Reincarnation NPC, but Arknights

“After all, it’s useless to me… As for those students, let’s leave them in Mr. Patriot’s care. Anyway, Big Daddy is good at taking care of kids. Hmm, and let Alina tutor them while we’re at it.” Bai Ye suggested, then a smile that Talulah and the others couldn’t understand appeared on his face: “After all, I’m not some kind of devil. Even during the time we’re in charge of, we can’t slack off on education. I’m sure these students will be grateful to me.”

Frostnova rolled her eyes.

Listen to this, is this even human language?

“Leave it to me,” Alina nodded.

The education of ordinary children in the Integration Movement was handled by Alina and other teachers, who had ample experience in this area.

As if remembering something, Bai Ye suddenly turned to look at the Reunion Movement cadres beside him—Kingkiller Lyudmila, Mephisto, Faust, and Bonebreaker: "You guys, go and integrate your subordinates first, there are still missions to do afterwards. Little Deer, you go with them too."

"it is good."

Although Bai Ye bypassed Talulah to give the order, everyone complied. While these people were also officers, their status and strength were clearly inferior to Patriot and others.

After everyone left, Bai Ye suddenly drew the one-handed sword "Arc Light" from his back.

"Uncle, you must have felt it too, right..."

"Ah."

Patriot raised his shield and halberd.

"Huh?" Talulah and Frostnova were a little confused and didn't react immediately. They were puzzled when they saw White Night and Patriot enter a state of combat readiness.

W's pupils contracted slightly.

She raised her hand: "Why... is my hand trembling slightly..."

“Because you are afraid,” Bai Ye said softly.

"Fear? Fear of what?" W gripped one hand tightly against the other. "Are you kidding me..."

"Because that is fear itself."

Bai Ye reached out and pulled W aside. At the same time, a jet-black spear grazed the two of them and pierced the spot where W had just been standing.

“Without preparation, you are the weakest among us… I should have let you retreat with them.” Bai Ye casually moved W aside.

W is indeed quite strong, but she doesn't rely on her own combat power. Her strength depends entirely on how many explosives and landmines she has prepared.

Relying solely on the Lateran gun inherited from the previous W is not enough to contend with those monsters.

"Damn it..." W stared at the steel plate pierced by the black spear, trying her best to make herself inconspicuous. If Bai Ye hadn't pulled her back, she might have been seriously injured.

……

"We meet again, it seems to be the third time."

Bai Ye greeted the imperial guards who suddenly appeared not far away.

Although these bodyguards with military swords looked like they were cut from the same mold, Bai Ye could still tell that the one in the lead was an "old friend".

“You’ve shown up again.” Patriot was always ready to activate the cannibalistic ritual device on his armor.

The last time it was in the permafrost, it was these same people who stopped the Reunification Movement.

This time, after they successfully captured the core city of Chernobog, these inner guards reappeared.

“Five in total.” The eyes beneath the Patriot’s helmet began to glow red.

This isn't a special effect; it's a sign that the Wendigos are about to unleash a spell.

If necessary, he would throw his halberd first, piercing through an enemy.

However, the guard on the other side spoke first: "Is this your plan? To throw out a topic and make the council and those stupid insects argue endlessly, so that you can take advantage of the army group's inability to take action and seize a mobile city?"

"It must be said, it is indeed a good plan. However, it is a betrayal of the Empire!"

"Hiss—now, you are traitors. Seizing cities, exiling civilians, killing soldiers—these crimes are enough to warrant your death ten thousand times over!"

The guard looked at Bai Ye and made this announcement.

"hehe."

Bai Ye raised his one-handed sword, Arc of Light, and made a preparatory attack stance: "Then let's try it. I'm standing right here now, let's see how you take the life of this sinner."

"Let's see, are you five strong, or will we eliminate you first?"

Chapter 84 Was all of this part of your plan?

Bai Ye's words echoed in the upper levels of the command tower.

His gaze was aligned with the tip of his sword, which he held out horizontally, and aimed at the Imperial Guard carrying the Ursus scimitar.

These "Emperor's Blades" could swear they had never seen such an arrogant enemy, let alone one who made such an arrogant declaration while facing them directly.

This is a desecration of the glory of the Ursus Empire, a contempt for the authority and laws of Saint-Germain! What utter disloyalty!

However, even so, the internal guards really dared not make any rash moves.

Because at this moment, the command tower not only houses White Night, but also the last pure-blooded Wendigo, a frost mage from the frozen land, and a Drak red dragon!

With only five interior defenders, it's impossible to take down these people; in fact, if they were to actually fight, they might very well lose.

The head of the inner guards could never see through Bai Ye's strength. He always seemed to be hiding something, and every time they saw him, he was stronger than the last time.

Instead of taking action, the Inner Guard began questioning the Patriot: "Wendigo, are you also going to oppose the Empire?! Look at what you're doing now?"

"You are a hero of the empire's past, the pride of soldiers, why have you fallen so low?"

Patriot shook his head: "I fight for the infected, it's only right."

"I have a clear conscience."

The guards remained silent.

His words could not sway the soldier's resolve. He was too forceful and stubborn...

"How about this, let's stop fighting each other. If we really have to fight, the command tower will be destroyed by the aftershocks, and the entire mobile city will be affected as a result," Bai Ye suddenly suggested.

As he spoke, he took the lead in sheathing his one-handed sword, "Arc Light."

"Damn it, not again! Are you trying to make us compromise again?!" The guard couldn't help but curse.

Yes, he wondered if he and Bai Ye were incompatible. Every time he met this cunning young man, he always had a way to escape death, and each time, he hit the nail on the head, leaving them no choice but to comply.

"After all, this isn't the first time. As everyone knows, once you compromise, you'll compromise countless times, just like with cross-dressing." Bai Ye smiled and then continued, "Next, I'll give you another reason why you can't continue fighting us."

Patriot and Talulah originally thought that Bai Ye would use the students he had previously detained as hostages to shake the inner guard, but Bai Ye used a different method.

Bai Ye took a photo out of his pocket and flicked it casually.

The photo drifted on the wind and landed right in the hands of the guard.

"This is……?"

The Emperor's guards looked down and saw a man in the Ursus Empire's noble uniform lying on the ground, clutching his left hand with a ferocious expression.

"This guy is your target, isn't he? I believe your emperor will definitely order you to secretly arrest him."

Bai Ye spoke up from the side.

"Hiss—whoosh—" The military guards fell silent.

This was indeed his mission objective; the person in the photograph was Marquis Boris, the lord of Chernobog.

“This is your primary objective, isn’t it? I believe His Majesty’s most loyal soldiers will carry out His Majesty’s orders,” Bai Ye continued.

The guard gripped the photo tightly, then looked at Bai Ye: "Hand him over."

“We are not protecting any criminals of the Empire. By now, he should have already left Chernobog,” Bai Ye said with a smile, showing no regard for the Imperial Guards who were exuding murderous intent.

"How about this reason? I think the most important thing you should do now is to capture this criminal. If he escapes to Longmen, it will be very inconvenient for you, after all, you know what's going on there." Bai Ye's body became more and more relaxed, which contrasted with the military guards who were on high alert. Obviously, he really had no intention of fighting.

"Or do you insist on continuing to defy His Majesty's orders and be our enemy? You have already failed in your duty once; do you want to continue?"

The guard stared at Bai Ye in silence for a long time, then crumpled the photo into a ball: "Just this once, tell me his location."

“Didn’t I just say? Lungmen, he’s heading towards Lungmen, driving a vehicle.” Bai Yeshun pointed in the direction Boris had left.

"Don't think this is the end, you cunning young man." The guard said sternly, then left with his men.

As Bai Ye said, he gave an internal guard a reason that he couldn't refuse.

"No need for you to trouble yourselves. I will go to Saint-Germain Castle myself to apologize to His Majesty later." Bai Ye waved to them from behind the guards. "Take care, and don't bother seeing me out."

……

After the guards left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"So the rumors were true... I thought the infected were just exaggerating... The faceless lich." W relaxed and lay down on the floor of the command tower, letting out a long sigh of relief.

"Seriously, why did Monster Game have to drag me into this? Thank you, White Night, I almost died just now." W, who was facing the Inner Guard's fear aura for the first time, was clearly not used to it.

Compared to her, Talulah and Frostnova, who had more experience, seemed much more at ease.

"You never intended to fight them from the beginning, did you? Could it be that all of this was part of your plan, White Night?" Talulah asked, lowering her weapon.

Bai Ye nodded: "When have you ever seen me get ready to fight and then deliberately strike a fighting stance? I've never had that habit."

“The deaths of the internal guards are too difficult to deal with. Their deaths will create fear and annihilation. It’s not so bad on the frozen ground, but in the city it would be a disaster.”

Bai Ye was worried that their death cries might detonate the stone coffin as well, which would be hilarious; the entire core city would probably be blown to bits.

Yes, flying in the physical sense.

As Bai Ye spoke, he looked in the direction Marquis Boris had left.

Previously, after capturing the city, Bai Ye had indeed kept his promise and released Boris.

Bai Ye even thoughtfully pointed him in the right direction, provided him with a vehicle and food, and even found a driver from his private army.

"I'm a man of my word..." Bai Ye murmured to himself, "I said I wouldn't kill you, and I won't."

Unlike characters in typical novels who promise not to kill and then have their subordinates do it, Bai Ye wouldn't do that.

"However... if the Imperial Guards catch up with me, don't blame me..."

"After all, you were involved in the sarcophagus incident. I hope you can have fun in the Empire's secret interrogation prison."

"At that time, you'll be begging to die."

Chapter 85 Update Countdown

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On the first day of December 1096 in the Terran calendar, the Reunion Movement successfully took over the core city of Chernobog. The plan devised by White Night and Talulah went quite smoothly, and the players and warriors executed it very well.

Thus, the long-standing permafrost exile of the infected and the Ursus guerrillas officially came to an end.

This also signifies the successful completion of the main storyline quests the player has participated in. The first version of Arknights Online is drawing to a close.

Soon, at exactly 10:00 AM, all players, including Bai Ye, received an email from the game's official system:

[Dear players, thank you for playing Arknights Online version 1.0. We will now be updating the game. The game will be offline for 24 hours, and the update will last for 3 days. Arknights Online version 2.0 will officially launch at 16:00 in 3 days.]

Please find a safe location to log off within 24 hours. Note that upon logging back in, your character will be automatically moved to the nearest respawn point.

For detailed update information, please refer to the official website announcement (https://ak.hypergryph.com).

Thank you for your support. We look forward to seeing you again. —by the Arknights Online Operations Team

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"Has such a long time passed without us realizing it?"

Bai Ye stared blankly at the update announcement on the system panel.

Although he had experienced many version updates in his previous life and was already very used to them, Bai Ye still felt a bit of novelty when he entered the game as an NPC.

To players, game updates might simply be uploading new data and overwriting the old ones. However, Bai Ye knew that this was a real world, meaning that updates were not such a simple matter.

That was a power akin to the creation of the world by gods.

Only the White Night, who exists between the players and the natives, can remain in this world and witness all of this happening.

"It's too extravagant for me to be the only one to witness all of this... It's definitely a first-class seat!"

Bai Ye couldn't help but utter such a sigh.

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