My Players Are So Fierce – Handsome dog Frank
Chapter 450 - 156. Dissatisfaction and saving face are the driving forces behind skill improvement_2

Chapter 450: 156. Dissatisfaction and saving face are the driving forces behind skill improvement_2

You’re making money by the second, you little brat, but I’m not some third-generation rich kid like you...

But I heard from your mom that you cried all last night, unbearably, what happened?

Were you scared by something?"

"Hehe, nope."

Little Wei Ming had a fondness for Orchid.

After all, having a world-traveling friend who occasionally visited her in her miserable life, sharing stories of the outside world and others’ epic adventures, was a great thing.

She let Orchid hold her petite body, whispering softly to her friend:

"Just imagine a glimmer of light suddenly appearing in your dull life. One moment you think you’ll spend the rest of your life relying on feeding tubes and a breathing machine, and the next, there’s an opportunity to live freely...

I wasn’t scared.

I was just overjoyed.

Even though my parents don’t understand what I’m doing, they don’t need to worry about me."

"You have the nerve to say that!"

Orchid’s eyes widened, rebuking:

"Who left a suicide note two years ago? That time you scared everyone half to death!"

"Eh...I was naive back then. You know how it is with teenage handicap girls who read too many sentimental youth novels."

Little Wei Ming grinned, rubbing her head against Orchid’s chest, then showed off her new interface and hidden mission, and of course, the second mission given by Sir Morphy.

But this one was more of a "reward task".

[Mission ’Reward for Mad Skills’ triggered!

Mission description: After witnessing your superb performance in the Black Iron Trial, Sir Morphy was greatly impressed. But he believes a gunslinger without its unique firearm can hardly step into higher realms. So, he decided to give you a hint to find your masterpiece for hunting.

The Crimson Regent, Baroness Milian, recently received a remarkable ’gift’; perhaps you could pay her a visit?

Mission objective: Visit Baroness Moreland and be allowed to appreciate her ’Iron Hammer Guard’.

Mission reward: Acquire special weapon blueprint.]

"A special weapon, eh? Sounds awesome! Didn’t that Black Iron Trial mention extra rewards for completing an elite challenge? That has to be this! It’s a reward task for all testers who managed to single-handedly pass the trial!

After all, a warrior without a good weapon is unworthy of the title!"

Little Wei Ming couldn’t share her mission, but that didn’t prevent her from discussing the details with Orchid. The experienced traveler quickly pointed out an "invisible trap" in the task.

"Since it’s a gift Baroness Milian received from a friend, it can’t possibly be just something anyone can see."

Orchid shook her head, dousing Little Wei Ming’s enthusiasm, and said:

"This means in order to complete this task, you need to raise Baroness Milian’s personal reputation to ’Friendly’ or higher. Even if the Favorability System hasn’t been officially confirmed, gamers believe it’s in the game.

Moreover, your experience seems to solve a long-standing mystery on the forums.

That is, the favorability from other NPCs can be raised by special means, but only Sir Morphy’s system remains elusive.

Turns out, main line NPCs are indeed different! To win his favor, you must show your uniqueness and bravery in front of him. And this damned Favorability System even limits spots.

Only twelve warriors...geez, such a picky handsome man!"

The seasoned traveler narrowed her eyes, seemingly having a new idea. After a few seconds, she whispered to Little Wei Ming:

"This info needs to be kept secret, okay? Sir Morphy evidently doesn’t like being gossiped about. Spontaneously revealing his warrior selection standards would certainly lower his Favorability towards you."

"Huh? Is that true?"

Little Wei Ming widened her eyes, asking:

"How about if I mention it on the forums?"

"No!"

Orchid shook her head, lowering her voice:

"You know Wumeioge and his crew, right? Their luck in the game is so awful it’s almost comical. Every task or reward related to luck goes wrong for them.

I used to think it was just their rotten luck.

But a few days ago, I was looking through old posts on a forum and found that rumors about Sir Morphy and Lady Cui Si first came from them.

Emmm, being honest, judging by the level of intelligence of the NPCs in this game, I don’t think that’s a coincidence.

Don’t forget, as a mainline NPC, Morphy has some GM privileges. Older players recount instances where they saw Morphy kick Wumeioge off the line.

If you ask me...

I suspect that Sir Morphy, this unique NPC, is occasionally ’played’ by the developers in real time to subtly adjust the direction of the storyline without affecting the game experience. Wumeioge and his crew ran into trouble by gossiping and they were ’remembered’ by the developers.

But I have no evidence."

"Oh, okay."

Little Wei Ming nodded, expressing her concerns:

"But I never raised Baroness Milian’s favorability from when I started playing...How long will it take to build it from scratch...oh! Wait! I just had an idea."