This Is Not a Bug but a Game Feature-Chapter 86: There Are Bad Guys Among the Crowd
The King may be stingy, but the princess still needs to be rescued. After all, he is the Hero; if he doesn’t save the princess, what else can he do?
The capital city is vast, and there are many NPCs.
Leaving the Royal Palace, Liang Xiaodong, charged with a significant mission, quickly lost himself amidst the calls of "Hero, sir."
Princess? What princess?
Don’t rush!
The princess won’t die anytime soon, so rescuing her later is just fine. Since there’s time now, why not wander around the capital and learn about its customs?
"Hero, sir, I like you!"
Liang Xiaodong didn’t know how these NPCs recognized him, but everyone was calling him Hero, sir, with such enthusiasm.
There were also blushing young girls who wanted to marry him right away.
This... this isn’t proper!
When had Liang Xiaodong ever experienced such an enthusiastic scene? The key is that these NPCs are quite intelligent, not standing like wooden stakes waiting for him to talk, but instead actively approaching him for conversation.
Even though each NPC’s dialogue options are limited, their eagerness to flock around him made him feel quite pleased.
That’s right!
This is the proper way for a Hero to engage in an otherworld! Which Hero goes to another world and has to shamelessly take on missions far and wide just for the meager rewards?
Isn’t it that these NPCs should come forward offering food and drinks affectionately?
NPCs actively showing love? The Hero can accept that.
Liang Xiaodong tried it and found he could accept confessions and marry these passionate girls as wives, and he could also accept the enthusiastic young men as followers or teammates.
Not only that.
The NPCs in the capital were overflowing with goodwill for the Hero, showering him with gifts, unstoppable.
Being a proper Hero, Liang Xiaodong naturally couldn’t just take the NPCs’ things without understanding the situation, nor could he accept their confessions.
So he declined all of it.
The good news is that his actions won the NPCs’ approval, slightly increasing his reputation in the Human Kingdom.
The bad news is, the more he rejected them, the more passionate the NPCs became, especially the women and young girls, practically clinging to him...
"So this is the treatment of a Hero? I must say, it’s quite enjoyable!"
Experiencing this enthusiasm for the first time, Liang Xiaodong immediately grew fond of the game Divine Grace Continent.
In his view, just these fiery NPCs alone made the game worth playing. After all, in so many RPG games, where has there been a protagonist receiving such treatment?
In other games, players are at the mercy of the NPCs, some of whom have dreadful attitudes and temperaments, making them quite unpleasant.
Yet players can’t do anything about them.
After all, they rely on these NPCs to deliver quests to level up and strengthen themselves, even if they found a particular NPC unsettling, they’d still have to complete the tasks given...
Divine Grace Continent is different.
The protagonist is the Hero, double-confirmed by both the King and Holy Hall Mage!
This identity means he is admired no matter where he goes, enjoying celebrity treatment.
Eating and taking things for free, bullying males and females—no one dares utter a word, after all, this is the Hero—do you dare offend him?
Are you mad!
Do you want the Demon King not to be defeated? Offending the Hero is akin to opposing the entire Divine Grace Continent, so tell me, are you a spy sent by the Demon King?
"Alright, alright, time to do something important!"
After basking in the "Hero, sir" exclusive praises among the NPCs, Liang Xiaodong finally remembered the King’s reminders, to train and enhance his power, then defeat the Demon King and rescue the princess.
Although the 10 Gold Coins reward is quite paltry, it’s a main quest that must be done. Hanging out all day with women and girls—what kind of behavior is that?
Breaking away from the surrounding NPCs, Liang Xiaodong decided to take the 10 Gold Coins given by the King, go to the shopping district, and buy some beginner equipment to slightly enhance his ability.
But just when he reached the tailor shop’s entrance, an NPC named "Rudy" proactively approached him.
Rudy is a tailor.
He gladly offered to be the Hero’s free guide and even promised to gift a piece of armor with astonishing defense to the Hero.
"Is there really such a good deal?"
Pure and simple Liang Xiaodong followed Rudy into the alley without hesitation.
As soon as he entered the alley, a combat event was triggered. 30-level Rudy easily triumphed using his attributes, seizing the 10 Gold Coins just awarded by the King and the Hero’s Longsword.
"You beast!"
The first-time robbery by an NPC made Liang Xiaodong angrily pound the keyboard.
He had just been complaining about the stingy King, who only rewarded 10 Gold Coins for rescuing the princess. Now this, even the 10 Gold Coins are gone...
"Just you wait, Rudy!"
After memorizing the name of the NPC who robbed him, Liang Xiaodong gritted his teeth and said, "Don’t let me find you, or you’ll regret it."
Is there still justice?
In broad daylight, robbing even the Hero’s money, this NPC’s conduct is truly appalling! How can there be such shameless people in the respectable capital?
After robbing the money, Rudy disappeared without a trace; Liang Xiaodong couldn’t do anything but temporarily swallow his anger, planning to deal with him later.
This also taught him a lesson.
Even though NPCs may seem enthusiastic, bad people lurk among them! Fortunately, he hadn’t rashly agreed to any of their confessions, nor accepted their gifts.
Otherwise, who knows what might happen?
Rudy’s appearance made Liang Xiaodong realize that not all NPCs are good; some could be bad.
"Forget it, let’s level up first..."
Noting Rudy’s name in his little notebook, Liang Xiaodong, robbed of all his funds along with his weapon, decided to go defeat wild monsters to level up.
That’s the typical way to play RPGs.
Defeating monsters in the wild yields coins and equipment, along with abundant experience. With upgrades and equipment, and a massive amount of Gold Coins, defeating the Demon King should be a breeze, right?
Thus, Liang Xiaodong directed his character towards the wilderness map.
Upon reaching the wild, intending to vent his anger on any random monster, he was stunned by their strength as soon as he entered combat.
Why are they so powerful?
The same Demonized Wild Boar he encountered in the Royal Palace was only level 1-5, whereas those outside were generally above level 10.
Level suppression is no joke, and the vast attribute difference caught Liang Xiaodong off guard, directly sending him back to the respawn point.
"How do I play this?"
Thinking he chose the wrong opponent, unwittingly entering a high-level zone.
But circling the wild, Liang Xiaodong found that most wild creatures were above level 10, not something he could handle solo at his current level.
He clearly chose the easy difficulty, so why is it so hard? He’s only level 3, how is he supposed to battle these generally over level 10 monsters?
Is he, as a dignified Hero, also going to die early in his quest?
"Something’s not right..."
Just as Liang Xiaodong was feeling at a loss, he suddenly remembered the "Team" system activated and opened when encountering NPCs in the capital.
