Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god.

After the tycoon heard the two organization names that came out of Lin Yu's mouth, his expression suddenly became much more serious.

"'Predators' and 'Freedom Alliance'? Tell us more about what's going on!"

Lin Yu nodded.

"My last dungeon was a puzzle-solving dungeon, so the confrontation wasn't too intense."

"After entering the dungeon, we exchanged identities and introduced ourselves. Two of the players gave me a strange feeling, but I didn't pay much attention to it at the time."

"It wasn't until the very end, because of the 'puzzle', that their true identities were revealed."

"One of them is 'Tian Gong' from 'Predator'!"

The tycoon was suddenly enlightened. "Oh, that newbie who just joined the Plunderers is quite capable... Look through the forums, you should be able to find him on the bounty list."

The tycoon said.

"Is he targeting you? If I remember correctly, he's probably from the northwest, so don't worry too much!"

The tycoon waved his hand calmly.

Lin Yu shook his head: "Not really... On the contrary, he was quite friendly to me."

"On the contrary, it was that guy from the Free Alliance who was very hostile to me."

The tycoon also looked a little serious.

"The 'Free Alliance'? It's so rare that you can encounter them!"

"Honestly, the Free Alliance... is most likely a fake!"

Lin Yu shook his head.

"Probably not, because she didn't claim to be from the 'Free Alliance'. I confirmed it myself through some means..."

"But why do you say it's most likely a fake?"

The tycoon shook his head: "Tell me about her characteristics first!"

"She's a girl, not too tall, wearing sunglasses and a windbreaker. She seems to be a thief by profession. She has a rather bad temper and speaks with an accent like someone from Jiangcheng..."

After Lin Yu finished speaking, the tycoon suddenly understood.

"You met 'The Thief Ah Nian'."

When Lin Yu heard this name, he was a little surprised.

"A Nian...never forgetting...so this is what she calls her ID."

He thought in his heart, but his expression showed confusion.

"Is this a famous guy?"

"She's quite famous. Before she was kicked off the Free Alliance forum, her ID, 'Anian,' was incredibly famous... Basically, anyone who participated in a dungeon with her would leave one or two items in her hands—and even after leaving the dungeon, those items wouldn't come back!"

Lin Yu was shocked when he heard the tycoon's words.

"Her 'skills' were actually stolen permanently?"

Normally, the "items" stolen by the "Thief" skill in the dungeon will be automatically returned to their original owner after the dungeon ends.

If you activate a skill in reality, it will be automatically returned at the beginning of the next instance.

Although items other than "props" are stolen forever, the "thief" ability for "props" is not permanent!

Previously in the copy, Buwang... or "Anian" showed the props she stole from Tiangong. Lin Yu thought she just wanted to play with it or see what the effect of the props was.

Unexpectedly, she actually has the ability to permanently steal other people's props!

The tycoon said solemnly, "Her profession is indeed a thief. She probably uses some kind of tool to accomplish this..."

"The forum's comment on her at the time was 'There are many thieves, but only one master thief'!"

After the tycoon finished speaking, Lin Yu showed even more concern.

"So powerful? If she and her organization target me, I'm doomed, right?"

The tycoon shook his head.

"Don't worry too much. Although the 'Thief' has a bad personality,... so far, she rarely takes the initiative to kill someone!"

"This girl enjoys playing pranks and teasing others. If she targets you, you might get into trouble, but generally your life won't be in danger."

The tycoon said, paused, and added.

"As for the 'Free Alliance', there's even less to worry about!"

"Although this organization is 'famous', its membership is small... So far, it has only nine confirmed members!"

As the tycoon spoke, Lin Yu was stunned.

"So few? How many members should a normal organization have?"

Seeing Lin Yu's puzzled expression, the tycoon continued to answer patiently.

"The largest organization is the 'Order', with over 500 members, close to 1,000! Almost every major city has at least ten members of the 'Order'!"

"Secondly, several well-known national organizations should have around a few hundred members, with larger ones having four or five hundred, and smaller ones having one or two hundred... The 'Predators', the 'Psychological Society', the 'Players' Mutual Aid Association', the 'Night Watch', etc. are all around this size."

"A relatively well-known organization in a region is generally considered small or medium-sized. For example, the 'Jiang'an Hall' I founded in Jiangcheng has close to a hundred members."

"Finally, there are various small organizations... but they need at least 20 to 30 members to be generally recognized by players as an organization."

"Only the 'Free Alliance' is a special case!"

The tycoon gave Lin Yu some scientific knowledge.

After hearing what the tycoon said, Lin Yu thought for a moment and then spoke.

"Then why is the 'Freedom Alliance' a special case?"

"Because the criterion for joining is to successfully 'level up,'" the tycoon said calmly. "Although there are only nine people currently, each of them is a very famous 'powerful person'... like 'Thief Anian'!"

Hearing the tycoon's words, Lin Yu was secretly happy.

The topic finally reached a higher level - he was just worrying about how to lead the topic naturally to that level.

Now that the tycoon has brought it up on his own initiative, it is naturally the best thing for Lin Yu.

So, Lin Yu put on a somewhat confused expression and spoke!

"'Level up'? Didn't you say before that the standard for measuring strength is based on the number of dungeons you've cleared?"

"Many posts on the forum also mention the concept of 'leveling up'... What exactly is that?"

Lin Yu asked naturally.

The tycoon looked at Lin Yu, picked up the tea on the table, and took a sip slowly.

"Yes, the number of dungeons you've cleared is an important criterion for judging a player's strength... but that's relative to players of the same tier."

"After going through two dungeons and getting so many 'items', you should have noticed... When you receive an item reward, there will be a prompt in the [Settlement Space] that you received a 'non-exclusive item' reward, right?"

"The so-called 'level up' means that before a certain dungeon begins, you'll be prompted to start the 'level up trial'. When you reach that dungeon... you'll receive some additional quest requirements beyond the 'level clearing requirements'."

"These extra quests are optional... but regardless of whether you do them or not, the difficulty of this dungeon will be greatly increased for you. Even compared to other players participating in the same dungeon as you, your difficulty will be exceptionally high!"

"However, if you successfully survive this dungeon and complete those additional quests... then congratulations, you've completed an 'upgrade', from an ordinary player to a 'Level 1' player!"

"The reason for these differences is that the rewards you receive include an 'exclusive item'—compared to ordinary items, it's like opening up a second 'professional ability' for your profession!"

"Furthermore, this new exclusive item often complements your existing class abilities perfectly, creating a multiplier effect that's greater than the sum of its parts!"

"Therefore, there is a qualitative difference between players who have completed the 'upgrade' and those who have not!"