Lin Yi’s eyes widened as he watched Mu Daxian finish painting—the words "Teaching Building-032" boldly appeared on the lamppost.
Lin Yi had never paid attention to the font of the numbers on the lampposts before. Now that he looked closely, he couldn’t help but find that Mu Daxian’s handwriting was almost indistinguishable from the white paint numbers on the lampposts he had noticed in the past!
After finishing, Mu Daxian put away the paintbrush and continued to walk on with Mao Feiyang.
They walked along the mountain path by the cobblestone road. The path was rugged and not easy to navigate. In some areas, it even overlapped with the Green Forest Belt. Despite this, Mu Daxian showed no intention of walking on the cobblestone road itself.
Along the way, Mu Daxian rewrote the numbers on three lampposts, namely "Teaching Building-032," "Teaching Building-041," and "Teaching Building-090." However, he passed by more lampposts than just those few.
Finally, Mao Feiyang couldn’t help but ask, "Are you numbering the lampposts?"
"Exactly," replied Mu Daxian calmly, "Since I am here, I might as well do it."
"But why don’t you number some of the lampposts?" Mao Feiyang inquired.
With a smile, Mu Daxian responded, "To you, it might seem like I’m just numbering them, but in reality, I am recharging them."
Mu Daxian chuckled, "You could say those lampposts have run out of power, so they need a bit of a boost. Otherwise, come 18:00, when the other lamps light up, these won’t."
"As for those I’ve not numbered, that’s because they are different from the lampposts you see... those are fake."
"The Pseudo-Humans have made fake lampposts to deceive others. Ordinary people cannot differentiate the real from the fake lampposts and are easily fooled after contamination, with most only able to distinguish them by the lights’ on and off states and their numbers."
"Because these things were originally built with the participation of Art Students. If capable, we should strive to maintain the proper numbering of the campus lampposts... especially at this time."
"The Night Watchman has sounded the Bell of Doomsday, warning not only the Pseudo-Humans but also us. No one on campus can remain safe on their own come Doomsday; we need to join forces to get through this crisis together," Mu Daxian said, glancing at Mao Feiyang.
Mu Daxian added, "Renumbering isn’t really the responsibility of Art Students. It’s more of a case where if we see one missing, we fix it."
"Oh..." Mao Feiyang didn’t press for answers, as there wasn’t much he could ask.
Lin Yi, on the other hand, gleaned a wealth of information.
Renewing the lamppost numbers could recharge them, so fading numbers indeed suggested the loss of the lampposts’ Supernatural Traits.
But what truly stunned Lin Yi was that the campus lampposts were constructed with the participation of Art Students!
However, this made sense, as "participation" was different from "solely constructed by" Art Students, and since lampposts need to function after the twisting of layers, it was quite reasonable for Art Students to be involved.
But what was worth exploring was "who" participated in the lampposts’ construction.
Because knowing how many "forces" were involved in building the campus also revealed how many "forces" were under the "school" and "company."
Suddenly, Mao Feiyang let out a sharp scream, almost falling to the ground.