Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 1410 - 1411 Eye of Platinum

Chapter 1410: Chapter 1411 Eye of Platinum

After coming out from the No. 9 lift passage, Xu Huo instinctively raised his hand to shield his eyes. Although there was heavy traffic before him, all transportation was concentrated on the ground. The city, obsessed with platinum color, was almost entirely filled with similar metallic tones in his field of vision—buildings, roads, vehicles, and robots slowly walking on the street. Only the hover advertising devices occasionally sweeping past overhead delivered colorful changes with their promotional ads.

"What are you standing there for?" Li Kun waved to call over a flying car, "High altitude traffic is prohibited here. The flying vehicles for ordinary people run close to the ground, and the airspace over twenty meters is a special passage for the government."

The hover advertising devices surrounding the car all moved aside as the passengers boarded and switched off the advertisements, turning into a mechanical eye that opened:

"Welcome to the Eye of Platinum. We will meet any of your needs."

The vehicle glided into the street and merged with the slow-moving traffic, and Li Kun continued speaking, "...as you can see, in the Eye of Platinum, things like fare-dodging and theft are not considered illegal, enforcement robots can’t be bothered with it, but if you speed, you will be caught in less than a minute, and it’s a serious crime."

"The Eye of Platinum has strict management over intelligent machines," Xu Huo said. He had already noticed it on the ship. Although machines everywhere were equipped with weapons, the restrictions on using them were significant—or rather flexible. Generally, actions attacking robots don’t even warrant a warning; ordinary people have great trust in robots, frequently joking with them or asking them to help take care of children, which is very common.

"The atmosphere in the Eye of Platinum is wonderful." Once in the car, Li Kun completely relaxed, opening the window and watching the moving and changing ads outside, he said slowly, "This is a city completely controlled by machines, nothing like the New District Government City. In the Eye of Platinum, unless it’s absolutely private territory, almost every place is under the watchful eye of the machines, and the life safety of ordinary people is maximally guaranteed and affluent, it’s practically a human paradise."

He paused and then advised, "It’s best not to cause trouble here. If someone provokes you, you can report it to the police; robots will come to handle it. Suffering a little loss is nothing; if a player causes a major loss here, they’ll be blacklisted by the city, and not even the black market will sell weapons to you."

"Most people come to the Eye of Platinum to get some good equipment, getting blacklisted is not worth it."

"But with me as your guide, rest assured. I’ll tell you about any places you need to pay attention to."

Li Kun said with a cheerful smile.

Xu Huo nodded to show he understood, then continued looking at the tourism shopping guide on the car.

Jintong City, more commonly known as the Eye of Platinum, is famous for producing precision instruments and high-tech weapons. He originally planned to visit here soon, and it happened that the place Li Kun mentioned trading water purifiers was also here, so he came along naturally.

At first glance, this city doesn’t appear too different from other technologically advanced district cities, but as soon as he entered the city limits, a feeling of vibration from deep underground never ceased.

It was unclear whether Li Kun noticed, but Xu Huo tried to use the Vertical Pupil to peer underground, without any harvest.

But this was a city famous for its machines; it’s quite normal to have massive machinery operating underground. Judging by the scale, it should cover most parts of the city.

"Star-Moon Convergence is on One-Fifth Avenue, it will take two hours to get there and we’ll pass through Two-Fifths Avenue, which is a bustling trade market," Li Kun manipulated the map projection in the car, extending it from their position and tapping a colorful mark.

One-Fifth and Two-Fifths Avenues are the main streets of Jintong City. Jintong City divides living, working, and entertainment areas completely. Starting from the central "Eye of Platinum" square, it extends in five directions, with a main street running through each, so the five streets are divided by what fraction they are.

For example, Xu Huo and his companions are going to the Star-Moon Convergence on the One-Fifth Avenue side, where mechanical trading and industries extended from mechanical trading are prominent, such as artifact creation firms, repair firms, props and weapon material wholesale and collection, and special operation fields.

Over at Two-Fifths Avenue is where free trade happens; special foods and services unique to the Eye of Platinum are found here—consider it a business district integrating food, entertainment, and leisure, with frequent sightings of custom ’companionship’ robot services along the way.

Indeed, in the Eye of Platinum, one can rent robots for a reasonable price, not only as tour guides or shopping guides but also for chatting, unwinding, and even for meals and sleepovers.

Seeing Li Kun constantly flipping through ads for robot services, Xu Huo couldn’t help but say, "Don’t all robots look kind of similar?"

Li Kun quickly closed the page, coughed, and said, "It’s not the same."

As to exactly how they were different, he didn’t elaborate further but gave Xu Huo an ambiguous look, leaving him to figure it out for himself.

Xu Huo calmly gazed at him until the smile on Li Kun’s face gradually stiffened.

"Don’t be so tense, okay? There’s usually no danger here in the Eye of Platinum," Li Kun said, rubbing his hands, "After hitting such a big windfall, I couldn’t even sleep on the train from excitement. Now, of course, I want to relax a bit, and you shouldn’t just think about leveling up in instances, enjoy yourself a little, there’s no harm in that."

Xu Huo finally showed a slight smile, "You make a good point."

"Right?" said Li Kun with a pleased grin, then with a hint of nostalgia added, "Once you try it, you’ll know what I mean."

The main purpose of this trip was to sell the water purifier, tending to business was the priority, so they didn’t stop at Two-Fifths Avenue, instead heading directly to the market on One-Fifth Avenue.

Here the streets crisscrossed, signboards from artifact makers could be seen everywhere, many props and weapons had their finished products displayed outside, and there were many shops selling props as well. Besides selling, many shops advertised that they include trials and offer no-questions-asked returns and refunds if not satisfied.

Of course, with the streets full of such shops, standing out was hard, so many shops used shapely robots to attract customers, with both male and female ones, a fierce competition indeed.

"Don’t bother looking at these; they’re just ordinary stuff," Li Kun said. "After we finish the transaction, I’ll take you to a good place where the quality of props and weapons is guaranteed, and custom orders are also available."

"Are there any famous artifact makers here?" Xu Huo casually accepted a mini-advertising device from a winking robot.

"How could the Eye of Platinum possibly lack artifact makers? As long as you’ve got the money, any level you want is negotiable." Li Kun waved his hand grandly, saying he could keep an eye out for him too. At this point, the car stopped, and he pointed at the towering building outside, "We’re here!"