"Honestly, I can't tell either." Xu Shunkang spread his hands. "I can't see the traits of an Art Student in her, or those of a Night-Walking Species. She's like... an Art Student who's lost her Identity Credential. If I had to say, maybe an 'Art Student in an unstable state.' If they keep sinking further, they'll become 'Night-Walking Species' too."
"Huh?" Lin Yi was a little confused.
Xu Shunkang shook his head. "Don't be surprised. Night-Walking Species isn't a single species, but a very broad category. They don't have just one Transformation Pathway. All creatures that enter that state, whether alive or dead, belong to the Night-Walking Species."
Lin Yi began to understand. It seemed the pathway Tian Bufan had deduced was right too.
"So pieces that lose their Identity Credentials become Night-Walking Species, and Night-Walking Species are those ghosts you mentioned wandering around the board?" Lin Yi summed up.
Xu Shunkang nodded. "Right."
"And if Night-Walking Species keep suffering Contamination, they turn into Sculptures?"
"Right-no... There's something off about you. How did you learn so much in a single night? Isn't your brain going to explode?" Xu Shunkang stared at Lin Yi, his expression utterly serious.
Lin Yi didn't want to dwell on the subject. "But you said Night-Walking Species are Sculptures in a sense?"
"The difference between tadpoles and frogs," Xu Shunkang said succinctly, turning into a master of summaries.
Lin Yi couldn't help narrowing his eyes. "Could you elaborate?"
Li Huiyuan added, "If possible, please keep using me as an example..."
Xu Shunkang glanced at Li Huiyuan and continued, "If you can't recover your Identity Credential, the constant erosion of the 'Fog' will cause both physical and psychological mutations, turning you into a 'Night-Walking Species,' like those people curled up in their seats during Evening Self-Study."
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