Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 175 The Sabotage of the Tracker

Chapter 175: Chapter 175 The Sabotage of the Tracker

Xu Huo once again stood outside Sunflower Courtyard, contemplating when he had fallen prey to another player’s schemes.

Tracing back from everything that had happened in Fairy Tale City, the players he encountered here afterwards had no sufficient motive, including the Cannibal Player from the Delicious Sausage Shop; the only possibility was that before entering the game, during that confrontation in Sea City, a high-ranking player might have tampered with him.

Granny Bai had only hinted at something, without giving him a full explanation, but it was certain that something was wrong with him.

Even with enough return tickets to continuously travel between different instances, staying too long in any instance and remaining in one place both posed the risk of being found.

He turned his head to look at Sun Jirou, who was waiting not far away.

"I have nothing to say if I’m outmatched," Sun Jirou approached him and said, "I want to make a deal with you."

Xu Huo gestured for her to continue.

Sun Jirou took a deep breath and said, "You’ve gotten into trouble, I can help you get rid of it, but in exchange, you need to give me the ’Tooth’ that Granny Bai gave you."

"Impossible. Name another condition," Xu Huo said firmly.

Sun Jirou didn’t get angry, but met his gaze and said, "This concerns your life’s safety. The person targeting you is definitely a Rank-C player or above. Do you have the ability to deal with high-ranking players now?"

"Wisdom can’t make up for an absolute gap in strength."

Xu Huo nodded in agreement, "That’s why I plan to go directly to the next instance."

Sun Jirou choked for a moment, but heard him continue, "State your real terms. This move won’t work on me."

She smiled, "I didn’t expect you to see through me. I just want you to owe me a favor."

It was then that Xu Huo began to seriously size her up. From the moment Sun Jirou boarded the train, she appeared like a pampered young lady, low-ranked but with a lot of money and bodyguards. She displayed anger over the death of a companion and also sought revenge, but quickly adjusted her mentality when vengeance was out of reach, even wanting to make a deal with him, someone who had indirectly put her in a difficult position.

Her image was indeed quite vivid.

"With your extraordinary background, you probably don’t need a favor from me," he said.

"Who can be sure?" Sun Jirou replied, "In the game world, it’s not all about who has the money or muscle. Grassroots players find it much easier to rise to prominence in instances than in the real world."

But those with wealth and no player support are just fat prey in others’ eyes.

"Don’t worry, I won’t ask for anything too excessive," Sun Jirou said. "I just want to ask you for a favor: if you ever encounter a player named Wang Cheng, or one with the nickname ’Slap My Dad’s Face’ in the game, please help him no matter what."

"Is he your brother?"

"My little brother," Sun Jirou answered. "After our parents divorced, he went with our mother and has also entered the game world."

"The gaming world is vast, but there might still be a slight chance of a reunion." She continued, "If we have an opportunity to meet again, and you haven’t encountered him before then, please do me another favor."

"You’re indeed clever, but I’m sure you don’t want to wander in the game world either," he pointed out.

"Level E players mostly go to instances that are isolated or semi-isolated like Fairy Tale City. If they don’t hold a Return Ticket, they can only remain in the instance, and the size of these instance locations is limited. Sooner or later, someone will catch up."

"You wouldn’t want to bring danger to your relatives and friends, would you?"

"The condition I’m proposing isn’t excessive," she assured him.

"But if you’re willing to exchange the Angel’s Tooth instead, that’ll also do."

Xu Huo agreed, and the two found a teahouse to sit down. After entering, Sun Jirou took off the necklace from around her neck and first explained its function: "This is a detection tool. It can identify the composition of most things like soil, water sources, air, and can also detect some special scents."

"I noticed it when you first got on the train. At first, I thought you were hiding your capabilities, but it didn’t take long for you to fool me."

"In the Building Blocks MoMo Shop, did you confirm I was outside using this tool?" Xu Huo asked.

Sun Jirou was slightly surprised, then sighed, "There’s just no mystery left in front of a smart person."

"Yes."

She held up the necklace pendant, scanning from top to bottom, eventually stopping at his ankle, "It’s right here."

Xu Huo felt nothing and looked down. His exposed skin seemed normal.

Sun Jirou took out a bottle of insecticide and sprayed it after he nodded. Soon, a fingernail-sized thin film peeled off his skin, blending in color and as thin as a cicada’s wing.

She picked up the thin film, "This is the embryo of a ’See You in Three Years’ Tracking Lizard. The female lizard constantly generates and sheds such embryos during its reproductive stage. If the embryo attaches to a person or object, the mother lizard will find it, even across stations, provided the conditions are right."

"This lizard’s sense of smell is strong enough to transcend space?" Xu Huo frowned.

"Whether it’s through smelling or not is still inconclusive, but animals’ evolution is more complex and peculiar than humans’," Sun Jirou paused and changed her wording, "The sonar system in the brain of a dolphin can pinpoint objects less than five centimeters in size a hundred meters away, and the Rusty-spotted Cat can construct a 3D map of the jungle in its mind. Some animals have shown extraordinary capabilities beyond human reach after their initial evolution."

In other words, humans don’t know how they do it; it has only been observed as a phenomenon.

"And this kind of embryo can remain viable for up to three years. As long as the mother lizard is alive during this period, it will continue to track it," she added.

Xu Huo looked at the "thin film" in her palm, "Can it still be used now?"

"Of course, it can. So far, there doesn’t seem to be a really effective way to block it," Sun Jirou handed the item to him, "There’s no particular use for you to keep this. Just throw it away wherever you want."

"A generous gift," Xu Huo said with a slight smile.

Sun Jirou hesitated for a moment, then added, "I have another question."

"Go ahead."

"How did you see through Granny Bai’s identity? I also interacted with her on the train, but I had no idea they were the same person."

"I didn’t see through her identity, I just deduced they were connected," Xu Huo said.

"Both of them mentioned Bear’s Paw Restaurant, and Bai, disguised as a guide, even went into the restaurant herself to lure me."

"Didn’t you find it strange too, that no babies have been born in Fairy Tale City for twenty years?"

"If she were a disheartened power player, it wouldn’t be hard to achieve. But this person would have to be at least thirty-five years old. While the female guide didn’t fit, there are countless peculiar items in the game, and changing one’s appearance isn’t strange."

"So, whether they are two different people or the same person, it’s within the realm of possibility."

"But why would she prevent the people of Fairy Tale City from reproducing?"