Doomsday Life Simulator System In A Zombie Apocalypse World Update Era-Chapter 51: Station: Red Riding Hood

[After you and Jade chose your mandatory station stop, Jade started upgrading the train, and with the resources available, she barely needed to use her talent.]

[After several chests were opened to acquire train upgrade materials, the train was successfully upgraded to Level 10!]

{Train}

{Level: 10}

{Durability: 100/100}

{Speed: 120 km/h}

{Dwell Time: 12 hours}

{Early Departure Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes}

{Upgrade Requirements: Uncommon Metal x200, Reinforced Steel x120, Carbon Steel Plate x80, Precision Gear x60, Steel Bearing x40, Drive Shaft x12, Low-Grade Energy Core x2, Condensed Fuel Cell x30, Control Chip x10, Sensor Module x6}

{Train Abilities: Train Pathways}

{Train Modules: Accelerator, Temperature Stabilizer, Train Armor Plating}

{Train Carriage Modifier: Apartment}

[Neither of you knew if there was a huge upgrade from Level 10 to Level 11, and if that would take time.]

[But since you didn’t need that high a train level yet, you both decided to upgrade it after completing this upcoming station first.]

[There weren’t any monsters chasing or attacking the train yet. Due to that, train speed wasn’t needed yet.]

[Moreover, even for durability issues such as the train being attacked by station world inhabitants, the Train Armor Plating would be enough to withstand it until you and Jade returned to defend the train.]

[With the train upgraded, you and Jade decided to wait for the train to arrive at the station world.]

[While waiting, you and Jade decided to check the Bronze Chests that weren’t opened yet, and after rummaging through them using Hint Prompt, you found suitable skills for both of you.]

[You and Jade both learned the Late Bronze-grade Concealment skill and Mid Bronze-grade Silent Steps skill.]

[Due to the nature of Jade’s Equivalent Exchange talent, her exchange catalog will be expanded if she has enough information about a certain item. Skill scrolls were included in that.]

[Due to that, just having one copy of Concealment and Silent Steps allowed Jade to exchange for another copy of it, allowing you both to have one each.]

[A minute passed since you and Jade learned those skills, and soon enough, you both didn’t have to wait that long.]

[-Ding!]

{The train has arrived at Station: Red Riding Hood!}

{Dwell Time: 12 hours}

{Early Departure Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes}

[From the train windows, you and Jade saw the train stop at a forest clearing.]

[There was a sea of trees that acted like barriers around the clearing. Yet the train seemed to have traveled in space and arrived in the middle of the clearing, ignoring the trees.]

["Darling, we’ve arrived."]

[Hearing Jade’s words, you opened the train door and stepped outside the train.]

["We should receive the quest details by now. Not that it will be relevant since I already have my talent debunked it."]

[When you and Jade had arrived on the station world, you both heard a notification sound in both of your heads.]

[-Ding!]

{Train Conductors Zayne Voss and Jade Willows have arrived at a Quest-Type Station!}

{The quest details are now being loaded...}

[-Ding!]

{Quest Name: The Scarlet That the Moon Chose}

{Quest Description: This station world follows an idealistic fairy-tale logic. Truth is decided not by law but by belief.

In this world, the girl in red is no longer the prey of the wolf. She became the prey of mankind.

The fairy tale has already deviated from its original ending. If left unresolved, the narrative will collapse into tragedy.}

{Main Quest: Ensure the survival of Scarlet Vale (Red Riding Hood) and prevent her execution by the Hunter Coalition before the fairy-tale world reaches irreversible narrative collapse.

Scarlet must remain alive and retain her will to live until the quest concludes.}

{Side Quest (Optional):

1.) Preserve Scarlet Vale’s Agency

- Scarlet must choose survival of her own will.

- Forced containment or mental coercion will invalidate this objective.

2.) Minimize Civilian Casualties

- Excessive bloodshed will destabilize the fairy-tale logic of the world.

- The moon’s blessing reacts negatively to indiscriminate slaughter.}

{Note: Completing the side quest is not necessary, but it will increase the quest rating.

Depending on how well the Main Quest and Side Quests are completed, a treasure chest reward will be given, and its quality is dependent on the quest rating.

Likewise, completing the Main Quest and Side Quests might not necessarily guarantee recruiting Scarlet as a train occupant. Even failing it can still forcefully recruit her, but at the expense of lower favorability with an increased chance of failure.}

{Quest Failure Conditions:

- Scarlet Vale is publicly executed.

- Scarlet Vale willingly surrenders herself to die.

- Narrative Collapse Threshold is exceeded due to excessive civilian casualties.

- The Church’s Clergymen complete the purification ritual targeting the Scarlet Relic.}

[When you and Jade finished reading the quest details, you both realized that your hint Prompt indeed summarized it well.]

[Basically, prevent Scarlet’s execution and lack of will to live, and also refrain from killing innocent townspeople.]

["The hunters can live or die, but it’s best to also refrain from killing them. Anyway, having them die wouldn’t jeopardize the quest."]

["As for the church’s clergymen, it’s best to kill them. The hunters can be forgiven since not all of them might be willing, but those damn fanatics are the ones who incited the townspeople and spearheaded the execution."]

[Jade agreed with you as she commented, "Killing the clergymen will do us good as it will prevent the possibility of the Scarlet Relic from being purified."]

["That way, the quest failure condition wouldn’t be triggered."]

["And besides, they dared execute Scarlet, who we already decided to be our first train occupant. They already found a way to die!"]

[Listening to Jade’s words was like music to your ears. She undoubtedly comprehended your philosophy!]

["Great! It’s nice that we’re on the same page. I’ll summon my compass to find Scarlet. But first, I’ll have my avatar guard the train."]

["Multiply myself by three!"]

[After using your multiplication ability, two avatars appeared by your side.]

[Under your control, one of them entered the train carriage and another sat on top of the roof, sitting cross-legged.]

[No longer worrying about the train’s safety, you summoned the Absolute Compass and commanded, "Find Scarlet Vale, aka Red Riding Hood!"]