Reincarnation NPC, but Arknights

Chapter Thirty-Two: A Speech of Justice in the White Night

Bai Ye could tell at a glance what the tool in front of him was happy about.

It's all about experience, equipment, and goodwill.

You're still too young. For Bai Ye, all those feelings, whether affection or anything else, are just illusions. Back in the day, Bai Ye himself was also lured forward by these very things.

Sure enough, he ended up living the life he hated most.

However, Bai Ye said, "I like it!"

The open beta test was very short, only 24 hours, mainly to ensure balance and prevent a large gap between open beta players and players after the official launch. After all, the open beta is non-wipe.

Although Bai Ye kicked the otaku cat away, the cat was quite happy about it, since she wanted to use the remaining time to experience other things.

However, Bai Ye clearly wouldn't let her off so easily.

What are your thoughts on people who are infected?

Bai Ye asked the otaku cat a question.

Otaku Cat: ? ?

How did she know? An infected person, just look at it this way, from the current perspective, an infected person is probably a patient with a terminal illness.

Bai Ye naturally wouldn't wait for the player to give an answer, so he continued, "This land is not friendly to the infected. They cannot be cured, and the ore will gradually spread and crystallize on their bodies, spreading a second time after killing the patients. For this reason, the infected have become objects of social exclusion."

“Longmen has been quite lenient towards the infected; they are allowed to live in the city. In some countries, however, the infected are simply taken to the wilderness to mine or imprisoned like prisoners.”

Of course, these things have little to do with the players themselves. Without seeing or experiencing them firsthand, there's no empathy. From behind a screen, our stories are just stories to them.

Bai Ye wasn't in a hurry; he just needed to attract players by offering them benefits.

"I, and others like me, are searching for the future of those infected, searching for the future of this land. But our numbers are limited, and we are outnumbered and outmatched."

“I can see that you, and your companions, are people with potential, and I hope to get your help.”

"This land needs more heroes. Will you come?"

A speech of justice in the white night.

With all the necessary elements, the mere mention of "this land" in the dialogue fills people with hope; then, combined with "infected" and "future," you only need three sentences to stand on the moral high ground of Terra.

Bai Ye then handed a business card to Zhai Mao.

"Can we really help? I mean, we're too weak and powerless right now."

If players don't feel any sense of belonging, then saying anything more is pointless.

Bai Ye knew, of course, that now that they had occupied the high ground, the next step was to offer tangible benefits.

"Temporary weakness doesn't matter; I believe in your potential."

"By the way, I'm also a businessman, so perhaps these things can help you."

After he finished speaking, the cat saw that a shop interface had appeared on his game panel.

She was still confused and hadn't seen clearly when the live stream chat exploded with another wave of comments.

[WaterWaterMoon: Oh, so this is a faction NPC. Judging from what he's saying, it's definitely related to the main storyline.]

[Bai Mobai: Am I the only one who noticed the skills in the shop? Are these really skills that newbies can learn?]

[Combustible but not deadly: Shut up, take my money!]

……

The cat stared wide-eyed at the store interface in front of it.

Weapons such as swords, crossbows, guns, and even staves are child's play; Bai Ye's list even includes land-based aircraft carriers and powered armor.

The skills are incredibly diverse, with a dazzling array of Originium Arts and techniques.

Once you take one look, players will absolutely not want to look away.

Bai Ye waved his hand, and instantly, 99% of the items in the list disappeared.

Only a few skills remain, lying forlornly in the shop interface.

“Uh…” Zhai Mao stared longingly at Bai Ye.

She hasn't finished reading it yet!

However, this "tool" was unaware that many items in the shop list were deceptive. For example, the "land-based aircraft carrier" was actually the Rhodes Island, which was not for sale. As long as the price wasn't listed, anything could be put in the shop!

This system is actually quite stupid. Bai Ye had already thought of countless ways to tease the system, and could pose it however he wanted.

"Although I can't give you these things for now, as an extra reward for completing the mission, I will teach you a skill."

"Okay, the tuition will be waived."

Bai Ye then revealed the prices of some skills. You only need experience points, no LMD required to learn them!

Nonsense, where would a mere otaku like that get money? It's already good enough that he has some experience.

These are all very basic skills.

Although the otaku cat was naturally naive, she couldn't resist the encouragement from the comments. She hesitated for a while looking at the list, then made up her mind to invest all the experience she had gained into Baiye's shop.

Instantly, Bai Ye's experience pool gained 700 experience points.

"!"

Bai Ye confirmed that her guess was correct.

The system took all the experience for itself, without charging a single penny!

Perhaps because he possessed a game panel, Bai Ye developed a strange connection with the game system. The experience and free attribute points that players entrusted to the system for learning would all be transferred to his hands.

Other NPCs certainly don't receive this treatment, because they actually have no interaction with the game system at all.

Bai Ye was moved to tears.

What kind of charitable act is this? No middleman making a profit? No, he himself is the middleman, profiting from both ends.

The system uses the players' experience as a reward, and then pockets the experience from the players.

Bai Ye stated that he would make money every time this kind of deal happened a hundred times!

No, actually he's doing charity work. He's giving players access to learn skills for free, without even charging them. All he needs to do is let these guys follow his plan.

What a magnificent spirit of gold! Bai Ye expressed that he had sacrificed so much for the infected people of this land.

……

After the cat finished learning the skills, Bai Ye closed the shop interface.

He then handed a business card to Zhai Mao: "We welcome anyone who wants to join us."

The cat took the business card, which featured a symbol made up of a triangle and a tower. Of course, you could also think of it as a rook in chess.

Rhodes Island.

The cat read the words on the sign aloud. Thanks to the translation system on the game panel, she was able to understand the words on the sign.

When the cat looked up, it found that there was no one in front of it.

Not far away, Bai Ye had already walked away with Chen Huijie and the others.

His shadow was stretched long under the dim streetlights.

Chapter Thirty-Three: Bai Ye, Come to the Guard Bureau

The cat's mission is complete, but the Guard Bureau's mission has clearly only just begun.

This Safra man was sent directly by the mastermind, and information about him could be obtained through interrogation. Just as Chen Huijie was about to take him back to the Lungmen Guard Bureau, the Safra man told everyone that he had to return to headquarters to report every day, and if he didn't, it meant something unexpected had happened.

They were ultimately living in the shadow of the Rat King, and they had to be extremely careful. But where in the world is there an impenetrable wall?

Officer Chen Huijie glanced at the sky. They were conducting their operation at night to apprehend the gang members secretly selling and distributing illegal drugs. Taking the Safra man back for questioning now was definitely too late.

While taking out her communicator to contact the headquarters of the Guard Bureau, Chen Huijie had her subordinates interrogate the person who had just finished treating the wounded man whose leg had just been stopped from bleeding.

Saffra, in a broad sense, is essentially a lizard, so it wouldn't be entirely wrong for Bai Ye to call the person in front of him a lizardman...

Seemingly sensing the Guard Bureau's intentions, this cunning fellow began to deliberately delay. The Guard Bureau officers brought by Officer Chen Huijie were not professional interrogators, so progress was quite slow.

These officers were clearly more skilled in combat, but their interrogation knowledge was not as good as that of those in the station. They looked at the stammering lizardman in front of them, knowing that the other party was doing it on purpose, but they could not take action directly—after a certain reform of the Guard Bureau, torture was prohibited.

"Let me give it a try." Bai Ye sighed, unable to bear watching any longer; these officers from the Guard Bureau were just too straightforward.

He walked up to the Safra finisher, grabbed the man by the hair, and slammed him against the wall.

"boom--"

The Safra people's confident expressions instantly changed.

“You…” He looked at Bai Ye with surprise and uncertainty.

The Imperial Guard was also startled by Bai Ye's actions.

Bai Ye sneered: "The Lungmen Guard Bureau is civilized, so it's not good for them to take direct action. Unfortunately, I'm not. Oh, by the way, those two over there are from Black Steel International. They're even more ruthless, you know?"

Franka, who was resting nearby, glared at Bai Ye after hearing this.

What nonsense is this person spouting?

What's so scary about me?

The fat fox rolled its eyes, then suddenly said, "That's right, look at this Waifan next to me. She's a barbarian who doesn't know any rules. Waifan, you know?"

"His brain is all muscle, and the horns on his head could kill you."

"Franka, you come here." Razer's forehead was covered in black lines; this girl really dared to say anything.

Bai Ye smiled inwardly, but his face remained indifferent. He looked at Safra as if she were a dead man, an expression that startled the finisher once again.

Bai Ye's demeanor was originally approachable, but now he could only feel the chill of winter.

"If you obediently confess to the Guard Bureau, you might still end up in jail and save your life." Bai Ye leaned closer to his face and said coldly, "If you don't cooperate, we won't take action ourselves."

"After all, we are not demons, but we will hand you over to the Rat King."

"In a way, he also bears some responsibility for this happening on his turf."

Lungmen tacitly approved of the Rat King's existence. He suppressed the gray of Lungmen and was the shadow of Lungmen. The gray forest was the leader of the entire Lungmen slum.

"I'm sure the Rat King is very interested in illegal drugs. I'll ask him to seal off the slums and dig three feet into the ground to find you."

"But this method... I don't know what it will be like, and your fate... I can't guess either."

"Who knows, maybe they'll be sealed inside a concrete pillar and sunk into an artificial lake, or tied to a waterway that the mobile city must pass through. Do you think they'll see you and stop?"

The Rat King's methods were even more ruthless. That old man had been working with Wei Yanwu to clean up Longmen since the past. International criminals, violent organizations... anything harmful to Longmen was swept into the trash can by them.

However, since this case is being handled by the Royal Guard Bureau, it's not appropriate to directly hand it over to the Rat King. After all, what would happen to the Royal Guard Bureau's reputation?

However, Bai Ye is not a member of the Guard Bureau, so he speaks without any restraint.

It's funny, this guy isn't afraid of the Guard Bureau at all, but when Bai Ye mentioned the Rat King, he couldn't hold back.

The people in the slums knew all about the Rat King's methods; he was a terrifying old man.

Bai Ye narrowed his eyes, knowing that his words had worked. He then took the prohibited drugs from the unlucky duo's arms.

Holding the box, he patted the Safra man's face: "Now, tell me everything you know, everything, all of it."

“I really dislike using violence to force people to submit, but I’m not a conservative person, and I don’t reject this approach.”

"I'll tell you everything." The finisher was a smart man; he would rather be locked up in the Dragon Gate prison than fall into the hands of the Rat King.

"Go tell the cops." Bai Ye let go of his hand, walked to the side, and his smiling expression returned to normal.

His change in demeanor surprised those around him, because Bai Ye had been as gentle and warm as a spring breeze since he appeared in front of them, but just now he had shown a fierce and cold side.

The contrast is quite striking.

Having already contacted headquarters, Chen Huijie sensed killing intent emanating from Bai Ye. She suddenly realized that this excessively handsome young man possessed such terrifying killing intent. However, even the chilling killing intent couldn't affect Bai Ye's approachable and friendly demeanor, which was truly strange.

"What would you do if he still doesn't speak?" The young policewoman walked up to Bai Ye and asked softly.

Bai Ye raised an eyebrow: "There are many other ways, such as knives and blood, or simply stuffing illegal drugs into his mouth... As I said, I don't like using violence to force people to submit, but I won't reject it either."

Chen Huijie frowned, then shook her head seriously: "The Guard Bureau only acts with integrity and will not use evil to fight evil. That is not justice."

"So you can't do anything about the slums. The Guard Bureau has tried to move in here several times but failed..." Bai Ye smiled. "Anyway, I'm not a cop. I will only choose the method that is beneficial to me—as long as it works, it's acceptable."