That's how the question was asked.

But clearly, what these seniors were thinking was—

Since Jiang Ye could use the relief fish to make the eyes evolve...

Then it's entirely possible that they could too!

Jiang Ye, of course, knew exactly what they were thinking.

He put on a mysterious, indifferent smile, then shrugged and spread his hands:

"Before you interrupted us, Li Ku and I were precisely discussing this issue."

"However, the answer he gave was to take a long-term view. Wanting to introduce a large number of robots in the short term probably isn't that easy to achieve."

"There's also a very fatal reason—"

"Robots are basically equivalent to Enforcers, which means they almost have the authority to directly erase us sinners."

"Such terrifying existences, even if the entire school only had one robot, you'd probably be on edge. Let alone introducing a large number of robots all at once..."

Jiang Ye's tone was noticeably regretful, sounding as if he wanted to give up on this "bold idea."

However, President Lin, who looked harmless, was the first to make a decision.

He showed almost no hesitation, his gaze firm as he said, "As the saying goes, fortune favors the bold!"

"Since we already have a successful precedent, replicating that success shouldn't be as difficult as imagined."

"As for the risks of facing robots, as long as we make complete preparations and minimize the risks..."

As he spoke, he suddenly looked at Jiang Ye again:

"The only real problem now is the method you deliberately concealed, the means to make the relief fish absorb the mechanical eyeballs."

"As long as you can ensure that once robots enter the auditorium, they will definitely have their mechanical eyeballs absorbed by the relief fish..."

"Then we just need to find a way to lure the robots into the auditorium."

Jiang Ye detected the probing tone in Lin Dong's words again.

He directly raised an eyebrow and said, "This, I really can't guarantee one hundred percent. After all, there's only one successful case. The patterns I can summarize may not be complete."

"However, if we could test it a few more times, we might truly achieve a one hundred percent, foolproof guarantee."

After carefully pondering his words, Lin Dong stopped probing into exactly what method Jiang Ye used to make the relief fish absorb the mechanical eyeballs.

He pondered for a moment, then confirmed again, "Regarding the setting that a large number of players 'logging off' in the school will trigger the introduction of robots, are you sure it's true?"

Jiang Ye nodded, "Basically sure."

Lin Dong didn't ask how he was sure. He directly made the decision, "Alright! If it's confirmed, then we'll help you conduct this experiment!"

"However, since almost all the players in the entire school have submitted to the Boss, even as the Student Council President, I cannot bypass the Boss and directly start a massacre..."

"So our experiment will probably have to wait until I report the idea to the Boss during the 'Dreamland' moment before it can proceed..."

Hearing him say this, Jiang Ye naturally realized that Lin Dong's method for making a large number of players "log off" was probably simply killing them...

As he was thinking this, he saw Du Yuheng beside him, looking thoughtful, suddenly blurt out:

"Speaking of which, the reason our school hasn't been flooded with robots seems to be precisely because the Boss is in control, having subdued almost all the students..."

"Almost all the students submitting to the Boss also enjoy the Boss's protection, so there hasn't been a large-scale death of players in the school."

Putting it that way, it really did seem that way.

It was as if the Boss behind the scenes deliberately avoided the prerequisite for robots flooding into the school.

However, after this idea was raised, Lin Dong suddenly froze.

Staring at the robot fragments on the ground, he muttered in confusion, "Then why did this robot appear in the school??"

No one could really answer that question.

After all, even in Du Yuheng's previous reincarnation dream, this robot had no role...

Li Ku, however, suddenly speculated, "Perhaps, the Boss made it appear here."

This statement carried deep implications, prompting several moments of contemplation.

Lin Dong gave him a deep look but quickly stated, "Regardless of why, the experiment to introduce robots will probably have to wait until tomorrow."

As he spoke, he glanced at his watch and calculated the time, "It's almost 7:30 PM. The lockdown on the Grand Auditorium should be lifted soon."

Once he said that, the other seniors naturally nodded.

Soon, the lockdown on the Grand Auditorium organized by these seniors was lifted.

New and veteran players filed in one after another. Lin Dong then invited Jiang Ye, "Want to sit in the back row seats with us?"

Jiang Ye raised an eyebrow, "Is there something special about those seats?"

Lin Dong smiled, "Nothing particularly special. It's just that the location is the highest, with the best view, so we unilaterally see it as a symbol of power."

"So the unwritten rule is that only students at the top of the pyramid are qualified to use the back row seats."

In other words...

Nothing special, just pure showing off.

Jiang Ye didn't want to attract too much attention, so he shook his head, "I'll sit there."

He pointed to a spot.

It was the very place where he and Du Yuheng had stood back-to-back, spinning in circles to observe the relief fish school not long ago.

Simultaneously, it was almost the exact center of the entire Grand Auditorium.

The Deer-Elephant relief at the center of the ceiling was directly above that seat.

Following his gaze, a flash of thought quickly passed through Lin Dong's eyes. He soon decided, "Then I'll sit there too."

Saying this, he actually went over first and sat in the central seat Jiang Ye had just pointed to.

The key was, he showed no awareness of having taken the seat Jiang Ye specified. He just sprawled out with his arms wide, leaning back in the chair, looking up at the ceiling, even sighing with feeling:

"Looking at these giant beast reliefs from this angle really does give a different feeling."

Zhang E and Wu Zhu also seemed thoughtful but quickly made their decisions. They sat in the seats to Lin Dong's left and right respectively.

They even imitated Lin Dong's posture, looking up at the reliefs from this angle.

The fact that these seniors, who usually sat in the back row, suddenly changed seats today naturally caught the attention of other players.

Those players with hollow, numb eyes, even if they noticed, still adopted an attitude of 'not my business, not my concern,' not taking it to heart.

But the other seniors qualified to sit in the back row were all deep in thought.

They all knew that the seniors had sealed off the Grand Auditorium for a period of time for some unknown reason.

So they naturally guessed that the seniors' sudden seat change was probably related to the auditorium lockdown.

Although they couldn't guess the reason, that didn't stop these seniors from following suit, joining the trend and sitting in the central seats near Lin Dong.

Thus, the back row seats, which once symbolized power and status, now became cold, neglected benches...

And Jiang Ye, because he was "slow on the uptake and slow to act," actually missed out on the seat he had chosen first!

This... was, of course, impossible.

Being slow on the uptake didn't matter, as long as you had enough guts.

He showed no trace of anger at having his chosen seat taken.

When Song Jie, Qi Anlin, and their four-person team found him and invited him to sit together.

Jiang Ye calmly nodded, and then... directly walked towards the central seats already occupied by a group of seniors.

This action completely stunned Song Jie.

At first, he followed Jiang Ye, thinking Jiang Ye was choosing his own seat.

But as Jiang Ye's destination became clear enough, Song Jie froze completely!

He didn't dare follow any further, stepping back step by step, afraid of attracting trouble.

Yet Jiang Ye was completely fearless, walking directly up to the seat where Lin Dong was sitting.

Lin Dong was sitting;Jiang Ye was standing. From a visual perspective, it presented a posture of looking down.

Jiang Ye raised an eyebrow with a smile, his attitude as polite and friendly as when Lin Dong first entered the auditorium:

"Thanks for saving my seat for me :)"

A rather brief sentence.

Yet it felt like laying down a rule, naturally and rightfully deciding that this seat belonged to him.

For a moment...

It seemed the entire Grand Auditorium inexplicably fell silent.

In this central area carved up by the seniors, gazes looked at Jiang Ye as if seeing a ghost.

Of course, some "seniors" looked at Jiang Ye like he was an idiot, their eyes overflowing with disdain.

However...

What no one expected was—

After that deathly silence, and after Lin Dong's face went through several changes...

He actually got up and gave the seat to Jiang Ye!

His face didn't darken throughout the process. In the end, he could even smile and comment, "Your taste really is quite good."

He said it as if he really had just been saving that seat for Jiang Ye.

Then, Lin Dong changed and sat in the seat directly behind Jiang Ye.

Of course, the original owner of that seat was also casually squeezed out by him...

This bizarre scene left all the "seniors" in the central area dumbfounded.

The few "seniors" who had just cast disdainful looks at Jiang Ye had their expressions drastically change.

Clearly, because of Lin Dong's "deferential" behavior, they couldn't help but speculate about Jiang Ye's true identity.

And someone who could make the Student Council President voluntarily give up his seat without showing any temper...

He was very likely a "Superior Person" from a normal city!

For a moment, these "seniors" in the central area were all on pins and needles, visibly restless.

Some particularly cautious individuals simply gave up their seats in the central area, choosing to stay as far away from this dangerous figure, Jiang Ye, as possible.

Lin Dong, now sitting behind Jiang Ye, suddenly leaned over and asked:

"I heard from Li Ku that you're going to Exile City tomorrow?"

Jiang Ye nodded, still casual, "Yeah, barring any accidents, it's tomorrow."

Lin Dong didn't say more. Jiang Ye, however, waved to Song Jie and the others, "Come over. There are plenty of empty seats here now."

And as he summoned Song Jie and the others with such a relaxed and carefree attitude, a few more seniors in the central area chose to abandon their seats and move away.

Song Jie and the others were still completely stiff.

They were just ordinary Student Council members!

How could they possibly deserve to sit among a group of seniors!

However...

Song Jie, after all, had some courage.

He quickly steadied himself and walked towards the seats in the central area.

Qi Anlin also chose a seat on the edge of the central area.

The other two members of their team didn't have the guts to mingle with the senior crowd.

As for Du Yuheng and He Yuliang, one had experienced the reincarnation dream, and the other had memories of a past life. Naturally, they also fearlessly chose seats in the central area. In fact, they were both quite close to Jiang Ye.

Unexpectedly, those five pure, naive newbies, like newborn calves unafraid of tigers, also chose seats in the central area within the range of the Deer-Elephant relief.

They even looked up again from their respective seats to observe the giant beast reliefs above their heads.

But whether they observed anything noteworthy was unknown.

They didn't observe for long before the entire Grand Auditorium resonated with a distant, deep bell toll.

This time, when Jiang Ye heard the bell, he didn't feel that "blood-boiling" sensation.

But he noticed that others still seemed to experience the blood-boiling effect.

So...

Was it the change brought about by his eyes absorbing the dark energy?

It seemed it could only be the change in his eyes.

So, could it be that when the eyes absorb enough dark energy, they could truly evolve the effect of mechanical eyeballs?

Before Jiang Ye could think it through, he felt a cool mist rising before his eyes.

This mist was somewhat similar to the fog, but it didn't carry the terrifying, intimidating effect inherent to the fog.

Since this mist blocked his vision, he couldn't see the state of other players, so he couldn't determine whether his lack of feeling the fog's intimidating effect was also a unique effect brought by his eye mutation.

Fortunately, the mist only blocked his vision. He soon heard Du Yuheng's voice:

"It seems this ideological reform session will also be watching a movie."

Du Yuheng's words were clearly meant specifically for Jiang Ye.

And the word "also" was very telling.

Clearly, in Du Yuheng's reincarnation dream, the ideological reform he experienced on his first day of school was probably also watching a movie.

The current plot still matched his dream.

After Du Yuheng finished speaking, Jiang Ye felt the mist covering his eyes begin to spread, quickly enveloping his entire head.

Visibly, even his hearing was blocked.

Moreover, as the mist continued to erode, his consciousness became somewhat blurry. It felt like he was drowsily falling asleep.

Because of Song Jie's earlier warning, to avoid a mental breakdown during the ideological reform process, Jiang Ye repeatedly reinforced his belief in his mind before drowsily falling asleep.

That belief was, he is Jiang Ye.

And when his consciousness cleared again...

He indeed still clearly remembered that he was Jiang Ye.

However, that was about it...

Apart from being Jiang Ye, he remembered nothing else.

He had even lost control over his own body.

His entire being felt like a lonely ghost, parasitizing a physical body.

Then, seemingly from an observer's perspective, he experienced another person's life.

And so, this "ideological reform" session, lasting a full four hours, manifested in the form of an immersive movie.

They felt as if they were personally there, experiencing the movie character's life firsthand.

When the time passed 11 PM, the players in the auditorium gradually regained consciousness.

However, they didn't wake up at the same moment.

There was a clear order.

The first to wake up were those players with hollow, numb eyes.

They looked more like soulless hollow people than robots disguised as living humans, indifferent to everything, adhering to the principle of "as long as I have no thoughts, I cannot be ideologically reformed."

After waking, this batch of hollow people was also the first to leave the auditorium and return to their dorms.

The second batch to wake up were the veteran players who, by comparison, still retained the essence of their souls.

They had rich experience with ideological reform, so they weren't as easily immersed in the "movie" world.

However, this time, unexpectedly...

The seniors in the central area, who should have been in the second batch to wake up, did not successfully wake up!