# Chapter 146: Block Fairy Tale City Station
Two minutes later, the bodies of the four were placed in a corner of the station. Xu Huo straightened his clothes and quietly waited for the train to arrive.
When the time on the ticket jumped to the last second, he teleported from the station to the train without any trouble.
Confirming that no players were chasing him, he relaxed slightly while simultaneously catching three gazes—in this car, besides himself, there were three other players.
A long-haired young woman, sitting at the same table with her was a burly man who looked quite intimidating, and another elderly man sitting alone in front.
Xu Huo warily sized up the three, then glared at the fierce-looking big man before walking to the very back of the car to find a seat.
The three fellow passengers immediately averted their eyes.
"Ding-dong!" The train announcement sounded.
"Welcome, players, aboard the Dimension Crack Special Train. This Train 219 will depart from E-class starting station to E-class station, Block Fairy Tale City Station. Players are requested to ensure their life safety while boarding in an orderly manner and to comply with the boarding rules."
"Boarding rules are as follows: 1. Non-game items must not be brought onto the train. The train does not welcome hot weapons from any world."
"2. Consumption is mandatory. All train staff are working without pay. Please respect their labor. Every player must spend no less than five hundred White Notes after boarding."
"For meals, please press the call button."
"To avoid a monotonous journey, the train encourages leisure activities such as sneak attacks, fights, and hunting. Players may choose freely."
"Wishing you a pleasant journey."
Unlike the trip to the Headchopper Instance, this time the instance broadcast new boarding rules. To sum it up in one sentence: No hot weapons allowed on board, but the train won't interfere if players kill each other.
The game is full of malice toward players. Having such rules wasn't surprising. What slightly interested Xu Huo was the clause about "working without pay."
The kitchen on the preliminary train seemed to be contracted by a restaurant called Eternal Star. If the train staff were all working without pay, were they working for the game or for the contractor?
"Ding-dong." The long-haired female player in front pressed the call button.
Soon, a uniformed train attendant walked over from the front, smiling as she handed over a menu. "Ma'am, would you like to order?"
The female player nodded, flipping through the thick menu as she asked, "Does the kitchen serve human meat?"
The attendant's smile didn't waver. "This train does not provide human meat."
"Any recommendations?" The female player handed the menu back.
Hearing this, the attendant seemed even happier and smiled as she said, "Today's head chef is a three-star chef from Eternal Star Restaurant. The specialty dishes include Polar White Frog, Beauty Vegetable Juice, Prepared Rhinoceros Meat, and a special dessert, Colored Salt Ice Cream."
"I'll take those." The female player turned to the big man and asked, "Order whatever you want for yourself."
The big man had no other requirements. "Plenty of food, enough to fill me up."
The attendant added three servings of rhinoceros meat for him.
"I'd like to order too." The elderly man in front spoke up.
The attendant walked over. The old man flipped through the first two pages of the menu. "Give me a bowl of noodles."
The attendant closed the menu and walked toward Xu Huo. "Sir, would you like to order?"
Xu Huo put on an act of being short on cash, rubbing his pant leg as he said, "How long until we reach the station? Can I skip ordering?"
"Sir, you're heading to Block Fairy Tale City Station. It's a two-hour ride. I recommend you order. It's a train rule."
"Fine, I'll have a bowl of noodles too." Xu Huo reluctantly placed his order, then glanced at the female player ahead and gritted his teeth. "And give me a glass of water."
The attendant quickly left. Except for the female player's meal, which had to be served course by course, everyone else's orders came quickly.
Xu Huo finished his noodles in a few bites, then sat in his seat, staring blatantly at the female player's back.
Once she finished eating, he picked up his water glass and walked over, sitting directly across from her. "Want to rinse your mouth?"
The female player glanced at him but said nothing.
"You're heading to Block Fairy Tale City Station too, right? Then we're in the same instance." Xu Huo started talking on his own. "How about we team up? There's safety in numbers."
"Block Fairy Tale City Station has more than one instance." The female player seemed a bit interested. "We'll only know which specific instance it is when we arrive. What level ticket do you have?"
"E-class ticket." Xu Huo answered readily. "Are you the same?"
A hint of disappointment showed in the female player's eyes. She nodded casually, then closed her eyes and stopped talking.
Xu Huo was about to speak again when the big man beside her stopped him. "She needs to rest."
Xu Huo shot him a glare, then seeing that the female player really had no intention of talking to him, he awkwardly stood up.
"Wait." The big man handed his water glass back. "Your water."
Xu Huo snatched it back, returned to his seat indignantly, and downed the water in one gulp. After sitting for a while, he went to the restroom at the back. When he came back, he finally sat still, leaning back and pretending to doze off.
Two hours passed quickly. Upon receiving the game notification, Xu Huo immediately sat up straight.
[Player Passerby A has entered Block Fairy Tale City Station. Default participation in E-class instance "The Storytelling Woman."]
[Background Introduction: Every destroyed city has a tragic upheaval. Every harmed family has a painful experience. Twenty years ago, Block Fairy Tale City was a massive metropolis with a population of fifty million. Large-scale block-shaped buildings were scattered throughout every corner of the city. It was once hailed as "Children's Paradise."]
[After experiencing a great upheaval, Block Fairy Tale City's area shrank to one-twentieth of its original size. Although the town still retains its block-shaped building complexes, there are no longer any sounds of children here.]
[Fortunately, many outsiders have settled here, gradually turning Block Fairy Tale City into a tourist destination. Every visitor entering Block Fairy Tale City can tour the old city ruins for free under the guidance of a tour guide.]
[Instance Tasks: ① Find a person who tells the correct story.
② Find a woman who tells the correct story.
③ Find teeth for the storytelling woman.]
[Instance Duration: Three days.]
[Please enter Block Fairy Tale Tourist City before dusk. Failure to clear the instance will result in not receiving a return ticket.]
[Countdown begins: ...3, 2, 1...]
After the view switched, Xu Huo was already standing on an old, worn-out street.
This street had clearly been abandoned for a long time. Large stretches of houses had turned into ruins. Although occasional specks of green could be seen on the ground or in wall crevices, the dust floating in the sunlight and the extremely quiet air indicated the desolation of this place.
He looked back. Getting off the train with him were the female player and the big man following her. The elderly man hadn't come down.
They were all standing next to a bus stop.
"The sign is so worn out you can't even read the station name." He stepped forward to strike up a conversation with the female player. "They just dump us here and leave us? Which way are we supposed to go?"