COSG - Chapter 168: Management Mode

Players who reached Friendly reputation with the Undead Merchant Association would have an option to hire NPC on their own character panel. This privilege, though accessible to many, remained largely unused due to its perceived impracticality which made it seem like a useless feature.

Firstly, hiring an NPC to assist with quests or monster slaying was out of the question since only the weakest of civilian NPCs were available for hire. And if the NPC was really brought along, it would likely be the player protecting the NPC instead of the other way around. On top of that, any injury sustained by a hired civilian NPC would cost the employer a hefty reimbursement.

These hired civilian NPCs had limited "functions," capable only of mundane tasks like cleaning armor, maintaining weapons, or fetching items. Anything beyond that was wishful thinking.

The cost of hiring these NPCs wasn't trivial either—10 copper coins (player's currency) per game day. Failure to pay on time would result in the termination of the contract.

In short, the cost-effectiveness of these hired NPCs was dismally low, previously prompting Orange Cat to believe that hiring a runner from a studio offered more value and flexibility.

But witnessing Ou Huang's innovative gameplay now, Orange Cat realized the true potential of this feature—this was a "tool NPC" provided by the system to encourage players to delve into a business management playstyle within the game!

No matter how affordable or efficient studio grunts might be, they spoke a different language as NPCs, let alone serve as sales clerks!

With this epiphany, Orange Cat's interest in "Employee: Dick Bill" grew significantly.

However, before making any moves, Orange Cat had to clarify one thing.

"Boss Ou Huang! Is there a means of exchanging NPC currency with ours?" Orange Cat immediately switched to full on sucking up to Ou Huang.

Ou Huang: "…"

Ten minutes later, a visibly exasperated Ou Huang led Orange Cat, who was still full of questions and theories, to the Weisshem town hall to fi

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