Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 325: Preparations Before Entering the Instance

Chapter 325: Chapter 325: Preparations Before Entering the Instance

"Director He, don’t be so irascible, it’s a good thing that the nation is trusted," Chief Wu said while reading through the list.

Director He combed through his slightly greasy hair, his face grim as he spoke: "What’s good about that? Haven’t you thought about how I, the finance director, am supposed to balance the books? Right now, the national quotas given to each branch are fixed. What are we supposed to use to support other players?"

"And to top it off, these people are just here to take advantage without giving anything back!"

"Players who meet our requirements can apply for additional quotas," Nie Xuan said. "It’s not worth holding back some excellent players over a few Evolution Potions."

"If they are excellent players, they should be recruited by the Special Defense Department. Do they expect to reap the benefits without contributing?" Director He pointed to his head, "Look at me, I’ve lost so much hair over the institute’s messy accounts. If you keep messing around like this, we won’t even be able to issue next month’s salaries!"

Nie Xuan’s expression darkened, and he had no desire to continue this verbal spat. However, Chief Wu chuckled and replied, "Losing a few hairs for the nation is nothing; I would even shave my head if needed."

"Easy for you to say, but you must understand the difficulties I’m facing," Director He said. "The quotas we get are for our players. The nation can’t supply Evolution Potions in large amounts for the time being. For every bottle we give away, it’s a bottle less for our players. The Special Defense Department is the cornerstone of the country’s future."

Director He spoke earnestly, yet he was oblivious to the look Nie Xuan gave him from the side.

"There are very excellent players who haven’t joined the Special Defense Department. Just because they are not with the Special Defense Department doesn’t mean they won’t contribute to Zone 014. Don’t just focus on that small amount of quota. All that we do is for the future, or Jing City wouldn’t have approved it," Chief Wu said seriously.

Director He fell silent for a moment, then said, "Fine, do whatever you want. But when the institute runs short on supplies, don’t come to me with your problems."

After he finished speaking, he left with the account book. Once the door closed, Chief Wu said, "This old He can only see what’s right in front of him; he can’t tell the difference between what’s important and what’s not."

"It’s not that he can’t distinguish them; it’s that he, like the other people in the Special Defense Department, intentionally or not, restricts the living space of civilian players," Nie Xuan said coldly. "No wonder some players refuse to join the Special Defense Department. With such individuals present, how can the country have a future?"

Chief Wu furrowed his brow and looked at him, "What’s the matter with you lately? Is your injury affecting your mood? Maybe you should see a psychiatrist?"

"I’m fine," Nie Xuan said calmly. "How do you plan to deal with the people on the list?"

"I plan to persuade them to join forces," said Chief Wu. "It does look bad when the numbers are so small. Indeed, we can’t support the evolution of so many players; diluting resources will only slow down everyone’s progress."

Nie Xuan’s expression softened, "The situation will improve. Level D Players can purchase a large number of Evolution Potions through the game backend and the Level D Copy world."

Chief Wu nodded slightly, "I hope the nation’s efforts from behind the scenes will be fruitful."

*

Finding housing was not as easy as expected. Although Yuan Yao assured everyone he could make the purchase, he spent the next few days running around, searching for agents and sellers.

Yan Jiayu saw a post on the Pioneer Forum about a random instance dungeon appearing in a certain city and planned to explore the random instance dungeon with Zhou Ning and Hu Wenhao.

Liu Jia was to return to her own city’s Special Defense Department for continued special training, and Shen Xin was preparing to join as well, so the two of them left together.

It seemed that everyone’s state had changed somewhat after that bout of drunken bravado at the diner.

Xu Huo was still the same; besides chatting with Brother Tu and luring the little girl from the amusement park with candy, he spent most of his time researching items and preparing to enter the Copy.

Level D Players had gained additional luggage space, but the luggage hold’s capacity was limited, items such as homemade explosives and firearms couldn’t be included, and neither the luggage hold nor the item column could store heat weapons with significant destructive power. So even if they were purchased after entering the Copy world, the number that could be carried was extremely limited. In some instances with strict restrictions, they may not even be eligible to use them.

Therefore, he had to compromise by placing some raw materials inside.

But he was cautioned by the game: [This item is highly dangerous and can’t be accessed in the Copy.]

He found this rather understandable. He hadn’t been to higher-level Copies, but lower-tier ones might be confined to the small range of a building. If explosives were freely available, one could simply blast the site without doing anything else.

He tried gasoline, diesel, and alcohol; none could be brought into the Copy. However, cooking oil, small firecrackers, and alcoholic beverages with not too high alcohol content were permitted.

Still, the luggage space was limited and was mostly reserved for food and water. He could only pack a small quantity of other items.

"Are you going to the Copy?" the Girl in the Painting asked hesitantly.

"You’ve been spinning around me for days, just to ask this?" Xu Huo raised an eyebrow at her, "Do you want to go too?"

The Girl in the Painting quickly shook her head, "It’s more fun here."

"Then stay here," Xu Huo said with a smile. "You’re not my prop. You decide what you want to do."

The Girl in the Painting’s smile bloomed, her eyes narrowing into slits as she raised her phone, "Then can you tell me your bank card PIN?"

"Don’t push your luck," Xu Huo replied, his smile fading.

Instantly, the Girl in the Painting’s trousers transformed into a tight mini skirt. She crouched by the sofa, half-lying as she gazed up at him with pleading eyes.

Xu Huo glanced at her arms which kept pushing together, "You’re just a piece of paper."

Without another glance, he dismissed her.

The Girl in the Painting tried to charm him with lingering glances but got no response, and in a second her face fell, typing angrily: "I’m going on strike! I won’t sweep or clean the table for you, nor will I wash your clothes!"

"Knowing to negotiate means you’re improving," Xu Huo patted her on the head. "I’ll mention to Yuan Yao later not to give you any pocket money."

Instantly abandoning her pride, the Girl in the Painting covered her face with one hand, "I will work hard."

Xu Huo then took out a bank card and gave it to her, "I might be gone for a long time this trip, so don’t spend too fast. Change your clothes."

The Girl in the Painting happily took it, bouncing cheerily for a moment before reverting to her original homewear, then happily picked up the broom.

After preparing everything he needed, Xu Huo informed Yuan Yao and then brought out his ticket to Garden Castle Station, entering the game world.

The ticket to Garden Castle Station was something he had received after getting off the initial screening train. The instance difficulty should be easier than the Level D tickets he obtained later, so he chose this one to acclimate to the Level D Copy.

With a flash of his vision, he entered the station.

A heavy scent of blood hit his nose, and in the corner, two emaciated people were gnawing on equally dried-out corpses.