After the arrival of the NPCs in this Season 5 of Fortnite Chapter 2, Epic Games would have the intention of adding new functionalities for these characters in the future. One of these novelties would be the option to trade, according to one of the latest rumors.
According to the famous Fortnite insider known as HYPEX, Epic Games is preparing an update that will allow trading with NPCs in the purest Minecraft or Call of Duty: Warzone style. In principle, this would allow you to sell the junk loot and buy supply drops for 600 gold.
We might get more NPC services where they buy loot from you or spawn 1 supply drop for 600 gold!
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) December 21, 2020
At the moment, it is nothing more than a simple rumor, although the insider has shown on more than one occasion to have quality information. Without a doubt, it would be a more than interesting novelty and would bring a new point of strategy and tactical game to Fortnite games.
We will have to wait for the next updates to see if the insider was right and Epic Games ends up introducing this novelty in the Fortnite NPCs.