Under normal circumstances, players cannot command NPCs to do this or that.
Actually, just now, it was the Burly Youth who took the initiative to challenge.
Zhao Hanyan wanted to regain face and wipe away her frustration.
Seeing the Burly Youth volunteer for battle, she naturally approved wholeheartedly!
Thus, the current scene unfolded.
Faced with the Burly Youth's provocation, the middle-aged man with a blade only frowned and coldly said, "Young brat, you talk big for your age."
The Burly Youth grinned, "I hate those who act old and bossy the most, humph!"
Then he charged forward.
The middle-aged man remained calm, slowly extending his blade to slash forward!
Whoosh!
The blade cut through the air, like slicing through wind, with a howling sound!
"Nice!"
The Burly Youth dodged and laughed loudly.
The two NPCs began to fight.
A group of players watched around.
"Wow! Is this the strength of NPCs? So strong!"
"Look at that swordsman, each strike causes a sonic boom. When he slashes a tree, the big tree splits into pieces!"
"When can we be this awesome?"
"I feel like even if we are the same tier as these NPCs, we're no match for them."
"Don't even know how to recruit NPCs."
"Are there female NPCs to recruit?"
"There is! I once saw a female NPC, so beautiful! That face... wow... that figure... wow..."
Players dared not get close.
Even the aftermath of the fight made them nervous!
"Brother, can that swordsman win?"
Ning Qingyue quietly asked.
The siblings stared intensely at the battle.
Ning Qianjun's confidence faded a bit, uncertainly saying, "He should win, I guess."
He didn't want his hard-recruited NPC to fight others.
If something happened, that would be a huge loss!
However, players with such low levels had no command over NPCs, nor could they stop NPCs from doing whatever they wished.
Simply put, players had no say in front of NPCs!
NPCs team up with you only for "benefits"!
Otherwise, who would bother?
"Just don't let anything happen..."
Ning Qianjun prayed in his heart.
Previously, having not recruited NPCs, he didn't know much about these things.
Now that he had, he learned some facts about the player-NPC relationship.
For example, if recruitment is purely transactional, without a foundation of favorability, you have to worry the NPC might leave at any moment!
Also, during teaming, only one-tenth of the experience from killing monsters goes to players.
Even if NPCs weaken the monsters, players still get the same fraction when landing the final blow!
Even more frustrating, teaming with NPCs means no item drops at all!
Naturally, team tasks with NPCs also don't count!
But Ning Qianjun didn't insist.
As long as he could level up fast, that was fine!
Lost in thought, suddenly—
Puff!
Everyone's eyes turned to the scene.
The two NPCs fighting, the middle-aged swordsman was suddenly knocked flying backward.
In midair, he sprayed blood wildly!
His chest was a bloody mess!
At the same time, a system alert rang in Ning Qianjun's mind—
[Ding! Your team NPC swordsman has suffered severe injury, your Favorability with them drops to zero, team automatically disbands.]
"What?!"
Ning Qianjun's face changed drastically.
He rushed to the swordsman NPC's side.
After landing, the NPC was barely alive.
"I'm Level 10, you're Level 9, and your swordsmanship is too weak! Better go home and farm!" the Burly Youth NPC said coldly, filled with mockery.
Puff!
The swordsman NPC spat blood again, closed his eyes, and died instantly!
[Ding! Your recruited NPC has died, your reputation decreases by 100 points, for 10 days you cannot recruit NPCs, accept tasks, enter Novice Village, experience and drop rates halved.]
Ning Qianjun's face instantly darkened!
Damn!
He spent over a hundred thousand!
Just recruited that NPC!
And now he's dead?!
What's worse, he just leveled up twice!
NPCs are not players.
When they die, it's permanent!
Most infuriating for Ning Qianjun was that his recruited NPC's death
also affected his ability to accept tasks, monster experience, and drop rates?!
Damn!
Ning Qianjun almost cried!
"Hehe..."
Then Zhao Hanyan's mocking laughter came from afar:
"Looks like Brother Qianjun's NPC isn't as good as mine, huh? And it even died."
That sarcastic tone
made Ning Qianjun tense every muscle, wanting to log off immediately, go find Zhao Hanyan in real life, and give her a good beating!
This was outrageous!
The other side provoked first, yet he was the one suffering!
Why?!
Being bullied by Zhao Family in real life was one thing, but being bullied by them in the game too?
Simply unacceptable!
However, this anger could only be suppressed, no way to vent.
His Ning Family was weaker than Zhao Family, and the conflict was inside the game.
He couldn't regain face!
The family wouldn't help him over this.
"Zhao Hanyan, I, Ning Qianjun, remember this!"
He grit his teeth and left only this threat.
Ning Qingyue was furious too, but it was the first time she had seen her brother this enraged.
She didn't yet know the consequences of an NPC's death!
Zhao Hanyan chuckled and said, "Don't be so angry. We're family now. We see each other all the time; no need to make things so tense."
She didn't know Ning Qianjun's situation just then.
As Zhao Hanyan finished speaking, the Burly Youth NPC suddenly said to her, "This matter deserves some compensation!"
His tone was authoritative.
Zhao Hanyan was pleased and waved him off, "Don't worry, the women are arranged."
The Burly Youth NPC licked his lips, eyes burning as he stared at Zhao Hanyan, and grinned, "Actually... you're pretty good. As long as you keep me company, I'll help you kill monsters for free. I know you undead level up by killing monsters!"
Zhao Hanyan frowned and her tone turned colder, "Don't get too greedy. Otherwise, you won't get any of the promises I made!"
Just as she finished speaking, a system alert sounded—
[Ding! Your team NPC's Favorability has decreased. If Favorability reaches zero, the team disbands automatically.]
Zhao Hanyan's good mood vanished instantly.
She opened her mouth to say something, but at that moment, Ning Qianjun and Ning Qingyue, who had been gloomy, suddenly looked surprised.
"Brother! You're here!"
From below Tiger Mountain, a cloaked figure slowly walked up.
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