Reincarnation NPC, but Arknights

Opening treasure chests is in a player's nature, and digging for treasure is a very popular gaming experience.

By placing treasure maps into blind boxes, Bai Ye believes that players will definitely start a treasure-hunting craze.

These activities might be able to divert players' attention.

"Damn, Bai Ye has turned into a swindler!"

"Opening blind boxes and participating in lotteries, huh? Bai Ye has gone bad too!"

"Wheelchair racing? And you can even drift? What the hell is this event?!"

"Stop making baseless accusations. The shady merchant event was organized by the game planners. What does it have to do with us, Baiye?"

"Damn dog planning this, they've tainted our White Nights, what a tragedy (not really)."

……

Players were abuzz with discussion upon seeing the new announcement from Baiye.

Sure enough, in addition to the main quests, there are also some fun, exciting, interesting, and heartwarming little activities interspersed throughout.

Bai Ye silently thanked the game designers from his past life. Although he had always cursed them, they really had ways to empty players' wallets.

Look how happy the players are! Sure enough, our business is booming!

Chapter Twenty-Five: Confusing Behavior

Next time, I'll treat you to stir-fried shredded potatoes with ginger.

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"Hiss—whoosh—what are you looking at?"

A saber-wielding bodyguard stood in the shadow cast by the trees, looking at his companion.

The head of the inner guards kept his eyes on the player camp in the distance.

"I'm confirming those strange existences."

Perhaps even Bai Ye didn't expect that the Saber Guards hadn't completely retreated.

Three of the interior defenders have left, while the remaining two have stayed.

The Saber Guard, who had previously confronted and fought against Bai Ye, did not focus his efforts on Talulah and Black Serpent. In his view, everything was proceeding according to plan, and with Patriot protecting him, there shouldn't be any major problems later on.

As for that promising young man, since he also knows about the plan, he should be one of us, so there's no need to worry about him too much.

However, what the Sabre Guards were concerned about was the strange group that had previously gathered to besiege the Ursus Empire army soldiers.

The existence of these people was not part of the plan.

They seemed completely out of place in this world, and even the Imperial Guards had no idea how they had ended up on the snowy, frozen ground.

The sudden appearance of this armed force, which stands alongside the Reunion Movement, within the territory of the Ursus Empire raises the question of whether other political entities are considering intervening in the internal affairs of the Ursus Empire.

No, similar reports of strange races have been witnessed before within the Ursus Empire. The Inner Guard has a fairly powerful intelligence network, so it's not surprising that they know about the players' existence.

However, the players had been scattered before, and their sudden gathering puzzled the guards.

Therefore, the internal security forces need to investigate and assess this group of people.

"What are they doing now? Are they training? They are all soldiers..."

“…No, that’s not it…” The guard in charge of observation seemed somewhat speechless.

"Hiss—whoosh—what's wrong?"

"No, you should see for yourself..."

Therefore, the two Ursus Imperial Guards, who had become suspicious and wary of the player group, looked towards the player's camp.

They saw it—

……

A group of players struggling to move forward on the snow in wheelchairs.

"??"

"……hiss--"

The two guards exchanged a glance.

They didn't quite understand this strange phenomenon.

"Are they training?"

"But does such a training method really exist? Looking at the armies of all the countries in this land, none of them have such a method."

"And they seem to be quite noisy..."

In short, the two bodyguards were a bit confused.

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"Wheelchairs simply can't function properly on snow, can they?"

"Either you get stuck in the snow or you slip on the ice."

"Let's just drift on the ice!"

"Modification, you could modify a wheelchair..."

The players were indeed not training.

They simply took advantage of the Reunion Movement's lull in reorganization to start their so-called "wheelchair racing."

Although it's unclear why Baiye, or rather the "official" organization in the eyes of the players, chose a "wheelchair" as a mode of transportation for the competition, this event seems quite interesting in terms of its antics and humor.

"Damn, you can buy accessories and racing wheelchairs at Boss Baiye's shop. So you were lying in ambush here."

"The true intentions have been revealed. What is this, a wheelchair assassin?"

"However, it seems that the rewards for winning a prize are quite good. Even if you don't win a prize, you still get a basic allowance. It seems that the event is quite generous."

"Oh, there are lottery tickets in the rewards, which can be used to open boxes... Could Bai Ye have orchestrated this collaboration specifically to promote his B-box?"

The players stared at the shop window and began to discuss amongst themselves.

Overall, players generally approve of this kind of event.

Such a massive event naturally required organization, so the task of organizing the event naturally fell to the Integration Movement.

……

"Is this really okay?" Miss Frostnova frowned, looking at the chaotic players and the wheelchairs that kept overturning on the snow, her expression quite strange.

"What Yelena is trying to say is, isn't it dangerous to stay put and fool around instead of hurrying on our way? Besides, isn't it also a waste of time?" Talulah asked with a smile.

Frostnova nodded: "Of course, stopping here and making such a commotion, if those black bugs from the Infected Scouts find us..."

"Just gathering here to do this... pointless stuff..."

Miss Froststar looked at the chaotic, bizarre players, the infected who were fooling around with them, and the children running around in the middle, and shook her head.

“No, I don’t think this is a meaningless thing,” Talulah said, having a different opinion.

As she spoke, she pointed to the infected people who were in charge of organizing the event, as well as the warriors who were watching the game and having fun, and said softly, "How long do you think it has been since our Team Five has been this happy, since we have laughed like this?"

"How long has it been since you've seen a smile on the faces of the Yetis?"

"How long has it been since you yourself last laughed?"

Talulah's words stunned Frostnova.

Miss Froststar froze on the spot, speechless for a long time. She stretched out her hands and pressed them against her cold face.

Yes, when was the last time you laughed?

Did Baiye deliver the food and supplies?

Or was it the first time I had a full meal after being starving for many days?

Or was it that she tricked Bai Ye into eating candy, and then watched him make a fool of himself?

……

I have no impression.

Looking back, there are many heartwarming things, but the infected on this frozen land are always struggling on the edge of life and death. Warmth is not worth mentioning in the cold wind. So, when was the last time everyone laughed heartily? Froststar really can't remember.

In other words, what is there to be happy about?

"I..." Frostnova didn't know what to say.

Talulah said with a smile, "Look how happy they are."

"Thanks to Bai Ye, we won't freeze or starve to death on the snowfield... Our situation has changed a lot."

"The infected have doctors and medicine, and medical sorcerers from Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals are training students. We are able to eat our fill and have the strength to keep going."

"Alina taught me that this is not enough. If people live simply to live and survive, then what is the difference between them and beasts? We struggle so painfully because of hope."

"It is precisely because we sometimes go hungry and cold that poetry, music, fruits, flowers, and the yearning for taste, sight, smell, and touch are so precious."

"These things remind us that we are fighting for what kind of life everyone can live."

Chapter Twenty-Six: I Run Like Heaven

"Of course, the most important thing is identity."

Talulah looked at the players and infected fighting together, a strange feeling on her face: "I think the people that Bai Ye found are very special. At first, I didn't know where this sense of incongruity came from."

"Later I suddenly realized that they had absolutely no prejudice against infected people. No, not only did they not have any prejudice, they didn't even treat infected people as another kind of people."

Talulah continued speaking to herself.

“This land treats the infected as outsiders. Many people don’t even recognize us as their kind, even though we are the same kind of people… but they don’t treat us as human beings.”

"But these people are different. Although they are strange and have their own unique characteristics, they seem to be different from us. However, they can face us naturally, as if we are no different from ordinary people."

"This attitude is even more valuable than pitying or sympathizing with us, because it is a form of equality. Do you know why our compatriots are smiling so happily now? It's because for the first time they are able to step out of the inferiority complex and shadows brought about by their identity and stand under the same sunlight as others."

Talulah looked at the bustling event and seemed to see the future. How wonderful it would be if one day, infected people and ordinary people could stand together like this, without having to hide, without being hunted and driven away.

“I see. Perhaps that’s why Bai Ye organized such a chaotic event… I misunderstood him.” Miss Froststar said thoughtfully.

Talulah's words made a lot of sense, and she also saw the Yetis among the crowd who were fooling around with her.

These yetis were actually her companions, children who came from a mine. They were so close that they were like brothers and sisters connected by blood.

These Yetis called her Big Sister and Patriot Big Daddy; they were family.

The smiles on the Yetis' faces touched Frostnova.

Talulah is right. Bai Ye has his own considerations. He must have thought things through carefully before organizing such an event.

……

At the camp, Frostnova and Talulah found White Night busy at work.

"Thank you, Bai Ye."

Froststar stepped forward, looked at White Night, and spoke sincerely.

"Huh?" Bai Ye looked at the white rabbit who was looking at him gratefully, completely bewildered.

"I thought you were just joking around, but it turns out you had such deep considerations... Thank you for your thoughtfulness," Miss Frostnova exclaimed.

Even Talulah nodded in agreement.

? ?

I have deep considerations.

How come I didn't know that?

Bai Ye was completely confused. Then he listened as Froststar explained her purpose in doing so.

'Uniting the infected and the players. Allowing the infected to also enjoy equality, letting everyone relax after so long... I didn't realize my event had so many benefits!'

Bai Ye's eyes gradually widened.

Good grief, I really just came up with this random idea on a whim, and it seems the inspiration came from a dump truck modification event in some game from my past life...