Ark, I became an NPC in the online game

There were still some supplies in the trunk, and after some fiddling, he actually freed up a lot of space. Xia Yuan looked at Shuangxing who came to his side and looked at the pickup truck with curiosity, "Want to sit?"

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Xia Yuan suddenly felt that there was a lot of ambiguity in what he said. Alas, if only there was a man here, such as Fester, he would not only not care about Xia Yuan's slip of the tongue, but would also enthusiastically discuss car modifications with Xia Yuan... Among the many companions who had had a bond with him, although the two of them were in a teacher-student relationship, they were indeed the ones who could get along best and were the most compatible.

This sentence could be misinterpreted. Shuangxing was not an ignorant girl who knew nothing. However, in this situation, Shuangxing still believed in Xia Yuan's purity as a member of the Sakota tribe. After carefully observing the armor outside the pickup truck, she was a little surprised and asked, "Can I get on it?"

"Who else can show me the way?"

Xia Yuan shook his hand, "Fortunately, your team is small with only three people. If there were more, we would have to walk."

The empty back seat was just right for the remaining three members of the Snow Monster Team. Frost Star sat in the co-pilot seat and guided Xia Yuan on the way.

Kanelian understood Xia Yuan's arrangement. During this period, she had also seen the boss's great power. She was a little surprised at first, but then she became numb. Who would have thought that Sakota, a pure person, would directly eat, brag and joke with some infected adventurers? Even before they approached the adventurer's settlement, some infected adventurers had already rushed out to greet them.

Is this the boss's reputation?

The existence of infected people cannot be tolerated in the holy city of Lateran, but Xia Yuan, who left Lateran, was able to get along well with the infected people.

Of course, not all infected settlements are welcoming. At least some time ago, Carnellian, as a bodyguard, dealt with a lot of people following them. As for the attitude towards them, Xia Yuan naturally wanted to make an example of them.

This suited Kanelian's taste very well.

Because Xia Yuan is not a saint, he does not treat everyone equally, and he never shows mercy when it comes to killing. Only by following such a boss can you have a future, avoid getting hurt, and be able to reach higher places and see the scenery in the distance.

Kanelian finally understood why Jian was so convinced of Xia Yuan, who was a generation younger than her. The two had known each other for a long time, and Jian had long seen Xia Yuan's potential.

But now Kanelian also understood.

Walking side by side with Xia Yuan, I can really see beautiful scenery that I have never seen before.

Frost Star moved his body and sat in the passenger seat. A muffled thud was heard from the leather seat.

Xia Yuan looked at the rearview mirror with a strange look, but he did not look directly at Shuangxing because he knew that it would be a bit rude.

"...Because of my equipment." Frost Star gritted her teeth slightly, her face flushed with embarrassment. "I have my own Originium staff, with a unique shape and a different weight from ordinary spellcasting units."

"understand."

Xia Yuan coughed twice, and after the people behind him were seated firmly, he stepped on the accelerator and drove forward.

It would take a whole day to walk here, but you can get there in the afternoon if you drive. However, this journey is indeed difficult to drive. According to Frost Star, it has been snowing in the North during this period, and the cars in different settlements cannot withstand such wind and snow, and may get stuck in the mud and be unable to move.

The vehicles in the settlement are of course ordinary small trucks. They are relatively stable to drive on flat land, but it is indeed difficult to drive on the snow. If you are not led by an experienced driver, there is a high possibility that the car will overturn.

At lunch time, Frost Star tried a bite of warm food, which was something she had not tried since her oripathy worsened... However, the expected pain did not come. She held the warm cup of tea, and although she felt the temperature of the quilt was also dropping, she could still feel the heat.

The road was smooth throughout the afternoon. Two hours after lunch, Xia Yuan drove the pickup truck to the location designated by Frost Star.

The heavy snow blocked the view and the road ahead.

Frost Star felt like she had returned home. She pushed open the door and got out of the car, strolling in the snow. She came to a tree stump, wiped the snow off the trunk, and saw the mark inside - in such a living environment, one could only rely on such an environment to determine the direction and position.

Soon, several members of the Snow Monster Team dressed similarly to Froststar appeared in the heavy snow. Froststar walked up to them, exchanged a few words with them, and then returned to the car.

"Keep going, they will show us the way."

Xia Yuan stroked the steering wheel, "What formal team members... Compared to a settlement, I see a guerrilla force."

"Just a guerrilla force?... But a guerrilla force is enough." Shuangxing sounded a little disappointed, but after a moment she looked out the window, "It would be great if we could be like an army like dad."

Xia Yuan's body trembled.

Shuang Xing was somewhat puzzled by Xia Yuan's reaction. She turned her head and asked, "Do you know my father?"

"Your father? I don't know him."

Xia Yuan shook his head with a stern face. Shuang Xing didn't say anything when he saw this. Maybe the other party was caught cold because of the cold wind brought in?

Don’t know him? He shouldn’t know him too well!

In his previous life, Xia Yuan was disgusted by those shield guards in Chernobyl... Although he was fighting in the rear, he would naturally feel bad when he saw the equipment produced by himself and other production players being crushed by those NPC shield guards.

This was a shame for players. When the players on Rhodes Island wanted to raise their necks and fire a shot to save their face, a tall, silent man in a black robe holding a shield stood in front of them.

His eyes were flashing red, he showed no joy or sadness, and he held a spear in his hand.

bang bang dong!

send!

Chapter 141: The Settlement of the Infected

Rather than a settlement, Xia Yuan would rather call this place a small town. From the outside, it seems to have a wooden fence for defense, and the infected people who are patrolling all the time make Xia Yuan feel as if he has come to a military base rather than a settlement of infected people.

Perhaps this is the power of Frost Star's father, the Patriot. Although there are ordinary infected people in their settlement, most of them are battle-hardened warriors. They follow the Patriot closely and are loyal to him.

"You might be popular in the camp."

"Why do you say that?"

"Uncle Sam...ah, the craftsman who repaired equipment in our camp passed away last month. His apprentice is not very skilled at the job and repairing equipment. If you are willing to help..."

Shuang Xing pursed her lips. She seemed to feel that it was a bit silly to say these words. Having lived on the snowfield, they had long forgotten what human nature was. They were only bound by interests. As she chatted with Xia Yuan, she didn't know when she let go of the slight vigilance in her heart.

"As long as there is compensation, everything is fine."

"Ah."

The pickup truck drove into the camp and several patrolling shield guards walked forward to check. After Froststar explained, they looked at this Sakota tribe member who should not be here with strange eyes, curled their lips and left quickly, obviously to inform the person in charge of the camp.

Froststar and members of the Snow Monster Team followed closely behind them, helping to explain the situation.

Patriot and Froststar are father and daughter. They command different teams. Patriot commands the Shield Guard, which is the most powerful force in combat, while Froststar's Snow Monster Team is more comprehensive. They need to complete reconnaissance, hunting, stealth, etc. Patriot does not have the command of Froststar's Snow Monster Team, but the members of the Snow Monster Team are aware of the relationship between the two. If Patriot orders them, they will not refuse.

However, at present, the Patriot is obviously training his daughter's independence. After the establishment of the Snow Monster Team on Frost Star, the Patriot never interfered with the mission of the Snow Monster Team.

Xia Yuan and Kanelian were sitting in the car, only Afdoka was a little scared.

It was normal, as she had never experienced such a life before. As a quiet, literature-loving young lady, it was too difficult for her to accept the infected all of a sudden... No, maybe it was not a problem of acceptance, but she was a little afraid of these infected people holding weapons.

Xia Yuan glanced at Kanelian, who immediately understood what his boss meant. He held Afdoka's little hand and comforted her softly, saying that with the two of them, they could protect her safety.

"If we were just talking, we wouldn't become infected." Xia Yuan interjected, "Ore disease is not so easy to be infected. There are many highly infected plots in the Ursus Mine. This is the first way to be infected with Ore disease. The next two ways are being stabbed or scratched by Originium and being transmitted through blood."

He saw several people coming side by side in the distance and smiled at Avdoka, "Don't worry, I'm here to protect you. You are our guide."

After saying that, Xia Yuan got out of the pickup truck and looked at the person who was coming.

Afdoka followed Xia Yuan's figure in a hurry. She pursed her lips and clenched her sleeves with her fingers. Although she didn't want to admit it, the sense of security that this sentence brought her was something she had never experienced before.

Xia Yuan seemed to see a moving mountain.

This is not an exaggeration. Although this is a game, there are still a series of factors such as level suppression, bloodline suppression, numerical suppression, etc. that make players feel that this boss is difficult to defeat.

The newcomer was wearing a heavy protective suit, and his head was not a human head... but a ferocious head with horns wrapped in armor, with red light flashing in the depths of his eyes. He held a heavy shield in one hand and a spear in the other. In front of him, all living things had to make way for him.

Patriot, players who join the Integration Movement privately like to call him Big Daddy, because the first impression he gives people is that he is as steady and reliable as a mountain, and the second impression is that his battle is as violent as a torrent.

No player could beat him, even at the end of 3.0, the players all knew it, and even if the Patriot hadn't died, the players who reached 6.0 might not be his match.

"Hello, my code name is Pioneer."

Xia Yuan knew that the Patriot was a man of few words, perhaps because his oripathy had affected his throat and made him unable to speak normally, so from the beginning, Xia Yuan took the dominant position and negotiated with the Patriot.

“As you can see, I am a sakta walking on the earth, my purpose is to travel all over the earth and help people solve their problems.”

"Of course, I am also a messenger in this land. I came to Ursus for a mission, but I encountered a blizzard when I was leaving, and I lost my way in the northern part of Ursus."

"..."

The Patriot was silent for a moment, then said, his voice as strong as stone or metal, "Your way of speaking is very similar."

"Do you know Lord Kelsey?"

Xia Yuan put on a smile. Well, as one of the players who witnessed the last scene of The Patriot, Xia Yuan knew that The Patriot and Kal'tsit had known each other for a long time. When the other party mentioned this, he was naturally referring to the fact that they looked very similar to The Riddler. Too similar.

Although Xia Yuan felt that he was no longer a riddler, it might be because of the buff of the word "earth".

"I have been to Kazdel before and met Lord Kel'tsit once. We had a pleasant conversation about exploring the land. Lord Kel'tsit frequently said some golden words and I learned a lot from her."

The Patriot stopped talking and looked at Xia Yuan.

Frost Star looked at her father nervously. If her father drove them away at this time, what should she do? After all, she and her team owed the pioneers a favor. Would it be a bad idea to do this?

"Sakota, alien." The Patriot said hoarsely, and he turned his body sideways. "Froststar will take care of your safety."

With that, the patriot turned and walked away with his shield and spear.

The shield guards following behind him looked at Xia Yuan with interest, then secretly glanced at Frost Star standing beside him, and followed the Patriot's pace.

Xia Yuan scratched his head, "Uh, so what does your father mean?"

Why has the patriot become such a mystery? What does it mean to be responsible for security? Does it mean that he has been accepted? Then why not say welcome?

"Literally, your safety in the camp is my responsibility."

Frost Star put her hands on her hips and spoke calmly. She glanced at Kanelian and Avdoka who got off the pickup truck, turned around and gestured, "I will arrange accommodation for you. Let me be frank, we don't have much food and supplies to entertain outsiders..."

"Don't worry, everyone's life is not easy, I'm not a picky person."

Xia Yuan said.

The four of them walked across the cleared road. Several infected children ran past them with smiles on their faces. Xia Yuan followed them until the children disappeared behind the building. Shuangxing glanced at him and explained, "Most of the children here are survivors of the mine. They were abandoned in the mine when they were young. They had no protective equipment and had to fend for themselves. The only thing waiting for them was death. Our Snow Monster Team will regularly go to the mine to rescue those infected people who still have hope."

"I admire you." Xia Yuan nodded. "To unite is a righteous act."

Shuangxing turned her face away, as if she didn't want to be praised like this. Her words were blown away by the cold wind. "I am also one of them..."

Xia Yuan caught her words, "I think you deserve such praise. In the infected settlement in the northern border of Ursus, I have seen too many... too many people who have become infected and have shown the evil side of human nature. There is an idiom in Yan Country, 'Everyone should sweep the snow in front of their own door, and don't worry about the frost on other people's roofs', which means don't meddle in other people's business."

"But sometimes you just need to mind your own business." Xia Yuan smiled softly, "So I admire you, Shuangxing. You were saved by someone in the past, and now you have become the one who saves others. I believe that there must be many infected children who will take you as their goal and want to save more people."

Frost Star couldn't help but glance sideways. In her peripheral vision, the light gray-haired Sakota had a warm smile on his face and spoke in a soft tone. His golden eyes were looking at her, but it seemed as if he was looking at something far away.

"You say one thing after another."

Froststar said softly, turning her head.

Xia Yuan smiled without saying anything. He still remembered the night when Oak Forest County was engulfed in flames. He broke into the house and felt so happy when he saw that Mandela was fine. Saving a life is a life, and saving everyone is not a success.

Although the greater the power, the greater the responsibility, but sometimes, you can only save a few people, is that a failure? Wrong, Xia Yuan doesn't think so, as long as you save a life, it is a huge profit!

The houses in the settlement are built with nearby trees mixed with clay. They look quite solid and airtight. At night, the interior is pitch dark and can only be lit by kerosene lamps. As for firewood, there is plenty of it. There is a small forest near the settlement, which can provide a stable source of heat.

Xia Yuan, Kanelian and Avdoga lived in a small house. In such an environment, it was impossible for them to stay in a three-bedroom hotel. Kanelian was not picky, Avdoga had lost her pampered nature long ago after losing her noble status, and Xia Yuan felt excited about adapting to the local customs. Well, although he was not an infected person, it was not bad to sleep in such a wooden house and experience the wild area.

He still remembered that when he went to summer camp in his previous life, the training camp he lived in was a wooden house like this... Of course, it was not as earthy and fragrant as this one, but Xia Yuan still found some of the flavor of the past.

Afdoka began to get busy. Among the three, she was the one who could not lift anything at the beginning, but gradually changed. She knew her identity clearly and knew that she must have a skill if she wanted to live on this land in the future. Although she was currently following Xia Yuan and Kanelian as a guide, she knew that this was just Xia Yuan's pity.

Because anyone can do the job of a guide, any Ursus who is eloquent can do it better than her.

Afdoka knew that this was Xia Yuan's kindness...so she would not take advantage of Xia Yuan's kindness. She wanted to show her own abilities, at least...to make herself feel at ease.

The girl also had pride in her heart, perhaps this was the pride of having once been a noble, but Afdoka had long since erased the word "noble" from her heart.

"Boss, what should we do after we sneak into the settlement? Do business with them?"

Kanelian noticed the difference between adventurers infected and ordinary infected. Adventurers infected would surround them and seemed more free and undisciplined, but they were united and loyal. Ordinary infected people were all kinds of people, and they were not as united as they seemed.

By the way, she also discovered that there were no old people or children among these adventurers... But after thinking about how the boss addressed them... It seemed that there were indeed no old men or little kids walking the earth as adventurers, and no one knew how they died.

“It’s to make good connections.”

Xia Yuan's answer was quite Buddhist. He looked at Afodoga busying around, then stepped forward, bent down and started to help.

"Shanyuan, you want to take down Shuangxing?" Kanelian clapped his hands with shining eyes and said, then curled his lips, "But you already have a big family, do you still want to lure Shuangxing in? No, Shuangxing is only a little younger than you, right? Are you sure your words will work?"

“Don’t doubt your boss’s words.”

Xia Yuan snorted, "Don't say such harsh words, what do you mean by kidnapping?"

"I just hope that my words can influence Shuangxing and make her go further, that's all." Xia Yuan smiled, "Do you think I can let Shuangxing go with me?"

Kanelian shook his head.

"Isn't that enough?"

Xia Yuan said softly, "Shuangxing is a warrior, and a warrior should be able to show her talents. She has goals and things she wants to do. It would be a pity to keep a girl like this by your side and not let her shine."

Kanelian hesitated for a moment, "If the boss's company opens, will it be possible?"

Xia Yuan smiled, "To be honest, you are indeed suitable for a management position. It seems that my judgment is correct. It would not be bad to let Senomi help you in the future."

"What about Aphrodite?"

Afdoka was startled when she suddenly heard her own name, and the wolf tail immediately wrapped around the thigh of Xia Yuan, who was closest to her. She then noticed her body's reaction and moved the wolf tail away shyly... This physical reaction obviously showed that she had already regarded Xia Yuan as her support.