Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 1123: The Man Dr. Wu

Chapter 1123: Chapter 1123: The Man Dr. Wu

"The end of the game?" A glint of cold light flashed in Xu Huo’s eyes, "What does Dr. Wu mean by leaving these words?"

Guan Shu shook his head, "It sounds like a hint, but it’s unclear what exactly it refers to."

"What about the beginning point of time?" Xu Huo said: "Does it have anything to do with the starting time of the A1 Wormhole Point?"

"I really don’t know about that," Guan Shu said: "I’ve never been to a Rank-A Wormhole Point, whether anyone from within the society has been there is hard to say."

"I don’t know if you’ve heard of no instance zones; it’s said that within the Rank-A Wormhole Points there are such zones, no instance zones, meaning players’ tickets can’t reach there, perhaps Dr. Wu is hinting at this."

"So far, no information in the entire game has revealed the location of the Game Government’s headquarters, including the Hengxing Group."

"What we see in other zones are subsidiary governments, subsidiary groups, many places claiming to be headquarters are not the real core locations, they have their own set of protective measures. These internal personnel of the Game Government and Hengxing Group, who publicly declare themselves as headquarters, even believe they are working at the headquarters."

"A cunning rabbit has three burrows... The headquarters of the Dimensional Rift game could be hidden in any zone of any Wormhole Point."

After a slight sigh, he continued: "Therefore, some within our society speculate that Dr. Wu is referring to the headquarters of the game."

"Don’t the players know there is a headquarters facility in the game?" Xu Huo slowly said: "It might be in a form beyond our imagination, but to have overall control of the game, it must exist somewhere in the game world."

"Since any zone that players have reached doesn’t seem to be the location of the game headquarters, it’s natural to think about those zones where tickets can’t take you. Is there anything strange about that, needing Dr. Wu to specifically mention it?"

If one were to target the game, the logical first step for normal people would be to find the hub that supports the entire operation of the game. After all, if you want to solve a problem once and for all, the best approach is to root out the source. No matter in what form the game hub exists, as long as it exists, there should always be a way to damage or destroy it—this is the most basic understanding, even a child could articulate it. Could it be that Dr. Wu, who has evaded the game’s pursuit and distributed the Perfect Potion, would bother to leave such a clue?

"But the key point is that players cannot reach the no instance zones, it might be exactly because he knows the insider information, so he is guiding the players to find a way to the A1 Wormhole Point," Guan Shu said.

Xu Huo furrowed his brow, "Did Dr. Wu say anything else?"

"This is all I know," Guan Shu specifically clarified, "There’s nothing being withheld."

Xu Huo was silent for a moment. Hearing Guan Shu and the Holy Sword Society’s speculation about the words left by Dr. Wu presented no small issue. Could it be that no player can really reach the No Ticket Zone within the A1 Wormhole Point? Not necessarily.

Unless the A1 Wormhole Point is completely cut off from the outside world, there will certainly be people entering and leaving, whether by Temporary Passes, non-player tickets, or forcibly entering through Spatial Artifacts or Spatial Instruments. As long as it doesn’t completely sever ties with the outside world, there will definitely be players who find a way in and out... Could it be that Dr. Wu couldn’t find one?

People from the Holy Sword Society speculate that Dr. Wu has game permissions, yet they think that the words he left were guiding players to the A1 Wormhole Point, which contradicts itself.

Of course, Dr. Wu’s game permissions might not always be available, but if it were him, with a targeted approach to the game in mind, he certainly wouldn’t leave such a phrase as a clue unless it had another meaning.

"Where and under what circumstances did your people learn about this phrase?" Xu Huo pressed on.

Guan Shu appeared a bit troubled, "Sorry, I can’t tell you that."

Xu Huo didn’t press further, instead he said, "So you know the context, and still think that Dr. Wu is referring to the No Ticket Zone at the A1 Wormhole Point?"

Guan Shu hesitated slightly before nodding and said: "It’s not just me who thinks this way."

Xu Huo gently raised his hand, "I’m not doubting your judgement."

With the limited information he had, it was hard for him to extract useful clues, but the people of the Holy Sword Society had also obtained Dr. Wu’s manuscript. They had done a more in-depth study on Dr. Wu as a person and there must be other reasons for them to make such an inference.

From spreading the Perfect Potion to leaving verbal messages and un-destroyed manuscripts, Dr. Wu had always been opposing the Game Government, and there could be many reasons for this...

Xu Huo paused for a moment, then asked: "Does Dr. Wu have a daughter?"

Guan Shu provided an affirmative answer, "He does have a daughter, but her exact age is unclear. The clues about his daughter are always inconsistent, more detailed information doesn’t match up."

This made Xu Huo think back to the hologram in the psychological treatment room in The Solar Museum City.

"How did Dr. Wu’s wife and daughter pass away?"

"Robbery in their home," Guan Shu said: "Probably to reminisce about his wife and daughter, Dr. Wu had left information related to his wife and children in many places he stayed, like holograms, photographs, and produced short films, animations, and so on. Some of which involved the home invasion. So we speculate that his wife and children died that way."

Xu Huo nodded; this was normal as the most beautiful and the most painful memories are often imprints on a person’s soul, and despite the desire to avoid them, one can’t help recalling them over and over again.

A 220-year-old elderly man, evading the Game Government’s pursuit while reminiscing about his wife and daughter... One wonders whether it has anything to do with the Game Government.

"Is there anything else?" he asked again.

"Dr. Wu’s identity," Guan Shu said: "A genius who lived for 220 years, you might not even guess how many disciplines he has mastered. A Pharmacist, medical scientist, ultra-advanced engineering professor, with doctorates certified in twenty-seven different areas of research such as physics, chemistry, philosophy... This information was intercepted from the Game Government."

"It may not be true," Xu Huo said, even if Dr. Wu could stay in a zone for a longer time, obtaining official certification is not an easy task, especially since the zones he visited couldn’t all be backward zones, otherwise what he learned would be of no use. In zones with more advanced technology, it would be even harder for him to hide his identity and obtain official certification.

Moreover, he was evading the Game Government’s pursuit. Two hundred and twenty years might seem a long time, but mastering a discipline is not that easy. A genius doesn’t necessarily mean a polymath and even a polymath needs sufficient time...

When he thought of this, a thought suddenly crossed his mind, then he asked, "Does the Game Government have no record of the time he spent in different zones?"

"You are indeed very smart," Guan Shu showed a hint of admiration, "He used the characteristic of time rules not being unified across zones to gain far more time than his actual age."