Who told you I am an NPC

Chapter : 104

The Black Snake Mercenary Group probably never thought that they would one day be exterminated by the combined forces of the Demon King, a Dragon, the Dragon King, and the greatest magician, Merlin.

This lineup was truly a bit too excessive.

How were they worthy?

Only the gods in the War of the Gods back then had received such treatment, right?

The Black Snake Mercenary Group would never figure out why they died, nor who the people who killed them were.

After resting for a night, Yan Yunqing went to find Nika the next day, submitted all the quests, and not only received a large amount of experience but also raised his faction favorability with the Children's Group to 『Respected』.

What did this mean? To put it simply, there were a total of eight tiers of favorability.

Respected was second only to the maximum favorability, Faith. Those who could reach Faith were basically the fanatics of a god.

That is to say, if Yan Yunqing had said he was a god, the children in the Children's Group would probably have transformed into fanatics painlessly.

However, the overall faction favorability of the Free City towards him remained neutral.

It neither increased nor decreased just because Mandiper, a major force entrenched here, was eliminated by him. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novelꜰire.net

Yan Yunqing temporarily set this matter aside. After leaving a pile of Small Red Potions for Nika and reminding the children not to trust that Mr. Paul too much, he also prepared to leave this place.

As for why he didn't kill Paul directly, it was only because Paul's name was a yellow name to him, not the type that was openly evil.

Even if he killed him, he wouldn't get any experience.

At the same time, because Paul often treated the people in the Free City, he kept up a good facade, and everyone thought he was a kind priest.

If Yan Yunqing had really killed him without a word, then Yan Yunqing's favorability in the Free City would have dropped by at least one level.

Currently, his Joker identity was already 『Opposed』 in Bartovita, and Yan Yunqing didn't want to lower his favorability in the Free City so quickly.

Offending too many factions was not a good thing.

Yan Yunqing, with the mentality of 『Since you're pretending, then just pretend to be a good person for a lifetime.

Who could say you aren't a good person then?』, gave up the idea of killing Paul.

"You're going to Sigret?" Merlin's expression turned odd for a moment, "You now... mm, it's not impossible."

"Although I don't know what you've been through all these years and why your level has suddenly become so low, many new disciplines have indeed emerged in the past thousand years or so. It's not a bad idea for you to go take a look inside Sigret."

Merlin thought for a moment, "How about I get Penelope to arrange a teacher's identity for you."

Yan Yunqing: ...?

Teacher? Huh? Me?

Yan Yunqing couldn't help but interrupt Merlin, "I don't think I made it clear. I'm going to Sigret to be a student?"

"A student?" Merlin hesitated, "Is that so? Do you want to learn those emerging disciplines?"

Yan Yunqing: "...Mm."

There was nothing wrong with saying that.

Although his Demon King panel also had unlocked skills, many new skills had indeed been added over the past thousand years. For him, the more the merrier.

After all, his main purpose was to sponge up skills and level up at the same time.

"Is that so? Actually, being a teacher gives you more freedom, you know?"

Merlin secretly glanced at Divik. If Nolan became a student, he would definitely be spending every day at the academy.

As the founding principal of Sigret Academy, it was impossible for Merlin not to know how busy the curriculum was.

But as a teacher, he might not even have a few classes in a semester. This would be convenient for cultivating their relationship!

"You've got to be kidding. What would I teach?" Yan Yunqing said helplessly, "You've seen it too, my current level is not enough to teach those geniuses in your academy."

Merlin was also left speechless for a moment, his mouth twitching, "You're being too modest."

The renowned Eternal Lord, His Majesty the Demon King, recorded in the history of the Ailman Continent, was not qualified to be a teacher at Sigret Academy? Then who could be?

That was the Eternal Lord who led the other races to end the War of the Gods, personally established a great empire, and completed the great undertaking of unifying the continent!

If His Majesty the Demon King hadn't run off somewhere midway, disappearing for over a thousand years without leaving a proper heir, the Eternal Empire wouldn't have fallen in just over three hundred years.

Back then, the Eternal Empire and the Eternal Lord created too many miracles and left behind many systems and cultures that benefited the entire continent, which were even studied by Romunik and Bartovita and are still in use today.

Furthermore, Nolan's fame as the Demon King had spread throughout the continent back then, which showed how powerful the Demon King was.

Powerful individuals like Theodore, Divik, and Silf were willing to become his retainers, and he was even able to slay gods. Nolan's strength was beyond question.

Even if his level was a bit low now, Merlin still believed it was just due to some incident that forced him into this state.

As long as he was given time, he would soon become that stunningly brilliant Eternal Lord again.

Yan Yunqing: ?

He was telling the truth, and it was still taken as modesty?

"...Then what do you think I can teach?"

Merlin pondered. What Nolan said also made some sense. With his current level, it was indeed a bit insufficient to teach those geniuses in the academy, but...

"Teach 'The History of the Eternal Era' or 'The War of the Gods'." Merlin said decisively.

Who could understand the events of the Eternal Era better than the Eternal Lord who established the Eternal Empire with his own hands?

The War of the Gods was even simpler. Who could understand the War of the Gods better than the Demon King who personally participated in and even ended it with his own hands?

Yan Yunqing: ...Letting a historical figure teach history, is that it?

Yan Yunqing waved his hands repeatedly: "Forget it, forget it, let's leave it to those who truly study history to teach history."

Let him teach history? What was he thinking? Was he supposed to crazily praise the version of himself in the textbooks to the students in class?

Or was he supposed to tell the students the story of how Divik and Boros fought until dog fur and dragon scales flew everywhere?

If that didn't work, should he say that all the Demon King's retainers had a crush on the Demon King?

He would be treated as an academic fraud who fabricated wild tales, right?

Yan Yunqing was at a loss for words.

Merlin shrugged, "Since you insist, then alright."

Merlin glanced at Divik again and sighed in his heart: This good-for-nothing, doesn't even know to say a few words at a time like this.

Forget it, he couldn't manage this matter either. If Isabelle hadn't asked him to think of something, he wouldn't have bothered with all this messy stuff.

With Nolan's personality, it would probably take several hundred years to succeed anyway. Just wait it out slowly.

Once all the competitors have died off, it'll be your turn to rise.

Merlin irresponsibly grumbled in his heart.

Yan Yunqing: "Next, are you going back to Dragon Valley with Isabelle?"

Merlin nodded, "After that, I'll probably have to find Amos. Isabelle has found some more clues. It's uncertain where we'll go after that."

Yan Yunqing didn't care about this.

Ever since he met Merlin and Isabelle, they had been added to his list of NPC friends, and he could already use the chat system to private message them.

It would be very convenient to find them later.

His gaze fell on Divik, and before the words could leave his mouth, Divik had already learned to answer before being asked.

"I'll take you to Sigret." Divik said, "After that, I'll go with Isabelle to find Amos, but I have to take you to Sigret first."

Seeing Divik's determined gaze, which didn't look like it could be swayed by a few words, Yan Yunqing didn't waste any more breath and directly agreed.

"Alright then, you come with me."

Merlin: ?

Good lad, could it be that I underestimated you before.

***

Before leaving the Free City again, there was one more thing Yan Yunqing had to do.

He followed the location he had marked while scouting the city earlier and found the Bounty Hunter's Association headquarters.

It was a four or five-story building, painted black all over. Its exterior was a rare sight of grandeur and luxury in the Free City.

Although it couldn't compare to the interior decoration of Mandiper, the Bounty Hunter's Association was indeed well-built.

Yan Yunqing had long since switched to his Joker persona.

The ornate mask on his face made passersby glance at him from time to time, but there were all sorts of strange people in the Free City, so someone with a mask on their face was nothing special.

Yan Yunqing walked into the Bounty Hunter's Association naturally.

There weren't many people in the association's hall. Most of them were squatting in front of the quest board, waiting to accept quests.

The headquarters was definitely the fastest to update quests.

If there were any lucrative jobs, one could definitely accept them the fastest at the Bounty Hunter's Association headquarters.

This was also why many mercenary groups chose to be stationed in the Free City, just to take advantage of the time difference.

Yan Yunqing looked around, walked to the registration counter.

Inside sat a man who was dozing off, his head bobbing up and down, like a rooster pecking at rice.

He knocked on the tabletop.

The man dozing inside jolted, raised his head, and looked left and right in confusion, only then did he see that someone was standing in front of him.

The man half-covered his mouth and yawned, looking lazily at Yan Yunqing.

His gaze paused when it fell on his black hair, red eyes, and that mask. His eyes flickered for a moment, "Here to register as a bounty hunter?"

Yan Yunqing raised an eyebrow slightly, "Yes."

Why does this man seem to know him?

The man lowered his head, rummaged through a drawer, pulled out a piece of paper and placed it in front of Yan Yunqing, then took out a quill pen, "Here, fill this out, and then I'll enter it for you."

Yan Yunqing took the paper and glanced at it.

There wasn't much to fill in, only a codename, level, preferred quest type, and a few simple questions.

It was very simple, but Yan Yunqing only filled in the codename and quest type before handing the paper back. The man looked at it, said nothing, and took the paper.

He took out an iron badge and placed it in front of Yan Yunqing, "Newly joined bounty hunters can only accept low-level quests.

If you are willing to demonstrate your strength, the association will update your badge level according to your strength.

Of course, this level can also be upgraded based on the points and quality of completed quests."

Yan Yunqing looked down, "How do I demonstrate my strength?"

"Our association has a dedicated strength testing device. Do you need it?"

Yan Yunqing nodded indifferently. The man pointed him in a direction, and Yan Yunqing walked in.

A short while later, he walked out again. The man looked up and glanced at him in confusion, "Are you lost?"

Yan Yunqing: ?

Yan Yunqing: "I've already finished the test."

Man: ?

The man said in disbelief: "Huh?"

He hurriedly lowered his head and checked the test records, only to find that this Joker in front of him had completed the most difficult test challenge of their association in less than three minutes?!

Volume Four: And Now—The Legendary Student of Sigret Arrives!