"Later, although we followed the Security Guard and found the streetlamp pole closest to the Teaching Building, it took us almost ten minutes to run from where the Security Guard was to that pole."
"During that whole process, either distance or time must have gone wrong as a concept. Or... both did."
"And judging by what I just experienced, the problem should lie with distance."
"In front of the Dormitory Building, I discovered that the streetlamp poles moved as the ground stretched, increasing the distance between them."
"So I think that as the campus layer drops, the streetlamp poles shift relative to one another. I don't know exactly how far, but one thing is certain."
"During abnormal weather, the streetlamps are numbered in an unbroken sequence."
As Lin Yi spoke, he flipped to the map in the Student Rules.
On the "normal" map that was publicly displayed under normal circumstances, roads connected the buildings, with streetlamp poles bearing jumbled numbers lining both sides.
"The order of these streetlamps is jumbled under normal circumstances, but during abnormal weather, as the campus layer drops, their positions shift from disorder into order."
"We don't need to look at streetlamps when walking during the day, so it doesn't matter whether their positions are correct then. They only need to stay on either side of the road."
"The same goes for nighttime. The streetlamps on either side of the road just need to light up."
"But things are different during abnormal weather."
"I think streetlamps don't just provide light and shelter. They also act as signposts that guide us to safety when the layer drops, like... emergency exit signs."
"Finished?" Tian Bufan raised his eyes and glanced at Lin Yi.
Lin Yi thought for a moment, then nodded. "That's about it, I think."
"Then it's