Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!

Just like other nobles that have long existed in Zone 011, the Werna Family possesses properties spread across 011 and several other subzones. Since the Game Government set up its base in this city, some nobles have shifted their focus. Nevertheless, their places of prosperity are elsewhere. To all nobles, the houses they used at the time of their rise may not be as magnificent as those in the Base City, but they symbolize their roots and honor, as well as the admiration and desire from the petite nobles and common people.

Therefore, when they privately meet with guests, they invite them to some of the old mansions, firstly to highlight their status, and secondly to express respect for their guests.

Three days after Xu Huo sent out the invitation card, the Werna side dispatched a butler, solemnly inviting him to meet in a famous scenic tourist spot near the Base City, as Huahan Werna was currently recuperating in that city.

The butler mainly came to inform him about some basic etiquette for being a guest. Yes, the Werna Family has its own rules. How to greet during the meeting, the fixed modes of conversation with the host, and even drinking tea and dining were quite meticulous, ensuring no mistakes in others’ homes, bringing pleasure to both sides.

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do." Xu Huo studied for two hours.

The Werna Family’s butler left very satisfied.

After he left, Yan Jiayu, who had been watching the fun outside, came out, "Interesting, reciting scriptures and meditating don’t have this many rules."

"Life needs a sense of ritual." Xu Huo smiled.

"Makes sense." Yan Jiayu nodded, then looked at the garden outside the window, "This place is so much fun, I don’t even want to leave."

"It’s the same when you come next time." Xu Huo said, "Are you rushing to do an instance?"

Yan Jiayu sighed, "I’ve played in other places for several days too, but there’s not enough time; there are so many fun things in the game."

She touched the hairclip on her head. It was something she just bought in Zone 011, and when pressed, it would make her hair frizz as if electrically shocked. She played with it for two hours yesterday and still wasn’t tired of it, now turning herself into an afro again.

Hmm, now it seemed her head looked a bit too big.

Yan Jiayu was very pleased with her new look, patting her fluffy short hair, "Feels good."

"Then I’m leaving."

She waved and disappeared down the corridor.

Qi Cong, who was assigned by Mr. Dong to trim the flower branches for picking flowers at random, felt it. He looked up in the direction of the second floor, then continued focusing on his work.

Xu Huo turned to Mr. Dong and said, "Don’t deliberately stop him, let him go if he wants to."

The appointment time was in the afternoon the next day, so he set off in the morning.

The aircraft arrived directly at the Noble District of Xiu City, where both new and old castles stood. Huahan Werna was in an old mansion, so the vehicle drove slowly through the district for a while before reaching it.

Noticing frequent comings and goings at the nearby castles, and having seen some of them at the New Year’s Eve party, Xu Huo asked the butler if there was a gathering happening.

"It’s the birthday of a family elder, and some juniors are here to celebrate it." The butler replied, "Such small gatherings usually only invite close families. You need not worry."

Xu Huo nodded, asking no more.

Soon they arrived at the ancient castle where Huahan Werna resided.

From the outside, this castle appeared older than those around the Base City and less meticulously maintained. Many parts were visibly deteriorated through the years, but the garden’s flowers and plants were well-tended.

Huahan Werna was having tea in the garden. Having just tended the garden, his clothes were dirt-stained, and the messy tools, along with the gloves, were left on a small table beside; he didn’t mind the dirt on the delicate teapot and teacups.

"Sir!" The butler knitted his eyebrows, quickly striding over to tidy up, "You’re meeting a guest, this is too inappropriate!"

Huahan Werna was indifferent, placating, "Fortunately, only one person saw it, and I think he wouldn’t mind."

He turned back to look at Xu Huo, "Right?"

Xu Huo smiled and acknowledged.

As Mr. Dong mentioned, Huahan Werna appeared to be a very old person, but his mental state was excellent, making it difficult to estimate his Evolution Rate from his physical features, as he seemed to be aging.

This was unlike the players he had encountered before. Regardless of whether they appeared old or young, their bodies were in excellent condition. From the rhythm of their breathing and heartbeat, they seemed capable of living another thirty years. Huahan Werna was the first player he had seen who exuded an aura of impending death.

Unlike degeneration, the old man before him seemed like a towering tree wilting from the roots, enveloped in an inescapable aura of decrepitude.

Xu Huo had rarely seen players naturally aged to the brink of death in the game.

Of course, it could also be he hadn’t encountered enough players.

"Please sit." Huahan Werna pointed to the chair the butler had brought over, "It’s just young people visiting someone with one foot in the grave, no need for so many rules."

Xu Huo smiled without saying a word, taking a sip of tea under the butler’s guidance.

Seeing him adhere to the Werna Family etiquette, Huahan Werna chuckled and shook his head, "Young people really, the more you tell them not to do something, the more they want to do it."

"It’s not just young people who do that." Xu Huo remarked.

Huahan Werna paused, then laughed aloud, "Indeed, some people are born this way, and they can’t change from young to old."

The butler shot a disapproving look from the side.

Huahan Werna restrained his laughter, then said to Xu Huo, "You’ve never been to Xiu City, right? The local dishes here are quite excellent and famous throughout the subzone. My butler here, not only is he well-versed in etiquette, but also a culinary expert—let me have him show you later."

Xu Huo cooperatively agreed, prompting the butler, begrudgingly, to head to the kitchen.

Only then did Huahan Werna relax in his chair, lamenting, "At my age, being able to sit up straight is good enough; being an etiquette exemplar is too much to ask."

"I’ve never met a player of your age." Xu Huo remarked, "I thought with the emergence of the game world, human limits could be broken multiple times."

"You drew the black box, so you should know how to use Time Force." Huahan Werna crossed his hands over his abdomen, leisurely rocking the chair, "If you calculate by the age at my birth, I’m far from the time of aging, but in my youth, I inadvertently encountered a Time Ray. It dragged my body into another timeline, now I’m over a hundred years older than Zone 011."