Ark, I became an NPC in the online game

A breeze blew, and the corners of Kus's clothes fluttered, revealing the Originium particles imprinted on his flesh.

Xia Yuan pretended not to see it, but Kus knew he saw it. He lowered his head in fear and said nothing. He soon said goodbye and left to tidy up the settlement.

It doesn't matter if players are infected with oripathy. No matter how crazy they are, their bodies in this alien world will not die completely. But for ordinary humans, oripathy is an incurable terminal illness.

According to the information from the Lateran Library, Ore Disease is not a virus that can kill the host within a certain period of time. On the contrary, it provides the host with the ability to release Originium Skills without relying on Originium Staffs. As long as they do not overuse Originium Skills or become too tired, humans infected with mild Ore Disease will not die young, and their lifespan will be the same as that of ordinary humans.

But they will die prematurely due to overwork. For young people in their thirties who work in the fields late at night, normal young people may just fall asleep due to exhaustion, but young people infected with mineral disease may very likely die.

No one wants to be infected. To them, oripathy is like carrying a time bomb on their body, and they themselves don't know when it will explode.

The violent fluctuations caused by fear will aggravate the oripathy, and when the disease reaches a serious stage, there is no cure.

He stood there, looking at the silent wanderers who were wiping their tears. They were burying their companions who died in the attack.

Some of the children in the settlement were crying quietly, some were sitting there staring blankly at the front, and some were staring stubbornly in the direction where the Ursus mercenary group had left without saying a word.

He saw a beautiful blond hair among those children, and when he saw that she was fine like in his previous life, he looked away.

Walking forward slowly, Xia Yuan said to Kus: "I can pray for them."

Kus squatted down and stroked the young man whose face was very similar to his. He raised his head and said hoarsely: "Thank you... What is your name, sir..."

"You can call me a pioneer."

"I'm counting on you, Mr. Pioneer."

Xia Yuan stepped forward. As a native of Lateran, he had naturally participated in the church's prayers. The priest had a sad face as he said goodbye to the people who had become the past. The dead cannot be reborn; they live in people's memories.

The young man made the sign of a cross on his chest, wishing that their souls would return to the sea of ​​stars in the sky, and that they would not have to suffer such hardships in their afterlife on this earth.

After doing all this, Xia Yuan nodded to the people in the settlement standing behind him, and then started walking.

"Thank you, Pioneer brother."

Hearing the children's voices of thanks, Xia Yuan smiled.

Returning to the place where he had first killed the mercenary team leader in a one-on-one duel, Xia Yuan began to pick up corpses again. He stripped the captain naked, and the process was more time-consuming and laborious than he had imagined.

"Ark" is an extremely realistic game, so picking up corpses is not just about squatting, opening the inventory and dragging items, but you have to do it yourself.

Of course, this is not a difficult problem for players. Some players particularly like the corpses of Originium worms, saying that they feel soft and sticky and have the warmth of living creatures, and are very easy to pinch.

Telling it out loud was enough to remind the nun of the story of the man and the fish.

The captain did not have any valuable goods or props on him. The only thing that was useful in Xia Yuan's eyes was the mercenary badge. As for their equipment, he still collected it. The blueprint of these equipment could be deduced after research... As for the option of wearing it himself, Xia Yuan thought that it would affect his own attributes after wearing the equipment.

He was now wearing an action suit that could be equipped by all professions, while the Ursus mercenaries were wearing uniforms that could only be equipped by guards, which sacrificed agility in exchange for endurance. Naturally, Xia Yuan looked down on them.

After burying the team captain, Xia Yuan took another step forward.

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Two months later.

In a deep uninhabited forest where even drones cannot reach.

Seeing that it was about to rain again, Xia Yuan complained and looked for a place to hide from the rain. It would be great if he could find a natural cave.

During this period, he also returned to Florence to replenish supplies. The Saluzzo family still treated him with courtesy and interpreted his behavior of going out during this period as a messenger's mission. Lapland and Cellinina also came to play with him. Cellinina did not know how to use a gun, so he took the time to teach her how to use it.

For races other than Sakota, it is not easy to master the art of using the Originium gun.

Deep in the dark forest, there is only a faint golden fluorescence.

After walking difficultly in the rain for about ten minutes, he paused. Through the rain, he saw a small house at the foot of the hill not far away.

In the jungle, one must naturally abide by the laws of the jungle. Sometimes humans are more terrifying than beasts.

His gloved right hand grasped the double eagle at his waist.

The rain muffled the sound of his footsteps, but as he approached the wood and stone house, he became aware of warm lights in the windows.

Could it be that the fair-skinned, beautiful, silver-haired Sarkaz elder sister inside? If so, he would immediately give her a massage.

I knocked on the door and heard some noises from inside. Then an old male voice came out, "Who is it?"

"A passing messenger wanted to take shelter inside because the rain was too heavy."

"Messenger?" the man muttered a few words and opened the door.

Seeing the man who opened the door, Xia Yuan's heart was suddenly pounding. The man who opened the door for him was an ordinary old man from Sakta, with a white halo on his head. He looked very energetic. He looked Xia Yuan up and down and said, "Come in and sit down."

Xia Yuan conducted an investigation on the old man.

【Dürrenmatt Lv? 】

"Thank you. I didn't expect to see my kind in the forest of Syracuse."

Xia Yuan smiled and thanked him. He stepped over the threshold, took off his coat and put it by the stove to dry. "Senior, the weather in Syracuse is really changeable. It's very different from Lateran."

Apparently because they were both from the Sakota tribe, the old man did not show too much vigilance towards Xia Yuan. He went to the kitchen and made a cup of hot cocoa for Xia Yuan. He also made a cup for himself and placed them on the table in the living room together with the box of sugar cubes.

The old man put seven or eight sugar cubes in his cocoa, drank the drink in one gulp and took a breath, "Latlan... I really miss it, but this place is not bad, and I go hunting occasionally. It's the most suitable place for retirement."

"What's your name?"

"Xiayuan Lanshem."

"Xia Yuan..." The old man muttered this name, and his eyes with a smile fell on the young fellow, "It was you who drove away that Ursus team, right?"

Xia Yuan nodded. "If you are talking about the mercenary group that wantonly slaughtered innocent people two months ago, it was indeed me who did it. I cannot stand seeing them commit such atrocities in front of me."

"Ha, typical Sakta." The old man laughed, his tone complex, seemingly mocking, but in fact seemed to be a little bit of praise, "You look underage, when did the underage lambs of Lateran become messengers and set foot on this land?"

Xia Yuan sat upright, nodded and said frankly, "Because I feel like I can't learn anything in school anymore... I was very interested in firearms, mechanics, and engineering principles when I was in school. I learned the skills of a gunsmith in the Holy City of Lateran, but I rarely found the skills of mechanics and engineering principles, so I became a messenger to learn new skills, and also to help the suffering people on this land."

"Did that old guy ask you to come to me?" Dürrenmatt's eyes were complicated.

Now Xia Yuan really didn't know who the old guy Dürrenmatt was talking about. Maybe he was a civil servant in the notary office, or maybe he was a retired old man in the Holy City of Lateran.

Noticing the confusion on Xia Yuan's face, Dürrenmatt smiled happily, "Really? It seems like we met by accident. It seems like you and I are destined to be together."

"follow me."

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Dürrenmatt brought Xia Yuan to the basement, where they were greeted by a smell of mechanical metal, a smell that Xia Yuan was very familiar with.

"Little guy, you said you are a gunsmith, right?" Dürrenmatt smiled slightly and took out a blueprint from a drawer beside him. "Let me see if you have the skills to make this gun."

Xia Yuan looked at the blueprint and breathed a sigh of relief when he found out it was a pistol, but then he widened his eyes slightly.

[You found the blueprint - Revolver: Ace of Spades]

Oh my god, golden legend!

Among the revolvers, there are two guns, Dawn and Spade Ace, and no one dares to claim to be the king.

Dürrenmatt did not give him the blueprint, but as long as Xia Yuan remembered the steps required to assemble the gun, he could spend Longmen coins and experience to reverse engineer the gun.

[You have triggered the D-level mission [Prove Yourself], accept/reject? ]

[Mission details: Sakota Dürrenmatt, a fellow tribesman, wants to test your ability as a gunsmith. Prove in front of him that you have successfully made a hand cannon. His opinion of you may change.]

[Task requirements: Create a spade ACE]

[Reward: 5000 experience points]

"I'm starting."

Xia Yuan put on gloves, walked to the workbench and started his daily work.

The smooth movements made Dürrenmatt nod slightly. Whether as a gunsmith or a mechanic, one must be sensitive to the materials of the machinery.

Xia Yuan selected and polished the materials to a precise level every time. When Dürrenmatt saw this, he found that Xia Yuan had not made a single mistake.

This is scary. Has this guy engraved the materials needed for manufacturing into his brain?

The experience and proficiency accumulated over the past few months have enabled Xia Yuan to add an additional characteristic, [Hand Cannon Manufacturing Understanding Lv10]. When manufacturing a hand cannon, the probability of making a mistake has become infinitely close to zero.

Since the player can only wear five characteristics, his current characteristics are [Assistance for beginners Lv1, Squadron Assistance Lv1, Gunfighting Lv10, Basic gun weapon understanding Lv10, Pistol manufacturing understanding Lv10]

At this stage, he doesn't need the skill of team support.

An hour later, an exquisite revolver Spade ACE lay quietly on the table.

"It's done, Senior."

Dürrenmatt nodded approvingly. "The finished product is beautiful. I have never seen such a young and talented gunsmith. Little guy, you should return to the Lateran. With your current abilities, you will definitely be able to gain a foothold in the Papal Palace in the future."

Xia Yuan smiled and said nothing, "Maybe."

Dürrenmatt smiled and said, "Yes, I forgot that you wanted to save the suffering on this land. All the Sakota people who left the Holy City and traveled outside are like this, with warmth and dedication in their hearts... I take back what I said just now, you will definitely become a very remarkable person."

He patted Xia Yuan on the shoulder, picked up the pistol, and his eyes were full of nostalgia, as if he was recalling an old comrade. After a moment, he handed the gun to Xia Yuan: "What you made is naturally yours."

"Thank you, senior." Xia Yuan thanked.

"Are you interested in mechanics?"

Dürrenmatt sat on the sofa in the basement, asking casually,

Xia Yuan knew that the main part of the play was about to begin.

He nodded seriously: "Yes, senior."

"My name is Dürrenmatt, and I'm a mechanic in Rutland. I see that you're interested in the profession of mechanic, little guy. I wonder if you'd like to be my apprentice?" Dürrenmatt told Xia Yuan his name for the first time, and then added with a smile, "I know you still have a job as a messenger, so you can leave anytime, anywhere."

"It's my pleasure! Senior Dürrenmatt!"

Xia Yuan spoke excitedly.

He originally thought that the best case scenario for Dürrenmatt would be to give him a few books for switching to a secondary career so that he could become self-reliant. Unexpectedly, he triggered the hidden mechanism of "Ark" and became an apprentice.

In the previous life, the first time a player discovered this apprenticeship function was when a casual player whose secondary occupation was a chef was working in a Chinese restaurant in Yan Country. As a result, the restaurant chef was very satisfied with the player's serious attitude and love for food, and he wanted to take him as his apprentice.

As apprentices, players can gain experience faster in the learning process and have a better chance of inheriting the characteristics and talents of their master. This is undoubtedly a golden gift package for players who are born with only two talents!

That player inherited his master's talent, Divine Tongue - double the bonus of the food he made. In other words, a steamed bun with +2 strength became +4 in his hands, which was a real blessing for PVEVP players who always lacked attributes.

After that incident, a bunch of people begged high-level NPCs to become their apprentices, but the NPCs were not fools. They could tell at a glance who were sincere and who were not. Those who were truly willing to learn were accepted, and those who made trouble were kicked out.

The trend of apprenticeship started from Yan Country, and all the martial arts halls of all sizes in the vast territory of Yan Country were soon filled with players who were "dedicated to seeking the truth".

They posted on the forum the characteristics and talents they had inherited and "learned", making players who had not triggered the apprenticeship function even more jealous. They did their best to lick their masters and make them feel comfortable, just hoping that they could inherit the powerful characteristics and talents one day.

But this inheritance is mysterious, and seems to depend on attributes, the character's class rating, and the character's proficiency and level in the main and secondary professions. With all kinds of bonuses, players find that apprentices who don't meet the level requirements cannot steal the skills of others - but the experience boost that comes from becoming an apprentice is so high that players still flock to this behavior.

By chance, Xia Yuan also triggered this apprenticeship function.

Dürrenmatt rummaged around in the cabinet and pulled out a book, handing it to Xia Yuan: "Finish reading this book first. You don't have any missions during this period, right?"

Xia Yuan nodded in agreement. He suppressed the joy in his heart and took the book "On Mechanics and Mechanics: Enlightenment" from Dürrenmatt's hand.

Dürrenmatt smiled when he saw Xia Yuan immediately calm down and start studying. He left a light on in the basement for Xia Yuan and went back to the living room to sit in front of the fireplace, warm himself by the fire and drink hot cocoa. The continuous rainy weather made his knees sore and painful, and his old illness came back again.

[You are currently studying, intelligence assessment, talent assessment, current progress 5%]

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[You obtain a new secondary occupation [Entry-level Mechanic], Dexterity +1, Intelligence +1, and gain 1 free attribute point]

[You have obtained a new feature, [Basic Mechanical Understanding]]

It took him several hours to finish reading the book, and a new secondary occupation, Mechanic, appeared on his panel, along with new free attribute points and skill points. He put all the experience he had accumulated in the past few days into the new points.

He thought about it, and after some operations, he deleted the student's secondary occupation. Although the high level would bring him a small increase in HP and MP, he didn't need it at all now.

However, since the addition of the courier, there is one more courier position in his secondary profession. The courier has some bonuses to his attributes. The Lv1 courier brings him 1 point of endurance and 1 point of spirit.

Having lost his Lv2 student secondary profession but gaining a Lv1 messenger secondary profession, Xia Yuan's current level is 22. After investing the experience gained from hunting prey and forging weapons during this period, and raising his entry-level mechanic level to level 10, his level suddenly reached 32.

Sure enough, Xia Yuan took a deep breath. As an NPC, he did not have a level cap like the players. Like the NPCs, he theoretically had unlimited possibilities for improvement.

As the entry-level mechanic reached level 10, he mastered the characteristic [Basic Mechanical Understanding], gained +2 Strength and +3 Intelligence, used the remaining skill points to learn [Basic Mechanical Manufacturing], and used the remaining experience to upgrade them to level ten. The entire upgrade process cost Xia Yuan a full experience points, which had drained him of all his energy.

Now he is penniless, like a wanderer who has just arrived in this land, and all he has left is Longmen coins.

What moved him was that his rank finally broke through one star at this moment. The rating of exactly 1.00 points made Xia Yuan sigh, it was really not easy.

[You can fight with any subordinates at the bottom of any faction. When facing multiple enemies head-on, it is recommended that you increase the profit.]

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