Chapter 15: Rapport

Chapter 15: Rapport

In Divine World, the rapport relationship was a notable feature, enabling players to establish various levels of rapport with NPCs.

NPC relationships typically began at Neutral, progressing through stages such as Amicable, Friendly, Trusted, and Affectionate as players interacted more positively.

Conversely, there were also negative rapport stages, including Tensed, Strained, Hostile, and Enemy, reflecting deteriorating relationships.

However, one must keep in mind that only certain NPCs in the Divine World would have a rapport relationship. After all, these certain NPCs have a high impact on the Divine World. Fôllôw new stories at novelhall.com

And it was precisely because of this fact that Xu Feng was taking his time carefully in interacting with Herbalist Elias, an NPC who would have a large impact in the latter stages of the game.

Glancing at the rapport feature being activated, Xu Feng inspected the status listed with Herbalist Elias calmly.

Rapport Status with NPC: Herbalist Elias

Current Rapport Level: Amicable

Recent Interactions:

-Completed a generous trade with Herbalist Elias.

-Engaged in a friendly conversation about herbalism and potion-making.

Notes:

-Herbalist Elias seems to appreciate your assistance and values your knowledge of herbalism.

-Continued positive interactions may lead to further improvement in rapport level.

'As expected, trading rare herbs like this at the start has directly increased the rapport level from Neutral to Amicable.' Xu Feng was pleased with the result.

At the current stage of the game, players were only given 10 copper coins to start with.

Copper coins are the lowest value of the currency, followed by silver coins, and then gold coins. 100 copper coins are worth 1 silver coin, and 100 silver coins are worth 1 gold coin.

To summarize, this trade alone had earned Xu Feng a grand total of 3 gold coins, but that wasn't even the most valuable one. Instead, it was the old book that Elias had generously gifted him.

Flipping through the pages of the book, Xu Feng's expression remained unchanged, but his mind seemed to be practically dancing in joy.

'I merely wanted one recipe to synthesize a greater potion, but Elias gave me so many recipes in one go.' He exclaimed inwardly.

Normally, a recipe would cost around 1 silver coin or more, depending on the rarity and quality of the potion. In other words, some of the recipes could cost a whopping 100 gold coins for players.

What was worse was that these players would have no choice but to accept their fate of being extorted.

Without the recipes, even if you have valuable herbs, you are not able to synthesize any potions. To put the cherry on the topping, recipes are untradable, essentially meaning only one player could learn the recipe since it could not be shared among others.

Putting the coins in his inventory, Xu Feng instantly became the wealthiest player currently in Divine World.

Who else but him could possibly possess 3 gold coins at the moment?

As Xu Feng was starting to get lost in his own world, Receptionist Sandy became concerned and asked from the side, "Um, are you okay, Adventurer Lin Feng?"

"Ah, yes, what's the matter?" He snapped out of his daze and turned to her, raising his brows.

"I'm just wondering if you are still going to use this room," Sandy said with a somewhat awkward tone, her eyes glancing at the clock.

"Right, you still have to work in the lobby." Xu Feng was able to understand her predicament.

"You can just leave me be and take this as thanks for your assistance." He added, giving her 5 copper coins.