Ark, I became an NPC in the online game

The task requirements are what Xia Yuan requires players to do, including but not limited to errands tasks, camp tasks, revenge tasks, exploration tasks, prize pool tasks, competition tasks, challenging characters, etc.

Xia Yuan took a look and found that apart from experience, he could give the players whatever he had. As for skills, just like when Teacher Farma taught him basic shooting, he could also teach this skill to the players.

As for this experience amount, it is not to deduct the experience Xia Yuan currently has, otherwise Xia Yuan will lose a lot of money - there are two values ​​here, one is the maximum reward experience, the other is the daily maximum reward experience. As the name suggests, the former is the highest experience that Xia Yuan can set in a task. He looked at it and saw that the current value is 15,000, which means that he can set the lily task to 15,000 experience points, and the egg knife and egg tart climaxed on the spot.

The latter is the total amount of experience Xia Yuan can use in one day. This number is five times seventy-five thousand, which means that he can use seventy-five thousand experience points to assign tasks in one day.

He tried it, but found that the experiences in the system were like empty space to him, invisible and intangible. He could not use them himself, but could only use them through task postings, which were limited to players.

The difficulty of setting a task is also closely related to experience. Xia Yuan tried to set an SSS-level task to destroy the Sarkaz Royal Court, but found that the experience he could not provide was even a fraction of it.

At present, Xia Yuan’s 15,000 experience points are more than enough for an E-level task. The guaranteed reward for a D-level task is 25,000 experience points, and this is just an ordinary D-level task. The experience points required for different tasks are also different.

As he progresses, he can also provide more experience to the players, allowing them to act according to his will... Doesn't this mean that he can command the players? Rewards can attract players to become his helpers and his workers.

The fourth disaster, from the perspective of the players of this land, is a group of mercenaries who put profit first. As long as the mission rewards are generous, they will consciously gather behind Xia Yuan. Players will not waste time doing useless missions. He has one more reason to upgrade, which is to increase the upper limit of experience quota, so that he can release more special missions to attract players.

Doing a faction quest in Sarkaz today, and going to Lateran to do a faction quest tomorrow... That's fine.

Only NPCs with great strength and influence will issue high-reward tasks. The NPCs in the Novice Village are all ordinary people. They can only issue some low-level E-level tasks, so it is normal that the rewards are pitifully small.

Thinking of this, Xia Yuan gave Dandao Danta an ordinary errand task.

Dandao Dantart saw this task and scratched his head. Such a high-level NPC gave such a simple task? The reward was only 10 Longmen coins, which was even lower than the one given by the Novice Village NPC.

No, Dan Dao Dan Tart suddenly came back to his senses. He looked at Xia Yuan as if he was looking at an old beggar sitting on the ground who gave him the task of finding food. After completing the task together, the old beggar taught him a set of Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms and then left.

This is obviously the beginning of a series of quests... Even if it's not the case, it's good to leave an impression in front of the NPC.

Players gradually discovered the favorability setting while completing tasks. As they complete more tasks under an NPC, the favorability will gradually increase.

If you show your face in front of this high-level NPC more often and make him remember you, will the rewards for future missions be more generous?

Thinking of this, Dandao and Dantart didn't hesitate and ran away immediately.

Not long after, he returned to Xia Yuan with a bouquet of flowers in his hand. The quantity and quality of the flowers far exceeded that of a single flower. He handed the bouquet of flowers to Xia Yuan sincerely and politely: "This is my respect. I hope that person... that person will rest in peace."

After players of MMORPGs have gained the right to express themselves and speak independently, some of them are always a little shy, or in a flowery way. After all, some players are homebodies in real life, and when they face "living" NPCs, they always have a label called social phobia at work.

Xia Yuan took the bouquet and felt a little strange. Do players like to exceed the task targets now?

He took a look at the task and it didn't seem to be a collection task. Was there no extra reward for submitting more materials than the required amount?

After taking the bouquet, the task automatically showed as completed. The success of this function made Xia Yuan nod slightly.

As the task was completed, he found a character portrait mark appeared next to the Dandao Danta ID. After he clicked on it, he found that it was a semicircular icon with the pointer pointing in the middle.

The right side is green, with a maximum value of 100, and the left side is red, with a minimum value of -100.

Xia Yuan immediately understood that this should be the NPC's favorability setting.

Wait, this favorability doesn't include a marriage setting, right? If that's the case, it would be ridiculous, because according to the player's previous experience, it's possible to invite NPCs to join the team and fight together when the favorability level is high. Some people even took NPCs for a walk on the street, calling it a "date". If it's higher, they won't really get married, right?

Xia Yuan adjusted 1 point to the right, and his favorability towards Dan Dao Dan Tart came to 1. He savored it carefully, and it seemed that there was no difference... It seems that this favorability is just a number for him. There is no need to worry that he will fall in love with a certain player in the future because of the favorability reward. Female players are okay, but male players...yue

This feature...can it make players more loyal to you?

This function can be used to make players feel that they are trying to capture Xia Yuan, and they will use various methods to win Xia Yuan's favor.

“If you want it, then you'll have to take it, but you already knew that.” *Drum beats with clear meaning*——Xia Yuan

Xia Yuan held his chin in his hand and thought. In his previous life, in order to improve the favorability of a certain white-haired film riddle cat girl, he did her tasks almost every day. However, her heart was like iron, and her favorability never went up after reaching 20... But it seemed that after completing the next task, the favorability would increase. This illusion made him work tirelessly and make many outstanding contributions to Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals. However, before crossing over, he still had not conquered the cold-faced cat girl on Rhodes Island.

Kelsey...Kelsey! I hate that your heart is like a piece of wood!

Dandao Danta was surprised and delighted when he discovered the change in favorability. A few days ago, when he was doing a task with an NPC, the favorability of a female villager who had a five-point appearance in his mind reached 10. He also communicated more with the female NPC while working, and he also received two more Lungmen coins when the task was settled.

Favorability! Brush it up for me!

Although the relationship value of 1 point is still neutral and cold, Dandao Dantart seems to have seen hope. There is a bit more enthusiasm on his face, and he looks as humble as possible.

If he wasn't a man, maybe he would really be fascinated by her... ahem, I was thinking the wrong thing.

Regarding this "adventure", Dandao Danta's heart is filled with the feeling of a dog to boot, and he wants to serve this NPC comfortably.

Xia Yuan thought about it, then took a few steps forward, imitating Andorn's example with an approachable smile on his face. He remembered that he had the function of selling things to players, so he wanted to try it.

"Thank you, adventurer. You must need better equipment and supplies to travel this land of suffering."

Chapter 15: Guards... a bunch of rolls

The shop column that Xia Yuan often saw in his previous life appeared in front of him. He also had experience as a seller because players were allowed to sell items, props and equipment to each other.

The window is divided into two columns, one side is the item store, where you can place equipment, weapons or props, and the other side is the book store, where you can place books on main professions, secondary professions, and skills.

Naturally, there is also a pricing function, which can be set to different currencies, such as Victoria gold coins or Lungmen coins, or experience, and can also be bartered.

There is no function to set purchase conditions when trading with players. Xia Yuan took a look and immediately understood that some camp equipment can only be purchased after reaching a certain loyalty point. Now it seems that he can also set it this way. The purchase conditions include but are not limited to favorability, level, skills, profession, characteristics...

Well... favorability is useful in this regard. Xia Yuan remembered that he had once gained respect in the Casimir Business Union. Not only could he buy a large flat in Casimir that overlooked the entire city through the Business Union, he could also buy rare metal materials that could only be bought with respect. As a spectator, he did not need to buy a ticket to watch any knight game. The stadium would take him to the VIP room with several beautiful girls, Kuranta, by default.

Tsk, what a collapse of depravity.

On the other hand, as an NPC now, does it mean that I have transformed from a worker to a wealthy man?

It's really worth doing. This NPC template is really awesome.

Thinking of this, Xia Yuan set the items to be put on the shelves and the prices, and opened his personal store to Dandao Danta.

[Xiayuan Lanshem has opened his personal shop to you]

Dandao Dantart was overjoyed. He hurried forward and a shop column appeared in front of him. He only took a quick glance and was immediately shocked by the equipment sold by this high-level NPC.

"Fuck, Black Hawk single-shot pistol, short blade, steel long sword, folding dagger..."

Dan Dao and Dan Tart's eyes turned blue. These equipments were like divine weapons to him now. Besides, in this vast land, was there anything more reassuring than being fully armed?

But when he saw the prices, it was like a bucket of cold water poured over him from head to toe. A basic-looking Black Hawk pistol cost 15, which was less than that even if he sold it. A magazine of special bullets cost Longmen coins, and the metallic cold-colored breastplate that made him covetous required five favorabilities to unlock, and he couldn't even see the price.

Dan Dao Dan Tart's initial excitement immediately turned into frustration. He coveted all of Emma's equipment, but he couldn't afford any of it. Not to mention buying it, he couldn't use it because it was out of the mold and he didn't have a profession. Considering the opponent's red danger level, he suddenly felt that this NPC was not someone he could encounter at his level.

He looked towards the bookstore and was once again surprised by the luxurious collection of books. Not only did he see a lot of skill books that made him covetous, but there were even job transfer books for main and secondary occupations! These were things that newbies could only buy when they went to the main city.

After taking a look at the prices, he tried his best to persuade his blood pressure not to soar again. He saw job transfer books for guard, sniper and auxiliary, and even advanced knowledge for auxiliary. In addition to the main profession, he also saw the sub-profession of technician. According to the description, this sub-profession allows players to equip hand cannons, gradually master the originium skills of hand cannons, and there will be bonuses when fighting with hand cannons.

Could this be some big shot from the main city of Lateran? Dandao Danta was secretly delighted. A main occupation transfer book cost 20,000 yuan. When he followed Xia Yuan all the way, he observed the tasks in Moshan Town. The Longmen coins given were all in three digits, and if he was lucky, he could get four digits. He planned to hoard money for a few days and then come to this mysterious senior NPC to buy the main occupation book.

"Um... sir, how many days will you stay in Moshan Town?" Dandao Dantart didn't buy anything. The key point was that he couldn't afford anything. He coughed and asked.

"I'll be around Moshan Town these days... If you want to come find me, I live here."

Xia Yuan handed Dan Dao Dan Tart an address and left the church under the latter's eager gaze.

"wccccccc, hurry up and do the task, I actually triggered the hidden NPC boss." Dandao Dantart seemed to be injected with chicken blood, only with a goal can he be motivated to complete the task and make money!

Xia Yuan left the church with a slight smile on his face. He was familiar with the character ID of Dandao Danta. In his previous life, he was a guard player who mainly played melee combat. He seemed to have participated in professional competitions of "Ark" and was a mainstay in several clubs in China. It was hard to leave a deep impression on people, but he made a sound in every team battle.

Moshan Town does not have many resources that Xia Yuan can use. The blacksmith is a secondary profession that everyone can learn, but they can only forge some equipment and armor from the cold weapon era. As for the novice blacksmiths, they can only polish parts and occasionally make a useful chopping axe, which is considered a success.

He was planning to acquire the secondary profession of craftsman. In the future, some players would start tinkering around after acquiring the secondary profession of craftsman, and would even be able to build a small base in a deserted wasteland. The craftsman profession could also benefit from the bonuses of the mechanic and the gunsmith, and could be considered a secondary profession that could be linked to each main profession.

I've been working on my blacksmith secondary profession these days. After all, I can't just run a business on my own. The number of players who like to fight with cold weapons in melee combat is as large as the number of players who like to just shoot.

Compared to the smooth sailing here with Dandao and Dantart, Touxinliang encountered frequent setbacks here. As despicable outsiders, they were subjected to all kinds of looks. He wanted to enter the so-called defensive area and was nearly beaten to death on the spot by the guards on duty. He wanted to enter the school in the town for a visit and study, but was rejected by the guard standing in front of the door.

Well, several people looked at each other and finally chose to sign up to join the guard team of Moshan Town. Their job is to maintain the safety of Moshan Town, resist foreign invading creatures, go to the foot of Moshan to hunt for food, etc. With their attributes, they easily passed the selection and got a secondary profession of [Newcomer Guard]. After discovering that there are basic melee and basic defense in the skill tree, they feel that they have come to the right place. Although the work is hard, the increase in experience points and Longmen coins makes everyone smile happily.

They also successfully obtained the identity of Moshan townspeople, but every player knew that this was just a stepping stone.

The forum has also been in turmoil these days. Most of the internal test players have opened a separate post on the forum to introduce their lives and give feedback to other players. About 50,000 people in China have participated in the internal test. Among them, a group of people followed Dream Chaser's strategy and went to a larger map, striving for more resources and experience.

In addition to lone players, there are also game guilds that have obtained internal testing qualifications, who display their development progress in the post, recruiting new players and attracting popularity.

"This is an absolutely real world. There is a mission to find a lost child. Finally, I found the child in the mountains, but the child was gone. The mother who issued the mission burst into tears after hearing the news... To be honest, although the reward for the mission is better than the ordinary one, I am not happy at all."

“+1, I feel that the NPCs in Ark are like self-learning artificial intelligence. Their commands and responses are totally different from the old NPCs who could only answer questions. I heard that Ark uses the latest intelligent module. This system module is also reflected in the American game 2098, but the performance is not as detailed as that of Ark.”

"Dream Chaser mentioned the infected people's mineral sickness before. I think what he said is very right. Remember, you must make a clear choice before being infected. These days, I did a task to protect the village. The NPC recognized the wanderers wandering around the village as infected people, and organized us to drive them away. It seems that the identity of the infected people has received a lot of discrimination."

"Wait, let me share a link. A foreigner is committing suicide and has become infected. He probably needs to delete his account and start over..."

Xia Yuan clicked on the link and found out that the foreigner was a live streamer, broadcasting from his third-person perspective. He was introducing the worldview to the audience, and took the initiative to roll around on the Originium pillars in the wasteland. Not long after, he got the debuff of Ore Sickness. During the battle, the foreigner was very excited. His Originium skills made him covered in flames all over his body, like a fire man, which made the audience very excited.

Of course, his HP is also decreasing.

When he wanted to go back to the Novice Village, he was beaten out by several NPCs. He was so angry that he wanted to force his way in, but the NPC directly issued a task to the players to guard the settlement. The players had no so-called empathy, not to mention that the other party was also a player, so PVP was normal. After cursing a few words of "Fuck!", the foreigner who became an infected person was quickly beaten out by the players with sticks, and now he is wandering alone in the wilderness.

"It's tragic. So tragic." This was Xia Yuan's first reaction after seeing it. It also sounded a wake-up call to the players. This is the consequence of choosing to become an infected person.

He had no prejudice against the infected, but it was still amusing to see someone unlucky enough to run into the gun.

Putting aside the foreigner who was seeking his own death, most of the internal test players no longer had the intention of becoming infected. They heard from the NPCs that there are many ways to be infected, including the slime Originium worms in the minds of novices. If you are injured by an Originium worm, there is a high probability of infection.

The players broke out in cold sweats when they heard the news. Many of them wanted to kill monsters and earn gold coins after learning their secondary professions, but this news forced them to pause their reckless actions.

There was also a player who was born in a small village in Yan Country who complained that the favorability of a young lady NPC had stopped increasing after reaching 10. He took a photo of the NPC and posted it on the forum, which received unanimous praise from the players. She had pretty eyes and eyebrows, and although she was a farm girl, she had a kind of beauty that was as beautiful as a lotus that does not occupy mud. She was so pretty... He tried many times and found that the favorability did not increase, so he chatted with her to explore her story. After asking, he learned that she had a husband, who was attacked by thieves while doing business a few years ago and his whereabouts were unknown.

The users in the forum immediately started to make noises, if I am not the Cao thief, who will be the Cao thief? I will inherit the will of Wei Wu!

Xia Yuan couldn't help but laugh when he saw this. This group of players really knows how to have fun.

However, if this player succeeds, this game will immediately become a galgame for some players... "Ark" is a serious game and should not have that kind of function. Xia Yuan remembers that players can take off any clothes except underwear.

Fortunately, Xia Yuan, who became an NPC, was able to take off his pants.

There are only two professional gaming guilds that have revealed their progress on the forum. One is the Dynasty team, whose entire team is ordinary Sarkaz, born in Kazdel. The other is the Liquid team, which is composed of three races: Kuranta, Shakota and Caprini. The two teams have each received fifteen internal testing opportunities and have been frantically trying to catch up with the progress during this period. As professional teams, they naturally have to capture the attention of their fans and let professional players introduce interesting things they have encountered recently in front of the camera from time to time.

"Sir...I'm here to consume."

Xia Yuan, who was performing his daily prayer duties in the church, turned around and saw the dusty Dan Dao Dan Tart, a bright smile bloomed on his face.

He walked up and opened Xia Yuan's personal store, found the career he wanted in the book store, and took a picture of the book on the Guards Department without hesitation. After paying 20,000 Longmen coins, he immediately sat aside with the book in his arms and began to read and study.

Xia Yuan wanted to say something, the profession of guard... is very competitive, but when he saw the excited expressions of Dandao and Dantart, he immediately swallowed his words back.

In the early stage, players were in the process of exploring professions. During the internal beta test, many people chose the auxiliary system. However, the auxiliary system without the blessing of a secondary profession could do much less on the battlefield than the guards and snipers. The attribute blessing of some teams did not make players more efficient in logging. Therefore, after the internal beta testers scored, the number of players who chose the auxiliary system during the public beta test was pitiful. It was not until two seasons later that the auxiliary system really stood on the world championship. At that time, players discovered that the corresponding secondary profession blessing led to a one-man army, and the auxiliary system was also carried forward by players at that time.

It doesn't matter to Xia Yuan. The equipment he makes can also be worn by players of other professions. In the early and middle stages, no players will compete with him for business, so it's good to have a monopoly. From the start of the game, he will keep leaving an impression in front of the players, and the players will gradually be converted into his loyal customers.

At this point in time, the division of Kazdel was unstoppable, and the Tower of Babel should have been established. In the early stages, the Tower of Babel still recruited pure Sarkaz mercenaries who could go to the battlefield. Sarkaz players who were lucky enough to join the forces of the two armies also did miscellaneous work.

He had no intention of going there for a stroll. With his level of combat power, he could still show off in front of the players, but in the eyes of the battle-hardened Sarkaz mercenaries, his thin arms and legs would be nothing.

Chapter 16 Return to Lateran

There is no hatred between him and the Sarkaz because he was once a player, but if he just showed up in Kazdel, it is guaranteed that those Sarkaz mercenaries who regard Shakota as an enemy will rush over.

He is not strong enough, or he needs an opportunity.

He had not been doing nothing in Moshan Town these days. Like some players who were interested in production, he learned the secondary profession of blacksmith.

After Egg Knife and Egg Tart changed his job to a guard, Xia Yuan specially bought him some equipment that guards liked, such as a foldable mechanical knife. He also knew that Egg Knife and Egg Tart did not have many Lungmen coins, so he set the purchase condition to experience.

He cannot use the experience in his daily quota, but he can send the experience to Dandao Danta in the form of tasks. Dandao Danta consumes the experience from him, and the experience goes back and forth and comes back to him. These experiences can be used.

By putting these experiences into the secondary occupations [Mechanic Apprentice] and [Novice Blacksmith], raising their levels to Lv15 and Lv2 respectively, Xia Yuan gained 7 free attribute points. The Novice Blacksmith brought him a +1 Strength attribute, which was better than nothing. After learning the basic iron manufacturing skills and mastering the basic understanding of iron, he did not have much experience left and did not have enough experience to upgrade these two skills to the maximum.

But the good news is that his level has reached 38, and his HP and MP have both increased a bit, but his rank has not risen much, and is still hovering around 1.

He is not restricted by the player's level. Theoretically, he can learn sub-professions and stack levels infinitely, and finally become a pure blood bag. Doing so will not improve his strength and class rating at all.

Dan Dao and Dan Tart have been following Xia Yuan every day these days, as if they had become Xia Yuan's little brother, licking him comfortably. It's a pity that their favorability is still 1, the same as at the beginning.

His behavior in the past few days also made the NPC girl very unhappy. This guy is like a sticky candy. Wherever Xia Yuan appears, this guy appears, and he always disturbs their gatherings... This stranger really doesn't know what's good for him. Who understands him? It's really disgusting.

Xia Yuan's thoughts had already drifted to the distant Casimir, where he could fleece the sheep he most wanted to fleece.

......

"Master Lao, there's a notice posted in the village that a knight's tournament is going to be held in a nearby town. Should we go and participate?"

The five members of Team Liquid were sitting together in a meeting. They had not yet joined up with the remaining ten members of Team Liquid, and could only communicate through the outside world and report on their respective progress in the group chat.

The captain of Team Liquid is called Lao Silaisi, and others respectfully call him Lao Da.

Laoslais was looking at the details of the mission he had recently received. He had done a walkthrough before playing the game, so he naturally knew that the knight culture was popular in Casimir, and the novice knight was one of the few powerful secondary professions that players could learn in the early stages. It was also because of the uniqueness of the profession and the functionality of the team that the coach of Team Liquid allowed the professional players in the team to choose three different races, so that they would have more choices when playing games in the future.

Lao Silais shook his head: "Xueyu, we can't go far to participate in the competition. Don't forget that there is a registration fee."