Ark, I became an NPC in the online game

There was no moment to say goodbye to the military representative. The next moment, the representative of the Melander Foundation came to Xia Yuan!

"The Melander Foundation sets up awards for scientists, organizes conferences, and holds lectures. It has always had a presence in the scientific community..." Yara stood behind Xia Yuan. At this moment, she looked more like a secretary, and softly introduced the origin of the Melander Foundation.

Xia Yuan nodded slightly. He actually only had a vague understanding of the Melander Foundation, and he didn't have much information about it in his previous life. In his previous life, when he was hammering iron at Rhine Life, he guessed that the Melander Foundation might be the white glove of the Colombian government. They usually maintain an invisible and neutral position and have a certain reputation in the scientific community. Many scientists have received their favors, and they are the force supported by the Colombian government behind the scenes.

All of the above were Xia Yuan’s guesses. He still shook hands enthusiastically with the representative of the Melander Foundation. The two smiled like long-lost friends.

Yara's mouth twitched slightly when she saw this scene. She glanced at Christen who was sitting next to her and was about to yawn and sleep...Christen was obviously older than the other two, but she still had a lot to learn in dealing with such things. Xia Yuan became a shareholder of Rhine Life at such a young age. How did she get so much money? Yara did not speculate with malice, but just sighed in her heart that Xia Yuan's youth and success were not without reason.

"I heard that you are thinking of entering Tremont Polytechnic University. If there is anything that our Melander Foundation can do for you, please feel free to ask, Mr. Xia Yuan."

"Thank you. I'll let you know if I need anything."

Xia Yuan chuckled. Good boy, Christen just mentioned it casually, but I didn't expect that the representative had remembered it. However, the Melander Foundation is really everywhere in the scientific community of Colombia now.

After the boring handover ceremony ended for Christen and seeing off the other three parties, she extended her hand to Xia Yuan and said, "Come, we'll take you to see your office."

Xia Yuan gladly accepted it. He had an additional identity. He just felt lucky. If he had worn it a few years later, he would not have been able to find this shop.

When she was young, Kristen did have a lovely girlish heart, but she was always looking at the sky.

She should stand on this land.

Lone Walker?

Xia Yuan has been a loner along the way.

When a lone walker walks side by side with other lone walkers, he can no longer be called a lone walker.

Chapter 32 Mini Water Clone

According to Xia Yuan's idea, his department is the Mechanical Kinetic Energy Department, which is also the department that Rhine Life originally lacks.

Of course, Xia Yuan's immediate goal was just to hammer iron. He was not prepared to embark on a journey of flesh and blood, weakness, and mechanical ascension, to make all Terrans evolve into cyborgs and then into canned food. This was unrealistic, and the existing Terran technology tree did not reach that level. He could not teach everyone, "Always be alert and pray, so that you will not enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

Xia Yuan is modifying his equipment.

The reason why the gun is so difficult to use is not because of other reasons, not because the frequency of shooting or the recoil makes it difficult to pull the trigger, but because the Ratlan's firearm itself is a spellcasting unit. Simply put, the gun itself is a magic wand, and the bullet fired is the medium for casting spells, and the damage caused is similar to a fireball of spell.

This has to do with Originium skills. In other games, it may be magic power, not MP, but in this game, it is intelligence.

One of the measurement standards is the degree of mastery of Originium skills. For example, how many seconds does it take for a player to prepare to release a fireball and for the fireball to leave his hand? The higher the intelligence, the faster and stronger the "magic" of the Originium skill will be.

Xia Yuan's intelligence points are very high, but he has never tried to use Originium skills other than the pistol.

Each player gets to choose their own ability values ​​when creating a character, and no one will turn one of their values ​​into a defect. The Sakota people are born with the ability to master the Originium skills of gunners. Under this premise, it is possible for the Sakota people to awaken other Originium skills, but since he is not an infected person and does not have an Originium staff, it is impossible for him to try to cast spells recklessly.

But he has nothing to do with the warlock profession, hammering and banging is his home!

He did not use Rhine Life's resources for the time being. Xia Yuan wrote a report to Christen about his studio's requirements and equipment. After reading it, she waved her hand and said buy it!

Now he also has a branch base in Colombia.

As a player who often uses a pistol and likes to shoot, the fragile health bar is their weakness. Xia Yuan began to modify his gloves to increase his agility. He has less health, but can't he just dodge the attacks?

After becoming an apprentice mechanic, he was able to build and hammer a lot more machines. Now he can try to use electricity to create mechanical creatures that can execute simple commands. It is not appropriate to describe this kind of creature as AI, after all, they can only execute the most basic commands, such as moving left and right or forward... In this way, it looks very similar to the NPC teammates in previous generations of games.

After repeatedly exploring the chip field, Xia Yuan learned a skill called [Electronic Mechanical Application]. After reaching Lv10, he began to delve into building the first robot that could execute simple commands.

Of course he had the blueprint, which was the SSR he had drawn during the previous gambling, [Mobile Ranger]

The function of this robot is just as its name suggests, it is responsible for reconnaissance, moves fast, and can pass through any uneven terrain. The key point is that the modules can be upgraded on the original basis, such as equipping the patroller with stealth function and flying function, thus creating a stealth and controllable drone.

There are no large-scale wars on Terra in this era, and the bloodless wars are all in the game between the top leaders of different forces, except for the current Kazdel.

The whole of Terra is at peace except for the war in Kazdel. The players in Kazdel are having a mixed time. They gain experience points by killing enemy players and destroying enemy gathering places, but they also lose experience points by dying. With the strength of cannon fodder like them, they naturally cannot survive long in a battlefield full of flames.

At this time, the player's secret of immortality is about to be discovered.

Xia Yuan calmed down, the metal in his hand seemed to come alive, he looked at the flying object on the workbench with a calm expression. Among the many modules, he only equipped the hunter with the most basic flying and shooting functions.

This shooting is naturally an Originium skill. To some extent, this Ranger is now his Originium staff. His own Originium skill with the gun is passed through the Ranger, allowing the Ranger to pull the trigger and shoot the bullet. In the field of Originium skills, the Ranger is now his medium.

"Wow, what a beautiful machine! Can I take a look at it?"

Someone appeared silently from behind, but her voice was so lively. Xia Yuan took off her gloves. There was only one person in Rhine's life who liked to visit like this, Muirseth.

Christen has her own job, Yara has to review documents, and Saria has patrol tasks in addition to martial arts practice. Sometimes the old goat can't even be seen at meal times. After the welcome ceremony that day, Rhine's life trajectory seemed to be no different from the past. Xia Yuan adapted to the local customs and began his life of becoming stronger by hammering iron.

"Muerseth, don't you have a job?" Xia Yuan asked while operating the rather large display screen on his arm. After the feeling of using the gun spread throughout his body, the light of his "staff" ranger lit up and began to slowly rise into the air.

【Mobile Ranger·Revised】

[Quality: yellow]

[Attributes: Attack Power 30-42, Durability 750/750]

[Equipment requirements: Sakota race, support, intelligence 25]

[Additional capabilities: Flight - equipped with a flight module, the maximum lift is 15 meters. The current power is 97%, and the battery life is 100%]

[Additional ability: Shooting - equipped with a shooting module, requires mastering the Originium technique. D96 basic MINI submachine gun, basic attack power 25-37]

"Today's work has been completed, the paper has been written, and the plants have been watered." Muirseth laughed softly. She almost floated in front of the ranger, with a gleam of curiosity in her eyes. "It looks like the structure is very detailed. Hmm, will it be much more convenient for the pioneers to have these?"

"Then I may need to develop a simpler control device."

Xia Yuan pointed to the display on his arm and said, "The products of the Pioneers cannot be so complicated. The mechanical parts must be removed so that they can easily use them... Of course, the firing function must also be removed."

Before he could finish his words, two black gun muzzles extended from both sides of the ranger and fired several shots at a target not far away.

The intoxicating smell of gunpowder smoke made Xia Yuan blow a breath to disperse the smoke, and glanced at Muerseth who was slightly surprised with his mouth open. "Even if the Originium technique belonging to Sakota is installed, the pioneers cannot use it. It is still too difficult to sell an invention as a product."

All forces are conducting research on drones. Xia Yuan’s Patroller can only be considered a good product, but there is no big problem selling it to pioneers as a product. After all, having a drone is like having a second life for them. It can help them avoid many dangers and keep them away from the source of infection.

“It’s really beautiful...”

Muirseth said softly.

Xia Yuan pondered for a moment. "If you need, I can design a water storage function for you, so that you don't have to water and take care of the plants yourself every day... I understand that watering is a way for you to take this job and the plants seriously, because you are carrying the fate of the elves behind you, but humans are humans because they can use tools."

"Ah, this is too expensive." Muirseth's eyes turned and he laughed, "I am just a weak and helpless little creature who is just trying to survive. My salary can't afford it."

Xia Yuan took a pen and drew an engineering drawing on paper that Muirseth couldn't understand. After a while, he looked up and said, "I'll give it to you."

"If you feel bad, just treat me to a meal. I've eaten too much at the Rhine Life Canteen and I want to change my taste."

Muirseth raised his eyebrows frivolously, "Can I interpret this invitation as a date?"

"sure."

Xia Yuan didn't look up.

Muirseth made a face at him, and his originally graceful figure fell to the ground with a thud as if he had completely lost his vitality, and turned into a pool of clear water.

Xia Yuan was no longer surprised by this. After all, Muirseth's source stone skill was water, and he was now using his craftsman knowledge to draw the blueprint.

Strangely enough, when he was playing the game and getting equipment as a player, he didn't feel anything, since he was just doing actions and reading progress bars. But when he really stood on this land as an NPC and did actions and read progress bars, he found that he understood what he was doing. Perhaps it was because his life now was the game - no nonsense, his reality was Terra. Or maybe it was because he had a genius talent that made him learn quickly and have a photographic memory?

Halfway through the drawing, the front door was knocked and pushed open. Muerseth pouted as he looked at Xia Yuan, who was still busy at the workbench, "Isn't the work finished yet?"

Xia Yuan thought about it and felt a little uncomfortable reading halfway through the progress bar, but it would be unkind to refuse now that the beauty had an appointment, so he changed out of his work clothes and casually put on a white coat of Rhine Life. He took a look at Muirseth's outfit... Well, it was indeed a bit rude for him to go in the uniform of the research institute.

Muirseth was dressed up, at least the dress she was wearing was not the uniform of Rhine Life. Xia Yuan thought about it and said, "Wait for me in five minutes," before entering the locker room.

Muirseth chuckled at his understanding.

Xia Yuan changed into casual clothes and pushed the door open. He found Muerseth looking at the Dawn in the holster. He took a few steps forward and asked, "Do you want to try it?"

"Ah, no thanks. My Originium skills don't require this."

Muirseth shook her head and declined. She took a look at Xia Yuan's clothes and was surprised at his youth.

Xia Yuan was originally very tall, about 180cm tall, taller than Saria, the tallest person in Rhine's life. When he usually wore work clothes and research uniforms, one could not tell his age, and one would think he was an adult in his twenties. But when he changed into casual clothes, his youthful vitality made Muirseth feel uneasy. She wondered if she would be arrested by the Colombian police when she ordered drinks today.

"Xia Yuan, how old are you?"

"Elves have a long lifespan and their appearance doesn't change much with age." Xia Yuan said. It was she who told Xia Yuan that Muerseth was an elf. "The lifespan of the Sakota is naturally not comparable to that of the elves. Theoretically, it is only 300 years, but most of them don't want to be active after they reach years old. They will return to the Sea of ​​Heaven after completing their mission."

Looking at Muirseth who was angry and didn't talk to him, Xia Yuan stretched lazily, "Seventeen years old, but in Rutland, seventeen years old is an adult."

"Really? You're only 17 years old?" Muirseth blinked and said with a malicious look, "Call me sister."

"Isn't it called Auntie?"

Muirseth's cute little face suddenly darkened, and he muttered: "Anyway, I'm just a weak, helpless and pitiful elf aunt..."

Xia Yuan smiled and apologized: "I'll treat you to dinner tonight as an apology for the verbal offense."

"This is one of the few opportunities for you to kill a dog. Are you sure you want to give it up?"

Xia Yuan blinked, and Muirseth immediately remembered that the young man in front of her was not only a researcher at Rhine Life, but also a shareholder of Rhine Life. Thinking of this, she put her hands on her hips, puffed up her face and snorted, "Okay, I'll pick a place."

"please."

In the end, Muirseth took Xia Yuan to an ordinary restaurant. According to Muirseth, the ingredients here are healthy and clean, and the prices are not expensive. Students from several nearby universities like to dine here on weekends.

Before he knew it, two months had passed and it was March 1088 in Terra. He had to speed up because the annual knight competition was about to be held.

"I may have to go on a field mission in a while."

"Hey, where are you going and what are you doing?" Muirseth held a straw in his mouth, which was tilted up and down.

Xia Yuan pretended to snort: "Why, do I need to report the whereabouts of a shareholder like me to you?"

"Then I will go and complain to Saria, saying that Xia Yuan bullied me and that my water is dirty." Muirseth pretended to cry, her beautiful eyes were moist and she almost shed tears the next moment... The water source stone technique is really useful.

Xia Yuan coughed lightly. Don't mention Saria. Everything else is easy to talk about. "I want to go back to Casimir once, and go to Kazdel once."

"Kazdel, there's a war going on there... You're a Sakota, you must be careful."

Muirseth nodded. She did not choose to persuade, but chose to support silently. Although she knew that this field mission would be very dangerous, Muirseth pursed her lips and said nothing.

"You better come back soon. If the breadwinners of Rhine Life run away, we'll be in trouble."

Xia Yuan looked at the teardrop mole at the corner of Muerseth's eye, smiled faintly and nodded.

"Before you leave, I'll build you another Ranger."

"...I will definitely keep the gift you gave me well."

Chapter 33 The Undead

The current business side of Rhine Life is not well developed, and is far from what Xia Yuan imagined with all the orders. Apart from a few military research orders that can provide a considerable amount of compensation, the current researchers are all studying topics of their own interest and have not put too much energy into commercial orders.

Of course, Xia Yuan was not in a hurry, because Rhine Life would be on the right track. He just continued to dismantle and inspect the Patrol to make it easier to control. On the original basis, he removed the function of the gun, added exploration modules such as power endurance and detection of Originium pollution, etc.

This can be sold to pioneers, and naturally it can also be sold to players who like to explore the wild, so that they can equip it without the restrictions of the Sakota race and auxiliary. After all, there is no war to fight now, and the players' enthusiasm can only be used on wild creatures like the claw beast. Some players will gradually become curious about the land under their feet. They are like real pioneers, wanting to step on this land and draw a map of everything they see.

Among them, something was discovered that made the "NPC" feel creepy.

A Sarkaz player was killed on the battlefield. The captain had already filled out the casualties list, but when he looked up, the "mercenary" who had just been cut in half appeared alive in front of him.

My grandma Sarkaz swear words! The captain of the Sarkaz mercenaries, who was doubting his life, immediately reported the matter to his superiors, and the content of the report was "speculation that the outsider has the immortal Originium skill."

The demons sensed something was wrong. Since the start of the war, tens of thousands of Sarkaz, who had never been seen before, appeared out of nowhere. They seemed to be living in some isolated village, knowing nothing about the past and the present. These tens of thousands of people were young men and women, and none of them were infected.

This discovery has already made the top leaders of both sides who have already started the war frown, but they soon discovered that those outsiders have taken the initiative to join the armies of both sides and formed small groups to fight on the battlefield.

These outsiders are so weak that they can't even beat the most common mercenaries. Why are they so brave?

Here it is, the result is here, isn’t it?

"This mission was sent to us. Hey, it was actually sent by the Kazdel Military Committee, our immediate superior. What should we do? Should we accept it?" The deputy captain of the Dynasty team, Winners and Losers, who joined Tracys' side, scratched his head. "There are a lot of Longmen coins given, but this is a single-player mission, and we can't form a team."

The Kazdel Military Committee, a military committee organized by Tracys, supervises the construction of mobile cities needed for the revival of Kazdel in order to resist foreign interference. Now that the war with Theresa has begun, it has become a military department with absolute say on the Tracys side.

"I got it too."

The members of Dynasty Team were talking at once, Huang Tian Hou Tu was silent for a while, he found that their mercenary leader's attitude towards them was a little strange recently, he himself was not very good at interpreting the plot, and he didn't want to think about it too much, after all, what they, the professional players, should do is to become stronger.

"Let's go check it out." The captain Huang Tian Hou Tu made a final decision, "The reward is generous, and it's a fixed-point triggered task. These coins are enough for us to exchange for equipment."

At this point, he couldn't help but sigh. As a player, he would naturally browse the forum to relieve boredom. He also knew about the news that a pioneer of the Sakota tribe gave benefits to new players. It would be a lie to say that he was not envious. Their Dynasty team fought on the battlefield every day. The Bull Demon had to wake up and hear hallucinations of WAAAAAAAGGGGGH! Others were playing farming and hunting Stardew Valley, but here they started with Mount and Blade... Oh, these demons didn't have horses.

It was unrealistic to expect the novice mentor to come to Kazdel. From his colleagues, he learned that Lateran and Kazdel had a mortal feud. If the pioneer was not stupid, he would not come to Kazdel.

Oh, I envy the equipment sold by the pioneers. Although there are countless jobs to do every day in Kazdel, and PVP can also earn experience, but there are also many deaths. Several people in the Dynasty team have begun to lose experience in the past few days. They have to stop accepting lucrative battlefield missions and start doing logistics supply.