Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 1035: A New Way to Play Pool

Chapter 1035: Chapter 1035: A New Way to Play Pool

Mr. Chang saw the item in his hand and his expression turned solemn, then he mockingly said, "No wonder so many people are willing to die for the Dong Family. The item we sacrificed several comrades to obtain can’t even be used, yet Dong Jingxuan easily gifts it to someone he’s known for only a few days."

Xu Huo replied, "This little thing is no longer a core secret for the Dong Family. It’s only good for individual navigation within a certain range. It’s not hard to buy a prop with the same functionality in the game, unless you need a very large quantity."

He paused before asking, "Did you rob the Dong Family’s goods or do you have a stable supply channel?"

Mr. Chang snorted with laughter, "You seem to know quite a bit. But those two guys behind you don’t seem like easy targets. Have you offended someone from the Dong Family?"

Xu Huo remained calm, "I can escape from these two men’s hands, but the same might not be true for you."

Seeing Mr. Chang’s changing expression, he smiled, "Shaking off two Rank-B players is indeed tough, but with you here, it’s different. The players in Snow City are having a big meeting at tomorrow’s venue. It’s no coincidence that you’re here..."

Before he could finish, Mr. Chang sat upright and said to him, "Step back!"

However, not just Xu Huo but even the ordinary people passing by didn’t react to his order!

Mr. Chang felt something was wrong and was about to leave when Xu Huo pointed at his neck.

Mr. Chang’s face darkened and when he raised his hand, he felt an invisible thin thread across his throat. Following it up, several similar threads had tightly ensnared his head. No matter which way he exerted force, these threads could slice through his neck!

"What do you want to do?" he asked.

"My demand is simple, just get your friend to drive those two away," Xu Huo said with a smile. "I heard that some big families in Snow City have bought props that allow direct travel between different districts. Is it true?"

Mr. Chang didn’t show surprise or shock, instead he said, "I hope you keep your word."

Moments later, a noisy uproar came from outside the venue, with someone in the crowd shouting, "People from the Dong Family have been captured," and the two players sent by Dong Qifeng to kill left without looking back.

They left, Xu Huo retracted his prop as promised, nodded to Mr. Chang with a smile, and then disappeared in front of him. When he appeared again, he had already changed his face and leisurely walked into the indoor entertainment venue directly beneath tomorrow’s venue.

Tomorrow’s venue occupied the central position at the high floors of the building. Although the topmost layer was not part of the venue and was guarded by players—off-limits—directly beneath was a good alternative—clearly, others had the same idea.

Besides the players responsible for security in the building, there were also many players mingled among the common people. At a glance, there were several groups.

It wasn’t clear where these people came from, but some were carefully concealing their identities, while others did the opposite, as if afraid that others wouldn’t know they were players.

Of course, many had their eyes on this place.

The moment Xu Huo walked in, at least a dozen pairs of eyes swept over him. He casually walked to a corner of the venue, greeted the people playing pool, and asked to join a game.

Among the five, three were players; two were local District players, and one seemed to be mixed-race, with the same skin tone as Outer District People, but with hair and eye colors close to white.

The other two were ordinary people, also from District 002.

The mixed-race player glanced at Xu Huo, and laughed, "We’re playing for props, are you in?"

"No problem," Xu Huo smiled, "just made a little fortune."

The group laughed ambiguously, and one long-haired player asked, "Do you know how to play District 002’s pool?"

"First time encountering it," Xu Huo gestured a ’please,’ "but watching you guys play one round should be enough."

A spectator began to tease, "Have a game, have a game. We can’t let the Outer District people look down on us locals. It’s just one or two Rank-C items, can’t afford to lose!"

It seemed that Xu Huo only noticed the props on the side table being used as stakes then, his expression slightly changed, after a moment he said, "Seems like Level D items are off the table."

The people playing and those nearby all laughed, not entirely at his Level D item. The mixed-race Spieler, smirking, cajoled his companions, "Newcomers are always luckier, maybe we’ll lose to him. How about this, since our last few games ended in a tie, it’s no fun without a clear winner. Let’s take turns to play against this new friend. Besides the bets between the players involved, we’ll place additional bets. If you win, you take all the props. If you lose to our new friend... the rest of us will happily claim the props."

"That bet doesn’t sound fun at all, are you expecting Wei Yu to lose? Isn’t that just gifting him the props?" The man in the suit holding the pool cue said, and both he and another non-player were dressed like sons of prestigious families, their attire exceptionally expensive.

Wei Yu, the long-haired local player, smiled and said, "How about two against one? I put in an extra prop. If I win, I’ll take one of their props, if I lose, I’ll give away two. How about that?"

"Brother Wei is generous!" The mixed-race player gave a thumbs up then turned to Xu Huo, "Are you in?"

Xu Huo casually put down a Level D item, "Book me for one round."

The mixed-race player smiled, and he and another person finished up the ongoing game.

During the process, Xu Huo learned about the "new style of playing" pool. Although players and non-players could play at the same table, the requirements for both were different. Non-players could follow the normal playing method, but players couldn’t. Players could not touch the balls, and the cue stick couldn’t touch the balls either.

The cue stick couldn’t touch the ball, implying that players only had two methods to move the balls.

One, object control.

Two, using the appropriate prop.

The first didn’t need saying; it could only be done post-Super Evolution, among the three players present, Wei Yu and the player with a mole at the end of his eyebrow could do it.

The second, using props, had caveats too; one couldn’t touch the ball with the prop itself. Props that relied on small items to bounce or rope-like props to hook were considered foul play.

That is to say, this "new style of play" was harsh on players who weren’t Super Evolvers, because many props targeted people, not objects.

"Are you brave enough?" the mixed-race player taunted.

Xu Huo perked up, "A few Level D items, I can afford to lose!"

After learning the rules, he played the first round against the mixed-race player.

This youngster had a propelling type prop that could compress air into bullets, not very lethal, at least unable to pierce specially made balls, and with one shot he could pocket three balls—a District 002 gameplay.