When You Become an NPC That Might Die Any Moment in the Novice Village-Chapter 157 - 73 Bai Fu, unfathomable! [6k]_3

[Proficiency]: 10/1000

[Success Rate]: 60%

With the addition of the basic card crafting and Luck Talent, Bai Fu's success rate for crafting Spiritual Ability Shield Cards was 84%, which was already very high. Moreover, it would continue to increase with increasing proficiency. You should know that before unlocking the Apprentice Spiritual Artist profession, her basic success rate for crafting Spiritual Ability Shield Cards was only 25%.

Before attacking Bagalos, she had spent quite a bit of money to buy materials for crafting those 5 Spiritual Ability Shield Cards.

Just thinking about it brings tears.

Fortunately, she made it through. Next, she planned to earn all that money back from the players!

Bai Fu began crafting cards.

Since these cards were to be sold to players, she didn't put all her Spiritual Energy into them as she would when crafting for herself; 560 Shield Value was still too luxurious for the current players.

Since players wouldn't actually die, giving them 50 or 100 Shield Value, enough to endure a few more hits in battle, was sufficient. Additionally, this would allow her to craft more Prayer Cards with just one Blue Bar.

Bai Fu planned to sell the Spiritual Ability Shield Cards in three different specifications: 50, 100, and 200.

Among these, anyone from the Silent Court Camp could purchase the 50 specification, while the 100 and 200 specifications required players to reach a certain level of Camp Reputation or expenditure.

This strategy would indirectly increase the value of Silent Court's Reputation, which she considered to be quite an abstract measure. If she couldn't give proper rewards to players in the future, she could use Reputation to entice players to work for her.

To achieve this goal, Bai Fu also made some price distinctions in the Prayer Cards.

Suppose a Spiritual Ability Shield Card containing 50 Shield Value was sold externally for 100, then she priced the 100 specification at 195 and the 200 specification at 380.

To the players, not only could they buy higher-spec Prayer Cards as their Reputation increased, but the prices seemed to offer quite a discount. However, Bai Fu actually made more profit from selling the advanced Prayer Cards, as the cost of production materials had decreased.

In the end, it was a win-win situation!

[You successfully crafted a [General Card · Spiritual Ability Shield], Proficiency +2, Experience Value +500]

[You successfully crafted...]

Card crafting also provided Experience, catering to those lifestyle-oriented players who disliked combat.

However, leveling up this way had a significant drawback: it was extremely costly. Ordinary players couldn't afford to buy large amounts of crafting materials and potions for restoring Spiritual Energy. Only lifestyle players supported by guilds could use this method to level up quickly. Ordinary players just had to persevere.

Bai Fu was now considered quite wealthy, but even she couldn't sustain spending her fortune for long. She still needed to find ways to make more money.

She thought about the bounties offered by the Truth Society and the Genetic Primordial.

Maybe she could find a way to earn that money.

As she was contemplating, Old Nison suddenly knocked on her door.

"Is there a problem? Have the Red Sand people come already?"

When she opened the door, she saw deep confusion in Old Nison's solitary eye.

"The people you brought are wandering all over the shelter."

So that was the issue.

Bai Fu remained unperturbed. Players, after all, were bound to roam around a new place; it was likely they were not only wandering around but also helping out wherever they could.

Since Julia was captured, Shelter 11 had been constantly bullied. The residents here might very well be startled by the enthusiastic players.

Sure enough, that's what Old Nison was talking about.

"I was just trying to move something upstairs, and suddenly two people rushed to help me."

"The half-broken sign at the door has also been fixed by them."

"Moreover, a young woman told me to rest; she said she could mix drinks and offered to mind the store."

"I've never seen such eager people. I think you should go out and advise them to conserve their energy and not exhaust themselves before the Red Sand people arrive."

Bai Fu smiled, "That's just how they are; they love doing chores and feel uneasy not working for a day. You'll get used to it."

Old Nison was utterly baffled.

What on earth – are there really people who enjoy such menial tasks?

Bai Fu explained, "Well, you could say they suffer from a condition where they'd die if they didn't work. Just give them tasks as needed, and they'll usually accept as long as you offer a little reward. Though they might refuse occasionally, most often, they willingly accept."

Old Nison was astounded; it was his first time encountering such people.

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"Where on earth did you find such a bunch of... no, such a group of people?"

Old Nison caught himself just in time, but he accidentally revealed his true thoughts.

Bai Fu's mouth twitched.

"It's complicated to explain, just interact with them normally. Also, try to avoid conflicts with them unless absolutely necessary; they are generally mild-mannered, but once provoked, they could cause severe consequences, and I might not be able to restrain them."

Old Nison noted her words.

Even as he left Bai Fu's residence, he was still in a daze.

Disturbed by his visit, Bai Fu remembered something she had forgotten to do. She quickly contacted An Ya to arrange for the players to return the items that Digging Girl had retrieved to the residents of Shelter 11.

The next morning.

As the excitement subsided and they were recuperating at Old Nison's tavern, the roar of a car engine sounded outside the shelter.