Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 274: The Contradiction between the Replication Task and the Gameplay Guide

Chapter 274: Chapter 274: The Contradiction between the Replication Task and the Gameplay Guide

"Time is just a concept defined by humans, who can really make it clear?" Jin Zhao said, "The biggest realization I had when I entered the instance was that the common knowledge of the past was no longer common sense, so any bizarre phenomena that happens doesn’t surprise me anymore, besides, I’m not a scientist, can’t understand it, can only accept it."

Xu Huo and Yan Jiayu exchanged glances, and Xu Huo said, "My name is Xu Huo, also a Level D Player, my profession is a Magician."

Yan Jiayu also introduced herself, similarly concealing her true profession, "I am a weightlifter."

Jin Zhao nodded, "I have another companion."

At that moment, another player walked over, the long-haired woman who had been holding hands with Yan Jiayu in the maze before.

"Thank you for just now," the long-haired female player smiled at Yan Jiayu, "I am Peng Ru, a Kindergarten Teacher by profession."

Yan Jiayu looked at her in surprise, "Can a Kindergarten Teacher also become a profession?"

"Of course," Peng Ru said with a gentle expression, "the professions in the game are similar to those in reality, with all walks of life included, and Kindergarten Teacher is certainly one of them."

Yan Jiayu said with considerable interest, "I’m very curious about what kind of traits a Kindergarten Teacher would have."

"A Kindergarten Teacher’s traits can’t compare with other players, mainly in the area of affinity, after all, one has to look after the children," Peng Ru said.

Yan Jiayu pointed to a stuffed toy in the distance, "Can you get a discount when you buy things?"

Peng Ru couldn’t help but smile wryly, "How could I take advantage of the children as a teacher? But the stuffed toys here really dislike me, they won’t even sell me candy."

Xu Huo looked up at her, "The stuffed toy might be immune to traits."

"That’s what I was thinking," Jin Zhao said. "Not all kids like their teachers."

"You’re wrong," Yan Jiayu said earnestly. "There’s one ability that no one can be immune to."

The three of them looked at her in unison, only to hear her say, "The power of money."

Peng Ru laughed, "That doesn’t work either, no matter if I offer double the money to buy candy or want to buy limited edition candy, the stuffed toy still won’t sell to me, but Jin Zhao has no problem."

"The stuffed toys in the amusement park are very greedy and might even scam you, Peng Ru’s situation is quite strange," Jin Zhao said.

"Will the game target her?" Xu Huo asked.

"That won’t happen," Jin Zhao said, "but just to be safe, it’s mostly me playing and her assisting."

"Let’s head to the next game point first," Peng Ru said.

With no special circumstances, the four of them went together to the next game point, Jin Zhao and Peng Ru went in first, and Xu Huo and Yan Jiayu waited outside.

"They’re not lying," Yan Jiayu said, gazing at the camp tents, "it’s so strange, why would the stuffed toy dislike Peng Ru? She doesn’t seem any different from other players."

"Plus, I can also feel her affinity."

She paused and lowered her voice, "Do you think the instance might hide the children inside the stuffed toys? To prevent Peng Ru from influencing them, is that why they specifically avoided her?"

Xu Huo shook his head, "It’s not necessary. The stuffed toys definitely dislike Peng Ru, but whether there are targeted actions against her in the game is another matter."

"Additionally, the possibility of the children being inside the stuffed toys is very small. I’m more inclined to think that the one controlling these stuffed toys is the instance boss."

"There is a very strange rule in the amusement park, which is that the transfer of the little hats must be voluntary. How can one determine if a player is giving or receiving a little hat voluntarily or if they are coerced?"

"Could it be an effect of the prop?" asked Yan Jiayu. "Once the little hats are taken by players, they are effectively under real-name system, right?"

"If the first person’s little hat is destroyed by the second person, then the second person who destroys the hat will die instantly. After their death, their hat would be inherited by the first person. Therefore, targeting players who carry fewer hats, and by capturing them and coercing them to destroy their own hats, seems like a viable way to reduce the number of hats," Xu Huo continued. "But this is also very risky; neither side dares to fight all out, usually resulting in both sides suffering losses without much gain."

"But there’s potential to exploit the rule regarding the voluntary transfer of little hats."

"Human will is uncontrollable. How can one judge whether a person is acting voluntarily or under duress?"

Yan Jiayu’s eyes lit up, "Are you suggesting that it’s determined by the stuffed toys? If we could completely avoid the stuffed toys’ line of sight, couldn’t we just snatch someone else’s little hat or force someone else to take ours?"

Xu Huo nodded, "This is just my speculation. Whether we can avoid the stuffed toys’ line of sight, or if a transaction out of sight would be valid, remains to be verified."

"But this points to another issue: is the instance boss playing a game with us?"

"If all the stuffed toys we’ve encountered at the game points previously are the instance bosses, then the information they’ve leaked is very important."

Tang Xiao said that players assume collecting fifteen little hats is required to clear the game, and the excess hats need to be matched with others. Since so many players haven’t found the fifth Q&A game point, how did this information about matching spread?"

Yan Jiayu reached into his hat and scratched his head, "I think it’s players like Tang Xiao who spread it themselves, because they want to get more people looking for hats."

However, Xu Huo shook his head, "Do you still remember the game task?"

"To follow a route provided by the amusement park and play within that area," Yan Jiayu mused. "Is there any hint here?"

"The route map provided by the amusement park only has ten game points and does not include the Q&A game points," Xu Huo said. "However, the guidebook states that fifteen little hats are needed, which contradicts the game task mentioned—meaning the instance boss could be providing misleading information."

"Certainly, the instance tasks wouldn’t just play with the players... Could the guidebook be fake?" Yan Jiayu realized. "So, is the route map fake, or is the requirement to collect fifteen little hats the fake part?"

"If gathering the little hats is just a smokescreen, then players should be able to clear the game by completing the ten game points. By now, many players must have reached all ten game points, right? So, is the route map is fake? Didn’t they say players can’t find the fifth Q&A game point at random locations?"

After a moment of thought, Xu Huo said, "We cannot determine that yet."

The instance operates according to certain rules. If the instance boss could directly remove a critical element, then there would be no point in playing the game, as it would be impossible for anyone to clear it.

Thus, no matter which piece of information is false, at least one game point or Q&A random location must be very hard to find. It’s not non-existent; rather, it avoids the normal thought process of the vast majority of people.

He quickly filtered through the places he had visited since entering the instance in his mind. Except for the Fairy Tale Castle where they stayed last night, there seemed to be no other place that fits the characteristics of a random location or game point. However, too many players have been in and out of the castle, so if it was a hidden route, it should have been discovered by now.