Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 1331 - 1332

Chapter 1331: Chapter 1332

(Edit later) [Background introduction: Due to a large-scale evolution event, Twin Cities, which was once a famous tourist destination in Zone 023, was slaughtered. After being attacked by mutated humans and mutated flora and fauna, these two cities remained desolate for a long time until ten years ago when the District Government decided to rebuild them and relocated a large population.]

[However, after the city was rebuilt, the residents inexplicably contracted an infectious disease that causes skin mutations, regression traits, weakness, and ultimately shortened life span. Due to the lack of effective prevention measures, these two cities still do not interact normally with other safe zones.]

[However, half a month ago, two-thirds of the first batch of clinical trial participants at the A-point Bamboo Shoot Laboratory were cured of the disease. The long-term efforts of Twin Cities medical workers have paid off. To rescue the residents of B Point and better understand the characteristics of the disease, the Bamboo Shoot Laboratory decided to send Dr. Duor, who is leading this research, to Point B.]

[Instance mission: Find and escort Dr. Duor to the Twin Cities B-point Winter Wind Laboratory.]

[Instance time: 15 days.]

[Note: Any changes in the medical industry will bring a group of people with vested interests at risk. Please be wary of assassination by peers.]

After reading the instance introduction, Xu Huo closed his personal panel and left the defense wall.

Probably because there are many sick people, the overall atmosphere of Twin Cities is not very lively. Most people on the streets walk slowly, look unwell, and do not pay attention to outsiders. Shops don’t attract customers, and the restaurants are full of Gourmets wearing masks, who use transparent glass covers to shield their tables while eating.

As for entertainment venues, there’s not much to say. Almost no activities require significant physical exertion. Instead, stationary leisure activities like reading and gaming are popular — it’s almost dark now, yet many people are still sitting on the streets reading or playing chess.

"This place looks lifeless," Qiu Ming followed Xu Huo, "only two players glared at me."

Anti-disease propaganda is posted all over the streets, with the first line stating that players will not be infected with this disease, allowing outside players to enter without worry.

Naturally, there is no library set up by the Game Government here, but printed media is relatively prosperous. One can learn the general situation of Twin Cities from some newspapers and books.

Xu Huo casually bought a travel guide to read.

There is some history of the cities.

The two cities are collectively called Twin Cities because of a transportation route with the beautiful name "Heaven’s Ladder" that connects them. The terrain from Capital City to Secondary City is unique, and the vegetation is exceptionally peculiar. Overall, it’s like climbing a ladder from A to B, with the terrain gradually elevating and each step offering different scenery, a true natural wonder. Many who have traversed this path say they experience a sublime illusion of Alien gradually detaching from the mundane world; the two cities prospered because of this road.

However, after the evolution began, this former "Heaven’s Ladder" became fraught with danger, teeming with mutated flora and fauna that were deeply entrenched. Due to the area’s uniqueness, the District Government failed to restore the original transportation route or establish a new passage within it. Now, if materials and personnel need to travel between Capital City and Secondary City, they must go around the perimeter, which still lacks a smooth route. One needs their own vehicle to commute, taking more than five times the original route’s duration.

"Detouring seems unreliable," Qiu Ming also bought books and newspapers, "mentioning players who traversed the original route on foot taking roughly ten days."

The original tourism route between the two cities required five days, allowing for leisure time. So even when altered to hiking, it doesn’t extend the duration much. In contrast, detouring via the new route takes longer.

It appears that the only way is through the "Heaven’s Ladder."

There are introductions to the mutated flora and fauna within. A casual flip shows hundreds of categories among those explored by the District Government. The newspaper mentions that areas far from popular tourist spots or too far from the central axis are not fully explored, so it’s unknown what other mutated flora and fauna exist.

Xu Huo carefully examined detailed descriptions of some mutated species. Aside from mutated animals having evolved stronger attack abilities similar to other districts, most animals in "Heaven’s Ladder" have developed concealment abilities, akin to chameleons altering body temperature and color instinctively with the environment. Nearby plants are diverse, with every imaginable color, capable of camouflaging not only small animals but large mutated animals without notice.

But this isn’t the most challenging part; the most troublesome is the mutated plants within.

Perhaps due to the originally special plant life here, following Zone 023’s overall evolution, this area’s surviving plant species are the most diverse, most numerous, and more aggressive, posing greater challenges than mutated animals, especially in this mountainous and forested region where plants are ubiquitous.

"The laboratory takes this route," Cao Qinglin looked up from the map.

The three had just reached a crossroads when a car sped past from the opposite direction, with five players inside, one with a helmet in the back seat,

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There is some history of the cities.

The two cities are collectively called Twin Cities because of a transportation route with the beautiful name "Heaven’s Ladder" that connects them. The terrain from Capital City to Secondary City is unique, and the vegetation is exceptionally peculiar. Overall, it’s like climbing a ladder from A to B, with the terrain gradually elevating and each step offering different scenery, a true natural wonder. Many who have traversed this path say they experience a sublime illusion of Alien gradually detaching from the mundane world; the two cities prospered because of this road.

However, after the evolution began, this former "Heaven’s Ladder" became fraught with danger, teeming with mutated flora and fauna that were deeply entrenched. Due to the area’s uniqueness, the District Government failed to restore the original transportation route or establish a new passage within it. Now, if materials and personnel need to travel between Capital City and Secondary City, they must go around the perimeter, which still lacks a smooth route. One needs their own vehicle to commute, taking more than five times the original route’s duration.

"Detouring seems unreliable," Qiu Ming also bought books and newspapers, "mentioning players who traversed the original route on foot taking roughly ten days."

The original tourism route between the two cities required five days, allowing for leisure time. So even when altered to hiking, it doesn’t extend the duration much. In contrast, detouring via the new route takes longer.

It appears that the only way is through the "Heaven’s Ladder."