Question: You’ve been alive for twenty-one years when you suddenly find out your world is a video game. What would you do?
Answer: Get down on your knees and beg the person controlling me to spend more money.
When the game interface appeared before Ning Pengxi, his legs gave out and he hit the ground in a full prostration. Unfortunately, the huge letters NPC on the screen shattered his dream of getting rich overnight.
No way. Ning Pengxi decided he couldn’t let the players find out he was an NPC. Otherwise, not only would he fail to get them to spend money, he’d end up being the one paying them.
The good news: He pulled off the act.
The bad news: He pulled it off a little too well. The people he teamed up with insisted on dragging him into a tournament, and nothing he said could make them back off.
Ning Pengxi, on the verge of a breakdown: I’m not lying to you! I really am an NPC!!!!
Teammates: Mm-hmm, sure, sure. Anyway, where did you find this rare material?
Ning Pengxi, successfully sidetracked: Huh? I grew it in my backyard. Is it rare?
The tournament was bad enough, but the problem was that, to the players, this was just a game. If they died, they could simply wait out a 24-hour cooldown and respawn. But he couldn’t do that! If he died, he was really dead!!!
Cleric, selected! Wisdom, increased! Agility, increased! Defense, increased, increased, increased!
Players suddenly noticed a dark horse team emerging in this tournament. Its members worked together seamlessly, and every one of them could shine in their own field when fighting alone.
The healer in particular was voted by tens of thousands of players as the one contestant they least wanted to face in a duel this season.
Contestant A: Who would’ve thought an assassin like me couldn’t even catch him? What the hell is this game?
Contestant B: Even if you catch him, it’s no use. You can barely scratch him. I kept him pinned down for half an hour before I managed to chip away at one layer of his health! I swear he’s got ten thousand HP.
Contestant C: Ha, you’re only getting started. Just wait until you’ve whittled him down to half health, then he’ll restore it all in three seconds with a skill... Don’t ask. It’s a long story.
Player: I’m reporting a cheater!
The game developer, unable to find any real information about the other party, took a moment to fob them off: Report unsuccessful.
Ning Pengxi, watching from the sidelines, smiled faintly and gazed up at the sky at a 45-degree angle. You just don’t understand NPCs. NPCs really want to live!
Theme: Cherish life
