"That is inevitable." Boss glanced at him and said indifferently, "These are two fundamentally different things."

"The kerosene lamp doesn't care whether you're using it or not; once it's relit, it starts consuming."

Lin Yi suddenly understood, Old Mo's use of supernatural power is a horizontal line, consuming it only at critical times, while the old kerosene lamp is a downward slope, consuming whether used or not.

Moreover, it seems that reigniting the old kerosene lamp inevitably requires consuming a lot of supernatural power.

He decides not to bother with it for now. Instead, he'll pick up whatever's ready and change it for another lamp, then, when he has the chance later, slowly study the way to recharge the old kerosene lamp.

Lin Yi thought for a moment, then asked, "Boss, how many things happened at the Gymnasium yesterday? I heard… quite a few people seemed to have sacrificed."

Boss showed little signs of sadness; it seemed she had long been accustomed to these things, and numb to them.

"Sacrifice is inevitable... No one can be assured of surviving one sphere of invasion after another," she said slowly, "Every time they experience a Grey Mist invasion, it's like they've undergone a trial, their understanding of the Sports Department will take a qualitative leap."

"Yet, at the same time, the contamination they suffer also deepens considerably."

"Some near the spiritual realm point, I usually arrange for them to leave the campus for a period of time, but they fear their power prowess, worried about losing control outside, so choose to continue training..."

"Some will voluntarily apply to enter the basement when on the verge of losing control."

"And some choose to burn themselves out…"

"Everyone chooses a different method, but essentially, it's a form of 'sacrifice'."

Boss paused, her tone much softer: "Many times, the ones who live have to carry more than those who sacrifice."

Lin Yi's heart skipped a beat, and his expression became more solemn.

"Therefore, I'll lead them to assist at the Art Building… Especially those ready to profoundly sublimify, I'll let them bloom in the Art Building Layer in the most dazzling way."

"Leaves wilt on the ground and turn into new waste, nurturing the newborn."

Lin Yi was silent for a while, then switched topics: "So Boss... Where is the 'School Clinic,' I've heard from Li Huiyuan that the School Clinic seems to have many doors. Can she appear anywhere on campus at any time?"

"The 'School Clinic'…" Boss lightly skimmed the water surface, eyes slightly drooping, "With your condition, you hardly need the School Clinic, why suddenly ask?"

"Out of curiosity." Lin Yi didn't make any excuses, he didn't need to evade in front of Boss.

Boss thought for a moment, then nodded subtly, as if speaking to herself or to him, "Indeed, after all, you are piecing things together bit by bit, being curious about the School Clinic is natural..."

"However, for the current you, the School Clinic can't provide much help."

"Firstly, the function of the 'School Doctor' is to determine the contaminator's contamination level and provide appropriate treatment or handle it on the spot."

"The School Clinic exists for only two functions, one is to offer a stable base for the 'School Doctor,' the other is to provide special pathways to some areas within the campus."

"For these two functions, firstly, given your current level, be it physical or spiritual, you can surpass the School Doctor in treating or combating the contaminator."

"Secondly, you can't yet do it, but it's estimated to be soon."

"As long as you can unveil the operational logic of the campus, you can easily perceive the many pathways within the campus, reaching your destination at the fastest speed."

Lin Yi said, "Is it the Layer Transition?"

"It's a spatial level transition," Boss corrected, "Imagine yourself as a warp space engine. The campus' spatial layers can be arbitrarily folded before you, allowing you to achieve spatial leaps through shortcuts."

"Can humans do that?" Lin Yi widened his eyes—this is teleportation, right?

Boss glanced at him speechlessly: "Dream Boundary, Layer Transition, Will Transition… None of these are achievable by humans' biological level, yet you've mastered them."

"Even so, have you not accepted the fact that you've already transcended beyond 'human'?"

"Sometimes I wonder if someone put a cognitive lock on you—while wielding 'immortal techniques' of moving mountains and seas, you still believe you're a 'mortal' who gets sick..."

Lin Yi felt a bit baffled by himself upon hearing this.

"Boss, you have a point, sometimes, I really can't discern which version of myself is the genuine me."

Right now, he was somewhat like a contradiction combination. For instance, he was swallowed by the jellyfish-like nocturnal species in the black sea layers with more fearsome methods than Lingchi; even his bones were annihilated by fibrous substances, yet he didn't utter a single sound, and could still view everything indifferently.

But while walking down the road, being stepped on by Wei Liang, he would feel pain so intense it seemed fatal.

Is it Wei Liang's invincible foot strength?

Certainly not; it's his cognitive lock that's exceptionally flexible.

At certain times, his cognition felt unbound by constraints.

But once back to normal, he believed himself as a "flesh-and-blood" person.

Boss seemed to have thought of something, then suddenly took a breath and patted Lin Yi's shoulder: "Feel it well, everything is a valuable experience."

"Huh?" Lin Yi was startled, what did Boss mean? Why does it feel like Phantom Vision—a doctor telling a patient to eat and drink as usual?

For a moment, they were silent.

Lin Yi and Boss were both unsure what to say next; with one leaning against the poolside, the other sitting beside it, legs dangling in the water, occasionally kicking the water or stirring the surface with a hand.

Lin Yi watched Li Huiyuan, suddenly remembering something: "Oh right, Boss."

"Hmm, speak up, I'm listening."

Lin Yi said, "What happened when Li Huiyuan went over to the Corpse Bone Forest last night?"

From Boss and Li Huiyuan's words, he felt there was something fishy.

At least, there seemed to be something fishy in Boss's words; he felt Boss said some things that she didn't say in front of Li Huiyuan.

After all, just covering up a few details can make a fact vastly different from the original truth.

Boss didn't answer Lin Yi's question but instead fell deep into thought.

But Boss was not adept at lying, so her expression fell into Lin Yi's eyes, creating a strong contrasting cuteness, just like a little girl among a heap of dolls seriously contemplating which ones to give away.

"Actually, I did conceal something." Boss picked the dolls, "However, mainly because I'm uncertain myself, fearful of influencing your judgments, that's why I didn't mention it."

"What is it exactly?" Lin Yi frowned, "Boss, you deliberately kept it hidden, so there's surely a problem!"

Boss's expression turned complex: "I can't say for certain, but I have a kind of illusion even I can't clearly recollect, I distinctly remember, the call Huihuizi heard seemed to be my call… Yet, she said she heard your call."

"Moreover, the fact is indeed your call—it's only to your call that she has such a significant reaction."

"But the issue is, if she didn't remember wrong, then I must have remembered wrong?"

"And why would I call her? Even I am clueless."

"Boss actually called Li Huiyuan?" This was simply too outrageous, for Lin Yi, it was undoubtedly a big bombshell.

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