Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 669: Check-in Rules

Chapter 669: Chapter 669: Check-in Rules

They planned to stay near the station, but there were no guesthouses nearby, and the shopkeepers were unwilling to give them rooms, so they had to search along the side roads.

Far away, they saw a man around thirty sitting in the yard. Wei Xian went over to ask if there were any rooms for rent, but the man gave them a cold glance, tossed aside the wood carving he was holding, and turned to enter the house.

The group exchanged glances. Just then, a young girl with big braids came out of the kitchen next to them. She apologized, "My brother has a bad temper; don’t take it to heart. Looking for a place to rent? We’re not taking in guests these days. Try asking up ahead, or maybe at the hotel at the end of the road."

After speaking, she also went into the house and locked the door.

This was the response they got from several households, either closed up and unresponsive or hurriedly closing doors in their faces without a word.

"The people here are very strange," said Tian Kunwen, "Isn’t this place supposed to be welcoming to guests?"

With no other choice, they continued on their way. After a while, they arrived at a house where the auntie from their ride came out to greet Fu Danhong warmly, waving her hand, "Girl, the rooms in my house just happen to be available."

There was a man standing at the door behind her, trying to get a child to sleep by patting its back intermittently, his eyes roving over Fu Danhong and Yi Pei.

Fu Danhong clung to Wei Xian’s arm, "I want to stay together with my boyfriend."

The auntie waved her hand, "We only have single rooms for one person."

"How can that be? She doesn’t want to be apart from her boyfriend," said Fu Danhong in a whiny tone, regretfully, "We will have to look for another place then."

The auntie smiled, "One guest per household, that’s the rule in our town."

"What a ridiculous rule, I’ve never heard of such a thing!" You Jun raised his voice, "Is it money you want? I’ll give you triple the price!"

The man and woman in the yard were visibly tempted, but they still refused moments later. The auntie said, "If you want to stay together, you should go to the hotel up front... That long-haired girl, you don’t have a boyfriend, right? You can stay, I’ll give you a discount."

Yi Pei did not respond and turned her face away with disgust.

Since this place wouldn’t work, they had to try the next one.

But every household had the same excuse: they could only accommodate one person at a time, and if two people wanted to stay together, they were directed to a hotel.

You Jun thought about threatening the homeowners but was stopped by Wei Xian.

"This town is very abnormal, and if we offend the NPCs, not only might we fail to find any clues, but we might also be misled by them," Wei Xian said, "It’s not possible to get through the seven days safely just by hiding in a room."

"Maybe we should check out the hotel," Yi Pei suggested, "The townspeople don’t have good intentions towards us; I think it’s safer to stay together."

At that moment, Tian Kunwen pointed with his chin to a nearby house, "That guy went in."

He was referring to the black-shirt player who had not cooperated with them; that person was also looking for a place to stay.

"Some people are really daring," Wei Xian remarked, "I don’t have the guts to act alone; let’s head to the hotel instead."

The group unanimously decided to go to the hotel, but as they approached, they were repelled by an unusually pungent odor coming from inside that made their eyes sting.

"Damn, is that a biochemical weapon?" You Jun exclaimed, covering his mouth and nose as he hastily retreated.

"Sorry, sorry, the hotel is being disinfected right now and the smell is a bit strong, but it’ll be better in a moment," said the manager, wearing a gas mask, as he came out. "Would you like a room?"

They hesitated, but Xu Huo had already run out of patience. He put on his protective mask and entered the hotel to get a room.

The other players followed suit. They had originally planned to cram into one room, but the manager suggested meaningfully, "You should each take a separate room, for everyone’s good."

In the end, each person got their own room, three upstairs and three downstairs. Just as they were about to leave, two panic-stricken people rushed out of the stairwell, slapped their room cards on the front desk, and exclaimed, "Check out!"

These two were also players. They hastily glanced at the room cards in Xu Huo’s group’s hands, dropped a word of advice, "We advise you not to stay here," and then left the hotel.

"Early arrival players," Tian Kunwen and others exchanged glances. At that moment, another player came out, leaning against the wall and watching the backs of the two people. He said, "Two idiots, it’s no different anywhere in this county town. The hotel is still the safest place."

After his remark, he smiled at Xu Huo and the others, then turned and went back to his room.

Wei Xian quickly followed a few steps. "Hey, friend, let’s talk!"

The man stopped, "I know what you want to ask, but I only arrived a day earlier, and I’m not clear on the specifics. However, one thing I can be sure of is that staying in a hotel is definitely safer than staying in a guest house. Believe it or not."

Wei Xian took a couple more steps to ask something else, but the man went into his room and shut the door behind him.

"What’s going on here?" Wei Xian returned, wondering, "Is what they said true or not?"

"It should all be true," Tian Kunwen said. "However, it’s based only on their own experiences. But now it seems there’s not much difference between the hotel and the guest houses. You can rest easy staying here."

Their rooms were on the second and third floors, and the hotel had no elevator. As they took the stairs, You Jun said, "Why do players enter the same dungeon at different times? Doesn’t that create an information gap?"

"The difficulty of the dungeon has increased," Yi Pei said, not hurrying her steps. "It’s not just the dungeon itself that’s dangerous; early entrants might also give false information to the players who come later. In a survival dungeon, as long as not everyone sticks together and dies, the early arrivals can trap the later ones to deflect."

"The dungeon boss won’t just kill everyone outright. They have to follow the game’s rules."

"So we don’t know how many players are actually in this county town now," Wei Xian shook his head. "It’s possible that other players might attack us."

It would be best for several people to stay together, looking out for each other.

"Three’s the safest number. How about we mix and match as we please?" Fu Danhong suggested.

"Do whatever you want, I’m staying by myself," Xu Huo spoke up, heading straight for the first room by the staircase.

"Won’t you reconsider?" Wei Xian quickly said, "It’s better to look out for each other when we’re together. That’s the whole point of cooperation."

Xu Huo had already opened the door and paused, "Both guest houses and hotels recommend one person per room, although the reason isn’t clear. But spreading out is about distributing the risk."

"Staying alone could also trigger danger," Yi Pei said.

"Both single and multiple occupancy carry risks," Xu Huo didn’t believe that being in a larger group necessarily meant safety. The scenario clearly stated this city had religious customs. The woman who invited Fu Danhong was tempted by the price You Jun offered but still refused. This could very well be linked to religious traditions, whether it’s true faith or enforced adherence. At least it shows that in this county town, it’s an explicit rule for players to live alone.

The rules of the game aren’t necessarily in the players’ favor, but before judging the pros and cons, one must first consider who set the rules.