Two days later, Los Angeles Station.
Hunter walked out of the train station with Tali.
"Is this Los Angeles?"
Tali followed behind Hunter, walking slowly with a limp, her eyes looking at him with intense affection.
"Yeah!"
Hunter rubbed his lower back, thinking about settling Tali down.
Then he would go and properly upgrade his skills to raise his attributes as high as possible as quickly as he could.
Two days ago, after staying briefly in Springfield City...
...they quickly bought long-distance train tickets directly to Los Angeles, preparing to cross the US.
Anyone who has taken a train in the US knows.
Delays, slow speeds, frequent accidents, and so on—there are a ton of problems.
After all, the US railways have been privatized for many years.
Coupled with the overly developed aviation industry, the maintenance of US railways has worsened year by year, and they are rarely upgraded with care.
As a result, while freight is somewhat decent, passenger rail is truly hard to describe.
At the very least, Hunter didn't plan on taking it a second time.
However, the reason he was rubbing his back now wasn't really related to the railway.
Because Tali didn't have any identification documents to prove her identity, and also to avoid exposure...
...Hunter could only buy train tickets to bring her back to Los Angeles conveniently.
And from Springfield City to Los Angeles, it's almost across the entire US.
Therefore, the ticket they bought was for a reasonably comfortable sleeper compartment.
The compartment wasn't large, with only one bed.
And on the train, there was almost nothing to do.
Coincidentally, the guests in the two adjacent compartments were also busy.
The result was predictable!
During the two-day train journey, besides going to the dining car to eat...
...Hunter and Tali spent almost the entire time in the compartment!
Even though Hunter had previously stored several boxes of 'umbrellas' in his private space...
...they were almost all used up over these two days!
They say only the ox gets exhausted, while the field never gets plowed out.
Hunter didn't quite believe that before!
But now, he somewhat believed it.
At the beginning, Tali was clearly no match for him.
But after several continuous days, even his physical fitness, which was more than twice that of a normal person, started to feel the strain.
Although Tali looked just as worn out.
"We've arrived in Los Angeles. You still haven't decided where to go next."
"So I'll help you rent a place to stay first. After you've recuperated for a while..."
"...I'll arrange surgery for you to remove the tracker implanted in your body."
Hunter hadn't decided how to settle Tali for the time being.
He was the one who rescued this girl!
But after rescuing her, he realized she was also a bit of a trouble.
Tali didn't have any specialized skills. He heard she once wanted to be a singer.
But because she hadn't received professional training since childhood—though fortunately, she was still in her voice-changing period, so there was still considerable room for cultivation.
However, art classes in the US are notoriously expensive.
Relying on herself, without any skills, Tali certainly wouldn't be able to afford that money.
Moreover, Hunter was also worried that if Tali really became famous, it would bring her no small amount of trouble.
After all, even if he personally dealt with that gang entrenched in Boston in the future...
...who knows what kind of vile and difficult characters those perverted wealthy elites and congressmen who lusted after Tali might be.
For a moment, Hunter didn't know how to settle Tali.
Tali didn't think that much. She had finally escaped Moscow Nights and escaped Boston.
Seeing that she had escaped from that den of monsters and hell, her heart was now full of joy.
Los Angeles could be considered Hunter's home base. After all, after transmigrating to this parallel world...
...he had spent most of his time in Los Angeles over the past three months.
So Hunter was quite familiar with many of the communities and streets here.
Regarding Tali's settlement location, he had already considered it on the way and fully sought Tali's opinion.
In the end, Hunter rented a small apartment of over forty square meters for Tali in Los Angeles' Chinatown.
The layout was not much different from the one he lived in. The key was that the environment here was good and much safer.
Moreover, it was only about a ten-minute bike ride from the apartment where Hunter lived.
Tali definitely had no money on her now. Hunter rented it for three months first; he needed to think carefully about how to settle Tali.
After deciding, he would consider other matters.
By the way, Hunter also planned to find Lyle for some help.
Lyle was a top hacker who could easily hack into the internal networks of Federal Government agencies.
Hunter had heard Tali mention her few memories of her family, vaguely remembering she had a father who seemed to be a policeman.
And a younger sister a few years younger than her!
Unfortunately, too much time had passed, and Tali was too young when she was kidnapped.
She couldn't remember which city she lived in, or even the names of her parents and sister.
However, with the mindset of seeing a rescue through to the end...
Having already received his reward, Hunter decided to help her one more time.
He wanted to ask Lyle for help hacking into the US police internal network to search for any missing person reports similar to Tali's profile.
Perhaps Hunter really could help Tali find her parents.
He spent a day finding a place for Tali to stay.
Hunter also paid out of his own pocket to provide Tali with plenty of useful appliances, furniture, clothes, and cosmetics.
He even stocked the refrigerator in Tali's place with plenty of ingredients.
He then took out three thousand us dollars to give her as pocket money.
"Alright, Tali."
"You'll stay here for the time being!"
397
"I live nearby, but I have some things to handle over the next few days."
"It might be a few days before I can come back to see you."
"For safety reasons, it's best if you don't go out during these few days."
"There's enough food in the fridge to last you over a week. If you have any Culinary Skill, you can cook for yourself."
"If you're not good at it, then it's best to order takeout for a few days."
"Remember, eat less sweets and overly greasy food."
Having finally settled Tali in, Hunter prepared to head back.
He hadn't lied to Tali; he indeed had quite a few matters to deal with.
He planned to head over to Dominic's side to check things out.
While he was at it, he'd see Mia. After all, strictly speaking, that mixed-race beauty was his official girlfriend.
Afterward, Hunter also needed to visit Slater's Locksmith Company to see that beautiful lockpicking master with whom he shared a brief fling.
With the wealth worth over thirty million us dollars obtained from Steve's two safes,
plus the sixty thousand us dollars earned from previously helping Dominic smuggle a shipment of goods to Boston,
Hunter now had enough money to squander and upgrade his skills.
In the coming period, he believed his strength would soon skyrocket...
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