Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!-Chapter 2174: Suspected Spiritual Dungeon

This familiar description made Xu Huo pause, then he asked, "Is it the same when you watch the video record?"

"I wouldn’t know, I saw it on the news." A Hai pushed him into the room, placed him properly in front of the television, and then jogged inside to retrieve a tightly packed box, peeling off layers to take out the video tape and inserted it into the slot.

The video content was an introduction to the Goddess Holy Land, which is the promotional video for the country, as well as the Capital City of this district, and was interspersed within the news broadcast, so it was divided into several sections.

A panoramic view roughly displayed the scale of the city, then the camera cut to the Divine Temple. To show respect, all shots were taken from the ground without any aerial views.

"...This temple in the center of the city, which both serves as the sacred hall housing the Goddess Statue and represents the civilization and history of the Holy Land. The fortuitous meeting between our ancestors and the Goddess, receiving assistance, and gradually developing to today’s scale under the power of the Goddess—all of these records are solemnly written into history books and stored in the Divine Temple..."

After a brief introduction, the promotional video began to elaborate on the Goddess Church, with the main purpose of promoting religious beliefs. Images showed that apart from not being able to enter the Divine Temple, there were scenes of Saintesses circling the temple in worship. Unlike the general male-oriented appearance in the small town, these Saintesses, though draped in wide holy robes and their faces covered, exhibited physical features leaning more towards the female, albeit taller than women seen in other districts previously visited.

As both A Hai and the video said, indeed, some dual-gender individuals perfectly integrated the traits and advantages of both genders.

The final scene of the promotional video showed the main entrance of the Divine Temple, where the open doors were carved with some distorted patterns, initially indecipherable, only provoking a sense of great chaos, and looking at them for long would induce agitation. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

The video paused at this scene, A Hai sat in front of the television, reminiscing for a moment before speaking to Xu Huo, "Did you see the Saintesses circling the temple? I dream of becoming like them."

He didn’t need Xu Huo’s flattery; after speaking, he replayed the video from the beginning, obsessively watched the second time, and seemingly talking to himself said, "If only I could become a Saintess..."

"Becoming a Saintess isn’t it to bear the responsibility of reproduction?" Xu Huo interrupted her, "Your country’s people have always had short lifespans; childbirth should be very taxing on the body. If you’re unlucky, perhaps you might weaken and die after having one or two children."

A Hai didn’t respond with excitement; he crouched by the television, turned to gaze at Xu Huo with self-sacrificial compassion, "This is the mission for each one of us."

"In the past, how could our ancestors have imagined the good days we live in now; they made the right choices then to give us today. We are the same; everything we do impacts our successors and the future. So we must do the right thing; the more and better we do, the better our descendants will be."

"If I weren’t dual-gender, just an ordinary man or woman, then I would stay in the small town. But precisely because I am dual-gender, I must assume this responsibility."

It is not just out of desire but also responsibility.

Xu Huo listened to his words in silence, then after a while asked, "Are there any procedures for going to the Holy Land?"

A Hai snapped back to reality and hastily said, "Yes, yes, whether a player or one of our district people, you must register and get stamped in the five cities surrounding the Holy Land."

He said as he pulled out a notebook he had prepared earlier, "I’ve designed the route map already, and traveling won’t take too long, within five days you can finish visiting these five cities."

"Without registering and getting stamped, you can’t enter the Holy Land?" Xu Huo glanced at the pages filled densely with text, besides the routes, there were also food and landmarks he specifically listed, probably planning to tour the country while visiting.

"Yes, the news broadcasts every few days mention this, without five stamps you’ll be stopped outside." A Hai excitedly flipped two pages, then anxiously said, "Would this delay your time; players need to do instances..."

"A few days, it’s enough time." Xu Huo said, "You also have travel plans, might as well set out early before the snow falls, you pack your luggage first."

The surprise came too suddenly, leaving A Hai momentarily at a loss, then worried about Xu Huo’s injuries, saying it wouldn’t matter to wait a few days.

"The bones are healing well, besides using props doesn’t require long journeys." Xu Huo said with a smile.

"Players are truly impressive!" A Hai praised, and then eagerly went into the room to pack his clothes. He knew all about the seasonal weather in the cities on the route including the Holy Land, talking as he packed, "The closer you get to the Holy Land, the warmer it gets, so winter clothes aren’t needed for now... But other clothes should be packed in several sets, and daily necessities should be brought, things there are very expensive..."

Listening to his rambling, Xu Huo wheeled himself over to the television, replayed the video tape.

The Divine Temple wasn’t entered, but the patterns on the door seemed to exert some kind of psychological suggestion, quite different from the bleeding eyes and madness A Hai mentioned, but players visiting here likely indicated there was an instance present; the requirement to register in five cities felt more like a mandatory constraint.

Of course, simply viewing can exert immense psychological stress—an experience Xu Huo had before, back in Zone 017 when he bought a video from Beneath the Dimension. The video content was covert footage of some transformed Aliens, where viewers facing the "Wise Variant" would suffer mental impacts.

That was a simple video shot at an unknown time, perhaps of reconstructed "Wise Variant," or maybe the video itself preserved through special means. The trait of influencing people through the "vision" process did resemble the power of this Divine Temple.

The chaotic pattern on the temple door released information suggesting the temple might be a concentrated venue of Psychic Power; such places aren’t entirely unprecedented. The mental space left by a Super Player in Flower City is a good example; Flower City seemingly used instances to retain Psychic Power, allowing the mental space to exist long-term. If Goddess Holy Land is also a dungeon venue, it makes sense... Certainly not a Super Player guarding this district.

But exactly how it is, one must go to find out.

By this time, A Hai had already packed his belongings, rushing outside, "I’m going to tell everyone, I’m heading to the Holy Land!"