Hangzhou Steam Relay Station.
"You have passed the inspection. I wish you two a pleasant journey." The beautiful train attendant was as gentle and polite as the flight attendants Li Xiang had seen in his previous life. She bowed and respectfully welcomed them onto the civilian armored steam locomotive "Camilla" produced by Dong Ling Heavy Industries.
This type of civilian armored steam locomotive that shuttled back and forth between numbered cities usually had a fixed itinerary and number of stops. A small steam locomotive like the Camilla would at most travel between five numbered cities. Only a large steam locomotive like the Chi Chi would travel between north and south.
Considering Ming Xu's identity as the daughter of the Dong Ling family, Li Xiang still bought a first-class seat even though she never mentioned it. It cost him a total of 100,000 Blue Star Coins. The Polar Night Training Camp did not have much funding left, and he did not receive any funding from the Dong Ling family. He was now a general without an army.
Touching his empty wallet, he sighed. Fortunately, he had wisely bought some standard tubes of source gas from the armory. At least he would not run out of source gas during the second phase of training.
The two of them dressed up as a young noble couple and got on the train. The passengers who could enter the first-class cabin were either rich or respectable. Everyone maintained a quiet atmosphere. Li Xiang had booked a private cabin. Even if they talked loudly, they would not disturb others, and they did not have to worry about anyone eavesdropping.
The attendant was wearing a short red skirt and a low-cut uniform. After she led the two of them to the cabin, she secretly winked at Li Xiang.
Once they arrived at the cabin, Ming Xu sat down and skillfully took out the tea set under the table to make a fragrant cup of coffee. The steam locomotive produced by Dong Ling Heavy Industries followed the luxurious Western European style of the Dong Ling family. The first-class cabin was even more beautifully decorated and had everything they needed.
Ming Xu poured a cup for Li Xiang and pushed it in front of him. She said seriously, "She wants you to go to the public bathroom. Ten thousand Blue Star Coins per trip."
Li Xiang was stunned for a moment. He immediately understood the meaning behind her words and did not know whether to laugh or cry.
"You're really talking nonsense with a straight face." He smiled as he sat opposite Ming Xu. The seat was a long sofa that could be sunk deep into and was very comfortable. The round mahogany table was right next to the window. The large transparent window was spotless, and he could see all kinds of metal tracks speeding past outside. The sky was close at hand. He had once imagined the scene of humans conquering the sky one day. It was probably this magnificent and beautiful.
"I didn't." Ming Xu held the cup of coffee and said faintly, "This is a man's physiological need. The teacher said that this is a man's biggest weakness. In the past, when I went on a mission, I would advise the male assassin to settle the requirements first so that he wouldn't make any mistakes during the mission. "
Li Xiang felt his head buzzing. He didn't know how to answer her. Looking at her expression, she was very serious. But why did he want to laugh so much?
"Puchi —"
"What are you laughing at?" Ming Xu's face showed a hint of indignation.
Li Xiang quickly stopped laughing and pretended to be serious and said, "Well, we are professionally trained people. We generally don't laugh, but …"
Ming Xu still looked serious and looked forward to what she would say next.
He sipped his coffee uninterestedly. It was rare that he was interested in making a joke, but the other party did not take it. After a pause, Li Xiang asked casually, "What did you do before? Aren't you the daughter of the Dong Ling family? Main family? Main family? "
"Main family." Ming Xu stuck out her tongue and licked the coffee and tested the temperature of the water. "I'm an assassin."
"Puchi ~" Li Xiang chuckled, but he immediately restrained himself when he saw her murderous eyes. "I know, I know, I can see it. It's just a little strange. Wait … Main family's daughter also wants to be an assassin?! "
"Yes." Ming Xu nodded and tilted her head. After thinking for a moment, she continued, "The Dong Ling family has another name, the Assassin family."
In fact, this was common sense. If it was someone else who asked this question, the person who was asked would have been suspicious. Only the combination of Li Xiang and Ming Xu would have such a question and answer.
The Dong Ling family was the best at cultivating assassins among the five Thrones. The players were divided into three major professions: Magician, Assassin, and Guardian. Generally, the major forces would choose to develop the three professions in a balanced way. Only the Dong Ling family was different. They specialized in assassins. Because of this, many people would rather offend the other four Thrones than to provoke the Dong Ling family.
Once targeted by a terrible assassin, that kind of life would drive a person crazy.
Seeing that she didn't want to delve into this topic, Li Xiang gave up on the idea of continuing the conversation. He took out a large stack of documents and spread them on the round table. Ming Xu looked at him curiously and watched him fiddle with the documents.
"Our destination is City 0126, a famous ungoverned numbered city. In the early years, the military had tried to send people to govern that city, but the forces there had basically taken shape. Moreover, there were no civilians living there, and the resources were very poor. The military was useless even if they went there. Since there are no problems now, the military can't be bothered to govern it. As long as there are enough taxes to pay, the huge chain of benefits will not be broken easily. " Li Xiang flipped through the documents. These were all records of City 0126. He fiddled with them as he analyzed them. When he saw that Ming Xu was only fiddling with the silver Source Gun and looking at him, he couldn't help but laugh. "What are you looking at? Come and help."
"Yeah." Ming Xu joined in, but before he could do anything, Li Xiang scolded him.
This guy really wasn't good at this kind of analysis. Seeing her clumsy appearance, Li Xiang couldn't help but want to laugh. She didn't know anything about machinery, and her theoretical knowledge was a mess. She didn't even know how to organize things like this. In his previous world, she would have been a terrible student.
However, even though she was a terrible student, Ming Xu's shocking physical skills and weapon control were admirable. Even with a special ability like Machinery Proficiency, Li Xiang didn't dare say that he could beat Ming Xu in terms of gun control.
She seemed to have a natural ability to adapt as soon as she held a gun. Old Ghost had also mentioned before that another important reason why old-fashioned bullet guns were not popular now was that there was a high requirement for the user's gun sense. This was an innate talent.
It was said that bullet guns were very popular among high-level players because experts at that level all had a certain level of weapon control. In a low-level battle like theirs, someone who could use an old bullet gun was very scary.
"Forget it, I'll do it myself. I have a bullet gun that I made myself. Take a look and see if there's anything wrong with it." Li Xiang didn't make things difficult for Ming Xu anymore. He took out the Black Snake and tossed it to her. The moment she caught the Black Snake, Ming Xu's eyes flashed with excitement and expectation.
"Amazing." She praised and then immersed herself in researching the Black Snake. She didn't look at Li Xiang anymore.
Li Xiang continued to flip through the information. City 0126 was a criminal paradise. All kinds of goods were sold, black market transactions, special transactions, and underground casinos were all over the place. The six affiliated cities were a mix of crooks and honest folk, and there were basically no civilians living there.
It was indeed a good place for speculators. Of course, it was also a terrifying place that ate people without spitting out the bones.
The problem now was that the information given to them only said that Serpent Yu Yi was in City 0126. There was no specific location at all. Did they have to look for him in each of the six affiliated cities?
After staying in Polar night for a month, Li Xiang deeply understood that the Polar night's actions were very standard. There must be a reason for doing this. However, he still had a bad premonition in his heart. After all, when he saw that it was Serpent when he drew the lot that day, Instructor Han Shi's face changed.
He flipped through all the information but couldn't find any possible information.
Could he just find someone to ask Serpent Yu Yi?
Li Xiang shook his head. Yu Yi wasn't a big shot in the military. How could he find out just by asking?
The quiet afternoon passed with the rustling sound of Li Xiang flipping through the books and Ming Xu's mechanical tinkering from time to time. When he came back to his senses, the sky outside the window had already darkened. After the Camilla left Hangzhou, it entered the wilderness. The track here was up and down, and the train flipped up and down. However, this kind of vibration basically couldn't be felt in the first-class carriage.
Ming Xu yawned and turned the iron valve next to him. The gears suddenly turned, and the metal armor on both sides of the glass moved with a click, sealing the glass completely.
The metal armor on the side facing them was engraved with many exquisite carvings. The workmanship was meticulous. Li Xiang recognized that the content of the carvings was the story of the female vampire, Camilla.
"In 1871-72, the novella 'Camilla' by the British weird fiction writer, Joseph Sheridan de la Finnur, was the pioneer of the female vampire story. The story described the story between the beautiful and charming heroine, Camilla, and the daughter of a British soldier, Laura. The female vampire, Camilla, had a dangerous charm that could intoxicate even women. During the day, she was Laura's best friend and maintained an ambiguous relationship with Laura. At night, she turned into a vampire and attacked her. "Li Xiang recalled the story about Camilla. Ming Xu suddenly stopped what he was doing and looked at him.
"What's wrong?"
"England? 1871, 1872? "Ming Xu showed a headache expression." Have you studied ancient history? "
What ancient history … Isn't this just some general knowledge of literature? Li Xiang just wanted to complain, but then he realized that in this world, the Blue Planet had already been destroyed. This was the history before the Great Cataclysm. It was indeed ancient history.
"Uh, I know a little." Li Xiang touched his nose.
Ming Xu's expression became even more strange.
Realizing that something was wrong, Li Xiang quickly asked for more information. After the two talked for a while, he realized that the so-called ancient history was almost lost after the Great Cataclysm. Many areas were now heavily affected by the Great Cataclysm. Many player teams would try to understand the ancient history of those areas in order to be more familiar with the environment.
The number of scholars who were proficient in ancient history was pitifully small. Basically, there were only one or two in the top player universities of the Chronometer Tower Consortium. There were too many examples of teams being wiped out because they didn't understand the ancient history of the disaster area.
Hearing Li Xiang's casual tone, Ming Xu thought that he was making it up. However, he felt that Li Xiang wasn't that kind of person, so he would have such an expression.
Ming Xu's perception in certain aspects was unusually sharp. Li Xiang felt that if he continued to chat with her, she might get something out of him. He quickly used the excuse of taking a breath of fresh air to leave the room.
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