Ark, I became an NPC in the online game

It’s time to eat meat!

Originally, most of the players' supplies were ordinary, consisting of some unpalatable and smelly canned food. The Sarkaz players were psychologically comforted, knowing that they only needed to replenish their physical strength. Food was more delicious only after they logged off. It could be said that they had not eaten fresh meat for a long, long time.

Except for Qiu Muyu and a few female players who found it a little hard to accept, the rest of the players were drooling.

"Ursula, can you handle prey?"

Ursula nodded. As a mercenary, she had already maxed out her survival skills.

Xia Yuan issued another task to help the players. The original combat team immediately turned into a slaughtering scene. Several players who happened to have the secondary profession of butcher were very fast, and they also received more experience rewards than other players.

The hound's meat was carried by several players in charge of baggage. After burying the bones on the spot, a group of people walked towards the iron mine.

The hounds just now were not infected creatures, which means they were very lucky. There was no source of infection or originium in this abandoned mine. Players could safely collect the materials and supplies they needed here. Most players have the skill of miner, so the mining speed is naturally extraordinary.

"I'm surprised by their tactical arrangements." Ursula came to Xia Yuan's side, her pink hair fluttering gently in the cold wind. "Although they are very weak, their formation and tactics can be compared with those of regular mercenaries."

"Don't you call them the undead anymore?" Xia Yuan smiled.

Ursula was silent for a moment, because she realized that the undead who were uncommunicative and difficult to approach mentioned by these mercenaries were actually no different from them.

The Sarkaz hate discrimination. They detest discrimination and are filled with hatred for the Terrans. However, they are at war among themselves. They hate each other and discriminate against the "undead" who are also Sarkaz.

When will the Sarkaz return to their home?

Ursula looked at him with a long gaze, biting her lower lip, not knowing how to answer.

"The quality of these iron ores varies, but they are not unusable." Xia Yuan stepped forward to check the ore behind a player and patted him on the shoulder in approval. "Well done, adventurer. We can go back once we have loaded our load."

The person who was patted on the shoulder by Xia Yuan immediately straightened his chest, looking very proud and proud of being praised by the boss.

"Mr. Pioneer, I drew the route we took on the map." A female player smiled shyly and said, "I'm a scribe... I'm pretty good at drawing maps."

"Well done." Xia Yuan stepped forward and smiled. He offered an idea, "I think you can sell this map for money."

"Ah?" The female player named Xiao Xiao Xue Gao was stunned for a moment.

Xia Yuan said patiently, "Now everyone is still in the stage of collecting materials. I think this map can save other adventurers a lot of time... Of course, knowledge and labor are not priceless. You can sell this map to other adventurers at a price, so that they will not get lost."

He is encouraging players to trade with each other.

Now that Sarkaz players have started farming mode, they will naturally collect many treasures that they missed during the war. You know, Kazdel is an ancient land, who knows where some relics or treasures will suddenly appear?

Some props are useful to players, but some are not so important to them. So it’s totally possible to start trading and setting up stalls, right?

The economic flow is also a good thing for Xia Yuan. After all, players will develop a good habit of spending money, and the money will go into each other's pockets, and finally buy his equipment. Isn't that a profit?

In the previous life, players were keen on setting up stalls at the end of 1.0. Everyone continued to equip themselves, so they started the habit of setting up stalls to trade materials with each other. Xia Yuan just brought this habit forward.

If there is one stall owner, there will naturally be another. How many players are there in Kazdel? What is the daily transaction volume? Players will be more motivated and interested in exploring and developing the land... Why does it feel like Colombia?

If he can participate in the transaction as an NPC and buy things from players, it will arouse more enthusiasm of players - look, pioneers are coming to me to shop, what a sense of accomplishment.

Xiao Xiao Xue Gao's eyes suddenly lit up after hearing this. She immediately remembered the scene of playing simulation games before. Starting a stall now is just simulating a store from scratch, right? She planned to plan it carefully after returning to the camp and draw a hundred maps first.

Huangtian and Houtu were deep in thought. As players, they naturally thought it was very interesting, a bit like business simulation. As a high-level player, the first thing they thought of was that they could use money to buy rare materials from other players! If they bought some weapons and equipment from the ancient times, wouldn't they be rich?

I have to say that these professional players, top players and Xia Yuan all think alike, which is not wrong, after all, Xia Yuan was also a top player in his previous life.

With a bright future in mind, everyone worked harder to mine iron ore. The players were busy until dusk, and then they loaded up the minerals that would limit their endurance and set out on the return journey.

When the group of people returned to the pickup truck, they were shocked to find that the place had changed from when they left. Looking at the tents surrounding the pickup truck, Xia Yuan reasonably suspected that the group of players had dismantled the tents in their own camp and moved them all here.

There were countless bonfires lit in the camp. Under the starlight, the Sarkaz players sat together by the bonfires, chatting and gossiping, looking so happy.

Ursula looked at the scene, her eyes moistened... These people were the "undead" as the mercenaries called them. She did not feel any negative emotions from them, as if they had no sorrow. Temporary suffering was only temporary, and after the night passed, there would be a bright and glorious future waiting for them.

She lowered her head and sighed again in her heart. Where should the future of the Sarkaz go?

The appearance of Huangtian Houtu and others immediately attracted the attention of the players. When they put down a huge amount of iron ore, all the players' eyes widened. They were indeed high-level players. This amount was really shocking.

“So you guys are the Royals...”

There was a group of foreign players gathered in front of the campfire. When Huangtian and Houtu heard the voice of the chat, their faces suddenly darkened. The one who appeared in front of the Dynasty team was the Warrior Team from Europe. They were old acquaintances of the Chinese region. They had competed with the Chinese region for the championship in various games. They had already officially announced their entry into "Ark" when the game was launched. Unexpectedly, they met them here.

"Okay, brother, don't look so bitter. At least now we are teammates on the same front." Captain Cabus of the Warrior Team shrugged and said, "The professional league hasn't started yet, so there's no need to be so serious."

"Are you here for the pioneers?" Huangtianhoutu spoke to Kabus in an unprofessional foreign language, while Kabus spoke half-familiar Chinese.

"Otherwise, who else on this scorched black land is worthy of our pursuit? It can't be the two sides of the civil war who can't gain anything, right?"

Caboose grinned, walked towards Pioneer and saluted with a smile, "Mr. Pioneer, we are the Sarkaz from a distant war zone, and we hope to join your plan to build a shelter."

To be honest, Xia Yuan was not too surprised to see the members of the Samurai Team. After all, the Samurai Team, like the Dynasty Team, was composed entirely of Sarkaz. In the previous life, the Samurai Team belonged to Theresa's Army. In the early stages, they did not meet on the battlefield with the Dynasty Team because they were in different war zones. It was only in the late stage of the civil war that the two teams collided head-on.

I didn't expect that the two teams would meet so early in this life.

However, as a fellow player, Xia Yuan would not be partial to one another. After all, as an NPC, he should at least be fair. Moreover, there were a large number of foreign players, and leaving a good impression in their hearts in advance would be of great help in the future. He had already received a great response in the Chinese region, so he naturally had to seize the opportunity from the foreigners to prevent some forces from poaching some of the powerful foreigners.

There are also many plot fans among foreigners. Of course, the first rule for professional players is always to become stronger. As long as Xia Yuan satisfies them with rewards and goods, they will gather around Xia Yuan like mercenaries.

He smiled at the Samurai Team and the many foreign players who followed the Samurai Team, "The construction of the town needs everyone's help, you are all welcome."

At the same time, a task that could be accepted popped up in front of the foreign players, and they all clicked OK at the same time.

As for the location of their tents, they are separated from the players in the Chinese region, giving a feeling of not interfering with each other. This is normal. After all, different cultures and languages ​​cannot be forced together.

However, Xia Yuan still issued a task to the old players who had arrived at the camp earlier, [New Visitors]

[Mission details: Some new Sarkaz have joined you, but they are not familiar with camp construction and planning. Why not take them on a mission and teach them how to run the camp?]

For the new players, Xia Yuan also issued a task, [Newcomers]

[Mission details: You have come here from afar for peace and resources. Of course, those who don’t work don’t eat. Find the Sarkaz seniors in the camp and participate in their tasks. I believe that you will be more adept at your future work.]

The experience points given by both sides were good, and there was also a +1 favorability reward at the end, which immediately motivated the players to take action. Although there were language barriers, they could still understand sign language, and some foreigners could speak basic Chinese. They immediately approached players in the Chinese region, clasping their hands together and asking for a mentor.

Xia Yuan took this time to set up a task recruitment board on an open space, where players can accept the tasks posted by Xia Yuan, such as how much materials to collect, which area to build, etc.

Phew! This is building from scratch.

This was also the first "city" under his command. Looking at the players happily gathering around the campfire eating dry food and chatting, although Xia Yuan was a Sakota, no one thought there was anything wrong with him leading a group of Sarkaz, not even Ursula had such an idea.

Regardless of race, their identity is human.

People who stand together on this land of suffering.

Chapter 50: The Man Who Travels All Over the World

Some stalls set up by players soon appeared in the camp. After the Dynasty Team, where Huang Tian Hou Tu was located, came back, some people started trading, which attracted the curious eyes of many players. They came over and chatted with the players of the Dynasty Team and learned that the Pioneers supported them in trading and buying and selling of materials.

This immediately gave rise to the idea of ​​picking up trash and setting up stalls to sell them to make a lot of money. After all, everyone is no different from the pioneers in Columbia. When pioneering, they might collect rare materials. If they don't need them, they will just sit there and collect dust. It's better to sell them to other players who need them.

The players who were originally planning to sleep in the game to restore their fatigue points were suddenly not tired anymore. They jumped out of bed one by one and checked their backpack item libraries to see if there was anything they could sell.

Before setting up the stall, Huangtian Houtu and Qiu Muyu asked Xia Yuan about the location of the stall, which is the so-called market area. The former hoped that it would be closer to the residential area so that it would be much more convenient for players to come to the market. The latter hoped that the market area could be larger, like a market, because there were too many players.

There was a constant stream of people in the camp, and it took a while to recognize which ID was floating above their heads - in my previous life, I could only see such a lively scene if I lived in the city.

Xia Yuan conservatively estimated that there were at least six figures of players in the camp. With so many people making a lot of noise, management was also a big problem. However, he still dealt with what he could as quickly as possible and marked out an area on the map as a market area. The rest of the market planning was left to the players to figure out.

As for the idle Ursula, Xia Yuan took into consideration that she had spent a lot of time in the Scar Market and the mercenary settlement before, so he temporarily appointed her to help out in the market. Ursula nodded in agreement without hesitation.

Within half an hour, the market had taken shape. Although it sounded nice to call it a market, it was actually just a series of street stalls. Players laid out the props and equipment they wanted to sell on old cloth and marked the prices, and opened their personal stores to other players.

Of course, the location of the players' stalls also caused some controversy. After all, everyone wanted to set up a stall in the most conspicuous location.

Ursula's method and principle in handling this matter is also very fair. Players are ranked according to the price and quantity of items they sell. It is not necessarily the case that you will be ranked first if you sell a material worth more than a thousand Longmen coins. This is unrealistic.

At the same time, she entrusted several high-level players, including professional players and high-level players from the Dynasty Team who did not participate in the stall, to form a patrol team to stop any possible theft and robbery. Several people received the commission from Ursula and naturally agreed to it. They were entrusted with important tasks because of their high levels, and their identities were suddenly transformed into managers, which made the high-level players feel very comfortable.

Xiao Xiaoxue Gao quickly put the drawings for her paintings on her stall. Her secondary job was a copyist. While selling her drawings, she was also drawing maps. She gained experience points for each map she drew. She could earn a lot of Longmen coins and experience points just by setting up the stall for one night. It was very profitable.

Some players gathered in front of her stall to buy maps from her. The price is still very cheap at the moment. After all, Xiao Xiao Xue Gao herself has not explored much of the "fog". However, she promised that after exploring more maps in the future, players who buy now will be able to pay an extra Longmen coin to update their maps, and the update fee will be much cheaper than the future map selling price.

With this after-sales service, the map in front of the small ice cream stall was immediately cleared out by players.

There were some raw materials and other things on Huangtian Houtu's stall, as well as some equipment dropped by some Sarkaz mercenaries he had killed before. He didn't need them but someone must have. Although he could buy better equipment from the pioneers, the prices here were not expensive and could be used as transitional equipment.

Not to mention foreign players like Kabus, even players in the Chinese region have never seen such a thriving scene. As they have been engaged in PVP for a long time, they cherish such time especially. They soon squatted in front of the stalls and enthusiastically bargained with the stall owners.

Outside, Ursula was Xia Yuan's eyes and mouth. The market lasted until late at night. If the players didn't go to sleep, their fatigue and sanity would be lost. The market was then shut down and the players returned to their tents to rest.

Ursula left the market and walked back along the way until she came to the largest tent, which was still lit.

Without hesitation, she opened the curtain and walked in.

Xia Yuan did not rest. This small tent had become a small studio. Not only was there an open fire, but also a tool workbench. He looked up from the blueprint and said, "You're back."

"Yes."

"You should also go to rest early. Jian and Senomi have already fallen asleep. You have worked hard today. I will give you a raise." Xia Yuan withdrew his gaze.

The players took the initiative to prepare the largest tent for him, which was located at the rear of the camp. This clearly treated him as a "commander". Xia Yuan did not reject the players' kindness. During the time when the market was open, he tinkered with his studio.

Ursula opened her mouth and moved her red lips slightly, "They are a little different from us."

Xia Yuan raised his head and looked at Ursula calmly with his golden eyes.

"We will never have that kind of security, happiness and smile."

"You are wrong." Xia Yuan said calmly, "You said that the mercenaries you are referring to can represent all the Sarkaz?"

"Is there no other Sarkaz in this land who have the same idea as me and want to build a homeland that belongs only to them from scratch? Do you dare to say there aren't any? Aren't there any Sarkaz living and working in other countries? Even though they are looked down upon, they will still continue to live with a smile. Do you dare to say there aren't any Sarkaz like this?"

"Yes, they are indeed different from you, because they have the immortal Originium technique, and you don't. They just adopt a different lifestyle. I'm not sure it's the best, but at least, I think it's worth a try."

Ursula pursed her lips, said softly, "I'm going to rest," and then left.

The Sarkaz were the first race to come into contact with Originium, so after bearing this "curse", Xia Yuan retracted his gaze. How many secrets are there on this land waiting for the players and himself to discover?

One thing is certain, the land of Kazdel is indeed ancient.

It would be great if players could dig up some ancient weapons or Originium staffs, Xia Yuan thought.

However, the most important thing at the moment is to process the materials collected by the players. Tomorrow, he has to put the production tasks on the task board. After all, the six-digit player's base is not necessarily the only one hammering iron, so he has to find helpers for himself. Compared with this, he somewhat missed the automatic factory in his previous life. With the industrialized construction process, he only needs to lie down and gain experience.

After a short nap, Xia Yuan got up in the dark again and started hammering iron, while browsing the forum.

He paid special attention to the post about becoming a miner, and found that the highest-rated comment was: "Go watch the first video of the magic teacher, where the pioneers introduced the origin of the infected. If you keep doing this, you will be sent to prison!"

Then on the 300th floor, the poster replied: "Send it!"

A screenshot showing his personal interface, with an additional buff besides his name: Infected.

"6666666"

"I heard that the infected can cast spells without a wand. Isn't this Harry Potter? What fate did the OP awaken?"

“Fury!”

"Can you post a guide for infected people? I want to see the infected people's experience of surviving in the wild."

The comment section was full of joy, with the original poster being the only one suffering. However, judging from his comments, it seemed that he was ready to slip away, and before leaving he wanted to take revenge on the noble who had deceived him.

At the same time, he also opened another thread to tell other players in Ursus, "Don't go to the mines! Don't go to the mines!"

The fun was over, Xia Yuan refreshed the forum and found that one of the new posts had been marked as a masterpiece. Upon closer inspection, he found that the second video of Magic ZX had been released.

Xia Yuan, who was feeling bored, clicked on it and found that the number of people watching at the same time had exceeded six figures, which was really amazing.

By the way, players can log off when they are sleeping in the Ark to restore fatigue, so there is no need to worry about actually "falling asleep" when they sleep.

The second issue is titled, "The Trailblazers and the Black Knights"

"Hello everyone, I am your Magic ZX. As the saying goes, I travel around the world and see all the wonders with joy. No matter where and when I travel, my passion for exploration burns brightly. Welcome to the latest Magic ZX teaching strategy introduction video. Today I bring you a personal introduction of the pioneer. At the same time, you must have noticed the title of the video. Yes, I will also introduce an NPC named Black Knight!"

"Everyone must be very curious about the Black Knight. Who is this Black Knight? I wonder if the players in Casimir have noticed that, at some point, a handsome and heroic older sister has appeared beside the Pioneer?"

At the same time, Magic ZX threw out a series of photos, showing different poses of Mace in military uniform, but her expression was always cool, and occasionally she would reveal a chic smile, which made people unable to stop,

"Oh my god, I'm flooded."

"I'm going to lick the beautiful lady, lick her!"

"What a beautiful lady, she's my type. Can I be the Black Knight's dog?"

Magic ZX whetted the appetite of the players, and then started from the beginning to introduce what happened after the players entered Cavaleliaki, the main city of Casimir. They received tickets from the pioneers to watch Casimir's most famous sport, the knight competition. At the same time, he gave several filmed videos. In the videos, the black knight swung his sword and knocked the fully armed knight on the opposite side to the ground. The smooth movements made the players type a series of 66666.

"That's right. The true identity of this Black Knight is a competitive knight. She has participated in two knight competitions before and won the championship twice. If she wins this time, then the Black Knight will win three consecutive championships!"