"Ah, should I call you Lord Salamus te Abraham or Lord Bai Xiaobai?"

"Bai Xiaobai"

"Okay, now you must know how important a real name is to a demon, especially a demon in its infancy, right? A name is just a code name, and there can be many code names. There are countless powerful demons with various names.

Codenames travel in many planes, and some of these codenames represent

Pure cunning, some represent destruction from the source, and some represent complete chaos and madness, but no matter how many codenames there are, there is only one real name, even a simplified real name will not work, that is what the devil retains the most.

The secret must never be known to the second person."

"I...get it!"

Li Yan remembered that he had told Fang Jing his real name, and he was annoyed while thinking about remedies.

I have no experience at the beginning!

Too imprudent.

I have been this little devil for a while now, and I am gradually waking up.

Especially with [Devil Disguise], the name, which is the character ID, can change with each disguise. Who among other races and professions has such a powerful function?

This alone can be extended to countless ways to play. Now he no longer has any doubts about the power and fun of this hidden race. After being among ordinary players for so long, no one has noticed anything different about him.

——I hope Fang Jing can forget that name, after all, it is so complicated.

"I am very satisfied with the remnant souls you provided last time. You have also traveled to the outside world. Now let us challenge a higher level of difficulty! Are you ready?"

"……alright!"

"Then start intermediate teaching."

"At this moment, a powerful human player enters the Nightmare Swamp. Try to find a way to sign a contract with him. But please remember that the player's soul is favored by the system's main god and cannot be obtained. The goal of this contract cannot be obtained.

And take his soul for the Lord.”

"...Can you give me a little more hint?"

"Well, to put it simply, both parties involved in the contract receive and pay. As a criterion for judgment, the more you get and the less you pay, the higher your evaluation will be, and the more generous the task rewards will be. Correspondingly, the contract will be

The more difficult it is to sign a contract, this requires the use of your wisdom to grasp and figure out the other party's psychological weaknesses or desires, and prescribing the right medicine will often yield miraculous results."

Sign a contract with the player?

An unequal treaty where you pay little and get a lot.

Li Yan immediately thought of finding someone to act as a cheat.

But my identity cannot be exposed, and it is impossible to expose such an obvious loophole system to the public.

The swamp is surrounded by demonic energy all year round. From the perspective of ordinary players, everything is shrouded in a dark and depressing environment like a demonic realm. Unless you have special props, you will be put into a negative state by the environment here within a short time.

, there will also be auditory hallucinations similar to ghost whispers...

With the special props given by Alice, Nightmare Swamp has always been a channel for Qiao Shan to obtain experience and props. This convenience alone provides him with huge benefits. After all, he can only rob and blackmail the main thread NPC once, and he can maintain the relationship with so many bosses.

Relationship, it is impossible without stable channels to obtain copper coins and props.

Now he almost plays this game as a stand-alone game. He never goes to big cities or busy safe zones. Instead, he chooses some remote places as landing points. He chooses the nearby nightmare swamp and shoots to change places, never in the same area.

The activity lasted too long.

So far, everything is going well. The name Xiaoqiao Liushui has been out of sight of players for a long time. After a long time, who will still remember him?

Many times, Qiao Shan thought that he had a "protagonist halo" and thought that he was the most special one among all the players. Hidden professions and hidden races were not enough. What others saw as forbidden land was his cornucopia. Who can compare with him?

superior.

He had just brushed a corrupted giant lizard. He was very lucky and exploded something. Qiao Shan was about to touch the corpse when a 'monster' shaped like a dwarf, with horns on his head and a pair of devil wings on his back suddenly appeared. Look at the monster again.

Qiao Shan's face became extremely surprised: "You...player!?"

Oops!

The name Bai Xiaobai is too colloquial, and it would be much better to go abroad with a name like Salams Te Abraham.

It's too late to remedy the situation.

"Mortal, you successfully caught my attention!"

"...NPC?"

"Politeness, mortal, you are in front of a powerful being who is destined to become the Demon King. Politeness and humility are the most basic etiquette."

Bai Xiaobai imitated the plot of the novel he had read before and made up the new lines, successfully bluffing Qiao Shan.

Hidden mission?

Qiao Shan, who thought he had the aura of the protagonist, was excited, "Uh... I'm sorry, Bai... Mr. Bai Xiaobai!"

By the way, the name of this NPC is too funny. I don’t know, I thought it was a player. Is the dog planner’s brain damaged?

"Your name, mortal!"

This is another flaw that cannot be circumvented. NPCs do not need to ask for player IDs, but Li Yan cannot. Players with high vigilance and carefulness will immediately notice the anomaly, but this will not include those who think they have the halo of the protagonist.

of Qiao Shan.

"Uh... small bridge and flowing water."

Xiaoqiaoliushui, this guy is actually Xiaoqiaoliushui.

Oh my God, I just met him in real life. What a coincidence?

"...What's wrong, Bai, Mr. Bai Xiaobai?"

"Uh...that's a nice name, very good, very good, I know you."

Li Yan almost failed, and managed to maintain the image of a 'hidden NPC' through many dangers. His brain began to think rapidly.

Xiaoqiaoliushui, Brother Dao just explained everything about this guy.

According to legend, the guy who blackmailed the main thread NPC is cunning, courageous, thick-skinned, and particularly wretched. Seeing as how he can get in and out of the Nightmare Swamp, he seems to have it every time. He must have mastered a secret that no one else knows. This

Secrets are his key point and what he cares about most, so you can start from this aspect.

Since it's a secret, I'm naturally afraid that others will find out, but I can't threaten him. That would be too embarrassing. What should I do...or what can I get from him?

This secret?

But it's of no use to me. Entering the Nightmare Swamp is like going home.

money!?

This is good...

But how can any NPC ask players for money...

By the way, he has blackmailed the system, so he must have some powerful props or equipment that he hasn't dealt with yet!

"Master Bai Xiaobai, Master Bai Xiaobai?"

"Uh... Mortal, you are making things difficult for me."

"My fault, my fault...Is there anything I can do for you?" Qiao Shan asked in a friendly manner, using his experience in dealing with Sister Alice.

Dealing with NPCs is a skill.

Unfortunately, most players deal with NPCs simply and crudely. Only a very small number of players such as Qiao Shan know that NPCs, especially intelligent high-level NPCs, have their own likes and dislikes just like real people.

In addition to the favorability and reputation of the task process, intelligent NPCs also have an invisible "look and feel" that the system never identifies, that is, whether someone is pleasing to the eye or not.

The player's words and deeds, and even the player's name, race, occupation and appearance, can affect this 'perception'. You need to cater to this 'perception' and truly shorten the distance with them. For example, the vampire Edward likes to 'pretend'.

He likes to speak to players in an "aristocratic accent" and should not appear particularly vulgar in front of him. Although this will not affect the favorability and reputation gained during the mission process, it will make Edward feel "disliked" towards a certain player.

The forest elf sisters are relatively sensitive, simple and gentle, so they especially hate players being cunning in front of her. They should speak simply and directly without losing sincerity and enthusiasm. At the same time, they should keep a good distance and don't let them think that you have ulterior motives...

…

The beauty of survival depends entirely on personal experience. This is the truly useful gaming experience. Those strategies and processes on the Internet are not worth mentioning at all.

"I am looking for a way back to the abyss. Your chance has come, mortal."

The background of the abyss and the plot of the abyss have been discussed by players more than once.

Could it be that... now is the plot mission to start the abyss map?

Qiao Shan became even more excited, "I would like to serve you."

"Okay, in order to prove your ability, go kill 10 ghouls. I will witness your fighting skills."

Here comes the third flaw that cannot be bypassed.

Li Yan was unable to issue quests to players, and he was not a real NPC. Qiao Shan did not receive quest prompts, but he was just confused for a moment, and his mind was filled with the "abyss plot".

——Qualified salesmen must learn to proceed step by step, keenly grasp the pain points in the hearts of customers, and take a long-term view to catch big fish.

This sales principle that I don’t know where I saw was taken advantage of by Li Yan. He did not ask Qiao Shan to sign any contract as soon as he came up. Instead, he used this roundabout method to deepen and strengthen his understanding of his identity and the so-called plot mission.

Imagine.

What others told him was never as beautiful, flawless, or convincing as he imagined.
To be continued...