Reincarnation NPC, but Arknights

The chaotic players gathered together, excitedly discussing the battle they had just fought. Mengzhu ZC seemed to be performing a stand-up comedy routine, while Kobold Xiao Qin and the streamers from Mengnanzhai were discussing skill point allocation strategies.

Some players choose to squeeze around, enjoying the magical feeling of clipping and passing through objects with their virtual characters.

Bai Ye witnessed firsthand a player wearing a pointed mage hat, the tip of which was almost touching another catgirl's face. It looked like that poke would hurt a lot.

Players are like that; even without fun, they can find it out of thin air. They seem to possess inexhaustible energy and motivation, and this optimism and cheerfulness always influences the Infected members of the Reunion Movement.

“They can be resurrected after death, so they don’t fear death when they fight… What a terrifying race.” Talulah looked at the group of players with a complicated expression.

She had never seen such a large number of players before; perhaps it was because of the main quest that all the players in the surrounding area had gathered there.

She hadn't realized it before, but now, with so many players gathered together, Talulah realized that although the individual players weren't particularly strong, when they came together, they possessed the power to shake a mobile city.

“And there’s something even more terrifying than them, the Silent Charge known as the ‘Krieg Death Legion’.” Bai Ye gave him a look that said, “You’re still too naive.”

"What is that?" Talulah asked curiously.

"You'll find out later." Bai Ye seemed to have remembered something interesting and couldn't help but laugh.

Unexpectedly, he himself became a riddle solver, and strangely, he found it quite enjoyable.

No wonder everyone on this land wants to be a riddle teller.

While enduring Talulah's reproachful gaze, Bai Ye opened the game panel. In addition to the increased experience and legend points, Bai Ye actually found something quite interesting in the NPC panel.

One dungeon crystal.

Through the introduction, Bai Ye learned that as an important participant in the main storyline, Bai Ye is able to generate his own unique instance.

In the dungeon, players can experience their own combat journey.

Of course, it's a multiplayer instance.

"So, players will encounter one inner guard at the end of the dungeon? No, on Nightmare difficulty, it might be four..."

Bai Ye suddenly began to mourn for the players.

If these guys actually rush in to experience the dungeon right now, they'll probably die a horrible death.

Looking at the crystal in his hand, Bai Ye discovered that he could set the location for placing the dungeon.

He suddenly realized why so many strange dungeons appeared after the world quests were replicated in his previous life.

Things like "Patriot in My Heart," "Scout's Final Chapter," and "Retaking the Guard Building"...

It's probably a side quest generated based on the main characters.

This allows players to learn about the battles of some important NPCs in the main storyline.

After all, it's difficult to understand the whole story from the player's perspective alone.

It feels like you buy the game and then get DLC later.

Please name your personal copy.

The NPC panel urged Bai Ye to name the instance.

"Let's call it... 'The Solo Mission in the White Night'."

Bai Ye is not planning to set up the instance immediately.

He plans to wait until the right time to set up the copy.

Chapter Twenty-Two: I Study Myself

Aside from the limit on the number of times, players do not need to pay any price to Bai Ye to enter the instance. However, generating instances is not entirely without benefits for Bai Ye.

This is a great way to attract players; White Night can easily gather a large number of players through dungeons.

'We could set up a large plaza at the entrance of the instance... and maybe also establish some businesses there.'

Bai Ye tossed the crystal in his hand, pondering how to enhance the players' "game experience".

Incidentally, Talulah, who was standing to the side, seemed unable to see the crystal in Bai Ye's hand.

This thing can only be touched and seen by Bai Ye.

……

The retreat of the inner guards signifies the end of the first phase of the main quest.

Clearly, the players have successfully completed the mission.

Although Bai Ye was actually in a rather disheveled state, he still put on a great show in front of the players.

Since he didn't suffer any obvious setbacks and could go toe-to-toe with anyone, players seem to have some misunderstandings about Bai Ye's strength.

Especially when Bai Ye was confronting four inner guards alone, players even believed that Bai Ye could fight four bosses at the same time!

On gaming forums, there have been many posts praising Bai Ye's combat prowess.

After all, Bai Ye's performance was too deceptive. Not only did he hold his own against the four inner guards, but he also made threats and showed no signs of being defeated. It's normal for players to misunderstand.

If Bai Ye had retreated upon seeing the four inner guards or had been defeated at lightning speed, that would have been a different story.

The phenomenon of mindless "White Guards" and "White Night Blowers" tearing each other apart on the forum will begin now.

At first, players did not have a full understanding of boss-level enemies like the Inner Guard.

It wasn't until later, when Bai Ye created his own instance—"Bai Ye's Solo Mission"—that players truly experienced the power of the Inner Guards. Only then did they understand the kind of being Bai Ye was fighting against.

Yes, especially when players choose Nightmare difficulty, where the final boss consists of four inner guards—

The system doesn't care whether Bai Ye lost or not; it simply faithfully reproduced Bai Ye's performance.

This behavior, on the contrary, caused Bai Ye's combat power to continue to inflate in the eyes of the players.

People are even saying things like "one Bai Ye is equal to half a father."

Of course, these are things to follow.

However, even though Bai Ye hasn't released the dungeon yet, players have already gained a new understanding of Bai Ye's strength.

Even the scholars of the Valletta Society believe that White Night should be a protagonist-like figure in the game, whose combat power will continue to increase with each version, and whose involvement in events will become increasingly large-scale, eventually even affecting the overall structure of the game world.

The Valletta Institute even found recorded videos from the public beta testing phase among the streamers who participated, and found a clip of Bai Ye making a move in them.

By comparing these videos, they obtained evidence that Bai Ye's strength was also constantly growing.

……

"That sounds quite plausible!"

Bai Ye sat in the camp, smiling as he looked at the forum.

He's now someone who likes to do his own research, and he always likes to peek at players' posts on forums.

It must be said that the players are all really talented, managing to come to conclusions that even they themselves find quite reasonable.

It's still a pity.

These conclusions are completely different from the truth.

The reason he was able to become stronger was indeed due to the players.

After browsing the forum, Bai Ye began to check his terminal.

His messengers brought him news from all over the world.

As time went on, the existence of the players became known to various countries.

Although they do not yet have a complete understanding of players.

However, some of the player's abilities and unique traits were also discovered by various political entities.

"Perhaps I could organize the currently available information and publish a paper?" Bai Ye knew that the existence of players was a completely blank area for the Terra continent.

Bai Ye wanted to solidify his identity as a "player scholar" and "player expert" in order to enhance his authority, as well as the reputation and reliability of his company.

After all, on this land, having power alone can certainly make things come and go as one pleases, but sometimes, in addition to power, other things are also needed.

When dealing with organizations like research institutions and technology companies, it's definitely better to have the identity of an expert or scholar.

Otherwise, when people see you, they'll ask, "What kind of champion are you?" You can only say that you're invincible in training matches, but you can't say anything else.

Some might say, "What good is fighting? You need connections and background to survive in this world. Otherwise, you'll just be a nobody."

Of course, don't take this too seriously. When you have the power of a powerful father, others will naturally respect you.

Without further ado, taking advantage of the lull in the Reunion Movement's relocation, Byakuya began writing a thesis about the players.

He tried his best to systematically explain the special characteristics, civilization composition, and other elements of the "player" race from the perspective of an indigenous person.

Of course, Bai Ye won't reveal everything in one article; he will only write about what the players are currently showing.

This is probably what is meant by neutrality, objectivity, and being a third party.

In his thesis, Bai Ye first named this peculiar race—undead, the undead, the immortals.

Also known as an oddball or eccentric.

White Night captures the most representative characteristic of players—immortality.

In fact, this was also the official name used by the original inhabitants of Terra in their previous lives for the player's race.

Now, the first person to propose this naming method is Bai Ye.

"The undead have their own cultural heritage, which is very different from other civilizations on this land."

"The undead cannot reproduce, but their numbers are increasing."

"When an undead dies, their body disappears, but after a period of time, they will reappear as a complete individual."

……

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Bai Ye completed the paper during the few days he spent migrating with the Integration Movement.

For him, this was no challenge at all; after all, no one on this land understood players better than him.

At the end of the paper, Bai Ye considered using the term "natural disaster" to describe the players, but after thinking about it, he deleted this subjective modifier.

Let the land itself decide what kind of players they are.

Although players jokingly refer to themselves as natural disasters, in the world of Terra, people's attitude towards natural disasters is far from welcoming.

Bai Ye sent the completed paper to Dr. Kal'tsit.

Well, he himself is currently just an unknown person, and obviously still needs to rely on Dr. Kal'tsit's channels and connections.

Dr. Kal'tsit is a scholar, and her connections and networks exceed what Bai Ye knows. Based solely on the information currently available, Bai Ye understands that Dr. Kal'tsit is not only the director of the Ursus Institute but also a Letanian scholar, and quite renowned even in Columbia's academic circles. Well, let's leave Kazdel and Victoria aside for now.

With her help and testimony, the authority of Bai Ye's paper was enhanced.

"Dr. Kal'tsit, esteemed physician..."

Bai Ye wrote the letter carefully.

When there's trouble, it's Dr. Kal'tsit; when there's no trouble, it's an old lady or a woman. That's probably how genuine he is.

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Chapter Twenty-Three: Players Cause Trouble

Can I build Exusiai with Collector, allocate some random talent points, use Hannah as the stigmata, use Purify as the summoner skill, and choose a physical damage set for artifacts?

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Bai Ye put down the terminal and stepped out of the aircraft.

Since the Reunion Movement is currently in a state of migration, he simply stopped setting up tents and slept directly in the aircraft.

It must be said that even on Earth, Originium energy is a rather terrifying thing. If we remove its infectious properties, this energy can be considered a very useful universal energy source. Originium reactors alone can power massive mobile city blocks.

The aircraft used by Bai Ye had a rather small engine and motor, which could even be disassembled by hand.

A fascinating technology tree.

Stretching, Bai Ye put the terminal back into his bag.

With the paper nearly finished, Bai Ye suddenly remembered that he seemed to have some students he hadn't been taking care of.

"I was planning to leave it alone, but why are there more and more guys to deal with?"