Chapter 166 The NPC is guarding the corpse! (Three-in-one)
After Chen Lun put on the [Star Veil], he found that he could edit his ID title displayed in the eyes of players, so he casually hung up the "Black Messenger".
At the same time, he understood clearly.
‘This kind of strange thing that can change its appearance and conceal its identity can temporarily replace the ID... That’s right. If the ID cannot be changed, the true identity will be easily exposed as long as the player probes for a while. ’
But he didn't mean to hide his identity by naming "Black Messenger". After all, outsiders may not know who the Black Messenger is, but players will definitely know.
This is just him deliberately increasing the mystery.
Su Keying had videos and videos of the original battle in the square. With a little care, players could dig out "Jack Spate" under the vest of "Black Messenger".
What he wants is to leave such space for players to dig deeper, to make them think they are smart people and to give them a little surprise.
"Warriors from foreign lands..."
He came to the crowd of players and spoke in a low and hoarse voice.
There are more and more players behind, crowding towards this side. It is estimated that there are more than a hundred people, and the number is still increasing.
"This land is suffering, the plague is beginning to spread, and the sick are going crazy. We urgently need you to lend a hand of justice and heal the pain here..."
He spoke.
Because the face was covered by the [Star Veil], it showed a distorted hazy black mist, making the players confused.
He didn't use this strange thing to solidify his appearance. What he did was also increase the sense of mystery and character.
"But it's a pity that you are still very weak now... I think I can give you a little help..."
Chen Lun finished speaking.
The players all looked at the top of his head, where a golden, sparkling, dazzling exclamation point suddenly appeared!
and two optional dialog boxes -
[Exchange] and [Task]!
Some players couldn't wait to step forward and tried to click [Redeem].
Swish.
A virtual dialog box similar to a store page pops up.
It is filled with items that can be redeemed. As long as you focus on it, detailed information and the price required for redemption will be displayed.
The player's eyes widened, looking at the items above, and he couldn't help shouting the word "fuck".
Chen Lun smiled secretly when he saw this.
The product exchange catalog he released was similar to the "Shop Book" in Floy's hand. It was just the "basic model" sold by the circus.
But these can fully satisfy the new players in front of them, and can even shock them for the entire summer. After all, the content is a bit advanced...
More and more people clicked on the [Redemption] page and saw the products on it, showing expressions of surprise, desire and confusion.
Anti-epidemic candy cubes, potions of three different colors, monsters with sparkling names, and a pair of mechanical gloves that can breathe fire, etc...
Of course, what attracted them the most was the strange-looking musket at the forefront.
There is no other reason, just because it is the cheapest, most practical, and most likely to be pocketed.
For only 20 silver coins, you can take home this flintlock gun named [Wrath].
According to its description, it can be seen that this is a "spray" with huge lethality within ten meters. It is definitely an artifact of the early game!
The price Chen Lun set was very conscientious. After all, the price he paid at the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce was 70 silver coins.
Considering the current economic level of this group of newbies, their purchasing power is definitely not good enough, lest it is too expensive for them to afford...
‘I’m still too soft-hearted and don’t want to see players suffer...’
Chen Lun thought so.
So in order not to lose too much, he decided to increase the price of ammunition several times.
How can any arms dealer make a fortune selling guns...
The players were penniless when they were born, but their ability to come to Emerald Town proves that they have already spent some money in the Novice Village on the outskirts.
Just wanting to buy [Rage] is probably not enough.
"All eyes are on me! Look at me, look at me... I have an announcement!"
Suddenly a man shouted from the crowd.
Everyone looked at the source of the sound.
It turned out that the caller was none other than the previously prominent member of the Divine Love Guild, Rotten Persimmon. He raised his hands in the air with an excited and solemn expression. He glanced at everyone twice and continued to speak:
"I am... Rotten Persimmon. Now, on behalf of the God's Love Guild, I would like to publicly disclose the 'payment' to everyone! The ratio is based on the market price, 1 credit point is exchanged for 1 copper chromium, large quantities are preferential, and credibility is guaranteed!"
When everyone heard his words, most of them were moved.
After all, everyone doesn't have a lot of money at this stage. They can't afford anything, and they don't have anything urgently needed to buy... Now that there is an opportunity, it can be converted into real money, so it is better to be more pragmatic and change it.
Well, the ribs are so delicious!
Soon, Lanshi received trading applications from more than a dozen or twenty people. He hurriedly contacted the president on the guild channel to apply for reimbursement while conducting transactions with these people.
It didn't take long for Lanshi to receive enough money and then came to Chen Lun.
He did not hesitate and directly went to the store page and chose the [Rage] trumpet gun, and also purchased some ammunition and anti-epidemic candy bars.
Others have little interest in epidemic prevention candy bars, but players like Rotten Persimmon, who have ideals and pursuits, don’t want to give up the limited weekly resurrection opportunities easily.
Therefore, it is still necessary to spend some money to maintain the health of the character.
When everyone saw the trumpet musket in Lanshi's hand, their eyes suddenly became hot.
There are also members of other guilds in the crowd. Although they are not top guilds like the three major guilds, it is not a problem to raise funds to buy a "land reclamation artifact".
After a while, several more players collected enough money and bought muskets from Chen Lun.
They looked delighted, and then each began to recruit people on the spot, preparing to form a team to spawn monsters.
Someone clicked on the [Task] dialog box above Chen Lun's head and found that most of the tasks in it were related to the "Pandemic Block" next to it. Either hunt down a certain number of "pandemic lunatics", or collect some specific materials or supplies inside.
It seems as if the mysterious businessman named "Black Messenger" in front of him is a guide NPC waiting here to serve the "Pandemic District" map.
The players gathered in a circle in front of Chen Lun excitedly. A group came and a group left, and then headed towards the diseased neighborhood nearby.
This cycle goes on and on, it's so lively.
The soldiers who were watching from a distance were extremely surprised when they saw this phenomenon.
They didn't know who the gentleman in the black flat hat was. But judging from the fact that he is so able to "inspire" people, he must be a big man with a very charming personality... No matter how good he is, he is also an excellent speaker.
Otherwise, it cannot be explained why the recruits who were originally planning to escape would return to the "battlefield". He even changed his timid attitude before and became extremely excited, as if he had been given a shot of blood and wanted to fight those disease lunatics for 300 rounds.
Bang! !
There was a loud gunshot.
Everyone looked up and saw Rotten Persimmon raising the trumpet gun, taking the lead and pulling the trigger on the plague man who had broken out of the fence before.
The latter had no power to fight back and was hit by the spray several meters away. Bloody holes appeared all over his body. He fell upside down and struggled on the ground unable to get up.
Even though the lunatic still kept laughing maniacally, everyone no longer felt scared.
Fear only comes from lack of firepower!
Bang! !
Another shot was fired, and the disease patient who fell to the ground was killed on the spot, and there was no movement.
Rotten Persimmon was loaded with ammunition and showed a bright smile.
He formed a few individual players and began to sweep the surrounding "fish that slipped through the net". Looking at the kill prompts that popped up one after another, I just felt my blood boiling.
"It's worth it! It's so worth it! This musket is very powerful, killing people indiscriminately, and it upgrades quickly!"
Rotten Persimmon blushed and was very excited.
The individual players who teamed up with him kept shouting "666". They barely did anything, and Rotten Persimmon had already killed the monsters, and they also received a lot of experience points.
Where can I find such a pleasant thing?
In order not to be kicked out of the team, they enthusiastically praised Luan Shi, and all kinds of flattery took turns, which made Luan Shi enjoy it very much.
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The next day soon came.
The players spent a day in the "Pandemic District", and with those gun-toting "big guys" leading the team, the upgrade was quite fast.
Rotten Persimmon has reached level eight. He plans to rush to level ten today, and then leave Emerald Town and go to Amber City... According to the big brothers of the guild's internal beta, Kotou Jin and Wang Wangwuji, that's where the metropolis is. A place with a bright future.
There is no future in a small place like Emerald Town.
Today he did not form any more individual players because the brothers from his guild had already arrived. There are four of them in total, plus Rotten Persimmon himself, there are five.
With the instruction of the president, Lan Shi serves as the temporary captain. In addition, he is currently doing the best and has the highest level, so others have no objections.
Rotten Persimmon took four of his beloved teammates and ran rampant in the epidemic neighborhood. As long as they don't provoke too many disease madmen at once, they are basically in no danger.
Bang!
Rotten Persimmon raised his gun and fired, knocking away an old woman carrying a cheese cutter, and then pressed the upgrade button with a smile.
【Your sub-professional level has been improved! Currently it is [Church Guard LV10 (MAX)]! You feel your body is strengthened! 】
"Just in time, the mission is completed, let's go."
Lanshi put away his gun and said to his companions.
The others nodded, and then the group slowly left the place.
The streets of the epidemic neighborhood were desolate and desolate, with garbage everywhere. The faint laughter and humming of nursery rhymes came from who knows which building, which was very eerie.
Rotten Persimmon led his companions out of the epidemic neighborhood and returned to the street corner on the west side of the town.
The figure wearing the black hat was still standing by the wall.
Many new players are gathered there, and there are also many old players from yesterday. They have either collected enough money for shopping, are accepting tasks, or have completed tasks to receive rewards.
Tens of meters apart, Lanshi suddenly stopped.
The four companions of the Divine Love Guild looked puzzled.
"Captain Rotten Persimmon, what's wrong?"
Someone asked.
"I have a plan. I wonder if you are willing to take a gamble with me."
A trace of madness flashed in Rotten Persimmon's eyes.
"I asked the big brothers in the closed beta, Kotou Jin and Wang Wuji, and they told me that low-sequence extraordinary beings are also afraid of muskets... They can be killed by muskets!"
He raised the [Wrath] in his hand and stroked it gently.
The others looked at him, as if they had thought of something, and looked surprised.
"Are you planning to...?"
"That's right!"
Rotten Persimmon turned his head and his eyes fell on the figure of the gentleman in the black top hat surrounded by the players.
"The mysterious businessman named 'Black Messenger' should be a transcendent... But this is a novice village after all. His strength is not too outrageous. Maybe we can kill him and take away his belongings."< br>
The more Rotten Persimmon talked, the more excited he became.
"It doesn't matter even if you fail. At most, you will fail and drop one level. The loss is not very big... Anyway, we will leave here tomorrow and set off for Amber City. Why not take one last gamble before leaving!"
He looked at his other companions and said bewilderedly:
"If it succeeds, the mysterious businessman will probably drop items...those potions, muskets, and more powerful but too expensive 'tricks'! They will all be ours!"
As he spoke, Luanshi clenched his fists.
"Maybe he also has extraordinary knowledge!"
When the four companions heard this, they were startled and their breathing quickened.
"I'm betting! Anyway, I'm only at level 6 now. Just drop it and I'll be back up soon... Boss Rotten Persimmon, how do you do it?"
One of them gritted his teeth and said.
Rotten Persimmon smiled and whispered to them:
"This way...jiliwalababubibu..."
While the five of them were whispering, the man wearing a black flat-top hat on the street corner in the distance suddenly glanced at them.
Under the twisted black mist, there was an invisible smile.
Chen Lun withdrew his gaze and continued to play his current role of "NPC mentor" seriously, which can also be said to be the role of "mysterious businessman in Novice Village".
He traveled such a long distance and came to Emerald Town not to make money... These cute new players in front of him were so poor that there was no money to be made.
His purpose is threefold.
The first is to deeply test the mechanism of your own NPC template, including the functions of selling items, issuing tasks, and teaching skills. It’s just that “teaching skills” is not realistic yet, so we can only postpone it.
But he has figured out the functions of selling items and publishing tasks, so it is a worthwhile trip.
The second is to come over and make the presence of "Black Messenger" in front of the players. He plans to plant a seed in the hearts of these players... about the "Black Messenger" seed, and then wait to detonate it at some point in the future.
In addition, it can be considered as a way to visit the "grassroots" to prepare follow-up customized services for players.
The third is to give new players a guide. Mr. Jack, who calls himself the "Guide of Destiny," must implement this character.
"Warriors from other places, if you feel that you have received experience and the time is ripe, then you can consider going to the nearest metropolis-Amber City. That is the place where your destiny belongs, and it will also be your future stage."
Chen Lun lowered the brim of his hat and said in a deep voice in a mysterious and epic tone.
After hearing this, the players looked at each other.
Some players in the crowd have already recorded his image and speaking gestures, and posted them to the built-in forum with the title "The mysterious businessman in Emerald Town is really awesome! Is your novice area guide like this?"
Because Chen Lun is wearing the [Star Veil] on his face, no player has recognized him yet. At most, they just think that he is similar to "Jack", but there is no substantive evidence to prove that the two are the same person.
At this time.
Rotten Persimmon took his four teammates with Shen Ai and squeezed through the crowd.
"Give way, we are here to hand over the task."
The other players saw this and moved out of the way.
Lanshi and his teammates came directly to Chen Lun, and he submitted the task calmly.
I saw the man in the black top hat in front of me, turning to look at him and nodding slightly, as if he was very pleased.
"Mr. Rotten Persimmon, you are an outstanding warrior. These are the rewards given to you... I hope you can grow up quickly and I look forward to your future performance."
Chen Lun waved his hand and handed two boxes of ammunition and a pack of anti-epidemic candy bars to his hand. The experience points and monetary rewards had been distributed for him by the panel, which saved him a lot of trouble.
Lanshi accepted the mission reward, saw the mission completion prompt box that popped up, and nodded.
He gave instructions in the chat room:
"——Do it!"
Several teammates had already unknowingly surrounded the "Black Messenger" in front of them. Seeing the order issued by Roten Shi, they all took action together, raised the rusty kitchen knife and sickle in their hands, and suddenly chopped it down on his head.
Rotten Persimmon also took the opportunity to raise the muzzle of his gun, preparing to point it at the "Black Messenger" and pull the trigger.
boom! !
The players gathered here were immediately stunned.
They had no idea that these people whom God loved would dare to take action against the "guide" and "mysterious businessman"!
Are you too brave? !
After a loud noise.
Everyone felt like thunder in their ears, a wave of heat hit their faces, and a raging fire ignited in front of their eyes.
The four players who had previously surrounded the "Black Messenger" and launched a sneak attack on him had disappeared without a trace, and were probably directly burned to death by the flames.
Rotten Persimmon's equipment was burned, and he fell to the ground in tatters, his eyes widening.
The "Black Messenger" could not help but remain unscathed, and he easily squatted down and snapped his fingers in front of the rotten persimmon.
Snap!
"You will regret it, Mr. Rotten Persimmon, who blasphemed the messenger of the 'god of foreign lands'..."
Rotten Persimmon's head was banged, and flames shot up like a torch.
He fell to the ground and twitched twice before dissipating into a white light.
At the last second, Rotten Persimmon received a prompt box——
["Black Messenger"'s favorability towards you has dropped! Currently disgusting! 】
The players present screamed in surprise.
They were shocked by this sudden surprise.
The five players who were loved by God didn't know why they were crazy. They took advantage of the mission and suddenly attacked the "Black Messenger", but they were instantly killed on the spot.
It's not over yet!
Everyone saw a pair of black wings spread out from behind the "Black Messenger", and he then soared into the sky.
"Oh! So handsome!"
“Wow!!”
"Let's go! Chase over and have a look!"
A large group of players followed Chen Lunfei's direction. Soon they arrived at the center of Jade Town, and were shocked to find that they had reached the resurrection point.
Luan Shi and Shen Ai's four companions had just been resurrected and were standing next to the cross sign at the intersection, chatting.
Suddenly, a few illusory black feathers fell from the sky. When they looked up, they saw a black shadow falling.
boom! !
There was a loud bang.
Rotten Persimmon and four teammates were directly trampled to pieces by Chen Lun, and once again turned into white light and dispersed.
The players who were chasing him stopped one after another, showing surprised expressions.
"Damn it! I was chased to the resurrection point by an NPC!"
"This is too tragic! It's better to log off quickly to avoid the limelight!"
"This game is so scary, the NPC actually knows how to guard corpses!"
Rotten Persimmon emerged from the crossroad sign next to him with a confused look on his face, and his teammates also appeared one after another.
They turned around and saw the man wearing a black flat top hat standing quietly aside.
The face was hazy with black mist, and the expression could not be seen, but it gave people a sense of extreme horror.
"Hurry offline!!"
Rotten Persimmon shouted.
But it was too late.
boom! !
A flaming beheading knife slashed across the area. Lanshi and his teammates stood there blankly. The area above their necks turned into black coal, and turned into powder when the wind blew.
They became white light again.
More and more players discovered that the "Black Messenger" who was supposed to stay on the street corner on the west side of the town was missing. After asking around for a while, he actually learned that a player was attacking him and was being chased, so they all came towards him out of curiosity.
In full view.
Luanshi and his four companions were resurrected for the last time. Their scalps were numb and they stood there as if struck by lightning.
The haunting figure in the black top hat stood in front of them.
"Mr. Black Messenger! We know we were wrong! Please forgive us!!"
Rotten Persimmon shouted.
He found that he was in a combat state at this time and could not go offline at all, but he was reluctant to waste all his resurrections, so he chose to beg for mercy.
What responded to him was the chuckle of "Black Messenger".
"Mr. Rotten Persimmon, you should learn to take responsibility instead of bowing your head."
boom! !
Once again the flames engulfed them.
With a burst of screams, they completely disappeared from the spot.
Resurrection has gone into cooldown and there is no way to go online again today.
Corresponding to the game, it means that you need to wait until five days before you can continue to go online.
‘...I will arrange for a few birds to keep an eye on you here. In five days, if you dare to come up, I will kill you. ’
Chen Lun thought to himself.
Anyone who dares to challenge his majesty must be punished, otherwise these players really don't take him seriously.
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With no tears in his eyes, Luan Shi contacted the boss of Shen Ai's president, Shiren, offline.
He told everything that happened to him in Emerald Town.
Now that I am unable to go online, I am exhausted, so I have no choice but to turn to the guild for help.
"The world" was silent, and finally said:
"Rotten Persimmon, you are such a genius!"
In addition, the four members of the Divine Love Guild who were hanging out with him cried and complained to the "worldly people", which also made the president very upset.
In the end, there was no other way. "Shiren" called Goutou Jin and Wang Wangwuji, who had participated in the internal beta, and asked them for their opinions.
After listening to Rotten Persimmon's story.
Nugget Jin and Wang Wuji fell silent one after another.
A long while.
They asked about the appearance of the "Black Messenger" and his ability to attack. Immediately afterwards, they heard that someone had posted a video on the forum, so they went up to take a look.
at last.
They only gave one answer:
"Take shelter from the limelight these days. After he leaves, leave Emerald Town quickly and stop playing in this area." (End of Chapter)