Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!

Chapter 2465: Cat Whisker Fruit Journey

It was probably because the train track here was somewhat unstable, which made the players on the train rather well-behaved. Until Xu Huo got off the train, no player caused any trouble in any train car.District 001 of C20 is a technologically advanced area. Although there isn’t a ubiquitous spatial transmission traffic network, some key points in the city are equipped with spatial transmission devices. To avoid interference, the span between devices is quite large, and they are equipped with interference blocking devices around them, mainly to prevent some players from accidentally using spatial artifacts or devices that would disrupt city traffic.

The city Xu Huo got off in is a well-known tourist city, so flying is not prohibited here. Once you step out of the station, you can see variously shaped flying vehicles in the sky. Occasionally, some of them dedicated to advertising would fly by, releasing digital flowers or fireworks in the air. These would interact with the equipment on the ground, instantly transforming the entire city into a giant digital lake or fireworks plaza, with bright light spots floating around the city, making it all quite dizzying.

Although the flowers scattered in the air are fake, the fragrance permeating the city isn’t. It’s not because the city is planted with many flowers, but because those scents are released from some hollow ground lamps.

"Those are Medicine Fragrance Lamps." The female player who had given her business card on the train walked behind them, explaining, "There are many pharmaceutical companies in District 001, and many plant-extracted medicines release fragrances during processing, which are harmless to humans, so they simply use them to perfume the city."

"How about it? The smell is nice, isn’t it?"

The female player took a deep breath as she spoke and smiled sweetly, "I’m not used to not smelling this scent in other districts."

Xu Huo covered his nose slightly, "I have rhinitis."

The female player paused, then burst out laughing, "You’re really funny."

"My family’s factory isn’t far from here, come visit if you have time." She said, hailing a flying vehicle and leaving right after getting on.

"Let’s find a place to stay first," Xu Huo said to the Girl in the painting.

The two of them boarded a flying vehicle and went straight to the Eternal Star Hotel in the city.

After a simple rest at the hotel, Xu Huo began to check the introduction to this instance.

[Player Passerby A has entered the instance "The Journey of the Cat Whisker Fruit," defaulting to participate in this Rank-B Copy.]

[Background Introduction: The Cat Whisker Mountain, far from the big city, is full of Cat Whisker Fruits. Named so because they resemble cat heads, and their shells are covered in hard, whisker-like spines. Although these fruits are inedible, many cat lovers are willing to buy a few as ornaments.]

[Therefore, Cat Fruit Town at the foot of the Cat Whisker Mountain has a stable economic source. Each winter, when the Cat Whisker Fruits ripen, the residents of the town pick them, clean them, paint or carve them before sending them to buyers’ homes.]

[Cat’s Eye City, famous for its love of cats, is often the final destination for these goods. To support the town industry, the government has opened a special line between the two locations. Whether it’s residents from the town delivering goods or cat lovers wanting to choose personally, they can travel via this special line. Because of the peculiar names of the two places, this line is jokingly called the "Whisker to Eye Tour Line," which has become an essential journey for every Cat Whisker Fruit.]

[Mission Objective: Complete "The Journey of the Cat Whisker Fruit." ]

[Completion Time: Unlimited.]

Looking at all the information about the instance, Xu Huo frowned slightly. This instance is similar to the "Hidden Friend," where most of the actual information is concealed. The only certainty is that the task relates to Cat Whisker Fruit, but in what way is hard to say. Surely, simply taking a ride with a bag of Cat Whisker Fruit can’t be enough to complete it.

Therefore, the Cat Whisker Fruit in "The Journey of the Cat Whisker Fruit" is mostly incidental; the really useful information is hidden in Cat Fruit Town.

Though "Hidden Friend" covers a large area, the people involved are few. However, this instance covers a large area and involves a lot.

Xu Huo found a map on the Collection of Information Terminal and examined it. The map could almost provide a real-time view of the tourist line surroundings, where he could easily see the basic layout of Cat Fruit Town and other cities along the route.

From Cat Fruit Town to Cat’s Eye City, one has to pass through at least twelve large cities and over thirty small towns. Only a few small towns won’t require stops; other cities and towns have to stop the special line, with the time ranging from one hour to a day. Additionally, the cities and towns along the route are also engaged in the tourism industry, meaning this special line is not just for allowing Cat Fruit Town’s specialties to sell out but also for promoting the surrounding tourism industry. The fare is extremely cheap, and even without getting off to spend money, some people would be willing to sit on this train to see the scenery.

Of course, this district isn’t impoverished; the difference lies between small money and big money. Although Cat Fruit Town gains income by selling specialties, people here aren’t actually struggling for food. Therefore, many are willing to take a trip when the Cat Whisker Fruits are ripe, delivering them to Cat’s Eye City themselves.

"The Journey of the Cat Whisker Fruit... does it actually refer to people?" Xu Huo touched his chin, and looked up the history and recent major news of the two cities. He also searched for relevant strategies Beneath the Dimension.

Details about the cities won’t be mentioned for now, but the instance strategies are interesting. Many people have published strategies, with ratings ranging from C to A. However, many who purchased the strategies gave feedback that they were fake, prompting several players to challenge each other over them.

Given such a broad instance range, it’s not surprising for there to be multiple ways to complete it. From the few strategies Xu Huo acquired, the content involved in clearing this instance could be different. Some players managed to complete it merely by escorting a child wanting to sell all the Cat Whisker Fruits for some pocket money to Cat’s Eye City.

Whether the person who published the strategy was truthful is unclear, but several people who later purchased the strategy left comments below asking for a refund, saying it’s no longer possible to use the same method for clearance.

Instances Xu Huo encountered in the past typically had a clear goal, although players’ performances varied during the process, the overall direction wouldn’t change. He had never seen an instance with so many strategies before, which could be one of its challenges. Methods used by previous players to clear it might no longer work for those after.

However, it’s also possible those strategies are fake.

After browsing through the information on the two cities, he searched for the latest in the Dimensional Rift Library.