The Survival Rules of NPCs

Chapter 52: The Flash Thief!

How can they still manage to update the information even though they're almost gone?

Bright went outside and looked at the sky, which was already slightly bright. He had been busy all night and was not sleepy at all. He wondered if it was because he had two shadow-type professions. If he had more, would he not need to sleep?

As he stepped out of the house, he originally intended to go directly to the South Gate to meet Lady Eliza and then head to Milandil, as planned. However, before leaving, a thought struck him, and he subconsciously took out his intelligence notebook to check it. To his surprise, the intelligence, which had been updated just an hour earlier, had been updated again.

It seems that as long as I keep changing history and using players, the speed of information updates will be very fast!

Intelligence 1: Player Yu Nu Wu Gua has successfully persuaded Judge Osric. Once Osric convinces some high-ranking officials of the Empire to support him, history will be completely changed, and Yu Nu Wu Gua will receive a large amount of experience points.

Intelligence 2: The Duke of the Northern Ravens has received news of Knight Peter's capture and has officially dispatched an envoy to Mirandil to demonstrate his tough stance. The envoy is expected to depart in a day, which may have a negative impact on Eliza's inheritance of Holy Stone City.

Intelligence 3: Players in the north have received a mission from the black market to infiltrate Holy Stone City to investigate, and some extraordinary players have already sneaked in.

Intelligence 4: Note that the player who infiltrated, [Sweet Rice Dumpling], is an extraordinary individual and is currently ranked first in the public player rankings of the North District Beth Empire. Please handle this with caution.

Intelligence 5: The Lord of Shadows has already sent envoys to infiltrate Holy Stone City. Once players receive a quest from the Lord of Shadows, they will have the opportunity to become a member of the Lord of Shadows' faction. Please be aware!

Bright frowned; apart from the first one, the rest of the news were not good news.

First, I confirmed that the player "Rain Girl Has Nothing to Do With Me" is very valuable. I only provided some information, and the other party was able to perfectly gain Eliza's trust and help persuade Osric to form an alliance. This ability is completely different from that of "Dog Egg". I should try to win them over and make use of them in the future. Moreover, the first time I hear the system's prompt, I will receive a large amount of experience. How much experience is this worth?

The envoy in Intelligence 2 is a big problem. He arrives in Mirandil around the same time as them and will become a point of attack for the Mirandil nobles to refuse Eliza's succession to the title. He may even secretly threaten Eliza. Moreover, he cannot be easily dealt with. He is a very troublesome person.

Intelligence reports 3 and 4 both only stated one thing: players from the Northern faction have already participated in the events in Holy Stone City, and some have even infiltrated the area.

Weren't the four city gates supposed to be closed? How could they ignore the gate checkpoints and come in? The intelligence report even deliberately mentioned that the other party was ranked number one.

To be honest, being ranked number one among players is quite impressive.

Bright had seen it all before; there were high-level players in this world, like that guy in the forest, an 80-level veteran who was completely unknown. This newcomer came with the gimmick of being ranked number one in the North District, so what level must he be? Even if he's not as exaggerated as that guy in the forest, if he's just a level 30 or 40 veteran, that would be a big problem!

Finally, there's intelligence 5: the messenger of the Lord of Shadows? Holy crap, when did this thing appear? Who is it?

Accepting his mission could potentially make you a member of the Shadow Lord's faction? Previous intelligence suggested that this Shadow Lord and the Elf King were enemies. What would happen if a player's faction was different?

The most crucial point is that this intelligence came out just when I was about to leave Holy Stone City. What am I going to do?

While he was struggling with this decision, he suddenly stopped, and his eyes became noticeably strange.

Although it was still dark, security personnel who had come to provide support had already begun a new round of checks. Those who passed the checks could receive a piece of black bread and a bowl of hot potato soup with salt.

Among the people queuing, Bright clearly saw a prominent name displayed above their heads.

Sweet rice dumplings...

She was a very short woman with a round head and a round face. Her hands were covered in chilblains, and she looked to be no more than thirteen or fourteen years old. In the north, where the average height of women is over 1.7 meters, she was clearly a little potato from the south who had not yet fully developed.

The most crucial thing is her age...

Players will get old, right? When I was chatting with Gou Dan before, she mentioned that she went to Milandale at sixteen and had been there for seven years. Judging from her appearance, she definitely looks like she's in her early twenties. So, how did a thirteen or fourteen-year-old become number one in the North District? How many years did it take?

Are the players in the North District too weak, or is this girl too strong?

Seemingly noticing Brett's gaze, the potato-shaped girl turned her head and looked over, her face timid.

"Mr. Bright?" The security guard who was conducting the investigation stepped forward and saluted. Now, the reputation of the corpse collector Bright was quite great. Everyone knew that this mysterious corpse collector had helped Lady Eliza expose the Knight Commander's conspiracy and even turned the tide by publicly defeating the guy who had been corrupted by the power of the cult.

They are the hidden guardians of Holy Stone City.

"You've worked hard," Bright said with a smile.

The soldier was flattered and quickly said, "Mr. Bright, you've worked so hard."

Last night he went to deliver the bodies and saw with his own eyes that the bodies in Mr. Bright's house were piled up like mountains. He heard that in order to prevent infection, Mr. Bright had been dissecting the bodies day and night in the past two days. It was to prevent the plague. With his status, he was still working hard for the safety of the people of Holy Stone City. What was his little bit of hard work compared to that?

If Bright knew what the other party's insider was thinking, he would definitely feel a pang of regret. When he was a body collector, he was also diligent and conscientious, and it wasn't uncommon for him to burn corpses for several nights in a row. But who would think he was so great?

The reason I can think this way now is simply because I have the power to defeat the Knight Commander; after all, human nature is ultimately pragmatic.

"What's your name?" Bright asked, looking directly at the sweet rice dumpling.

"Amy..." the other person said timidly.

The voice and age matched perfectly. If this was truly a high-level player, this should be a legendary figure, but Bright had a feeling that the other person's fear was genuine.

As a Corpse Whisperer, he could even sense that this guy was being disturbed by an evil spirit, causing unstable sleep and insufficient blood and energy. Even a high-level player, even a physical class, wouldn't be harmed to this extent by an evil spirit.

With this in mind, Bright decided to take the risk and said directly, "I'm going to be away for a while, and my crematorium needs someone to look after it. Are you interested?"

Upon hearing this, many refugees showed expressions of immense envy. The crematorium where the body collectors worked had a warm stove, soft bread, and hot milk. In their eyes, it was not a filthy place for burning corpses, but a paradise!

"Thank you, Mr. Bright..." the other party stammered, which made Bright a little flustered. Several security guards also frowned slightly, because the title "Mr." sounded like something from the North.

"Come on..." Bright waved, not wanting the other party to clash with the soldiers.

The two walked into the burning house one after the other. As soon as they entered, the little girl felt a chill all over her body. She was very familiar with this feeling. She had felt the same chill when she sneaked into an ancient tomb and felt like she was being controlled by something.

This Mr. Bright, who is respected by the samurai, is indeed suspicious!

A flash of cold light appeared in his hand, and without hesitation, he threw a flying knife at Bright.

The throwing knife was very professional and fast, almost catching Bright, who was already a level 10 fighter, off guard. But just as the blade was about to reach Bright, a cold glint flashed from the shadows, and with a bang, the throwing knife was cut in two.

The little girl narrowed her eyes, and without hesitation, she stepped back and disappeared from the wall.

This startled Dog Egg, who had just emerged from Bright's shadow.

"If you choose to run away now, the things that are binding you will be difficult to deal with."

Upon hearing this, the little girl, who had previously disappeared, reappeared at the doorway, prompting Gou Dan to exclaim, "So cool!"

Space empowerment!

Bright immediately understood the other person's profession; they were most likely not a true combatant...

"Lady Sweet Rice Dumpling?"

The girl's face clearly showed surprise; it was the first time she had ever been called by her player name in front of an NPC!

"Have a seat. I still have a little time, if you're interested in guarding my crematorium next."

The girl watched the two of them warily, then found a relatively far spot to sit down. The warmth of the fireplace made her shiver comfortably.

"All four city gates were closed, so I guessed that those who could enter here were either very high-level superhumans or had special superhuman talents. Sure enough, you are very lucky to have such rare spatial empowerment, Ms. Sweet Rice Dumpling."

Judging from this, the other party is probably not a very high-level player, otherwise they wouldn't have tried to run away after missing with a throwing knife.

"Who are you?" the sweet rice dumpling asked cautiously.

Gou Dan glared at the other person with displeasure. Another Juan Gou? Such extraordinary talent, how envious! But why had he never heard of this person before? Where did this guy come from?

"I'm curious, how did you calculate your rankings? Why do you say you're number one in the North region?"

Dog Egg was taken aback. What North District?

Sweet Rice Dumpling was also taken aback. How did the other party even know this?

"To answer my question, madam, it concerns whether I'm willing to help you get rid of what's on you. It's not a simple thing; being possessed by an evil spirit is no pleasant experience."

Sweet Rice Dumpling bit her lip and quickly said, "The ranking is based on level and mission success rate. I'm a thief. Once I stole something very important, and my level went up immediately. I don't usually communicate with other thieves. I just complete missions. Because my mission completion rate is very high, I might have been ranked first by those boring guys. I don't really care about rankings."

"I see..." Bright opened his intelligence notebook, glanced at it, and nodded. "The Flash Thief, right? A very rare profession. No wonder he was able to infiltrate."

Ranking?

Dog Egg was stunned. Wasn't Murong Yunji ranked number one in Mirandil? When did she become this potato?

Wait... is she from somewhere else?

outsider?

Dog Egg bristled instantly, like a cat whose territory had been invaded.

"Your mission is to gather intelligence on Holy Stone City, right?"

The sweet rice dumpling nodded.

"You don't have an identity from the Northern Empire, right?"

Sweet Rice Dumpling shook its head. Most of the players were unregistered, but this time the employer gave it a big reward. If it completed the task, it could obtain the title of Baron!

"That doesn't stop you from taking on jobs from me, does it?" Bright laughed. "No conflict, there's a better reward, provided you don't reveal my information to your employer."

"Forehead?"

"Are you interested?"

Bright is going to try something out: if players are divided into factions, is he only allowed to be an employer of players from one faction?

That shouldn't be the case, right?

He has a very ambitious plan!