Rules-related weird stories: 4016

"Take it yourself! One book per person, obtained with a student ID," Wei Liang said, taking out his student ID and swiping it across the sensor area of the automatic borrowing and returning machine.

Accompanied by a soft "beep," the automatic borrowing and returning machine ejected a thin booklet.

Wei Liang picked it up, waved it at Lin Yi, and then walked to the side to browse through it.

Lin Yi lowered his head and glanced at the time on his watch.

2:26 PM.

"Class is about to start."

He quickly followed suit and came to the automatic borrowing and returning machine.

But for some unknown reason, he was inexplicably drawn to get close to the glass of the automatic borrowing and returning machine and observe it.

He was taken aback: "This glass is also military-grade blast-resistant glass!"

"No way? Even this kind of glass is military-grade?"

Lin Yi suddenly had a strange hunch.

"Could it be that all the glass in the campus is blast-resistant glass?"

But time waits for no one, so he put this guess aside for now, then took out his student ID and swiped it across the sensor area.

"Beep—"

A thin booklet was ejected.

Lin Yi picked up the booklet and then walked to the side to read it.

This booklet was only the size of one hand, like the pocket manga books he used to pass around during breaks in junior high school.

The material of the book cover felt similar to his student ID, and he suspected that putting this thing on the sensor area might also trigger some reaction.

On the not-so-large book cover was a gold-stamped thorny vine pattern, and five large characters on the cover read "Gymnasium Rules," giving it an air of importance, like a treasure left behind by a king.

Opening the book, Lin Yi was slightly stunned.

The small Gymnasium Rules even had a foreword:

[Do not use your student ID in the gymnasium area; the doors of all passages can be opened with this rulebook.]

[A map of the gymnasium is attached at the end of this rulebook. Please strictly restrain yourself and only engage in activities within the marked experience areas on the map. Entry into non-experience areas is prohibited.]

"There's a map too?"

He pressed his thumb against the edge of the booklet and swiped it. Sure enough, the last few pages were noticeably thicker, like a folded map, similar to the teaching building rules.

He first began to read the Gymnasium Rules.

"[Gymnasium Rules]"

"1. As long as you are within the experience areas marked on the map, the gymnasium is the most normal and safest place for you during your time at the school (without exception)."

"2. Within the gymnasium, you can unconditionally trust the physical education teachers and sports students."

"But please be sure to remember that physical education teachers are those wearing blue and white sportswear with a 'Physical Education Teacher' badge on their chest;"

"Sports students are those wearing blue and white sportswear without a student ID."

"If you encounter a physical education teacher or sports student who does not match the above descriptions, please strictly follow these guidelines:

If they do not approach you, please move away from them using normal methods;"

"If they approach you, please maintain normal communication with them, and you may comply with their arrangements, but absolutely do not follow them out of the experience area."

"During this process, please try your best to remember the information on the physical education teacher's badge, the name of the sports student, and their physical characteristics, and then, after separating from them, immediately tell the nearest physical education teacher or sports student about this."

"3. The gymnasium has a total of four floors, namely the basement, the first floor, the second floor, and the third floor."

"The gymnasium is connected to the Giant Egg (stadium) via the [Safe Passage]."

"The Giant Egg is a football stadium with bleachers, and has two levels of bleachers."

"Under normal circumstances, the experience areas you can access are only the first level of bleachers in the Giant Egg, or the first and second floors of the gymnasium."

"5. The gymnasium and the Giant Egg have the most abundant power supply in the entire campus, maintaining 24-hour lighting, and there should absolutely be no flickering lights."

"6. The first floor of the gymnasium consists of an office, two equipment rooms, a swimming pool, and a basketball court."

"If the physical education teacher does not come to class, please feel free to move around in the experience area, and do not actively go to the office to look for them."

"If you want to borrow sports equipment, please ask a nearby sports student. The sports student will help you borrow it. Do not go to the equipment room to borrow it yourself."

"If you accidentally get close to the office or equipment room, no matter what you see or hear, do not pay attention to it, just leave before you rashly break in."

"7. When you are taking a swimming class, pay attention to the start time and do not stay in the water for more than 1 hour."

"8. The gymnastics hall is located on the second floor of the gymnasium and can be reached directly by stairs. There is no time limit for gymnastics class."

"9. When a sports student invites you to participate in gymnastics class or swimming class, please try to agree to them, they are doing it for your own good."

"10. When a physical education teacher gives you an arrangement, please unconditionally obey him, even if he asks you to do something that conflicts with these rules."

"Remember: On campus, the tasks arranged by physical education teachers are above all else (bolded and underlined)!!"

"Note: When a physical education teacher assigns you a task, it will begin with 'I, in my capacity as a physical education teacher, order you' and end with 'Finished.' Please carefully discern."

"11. In theory, there are only students and teachers in the gymnasium."

"If you see a chef wearing a green apron in the gymnasium, please inform a sports student or physical education teacher immediately. If you find that he is moving towards you at high speed, please immediately rush towards the nearest sports student or physical education teacher and loudly ask him for help."

"If you see an angel statue placed on the ground by someone unknown in the gymnasium, please immediately rush to the office, hold your student ID tightly, push the door open directly, and then close your eyes and tell the physical education teacher about the situation."

"Absolutely do not ask the sports student for help when you find the angel statue (super eye-catching bold font)!!"

"12. The gymnasium is a closed environment, and there should absolutely be no wind blowing in or raindrops falling in."

"If you feel a wind with a fishy smell blowing on you, please immediately hold your student ID in your hand and follow the [Safe Passage] to the second level of bleachers in the Giant Egg. The inside of the gymnasium is no longer safe enough."

"If you are dripped on by raindrops and find that mist is seeping out from under the floor, please immediately hold your student ID in your hand and leave the gymnasium."

"At this time:

If it is not raining outside the gymnasium, then even if it is foggy, please run desperately along the road full of lampposts until you leave the area where the gymnasium is located."

"If it is raining outside the gymnasium, then please immediately go to the second level of bleachers in the Giant Egg and wait for the physical education teacher's arrangement."

"13. If you see fragments of a statue or elements containing tomatoes in areas outside the gymnasium's experience area:

Please confirm your location information as soon as you realize this. If you remember that you accidentally took the wrong path, please leave immediately, and do not touch them during this period."

"If you find that you cannot leave, please close your eyes before the fragments of the statue show slight vibrations, and tell yourself in your heart that you have left the gymnasium."

"When you feel a sea breeze blowing towards you, please open your eyes, and you will know what to do."

"14. Entry into the basement of the gymnasium is prohibited!!! (red font and underlined)."

"May you come and go in peace."

"May you come and go in peace..." Lin Yi looked at the end, his gaze fixed on these six words, unable to look away for a long time.

Putting aside other rules, everything that has happened in the past two days has given him the feeling that even achieving "coming and going in peace" is a luxury.

As for the other rules, Lin Yi only glanced at them and didn't even have time to start memorizing them when he heard Wei Liang's urging in his ear:

"Old Lin, hurry up, just take the gymnasium rules, let's go to class!"

"If the PE teacher doesn't show up and lets us have a self-study class, that's fine, but if they come and we're late... that would be terrible."

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May 7, 2023, 14:30.

Lin Yi and Wei Liang arrived at the basketball court on the first floor of the gymnasium. Because the PE teacher did not appear, this was theoretically a "free activity class."

"Great... it's free activity." Wei Liang obviously breathed a long sigh of relief.

Lin Yi asked in confusion, "What's wrong, Liangzi? Is the PE teacher scary?"

"The PE teacher..." Wei Liang thought for a moment, then suddenly shuddered, "The PE teacher is too scary!"

He explained, "The last time I came to experience it, there were also three PE classes. My third PE class was on the sixth day. Damn, by that time I had been hungry for almost a day, my mind was a bit muddled, and I was starting to feel a bit dazed. Guess what?"

"The PE teacher, who hadn't been teaching, suddenly came to class. Not only did she come, but she singled me out to torture. In a total of 1 hour of PE class, she held me underwater for 1 hour!!!"

"I felt like I was going to drink all the water in the swimming pool!"

"Then I went back to the dormitory and developed a high fever!"

"I wanted to go to the class teacher according to the 'Student Regulations', but the fog was too heavy that day, and it seemed to be raining, so I stayed in the dormitory..."

"After enduring the last day, I left immediately."

"I almost died because of the PE teacher!"

Wei Liang was full of resentment towards the PE teacher, but also in awe. It seemed that the water in the swimming pool was not tasty.

"Gymnastics class is better... tsk tsk tsk." Wei Liang praised, "Okay, it's free activity in PE class. Old Lin, I'm going to find a gymnastics senior to learn some poses, no, learn some knowledge. You stay here... forget it, just wander around!"

"Oh, right, remember to stay within the experience area on the map! I suggest you find a place to sit down and familiarize yourself with the gymnasium rules first. I'll go first ~"

"Senior, senior, I'm coming ~ ~ ~" Wei Liang said, as if he had oil on his feet, happily trotting all the way up the stairs towards the gymnastics room on the second floor.

"Forgetting friends for the sake of beauty." Lin Yi sneered, watching Wei Liang disappear on the stairs.

He stroked the gymnasium rules in his hand, turned to the last page, unfolded the map from it, and started looking at it.

The gymnasium map was a floor plan somewhat like those in shopping malls. The main part was the floor plan of the first floor, and the extension was the floor plan of the second floor.

Judging from the floor plan of the first floor, the PE teacher's office, equipment room, swimming pool, basketball court, and other locations were clear at a glance. In the upper left corner of the gymnasium, there was also a marked [Safety Passage], connecting the first floor of the gymnasium and the first floor of the giant egg's stands.

In these areas, most of the areas were blue, while areas such as the PE teacher's office and equipment room were green, and some areas where entry was prohibited were completely blacked out with heavy ink.

The allowed activity areas on the map were almost the same as those described in the gymnasium rules, basically serving the purpose of allowing students to quickly locate their own positions.

Lin Yi folded the map and first observed the internal environment of the gymnasium.

The entire gymnasium adopted a cantilever structure. The first floor alone was more than five meters high, and the ceiling was filled with a large number of high-intensity LED lights. The dazzling white light was blinding, preventing Lin Yi from observing for too long.

But he still discovered something.

He squinted his eyes and looked at the ceiling again.

LED lights accounted for the vast majority of the lights in the ceiling, but they were not all LED lights. In the gaps between the LED lights, there were also incandescent lamps.

The incandescent lamps might also be lit, but all the light was covered by the LED lights.

In addition, the interior of the gymnasium was all flooring, so even if the white light was mixed with some yellow light from the incandescent lamps, it did not look obvious.

"There are obviously LED lights, but why install some incandescent lamps..." Lin Yi looked around, and suddenly, he was shocked!

"That is... a kerosene lamp?!"

In such a modern and trendy gymnasium, there was actually an old kerosene lamp!

Moreover, this was not an old kerosene lamp for decoration, but a real, functioning, old kerosene lamp emitting flames!

"This lamp?!"

He instantly thought of something, quickly rubbed his eyes, and looked again.

With this look, it was as if he had telescopic vision, and he immediately distinguished the texture and quality of the old kerosene lamp.

At that moment, he was absolutely certain that this was exactly the same thing as the old kerosene lamp that the security guard was carrying!

He was shocked and couldn't help but change from a half-squatting position to a standing position, and then quickened his pace towards the location of the kerosene lamp.

But he didn't go far before stopping closer to the old kerosene lamp.

He keenly noticed something, quickly took out the map, and compared his position with the position of the old kerosene lamp.

Then he discovered that he was indeed within the experience area, but the old kerosene lamp was hanging in a prohibited area!

The old kerosene lamp was hanging in a relatively dark area of the gymnasium. It was hung on the wall, and the orange-yellow light curtain supported a field, giving people a warm and reassuring feeling.

Lin Yi looked at the old kerosene lamp and suddenly realized that it was not the only one.

At about the same distance from it, there was another identical old kerosene lamp.

Then, after a certain distance, another old kerosene lamp was hung on the wall.

One old kerosene lamp after another used light curtains to support a path, which seemed out of place in the new gymnasium.

Lin Yi looked in the direction of the old kerosene lamps and saw that the corridor did not know where it led. At the end, there were clearly lights hanging, but it was still a dark field.

Vaguely, he saw a door in the dark field, and behind the door seemed to be a staircase.

A staircase leading to the basement.