Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die! -
Chapter 402: Ignorance Is Fearless
Chapter 402: Chapter 402: Ignorance Is Fearless
"It’s truly magical," Wan Tingfang exclaimed. "If it were just the light and scenery, it’s quite beautiful."
Unfortunately, beautiful things often come with unknown dangers. After the spectacle, signs of weathering appeared on the train’s outer shell in the records. The specially made metal dissolved like ash in the air. After a minute, the train stopped, the interior equipment damaged and unable to move forward anymore.
The records end here with no further details on how the passengers were dealt with or how the train was repaired.
"They didn’t detail the repairs; I wanted to see how they would handle this," Wan Tingfang said regretfully.
"They probably just sent over some self-sufficient equipment, no need for people," Xu Huo took the second record disk.
"That’s right, if people were needed it would definitely require technicians." The team led by Shi Youzhi was clearly more focused on transport security, or basically running errands.
"By the way, did you hear about the big incident last night?" Wan Tingfang lowered her voice instinctively.
"What?" Xu Huo asked while glancing at the projection.
"Someone broke into the Enforcement Department Prison. I heard quite a few people were killed." Wan Tingfang smiled. "A lot of players went last night. I heard they didn’t catch anyone."
Xu Huo glanced at her, "I didn’t hear about it. Was it a big commotion?"
"Martial law for two hours, city-wide search," Wan Tingfang added. "Apart from private residences, nearly every other area in the main city zone of this station is under surveillance with no blind spots. During martial law, everyone must stay where they were when the announcement was made. They cannot move around freely, or they will be treated as enemies. They might be killed by the enforcement machinery before the players from the Enforcement Department can even reach them."
"That doesn’t bother players too much, with tickets they can go anywhere," Xu Huo spoke casually.
"Exactly, what’s the use in searching the city when the person has run away," Wan Tingfang wasn’t much interested in the content of the projection anymore and stretched her neck, saying, "Probably the Enforcement Department people are too idle and are looking for some presence."
Xu Huo continued to watch a few other records of Alien attacks.
Aliens usually appeared at night and, limited by vision, the recordings didn’t clearly show what the Aliens looked like. But, judging by their size, they seemed different from the ones on the preliminary examination trains.
Aliens are diverse – Xu Huo was aware of that. However, the variety of bizarre and oddly shaped Aliens was vast.
Coincidentally, Aliens always appeared during the night, restricted by species perhaps?
"The discs you’re looking at seem boring. Why don’t you take a look at mine?" Wan Tingfang interrupted, "I found several discs without clear timestamps. There might be some surprises."
Xu Huo gave up his spot to her.
Wan Tingfang started playing them excitedly, only to look disappointed after viewing, "It turns out to be station maintenance."
Of course, any records that could be given to them to view wouldn’t contain important information; besides, these things don’t usually require human intervention and can be automatically cleared of old records by the equipment.
The base’s dismissal of players might be because there’s something wrong with the players themselves.
Players are always curious about the secrets of the game. Wouldn’t the Zone 011 Government, which occupies several game districts, be interested in the game’s technology?
After watching all the record discs that were available, Xu Huo put them all back in place, awaiting destruction.
Afterward, there was nothing else to do. The team members had free time to do as they pleased, waiting for the next notification.
San Yang called Xu Huo to his office. "You took some record discs to watch?"
"I wanted to understand the world beyond the tracks," Xu Huo admitted candidly. "It’s even more dangerous than I imagined."
San Yang twirled his curly hair, "How are your physics knowledge?"
"I studied the basics at school, but I didn’t go in-depth," Xu Huo said. "If I had become a scientist, I might not be in the game right now."
"Haha! Maybe, maybe not. There are some in the game who delve into technology and theory; they’re all talents. Game district governments compete actively for them," San Yang chuckled. "Those with such abilities can also apply to be Grey Players, working for the Game Government."
Xu Huo spread his hands, "I don’t have that ability, so I have to go on adventures."
"As a young man, it’s good to gain more experience. But I would suggest you stop thinking about the world outside the trains," San Yang advised. "Even if you encounter a train destroyed by an Alien, it’s best to stay onboard the train. As long as you survive, you might be rescued by a repair train."
"Being curious and ambitious isn’t a bad thing, but you need to measure your abilities. Not to mention you’re only Level D; even Rank-A players wouldn’t dare to leave the train. "
"Ignorance is bliss, learning a little more is never a bad thing," Xu Huo smiled.
San Yang nodded, "Alright, I have nothing else for you here. By the way, if you’re free, could you make a trip to the Enforcement Department for me? Their logistics department bought some equipment. Just grab someone to go with you and get a receipt."
It was Xu Huo’s first time running an errand, and naturally, it was better to call someone he knew. But everyone from Ai Jia had already left, saying they were busy, so he had no choice but to ask Wan Tingfang, who had stayed to buy some props.
"Is there overtime pay?" Wan Tingfang asked right away.
"You want overtime pay for such relaxed work?" San Yang dismissed her impatiently.
"It’s not my fault, really, I’m just short on money," Wan Tingfang complained as they got into the vehicle. "I need to buy Potions and props. The base may provide eight thousand White Notes monthly, which is better than other places, but it’s not enough."
As she spoke, she looked at Xu Huo. "You clearly don’t lack money."
Xu Huo chuckled, "Haven’t you seen that I didn’t even look at the props? This little cash I have is only enough for food and accommodation."
Wan Tingfang immediately put on a "we are all in the same boat" expression, "You’re so right. I haven’t figured out how I am going to pay next month’s rent yet. I have to enter an instance again soon and I really don’t want to."
"What about you? When is the next instance?"
"It’ll be a while." Xu Huo tackled Rose Castle a while back. Having been delayed in Zone 011 these days, there was more than a month before the deadline for the next instance.
However, Brother Tu in the picture frame had been closed for almost thirty days now, so he needed to find a chance to let him out.
"We’ve arrived," Wan Tingfang said as a reminder.
They had come to the headquarters of the Enforcement Department, the same place Xu Huo had inadvertently visited with the false He Pu.
This place’s architecture was somewhat modeled after the base but had stricter protections. No one could approach the surrounding area, and several checkpoints were necessary to gain entry.
"It’s usually not this crowded," Wan Tingfang whispered. "It must be because of yesterday’s incident."
"Who are you?" an officer in a white uniform with white shoulder badges from the Enforcement Department stopped them.
"We’re here on behalf of the base to deliver goods," Xu Huo patted the side of the vehicle, "Your equipment that the Enforcement Department ordered."
The white shoulder badges looked back and then said, "Wait here; don’t wander off."
After speaking, the officer stood by their side but did not communicate with others.
"I get waiting is fine, but you’d at least inform the logistics department that the delivery has arrived, right?" Wan Tingfang spoke up after waiting for a while, unable to contain her impatience.
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