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This doesn't seem to be the brothel

Since the moment I stepped into this place, my life has been gambled. That is the moment I realize how important the sign I give to the WIC is. Also, since I’ve entered the World of Game, everything in this place is a game.

However, it doesn’t mean that I completely give up on living. That is because of one revelation that makes me believe that by gathering 100 coins and getting out of this place, my life will be different.

“System, can you tell me about the past three people that traded 100 coins?”

『The first person is Jeffrey Talbot. The second person is Natalie Holmes and the last person named Giovanni Goldlock.』

Although I come from a poor background, my knowledge of rich people isn’t shallow as I used to read their life stories to be used as motivation. The moment I heard the names of the people, I immediately felt enlightened. That is because they are the rising rich people in the business world. Jeffrey Talbot, he is the founder of the Talbot foundation, and his rising to riches is mysterious. Some people said he founded a trading company, but it turns out that the time he rises to prominence is the same as when he gets out of this world.

Natalie Holmes, the only woman to make her name known in the crypto world as the founder of 8bitcoin. It seemed that she got the inspiration from this place and made it into reality which led to her wealth.

Giovanni Goldlock, the new head of the Goldlock family. The Goldlock family itself was reputable even before Giovanni became the head. However, as soon as he took over, the family business multiplied by 100 times and became a colossus in the business world.

They all have the same similarities. Firstly, they were considered unknown before their meteoric rise, leading to wealth. Secondly, even if they are geniuses, they still need the capital to support their business, but there has been no talk about them getting it from the bank or through loans. It seemed that they all became rich after getting out of this place.

Learning of that, I believe that if I somehow made it out of this place alive, I would be able to get rich or at least live the rest of my life comfortably, and getting the money for Natalie’s surgery won’t be a problem.

Because of that, I also learned the rules of the system. Firstly, the most important belonging for every player in this place is coins. Without any coins, 24 hours later, a player will die. Secondly, everything is decided by a game. Every transaction involving moving a coin from one player's possession to the other needed to be done through the game. It wasn’t a gamble and wager, but the system called it as rewards and punishment.

For example, I could propose a staring contest to any other player, and it would be considered a game. The wager will be the number of coins agreed by both parties. The reward will be the coins put in the bet, and the punishment will be losing coins. However, if one player doesn’t acknowledge it, the deal is off. It means that no one can force the other party to give up their coins against their will in this place.

That is why Sylvia asked me to give her the coins, and it wasn’t handed over by the system automatically. If I refused to provide her with the coins, there was nothing she could do because, at that point, I didn’t agree to play her game. However, if I agreed with her beforehand and refused to give her the coin, the punishment for me would be instant game over. Never go against the system. That is one thing that I learned as I converse with the system and learn more about how this place works.

That is also why I could follow the woman in front of me without fear. After all, she couldn’t force me to participate in a game, and even in the worse case that I lose all of my coins, I still have another 24 hours to try and get a new coin to prolong my life. In the worst case, I’ll just find Sylvia and ask her to lend me one coin.

I continued to follow the woman in front of me, and finally, I could learn some voices from a distance. There are also lights coming at the end of this dimly lighted path. It seemed that we were nearing our destination.

“We’ve arrived.”

As soon as we reached the end of the path, it was as if entering a new place. There are bright lights and people doing some activities. However, I soon noticed that something was wrong. The noise coming from the distance wasn’t a scream of pleasure but wails and scream. Although it was bright, the lights were primarily spotlights, focusing on people chained in iron shackles and contained in a cage.

It is like a crazier version of a prison house. In fact, this seemed to be a torture place. Enlightenment suddenly falls on me. If someone couldn’t force the other party to give up their coins, what if they torture the the other party ‘physically’ until they are willing to submit and give their coins?

Just like how the police tortured a spy for some valuable intelligence. This time, the police will be the bad guy, the innocent player will be the spy, and the intel will be the coins. Of course, as a smart person, the first thing I do is act surprised and scared.

“Big sister, what is this place? This doesn’t seem to be the brothel that you’ve promised me. Can you bring me back? I am afraid.”

However, the one who replied to my question wasn’t the woman. It was a burly man with a towering height of two meters.

“Haha. Celine, did you catch another newcomer? It seemed that your harvest today isn’t that bad.”