Reincarnation NPC, but Arknights

"Hmm?" Bai Ye didn't turn around, but tilted his head back, signaling her to continue.

"Ifrit, how have you been lately?" Muirsey asked.

Bai Ye smiled and said, "You seem to be in good spirits and good condition. You probably know that she's on Rhodes Island. You can come visit sometime; she misses you."

"Well then, Ciao~ just a heads up, you're being followed too, so be careful."

After Bai Ye finished speaking, he pushed open the door of the bar.

Standing outside the door, Bai Ye did not leave immediately, but waited for a while.

Bai Ye glanced at the window of the two-story building across the street, snapped his fingers, and then turned and left.

After he left, the window suddenly shattered, and a figure fell out of the window and landed directly on the sidewalk.

Although the passersby were a little panicked, they weren't too scared. They went about their business as usual, called the police, and left.

After all, you have to get used to things in Colombia.

It's perfectly normal for someone to die suddenly.

……

"Where's the ruthless one..."

Looking at the corpse lying on the ground, Muirsey couldn't help but stick out her tongue.

Chapter 67 What if Kal'tsit hears me saying bad things?

"Shh, keep your voice down, they're asleep."

Back on the Bad Guy, Skadi made a gesture toward White Night.

Bai Ye turned to look at the cockpit of the aircraft, and sure enough, everyone was fast asleep.

These guys certainly didn't have a very good time in prison, and the escape took a lot of their energy and strength, so it's really not easy for them to have lasted this long.

Anthony was a large man, and the chair seemed a bit too small for his size, so it looked like he had squeezed himself into the seat, which was rather comical.

Besides Anthony, Robin, Kafka, prison mortician Duma, and Mina disguised as a construction worker, the plane also carried Hamer, the initiator of the prison break, and a female passerby named Mel.

Yes, Bai Ye had never met Mei Er, nor did he know her. Or rather, even if he had met her in his previous life, he probably didn't have any recollection of her.

This time, she came to Columbia with Himer to purchase engineering equipment. To be precise, she didn't know that Himer had audaciously organized a prison break until she met the prisoners.

He's just a nobody now.

When she found out what Himer had done in secret, her expression was priceless.

Besides the escape team, the aircraft also has a researcher, Snow Pheasant.

Originally, the child planned to save money and buy a ticket to return to Longmen, but Bai Ye took pity on her and brought her along.

……

"Time to go back. Hopefully, the spacecraft isn't overloaded..."

The aircraft has a maximum takeoff weight and landing weight, and Bai Ye was worried that transporting so many people at once would overwhelm the aircraft.

“You can use magic to help,” Skadi suggested.

Bai Ye scratched his head and started the aircraft: "I haven't tried it, so I'm not sure. It would be funny if it got damaged halfway through. Dr. Kal'tsit would definitely scold me to death."

Fortunately, Bai Ye underestimated the Bad Guy aircraft. This thing can transport an entire elite combat squad, and it can still fit the current number of people.

Bai Ye found a group of players in Colombia who would gather clues and intelligence for him, but he himself did not intend to stay in Colombia.

The game's built-in NPC panel has also been upgraded in version 2.1, and now players can view the progress of player quests through the panel.

What surprised Bai Ye the most was the interaction system with players. Now he no longer needed to handle the conversations with players himself, but instead, like the other natives, the system acted as his agent to teach skills and issue tasks.

For Bai Ye, this was the part he was most satisfied with. Before, every time he was surrounded by players, he felt a suffocating feeling that made it hard to breathe—imagine, in a game, as long as you appear, you are surrounded by a large group of people every moment, and these people are simply a chaotic mob...

It’s scary to think about it.

Although he possesses the power to control the wind, when surrounded by a crowd, Bai Ye himself feels as if the air around him has solidified.

"Have they left?" Skadi didn't seem to care. On land, she could go wherever she wanted. In fact, to her, these places were no different.

The White Night's aircraft—no, the Rhodes Island's aircraft—took off successfully.

Everything is normal.

Bai Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

Only then did he feel at ease.

The right arm, which housed the nascent spirit, showed no abnormalities.

To be honest, he had been worried that something unexpected might happen. After all, such a big thing was locked inside his body, and if nothing happened, it would feel a bit unnatural.

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Nothing particularly noteworthy happened on the way back to Rhodes Island; these guys just slept the whole way.

Columbia is quite far from Lungmen, and even with an aircraft, it wouldn't be possible to reach it in a day. After camping out for one night, Bai Ye took out fuel from his inventory to refuel the aircraft.

In the afternoon, Bai Ye returned to Longmen.

The Rhodes Island ship is currently anchored near Lungmen.

Although Himer and Baiye brought back a large group of people, this did not surprise the people of Rhodes Island at all.

After Bai Ye landed the aircraft smoothly and jumped out of the cockpit, he realized something was wrong.

The atmosphere on Rhodes Island was somewhat strange.

"Could Rhodes Island have been invaded? Why is it so noisy?"

The wind carried the sounds from inside the ship to Bai Ye's ears; Rhodes Island was far more lively than ever before.

"Snow Pheasant, come with me first, I'll take you to Dragon Gate later." Bai Ye said to the poor Liberian girl, and then led her and Hermer's group to the personnel department.

"Huh? Mr. Baiye, didn't you say I was going to join your research institute? This... shouldn't be a pharmaceutical company?" Xuezhi asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Hehe, we do everything here besides pharmaceuticals. You can get a cooperation agreement with the engineering department and then join my research institute. That way you can get two salaries."

"Is this even possible?!" The naive Snow Pheasant was dumbfounded.

"Of course, you see, we at Rhodes Island also have employees at Blacksteel International, and they can receive two salaries too. Don't worry about it, it's all in accordance with regulations... Well, anyway, as long as the old woman doesn't know, it's fine. Those big shots won't understand these things." Bai Ye gave a thumbs up, indicating that it wasn't a big problem.

However, the next moment, a voice rang out behind Bai Ye: "Bai Ye, I heard everything."

Bai Ye turned around and found Dr. Kal'tsit standing right behind him.

"Hahaha, is that so? -- Strange, you're right here, why didn't I notice?!"

Bai Ye felt somewhat incredulous. With his current strength, it was clearly abnormal that he hadn't noticed someone getting so close.

Dr. Kal'tsit glanced at Bai Ye, but did not answer his question.

“I’m here to see you,” Dr. Kal’tsit said.

"Huh? Me?" Bai Ye asked, somewhat puzzled. "Isn't it Anthony?"

In Bai Ye's opinion, Dr. Kal'tsit should be more concerned about this guy and the things behind him that are related to Rhine Lab.

“No, I’m here to see you.” Dr. Kal’tsit glanced at Anthony first, then continued, “As for Anthony and the others, Rhodes Island will not refuse any stay.”

Bai Ye couldn't help but retort, "I think you could just say 'Welcome'."

“…” Dr. Kal'tsit sighed, then pulled Bai Ye aside. “Rhodes Island has more important matters to attend to right now, and I need your help.”

Chapter Sixty-Eight: Players Arrive on the Island

"Is there anything you, an elder, can't handle?!"

Bai Ye was somewhat surprised that Dr. Kal'tsit had approached him.

Dr. Kal'tsit wasn't angry at Bai Ye's sarcastic remark. She pointed to the Rhodes Island main ship and said, "Recently, undead have been entering Rhodes Island one after another. To be honest, we are not ready to make contact with them."

"No wonder it's so lively..."

Bai Ye suddenly realized what was going on and walked out of the personnel department.

Dr. Kal'tsit followed behind him.

The two arrived one after the other in the central hall inside the Rhodes Island ship, which served as a transit area, connecting various different cabins and floors.

As expected, Bai Ye glanced around and saw quite a few players inside.

"When did these...undead get in?"

Bai Ye was curious about what Rhodes Island had gone through during the days he was away.

“Since our ships docked at Lungmen’s port, people have been coming and going, and they are all visitors,” Dr. Kal’tsit said, pointing to the players wandering around the hall.

"In fact, there are other people with similar personalities on Rhodes Island. However, I'm worried about other issues."

In fact, Dr. Kal'tsit had far more and more complex ideas than Bai Ye.

Having experienced many things, she couldn't help but ponder some questions after witnessing such a magical and outrageous group.

For example, their relationship with previous civilizations.

Or perhaps they came from outside Terra?

Dr. Kal'tsit knew that beyond this starry sky, other beings were silently watching Terra, and she wasn't sure if these strange undead were related to them.

She didn't say any of these things, so Bai Ye naturally didn't know that Dr. Kal'tsit was thinking so much. In fact, what she guessed was very close to the truth.

Bai Ye simply thought that the old woman was worried that these players might cause trouble for Rhodes Island.

"Actually, there's no need to worry too much. These guys are all pretty... well, interesting people." Bai Ye didn't know what adjective to use to describe the players.

This was the only way he could comfort her.

“Yes, that’s true. A very interesting race.” Dr. Kal’tsit nodded.

Bai Ye followed her gaze and saw a group of players following a hooded man in a black robe in the hall.

They were each holding a skewer of strange barbecued food.

"That's... Doctor?" Bai Ye was somewhat surprised. "You actually let her act alone?"

“She is not a prisoner, so why should I restrict her freedom?” Dr. Kal’tsit shook her head. “Whatever she did in the past, who she is, and how much I hate her, it has nothing to do with her now.”

"However, I am worried that these... well, people might have some negative effects on the Doctor."

Bai Ye stood at a distance and looked at the skewers in the Doctor's hand, scratching his head: "What are they eating?"

"Grilled sandworm legs".

"Did those people give this to the Doctor?" Bai Ye asked, somewhat surprised.

Currently, it seems that a taste system hasn't been added yet; in fact, players cannot eat at the moment.

In the previous version, this feature was introduced to the game in version 3.0, allowing players to enjoy the "food" on the continent of Terra through a virtual sensory system.

Bai Ye was still wondering when Kal'tsit dispelled his doubts: "No, actually it was the Doctor who gave them to them..."

Bai Ye was speechless.

Oh, it was the doctor who gave it to the player himself. Oh well, it's alright then.

You're still worried that players will lead the Doctor astray? It's good enough if they don't get led astray by the Doctor!

"Dr. Kal'tsit, do you think it's possible that the current Doctor is just a really silly person, and it has nothing to do with the influence of outsiders?"

"...She was a bit abnormal in the past, because normal people wouldn't put instant noodles in their mouths with hot water at four in the morning. Was this her true nature?"

Dr. Kal'tsit looked at the Doctor chatting and laughing with the players, feeling somewhat helpless.

Could it be that this guy was always like this, and it has nothing to do with whether he has amnesia?

"Do you regret pulling this kind of guy out of the stone coffin?" Bai Ye asked with amusement.

Dr. Kal'tsit shook her head: "No, in fact, the Doctor has only lost her memory, but she still possesses extraordinary talent and command ability. She has not lost her knowledge either."

"It may sound strange, but for Rhodes Island, the Doctor is still useful and valuable. I think that without your help and intervention, the price Rhodes Island would have to pay to pull her out of the sarcophagus in the core of Chernobog would have been unacceptable."

"It's not that exaggerated... Are you praising me?" Bai Ye was a little surprised.

“A few days ago, Sergei came to Rhodes Island and told me about what you had done before.”