Suffering for His Good Looks
After a brief moment of thought, Xu Huo readily agreed. His allies might not be reliable, but for now, joining forces with them wouldn't do him any harm.
67 was just as quick to introduce himself. "I'm Lao Gao. This is Scarface, Red Peach Fruit, Leike, Ding Xiang, and Big Foot."
Those were all aliases—not the players' actual usernames, nor fake names they had made up for their identities before coming to the island. They were simply convenient ways to address one another.
Xu Huo gave them his name as well.
Lao Gao seemed delighted to have a new friend. As soon as they'd finished eating, he took Xu Huo out to rack up points, and kindly told him what to look out for. For example, besides blood and violence, good looks and a great figure were also popular.
"The viewers have seen plenty of Androids with perfect proportions, but real people—especially people like us, who've fought our way through the game—are still pretty appealing to them. It's also a low-cost way to win support."
He nodded toward Red Peach Fruit. "She's got an incredible figure. When she first got to the island, she was fighting a mutated sea beast and accidentally ripped her clothes. She scored 150 points in one go."
Xu Huo kept quiet.
"Think that sounds like too much?" Lao Gao asked with a grin. "You just don't get it. If even one person takes a liking to her, they can casually throw out enough money to make sure she lives comfortably. And she doesn't even have to sell herself. Where else are you going to find a deal like that?"
Xu Huo glanced at Red Peach Fruit again. She noticed his gaze and stared back coldly.
"But don't get your hopes