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Chapter 3 The first epic quest NPC

Green didn't quite believe Mitchell.

Although Green confirmed through spells that Mitchell did not lie, this does not mean that she said the truth she knew was really the truth! What if she was deceived?

However, even if Mitchell really lies, the part that can be verified in the lies is probably true. For example, after Green killed the player, the part that the player could not be resurrected may be true, because Green can verify this, but the rest of the parts may be difficult to distinguish between true and false.

For Green, it is undoubtedly lucky to meet Mitchell. No matter how true or false what Mitchell said, these information can still save Green from a lot of inadvertent detours, thus saving a lot of time and energy.

Not only that, Green also learned from Mitchell's mouth that many Aboriginal people's understanding of players.

The birth of the player = the god-made creature created by the gods.

The memories and personalities that players have = external pollution during their birth.

Players are subject to system restrictions = the rules set by the creator for divine creatures.

...

In the prayer room, under the gaze of the Mother of Earth, Micheer perfectly explained the player's existence from the perspective of the indigenous people.

What made Green feel very stressed was that Mitchell's explanations were valid even in the game. In other words, even if the "time locusts" mentioned by Mitchell are really "players" and the people on earth are invading the world of Io through the "game" means, Mitchell's theory can still be valid.

So the question is: Are those players a group of heroes with the memories of Earthlings? Or a group of "plane invaders" manipulated by Earthlings?

Although Green personally prefers the former, the possibility of the latter does not seem to be completely zero.

After the two sides formed an alliance, Mitchell began to explain various precautions to Green in this world and told Green how to use the "Block of Heart".

"As a creation, time locusts are not perfect. They are an existence between 'false' and 'reality', so they are easily affected by the mind. As 'real' beings, we cannot approach us as long as we hate them, reject them from the bottom of our hearts, and are unwilling to get close to them... I call this power the 'wall of the heart'."

In Micheer's mouth, if the indigenous people dislike the player (the player's favorability is too low), then a "wall of the heart" will be generated to prevent the player from getting closer. However, after listening to it, Green felt that this thing was clearly the "reputation system" mentioned by the player!

In the game, players cannot "unauthorizedly" enter other people's private fields, so it is not possible to run into other people's homes like in rpg games. Not only that, if a certain NPC becomes disgusted with the player, then the player will be completely unable to communicate with the NPC, and even get close to the NPC; if the reputation in a certain city becomes disgusted, it will be rejected by the entire city!

In the game, this is part of the reputation system and is a very ordinary setting. There are such settings in many games. Players have never cared about this setting, let alone the "principles" in it.

But in this real world, no matter what it is, "existence is reasonable."

Micheer: "With the wall of the heart, we are invincible when fighting against the Time Locusts (players)! But this kind of Heart Wall is not without flaws. If we want to kill those Time Locusts (players), then the Heart Wall will have flaws. At that time, not only can we get close to them and attack them, but they can also attack us!"

Simply put: if the reputation of the indigenous people is cold or even disgusting, then the players cannot get close to the indigenous people, nor can they threaten/injure the indigenous people. However, if the reputation of the indigenous people becomes "hostile", they can launch normal attacks.

When Mitchell was explaining the "reputation system", Green couldn't help but remember the situation in the game in his previous life. The more he listened, the more he felt that the situations Mitchell said were very similar to the settings in the game. He just changed his name, but his expression was exactly the same.

"So that's it... the wall of the heart? We can be invincible, and we can only take the initiative to attack. In this way, we will really have the advantage." Green touched his chin, "But where did you get this information?"

"It was told by the Mother God." Micheer bowed to the statue. "Although the Mother God cannot directly interfere with the kingdom of the other ancient god, it is still easy for the Mother God to see through the essence of a group of 'worms' as the mother of all things."

Green's eyes lit up: "In other words, other gods can only observe this world, but cannot directly interfere with this world?"

"Yes."

"And even if you observe, you need to rely on the eyes of believers? Those gods who do not have believers here cannot observe this world, right?"

Micheer hesitated for a while and nodded slightly.

"That's it... Then the situation is basically understood. So what should I do next? What do I need to do?"

"I don't know what to do," Mitchell said pitifully, "There are too many players, and it's hard to make a difference with me alone. And there are also believers of the God of Conspiracy and Lady of the Ocean that are secretly targeting me."

"God of Conspiracy and Lady of the Ocean?" Green frowned slightly.

The World of Io is a world with true gods, and the relationship between gods has a great impact on the camp! The relationship between Mother Earth Church and Lady of the Ocean Church and the Church of Conspiracy God is very bad, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a mortal enemy.

"How many people are there in total? How many of them are our enemies? How many are neutral? How many of them have we all?" Green asked.

"Theoretically, there should be twenty-four mystery of the time, which corresponds to twenty-four hours of a day. However, there are only ten mystery of the time known at present, including you eleven. Among them, there are five enemies, an assassin of the God of Conspiracy, three believers of the Ocean Lady, and a magician, and allies... Originally, I had a druid friend, a warrior of the God of Guards, an ordinary farmer who believed in the God of Light, and a fierce giant eagle... The giant eagle also became a mystery of the time due to accident and was later tamed by the druid."

"Well...5v5, plus my words, it's 6v5. Giant eagles and farmers can also become good combat power. So where are they now? When will we introduce them to us?"

"...We were ambushed, the giant eagle fled with the druid, and now our life and death are unknown."

Green couldn't help but open his eyes wide: "Uh...wait, you mean, all our teammates are dead!? We're only two left?"

"Yes." Micheer nodded bitterly, "There are evil demons outside the temple, so I dare not leave the temple at all. So even if a new mystery of time enters, I have no way to know."

"...Who are there left of the enemy? Not one of them is dead, right?"

"If they had no internal strife, it should...is...that's the case."

Green: "...can you tell me in detail what happened to you?"

"Those people are so despicable!" Mitchell slowly explained the battle to Green.

Simply put, when Micheer and others were about to take the farmer to find the temple of the God of Light for a "transfer", they fell into the enemy's trap and were destroyed! The farmer who had not yet transferred his position knelt down in seconds, and the druid was seriously injured. The fierce giant eagle, as the druid's "animal companion", forced the druid to break through, leaving Micheer and a 2v5 defense battle... This obviously cannot be fought!

Then, in order to cover Micheer, he sacrificed his life, but he also successfully allowed Micheer to escape back to the city and hide in the shelter of the temple.

As long as a person with a normal mind, he will not easily attack a "high priest" in the temple that is highly valued by the gods! That is not much different from the front of the gods' anus. Although the duration is very short, the high priest's body can withstand the "divine descending".

It is undoubtedly safe for Mitchell to hide in the temple, but if Mitchell dares to walk out of the temple, it will probably take a few minutes to corpse on the street!

Green dares to bet! The temple is probably full of enemies' eyeliners.

Green squinted his eyes and thought: "Compared with players... Compared to time locusts, other time locusts are more threatening! After all, those time locusts only hinder the birth of a new guardian of time, but they will not threaten us. Then... maybe we can use the power of time locusts to kill those time locusts!"

"With the power of the locusts in time?" Micheer hesitated for a while, "but if you do that, it will cause a flaw in your mind."

"Is the flaw in the mind?"

If you use the power of the player, you will naturally communicate with the player. With communication, you will develop a relationship and may even have a good impression of the player. However, unless the favorability reaches the level of "intimacy", you cannot directly touch npc without permission!

Green touched his chin and used the player's thinking to analyze the situation in front of him.

"No. No problem! Trust me." Green said to Mitchell, "I will tell you what to do. You will stay in the temple in the future and don't go out. If you have anything to help, you will pay a certain price and ask those time locusts for help."

"Price? But I don't have money." A hint of embarrassment appeared on Micheer's face.

Green's mouth curled up slightly.

"Do you know the points system of adventure unions?"

"Yes." Mitchell nodded obediently.

"We will make a reputation form in that way. You calculate reputation value for those time locusts according to the form, and give them corresponding treatment and rewards based on the reputation value. Believe me, hiring those guys is a very good deal!" Greenton paused, "But you must be careful not to trust them when communicating with players, and keep a certain indifference and distance with them. If you feel that something is wrong, tell me immediately!"

Micheer hesitated for a while, turned to look at the statue, as if he was communicating with something.

After a while, Mitchell turned his head and said, "Okay, Senior Green. I'll listen to you."

"Well~ So... do you have paper and pen here? Use it for me. I'm just like this one now." Green pointed to his shorts and smiled bitterly.

"Sorry, senior. Although I can use the power of the temple, in fact, this temple is completely empty. Not to mention paper, there is not even food."

When Green heard Mitchell's words, he was stunned! But soon, Green reacted.

"So that's it... Then this is the first mission. Now, you go to the front hall of the temple. If there is...well, we have to give them a new name. You can't always call them "Time Locusts". "Green thought for a while, "Well, in the future we will call ourselves "Time Guardians", call those "Time Locusts" "Time Locusts" and call the hostile "Time Missings" "Time Devourers". Do you understand?"

"Guardian of Time?" Micheer pointed at herself in a confused face, "But we are not Guardian of Time!"

"It's just a way of calling me." Green pointed at Mitchell, "You will call yourself the "Guardian of Night Night" in the "Guardian of Time", and "Yeyue" is your name. I call myself the "Guardian of Day Mona" in the "Guardian of Day," and "Mona" is my name. Do you understand?"

Micheer was confused: "...Really, do you really want to do this?"

"Of course! Taking a pseudonym will also help us keep a distance between us and the players and avoid the relationship between the two parties being too close." Greenton paused, "This is very necessary!"

Hearing Green's words, Mitchell finally nodded: "I...I understand."

"Then, now you go to the front hall. If a player comes to talk to you, you say you need help now and ask him to buy you some paper, pen and ink. If he wants, he will get your friendship. Well... the friendship limit is 1 point of friendship."

"1 point of friendship?" Mitchell blinked.

"That's right!" Green nodded vigorously, "You can cast the 1-ring magic once at 1 point of friendship. Of course, you need to pay! The amount of the fee will be doubled according to the normal standards of the temple!"

Micheer's expression was very strange: "Is this possible? It would be fine if there is no compensation, but the cost will be doubled?"

"Don't worry, your magic is worth the price. After all, the players provide you with not real gold coins, but projected gold coins unique to this world, which can only be used by Time Miko. That kind of gold coins depreciate quickly."

As a former player, Green certainly knows the needs of players. Gold coins are not a problem at all! For players, as long as players with a slightly normal mind, they know that friendship is much more valuable than gold coins. Normally, players are spending money to exchange for friendship.

Friendliness is much more valuable than gold coins!
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