The Unnamed Town.
Lord Angora felt a headache coming on.
Edward had brought him information, and he had personally witnessed his brother's head being blown off. Even if he wasn't on good terms with his second brother, he couldn't help but feel a sense of sympathy.
Remembering that the bandits he encountered along the way were also caused by the Society of the Secret Eye, Angora naturally viewed the Society of the Secret Eye as his greatest enemy.
As the saying went, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
The frogmen, who were currently causing Black Whip a lot of headaches, were definitely worth making friends with. If necessary, Angora could even provide them with some aid. Angora didn't expect to gain anything from the amphibians, but as long as they could keep the Society of the Secret Eye's attention in this area and give the town time to develop, that would be enough.
But this time, the System didn't give him a quest that he could directly assign to the Players.
Should he use game coins as a reward to create a quest for the Players to help him negotiate with the frogmen at the Grey Fjord?
But the Players weren't as poor as they were at the start. After so many days of carrying bricks, they had some savings. Moreover, even though Angora had obtained the blueprint for the 'shop' from Edward, he hadn't started building it yet. Game coins were of limited use now, and even if he used them as a reward, not many Players would want them …
It was only at times like this that Angora felt that the Players were quite limited to him. They weren't his subordinates, and therefore didn't have to listen to his every command. Their relationship was more of a mutually beneficial one.
"If only I had my own henchmen instead of Players …"
Angora sighed in annoyance.
But that wasn't very likely. After all, he was a devout believer of the God of Games, and the subordinates he recruited would have to follow his faith. Once they became true believers, they would be able to obtain the System and become Players. In the end, there was an eighty percent chance that they would be completely infected by the Players outside and start to let loose …
Just as he was feeling troubled over this, the System's voice sounded in his head.
[Ding! Hidden condition fulfilled. New function unlocked in Overlord Game System: NPC Recruitment]
[You can recruit NPCs from Players through contracts.]
[After the player becomes an NPC, the player will not participate in all the original player characters. The system will be matched with your Overlord game system and changed to a Follower system (the class will not change) until you quit.]
[The maximum number of NPCs is proportional to your Lord level. You can currently recruit 2 NPCs.]
"F * ck? How is that possible?! "
Angora flipped through the system notification twice, and could not help but feel overjoyed.
This NPC recruitment system … Could it be that Lord God saw how hard he worked and did everything himself, so he wanted to give him the ability to recruit capable subordinates even if he had less faith?
'The God of Games is awesome! I'll trust you for the rest of my life!'
With that thought in mind, he immediately sought out the Player he was closest to at the moment.
"Vera, I have something to tell you!"
"My lord?" Vela, who had become a ranger after becoming a Player, looked at the excited Angora with a strange expression.
The girl was very satisfied with her current life. After all, half a month ago, the residents of this town were starving, unable to wear warm clothes or make it past the winter.
It was this lord who brought the mystical faith of the God of Games. Not only did they obtain enough food to fill their stomachs and repair the houses that were leaking, they even stopped the undead ambush with the other Players who came from afar. Even the cold winter could not stop their passion, and the unnamed town that had fallen was now filled with a different kind of liveliness.
It was also because of this that she had a different kind of affection for this overlord who was younger than her by two to three years, but had saved the town.
It was a pity that Angora did not notice it, perhaps because he was a straight man or because he was still young and inexperienced in love.
The girl looked at the young lord tenderly, thinking that it was fine even if he did not notice it for the rest of his life. Either way, as long as she could repay his kindness in saving the town, it did not matter if she had to give up everything she had …
"Vela, are you willing to entrust your entire future to me?" The youth stared into Vela's eyes and asked with immeasurable sincerity.
"M-my lord?!"
Vela, who had always acted like a big sister in front of the other Players was now panicking like a shy little girl. Her cheeks flushed red as she stared at Angora, not knowing what to do.
"I know you must have doubts, but please give me a chance. I'll treat you well (referring to your salary)! I don't expect you to believe me immediately since I'm still too young and inexperienced in many areas … "Angora saw that the girl was wavering and quickly pressed on.
"No! I, I … "The girl first interrupted him, and then, as if that shout had used up all of her courage, she mumbled in a voice as soft as a mosquito's hum," I'm willing … "
With those three words, the girl felt her body going limp as if she had used up all her strength.
"Really?! That's great! "
Angora cheered, then took out a scroll out of nowhere and opened it. The contents of the contract were all written on it, including but not limited to the duties and rights of an NPC. Then, Angora took out a pen out of nowhere and stuffed it into Vera's hand, pointing at the blank space below the contract. "Sign here."
Vela:???
The girl froze on the spot. She glanced at Angora, then at the contract, and then at Angora again.
"You mean this?" Vela asked.
Angora nodded innocently. "Yeah, what else?"
Vela: "…"
Angora shuddered for some reason. He could feel that something was rising from the girl beside him — it was probably killing intent or something.
Angora asked carefully, "What's wrong?"
Vela shook her head. "No, it's nothing." The girl's mood immediately sank, but she still took the pen and wrote her name on the contract.
In the next instant, Angora received a system notification.
[Vela Newman has joined your service.]
Vela's personal page then popped up, although for some reason, there was a shiny 'R' behind her name.
Looking down from the name, the first was loyalty, which was maxed out at 100 points, to Angora's satisfaction.
Then there were stats. Unlike Players, Strength, Dexterity, and Spirit were gone, replaced by Strategy, Politics, and Diplomacy. Vela, on the other hand, might have been a normal hunter girl from a small town, which was why her Strategy and Politics stats were low. Diplomacy, on the other hand, had 42 points, which was not bad.
Then there were the NPC skills, which were empty at the moment. According to the system notification, Angora would have to buy skills for her himself, which made him feel like he was being scammed …
Before Angora could think of what to say to Vela, the old mayor suddenly ran into the house in a panic.
"Oh no, that Marni fellow is coming with a hundred men, and from the looks of it, he's trying to usurp the throne!"
Angora:???
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