"Ah, should I call you Lord Salamus te Abraham or Lord Bai Xiaobai?"
"Bai Xiaobai"
"Okay, now you must know how important a real name is to a demon, especially a demon in its infancy, right? A name is just a code name, and there can be many code names. There are countless powerful demons with various names.
Codenames travel in many planes, and some of these codenames represent
Pure cunning, some represent destruction from the source, and some represent complete chaos and madness, but no matter how many codenames there are, there is only one real name, even a simplified real name will not work, that is what the devil retains the most.
The secret must never be known to the second person."
"I...get it!"
Li Yan remembered that he had told Fang Jing his real name, and he was annoyed while thinking about remedies.
I have no experience at the beginning!
Too imprudent.
I have been this little devil for a while now, and I am gradually waking up.
Especially with [Devil Disguise], the name, which is the character ID, can change with each disguise. Who among other races and professions has such a powerful function?
This alone can be extended to countless ways to play. Now he no longer has any doubts about the power and fun of this hidden race. After being among ordinary players for so long, no one has noticed anything different about him.
——I hope Fang Jing can forget that name, after all, it is so complicated.
"I am very satisfied with the remnant souls you provided last time. You have also traveled to the outside world. Now let us challenge a higher level of difficulty! Are you ready?"
"……alright!"
"Then start intermediate teaching."
"At this moment, a powerful human player enters the Nightmare Swamp. Try to find a way to sign a contract with him. But please remember that the player's soul is favored by the system's main god and cannot be obtained. The goal of this contract cannot be obtained.
And take his soul for the Lord.”
"...Can you give me a little more hint?"
"Well, to put it simply, both parties involved in the contract receive and pay. As a criterion for judgment, the more you get and the less you pay, the higher your evaluation will be, and the more generous the task rewards will be. Correspondingly, the contract will be
The more difficult it is to sign a contract, this requires the use of your wisdom to grasp and figure out the other party's psychological weaknesses or desires, and prescribing the right medicine will often yield miraculous results."
Sign a contract with the player?
An unequal treaty where you pay little and get a lot.
Li Yan immediately thought of finding someone to act as a cheat.
But my identity cannot be exposed, and it is impossible to expose such an obvious loophole system to the public.
The swamp is surrounded by demonic energy all year round. From the perspective of ordinary players, everything is shrouded in a dark and depressing environment like a demonic realm. Unless you have special props, you will be put into a negative state by the environment here within a short time.
, there will also be auditory hallucinations similar to ghost whispers...
With the special props given by Alice, Nightmare Swamp has always been a channel for Qiao Shan to obtain experience and props. This convenience alone provides him with huge benefits. After all, he can only rob and blackmail the main thread NPC once, and he can maintain the relationship with so many bosses.
Relationship, it is impossible without stable channels to obtain copper coins and props.
Now he almost plays this game as a stand-alone game. He never goes to big cities or busy safe zones. Instead, he chooses some remote places as landing points. He chooses the nearby nightmare swamp and shoots to change places, never in the same area.
The activity lasted too long.
So far, everything is going well. The name Xiaoqiao Liushui has been out of sight of players for a long time. After a long time, who will still remember him?
Many times, Qiao Shan thought that he had a "protagonist halo" and thought that he was the most special one among all the players. Hidden professions and hidden races were not enough. What others saw as forbidden land was his cornucopia. Who can compare with him?
superior.
He had just brushed a corrupted giant lizard. He was very lucky and exploded something. Qiao Shan was about to touch the corpse when a 'monster' shaped like a dwarf, with horns on his head and a pair of devil wings on his back suddenly appeared. Look at the monster again.
Qiao Shan's face became extremely surprised: "You...player!?"
Oops!
The name Bai Xiaobai is too colloquial, and it would be much better to go abroad with a name like Salams Te Abraham.
It's too late to remedy the situation.
"Mortal, you successfully caught my attention!"
"...NPC?"
"Politeness, mortal, you are in front of a powerful being who is destined to become the Demon King. Politeness and humility are the most basic etiquette."
Bai Xiaobai imitated the plot of the novel he had read before and made up the new lines, successfully bluffing Qiao Shan.
Hidden mission?
Qiao Shan, who thought he had the aura of the protagonist, was excited, "Uh... I'm sorry, Bai... Mr. Bai Xiaobai!"
By the way, the name of this NPC is too funny. I don’t know, I thought it was a player. Is the dog planner’s brain damaged?
"Your name, mortal!"
This is another flaw that cannot be circumvented. NPCs do not need to ask for player IDs, but Li Yan cannot. Players with high vigilance and carefulness will immediately notice the anomaly, but this will not include those who think they have the halo of the protagonist.
of Qiao Shan.
"Uh... small bridge and flowing water."
Xiaoqiaoliushui, this guy is actually Xiaoqiaoliushui.
Oh my God, I just met him in real life. What a coincidence?
"...What's wrong, Bai, Mr. Bai Xiaobai?"
"Uh...that's a nice name, very good, very good, I know you."
Li Yan almost failed, and managed to maintain the image of a 'hidden NPC' through many dangers. His brain began to think rapidly.
Xiaoqiaoliushui, Brother Dao just explained everything about this guy.
According to legend, the guy who blackmailed the main thread NPC is cunning, courageous, thick-skinned, and particularly wretched. Seeing as how he can get in and out of the Nightmare Swamp, he seems to have it every time. He must have mastered a secret that no one else knows. This
Secrets are his key point and what he cares about most, so you can start from this aspect.
Since it's a secret, I'm naturally afraid that others will find out, but I can't threaten him. That would be too embarrassing. What should I do...or what can I get from him?
This secret?
But it's of no use to me. Entering the Nightmare Swamp is like going home.
money!?
This is good...
But how can any NPC ask players for money...
By the way, he has blackmailed the system, so he must have some powerful props or equipment that he hasn't dealt with yet!
"Master Bai Xiaobai, Master Bai Xiaobai?"
"Uh... Mortal, you are making things difficult for me."
"My fault, my fault...Is there anything I can do for you?" Qiao Shan asked in a friendly manner, using his experience in dealing with Sister Alice.
Dealing with NPCs is a skill.
Unfortunately, most players deal with NPCs simply and crudely. Only a very small number of players such as Qiao Shan know that NPCs, especially intelligent high-level NPCs, have their own likes and dislikes just like real people.
In addition to the favorability and reputation of the task process, intelligent NPCs also have an invisible "look and feel" that the system never identifies, that is, whether someone is pleasing to the eye or not.
The player's words and deeds, and even the player's name, race, occupation and appearance, can affect this 'perception'. You need to cater to this 'perception' and truly shorten the distance with them. For example, the vampire Edward likes to 'pretend'.
He likes to speak to players in an "aristocratic accent" and should not appear particularly vulgar in front of him. Although this will not affect the favorability and reputation gained during the mission process, it will make Edward feel "disliked" towards a certain player.
The forest elf sisters are relatively sensitive, simple and gentle, so they especially hate players being cunning in front of her. They should speak simply and directly without losing sincerity and enthusiasm. At the same time, they should keep a good distance and don't let them think that you have ulterior motives...
…
The beauty of survival depends entirely on personal experience. This is the truly useful gaming experience. Those strategies and processes on the Internet are not worth mentioning at all.
"I am looking for a way back to the abyss. Your chance has come, mortal."
The background of the abyss and the plot of the abyss have been discussed by players more than once.
Could it be that... now is the plot mission to start the abyss map?
Qiao Shan became even more excited, "I would like to serve you."
"Okay, in order to prove your ability, go kill 10 ghouls. I will witness your fighting skills."
Here comes the third flaw that cannot be bypassed.
Li Yan was unable to issue quests to players, and he was not a real NPC. Qiao Shan did not receive quest prompts, but he was just confused for a moment, and his mind was filled with the "abyss plot".
——Qualified salesmen must learn to proceed step by step, keenly grasp the pain points in the hearts of customers, and take a long-term view to catch big fish.
This sales principle that I don’t know where I saw was taken advantage of by Li Yan. He did not ask Qiao Shan to sign any contract as soon as he came up. Instead, he used this roundabout method to deepen and strengthen his understanding of his identity and the so-called plot mission.
Imagine.
What others told him was never as beautiful, flawless, or convincing as he imagined.
Qiao Shan worked extremely hard on level 18 ghoul monsters. In order to show off his proficient ‘combat skills’, he even changed his tricks.
Even the equipment and stunts were used. After killing the first ghoul with a kite, the "plot mission NPC" following him didn't say anything. He just walked to the ghoul's body and touched it without realizing it.
He nodded sharply.
"Go on, mortal"
After accepting the soul fragment of the level 18 monster, Li Yan himself became involved in the drama. He was both excited and nervous, sober and dazed. His mind was spinning very fast, and he could see three steps with one step. His acting skills were extraordinary.
If it was really an NPC, Qiao Shan had no doubt at all.
It took more than 50 minutes to clear 10 ghouls. Just these soul fragments were enough for Li Yan to level up one or two levels.
"Very good, your combat skills are barely up to par." Li Yan nodded arrogantly, "Collect some useful things for the next test..."
Don't be hasty, don't be hasty, and don't reveal your purpose too early.
The completion of the mission without any prompts or rewards only made Qiao Shan confused. The next mission quickly attracted all his attention. There were many mission supplies to collect, but most of them could be collected from other players.
, he didn’t think much and agreed happily. After leaving the Nightmare Swamp, he shouted on the World Channel.
After more than two hours, I put away the mission props and returned to Nightmare Swamp. The 'plot NPC' was still waiting there, with the same position and posture.
"Very good. With these materials, the progress of returning to the abyss can be accelerated."
Putting these materials that could be sold to the system's black shop into his backpack, Li Yan became a little addicted to the taste of the marrow.
"...The soul, the complete soul, the powerful soul, the soul of intelligent life, is an indispensable thing to open the door to the abyss. I have a container here. Go ahead and use it to bring such a soul back to me. Remember,
The more powerful the soul, the better. If you can satisfy me, I will sign a contract with you and make you a demon apostle, who can draw on and utilize the powerful power of the abyss..."
Damn it!
What the hell is a demon apostle?
Isn't it a plot mission but a hidden profession?
No way, that easy?
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Li Yan also regretted it. He was too deeply involved in the drama and started to add drama unconsciously.
What I just did was superfluous. First, I was afraid of long nights and dreams. If this guy realized what he was doing after going offline, wouldn't all the previous preparations be in vain? Secondly, after we already had the preconceived concept of 'plot missions', we shouldn't
Throw something more exciting to negate it.
What to do? The words have already been spoken.
Qiao Shan reached out to take the soul container in Li Yan's hand.
This thing is a mission item given to Li Yan by the skeleton NPC. I don’t know if other players can use it. Oops, what should I do now?
"Uh... Sir!?" Li Yan held on and refused to let go, so naturally Qiao Shan couldn't use force.
"Are you just going to take it away like this? A mortal?" Li Yan's expression changed, with a hint of evil smile, looking a bit philistine.
"Ah, do I...have any other...tasks to complete?"
"The devil's principle is equal exchange. This is a very powerful magic item. If you want to take it away, you must exchange it for something of equal value!"
What a risk!
Li Yan wiped the sweat in his heart and forcefully rounded off his words.
"Let me remind you, it can collect and store souls and soul fragments in battles. The soul is a very high-level material. At the same time, the soul can also be used as nourishment to strengthen itself..."
"Nutrition...you mean, experience!?"
"good!"
Qiao Shan's eyes widened, double experience props? This is the only thing anyone can think of,
If it is true, it is the first one in the game. If it can be used repeatedly, its true value is really incalculable. It is indeed an extremely precious thing.
"Mortals, we can sign a contract first and use prop exchange to clarify our cooperative relationship..."
As soon as he heard that there was a contract to sign, Qiao Shan had no doubts at all. The contract was a mission in his ears. Besides, this was not a punk city, and the little devil was genuine.
The contract is written on a piece of parchment. Party A: Bai Xiaobai, Party B, Xiaoqiao Liushui. The content format is also very simple. That is to say, both parties signed the following transaction content voluntarily and without external force. Party A uses
A [Soul Container] is exchanged for a game prop that Party B considers to be equivalent to Party B... Pay attention to the quotation marks, that is the key point, it is full of useful information.
Qiao Shan excitedly exited the Nightmare Swamp, took out all the pieces of equipment stored in the warehouse, and returned as quickly as possible, first testing the pair of blue wristbands with level 25 equipment.
"Not enough, far from enough!"
Qiao Shan didn't notice that the little devil's voice was trembling.
"Not enough, still not enough!"
Qiao Shan felt extremely painful. On top of the 25 blue wrist guards and the [Ice Roar] spell scroll, he added a piece of dragon pattern leather armor that had not yet been appraised...
"Uh... not even close."
"Sir, are you sure this soul container can be reused?"
"Of course, you can confirm it with your own eyes."
Qiao Shan used the identification technique on the container to dispel his doubts, gritted his teeth, and added the necklace that had not yet been identified.
As for the top-quality blue longbow used by 28, that was the bottom line in his heart. It would be the guy who would eat in the future, so he couldn't hand it over.
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An hour later, Qiao Shan's expression froze in front of the system identifying NPC.
"It does not belong to you, young man, it belongs to a player named Bai Xiaobai..."
