Ark, I became an NPC in the online game

[Secondary occupations: Apprentice Gunsmith Lv15, Agent Lv10, Apprentice Mechanic Lv15, Blacksmith Apprentice Lv15, Messenger Lv1 (1/50), Craftsman Apprentice Lv15, Apprentice Engineer Lv15, *Mechanical Engineer Lv1 (0/30w)]

[Skills: Preliminary gun manufacturing Lv10, basic shooting Lv10, maintenance and repair Lv10, custom modification Lv10, preliminary mechanical manufacturing Lv10, preliminary iron manufacturing Lv10, mechanical strength Lv10, preliminary craftsman forging Lv10, electronic machinery application Lv10, primary material forging Lv10, preliminary industrial manufacturing Lv10, close combat Lv10, rapid counterattack Lv10, stealth Lv10]

[Skill Points: None]

[Attributes: Strength 38, Agility 61, Endurance 34, Intelligence 59, Spirit 57, Charm 20, Luck 1]

[Allocated attribute points: 46]

[Features: Beginner Assistance Lv1, Squad Assistance Lv1, Team Assistance Lv10, Basic Understanding of Gunnery Lv10, Gunfighting Lv10, Hand Gun Manufacturing Understanding Lv10, Basic Understanding of Machinery Lv10, Basic Understanding of Ironware Lv10, Basic Understanding of Craftsmen Lv10, Basic Understanding of Industry Lv10, Sniper Crossbow Mastery Lv10, Sniper Rifle Mastery Lv10, *Mechanical Energy Control Lv1 (1/20w)]

[Talent: Genius, Gunsmith's Hand, Super Mechanical Mastery]

【Rank: 2.01 stars】

[Evaluation: You are still a stronger minnow after becoming a 2-star operator. How do you feel now? How do you feel! ? ]

You little female devil system, just wait for me, Xia Yuan clenched his fists, and his fists became hard.

As for why the messenger's level is still 1 and his proficiency has not improved at all...it's because he has been walking on the earth for so many years, and the messenger's work has not been done at all!

Xia Yuan was not ashamed but rather proud of it. He thought that he could delete the messenger profession someday. It would be an eyesore if it was not upgraded to the maximum level.

Snowflakes gradually fell outside the window. Xia Yuan blew a breath into his palms, closed the book and put it back on the bookshelf, wrapped his coat tightly around him, and walked out of the library.

At this season, Mandela and Susie wouldn't still be working... Alas, Xia Yuan didn't know what to say about these two kids. He gradually realized the purpose of their doing this, which was to train their independence and self-awareness... In this land, they are lucky enough to meet him, or in other words, they are definitely the lucky ones compared to their peers.

Although they were not born with a silver spoon in their mouths, Xia Yuan stuffed the silver spoon into their mouths, allowing them to live a peaceful life.

There seems to be a Christmas custom here in Colombia. On the way back, Xia Yuan found that the shopping street had already been decorated with lights and colors. Pine and fir trees brought back from the wild by the pioneers were planted on both sides of the road. The ornaments and clothes in the windows were all red and green.

But there is no holiday on Christmas... only Christmas Eve is a holiday. Xia Yuan exhaled a breath and walked into a barber shop.

"Welcome~ guest, what hairstyle would you like?"

Mr. Pelotoni, who was working in the barber shop, raised his eyebrows at Xia Yuan and said that Xia Yuan's hair was quite long, and he was not very particular about his hairstyle, so he just wanted to cut it short.

"I want her to cut it."

Xia Yuan nodded to Susie, who looked a little guilty after he entered the store. Seeing this, Teacher Tony smiled and said, "Okay, you've taken a fancy to little Susie. Little Susie, show him some of your skills!"

"Uh...ok!"

Susie took a step forward. Although she lowered her head, her pair of light golden eyes looked at Xia Yuan cautiously, "Um...Brother, I'll take you to wash your hair first."

"Okay."

Xia Yuan let Susie pull his arm to the recliner, and he leaned back on the recliner following Susie's movements. Susie's cute little face was full of seriousness. Her little hand slowly touched Xia Yuan's light gray hair. Well... it felt very comfortable and there was a sense of security. It would be nice if she could keep touching him like this.

In addition to the hair, Susie also discovered that the double-layered, textured-looking halo on Xia Yuan's head was actually penetrable. Her hands could penetrate the golden light that once brought her warmth and salvation.

Susie used hot water to start washing Xia Yuan's hair, her movements gentle and meticulous, fearing that she would hurt her brother.

“How is life as a worker?”

Xia Yuan closed her eyes and asked with a smile.

They would talk about how school was going every day at dinner. Xia Yuan didn't care much about their own job choices because it was the first step they took towards their own independence.

"Hehe, Mr. Manager has taught me a lot, but as a barber apprentice I still have a long way to go, and I'm still a little clumsy in cutting hair."

"It feels so good to wash your hair. Thank you, Susie."

"Oh...thank you, brother." Susie gently kneaded Xia Yuan's light gray hair and head, with a faint smile on her lips, "I received a letter from my mother."

"How are your mother, brothers and sisters?"

"Well, mom is worried about whether my life in Tremont is good and whether it is hard. She found a new job in a factory. Although the work is boring, the assembly line work allows her to sit and work without standing." Susie said softly, "My second brother wants to work hard in the city in central Victoria, and mom is also very worried."

"Yeah."

Susie gently wiped the water droplets off Xia Yuan's head and brought him to the barber chair. She stood behind Xia Yuan, her eyes filled with the faint golden light on his halo... This light was not dazzling, but very soft, exactly the same as her pupil color and his eye color.

When Susie saw this golden light, she only felt warmth and beauty.

"Brother, what kind of hairstyle do you want?"

Just like Xuezhi gets excited when talking about engineering, Susie looks very confident while getting her hair cut, and she seems to be enjoying the job.

Seeing Susie's happy look, Xia Yuan raised the corners of her mouth, "Let's cut it shorter, or keep it short, and trim the bangs a little... After the haircut, let's go pick up Mandela, and then go home for dinner together."

"Okay."

There was a warm look in Susie's light golden pupils. Her slender fingers gently grasped the scissors and comb, and as if she was afraid of hurting Xia Yuan's hair, she skillfully and quickly cut his hair.

Xia Yuan suddenly felt that Susie had grown up. Perhaps this was the feeling after seeing his "sister" gradually walk out of school and start to get in touch with society. He felt proud.

Susie will not make players feel pity and heartache like she did in her previous life... She deserves that happiness, and she should have a warm, clear and lovely smile.

In this land, there are many more things that make Xia Yuan feel unfair, and people who deserve to be redeemed. Susie is not the end.

Susie, you've grown up.

Chapter 107 It's the season of **** again

Muirseth was operating the Pathfinder UAV to water the ecological park. This Pathfinder had just been taken back by Xia Yuan two days ago for a module upgrade. As Xia Yuan's understanding of the mechanical field deepened, the additional modules he made would enable the Pathfinder to execute Muirseth's instructions more quickly and flexibly.

"So boring."

Christmas is coming soon, but Rhine Life is still the same as usual, except that there are gifts piled up at the front desk during work these two days. Most of them are products or invitations sent by venture capital companies and the Melander Foundation, inviting Rhine Life to attend a dance or meet a partner.

The past Christmas was spent in the same way. At that time, Xia Yuan joined Rhine Life. Although Xia Yuan was not in Rhine Life that Christmas but was traveling in the distant Yan Country, Muirseth did not feel lonely.

Before Christmas, she, Kristen, Saria and Yara spent more of their time together. At that time, Rhine Life had just established its prototype. She joined Rhine Life under Yara's recommendation and became an ecologist. What was Christmas like at that time? She ate pizza and watched Colombian TV series with Kristen and Saria, and then discussed the report.

Muir Seth still remembers the past clearly.

In the process of contacting modern civilization, the parents both suffered from mineral disease due to the characteristics of elves' susceptibility to infection. Once an elf is infected with this disease, its tolerance is extremely low and it will die within a month. Muirseth's parents sent their daughter to live in a village far away from the city when they knew that their death was approaching. They returned to the cemetery of the elf tribe and met their own death there.

This kind of emotion cannot be told to outsiders because there is no one like her. In a sense, Muerseth is also a loner, no different from Kristen.

In order to find the secret of her life experience, she can only pin her hopes on the unknown knowledge. In Columbia, scientific research is the best choice to change her destiny. She studies hard and has always been a top student in the class.

In addition to her studies, she also spent a lot of time integrating into modern life. Muirseth likes to use socializing to solve problems, which is her greatest advantage. Fashion, games, entertainment, literature, music, dance... She doesn't understand them for the sake of liking them, but for the sake of understanding.

This is not out of interest, it is like a mission, an exploration, a test of self.

The lone traveler Muirseth has a simple requirement for herself. If the elves are about to die once they are infected with the mineral disease... then she needs to live hard before that day comes.

Logically speaking, elves can choose not to integrate into society and live in the deep mountains and old forests with little contact with Originium. It is easy to live for a hundred years, but are they willing to do so? The rich life in Terra society is too attractive to them, who are immortals. They are even willing to sacrifice their own lives to survive in society.

This also represents Muirseth's inner voice. Even though she knows that her parents died because they were too exposed to society, and even though she knows that she may be repeating the same mistakes, she still cannot give up her current life. She wants to live a simple life like an ordinary person.

Kristen is a loner;

After Xia Yuan joined Rhine Life, Muirseth also observed this alien from the Sakota race. Ordinary Sakotas are naive and romantic, lively and active. They eat desserts and shoot guns every day, talking and laughing in the Holy City of Lateran, as if they don't know what worries are.

But most of the time, Xia Yuan worked alone in the studio, hammering metal silently, drawing blueprints with shining eyes...as if something was chasing him from behind, or he had some goal he wanted to achieve. His words and smile were his weapons, and he made Muerseth feel the reliability of Saria.

What is the real Xia Yuan like behind that smiling face?

Someone once said this about the Sakota race: "If you live in heaven, why don't you love heaven? They are just protecting their own lives."

There are still many people who left that paradise, walked on the earth, and fought for their ideals. Xia Yuan is one of them.

The isolated Sakota, with their backs to the holy city of Lateran, walk alone on their own path with deep love for this country and this race in their hearts.

Xia Yuan is also a loner.

Muirseth saw clearly his compassion for the infected, his sneer at the persecution, and his indifference to the perpetrators.

A journey can allow bystanders to see what kind of person a person is like. Xia Yuan's gaze, attitude and actions have told Muirseth what kind of person he is.

Muirseth yawned quietly. With the completion of today's watering task, she needed to continue to focus on her thesis research. Xia Yuan was in Tremon, and she was also in the stage of writing her thesis. It was not convenient for her to control the water clone to visit, but to go to those distant places to find plants that could grow in this bitter and dark land.

It would be great if this land could be covered with green and full of flowers one day.

After working for several hours, Muirseth found a message popping up next to the terminal. This was an email sent by Yara to all active researchers at Rhine Life, requesting two consecutive days off on Christmas Eve on the 25th and Christmas Day on the 26th.

"Hey hey hey, what is this?" Muirseth widened his eyes. There were no holidays last year. Or rather, although Rhine Life had holidays, the researchers did not care much about them and still came to work during the holidays. They truly had a strong passion for scientific research.

But Yara made it clear that the institute would be closed on the 25th and 26th. Unless there was an emergency - such as watering and caring for the plants of Muirseth, any researcher must take two days off.

"It's the holiday Xia Yuan requested..."

Muirseth reacted immediately, the corners of her mouth curled up, and she turned around in her chair. Well... Although she also likes to take care of plants, it’s no big deal to take a two-day break, right?

......

Ferdinand held his forehead and quickly approached Saria, who was wearing a protective suit. He complained to her dissatisfiedly, "I don't know Yara's purpose, but if we suspend the mission to rest at this critical moment, what if our partners are waiting anxiously?"

"Ferdinand, how long have you not rested?" asked Saria.

Ferdinand asked back, "Huh? Do I need a break like that?"

"You are too impatient, Ferdinand." Saria closed her eyes slightly, and Xia Yuan's attitude and behavior, as well as his words, emerged in her mind. "As a scientist and a researcher, you must be down-to-earth and close to society to achieve good results. If you are too far away from society, you are just entertaining yourself in the attic."

"you..."

Ferdinand opened his mouth. He had a passion for Rhine Life, so after entering Rhine Life, he put in 120% of his effort to deal with all orders and research. In the face of Saria's words, he couldn't say anything against it.

Because he subconsciously believed that what she said was right.

"Ferdinand, you have too many dark circles under your eyes." Saria frowned slightly, "Didn't you just get married?"

Ferdinand moved his lips and then coughed softly, "I lost my composure."

"Merry Chrismas."

Saria gave her blessing indifferently, and Ferdinand muttered "Have fun together" before turning and leaving.

After tidying up her clothes, Saria walked along the corridor to Kristen's office. On the way, she stopped to look out the window. Snow was still falling outside, which was a common beauty in Colombia in winter. She didn't know whether Muerseth's ecological park would be affected. She would go and check the heating facilities later. She couldn't bear to see Muerseth crying in front of her.

Seeing the snow, Saria couldn't help but think of her college days, a time that made her feel happy and warm from the bottom of her heart. She and Kristen would always go to the snowy playground on snowy days to play snowball fights. Before the snowball fight, Kristen stipulated that she could not use Originium skills. Saria still remembers her pouting look.

In some ways, Kristen and I really owe Xia Yuan a lot. His arrival has injected new vitality into Rhine's life and brought the innocence of the Sakota people - referring to holidays and sweets in the cafeteria. Although Saria did not express it verbally, she recognized Xia Yuan's behavior as a companion... She admired Xia Yuan and was lucky to be able to walk side by side with him into the distance.

"Kristen, is the work done?"

"Well...I'll be done with it soon."

Christen had a dull expression on her face while working, and looked like an ice beauty with no emotions but only rationality... Because she was the director of Rhine Life, everything had to be considered from the company's perspective.

Saria stood aside and looked at the scenery outside the window. She saw Ferdinand and several researchers taking a breath in the atrium. She also saw Xue Zhi, an assistant who had joined Rhine Life for a few months, walking quickly into Rhine Life after school.

"——It's done~"

After finishing her work, Christen smiled. This was not a smile of relief. She liked this job. She also liked having more time to think and spend time with other researchers. She stretched and came to Saria's side. Together they looked at the snow outside the window. "Well... Saria, what are you going to do during the Christmas holiday?"

"Ask me?"

"Yes, because I want to spend Christmas with Saria." Kristen said with a smile, "Didn't I spend Christmas with Saria when I was in college?"

"Yes."

"Hmm...how about sleeping in, going to a cafe, a movie theater, and then sitting at a bar?"

This is also the three-piece set of how Tremont college students celebrate the holidays. Christen and Saria, who were once students, also spent their holidays this way.

"I wonder if Old John's is still open."

Saria coughed lightly, "It's still open. I went to see it last time."

"That's good."

At this point, Kristen returned to her workstation and began typing on the terminal. Saria walked over and found that she was sending a message to Yara.

"Well...Xia Yuan was not here last year, so she must attend this year's New Year's Eve party." Kristen said with a faint smile on her face.

Saria nodded.

Ten minutes later, after finishing everything, Christen put on a scarf and left Rhine Life with Saria, who also put on a coat. Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, and they both want to take a good rest during the holiday, enjoy this hard-earned holiday, and enjoy the time when they were still students.

......

Mandela rubbed her face, which was a little red from the cold. On days like this, she could not use a bicycle as it was easy for her to fall on the slippery road. She could only deliver newspapers on foot. She envied her seniors who could ride motorcycles, as she was not yet able to get a driver's license at her age.

Although her face was a little red, Mandela was wrapped very tightly, like a cute plush toy. She wore high warm boots and delivered newspapers in the streets. Sometimes when she was tired, she would stop and take out the kettle to drink a sip of the water inside.