Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 1144: Stupidity Might Be Contagious

Chapter 1144: Chapter 1144: Stupidity Might Be Contagious

"This is Aunt Zhao who lives downstairs from us," Father Xu signaled Xu Huo to say hello.

Madam Zhao clearly knew who Xu Huo was. After greeting him, she quickly excused herself, not wanting to delay their family reunion.

"Do we have good relations with our neighbors?" Xu Huo caught the apple that Tongtong tossed to him.

"We always greet each other when we see each other in the building," Father Xu said, "Besides, we can’t leave the area, usually just walking around in the community. She and your Aunt Yu are close and often bring over vegetables."

Ms. Yu, upon noticing Xu Huo’s gaze, became somewhat nervous, "Could she be a problem? Should we talk to the Special Defense Department about her?"

"No need," Xu Huo turned to his father, "I didn’t sleep well on the plane, I’m going to catch up on some more sleep."

Father Xu nodded repeatedly, "Your room is on the second floor, at the very end."

As Xu Huo headed upstairs, Ms. Yu hugged the fleeing Tongtong while also covering his mouth.

After washing up briefly, Xu Huo fell into bed and slept soundly, not waking up until the next morning.

In the living room, Father Xu and Ms. Yu were sorting out the holiday gifts and daily necessities sent by the Special Defense Department. There was too much stuff, and the couple was planning to buy another refrigerator.

"I want ice cream," Tongtong pestered his parents, hoping they’d add his favorite snacks to the grocery list to be submitted to the Special Defense Department. Ms. Yu scolded him for not wasting national resources with a stern face, while Father Xu cheerfully said that the convenience store in the community had some, and it was okay to buy a few.

There was breakfast on the table. Xu Huo sat down and started checking his messages.

Many people had heard of his return and Gu Yu and others in Jing City invited him out to play. There was also business to be discussed soon with the First Association, and Huang Junjie had also invited him on behalf of President Tan Yang for a meal.

After entering the safety zone, messages from unknown numbers were automatically blocked. Yuan Yao and Zhou Ning had entered an instance and hadn’t come out yet, so there weren’t many invitations. He replied to Gu Yu’s message since they had also helped a lot during the Black Rain event; it was a good friendship that should be maintained.

Setting down his phone, Xu Huo watched Tongtong, who was lying on the edge of the table staring at him eating.

After the last kidnapping incident, Tongtong had become bolder. He asked Xu Huo, "Can you eat twenty pieces of ice cream in one go without getting an upset stomach?"

Xu Huo took a sip of soy milk, "No, I can’t."

"Then you’re not as amazing as Sister Qingqing; she ate twenty-five," Tongtong said, "And also twenty packs of spicy strips."

The hand Xu Huo was placing his cup with paused, "Don’t talk to her too much in the future, stupidity might be contagious."

"I’m not stupid!" The kid instantly climbed onto the chair to stand tall, confidently proclaiming, "We were testing the digestive function strength of players, it’s scientific research!"

Xu Huo glanced at him, "It’s debatable how well a player’s stomach can handle it, but we’ll definitely find out soon if your butt can withstand a beating."

Tongtong quickly turned his head and saw Ms. Yu approaching with a rolled-up exercise book in hand, he bolted down from the chair and ran into the old man’s study.

After breakfast, Xu Huo checked the loot from this trip.

It goes without saying for the few Rank-B props obtained from District 002. Two of them were damaged in the fight against Mr. Kang, and the rest aren’t particularly practical; he plans to sell them or upgrade them within their category.

In the high-risk instance, he got quite a few props, but apart from a Rank-A Prop owned by a Rank-B player, the other players had at best one or two Rank-B props. Together with Mr. Kang’s Cubic Space and a bead called "Eternal Time", as well as some special items, the total number of practical props he acquired was thirty.

Among them, the Rank-A Prop is:

[Ball of Whim: A gigantic bubble ball resembling a soft cloud, it ensures that the person inside is unaffected by gravity or water pressure when plummeting from ten thousand meters in the air or rising from the depths of the ocean. Its cute appearance also provides practical toughness; special materials allow it to withstand certain sharp prop attacks.]

[However, every object has a limit it can withstand, once damaged, this prop cannot be repaired, so players should use it with caution.]

[Note: Using it for extreme sports might be a good choice. It is said that a player once rolled down a ten-thousand-meter-tall mountain inside the ball, perfectly enjoying the scenery along the way, though the cost was ten minutes of continuous vomiting.]

In simple terms, it’s a pressure-resistant protective gear, but it’s not very good at withstanding attacks, and it’s not very useful during combat. However, it’s very convenient for extreme environments, like suddenly falling from the sky or diving into the deep sea.

Among the Rank-B props, the more interesting ones are "Remote Dining Table", "Height Limit of 1.8 Meters", "Inquiry of Psychological Shadow Area", "Love Means Life and Death Together", "High Pitch Causes Deafness", "Indiscriminate Cleaver", "Lightning-Like Electric Shock", "Isolation Suit".

"Remote Dining Table" is a prop table that makes people sitting at the table feel that others are very far away, as if the table is stretching endlessly.

"Height Limit of 1.8 Meters" can limit height, similar to a Spatial Barrier, except the barrier presses down from above and maintains a height of 1.8 meters from the ground. Anyone taller than that will have to bend their knees if they don’t want to walk with a crooked neck, so it’s not very friendly to taller people.

"Inquiry of Psychological Shadow Area" is a prop that requires shouting. The holder can tell the opponent "Inquiry of Psychological Shadow Area", and unless the opponent is mute, they will have to stop and report a number—true or false.

"Love Means Life and Death Together" can lock one hand and one leg of two players simultaneously.

"High Pitch Causes Deafness", as the name suggests, is a high-pitched sound attack prop.

"Indiscriminate Cleaver" can do at least a hundred chops in ten seconds after being released, but it doesn’t discriminate targets, only ensuring that every person and object within a certain range will receive "attention", so it’s best thrown far away for use.

"Lightning-Like Electric Shock" is a wearable prop that can shock a person if they touch the wearer without permission.

"Isolation Suit" is a set of protective gear.

Although the special items are not as good as "Lifelike Wax Figure" and "Kitty Grants You Three Lives", there are two interesting ones, one is "Confessions of a Madman", and the other is "Giant Revolving Door".

"Confessions of a Madman" can cause a brief mental disorder in the user, but it’s not a remarkable effect; it just makes people keep talking non-stop.

"Giant Revolving Door" is a revolving door, which can accommodate at least thirty people, and during rotation, those who enter cannot leave. It’s quite an entertaining prop.

The rest need not be mentioned one by one; the props’ names and effects are strange, with fun trumping practicality.

The last things left by Mr. Kang, the Cubic Space is an unclaimed prop, that goes without saying, and that bead called "Eternal Time" turned out not to be a prop either.