Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 395 Incompatibility of the Space-Time Item

Chapter 395: Chapter 395 Incompatibility of the Space-Time Item

Xu Huo moved his hands and feet, noting a bit of strength had returned to his right hand. He flipped his palm upwards and both the stopwatch and the pen appeared in his hand.

Before he could act, the woman opposite to him turned into a swarm of butterflies and retreated, instantly pulling back outside of the Garden Maze.

At that moment, the metal collar around Xu Huo’s neck sprang open automatically, as if the air, which had been sucked away, returned to normal.

He held the collar in one hand, and although he couldn’t see Madame Butterfly anymore, she hadn’t left. Xu Huo clenched the stopwatch in his palm and picked up the pen, ready to write. However, at that moment, Duke Tal’s voice came from the direction of the castle, "Madame enjoys flower-viewing so late?"

The darkness in the garden was swept away, and the menacing flower trees also returned to normal.

Xu Huo paused in his actions.

"Couldn’t sleep, just came out for some air," Madame Butterfly spoke, "Why is the Duke out?"

"Had a nightmare that the spiders in the annex turned into monsters, and I worried about Madame’s safety, so I searched around. Without realizing it, I found myself at the entrance, and who’d have known Madame was indeed outside," Duke Tal’s voice, edged with mirth, drew nearer. "Madame is all drenched, let’s go inside first. I will have someone prepare warm tea for you."

Their footsteps receded, and Mr. Dong appeared behind Xu Huo, picking up the fallen Sword and securing it onto his own arm after collecting it.

"Was it you who woke Duke Tal?" Xu Huo stowed away the prop and looked at the collar in his hand, which was likely a Spatial Artifact, capable of sucking away all the surrounding air when used.

"Yes. Madame Butterfly used a hallucinogenic prop inside the castle. I thought Sir could use some assistance," Mr. Dong said.

Xu Huo weighed the heavy collar and asked, "Do time and space class props counteract each other?"

He had seen this claim when searching for prop data before; it was also taken as fact by many players. Whenever a higher-level space-time class prop was in the vicinity, other props of the same type often became ineffective.

This was also why Super Props could cause wars between game zones — some super weapons that could obliterate a game zone had relevant parts that, if affected by space-time class props, could no longer function.

He just wanted to try, and indeed, the moment he used the stopwatch, the collar became ineffective. However, Madame Butterfly must have recognized the prop, which was why she distanced herself immediately.

"Not necessarily. Some props can influence each other, but it’s not absolute," Mr. Dong said. "Carrying a space-time class Super Prop can avoid the influence of most small space-time props."

"This is the incompatibility between time and space props, especially spatial ones. A Spatial Artifact with a large range can render all lower-level spatial props within its range ineffective or drastically weaken their effects."

"Is this the principle that the Zone 011 Government uses to restrain Spatial Artifacts?" Xu Huo thought of the weapon the Enforcement Department used to lock down the false He Pu’s Spatial Teleportation Device.

"Indeed," Mr. Dong continued, "but using space-time class props in an unstable world space is dangerous, especially the prop Sir was just holding, which might cause the collapse of the world space. If the space collapses, even tickets might not guarantee escape."

Before, the random copy Xu Huo obtained was already in an unstable world. Little Pink Hat had said the same thing when she was summoned.

However, "Aren’t the spaces that players can reach all under the game’s control?"

The tickets were presumably the most powerful Spatial Artifact in the game.

"Not all places that players can reach are within the game’s bounds," Mr. Dong said, pausing briefly, "The rain has stopped."

Xu Huo nodded, carrying the collar and walking out, saying, "Do you know how many props and traits Madame Butterfly used just now?"

"Nine props, at least two traits," Mr. Dong replied.

Xu Huo was slightly surprised, "Aside from the butterflies, the collar, and the prop that petrified my legs, what else was there?"

He had only seen these, and the trait making his hands lose strength upon touch was likely one trait, while the transformation of the garden could be her special evolution or, of course, possibly a Super Prop.

"One Spatial Locking Prop, which sealed the Labyrinth Garden, two Defense Props on her person, and three Attack Props. However, two of the Psychic Attack Props did not work, and she did not use the other attack prop," Mr. Dong assessed objectively, "She had no intention of killing you."

Xu Huo’s expression darkened. Before he made a move, the "good friend" value over her head indeed jumped to 9. Could it be that she changed her mind midway?

But it seemed he would have to carry the stopwatch with him from now on. He hadn’t realized that, in addition to what she carried, Madame Butterfly had laid other props in the garden. High-level players were indeed impossible to guard against completely.

"Thank you for tonight," he said to Mr. Dong.

"No need for thanks," Mr. Dong’s expression remained unchanged, "but please be cautious when falling asleep, Madame Butterfly’s props can cause nightmares."

"No wonder Duke Tal ran out. How is his bodyguard doing?" Xu Huo asked casually.

"He’s probably still in nightmares," Mr. Dong said: "I only woke Duke Tal."

Xu Huo raised an eyebrow, suddenly feeling that although Mr. Dong was always serious, he was indeed a bona fide all-around Butler, capable of rescuing him tonight even if he hadn’t used the stopwatch—even a few seconds later.

He looked up towards Madame Butterfly’s room, where the curtains that were open before were now tightly drawn, "Lost a prop in a few minutes, wonder if she’ll be so angry that she’ll tear down the house tonight."

Mr. Dong’s face dropped at a uniform speed.

Xu Huo smiled and went back to his room to sleep.

A good night’s sleep without any incidents or nightmares, the next day he came out of his room with a smiling face and greeted Madame Butterfly, who was about to go downstairs.

Madame Butterfly smiled and said, "Stealing two of my props, no wonder you could become the heir to Rose Castle."

Reminded by her, Xu Huo suddenly recalled that he had used "The Hungry Gluttonous Snake" the day before, and his stiff legs had immediately returned to normal after using it. So, at that time, he must have successfully stolen a prop from Madame Butterfly, but then he forgot about it.

It seemed that the feature "unnoticeable for some reasons instantly" was useful not only to the one stolen from.

He did not catch on the topic but asked, "Have you been to Rose Castle before?"

Madame Butterfly looked at him amusedly, "You don’t even know He Pu’s identity and yet you inherited Rose Castle?"

Speaking with a touch of malice, she said, "That Butler definitely didn’t tell you, did he? Want to know? If you do, exchange it for my props."

Xu Huo smiled, "Sorry, I don’t want to know."