterns.

There was a sign in front of the door that said "Art Office". Lao Mo took a look and then knocked on the door.

“Knock! Knock!”

After two knocks, a soft female voice was heard from inside the door.

"Who?"

Lao Mo said, "I'm Black Kitchen, Lao Mo, here to find the big golden retriever."

"Black Chef..." The female voice behind the door was obviously stunned for a moment, then realized something and opened the door.

“Gah—”

The door opened, and through the crack, Lin Yi saw the person inside the door, and that person also saw Lao Mo and Lin Yi.

Then, Lin Yi was stunned.

"Teacher...?!" he almost blurted out.

"Nocturnal species?!" The person behind the door's expression changed drastically, as if he didn't recognize Lin Yi.

This is actually normal. After all, Lin Yi is now in a faceless bald state.

"Do you know her?" Lao Mo glanced at Lin Yi, "Forget it, let's go in and talk about it first."

He held the two big eyeballs in both hands, and regardless of the actions of the people inside the door, he took Lin Yi directly into the art office, just like a parent taking his junior to visit relatives, holding some gifts in both hands.

When the people inside saw Lao Mo dressed as a chef in a black bib, they immediately let him in without caring about what was going on with Lin Yi.

After closing the door, Lao Mo looked around. He ignored the people inside the door looking at Lin Yi and asked directly, "Where's the big golden retriever?"

The person inside the door recovered and said immediately, "I'm sorry, we don't keep dogs here..."

"It's not a dog, the big golden retriever is me."

Suddenly, there was a sound of a door opening near the bookshelf deep in the art office, followed by some strong wind sounds.

After two or three seconds, the sound of wind disappeared, as if a door had closed.

Then, there was the sound of hurried footsteps coming down the stairs from behind the side bookshelf, and a figure wearing a thick windproof leather jacket walked out from behind the bookshelf.

The windproof leather jacket was a bit like the thick leather jacket often worn by fishermen on fishing boats at sea. He was soaked all over, and water droplets dripped onto the floor of the office, soaking the entire floor.

He took off his waterproof leather jacket, revealing his appearance behind the jacket - he was the art teacher who had registered Mao Feiyang as an art student.

Looking at the dog who called himself "Big Golden Retriever", no, the art teacher, everyone present except Lao Mo fell silent.

"Isn't it... that our names are all so recognizable?!" Lin Yi couldn't help but bark in his heart, but his gaze still passed through the "ultra-thin breathable white silk hood" made of scales and fell on the art teacher who opened the door for them.

The art teacher in front of him was none other than "Class Teacher-039". No, to be more precise, she was the art teacher. It was a pity that the art teacher had no identity certificate, so he had no way of knowing how to address her and could only call her "teacher".

Although Lin Yi had a "faceless" look, the homeroom teacher still vaguely noticed his gaze and couldn't help but ask, "Who are you...?"

"I..." Lin Yi subconsciously wanted to say "I am Lin Yi", but as soon as the words came to his throat, he thought of what Lao Mo had told him, and did not continue.

Lao Mo explained: "He has no identity now, so he can't tell you who he is, but if you 'feel' that he is someone, then there is no doubt that he is that person."

The head teacher-039 opened her mouth, and her eyes suddenly became complicated when she looked at Lin Yi. She exhaled faintly: "I didn't expect... you would lose your identity in the end, so are you here to register as an art student?"

"Ugh……"

"I didn't expect that I was the one who registered for you twice."

"You misunderstood. He doesn't need to register." Lao Mo said, "The situation is far more complicated than you think. Let's talk about the details when you have another chance to meet. Where's the big golden retriever? You're raising fish, why are you taking so long with a raincoat?"

The art teacher next to the bookshelf had his eyelids twitched suddenly. He hung his windproof leather jacket aside, rubbed his hands together, and gasped: "Lao Mo, why are you running here to die?"

He walked over and picked up the beret when passing by the desk, but hesitated for a moment and put it down again because of his wet hair. Then he chose to pick up the pipe beside him and took a sip with great enjoyment.

(End of this chapter)