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Chapter 343

The Second Stage of the Road: The safety boundary

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Lao Mo nodded. "Da Vinci was also the founding father of sculpture in the Art Department... does thinking of it that way make you feel any better?"

Better, my ass... I feel even more fucking unbalanced! Lin Yi broke into a sweat, wondering why the people mentioned in his old textbooks seemed more baffling the more he learned about them.

Still, to be fair, no wonder those pioneers of Renaissance art had not only painted beautifully but also mastered sculpture and architecture. Even back then, the discipline of "art" had been far more than it appeared!

Lin Yi was starting to suspect that the Louvre might actually be one of those so-called "Galleries" mentioned in the Art Building.

Filled with works by great artists, every single one of them... a fucking object carrying Supernatural Traits on par with the Old Kerosene Lamp?

On the surface, it was "Mona Lisa's Smile," but to a Night-Walking Species, it was actually the "Grim Reaper's Smile"?

Lao Mo continued his explanation. "'Heliocentrism'... was originally proposed by the Apostles, but back then... never mind, that's far too advanced. Anyway, the original 'Heliocentrism' was the Apostles' exploration of the source of Contamination, but it accidentally spread outside their ranks. It wasn't a theory in the same field as the later 'Heliocentrism.'"

"Scientific 'Heliocentrism' was merely a major event deliberately engineered through public opinion to form a corresponding 'Anchor' in that affair."

Lao Mo explained it all with easy familiarity, seemingly getting a little carried away, while Lin Yi began glancing at his watch every so often.

Lao Mo was in no hurry, but he was getting a little anxious.

It was not for any other reason. Explanations were all well and good, but why were they still standing in the same spot?

"Um... Lao Mo," Lin

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