Reincarnation NPC, but Arknights

Natural disasters are enemies of civilization and are among the factors that could lead to the extinction of humankind.

The extinction of humanity will lead to the disappearance of the Alaya consciousness, the collective subconsciousness of all humanity, also known as Luna.

Therefore, Luna hates natural disasters.

Natural disasters are her enemies.

Similarly, they will also be enemies of Baiye.

Chapter Seven: The Stone Coffin

"Mr. Bai Ye, you don't look well. You should go and rest."

Alina was the first to notice Bai Ye's strange behavior, and she quickly spoke up.

Bai Ye nodded.

He felt that he was not in a good state. First, he had fought against the natural disaster, and then he was affected by the strange emotions that were surging in his heart.

Looking back now, Bai Ye believes that his initial act of confronting the natural disaster head-on was probably not a sudden whim or a coincidence. At that time, he was likely already influenced by his inner impulses.

"I have a feeling that I'm getting closer and closer to the truth..."

As Bai Ye pondered, he walked down from the command tower.

……

Without players, the core city is empty and silent.

Large swathes of the city were left idle. On the streets, White Night could see Infected members of the Reunion Movement methodically cleaning up the entire city.

They have already considered themselves the masters of the core city, collecting wealth and integrating resources, and they want to transform it into a self-sufficient paradise.

On the way, whenever these infected individuals saw Bai Ye, they would wave or nod in greeting. To them, Bai Ye was like a savior, pulling them out of the terrible abyss.

These infected individuals even planned to erect a statue in honor of White Night in the central memorial plaza.

Of course, Bai Ye was unaware of this, but he always felt that the infected person's eyes were somewhat fanatical.

This near-divine treatment of him was difficult for Bai Ye to handle. Yes, Bai Ye didn't want others to have expectations of him. Expectations lead to betrayal, betrayal leads to anger, and therefore, it makes it easier to descend into madness. Tragedy often follows this pattern.

Bai Ye then activated an optical invisibility spell at the next street corner, finally breathing a slight sigh of relief.

The previous discomfort was completely swept away.

After walking along the streets for a while, Bai Ye soon arrived at his residence in the heart of Chernobog.

"For now, we can call it home..."

Talulah has designated a section of the core city as a player gathering place, similar to the player's main city and homestead system common in RPG games.

This city doesn't just belong to the infected; a part of it will also belong to the players.

Baiye's residence is not far from here.

Initially, the infected man wanted to give a manor to Bai Ye, since he was fully entitled to possess the property left by the former nobleman.

However, Bai Ye declined the gift, as he felt safer in a cramped room. For example, he really liked his dormitory at Rhodes Island.

As a player, Bai Ye was already used to cramped hotel rooms, and the same was true when he bought a house in the player's main city. He was used to converting his residence into a safe house. Compared to comfort, Bai Ye had a more persistent pursuit of security.

Even after becoming a native of this world, this habit did not change.

Perhaps subconsciously, Bai Ye still sees himself as just a passerby.

However, players will need to pay fees to purchase property or rent shops in the core city. White Night can profit from these funds.

Bai Ye would naturally not refuse tangible benefits.

This is one of the returns he deserves for his previous investments.

In addition, Baiye also received tax breaks for her own company, high-quality material support, a huge market, and various preferential policies.

After Talulah became a marquis and acquired a fief, White Night's businesses could leverage these advantages to rapidly grow.

"Unfortunately, my company is now just an empty shell..."

Bai Ye thought about it for a while, but couldn't come up with a good idea. He decided to leave the problem to Miss Swire to think about.

In any case, he was more comfortable with fighting and killing, which was the only thing he was good at.

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After resting for a day at his residence, Bai Ye prepared to return to Rhodes Island.

He would never go again. He felt he was becoming a member of the Reunion Movement. Despite being the head of Rhodes Island, he was always busy with his own affairs and didn't care about his company's business at all. This wouldn't do.

However, before that, Bai Ye prepared to enter the stone coffin once.

In the previous storyline, Rhodes Island rescued the main NPC codenamed "Doctor" from the sarcophagus.

This was also the beginning of the main storyline in the previous life. For this NPC, Rhodes Island lost two elite operators and two elite squads.

ACE became the first NPC players encountered in the main storyline to die from a plot-driven death.

Many players who follow the storyline once discussed on forums whether the sacrifices of these two NPCs and numerous operators were worthwhile. Various opinions emerged, but in the end, no conclusion could convince everyone.

Even though Bai Ye wasn't interested in the plot in her previous life, she had occasionally browsed these posts, after all, they were incredibly popular.

"I'm very curious about what's inside the sarcophagus, and what kind of person the doctor is."

As Bai Ye muttered to himself, he walked into the stone coffin, watched by the infected guards.

He was the only one authorized to enter this place.

"Being a scholar is still quite useful..."

Bai Ye stood before the heavy stone door. Thirty years ago, after Marquis Boris's research yielded no results, he ordered the stone coffin to be sealed.

From then on, this place became a restricted area.

Bai Ye was perhaps the only person to have set foot in this place over the years.

"I felt as if I had arrived on the moon."

Looking at the thick layer of dust on the ground and the footprints left by his shoes, Bai Ye couldn't help but complain.

He then activated the mechanism, and the heavy stone door slowly lifted up.

Instantly, the movement of the air caused the dust on the ground to swirl around.

The mysterious forbidden land, sealed for far too long, has finally been unsealed once again.

"The Originium concentration... is very low, which is normal. This place is not driven by Originium at all."

Bai Ye slowly stepped into the stone coffin.

It's clear that Boris completely sealed off the entire device with cement—a massive undertaking. But that's all; their operation was hasty, with no defenses, no surveillance, and no lights—they simply sealed off the entire area.

Bai Ye passed through a series of isolation doors and quickly penetrated into the core area of ​​the stone coffin.

Then he heard a huge rumbling sound.

The sarcophagus was not completely sealed, but rather entered a dormant state similar to standby.

The energy generated by this device is continuously supplied to the engine of the core city, supporting the operation of this city-state.

At the deepest part of the device, Bai Ye saw a "coffin".

That was a life support capsule.

A human figure lies quietly inside.

Chapter Eight, Dr. Kal'tsit, you didn't want this either...

"This must be what they call a PhD..."

"The only living person in the stone coffin."

Bai Ye approached the life support pod and immediately felt a faint chill emanating from beneath the pod's cover.

"It's so cold, it's actually a cryogenic hibernation chamber."

Bai Ye circled the coffin where the doctor lay several times with great interest.

This thing looks a bit like the game pod he used in his previous life, but it's much larger.

It is common knowledge that those lying in coffins or life support devices are usually ruthless people.

For example, a Doomsday Warrior who slaughtered his way through Hell.

For example, the sergeant major who was awakened from the cryogenic chamber of the autumn wind stew.

For example, those tyrants who are like protective umbrellas submerged in water.

For example, there was that old rogue who had ravaged Hyrule four times, and he slept for 100 years.

Is it possible that the Doctor is actually Link?

Bai Ye told a lame joke that no one understood, gently wiping away the frost on the transparent cover and looking at the person sleeping inside.

"We can't wake you up from inside yet."

Bai Ye shook his head. If he forced the life support device to be turned on now, this guy would probably really die.

Speaking of which, Chernobog has faced several near-explosion crises before. He's probably been on the verge of death several times. He's really lucky.

Bai Ye took out his terminal and took many photos from various angles before leaving the stone coffin.

……

Two days later, Bai Ye appeared on Rhodes Island.

After he jumped off the plane, he received a text message from Dr. Kal'tsit on his terminal.

"It seems the old woman already knows about Chernobog."

Bai Ye blinked, put away the terminal, and then took the printed photos and headed straight for Dr. Kal'tsit's office.

Bai Ye knocked on the pneumatic door to the office and went inside.

Dr. Kal'tsit is waiting for him.

The old woman crossed her arms and looked at him seriously.

However, as soon as Kal'tsit opened her mouth, Bai Ye interrupted her.

"white night--"

"Dr. Kal'tsit, you don't want the Doctor to get into trouble in the core of Chernobog, do you? You don't want the sarcophagus to be blown into the sky by us, do you?"

"?"

Dr. Kal'tsit did not expect that White Night would take the initiative.

Bai Ye then placed the photo on the table.

The image above shows the doctor lying dead in the life support pod.

As Dr. Kal'tsit looked at the photo, her expression gradually turned cold. She reached out and pressed her hand against the photo, and the veins on the back of her hand bulged faintly.

Clearly, her mood was not as calm as it appeared.

After a long pause, she took a deep breath and slowly said, "Tell me your terms first, but don't forget, you are still the manager of Rhodes Island."

Bai Ye nodded: "I would like to ask Rhodes Island to establish a branch in Marquis Talulah's territory to provide assistance to the infected."

"I would also like to ask Dr. Kal'tsit to help us restart our research on the sarcophagus."

"At the same time, I would also like to borrow a few Rhodes Island operators. It won't take too long, just one day will do."

Bai Ye didn't stand on ceremony with Kal'tsit and directly stated his conditions.

"In return, we can share data and research successes with Rhode Island, and we can also engage in various collaborations. The core city of Chernobog is now under the control of the Reunion Movement."

"Restart the research on the sarcophagus?" Dr. Kal'tsit frowned. "You know how much we paid to shut it down back then."

Bai Ye shook his head: "I know. But, Dr. Kal'tsit, you also know that we can't seal that device forever. Ten years? A hundred years? One day, someone will reactivate it. Rather than leaving the hidden danger to the future, it's better to solve it now."

“You can completely trust us. At the very least, we won’t use it for bad purposes. Dr. Kal’tsit, you can monitor us at any time. We are different from the people of the Ursus Empire.”

Bai Ye's words silenced Kal'tsit.

What he said makes a lot of sense.