Players’ NPC daddy

"A blind cat catches a dead mouse."

Blaze poked the severed finger on the ground with his twisted greatsword, but there was no response. However, he did not dare to let his guard down.

"You come and get it." Blaze ordered the shadow werewolf unceremoniously. The shadow werewolf came up to Blaze and rolled his eyes before bending down to pick up the severed finger on the ground.

[Severed left index finger]

[This is the proof of connection with the Creator. It is the umbilical cord of the birth of the perfect Adam. Its existence means that the perfect Adam was created by the Creator. When it was cut off, it meant that the perfect Adam was separated from his identity as a creature. The missing left finger is a symbol of the freedom of the perfect Adam.]

[But, that kind of freedom, even the devil avoids it]

At the same time, Greenland discovered something under a dry tree of life. He swept the ground twice with his right hand, and a black sharp blade emerged from the white land.

“Found the treasure!!!”

【Finger-Broken Stone Knife】

[The sharp blade that cuts off the creation from the Creator, the first blade of rebellion. Its terrifying nature does not lie in the arrogance and boldness of the idea, but in the fact that the rebellion it represents has succeeded.]

[The only material that can be used to forge weapons, with a high probability of producing world-class weapons]

“I found the treasure!”

Greenland ran wildly with a black stone dagger in his hand, running around in the Garden of Eden, loudly declaring that he had found the treasure. He came to his friends who were still touching the tree and shook the stone dagger in his hand.

"How do you know that I have seen materials that can be used to forge world-class weapons?"

Excited, the others immediately began to dig the soil, searching inch by inch, but unfortunately, by the time they agreed on, they hadn't found anything valuable.

Blaze looked back and saw the evil foreigners looking at Greenland, who was walking in front, with sour faces as if they had eaten lemons. They wished they could kick him on the forehead.

"This reaction...Did you find something good?"

"Found this... Hey! Where's the perfect Adam?"

Just as Greenland was about to show off, he discovered that the perfect man Adam who was hanging on the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was gone.

"Here it is." Blaze nodded towards the shadow werewolf. The shadow werewolf pinched his severed finger as if he was pinching something dirty, and shook it so that the stranger could see it clearly.

"Broken finger?" Greenland was stunned.

The Ripper smiled sinisterly, leaned close to Greenland's ear, and whispered, "Is this the legendary powerful quest item? You have to hand over the finger-severing knife~"

"Do not--"

Greenland covered his face and screamed.

"I don't recycle it, I don't recycle it!" Blaze waved his hands repeatedly.

He still remembered that Dali Feizhuan disappeared in order to keep [Yakita no Murakumo]. He couldn't imagine what Greenland would do to keep the stone knife. He didn't even dare to ask Greenland to show him the knife.

"Anyway, take it in your own hand and let me see it."

Blaze kept his distance as if he was trying to calm a stressed cat, and put his hands behind his back to show that he had no intention of competing.

Greenland took out the finger-severing knife and showed it to Blaze from five meters away. Blaze closed his eyes and used his blind eyes to see the details of the finger-severing knife.

"Hmm... It's expected. The perfect man Adam must have used something to cut off his fingers. The gun that killed Balder became Mistedine, so the thing that cut off the left finger connected to God should also be something special."

Blaze took the ribs and left finger from the shadow werewolf and handed them to Greenland.

"These two are also materials. I think they can be used to forge your new weapon. I'll give them to you."

"Really?!"

"Could it be fake?" Blaze placed the two materials in Greenland's hands, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "These should be the only things in the Garden of Eden. The biggest secret has been revealed to us."

Perfect Adam is a hidden threat to this world, and...maybe he is the reason why the Golden Kingdom was built, destroyed, and disappeared.

"We should go back."

……

The underground bar was as quiet as ever, which made the female manager sad. She could only wipe the cups and lift dumbbells to train her arm strength.

The woman was surprisingly quiet, wearing glasses and dancing on the keyboard with her fingers. The last time she was so quiet, this woman did a lot of work on the Internet.

The female manager walked over calmly with the dumbbells in her hand. She would use the dumbbells when necessary.

But surprisingly, the woman was working, and working quite hard.

"I saw the dumbbell in your hand." The woman glanced at the female manager reflected in the water cup. "I'm just making sure my work content won't be affected. I'm just wanted, not fired."

"So what is your job?" The female store manager put away the dumbbells awkwardly.

"Make sure the story of [Golden Country] can be completed. If it gets stuck, players will quit and the game will be shut down, then my... In short, there will be a lot of problems. I think those people should be having a headache, so in order not to hinder me, I decided to help out a little more normally."

"It's just the right time to dampen the popularity of this crooked world series."

Snapped--

The woman tapped on the keyboard, then left with the cup of water. The female store manager looked at the computer screen curiously.

[How to explore the world of death with reversed gravity]

Chapter 561 Only the dead can stand in the reversed world

The Penguin still remembers the awkward expressions on the geniuses' faces when they came up with the "World Series" plan as an emergency measure, as if they were quite resistant.

At the time, he did not understand this situation, because PVP rankings between players are normal marketing and inevitable. Even stand-alone games will compare speedrun times, not to mention large-scale online games.

Even if there is no formal ranking competition like the World Series, players will spontaneously compete with each other openly or covertly, and many guilds also have such rankings within themselves.

Although most of the players knew that they had no chance and were just joining in the fun, those who could compete became very enthusiastic.

Top players cannot resist the temptation of being the world's number one. Even if they are not the world's number one, they will still want to be ranked second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth. As long as a player has the ability to enter the leaderboard, he will work hard for it.

So there shouldn't be any problem in creating a more formal official PVP competition... but in fact the problem is a bit big.

[Twelve Beasts], these twelve items can directly enter the top 32 of the World Series, and the solar map of their locations has also been made public.

Basically all the top players started looking for the [Twelve Beasts], which led to behaviors such as chasing and blocking resurrection points, which would deteriorate the game environment.

This is actually not a problem. The real problem is the relationship between NPCs and players.

Players began to mechanically and repeatedly grind materials and skills in pursuit of perfection and powerful equipment, and would simply ignore requests from NPCs. They had to prepare for the World Championships and had no time to take on such small tasks.

The core of this game is to interact with NPCs, constantly accumulate data, and constantly produce wonderful changes. This is magical, the story between players and NPCs will become one mission after another, which is the biggest difference between this game and other games.

However, because of the World Series, players have become indifferent to NPCs. This will not worsen the reaction between NPCs and players, it will only stop, but stopping the reaction is the biggest adverse reaction.

At least before the World Series ended, players' attitude towards NPCs was probably the same as that of parents busy at work. At most, they would simply say hello, and sometimes they would not even show up at all.

When players are eager to pursue strength, NPCs are nothing more than tools for them. Only NPCs with special tasks can arouse their interest, and they will not even look at other passers-by NPCs.

In the past, although players also pursued strength, they were very leisurely and wandered around the world at will. However, the official ranking of the World Series is like a whip, forcing players to run wildly in one direction.

"This is such a bad operation. It ruins the gaming environment." Penguin slammed his forehead on the table. This was a problem that had accumulated over time. It was not discovered at the time, and by the time it emerged, it was already impossible to stop it.

"There's nothing we can do about it." Cook patted Penguin on the shoulder and said softly, "You should know that it's meaningless for you to repent now. You might as well work a little longer. And by the way, go order me an Orange C Americano."

"Is there any difference between drinking that stuff and being tortured?"

"I just need to torture myself now. Otherwise, what should I do if I fall asleep?"

The penguin glanced at the kitchen utensils quietly, her hair was disheveled and her eyes were red, like a female ghost.

Recently everyone has been staying up all night, fearing that the second phase of the Golden Country will emerge.

In fact, the best solution at the moment is to stop the World Series and not gather the Twelve Beasts. Or to stop the Twelve Beasts from dedicating their consciousness to the sun and prevent any changes to the map for the time being.

As long as the map of the Golden Kingdom does not float up, those monsters will not appear in large areas in the areas where players are active.

"Actually... we just need to find a way to allow players to explore the reversed world." Penguin tried to offer some suggestions to help.

"Let players explore the reversed El Dorado, acquire special classes, and even engage in pre-emptive battles with target monsters. I believe that with players' abilities, even without special classes, they can find a way to eliminate their target enemies."

"This is the biggest problem. Before the Sun Ceremony is completed, only the dead can stand on that land." The muscular otaku with glasses poked his head out from a pile of documents and said helplessly, holding his glasses.

"Even if you use a gadget that reverses gravity, it can only be used in a closed environment, and El Dorado is an open space."

"Dead people..." Penguin pinched his brows, feeling as if he had seen something related to this somewhere before.

The penguin's eyes moved left and right, and he spotted the kitchen utensils swaying around like a female ghost.

"Ah! That prop!"

Penguin suddenly had an idea and took out a very thick box with a setting collection on it from his workstation. Although it was called a setting collection, it was actually just a collection of various inspirations from geniuses. The paper inside was of different colors, and some were even just a small sticky note.

This is his joining gift, called a treasure box.

The penguin rummaged around inside for a while, then pulled out a piece of paper with "Chinese Horror" written on it.

"Does this item allow the player to move in a state similar to that of a dead person?"

"This, this..." The geniuses looked at each other and no one gave an answer for a long time.

“Could it be that they haven’t made it yet?!”

"It's made, but this item is an Easter egg. There are only a few related tasks. It all depends on whether the player has the imagination, so..."

Simply put, geniuses have their own reserve and will not interfere with the normal operation of the gaming world, let alone do low-quality things like spoiling Easter eggs.

"The problem is, we need this Easter egg." Penguin slapped his forehead in pain. He couldn't be the one to reveal it.

Just when they were in a dilemma, the geniuses' mailboxes began to beep, and the lights in the studio began to flicker. Along with the note in Penguin's hand that read "Chinese Horror", the geniuses' breathing subconsciously became rapid.

"Don't be afraid, I have been practicing martial arts for twenty-five years just for this day!" The otaku with glasses stepped forward.

"This is just a mass email, but the only person who knows our email address is...tsk." Kitchen Utensil smacked his lips and opened the email, which contained a link.

"I bet this link must be a virus. This guy wants to get his god account back as soon as he gets the chance."

"Not necessarily. The Golden Country is her project, and she won't allow her project to be affected." Kitchenware clicked on the link. It was an unsent post, and after she clicked on it, the post was sent.

[Event Announcement: Mystery of the Ancient Tomb]

Chapter 562: The Old-Fashioned Three Keys

Official announcement of "Godlock", preview of large-scale event [Mystery of the Ancient Tomb].

Strictly speaking, the official cannot add any activities to the open world, just like the recent [Nimea Giant Battle], where all the activities were organized by NPCs.

The official said that they would not interfere with any game plot, but the preview of this event is very ambiguous. It is not that the official is going to do anything, but it is reminding players that there is a large-scale task related to the [Tomb Raider] that meets the conditions for opening.

There are three fragments, and these three fragments can just form a key to open the [ancient tomb].

The official has never done anything to reveal the mission, so some players boldly speculated that the location of this [ancient tomb] is very likely to be where the [Twelve Beasts] are.

If the official wants to hold the World Championship, then at least all the items of the Twelve Beasts that can directly enter the top 32 must appear. But there has been no news about the Twelve Beasts recently, so I think the official should be a little anxious, and increase the players' desire to search.

No matter what, the tomb is related to treasure, monsters, etc. in all types of games. Considering that monsters are also treasures, the tomb is a huge treasure chest.

Although there is no specific date for the World Series, the atmosphere in the game and on the online forums seems to be that the World Series is just around the corner, so there is no reason to miss the [Tomb Raider] event.

But the problem is that this event is quite unfriendly to people who hold fragments.

[Fairy Country] In the Guild Meeting Room, Kate Cat drew circles on the table with her fingers. Recently, she was a little lamenting that this meeting room, which she built for fun, was used too frequently. In her real company, she would not attend meetings so diligently.

Because everyone hates meetings.

But in the game, it is completely different. In the company, it is work, and in the game, it is enjoyment. In the game, the serious meetings are quite interesting.

The person who came this time was an unexpected guest - Karina, the guild leader of the [Black Witch Cult].

In real life, they are good friends, but they clearly distinguish between public and private life, and the game and reality. In the game, they are in the enemy camp, and even if they have formed a big alliance, it does not mean that the conflicts between them have disappeared.

This was evident from the fact that she and Karina were sitting at opposite ends of the extra-long conference table.

So Karina came directly to the door, which means something big has happened.

"Let me make it short. Have you seen the latest announcement for the game Tomb Raider?" Karina took out a long and thin piece, placed it on the table and slid it directly towards Kate Cat.

"I have one in my hand."

[Mysterious Fragments 2]

[An ancient fragment, made of the rare magic metal Mithril. The time lost in history has covered the surface of Mithril with a thick layer of time dust, and it can only be vaguely distinguished that it is a fragment of a key. ]

"I've researched the concept of time dust. To put it simply, it's something like a time capsule. Generally, it requires a high-level blacksmith or mystic to remove it." Karina sighed regretfully, "But our guild doesn't have such players at all, and we're not familiar with such NPCs."

"So you just gave it to us?"

Kate Cat did not touch the mysterious fragment on the table, but looked at the woman in front of her with a gentle smile with considerable suspicion.