Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 384: Closed Station

Chapter 384: Chapter 384: Closed Station

Just having seen each other and they were ready to kill to silence him, Xu Huo was indeed very interested in what they were trading.

He sought several private investigative channels and collected some recent information about Rongxin Group, but unfortunately, Rongxin Group had quite good security measures. The information leaked was vague, and the only thing worth noting was that Rongxin’s medical equipment company was not just making equipment but was also involved in some arms dealing.

Although Zone 011 did not officially permit private groups to buy and sell weapons, as long as a high tax was paid, the government would turn a blind eye. Larger groups would usually have some involvement, and it would be strange if a group as large as Rongxin Group did not partake in it.

Investigating the dark industries of large groups was not easy. The core personnel within the group were all under player protection, especially Veyson Meni. According to the information leaked online, he himself was a Rank-B player, his strength on par with a Rank-A Player. However, he later left the game for special reasons.

It was very difficult to make a move on such an obvious target. After observing the medical equipment company for two days, Xu Huo chose a logistics staff member. After figuring out his daily activities, Xu Huo rented two rooms near his home and in a frequent haunt of his to serve as surveillance points.

After setting this up, he was able to find some time to take care of Zheng An.

Zheng An’s obituary was published on Rongxin Group’s public network the day after the courtly night tour, along with a not-so-small funeral. Some videos of the funeral were taken, but definitely, no uninvited people showed up. After the funeral, the family was well consoled, and the interior of Rongxin Group remained calm.

After shuttling back and forth between the two surveillance spots for several days, Xu Huo suddenly received a call from Shi Youzhi, saying he needed help with something and asked if he was available.

Xu Huo, of course, agreed and went directly to the base.

Shi Youzhi was instructing a team of suit-clad individuals. Besides himself, there was another female player dressed in her personal attire; as soon as she spoke, Xu Huo recognized her as the "Tiger" from the same room at the courtly night tour.

"Let me introduce you, Xu Huo, Wan Tingfang," Shi Youzhi introduced their identities to each other and then pointed to two members of his team, "This is Ai Jia and She Ping; they will tell you some precautions."

Shi Youzhi hastily finished speaking and got people into the vehicles. Eighteen people were divided into three large trucks. These trucks were the largest tonnage vehicles in Zone 011, with pointy fronts and rounded rears, and a low conical load on top of the carriage, appearing like a small building when stationary. Xu Huo had encountered them twice; they were also levitating flyers, not touching the ground during transit.

"Can such a big truck really take off?" asked Wan Tingfang, whose appearance and demeanor were rather neutral and nonchalant as she slapped her hand on the silvery metal shell.

"Get on quickly, stop the chatter," She Ping glanced at him impatiently and entered the carriage first.

Six people per vehicle, two in the driving cockpit and four entering from the back into the carriage.

After boarding, Xu Huo found out why there were only six people assigned per truck; the majority of the carriage floor was filled with a silver cube, apart from the rounded end where a few people could sit. The truck was almost built to the dimensions of the silver object.

"What is this, it’s so huge!" exclaimed Wan Tingfang as the vehicle began its ground-skimming flight.

"Track Repair Instrument," Ai Jia said more amicably than She Ping, "Dimensional tracks cannot be repaired by human hands, so we need to use specialized repair instruments."

Xu Huo looked at the silver object. From the outside, nothing inside could be seen, but if it could repair dimensional tracks, it was surely a product from a technologically advanced gaming district.

"Zone 011 can even repair tracks?" Wan Tingfang said in surprise. "No wonder so many players want to stay in Zone 011."

"That’s not the case," Ai Jia said. "The Track Repair Instrument was transported from another district. The Game Government has explicit regulations that no district government may produce the instrument privately."

"Is there a section of track that has been damaged?" Xu Huo asked. "Has there been another Blood Alien attack?"

At this moment, She Ping turned his head to look at him, "Is it the incident where you helped out Brother Shi last time?"

"I wouldn’t call it helping. I heard that you guys had to go retrieve the carriages; I really feel bad about it," Xu Huo said with a smile.

"Your willingness to help was a good thing," She Ping said. "We from the Orbital Supply Department are unwelcome wherever we go, many die, and when you’re willing to lend a hand at a critical moment, you might just save one of our colleagues. Retrieving a carriage is nothing."

"Don’t go by his stern face; he actually has a warm heart." Ai Jia draped an arm around his shoulder and patted it, then turned to Xu Huo and Wan Tingfang, "There’s been a lot going on at the base lately, so everyone’s in a bit of a mood."

Wan Tingfang appeared slightly tense, "Are we going to board the dimensional train? Could we encounter high-level players?"

"Don’t worry about that. We’re not boarding the train this time. A station in Zone 011 has been damaged, and they called us to go fix it. There shouldn’t be any danger," Ai Jia said.

An eighteen person squadron in three vehicles reached a station city two thousand kilometers from Base City at an extremely high speed. Different from Base City, this station was situated in the midst of a desert; only from a far distance could one see city buildings, while the station itself was a transparent, huge glasshouse. The double tracks, formed by two parallel lines, passed through the glasshouse, extending towards the faraway horizons at both ends.

From the outside, there was no apparent damage to the tracks, but once people set foot down, the sand immediately swallowed them up to their knees.

"This sand feels like snow when stepped on. Is it a special regional product?" Xu Huo asked.

The others descended from the vehicles one after another, and as Shi Youzhi approached, he said, "It wasn’t like this originally. There was once a player attack incident here; the entire area was changed due to its unique properties. No construction could stay stable on top of it, hence the city had to relocate. However, it’s not a problem for people to walk on."

Having said that, he waved his hand, and under the control of three personnel, the freight car’s doors opened sideways, and only then did Xu Huo see that the conical object on the roof and the instruments inside were connected.

Once the carriage doors were fully opened, the instruments automatically started operating with Shi Youzhi’s authorization, and lined up to slowly fly towards the glasshouse.

Three large Track Repair Instruments entered the station, and after landing on the tracks, data started streaming back to Shi Youzhi’s controller, projecting a wealth of information into the air. He gave it a quick glance and said with a smile, "Minor issues, we’ll have it fixed in two hours."

The other personnel cheered, and Shi Youzhi then said to Xu Huo and the other, "Our Orbital Supply Department primarily does this kind of work. Sometimes we have to wait for several days, which is extremely tedious."

Wan Tingfang could not hide her envy, "I don’t think there is anything wrong with it being a bit tedious."

Shi Youzhi didn’t say anything and continued to watch the instruments at work. The other personnel were not just standing around waiting for the machines to finish. Instead, they took up a defensive stance, surrounding the station.

Xu Huo’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, and the next second, he saw She Ping draw his gun and aim at a sand dune not too far away, pulling the trigger...!