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

Fan Xiao remarked, "The Special Affairs Bureau is really rich."

"Backed by the nation and rich in resources," Du Ruo smiled, then got down to business, saying, "Let's exchange intelligence; we don't have much time left."

"Wait, there's another problem."

Fan Xiao looked towards the group of ordinary people: "Have you found places for them to stay?"

"Yes, I've found them all."

Du Ruo nodded and said, "Fortunately, there are only 33 people. We only need to find 11 places to stay. If more ordinary people were involved, we would have a real headache."

"You guys are quite efficient."

Fan Xiao praised the statement, then said, "Let me state my conclusion first: there is a high probability that the residents of this island have ill intentions towards us, and their enthusiasm may be an act."

"Therefore, don't drink or eat anything they give you indiscriminately. It's best not to sleep at all, and be extra careful to prevent any accidents from happening."

"Also, stay indoors at night and ignore Rule 4: do not go out."

The rules of the instance likely restrict not only players.

Ordinary people probably have to follow the rules just like the players.

The islanders are the best example.

Therefore, it's not just players who need lodging.

As for whether ordinary people who stay overnight at the islanders' homes can survive the night despite the dangers... Fan Xiao didn't know either.

All he could do was warn them of the potential dangers in advance and let them be more careful.

Of course, there is another option.

That means staying away from towns and spending the night in areas teeming with monsters.

Perhaps it is not bound by the three rules there.

With his thirteen "Steel-Breaking Blood Blades," Fan Xiao was confident he could protect the 33 people outside the town, amidst the monster hordes.

Moreover, the "Anemic Earring" is least afraid of group battles.

The more monsters you kill, the more monster blood you can extract to fight with.

Although the blood of other creatures can only be manipulated for a maximum of one hour, it is sufficient for real-time combat.

Unfortunately, he didn't dare to try.

Breaking the rules will result in punishment from the island god.

Who knows whether the rules set by the island god only apply to towns or the entire island?

There is only one life.

Try and die.

How can I afford to try it?

We can only play by their rules.

Chapter 56 The islanders are actually from the same hometown?

"You mean..."

After listening to Fan Xiao's words, Du Ruo asked, "Is the fourth rule for worship and prayer fake?"

"Most likely," Fan Xiao said confidently. "Although it's just a guess, the probability that it's not true is very high."

He recounted his experiences, the intelligence he had gathered, and his corresponding analysis.

After listening, Du Ruo nodded and said, "Although we haven't had time to check on the Central Temple yet, I believe your judgment is correct."

“What you’re saying puts a lot of pressure on me,” Fan Xiao shrugged. “If something goes wrong, dozens of lives could be lost, and I can’t afford to take that responsibility.”

"Don't worry, the Special Affairs Bureau is in charge. Why would you, an ordinary citizen, be the one to take the blame?"

Du Ruo sighed softly.

He's the one who has to take the blame when things go wrong!

The pressure is immense...

Fan Xiao noticed Du Ruo's negative emotions.

But the other person is a grown man, so he probably doesn't need his comfort.

He got straight to the point, saying, "I've covered all my intelligence. Do you have any different intelligence on your end?"

"Yes, but you'll have to judge for yourself how important it is."

Du Ruo nodded and said, "As I just mentioned, we encountered two demi-human players near the north gate of the town and learned some interesting information from them."

"First of all, their identities are quite interesting..."

Du Ruo began to explain in detail.

As they listened, the Lu Xining sisters next to Fan Xiao gradually showed surprise on their faces.

The Sacrifice Island instance belongs to the Star Memory Corridor station.

The Starry Memory Corridor Station belongs to the G08-004 World Zone.

The two demi-human players that Du Ruo encountered were from this world's division and could be considered "native players" here.

Besides their affiliation with the World Division, the two demi-human players also discussed information about "immigrants."

They come from two different regions of the 004 world division.

However, they both had the same thing in common: they had promoted the idea that "the island of worship is a good place for immigrants."

Furthermore, these two regions experienced two migrations five years ago and three years ago, with over two hundred people moving to the sacrificial islands respectively.

"Partition G08-004..."

Fan Xiao joked, "Our 010 division is also from the G08 spacetime node. Would you say we're from the same hometown as them?"

"The world is different, so what's the point of being fellow countrymen... Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that, judging from this small example, I estimate that there are more than just two regions that are promoting immigration."

Du Ruo offered his own deduction: "Perhaps there are many regions in the world outside this island that are promoting the migration to the sacrificial island, and there is a continuous stream of immigrants coming to this island."

"Didn't you say before that the world this instance is in is very chaotic?"

Fan Xiao found a logical flaw: "In the world outside the island, civilization has regressed, and advanced players have carved out their own territories and become kings, forming a society with a 'lord structure'."

"Immigration exists in normal societies, but in this lord-based society, ordinary people are slaves and property of high-level players. Without the approval of a leading high-level player, such a thing shouldn't happen, right?"

"Well..." Du Ruo shook his head: "I don't know the specific details either, but since those high-level players didn't pursue it, they must have tacitly accepted it. Maybe they have some secret connection with the Sacrifice Island."

"A secret connection..."

Fan Xiao seemed to be deep in thought.

He was actually aware of the immigration issue.

The background information for the instance mentions that the island was formerly known as Rocchi Island.

Rocco Island boasts a pleasant climate, is famous for its world-renowned blackfish, and is home to hospitable people. With a small gap between rich and poor and a very high happiness index, it is an excellent place to immigrate.

Then a monster appeared, and everything was destroyed.

Then the island god appeared, drove away the monster, and everything was restored.

Since it is said to be "everything", then the restoration of immigration policy is naturally included.

Immigration—it's a very common thing.

But it's quite unusual that it's mentioned in the background information of the copy.

Fan Xiao was wary of this at the time.

Now that Du Ruo brought it up, he began to seriously examine the matter.

“Li Wendong said that the world outside the island is chaotic, while the island is safe. No islander wants to go out, which corresponds to Du Ruo’s statement.”

"However... Li Wendong probably lied about part of the truth; the island is actually not safe."

"The most direct proof is that there are too many vacant houses, which account for almost half of the total number of houses."

Where did the people who originally lived in those houses go?

If there weren't that many people to begin with, then why build so many houses?

Surely there can't be a real estate bubble on a small, run-down island, right?

"Multiple immigrations...that shouldn't be the case, the numbers don't match up."

Lu Xining suddenly said, "There are many empty houses in the town, but the total number of residents is very small, which doesn't match the immigration issue."

"Could it be a problem of an aging population?" Lu Baizhi asked. "For example, do those empty houses belong to elderly people who have passed away peacefully?"

"Not very likely."

Du Ruo said, "The world outside the island is very chaotic, so the phenomenon of 'young people going out to work and leaving the elderly on the island' should not exist."

"In addition, with multiple immigrations, the island's population should be quite large, at least enough to fill all the empty houses. I estimate that this is not a problem."

"I guess a lot of people died because of something."

Lu Xining said, "Just like the monsters that descended and ravaged the island before, there must have been another major event that happened on this island that we don't know about, which resulted in the deaths of many people."

At this moment, Fan Xiao suddenly said, "Perhaps it's not caused by anything serious."

Upon hearing this, everyone turned their attention to him.

Du Ruo asked first, "What did you think of?"

Fan Xiao smiled and said, "We can try a different approach and deduce the cause from the result."

"There wasn't any major event that caused the large number of deaths among the islanders, resulting in a large number of empty houses."

"Instead, islanders are constantly dying, so immigration keeps happening, again and again, to fill the void on the island."

"People keep dying, and people outside the island are still promoting immigration?" Lu Baizhi grasped the crux of the problem: "Could there be some kind of conspiracy behind this?"

“Conspiracy theories fit the current situation very well.”

Lu Xining understood Fan Xiao's meaning and said, "Don't you think it's a bit too coincidental that monsters and island gods appear one after another in the background description of the dungeon? It's common for people to raise bandits to enhance their own power. Maybe the sacrificial island was a conspiracy from the beginning... no, it should be said that it was a trap."

“I see this as a deal rather than a trap,” Van Shaw said.

"trade……"

Du Ruo seemed to be deep in thought.

He quickly realized, "It's very likely a deal! In the world outside the island, high-level players carve out their own territories and become kings. If they don't agree to the immigration, who would dare to lead the way in promoting it?"

"Those high-level players must have some kind of deal with the island god."

"They continued to send immigrants to the island, and the island god granted some of their wishes."

"Is the Island God really that powerful?" Lu Baizhi asked. "Can it even grant the wishes of high-level players?"

"The island god's strength is probably not that great."

Lu Xining said, "If He were strong, why would He need to promote immigration? If He needed people, He could just go out and take them by force."

"Moreover, I estimate that even the function of randomly bringing in people from different time periods in this instance has a limit on the number of times it can be used."

"Otherwise, there would be no need for immigration. If there is a shortage of people, just recruit more people, just like suddenly bringing us in."

Chapter 57 Chicken Soup for the Soul

Lu Xining's guess was agreed upon by Du Ruo.

He chimed in, "I reckon this 'influencer function' not only has a limit on the number of times it can be used, but it's also not under the control of the island god. Who gets involved is completely random."

"Otherwise, they wouldn't have dragged a D-rank player like me into an E-rank dungeon. Isn't that just giving away points?"

"You're quite confident," Fan Xiao remarked.

"It's not confidence, just normal speculation."

Du Ruo explained, "After becoming a D-level player, I was restricted from participating in E-level dungeons, and all my E-level dungeon tickets were wasted."

"Evolution games shouldn't have meaningless restrictions. What do you think is the reason?"