Reincarnation NPC, but Arknights

What a pitiful fellow.

However, it's unclear why all the nutrients were concentrated in one place during hibernation; the size of this guy's frontal armor is truly terrifying.

It always gives people a feeling of not being able to breathe.

While it may not be as powerful as an orca, it's still enough to make Miss Typing Girl despair.

"You are...?" The doctor tilted his head in confusion as a stranger approached. "I'm sorry, I have amnesia and am not the person you remember."

"It's alright. I haven't been with Rhodes Island for very long either, so this is kind of the first time I've met you." Bai Ye waved his hand, then found a bag of snacks in his inventory.

"Would you like to try some?"

"This is?"

"Crab sticks are made by air-drying the meat from the claws of the rock crab," Bai Ye said, referring to the food. "It sounds strange, but it's really delicious."

"Huh?" Upon hearing this, the doctor's eyes lit up, and he took the strange snack from Bai Ye's hand and put it directly into his mouth.

"Ahhh, Baiye, don't feed the Doctor weird stuff!" Amiya, who was not far away, saw this and immediately rushed over to stop the Doctor.

"Hmm?" The doctor was somewhat puzzled.

"Tsk... You can only eat liquid food. You can only eat normal food after your physical abilities have fully recovered..."

Amiya said, then glared at Bai Ye with a huff. The little rabbit complained, "Bai Ye, you're really going too far. I'm confiscating this thing."

As he spoke, he took all the snacks from the doctor and Bai Ye's hands.

"This child is adorable even when he's angry..." Bai Ye couldn't help but sigh.

"Hmm, she gives me a very familiar feeling. Maybe I knew her in the past..." The doctor stuck out his tongue and licked the lingering taste on his fingers. He sighed, "Although I have no memory of it, my intuition tells me that the thing must have been quite good. Hmm, delicious."

"Pity……"

"It's okay, you can eat it once you've recovered."

Bai Ye comforted her from the side.

Based on my first encounter with the doctor, this guy seems a bit... adorable?

Is SCP more popular or the back room more popular? (Image)

Chapter Nineteen: Pharaoh

(Today is a holiday, and also a very special day, so I'm adding an extra chapter.)

"We're going to return to Rhode Island first, and then we'll set up an office and a hospital for infected people here."

At the port of the core city, Dr. Kal'tsit bid farewell to the other operators and Bai Ye and the others.

Amiya couldn't help but complain, "I feel like White Night has completely turned into the Reunion Movement."

"Hey, if that's the case, does that mean we can have him?" Talulah and Amiya were on good terms, so she made a joke.

“He is our supervisor, and we have not expelled him from Rhodes Island’s Team Five unless he withdraws from the mission.” Kal’tsit shook her head.

Alina, standing to the side, raised an eyebrow. She always felt that this doctor spoke arrogantly and sounded very fierce.

Talulah stuck out her tongue as well.

"Aren't we going to stay until tomorrow?" Bai Ye looked at the sky. "If we set off now, you'll have to camp in the wild tonight."

ACE smiled and said, "We need to bring the Doctor back to Rhodes Island as soon as possible for a more comprehensive check-up. As for safety, Bai Ye, you don't need to worry about us."

As he spoke, the handsome middle-aged man raised the shield in his hand: "I wasn't able to use it today, but now I can perform at 100% in battle. You should still have some faith in our Rhodes Island elite operators, otherwise Scout will cry."

“That’s a rumor.” Scout stepped out of the shadows. “The person you’re talking about might be Big Cat.”

Then, the Sarkaz ranger wearing a hat and carrying a Laterano long gun turned to Bai Ye and said, "Bai Ye, thank you."

"Ok?"

Bai Ye wasn't quite sure why this operator was thanking her.

“I heard from Logos that you helped the Sarkaz Infected. These fellow tribesmen who came from Kazdel are not in good condition, and you helped them find a new home.” Scout had experienced the Kazdel Civil War and knew the plight of his fellow tribesmen.

Therefore, he was very grateful to Bai Ye.

"It was nothing," Bai Ye said dismissively.

Scout didn't say much. He bowed respectfully to Bai Ye and then left the core city of Chernobog with the others.

Dr. Kal'tsit will be acting alone; perhaps she doesn't want to see the Doctor's face, so she left first on her own.

According to Amiya, she also had some things to take care of when she went out.

……

After Rhodes Island's convoy left and Talulah and the others had gone far away, someone that Bai Ye never expected suddenly appeared at the port.

"Damn it, am I still a step too late?"

That person is W.

"I remember... you should be very interested in Rhodes Island, why didn't you come before, and only came now?" Bai Ye thought this guy was annoyed because he missed Kal'tsit.

“I’m not planning to meet with them for now, because I’m investigating something… Bai Ye, I already know who they took away from that place.”

As he spoke, W clenched his fist.

"Hmm." Bai Ye looked at the girl in front of him and suddenly felt a sense of familiarity.

This guy, who's usually so crazy, isn't using madness to hide his emotions anymore.

In her face and eyes, Bai Ye seemed to see a similar emotion to that of Kal'tsit.

Just like Kal'tsit standing on the sarcophagus back then, hatred slowly seeped from this guy's eye sockets.

Of course, Dr. Kal'tsit was more reserved and hid her emotions very well, while this guy was completely unrestrained.

Recalling what the old woman had said, Bai Ye roughly understood W's thoughts.

“I know who she is now. The person I’ve been looking for is right here… Damn it, I should have been faster. I had to stop them.” W said, slamming his fist on the wall.

"I'm going to kill her."

“You can’t do it.” Bai Ye shook his head. “Rhodes Island will protect her, and Talulah won’t allow you to kill people indiscriminately.”

"Moreover, she has lost her memory."

"Amnesia?! Hahahaha? Amnesia?! That's quite a joke."

W burst into wild laughter, laughing until tears streamed down his face and he was breathless with rage.

Then, her smile vanished, replaced by a grim expression: "Very good, she's actually lost her memory. What's so special about that? All those things she did before can just be wiped clean? Don't be ridiculous. Even if others don't know, that old woman definitely does. She actually wants to take her back, to bring back that evil spirit from the Tower of Babel…!"

"Calm down." Bai Ye pressed down on W's shoulder, immobilizing the girl.

"Tsk, you want to stop me? This guy is really strong." W twisted his body, found that he couldn't break free, raised his head, and glared at Bai Ye.

“If you want to know anything, go find the old woman. She should know how to entertain old friends.” Bai Ye released his hand. “However, now that Reunion Movement and Rhodes Island have formed a cooperative relationship, you can’t kill people.”

"Listen to me, don't forget Garsen."

Bai Ye is more of a bystander and gossip about the past grievances between these people, but now it's clear that Rhodes Island will protect the Doctor, so if W acts recklessly again, it will disrupt the relationship between the two organizations.

Bai Ye didn't want this guy to disrupt his interests.

Moreover, given her position, Bai Ye is also the head of Rhodes Island, and would be even less likely to allow W to act recklessly.

W stared at Bai Ye for a long time, then raised his hands: "Alright, I'll give up for now. I really don't understand what that old woman is trying to do... She's completely insane. Keeping the murderer who killed Theresa by her side."

……

After suppressing the restless W, Bai Ye returned to his residence.

Entering the narrow bedroom, Bai Ye threw herself onto the bed.

The game forum was still open, and Bai Ye discovered that the most popular post was actually a video link.

Upon opening it, it turned out to be a preview livestream recording of version 2.0 of the official Arknights Online game.

"This game even has an official team... Do they really understand this game?"

Bai Ye was certain that the entire game system was definitely not hand-crafted by these people; they must have only played a supporting role.

Regardless of the circumstances, in the eyes of the players, these people are undoubtedly game creators.

The comments section below the post was filled with player comments.

[Dessert Captain: You guys still remember to do live streams? I was so worried!]

[Coffee Cup: There are still 3 years until the next version is released, it's going to be tough...]

[GalaxyLsp: Is nobody discussing the updated content?]

[Lemon Pigeon: I'm a complete newbie, and I'm curious why you guys call the producer Pharaoh?]

【拉不缺德：damedane~dameyo~】

【?????????】

……

Bai Ye clicked on the video out of curiosity.

Chapter Twenty: Official Antics

Upon opening the video, Bai Ye saw a young man who looked familiar.

He is Oceancat, the game producer of Arknights Online, and is known as Pharaoh by players.

Bai Ye couldn't help but burst out laughing on the spot.

This character is quite popular among players, and there are countless fan creations and memes about him, making him quite a source of humor.

The most famous fan-made video is undoubtedly "damedane," a timeless classic. Even Bai Ye, who isn't interested in this kind of content, has seen this video on the Bilibili video-sharing website.

It seems that when it was viewed on Baiye, the number of views reached 20 million. I have to say, netizens really know how to create something interesting.

However, Bai Ye then saw himself in the video.

He couldn't laugh anymore.

Fortunately, it wasn't anything strange; it was just a retrospective of the previous game version. The game's official team edited together footage shot on-site by staff members entering the game, as well as player perspectives collected from other player submissions, YouTube videos, and streamer broadcasts, to create a simple retrospective video.

However, among them, NPC Bai Ye has become the undisputed protagonist, appearing quite frequently.

From the Lungmen battle during the public beta to Bai Ye's boastful moments in front of players after the official launch, almost everything was included. Bai Ye also occupies a considerable portion of the entire retrospective video.

After all, Bai Ye's character is present throughout the main storyline of the game's 1.0 version, making him one of the NPCs players interact with the most.

Moreover, he is the most popular NPC in the entire game. Even people who have never played the game have seen his memes in chat groups. Therefore, even the game's official team has to ride on Bai Ye's popularity.

What's it like to watch your own videos?

Bai Ye felt a little ashamed.

I had only seen my own memorial images and memes on forums before, but this was the first time I had edited such a complete video.

"So this is how I appear to the players..." Bai Ye stroked his chin. "H-Well, I'm handsome..."

After editing, Bai Ye's fighting style and gorgeous moves were vividly displayed, and the game's official team even added his own lines and background music. It has to be admitted that Bai Ye himself was amazed.

Besides Bai Ye, many other players also appeared in the video review. Bai Ye saw ZC, who was telling jokes; the chairman of Future Technology, who was recording a live stream while talking to himself; Xiao Qin, the kobold who advocated getting his life points to 20 first; and the player legions that charged towards the enemy.

Besides the Lungmen-Ursus Empire region where Bai Ye was located, players from other spawn points also had opportunities to become star players, and these were also recorded in videos.

"What a pity, the snow wheelchair racing event wasn't included..."

The event was not included in the video, likely because the topic was considered sensitive and potentially discriminatory against people with disabilities.

Actually, Bai Ye really wants to see more videos about players doing funny things.

After that came the Pharaoh's own "passionate speech." This was a speech that was said to give people "hope +2," but the comments were all about jokes and humor, and almost no one was really listening.

Bai Ye burst out laughing when he saw it. The Pharaoh in his previous life never did anything like this. What's going on this time? Did he just let himself go?

Is it scary? Yes, it is scary.

After the awkward speech finally ended, we arrived at the preview of version 2.0 that players were most concerned about.

Almost all players are complaining that the official team is neglecting development and being lazy. What kind of game jumps directly from version 1.0 to version 2.0 without a single update in between!