Crime Prison Island
Chapter 626 - 284: Free People Camp

Chapter 626: Chapter 284: Free People Camp

Although Sivina held the most legitimate position within the White Empire and commanded the highest military force,

relying on her to lead properly was out of the question.

Gao Xin took over the arrangements, and neither Mandala nor Li Fengqing had any objections.

Gao Xin and Yak passed through the passage and arrived at the White Emperor Left Wing base.

This place was as large as the main city, but it had terrain features: high mountains on both sides and a canyon with a lake in the middle.

Gao Xin stood on the cliff platform at the entrance of the passage, looking across at the cliff platform on the other side, which also had a passage that connected to the right wing base of the Black Empire.

"Yak, what exactly are you," he could directly state now.

This place was still very safe, the passage was long, and the area was large, beyond the range of his awareness.

Even Gao Xin couldn’t eavesdrop on the adjacent area, let alone others.

Yak slowly said, "I like red, but there are no such cards, so I wanted black."

"But they didn’t give me black, they gave me green, which I don’t like."

Although Yak’s way of speaking was very chaotic, Gao Xin still understood him.

He was innately given green, the random card, while his soul desired black because he liked black.

Added to that, the major trend was white, so Yak, just like himself, was also a ’nonaligned’, belonging to the Free People Camp.

"It’s really so, then it is completely confirmed, you and I are both from the Free People Camp!"

"Yak, no one else can hear us here now, in the future, if you have anything you want to tell me alone, you can also come with me to some base."

"In the bases on the left and right wings of each empire, only three players can be stationed."

"This means that when the two of us are stationed here, at most one enemy player can come to attack, and if three players from the same camp occupy this place, it becomes impregnable, the enemy can’t even get in."

Gao Xin briefly explained the rules to Yak.

Indeed, the Free People also comprise a camp in this game.

It is a hidden faction intentionally left ambiguous by the rules.

"Our hidden faction is very weak initially."

"Firstly, it doesn’t have its own initial camp base."

"Because the game rules clearly state that there are only those nine camp bases, now belonging to the three major empires."

"Second, the Free People have no right to declare war."

"The rules for starting wars specifically state ’any empire’, not faction."

"So even if Elephant-level Free People die within any empire base, it wouldn’t trigger a war."

"Similarly, Free People can also deploy Dragon-level cards in other empires without starting a war."

Gao Xin explained very clearly, and Yak understood immediately.

Actually, when Gao Xin interrupted him earlier to say he was a player of the White Emperor, Yak had already realized.

He wasn’t foolish; clearly aware that he was not a player of the White Emperor, he should have realized that a mixed three-color card didn’t have the right to declare war.

Gao Xin continued, "Third, the Free People have no right to stop wars either."

"Because the truce rules also clearly state that it must be a unanimous vote from all players of an ’empire faction’."

"Think about it, with no right to declare war, how could they have the right to stop a war?"

"However, the Free People do have negotiation rights!"

"Because in the negotiation rules, it says ’each camp’ sends players to negotiate, not necessarily an empire."

"Similarly, the Free People also have the right to occupy!"

"When only players from the same camp are present at a stronghold, then that stronghold belongs to that camp. There’s no rule that it has to be an empire."

Yak was somewhat puzzled, "Gao Xin, why are you so sure that the Free People are definitely a hidden camp?"

"If I were ’no camp,’ not belonging to ’any empire,’ I could also evade starting a war."

"What makes you certain that we are a fourth camp, and also possess the rights to negotiate and occupy?"

Gao Xin’s lips curled slightly, "Yes, if we only consider these rules, indeed, we cannot be sure."

"After all, the rules only explain the situations with two of the same color, and three of the same color. It doesn’t explain what happens with a mix of three colors; it could also be no camp."

"But... you or many others might also overlook a very inconspicuous rule."

Yak recalled, "What other rule? My memory is very clear, I don’t recall any special rule."

Gao Xin affirmed, "There is!"

"That is, ’The players’ camp in this game is composed of three components.’"

Yak remembered that indeed, such a statement existed.

Although he wasn’t good at playing games, his brain function was very strong.

But what could that statement explain?

Gao Xin explained, "You didn’t look up, so you might not know, this rule is listed separately."

"At first glance, this rule seems like nonsense, merely a preliminary to the rules on components that follow."

"But in reality, it is very important, especially since the situation of mixed three colors isn’t mentioned later, thus it is actually an explanation on the affiliation of the three mixed colors."

"’The players’ camp in this game is composed of three components.’

"Since it is a rule, it means that as long as there are three components, regardless of how the colors of these three components are combined, they will always correspond to a camp."

Yak instantly understood; yes, this wasn’t nonsense.

The situation of mixed three colors wasn’t mentioned not because it was unimportant, but because it was actually included.

It also is a camp, just that this camp has no name; everything about it is hidden within the rules.

Gao Xin finally said, "There’s another logic; that is, if mixed three colors were ’no camp,’ then should the game fail without anyone being eliminated?"

"At settlement time, players from the other camps are all eliminated. What about no camp?"

"If ’no camp’ doesn’t need elimination, wouldn’t that be more survival-efficient than a traitor?"

"Traitors still need to complete a demanding task, while no camp might achieve this right from the start, like you and me. If no elimination is needed, then winning or losing doesn’t matter; one could just play casually."

Yak, drawing inferences about other cases, said, "The Free People Camp initially has no stronghold; hence, going to any empire’s stronghold involves drawing a random card."

"The Free People Camp has no right to declare war, so they can use Combat Cards freely without starting a war."

"Although they have no truce rights, they do have negotiation rights, which means the rules actually allow four parties to negotiate. If this fourth party hides itself, it can even replace someone from an empire to negotiate."

"If the Free People Camp occupies a stronghold from an empire, others would think that some empire has occupied it."

"And once they have a stronghold, the Free People can consistently draw cards and participate in major voting, though the Free People have no major trend of their own, only black, white, and green colors."

Gao Xin smiled, "Yak, you are still quite smart."

"Though you’re only good at fighting, your thinking is very sharp. It’s not that you can’t do other things."

Gao Xin had peeled the cocoon for him, showing how to deeply understand rules and uncover ways to play.

And such a thought process had given Yak, who suddenly grasped the method to understand games.

Yak said calmly, "That’s interesting. So this is what playing the game is like?"

Gao Xin nodded, "Life is not just about fighting and killing, there are also human relationships to consider."

"You need to learn how to be a person, Yak."

Yak said, "The game is fun, but I still prefer fighting."

"These can’t help me win, but combat power can."

"Fighting makes me happy."

Gao Xin smiled, "Alright, that’s not wrong, Combat Cards are very important."

"By the way, what’s your second Combat Card?"

Yak said, "It’s the Hidden Dragon Card."

"Damn... you’re too lucky, right?" Gao Xin was embarrassed.

In the first round, both he and Yak had Elephant Level cards, which kept their luck even. In the second round, he had a fledgling tiger card, while Yak got a Hidden Dragon Card.

My goodness, including Sivina’s two Hidden Dragon Cards... Gao Xin wasn’t sure how strong the White Empire was, but their alliance team was already very strong.

Gao Xin immediately said, "Keep this card a secret. If someone asks you what you drew in the second round, just say it’s an Elephant Level card and insist you’re from the White Empire."

"I also have an Elephant Level card, which you can use."

"Drawing corresponding level cards twice in a row, your identity will appear ’clear’."

Yak asked, "We can’t exchange cards, how can you give it to me?"

Gao Xin smiled, "As long as you’re by my side, we can secretly arrange it. When you need to summon, I can also help you summon secretly."

"So-called summoning is just sending orders to the Angel Envoy through a chip, who then deploys the combat units."

"Therefore, as long as it’s deployed secretly, it’s actually not clear who summoned whom."

Yak said, "Actually, if others ask me to show my card, I just ignore them."

"..." Gao Xin was speechless, typical Yak, always resorting to cold violence.

If you don’t like his cold violence, then it’ll be his hot violence.

Gao Xin continued, "Listen, Yak, let’s set up some codes between us."

"From now on, in Tiger Cards from biggest to smallest, it will be persimmon, grape, blueberry."

"Elephant Cards will be orange, apple, pear."

"Dragon Cards will be watermelon, durian, orange."

Yak asked, "What about the Dragon King Card?"

Gao Xin shrugged, "Jackfruit."

The two of them chatted and set up some other codes.

Time ticked by, and soon it was time to draw the third round of cards.

Suddenly, a figure appeared on the cliff opposite.

Gao Xin recognized at a glance that it was Phoenix.

With a large spear on his back, he came to the territory of the White Emperor Left Wing and just sat down on the ground, leaning lazily against the wall.

Seeing Gao Xin and Yak on this side, Phoenix waved and greeted, "Hi, Tai sui!"

Gao Xin shouted, "Are you here to attack the White Empire?"

Phoenix laughed, "No, no, I’m just here to draw some cards."

"Who dares to attack? Sivina has already got two Hidden Dragon Cards, right? I only have two True Image Cards."

"The White Empire is too strong, it’s good enough you guys aren’t attacking me."

Gao Xin smiled, "I see, you’re trying your luck at drawing a Dragon Card?"

The situation was clear, Phoenix had drawn two True Image Cards consecutively in the Black Empire, feeling he could never catch up with Sivina’s growth.

He might not be inferior to Sivina in a one-on-one battle, and might even be stronger.

But in terms of growth, he absolutely couldn’t match Sivina.

She draws Hidden Dragon Cards every round, he draws True Image Cards every round, and the gap would only get bigger!

So he could only bet it all on a random card, hoping for explosive luck to draw a True Dragon Card or Dragon King Card.

As expected, the Green Empire on the right flank must have made the same move.

After all, with the White Empire’s development being so strong, the others definitely couldn’t sit still.

Now, it was the era of the White Emperor, and the White Empire’s players were definitely the most numerous.

The more players, the more sources of Combat Cards available.

In others’ view, not knowing Yak and Gao Xin were from the Free People Camp, there were five players just in the White Empire’s headquarters.

In contrast, the Black Empire had only three players, two of whom were openly undercover agents from the White Empire. The Green Empire only had one player.

That is, judging purely by identity, the Black and Green Empires seemed to only have one player each, with low national power.

Five White Empire players drawing cards in headquarters, two players drawing random cards in foreign countries, seven people growing, how could this continue?

Three of them were steadily holding True Image and Hidden Dragon Cards, and military power was growing in an orderly manner.

One could say, the longer the peace lasted, the bigger the gap would become.

But starting a war rashly was also not advisable, lacking combat power in hand.

Unless one tried their luck by drawing cards in another empire, exploding in luck, and drawing a True Dragon Card or Dragon King Card, settling everything in one strike.

That’s why Phoenix had come over, not to attack, just sitting there waiting to draw cards.

Soon, it was time to draw cards.

Phoenix had timed his arrival just for this moment; after he drew his card, he suddenly leaped up.

From his movements, it seemed he had drawn a very powerful card.

Gao Xin looked at his own card, speechless, another Elephant Level card!

Statistically speaking, this was quite normal. First, Dragon Cards definitely had a lowered rate, with a very low probability.

Of the remaining Elephant and Tiger Cards, he had drawn two elephants and one tiger in three rounds, which was still pretty lucky.

"Haha, Tai Sui, you really are my lucky star!"

"Just seeing you, I drew it... I can’t lose this game now!"

Phoenix, previously lazy, was now radiant and full of energy.

Gao Xin looked at him, "Oh? What did you draw?"

Phoenix shouted, "I drew the True Dragon Card!"

"What..." Gao Xin frowned, such luck?

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