Lin Yi was momentarily speechless. He wanted to say, even if I didn't recognize mine, couldn't I at least tell your voices apart? Yet, for some reason, he felt a little unsure of himself, so he brought the subject to a muffled close.
"What time is it now?" Seeing this, Tian Bufan tactfully changed the subject.
Lin Yi glanced at his watch, then exclaimed in surprise, "7:15! That took so long?!"
"Then should we head straight back to the Teaching Building?"
Tian Bufan shook his head. "No, we'll stop by the Cafeteria first, then return to the Teaching Building."
"The Cafeteria first? But will we have enough time-" Lin Yi hesitated.
"Time isn't a problem," Tian Bufan said. "Besides, we can take a shortcut to the Cafeteria-you should be able to observe layers directly now. Once you pinpoint the Cafeteria, we can just head straight there."
Hearing this, Lin Yi immediately slapped his forehead. "That actually makes sense!"
"You're just too rigid in your thinking," Tian Bufan said. "When you lack strength, rules protect you. But now, rules are shackles."
"If a rule doesn't involve a matter of principle, just treat it as a flexible bottom line."
"All right, enough talk. Let's get moving."
Lin Yi pressed his lips together and expanded his visual domain, seeing straight through layer after layer until he spotted the Cafeteria's architecturally distinctive giant ear of corn. Then he set off without hesitation.
On the way, he asked, "Did something happen at the Cafeteria?"
Tian Bufan sneered. "Last night, we were attacked by the Burial Body. Not two or three root tendrils, but that Burial Body-almost in its entirety."
"The whole Burial Body?! It left the Cafeteria?" Lin Yi asked in surprise.
Tian Bufan narrowed his eyes. "We'll have to ask the Convenience Store Owner