AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016

He couldn't understand the actions of the Night Watchman.

But the Night Watchman was indeed one of the top combat forces he knew of that were still active in the Art Building.

The key point is that these top-tier forces, after years of attrition, now have only two major entities left, both of which have the strength to protect the Art Building during the Grey Mist Invasion.

They indeed have the capital to decide what to do, but he still couldn't understand.

After all, the risk was right there.

No way!

Suddenly, he thought of something he had overlooked!

"Perhaps it's not the Night Watchman doing this on purpose, there's definitely someone else's will involved, like... the Principal?"

"The existence of the zealots has been around for a long time, not only after the Principal disappeared at sea. This means that the Principal is fully aware of this, and even, the gathering place of the zealot leaders is near where the Principal's Office will be anchored..."

"Damn, why does it feel so familiar?"

"Like what..."

"Like——"

"Lion Camel Ridge?!"

"Lion Camel Ridge at the foot of Ling Mountain!"

"The gathering place of the zealot leaders outside the Principal's Office!"

Sss—

He took a sharp breath.

"What are the Principal and the Night Watchman, these high-ranking forces in the campus, scheming?"

He couldn't help but rub his temples, why did it feel like everyone on every level was carrying out their own plans?

Amidst the backdrop of the Grey Mist Invasion, the strong cast a wide net, the weak cast a small net, and everyone had their own... ah no, their own schemes?

"I heard that they can actually be converted back." Lin Yi said.

Mao Feiyang said, "A single thought makes one a god or a demon. Once they've crossed that line, even god becomes demon; after tasting the forbidden power, it's difficult to retreat within the boundary again."

"Young Master Tian, Maozi, do you know what the Principal and the Night Watchman are keeping them for?" Lin Yi asked.

Tian Bufan said, "Probably to do the work for them."

Did Young Master Tian really know something?

"Oh no, to be precise, 'we' really know something!" Lin Yi thought to himself, "How so?"

Tian Bufan said, "The zealots shrouded in mist and chasing light always pursue advancement, to become Ashen Apostle or existences of a higher level, and such existences are probably not within the range of the Art Building, perhaps they're beyond the Black Sea..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi couldn't help but mutter in his heart that the zealots really are hustling. Through all their hard work, they just want to become like him?

No ambition; no wonder they're destined to be zealots their whole life!

Tian Bufan continued, "The Principal went to sea some time ago, perhaps also to search for something, maybe a certain path, or possibly an answer..."

"So, the Principal keeping the zealots without purging them might be to let them explore the path."

"Don't forget, while many zealots are like ants, that's only in comparison to us now. They're actually not weak, and among their upper echelons, they're the ones who researched the Rage Angel based on the notebook of 'Angels'."

"Moreover, the place where the zealot leaders gather is also very intriguing."

Lin Yi pondered, "Near the Observatory... indeed it's quite deliberate."

The Observatory easily connects it with the "Astrologer" honorary title of the "Original Apostles".

"So you're saying, the Principal and the Night Watchman are utilizing the zealots' fervor for transcendent exploration to explore the Black Sea and the starry sky?"

Tian Bufan said, "The Astronomy contains the power of secret marks, and the Black Sea contains the mysteries of the Root. If the zealots could truly discover anything, the Principal and the Night Watchman could also reap the benefits."

"The zealots are being set up by capital..." Lin Yi couldn't help but lament.

"With a group of people actively exploring, and being able to cut off this 'experiment' at any time, every ounce of effort is extracted, so why not?" Tian Bufan retorted.

Lin Yi mused, "Then the zealot leaders in the campus, are they allowed to pass by the Night Watchman with a blind eye?"

"Exactly." Tian Bufan said, "How could their actions escape the eyes of the Night Watchman?"

"There are only two Night Watchman in the Art Building, but the campus has the Convenience Store Owner and plenty of Security Guards holding the fort. It seems like the zealots are fish in the ocean when they enter the campus, but their limitations there are even greater than in the Art Building; they can't stir up any waves."

Hearing this, Lin Yi couldn't help but feel a strange sympathy for the zealots.

He immediately asked, "Then the veteran art students going against them at this time, is it to prevent them from doing something? If we encounter them, what should we do?"

Originally, his idea was simple, to push through all obstacles.

Didn't you see, even the strange art teacher left a huge concession to escape from Mu Daxian's clutches back then.

If they met Lin Yi, anything beneficial would undoubtedly be seized.

But knowing some inside information now, the approach would have to change.

Changes must be made.

After all, if the cow and horse were pushed to the brink, they'd turn into bullhead and horseface.

"The art students' opposition is routine, zealots won't aim to kill art students, and art students typically won't go all out to defeat zealots..." Mao Feiyang said.

"Moreover, you have a misunderstanding of the so-called 'opposition'; the Art Department's opposition is more about perception and map layers, the conflict within the unified system between 'orthodoxy' and 'demonic cultivation', where everyone wants to prove that the path they're taking is the right one."