Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 195 "Can't be targeted by NPCs?"

In the "Magic City Masadora", Germain and Xiaodi can clearly feel that the number of "gamers" has increased. It seems that many people like to stay here.

This is normal. After all, "Greed Island" is a collectible card game.

The "Magic City Masadora" is the core area for card circulation and exchange.

They can see many "game players" directly materializing a "BOOK" - a magic book, displaying and using various "cards", or trading, threatening, or fighting.

Anyway, the scene was quite lively.

German and Xiaodi watched several exciting and thrilling card battles from a distance and left only after they lost interest.

Afterwards, they came to "Love City·Love".

This is a place where the atmosphere of love is everywhere and you can encounter love flags almost anytime and anywhere.

However, they walked around in "Love City·Love" and did not trigger any love events.

"How strange." Xiaodi tilted her head and said, "I clearly remember Jin saying that when we come here, different types of men and women will approach us..."

"It's probably because we are the 'Administrators.'" Germann concluded, "We can't be considered as targets for effects by 'NPCs.'"

Xiaodi raised her eyebrows, punched her palm with her fist, and said in sudden realization, "So that's how it is."

However, when Germain thought about it carefully, he felt something strange.

After all, in other cities, although there are few, there are still "NPCs" who will find them and try to get them to complete the main or side quests. Why is there no "NPC" doing this here?
Is there something wrong?

The two of them didn't take it seriously and just left "Love City·Love" and came to the last stop of the afternoon - "Seaside City·Shoufulabi".

Leiza came out of a tavern to greet them as they were strolling around the street.

"How did you know we were coming?" Xiaodi asked in surprise.

Leiza smiled and said, "I can see the records of all the "Movement Spell Cards" after they are used, not to mention the monitoring of Yida, Elena and others."

"Come on, sit down in the tavern."

Since Leiza is set as the "pirate leader" of the area and a ferocious thug, the "NPCs" nearby all showed corresponding fear and panic when they saw him appear.

"The reactions of your NPCs are so realistic." Xiaodi couldn't help but say after observing them around.

"Thank you for the compliment." Lei Zha pushed open the door of the tavern, making room for Germain and Xiao Di to enter. "But for main quests, we still need 'humans' to complete them."

"NPCs are already very smart, but there are always areas where they cannot understand the thinking of game players, and they can easily be exploited. In some special cases, humans can only make special arrangements."

"My subordinates are all real humans. They are condemned prisoners just like me. We all signed a contract and must fulfill this duty for life in order to avoid the death penalty."

Soon, German and Xiaodi saw Leiza's men.

Most of them were men, with only one woman, and they all wore black knitted hats like clowns and white shirts or T-shirts.

When they saw Lei Zha bringing two people in, they couldn't help but put down the bottles of wine in their hands and were a little confused.

It is obvious at first glance that German and Xiaodi are not "NPCs", but if they are "game players", why would Leiza bring them here in person?
He is not such a kind-hearted person, and the death row inmates know this best.

Leiza quickly answered their questions.

"To avoid misunderstanding, I will tell you now." Lei Zha said loudly, "In the future, the Greed Island Management Team will have a new group of "administrators", and they are two of them."

The pirates understood that a group of "administrators" had been airdropped.

But they just watched blankly, neither cheering nor clapping, because the addition of a new "administrator" would not bring much change to their situation.

They just don't have to carry out the death penalty, but their other treatments are not much better.

Lei Zha did not force the group of death row prisoners to welcome German and Xiaodi, but entertained the two of them himself.

After the conversation, German found that Leiza was unexpectedly a very talkative person. He had no grudges about losing to German and always spoke and acted openly.

Perhaps this is why Jin selected him from a group of death row prisoners as the "Greed Island Management Member".

Of course, Lei Zha’s combat power is also a very important reason.

As dusk gradually fell, the three people who had been talking happily finally separated.

"I won't go back to Limei Road tonight."

Lei Zha gave a thumbs down and pointed at the group of noisy pirates behind him. Many of them were drunk and were shouting and provoking each other.

"I have to watch them. Last night when I was away, two people tried to escape and I executed them... Now we have to add new death row inmates. They really don't learn their lesson."

"Okay, let's talk later when we have time."

"Well, let's talk again when we have time."

After leaving the tavern, Germain and Xiaodi used the "Administrator Exclusive Mobility Card" to fly to "The City Under the Castle - Limi Road".

Leiza waved at them until they disappeared into the horizon. At the dinner party that day, Jin, Liszt and Duen asked Germain and Xiaodi about their experiences that day.

Germain and Xiaodi explained it one by one.

When they talked about being "coldly treated" in "Love City Love", Jin looked at the other two "administrators" in surprise.

"During the years when I was away, have you guys changed the settings of "Love City·Love"?"

"No." Du En spread his hands in confusion and stroked his stubbled chin. "I just changed a little bit, it's not a big deal."

"Generally speaking, unless you actively display the 'Administrator Ring', the 'NPC' will act according to the normal action mode."

"German and his friends' Admin Rings are not ready yet. We are only giving them Admin Exclusive Cards today. The NPC's action mode should be the normal mode."

"Gamers" have "Gamer Rings" which they use to materialize "Magic Books" and play games.

The "Administrator" also has an "Administrator Ring" to gain authority over all "game players".

As long as they wear the "Admin Ring", it will disappear, but the "Admin Identity" will be locked.

"NPC" will also have special reactions when facing "Administrators", that is, special dialogues and actions, which are basically related to the main and side quests.

"Even if they have the 'Administrator Ring', this shouldn't be their reaction." Lister frowned, "This is very strange."

"NPCs cannot ignore administrators, because the interaction between administrators and NPCs will give gamers information about various tasks... Is this some kind of bug?"

Du En curled his lips and said, "I'll go check with Yida and Elena later. It doesn't matter. This is not the first time that a bug has occurred. Just fix it..."

"Wait." Jin raised his head and suddenly asked, "The trigger mechanism of the "Love Event" in "Love City·Love Love" is still the same, right?"

"There are some minor changes, but it's basically the same as before." Du En answered, then he widened his eyes and looked at Jin, "You mean..."

Jin pointed a finger at Duen and Liszt.

This time even Liszt reacted. The three of them looked at each other for a while, then looked at Germain and Xiaodi.

Xiaodi looked at them in confusion: "What's wrong? You look so weird."

Germain also frowned.

"Uh... that is..." Jin thought for a while, "Forget it, let's just let things take their own course. I'm not in a position to teach you anything."

Then, Jin turned the topic to Leiza and the group of death row inmates, and no one mentioned the matter again.

After the dinner, Germain asked Kim, "Do you have anyone here who can make clothes?"

"Yes," Jin replied, "Do you want a custom suit?"

Germain nodded: "Yes, I'll draw a sketch for you."

"Can you draw?" Xiaodi asked curiously.

"I know a little." Germain got white paper, pencil and eraser from Liszt and started drawing.

Jin and Xiaodi were watching nearby, watching the suit gradually take shape under Germain's pen.

"You're really good at drawing." Jin was a little surprised. "The hood, robe, gloves and trousers are quite detailed. You must have been thinking about it for a while, right?"

"This is someone else's design, and I just copied it."

"Oh, I see. Does it have a name?"

"Yes, it's called 'Grave Hunter Black Robe'."

"'Tomb Raider Hunter Black Robe'..." Jin thought, "'Tomb Raider' means exploring ancient tombs and ruins. You are here for the 'Ancient Labyrinth City'."

He readily agreed: "No problem, I'll have someone make it for you. It's just a set of clothes, it will be ready soon and will definitely be ready before the next "exploration."

Jin took the sketch and left excitedly, but Xiaodi stayed.

She pointed to the paper and pen in Germain's hand and asked, "Can you draw a picture for me?"

Germain looked up at her and said, "Of course I can, but my skills are limited, so I may not be able to draw faces that resemble people. If you want a self-portrait, you might as well find some famous artists..."

"I just want to draw a picture casually." Xiaodi moved a chair and sat in the moonlight in front of the window, saying in a relaxed manner, "You can draw it."

So, German drew a picture for Xiaodi and handed it to her.

"Hmm..." Xiaodi pinched her chin with her fingers and tilted her head to look at it for a while, "Is it okay? I think it's okay."

"As long as you feel okay."

Xiaodi adjusted his glasses, accepted the painting, and slowly returned to his room.

(End of this chapter)