"Extremely lethal?!"
Frenzied Sword swallowed nervously. The armed guards on the train he'd previously Detection were only "high" danger. This person before him was the most dangerous he'd ever encountered. Aside from his name, all the data about him was questionable. Just what level of person was he?
Shouldn't the city be safe? Are we going to offer up a virgin today?
Just then, Han Xiao spoke, and his first words nearly made Frenzied Sword fall over in fright.
"It's very impolite to Detection someone the moment you meet them."
The Frenzied Sword shuddered.
According to the official website, if the player's level difference is more than 30, the player's NPC Detection will be detected. How could I encounter such a high-level powerhouse as soon as I entered the city?
Han Xiao chuckled inwardly, "You little punks, I know you guys better than anyone. You throw out your Detection every time you meet someone. I used to do that too!"
Since receiving news of the closed beta test, Han Xiao had been considering contacting players and finding all the starting points for new players on the map. The closest one was the Big Horn Mountain Settlement, only three days' journey away. But now that Germinal was searching for him everywhere, Han Xiao didn't want to leave West Capital easily.
Currently, only beta testers can post. Han Xiao was keeping an eye on the forum and soon found a post analyzing the advantages of beta testing, namely map exploration. The ID was "Long Sky".
A top-tier professional gamer who frequently posts guides and tips, he's a kind-hearted guy, handsome (emphasis added!), has a huge fan base, and is incredibly skilled, having won numerous awards. In his previous life, he consistently ranked in the top 30 of the Huaxia region's top players list. Han Xiao's best result was 47th place, and in the years when he wasn't involved in any romantic relationships, he even fell out of the top 100. Thus, he came to the conclusion: stay away from girls, and you'll achieve success in your career.
Han Xiao shared this conclusion with the 28-year-old bachelor owner of the convenience store downstairs, whom he knew well. The owner simply smiled coldly and said, "Well said, but I choose girls."
But the girl didn't choose you.
As a result, Han Xiao lost the right to the 9.5% discount at the convenience store.
The ranking of top players in the Huaxia region doesn't solely assess skill. The Galaxy offers various competition types, including individual duels, arena battles, team matches, mission matches, timed free exploration, hunting survival, positional attack and defense, speed chases, mixed killing matches, and secret realm matches. Small-scale one-on-one duels only represent a portion of skill. Han Xiao, who often helps others seek revenge, possesses excellent operational skills, but unfortunately, he lacks flair in other areas. For example, he's not good at trash talk, which is considered a powerful weapon against enemies, though he's been practicing diligently.
After reading the post, Han Xiao guessed that some beta testers might be coming to West Capital. A few days ago, he had been loitering around the checkpoint. As soon as the four professional players passed through the checkpoint, he spotted them. It wasn't that Han Xiao had particularly good eyesight, but rather that he discovered he could actually see the names above the players' heads. Wow, what a dazzling group of professional IDs! They were all renowned masters from his previous life; it was hard not to notice them.
"Could it be because I have the control panel?" Han Xiao wondered.
This is good news. Players have a Detection function that allows them to see the names of all NPCs, and they can also recognize players in a crowd at a glance.
"Am I an NPC with player functions, or a player with NPC functions?" Han Xiao couldn't help but wonder to himself.
This interaction with players was to test the robustness of our NPC functionality.
"Warrior, I need your help. Are you free?"
A standard, task-triggered opening line, so cute!
Frenzied Sword was taken aback upon hearing this. Although he didn't know why Han Xiao was looking for him, it didn't stop him from getting excited.
"I triggered a high-level NPC as soon as I entered West Capital! This is definitely my lucky place!" Frenzied Sword was extremely excited, trying to keep his tone calm, "I'm willing to help."
I need a loaf of bread, can you find some?
No sooner had he finished speaking than Han Xiao received a prompt.
Do you want to issue a quest to [Frenzied Sword]?
It's here!
My own control panel can even show NPC functions; does that mean it can digitize all my actions?
Perhaps this isn't an ordinary player panel; it mutated during the transmigration, and it looks pretty awesome.
Han Xiao narrowed his eyes; the next step was to test the specific effects.
"Yes."
[Please set the task requirements and rewards. Rewards are limited by experience points, and the amount depends on your level, rank, faction influence, and Legend Points.]
[PS: You have the right to give extra material rewards, which can be anything that belongs to you, such as money, items, experience, skills, etc.]
A virtual box appears before you, divided into left and right sides. On the left, you can choose the type of task, which includes normal tasks, prize pool tasks, competitive tasks, challenge tasks, series tasks, daily tasks, faction tasks, and so on. There are many types.
The right side displays the limit, divided into two items: "Maximum Reward Limit" and "Daily Total Limit". At this time, the experience limit is 11,600 experience points. The limit is provided by the system and does not require spending your own experience points. Explanations are listed below the two options.
[Maximum reward: 11600 experience points]
[Total Level 24: +7200] (After advancement, the experience gain per level will increase, with +300 experience per level for the first advancement)
[Rank E: +3000]
[Faction: Germinal (Hatred) +1000, Thirteenth Bureau (Neutral) +400]
[Legend Points: 0]
The maximum reward is the upper limit of the reward for a single task, which means that Han Xiao can only set a maximum reward of 11,600 experience points for a single task.
The daily total reward cap, as the name suggests, is the limit on the total number of rewards that can be given in a day. Currently, it is five times the maximum reward amount, which is 58,000. It refreshes every 24 hours.
After trying it out, Han Xiao discovered that this function had limitations. If his maximum reward amount did not reach the basic reward standard for the task difficulty, the task would fail to be issued. For example, if he issued a task to destroy the Germinal Organization with a difficulty Grade A, the minimum reward requirement for a Grade A task would be far higher than his limit, so the task would not be valid.
With a quota of 11,600, Han Xiao can only issue Grade E ordinary tasks. The minimum requirement for Grade D tasks is 30,000 experience points. Moreover, the quota varies depending on the type of task, which is not explained on the panel. Han Xiao can only try them one by one. There will be a prompt when a task fails.
"If only I could convert the quota into my own experience points," Han Xiao thought to himself. He tried it, but it didn't work. The quota didn't belong to his experience points, and he couldn't issue tasks to himself; it was only for other players.
This confirms a suspicion that the player is not actually a player, but merely has an interface.
Han Xiao curled his lips. He only gained 20,000 to 30,000 experience points a day, but he had a reward quota of nearly 60,000. If he devoted himself to cultivating a player, the progress would be incredibly fast, but he wouldn't do that.
"This function seems to be able to command players..." Han Xiao's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately realized its various uses. The most basic one was to attract players to do tasks and turn them into his helpers, which could be surprisingly effective in many situations.
Players prioritize their own interests, acting like a group of mercenaries with no moral compass. They'll be used for their own purposes as long as the rewards are substantial. Players won't waste time on low-reward missions; you have to feed the horse to make it run, so increasing spending is essential. The higher the spending, the greater the benefit.
In addition to experience points, Han Xiao can also use his own items as extra rewards.
Han Xiao suddenly realized that in any game, only powerful or influential high-level NPCs would issue high-reward, high-difficulty tasks. The principle was similar to his quota and Tu Shu limit, except that the panel displayed the data.
Han Xiao casually set up a regular task and posted it.
At the same time, Frenzied Sword received the mission and were immediately dumbfounded.
What the hell?! Are high-level NPC quests this easy? All you want is a piece of bread, and the reward is only one dollar?! Are you some kind of pauper?!
"Wait!" Frenzied Sword realized something. Based on his experience playing virtual online games, this should be a prerequisite quest, a test! Only by satisfying the other party can the subsequent quest be triggered. If he fails, he will miss out on meeting this NPC.
The more Frenzied Sword thought about it, the more likely it seemed. He took out seven loaves of bread (all his food supplies) and handed them all to Han Xiao, saying "sincerely," "This is all the bread I have on me, it's all yours."
Han Xiao was completely confused.
What's going on? Are players these days used to exceeding the completion requirements for tasks? This is different from what he remembered.
Han Xiao took the bread, noticing the mission was complete and everything had gone smoothly. He nodded to himself.
There are many other types of tasks, but Han Xiao doesn't plan to try them all right away. He'll prioritize testing the functions of other NPCs.
Han Xiao noticed a small human-shaped symbol next to the ID above Frenzied Sword's head. Han Xiao focused his attention on the symbol, and a new prompt appeared on the panel. A phantom-like health bar appeared in front of him, visible only to him, with a small pointer in the middle, red on the left and green on the right.
[Should we adjust the favorability rating for [Frenzied Sword]?]
This thing can be adjusted?
Han Xiao was dumbfounded. Could this change his mind? If he were to adjust it to its maximum setting all at once, would he suddenly become gay?
No, we can't take that risk!
Han Xiao tried moving the pointer to the right... oops, to the left, lowering his favorability by 5 points. He found that his thoughts hadn't changed, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, favorability was just a numerical value and didn't affect his true feelings.
"This feature seems a bit useless..." Han Xiao thought to himself.
[Han Xiao's affection for you has decreased by 5 points; your relationship is currently distant.]
Wow, why does completing the task lower my favorability?!
Frenzied Sword were completely dumbfounded.
What the heck!