"You've got too much going on in your head," Tian Bufan said, speechless. "Once we summon the 'Principal' back, you'll understand."
"Oh, right!" Lin Yi suddenly said. "My memories still aren't complete. According to the plan the old 'me' and Liangzi made, after the Principal comes back, we're supposed to use something he brings back as a reference for something, right?"
"What will he bring back, and what sort of reference will it give us?"
At that, Tian Bufan narrowed his eyes. "You mean the 'Principal'... He'll find the answer he wants."
"That answer might deal a devastating blow to the beliefs he's held to since ancient times... If the 'him' who returns is still 'him,' we'll be able to get some things... Things found only in the depths of the Black Sea, 'specimens' unique to that place."
"Those 'specimens' will let us learn something about the situation over there, and then..."
Lin Yi suddenly exclaimed, "Wait, wait, wait! Learn about the situation over there? Are we going out to sea too?"
Tian Bufan said nothing, merely giving him a meaningful smile. "What do you think?"
"Holy shit, you've practically slapped me in the face with the answer!" Lin Yi said. "And that 'going all in' that 'I' mentioned, and releasing 'Difa,' and the going all in you discussed with that corpse in the Well-they're all the same thing, right... Is our side quest to gather a shipful of legendary characters and set sail?"
Holy Wang Luffy, holy Seven Warlords of Linxia...
"Not quite..." Tian Bufan shook his head slightly, but remained tight-lipped. "Let's summon the 'Principal' back first... Then we'll follow the plan and leave here."
"Once the 'Principal' returns, whatever we're doing, we can have him act as our driver and take us charging through the Campus."
Lin