Chapter 76: The True Face of the Liar NPC
After vaguely guessing that the old woman in front of him was the liar, Rococo did not immediately reveal the identity of the other party.
She did have the idea of finding the cheater NPC, but unlike the average player who tries to get valuable equipment items or quest rewards from the cheater, she doesn't have much interest in them.
An NPC that actively disguises itself as a variety of identities and uses various tricks to deceive players in order to guide players to uncover the plague undead conspiracy on their own, Rococo will find it strange if he does not have the fragments of Godhead on his body to retain his own will. She didn't care how much in-game benefits she could get from this liar after finding him, and the most important thing now was to make sure that the other party was a special NPC identity fused with Godhead fragments.
With a turn of thought, Rococo looked at the purple gold dagger in the old woman's hand, but did not immediately reveal the identity of the other party, but as if he didn't realize anything, he spoke appropriately while showing surprise and excitement to the dagger.
"Is there anything I can do to help you, old woman?"
The nanny's expression didn't seem to change, but in fact, Rococo could clearly catch a flash of joy in the other party's eyes.
Obviously, this liar has long been aware of the problem that taking out the purple gold weapon will have a great possibility of revealing his identity. If it weren't really necessary this time, he wouldn't have used his biggest chips to gamble on Rococo's greed.
Rococo's performance relieved him a little, although some players had seen through this routine immediately after he took out the purple gold artifact and thought that he was a liar, but apparently the archer girl didn't seem to know about it.
"Hehe, it's not a big deal, you said you wanted to talk to the Greenland doctor about the recent plague, you must have got some information about the plague, right?"
Rococo nodded cooperatively.
"Yes, I know some very special information, and I have heard that the Greenland physician seems to have been investigating the plague recently, so I think the physician must be interested in what I know."
"Yes, the physician she has indeed been investigating the matter recently, the plague has caused a lot of suffering to the people of Lancarlos County, and the benevolent physician has been trying to find a solution. I thank you for the Greenland doctor, and I will give you the dagger as your reward for the adventurer, please let me know the information, and I will pass it on to the Greenland doctor. ”
Saying this, the old woman reached out and handed the dagger in her hand, but to her surprise, Rococo did not seem to be as eager for the purple gold weapon as she had shown, and the girl did not take the dagger immediately, and even sincerely refused the task she had issued using her identity as an NPC.
"Woman, this matter is very important, and I would rather tell the Greenland doctor in person."
"As you've seen before, the Greenland Doctor is busy right now, so adventurers, you just need to tell me about it and claim the mission reward."
"But the Greenland doctor said he was going to let me wait for her in the office, didn't he?"
"That's true, but you also know that the Greenland physician is taking care of the patient's condition very tricky, and if you want to wait, adventurer, I'm afraid it will take a long time."
The response is quite perfect, if the average player hears this, under the influence of the dual factors of the temptation of the purple gold weapon and the fact that they don't want to spend time waiting, they probably won't hesitate any longer, and they will directly tell the information and leave with the purple gold dagger.
However, Rococo suddenly smiled silently, and looked at the nanny mother with deep meaning.
The old nanny still had a kind smile on her face, but she finally realized that something was wrong, and there was a hint of nervousness in her expression.
“…… I have to say, it's really good acting. ”
is different from the previous "pure good", although today's Rococo is smiling, it looks full of black temperament.
"For ordinary play...... Adventurers won't have any flaws in your performance, but if they are more vigilant, they may find that you are fundamentally different from other aborigines who have lost themselves...... People who have lost themselves will not have the ability to adapt as you do. ”
In fact, Rococo is a little unfair to say this, except for the sudden and blunt appearance of the task and the purple gold dagger, there is not much doubt about Rococo's acting skills, if it weren't for Rococo knowing too many insider preconceived ideas, I'm afraid that ordinary players would not be so sure of her suspicions.
However, it is obviously meaningless to say this now, for this liar who disguised himself as a clinic nanny mother-in-law, Rococo's words can be described as full of shock for him.
It's not for nothing that the deception has been exposed, and his use of the purple and gold weapon as a temptation in front of Rococo is a gamble that is psychologically prepared to be exposed, and he has not been exposed because of this...... But the problem is that none of these people are like Rococo, who actually points out the difference between him and the other aborigines around him.
That's right, he retains himself, and he is one of the few people who retains his "self" in a world that suddenly collapsed almost overnight, and everyone's "self" mysteriously disappeared into a group of puppets with no autonomous soul.
This should have been the biggest secret hidden in the hearts of natives like them who retained their own consciousness, and besides them, whether it was other aborigines, or these foreign adventurers with mysterious origins but incredible powers, they should not know anything about their affairs at all, but this girl seemed to be clear about their existence.
Thinking of this, the smile on the face of the nanny and the old woman finally stopped being so kind, but became stiff. Could it be that the other party came at him from the beginning?
"Don't worry, I didn't know about you from the beginning," Rococo said with a smile as if sensing what the liar was thinking, "To be honest, it was a complete surprise for me to meet you here, and if it weren't for your refreshing use of the Purple Gold Weapon as a reward and your unusual intelligence, I wouldn't have seen through your identity...... It seems that you really value the Greenland doctor. ”
Rococo's last sentence made the liar who had already had the idea of escaping stop his actions and thoughts, and looked at the originally kind old woman in front of him as if her face had changed into an image of an old witch who could scare a crying child when she went out, Rococo knew that he couldn't push too hard, so he slowed down his tone.
"Don't worry, although I don't know why you attach so much importance to the Greenland doctors, and why you are so desperate to prevent the Greenlandic doctors from coming into contact with things related to this plague incident, but since I have met you here, then I can tell you that I don't have to go to the Greenland doctors now, how about it, would you like to talk to me?"
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Regarding the fact that extraterrestrial adventurers like Rococo will be reborn even if they "die", it is obvious that Mr. Liar is aware and thinks clearly that he has nothing to threaten Rococo, but after Rococo accurately grasped the weakness of the Greenland doctor, Mr. Liar also admitted it very shamefully and agreed to talk to Rococo alone.
Together they came to a secluded place in the backyard of the clinic, and the nanny and the old woman suddenly jumped up a big tree under the nose of Rococo, and after a few rustling sounds of the canopy shaking, she changed into a gray-haired uncle wearing a black tights and dark leather armor and fell to the ground again.
Knowing that this liar has disguise skills, Rococo was not surprised by this, and what really shocked Rococo was that in her system interface, a name that surprised her appeared in the text message that appeared on the unhappy uncle.
“…… Are you really Jinzes? That famous thief Kinzes? ”
Quinzes gave Rococo a blank look.
"Knowingly asking? As far as I know, didn't the City Lord's Mansion reveal my identity a long time ago? ”
Rococo's expression was very complicated, she never thought that this thief NPC who was active in the late game of her previous life who she thought was just a back-handed man was really the culprit of the NPC deception incident in the early game...... But now it seems that this person is definitely a special NPC that has fused with the creation godhead and therefore retains his own will, but in the game of the previous life, the thief Jinzes has been an ordinary quest NPC since he first appeared on the level 50 map?
Thinking of the fate of the plague mage Bekaz in the previous life game who turned into an ordinary world-class boss after being defeated by the guide Orlanado, Rococo was suddenly shocked, so in the previous life, Jinzes had actually lost the creation godhead in him long before he appeared in the public eye?
Thinking of Kinses's inexplicable attention and desire to protect the Greenland doctor, as well as the death of the Greenland doctor in the invasion of the undead in the previous game, and the thirst for knowledge and magic items related to resurrection in the story quest after Kinzes appeared in front of the players' eyes in the later period, Rococo suddenly figured everything out.
Yes, although he doesn't know how Kinzes knows, he knows that Bekaz is behind the plague that is now spreading in Lancarlos County, and it is for this reason that Kinzes will guide the players to discover the truth about the plague while trying to prevent the Greenland doctor from investigating the plague himself. However, in the previous life, Kinses obviously did not succeed, and finally the Greenland doctor died in the invasion of the undead, and Kinses must have either gone to Bekaz to protect the Greenland doctor or for revenge, but he was instead killed by the other party, and was robbed of the creation godhead in his body, and became an ordinary NPC character with a tragic plot setting of trying to resurrect the Greenland doctor, and it is precisely because of this that the NPC deception incident in the previous life will come to an abrupt end after the invasion of the undead, and it has become a headless unsolved case.
Rococo silently cleared his head, and when he came back to his senses, he found that she had fallen into thought, but Jinzes did not rush to urge her, but also looked at her with a thoughtful smile.
“…… Unexpectedly, I, Jinzes, hunted geese all day long, but today I was pecked by a little goose. ”
After savoring the meaning of Kinses's words, Rococo spoke quietly.
"Mr. Kinzes thinks I was cheating on you before?"
"No, it just feels like I overestimated you before, and it doesn't seem like you know as much as I thought you would."
Rococo smiled, and it seemed that his shock and contemplation just now seemed to have caused some kind of misunderstanding in Jinzes.
"I can't deny that you, Mr. Kinses, did surprise me, but...... How do you think I really don't have information that you don't know? ”
"I want to hear about it."
"No, it's Mr. Kinzes who should have solved my doubts first, I think Mr. Kinzes should know that I want to work with you, but not only with you."
"So ask for another question...... Well, scheming little girl......"
Looking at Rococo's smile and the way she glanced at the window of the Greenlandic doctor's office upstairs at the clinic, Kinzes smacked his tongue in some discomfort...... Annoying little fox, it seems that it is not so easy to talk about it......
“…… As a cooperating party, at least I have to know what I should know to decide whether I agree to you or not, that's my bottom line. ”