Players, Please Board the Train

Yan Jiayu also took out the female player’s items. ”I got three items: a small knife that can’t touch its target, a magnifying glass that can see any traces erased by invisibility potions or hidden by special items, and a protective shield.”

”Among the three items, the most practical is this protective shield. It can split into up to ten smaller shields when attacked, and the effect lasts for three minutes.”

Xu Huo nodded and took out the items he had obtained.

First were from the wire control player: ”Tangle-Free Thread”—even when balled up, just by holding one end, it could be easily pulled out without any untangling.

”Big Belly Bottle”—a flat, palm-sized glass container that could hold three cubic meters of liquid.

”Bread Clip”—a long-handled duckbill clip used for food preservation. As long as it clips the opening shut, any food can be kept fresh for over a week without spoiling.

”Sharp Dinner Knife”—a cutting tool that can slice through any difficult-to-cut food.

Next were from the player-eater:

【Desert Windmill: Born in the extinct desert with at least three sandstorms per week. Since it has been constantly eating sand since birth, it vowed to be the one making others eat sand. Simply place it on the ground, and it will automatically spit out sandstorms, with the range varying based on the environment. Note: Rain affects its performance.】

【Growing Spikes: A special plant item that can only be used three times per day. Each use makes it grow one inch longer, after which it quickly withers and becomes extremely easy to damage. Daily maintenance with cold water is sufficient.】【Note Launcher: Essential equipment for classroom whispers. Clipped between fingers, it can shoot small notes to anyone. As long as the target is locked, it can deliver notes to anyone.】

”Both players’ items are quite similar. Since I killed one and you killed the other, let’s not split them.” Yan Jiayu stroked her chin. ”That desert windmill is really interesting.”

”I heard from other players in my last dungeon that most items in the game come from the game system, artificers, or players, but some items are born purely by chance. They say it’s caused by wormhole energy triggering natural changes, just like how people evolve—objects are also given some strange characteristics.”

She thought for a moment and added, ”But I think this windmill should be something like a spatial rift, which is why it spits out sandstorms.”

Xu Huo spun the windwheel and said, ”It’s not surprising that items related to space and time appear in the game. If they’re naturally born, finding them depends on luck.”

”Exactly,” Yan Jiayu said. ”Just like that super item someone found before—that player had incredible luck. I want a super item too.”

”In the end, it was stolen from them,” Xu Huo said calmly.

Yan Jiayu nodded regretfully. ”But this also shows that you don’t need to enter the game early to get good items. While players are evolving, items are constantly being born too. Maybe one day I’ll be lucky enough to find a super item!”

Xu Huo smiled and said, ”Then I wish you good luck.”

He paused and pointed at the four items on the table—the thread ball and bottles. ”We obtained these items through cooperation. Which two do you want?”

”I don’t like using thread.” Yan Jiayu hesitated slightly. ”Then I’ll take the bread clip and dinner knife. I already have a similar item to the big belly bottle.”

Xu Huo took the other two items, then heard her say, ”I’ve collected quite a few items now, but unfortunately, besides the demon-subduing pestle, I don’t have any other handy weapons.”

”Sticks really aren’t as good as knives.” Xu Huo took out the large scissors he had obtained from the Hundred-Person Art Gallery. ”You’ve practiced martial arts and have agile movements. Try these.”

Yan Jiayu’s eyes lit up the moment she saw the large scissors, immediately reaching out to take them. ”Weapons should be as big as possible. Small knives aren’t practical.”

She grabbed the large scissors and snipped them twice in the air, then separated them into two halves. After casually performing a few moves, she swung them so fast they whistled through the air. Compared to her petite frame, the two scissor halves looked somewhat oversized.

Xu Huo had tried these scissors before—they were inconvenient to operate and particularly heavy, making them impractical for him. But in the hands of this violent young girl, they seemed perfectly matched.

After getting comfortable with them, Yan Jiayu stopped and excitedly told him, ”I’ll trade my items for these scissors!”

She then brought out her own items, scattering about ten different ones on the table. However, after displaying them, she looked somewhat embarrassed. ”Most of my items aren’t very offensive. If we trade, you’d definitely be at a disadvantage. If there’s nothing you want, we can wait until I have more suitable items.”

Xu Huo’s gaze swept over the wooden fish and wooden alms bowl. ”Is your profession related to being a monk?”

Yan Jiayu touched the wooden fish. ”Yes, my profession is Professional Monk, with the nickname Abbot. My master said that a monk who doesn’t want to become an abbot isn’t a good monk. I could have inherited his legacy, but he told me to leave the mountain, so I can only satisfy my abbot cravings in the game.”

”That’s a good aspiration,” Xu Huo praised.

Yan Jiayu’s eyes curved into crescents as she pushed her items forward again.

Xu Huo was surprised to see a ”Gentleman of Light” medal among them. ”This medal...”

”I killed a minor monster in a random dungeon. The game said he was a serial killer and a wanted criminal, so it rewarded me with this medal. Do you want this? But it doesn’t seem very useful.” Yan Jiayu looked at him curiously.

”It might not be useless,” Xu Huo said. ”This is issued by the game system, so it should have significance beyond being just an item.”

He had given his own medal to Painting Woman.

But Yan Jiayu waved her hand. ”Even if it’s usable, that would be in the future. If I don’t have powerful items to help me survive until then, any medal is meaningless.”

”Can I trade this for the scissors?”

Xu Huo didn’t hesitate much before agreeing. He didn’t have an immediate use for the scissors anyway, and although Painting Woman kept saying she didn’t understand what benefits the medal offered, it probably wasn’t just an ordinary medal. Trading a common item for it meant he was getting the better deal.

However, Yan Jiayu didn’t care about the medal at all. She packed up her things and happily began studying the scissors.

Putting away the medal, he opened the map he had obtained earlier and carefully examined its contents.

The game locations mentioned in the travel guide were self-explanatory—fixed positions with fixed game modes, making them relatively easy to pass. The main focus was on the other quiz game locations, which didn’t appear in fixed positions. Each quiz game had at least three or more random locations, like the mirror tent—today’s location wasn’t marked on this map.

This meant that apart from some game completion methods that could be referenced, this map didn’t offer much more usefulness.