Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!

Chapter 2467: A Boring Place

The so-called "Independent City" was originally supposed to be a country. However, when the district began evolution, this country was destroyed. The remaining people of this nation mostly gathered in this city. The country that replaced the government of the destroyed nation established a district government. To appease the surviving people of the destroyed country, they allocated Mao Tong City to them, allowing them to self-govern and establish their own player law enforcement team, free from oversight by the higher government.Of course, over time, this city managed its own affairs, but otherwise, it was not much different from most other cities in the district. Although it retained cultural heritage from the original country, the district was vast with many races, each with different cultures and languages, which were all normal. The concept of "nation" became weakened, and the younger generation, having grown up, didn’t even know the past of their elders due to assimilation during festivals, food habits, and so forth over such a long time.

Indeed, there were no events like demands for more autonomy or demonstrations that might appear detrimental to the city’s stability, at least as reported in the news. Although certain internal conflicts among city leaders were recorded in the library, they were mostly glossed over, not worth extensive depiction. Before and after the division of Mao Tong City, some might have had different ideas, but at that time, they were too weak, and with the strength of the player enforcers, they couldn’t create any turmoil. Now, living well as they do, few want to cause trouble.

Overall, Mao Tong City was a very peaceful city. The district government provided support during its construction, leading to the city’s good development, where material and spiritual aspects flourished together. Even the cat-loving culture was widely accepted, making it a place with high happiness.

Mao Tong City is different from Cat Fruit Town; its economy is developed, and various kinds of news are released. These include new city constructions, celebrations, new business partner introductions, government-funded competitions, and obituaries of notable people, such as an artist dying of illness or a government official dying of illness, alongside minor news like public facilities somewhere being vandalized by outside players.

Overall, it was thriving.

Xu Huo specifically examined the composition of the high-level personnel of Mao Tong City’s government. He discovered that aside from some political divergences when the city was first divided out, over time, with the demise or retirement of some core members, small parties had leaned towards the largest party, gradually being replaced or erased. The main personnel in today’s government hierarchy were descendants of some military and political personnel from the once-extinct country.

The territory of a single city is limited, so not all these people could remain here for development. Thus, some went to develop in other cities.

Just like that secretary with the surname Wan from Cat Fruit Town, who entered a larger power center following the zonal fusion.

Some of their identity information was accessible. Xu Huo briefly looked at the situation of these individuals. Most went into business, with only a few entering the municipal government of different cities. Those who managed to find a place in different circles of power mostly had strong players emerging from their families.

"Such a boring place," Xu Huo remarked as he stepped off the terminal, just in time for another player to emerge and assert the opinion while meeting his gaze with a slight smile, "Don’t you think it’s a boring place?"

"How is it boring?" Xu Huo responded.

"It’s too calm. Whether a player or an ordinary person, it’s as if they’ve evolved with virtues. Remarkably few serious crimes occur in a year. No murder, no bloodshed—is this still a game district?" The man scratched his forehead and continued, "In my experience, districts like this either transfer crime elsewhere or hide it deeply... too dull to show on the surface, so what kind of a boring person would do such a boring thing."

"Not necessarily," Xu Huo headed towards the door, "It might be precisely because too much blood has been spilled that it must be hidden."

The other player was also about to leave, aligning one before the other.

"The number of missing persons in this district is quite low."

"Official information—which may be true or false," Xu Huo glanced back at him, "And remember, do missing Outer Territory people count as missing?"

The man, thoughtful, looked up just in time to see an advertisement for the "spider lock" and its derivative products on the giant projection screen outside. He curled his lips, "Indeed, the better the product sells, the greater the demand."

"Let’s get acquainted," he said to Xu Huo, "My name is Wen Xin."

"Xu Zhi," Xu Huo nodded, acknowledging the introduction.

After leaving the library, Wen Xin mentioned his instance about a medical formula. Learning that Xu Huo was not in the same instance, he expressed some regret as they parted.

"If we finish and meet again, let’s have a drink together then."

People are diverse, and sometimes encountering such outgoing and naturally friendly individuals is not unusual. Xu Huo didn’t linger outside the library for long but noticed that he had a tail as he left.

The local people in this district have distinctively high brow bones, and the person tailing him had obvious local features, not seeming to select a target randomly. Aside from him, Wen Xin and another player leaving were also being followed, but the other two soon moved beyond his perception range, leaving the situation unclear.

The distance from the library to the Eternal Star Hotel is considerable. Xu Huo didn’t choose to ride entirely, opting to stop briefly at two squares, a park, and a government office building before walking back to the hotel.

However, the person tailing him left near the hotel and did not reappear afterward.

Undoubtedly, there are many players near the hotel, but no one was specifically watching Xu Huo, so the tracking player didn’t arrange for someone to take over after leaving.

"Mr. Xu?" A hotel staff member approached, handing him a note, "This is from Miss Xu."

Xu Huo opened it to find neatly written words, "I went out to play."

"Did she leave alone?" He handed the staff a stack of tips.

The staff member seemed more enthusiastic, "The hotel has surveillance at each entrance and exit. According to the regulations of District 001, surveillance footage in public areas of the hotel can be provided to guests."

He then connected to the monitoring equipment using his terminal with the staff privileges. The footage from the hotel entrance clearly showed that the Girl in the painting came out of a craft store across the way, was stopped by a woman who called her, they talked for a while, then she was about to leave with the woman. Before she left, she didn’t forget to leave a note.