At three in the morning, everyone had already gone to sleep. Only Cheng Zhi, who was still on night watch, sat there holding her phone, reading novels and taking notes, trying to find the correct way to use the space.
Everyone in their dorm had blackout bed curtains, so she turned on a tiny flashlight and repeatedly touched and examined the cabinet.
On the surface, there seemed to be nothing special about it at all.
It just looked like an ordinary cabinet.
While she was inspecting it, Xiao Feiran, who was responsible for the second half of the night shift, climbed out of bed.
Still looking half asleep, Xiao Feiran did not forget to urge Cheng Zhi to hurry and go to sleep. The cabinet could be examined again tomorrow during the day.
Perhaps reading novels had made her too energized, but Cheng Zhi was not sleepy at all.
She shoved the flashlight into Xiao Feiran’s hand, then immediately flashed into the space.
Sitting on the sofa, Cheng Zhi thought about how entering the space relied on mental intent.
So if entering worked that way, could leaving work the same way too?
She pulled out the key hanging around her neck and clasped it devoutly in her hands while silently chanting in her heart.
The problem was, she had absolutely no idea what she was supposed to chant.
So she simply tried everything.
Let me out.
Teleport.
Open sesame.
Avada Kedavra…
She tried every kind of spell she could think of, both Chinese and foreign, but the key did not react at all.
Every time she finished silently reciting something, she would excitedly open her eyes with anticipation.
Only to discover the same space scenery before her.
Cheng Zhi became furious.
Grabbing the key, she erupted into powerless rage.
“How the hell do you even use this thing?! Doesn’t it come with instructions?!”
After shouting, she held her aching head. The key, warmed by being tightly clenched in her hand, pressed against her forehead.
The next second, a burst of white light flashed and nearly blinded her.
When she opened her eyes again, she was sitting on the dorm floor.
The sudden appearance of a human figure nearly scared Xiao Feiran to death. Her sleepiness instantly vanished.
But when she realized it was Cheng Zhi, she became even more shocked and hurried over.
“Holy shit, did you actually succeed?! I didn’t even see you use the door just now. You just whooshed into existence out of nowhere!”
Cheng Zhi was confused too.
Everything had happened way too quickly.
She had not even seen clearly what happened.
After trying a few more times, and after Xiao Feiran tried once herself, the two finally confirmed that pressing the key against their foreheads allowed them to leave.
They had found a way to exit the space without using the door.
One of the two major problems they had with the space had been solved overnight.
Cheng Zhi and Xiao Feiran huddled together and silently celebrated in excitement.
Cheng Zhi became instantly energized.
The issue of entering and exiting the space with the key had been solved.
Now only the cabinet problem remained.
She desperately wanted to stay up all night and figure it out too.
But Xiao Feiran absolutely refused to allow her to pull an all nighter.
No matter what, she insisted Cheng Zhi go to sleep.
After lying down on the bed, Cheng Zhi gradually calmed down and soon fell asleep.
The next morning, after everyone woke up, Cheng Zhi eagerly told them the news.
Everyone immediately tried it for themselves.
Huang Yiyi suddenly disappeared from her bed, then instantly reappeared, exclaiming repeatedly in amazement.
Then curiosity flashed through her eyes.
Pulling aside the bed curtain, she asked:
“So you can only leave if the key touches your forehead? What about your face? Your hand?”
Standing in the middle of the dorm, Cheng Zhi nodded.
She and Xiao Feiran had already tested it the previous night.
Only the forehead worked.
Nothing happened if they tried anywhere else.
Zheng Wan sat cross legged on a chair rubbing her eyes.
“Now only the cabinet is left. Whether we bring it or not, it’s still a huge problem.”
She had a point.
Carrying such a massive cabinet around would not only be exhausting, it would also attract far too much attention.
But leaving it behind was even scarier.
What if someone discovered their space one day?
Just imagining a stranger suddenly entering their space and robbing, killing, and looting inside made Cheng Zhi instantly break out in goosebumps.
She quickly rubbed her arms and focused on solving the problem.
Suddenly, Cheng Zhi’s eyes lit up.
A bold idea appeared in her head.
“Is there a chance… that we can store the cabinet inside the space?”
Huang Yiyi’s mind immediately tangled itself into knots.
“The cabinet itself is the space. If you put the cabinet into the space… doesn’t that feel like nesting dolls?”
Chen Siyu roughly understood what Cheng Zhi meant and explained:
“It’s true that the cabinet contains the space. But from another angle, the cabinet’s role in our dorm is basically acting like a door connecting the dorm and the space. But now that we can enter and leave using the key, we don’t need the door anymore. So couldn’t we just treat it as an ordinary object and put it into the space?”
After hearing Chen Siyu’s explanation, Huang Yiyi suddenly understood.
When she thought about it that way, it really made sense.
Holding the key, Cheng Zhi walked over to the cabinet.
She felt a little nervous, terrified that one mistake would somehow destroy their entire space.
She placed her hand on the cabinet and silently thought about putting it away.
Whoosh.
The cabinet instantly vanished from before their eyes.
Then, having suddenly lost half its support, the upper bunk immediately collapsed.
The bed, which had gone unused for a long time, was covered in dust.
As it fell, it sent a cloud of dust straight into Cheng Zhi’s face.
But she had no time to think about that.
She immediately flashed into the space.
There stood the cabinet, right in the living room.
Walking over and opening it, she discovered it had reverted back to its original state.
Inside were even their laundry detergent and Flying Chess floor mat.
Everything was there except the books.
After pressing the key against her forehead, Cheng Zhi returned to the dorm and explained the situation.
Only then did everyone finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Not only had they not lost the space, their Flying Chess mat had even returned.
No matter what, they had to play a few rounds tonight.
At the same time, the people in Room 835 were also gathered together discussing something.
Qi Yanche stood by the window, an unreadable glint flashing through his eyes.
After a long pause, he turned around and spoke:
“In a few days, when the rain gets lighter, we’ll leave the school and head into the city.”
Lu Yuan, who was teasing Shutiao nearby, immediately raised his hand in agreement.
“The supplies we looted last time are almost gone too. It’s time to head out. Otherwise we’ll starve.”
Chen Yiyi had only just woken up. His eyes could barely open and he yawned repeatedly.
“We really do need to leave. Maybe there are rescue operations in the city already.”
Shen Lingfeng sat cross legged on the bed.
Listening to them talk about heading to the city as casually as discussing dinner, he could not help asking:
“No, going to the city sounds great, but how exactly are we getting there? We can’t call a taxi now. Without transportation, are we seriously walking? That typhoon outside is blowing people through the sky.”
Of course Qi Yanche had already thought of all those issues.
“I have a car at school. I don’t know if it’ll still run, but sooner or later we’re leaving.”
Lu Yuan nodded in agreement and looked up at Shen Lingfeng.
“If we don’t leave early, and the disasters keep going, we’ll die here at school.”
“Then we’ll turn into earthbound spirits and still won’t be able to leave campus even after death.”
“…”
As a level ten school hater, Shen Lingfeng had been struck directly at his weakest point.
Suddenly, his determination to leave became incredibly firm.