Players’ NPC daddy

Chapter 2147 Orc Curse Chapter 09
Although Herbie Hermes is an NPC with no information, the incredibly beautiful black-haired girl in front of him is quite famous. She is a well-known singer and also a Blessed One.

Even though Dali Feizhuan highly agrees with the creators' view that there are no hidden or special NPCs, he still has to make it clear that the NPCs who receive blessings are more important.

The only difference between this type of NPC and the player is their inner qualities; they can level up, acquire professions and titles just like the player, or rather, the player can be just like them.

Each blessed NPC will have some special tasks, so blessed NPCs are usually targeted and harassed by players.

This is why the famous singer kept frowning, wouldn't look at them, and crossed her arms, displaying a body language of distrust and rejection.

"Ahem, you must be Miss Audrey."

Kate Cat took the initiative to strike up a conversation, but before she could say another word, Audrey interrupted her.

Are you a real woman?

A real woman? This is a really unexpected question, but it makes perfect sense when applied to players, whose gender has always been a mystery.

In other games, the player's ambiguous gender might be a running joke among players, but in this game, it's extremely important.

"Yes, I am a real woman, if that puts your mind at ease..."

"No, I'm not at ease with that. Foreign women often attack my face."

Kate's expression froze; she was caught between a rock and a hard place. She felt that Herbie had found them a rather difficult contact.

“I can tell whether you’re good or bad just by your voice. You’re probably good, so I’ll help you.” Audrey’s eyes turned to her.

Kate the cat breathed a sigh of relief.

"So you're the important person Herbie mentioned who can offer us help?"

“No, it wasn’t me. I was the one who led the way.” Audrey waved to the group, signaling them to follow, and explained as she walked.

Audrey, as a singer, has a very beautiful voice. Apart from Kate the Cat, who needs to listen carefully to the content, everyone else is half-closing their eyes and enjoying the casual singing accompanied by the wind.

"The Giants' royal family has imposed martial law on outsiders, and many cities have restricted their entry and exit. My touring troupe can help you enter Arcadia, where I still have some influence."

"However, the important figure who can help you is not in Arcadia, but in the Fast territory that is adjacent to Arcadia. You could have gone there directly, but because of that River of Blood, the method other than using the teleportation tower has been cut off."

“If we use the teleportation tower, the Knights will be alerted before you even reach your destination, so we can only use a non-existent passage.”

Audrey gracefully raised her hand and pointed to the ground.

“On the side of Arcadia closest to the Blood River, there are many entrances to underground caves, one of which connects to a mining area in the Fast territory known as the Broken Steel Mountains.”

"That place used to be where the dwarves mined adamantite, but now it's been hollowed out and turned into a complex underground labyrinth. And the important person who can help you is near the Broken Steel Mountains." "May I ask that important person why they listened to Herbie Hermes and helped us?" Mighty Brick raised his hand and asked.

“It’s not that she’s listening to Herbie, but that she currently owes Herbie a favor.” Audrey glanced back at Mighty Brick and, seeing that everyone else was half-closing their eyes and listening to her voice, she patiently said a few more words.

"The blood river that flowed after the death of the Titan has eroded the earth itself, and in particularly severe areas, monster-like terrain has even emerged, requiring the construction of isolation zones."

"Herbie is in high demand as a construction contractor, but he took the initiative to contact that big shot and offered to help her build the quarantine zone for free, charging only the cost price."

“Free things are the most expensive. Charging only the cost price is just giving the other party a reason to accept it.” Dali Feizhuan shook his head. He instinctively felt that Herbie Hermes, this NPC, was not a good person and was quite scheming.

Take this matter for example. Helping them meet that important person was less about using up a favor and more about using it up while it was still available.

Furthermore, this favor seems more like a threat. The quarantine zone is probably not even finished yet. If that important person doesn't accept Herbie's request to meet them, how can this well-intentioned assistance, which is only being offered at cost price, continue?
"Are you thinking that Herbie is a despicable guy?"

"Ah, did I say it out loud?" Dali Feizhuan subconsciously covered his mouth, but seeing the eye-rolling expressions of the people around him, he knew he had fallen into a trap.

"Feel sorry……"

“It’s alright. I’ve been thinking the same thing lately. She’s starting to get fascinated by the benefits and conveniences of crossing that line. When I received her letter about cooperating with the stranger, I thought she had crossed it after all.” Audrey sighed softly, her voice filled with both sorrow and relief.

"When facing a discerning audience, I can't help but say a few words from the heart. I believe she has overcome this, but it is you all who are working with her. The results you bring will keep her standing on the line."

"You trust us that much?"

“I believe in my ability to listen to people.” Audrey stopped in her tracks. They had reached their destination, a vast, silvery-white stone forest.

She handed her a map.

“Following the map, you will find the correct entrance. Herbie told me to use the map as a lifeline, but I don’t think it’s necessary.”

“Thank you.” Kate Cat extended both hands and took the map. “To be honest, you’re the first person I’ve met who’s been so even-tempered on the first meeting. After all, the reputation of a stranger in a foreign land is rather…”

“Terrible? It really is terrible. I’ve experienced it firsthand.” Audrey nodded with deep understanding, twirling her hair with her fingers as she looked up at the distant horizon.

"But I still believe that the bad reputation of outsiders is not entirely caused by outsiders; perhaps we also have some problems."

"The eyes of a person are the windows to the soul, but also a mirror that reflects what is seen. Perhaps you strangers see what is reflected in our eyes, and what we think of you as monsters. That's why you strangers think you are monsters."

"Although some of these strangers are not innocent at all."

"If we want to change this, defeating that huge Titan is not enough; we need to defeat something smaller, yet which makes up the world itself."

(End of this chapter)