Crime Prison Island
Chapter 264 - 124 Advanced Players

Chapter 264: Chapter 124 Advanced Players

In the afternoon, Gao Xin entered the village center safely as Tai Sui.

Yoshihara Village was smaller, but its infrastructure was newer and cleaner, clearly built much later than Yamaguchi Village.

Along the main road were entertainment venues even more blatant and full of the dusty air of the world than those in Yamaguchi Village.

People were dancing in the streets, and as he walked, Gao Xin was even directly stopped by beautiful women who invited him in for a drink.

However, the closer he got to the Silver Tower, the less frequent such encounters became.

As long as he was headed towards the Silver Tower, he was allowed to pass, but conversely, people coming from the direction of the Silver Tower were always surrounded by groups of women.

Upon reaching the Silver Tower, Gao Xin saw many people wearing Revenge Gang uniforms as soon as he entered.

Each one had the phrase "All betrayals shall eventually be settled" embroidered on their backs.

At first glance, it seemed like the Revenge Gang was the dominant organization in Yoshihara Village.

Yet in reality, those in kimonos and the local strongest force, the Yoshihara group, who guarded the entrance of the Silver Tower and patrolled nearby, were the prominent local power.

"Ha, there really are a lot of nominal members of the Revenge Gang; it gives the illusion of great power," he said.

"Anyone unfamiliar with the situation here wouldn’t dare to provoke them lightly," he added.

Gao Xin smiled, knowing that these so-called members of the Revenge Gang were actually independents.

This point was known by the local Yoshihara group, which is why they allowed the Revenge Gang to ’expand’ like this.

It was a clever growth strategy. Openly hiding and developing would eventually be exposed and would even alert the Yoshihara group.

But hanging the names of a bunch of independents in such an overt manner meant that if suddenly some expert joined, no one would know if they really joined sincerely.

The Revenge Gang could grow significantly without arousing suspicion.

However, for the convenience of gameplay, he had asked Chef Xue for a set of ordinary clothes before heading out.

At that moment, he looked like a visiting independent.

"Which game to match?"

"Stepping into the Tiger Level, I no longer get to choose the beginner games."

Gao Xin stroked his chin, the figure labeled ’99’ reflected in his eyes, the designation for the Yoshihara Village Silver Tower.

The guaranteed rewards for beginner games were in the hundreds, intermediate games in the thousands, and advanced games in the tens of thousands.

He had previously made tens of thousands from intermediate games, partly due to the team battle, another part due to a substantial amount of tips.

This time around, as a player in the military campaign and having stepped into the Tiger Level with consecutive full tips in two rounds,

The difficulty of the matches he was paired with was expectedly high.

In the past, no matter how short of money he was, he would rather join a hunting group to loot than to engage in the gaming again.

After all, the Redemption Games were genuinely lethal, with high stakes often hinging on life and death. What if he were to fall in the game—who would rescue Luo Yan?

But now he had no choice. He desperately needed to enhance his strength and had to give it his all.

If he were to choose conservatively, he would go for an intermediate game where a good performance could also yield tens of thousands, which, with tips, should suffice.

As for the advanced games, there was no doubt they were difficult. He wasn’t sure he could survive them, and there was a very real chance he could die in one.

But...

"Life and death are decreed by fate, wealth and honor are from heaven."

"Let’s do this! Advanced game, match!"

Gao Xin only pondered for a moment before resolutely choosing an advanced game.

"Swipe!"

The elevator promptly opened, a successful match.

"That was fast... well, it’s a full-island match," he said.

"Not limited to players from the village."

Gao Xin steadied himself and stepped in.

Burdened with the responsibility of saving Luo Yan, he could not die no matter what. Logically, he should choose an intermediate game, which brought substantial but safer returns.

But he considered that he now didn’t want to risk his life, saving his strength to rescue Luo Yan, yet would risking his life be less likely at Yamaguchi Village?

That would be a bloody battle, with a slim chance of victory.

The choice he made now would determine the outcome later.

If not now, then when would he risk it all? He didn’t want to find himself only a step away from success and live with regret.

Life is like a grindstone; only through grinding can one shine. Believing in oneself and moving forward bravely is the only way to succeed through challenges.

Engaged in military conflicts, the Tiger Level, advanced games, and a super tipper—and yet he also needed to survive and take away a substantial reward.

With this, Gao Xin ramped up the pressure on himself to the maximum.

Success was the only option; failure was not allowed.

...

The elevator ran for quite a while, and Gao Xin knew he must have left Yoshihara Village by now.

Almost half an hour later, the door finally opened.

What came into view was a pure white hall, so white he couldn’t tell the size of the place.

Gao Xin squinted, somewhat puzzled.

There was nothing here, no one else; was this the advanced game? Very strange.

But soon an AI projection appeared to resolve his confusion, a tall man in a black suit: "Hello, player from Area 99, from now on, I will take over your game service."

"You may call me Solomon, I am your advanced player manager."

Gao Xin was startled, "Are you AI?"

He couldn’t tell whether the other was a human projection or AI service.

Solomon smiled, "Yes, you can call me from any Silver Tower to serve you."

"If you prefer not to disclose your personal information, I can fabricate player information for you, including but not limited to player name, number, and balance display."

"Also, when you trigger an Easter egg while in the game, you will need to call my name to activate the interactive screen mode."

Gao Xin’s eyes lit up, realizing he now had private AI service.

No longer are common players obliged to use the local service AI of the Silver Tower.

If local toughs forced the public disclosure of player information, it would be possible to show false details, including freely fabricated balances.

Gao Xin asked, "What other features does it have?"

Solomon replied, "As a player in the military conflict games, this is your personal room, and its location is absolutely secure. You can take any elevator within the Silver Tower to get here."

"Great!" Gao Xin was delighted, as he had previously complained that the two times he stayed at someone else’s place, he was robbed both times.

Although there were no serious consequences, he indeed desired a nest of his own—safety being the priority.

He hadn’t expected that becoming a military conflict player would grant him a private room directly.

"Can I also make exchanges here?" asked Gao Xin.

Solomon nodded, "Yes, you can come here anytime for private exchanges."

"If you have any special requests, you can communicate them to me."

Gao Xin paced around and quickly discovered that the room was a bit small.

It was only five meters from front to back and narrower across, just four meters, but it was entirely white, which at first glance made it not seem cramped.

"Can it be expanded?" Gao Xin asked.

Solomon smiled, "This is a complimentary room, but you can upgrade its size through exchanges, costing 10 redemption coupons per cubic meter."

Gao Xin was not surprised, as this would obviously cost money. Getting a twenty-square-meter security room for free was already a big win.

It was fine for him to live alone, but it was a bit small if he wanted to accommodate more people.

At 10 points per cubic meter, the price was quite cheap. He knew this was a place outsiders couldn’t enter. Though under the control of the Crime Prison Island authorities, he didn’t need to worry about that now.

A location controlled by the officials signified the safest place for him now.

"Can I bring people in?" Gao Xin asked.

Solomon calmly replied, "Only you are allowed private entry here. Inviting guests would require you to reach at least the Blue VIP level."

"Blue VIP?" Gao Xin grimaced.

Solomon quickly explained that higher-level players also have classifications.

White, Blue, Red, Gold, Black.

Different levels provide significantly different services.

He was currently at the lowest, White level, where this room was solely for his use, not permitting any outsiders.

Blue could bring in ten people, Red a hundred, Gold a thousand, Black unrestricted.

Gao Xin was shocked, "Gold can bring a thousand people in, and Black is unlimited?"

"Wait, the space expansion you mentioned earlier, are there limits?"

Solomon shook his head, "None. As long as you have enough redemption coupons, you can expand endlessly."

Gao Xin was speechless, endless expansion?

Twenty thousand points would build a two-meter-high, ten-thousand-square-meter base.

This was still just a private room. Surely many players like him existed. Could this place truly be on Crime Prison Island?

Built underground? That was indeed possible. It would provide enough vertical space to accommodate places like these.

"How many redemption coupons are needed to advance to Blue VIP?" Gao Xin quickly asked.

With such a great location, he needed it now more than ever and, of course, had to bring people in.

However, Solomon said, "Sorry, VIP levels cannot be bought with redemption coupons. They are determined by your viewer engagement."

"Viewer engagement?" Gao Xin tilted his head.

Solomon quickly explained that it essentially referred to the player’s fan count.

If there wasn’t enough viewer engagement, no amount of money could exchange for higher VIP services.

Redemption coupons could be obtained through many channels, including robbery and trading. The island’s powers could exploit others to accumulate them in large quantities.

Clearly, the audience did not favor such people.

Nor the kind of player who monotonously grinds low-level games daily, though they were tolerated to maintain the ecosystem of Crime Prison Island. Otherwise, with such a small island, feeding most people would be problematic.

Most viewers would not watch those games. They only randomly checked them out if there were no other games available.

Unquestionably, high-level players were the main attraction for the audience.

The reason for offering him so many services was that his gameplay possessed a certain viewer stickiness.

To ascend to a higher player level, there was only one criteria: viewer engagement.

"How many fans do I have?" Gao Xin asked.

Solomon smiled, "845."

Gao Xin was stunned, just over eight hundred? It made sense, as he had only participated in three games.

The previous few bullet-screen sessions looked densely packed with many people, but eight hundred could create that effect.

In his first game, there were likely only a few dozen people at most, and even that might have been traffic brought by Silver Hand...

He continued to inquire and quickly learned that advancing to Blue level required over a thousand fans, Red over ten thousand, Gold one hundred thousand, and Black a million.

The entire Redemption Game platform had only one million two hundred thousand members.

In fact, that was already a lot. Out of the global population of five billion, less than one billion worked, and only one-thousandth of elites and wealthy individuals could become members here.

According to Solomon, reaching Blue level not only allowed bringing people into the safe house but also unrestricted use of Silver Tower transport, accessing any location on the island that had a Silver Tower.

At Red level, reporting to the Silver Tower was no longer necessary. Simply wearing a wristwatch to call an AI, a player could join games anytime and a private jet would come to pick them up.

As for reaching Gold level, that was incredible. They would beg him to participate in games. AI would filter various interesting games for him to choose from, negotiating the income in advance.

After all, people at this level were subject to considerable island influence, fully integrated into its upper echelons, not needing to participate in games without significant appearance fees or special benefits to lure them.

As for Black level players, they effectively had ’national’ fame. Anything could be directly negotiated with the officials.

Currently, the founders of the three major nations on the island were all Black players. Theoretically, they could come and go on the island at any time. Even if their nations conflicted and engaged in sea battles, the navy would intervene to mediate... Their established powers were theoretically vassal states of the global government.

"Interesting..." Gao Xin licked his lips, "A thousand is for Blue level, that’s not too bad, I’m close."

"After this game, I should reach it."

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