Xu Huo glanced at the man with a long scar across his left cheek, then looked away and found a seat by the wall.
All the rooms in this carriage were already occupied.
When he sat down, the Player beside him greeted him amiably and cleared half the table so they could sit without disturbing each other.
Since Xu Huo couldn't test his items on the train, he took out the robot-making manual he'd received as a game reward and started reading.
Before long, the Player who'd gone to the Restroom returned, followed by three others. They'd come from the carriage behind the empty one. The four clearly knew each other; when the returning Player opened the door, he deliberately paused to leave them room to enter.
Once the three came in, the peaceful atmosphere in the carriage was broken. The five female Players gradually quieted down as they played cards and shifted to the side. The three men standing around them dropped their relaxed postures and sat down outside the women.
The other four men kept out of it. After resting, they went back to their rooms.
Going back to their rooms made their stance clear, but it didn't mean they were safe. So the female Players would rather stay together than return to their rooms separately.
The three newcomers and the Player who'd gone to the Restroom sat on the sofa behind the women's table, staring at them with heated eyes.
No one could feel comfortable under such a prolonged stare. One short-haired female Player turned around and snapped, "What are you looking at?"
The men laughed instead, teasing them. "We're looking because you're pretty. It's a long journey, and you're bored anyway. Why don't we have some fun together?"
The female Players all looked angry at the