Ark, I became an NPC in the online game

Chapter 129 Sunglasses Penguin

"Okay, look over here."

Xia Yuan came to the center of the workshop and clapped his hands to attract the attention of all researchers. He was meticulous in his work.

"I heard that we have made great breakthroughs in our research results and orders recently. The private enterprises that have sent us orders are very satisfied with our results and progress. In addition to the few orders I am responsible for, I hope that you can also make great efforts to complete your own research, expand your knowledge, and arm yourself with knowledge to become stronger."

He does not want every researcher in the Department of Mechanical Power to be a wage earner. What is most important in scientific research? Creativity and ideas are the most important. If you don't dare to imagine, how can you make progress?

"Director Xia..., I...we have successfully developed a new type of sensor based on the original one, which can more accurately monitor the operating status of the mechanical system. This has great potential in improving equipment reliability and predictive maintenance." Xuezhi said while holding the document, and several researchers in white clothes beside her nodded at the same time.

"This will be an important technology for our industrial partners and customers. We can consider recommending this new technology to them, such as Raytheon Industries, or some companies that need to use mechanical systems in their daily work... Well, construction companies are also included. Snow Pheasant, well done."

The snow pheasant lowered its head somewhat embarrassedly and began to giggle. It was obvious that it was very pleased to be praised.

With Xue Zhi speaking up, the remaining researchers began to talk at once.

"Director, we recently successfully won the bid for a medium-sized industrial project. The client was impressed by our previous achievements and chose our team."

"Director, the Pioneer Association has sent us an order for mechanical components. I think we can make some innovations based on the original ones."

"I heard that there was an engineer at the exhibition who was particularly interested in our department. If he could join us, our Mechanical Power Department would become even stronger."

As the director, Xia Yuan seldom listened to researchers talking about their recent research subjects, the problems they encountered and the projects they had taken over in the workshop. Among the researchers present, the one with the highest degree was a graduate student, and the one with the lowest degree was an undergraduate, that is, Xue Zhi. This made Fester, who was standing aside as if he was listening to a foreign language, feel the gap.

He didn't have this feeling when he was taking classes with Teacher Xia Yuan before, because Teacher Xia Yuan was very patient and broke the knowledge down into pieces and put it into his mouth, so Fester could barely understand it... But when Teacher Xia Yuan chatted with those researchers, his thoughts were wild and imaginative, and the terminology that came out of his mouth made Fester feel unfamiliar.

He seemed to be back in his junior high school classroom, where the teacher wrote a series of mysterious numerical symbols on the blackboard. He stared, trying to understand the mystery.

We have to hold on tight, Fester clenched his fists and smiled like a challenger. He likes this kind of pressure, which helps him make progress.

Being with a genius is certainly a huge pressure, but Fester believes that pressure is motivation. Moreover, he loves mechanical craftsmen so much that he has the confidence to continue learning in this way.

After dealing with the matters of the Mechanical Power Department, Xia Yuan asked Xue Zhi to take the three of them around and introduce some of the equipment and facilities in the workshop. The work done here is mainly research and exploration type, not pure iron hammering. Fester was clear about this since he first stepped in.

Xia Yuan needs to continue to deal with the accumulated work documents. A bunch of documents and orders need his signature. At the same time, the announcement of next year's touring exhibition has been released, and he also has to prepare corresponding inventions.

He tapped his head. It seemed like there were a lot of things to do, but in reality all he needed to do was look at the contents of the document and sign it. This kind of life resonated with him and Kristen... Alas, this kind of work was really boring.

Fest and Hart, brother and sister, obtained official work badges, and were assigned regular dormitories and clothing. After Xia Yuan came, he greatly improved the salaries and benefits of the researchers. After all, for scientists, nothing is more important than good health. This included Rhine Life depositing a food subsidy into their accounts every month, providing commuter shuttle services, and customized private office areas.

Although the Hart siblings were receiving the minimum wage, they were very grateful to Xia Yuan. The minimum wage here was much higher than the apprentice wage in Londinium. Living in the dormitory with these Colombian gold coins, their expenses were not much except for eating out. This gave them hope in life. From this moment on, they were devoted to Xia Yuan.

Feist had been chatting enthusiastically with the researchers who were taking a break, mainly to understand their work content and trends. They also ate lunch together. Most of the researchers in the Mechanical Power Department had a deep love for machinery, craftsmanship, engineering and other subjects. Otherwise, they would study physics and energy, which are more popular in the scientific community of Columbia.

They did not have any so-called discrimination against Feist. Now a group of people working in Rhine Life, especially those working in Xia Yuan's Mechanical Power Department, had their resumes and personalities conveyed to him by Muirseth.

Although it is said that if the top beam is not upright, the bottom beam will be crooked, but as a gentleman, he often travels on business, and who knows if his own researchers will suddenly have a brain cramp one day? Therefore, for the researchers of the Mechanical Power Department, he was selected after layers of selection. They are all scientific researchers who love this subject, not old-timers who like to play palace fighting or fish.

They were happy to take Fester and the Hart siblings to work for a day to let the three of them see what kind of research and problems they would face in the future, and naturally they would also take them to the weekly meetings.

Fester saw that they were originally kind-hearted but immediately changed into different people when they entered the meeting room. They began to argue with each other and quarreled non-stop. However, every word they said was well-founded. Fester, who did not have enough knowledge, felt that both sides had some truth in what they said, which made him a little dumbfounded.

Xia Yuan took advantage of this time to sign what needed to be signed and review what needed to be reviewed, and then began to tinker with his panel.

Originally, he wanted to collect materials to build the Ghost together, but unfortunately, the Ghost needed more materials and his engineer level was still not enough... Although he rolled a rare blueprint, Xia Yuan was considering rolling more, at least to roll out an ordinary blue blueprint to raise the level of his mechanic first.

I recently knocked off a bunch of iron and accumulated a million levels of experience, which is just enough for me to upgrade... Of course, he can't upgrade his expert secondary profession.

He clicked on the task completion, and the gunsmith's rank was upgraded to the fourth level, replaced by the title [Gunsmith Assistant], which described him as an important assistant in a workshop, and began to involve some higher-level customization and improvement of guns.

He gained +4 Agility and +2 Intelligence, and after spending nearly a million experience points to upgrade the Gunsmith Assistant to the maximum level, he gained +4 Stamina and +3 Intelligence, as well as 20 free attribute points.

At the same time, his skills Basic Gun Manufacturing and Basic Gunnery Understanding were upgraded to Intermediate Gun Manufacturing and Intermediate Gunnery Understanding. Maxing out these two skill levels cost him another one million experience points.

Xia Yuan then looked at the panel.

[Name: Xia Yuan Ranshem]

Title: Pioneer (70%)

【HP: 8440/8440】

【MP: 2600/26000】

[Race: Sakota]

【Template: NPC】

【Level: 92】

【Experience: 1023】

[Main Occupation: Assistant Beginner Lv1 (1/200)]

【副职业：铳匠助手Lv20，特工Lv10，见习机械师Lv15，铁匠学徒Lv15，信使Lv1（1/50），工匠学徒Lv15，见习工程师Lv15，*机械工程学家Lv1（0/30w），*机械动力学家Lv1（0/30w），*生态学家Lv1（0/30w），*高能物理学家Lv1（0/30w），*源石学家Lv1（0/30w）】

[Skills: Intermediate Gun Manufacturing Lv10, Basic Shooting Lv10, Maintenance and Repair Lv10, Custom Modification Lv10, Basic Mechanical Manufacturing Lv10, Basic Iron Manufacturing Lv10, Mechanical Strength Lv10, Basic Craftsman Forging Lv10, Electronic Mechanical Application Lv10, Primary Material Forging Lv10, Basic Industrial Manufacturing Lv10, Close Combat Lv10, Rapid Counterattack Lv10, Stealth Lv10, Engineering System Lv1, Energy Dynamics Lv1, Ecosystem Lv1, Energy Management Lv1, Originium Craftsmanship Lv1]

[Skill Points: None]

[Attributes: Strength 48, Agility 65, Endurance 58, Intelligence 104, Spirit 67, Charm 60, Luck 1]

[Allocated attribute points: 70]

[Features: Assisting beginners Lv1, Squad assisting Lv1, Team assisting Lv10, Intermediate gun weapon understanding Lv10, Gun fighting Lv10, Hand gun manufacturing understanding Lv10, Preliminary mechanical understanding Lv10, Preliminary ironware understanding Lv10, Preliminary craftsman understanding Lv10, Preliminary industrial understanding Lv10, Sniper crossbow mastery Lv10, Sniper gun mastery Lv10, *Mechanical energy control Lv1 (1/20w), *Kinetic energy amplification Lv1 (1/20w), *Sustainable development Lv1 (1/20w), *Quantum manufacturing Lv1 (1/20w), *Originium perception Lv1 (1/20w)]

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

【Rank: 2.34 stars】

[Evaluation: Even with a PhD, he is still a nobody]

Intelligence broke through 100? Xia Yuan felt it, but he didn't seem to feel that he had become smarter? Sure enough, the value was increased, not the actual strength, right?

However, after he acquired the fourth-level profession of Gunnery Assistant, he was able to create a more advanced submachine gun - this type of gun has high requirements for the user. After all, it tests a continuous casting, and not every Sakota can master such a gun spell.

The submachine gun can be paired with his own drone, Xia Yuan thought. After all, he cannot use it himself, so he can use the drone as a medium and control it.

However, I will have to roll for a lot of submachine gun blueprints in the future.

During this period, there have been fewer contacts with players and less experience gained. Xia Yuan has learned his lesson and decided to make a lot of money next time he meets the players. Regardless of other things, experience is definitely necessary... It takes a million experience points to upgrade a fourth-level profession. Is this really going to let people survive?

After working in Rhine Life for a few days, Xia Yuan felt a little tired, but more excited. The Mechanical Power Department was preparing exhibits for next year's exhibition. After the great success of the first exhibition, each department received additional display cabinets, which meant that every researcher had the opportunity to display their scientific achievements in them for everyone to visit and appreciate.

For a department like the Mechanical Power Department that everyone can see and touch, the results are naturally tangible, and the more shocking it is, the better... There is bound to be a fierce competition among researchers.

These days, Xia Yuan arranged for the Hart siblings to study in an ordinary middle school. The two of them quickly started studying. Although they were at the bottom of the class at the beginning, they were very serious and believed that their grades would improve in no time... As for Fester, Xia Yuan found a few tutors for him to teach him the subjects he had never taken before. If the progress goes well, he will be able to take the college entrance examination as a student at the beginning of next year.

Of course, this is a big challenge for Fester. He has to balance his studies and his interest in studying in the Department of Mechanical Power. Being busy on both ends greatly reduces his time for eating and sleeping.

By the way, his grandmother Catherine finally listened to Xia Yuan’s advice and moved next door to Xue Zhi’s house, becoming a neighbor of Xue Zhi’s grandmother. The two old people go out to play and walk from time to time, experiencing their old age life.

“So lively...”

After submitting an order to purchase materials to the black market, Xia Yuan stopped on the street for a moment. However, the bar not far away was in chaos. It was still noon, and the popular Colombian rap music and the shouts of fighting could be heard from inside.

This is not the right time or place.

Xia Yuan glanced at the name of the bar and wondered if players like Dandao and Danta were having a fight in there. After all, when he was a player, he liked to do things like this to increase his warning stars.

As they got closer, the music became louder and the words were spoken faster, and before they reached the door of the bar, a Pelo man was thrown out in such a dishevelled state.

Xia Yuan looked towards the door of the bar and found a penguin standing on the bar with a microphone in its hand.

He had a pair of sunglasses on his head.

Chapter 130: Tomorrow's Development

Being able to see this penguin in Colombia, Xia Yuan felt that he and Senomimandra had been very successful in their bonding. This was really lucky.

He didn't need to investigate the other party, and he didn't even need to think to come to a conclusion about who the other party was. In his previous life, he had seen too much information about Penguin Logistics on the forum. In addition to the players licking the feet of Angel and Texas, the identity of the person behind the scenes could be directly searched out without the players even having to become hackers.

The Great Emperor, or the Emperor, whose real name is unknown, has no human features at all in appearance. He is 100% penguin and the boss of Penguin Logistics.

But in this year...Penguin Logistics has not been established yet, and the Emperor is still working on his rap art.

It was no surprise to see the Great in Colombia. The Great has a very good relationship with Colombian rap art. He often holds concert tours in various cities and is a very successful singer.

Xia Yuan was stunned for a moment when he saw the other party. After a moment, a faint smile appeared on his face. He stepped over the unlucky guy who was thrown out of the bar, pushed open the door of the bar and sat down in front of the bar.

There were still two groups of people in the bar who were on the verge of a fight. When they saw a blind man walking in, they glared at him... Although Xia Yuan was wearing a research suit, he still had a pistol on his thigh. After he turned sideways and showed his weapon, the two groups of people who were originally arguing ran away immediately.

"Boss, Bourbon."

"Hold on."

Xia Yuan supported his cheek and continued to listen to the rap performance of the Emperor standing at the bar. It must be said that his performance was indeed very exciting. It was really rare for an audience like Xia Yuan, who usually didn't listen to rap, to think that the singing was good after listening to it.

"Boy, what's wrong with you driving my fans away?"

The emperor put down the microphone, pushed up his sunglasses, and said dissatisfiedly.

"I just showed my weapon, I didn't do anything, right?"

Xia Yuan shrugged and patted the seat next to him. "I thought it was some thug causing trouble... Since you said so, I'll buy you a drink to make amends."

"Okay, boss, get the most expensive wine."

"okay."

The bartender working behind the bar began his work. The emperor sat next to Xia Yuan, who looked him up and down.

"Why, are you a little surprised seeing me in person for the first time?"

"Although I have heard of the title of the Great Emperor, I didn't expect that he actually looks the same as the rumors said." Xia Yuan commented, "I didn't expect that I would be so lucky today that I could run into a celebrity even when I went out to do something."

"Ha, even if you flatter me I won't give up drinking." The emperor snorted.

"It's really my honor to buy you a drink."

"You're not really my fan, are you?"

Xia Yuan chuckled, and when the bartender brought the two of them glasses, he raised his glass and clinked it with the emperor's, then drank the wine in one gulp.

"He is so generous... He doesn't look like an ordinary researcher."

"Researcher is just an identity, and I just happen to be playing this role now."

"Are you the leader of those so-called adventurers?"

Xia Yuan put down his wine glass and glanced at the face of the drinking emperor, who grinned, "I have my own intelligence network, kid."

"Then you should know that I am a shareholder of Rhine Life, not an ordinary researcher." Xia Yuan replied, "To be honest, the title of adventurer leader... I don't deserve it now."

"Where did they come from? What was their purpose? Do you know how long the top leaders in Columbia have been troubled by this?"

The emperor snorted, and after swallowing the wine, he said, "Many adventurers who wanted to sneak into the main city were expelled, and some were detained by the so-called medical research institutions in Columbia. You don't know."

"Doing human experiments?"

"There's nothing else we can do besides this, right?" The emperor said calmly, "They will be reborn after death, as if their injuries and illnesses never existed. Their existence and bodies have aroused the curiosity of many scientists... Although to me, it's just a boring farce."

"A boring farce?"

"Possessing an Originium technique that will not cause death, this Originium technique may make people feel scared, but it is not the case."

The emperor snorted twice. "Take these captured adventurers for example. They are under strict surveillance and supervision. How could they possibly escape?"

Xia Yuan nodded. What the emperor said was indeed very pertinent. As long as the player would not die, the biggest restriction on a person's freedom was to lock them up. In this case, they would not be able to gain experience and resources. Even if they committed suicide, they would only be reborn in prison and lose experience. It would be better to finish their sentence and leave early.

A similar case had happened in Yan Country before. It seemed that the player had his sentence reduced due to good behavior in prison two weeks ago, and he would be released soon.

Well...Xia Yuan was reading the post about his live broadcast of imprisonment, and was quite happy.

In his previous life, Xia Yuan learned from the forum that at the end of 1.0, many national forces captured a group of players for physical experiments. This experiment was carried out in 2.0, but in the end no results were found. The players were compensated with a sum of resources and then allowed to go free.

After all, they are not using their own bodies to move around in this different world, but a body that is similar to a projection.

Naturally, the NPC couldn't find out anything even if they wanted to do research.

"Emperor, what do you think of adventurers?"

"Me? I'm just a rapper."

The emperor pushed his sunglasses and took another sip of wine. "When I meet a special Sakota, I always want to have a drink with him."

"Isn't that because I paid for the dinner?"

"You're not happy? You know, my fans can line up from Lankawu to the distant Longmen. How many fans would be honored to treat me to a glass of wine?"