22 NPC (1/2)

Looking at the dwarves one last time, Karl closed the screen. He sat down on the bed and took a bird's eye view of his world. It was fun being in a mortal body and all, but he felt like fast-forwarding time of about a thousand years. The only problem was his avatar, Kigai. If he fast-forwarded time, his avatar would just lay there and eventually die.

Karl thought long and hard about a solution for this. Eventually, after brainstorming a few ideas, he came up with the perfect idea. Games have NPCs, so what if he created a system just for himself, to turn his avatar into an NPC?

”System, I'd like to create a system for myself.”

[Confirmed, think of the system and the system will do its best to make it.]

Karl closed his eyes, imagining the system in his mind. The avatar would only have memories it experienced, so it wouldn't know that it was just a shell for him. It could do anything a normal person could. If he ever wanted to take control of the avatar, the avatar's memories and everything it experienced would be given to him.

Karl opened his eyes, satisfied with what he came up with.

[NPC System:] An artificial soul, infused with the avatar's memories and personality will take control of the chosen avatar. Everything the avatar does is with its own will, and will not grant you points, unless you are controlling it directly. If you choose to control the avatar, its memories and everything it has ever done will be given to you. The system is limited to you. This will cost 100 points.

Karl looked over what the system made and nodded. This was exactly what he wanted, and it was pretty cheap. ”I'll buy it.”

[Confirmed. NPC System has been bought and ready to use.]

Karl took one last look at Kigai. Although he wanted to live as Kigai for a while, he was a god. He can't just get attached so easily, especially when he's technically immortal.

”System, make Kigai an NPC.”

[Confirmed, Kigai is now an NPC.]

Karl watched Kigai startle awake, waking up Dilya.

”What is it?” Dilya asked Kigai.

Kigai turned to Dilya. ”Nothing, just a bad dream.”

”If you say so.”

The two went back to sleep, closing their eyes. Karl watched them through the screen before closing it.

”Alright, I'm ready. System, how much will it cost to fast-forward a thousand years?”

[Fast-forwarding 1000 years will cost 1000 points. Would you like to do this?]

”Yes!”

[Confirmed, please wait a moment.]

[You have fast-forwarded 1000 years.]

As soon as Karl read that, he was bombarded with notifications.

[The Ancient One's population increased from 215 to 2976.]

[The Lolleon's population increased from 437 to 4326.]

[The Dwarves population increased from 10 to 1546.]

[The Apelings has become enlightened, becoming the Samian. You have been granted 100 points.]