Rexar placed food prices beside the First Player roster before the administrative vote ended. Every scout marker carried a meal value, while anyone delivering a key holder received permanent protected status. The Warden made betrayal affordable before asking frightened students for complete obedience.
[ Warden contribution market ]
[ First Player scout route: 3 meal portions ]
[ First Player fighter core: 10 meal portions ]
[ Territorial key holder: permanent Warden protection ]
[ Active delivery point: central attendance hall ]
The market did not require anyone to believe Rexar's entire surrender promise. A hungry student could sell one route, eat that night, then decide whether obedience had become necessary tomorrow.
Nox read the new values from the east command room while medical teams treated the arena nominees. His territory map showed Theo and Mina returning from a water-line inspection beyond the science wing.
