The Trial Run of the Item
"This way, we can also avoid running into Random Instances on the road." Wang Xiaohui smiled, showing none of the bewilderment she'd felt aboard the Preliminary Train.
Xu Huo glanced at the man standing beside her. "He's the Player who escorted you to the Second-Class Seat, right?"
Wang Xiaohui looked slightly surprised. "You recognized him?"
Xu Huo had heard from Nie Xuan that after the Preliminary Train ended, one Player from the Third-Class Seat had survived. His injuries were severe, and after spending two days in the hospital, he'd secretly run away. He'd been poisoned by an Alien, yet Xu Huo hadn't expected him to still be alive.
"Wei Mang was the first good person I met after entering the game." Wang Xiaohui rested her hands lightly on her knees. "That's why I found him and tried to slow the Alien poison in his body. Maybe because I'm disabled, I got a lot of Potions after completing Instances. They can't eliminate the poison, but they can slow it effectively and let him live like a normal person."
"My mother died in a car accident when I was little. My father was paralyzed, and my cousin controlled the family business. I had no assets in my name, which was why I ended up in the Third-Class Seat when I entered the game."
Yuan Yao, sitting beside them, already looked full of sympathy. Xu Huo, however, remained as expressionless as before, his eyes betraying no emotion.
Wang Xiaohui paused, then continued, "But every cloud has a silver lining. If I'd ended up in the Premium-Class Seat, I might not have survived."
"Congratulations." Xu Huo studied the woman across from him. It was clear that she'd regained control of her family business and had the decisive air