AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016

"Dimensional Reduction Overwrite...?" Lin Yi was a bit confused. He could easily understand each pair of words separately, but when put together, he truly couldn't grasp the meaning. "What does that mean?"

Tian Bufan explained, "Expressing high-dimensional things using lower-dimensional means, for example, Van Gogh overwriting the starry path at the map level onto a two-dimensional plane. This technique is called 'Dimensional Reduction Overwrite'."

"Throughout history, no more than two people have mastered this technique."

"Only two people?" Lin Yi was shocked. Besides the creator Van Gogh, there would only be one other person?

Tian Bufan didn't waste words on that point but continued, "Van Gogh was exceptionally gifted, with a strong perception of color, which laid the most important foundation for his later perception of celestial bodies."

"Later, he met Van Helsing, the Hunting Angel Sculpture, while passing through France. With his help, he came into contact with the Celestial Sphere on the Observatory of the Art Building, then called 'Black Moon Outpost'."

"Afterwards, empowered by the Celestial Sphere, he embarked on an unstoppable journey of observing the vast celestial bodies and ultimately sketched the trajectory of the endless starry paths onto the celestial map layers, imprinting them on the annular stone wall of the Observatory."

"That was the initial draft of 'Starry Night'."

"Later, in a mental hospital in France, he completed the painting of another standard-sized 'Starry Night'."

"During his exploration of the endless starry sky, the call from the stars and the existent position inflicted unimaginable devastation and torment on his spirit. A year after completing 'Starry Night', he committed suicide to curb the contamination."

"Van Gogh and Van Helsing knew each other?" Lin Yi was somewhat bewildered. "And you're saying Van Gogh reached the Art Building through consciousness transition?"

Lin Yi suddenly remembered that Mu Daxian once said Van Helsing was the best graduate of the class of 1887—despite there being no concept of a Gymnasium back then.

And 'Starry Night' was created in 1889...

After graduating, Van Helsing had been in Europe hunting the Sneering Angels. Later generations referred to vampires, werewolves, and other monsters, almost all as extraordinary creatures after contamination.

Damn, it all connected strangely...

Tian Bufan sighed without saying much about Van Helsing but continued talking about Van Gogh, "His spirit was incredibly strong, but his physical body was very fragile."

As he spoke, Mao Feiyang had already walked up to the Celestial Sphere.

The Celestial Sphere was large, like a precision machine with a diameter of about three meters, filled with the kind of sci-fi vibe presented in old movies about exploring the future.

Tian Bufan said, "Later, I will control Maozi's body to operate the Celestial Sphere."

"Once the Celestial Sphere is activated, it will cause quite a stir, inevitably attracting everyone's attention."

"But don't worry... because this wave of pressure is something we must endure."

Lin Yi's mouth twitched fiercely. He originally thought that after "but don't worry," the line would be "I've been prepared," but what he got was that we were going to take the full damage...

So he whispered, "When you say 'everyone,' approximately how many 'people' are you referring to?"

Tian Bufan recounted, "The Night Watchman, Art Teacher, Sneering Angels, 'High-level Alien Angels,' 'Angels'..."

"Enough, enough, enough..." Lin Yi felt his head spinning. "I get it, in simple terms, we are about to be completely exposed, right?"

"Correct," Tian Bufan said. "I'll operate the Celestial Sphere, then you go and lock in on the target of the 'Principal's Office.' Once locked, Maozi will immediately regain control of his body to carry out the layer transition."

"As long as the layer transition is initiated, everything else can be dealt with."

"And we have only one ultimate trump card..."

"Which one?" Lin Yi asked.

"Of course, that one..." Tian Bufan glanced at the shadow of Mao Feiyang.

"Shadow of the Great Snake!"

Lin Yi's eyelid twitched fiercely. "Did it follow us through the layer transition to this place?"

"For it, that's just a basic operation," Tian Bufan replied with an expression of basic maneuvers. "However, from the perspective of negotiation strategy, it won't reveal its presence until we face the 'Angel'."

"So what you're saying is..." Lin Yi squinted his eyes, "regardless if 02 uses 'Holy Hall' to unleash Turtle Style Qi Gong, or if 03 uses 'Netherworld Light' to unleash Amaterasu, I have to take it all on myself?"

"Not watching, in any case, including but not limited to these," Tian Bufan confirmed.

Lin Yi took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled, "Whew—okay, I understand."

Tian Bufan said, "Maozi."

"Leave it to you, I'm taking the 'co-pilot' seat," Mao Feiyang closed his eyes.

When he reopened them, his breath had undergone an earth-shattering change. The dog-like mischievous aura he had vaguely was dissipated substantially, and his cold eyes contained more of Tian Bufan's extreme rationality and composure.

Tian Bufan slowly said, "I emphasize one last time—Old Lin, I've already found the general coordinates of the 'Principal's Office' from 'Starry Night,' so you just need to conduct a more detailed search over a certain area."

"Once you find the precise coordinates of the 'Principal's Office,' immediately call Maozi."

"Maozi, from now on until the body is back under your control, I won't actively call you. But as soon as either I or Old Lin calls you, seize control of the body and immediately enter the layer transition."