Reincarnation NPC, but Arknights

Aside from the wilderness, the best place to level up in Lungmen is the slums.

You can get a lot of missions here, and you can encounter gang battles at any time.

As long as things don't get too out of hand, the bigwigs won't interfere. After all, these squabbles between small gangs won't cause any real trouble.

Lin Gerui, the "Rat King," the king of the Longmen underworld, cares about his bottom line and outside forces. He usually ignores the infighting among small gangs.

Typically, players can freely choose a gang to join and gain experience through free-for-all battles. Some players even form their own gangs, striving to become underworld bosses.

Bai Ye has his own leveling techniques.

On the way, he casually bought a Columbia cowboy hat and put it on, pulling the brim down so that it covered half of his face.

He then sneaked into the scene of the fight between the Lobster Gang and the Char Siu Gang. The two groups had a gang war today because they were fighting over a spot on the dock.

Bai Ye walked directly into the center of the battlefield, where the people fighting were so engrossed in the melee that they didn't care whether there was one more or one less person around them.

'I'm back.'

Bai Ye let out a soft breath.

The noisy commotion, the sounds of fierce fighting, and all sorts of *Longmen profanities* instantly transported Bai Ye back to the era when the server first launched.

Back then, players were all very inexperienced and had no strategy. They were all incredibly brave, but that was the fun of pioneering new areas. Even if they suffered losses, they still found it very enjoyable.

In Bai Ye's eyes, these thugs and gang thugs were equally green. Many of them were even newbies, blindly swinging their weapons around, panicking before even hitting anyone.

"That's not how you fight."

Under the brim of his hat, Bai Ye slightly curled the corners of his mouth and began to secretly strike and knock people unconscious in the crowd.

He doesn't possess stealth-type Originium Arts, nor does he have the invisibility talent of the Saffra race, but he does have a rather sophisticated movement technique.

This is a unique skill he learned in the Eastern Kingdom in his previous life—the leg-drawing technique.

Ordinary humans have limited intelligence processing capabilities. Therefore, they will stuff low-priority information into their subconscious to reduce the burden on the brain. "Invisibility" is achieved by using special breathing and footwork to slip one's presence information into the subconscious of the other party, thus achieving the purpose of "invisibility".

The reason why those top-tier Eastern ninjas can disappear in the blink of an eye is because they deceive your senses, making you subconsciously ignore the past and mistake it for a stone or some kind of tree.

After Bai Ye used this move, a skill began to slowly take shape on the game panel.

He casually snatched an iron rod from a gang thug and swung it around to test its feel.

He hadn't learned any staff techniques, so he just held it in his hand and swung it like a sword.

"boom!"

100 experience points obtained.

Although he was just a small fry, he received a lot of experience points. Bai Ye seemed to have rediscovered the joy of being a newbie and started typing away happily in the crowd.

+100exp

+100exp

+200exp

+500exp

……

Oh, I accidentally knocked out the junior officer in charge of the operation.

Bai Ye projected the virtual screen onto his retina. Data streams flickered continuously, and the experience pool visibly began to rise rapidly. He was immediately filled with the joy of a bountiful harvest.

Bai Ye doesn't target just one gang; to be precise, he attacks anyone he sees, regardless of whether they're from the Char Siu Gang or the Lobster Gang.

This behavior quickly attracted the attention of some people, since his foot-drawing technique could only target a certain group of people and was not true invisibility.

In gang fights, not everyone goes up to fight. Those who rush to the front are usually newcomers and some skilled thugs; those who supervise from behind are leaders with some status in the gang; and those who stand at the back, only talking but not fighting, are senior members with seniority but no status.

However, these seasoned veterans are very experienced and have an excellent grasp of the rhythm of the chaotic battle, because only in this way can they successfully slack off.

"Wow, this guy's really something! Where did the boss find him?"

"How would I know! Wait, is this guy out of his mind? Why is he attacking our own people? Could he be a spy sent by the other side?"

"No way, look, he knocked out the boss on the other side..."

……

Gradually, as more and more people fell, both sides sensed something was wrong. Meanwhile, in the battlefield, as the number of people fighting decreased, Bai Ye could no longer continue his stealthy advance.

"Stop! Stop!" Both leaders consciously called for their men to stop. After the thugs retreated, only Bai Ye, wearing a hat, stood in the middle of the battlefield.

At his feet, a number of thugs lay sprawled out, some on each side.

"who are you?!"

Okay, this fight can't go on.

Bai Ye flipped his wrist, twirling the iron rod in his hand like a sword, then pointed at the thugs around him: "I'm from the Barbecue Gang. Our boss said your names are too low-class, a bunch of trash!"

"What did you say?!"

"Say that again if you dare! *Longmen profanity*"

“＆*@＃＃@%%……”

As soon as Bai Ye finished speaking, the crowd erupted in an uproar.

As he spoke, he quickly allocated his experience points to level up, putting 6 attribute points into the first three stats. Then he flipped over and leaped up, using the air conditioner unit of a nearby building as a springboard to jump all the way to the roof.

With 18 points of strength and agility, he could do this with ease.

His past life experience allowed him to quickly master his body after the attribute enhancement, preventing him from losing control.

……

That evening, the barbecue gang's base was attacked by the lobster gang and the char siu gang, who joined forces to storm in and fight them.

The reason for the fight was said to be that they thought the name "Barbecue Gang" was too awful and tasteless.

Chapter Eighteen: The Daily Life of Penguin Logistics

Bai Ye ignored the mess; in his view, he had only done some insignificant little things.

Upgrading is indeed convenient in the early stages, but such benefits become rare later on. To level up, you have to fight stronger, higher-level monsters.

In his previous life, Bai Ye spent an entire day grinding demons outside a fortress in the northern border region of Yan Kingdom, but he couldn't level up even once.

……

After that, Bai Ye ran through several blocks, causing chaos in several fights, and took on several leaders one-on-one, finally leveling up to level 7.

Bai Ye raised his Constitution to 22, then his Strength and Agility to 20, and finally put the remaining four free attribute points into Spirit.

He hadn't originally planned to upgrade his spirit for the time being, but after trying out his talent [Mind Acceleration], he found the skill surprisingly useful, though it did consume a lot of spirit. It seems he won't be able to become a powerhouse for now.

In *Arknights Online*, there are no fixed skill point allocation strategies; players typically allocate points based on their preferences and the skills they acquire. After transmigrating, Bai Ye didn't retrace the path she took in her previous life because it wasn't suitable for her current self.

……

After finishing his training, Bai Ye began to return the way he came. When he got back, he had already taken off his hat and circled around a few times. So when he walked out of the lower city, no one knew that this handsome young man had caused a great disturbance in the slums.

Because he had leveled up and gained experience, Bai Ye, who had been busy all day, didn't feel too tired. He was in good condition, except that he felt very hungry.

When he returned to the Penguin Logistics dormitory, it was nearly 7 p.m.

"Bai Ye, would you like a slice of pizza?"

Exusiai, Texas, and Sora sat on the sofa, with several open flat pizza boxes on the coffee table in front of them.

Texas is playing a game with Exusiai. Texas has a Pocky stick in her mouth and keeps pressing the controller buttons; Exusiai's controller is lying aside, as if she has already died and is waiting for Texas to revive her.

"I feel like I could eat a whole cow," Bai Ye muttered incoherently as he walked to the sofa and picked up a slice of pizza.

"Oh my god, can you please stop with that damn Columbian accent?" Exusiai chuckled.

While eating pizza, Bai Ye looked around but couldn't find any croissants.

Seemingly noticing Bai Ye's confusion, Kong explained, "Sister Croissant went to deliver goods."

"So you weren't working together..." Bai Ye blinked, realizing he wasn't actually very familiar with Penguin Logistics. His past life's experience was of little use.

"The commission only goes through the boss; whoever gets it keeps it," Exusiai explained from the side, picking up the controller as she spoke; Texas had just revived her.

"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"

Exusiai was dominating the screen with the controller in hand. The reason she died just now was because she got distracted while eating pizza.

"By the way, White Night, I've always wanted to ask you a question: how did you know the secret text of the agreement between Sora and Texas?" Exusiai suddenly asked while playing.

She had wanted to ask this question for a long time. In her opinion, Bai Ye was a very interesting person, full of mysteries.

Compared to a monotonous life, Exusiai prefers to find all sorts of fun.

As soon as Exusiai finished speaking, Sora jumped up from the sofa with remarkable agility, almost like a Catusian with its tail on fire.

This was the first time she had heard of this. The girl stared at Bai Ye in disbelief. That set of ciphers was something she and Texas had agreed upon, and she never expected that Bai Ye would know about it!

Texas remained calm, but she also subtly pricked up her ears; from the way she turned her head slightly, it was clear that she was also concerned about this issue.

Bai Ye blinked.

He had already prepared his explanation: "So you had agreed on this cipher beforehand? I was just using Morse code—that's what messengers usually use."

"It's just a pity about that bag of Pocky."

“Don’t worry, I’ll eat that bag,” Texas interjected from the side.

He breathed a sigh of relief: "I thought you had eavesdropped on our conversation using some kind of hacking technique..."

“How could that be?” Bai Ye shook his head. “You have the best hackers and network technicians in Lungmen. No one can hack into your devices.”

"I'm not a professional hacker; I just learned a little bit during my travels."

"How about our amateur hacker team plays a round?" Exusiai raised an eyebrow and handed over the game controller.

"Why would you think video games and hacking are the same thing?" Bai Ye found it somewhat amusing.

Exusiai shrugged: "You'll have to ask my mom about that. Whenever I sit in front of the terminal, she'll think I'm just playing around, no matter what I'm doing."

Bai Ye was speechless.

So true.

Even if the world is different, Mom is still the same...

Unfortunately, Bai Ye never experienced this, because whether in his past life or now, he has always been alone.

What do you mean by "cat den orphanage"? (Leans back tactically)

After a brief moment of distraction, Byakuya took the controller from Exusiai's hand.

The handle was still warm and seemed a little damp, probably because the girl was gripping it too tightly and had sweated a bit.

Bai Ye blushed slightly. What a carefree guy, seemingly without any of the reserve one would expect from a girl.

However, Bai Ye didn't dislike the atmosphere here. Even though he had only known them for less than two days, he was able to get along well with them, sitting together to chat and play games.

This feeling was novel for Bai Ye.

Previously, he only had his fourth-generation AI butler, Al, by his side.

……

"Haha, Bai Ye, you're so bad!"

"Hey, get out of the way! There are enemies over there..."

Bai Ye gripped the controller, while Exusiai and Sora watched from the side, seemingly even more nervous than he was.

Texas didn't say anything, but just kept pulling the dead man up from the ground.

Bai Ye couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

Playing games with a controller is such a retro form of entertainment...

He finally discovered his weakness: when it came to old-fashioned video games, he seemed to be a complete novice...

"Baiye, have you never played games before?" Exusiai couldn't help but ask after his ninth death.

"Playing, traveling, fighting, adventuring—for me, it's both work and a game." Bai Ye's mind was entirely on the game, and he answered casually after hearing Exusiai's question.

He wasn't talking nonsense, after all, he was practically a professional gamer, and his livelihood depended on "Arknights Online".