150: Chapter 68 Dormitory Building Regulations (Rules)_2 150: Chapter 68 Dormitory Building Regulations (Rules)_2 “Note: You have 20 minutes to find the Dormitory Management Office.
You must arrive at the Dormitory Management Office before the lights go out; otherwise, our school will not take any responsibility for the safety of your life or property.”
“Warning: If you tear off the dotted section out of curiosity outside of an emergency situation and look at the note inside, our school will also not take responsibility for the safety of your life or property.”
“6: The interior of the dormitory building is a closed environment; there absolutely should not be any occurrence of mist or wind sounds.”
“If you find mist forming around you in the corridor, the air starts to become damp, and the floor becomes slanted, twisted, or stretched, or other abnormal conditions, immediately tear off the dotted side of the dormitory rules and hold the card hidden in the fold of the rules together with your Student ID card in your hand.
Then, continuously remind yourself in your mind of your name and Student ID number, and remind yourself ‘I am in the dormitory building, I will soon reach my room.”
“When you see a room with the number matching your reservation, immediately swipe your Student ID card and enter.”
“During this period, you might face a lot of disturbances from external factors, but absolutely do not respond to any communication attempts, especially calls coming from behind you!!!
(in bold and conspicuous font)”
“7: Absolutely do not respond to knocks on the door, no matter if it claims to be a roommate or the Dormitory Supervisor.”
“Remember: Your roommate can swipe their own Student ID card to enter the dorm.”
“Your Dormitory Supervisor will not check the rooms in this manner.”
“8: The Dormitory Supervisor does not have a fixed uniform, but they will carry a lamp and will wear a Dormitory Supervisor badge on their chest.”
“If you encounter a Dormitory Supervisor or someone claiming to be one, on your way to the dormitory or a room, ignore them directly.
If you are unable to ignore, do not easily believe anything they say or respond to them.”
“Between 7:40 and 21:00, if you encounter a Dormitory Supervisor or someone claiming to be one, please ignore them directly.”
“After 22:20, if you have not yet found the Dormitory Management Office, please seek help from the Dormitory Supervisor and unconditionally accept any help they offer, believe anything they say.”
“Please be sure to strictly follow the above rules with firm awareness.
If you accidentally violate any of these rules inside the dormitory building, seek help from security based on luck.”
“Additionally, as ‘the dormitory building is one of the most dangerous areas within the campus,’ our school will neither be able to nor will it provide any assistance.”
“Wish you a safe commute.”
While reading the dormitory rules, Lin Yi’s hands trembled slightly, and his forehead filled with question marks.
It was not until he had finished reading that he took a deep look at the sign in front of the dormitory building.
He felt as if the sign was smiling at him, adding a phrase: Young man, got screwed over, huh?
I didn’t lie to you.
His mind was a bit muddled.
It wasn’t…
This was just the path back to the dormitory upstairs.
Why, after reading the dormitory rules, did he feel an involuntary sense of déjà vu akin to an “Exodus”?
He took a deep breath, letting the cold night air rush into his lungs, feeling the prickly sensation brought by the chilly breath in the air, only then did he feel alive.
“Dormitory building…”
He muttered quietly, raising his head to gaze at this formidable, unscalable building.
Arriving in front of the dormitory building, he couldn’t help but notice some slight differences between it and the dormitory building he had envisioned.
First was the shape of the dormitory building.
Traditional dormitory buildings are square, but the University’s dormitory in S City appeared cylindrical from the outside.
This cylindrical building was divided vertically into 39 floors, resembling 39 huge hula hoops stacked together.
Each hula hoop was divided into 20 sections, corresponding to 39 rooms facing each other and one Dormitory Management Office.
Actually, this building had a sort of modern abstract architectural style that was difficult to appreciate.
“Old Lin, it’s almost 21:00,” said Wei Liang as a reminder.
Lin Yi nodded and glanced at his watch.
20:59.
One more minute, and the elevator in the dormitory building would be operational.
He subconsciously slowed his breathing, based on his past abundant “wet shoe by the river” experiences, this return to the dormitory was likely to encounter unexpected incidents.
“What would happen if I followed the rules 100%…”
Lin Yi decided to return to the dormitory with his “steadfast belief.”
“Liangzi, are we going back to the dormitory together?” Lin Yi suddenly asked.
Wei Liang paused briefly, then said, “What the fuck are you talking about?
Should we take separate paths now?”
The words from Lin Yi stunned Wei Liang, “Liangzi, I feel that something might happen if you walk with me.”
“But you have a wealth of experience surviving in the dormitory, so it should be easy for you to return, right?”
“What the hell, man?” Wei Liang reached out and touched Lin Yi’s forehead, “It’s because I’m experienced that I should walk with you!
Are you afraid of dragging me down?”
Lin Yi nodded.
“To be honest…
I don’t know why, but this dormitory building gives me a feeling of both safety and danger.”
Wei Liang curled his lips and said, “Isn’t that nonsense?
The dormitory is safe, but the building isn’t secure enough, of course it feels contradictory.”
“Anyway, my word is, even if thunder strikes, I’ll walk with you today.”
“Rumble…”
Above the sky, a dull clap of thunder suddenly rolled.
Wei Liang shrank his neck and cautiously looked at the sky.
The thick mist hovered above the clouds, and the dim moonlight could no longer pierce through, making the area in front of the dormitory building dark, with only limited light still providing illumination.
The clouds were low and dark; the high winds breathed, pressing down the dense mist.
It was bound to be another rainy night, though the raindrops were still brewing.
Lin Yi looked around and suddenly noticed that many students, after a psychological struggle, chose to give up entering the dormitory building.
They walked through the nearly ankle-high, morbidly white fog, guided by the light emitted from the street lamps, and disappeared into the thick night.
They chose to return to the Teaching Building.
The Student Rulebook states:
[If you do not return to the dormitory by 22:00, please make every effort to get back to the classrooms, where lights will not be turned off.
Please wait inside the classroom until 7:40 the next day before leaving.]
The Teaching Building rules state:
[After 21:00, do not leave the classroom.
Please study there until 7:40 the next day.
During this time, if you see anything unusual outside the window or hear someone calling you from outside the door, ignore it.]
In other words, aside from the fact that the homeroom teacher locks the door, you can return to the classroom for self-study at any time; the only difference is that once you enter, you are not allowed to leave.
Most of those who left were Experience Students on their first day.
Their energy was quite high; on one hand, they thought staying up all night wasn’t a big deal, on the other, they realized something was off about the dormitory building’s rules and opted to steer clear of potential harm under a subconscious self-preservation instinct.
It was impossible for Lin Yi and Wei Liang to leave.
Setting aside the fact that they had arranged to meet up with roommates in the dormitory even before arriving, just the non-stop activity over the past 24 hours had left them mentally and physically exhausted and in urgent need of a good sleep to restore some strength.
At that moment, 21:00 arrived.
The crowd began to squeeze into the dormitory building’s hallways.
Lin Yi and Wei Liang followed the crowd, pressing forward.
But he soon noticed a problem.
How come the dormitory building’s elevator…
didn’t require waiting?
He saw a swarm of people rushing into the elevator, and a few seconds after the elevator doors closed, they opened again, but the initial elevator space was empty.
“That’s not right…
There are a total of 39 floors in this building, not to mention the time it takes to deliver people up, there’s no way it could just take a few seconds.”
“What’s going on here?”