Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 485 New Types of Energy

Chapter 485: Chapter 485 New Types of Energy

"Smart people should know when to quit while they’re ahead, not poking and prodding..." Bai Kou looked at him, "Do you have a beef with the Guile Sound Knights?"

"Sort of," Xu Huo said. "But I haven’t lost my sense of self enough to think about challenging Rank-B and Rank-A Players as a Level D."

"But you’re going to," she said.

Bai Kou put down the gun she was halfway through assembling, her purple pupils fixing on him, "Why?"

"Mr. Fan Xiao," Xu Huo chuckled, "he treats you like his daughter, I can’t just take his things and act unconcerned while watching you risk your life."

"You’re just a Level D Player," Bai Kou said, her voice slightly heavy.

"I know, so what?" Xu Huo tapped his finger on the desk, "With all these weapons, isn’t there one for me?"

Bai Kou looked at him steadily for two seconds before breaking into a smile, "Pick whichever you like, take your pick."

Xu Huo knew she intended to drag him into this mess, better to take the initiative than be passive.

He won Bai Kou’s brief favor, and she detailed the usage of various weapons.

The firearms she had modified were so powerful that a single bullet had the force of a hand grenade.

"Firearms are very powerful, and normally they are not allowed in the cargo hold, you can carry some on your person, but there is also a chance of them being filtered out by the system."

"But new energy firearms are different, they can be carried disassembled, as long as you don’t have too many, you can put some parts in the cargo hold. Especially the conveniently specially made ones."

Bai Kou said this and took the barrel off the gun she was working on earlier, after breaking it down, she installed the parts separately on three different small machines, as for the Energy Slices, they were also removable, gently prying at each side, the fitted buckles loosen, turning into two chip-like objects.

"Compared to heavy weapons, ordinary items are nothing special."

"But bear in mind, space-time items can affect these brand-new energy weapons, which usually malfunction under their influence."

After listening, Xu Huo said, "The materials for making items include a new type of Energy Stone, and higher-level space-time items will affect lower-level ones, while space-time items can also cause new energy weapons to malfunction. Can I understand that both are related to the same kind of Energy Stone?"

Space-time items are relatively rare and formidable items in the game, influencing time and space to some extent. From another perspective, the game system’s control over players and game zones cannot be separated from these two broad concepts. Does this indicate that the foundation of the game is based on some new kind of energy or its derivatives?

"Your guess isn’t wrong," Bai Kou said. "So you can imagine how important Energy Stones are in game sectors."

"Is the obliteration of certain sectors in the game for the sake of Energy Stones?" Xu Huo quickly thought of another matter.

"That’s part of the reason, but not all of it," Bai Kou said. "The game’s operating mechanism is the biggest secret within the Dimensional Rift. It’s still too early to unravel it, so why not focus on firearms instead?"

Xu Huo gestured for her to please continue.

Bai Kou then introduced about twenty weapons, large, medium, and small. Among them, two or three could not be taken apart and put in the hold without being ejected. She looked down on them, but suggested carrying them on person to confuse others.

"What kind of place is the Eye of Platinum?" Xu Huo asked during a break.

"A place full of metal," Bai Kou said nonchalantly, "Those who love war never want to leave, but for many others, it’s a nightmare."

"To date, countless people have died at the hands of weapons made in the Eye of Platinum."

"The knife itself is not good or evil, it’s the person holding it," Xu Huo offered some consolation.

Bai Kou looked at him and let out a laugh, "Why are you comforting me? I didn’t kill those people."

"I’m just consoling myself," Xu Huo smiled too.

Bai Kou stroked the cannon on the table and suddenly said, "I don’t know what to eat today."

Mr. Dong, who had just reached the doorway, stopped in his tracks, "Sir, dinner is ready."

Bai Kou seemed quite pleased to see Mr. Dong unhappy, and stood up with a delighted smile, "Has it been prepared according to my taste today?"

Seeing Xu Huo giving him a look, Mr. Dong squeezed out a smile that could be called perfect, "Everything is prepared."

"Can a prop’s face also get cramps?" Bai Kou covered her mouth and laughed.

After saying that, she went downstairs first. Xu Huo walked over and patted Mr. Dong on the shoulder, "Holding grudges is a human trait."

"Mr. He Pu doesn’t hold grudges," Mr. Dong argued.

"He holds grudges, otherwise who would have started all those fires?" Xu Huo laughed and walked past him.

Just after dinner, Ran Ying suddenly invited him out for drinks.

Xu Huo politely declined, stating he had guests at home.

"Is this playing hard to get?" Bai Kou also saw the projected message.

"No, it’s cherishing life." Captain Ran Ying changes her target periodically, and it’s unknown whether her previous ones are dead or have fled. It’s best to keep a distance.

"I think she’s got her eyes on you," said Bai Kou. "Maybe she’s testing the waters tonight."

"If there’s a first time, there will be a second," Xu Huo wasn’t concerned. Zone 011’s advantage was the lack of random dungeons, but there were other game divisions that also didn’t have random dungeons.

Sure enough, a day later after the uproar about the club had been completely quelled, Ran Ying invited him for a cruise trip.

"Rongxin Group’s ship; Veyson Meni and Duke Tal have both invited me, and I also want to board that ship," Bai Kou said, after knowing the details.

Xu Huo immediately became sensitive to the possibility, "Could it be that Rongxin Group’s military trade will take place on board the ship?"

"Continuous incidents in Zone 011. The station is no longer a suitable place for trade. Sailing the ship to a no man’s land, far from the zone for trade, also facilitates the inspection of some super heavy weapons," Bai Kou said.

"So this cruise trip is just a smokescreen," Xu Huo thought for a moment, then replied to Ran Ying, also inquiring about the route but didn’t get a definite answer.

Bai Kou, through her own channels, did some investigating. All she found was that the cruise would head to an independent expanse of ocean not under the jurisdiction of Zone 011, a place untouched by the game, meaning there were no dungeons there.

"That’s not uncommon. Places desolate and barren hold no value; even the game can’t be bothered to look at them," Bai Kou said. "But there is a downside to such places—the tickets can’t be used there."

"Space-time tickets that are to be included in the game need to establish a connection with the game system, much like the track distance between two train stations—the tickets usually can’t be used."

They looked into each other’s eyes and sensed something else in the air, then simultaneously burst into laughter.

After three days of preparation, Bai Kou, with several large suitcases, was picked up by Duke Tal, while Xu Huo was uninvitedly invited by Ran Ying into the car, and both went to the dock.

The number of companions was far more than Xu Huo had anticipated, over one-third were nobles. Everyone he had seen previously at the club was present. In addition, each noble was accompanied by players—some for security, some for companionship, and others of unknown status but treated with nobility’s courtesies.

The rest were new-money individuals like Ran Ying.