Rules of the Strange: I Can See Through All the Weird

Qi Tong frowned as she looked at all of this with disapproval.

Teacher Jiang mentioned in the first class that the players were a new batch of students who had transferred in.

The word "new" indicates that this is not the first time a student has transferred in.

Why does the school keep transferring students in batches? What about the original students?

Based on his experience from previous instances, Qi Tong deduced that the fog must be related to these missing students.

Is it because of the school's rules and regulations that they are under too much pressure, which has led to their current situation?

On the first day, there weren't many clues, so Qi Tong stopped thinking about it, looked away, and quietly waited in line.

When it was almost Qi Tong's turn to get her food, she turned around and whispered some instructions to Xu Ning.

"Let's play a mimicry game now. You get your food exactly the same way I get it, understand?"

Xu Ning smiled and squeezed out two rosy cheeks, then nodded obediently.

Qi Tong followed the cafeteria rules and asked the cafeteria lady for the meat she could finish. She cleared her throat and was about to speak when she looked down.

The words of request stuck in his throat.

The cafeteria lady scooped up a spoonful of the stewed meat, which looked terrible and unappetizing.

How much do you want?

Qi Tong's lips twitched slightly, and she closed her eyes, no longer looking at the lump of flesh.

"Auntie, may I ask what kind of stew this is?"

The cafeteria lady was very open and generous, and readily shared the recipe for the meat.

"Oh my! This is watermelon stew with meat, it's delicious, you should try some."

As she spoke, she scooped a spoonful onto her plate, and just as she was about to scoop a second spoonful, Qi Tong was about to stop her.

But then I remembered that rule: you have to ask... you have to ask...

But she really didn't want it!

She took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind, and spoke sweetly.

"Auntie, I have a small appetite, could you please give me just a little less meat?"

The cafeteria lady shook her hand, causing a few pieces of meat to fall, before carefully placing them back on the plate.

I added another spoonful of bok choy to the rice.

"A balanced diet of meat and vegetables!"

Qi Tong shakily took the plate, the disgusting smell wafting into her nose.

Watermelon stewed with meat, who invented this dish?

No wonder other dungeons emphasize not eating meat, but this dungeon not only allows you to eat meat, you have to eat a lot of it.

Hey! Players are human too!

Xu Ning, standing to the side, followed suit, even asking the exact same questions as Qi Tong.

Hearing these familiar words, the cafeteria worker's hand holding the large ladle trembled slightly.

Where have I heard this before?

The aunt shook her head and continued serving the food.

Qi Tong waited for Xu Ning for a while, and two minutes of her meal time had already passed.

She pulled Xu Ning to stand in front of two empty seats.

Qi Tong quickly shoveled rice into her mouth without looking up.

Xu Ning followed suit, burying her face in her plate, the spoon making a soft rustling sound as it hit the bottom of the bowl, as if she were racing against time to save her life.

Xu Ning was shoveling food into her mouth too fast with her spoon, and before she knew it, a piece of mushy, rotten meat had been shoveled into her mouth.

"Ugh... ugh..."

Qi Tong opened her eyes wide, "Don't vomit! Don't waste food!"

Xu Ning suppressed her nausea and held the food in her mouth, the unpleasant taste lingering on her tongue.

Xu Ning's eyes were almost filled with tears; it tasted awful!

Qi Tong used Love Bubble to teleport all the food in Xu Ning's mouth, as well as the meat on both of their plates.

Xu Ning then felt she could breathe again.

"I think I ate something indescribable."

Qi Tong continued eating, glancing at Xu Ning with her head turned to the side.

"The texture and taste are awful, like swallowing a huge chunk of old phlegm..."

"Eat it now! If you don't eat it, I'll put it back in your mouth."

Qi Tong interrupted Xu Ning's lingering thoughts.

"oh......"

Xu Ning continued eating.

[Why is this Lemon dungeon acting weird?]

I think so too; he looks like he hasn't slept well.

He looked like he came in drunk.

What kind of description is this...?

[It takes a brave soul to even put that meat in their mouth.]

[Anyone watching this feeling of nausea or vomiting?]

......

The two finally finished their meal just before the 15-minute countdown ended.

I left the cafeteria and walked out of the teaching building.

A thick fog obscured everything, and no one could be seen more than a meter away.

The building was completely shrouded in mist.

[Host's mental value has decreased by 1.]

Qi Tong was stunned for a moment. Mental strength? He hadn't heard of that in a long time.

The last time I lost sanity points was in the first dungeon.

The female players followed a large group of female students into the girls' dormitory, while the male players went to the boys' dormitory.

In just this short distance, Qi Tong has already lost five spirit points.

Will my sanity decrease in the fog?

Qi Tong pulled Xu Ning along the dormitory corridor, looking at the list of people on the side of each dormitory door, and successfully found their own dormitory.

Fortunately, Qi Tong, Xu Ning, and another female player were in the same dormitory.

Qi Tong pushed open the door. There were six people in the dormitory: three in bunk beds, a large table, and an iron storage cabinet. There were no other items.

The other three NPCs were already lying on their beds in the dormitory.

Qi Tong found the bed marked with Xu Ning's name and helped Xu Ning lie down.

Xu Ning was no longer under the influence of alcohol, but she had a terrible headache and fell asleep quickly after lying down in bed.

Another female player was in the upper bunk of Qi Tong's room. She introduced herself to Qi Tong in a low voice.

"Hello, my name is Su Xin. We'll be sharing a dorm room from now on..."

Before she could finish speaking, a loud female voice came from another shop.

"Ugh! How annoying! If you don't take a nap, others do!"

Su Xin immediately shut her mouth, her body trembling slightly.

Before knowing the rules, no one would want to offend an NPC.

Qi Tong put her hand on Su Xin's shoulder and patted her gently to comfort her, then pointed to her upper bunk.

Su Xin understood what Qi Tong meant; she was telling her to go upstairs and go to sleep first.

Su Xin nodded and climbed up the iron ladder to the upper bunk.

Qi Tong also lay down on the lower bunk. After listening to classes all morning, and with her mental energy depleted just now, Qi Tong was really sleepy.

With eyes closed, I quickly fall asleep.

She rarely dreams, but this time she actually fell asleep.

She dreamt that she was also at school, but it was kindergarten.

She was still very young. A tall man held her in one arm and held the hand of a gentle and beautiful woman with the other.

However, Qi Tong didn't seem to know these two people.

In her dream, she was watching her younger self and these two strangers from a third-person perspective.

They walked together to the kindergarten gate, the man picked her up, squatted down in front of her, and whispered something.

"Tongtong, be a good girl on your first day at kindergarten..."

When Qi Tong was little, she burst into tears.

"No...no...Tongtong wants to stay with Mommy and Daddy..."

The scene changed in an instant.

The kindergarten sign was changed to the Ren'ai Welfare Home sign.

It was the same man, only this time it was him alone.