vrcanaries Chapter 645 - 309 X-Town_2
Chapter 645 - 309 X-Town_2
Chapter 645: Chapter 309 X-Town_2They concluded that if any of the Fortress agents purchased a dynamic map, they’d indeed know the train routes, including the lines and the stations they passed. They could use special transportation points to reach certain destinations faster than the train. However, they had one major weakness, during the time the train was at a station, they couldn’t kill any players or Sasha. But they could still sabotage the players’ plans and actions through tasks and other methods.
There were two main advantages for the players. First, Fortress agents could carry out tasks in the towns where the player’s train stopped, completing tasks to increase the difficulty of the train ride or the conditions at the next station. Second, players could kill them anywhere, anytime in the town.
Killing one Fortress agent earned a Bronze Badge, killing three would upgrade it to the Silver Badge that Lin Wu currently wore on his chest, and killing nine would turn it into a Gold Badge.
Maya arranged the tasks, Lin Wu to explore, Hong Yi to take care of miscellaneous duties, and Qinglang to take a pistol and seek revenge in the streets. Maya believed that at least one or two agents would carry out tasks in the town. According to the current situation, the agents didn’t have the advantage at night, and the two to three towns the train passed during the day would become their focus.
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The Train Manufacturing Factory Town was a functional town with a rare S-ranking. The maximum parking time for the town was two hours; after that, Blood Mist and the encroaching darkness would start to move. The rarity came from the fact that there were many carriage-related tasks in the town. Everyone could accept these tasks at the train manufacturing factory, and upon completion, they would receive a card related to the carriages.
The task Lin Wu received was grave robbing. First, he needed to find the town’s Father, who, aside from his priestly duties, also volunteered as a worker. After completing the Father’s task, he would absolve you of the crime of grave robbing once and give you a key to the cemetery. Once in the cemetery, it was all about solving riddles. There were eighty-one graves, and the name card Lin Wu held had been partially burned. The name was in English letters, with about half of the letters indecipherable.
At this point, one had to rely on additional information to inquire with NPCs for details. For example, one detail Lin Wu got was that there was an outsider woman, who fell in love with the lord’s son, accepted his proposal, but was poisoned to death by another jealous outsider woman. Using this information, Lin Wu needed to correctly piece together the target’s name by asking around and re
Ten minutes had passed, and Lin Wu was still stuck on the initial stage of finding the Father. The town was neither large nor small, with streets big and small, and people inside the houses. After asking around, Lin Wu learned there were three volunteer service stations in town. He visited all three, then learned the Father had returned to the church. He immediately drew his pistol, ready to execute the Father right then and there.
However, Lin Wu changed his mind because the surrounding NPCs saw him draw his gun and showed no fear. This wasn’t strange as AI struggles to simulate human emotions and doesn’t understand the meaning of death. To have it act out complex emotions like the fear of death, the sweetness of happiness, or the pride of anger is more difficult than reaching the heavens. So, in the settings of Dawn, except for a very small number of specially designed NPCs, most NPCs were indifferent to death. Even if someone was murdered on the street, their panic would be very fake.
The reason for Lin Wu’s suspicion was not because the NPCs were indifferent to his drawing of a gun, but because there was one NPC who deliberately turned his face and body to the side, his actions betraying the panic inside him.
"Sir, stop right there," Lin Wu shouted. The cowboy accelerated his pace. Lin Wu couldn’t determine his identity and called for backup on the walkie-talkie. Soon, the cowboy was cornered on the street.