Suspected to Be Qin Rang?

The child being followed in the live stream was also being watched by Tao Yuan and his friends.

They met here a few minutes ago to find out who was involved in this Instance.

It was said that 12 people were involved, but they haven't found any other participants since they woke up this morning, though they did manage to avoid several fatal Rules.

After finally finding the right location, they learned from the other children that the first thing they did after waking up was to come to the Dining Hall for breakfast, so they rushed over as well.

Not long after they sat down, they saw a child nearby who looked remarkably like Qin Rang when he was a child.

"It must be him. He was young when we teamed up, and he looked about the same size as me." Tao Yuan touched her cheek, her black hair dyed with cheap dye, and said.

"It seems the captain really was from an Orphanage..." Mi Chuchu frowned, "But why are there so many NPCs in this Instance, even the captain's childhood photos? That doesn't make sense, does it?"

Using black hair dye and eyeshadow, An Ying said, "It doesn't feel like Instance; it feels like the real world."

Wang Ding pushed up his glasses. "Don't overthink it. The scenes in this Instance might be a flashback to the days when the orphans lived here before. Judging from the timeline, this Orphanage also experienced the fluctuations when the strange phenomenon occurred."

"This appearance is very likely from the initial stages of the strange event. I think this Instance will be another survival-related mission."

Tao Yuan and Mi Chuchu nodded in agreement, An Ying stared at Qin Rang and said, "We only knew that Qin Rang's soul was in this Instance, but how do we know where Qin Rang's soul is? Is it in this child?"

The group exchanged bewildered glances.

Seeing the group of people chatting animatedly, Lin Yi wanted to say something, but as soon as he looked up, he saw the Disciplinarian Director, dressed in black and wearing thick heels, stride quickly through the crowd and approach the group of people who were talking.

"Quiet!"

The Disciplinarian Director roared, shaking the walls of the entire Dining Hall, and everyone instantly felt the Rules of "quiet".

All the children lowered their heads, not daring to utter a sound.

Lin Nieran said, "It seems this is one of the Rules in the Dining Hall."

Lin Yi looked at Lin Nieran with a puzzled expression, asking with his eyes what she meant.

Lin Nieran smiled and said, "It's alright, you just need to stay silent."

Everything was normal on Lin Yi's side, but Tao Yuan and the others received four violation warnings at once.

[Warning! You have violated the Dining Hall's Quiet Rules. Your score has been reduced by 10 points!]

[Warning! Your score balance is 76 points, downgraded to D-Rank]

[Note: When your score balance reaches 1000 points, you can leave the Instance directly.]

Wait, how many points?

All four students' scores dropped by ten points. Before they even had time to figure out what the 1000-point task was all about, they were ruthlessly separated by the Disciplinarian Director.

Tao Yuan was the first to be called out. She could feel the extremely strong dangerous aura emanating from this Disciplinarian Director, so she obediently allowed herself to be seated in the back row in a D-level seat, which happened to be opposite Lin Yi.

The other three were also dispersed to different seats in the same row, making the already quiet Dining Hall even more silent.

[Oh my god, that scared me... Thank goodness it was just a point deduction, I thought they were going to take action.]

[The entire Calamity Crossing Squad communicates using whispers, yet they were still detected. Does this person have super hearing?]

[By the way, why are some of the children here dressed so well while others are dressed so poorly?]

[Didn't you notice? They're seated according to class. Tao Yuan and the others were in Class C before, but now they're in Class D. It's probably related to the points they just lost.]

[What kind of Instance requires 1000 points to clear? That score doesn't seem right.]

After Tao Yuan's score was lowered, she became more cautious, but she still didn't give up observing. When she scanned the children around her again, she unexpectedly met Lin Yi's furtive gaze.

When their eyes met, Lin Yi suddenly had a strong sense of unease.

It seems like I'm being watched by a strange person.

Lin Yi quickly lowered his head to avoid her gaze, clenching his fists uncomfortably.

Tao Yuan remembered this boy who was different from the other children and planned to go find him to find out more information later.

Soon the food cart arrived, and everyone spontaneously lined up to get their meals, including Lin Yi.

He carried his tray as usual and went to the front of the line. Just as it was almost his turn, someone suddenly grabbed his wrist and pulled him backward.

He staggered back a few steps and looked up to see a freckled child, about a head taller than him, with a silly grin on his face.

The other children took a few steps back, quickly getting away from the two people.

Lin Yi's first reaction upon being startled was not to hide or run. He subconsciously looked at the Disciplinarian Director, but the Disciplinarian Director only glanced at the two of them coldly before looking away indifferently.

Lin Yi tried to break free from the child's control, but with a plate in one hand, he was hesitant to exert force and could only barely keep his balance so that the child wouldn't carry him away.

Seeing this, the child opened his mouth to bite him, but Lin Yi raised his hand to stop him, and the tray in his hand was overturned to the ground.

Seeing this, Lin Nieran said gently, "Don't rush, kick him, use some force, some people won't learn their lesson if they don't feel pain."

Without hesitation, Lin Yi kicked out, aiming for the man's knee. However, his aim was a bit off, and he only managed to kick the man's shin.

The boy cried out in pain and let go, and Lin Yi quickly moved away from him.

A while later, the new Disciplinarian Director took the crazy boy away. As he left, the boy was still smiling foolishly, his eyes fixed on him.

Lin Yi picked up the tray without delay and was about to rejoin the queue when the Disciplinarian Director walked over coldly, his dark eyes staring at him without any emotion. "The tableware is dusty. Impure child, deduct 5 points and face the wall for one hour."

Lin Yi blinked and obediently lowered his head. "Yes, Director."

He placed the cutlery on the food cart and turned to leave.

Watching Lin Yi's departing figure, Tao Yuan in the group frowned. The Rules in this Orphanage were a bit too strict and excessive.

The boy did nothing wrong; he was merely forced to retaliate, and yet he deserves this punishment?

With that in mind, after receiving her food, she secretly put a steamed bun in the Weird Object and then ate her breakfast in the crowd.

Lin Yi wasn't sad for long. Their punishment of facing the wall was always in front of the Dining Hall, in a smooth corner where no one was watching, so it was relatively free.

Lin Nieran comforted him, "Lin Yi, if you're hungry, sneak away at noon and I'll get you something good to eat."

Lin Yi frowned and asked, "How did you get food?"

"I have my own way," Lin Nieran laughed. "I'm your brother, after all."

Lin Yi frowned. "But, sneaking food will get us points deducted."

"I'll keep an eye on things for you; no one will deduct points from your score," Lin Nieran said.

[This system will also help you!]

Lin Yi slightly curled the corners of his mouth and nodded with a smile, "Mm!"