Arknights, but all characters are NPCs?

Texans are quite aloof and the type of people who don't talk much.

But the status bar above her head can be seen by everyone.

So when looking at Texas' inner thoughts, Kal'tsit couldn't help but narrow her eyes.

I see...As long as you don't react and act like an NPC, Lu Shang won't be interested in you?

This is a good idea...

Kal'tsit took note of it silently and planned to add it to the booklet when she got back.

But just as Kal'tsit was thinking this, Lu Shang turned his head and glanced at her.

Because Lu Shang always felt that Kal'tsit was playing a new and old game.

Just don't react?

Isn't that exactly the same as "As long as you don't scream", "As long as you don't orgasm", "As long as you can hold it in", "If you can do that, I'll let you go"?

068. When the time comes, Texas, you will go up and give the emperor a kick

Lu Shang is still talking to Texas about the penguin.

This made Frost Star, who had been mentally prepared to pay a small price, seem to have nothing to do for a while.

But this was also good. Frost Star just looked around. She had spent almost her entire life in Ursus, so naturally she was curious about things she had never seen before.

But W was not so well behaved. She stepped forward and used the devil's little tail behind her as a whip and swung it towards Lu Shang's back.

There was only a loud snap.

When Lu Shang turned to look at her, W ran to the bar with a smile, giving her the middle finger, and pried open the wine cabinet.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, wow, look at the price of this bottle of wine, it can buy a few lives of mercenaries with that much."

W doesn't understand exchange rates, but she knows how to count zeros.

Looking at the long list of numbers, W unhappily put the bottle cap on...

"Wait? Why doesn't this wine have a bottle cap? What's this wooden pillar?"

W fiddled with it for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so he just took the wine and knocked it against the bar.

Just hear a bang.

"Hey~ Isn't it open now?"

Seeing W was so drunk, he even invited Kal'tsit and Froststar to have a few drinks...

They wanted to say it was a waste of natural resources.

But I glanced at the status bar above W's head:

"W (I feel my life is not worth as much as a bottle of wine, and I am furious...)"

"W (Choked on the liquor...)"

"W (cursing...)"

"W (I think it would sound nice if I hit Lu Shang on the head with this bottle...)"

Kelsey: “…”

Forget it, let’s not talk about wasting resources for now, we need to stop W from thinking about suicide first.

Didn’t you cry enough last time?

Fortunately, Lu Shang only glanced at W and continued to talk to Texas:

"This old Deng has actually noticed you, De Gouzi, for a long time."

Lu Shang pointed to the penguin in his hand.

"According to your NPC Ni Zhao, when you, De Gouzi, contacted and reached a deal with Wolf Lord Zaro, the old emperor came over to take a look at the excitement."

"Oh, this old man is looking for the smell of the Wolf Lord, not the smell of your black stockings and sneakers, De Gouzi."

Texas: “…”

You're not going to get over this joke about being in accordance with porridge etiquette, right?

And this outfit is for the future, understand? It has nothing to do with me now... Forget it.

Just like before, Texas seemed to think there was no point in explaining this, so he didn't say anything in the end.

But Lu Shang was still talking: "Then the Great Emperor got interested. Hey, this bastard actually traded with a human? Who is this human? So the Great Emperor started to follow you, the dog."

Texas: “?”

Wait?

What's the tail?

"Following."

"... ..., it's not that I didn't hear clearly, I just... that's all."

Being followed by a penguin...

If this happened on Earth, it would probably be seen as a fun thing to watch.

But this is Terra, and in the eyes of the Terrans, the Beast Master is just a Terran with a slightly strange appearance.

So Texas Coke doesn't come out.

"I wonder if all beast owners have a hobby of raising beautiful girls. For example, the high priest raised an anaconda, Gawain raised Wang Vina, Dolly raised Eyjafjalla, and Zaro... Oh, Zaro is a shameful thing. It raised an uncle, and after failing to raise him, Lappland raised him like a dog."

Lapland...?

Texas frowned slightly, did she hear a familiar name?

And...the Wolf Lord was treated like a dog by Lappland?

When I think about the unfair deal she had to make with the Wolf Lord to be let go, and then think about Lappland...

But Lu Shang didn't give her a chance to think about it, and then he continued: "The emperor's old Deng probably has this hobby, so the emperor followed you all the way from the wilderness to the city. When he woke up today, he saw that your mood had dropped. So he held a street concert today to make your mood happy. When he woke up tomorrow, he saw that your health had dropped as well. So he sent her some food."

Texas: “…”

Kelsey: “…”

W and Froststar were confused by what he heard, but Kal'tsit understood.

The emperor is a beast master after all, so why do you make him sound like a pervert who follows a beautiful girl or a stalker who monitors her?

And apparently, Texas feels the same way.

"Well, don't worry, don't worry." Lu Shang waved his hand and said, "Anyway, judging from what happened later, the emperor, Old Deng, probably raised you as his daughter."

My daughter...

Texas heard this and opened his mouth: "I..."

"To put it simply, the emperor wants to be your father." Lu Shang added.

Texas: “?”

No, although it is the same idea, but what you said is...

But Lu Shang didn't care at all. He even gave Texas some advice: "Didn't you say you were sleeping in a small hotel? Then when you get back, go to the rooftop and sit on it. I guarantee that within a minute, you will see the old man, the emperor, appear and say something like "What about jumping off the building? But it's only a few floors. Little girl, at most you will break a leg."

"After all, the emperor has been following you for such a long time, he must know that you won't listen to nice words, so why not give you some strong medicine? So the emperor will most likely walk to the edge of the rooftop and show you how to break your legs if you jump down."

"At this time, De Gouzi, just go up and kick Lao Deng down. Remember to kick hard."

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"No... If that penguin is as powerful as you said, and has an immortal body, even if I kick it, it will be discovered in advance, right?"

Texas opened his eyes.

When she saw the strange ceiling, Texas knew she was back from her dream world.

This is the real world, a small hotel where she stayed.

When she stood up, she was no longer wearing black stockings and sneakers, but a loose cape, long pants, and hiking boots.

"..."

It shouldn't smell...right?

Texas even wanted to take a shower first.

But in the end she didn't do that.

I just got up, walked to the window and looked at the street outside.

If what Lu Shang said was true, then the beast master called the Great Emperor should be watching her in some corner now, right?

So--

Texas turned around, left the room, and went straight to the roof.

069. W with the drunken buff is a black history maker

"If you jump from here, the most you'll do is break a leg. Little girl, if you really want to die, I recommend you find a higher place."

Ah...here it comes.

Texas waited on the rooftop for a while, and found that it was just as Lu Shang said. A penguin wearing sunglasses, a big gold chain, and a T-shirt came up staggeringly.

And what it says... is almost the same.

But the emperor didn't know what Texas was thinking. He only knew that he almost started cursing.

It has been observing Texas for so long, so of course it knows that Texas' mental state is a little bad, but you wouldn't just wake up and start looking for death, right?

The emperor was so frightened that he didn't even have time to comb his hair, and he ran over to save people immediately.

And the emperor also knew that given Texas's current mental state, it would be useless to whisper to her. You either had to forcibly pull her back first, or -

"According to his advice, I should wait for you to walk to the rooftop and show me how to do it." Texas stretched out his hand and pointed to the distance: "Then when you stand over there, I will kick you from behind."

The emperor: “?”

What the hell?

It's no surprise that Texas knows him, after all, he's the rap king of Colombia! Who doesn't know him?

But you kicking me is a bit too much, little girl. Who is giving you advice as a non-human being?

The emperor was about to say this, but the confused look on his face, the way he quickly stepped back a few steps away from the edge of the rooftop, and even covered his butt with his hands - it was really too funny.

So much so that Texas, who had originally had a cold face, couldn't help but laugh.

And this smile made the emperor raise his eyebrows.

It's good that you laughed. After all, with Texas's previous confused and zombie-like state, you never know when he will really become depressed.

So it's okay to laugh now.

"Tsk, it seems that you have experienced some interesting things in places that I haven't discovered, little girl? Tell me about it?"

"Hmm..." Texas laughed enough and was silent for a while. Then she remembered what Kal'tsit told her before she left the dream world, and nodded: "Okay."

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"Texas (automatically finding the path...)"

"Okay, another one goes back."

Lu Shang put down the penguin NPC in his hand with regret, turned around and looked behind the bar: "And now——"