Reincarnation NPC, but Arknights

"Hey, young lady over there, don't talk to him. Real Ursus people should solve problems with their fists."

Just then, a slightly rough voice suddenly came from the side.

Bai Ye turned his head and saw an Ursus girl with shoulder-length black hair and red highlights standing to the side, her hands in her pockets, leaning against the wall and looking at them with a delinquent look.

"I was wondering how someone managed to sneak out, but what you guys are discussing is so boring." The delinquent girl took her hands out of her pockets, clenched her fists, and looked at Bai Ye with a malicious expression: "Hey, those guys with weapons seem to listen to you. Looks like you're one of the leaders. If we beat you down, can we capture you and make them let us go?"

"Judging from what this young lady says, you're a scientist... You can only blame yourself for being so careless, not even bringing a bodyguard."

As she spoke, the girl raised her fist.

……

"Captain, look over there! Some students have slipped out and are even preparing to attack Mr. Bai Ye!"

"Ignore them and take the students back to their classrooms."

"But……"

"Are you new here?"

"Yes, Captain! I haven't been a soldier for long, and I'm currently undergoing training with the First Guerrilla Detachment!"

"Then take a good look. Mr. Bai Ye is a strongman who can face the Imperial Guards alongside the Captain. These students are too inexperienced."

……

Bai Ye was slightly stunned.

This guy actually wants to challenge me?

"You're such an amateur! Hey, don't just stand there during a fight! You wretched bastard, you're the one who told us to lock you up here, aren't you? Let me give you a good punch in the pretty boy's face!"

"Clench your teeth and don't relax, because it's going to hurt a lot next!"

"what!"

The Ursus girl swung her fist forcefully at Bai Ye.

Miss Natalia, standing to the side, was completely stunned.

However, what happened next was beyond their expectations.

"Snapped--"

Bai Ye reached out and steadily caught the fist thrown by the delinquent girl.

"This... is impossible. You were clearly distracted and didn't even look at my fist... Damn it, I can't get any strength in it."

The girl looked at her fist, which was enveloped by Bai Ye's hand, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't break free.

"Yes, I am indeed a scholar and do not possess their strength, but even so, you are no match for me."

"I've heard of you. Are you Sonia?" Bai Ye asked with great interest.

"I heard from the black market that you defeated all the school clubs around here, and even thugs and gangsters were no match for you. They all call you 'General Winter'."

As he spoke, Bai Ye suddenly grabbed General Dong's wrist and threw her back.

"What era are we living in? Still acting like a traditional Ursus?"

“Miss Natalia, you see, this is the way of things. Whoever is strong has the right to speak. Right now I am stronger, so you all have to listen to me.”

As he spoke, Bai Ye kicked Sonia on the ground again: "Didn't anyone tell you not to shout so loudly during a fight? You're telling everyone that you're about to throw a punch."

"Stop looking at that Ursus Fighting Manual. That's not how you use Battle Cry. Combat isn't just a regular street brawl, you idiot."

After saying that, Bai Ye stretched and straightened his wrinkle-free coat. Then he looked at the two of them and said, "You two seem to have a lot of energy, so you can take charge of those students. I told you before, your lives are very important, so you'd better behave and live well. You'll be released in a month."

Bai Ye finally pushed the dumbfounded Miss Natalia through the school gate.

"Hey you over there, still watching the show." Bai Ye waved to the Reunion Movement warriors beside him.

"Yes, Mr. Baiye."

"You guys, block the gate and keep an eye on the students. These two guys just stepped out of the school gate, understand?"

"Yes!"

After giving instructions, Bai Ye left Peterheim High School.

For him, what had just happened was merely a minor incident. The students here were his trump card for protecting himself. Without them, once Saint-Germain realized what was happening, given the Ursus Empire's style, they would likely have sent warships to hunt them down in the wilderness, while simultaneously bombarding the core city of Chernobog into ruins.

The stone coffin will probably explode...

……

Outside, the revelry was also drawing to a close.

Afterwards, the Reunion Movement will occupy the entire core city of Chernobog, remaining there for several days to absorb the infected from the surrounding urban clusters. Then, utilizing the natural barriers created by the Cataclysm, the core city of Chernobog will move away, and the Cataclysm will prevent the Ursus Empire from pursuing them.

All of Bai Ye's efforts and investments over the past few days have finally paid off.

As long as he can preserve the fruits of victory, he will be able to benefit continuously from this core city.

"This must be what they call winwin..." Bai Ye looked up at the sky, somewhat wistfully, "What will the next version update be like?"

Chapter 88 Version Update

What is the world?

For most civilizations on Terra, the land was everything.

For Iberia, the world is land and sea.

For the Agors, the world is an endless blue abyss.

Only a very few wise people know the truth about the world: this planet is a sphere, a planet in the universe. The earth is not infinite; it is merely a pile of soil on a sphere.

However, for Luna, the world is a completely different concept.

The world is a bubble suspended in an endless sea of ​​stars, a miracle born from the combination of physical and conceptual elements.

Without a doubt, Terra is special; it has countless connections to Earth, a planet from another dimension. It's as if by divine coincidence, or perhaps a miracle, that they are so similar.

Geological structure, civilization, life...

Like two similar flowers on a vine.

Or perhaps, it's a mapping across different dimensions.

And their fates were so similar.

Terra has experienced a devastating catastrophe, nearly wiping out humanity, while a new civilization struggles to survive on this land.

Earth seems to be thriving, and human civilization is gradually moving towards the stars, towards the constellations. However, it is about to face a sudden catastrophe. Human civilization may be wiped out.

It is precisely because of this similarity that Luna, the collective subconscious entity of humans born on Earth, accidentally made contact with Terra's consciousness, thus beginning a transaction that transcends dimensions and the starry sea.

"In other words, this is a global redemption."

"The world exists in such a simple way. The games created by humans are indeed a good cover-up. Version updates are just adding patches to this planet and changing the laws of the world."

Luna, whose true form is similar to Alaya, disguises herself as the Federation's central artificial intelligence system, "Center-AI," and runs a "game" called "Arknights Online" on the moon.

Luna appears as a girl with long silver hair. Her eyes are empty, floating in an endless dark space, reflecting another dimensional world—Terra.

"I'm going to start."

The girl faced the void and made this declaration; she didn't know who she was whispering to.

In the void, there seemed to be unseen waves surging, and a conscious entity vibrating, responding to her.

"It might hurt a little..."

The girl's silver hair began to spread, stretching into the void and extending into the boundless darkness.

She is rewriting the laws of the world, inscribing new patches.

In her eyes, the world is just a piece of paper that she can change at will.

Subsequently, the will in the void conveyed some information.

In the darkness, the fog churned, creating an unsettling atmosphere.

"Feeling a little unwell?"

"I see, too many things were added at once. Jumping directly from 1.0 to 2.0 was a bit of a stretch."

"Next time, we'll update it gradually, from 2.0 to 2.1, 2.2... and finally add it to 3.0. That's how humans make games too."

Although Luna disguises herself as artificial intelligence and can indeed perfectly surpass any AI currently created by humans through her abilities, her true nature is something else entirely.

She possesses an anthropomorphic personality and even exhibits human emotions. She is not without flaws and makes mistakes.

Just like humans.

"Not enough energy? I know... This is our last chance."

"We no longer have the capacity to back up the world. This is the last time."

"Yes, I know. He's amazing. He's a child of Earth and a child of Terra. He will continue to grow and serve as a bridge connecting the two worlds."

"We will definitely succeed."

……

On the deserted surface of the moon, a silver-haired girl floats silently.

She looked at the Earth.

In the timeline where Gaia, the planetary will, has departed, only Luna exists in this world.

……

On the continent of Terra, the planet is slowly trembling at a frequency imperceptible to humans.

The demise of the old human civilization represents the demise of the primate's inhibitory force, the Alaya consciousness.

Therefore, in this world, there is only the planetary will, Gaia.

They are indeed two similar worlds.

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Bai Ye is still unaware of the truth.

However, he suddenly woke up from his sleep.

"What's wrong with me? This inexplicable palpitation, this trembling..."

Bai Ye clutched his chest; his heart was pounding rapidly at an eerie frequency. In his sleep, he seemed to vaguely sense the pulse emanating from the depths of this earth.

The vibration was so powerful that Bai Ye was awakened in an instant.

Bai Ye couldn't sleep.

This is the first night in the heart of Chernobog. Most of the infected are sleeping soundly, because this will be their new home.

"The player has already left..."

Bai Ye strolled casually along the streets near the core city command tower.

Without the usual crowds and hustle and bustle, the whole city was so quiet.

The players have logged off and will be spending 3 Earth days with the update.

However, the countdown on the game system panel in front of Bai Ye was far more than 3 days.

The flow of time is not the same for everyone.

This relieved Bai Ye slightly, because three days was too short, and he would have more time to prepare.

Before we knew it, the first version was coming to an end.

"This is outrageous! There hasn't been a single update since the official launch, and then suddenly it jumped from version 1.0 to 2.0. Aren't they afraid of messing up the real world?"

Bai Ye couldn't help but complain.

This is the kind of thing a complete novice in game development would do. Even on forums, people are criticizing it.

Fortunately... precisely because it's a realistic world, the game rarely has problems running. Aside from some overly realistic settings that cause players to suffer, everything else is fine.

That's why players can accept it even if there are no updates for an entire version.

"If such a group of people suddenly disappeared, the world would probably start to panic and become suspicious again..."