The passenger ship docked at the port after a relatively short trip through the open ocean from the city.
Players excitedly stepped out of the ship into the solid land and took in the new views of the island.
Ranked Island was a nice little island. It looked more like a holiday resort than a deserted island that some players expected.
In the middle of the island, there was an amazing-looking hotel with its very own private beach and many villas with stunning ocean views.
It wouldn’t be a surprise if some players would never want to leave this place, as it was genuinely just so beautiful.
[LadyBelle: Amazing...]
[SkyF1: This place is great]
As Fang Raon walked down the rock steps from the port to the hotel, his viewers were amazed at the sight.
Instead of making the camera follow him, he manually controlled it to show the island to his viewers.
’Where is the Ranked facility?’
Fang Raon wondered, but in that moment, he received a notification that he could enter the Ranked world as soon as he wished.
’Instead of it being one building, it’s this entire island instead? This place sure is great, but it’s a dangerous one.
’This isn’t Safe Zone. Players can kill each other here as they wish. So while this looks like a paradise, it can turn bloody very quickly!’
Fang Raon thought.
In that moment, he arrived at the beach and saw players rushing to the receptionist to rent rooms for themselves.
Some tried to rent villas by the beach, but they were really expensive, discouraging most of the players immediately.
Fang Raon walked through the hotel until he reached the heart of the hotel, where there was a swimming pool, with some players already occupying the pool, swimming and enjoying the sunny weather.
At the next end of the swimming pool, there was a little drinking bar. A bartender was already mixing cocktails.
"A normal cocktail, please."
Fang Raon said, and the bartender quickly made one for him, handing it over with a smile, and he tossed him a couple of gold coins.
He took a sip of the cocktail and felt a wave of relaxation wash over him.
’When one is done playing the Ranked, they can just come here and relax; I guess that was the intention of the game developers.’
Fang Raon thought.
Then, he controlled the camera back to him, and without further ado, he pressed on the "Enter Ranked" button.
He suddenly disappeared from the bar.
A second later, he was back at the strange room with the screen, chair, and couches lining up the dark-blue walls.
"When are you getting your game card, Belle?"
Fang Raon asked as he queued up for the match and then sat down on the soft-looking couch.
[LadyBelle: Tomorrow I hope! I can’t wait to visit the Ranked Island. It looks truly beautiful!]
[Uruquay: I am already at the Ranked Island. I am currently sitting on a beach chair, watching the waves lap against the beach sand, and enjoying my banana smoothie]
"Oh, you’re here?"
Fang Raon said with a look of surprise.
[Uruquay: Whenever I play, I usually have a few streams on that I watch when I am not doing anything. I never approach those streamers, though]
"You could’ve come to say hi. What is your rank?"
Fang Raon asked curiously.
[Uruquay: Around 32 million or something. Not very good]
"It’s above average if... let’s say, several hundred million players have already tried the Ranked."
Fang Raon said.
He now realized that being in the top 100 was actually quite insane since there were just so many players.
’This island might seem big at first, but with many million players, it can get quite tight, really quick.’
He thought.
[Viewers: 24]
’The number of viewers is slowly rising. It’s been a good day stream-wise. I had one viewer all day yesterday.
’I also need to think about what to do with my videos.’
Fang Raon thought.
In that moment, a notification appeared in his stream for the first time ever.
[LuckyLoo has subscribed!]
"Thanks for the sub."
Fang Raon said with a look of surprise.
It was the first time he had made money with his stream, and it came from a viewer that hadn’t chatted even once.
[LadyBelle: Right, I forgot to subscribe!]
His moderator said with panic, and a short time later, another subscription alert went off.
"Thanks, Belle."
Fang Raon said with a smile.
It was barely any money, but it was a start.
He didn’t know yet, but it was really good actually, as most streamers usually were stuck with zero or few viewers for years.
Most were family members.
Those kinds of streamers would usually quit after a few months of no success, and some persisted until their viewers rose.
For some, the view count never rose.
And there was a rare breed of streamers that became famous almost immediately.
’It does help being top 100 in the Ranked. I must persist and stay in the top 100 if I can keep this level of success.’
Fang Raon.
In that moment, the screen flashed with a light, as his queue ended, as the system finally found an opponent for himself.
"Let’s do this!"
Fang Raon said with a serious look on his face.
In that moment, he disappeared from the room and appeared in the platform world with the dark void surrounding the place.
A second later, his opponent landed on the ground.
[LadyBelle: No way...]
[SkyF1: This can’t be!]
[Uruquay: Oh...]
His opponent raised his silver-haired head. Nice-looking eyes stared straight at him. He was wearing a full-white outfit.
It made him look like a warrior of snow.
On his waist, a white-hilted katana with a white ribbon dangled like a shimmering tail. It was a beautiful sword.
This guy’s aura was something else. Dominant and oppressive. It was unlike anything Raon had ever experienced.
Fang Raon just smiled and grabbed his Blackest Blade sword with a trembling hand, as his body refused to stop trembling.
His body instinctively was scared.
[Leon D. Hardt - Rank: 1]
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