Chapter 2480: Chapter 2480: There Are Many Ways to Flip the Table
Xu Huo pointed at the surveillance instruments flying over the town from time to time, "These things are always following the car."
Bubble Bean had noticed them earlier but thought they were part of normal safety procedures. After all, District 001 is technologically advanced, and it’s quite normal for some surveillance instruments to follow vehicles to monitor train operations in real-time.
"When I was engaging with that crew member, the surveillance instrument was following me," Xu Huo said. "Even after several stops, it was still behind me."
Bubble Bean did not look outside, "Why not just knock it down?"
"Do you think this place lacks surveillance instruments?" Xu Huo said. "Moreover, with today’s technology, a satellite would suffice to monitor players."
"Then these things shouldn’t be government-owned," Bubble Bean said. "They’re players attacking us."
Xu Huo nodded, "When we got off the train, didn’t we encounter several waves of players boarding? Two groups among them were also attacked, whereas it was quite safe after getting off."
"Are you saying the attacked players are selected from the train, and the attacks can only happen on the train?" Bubble Bean was confused, "What is going on? Is what we’re carrying really that valuable?"
"Broaden the scope a bit," Xu Huo said, "Perhaps it’s not the items we carry that are valuable, but the players from the Outer Zone."
"What do you mean?" Bubble Bean frowned.
"Not killing, only acting at specific locations. Doesn’t it seem like they’re confining us in one area? Getting off the train counts as a break, getting back on counts as starting," Xu Huo speculated.
Bubble Bean understood, laughed despite himself, "Those bastards, it’s like they’re racing us, ambushing but not killing, just slowing us down. If we’re ambushed or injured multiple times on the train, the time spent at each station is bound to increase. On this route, the trains are constant; some people will arrive first, some later."
"That makes sense; they seem to be attacking randomly selected people..."
He paused suddenly remembering, "I said, why Ling Ling’s delivery order seemed so strange, insisting to take the train there. Looking at it now, someone probably placed a bet in advance, maybe a much bigger one than the wager we chose randomly."
"It’s no big deal; killing a few of them will shut them up."
"That’s just a guess," Xu Huo interrupted him. "We’re in the instance. They can enter the station anytime, not necessarily to find a winner or loser. It’s hard to catch them; the success rate is low."
"If the attackers are determined not to confront us head-on, there’s nothing we can do."
"What do you plan to do?" Bubble Bean looked at him, "Do you have an idea?"
"There are many ways to overturn the situation, but first, we need to discuss it with the old lady," Xu Huo said. "If she insists on taking this train, we have to ensure its safe operation."
At this point, Bubble Bean certainly had no objections. Xu Huo explained the situation to the old lady, proposing that they pilot the aircraft themselves, following the train’s track and stopping at each station, allowing her to stay as long as she wanted.
"Is the train really that dangerous?" the old lady hesitated.
"It seems we’re being targeted," Xu Huo said. "You saw the previous situations; leaving the train might be safer."
"Then every station must be stopped at," the old lady emphasized.
"No problem," Xu Huo smiled. "If you find the scenery particularly nice somewhere, you can also ask us to stop."
The task of renting the aircraft was handed to Bubble Bean. The old lady went to deliver goods to a household, accompanied by the Girl in the painting along with the three of them. Xu Huo randomly selected a train schedule and took advantage of the stop to break the kinetic instruments, meanwhile contacting the local transportation department, informing them of the accidental discovery of issues with two train tracks, possibly affecting travel.
Destroying the entire train or completely decommissioning the kinetic instruments isn’t the best option. Automated repairs are now very fast. Once the kinetic instruments are decommissioned, the local department can quickly apply for new instruments to replace them, and the train can be moved out of the track and repaired directly.
Thus, he merely adjusted the display interface of that train slightly, making its speed automatically slow down upon reaching a certain level, delaying the subsequent schedules.
Of course, this method is not necessarily reliable, and any subsequent measures depend on the situation at hand.
Bubble Bean quickly rented the aircraft back, "Got an old model, requires manual steering. Such aircraft are less susceptible to instrument interference. Have you settled things on your side?"
Xu Huo nodded, "Waiting for them to return."
About two hours later, the Girl in the painting and the others came back, the old lady looked a bit tired. When she got on the train, she once again reminded them to definitely stop at the next station, then closed her eyes.
"How many Cat Whisker Fruits were sold?" Xu Huo asked the Wan Family member driving.
"Three," the person replied. "However, the old lady needed to do live painting; that family had high demands, so it took some effort."
Xu Huo nodded.
After a while, Bubble Bean pointed at the surveillance instruments outside, "They’re still following us."
"Go to the front woods and knock the instruments down," Xu Huo said indifferently.
Bubble Bean had been waiting for this line; once the aircraft entered the woods, he couldn’t wait to throw out some stones, each throw precise, and several surveillance instruments hit the ground with a howl, all rendered useless.
Xu Huo monitored the tourism line’s train situation in real-time; there was a notice on the Collection of Information Terminal that two tracks needed inspection and were temporarily closed. As for the train that had been tampered with, it’s still running, although much slower now, already distancing itself from them.
"Actually, I wanted to say earlier," the Wan Family member said. "If your guesses are correct, does voluntarily leaving the train play right into their hands?"
Speaking, he pointed ahead, where the dense woods concealed several players,
