StarTie Simulation: Aren’t you NPCs?

After listening to what "K" said, Wu Xuan had a very strange feeling.

"Are these people... a whole deck of playing cards? They really look like NPCs in a survival game, each with their own duties... Those who should sell medicine sell medicine, and those who should forge iron do the forging. The order is pretty good."

As soon as "K" finished speaking, the familiar prompt box appeared again on the light screen.

[The next time you visit the black market, the door of "A" will be open to you]

[When you visit the black market next time, the other "card" options will disappear and will be replaced by the "exploration" option. You can unlock the doors of other "cards" through exploration.]

[Side Quest: The rewards for hunting down the criminal "Skullbreaker" have been distributed. The location for accepting the quest will be changed from "Ember Tavern" to "K" in the future.]

Wu Xuan was not surprised when he saw the new prompt box in front of him. After all, from what "K" said just now, he could understand that if he wanted to unlock the next "cards"... he still had to rely on Wu Xuan to knock on the doors of the containers one by one.

Although he didn't know whether this was out of "K's" bad taste or because the "PokeFace" organization had such rules, Wu Xuan still had to establish a good relationship with them.

After all, task lists don’t lie.

Thinking of this, Wu Xuan tapped the light screen in front of him again. The original delivery plot had ended, and was replaced by three options:

【Next you will say to "K":】

[1. I have a mechanical prosthetic eye for sale]

[2. Do you have any better metal materials? ]

【3. Player independent input】

Wu Xuan pondered for a moment and sorted out the current situation.

"First of all, Silver Wolf and I's equipment is definitely not up to date... It can be seen from the battle with Skull Crusher, whether it's the so-called Glock or the straight knife in my hand... The attack power is a bit insufficient. It's time to upgrade."

"The second is armor. Although I was eventually killed by Skull Crusher in the last battle, it doesn't mean that my armor is fine. After all, apart from my weapons, I'm basically naked... I don't have any additional defense, so upgrading my armor is imminent."

"Finally... my hacking talent has never been of any use. Should I consider buying two 'Ether Cartridges' to give it a try?"

Thinking of this, Wu Xuan finally decided to ask his teammates what NPC Silver Wolf was thinking. If her ideas were the same as his... then he would buy some materials first and then go to "A" to upgrade the weapon.

So he chose option three with ease, and the virtual keyboard flashing with golden light appeared in front of him again.

[You thought about it and finally decided to reach a consensus with Silver Wolf, so you turned to Silver Wolf who was standing aside bored and asked:]

"Miss Silver Wolf? Do you... need to buy any materials or... metals?" Wu Xuan asked tentatively.

The Silver Wolf who was asked was slightly stunned, and even the Silver Wolf in front of the light screen was stunned.

She really didn't expect... that this NPC actually cared so much about her that he would ask for her opinion on every decision.

Although this behavior is normal on a cosmic scale, this is "Punk Lord", a place where one needs to do whatever it takes to survive. There are countless people here who put the interests of their teammates below their own, who will cheat and steal whenever they can. On the contrary, people like Wu Xuan are a minority among the minority.

At this moment, Silver Wolf even had some doubts... Was his teammate a pure "Punk Lord"?

However, these things are not so important at this moment. What is important is to really understand your needs.

"Now... I prefer to make Prometheus first, and then train the use of the power of destiny... My grasp of the power of destiny is too shallow..."

"By the way... do I have the ability to make weapons?" Silver Wolf said this while opening her character panel. She clicked on the talent "Intelligent Weapon Manufacturing (One-time)" in the talent column, and lines of text appeared in front of her:

[Talent: Intelligent Weapon Manufacturing (One-time)]

[Description: During the days you spent in the "fast food restaurant", you had imagined the development of this kind of weapon more than once. Finally, after years of careful modification, you planned out this smart pistol named "Prometheus". When you left the "fast food restaurant", you also took this blueprint that embodied your hard work with you.]

【要求：「数码核心」x3、「动力火花塞」x2、「洛珀特液态金属」600ml、「电磁芯片」x1、「能量贮存装置」x1、「微型计算机芯片」x1、「虚拟光幕驱动器」x1、「迷彩玻璃」x2、「虚幻涂层」x1】

Seeing Zhang's long list of material requirements, Silver Wolf's mouth twitched a few times. She remembered... she had never used these materials when she developed "Prometheus"...? Could this also be some kind of artistic processing?

Silver Wolf finally shook his head again. After all, she didn't know if she could buy all the materials from "K". If she couldn't, she would have to look at other ready-made weapons.

As she thought about this, she wrote down these needs, then placed her hands on the virtual keyboard and began to control "herself" in the game through text.

[You remembered the blueprint you had drawn, and then took it out from your "Destiny Space". You repeated the materials inside to Wu Xuan and added:]

"This is the material I need...the material to make a smart weapon."

Wu Xuan nodded at this. He did not think that these things could offset the value of the remaining half of the mechanical body of "Broken Skull". Then he turned around and started a new round of negotiations with "K".

Silver Wolf didn't think he could collect all the materials at once, so he walked to the bottom shelf and started to pick out various guns.

——After all, she has always used guns, and suddenly asking her to use cold weapons...it’s really a bit hard for her to adapt.

At this moment, the perspective suddenly changed, and the Silver Wolf in the game would occasionally glance at Wu Xuan who was bargaining with "K". This scene gradually froze in the Silver Wolf's eyes, and then it completely stopped like a painting.

Before Silver Wolf could sigh at the reliability of his teammates, a string of characters appeared on the screen in front of him:

[You look at Wu Xuan who is negotiating the price with "K", and you can't help but feel a little fond of this young man. You are used to being alone, but at this moment you also understand the meaning of "companion"]

[Your favorability towards Wu Xuan +10 (30/100)]

Silver Wolf looked at the characters appearing on the screen in front of him. He was stunned for a moment, then the corners of his mouth slightly raised. The girl smiled and whispered softly:

"A boy who can bargain... is also a plus, right?"

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Why do I feel like 150,000 words might not be enough for me to finish writing the Silver Wolf part... Why do I feel like at my current writing speed, I'll need 200,000 words to finish writing the Silver Wolf part... I give up