Rules-related weird stories: 4016.

第634章 「校长室」的坐标：「星轨-4-0-1-6」！
Tian Bufan said, "Otherwise, what do you think those so-called 'immortal islands' are? Do you think they could possibly exist in reality?"

"However, you don't need to worry. Xu Fu's voyage was originally a paradoxical cycle, but it has been eliminated in your case."

Lin Yi was taken aback: "Huh?"

Tian Bufan gave a brief explanation: "Xu Fu's voyage to the sea failed, but the group he took with him still found an island. They thought it was a fairy island, but it wasn't. This island nation is what later became known as Little Life."

Lin Yi said, "You mean... we're still the ancestors of the little life?"

Tian Bufan remained noncommittal: "Otherwise, where do you think the terms 'Eastern Japan' and 'Fusang' came from? Eastern Japan is derived from the mythical island of Yingzhou, and Fusang is associated with the saying that the Golden Crow emerges from Fusang... These are all fragments of our culture."

Lin Yi gritted his teeth: "Then they really are a bunch of unfilial descendants!"

"So, through your efforts, you have helped Xu Fu close that paradoxical cycle."

"But if you're talking about paradoxical cycles... doesn't that mean they shouldn't exist?"

Tian Bufan denied it, saying, "It's not that it shouldn't exist, but that it shouldn't exist in that form... Forget it, don't waste your energy on those things. Your synchronization rate is about to reach 100% in this area."

He changed the subject: "The Night Watch-03 attack hasn't come yet, so it seems that Night Watch-02 has already taken over. I guess it won't come."

"The Russians have held off most of the super nocturnal creatures, sustaining their strength through battle. They'll likely grow stronger with each fight. All that's left is to deal with the 'High-Rank Alien Angels,' the 'Angels,' and some high-level filthy things that have been lurking behind the gray fog, watching us with predatory eyes."

"I wonder if that 'Grandpa' will make a move?" Lin Yi asked solemnly.

In reality, it doesn't matter whether "Grandpa" intervenes or not. The "High-Rank Alien Angel" alone is enough to give him a hard time, not to mention the "Angel"—the ultimate being that even the Night Watchers have to exhaust all their resources to resist even its projection.

"When you say 'angel,' are you referring to its true form, or its projection?"

"Of course it's a projection. If it were the real thing, let alone us, even the being who wrote the codex wouldn't have the slightest chance of winning," Tian Bufan said speechlessly. "Old Lin, you seem to have some misunderstanding about the existence of 'angels'..."

"The 'angel' projection that Night Watchman-02 faces is nothing more than ripples projected from the endless depths of the 'angel' itself."

"For example, Night Watchman-02 facing the 'Angel' projection was like you facing the indiscriminate baptism of the 'Sanctuary' airwave just now—that wasn't even a concentrated 'Kamehameha.' Do you understand the concept now?"

Lin Yi then swallowed hard: "So...terrifying?"

“Whether it’s the level of life or the dimension they occupy, that’s beyond our reach,” Tian Bufan said. “But that involves some good news and bad news that you’re about to face.”

"What good news and what bad news?"

"The good news is that the Russians are currently siphoning supernatural matter, which will further and rapidly enhance our strength. The training you received in the gymnasium before was equivalent to raising your own threshold to a certain level, and what the Russians are doing now is filling the gap that has appeared after you raised your threshold."

"Will I become stronger than before?"

"Yes, but what's the bad news?"

"The bad news is that, as your strength further increases, you will gradually begin to touch the level... or rather, the 'wavelength' of the 'angel' projection."

"Will I be truly detected by the 'angel' projection? And... attacked?"

Tian Bufan said, "Only those who are strong enough can sense the 'angel' projection; the weak don't even have the right to sense it."

"Fire Cloud Evil God, is it..." Lin Yi smiled bitterly, then remembered the sassy line Fire Cloud Evil God said to Shi Heibao in the movie "Dragon Tiger Gate" - You don't even have the right to die by my hand.

Just then, Lin Yi's will suddenly trembled, and an unprecedented sense of inclusiveness and harmony descended from the starry sky above the dome!

Immediately afterwards, the "Starry Night" he was in sync with seemed to come alive, and began to present a completely different and dazzling appearance in his perception.

The boiling starry sky, the burning and swirling galaxies, and countless vortexes are like countless eyes in the sky supporting the canopy!

He felt as if he had entered a higher dimension. Before him appeared scenes beyond three dimensions, like countless overlapping yet non-overlapping scenes, similar yet not completely similar phantoms. He seemed to see countless pieces of spacetime stacked together through countless transparent films, displayed in the sea of ​​stars!
“What, what is this…?!”

"Now! Old Lin! Now!" Tian Bufan shouted excitedly, "One more time, use the armillary sphere! I'll show you how to adjust the parameters!!"

"Armillary Sphere! Armillary Sphere... Wait, where is the Armillary Sphere?!" Lin Yi looked around, only to find that the Armillary Sphere had completely disappeared in this dimension!

"Star trails! Do you see them?!" Tian Bufan guided, "Your senses are now synchronized with 'Starry Night.' What you see now can only be perceived by yourself!"

Lin Yi looked in the direction indicated and was once again overwhelmed with a strong sense of shock!

The armillary sphere, which was originally full of regularity and composed of countless dials, has now been extended into a surreal geometric shape that does not conform to the logic of physics under the current layers and dimensions. It is like countless tracks laid in the sky, with countless connection points in terms of dimensions, but without a single right angle.

"There's a sequence on the star trails, and I see Old Lin!!"

"I...I saw it!!" Lin Yi quickly replied. The serial number was not recorded in any kind of numerical symbol, but existed in the form of a commandment. Fortunately, Lin Yi was now able to understand and recognize that font!

“Each star trail corresponds to a layer or dimension, and I need you to find four of them!”

"The first... Star Orbit Number One!!"

Lin Yi searched quickly and soon found the star track engraved with the commandment "1"!

"I found it!!"

Tian Bufan said, "Very good! But don't get close to it! Find all four star orbits first!"

"Star Orbit No. 4!"

"Sixth orbit!!"

"And finally—Zero Star Orbit!!"

Lin Yi continued searching within the sensory celestial canopy, and thanks to the synchronization, he quickly located the four star trails.

"And then?" he asked.

Tian Bufan said, "Then, I need you to use your senses to continuously adjust your position in the celestial canopy, and find the intersection of the four star trails according to the layer relationship of '4,' '0,' '1,' and '6'!" "Why does '4016' look so familiar? Wait! Isn't that our dormitory number?!" Lin Yi's thoughts raced, countless complex ideas swirling in his mind. "Our dormitory number is the same as the principal's office number?!"

Tian Bufan said, "Don't overthink it. A dormitory is a dormitory, and the principal's office is the principal's office! The reason it's such a coincidence is because our dormitory number is based on this 'coordinate'!"

"The last set of coordinates left behind by the 'principal' before leaving corresponds to the location of the 'principal's office,' and those coordinate coefficients will be reflected in our 'dormitory' numbers!"

"We even know the 'principal'?!" Lin Yi exclaimed in shock.

"The Imperial Edict!" Tian Bufan said. "Most of the communication is conducted through these Imperial Edicts."

"I don't have time to tell you now. Once you enter the 'Principal's Office,' some of your memories will return, and you'll naturally understand the whole story!"

"Remember, the order of the overlapping star trails must be '4016,' and not '0146' or anything else!"

Those star trails are neither straight lines nor circles, but huge, non-closed loops that appear on the layer level after space has been distorted. There are many intersection points on the layer level for the four star trails, but if you search in a specific order, there will be far fewer intersection points that meet the standard.

"That intersection point is the 'coordinates' we need!!"

“Okay!” Lin Yi replied.

"Hurry up! From now on, I'll be your protector... Old Lin!!"

"What?" Lin Yi asked.

"Nothing much... Hurry up!!" Tian Bufan urged.

Meanwhile, on the observatory.

When Lin Yi's perception synchronized with a part of "Starry Night", the "Starry Night" on the circular stone wall suddenly emitted a strange pollution wave!

It seemed to have drawn upon the power of the stars and the tides, making the waves of the black sea even more turbulent!
Those eerie nocturnal creatures that had been climbing up the exterior walls of the art section seemed to have received some kind of instruction, and they all receded like the tide.

Mao Feiyang, who was standing on the circular stone wall, was able to breathe heavily.

He wasn't tired, but constantly eating nocturnal creatures was quite a test of his willpower and digestive ability.

Seeing that all the strange nocturnal creatures had retreated, he scattered his weapons, leaving only a "Human Emperor Banner" emitting black smoke, which he waved through the city.

"Is it coming?" he murmured.

“Yes.” Tian Bufan, who was piloting Mao Feiyang’s true form, said in a low voice from inside the celestial sphere.

"Hopefully the two Night Watchmen can give us some support..." Mao Feiyang muttered.

“Come back now, leave the rest to me…” Tian Bufan said, “We agreed on a series of attacks, now it’s my turn to take them on.”

"Be careful." When facing Tian Bufan, Mao Feiyang unusually didn't bark much. "Although this time is a little different, and our success rate is very likely to be the highest ever, but... don't be too reckless."

"There will always be opportunities."

“No,” Tian Bufan said in a low voice, “There will always be opportunities, but in a given time and space, they may only appear once or twice… If we miss this one, we don’t know if we will be able to wait for the next one.”

Mao Feiyang lowered his eyelids slightly, shook his head helplessly, and for the first time, a serious expression appeared on his usually slovenly, dark, and thin face: "I'm really defeated by you... Let's go then."

"Anyway... that's how it was, right?"

"The world may not know we exist, but that guy Wei Liang will."

"But speaking of which, I parted ways with you guys on the 6th and didn't even have a chance to properly say goodbye to that guy."

Tian Bufan comforted him, saying, "That's life. Sometimes, a casual greeting might be the last time we cross paths in this life."

Mao Feiyang sighed: "If I die, he'll be sad for a long time. You shameless dog, all you'll be left with is your shamelessness."

Tian Bufan patted Mao Feiyang on the shoulder: "It's not that time yet, why be so pessimistic? Don't worry, I said I'd do what I'm supposed to do, and I will."

He slowly took the banner from Mao Feiyang, who then returned to his original form.

"Don't worry about me. Once Lao Lin finds the coordinates, we'll charge straight in. I'll figure out a way to distract them." After saying his last words, Tian Bufan slowly floated above the celestial globe, as if he wanted to pierce through the dome and go into the night sky outside the observatory.

However, he did not penetrate the dome; he merely floated above the armillary sphere.

His current state was very strange, with an indescribable sense of unreality, as if he might vanish at any moment.

His position resembled the highest point of the observatory, and looking down, he saw the observatory's circular stone wall and the bluestone ground covered with mysterious patterns.

The circular stone wall of the observatory is covered with stone carvings resembling scriptures, and the mysterious patterns on the bluestone are intertwined, forming a grand ritual totem.

If you look closely, you'll find that the entire observatory, viewed from above, resembles an alternative star map.

A star chart with a completely different style from the ancient European architecture of the Black Moon Outpost—the Zi Wei Dou Shu star array!
And the location of that celestial globe was right there at the starting point of the fourteen main stars—the Ziwei Star!

"It would be even better if Kuai Kuai were here. He's systematically learned these things from the astrologer..." Tian Bufan muttered to himself, waving a banner to activate the array on the bluestone floor of the astronomical observatory. "Besides, if Kuai Kuai were to use it, he'd have a legitimate reason to do so..."

Unfortunately, each of them had to prioritize their mission and couldn't afford to compromise on more important aspects just to save effort in one step.

As he was setting up, he glanced outside the walls of the art building.

Looking down from here, the exterior walls of the art building are almost level with the cliff below, and the black castle foundations stretch endlessly down, gradually disappearing into the impenetrable abyss of gloom as the light fades and the darkness deepens.

Below the art building should have been the coastline and the dark sea, but now, looking down from Tian Bufan's perspective, there was nothing left but the impenetrable darkness.

(End of this chapter)