Ark, I became an NPC in the online game

Zofia's voice gradually softened. She looked at Maria, who was laughing and joking with the old knight and the old craftsman not far away, and Margaret, who had been sitting next to her, listening silently to their conversation, her eyes always on Xia Yuan.

"I am a gunsmith."

Xia Yuan said softly, "I am not keen on fighting on the battlefield like a warrior, or fighting uprightly like a knight. During my time as a messenger, I have never hunted even animals, let alone humans."

"But as a Sakota who uses guns, I can create weapons for my people that will prevent them from getting hurt again." He lifted his coat, and the Ace of Spades and Dawn attached to his thighs flashed a cold light under the light.

"In the future, Miss Maria will definitely become a knight, so why not let her make a sturdy armor for herself?"

Zofia smiled and said, "In the end, Mr. Xia Yuan, you are still trying to convince me."

She glanced at the old craftsman who was looking at her pitifully and snorted.

Zofia shook her head and her tone became calm again. She looked at Xia Yuan and smiled, "Before I came here, I was ready to let Maria make her own decision. I just wanted to see what kind of person the chivalrous Sakota that Old Martin mentioned was. Now, I have seen him."

Xia Yuan looked at Bald Martin and was a little surprised. He didn't expect Bald Martin to give him such a high evaluation. Could it be because he opened a lot of wine here in the past few days?

Ahem, a few days ago, the most common phrase that Bald Martin said was: "Mr. Xia, open the wine!"

The old craftsman grinned as if it was a bear, and Maria laughed and jumped when she heard what her aunt said, bringing a lot of young girlish spring breeze to this bar where only men were present, and every drinker's heart melted.

Xia Yuan smiled without saying anything. He finished the wine in the glass and looked at the drunken debuff floating above his head again, indicating that he wanted another drink.

"I admire you, so I want to give you the family motto of the Linguang family." It was already late, and Zofia couldn't stay in the bar for too long with two underage girls. Before leaving, she smiled at Xia Yuan and said, "'Don't be afraid of hardship and darkness'. I hope you can face hardship like a true knight."

Xia Yuan thanked him.

Margaret and Maria cutely waved goodbye to Xia Yuan before leaving. Maria even gave Xia Yuan a small hug, but her head was hit by the mechanical armor on his body, and her smiling face suddenly became tearful.

Xia Yuan comforted her softly for a while, and Maria finally left with tears and a smile on her face.

He had no choice. Now he had to wear this mechanical armor to protect his life when he went out. Who would want to hug him on the battlefield?

"Thank you, Xia Yuan, it's all thanks to you." The old craftsman squeezed back next to Xia Yuan and patted his shoulder with a smile. The old knight smiled and sat on the other side of Xia Yuan, a man sandwiched between two men.

"Xia Yuan, what are you missing right now? On the basis of friendship, I still owe you a favor."

[D-level mission: The troubles of old craftsman Koval completed]

[Task requirements: Maria Linguang begins learning craftsmanship]

[Reward: 9000 experience points]

[Special Reward: Craftsman Secondary Occupation Transfer Book]

Xia Yuan's eyes lit up and he said with a smile, "Old craftsman, I am also interested in the profession of craftsman. Why don't you show me your collection of craftsman books?"

The old craftsman was surprised and delighted. "Oh, I didn't expect you to be interested in craftsmen. I thought you were only interested in gunsmiths and mechanics. Hahaha, now Xia Yuan, you are my kindred spirit."

Blacksmiths can make iron tools, while craftsmen can use different metals to create higher quality weapons and armor, and even carve out a base on a barren land.

This is a craftsman.

This was truly a case of searching for something in vain and finally finding it without any effort. He originally thought that the only way to unlock this profession was to go to Victoria's factory and learn it. After all, a player and an old craftsman had become drinking buddies in their previous life, and no matter what, the old craftsman had no intention of imparting his craftsmanship to him.

The old craftsman drunkenly took out two books from the bag behind him and threw them on the bar: "These two books are enough for you to become an apprentice craftsman. When you are proficient, I will teach you personally."

"Okay, it's a deal." Xia Yuan hammered the old craftsman's bear shoulder. This was another chance to become his apprentice. What happened today? Why was he so lucky?

Could it be the contact with the Linguang Family? Is the Linguang Family very lucky?

He thought for a while. It is said that the prototype of Casimir is Poland, but the research is still on the knight class of Western and Central European countries, and Lin Guang is considered to be a genuine knight class in "Europe", a knight lord.

It seems to be able to be explained, because Xia Yuan's luck is only E. If he hadn't kissed the back of Zofia's hand and hugged Maria, he probably wouldn't have been so lucky today.

Bald Martin came over and said, "Xia Shao, would you like some wine?"

"open!"

Xia Yuan waved his hand and said, "I'm in a good mood today, let's go!"

......

During this period, the black markets in different mobile cities of Casimir received a batch of slightly better quality low-quality crossbows. They treated these low-quality crossbows as treasures and offered high prices to regular customers. Later, a batch fell into the hands of roaming gangs in Casimir, a batch was bought by bounty hunter groups, and the other batch was purchased privately.

The Commercial Union naturally heard the news, but they had no interest in low-quality crossbows. If it was a high-quality hand cannon made by the Sakota people, they might be interested in purchasing it, but forget about the crossbows.

Xia Yuan did not gain any experience during this period, because he always stopped at the last minute when making the crossbow, resulting in poor quality and manufacturing failure. Although he had a low-quality fine iron long crossbow, he could not gain any experience at all, but his small treasury increased rapidly.

Before, he said goodbye to the bald Martin, the old knight and the old craftsman, and gave the reason of the messenger mission. The three of them welcomed him to come for a drink next time he passed by Cavaleliaki. In fact, he had been driving a military pickup truck in the mobile cities of Casimir, which made the black market muddy. Many bounty hunter groups fought for the fine iron crossbows, and many people died in the black market.

He was still saving money, and his quotes were getting higher and higher. After selling nearly three-digit fine iron crossbows, his savings broke through the 10 million mark and reached 20 million.

With this money, I can buy a piece of land in Cavaleliaki, develop the land myself and become my own boss.

This money can be used to buy two hundred beautiful slave maids to look after his house.

This amount of money was enough to list a small business. He remembered that Rhine Life Science also had a similar amount when it went public.

He has his own use for the money.

Waking up in a luxurious apartment on the top floor somewhere in Cavaleliaki, Xia Yuan stretched and walked to the window, overlooking the ground beneath his feet.

In addition to manufacturing low-quality crossbows, he also wanted to collect chips and batteries during this period. In the middle and late stages of the mechanical department, mechanical creations can be manufactured - such as mechanical cars, and precious chips are needed to make them move. He temporarily handed this commission to the Commercial Federation. Like in his previous life, he regarded the Commercial Federation as a partner to help him collect materials, but the collection of materials requires a lot of time.

The Chamber of Commerce is still very useful in some aspects. As long as you give money, he is your father. As long as there is money, they will even give some materials to Xia Yuan as a gift, indicating that they are willing to establish a good relationship with such a rich man.

He has not yet read the two books given by the old craftsman. These two books would allow him to directly switch to becoming an apprentice craftsman after reaching the maximum level as a new craftsman. However, Xia Yuan has no experience at all now and cannot level up at all, so he simply decides not to study for the time being.

If you have money, you are the boss. This sentence is very applicable in every world.

He glanced at the panel and smiled, "This day has finally come."

Xia Yuan started to change her clothes and took the elevator down.

There are only five minutes left in the countdown to the public beta.

"Sir, please walk slowly."

Amid the attentive greetings from the front desk, Xia Yuan glanced at the calendar on the wall.

Terra time, October 1087, 10.

five.

Four.

three.

two.

One.

[Public beta has started]

[Adjusting coordinates...Loading network configuration...Reading updates...Trying to establish a spiritual connection with the Ark...]

[Welcome players to the Terra land of "Ark", Terra Spark 1.0 version]

[Estimated duration of version 1.0, Terra time: 1560 days]

Chapter 22: Newborn

"Ark" has attracted widespread attention from gamers since the release of the first video. Although they did not provide much information, each clip is enough to catch the attention of gamers, whether it is a battlefield so realistic that you can see the harmonious liquid on every sword, a magnificent main city that makes people feel shocked, or a meteorite falling from the sky that symbolizes natural disasters, all of which make people yearn for it.

The new VRMMORPG equipment was sold out during the internal testing period and was put on sale again a week before the public testing. Crazy players from all over the world bought up all the new gaming helmets in less than an hour. Although many of them laughed and said that this was exactly the same as the opening of Sword Art Online, on the eve of the game's launch, everyone excitedly put on the helmets.

A small number of them left a formal will on the table, asking their families not to take off their helmets casually, cough cough.

......

The first day of the public beta test, at 1087:10 am on October 5, 10 Terra time.

Anxious players rushed online, but they encountered difficulties in the character creation interface, because this machine allowed them to create faces exactly the same as in the real world. This made many members of the Appearance Association suddenly feel troubled. Ordinary men and women who were confident in their looks clicked on the helmet scan to create faces similar to those in real life. Some fat otakus who stayed at home did not see this message and directly clicked on the character creation interface or started to pinch their faces immediately. Some people couldn't finish pinching their faces for several hours. This was also basic operation.

As rays of light lit up, the eight million players at the launch of 1.0 set foot on the land called Terra and descended into their respective novice villages.

At the foot of the mountain outside the Huangsha Settlement, the players of the public beta appeared one by one out of nowhere. The first thing they felt was the scorching sun. They shielded their eyes with their hands and looked around curiously.

"Fuck, it's exactly like what the beta testers said. This world is so damn real."

"I have a tail now, hehehe, Rupert, my Rupert hehehe."

"Shit, why can't I take off my underwear? I want to appeal, I want to complain!"

The chattering of the players made it difficult for everyone to hear what each other was saying for a while, but the excitement on their faces could not be wiped away at all. Some people directly began to stroke their tails as members of the Luper race, laughing strangely while stroking them.

"Hey, where is the Novice Village? According to the beta test players, shouldn't there be a Novice Village here?" A player scratched his head, looking confused.

More and more players appeared at the foot of the mountain. A quick count showed that there were at least thousands of IDs gathered here, and people were gradually crowding in. Some of the players found the fence of the Huangsha settlement not far away, and regarded it as a novice village, and rushed over with the novice players.

The patrolman of the Huangsha settlement was sharp-eyed and was stunned by the thousands of "savages" attacking. He quickly blew the warning whistle. The village chief Laken and dozens of young and middle-aged patrol members quickly stepped forward and were shocked again when they saw this scene.

Laken's eyes suddenly went dark. If these people were infected, then the Huangsha settlement would probably be doomed.

The players were blocked outside, feeling angry and anxious.

"Isn't this the Novice Village? Why can't I even enter the Novice Village? What's going on?"

"I'm dying of thirst, can you please give me some water?"

"Hey, I saw a player's ID in this Yellow Sand Settlement." The sharp-eyed player immediately said, "Is this a beta test player?"

Everyone looked and found that several Rupert youths standing next to Laken had player IDs on their heads. As beta test players, they wore clothes made of coarse cloth and animal skins, and were equipped with iron spears and swords. They seemed to be doing well.

Laken's tone was filled with surprise and fear. He turned around and looked at the leaders of several settlements. "Where did these wanderers come from? There look to be thousands of them. If they are infected, we are doomed."

"Ask them?"

"Are you trying to piss them off?" Laken cursed.

The patrol member with better eyesight came back to report: "Village chief, they don't look like infected people. There are no traces of Originium on the exposed parts of their bodies. There are no dying old, weak or sick people in the team. They are all young men and women."

One of the conditions for identifying an infected team is that there are no patients who look like they will die in the next second. After hearing that they are all young men and women, Laken breathed a sigh of relief. He came to the fence and asked, "Wanderers living in this land of suffering, where are you from?"

The players were all confused as a task appeared in front of them all, [Persuade Laken], which required them to enter the village. However, they had just entered the game and did not even know the place names except for a few national forces. How should they answer?

Laken frowned. Don't these thousands of people have a leader? Although they are all young and strong, their strength should be slightly weaker than the patrol team of Huangsha Village, but they are more numerous.

The beta testers in the settlement stood beside Laken and watched the show. During the beta test, they descended directly into the settlement without this link. At that time, there were only about a hundred of them, so naturally there was no panic. At this time, a task [Persuade Laken] also popped up in front of them. The goal of the task was to persuade Laken to let the public beta testers outside the settlement in. Of course, they had to use words that the NPC could understand to persuade them. After seeing the reward experience and Longmen coins, their eyes suddenly lit up.

"What? You said you know these wanderers outside the settlement?" Laken looked at the players who walked up to him, a little surprised.

The leading player nodded. "Yes, we were villagers of a settlement a few months ago... Our previous settlement was destroyed, and because we were delayed on the road, the main force fell far behind."

The remaining beta test players all looked at the player who spoke. Although his words were spoken hesitantly, they did sound consistent with his worldview. You're so awesome, bro.

"You can treat them as cheap labor. As long as you give them water and food, they will work for our Huangsha settlement. Didn't the settlement recently open up a new residential area? We can mobilize them to work there."

The beta test players laughed in their hearts, this guy is so mean, he mentioned water and food but didn’t mention Lungmen coins, right?

Laken seemed to be persuaded. With so many people, they could indeed open up a new area as the base of the settlement. Water and food would be minor problems.

He quickly turned to the players outside the fence and explained the situation to them.

The first mission for the public beta players turned gray and disappeared, and then a new mission appeared: [Huangsha's First Job]

[Mission details: When you first arrived at Terra, you met the Yellow Sand Settlement. This settlement doesn’t trust you very much yet, but they are willing to provide you with a job. The reward is water and food. Work hard. Only when you raise the relationship with the Yellow Sand Settlement to neutral, will they trust you.]

With the mission, many public beta players regained their backbone at this moment. It was good to have a mission. They quickly followed the NPC's request and came to their work area, and started their working life in full swing. They could use their own Longmen coins to buy some water and food from the merchants in the settlement. The Huangsha settlement provided simple tents for the public beta players to live in. Thousands of internal beta players formed a small circle outside the Huangsha settlement, where they formed the second camp of the Huangsha settlement.

This is just a microcosm of some of the public beta players. On this memorable first day, everyone was as excited as if they had discovered a treasure. No matter how trivial the matter was, it would be posted on the forum. The number of replies on this day was far less than the number of posts. Everyone came here to complain and tell about what happened on the first day.

"I feel like my snake tail is a little too thick. Will it affect combat?" The female player who chose the Adaklis crocodile race posted a selfie, showing a thick, plump gray-white tail behind her slender body.

"Family members, who understands? Next to the Sarkaz novice village is the infected camp. I'm so scared." A Sarkaz took a photo of the smoke from cooking in the distance and several muscular mercenaries with ferocious looks standing in front of the camp.

"Not only can you not take off your underwear, there isn't even a function for taking a shit? Listing the sins of "Ark", is it pure laziness or just a lack of desire to do it?" A poster started this thread criticizing the production attitude of "Ark". How can it be a real-world game when it doesn't even have this function?

"It's over. I gave a beautiful villager a hug and was forced to calm down for five minutes. When I came back online, I was arrested. Which big brother can save me? What's the coordinate..." The accompanying picture shows a beautiful girl from Yan Country smiling sweetly.

The public beta players were working enthusiastically and laughing, while the internal beta players were making a fortune quietly.

......

The Dynasty Team was confused.

All of them were Sarkaz, and they successfully left the Novice Village during the internal testing period and were successfully accepted by larger villages and towns. However, when they went online, they suddenly found that the place where they were born was in ruins.

"Oh my god! What's going on? Why is the spawn point gone?" The Dynasty team's captain, Huang Tian Hou Tu, almost couldn't hold it in. He took another look at the relationship map and saw that the entire town had turned grey and could not be displayed as non-existent. Where did the relationship value come from?