Chapter 74
There wasn’t actually much written on the evaluation form. Lin Yi read it over and found that he had no questions. The scores given by Ou Ying for each evaluation item were very precise. The only question he had was about the comprehensive evaluation ‘Mid-level 1’ and his question was whether that evaluation came with the authority to access the Student Union’s internal information.
And so, Lin Yi called out to Qin Zhou, “Senior.”
Qin Zhou raised his eyebrows and looked over. “Which part?”
Lin Yi stretched out his finger and pointed at the ‘Mid-level 1’: “Senior, this is what I don’t understand.”
“Mid-level 1?” Qin Zhou asked.
Lin Yi nodded. Qin Zhou asked him to pull over a stool. After he sat down, he said, “Monsters are graded from low, mid and high.”
Lin Yi nodded again. This, he knew.
“The ‘mid’ of ‘mid-level 1’ corresponds to this.” Qin Zhou said, “The number after can only be ‘1’ or ‘2’, ‘1’ means you’ll be entering into unresolved Rules and your task will be to find a solution. ‘2’ means you’ll go to Rules that already have solutions and your task will be to bring out the other students who were drawn in.”
Hearing this, Lin Yi looked at the ‘Mid-level 1’ and he now understood his mission.
His mission will be to resolve mid-level Rules that currently have no countermeasures.
“Senior,” Lin Yi happened to glance at a copy of the campus rulebook on the conference table and he asked, “Are Monster levels divided according to their Rule number?”
After drinking it empty, Qin Zhou threw the paper cup into the trash can. He said, “The closer the Rule is to the front doesn’t mean the higher the level. But unresolved rules near the front, definitely aren’t low level.”
“Oh.” Lin Yi said: “Then, Rule 1-3 must be the highest level rule.”
He remembered that in the campus rulebook, the first unresolved rule was the 1-3 Rule.
“According to the general principle, yeah,” Qin Zhou said.
What Lin Yi got from that was that there were exceptions. He was about to ask when he heard Qin Zhou call over Wang Feihang.
“Wang Feihang,” Qin Zhou shouted.
“Zhou Ge?” Wang Feihang looked towards them.
Qin Zhou: “Give Lin Yi a copy of the Monster level list.”
Wang Feihang took a copy from a stack of papers and handed it to Lin Yi. He said, “I was planning to give them all together later.”
Qin Zhou said, “Later?”
“Oh, that’s right.” Ou Ying raised her head and explained, “There’s an orientation for all the members of the patrol team tonight.”
Qin Zhou glanced at the time. It was getting late. He frowned and asked, “What time is it?”
“It was originally scheduled for 7 o’clock. The orientation was supposed to be after Luo Yi’s farewell ceremony.” Ou Ying also looked at the time. It was already 7:30. “After you woke up, the presentation was postponed for an hour. If the meeting continues, the orientation will be moved to tomorrow.”
After finishing an instance, the most important thing was to conduct a review meeting. Since when exactly an instance would finish is uncertain, all other arrangements must be sidelined.
The review meeting of the 16-8 Rule World was basically done. Qin Zhou let the patrol team head out first.
Ou Ying asked Qin Zhou, “Zhou Ge, aren’t you going to go too?”
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Ou Ying thought Qin Zhou didn’t hear her and so she asked again, “Zhou Ge, are you going to attend the orientation?”
Qin Zhou: “I won’t be going.”
Ou Ying: “OK.”
The orientation was being held in a different room. Qin Zhou watched Lin Yi’s retreating back and that bit of melancholy in his heart deepened.
Qin Zhou: “…”
Lin Yi followed Wang Feihang and left the room. Before leaving, he considerately closed the door of the meeting room for his seniors in the Student Union.
He wasn’t familiar with Wang Feihang and there was nothing they could chat about. On the way to the orientation, Lin Yi looked down at the rule list in his hand.
Sure enough, Rule 1-3 was recorded as having the highest level.
Lin Yi couldn’t find any Rule rated higher on the list. After thinking for a while, he asked Wang Feihang: “Captain, are there any rules that aren’t recorded in the level list?”
Wang Feihang said, “They’re all there.”
Lin Yi: “Huh?”
Wang Feihang saw Lin Yi’s reaction. Thinking that Qin Zhou must have told him something since they had a good relationship, he decided it would be fine to tell Lin Yi. “The student council president before Zhou Ge’s direct predecessor was surnamed Lu. Senior Lu had a hypothesis. Did Zhou Ge tell you about it?”
Lin Yi nodded.
Wang Feihang said, “Yeah, so Senior Lu believed that the entire Unnatural Engineering University is a Rule World. That all the rules in the campus rulebook are derived from this encompassing Rule. So, if that were true, it would be Rule 0-1.”
“However, at the time, no one believed in Senior Lu’s ‘0-1’ hypothesis. Firstly because it was too absurd and too terrible to think of. It’d be a hopeless situation. There were always fewer people who can face the situation head-on than those who simply wish to escape. Secondly was because Senior Lu couldn’t come up with any decent evidence to prove his ‘0-1’ hypothesis. Right now, Zhou Ge is handing over all his work to Ou Ying Xue Jie to find the reason.” Wang Feihang said.
Hearing this, Lin Yi didn’t know why he suddenly felt a little guilty, “Find the reason…”
“En, the campus rulebook automatically updated. This has never happened before and Zhou Ge is one of the few people who’s willing to believe in Senior Lu’s hypothesis.” Wang Feihang said, “Senior Lu didn’t have enough evidence to make his ‘0-1 ‘ hypothesis tenable so there aren’t a lot of records about it left. The only thing Zhou Ge can do is find the reason that led Senior Lu to put forward this hypothesis. In some respects, this reason can also be regarded as a basis. ”
“Ou Ying Xue Jie had told me how capable you are. Freshmen are always all ignorant. But you managed to successfully make it through several Rule Worlds. If Captain Luo were still here, he’d definitely have treasured you.” Wang Feihang sighed. He then added, “If it weren’t for you, we also would never have discovered the secret of the campus rules.”
Lin Yi didn’t know how to answer and after a while, he only gave an ‘en’.
Wang Feihang asked him in turn, “What about you? How do you see it?”
Lin Yi was at a loss. “What do I see what?”
Wang Feihang said, “Rule 0-1.”
Lin Yi said, “I’ll see it with my eyes.”
Wang Feihang: “…”
Arriving at the room of the orientation, Lin Yi was surprised to find several acquaintances.
Zhou Gan and Chen Jinnan. And not only the two of them, but also Zhou Lingling.
Zhou Gan and Chen Jinnan felt deeply moved at Luo Yi’s farewell ceremony. As soon as the farewell ceremony was over, they found Ou Ying and expressed their wish to join the patrol team. Ou Ying handed them both over to Wang Feihang.
And Zhou Lingling, from her experience in the 7-7 Rule World, knew the secret that Monsters would hide among the participants. She was still feeling very guilty over Li Ying’s death and a few days after signing the non-disclosure agreement, decided to join the patrol team. She had passed the patrol team’s assessment test.
Like Lin Yi, they were now official members of the patrol team.
They weren’t at all surprised to see Lin Yi, as if they’d known that Lin Yi would join. They all enthusiastically greeted Lin Yi.
Lin Yi stiffly greeted them back, “Zhou Gan Xue Chang, Chen Jinnan Xue Chang, good evening.”
Then turning to Zhou Lingling, “Zhou Lingling Xue Jie, good evening.”
Fortunately for Lin Yi, he had arrived late. The lecture room was overcrowded and there weren’t any more empty seats, leaving him to stand at the back of the room.
But this was just as Lin Yi wanted it. Whether he sat with Zhou Gan, Chen Jinnan or Zhou Lingling, he would have felt very awkward.
Standing at the back of the room with everyone else who didn’t manage to snag a seat meant that he wouldn’t know the ones next to him and there would be no need to chat.
Wang Feihang handed out the Rule level list to the new members. “With this and the score on your evaluation form, everyone should have an idea of their future tasks. If you find it too difficult, you can ask me to change your evaluation or you may still resign once the orientation is over. There is no shame in running away; life is the most important thing.”
Lin Yi had already obtained the Rule level list earlier. He looked down at the list. There weren’t a lot of missions he could undertake. Most of the Rules applicable to his rank were found on pages 3 to 7 of the campus rulebook.
Rule 1-3 is a high-level Monster that he couldn’t handle yet, let alone the guilt-inducing Rule 0-1.
Lin Yi raised his head and looked in front of him. He never thought that so many people would join the patrol. He still remembered the day of their freshman registration, as soon as Qin Zhou mentioned the patrol team, almost all the freshmen immediately regretted signing up for the Student Union.
Now that Wang Feihang had arrived, the orientation began. Wang Feihang first introduced the patrol team and then told the new members about Luo Yi’s deeds.
“Captain Luo doesn’t need our remembrance. We just need to successfully complete our tasks. That we live is what Captain Luo would have wanted to see.” Wang Feihang said, “The main purpose of today’s briefing is not to brief the new members nor is it to remember Captain Luo. I am letting everyone know that rules for the patrol team need to be changed.”
“Zhou Ge has verified in the 16-8 Rule World that Monsters mid-level and above have the ability to select the participants. This ability means that they can also distinguish the strength of the participants.” Wang Feihang said: “Before, only one patrol member is sent to handle each Rule. Since the other participants wouldn’t know that the Monster is hiding among the participants, the Monster won’t know that we’ll be looking for it. This reduces the probability of being targeted by the Monster. But once we are chosen to be possessed by the Monster, the survival rate for the rest of the participants plummets.”
The members of the patrol team already knew this.
After a pause, Wang Feihang continued, “Since Zhou Ge has confirmed that Monsters can choose, our rule that only one member will be sent in each Rule World will be changed. Whether patrol members should be sent in pairs or in small teams, everyone can discuss it among yourselves first. The Student Union wishes to hear everyone’s opinions. Now, those responsible for Rules mid-level and above will stay. The others can leave first.”
People started exiting the room. Zhou Gan and Chen Jinnan, since they have yet to take the assessment, joined the exiting people. Zhou Lingling, who was in charge of low-level Monsters, also joined those leaving.
Lin Yi found the farthest vacant seat and sat down.
The room filled with the sounds of people discussing.
When everyone was almost done discussing, Wang Feihang said, “Although I’m not sure how many people will do each mission together, I do know that the level of people who will enter the Rule World together must be evenly matched. So, if you wish, you are allowed to find good teammates before the Student Union settles this issue. Come to me and register if you’ve formed a team.”
Save for Lin Yi, the rest of the people in the room were old members of the patrol team.
Everyone knew each other’s level of ability and soon, only Lin Yi was left alone.
Lin Yi: “…”
He was very familiar with this scene. Just like when forming teams in class before, he was often the odd one out. So although it was embarrassing, he didn’t panic.
Wang Feihang also noticed that he’d been left before. And so, he introduced Lin Yi to the other members: “Let me introduce you to Lin Yi. He’s a freshman but he’s already made great contributions to resolving Rule 7-7, Rule 2-6 and Rule 16-8. ”
Everyone’s eyes immediately turned to Lin Yi. Lin Yi scratched his head, trying to ease the embarrassment of being promoted.
The old members were familiar with Rule 7-7. Its occurrence rate had been high so mortality too had been high.
Rule 2-6 rule was an old rule that had remained unresolved for more than a decade.
Rule 16-8 was the one that Qin Zhou had dealt with personally.
Wang Feihang said, “Classmate Lin Yi is quite capable and he is a trustworthy companion.”
This sentence should have been the clincher.
But the effect fell far short of expected.
Everyone kept looking at Lin Yi but no one asked to team up with him.
The main issue being…
Someone said, “Putting Rule 16-8 aside, I remember that Zhou Ge participated in both Rule 7-7 and Rule 2-6.”
“Don’t worry.” Wang Feihang said, “I assure you that Classmate Lin Yi didn’t lie down and win.”
Someone joked, “It’s not that he wins by lying down. Zhou Ge chose him when he went to the 16-8 Rule World. He definitely ain’t weak. But are we worthy of partnering up with Zhou Ge’s personal partner?”
Lin Yi: “…”
What the fuck did they mean ‘personal partner’!
“Fuck you guys, there’s a time and place to crack jokes.” But Wang Feihang still smiled and said, “Just think of it as Zhou Ge condescending to lend his partner to you buffoons!”
Lin Yi: “…”
Then another person said, “Then do I need to apply to Zhou Ge?”
And another one said, “Will Zhou Ge test us?”
Yet another one said, “Zhou Ge won’t get jealous, will he?”
In the meeting room, Qin Zhou asked, “So the patrol team means for two of more people to enter the Rule World?”
“Yes.” Ou Ying said, “The premise being that their level of ability be the same so that if one person is selected, it will not create a more difficult situation for the other.”
Qin Zhou frowned and thought for a while, then asked, “Who’s partnering with Lin Yi?”
Ou Ying said, “The members of the patrol team will first choose by themselves and afterwards, the Student Union will review them again. Only once we’re certain that they’re of even levels will the combination be approved. Feihang hasn’t handed over the list to me yet, so they should still be selecting. Zhou Ge, what’s wrong?”
Qin Zhou said, “Later, give me all the information we’ve got on Lin Yi’s partner.”
Ou Ying: “Oh, okay. Zhou Ge, you want to review it personally?”
Lmao Qin Zhou, when will you realize why you’re feeling this way towards Lin Yu?? 😂🤣😂
no, he wants to eat vinegar!
Bahaha I love that they’re immediately proven right about qin Zhou reviewing whoever ends up part ering with Lin yi
Lin Yi is much too clever and his thought process too atypical for anyone who doesn’t know him to deal with him if he’s possessed by the monster. The jealousy is funny but logically Zhou Ge should veto anyone that trys to partner with Lin Yi’s simply for safety reasons.
I love the main characters so much. Other characters have their unique personality and are likeable too
Bruh !!! Lin Yi is just going next room to attend an orientation.. No need to feel melancholic as if he’s leaving for a decade.. Lolol
studying potential rivals
Thank you for the update ❤️💯
Bahaha! Lmao this one and the last chp had me laughing way to much for the middle of the night.
Is this novel tagged comedy yet or what because it should be 🤣😂😅
Qin Zhou, even the other members of student council knew that Lin Yi is your partner, just how dense are you?
Heheheh 😂😂😂😂😂😂
ahem ….someone’s already so jelly…..cough..