Arknights, but all characters are NPCs?

This is one of the Demon King's voice lines.

"The body has no temperature? Is that true? Feel it first."

No, it has temperature.

"Is it because this AI didn't tell the truth and was just teasing? Or is it because this is a dream world after all, and she is not an AI now, but an NPC?"

Although Lu Shang wanted to take a look, since this demon king called himself "a program", is your program authentic?

Is it really a one-to-one restoration of Theresa's body?

But before that—

"Let me take a look at the operator's illustrations first. There are two more Theresa NPCs. Are there any others?"

"Number of Operators' Illusions +2"

"Newly added: Theresa, the Demon King"

"Number of unique operator illustrations +1"

[Newly added: Vishdale]

"Who is this?"

046.Who is the NPC in your arms? Is it W? No, it's Wishdale

"Huh...huh...huh..."

For the first time, Kal'tsit thought that the area of ​​Rhodes Island was a little too large.

Or are ordinary people's bodies really that weak?

She returned to the dream world.

Here, her body turned back into that of an ordinary person. Although she wanted to rush to Lu Shang as quickly as possible, she did not have the physical strength to do so.

She started to pant after running for a while. By the time she crossed most of Rhodes Island and finally reached the control center, Kal'tsit was already sweating profusely from exhaustion.

“Lu, Lu Shang! Is Theresa’s NPC here?!”

Kal'tsit pushed open the door of the control center, held the door frame with one hand, and took several deep breaths before finally recovering.

Looking up, Kal'tsit immediately saw the NPC Theresa who was sitting obediently at the table.

There is no doubt that it was fixed there by force by some mainland businessmen using some method like a card dialog box.

But before Kal'tsit could be happy, she expressed the same doubt as Lu Shang before: "Ha... As expected, after the plot was changed, Theresa survived, and there will be an extra NPC of her in this dream world - no? Why are there two Theresa?"

Kal'tsit looked back and forth between Theresa and the Demon King several times before turning to look at Lu Shang with a puzzled look on her face.

Upon closer look, Lu Shang was still sitting in the same position as yesterday, with an NPC in his arms.

Wait...does the NPC that Lu Shang is holding look familiar?

But before Kal'tsit could think more, Lu Shang turned to look at her, and then showed a look of surprise: "What's the matter? Kal'tsit, you let yourself go today too? You started playing wet play as soon as you got here?"

"... This is Khan."

"I'm talking about sweat. If your clothes are soaked by sweat, it can be considered as wet play. Otherwise, what else do you want to get wet, Kal'tsit?"

Kal'tsit suddenly didn't want to bother with this person anymore.

Anyway, no matter what good words are said, once they reach Lu Shang's mouth, they can be misinterpreted into all kinds of strange explanations.

But maybe I managed to meet Theresa's NPC, although I don't know why there are two of them...

But overall, Kal'tsit succeeded, didn't she?

So Kal'tsit was in a good mood this time. She didn't look angry. Even though Lu Shang said that, she just glanced at him speechlessly and said, "Do me a favor."

"What can I help you with? Changing clothes?"

"No... I'm a little tired now, so I need to recover."

"Sit on my lap?"

"..."

"Alright, alright."

Seeing that Kal'tsit looked like she wanted to scratch someone with her claws, Lu Shang had had enough fun. He reached out to restore Kal'tsit's health and mana and reset her status bar, while curiously asking, "Kal'tsit, you came back a little early this time. Are you here in the afternoon again?"

"I took sleeping pills."

After feeling her body recover from fatigue to being refreshed and energetic in an instant, Kal'tsit replied: "I rushed here as soon as I tried to change the plot."

why?

I am afraid that if there is a new NPC named Theresa in the dream world, Lu Shang might see:

Hey, a new NPC? I've never seen one before. Let me try it out first.

Fortunately, judging from the current situation, Lu Shang probably still hasn't done anything to Theresa... He probably hasn't done anything to her, right?

Thinking of this, Kal'tsit looked at Lu Shang again and again with a subtle expression on her face.

After all, Kal'tsit didn't know how long it took Lu Shang to fill a cream puff.

What if it can be done in just a few minutes?

"Is there a possibility? Kal'tsit." Lu Shang glanced at the pop-up box above Kal'tsit's head: "Not only can I refresh the status bar for you, I can also refresh it for myself?"

"..."

No, I don't want to know about this.

Thinking about how exhausted she was just now, she instantly recovered to full energy, and felt like she could fight for hundreds of rounds... Then thinking about what Lu Shang said he could also refresh himself...

Kal'tsit understood what Lu Shang was saying almost instantly.

"I believe."

Kelsey looked away and said, "I believe you didn't attack Theresa because you didn't have enough time, right?"

if not?

What else can Kal'tsit say?

Kal'tsit didn't want to be caught by Lu Shang and asked to try it herself.

So Kal'tsit came over and pulled out a chair to sit down.

"What are you looking at me doing?"

Seeing Kal'tsit's "once bitten by a snake, ten years shy" look, Lu Shang was amused: "I didn't hypnotize you. What you see now is the truth. You will never sit on my lap directly."

"... ...,real?"

"Why did I lie to you?"

Be skeptical.

But after thinking about it, she realized that even if Lu Shang really lied to her, she couldn't resist.

So Kal'tsit sat down. She looked at Theresa, then at the Demon King, with a puzzled look on her face: "This NPC... is indeed Theresa, right? But why are there two of them?"

Lu Shang was too lazy to explain and directly opened the interactive menu of the two NPCs, Theresa and the Demon King, and threw it in front of Kal'tsit.

Kal'tsit looked at it very carefully, frowning and holding her forehead from time to time.

After finally figuring it out, Kal'tsit let out a long sigh.

She rubbed her temples, as if she had a lot of questions to ask, but for a moment she didn't know where to start.

So Kal'tsit could only sort out the thoughts silently in her mind while glancing at Lu Shang and saying, "Who...who is that NPC in your arms? Is it W?"

Thinking requires a sufficiently quiet environment, but unfortunately... Lu Shang is not quiet.

Moreover, before coming, Kal'tsit gave W many instructions.

It is very likely that Lu Shang is following the principle of "three times the limit". You have traveled through time twice, and the next time you go will be the third time, so you must be careful.

But now looking at it, holding her in his arms, sitting on her lap, using her as a chair...isn't Lu Shang just replicating the event that Kal'tsit did last time she came?

Now what if W came through directly and replaced the NPC... Oh no.

But when Lu Shang heard this, he said, "W? What W? No, the NPC in my arms is Vishdel."

Kelsey: “…”

I'm not blind, and I'm not old enough to need reading glasses, okay?

The familiar white hair, the familiar hair that looks like cockroach antennae, the familiar small triangular tail...

If this isn’t W, then who is it?

"No... Is this a different type of W?"

047.Is this how you use the card dialog box?

Different type of operator...

Kal'tsit looked at the information that Lu Shang had just slid over, which included explanations of the special operators.

Although this is like making someone you know into a game character, and then telling you "Alas, there is nothing we can do, this character is too popular, so we decided to make one for her in each job category", it sounds a bit subtle.

But after all, this is a dream world, and even things like rolling back the game can be done. Having one more or one less identical NPC...it doesn't seem to be a problem.

It's just that Kal'tsit was a little curious.

If Theresa could also travel to this dream world, would she travel to the body of the NPC "Theresa" or the NPC "Demon King"?

It is most likely the NPC "Theresa".

After all, looking at the information of the "Demon King", this is just an AI?

They are essentially not the same person.

What about W?

W Whether it is the original body or the variant, they are the same person.

So can W choose to wear one on his own initiative? Or does the system randomly choose one? Or can he freely switch between the original body and the different body no matter which one he wears?

Um...

I hope W traveled through time to her original body.

After all, Lu Shang has started to get lazy now. He doesn't play bumper cars anymore, he starts playing rogue style.

If Lu Shang cancels the dialog box of "Vishdel", "Vishdel" will run the script in the order of "get up" → "get off Lu Shang" → "start automatic path finding".

But just as "Vishdale" finished the first step of "standing up", Lu Shang immediately blocked the dialog box again.

The NPC "Vishdale" will follow the underlying logic that the dialogue has the highest priority. If standing, he will instantly stand up straight, and if sitting, he will instantly sit down and sit back down.

How can sit-ups be as easy and enjoyable as moving your fingers and clicking the mouse, right?

So Kal'tsit watched the NPC "Vishdale" stand up, sit down, stand up again, and sit down again in a pattern under Lu Shang's switching options...

"..."

Forget it.

Kal'tsit turned her head away silently.

I hope that W will pass through her real body, otherwise...then Kal'tsit can only hope that W is okay.

"Speaking of which, Vishdale? Is this W's new name?" Kal'tsit was curious: "Who gave her this name?"

"Kal'tsit, you've been thinking about it for so long, the pop-up box above your head shows "W is so miserable" and "I hope W is okay" at the same time, but in the end, when the words are on your lips, Kal'tsit, you just want to ask W's new name?"

As Lu Shang spoke, he rested his chin on the head of the NPC "Vishdale" and then reached out to press the back of her head.

"I thought, Kal'tsit, you wanted to discuss the Ship of Theseus with me."