Ark, I became an NPC in the online game

She wanted to exercise her physical strength. The teacher at school told her that as a warlock, she must maintain her physical strength when fighting. The best combat strategy is to cast spells while moving, which is a great test of the warlock's physical fitness... Mandela didn't want her physical strength to become her weakness. If Senomi is Brother Xia Yuan's sword in the future and Susie is Brother Xia Yuan's logistics, Mandela wants to become Brother Xia Yuan's staff.

Exhaling a breath of hot air, Mandela looked up at the gray-blue sky. The color of the sky here was exactly the same as that in Oak Forest County. In the past, she also looked at the sky like this. She liked to hold her mother's hand and ask questions while holding a collection of Victorian poems. Christmas was the happiest day of the year for her, because even if the days were bitter and dark, she would get Christmas presents because she was a good child.

Christmas is also one of the few times of the year when the people of Tara can eat meat.

Missing Oak Forest a bit, Mandela pursed her lips. There was no name of every Tara person in the mausoleum. There were only a few tombstones standing there, hastily stating that a fire had taken the lives of almost all the Tara people.

She shook her head and then stepped into the store.

"Hey, it's little Mandela. Why aren't you going home so late?" The enthusiastic lady poked her head out from behind the counter with a smile on her face. "If you go home late, your family will be worried."

"I want to buy Christmas presents." Mandela whispered, "But I don't know what to buy. Can Aunt Susan recommend something to me?"

Susan, who was called Auntie, had her eyebrows dancing. She came out from behind the counter and asked, "Who does little Mandela want to buy a gift for?"

"Well, my best friends, the sisters who took care of me, and..."

"besides?"

Susan noticed that Mandela's face was slightly red, and she chuckled and said, "Is there anyone little Mandela likes?"

Mandela blinked her dark golden eyes, hid half of her face in the scarf to cover up the blush, and hummed softly.

Chapter 2.0 The upcoming version

The Christmas Eve dinner was eaten outside. To this symbolic festival in Colombia, Xia Yuan invited her friends and girls around her, as well as Muirseth, Snow Pheasant and her grandmother.

Among the Rhine Life Fellows, Kristen and Saria spent the holiday together, Yara went to see old friends from the entertainment industry, Ferdinand enjoyed a candlelight dinner with his newlywed wife, and Ahrendts went to Tremont Polytechnic Institute with gifts to visit several old friends there.

The Rhine Life, which was originally operating like a machine, still had its lights on, and its power supply and heating facilities were still working, but the researchers inside were all living their own lives.

They were enjoying their own lives, and the players on this land were also celebrating their own festivals in different places. With only a few days left until the year 1090, the players stopped and began to review their lives on Terra in the past year. There were laughters, gains, as well as happiness and redemption for the players.

This atmosphere made the players deeply feel that they might be part of this world. Although they mastered the "immortal" Originium skills, many players regarded this world as a different world that they could go online and offline. They walked on the streets with NPCs to celebrate the festivals and the arrival of the New Year.

At dinner time, Xia Yuan and everyone enjoyed ham and roast turkey. After eating, everyone started exchanging gifts, or perhaps it wasn’t really exchanging gifts because everyone bought multiple gifts.

Xia Yuan gave Senomi a sword he made himself with mechanical elements. This sword can be used freely by both the current and grown-up Senomi. He gave Mandela a pair of fashionable boots, which naturally also had some mechanical parts inside, allowing her to run faster. He gave Susie a source stone staff, the top of which looked like a light bulb, and the whole body was made of light metal and glass. As Susie cast a spell, the light bulb would light up, and Susie liked it very much.

He gave Jian a defensive watch that could resist impacts—he bought it at a high price on the black market. He gave Kanelian a spring and autumn jacket with a sense of design, which had very good additional properties and could also release electricity.

He gave Muerseth a necklace. To be honest, it took him a lot of time to decide what to buy for Muerseth. After all, Muerseth rarely participated in battles. Most of the time, he was doing research and talking to and watering plants in the ecological park. He really didn't know what to give him. Finally, he decided to buy a necklace that all girls would like. There was a teardrop-shaped gem in the center of the necklace, which made people think of Muerseth at a glance... As for the price, it wasn't too expensive.

The gift for Snow Pheasant was a complete set of tools, and the gift for Grandma was a complete set of plush cold-proof clothing.

Everyone who received the gifts was very happy. The three little ones began to put on the Christmas gifts given to them by their brother/master Xia Yuan with great interest. Mace looked at the watch, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly. She was very satisfied with this gift. Kanelian couldn't wait to put on the coat and posed in front of the mirror. Xuezhi and her grandmother thanked Xia Yuan at the same time with smiles on their faces.

"Xia Yuan... I say, Xia Yuan." Muerseth poked Xia Yuan's hand, lowered his head slightly when the latter looked over, with a faint smile on his face, "That... necklace, can you help me put it on?"

"Okay."

Xia Yuan picked up the necklace and came behind Muerseth, putting her hands through the elf girl's slender neck, which was as flawless as white jade. Muerseth felt the coolness of the necklace on her chest, and she let out a slight cry, feeling her body temperature gradually warming the water droplets on her chest. A hint of rosy pink appeared on her face, and she gently raised the corners of her mouth.

She immediately felt the faint smiles in the eyes of Mace and Kanelian, and lowered her head with a fever on her face.

Senomi and Mandela felt a little jealous. They also wanted to receive jewelry from their brother/master, especially a ring.

Xia Yuan didn't care too much about her gifts, but after all, they were a token of everyone's kindness, so she opened them and took a look. Senomi gave a brand-name belt, Mandra gave a pair of high-end leather gloves, and Susie gave a pair of handsome sunglasses. Jian and Kanelian gave men's skin care products and razors respectively... She is worthy of being a big sister, and the gifts she gave are so high-end. Obviously, men's skin care products are for Jian because he slaps his skin by the stove every day, and men use razors every day. I can only say that she really knows a lot.

Xuezhi gave a massage chair that can massage shoulders by itself, and my grandmother gave me a hand-knitted sweater.

What Muerseth gave was a bracelet made of high-end leather with a small piece of rare metal on it.

"I found this piece of metal when I was exploring the Sargon rain forest," Muirseth said softly. "Look, the metal is gold and green, and the two colors blend together. It's very beautiful. It's a metal that has not been discovered yet. It's a pity that I only found such a small piece. Well... As the discoverer, I named it Emerald Gold."

"Thank you, Muirseth."

Xia Yuan said with a smile, and he also conducted an investigation on the bracelet.

【Emerald Gold Bracelet】

【Quality: Blue】

【属性：增加5灵巧、10耐力、10精神，耐久度1314/1314】

[Equipment requirements: None]

[Additional ability: Sound of resonance - increases luck when making judgments]

[Additional ability: Dawn Oath - additionally increases the judgment of 10 spirits]

Nice equipment. Even Xia Yuan felt his heart pounding. This was the friendship of Muirseth. He suddenly felt that his necklace was outshined by this bracelet.

Under Muirseth's gaze, Xia Yuan put on the bracelet. Hmm...didn't he feel any luck bonus? Or was it because his luck was too low that he didn't feel it?

"By the way, Xia Yuan, you have to come to the party for senior researchers of the Rhine Life Organization during the New Year."

"Well, I saw the email. Do you need me to bring anything? I will be there on time."

"Oh, just come over. Yara will help order the food." Muirseth said softly, putting the delicious food into his mouth. After swallowing it, he continued to ask, "By the way, how is the paper going?"

"That's about it." Xia Yuan groaned. Well, he was just scratching his head for his graduation thesis. He was currently working on the papers on ecology and Originium. Because he had listened to Professor Neumann and his wife's lectures many times before, he had a certain level of proficiency. After being a problem teenager for a long time, Xia Yuan also successfully unlocked these two secondary occupations.

He has already submitted his mechanical engineering paper and is still writing his ecology paper, but he has not touched a single word on his Originium paper. I don't know if it's because he is a genius or because he has a deep blue panel, but as his proficiency increases, he is gradually understanding all of this and has truly mastered it.

This feeling really made Xia Yuan feel refreshed. For him, studying in class was not just about improving his proficiency, but because he understood everything.

"Be sure to take care of yourself and don't get too tired." Muirseth said softly.

"clear."

Xia Yuan smiled.

After dinner, Xia Yuan and others saw Xuezhi and grandmother off to the street corner. The three little ones surrounded Muirseth and kept calling out "Little Nomi", "Little Manman" and "Little Susie", while the other three called out "Miaomiao". It was a very happy scene.

But in the end, the time to say goodbye came. The three little ones were reluctant to let Muirseth go and held her hands tightly, refusing to let go.

"Okay, today is Christmas Eve, I'm going to rest too. You should also have a good rest tonight." Muirseth squatted down and said to the three girls with a smile.

"But..."

The three little ones didn't say it out loud because they felt it was too pitiful to let Muirseth go home alone and spend the night on Christmas Eve.

Thinking of this, they all turned their eyes to the adults walking behind them, mainly to Xia Yuan.

Mandela remembered Xia Yuan's advice and whispered, "Brother Xia Yuan, can you invite Miu Miu to stay here today? Don't we have a vacant room..."

Xia Yuan himself didn't have any objections. He looked at Muirseth, who pulled his scarf a little embarrassedly and said, "It will cause trouble for you..."

"It's not a problem, but Muirseth, don't you need to go back to the dormitory to get your clothes?" Xia Yuan asked.

Muirseth pursed his lips, then smiled faintly, "My water clone has gone to get it."

When the three little ones saw that Miu Miu stayed, they all laughed happily and planned what book to read, what story to read, and what game to play tonight.

As soon as they got home, the three little ones dozed off quickly by the warm air-conditioning. They were taken to the bathroom by Mace and Kanelian to wash up. Xia Yuan had nothing to do, so she sat in the living room and watched the Christmas Eve TV program with Muirseth. The screen was playing classic Christmas movies from the past. Xia Yuan saw that the leading actress was Yara.

Yara is still very beautiful now, and she was even more youthful and beautiful when she was young. She could attract a lot of attention wherever she went, and the same is true in this movie.

Mace and Kanelian came back soon, and the three kids were put to bed. The four adults... In fact, only Xia Yuan was a minor in the legal sense, ahem, but there was nothing wrong with saying he was an adult, if he could drink, then he was an adult. The four of them opened a bottle of champagne and red wine in the living room, took a few sips, and went into the bathroom to wash up after watching the movie.

“It’s very lively.”

Xia Yuan was blow-drying his hair in the bathroom. He looked at Muirseth who had also just finished a shower...By the way, do water elves really need to take a bath, or is it just a formality?

"Well, I'm a little bit not used to it." Muirseth smiled shyly. She usually lived alone in a single dormitory of Rhine Life. Although she also had her own apartment in Tremont, she had not gone back to live there for a long time.

Compared to her apartment, Xia Yuan's house could perhaps be truly called a home. It had a bathroom that amazed Muirseth, high ceilings and soft beds. Just now, while taking a shower, she was still sighing that the real estate in Tremont was becoming more and more developed, and there were even three bathrooms.

Xia Yuan felt refreshed after blowing Susie's short hair. He glanced at Muirseth who was still blowing her hair, "Can't you control the water element to leave your body?"

"Well... but it's a bit troublesome. It's so late, and I don't want to use the Originium Staff specially." Muerseth's hair hung down to the side. She looked at Xia Yuan and showed a lovely smile, "Xia Yuan, can you help me blow dry my hair?"

"Okay, but this is my first time, so don't mind my unfamiliarity."

"No way."

Xia Yuan came behind Muleses and blew her soft hair with a hair dryer. Muleses was in a good mood and hummed music, which was the ending song of the movie just now. The hero and heroine held hands and enjoyed an unforgettable Christmas.

The three little ones had already fallen asleep, and Jian and Kanelian were also resting in the room. As the last two people passing through the living room, Xia Yuan extinguished the fire in the fireplace and walked up the stairs with Muirseth.

"Good night."

"...Can you say it again?" Muerseth grabbed the corner of his clothes and said in a low voice.

Xia Yuan looked at Mules' face and suddenly realized that maybe no one had said good night to Mules for a long time.

Xia Yuan smiled, "Good night, have a sweet dream, Muirseth."

A reassuring smile appeared on Muirseth's face, with a slight blush on his face, and he waved slightly at Xia Yuan.

"Good night."

Silent all night.

The next day was Christmas. Everyone took to the streets and began to enjoy the holiday in Tremont. Xia Yuan was wearing the gifts she received yesterday. After all, they were the three little ones' favorites and she shouldn't let them down.

They met Kristen and Saria who were chatting in the cafe. They greeted each other with a smile and tacitly agreed not to disturb each other's holiday life. Kristen was not surprised to see Muerseth and Xia Yuan acting together, after all, Xia Yuan had taken Muerseth to Dosores for vacation before.

Xia Yuan, who was temporarily freed from his schoolwork and reading life, also wanted to have a good rest. The year 1090 was approaching, and there was still a year before the end of 1.0. He would have to start planning in advance then... As for the plan for the first half of next year, it had already been arranged. He would go back to Victoria once in the first half of the year and go to Ursus once in the second half of the year. The bear players there had been crying and waiting for him for a long time. Xia Yuan felt a little ashamed. Ahem, he had originally wanted to go to Ursus to buy equipment, but ended up walking and walking and running straight to Kazdel.

Version 2.0, the civilized city is coming.

Chapter 109 Rhine Expands the Future

Version 2.0, Civilization Fortress, players have acquired a new identity and are heading towards the mobile city. At this time, they will find that they are no different from when they first entered the novice town. When walking in the mobile city, they will frequently see NPCs with purple, pink, orange, and red danger levels. Sometimes, they may not even be able to beat a social animal!

The level of 2.0 has also been raised from level 30 to level 60. At this stage, players are already much stronger than ordinary NPCs wandering on the battlefield, and can even compete with elite bounty hunter groups. After all, NPCs also have attributes, and level is just a number to them. Characters like some Sarkaz mercenary captains and mercenary group leaders will find it difficult to succeed in a frontal battlefield unless they use sneak attacks.

For the players, at the end of 1.0, some people's level still did not go above 1 star, becoming 1-star operators. However, in 2.0, some professional players and players were able to reach 3 stars and become -star operators after carefully arranging their leveling plans and secondary occupations.

In version 2.0, players have gained a higher degree of freedom, and they can start doing some basic errands and business tasks. Many people have read the previous forum posts and are ready to save up money to buy a car, just like those players who bought a vehicle to go to Dosores. The rewards and experience for long-distance errands and business tasks are very high, which is also one of the mainstream gameplays of 2.0.

Of course, most of them settled in a city. Players could not afford the high housing prices. For them, being able to rent an apartment in the downtown area and regard it as their home was something that many players who liked RP were satisfied with. Xia Yuan remembered that in the previous life, players rented a row of ground floors in Longmen, bought things during the day, and had sex at night. Although they could not take off their underwear, they could still have fun with RP, turning that street into a red-light district, which attracted the attention of Sir Chen. What happened afterwards... rectification, severe rectification!

It was time to create his own force. Xia Yuan understood that in the 1.0 era, it was difficult for players to own vehicles and it was also difficult for them to cross the map to join him. But it was different in 2.0. He only needed to open his own company in one place, and then he could start recruiting players.

Well...his current identity is a citizen of Lateran. If a citizen of Lateran wants to start a company, it is either impossible or he needs to go through the procedures and apply for it at the notary office, which is a bit troublesome for Xia Yuan. It is better for the Sakota in Lateran not to know what he has done.

For Ursus, Letania and Victoria, the companies are in the hands of the nobles. For Syracuse, the company is in the hands of the mafia.

Colombia and Casimir are also evenly matched, one is a wealthy man and the other is a business association, both are dominated by capital. Bolivar itself has three forces, and starting a business is no different from hitting a wall.

The East Country is heading for a civil war. In his previous life, Xia Yuan had read the intelligence sent back by the players. The East Country was in a state of civil war between the Northern and Southern Dynasties. The north was ruled by the Guangyan family, and the south was ruled by the Guangyuan family. The eight major families controlled the military power of the country.

Forget about Iberia. Xia Yuan doesn't want his company headquarters to be hit by a tsunami or invaded by some dark, crawling creatures.

Sargon and Sami are in the deep rainforest and the far north respectively, so it's fine to just start a company there.

As for Kjerag, it is also a small town at present.

Agor is in the water, Xia Yuan can't swim. RemBitto is full of bunnies digging, Xia Yuan makes his employees wear protective equipment every day. Minos is full of minotaurs, Xia Yuan doesn't know much about them, and the players in the previous life didn't dig out any information about them. Kazdel... build a company there today, and it will be demolished by the demon muscle head four tomorrow.

From this point of view, it seems that only Yan Country is the most suitable for Xia Yuan.

The land of Yan Country is prosperous and peaceful, and there are also beautiful ladies wearing Chinese costumes and cheongsam and delicious food that players in the Chinese region talk about with relish. Xia Yuan thinks it is worth considering.

After closing the book, Xia Yuan wrapped his coat tightly and walked out of the campus. It was already dark at around five o'clock. He walked towards Rhine Life, where there was a New Year's party.

I swiped my ID card at the door and walked through the long corridor to the meeting room.

After opening the door, he was greeted by warm orange lights and the popular Leitania music of the last era playing on the cash register, with elegant and sad blues.

"Good evening, Xia Yuan~"

Muirseth waved to him happily, and Xia Yuan nodded in response. Besides the two of them, Kristen and Saria were chatting about something with alcoholic drinks in their hands. When they saw Xia Yuan, they smiled and nodded at him. Ahrendts was sitting at the window looking out alone. Ferdinand was talking on the phone with someone in a quick tone. When Xia Yuan got closer, he heard him talking about an order business with someone.

"I originally wanted to hold this party at the end of the year, but it's better for the family to reunite at the end of the year, right?" Muirseth came to Xia Yuan, handed him a glass of champagne, and blinked. "You've worked hard today. Kristen said that Professor Mei was surprised by your progress. She originally thought that you couldn't accept such high-intensity training... She didn't expect you to be a genius."

"This is the only way to keep up with the geniuses." Xia Yuan smiled, "Everyone here is a genius, I don't want to fall behind."

There were only six people at the New Year's Eve party. It was not as deserted as one might imagine, but rather very lively. Ferdinand and Xia Yuan chatted non-stop, and the topic they talked about was naturally the improvement of the mecha. He had just applied for a sum of money from Christen in order to make the mecha more flexible... He also needed to meet with a client for dinner later.

"Ferdinand, don't you spend a day like this with your wife?"