"..." Tian Bufan pressed a hand to his forehead, speechless. "No, how did your thinking suddenly make a leap like that?"
"Could you show a little 'restraint'? These completely groundless guesses of yours are sending chills down my back."
"Uh..." Lin Yi rubbed his nose awkwardly. "All right, my fault. Go on?"
"What else is there to say? We're done with Meal Window Ten," Tian Bufan said.
"Then... there's still the issue of areas?"
"The area issue is only a concept for now."
"Then... are we done discussing the Cafeteria?"
"We've only been to the Cafeteria twice. Being able to discuss this much is already pretty good," Tian Bufan said. "The remaining information won't be so easy to obtain."
"The Student Dining Hall in the Cafeteria is a mixed bag. It looks as though there are only students there, but in reality, every type of entity could appear. So the Cafeteria looks safe, but danger actually lurks everywhere."
"Given our sensitivity, following that approach in the cafeteria rules-ignoring everything and running as soon as we're done eating-would definitely be more dangerous than safe."
"So, overall, no matter how many times we've been to the Cafeteria afterward, we need to remain sufficiently cautious."
Once they finished discussing the Cafeteria, Tian Bufan glanced at the Grandfather Clock.
23:23.
"Thirty-seven minutes until lights-out," Tian Bufan said calmly. "That leaves the Gymnasium and our Dormitory Building."
"Yeah," Lin Yi added. "But there doesn't seem to be much to say about the Gymnasium."
"Then say whatever there is to say," Tian Bufan said.
Lin Yi thought for a moment, then said, "There's a road in front of the Gymnasium. I got lost on it..."
He told Tian Bufan about walking onto that nonexistent road and returning, but left out the process of his desperate struggle