Chapter 112
Ou Ying and her group finished recording the students’ performance scores and walked out of the classroom.
Ou Ying caught sight of Qin Zhou. She turned around and said to the others, “You go first, I’ll catch up with you guys later.”
The others headed to the next classroom. Ou Ying walked towards Qin Zhou and said, “Zhou Ge.”
Qin Zhou stopped fiddling with the cigarette and looked up to see the others going into the next classroom. “What?”
Ou Ying smiled and said, “Did you quarrel with Lin Yi?”
Qin Zhou: “What?”
“Ah, then you must have been unilaterally attacking others.” Ou Ying said with a smile, “Didn’t you just call Lin Yi out alone? After he returned to the classroom, I saw that he seemed to be feeling down.”
Qin Zhou was stunned for a moment and said nothing.
Just when she was about to ask for details, Ou Ying scanned Qin Zhou’s expression and saw that Qin Zhou was worried. She didn’t say anything about it though and just asked, “So, have you asked him?”
Before entering the 4-4 Rule World, Qin Zhou had vowed to confirm whether Lin Yi was interested in him.
Qin Zhou said firmly, “He said he didn’t know.”
Although Lin Yi’s answer wasn’t exactly good, it wasn’t actually bad either.
Ou Ying said, “Then that means he is interested.”
When Qin Zhou looked towards her, Ou Ying said, “Weren’t you also clueless about liking Lin Yi in the beginning? If it weren’t for Ren Li’s assist, you would still be at a loss.” After a pause, Ou Ying said reproachfully, “But if this is how you chase after him then you’re just asking to be turned down.”
Qin Zhou: “…”
Ou Ying said, “Is it about Yuan Yuan?”
At the 4-4 Rule review meeting, everyone was informed about Yuan Yuan’s existence. Although Qin Zhou hadn’t told Ou Ying, Ou Ying reckoned that Qin Zhou looked for him for Lin Yi today for the same reason he looked for all of them, to ask about the browsing history.
It was she who had acted as a bridge and lent Qin Zhou’s account to Lin Yi. Naturally, Ou Ying could guess why Qin Zhou was looking for Lin Yi.
“Zhou Ge.” Ou Ying stopped smiling and said seriously, “If it weren’t for Lin Yi, all of us would have died in the 2-6 Rule World. Even if Lin Yi came to the university for some secret purpose, I don’t think it’s for anything sinister. So far, he has not done anything to harm anyone. It was me who proposed lending your account to Lin Yi. If the matter you want to investigate has something to do with Lin Yi, regardless of whether Lin Yi did it intentionally or by mistake, I am responsible. ”
After saying this, Ou Ying noticed that Qin Zhou’s brows had eased a bit. She smiled again. “I’ve claimed responsibility. If you have anything to say, please say it to Lin Yi.”
“Okay.” Qin Zhou said, “Go and finish your job.”
Ou Ying nodded. “OK.”
Before leaving, Ou Ying emphasized again, “Remember to speak gently.”
Qin Zhou: “… Got it.”
After Ou Ying left, Qin Zhou took out his cell phone and found Lin Yi’s number.
He took out another cigarette and held it between his lips, holding his mobile phone in both hands and typing:
[Ou Ying said you looked down. What’s wrong…]
Delete.
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[I didn’t mean anything by that just now. My question…]
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[Sorry, my tone must have sounded pretty bad just now.]
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Maybe it was a mistake Lin Yi didn’t dare admit to or he could have other motives.
But this wasn’t important. What was important was that Lin Yi didn’t trust him.
Qin Zhou lit a cigarette, exhaled a puff of smoke and rewrote the text message.
[Qin Zhou]: Little genius, let’s have lunch together?
After sending the text message, Qin Zhou waited for a while but there was no reply. Thinking that Lin Yi was still in class, he put his phone back in his pocket. He had no plans of going back to the school archives for the time being. He went to the patrol team office to find Wang Feihang.
Lin Yi said that Cheng Yang was probably going to fail so that meant Cheng Yang failing was practically a sure thing.
He went to Wang Feihang and asked Wang Feihang to sort out which Rules appearing after the midterms would be used to release the bottom students to.
He remembered that there weren’t any pending advanced level Rules that needed students for release. There also weren’t any long-standing rules such like Rules 2-6 and 4-4. Wang Feihang sorted out the Rules and handed them to him. Qin Zhou looked at them and felt relieved. He’d remembered correctly. During, the period from between midterms and final exams, there weren’t any high level Rules active. It was basically all intermediate and low level Rules.
There was only one rule that was somewhat difficult, Rule 8-4.
Wang Feihang said, “Ren Li would probably want to handle the Rule 8-4 mission.”
Qin Zhou took a photo of the Rules Wang Feihang had compiled and sent it to Lin Yi. “Why do you say that?”
“Ren Li had an older brother.” Wang Feihang said, “As I remember, he was drawn into the 8-4 Rule and never came out.”
Qin Zhou paused.
He hadn’t known about that.
Wang Feihang knew that Qin Zhou hadn’t known. Qin Zhou was the president of the student union. If he had so much free time to know about everyone in the school then the student union wouldn’t evem need to operate.
“Ren Li and his brother were twins, and they had both been selected to come to the school together.” Wang Feihang saidm “Last year or the year before last, Ren Li approached Luo Yi Ge to join the patrol team. I remember that he hadn’t passed the assessment at that time. He then went to Luo Yi Ge to ask for a second chance. Luo Yi Ge saw how he was all tense and he was afraid that something might happen to him, so he asked me to keep an eye on him. ”
“No one who’s failed the assessment would dare re-enter a Rule World. I tried to dissuade him. I told him that the patrol team was grateful that he wanted to join but that the patrol team must not only ensure the safety of its members but also the safety of the students. I tried to say it tactfully but Ren Li was stubborn. I tried being harsh but he wouldn’t listen to a single word. So, I asked him why.”
Wang Feihang recalled, “He refused to tell me at first so I told him he doesn’t, the patrol team won’t just refuse to recruit him but that the student union will also be keeping an eye on him to prevent him from going to any Rule World. Run. He told me that his brother was accidentally drawn into the 8-4 Rule and after two hours, he was gone. The reason why he joined the patrol was because of his brother.”
“For revenge.”
Qin Zhou said, his brows furrowing.
If Ren Li wanted to take on the Rule 8-4 mission to take revenge, then that won’t work.
Too much emotion would cloud people’s minds. Moreover, patrol team members no longer worked alone. They all have their own partners and they must be responsible for each other.
Even if Ren Li’s partner wasn’t Lin Yi, Qin Zhou still wouldn’t allow Ren Li to take on the Rule 8-4 mission.
“No.” Wang Feihang sighed and said, “If Ren Li wanted revenge, he would have just run into Rule 8-4. He’s not seeking revenge. He wants to leave the school. This was the agreement between him and his brother. He has to leave here alive. But Ren Li’s motto is that ‘It’s better to rely on yourself than to rely on others’. If you were to have him wait for others to solve the problem, in his opinion, it would be no different than waiting to die. He has to save himself. So Ren Li’s like a spinning top. As soon as he joined the patrol team, he’s always been on the go. He refuses to rest for long. He thinks he can leave after every countermeasure to every Rule is found.”
Qin Zhou thought deeply.
Wang Feihang said, “It’s just my guess that he’ll want to take on the Rule 8-4 mission. But Zhou Ge, I’m not sure what to do. If he asks to take it on, should I agree or not?”
This was the reason why Wang Feihang told Qin Zhou about the situation. If he refuses, it might be too unkind. Moreover, Ren Li is a very experienced member of the patrol team. Rule 8-4 is just a mid-to-high-level Rule. Ren Li will delay his business due to personal reasons?
But if he agrees and something happens to Ren Li, Wang Feihang wouldn’t be able to bear the responsibility even if he wants to.
Qin Zhou looked at the information in his hand and while pondering the matter, his phone dinged.
[Lin Yi]: Senior, I have something to do at noon so I won’t be having lunch.
Qin Zhou:………………
“Zhou Ge, what do you think?” Wang Feihang asked.
“Let’s talk about it again some other time.” Qin Zhou stared at the text message, “He hasn’t come to you yet. If he really comes to you to ask for the Rule 8-4 mission, ask him to come see me.”
Wang Feihang: “Okay.”
Wang Feihang saw Qin Zhou staring at his phone. “Zhou Ge, want to go grab lunch together in a bit?”
Qin Zhou: “I’m not hungry.”
Wang Feihang: “…”
At the teaching building area on the other side…
Lin Yi put his phone away after replying to the text message. He wasn’t ready to show Cheng Yang the list of Rules that Qin Zhou sent him. Otherwise, it would be like a ‘repeater school‘ knocking on your door when the college entrance exam hasn’t even started yet.
Lin Yi sighed.
“Lin Yi Ge, do you… have a new mission?!” Cheng Yang, who had just come back, looked at Lin Yi nervously. If Lin Yi went on a mission, Cheng Yang would probably be left waiting for death.
“No.” Lin Yi showed Cheng Yang the knowledge points he had summarized that morning. Knowing that Cheng Yang couldn’t understand, Lin Yi said, “You don’t need to understand, just memorize it.”
Cheng Yang’s only hope of scoring points was by relying on rote memorization.
Cheng Yang thought so too and he raced against time to start memorizing.
Lin Yi took out the campus rulebook and flipped through its pages.
He flipped to Rule 8-4.
In the photo sent by Qin Zhou, this rule had been specially marked with a circle.
Rule 8-4: The school does not have a mailroom. If you receive an delivery package… (To be added)
Lin Yi stared a while at this Rule.
He tried to comprehend. Qin Zhou hadn’t been the only one to say that the Unnatural Engineering University couldn’t communicate with the outside world. Students at the university couldn’t shop online nor could they receive packages and letters from the outside world.
Based on this, there was no need for the school to set up a mailroom. Apart from the mailroom, Lin Yi has also never seen any delivery lockers on campus.
So, what kind of delivery could the students receive?
——
Exam week.
The entire campus was quiet, blanketed in a heavy atmosphere.
Different majors have different exam times. Lin Yi’s major had five days of exams.
On the first day, Cheng Yang still compared his answers with Lin Yi.
“These were my answers to the multiple-choice questions. Lin Yi Xiong, can you see how I did?”
Lin Yi took a look and remained silent.
Later, Cheng Yang stopped compare answers. This was out of fear that it might affect his mood for the subsequent exams.
During these five days of exams, Cheng Yang’s mood dropped day after day.
After the next two days after the five-day exam period, Cheng Yang lay lifelessly in his dorm room.
When something happened to Lin Yi before, Cheng Yang would go to the canteen to get him food. For during these two days, Lin Yi worked hard bringing Cheng Yang food and doing his laundry.
After the weekend, on Monday night, their advisor posted the results in their group chat.
Cheng Yang sat up straight as a pole. “Do they grade papers so… so fast?”
Lin Yi has long come to terms with the situation and he comforted Cheng Yang, “These are just the exam results. The final grades won’t be released for two more days.”
The school ranking is based not only on academic scores but also on daily performance scores.
Cheng Yang covered his eyes. “I…I can’t look. Lin Yi Xiong, please help me look.”
Lin Yi: “Okay.”
The university uses a five-point system. Based on the experiences shared by the senior students on the forum, if one’s average grade point score is higher than 4, there is no need to worry at all. If the grade point score is in the range of 2.5-4.0, there’s no need to worry so long as there are no major problems in the student’s daily performance. .
But if the grade point score is around 2, if it’s less than 2.5, you’ll have to pray to the Buddha that there aren’t many regular Monsters that have been active recently.
With a grade point score in the range of 1.3-2, you might as well prepare to be released into a Rule World. Better learn all you can about the Rule Monsters that are expected to be active in the near future.
If the grade point score is below 1.3, there’s simply nothing to say.
Lin Yi also learned from the patrol team that the lower the grade point, the more difficult the Rule.
For example, this time, the students with the lowest grades will be thrown into the 8-4 Rule World.
Cheng Yang gulped. “What’s my score?”
When Lin Yi was just about to say something, Cheng Yang stretched out his hand. “Wait, let’s look at yours first. Lin Yi Xiong, how did you do?”
Lin Yi said, “4.6”
Cheng Yang took a deep breath. “I’m ready.”
Lin Yi: “…1.2.”
Cheng Yang made a sound and then fainted.
Thank you for the update ❤️💯
Poor Cheng Yang.
…..hah may his soul rest in peace……Amitabha
I made an account just to say this: I respect Cheng Yangs role in this story so much. Amongst monsters and horrors that leave me terrified at night, he is my one bright spot. I’d take care of this baby for life.
RIP
Cheng Yang noooooo ༼;´༎ຶ ༎ຶ༽ (ノT＿T)ノ ＾┻━┻ my precious baby why did this have to happen to you 🥲😭
The fact that I was very sure Cheng Yang had failed badly as soon as I read the low scoring and their consequences is funny but sad. Why him?
Poor Cheng Yang is just cannon fodder for Lin Yi to go to 8-4 Rule World 😭😭😂