Being an NPC is Fine Too

Ye Xing never expected that he, someone who rarely played games, would apply for a job at a game company after graduation. What he expected even less was that he would become a real-life NPC in the...

Chapter 2 Consultation for Omega Gland Removal Surgery

Chapter 2 Consultation for Omega Gland Removal Surgery

It was a sunny early morning in early autumn. Ye Xuan, who had rarely gotten up early, simply packed up his few personal belongings and moved out of the small house whose rent kept rising.

He had been careful when signing the rental contract, and had asked the landlord to add a clause that allowed him to move out at any time, just for this day. Moving out smoothly was the start of the new life he wanted.

The balance in WeChat and Alipay had all been used to pay the rent from the previous few days, so there was only fifty yuan left in Ye Xing's pocket, and some... some zero.

It's okay, don't panic. Now that I have a job and it provides food and accommodation, am I still worried about not being able to survive?

There weren't many people on the street at this time. After all, not many people would get up early and walk around the streets on Saturday. In order to save money, Ye Xuan naturally walked to the company.

He knows that his job does not have weekends off, and more people play games on weekends. As a real NPC, he must put the player's gaming experience first in his work.

On the street, some breakfast shops have started business, and all kinds of aromas fill the air, tempting people's appetite.

Ye Xuan had a "tasting" at the company's cafeteria yesterday and thought the dinner there was pretty good, but he didn't know what the breakfast was like. He clenched the only fifty yuan in his pocket and told himself that he would have something to eat when he got to the company.

Ye Xuan looked at the game cabin in front of him and asked hesitantly, "Is this my...workstation?"

"That's right, you will work here starting today." A woman who was estimated to be around 26 or 27 years old stood aside and patted the door of the game cabin.

The translucent hatch slowly opened and the light came on.

"Are you also a 'real person NPC'? What's your name?" Ye Xuan, who knew nothing about the content of his job, urgently needed to find a senior to guide him.

"Of course not. You are our only real NPC right now." The other party waved her hand. "My last name is Lin, so just call me Sister Lin. I'll call you Xiao Xuan from now on, is that okay?"

"Okay, okay, Sister Lin, can you teach me how to use the game cabin? I don't really know how." Ye Xuan reached out and gently stroked the buttons in the cabin, and it could be seen that he was a little at a loss.

"The instruction manual is here. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first." Sister Lin left a thick instruction manual and hurried away without looking back.

No, aren't there many employees here who are loved by their colleagues? He is a newcomer! A brand new one who has just been unpacked!

"..." Ye Xuan picked up the instruction manual that was thrown into the game cabin, "That's fine, I can teach myself."

He took a deep breath and opened the "Instructions for Use of the Third Generation 'Immersive' Game Cabin" -

The catalogue alone is ten pages long…

It seems that the work is not easy to carry out :)

I finally figured out the basic usage of the game cabin, and I plan to log in to the game and give it a try.

"The game account seems to be on the work ID?" He carefully checked the front and back of the work ID, but could not find any characters that looked like an account printed on it.

He even held his work ID up to the light in the cabin, but there was still no change.

Strange, could it be that he remembered it wrong? If it wasn't on the work ID, where else could it be?

Ye Xuan couldn't figure it out, but there was no other employee here except him, and he didn't know who to ask for help.

I am already a salted fish lying in the game cabin.jpg

Ye Xuan was waving his work ID card towards the light, and accidentally dropped it from his hand.

Relying on his conditioned reflex of dodging cell phones hitting his face many times, he quickly dodged the falling work ID in the not-so-spacious gaming cabin and successfully avoided being slapped in the face.

"Ding——" a sound similar to that of a microwave oven came from the game cabin.

What is this? Did the developer start out as a home appliance manufacturer?

That's not right! Why is there such a sound? Is it broken? The instruction manual is so thick, how come this is not even written!

The instruction manual that was thrown aside and covered with dust: Emmmmmm, actually it was written, but you didn't read it carefully, who can you blame? You even complained that I was fat.

"Ding Dong - Employee account '325074' has been detected, loading game data."

As the prompt sounded, the lights in the game cabin flashed and the door slowly closed.

Ye Xuan was so nervous that he closed his eyes and counted the time silently in his heart.

It was the first time for him to play a holographic game in a game cabin, not to mention that this was only the third generation of immersive game cabins in an era of rapid updates and replacements.

He felt as if he was gradually losing consciousness, and the last words he heard were -

"The game is loaded, I wish you good work."

When he opened his eyes again, Ye Xing found himself standing on a bridge. He looked down at his reflection in the water, and it was still his own appearance.

Can't the game adjust the appearance data? Is it okay to be so perfunctory to the only real NPC in the company?

Eh? What is this?

Ye Xing tentatively poked at an icon.

"The Real Person NPC Task Manual is loading. Please wait." A prompt tone that was so flat and without any fluctuations sounded.

"The "Real Person NPC Mission Manual" has been loaded and is opening." A book fell into Ye Xuan's hands before the sound of the last word faded away.

"He still has some conscience in not letting me figure out the work content on my own." Ye Xuan muttered as he opened the manual.

Skipping the lengthy theories such as "What is a real-life NPC" and "Self-cultivation of a real-life NPC", Ye Xing went straight to the chapter on work tasks.

Mission Objectives… Contents… Plot Summary…

So many?

Please note that the “many” here means that there are really many roles for him to play!

He originally thought that the only difference between the so-called "real person NPC" and "ordinary NPC" was whether or not they were played by real people, but he didn't expect that one person would have to play multiple roles.

Then he only gets one salary, isn't that a loss?

"There are quite a lot of choices..." Ye Xuan flipped through a few more pages. He didn't know what was going on with this game. It was a mixture of ancient, modern and future styles, divided into three major areas and several sub-areas.

He hasn't figured out the gameplay yet, and it's probably just like this inexplicable setting, mixed with all kinds of weird things.

Ye Xuan had never played games before and didn't know much about these things. Being hired was a pleasant surprise, and it was normal that he didn't know much about them.

However, the operation of this holographic game, especially the operation of real-life NPCs, is difficult to master without some effort.

His work attitude of not even reading the instructions is definitely not worth learning or imitating.

"Let's start with the simplest one," Ye Xuan picked and chose a character with a modern background. "The difficulty is only half a star, and the modern world is not much different from reality. I should be able to complete the task, right?"

It's just that there are no fixed lines, which makes it a little difficult, but when you get to the mountain, there will always be a way, and when you get to the bridge, it will naturally happen -

Shen...

Ye Xuan, who had been transferred to another corner of the map, realized belatedly that the NPC character profile before accepting the mission was completely different from the complete version.

Holding the incomplete script, the salted fish cries.jpg

That's fine. He himself is not a gamer and doesn't care that much about the gaming experience. He can just finish the guidance work early and call it a day.

But what is this setting? What kind of game is this?

Omega, his character is an Omega.

Under the influence of his classmates who love the two-dimensional culture, he is not completely ignorant.

I remember that when he was in school, he would listen to various discussions among his classmates when he had nothing to do, and sometimes he would join in and gain a lot of "knowledge".

Although he knew that this was just a game, and he just needed to act like a (bad) actor in an NPC role that had nothing to do with him, not everyone could accept such a… magical (?) requirement on their first day of work, right?

There are no three genders, ABO, in reality, so how can he act so naturally?

It would have been fine if he was just an ordinary Omega, but I also read the full character profile three times carefully without missing a word, and then I realized that the previous brief introduction was really attentive in digging holes (pits).

The original version only said that he was a front desk consultant at a medical institution, and he only needed to guide the players when they asked questions and introduce the risks of the operation to the players.

Didn’t they say this surgery was an omega gland removal surgery?!

Can the gland be removed?

Ye Xuan felt that applying for this job might be the stupidest decision he had made since choosing his college entrance examination application.

Well, I have to complete the job I chose even if I cry.

At dusk, the front door of the medical institution with a dusty sign was pushed open by a hand.

It was a hand that looked like it was carefully carved from top-grade white jade, and it was obvious at first glance that it belonged to a spoiled Omega.

"We are about to close, so please come early tomorrow." Ye Xuan tried his best to put himself in the shoes of the receptionist in the information. His tone was a little stiff, and you probably wouldn't be able to hear it if you didn't listen carefully.

"I, I just want to consult." Omega said timidly, but his heart was full of disdain.

Humph, this kind of informal medical institution really has a bad attitude. Fortunately, I sneaked out, otherwise they would have scolded me again.

I'm so surprised that I'll come to a place like this in my lifetime.

They can also see the "inner thoughts" of the player character in the plot, because that is also part of the set plot. Of course, they have no way of knowing the player's real psychological activities.

The correct answer may be on the official forum.

"Well, alright, alright," Ye Xuan sighed sincerely, "What do you want to consult?"

"Omega gland removal surgery," said the teenage Omega. "I heard that you guys do the best Omega gland removal surgery here."

"Yes, yes, there are only a few people in the country who can perform Omega gland removal surgery, okay? We deserve it." The receptionist shamelessly acknowledged this "honor" directly.

The Omega thought, this is obviously a branch of an Omega equality organization, but this irregular medical institution really thinks it is so great just because I praised it so politely.

So that's how it is.

Ye Xing watched the lines that the other person was thinking emerge in his mind, and his understanding of his own role took a step further.

The previous "full version" of his character profile only stated that the medical institution he worked for was not for profit and also performed mark removal surgery. Putting these points together, he really couldn't think of anything related to Omega equality.

What is Omega equal rights?

Isn't this game full of weird settings?

It seems that I will have to ask the player character's Omega for the details.