Reincarnation NPC, but Arknights

The core city of Chernobog is located very close to the site of the direct impact of the Cataclysm.

After confirming that they had completely avoided the natural disaster, the mobile city stopped moving and instead used its remaining energy elsewhere.

After a natural disaster, the highly activated Originium crystal clusters will gradually lose their activity and become Originium ore that can be mined and utilized.

This is the only benefit that natural disasters can bring to the people of this land.

"Just issue the mission directly, send the undead to mine Originium. Their race is special and they won't be infected."

"At the same time, we also need to start procuring the basic materials for building the mobile city. The core city does indeed need to be expanded."

“Originium mines will definitely attract other forces to interfere. I suggest recruiting undead to fight against them.”

Bai Ye offered his advice.

He has now basically determined the main storyline for version 2.0 for the players, which is to build the player city – the core city of Chernobog.

Now, this place has become a hub for player movement, with countless players coming and going every day. As a result, compared to other industries in the Reunion Movement that are relatively underdeveloped, the industries related to players are particularly developed.

Such a grand occasion is indeed a good thing, but the core city itself is already finding it difficult to support such a large influx of players.

The core city isn't actually that large; it's just a single city-state and can't accommodate too many people. Furthermore, now that Chernobog's core city has become a beacon, with countless infected embarking on an almost pilgrimage-like journey to it, the pressure on the city will reach a new level.

Bai Ye is planning to use players to work for him again.

This can be considered a new way for players to exploit others, besides the usual practice of "harvesting韭菜" (a Chinese slang term for exploiting inexperienced investors). Similar things have happened before, but on a significantly larger scale than this.

Actually, it can't be entirely considered exploitation, since half of the core city also belongs to the players, and their construction of the city actually benefits them as well.

This is probably what a win-win situation looks like.

However, Bai Ye needs to win twice!

Because he is not only an "investor" in the core city and the Reunion Movement, but he can also benefit from the players.

'We definitely need to expand, after all, I still need to establish the Adventurers' Guild here...'

Baiye plans to set up its headquarters here because this is where the player traffic is the highest.

Talulah thought for a moment and agreed that Bai Ye's suggestion was good.

In fact, she entrusted all matters related to the immortals to Bai Ye, and accepted all his suggestions without question.

"Keep it up." Bai Ye glanced at the thick stack of documents on the desktop and the lit terminal beside it, and couldn't help but encourage him.

"White Night, please help me!" Talulah couldn't help but lament.

"Let me think... Hmm, I think I have someone in mind." Bai Ye himself certainly wouldn't jump into this trap, but he did think of someone.

Sergei.

This middle-aged man was originally the director of the Stone Coffin Research Institute. After experiencing many things, he has now returned from the capital of the Ursus Empire, Saint-Strong Fortress, to the core city of Chernobog, where he plans to retire.

He was initially clearly inexperienced in politics. However, he later became the secretary of the council and faced the most dangerous political vortex in the Ursus Empire since the Great Purge in the Imperial Council of Saint-Germain, thus maturing into a shrewd politician.

Having him assist in handling matters is clearly a good choice.

“Sergei… I’ve heard of him. Although he was initially looked down upon, judging from his actions, he is indeed a hero, a great man.” Talulah also knew how Sergei entered the Imperial Council of Saint-Germain and faced those nobles directly.

“He would be happy to lend you a hand,” Bai Ye said with a smile.

Then he added softly, "Besides, he should be trustworthy. His daughter is on Rhode Island, and his son is here, and he's infected. He'd probably do anything for his family."

Sergei, you wouldn't want anything to happen to your daughter and son, would you...?

Although this argument is somewhat bizarre, and using one's children to "blackmail" is certainly neither honorable nor noble, White Night must ensure Sergei's loyalty.

He will only assign trusted people to handle affairs in the core city.

The events that occurred at the Tower of Babel in the past are the best example.

The security of Chernobog's core city is now being handled by the Ghost Agents led by Lyudmila. Previously, W, after helping Bai Ye capture a group of spies, was sent by Bai Ye to Columbia to cause trouble.

The Ghosts are similar to Rhodes Island's SWEEP, with their own spies in every corner of the city, ready to eliminate any harmful elements at any time.

However, this organization is temporary and will later be transformed into a more formal department. Of course, this has nothing to do with Bai Ye.

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After leaving Talulah's office, Bai Ye went to another place—Rhodes Island's branch in the core city.

Unlike offices and outposts, this place is essentially a second Rhodes Island, complete with all sorts of facilities and amenities, almost indistinguishable from the main Rhodes Island ship.

Bai Ye always jokingly refers to this place as the Second Empire. There's some truth to that.

The Rhode Island branch headquarters was converted from a hospital.

However, it is clear that such a semi-militarized organization will inevitably build its own bunkers and other security facilities.

Therefore, the hospital has been completely transformed beyond recognition.

When Bai Ye arrived, the modification and reconstruction project was almost complete. The hangars for the aircraft were already built, and Bai Ye saw the Bad Guy docked inside.

This aircraft was originally used by Byakuya for private purposes, but it was later reclaimed by Huang.

Interestingly, Hoshino and her elite squad were later deployed to the core city by Dr. Kal'tsit.

Their primary responsibility is to ensure the security of the Rhodes Island branch headquarters and the adjacent sarcophagus research facility.

Especially the Stone Coffin Research Institute.

At White Night's suggestion, Dr. Kal'tsit decided to restart the research and exploration of the sarcophagus in the name of Rhodes Island and Lobotomy Corporation.

Lobotomy Corporation was just a side project, brought in to prevent Rhodes Island from drawing all the firepower alone, just to make up the numbers.

Therefore, the location of the sarcophagus became the most important place in the core city of Chernobog. Both the headquarters of the Rhodes Island branch and the research institute were built around the sarcophagus.

Its importance far exceeds that of the command tower.

If something goes wrong here, the enormous energy could blow the entire mobile city into the sky.

Chapter 114 The Terrifying Chainsaw Man

The research institute established by Rhodes Island and White Night's Lobotomy Corporation next to the sarcophagus was named by Dr. Kal'tsit herself.

After abandoning the former "Chernoborg Research Institute," Dr. Kal'tsit gave the institution a rather interesting name: the Abyss Observatory.

In Kal'tsit's view, the entire research institute was built beside an abyss. The sarcophagus was dangerous and deadly, yet it contained infinite secrets, just like the abyss itself. The institute's main task was not only to study the secrets of the sarcophagus, but more importantly, to monitor and maintain its operation.

Currently, Chernobog's core city has inherited the legacy of former Mayor Boris Johnson, with the entire city's energy supplied by the sarcophagus.

It is indeed not an exaggeration to call it the heart of the core city.

The monitoring station closest to the sarcophagus is called the "Eye of the Abyss" by Bai Ye because it constantly monitors the various values ​​and conditions of the sarcophagus.

When Bai Ye saw Huang, she was wiping her chainsaw.

In the clear white light, one could see that red sap still remained on the chainsaw.

"Big Cat? You... killed someone?" Bai Ye asked in surprise. Because according to Huang's style, she wouldn't kill people casually; at most, she would hang her enemies on a street lamp.

Seeing Bai Ye's expression, Huang couldn't help but laugh. She waved the chainsaw in her hand and explained, "This is a freshly cut watermelon. By the way, would you like to try some?"

"Is this watermelon guaranteed to be ripe?" Bai Ye asked instinctively.

However, Huang obviously wouldn't understand this kind of ancient Earth era reference. Even on Earth, not many people would specifically look up ancient videos from 2022.

Therefore, the "White Night" meme felt somewhat awkward after it was thrown out. This feeling is a common problem among time travelers; using memes feels like telling lame jokes.

However, Bai Ye eventually got to eat watermelon, and it tasted almost the same as the ones on Earth. In fact, this is quite interesting, as Earth and Terra share many things in common.

For example, some fruits.

Every common fruit on Earth has an identical control on Terra, and Bai Ye has no idea how this is possible.

As for animals, although they have different names and species, they are generally divided into birds, insects, fish, and beasts, and there is not much difference between them.

However, the Originium worms on Terra are among the most terrifying creatures. Those that spew acid are the most common. There are enormous ones, fire-breathing ones, and even ridiculously subsonic Originium worms. Heaven knows how these creatures evolved into such beings.

Of course, all of this is nothing compared to Haisi.

While eating watermelon, Bai Ye didn't know why he was thinking so far ahead. Perhaps it was because his right arm was constantly reminding him of the threat posed by Hai Si?

After chatting with Huang for a while about the use of Originium Arts, Bai Ye left the Coffin Research Institute and headed to the Rhodes Island branch building next door.

Inside the headquarters building, Bai Ye encountered many players who were moving between the corridors and rooms, completing various tasks.

However, most players who are enthusiastic about this kind of work are puzzle enthusiasts, story fans, and Arknights scholars.

After all, most players just enjoy fighting and killing; as long as they have fun and enjoy themselves, they don't care about much else. They might even skip the storyline and jump straight into the battle.

Of course, Arknights Online uses "real-time rendering" technology, so there are no awkward CG insertions. All the storylines are part of the game's ongoing process, making the transitions very natural.

The above are the players' opinions.

In reality, what plot or CG performance is there?

Apart from the special copy space, everything else is based on real events.

Only Bai Ye, the guy who broke down all four walls, would add a little bit of exaggerated acting.

Bai Ye found Miss Typing Girl on the upper floor of the headquarters building.

Upon entering the office, Bai Ye saw Typing Girl sitting in her office chair, facing the floor-to-ceiling window behind her, so Bai Ye could only see the tall, black chair back.

"puff--"

Bai Ye couldn't help but laugh.

After all, this child is quite lovable.

"So you finally decided to come back..." The Typing Girl slowly turned around, looking at Bai Ye with a hint of helplessness.

"How's the situation here?" Bai Ye was already thick-skinned from countless battles, and even completely ignored the typing girl's question.

"Hmm, not bad. Rhodes Island's engineering department, working with the Undead, is incredibly efficient. I didn't expect the headquarters building to be completed so quickly."

This is Rhode Island's branch office in Chernobog's core city, but this building is also the branch's headquarters, so it was the first one built.

Its predecessor, Chernobog's most famous hospital, was chosen as its headquarters building primarily because of its proximity to the sarcophagus.

In fact, the layout of this building was designed in collaboration with researchers from Rhodes Island's Warlock Department, and its core is actually a very grand magical ritual.

The array diagram covered the entire building, and many floor tiles concealed energy-resonating spellcasting units. Theoretically, powered by the sarcophagus's energy, it could erect a shield large enough to envelop the sarcophagus.

This kind of energy shield is only effective against magic; it's not very effective against physical attacks—relatively speaking.

If Bai Ye were in this building, he could use the energy core to create a second shield specifically designed to defend against physical attacks. Just like Bai Ye's own nitrogen armor, its protective capabilities against physical attacks far surpass those against magic.

Of course, Bai Ye usually doesn't take spells head-on in battle because he can dodge them, but this building doesn't have that function, so a spell shield covering the headquarters building is still very necessary.

During the time that Bai Ye was away from the core city of Chernobog, most of the affairs were handled by Typing Princess. Although she was only the head of the branch's field operations department, she also handled the work of the entire branch on Bai Ye's behalf.

Fortunately, Baiye copied the terminal system created by Kroos, which was similar to PRTS, and installed it in the branch's database, greatly reducing the workload for the typist.

Bai Ye named this artificial intelligence terminal system "Luna".

"Although I don't care anymore, you should still pay a little attention to the affairs here..." Typing Girl had given up struggling; she was already used to handling internal affairs for Bai Ye.

Speaking of which, with "Luna's" assistance, Typing Girl doesn't have to work as hard as before. She has full access to the entire branch database and Luna, so her daily workload isn't actually that heavy.

Moreover, she also learned to ask others for help with her work, and she trained some capable clerical staff to help her with her affairs.

Chapter 115 The Pain of Losing My Online Name

"Why is the terminal system here called Luna?" Typing Girl stood up.

Bai Ye noticed that a letter on the table had a corner curled up.

He subconsciously reached out his hand as he replied, "Oh, that's because... we're quite familiar with each other."

Luna is the nickname of the Federal Central Artificial Intelligence System (Center-AI) on Earth. It is a terminal system that manages all AI, and its main body is located on the moon, hence the name Luna.

Bai Ye has never been to the moon. Since witnessing the explosion of the Martian spaceport, he has never left the ground, and therefore has never seen Luna's true form.

Perhaps in pursuit of that sense of familiarity on the Terra land, Bai Ye named his AI terminal, a partially functional copy of PRTS, Luna.

As he explained, Bai Ye casually picked up the letter from the table.

"Miss Lephne..."

Bai Ye had just read out a sentence when the typist snatched the letter from his hand.

The girl hid the envelope behind her back, then glared at Bai Ye with a flushed face and puffed up with anger.