"So many people?"
The newcomer was Ye Qiu.
He frowned slightly as he looked at the formation of at least a hundred players.
His keen eyes focused on several figures at the front:
[Player: Mist and Cold Clouds
Class: Warlock
Level: 4
HP: 2300]
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[Character: Shi Jian
Class: Martial Artist
Subclass: None
Level: 10]
"That Burly Youth is an NPC?"
Ye Qiu glanced a few times at the Burly Youth named Shi Jian.
As he observed others, others were watching him too.
"That's the NPC who can freely enter and exit Novice Village!"
"Thousand-Faced Gentleman got into the village because he's connected to this NPC, and successfully recruited other NPCs!"
"Is he really an NPC?"
"Nonsense. If not an NPC, then a player? Do you think the game just started and a player can freely enter and exit Novice Village?"
"This NPC seems to have a good relationship with Thousand-Faced Gentleman."
"Hey, what good does a good relationship do? That NPC just died, and this one showed up. He's probably doomed too!"
Players whispered and pointed at Ye Qiu.
In most players' eyes, Ye Qiu had basically become an NPC of Novice Village No. 0001.
Even Zhao Hanyan thought so.
She stared intently at Ye Qiu, seeming to want to figure something out.
"You're here!"
Thousand-Faced Gentleman Ning Qianjun, with his sister Lovely Qingyue Ning Qingyue, quickly approached Ye Qiu.
Ning Qianjun carried a corpse.
"What's this?"
Ye Qiu was shocked when he saw the corpse.
Ning Qianjun quickly recounted the recent events.
After finishing, his face was full of despair, his sighs incessant.
Ye Qiu understood.
This was the downside of recruiting NPCs and teaming with NPCs!
One must carefully manage Favorability to prevent NPCs from leaving or betraying!
This involved giving benefits, spending energy, and spending money!
Most importantly, the team NPC must not die!
If the NPC dies, the player suffers consequences!
For example, experience and drop rates are halved, tasks cannot be accepted, and entry into NPC living areas is barred.
Actually, these were not even the most serious consequences!
Ye Qiu recalled from his past life, a player recruited an NPC, but that NPC died unexpectedly.
Then, the NPC's family and friends learned about it and targeted that player!
They even hunted and killed the player repeatedly!
Even though they knew the player would revive, they kept killing and camping at the revival point!
In this way, the player was killed repeatedly, dropping from Level 15 to Level 0, until the account was canceled, unable to log in anymore!
This
was why Ye Qiu refused to recruit NPCs or team up with them to level up!
He didn't have the time or energy to maintain NPC relationships!
Regarding this, Ye Qiu definitely would not get involved.
He only said, "Do more good deeds to increase reputation, which can reduce the duration of negative debuffs."
"Oh..."
Ning Qianjun smiled bitterly.
No matter how the debuff duration was reduced, it still delayed leveling!
The gap with the top-tier players would widen and become irreparable!
Ye Qiu asked, "Haven't you finished the pit? Where is it?"
Ning Qianjun snapped out of his thoughts, ready to take Ye Qiu to check the progress.
Thanks to Zhao Hanyan's efforts, she brought many players to dig nonstop, so the job was completed quickly!
But just as they prepared to go, their path was blocked.
"Don't be in such a hurry."
Zhao Hanyan smiled at Ning Qianjun, then glanced at Ye Qiu and said, "The NPC I recruited said he wants to spar with you again!"
"What?!"
Ning Qianjun was furious.
He put down the swordsman NPC's corpse and pointed at Zhao Hanyan, yelling, "Zhao, don't get any ideas! If you cause trouble again, I'll log off now, come to your house, and settle this face-to-face!"
Ning Qingyue glared at Zhao Hanyan, angrily shouting, "Zhao Hanyan, don't be so arrogant! The game is almost 100% realistic. The pain is as real as in reality. Here in Novice Village No. 0001, my Ning Family has much wider influence than your Zhao Family. Believe me, I'll recruit players to camp your revival point every day!"
Hearing this, Zhao Hanyan's smirking face gradually faded.
She clicked her tongue and said, "Why get so angry? It's not my attitude, but what my NPC said. I'm just relaying the message; it's none of my business!"
What she said was true.
Just now, the Burly Youth NPC had taken the initiative to speak.
Zhao Hanyan couldn't control the NPC's words or actions.
She could only let it be!
She was frustrated!
Originally, on orders from her older brother Zhao Mingyuan, she was supposed to show goodwill to the Ning Family here in Novice Village No. 0001!
After all, the two families' elders had arranged a marriage.
Lovely Qingyue was to marry into their family!
Avoiding conflicts would be best!
But now, because the NPC she recruited was aggressive, just moments ago killed an NPC recruited by others, and now wanted to kill a second one, it was outrageous!
Yet she was helpless!
At this moment, the Burly Youth NPC Shi Jian approached Ye Qiu, grinning and saying, "I smell a strong scent of blood on you. You've killed a lot of living things recently, haven't you?"
Ye Qiu said, "Uh..." confused, "Why do you ask?"
Others might not know, but Ye Qiu, having lived two lives, did.
NPCs in the game were actually living beings with their own thoughts!
Shi Jian grinned, "I also love killing, but have never found a worthy opponent. How about it? Want to spar?"
Ye Qiu was unmoved.
He was Level 8.
The NPC before him was Level 10.
Any sane person wouldn't start a fight!
Ning Qianjun hurriedly pulled Ye Qiu back, saying, "Don't fight him! This NPC hits hard without mercy—he hits to kill!"
To him, Ye Qiu was his golden leg to hold onto!
Nothing could go wrong!
Also, he wasn't sure if Ye Qiu was player or NPC.
Calling him a player, he could freely enter and exit the village on the game's first day.
Calling him an NPC, he could add friends and private chat with him.
In short, whether Ye Qiu was player or NPC, he wouldn't allow Ye Qiu to be harmed or involved because of him!
However, things did not go as hoped.
Shi Jian raised his hand.
On the brass knuckles worn on both hands, stood several sharp blades!
[Ding! NPC Shi Jian has challenged you]
[Ding! All your counterattacks within one hour will be considered self-defense; no sin points, no reputation loss, no Red Name.]
[Ding! NPC Shi Jian and his team are judged as a whole. For one hour, any attack on this team will be deemed self-defense]
The system alert sounded loudly in Ye Qiu's mind.
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