Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!-Chapter 2182: If You’re Sick in the Head, Get Treated
Xu Huo didn’t go in a second time. Although the entity encountered in the Inquiry Hall might be some form of tangible mental interference force, simply cutting a few times and setting a fire doesn’t mean the opponent was killed. It’s likely just a test from the opponent, and if this force might be from the Goddess possibly being the instance boss, then her power likely far surpasses this level. Given he was injured, there was no need to take risks at this time.
However, he was indeed curious about non-human objects that could have spiritual power. This instance was somewhat similar to The Seventeenth Hospital. The difference was that while The Seventeenth Hospital had only seen some mutations in its architecture and space, the instance itself didn’t possess consciousness. This aligns with the understanding that when spiritual power separates from the carrier "human," it disappears quickly. After all, most spiritual interference props work by interfering through some frequency the brain dislikes, rather than a collision between spiritual powers.
Thus, this instance’s Goddess is quite interesting; she exists like Little Pink Hat and the Curator of the Hundred People Art Gallery.
Little Pink Hat’s birth was in human form, while the Curator and the Goddess, despite wearing human skin, are merely disguises, with their essence being something else.
Xu Huo also wanted to know what a pure form of spiritual power would actually look like.
As his eyes were continuously bleeding intermittently, and someone from Huang Mao’s invited group went to the Inquiry Hall again, they moved to a small shop not far from the Divine Temple to wait.
"Your eyes look kind of creepy; maybe you should wrap them up," Huang Mao said, shivering with goosebumps as he suddenly met Xu Huo’s blood-red eyes. "Someone who doesn’t know better might think you’re about to mutate."
It wasn’t actually that serious, only a relatively noticeable blood line between the white of his eye and the lower eyelid.
However, his suggestion was accurate.
Xu Huo accepted it.
A Hai came over to help and while bandaging him said, "Didn’t you ask me what I saw in the Inquiry Hall?"
"It’s a little different from yours. What I saw should be my fantasy."
"To become a Saintess?" Xu Huo said.
A Hai nodded at first, then added, realizing he couldn’t see, "It’s me circling the hall in the Holy Land."
"You want to be a Saintess?" Huang Mao asked, scrutinizing A Hai, "Then you’re dual-gender?"
His words attracted surrounding gazes. While A Hai wasn’t afraid of people from the district, he feared the eyes of Outer Zone players, so he lowered his voice, saying, "What’s weird about being dual-gender? The Saintesses of the Temple are all dual-gender."
"That’s true," Huang Mao replied, "but isn’t it said that the dual-gender fitting the Saintess standard are rare? Why haven’t they taken you in to be a Saintess? Lake City also has Saintesses, why not go ask them?"
"I want to go to the Holy Land," A Hai shook his head.
"Understandable, always aiming higher."
"No..." A Hai couldn’t help but retort, "The Holy Land Temple is the closest place to the Goddess; I want to be closer to the Goddess."
Most players couldn’t understand this religious belief. Huang Mao jokingly said, "If you don’t get selected, you’d have to slink back, wouldn’t it be better to try here? If you succeed, you could let a Divine Envoy from the Satellite City recommend you to the Holy Land."
A Hai was somewhat angry, restrainedly saying, "This is a solemn matter, not going out to work."
"Yes, yes, yes," Huang Mao said indifferently, "You believers see serving the Goddess as life’s great matter, needing not food or drink, worship fills your belly."
"Enough," Xu Huo interrupted him, "You’re not a believer, so why speak more."
Huang Mao shrugged, waving a hand in front of Xu Huo, "You’re more formidable, you have the final say."
Xu Huo brushed his hand aside. "If you’re going to another Satellite City today, let’s part ways here."
"No, come on," Huang Mao hurriedly said, "You can tell from my look that I’m definitely not a Psychic Evolver, still need you to lead the way."
"Don’t count on me." Xu Huo turned his wheelchair and moved towards the exit.
Huang Mao quickly caught up, pushing A Hai aside to willingly push the wheelchair, "No need to be so cold; I was just joking with A Hai earlier. Besides, I meant no harm. Look, there are so many players in the instance. You’re inconvenient in movement; having a companion isn’t bad."
"You want to rest overnight, right? I’m not in a hurry. Are you in a hurry?"
The last question was directed at another player, who was reticent. Upon hearing the query, he merely nodded.
"Having trouble seeing too?" Huang Mao said somewhat exasperatedly.
"I’m not in a hurry," the person finally spoke.
"Then stay," Huang Mao redirected the focus, "Lake City still has a lot of fun places. It’s still early; can’t sleep even if we go to a hotel, might as well find a place to have some fun."
"A Hai has a travel guide," Xu Huo gestured backward.
A Hai promptly retrieved a notebook from his backpack, "It’s almost noon, the mutant flowering trees at Bottle Lake Park should be blooming. These flowers are special; they bloom only when the sun is strongest, for about ten minutes, after which they wither like snow, beautifully. There’s also a unique fragrance."
Xu Huo nodded, "Let’s find a hotel to drop off luggage first. After offering respects at the temple, you better report peace."
A Hai nodded dumbfoundedly and proactively walked ahead to find a hotel.
"You..." Huang Mao pondered as he watched the tall silhouette, "You’re interested in this kind of thing?"
"If your brain is sick, go treat it," Xu Huo said with a smile.
Huang Mao laughed heartily and followed, pushing the wheelchair.
Time following this was rather relaxed; not just A Hai, even someone like Huang Mao who had been to many zones couldn’t help but sincerely praise, "Truly beautiful," and then not forgetting to add cheekily, "Too bad you can’t see it."
Xu Huo ignored him, but another player said, "Psychic Evolvers have more than just two eyes."
Plus, people aren’t really blind.
Huang Mao pretended not to hear and ran to the flying petal snow to take a selfie.
Something was placed on Xu Huo’s head, as A Hai’s excited voice rang out, "I made a flower crown for you!"
Before Xu Huo could speak, Huang Mao naturally leaned over, asking A Hai to make him one too.
A Hai refused, so Huang Mao immediately reached for the one on Xu Huo’s head.
"Not yours!" A Hai protected the crown irritably, but ultimately agreed to make one for him as well.
"I don’t want white flowers; pick those colorful ones..." Huang Mao babbled endlessly.
"Can’t you pick them yourself?" A Hai retorted.
"Why glare at me, you agreed, won’t go back on your word, right?" Huang Mao said intentionally.
A Hai said no more, still picking some other colors to weave in but with some perfunctory manner. Dissatisfied, Huang Mao finally went to a nearby vender selling flower crowns and bought a large bunch back, "Here, here, everyone gets one!"
Xu Huo ended up with a stack of flower crowns on his head.
