Qin Yao

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Qin Yao (秦瑶)
Player No.	No. 7 5
Gender	Female 5
Age	24 5
Affiliation	Community No. 17 15
Occupation/Role	Fashion model; participant in the Gallery's Blood Poker game 5 13
Status	Alive; last documented reporting Community No. 17's Blood Poker outcome 26
First Appearance	Chapter 5

Background / History

Qin Yao was a fashion model before entering the New World. Like the other Community No. 17 players, she experienced brief amnesia, woke in a white room, waited two hours for a visa, and then checked into the Community. 5

She began with 45 days of Visa Time, an amount she hesitated before disclosing to the group. 7

Appearance

At 24, Qin Yao is described as the youngest and most beautiful member of Community No. 17. 7

• Her fear is visibly apparent when Blood Poker begins; Li Renshu comforts her by holding her trembling hand. 13
• During high-stakes poker, she can maintain a nervous but difficult-to-read expression, making it unclear whether she is bluffing. 21

Personality

Qin Yao is initially frightened by the Gallery's coercive games, particularly the blood-drawing process in Blood Poker. Even so, she assesses the rules, accepts unavoidable risks, and acts rather than freezing under pressure. 13 14

She favors caution and fairness. She proposes an even 3v3 match against Community No. 3, worries about the dangers of drawing more blood for chips, and later admits she would have preferred securing a safer profit rather than risking everything. 17 20 24

Despite this risk aversion, Qin Yao can commit to a plan once she trusts its logic. She backs Lin Sizhi's counterstrategy against Community No. 3, follows his signals at the table, and gives up a pot exceeding 100,000 chips to preserve the deception surrounding his hand and chip supply. 20 23 26

Abilities & Skills

Poker Play and Bluff Support

Qin Yao learns Simplified Golden Flower from the rule chart in her exchange booth and makes deliberate choices even with limited experience. 14

• Chooses to call and reveal weak hands against the Chip Exchange Machine so she can understand why she lost rather than folding blindly. 14
• Wins 19,000 chips with a pair of Queens after calling an all-in opponent. 22
• Raises alongside Lin Sizhi to make Community No. 3 doubt the depth of their chip reserves. 21 22
• Folds at a critical moment rather than revealing her hand, denying Lu Xinyi confirmation of Lin Sizhi's cards and prolonging their advantage. 23
• Is vulnerable to psychological pressure from aggressive betting; Lu Xinyi identifies her as a risk-averse player during their first match. 19

Cooperation and Negotiation

Qin Yao frequently works to keep her group coordinated despite uncertainty and conflict.

• Supports Jiang He's initial cooperative “Perfect Solution” after independently checking that the displayed rules do not prohibit it. 16
• Attempts to negotiate a fairer 3v3 format with Lu Xinyi before accepting the opposing community's 4v3 terms. 17
• Mediates between Jiang He and Lin Sizhi after the first match, explaining both sides rather than assigning blame. 20
• Carries out Lin Sizhi's instructions during the rematch even when she does not fully understand the mechanics behind them. 20 26

Equipment / Items

• Visa bracelet — Identifies her as Player No. 7 and tracks her Visa Time. 5 7
• Blood Poker chips — Obtained through blood exchange and used as both game stakes and Visa Time value. 13 14
• High-denomination chips — Hidden in her pocket during the rematch with Community No. 3 to sustain coordinated raises. 22 24

Relationships

• Lin Sizhi — Temporary Blood Poker ally. Qin Yao trusts his instructions, joins his raises, and helps execute his plan against Community No. 3; their cooperation produces a net profit of 34,000 chips for her. 20 21 24 26
• Jiang He — Fellow Community No. 17 player and gambling partner. They reunite warmly after the exchange booths, but Jiang He is more fearful of continued gambling and blood exchange than Qin Yao. 15 20
• Su Xiucen — Fellow Community No. 17 player who joins Qin Yao and Jiang He in the first multiplayer match. 15 17 19
• Li Renshu — Community member who comforts Qin Yao when she panics at the announcement of Blood Poker. 13
• Lu Xinyi — Strategic opponent from Community No. 3. Lu exploits Qin Yao's caution in their first match, then is forced into Lin and Qin Yao's later “ransom” arrangement after suspecting the Chip Exchange Machine loophole. 19 23 24

Story Role / Major Arcs

Arrival in Community No. 17

• Qin Yao introduces herself as No. 7, a 24-year-old fashion model, after arriving in the New World under the same amnesia-and-registration circumstances as the other players. 5
• She reveals that she has 45 days of initial Visa Time and discovers the Community kitchen after the group meal. 7 8

*Blood Poker*: Chip Exchange

• Qin Yao awakens restrained in an individual exchange booth and is required to obtain at least 20,000 chips through a blood-for-chips exchange. 13
• She authorizes the extraction of 200 mL of blood, then plays the mandatory two rounds against the Chip Exchange Machine. 13 14
• Facing a machine allowed to select three cards from four, she loses both rounds but retrieves her remaining chips before leaving the booth. 14

First Match Against Community No. 3

• Qin Yao reunites with Jiang He and Su Xiucen, then joins their proposed cooperative strategy with Community No. 3. 15 16
• She raises the concern that a 4v3 table is inherently disadvantageous and requests a 3v3 game; Lu Xinyi refuses, citing her community's obligations. 17
• Lu Xinyi's group exploits Qin Yao, Jiang He, and Su Xiucen's reluctance to risk all their chips. Qin Yao finishes the match with only 7,000 chips. 19

Counterplay With Lin Sizhi

• Qin Yao defuses the argument between Jiang He and Lin Sizhi, then chooses to trust Lin's proposal to challenge Community No. 3 again. 20
• She follows Lin's instructions in the rematch, using raises and selective folds to support the impression that they possess an inexhaustible chip pool. 21 22
• Her pair of Queens earns 19,000 chips, and her later fold in a pot worth more than 100,000 chips prevents Lu Xinyi from learning Lin's hand. 22 23
• After forcing Lu Xinyi and Lu Mingxuan to surrender their chips as “ransom,” Lin intentionally transfers chips to Qin Yao to balance their gains. Qin Yao ends the game with a net profit of 34,000 chips. 24

Aftermath

• Qin Yao explains to Community No. 17 that her group was nearly reduced to 8,000 chips before Lin Sizhi discovered the Chip Exchange Machine's secret and helped reverse their position. 26

Notable Quotes

“Could you also send out only three people, so we can have a 3v3 game? That would be fairer.” 17

“I do! But... how can we do it?” 20

“If it were me, I would have chosen to play it safe and secure the remaining 80,000 chips.” 24