The Survival Rules of NPCs

Chapter 126 The Pokémon Industry Chain!

"Fellow villager, you're awesome!" Cabbage stared wide-eyed at Bright, this special spirit.

Fellow villager?

Li Gou Dan was a little confused. Was Brett from the same hometown as this big shot?

They were even communicating in a dialect similar to Sichuanese?

"No, it's just that there are some special methods that prevent that monster from attacking me." Bright quickly began to communicate using soul whispers.

"Does the local know anything about that crab?" Bai Cai asked curiously, feeling a surge of excitement. If so, there was hope for her escape.

"They're from the Shadow Isles. They were probably attracted by your elven tree, so they've been guarding this place."

"Oh, I see. Do you have any way to get me out of here?"

"Not for now..." Bright considered it many times, but ultimately decided that taking Bai Cai out was not a good choice. She seemed carefree, but what if she was a complicated person? A level 80 expert, she could probably turn the Rhine Empire upside down if she went out. Holy Stone City cannot allow such a powerful existence right now.

Bai Cai, however, had an "I knew it" look on her face and sighed slightly, "I also guessed it wouldn't be that simple."

"However, I can bring players from the Elf faction here," Bright rephrased.

"Oh?" Bai Cai was taken aback, then perked up. Since she couldn't go out herself, it seemed nice if someone could come to her place often; at least she wouldn't be so bored.

"There are many elf players taking on quests in Holy Stone City right now, and my thought is this..."

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The two communicated secretly. Li Gou Dan was right next to them, but he couldn't hear what they were saying. After a long while, Bai Cai nodded, roughly understanding what they meant. In the coming days, the other party would bring some excellent Pokémon players to her place, and she would need to improve them, but not unconditionally, as that would encourage the players' dependency.

She strongly agreed with this point. When she got into university, people from her hometown would often ask her to tutor their children. At first, she agreed to one tutoring session without any conditions. Then things went wrong. One after another, they would ask her to tutor their children for free. The problem was that if she refused, she would offend them.

In the end, you only end up exhausted, gaining no benefits whatsoever, and even incurring the resentment of many relatives. It's truly a case of making trouble for no reason.

That lesson taught her not to be too generous for no reason...

So helping players is fine, but the task must be completed. If the task is completed, you are the employer and the other party is the worker. It is right for them to receive a reward for completing the task well. If they fail to complete the task, they will get nothing and there is nothing to complain about. This is the best way.

And the task is set by oneself, which seems... absolutely fascinating.

"Fellow villager, it's so great to meet you!" Bai Cai said happily.

"I think so too." Bright smiled slightly, feeling somewhat relieved. He had managed to fool the silly kid for the time being. As long as Michelle could win over some key nobles in Milandir, then... the industry chain for elf players would be formed immediately!

"That's amazing!"

In the city of Milan, a beautiful woman looked at her own condition, her eyes filled with surprise and, most of all, a sense of relief at being saved from a desperate situation.

In Milandill, many people know her as a socialite in aristocratic circles, Lady Britney, the most enchanting widow, who is said to be even remembered by the Duke's son.

She had multiple businesses, making her wealth even greater than that of some marquises. Countless noblewomen were insanely jealous of her, but thanks to the protection of men in aristocratic circles, including important figures, although her reputation among women was poor, no one could do anything to her.

And she was one of Michelle's chosen clients.

"Rumor has it that you are an ageless necromancer, but I never expected you to be a legendary beautiful elf."

"Now you are too, beautiful fairy lady," Michelle said with a smile and a bow.

The woman, oblivious to the man standing opposite her, continued to admiring her naked body with rapt attention.

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No matter how beautiful a woman is, youth is her greatest advantage.

No man dislikes delicate skin and a youthful body. She relies on her beauty in social circles, and no matter how clever her methods are, she cannot hide the fact that she has begun to decline.

The loosening of the body and the loss of collagen make you look like a withered flower or a dehydrated apple every day. Excellent makeup skills can indeed make you last for a few more years, but what about after a few years?

She certainly has enough wealth to live a luxurious life, but is that really the case?

Only she knew the truth. Over the years, she had offended too many women in the aristocratic circles. Once she lost the patronage of those powerful men in those circles, her fate would be no better than that of a discarded prostitute.

"How long can this beauty last?" The woman gazed at herself in the mirror, mesmerized. Her skin was fair and smooth, like that of a baby, as if she had returned to her 22-year-old self, while retaining the charm of a mature figure.

With youthful skin, mature temperament, and figure, not to mention men, even I, as a woman, never get tired of looking at her.

"A very, very long time..." Michelle laughed, "If the materials can be continuously supplied, the lifespan of elves, as recorded in ancient texts, is at least a thousand years!"

"Oh... what a wonderful number." The woman's body trembled with excitement.

Can such beauty last for a thousand years?

"However, the maintenance costs will be very high." Mihir began to talk about practical issues: "Elves need to be irrigated with elven spring water to maintain their youth, and as far as I know, such spring water requires a large amount of moonstone and high-level sorcerers to blend in order to have pure elven spring water, which consumes a lot of resources."

"Any size is fine." The woman looked at the other person: "You're a top-notch businesswoman, you must have a source of goods, right?"

"There are some, but we can't make it public," Michel said in a low voice. "You know, the advantage for people like you and me is that our secret hasn't been exposed. But once those more powerful nobles find out our secret, they'll definitely monopolize rare things like moonstones, and then..."

"I understand..." The other party nodded. No wonder he possessed such extravagant possessions, yet was unwilling to cooperate with higher-ranking nobles.

Indeed, once those high-ranking officials obtain the secret to longevity, they certainly won't open it up to nobles like themselves who don't have much of a background. Monopolizing moonstones is something those greedy nobles would definitely do.

"As you said, people like us can only be a minority, and our existence must be kept extremely secret. Besides me, who else is there?"

Michelle smiled. The reason she was cooperating with the other party, besides the other party's special status, was that the other party was smart enough.

There were some things he wasn't lying about. Elves needed moonstones to maintain their youth, or even their lives, and according to his years of investigation, only the forest outside Holy Stone City possessed them. He had explored for many years and had already found two veins of them.

It is speculated that the moonstone vein is related to the World Tree. The output is currently unknown, but it is definitely rare. Such a thing can only be possessed by a few elven nobles.

Britney Spears was a widow, but a very shrewd one. She used her beauty to navigate the social circles of many powerful people, but she herself had no real power. She was like a rootless duckweed. Such a person has influence, but is also the easiest to control.

"Besides you, there are Earl Ace, Earl Lurs, Lady Irene..."

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"Oh?" Britney was a little surprised. She thought that the so-called Elf Alliance that the other party had formed was all like her, but she didn't expect that it wasn't.

Count Ace is a maritime merchant whose position in Milandil is somewhat awkward. He has a vast amount of wealth, but he is controlled by many marquises and has to hand over at least 80% of his profits as kickbacks every year. His excellent business acumen and outstanding naval warfare team are the foundation of his success, but in the eyes of many, he is the dog that makes money for those nobles.

Despite his count status, he didn't receive much recognition from the true nobles at the banquet. After all... it's normal for someone of pirate origin not to be accepted.

Count Rulls, an outstanding materials science scholar in the Rhine Empire, was recruited from the capital by the Milan-Dill Polytechnic at great expense to improve the university's engineering strength and cultivate more talents in this field. However, due to his poor interpersonal skills, he rejected many descendants or individuals offered by powerful and influential families. After all, materials science combined with alchemy is a very lucrative profession, and many families want to cultivate them for their own use, but Count Rulls just doesn't know how to play the game.

He didn't understand the art of compromise and only considered grades and talent when admitting students. How could such a scholar go far? Gradually, school funding and academic journals began to sideline him. Over time, he, who was once extremely famous, became the most rigid and least popular scholar in the academy.

He was also known for using a large portion of the count's income for experiments, and it is said that he was so poor that his wife dared not attend aristocratic banquets. He was indeed an outlier in aristocratic circles.

Madame Irene, Milandille's most famous businesswoman, was renowned in aristocratic circles for her exquisite jewelry designs; Milandille was a fashion icon...

These people each had their own advantages; they were all wealthy but not very influential. She didn't quite understand why this legendary merchant would use such a precious elven robe to win over these people.

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