Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 475: Emergency Shelter No. 101

Chapter 475: Chapter 475: Emergency Shelter No. 101

Xu Huo set down the invitation letter; the others were visiting cards, with several young descendants of nobles wanting to stay at Rose Castle for a while.

Among the many ancient castles in the Ancient City District, Rose Castle wasn’t particularly notable. Those second-generation nobles were likely not coming to see the flowers; they were interested in Madame Butterfly.

"Has Madame Butterfly said when she plans to leave?" Xu Huo asked seemingly offhandedly. Mr. Dong was now showing an attitude towards Madame Butterfly reminiscent of the fake He Pu—though there was no overt falling out, he would quibble over daily trifles.

"She will be staying here permanently," Mr. Butler obviously wasn’t pleased about this matter.

Xu Huo smiled, "She won’t stay for too long."

He paused, then asked, "Could I rent one or two of the props in the room on the third floor? For self-defense."

Mr. Dong responded with silence.

That was a refusal. Xu Huo didn’t insist but instead said, "I’m taking a day off today. I saw someone delivering flowers earlier; I’ll garden with you."

Mr. Dong nodded and took the initiative to ask, "Does the injury on your body require special treatment?"

"It’s a superficial wound; I’ve already applied medicine to it," Xu Huo said.

Afterward, the two went to the garden to plant the rosebushes. Xu Huo was quick to catch on, and they worked at a good pace, soon filling a third of the garden.

During this, Madame Butterfly came out and sat in a small gazebo, asking the kitchen to bring some pastries. She fanned herself while watching them work.

As Xu Huo wiped his sweat, he said to her, "Why don’t you come and help?"

Madame Butterfly’s beautiful chin tipped up slightly, "Not interested."

Xu Huo continued to work, while Madame Butterfly rested her chin on her hand and watched him for a while. "The copy isn’t going smoothly? You seem quite irritable."

"Ran into a Super Player," Xu Huo continued to work as he casually mentioned, "Lawrence Lee."

"Oh, him." Madame Butterfly’s tone drew out, "You’re lucky then. Lawrence Lee is one of the more normal Super Players, with his only hobby being some human experimentation."

"Though he’s also quite pitiful; he developed aftereffects before he became a Rank-A Player."

Xu Huo turned to look at her, "Do you show any signs of aftereffects?"

Madame Butterfly’s expression paused, fixing her gaze on him, "What are you trying to find out from me?"

"Would you tell me if I asked?"

"No."

With nothing more to be said, Xu Huo devoted his enthusiasm entirely to gardening.

At that moment, Madame Butterfly stood up, "I can accompany you to the gathering in five days."

Xu Huo looked up, and she was already turning to walk away; her red gown’s hem swaying, her bare feet lightly stepping on the grass—she wasn’t wearing shoes.

He glanced only briefly before turning his gaze away. After he and Mr. Dong had replanted both the castle’s front garden and the backyard botanical garden, he changed into clean clothes and went to report to the base.

Before entering the copy, he had notified Shi Youzhi, who saw him return and casually called him to come along to the office.

Shi Youzhi was recently investigating the destruction of stations. In addition to the base’s main sector, several other sectors in Zone 011 had also experienced station damage. The base was quick to find some clues, which were related to recent events in Zone 011. There were rumors that a batch of firearms and weapons transactions from the Rongxin Group had run into problems, and the station destruction was mostly tied to this.

"The base has decided not to deal with this matter," Shi Youzhi filed away the documents and added, "After all, Zone 011 is not completely controlled by the base."

This was to be expected, as the Game Government wouldn’t intervene in any affairs within the game sectors. It seemed that in the process of the investigation, perhaps regarding the station destruction, the base had also reached an agreement with the Zone 011 Government.

"Your evolution rate has increased quite a bit," after discussing the matter, Shi Youzhi turned the conversation to him, "Are you here today to purchase props?"

Xu Huo nodded, "I’m looking for a couple of props with strong defense capabilities."

"That’s simple," Shi Youzhi opened the internal system, "Here’s a catalog and introduction of props available for purchase. You can look for yourself. Once you’ve made a choice, you can apply with San Yang. I heard you have a Bright Gentleman medal, right? With that, the application process should be easier."

Shi Youzhi had other matters to attend to and left Xu Huo in the office to make his selections before going on his way.

Xu Huo first looked at Rank-B props. The prices given by the base were cheaper than the external exchange, but even with employee and medal discounts, the prices were still expensive.

Among the Rank-B props, he took interest in two: one was "Emergency Shelter No. 101," an explosion-proof shelter prop, which appeared to be a portable room but was said to withstand nuclear-level attacks. The prop’s structure was also very special; the room’s exterior was actually the interior of the prop.

In other words, the prop’s inner and outer structures were reversed; the range locked outside the room was actually the outside, while everything else was contained within the room.

This was an interesting claim, as if drawing a circle on the ground, it could also be said that everything outside the line was contained within the circle.

However, this is just a matter of perspective or opinion, and the distinction between "inside" and "outside" for "Emergency Shelter No. 101" also related to how the prop was used. The outer walls of what was designated "inside" had a very strong resistance, whereas the enclosed space referred to as "outside"—if not opened from within—"inside" would find it very difficult to break the room. However, those inside the enclosed space could relatively easily destroy the prop.

Another feature of this inside-out prop was that if someone wanted to enter the enclosed space for refuge, they must pay the owner with materials. In other words, the prop could provide refuge for multiple people; both players and non-players could use it.

The interior of the prop was not large, only just over twenty square meters.

Compared to others, this was the strongest defense prop Xu Huo could obtain at the moment. Although it was not easy to move, it was immune to water, fire, and radiation, and had a super strong defense capability—the minor inconvenience was negligible.

The other was "Reversed Space," a Spatial Artifact, which could reverse everything within a small range: the sky became the ground, and the ground the sky. More directly, it was as if gravity’s direction had been reversed, but this caused disorientation and discomfort due to the inverted head and feet orientation. It was particularly useful in unique scenarios, such as within the Spiritual World.

Each of these two props, after the discount, was priced at over a million White Notes. Xu Huo could only choose one.

He then looked at Rank-C items and picked out an offensive prop named "Harmless Whip"—a thin cord made from a special metal that could switch between acting as a regular rope and a super cutting strip under the owner’s control, with a thickness of only about three millimeters.

He also took an interest in a Rank-C Water Cutter Gun and a pair of Rank-C Diamond Gloves—while the former was a standalone weapon, the latter was to be used in conjunction with the cutting cord.

Ultimately for the two Rank-B props, Xu Huo chose "Emergency Shelter No. 101," and together with "Harmless Whip," the Water Cutter Gun, and the Diamond Gloves, the four props totaled two million four hundred thousand White Notes.