Crime Prison Island
Chapter 649 - 298: The End of the Battle

Chapter 649: Chapter 298: The End of the Battle

Big White Shark mercilessly abandoned Black Pearl.

He cast the most critical vote, pointing to kill her.

Anyone who votes against the Emperor becomes a traitor.

This identity can change one’s soul components at any time.

Therefore, Big White Shark chose to become a traitor first, which would give him a significant advantage in the subsequent game.

However, Big White Shark wasn’t in a hurry to change.

He didn’t yet know what the new trend component was, and changing now was pointless anyway.

There are three components, and the innate component never changes; his is white.

The trend component can only be changed ten minutes after the peace phase begins; for now, it is still white.

So even though he could become a traitor and freely change his soul components, he couldn’t actually switch camps yet.

Because the first two components already locked him in the White Empire.

The cost of Sivina’s treason in this negotiation still had to be borne by him.

However, during the next period of peace, once he changes the trend component, as long as it’s not white, he will have a huge advantage.

"Haha, having become a traitor, I’ll be able to jump between the two empires at will."

"This is not only beneficial for deception but also for safety during the war phase!"

"If someone wants to kill me, I’ll just switch camps, and then they’ll be the ones getting pointed at."

Lester was ecstatic; he had gambled correctly. Big White Shark decisively betrayed and joined forces with him to kill Black Pearl, thus acquiring the identity of a traitor.

This identity was crucial.

The strongest strategy was to switch camps and cause others to be pointed at and killed!

He was innately blue, currently white in trend, and could change his soul components at will.

This meant he could freely jump between the Green Empire and the White Empire.

If someone from the Green Empire wanted to kill him, he would just become a person of the Green Empire.

If someone from the White Empire wanted to kill him, he would just turn into a person of the White Empire.

How dangerous is an ’insider’? The constraints Black Pearl faced from Sivina had already made this abundantly clear.

Sivina, possessing a handful of Hidden Dragon Cards, found herself without any means against Black Pearl and ended up being severely damaged.

If previously, such traitors could only undermine their own side,

Then a traitor could undermine two sides!

Gao Xin looked at Lester and said with a mild smile, "Impressive, you made the right choice. If the next trend remains white, then only Black Emperor players would dare to harm you."

"If the next trend is black, then only White Emperor players would dare to harm you."

He cited two examples but notably did not mention what would happen if the next trend were blue?

Undoubtedly, Lester would think of that himself.

If it were a blue trend, and he himself was still innately blue, then he would be locked into the Green Empire’s camp, rendering the traitor’s ability utterly useless.

Lester’s expression changed, the thing traitors feared most was their own color becoming the prevailing trend.

This was the opposite of other players.

Normal players hope that their own color matches the trend, so there are more players of their own color.

But traitors must work in the opposite direction, doing everything possible to prevent their color from becoming the trend.

Meanwhile, Big White Shark coldly said, "Lester, let’s cooperate. The next trend must be black!"

Lester nodded heavily.

That was a point of similarity they could agree on.

Both were traitors, both hoping the trend would be favorable for themselves.

Currently, one innately blue and the other innately white, they would definitely both hope for a black trend, allowing them to switch between two empires.

This was also Big White Shark’s method of self-preservation after enduring an unequal treaty.

People from the two empires wouldn’t dare hurt him, only those from the Green Empire could, which significantly reduced his list of enemies. Without weapons or cards, he wouldn’t have to worry much about being attacked en masse.

"Yak... you feel the same way, don’t you? You’re also hoping for the next trend to be black, right?"

"When the time comes, the three of us will vote for black, plus the true Black Emperor players will vote black too, surely we can establish a black trend for the Black Empire!"

Lester then looked toward Yak, as in his view, Yak should be in on it too.

Although Yak had betrayed Black Pearl, it didn’t prevent them all from collaborating to achieve a trend, as they were all traitors.

However, Yak remained silent.

Big White Shark sneered, "Don’t bother with him anymore, he clearly isn’t even playing the game; just treat him as an enemy."

Hearing this, Yak finally reacted, slightly tilting his head and glancing at him out of the corner of his eye, his hand already reaching behind his neck along the spine.

Big White Shark ignored him, given that fighting was forbidden during the ceasefire.

He just stared intently at Gao Xin, "Tai Sui, the next trend must be black, so only Green Empire players can harm me."

"Unless you are a Green Empire player, you won’t even get a chance at a fair duel."

Lester frowned and said, "Uh, he actually is a Green Empire player."

Big White Shark fell silent for a moment, then said, "No matter, Lester, you are innately blue."

"That means no matter how the trends change, you can always be a Green Empire player, and Tai Sui can’t harm you."

"Come with me to that main city over there, Lester. Those of us who are traitors need to stick together."

As he spoke, Big White Shark picked up the spear dropped by Black Pearl and turned to leave.

Lester hesitated for a moment and then thought better of it and followed.

Lester had left Gao Xin’s side and followed Big White Shark away.

He had long given up on recruiting Tai Sui. The precedent set by Black Pearl was still fresh, and since Tai Sui would not join Eden Heaven, the best outcome was to have him die early!

Watching the two depart, Gao Xin said to Yak, "Thanks. You saved me once."

"It’s good that you know. The situation just now required a decisive vote for the Emperor."

Yak said indifferently, "It’s a small matter. I already know how to play the game."

"If I hadn’t cast the first vote for Black Pearl, and those two voted for you, you would have been done for."

"Lester would definitely follow with a vote."

Gao Xin smiled. Yak was quite clever.

He also trusted that Yak would make the right move just now.

Still, he added, "Your vote shook Lester. Black Pearl’s greatest blunder was trying to recruit Lester, wanting his vote as a testament."

"Heh, too naive. Adding one more person with voting rights just adds another variable. She completely underestimated the allure of the traitor’s power."

"However, your best choice just now actually was to vote for Big White Shark."

Yak tilted his head. "Vote for Big White Shark?"

Gao Xin nodded. "Yes, you should have voted for him. He too is a lord of the White Empire."

"To become a traitor, you just need to vote to kill an emperor. There’s no requirement about which empire’s emperor."

"So theoretically, it’s possible for one emperor to lead a traitor vote, killing another emperor and thereby becoming a traitor..."

"If you had voted for Big White Shark, you could still have incited Lester to follow with a vote. The result would be the same."

"Conversely, by voting for Black Pearl, Big White Shark might have been forced to kill me! Because that’s his mission. He came into the game just to kill me."

Yak’s lips curled slightly, revealing a smile. "Were you panicking just now? If Big White Shark insisted on your death, you would most likely have died."

"After all, negotiations haven’t even ended yet."

"You kept bluffing that at most Big White Shark could only exchange one for one with you, but you were really worried he might forcefully kill you, weren’t you?"

Gao Xin shrugged. "Not too bad I suppose. I admit there was a gamble element."

"If he was a madman, absolutely set on seeing me dead, I would have run away the moment they approached, never giving them a chance to corner me."

"But I could tell he wanted to kill me yet also wanted to stay alive."

"After all, this was only the first national war, and until Black Pearl made her move to kill, nobody had died. The game’s situation was still unclear, and other threats were still present. His desire to kill me wasn’t yet urgent enough. There were still opportunities later."

"Using this vote to become a traitor first, gain strong self-preservation capabilities, and then plotting to kill me, was the most rational action."

Yak stated outright, "I like your reckless nature. You and I are the same kind."

"Fearless of death, the meaning of life isn’t just about living."

Gao Xin smiled. "Whatever the meaning of life is, it’s definitely more than just fighting."

"What I want is an infinitely exciting life. That way, dying would be without regrets."

During their conversation, the seventh round of card drawing came.

This main city was the first place he occupied. It belonged to the Free People Camp, so he automatically drew a True Tiger Card.

It didn’t matter. This was one of the cards he lacked. Now he only needed a Hidden Dragon Card and a True Dragon Card.

Yak also drew a True Image Card, saying, "Orange."

Gao Xin smiled, "I know, I know. You’re in my base, I know what card you’ve drawn without you saying."

Amidst their laughter, the light barrier at the main gate disappeared.

"Peace agreement successfully established, effective immediately!"

"The first national war has ended."

The Angel Envoy said this, then immediately entered the White Emperor Main City to fulfill the agreement.

The Combat Cards were virtual items projected directly into everyone’s minds by him, and he could easily transfer them.

As for the weapons, he had to go get them himself.

Moments later, Sivina and Phoenix returned.

Seeing Yak instead of Lester upon their return, Sivina was quite surprised; Phoenix appeared contemplative.

Gao Xin immediately relayed what had just occurred.

Sivina was furious. "Damn Black Pearl, daring to steal my man!"

She was not angry about Black Pearl’s attempt to kill Gao Xin; after all, that had failed and Black Pearl was already signaled for assassination.

What really made her angry was Black Pearl forcing Gao Xin into a liaison with her.

Gao Xin rolled his eyes. "First, tell me the content of the agreement. What did you discuss?"

Sivina spread her hands. "What else could we talk about? I took all the equipment from Big White Shark and Black Pearl."

"As for the Combat Cards, exactly twelve, Phoenix, Mandala, and I each split four randomly."

Gao Xin raised an eyebrow, "Randomly split?"

Sivina nodded. "That’s how dividing spoils works here. The Angel Envoy said the agreement must specify what items are being transferred."

"If it’s weapons, you need to name the weapon. If it’s Combat Cards, you also need to specify the level of the cards."

"If the agreement includes items that one does not possess, then the agreement cannot be successfully established. After trying and finding neither had a Sub-dragon Card or True Dragon Card, we just split them randomly."

Gao Xin nodded, just as the Angel Envoy flew into the White Emperor Main City.

After a disturbance, the envoy quickly came out, holding a sawtooth knife, a long spear, and a set of armor.

The armor was tossed to Sivina, the spear to Phoenix, and the sawtooth knife was delivered to Mandala.

After dividing the spoils, the Angel Envoy announced, "The first national war has ended."

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