Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 1301 - 1302: The Impact of Ore

Chapter 1301: Chapter 1302: The Impact of Ore

This Super Player has engraved the words "cautious and careful" into his bones.

Thinking that it’s unlikely to find something left by Elder Master Zhuang himself, Xu Huo simply sat down to read the author’s notes.

After being recalled and prohibited from republishing, Zhuang Shanbo’s father’s book saw him writing different types of novels for two years, mostly warm short stories about family. The characters were all imaginary, but just from the text, you could tell he was at peace inside, a content and joyful old man.

If you look closely, you can still connect a certain character to his son, Zhuang Shanbo. This character is the son of the deli shop owner he frequented, very excellent, went to school out of town after turning sixteen, and returned only every six months.

From his perspective, the deli shop owner’s son can be considered a perfect child, excelling in both academics and character, very kind-hearted, and mature enough to understand how to care for his parents at a young age, like a healthy growing sapling, leading one to feel inevitable anticipation.

Zhuang Shanbo is Elder Master Zhuang’s descendant; his father is Elder Master Zhuang’s nephew. Logically speaking, during his childhood, Elder Master Zhuang had already become a significant figure in District 001 and was engaged in evolution research, his lifespan should have been as long as other evolvers injected with potion from a young age, but he died before seventy.

It could be understandable if he hadn’t received the potion, but his notes clearly mentioned being injected, and in the end, he died of full-body failure, just like Super Player Elder Master Zhuang.

This inevitably leads one to consider genetic defects; Elder Master Zhuang extensively used evolution potion resulting in premature evolutionary side effects, while his nephew, an ordinary person, also died at a similar age. It couldn’t be due to excessive evolution potion.

Although Zhuang Shanbo is a player, it doesn’t mean his words are entirely unreliable. Most Zhuang family members must be ordinary people; otherwise, they couldn’t quietly leave—important and powerful people are often monitored unless they have no value at all.

Perhaps Elder Master Zhuang’s dedication to evolution research is related to this.

Of course, this is a private matter of the Zhuang family and doesn’t need to be delved into.

One cannot speculate on a Super Player’s thoughts, but no matter who it is, it’s impossible to leave their family without protection, struggling in the game world.

Xu Huo also found some average lifespan data about District 001 and several key cities from the Collection of Information Terminal.

This statistic excludes accidental deaths, so the data is clear. Among several important cities, Flower City ranks second to last in average lifespan, and other cities aren’t much better.

But compared to other slightly smaller cities, the difference is significant, especially in some small cities where the average lifespan differs by up to twenty years!

He paid attention to the major economic pillars of these cities; in cities with shorter average lifespans, mining occupies a very large proportion; only two medium-sized cities are exceptions, with their jurisdictions being large, and mines located far from main residential areas.

This isn’t difficult information to find; it can be assumed that District 001’s government and cities are aware but made trade-offs after consideration.

To ordinary people, even if they know that living in such places is harmful to health, economic and other constraints force them to resign to fate.

Xiangshan City happens to be a city with a relatively long average lifespan.

He casually took out a Secondary Stone from the luggage compartment. Xu Huo watched the unremarkable stone intensely, wondering if the many minerals could affect the bodies of evolvers, does it mean the players who frequently come into contact with props made from these raw materials are unconsciously affected?

Naturally, the amount of ore used for props isn’t much and doesn’t explain the players’ evolutionary side effects being due to this. The main cause is still the flaws in the evolution potion, just unsure how much impact there is on perfect evolution players.

"Uncle, it’s mealtime!" Little Baldy ran in with a flushed face, asking crisply, "Are you staying here tonight? Can I sleep with your robot?"

Xu Huo looked over at Zhuang Shanbo who followed behind.

Zhuang Shanbo, with no expression, said, "It depends on whether uncle is convenient."

Xu Huo smiled and nodded to Little Baldy.

The child’s joy is simple; with a new toy, the speed of eating quickened, and soon he was off the table.

In the courtyard, the sound of him commanding the robot to dig sporadically sounded, and Zhuang Shanbo had to helplessly remind him not to fall into the pit.

Little Baldy crawled out of the pit, covered in mud, showing a gap-toothed grin.

"The child is very cute," Xu Huo said with a smile, but these words touched a nerve in Zhuang Shanbo, who held his bowl coldly staring at him.

Xu Huo said no more, knowing well that Zhuang Shanbo would never reveal any information regarding the mine, even if one captures him and forces a confession, it’s highly likely useless, after all, his granduncle was a super strong Spirit Evolutionary. Given prior precaution, he won’t be easily deceived; for now, he abstains from showing off. He had sent away other relatives of the family but kept his own son, psychologically prepared when securing the insurance—if an accident occurs, sacrificing father and son is necessary to protect other relatives.

He refrains from commenting on this choice.

After dinner, Xu Huo helped wash the dishes, and while resting, someone returned to the Zhuang household.

"Uncle!" Little Baldy dropped the robot and ran to greet the guest, who was a man around the same age as Zhuang Shanbo. He lifted Little Baldy and asked with a smile if he behaved at home.

Little Baldy was eager to introduce his new toy, while Zhuang Shanbo said with a complex expression, "Why did you come back?"

"It’s been too long since I returned home, I had to come back and take a look, especially since there’s a batch of ripe fruits, I might as well pick some." The person put the child down, turned to Xu Huo, "Is this the guest from Flower City?"

A powerful psychic power released tremendous pressure.

"Still the same words, I mean no harm," Xu Huo said, "If I wanted to target the Zhuang family, I could have contacted the people from Flower City when entering the orchard."

The man smiled, "Do you think it’s still time now?"

"Do you have the instance?" Xu Huo asked in return, then said, "Don’t make trouble if you don’t have it."

Perhaps the orchard here is also a dungeon venue; if there is a holder, it’s not these two, otherwise, Xu Huo would be hearing instance notifications instead of small talk.

"He is a Super Evolutionary with Mental Powers," Zhuang Shanbo reminded, then introduced Xu Huo, "This is my cousin Zhuang Shanyu; in our line, both sons and daughters have the surname Zhuang."

Elder Master Zhuang’s sister died tragically, taking both her life and her unborn child, leaving no descendants, and Elder Master Zhuang himself had no children, the current Zhuang family members are all descendants of his sister.

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