Reincarnation NPC, but Arknights

The player known as "Skinny Monkey" rubbed his hands together and then walked over to the Char Siu Gang member who was lying on the ground, out of the fight.

Then, he raised the long sword in his hand.

Seeing this, the leader of the brine gang stretched out his hand: "Hero, you mustn't kill him!"

The players turned their heads in confusion, unsure of what the NPC was trying to say.

"There's a rule set by the Rat King in Longmen: no matter how big a mess a gang makes, no one can die. Otherwise, they'll be held accountable." Old Blind, the leader of the Brine Gang, was about to stop the player.

However, the player team leader pushed Old Blind Eyes away, saying, "I don't care about the Rat King or the Cat King. We're leaving after this job. What's killing some scum? We're just helping Lungmen clean up the city."

They didn't care about the so-called "Rat King" and ignored those unwritten rules.

Actually, they didn't know who the Rat King was at all.

Seeing this, the skinny monkey continued walking forward, preparing to make his move.

However, the next moment, he found himself unable to move.

"Captain, is there a bug in the game? My hand is stuck!"

The skinny monkey shook his body violently, but his hand, which was raised in mid-air, seemed to be entangled by something unseen and could not move.

Just then, a voice came from mid-air: "He's right. In Lungmen, you have to follow the rules and you can't kill people."

Everyone looked up and saw a person wearing a trench coat floating in mid-air, slowly descending.

After he came to a stop, he took off his hood.

"white night!"

The players were stunned.

Wasn't Bai Ye in Colombia before?

How did you suddenly end up at Longmen again?

Ignoring the surprised players, Bai Ye walked to the player "Skinny Monkey," raised his hand, and gently flicked his finger. The knife in Skinny Monkey's hand floated up on its own and automatically fell into the scabbard on the player's back.

Then, he snapped his fingers, and the wind that had been binding the players dissipated, allowing them to move freely again.

"In Lungmen, gang fights must not result in death; that's the rule. Their arrows are all rubber, precisely to avoid killing."

As Bai Ye spoke, he picked up a crossbow bolt from the ground and showed it to the player.

"If you can't do that, then neither Lungmen nor the core city of Chernobog will welcome you."

White Night often uses a tactic to restrict players: linking player behavior to his own favorability and regional reputation.

While it's impossible to completely ban players, it can still have some effect.

For example, right now, White Night has openly declared that if players kill people here, the reputation of both Lungmen and the first-generation player capital city of Chernobog will drop.

Even the player's favorability towards Bai Ye will be reset to zero.

As an important NPC, this punishment is quite devastating for the player.

Furthermore, Bai Ye will later connect these with his upcoming Adventurers' Guild platform.

After all, you can choose not to learn skills from Baiye, but you can't just not enter the player's main city or accept the quests issued by the game's "official platform," can you?

Chapter Eighty Nun

The video of Bai Ye suddenly appearing in the slums of Lungmen was quickly uploaded to the forum by the player involved.

Bai Ye also browsed the forum.

Then he discovered that many players only learned about this rule in Longmen through Bai Ye's own promotion.

If Bai Ye hadn't mentioned it, most players wouldn't even know.

After all, they are different from the native NPCs.

Most of the others who ended up in the Lungmen slums were people who hadn't fared well elsewhere, or were looking for opportunities here. At first, they would definitely keep a low profile, inquiring about the local rules and taboos.

Those idiots who are extremely arrogant from the start, look down on everything, and have their tails wagging in the air, basically don't last more than a month.

Yes, such idiots do exist. Bai Ye knew that one day in the future, a gang would come from Syracuse to Lungmen, ambush the old comrades, beat up the residents of the slums, and even try to depose the Rat King and take his place.

The Dragon Gate would not tolerate such arrogant behavior, and these guys were beaten up and killed.

Bai Ye knew this because when he came to Longmen to rest, he saw the Rat King issuing a kill order in the slums, arresting gang members who were running around and unwilling to surrender to him.

Bai Ye also participated at the time, since the task was quite simple and the rewards were quite generous. Moreover, it also allowed him to increase his reputation and favorability with the Rat King.

Ahem, I digress. Unlike the natives, players aren't timid or hesitant. They naturally have a superior perspective and won't bother to inquire about the rules as carefully as the natives.

They didn't understand until Bai Ye said it.

Especially when someone violates the ban and finds that all the goodwill they had previously shown towards Bai Ye has been cleared, they realize the seriousness of the matter.

On gaming forums, players began speculating about the relationship between White Night and the Rat King.

In fact, when this kind of thing happens, it's usually the boat scientists who get the most excited.

After all, they enjoy studying the plot and the relationships between NPC factions.

On the forum, some people have already suggested whether the cities of Longmen and Baiye have formed an alliance and established a formal cooperative relationship.

Otherwise, why would the reputations of the two sides be correlated?

……

Just as players were having various opinions, Bai Ye once again left Lungmen at lightning speed.

Having experienced this small experiment, he gained some insights for his upcoming journey through the snowy landscape.

Bai Ye returned to Rhodes Island the next day.

He believed that the Rat King could handle the matter well.

Back on Rhodes Island, Bai Ye went to find Skadi, but no one was in her dormitory.

After asking some operators, Bai Ye finally found Skadi in the training ground.

With Titi were also sharks, ghost sharks.

Ghost Shark had already woken up. She was wearing a black nun's habit and hat, but underneath she was wearing rather provocative stockings.

The girl had the same crimson eyes and long white hair as Skadi.

When Bai Ye walked into the training room, Ghost Shark noticed him immediately.

“Ah…you are…” The nun stopped swinging the chainsaw and stared at Bai Ye with her blood-red eyes.

Skadi stood there, slightly stunned, then a possibility occurred to her: "Ghost Shark... Shark, you... you remember?!"

Skadi recalled that among the people who saved Specter in the church basement was Byakuya, and perhaps her teammates remembered Byakuya.

“Thinking back… no, I… I just… felt that you were very kind to me.” The nun said haltingly, then she looked at Bai Ye’s right arm.

"...Listen, the Lord of all things, in the darkness, murmurs to himself..."

Clearly, the nun had fallen into an abnormal state again.

"Damn it! The damned Church of the Deep Sea—!" Skadi turned away in anguish at the sight. Every time she saw her companion in such a predicament, she felt sad and pained.

……

Bai Ye frowned.

He looked down at his right arm.

Inside, Ishar-mla, one of the first beings born from Haisi, is imprisoned.

Bai Ye had heard that the Deep Sea Church revered the firstborn beings in the deep sea as deities, and regarded Hai Si as a messenger of God...

"Did she sense something?"

Bai Ye pursed his lips, then hid his right arm behind his back.

Before figuring out how to control the arm and Ishar-mla, Bai Ye had no intention of revealing any related information to Skadi.

The deep sea is profound and dangerous, and Bai Ye does not want Titi to get involved.

But is it really possible to avoid it?

Bai Ye didn't know.

……

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle—"

The sound of the chainsaw startled Bai Ye from his reverie. Bai Ye saw Ghost Shark wielding a huge circular saw, cutting towards the target.

“She only stays quiet when she’s sawing things…” Skadi walked to Bai Ye’s side and said softly.

Bai Ye thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps, we can take her to the beach later."

"Your beach?" Skadi turned to look at White Night.

"Yes, the seaside for land dwellers."

Perhaps, the unpleasant sea breeze can slightly awaken some rationality regarding the ghost shark.

“No matter what, we can only try. She’s basically in a daze right now. Only the sea and the scent of her hometown can bring her back to her senses.” Skadi nodded.

Bai Ye lowered his head again, looking at his right arm: "The aura of the deep sea... is that it?"

Ishar-mla, this flavor should be enough, right?

The premise is that he can control it.

However, Bai Ye dared not attempt this rashly at the moment.

No one had ever tried to confine a behemoth inside a body before. Although whether the newborn was truly a behemoth is still a question, it was close enough.

……

"Titi, I'm planning to go to the Snow Realm later."

"The doctor called you over earlier just for this?" Skadi was still a little resentful because a text message from the doctor had interrupted their rare holiday chat.

“I… want to stay on Rhodes Island and keep her company.”

Skadi originally planned to go with Byakuya.

But she also couldn't let go of the ghost shark.

"It's okay, let's talk about it next time. I'm alone this time." Bai Ye smiled and reached out to pat Skadi's head.

The girl squinted her eyes contentedly, nestled against Bai Ye like a docile kitten.

Specter turned off the chainsaw and walked up to the two of them, tilting her head curiously as she quietly watched White Night and Skadi.

I wonder what this nun is thinking.

Chapter 81 Farewell

(The Sarkaz flying battleship has appeared, what's a steam Gundam compared to that? Let's just stay here and watch the story unfold.)

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Ghost Shark's calm yet frantic gaze made both White Night and Skadi somewhat embarrassed.

Well, her expression was very calm, but her gaze was not clear. In her chaotic eyes, there was a hint of madness.

Skadi gently pushed White Night away. Even though the Ghost Shark she was seeing was not the Hunter Shark she was familiar with, she still felt a little shy seeing such an intimate interaction.

Or rather, Skadi wasn't quite sure about the Deepsea Hunters' attitude towards land dwellers. Would they agree to her being with White Night?

'If only sharks still had some sense, then I could properly discuss this issue with my companions, and the possibility of land dwellers following them into the deep sea… Knowing the shark's personality, I'd probably just laugh at me, wouldn't I?'

Skadi found herself starting to overthink things, something she never needed to do when she was in the deep sea.

Deep-sea hunters prefer to act first rather than think, and then strategize during battle.

Skadi, on the other hand, is probably the least thoughtful of the hunters. After all, with the second and third captains around, she never felt the need to think.

Sister Ghost Shark continued to watch them calmly, especially focusing her gaze on Bai Ye, her crimson eyes like rubies reflecting light.

“She seemed calmer than before when you were around,” Skadi suddenly noticed this detail.

"Perhaps it's because we've spent so much time together that I've picked up the smell of the deep sea," Bai Ye joked.