Reincarnation NPC, but Arknights

Oh, what a coincidence! Bai Ye saw a player with the ID "Azure Thunder" walking towards him.

The player then shouted beside Bai Ye, "May I step on you?"

"Hahaha!"

"Wuhu!"

"This one is even more heavyweight."

"I want to be stepped on too!"

The players nearby who heard "Azure Thunder"'s words laughed. So there really was someone who said that. How brave!

While enjoying the show, the players also turned their attention to Bai Ye, wanting to know how this "NPC" would react.

white night:??

Bai Ye was dumbfounded. He never expected that his casual attempt to find someone to try out the new feature would result in encountering a player who would "go crazy".

After a moment's thought, Bai Ye replied, "The officer is watching from the side, so it's not convenient for me to make a move."

"Let's find a secluded spot later. I've just mastered a leg technique and want to find a target... a sparring partner to practice with. You're such a kind person."

Then, with a thought, he adjusted his favorability rating and gave Cang Lei a friendly smile.

……

[Ding, Bai Ye's favorability towards you has increased by 1 point] (-10000+1) (Cross out)

Grass!

Cang Lei's eyes widened; he was dumbfounded.

This NPC doesn't play by the rules.

Logically speaking, shouldn't you be disgusted by me?

Please, Cang Lei said he was just joking, so why did this NPC actually take it seriously?

Cang Lei had heard that the NPCs in the early stages of the story were very powerful, and he, being a level 1 newbie, couldn't withstand a single kick from an NPC.

You are such a good person.

Cang Lei wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that the NPC in front of him was a perfect figure. Although he had a kind smile on his face, there was a murderous look in his eyes when he looked at him.

……

Bai Ye ignored Cang Lei, who was questioning his existence.

Yes, some people have diverse tastes. For example, a certain Luo Tianyi who catches ghosts seems to have a foot fetish, liking long legs in black stockings and bare feet.

However, this Cang Lei is most likely a comedian, and Bai Ye won't tolerate him.

However, after trying out the favorability rating system, Bai Ye discovered something quite interesting.

That is, through favorability ratings and system prompts, it seems that players will genuinely believe him to be an NPC.

Bai Ye's identity as a fake NPC seems to have been confirmed.

Moreover, he can adjust his favorability rating himself.

If it's implied that increasing favorability is linked to some kind of benefit, players will definitely go to great lengths to increase their favorability.

Even without spending any real-world rewards, Bai Ye can still lead players by the nose.

This is a deal with absolutely no cost. You can get the players' labor for free and also reap the benefits from them. Even capitalists would be moved to tears if they heard this.

Wasn't this how online games used to be? They forced players to do reputation quests, one after another, making them work for NPCs for free. Even if you had money, you couldn't buy things from the faction shop; you could only exchange them after you had enough reputation.

Wouldn't that increase daily active users and online time for the game?

Hehe, now it's my turn.

On the surface, Bai Ye remained calm and composed, but inside, the wicked man was laughing wildly with his hands on his hips and looking up at the sky.

Fortunately, the world of Arknights Online is real, and the so-called Yan Kingdom reputation from his previous life was probably quantified by the system. There were no ridiculous chain quests like in old-fashioned online games, otherwise Bai Ye would probably be so angry that he would vomit blood by now.

'I need to plan this out properly first. Affection levels can be linked to the personal shop and quests... Hmm, I can also make up some stories to satisfy those who like good plots.'

After all, given the information overload of his previous life, Bai Ye had watched some educational videos about game design. He knew there were plenty of ways to fleece players, hehe.

"Although we used to be from the same hometown, I've now transmigrated, so don't blame me for being impolite. Anyway, you players don't lose out; you get the satisfaction and positive feedback of playing the game, and you can buy things from me to learn skills and improve your strength. They should be thanking me. I guess I'm too kind-hearted."

From another perspective, Bai Ye is also taking advantage of the system, using the system's resources to tease the players. Isn't that also a form of NTR?

While lost in thought, Bai Ye looked at the players around him with kind eyes.

These are all free laborers.

Indeed, people's moral bottom line is flexible. In the first two chapters, Bai Ye was still feeling sad and emo because of loneliness and seeing his past kind, but now he seems to have changed.

As expected of me.

What are players? Just tools. Earthlings? I don't know them at all.

While pondering this, Bai Ye suddenly saw a player dressed as a Felin woman walking towards him.

Above her head was the ID: 【宅猫不鸽】 (Zhai Mao Bu Ge).

"Um, is there anything I can do?" Zhai Mao looked up slightly at Bai Ye and asked, trying to trigger the quest.

She was encouraged by the comments to come and trigger the mission.

Based on the understanding of the numerous gaming experts in the comments, Bai Ye should be the person in charge here, and with his extremely high looks, he'll definitely be an important NPC. To guide players, the system will certainly assign tasks to this NPC.

As for why we speculate that Bai Ye is an important NPC?

Have you ever seen a game designer waste precious art resources on random players?

It must be said that the comment masters did have some understanding, even though they didn't get a single thing right.

……

Bai Ye's eyes lit up as he looked at the player in front of him.

[Zhai Mao Bu Ge], he knew him from a past life, he was a streamer on the Bilibili platform. Zhai Mao became popular because of "Arknights Online", and gradually became a streamer after winning the open beta qualification.

Okay, it's you I choose, the tool that's delivered right to my door, number 1!

Chapter Twenty-Five: The Crosstalk Group

Zhai Mao is a very promising streamer. Although she was just a small-time drawing streamer before, she became a top streamer after the release of "Arknights Online" and gained a lot of popularity from the game.

This girl is a bit of a scatterbrain. At first, the audience thought she was acting and creating a persona, but later they realized that she was actually genuinely silly.

There was no acting involved; it was all real.

Unfortunately, fools are often blessed with good fortune. Zhai Mao's luck is truly outrageous. He always manages to turn things around in a positive direction, creating explosive entertainment during his live streams. He can be called the ultimate lucky charm.

When Bai Ye was choosing a character to represent him, he did hesitate between the chairman of Future Technology and the homebody cat, but in the end he chose the homebody cat. The reason was actually quite simple—the chairman's character was too abstract, and Bai Ye was afraid he would scare the Terrans.

In comparison, the catgirl created by the otaku cat looks much more pleasing to the eye.

Unfortunately, no matter how good-looking you are in the game, it's still fake. You'll still have to be a tool if you're meant to be a tool.

Bai Ye thought for a moment, then took out his terminal and sent a message to Officer Chen Huijie. He then looked at Zhai Mao and said, "Outsider, I do need your help. First, you should report to Officer Chen."

As she spoke, Bai Ye edited a task for the otaku cat.

……

At the same time, a dialog box appeared on the cat's game panel asking whether to accept the quest.

There was no need to think about it; the cat immediately accepted the task.

To enhance player immersion, Bai Ye named the quests and divided them into several parts, creating a series of interconnected quests.

The first task Zhai Mao received was to talk to Officer Chen Huijie. Because the task was relatively simple, Bai Ye casually gave him some experience points as a reward.

He had encountered these things countless times in his previous life when playing games, so he was very familiar with them and could speak of them off the cuff.

[No room in the trash can: Cats are truly chosen ones, getting a mission right from the start!]

[A boat full of sweet dreams presses down on the Milky Way: Cat, hurry up and cling to his leg, this NPC is something else]

[Lemon Pigeon: Am I the only one who noticed that this NPC's name is Bai Ye? Bai Ye... hehe... Bai Ye]

[Like a block of wood: Stop acting crazy here]

[System notification: OceanCat has donated 36888]

[Nightfall: Holy crap, a gift from the Pharaoh!]

……

The barrage of comments was chaotic, with everyone saying their own thing, creating a lively and exciting atmosphere.

Zhai Mao's live stream was quickly featured due to its high popularity, and even the game's official representatives appeared in the live stream and gave him SC as a reward.

According to system records, Zhai Mao was the first player to accept the quest.

The otaku cat, who was doing the task in a daze, didn't even know that she was now famous—it's all so mysterious.

This is one of the advantages of being a streamer. When a cat plays games alone, many people watch, which allows more people to know about Baiye's existence.

With increased popularity, more players will come looking for him, so there won't be a shortage of "tools" (players who can help him out) anymore!

……

He casually dismissed the errand boy with a prerequisite quest, and then went to find the Rhodes Island dispatched operator.

Actually, this dispatched operator didn't come to Lungmen to investigate the drug-related case in the slums at all. She was just carrying out her usual field mission.

Because the Lungmen office had just received the news, Rhodes Island would not know for some time—Terra did not have long-distance instant communication methods, and communication and message transmission relied entirely on messengers.

Using information provided by the office, Bai Ye located Rhodes Island's vehicle near the port in Lungmen District 5.

He reached out and knocked on the car window. The window rolled down, and Bai Ye saw a petite Waifan girl sitting in the driver's seat, with a smiling Volper girl next to her.

Bai Ye was a little surprised.

They said it was one person, so how did it become two?

Is it possible that Rhodes Island is currently offering a buy-one-get-one-free deal?

"you are?"

The girl from Vaiva frowned slightly at first, but then relaxed after looking at Bai Ye. Bai Ye's natural affability was indeed a bug. The girl had silver-gray hair and bright red, crystalline eyes like gemstones.

Unfortunately, as a Vaiva, she seems to be too short, making her a rather unusual individual.

Bai Ye glanced at the name tag on her chest and then explained, "I came from the Rhodes Island office. Due to some special circumstances, the entrance to the city has been temporarily closed. You and I will enter Lungmen through a special passage."

"After that, we will have special tasks to handle."

Thanks to Officer Chen Huijie, Bai Ye obtained a temporary pass. In exchange, Bai Ye had to assist Rhodes Island in resolving the slum case as soon as possible.

It's not really convenient for officers from the Guard Bureau to enforce the law in the slums, as the situation there is rather delicate and special. Officer Chen Huijie originally wanted to open a Guard Bureau branch in the slums, but the plan ultimately failed.

Even though Lungmen has been more tolerant of infected people than most political entities, conflicts and contradictions still exist.

"Hehe, looks like our vacation plans are ruined." The girl from Volper chuckled and narrowed her eyes.

Compared to the serious Vaiva, she was much more lively.

“Franka, it’s your plan, not 'ours',” Vayvan corrected. “Also, please take this field mission seriously. This is the first overseas mission since Blacksteel International and Rhodes Island started their cooperation. You need to take it seriously.”

"Okay, okay, Miss Excellence..." The girl called Franka replied dismissively, then turned her gaze to Bai Ye, "Hey buddy, get in the car. By the way, you probably don't know the girl next to me yet, right? Please allow me to introduce her. Her name is Power Bank."

"Razer, my code name is Razer. Please don't mind my partner's nonsense... As you can see, we are from Blacksteel International (BSW), but currently serve Rhodes Island due to a cooperation agreement."

Razer explained earnestly that her appearance did indeed fit the description of the top student Franka had given her.

Bai Ye found it rather amusing; these two operators seemed quite interesting and had very distinct personalities.

Bai Ye opened the car door and sat in the back seat.

The Originium engine started, and guided by him, the vehicle headed toward the special passage.

He didn't say a word the whole way, but when he looked up occasionally, he found that the two people in the front row were looking at him through the rearview mirror.

In the reflection of the mirror, Bai Ye saw the girls' eyes.

This plot seems kind of familiar...