“Crimson Desert (Red Desert/Red Desert)” has recently been a hot topic in the community. In addition to the endgame content and map rhythm, there is also an unexpected direction: “Which NPCs are the most cost-effective to be friends with?” Because making friends in the game is not just a social Easter egg, but will give back to your daily efficiency: buying things cheaper, having more stock, and even unlocking a stable source of resources.
Betting with the NPC first is equivalent to opening up the supply line!
The key point shared by players is the “supply contract”: after getting familiar with the grocer, innkeeper or tailor, you can unlock their supply contract, allowing you to buy more items and get some discounts. For an open world, this small degree of convenience is actually great, especially when you often need to replenish food, materials, and equipment. The time saved on running errands is more valuable than the money.
What’s even better is functional friends: someone can directly help you open animal resource lines
The community also named two particularly useful NPCs: Ben (unlocks pig) and Willian (unlocks sheep): Pigs and sheep can provide key resources such as cotton and food, which are very useful for production and battery life. In other words, this is not just one more friend, but one more sustainable output point.
How to become a best friend? Refresh the trust value to 100!
The method is not complicated: interact with NPCs, chat, give gifts, buy their products… these actions will increase the trust value. As long as the trust value reaches 100, the “Best Friend” route will be completed. Players’ descriptions are also very funny: after you reach the maximum level, you will become a ride-or-die, or even the kind of friendship that allows you to die with dignity together.
Of course not everyone will give you a reward
The community also acknowledges that not every NPC will unlock substantial benefits when the trust value is full; the dyers around Hernand, like Hernand, will give different dyes based on their expertise, but not everyone must brush it. However, this arrangement can at least help players invest their time in more rewarding objects, instead of chatting around only to find that nothing has changed.