Lucky billion players, you've never seen one before / I can accumulate my own luck

"To use it, you have to go to the station first."

"It sounds like..." Fan Xiao deduced, "...that the partitions after merging with the ninth dimension are all located on the same spatial level?"

“That’s how it is in theory,” the punk guy replied, “or… to put it more accurately, ‘being in the same dimension’.”

Fan Xiao asked, "How do I use it?"

“It’s not activated right now,” the punk guy said. “You put it on your forehead, and once it recognizes you, you’ll gain the right to use it and officially become a member of Mammon.”

"Oh?" Fan Xiao asked, "If I fail and don't want to give it up, aren't you afraid I'll run away with it?"

"Hey...it's just mass production, only an idiot would covet something like that!"

The punk guy curled his lip: "Besides, no matter what, it originates from an S-class item and can't gain the card's approval. It's useless for ordinary people to have it, so why bother?"

"S-rank items..." Fan Xiao asked curiously, "Do you have S-rank players in Mammon?"

"Not at this point, but..."

The punk man said, "Our founder is a super player. Mammon's influence in other nodes is much stronger than that of this new node."

After answering, he asked, "Brother, how about it? Have you made up your mind?"

"Just a heads up, I hate people who dawdle."

"Whether you join or not, give me a straight answer now. You think I'll wait for you for days... heh heh, no way!"

“That sounds very appealing,” Fan Xiao laughed. “How about the freedom? I really dislike being controlled. Whoever tries to control me, I want to kill them.”

"Crazy enough!"

After offering his assessment, the punk-man replied, "You don't need to worry about freedom. Mammon never forces members to do anything. Money can corrupt people; the higher-ups will only motivate members to work through huge profits. If you don't want to..."

He shrugged and said, "Suit yourself. But I have to remind you, a fool wouldn't pass up a chance to make money!"

"..."

Fan Xiao did not respond immediately, but began to think about it seriously.

That sounds...pretty good.

As long as Tina has no objections, joining Mammon will undoubtedly have many advantages.

Although this organization is notorious, the main reason is that it recruits mentally unstable individuals and that its primary means of making money is arson, murder, and robbery.

As long as he doesn't go along to kill and rob, he won't feel any psychological burden.

However, the question now is not whether he wants to join, but whether he can join.

Fan Xiao lowered his head, his gaze falling on the red card.

As expected, this thing should be like Tina's "Badge of Justice," capable of detecting other people's personality traits.

If you're mentally sound and not crazy, then you're basically out of luck when it comes to this stuff.

How can a normal person like him gain the recognition of a "ticket" to join a shoe-related evil organization?

Isn't this making things difficult for him?

"If Qiqi were still here, I could have her head overlap with mine, and then just let her forehead stick out a little bit, materialize it, and I could stick the badge on her forehead."

"Qiqi and I are one. Once she gains the card's approval, I should be able to use this thing."

Fan Xiao sighed inwardly.

Because the conversation lasted for more than two minutes, Fan Qiqi had already disappeared from the spot.

Only Yan Keke remained by his side, ready for anything.

Pity.

The best opportunity has been missed.

This punk guy in front of me says he doesn't wait for people, so he probably really doesn't.

He can't dawdle for six hours.

"But... since I've already got it, I might as well give it a try. After all, I made a wish before, so maybe this thing will misjudge me?"

Van Shaw made the decision to give it a try.

Although he didn't have high hopes.

"My teacher once gave me a lucky coin."

Fan Xiao met the punk siblings' gaze and said, "Whether I join you or not, let the teacher decide for me."

He took out a coin from his storage space and tossed it out.

After the coin fell, he caught it with the back of his left hand, covered it with his right hand, and then ceremoniously removed his right hand to reveal the result to himself.

Looking at the person facing him, Fan Xiao smiled: "It seems that the teacher also thinks that I should join you."

He would say this regardless of whether it's a positive or negative statement.

Since he didn't state the criteria for judgment, he could come up with any explanation.

The significance of this action lies in inquiring whether Tina's "fickle" behavior violates the organizational rules of the Living Tribunal.

Tina didn't give any response, which was a response in itself—Tina didn't care, and he could decide for himself whether to join.

Of course, it's also possible that Tina isn't watching him and doesn't know what he's doing.

However, Fan Xiao felt that this possibility was very small.

"Yakumo Yukari" is no joke.

Even if we assume, hypothetically, that Tina really didn't know, then that would suit his purposes perfectly, allowing him to benefit from both sides.

Joining the Life Tribunal doesn't mean you're bound to a life of hardship.

How could being an assassin possibly affect his ability to drive a Ferrari with one hand?

After making the decision, Fan Xiao picked up the card and stamped it on his forehead.

About two or three seconds later, a game notification sounded—

[Rank E Item - Key of Mammon]

As one of the top players, "Chaos Tide" has a peculiar habit: she loves to spread mass-produced side items, creating chaos at various points in time and space, and spreading her chaotic ideology everywhere. And now, she's up to par again, coming up with a new trick. I heard the game company has increased her bounty again! Good heavens! Someone, come quick and catch this troublemaker!

[Note 1: As a derivative of the S-rank item Key of the Gate, the Key of Mammon can connect to a fixed spacetime network. Within the network's coverage area, you can use the card to perform various functions such as communication, ordering, and surfing the internet.]

[Note 2: The card is only valid within the space that can be connected to the station]

[Note 3: Cards are secondary items and do not occupy item slots]

[Note 4: Each player has only one chance to open a card. If you relinquish ownership of the item, the card will be automatically destroyed, and you will not be able to open it again after obtaining a second card.]

[Note 5: When you directly kill other card holders, you will be added to the Mammon Key Network's wanted list and will be hunted down by all Mammon members.]

Fan Xiao: "..."

what happened……

How did it pass the test?

Chapter 257 The Real Clue

The judgment was approved... but Fan Xiao wasn't exactly happy.

This...

The props determined that he had mental problems?

Fan Xiao didn't understand.

After thinking about it, he could only attribute the reason to the wish he made on the train.

It must be that the item's judgment was incorrect due to luck.

That must be it!

That's the only explanation.

After all, no one has ever said that props can represent 100% accuracy, right?

Fan Xiao convinced himself.

On the other side, Yan Keke, sensing Fan Xiao's speechless mood, suddenly thought of something.

Is it possible that... Brother Fan is the bad guy?

Hmm... Although she didn't care about that, she felt it was better to keep those words to herself.

To avoid upsetting Brother Fan.

"Secondary items... I didn't know such things existed? S-rank items can create secondary items? I wonder if all S-rank items can do that."

After stopping worrying about trivial matters, Fan Xiao focused his attention on the red card.

An E-grade item can enable cross-regional communication, presumably thanks to the S-grade item, which allows it to connect to a fixed spacetime network.

Of course, the most noteworthy is its creator – "Chaos Tide," yet another super player.

It seems that Mammon has considerable power behind him, and he must be a major organization in the outer nodes. I just wonder how he compares to the Living Tribunal?

"Judging from the fragments of information Tina revealed in her previous conversations, she is probably not the founder of the Living Tribunal, but rather someone who joined later. In other words... the Living Tribunal may have multiple super players."

Fan Xiao briefly compared the strengths of the two organizations in his mind, but soon his mind was no longer on that.

Everything is still in an unknown state, so there's no point in comparing them now.

"Great! Brother, now we are true compatriots."

After seeing that Fan Xiao had successfully activated the card, the punk siblings lowered their guard and walked over.

The brother and sister stared intently at Fan Xiao, both wearing expressions that said, "I knew I hadn't misjudged you."

That approving gaze stung Fan Xiao's heart.

It made him wonder if he was really that bad.

He always thought of himself as a good person...

Fan Xiao slightly suppressed his subtle thoughts, maintaining a calm expression on his face, and said to the two who approached, "Aren't you worried about me ambushing you now?"

"Once the card is activated, we're all in the same boat."

The punk guy shrugged and said, "Card holders cannot directly kill each other; those who kill their own kind will be put on the highest bounty list."

"Brother, believe me, you don't want to be on that list, otherwise you might be hunted down by an A-level player."

"Mammon is quite united," Fan Xiao commented.

"It wasn't like this before."

The punk guy said, "The people we recruited before were all idiots. Nobody respected anyone else, and they would start fighting at the drop of a hat. Most of them died at the hands of their own people. They could never become an organization."

"This rule was included in the card to avoid this."

"To prevent people from exploiting bugs and abandoning their items before engaging in combat, the cards have an additional function—each player can only use one card. Giving up ownership of the item is equivalent to permanently relinquishing one's status as a Mammon member."

"If you abandon the tools and then kill someone, you won't be put on the bounty, but... are you willing to pay such a high price?"

"Of course I wouldn't want to."

Fan Xiao smiled.

He wasn't lying here.

He really couldn't bear to part with that card!

and……

The item only restricts the use of weapons from directly killing "comrades," but it doesn't say that indirect killing is prohibited.

The restrictions aren't that strict, so there's no need to worry too much about what to do if you can't make a move.

The group of members that the punk girl brought with her all died on the train, but she herself was completely unaffected.

There is no obligation among Mammon members to help each other.

From this perspective, he could devise a trap, using trust to lure the punk siblings there, and then have the people lying in ambush beat them up in a righteous manner... This should be feasible.

As long as he didn't kill the person himself, that's fine.