◎Collins's favorability◎

"Hello, would you like to claim the [Special Two-Player Mission]?"

Seeing that she didn't answer, NPC Lillian asked again.

Xia Li glanced around at the others, then finally looked away and said, "Can I take on the mission alone?"

puff--!

Xia Li heard the players around her trying not to laugh.

Isn't that funny? She just asked a question that sounded a little weird, right?

Lillian didn't laugh at her like the other players did. Instead, she patiently explained, "No, Summer Pear Blossom, this is a two-player quest. It can't be taken solo."

"Does it have to be bound to something?" she asked.

"That's right, and the binding object must be a person, not an object."

Xia Li: Okay... I actually learned how to answer questions quickly.

So he thought about it, his eyes rolling: "Is it okay to bind to an NPC?"

Lillian: ...

Xia Li: "You said that the binding object must be human. Aren't NPCs human?"

Lillian: Hmm? Why does it feel like the girl in front of me is scolding her?

Since she couldn't deny that she wasn't human, the good-tempered Lillian raised her stiff lips and said, "NPCs are human, but are you sure they'll agree?"

I'm not sure if she doesn't know, but it's true that she doesn't want to bind to real players.

She doesn't want to worry about others all the time, and similarly, she doesn't want others to worry about her all the time.

It would be much easier if you bound them to NPCs. They are just a bunch of data anyway. When you see their emotions, you can just imagine them as a bunch of advanced data. This way you won't have any burden.

Thinking of this, Xia Li nodded happily: "I agree. Then, may I take the mission?"

"You have to team up with the NPC first, then you can come to claim it~

Lillian: I always feel like some NPC is going to be in big trouble. What's going on?┌(。Д。)┐

Xia Li let out a cry, turned around and slowly moved out of the crowd.

Try picking a few NPCs with higher favorability first.

So I ran around the map for most of the time.

"Hi, do you want to team up with me to do a mission?"

Career guide Ere rolled his eyes.

"Hello beautiful lady, do you want to team up with me to do a mission?"

The pharmacist slammed the door and threw an exploding potion bottle at her.

"Chief, can you team up with me to do a mission?"

The goblin leader Ralph kindly suggested that she find someone of the same tribe.

My goodness, those promises of preferential treatment for high favorability were all a lie! In the end, no one was willing to help.

Xia Li sat down by the lake, flipping through the NPC list with irritability and boredom...

Suddenly, a name made her sit up.

"Collins..."

"My favorability... 400?!!"

This is completely off the mark. Xia Li was shocked.

Miracle sets the NPC's maximum favorability towards the player to 500. When did the other party's favorability towards her increase to such a high level?

Fortunately, there were historical records to look through. She quickly clicked on the favorability details column, and a long string of text and data came out like bank transactions.

[Collins thinks you're courageous for insisting on tracking him. Favorability +5]

[You transformed into a fish on the Revenge Coast. Collins found you very interesting. Favorability +5]

You escaped the pursuit of the orcs from Saye. Collins thinks you're more formidable than you appear. Favorability +5.

You successfully escaped from Monte Outpost. Collins praised you highly. Favorability +5.

Wow, it turns out that his liking for me has increased since the first time we met.

But the problem is that she is a human. According to the game setting, they are two opposing races to his demon race. Not to mention an increase in favorability, it is completely understandable even if it decreases to a negative number.

Xia Li looked like an old man on the subway, but her fingers couldn't help but continue sliding down.

You exchanged information with him fairly. Collins likes you. Favorability +10.

[You were framed as a murderer by your own people. Collins was deeply saddened. This reminded him of a similar experience he had. Favorability +10]

Xia Li: Is it okay to sympathize with each other when we are in the same boat?

You risked your life to rescue him from the Royal City Prison. Collins was deeply moved. Favorability +50.

Xia Li: Haha, I just wanted to complete the task.

[This is the first time Collins has met a human girl who is willing to hold his hand. He feels something strange inside. Favorability +50]

Xia Li:? I was afraid you’d be caught by the jailer!

There is still a lot more to come, and Xia Li was not in a hurry, so she slowly watched it to the end.

Until my eyes fell on the last one...

It was a passage longer than any of the above records.

After hearing that you had gone to a very dangerous place, Collins lost his appetite and could not sleep at night. Finally, he decided to leave the Saye Continent and come to the Xia Continent in person to confirm your safety.

On his first day on the continent of Greece, he searched the Revenge Coast, the Crater Mountains, and the Nigal Highlands, but found no trace of you.

On the second day of arriving in Xia Continent, he wandered around the royal city, but still found nothing. He even got slightly injured by the appearance of the alien monster. But it didn't matter, he knew how to bandage;

On the third day of his arrival in the Xia continent, he visited the Moonlight Forest, the southern mountains, and the collapsed Temple of Selna, but still couldn't find you. However, he saw the ruins of the temple and the skeleton of the temple guardian. There, he once again confirmed his life experience and that you were the Sincere Heart recognized by Selna.

On the fourth day of arriving in the Shia Continent, he arrived at Emerald Lake. Here, he finally saw you, the one he had been thinking about day and night. Favorability +100]

[Congratulations, you've gained 500 points of favorability from Collins! ]

500? Full?

Wait, Emerald Lake?

Isn't she sitting by the lake?!

Xia Li stood up suddenly and her eyes met the person she was facing.

"Great, you're okay."

Collins, wearing a cloak of almost the same style as hers, walked towards her with a relieved look.

Xia Li looked at him and couldn't help but slowly open her eyes.

"you……"

She wanted to say, you seem to have changed.

He became tougher and calmer than before. He was no longer the crying boy who saw Bruce's death in the royal city. Instead, he truly became an adult.

The Emerald Lake was as quiet as a poem, but Xia Li felt her heart beating inexplicably fast.

"Are you alright with your injuries?"

Seeing that his left arm was still bandaged, and thinking about the record that said he was injured by the alien monster, Xia Li decided to change what she said in her heart, otherwise she would always feel something was wrong.

"I'm fine, just a minor injury."

Collins smiled and casually raised his left arm, then looked down at her. He didn't know if it was because he had grown taller, but this time her eyelashes looked longer and thicker than before, casting a beautiful shadow on her lower eyelids.

"Don't go to such dangerous places alone in the future, okay?" he said seriously.

If Baili Xi asked this question, she would probably answer, "Although you are right, I won't listen to you."

But when Collins asked this question, Xia Li suddenly got excited.

“What if I encounter danger next time that I have to go?”

Damn, why would she ask such a question!

Do you want the other person to say something so corny that it will make the person roll on the ground, like, "Honey, no, you will be safe as long as I am here"?

No, of course an NPC couldn't say something so intelligent.

Xia Li felt that there was no need to waste her time on such boring questions. It would be better to invite the other party to team up with her to complete the task.

"You want to be with me..." she began.

"You won't be in danger as long as I'm there."

Xia Li: ???

You really said that!

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