Reincarnation NPC, but Arknights

It's still the familiar, incredibly cute low Gothic language.

Three days later, players have once again entered Arknights Online.

Because the teleportation system has been enabled, and resurrection point crystals have been established, regardless of where players logged off, their login location will be reset to the nearest resurrection point crystal to their original login location.

There are currently two types of resurrection point crystals. One type is automatically generated by the game system, with only one crystal per area, similar to the Statue of the Seven or the Tower of Sheikah. The other type is smaller and is set up by the players themselves.

While the difference isn't huge, the system-generated one is much larger and comes with a temple. Furthermore, newly registered character accounts can only log in using the system-generated main crystal.

This place is known as the "Temple of Awakening".

The player's respawn point crystal is currently invisible to native inhabitants. This area is protected by a barrier that automatically blocks natives. Any other creatures besides the player will deliberately ignore or disregard the barrier when approaching. Detectors will also be ineffective due to these rules.

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Before the server opened, Bai Ye finally made it back to the core city of Chernobog.

At this moment, in the center of the area allocated to the players, there is a huge open plaza, and in the center is a Temple of Awakening.

Only the white night could see the azure crystal radiating a bright light within the temple.

[Version 2.0 is now live]

[NPC Panel Reopened]

[Game forum is now open; current access level: guest]

Just like in version 1.0, Bai Ye's game system panel began to flash, and then he saw a familiar scene.

Countless rays of light converged in the square, and the figures of players, accompanied by flashing light particle effects, solidified into physical forms and appeared in place.

"Even though I've seen it countless times, it still feels spectacular," Bai Ye couldn't help but exclaim.

In the early days of 5v5 MOBA games, the sight of eight teleportation beams appearing suddenly during a fight between two players was already quite moving. Now, with thousands of players appearing together, the scene is truly awe-inspiring.

They seemed to be telling the whole world that this was their power.

As someone who was once one of them, Bai Ye is quite proud of his identity as a player.

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"Wuhu, the important one has arrived... Where is this?!"

"Bad news! Version 2.0 still can't take your pants off! It's so realistic, why can't it do something more exciting?"

"If you want to play R18, you can secretly play other things. I have some materials here, bro, do you want them? I saved them before the ban."

"New players, take my advice: don't mess with your character's appearance. The NPCs in this game are incredibly intelligent, and they'll dislike you if you look weird."

"Some equipment from the previous version is outdated and no longer needed. We can sell it to new players at a low price, and credit is allowed!"

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Players who logged in after the server opened quickly rediscovered the feeling of the previous version, but they were surprised by the various changes in the new version.

"My goodness! Three months have already passed in the game, and it's February of Terran calendar 1097."

What is the Terran calendar?

"Don't you guys pay attention to the plot?"

"Hilarious! Everyone skips the story in games, I just want to see rivers of blood!"

In fact, a lot has happened in these three months, enough to make players feel that the world has changed dramatically.

Unlike the new players who were excited and eager to learn, the veteran players were all eager to know the current situation.

What happened.

Then they saw Bai Ye standing in the distance.

"The big boss has appeared!"

"Wow! It's Bai Ye."

"Ah, as long as Bai Ye is here, everything will be alright."

Veteran players have a special affection for Bai Ye, and seeing this familiar NPC brings them a great sense of warmth and familiarity.

At the same time, they felt relieved. Since Bai Ye was still there, there was no major problem.

"Welcome to Chernobog. This city is now autonomous, led by Marquis Talulah, the leader of the Reunion Movement. It is the first autonomous mobile city of the Infected in the Ursus Empire, and even in the world."

The pre-recorded audio from Bai Ye was being played over the loudspeaker, while a high-definition promotional video recorded by Bai Ye was being shown on a giant screen in the square.

This is a promotional advertisement created by Bai Ye, Talulah, and others. It is currently being tested by players and will be promoted worldwide after the city levels are opened.

"Wow, that's some serious prestige. No wonder it's the government's favorite."

Veteran players couldn't help but chuckle as they watched Bai Ye speak eloquently in the video.

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Players Who Open Their Eyes

To be honest, shooting an ad like this was quite embarrassing for Bai Ye. But as it turns out, once you get used to it, you can even overcome the embarrassment.

Now, Bai Ye can watch his handsome face appear on the city's giant advertising screens without any emotional fluctuation.

"My god, just how strong is this guy? We've leveled up, but why does it still look like 'Extremely Dangerous'?"

Aside from his name and identity being known, Bai Ye's character card is still full of question marks at first glance. His danger level remains the classic "Extremely Dangerous."

Furthermore, if players click on the strength comparison between the two sides, the system's evaluation is "like a god".

"When the game first launched, Bai Ye wasn't that strong. How come the gap is still so big now that we've become stronger?"

"Is it possible that Bai Ye was also hiding his strength back then?"

"The bigwigs at the Valletta Institute said that the strength of NPCs will also increase, so maybe Bai Ye is growing stronger too?"

"He was already a big shot before, wouldn't he become invincible if he continued to grow?"

In fact, players have always had a slight doubt about just how strong Bai Ye really is.

Countless experts have conducted comparative studies by analyzing various videos of Bai Ye's actions and assessing the strength of his opponents. However, due to incomplete information among players, misjudgments may occur.

Even so, electronic cricket fighting is still a very popular activity among players.

After studying the White Night, these players checked their game panels. Then, they were stunned again.

Originally, they were aligned with the Reunion Movement, and were even hostile to the Ursus Empire. But now, Chernobog has become an autonomous city similar to Lungmen, and their reputation within the Empire has collectively improved.

"Bai Ye, what have you done?!"

"Could it be that the Reunion Movement has been recruited?"

"What a joke! The other side made political concessions and compromises, acknowledging the legitimacy of the Reunion Movement, and then received aid from the Empire, providing shelter for the Infected. The uprising was a success."

"Why not just seize power directly?"

"Are you some kind of idiot? Trying to fight a regular army head-on, you've already done pretty well."

The players were buzzing with excitement, all their previous worries and anxieties about clashing with another powerful empire had been resolved. This brought smiles to their faces.

At the same time, they began to mock those players who had left the Reunion Movement. Those people had various reasons, such as the tundra being too harsh, the enemies being too strong, and the Reunion Movement inevitably facing negative consequences. Now, they had all become a laughingstock.

The veteran players who joined the organization from the beginning are now ravenous, enjoying various privileges and benefits, while other players have to grind contribution points and reputation quests to reach their level.

After learning about the current situation, the players scattered and began checking out various updates.

Players can now apply for property in the player zone of Chernobog Core City.

Baiye has already partnered with the well-known furniture brands Dadi and Longmen, and a home furnishing chain store has also opened in Chernobog.

Players said they were familiar with this feature, it's just the home system and furniture arrangement.

Then they saw the white plastic chairs that Bai Ye had placed in a prominent position at the food stall.

"Damn! The official account is paying homage to this meme, Thwa!"

"Iam the storm that is approaching!"

"Are game development teams also in high-risk areas?"

Yes, because in their minds it's just a game, so even if Bai Ye's behavior is a bit outrageous or even abnormal, it doesn't matter. Players will only think it's a tribute or a meme, an Easter egg set up by the game's developers to break the fourth wall and interact with the players.

"It's a pity that despite the technological innovation of full-dive games, the quality of games did not improve. Games from the early 21st century are still incredibly popular today."

Full-dive technology is indeed powerful, bringing a revolutionary evolution to the gaming experience, but the games produced are severely homogenized. Furthermore, game developers focus on delivering a truly immersive virtual experience, while other aspects are merely mediocre and fall short of the excellence of past titles.

"It's a pity that even the most successful open-world game, Arknights Online, isn't really a game at its core... If players knew this, they would probably be disappointed with the gaming industry..."

After paying homage to one of his favorite action games, Bai Ye shook his head and left.

After all, he's no longer considered an Earthling, so these things are none of his concern.

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The players toured the completed core city of Chernobog, including the player area and public areas. The experience was like a country bumpkin visiting Cybertron – completely bewildered.

Bai Ye also opened his private shop to players. This time, he had a proper storefront and no longer had to set up a stall like before.

The shop was connected to his residence, which Bai Ye was quite satisfied with.

"New missions and skills!"

"But we have less equipment... Where are the weapons? Where are the shields?"

"Oh, Raytheon Industries' sales department is over there. I guess it's been moved there."

"There are more types of potions now. It seems that these will be updated as the version is released."

"They even have a pharmacist training program and skills set! Bai Ye is even working as a part-time mentor!"

A steady stream of players stopped in front of Baiye's little shop.

Many people were curious before that Mingye, who is a rising star in the industry with a considerable number of businesses and assets, is still so keen on opening his own small shop.

They always thought this was just one of the boss's little hobbies.

If they saw such a grand spectacle, they might understand part of what Baiye was thinking.

Of course, Bai Ye did this mainly for the sake of experience.

LMD and the like no longer need to be obtained by exploiting players; the initial accumulation of capital has been completed. However, experience is still extremely scarce.

Therefore, Bai Ye also upgraded and optimized his personal store, transferring equipment sales and other related businesses to the professional Thunder God Industries. He himself focused on cultivating his own strengths and leveraging his personal advantages.

After all, you can't make much money just by reselling equipment every day. With so many players, the equipment sells out quickly, making it impossible to achieve sustainable development.

Bai Ye shifted his focus to skill instruction and teaching secondary professions like pharmacist.

He can then extract more experience from players who are pharmacists by selling prescriptions.

Chapter 30 Dungeon Released Online

"It's about time..."

Seeing the returning players, Bai Ye knew that the fragments of events he had, which were specifically used to unlock dungeons, had finally found a purpose.

He currently has three fragments of events, which means he can unlock three exclusive dungeons.

Unlike copies generated by other systems, copies generated through him as a medium can also participate in the profit sharing.

For example, when players die in a dungeon, they will lose experience. The system will take a large portion of this experience, but a small portion will go into Bai Ye's pocket.

That would be considered stealing money from the system.

This is practically the game system's favorite treatment.

The reason for doing this is actually quite simple. After all, these instances are fragments extracted from the Akasha Record by the game system, using the White Night as a reference point and medium. Through these fragments, the game system can create a virtual space, recreate the original scene, and allow players to participate in it personally.

Of course, Bai Ye didn't actually know the reasons mentioned above; he just thought he had gotten a free bargain.

Looking at the fragments of events in his backpack, Bai Ye rubbed his hands together excitedly.

[Should we use event fragments to generate a copy?]

"Of course, I've been prepared for this for a long time!"

Bai Ye pressed the OK button on the panel.

Bai Ye first obtained the first fragment of the event on the frozen ice plains. At that time, he confronted the inner guards, and after the battle, he found a fragment in his backpack.

Before the version update, this thing was temporarily named Dungeon Memory Crystal. It was only after version 2.0 was officially launched that it was given the formal name "Fragment of Events".