Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 1078: Think Positive

Chapter 1078: Chapter 1078: Think Positive

Fugitives.

Fugitives are a special type of player in the game; they are wanted by the game, and the game does not issue Tickets to them through any channels. In other words, they have no way of obtaining Tickets, whether by clearing instances or purchasing from personal back-end.

Of course, the ways to obtain Tickets are not limited to those provided by the game. They could steal or privately purchase from other players, but the problem is, even if fugitives can enter instances, they won’t receive any instance rewards after completion.

Although they can kill and loot money and Props within the instance, without instance rewards, it means that their Characteristics can no longer evolve, and there’s also the risk of being hunted down.

However, if fugitives enter an instance according to game rules, they can continue to evolve just like regular players, but the problem is, without rewards for clearing the instance, their efforts are in vain. And if they don’t care about the clearance rate, their Player Level won’t increase, meaning their player permissions remain restricted.

This is akin to other players getting their health restored by the game after clearing an instance, while fugitives have to pay out of pocket and go to the frontlines, in addition to being restricted by their Characteristics and Player Level, making them relatively weaker compared to players with the same Evolution Rate. Moreover, even if they repeatedly enter an instance of the same level and kill dungeon players, they won’t be able to get any good Props—robbery is always the second major source of Props, as stealing is more convenient than buying.

The reason why fugitives become fugitives is mostly because they don’t play by the rules. They’ve given up their right to roam freely in the game, and they’re unlikely to be willing to forever repeat meaningless instances, especially since entering any instance is risky.

In that situation, the best solution is to break away from the Original Wormhole Point.

How can one successfully break away from the Original Wormhole Point without re-entering the repeated cycle of absence-required instances at random?

Xu Huo encountered the Cannibal Woman outside the Rose Castle who claimed she was accidentally caught up in a Dimension Storm, lucky to have left the Original Wormhole Point, and then spent several years without doing instances while still being able to freely kill people.

Although this possibility is extremely slim, it does indeed exist.

The Dimension Storm should be considered the most powerful natural disaster in the game, caused by the instability of space connections or the Dimension Train tearing through the dimensions. In a storm encounter, even those on board the train have a low survival rate, and for a single, unprepared person, it’s nearly zero. However, it is not entirely impossible. During his research, he found a news story from another district about an ordinary person who miraculously survived a Dimension Storm. But since the Dimension Storm is a research enigma, the results were never published.

Yet so many players are gathered here, which should be considered another kind of good luck:

The high-risk random instance just happened to enter another Wormhole Point.

Whether they are fugitives, players required to randomly join absence instances, or ordinary players, anyone who enters another Wormhole Point without a Ticket and doesn’t use one again becomes blacklisted.

Being blacklisted means you can rid yourself of the game and become an ordinary person.

Of course, entering another Wormhole Point without using a Ticket is inherently difficult. Not to mention the miraculous survival in a Dimension Storm, even deliberately missing an instance for a random chance may not necessarily land you in an instance of another Wormhole Point; and in high-risk instances without disclosure of instance information to players, even if they arrive and survive until the end, with the possibility of non-equivalent time in different Wormhole Points, who would dare to wait on the spot?

What if what they are waiting for is not the end of the instance cycle but another occurrence of March randomness?

That is why Xu Huo says these people are lucky.

Lucky to have survived, they may also have successfully rid themselves of the game instance.

Of course, they have now entered a new Wormhole Point and could start anew with Tickets from another location. However, they mentioned during their conversation that they have lived here for a long time, and when they came in, the rotation schedule of the Guardsmen was still posted by the door. Just by looking at a few known people, they knew the group hadn’t left.

After hearing Xu Huo’s conjecture, Ruan Qiyuan found it hard to believe. "Isn’t it good to start over in the game?"

"Not everyone longs for a different world, some people would rather be a king in their own domain." You Xuewen clapped his shoulder, "Besides, once you’ve left, it’s almost impossible to come back. Who knows what kind of high-risk randomness you might encounter next time? If you want to escape the game then, there won’t be such a good opportunity."

"You mean, everyone inside and outside this building are fugitives?" Ruan Qiyuan couldn’t help but frown.

The players who arrived randomly in a Rank-B high-risk instance might even include Rank-B players.

"Look at the bright side." Xu Huo said, "Normally, the difficulty would be increased for absent instances, maybe these people are all Rank-C or below."

"Another benefit is, if these people can survive here long-term, it means Xiaohe City can withstand the most dangerous situations of an instance; at least we won’t have to face it alone."

"Just encountering a Different Species Group should not be the hardest part of this instance."

"Maybe they will treat us to good food and drink until we leave."

He spoke without expression, leaving Guan Shu and the others unsure whether he was serious or joking.

Ruan Qi, who was also not on the communication channel, asked, "Is the meat here edible?"

"Mutated animals, should be edible." Chimed in Chi Minghong.

After delaying in the bathhouse for a while, they came out to regroup. No one had bathed, and Chi Minghong’s trio had merely wiped themselves down with their own water.

Upon learning about the speculations of Xu Huo and others, the three of them looked rather solemn.

"It’s dangerous to stay here, and dangerous to go out, caught between a rock and a hard place," Chi Minghong lamented, before covering his lips and saying, "I noticed that both female players had cesarean scars, but when Zhou Yuanzhu asked about the children, they avoided the question, seeming somewhat averse."

This is not surprising. For a group of players to put down roots here, population is a necessity.

In a situation where men are the majority, women might well become a resource to be controlled.

"No wonder they are so attentive to women." Zhou Yuanzhu paused and added, "But can’t say that to them."

"It’s no use saying it, maybe they’d prefer to stay here." Lin Qiao spoke, "At least here they don’t have to go hungry or live in fear. We definitely can’t take them with us when we leave."

In fact, they could pull together a dozen or so non-player Tickets, but the fear is that in a couple of days, someone might not want to leave.

They looked at each other in silence.

At that moment, Sun Jing appeared, smiling, "I’ll take you to a place to rest; you’ll stay there tonight."

"It’s a room specially prepared for guests, safe and quiet, guaranteeing you a good night’s sleep."