Reincarnation NPC, but Arknights

【Why is it you again, Bai Ye? Why are you everywhere?!】

[Large-scale missions are always related to Bai Ye, that's for sure, let's latch onto his coattails!]

I can't take it anymore, it's too envious. Anyone who's played games knows how hard it is to gain experience and skills.

This is unfair; everyone should be involved. We need compensation.

[Isn't this affecting game balance? Now a bunch of people have learned the skills in advance, so won't they be able to dominate the game when it launches?]

Bai Ye also saw quite a few people stirring up trouble, with arguments going on for over a hundred floors, and all sorts of bizarre comments popping up. No wonder it's the kind of hype expected of "the first fully immersive game for young people."

Aside from the missions, the most discussed topic among players was naturally the spells cast by White Night. Some players began to feel optimistic about Originium Arts, expressing their desire to learn Originium Arts and become mages.

Bai Ye just wants to say that the actual content is subject to the game, and the graphics are for reference only.

Players cannot awaken magical talents, nor can they use Originium Arts with the same intent as Bai Ye.

Bai Ye casually browsed through the top posts again and saw Zhai Mao's pre-recorded video. This kid was naturally clueless and didn't have an operations team, so he uploaded the entire 22-hour-long live stream footage without any cuts. The terrifying length tortured both the viewers and the moderators, yet its popularity was soaring, with a large number of real-time comments throughout.

Bai Ye was quite satisfied; the more popular the number one tool person became, the better the publicity effect.

Seeing that most of the top posts were related to him, Bai Ye closed the forum with peace of mind. Before leaving, he noticed that the official account had inexplicably pinned a promotional video about him to the top...

"How interesting. What kind of existence am I in the eyes of the authorities right now?"

Ever since discovering that Arknights Online is more than just a game after traversing the world, Bai Ye has become curious about the mysterious official game developer, OceanCat.

He suddenly remembered a rumor he seemed to have heard in his previous life: the official game company OceanCat didn't have a single programmer, game designer, or artist... in other words, it didn't have any department related to game production.

In other words, the official platform is merely a window for releasing, promoting, and operating games.

I don't know if this rumor is true.

"Anyway, it has nothing to do with me for the time being."

Bai Ye decided not to worry about these messy things. He had a lot of other things to deal with.

The players disappeared in a flash. If someone were to investigate, they would find that the 4000 refugees who entered Lungmen yesterday have all vanished today.

Longmen has also been the subject of many urban legends, such as corpses turning into specks of light and gangsters suddenly disappearing into thin air. However, given the lack of concrete evidence and the fact that there have been countless similar rumors in the past, they ultimately did not cause much of a stir.

Bai Ye knew that the players would be exposed sooner or later, and that a large influx of players into Terra after the server opened would cause even more chaos.

While Bai Ye was pondering, he suddenly felt someone pat him on the shoulder.

Turning around, she saw Franka, with Razer standing beside her.

"The mission is over, we can return to Rhodes Island now. What are your plans?"

This case has absolutely nothing to do with Rhodes Island. Rhodes Island was dragged into this mess entirely out of the blue. However, Rhodes Island takes it upon itself to help the infected, so they ended up taking care of this batch of infected victims.

After the messenger makes contact, a special transport vehicle will come to Longmen to pick up the person.

“I originally wanted to join Rhodes Island, isn’t this perfect?” Bai Ye snapped his fingers.

"I really envy you. You didn't officially join Rhodes Island, and you don't have to write reports after you're done..." Franka sighed.

Razer replied seriously, "I will definitely record the mistakes you made in the report. How could you... humiliate me like this?"

As he spoke, Razer's face turned red with anger.

It turns out that after Liskarm releases its Originium Arts, it will fall into a state of exhaustion. At this time, Franka can do whatever she wants. She took the opportunity to play many pranks on the girl. Liskarm wanted to resist but could not move and could only let Franka do as she pleased.

“I have a bold idea…” Bai Ye’s eyes lit up. Razer’s design is really erotic. As a veteran driver with rich theoretical knowledge but zero practical experience, Bai Ye has already imagined a terabyte of material.

Razer, of course, had no idea what Bai Ye was thinking. She was simply thinking that when she got back, she might be able to put a picture of Franka on her own gun target...

Chapter 42 A Strange Triangular Relationship?

Franka and Razer stayed in Lungmen for several days, waiting for Rhodes Island's convoy.

The convoy arrives at no fixed time, and they may encounter infected creatures or other accidents along the way. Vehicle breakdowns are also commonplace.

The two were temporarily staying at the Rhodes Island office. When Bai Ye went to see them, they were still noisy and disruptive.

"Bai Ye, take me to Lungmen for a visit. I've wanted to travel here for ages," Franka said, pulling out a notebook, the contents of which were unknown.

Razer walked over and patted Franka on the shoulder: "Don't go out, you haven't finished writing your mission report yet."

"It's up to you~" Franka waved her hand, "My Razer is so cute, it will definitely help me finish writing it."

"Go write it yourself." Razer rolled his eyes.

"Please, you're a good person." Franka clasped her hands together.

"Praising me won't help!" It seems Razer is really angry. She used to write Franka's reports, but this time she really won't help.

Unfortunately, she couldn't outmaneuver the fox in the end. As long as the fox slacked off and didn't write, Razer would eventually help her when the deadline arrived. That's just how the girl is; she's already completely under the thumb of that wicked fox, Franka.

"I need to go back and get ready too..."

As Bai Ye was about to leave, Franka suddenly called out to him, "You also need to think about which specific department you want to join on Rhodes Island."

"I'll probably lean towards fieldwork, and maybe do some part-time work as a messenger or something..." Bai Ye replied casually.

To be honest, the profession doesn't matter. After all, joining Rhodes Island and getting missions are secondary. What Bai Ye values ​​is the organization's offices around the world.

This means that White Night can recruit players around the world through Rhodes Island offices, which is much more useful than simply becoming an operator for Rhodes Island.

After yesterday's harvest, Bai Ye realized that neither completing tasks nor grinding monsters could make money as quickly as fleecing players.

Of course, experience points are gained quickly, but they're also spent quickly. As we all know, the higher the level, the more experience points are needed to level up.

Moreover, Bai Ye also needs to learn Originium Arts.

His melee skills benefited from the advantages he inherited from his previous life, so he didn't need to invest a lot of experience to level up, saving him a lot of time.

Unfortunately, we'll need a massive amount of experience to fill the huge hole that is Originium Arts.

He didn't have time to leisurely attend classes and learn skills in Letania; he could only master and upgrade his skills through experience.

Awakening your magical talent is also a huge pitfall, requiring a massive amount of experience to strengthen it.

Lungmen Dollars are also in short supply, so he needs to find a corresponding spellcasting staff or a suitable weapon to match his awakened magical talent.

Bai Ye was caught in a blissful dilemma.

Therefore, players in the previous life would tend to allocate points in one direction for development, while star players would also have different development plans that favor PVP or PVE.

An account has limited resources, and experience is never enough. Only a traitor like Bai Ye can develop both Originium Arts and physical melee combat at the same time.

Moreover, he also awakened a magical talent, which made the boundary between the two slowly blur.

Why are you suddenly giggling like an idiot?

Franka looked at Bai Ye with some confusion; his expression had suddenly become quite goofy just now…

Razer scoffed: "At least you're more normal..."

"Cough cough..." Bai Ye collected his thoughts, no longer dwelling on things that were too far away. To be honest, although his attributes were average, at least in a one-on-one battle, as long as the difference in strength wasn't too great, he was unlikely to lose.

After sitting in the Rhodes Island office for a while, Bai Ye prepared to leave. He still needed to go to Penguin Logistics to pack his luggage (actually, he didn't have much stuff).

"Oh, right, Bai Ye." Franka called out to him before leaving.

Bai Ye tilted his head: "Hmm?"

"Officer Chen came looking for you here before, but you weren't here."

Bai Ye found it strange that Chen Huijie would contact him, since everything was fine already...

Franka and Razer shook their heads: "I'm not quite sure either."

Bai Ye went to find Inspector Chen again.

In fact, a comprehensive strategic partnership between Rhodes Island and Lungmen is a matter for the future; for Lungmen at present, Rhodes Island is just a nobody.

I don't know if things will change because of my and the players' unexpected intervention.

He ran to the Guard Bureau with a thud, and this time Bai Ye could enter openly.

Just then, she saw Swire at the door. When she saw Bai Ye, she turned her head away awkwardly, clearly still bothered by the fact that Bai Ye had clung to her tightly on the motorcycle earlier.

The main reason is that Bai Ye has a psychological trauma related to motorcycles. He was in a car accident in his previous life, so even though his basic attributes are now higher than those of ordinary people, he still feels uncomfortable.

Bai Ye could only express his apologies.

"Missy, where is Officer Chen?" Bai Ye greeted Swire and then asked.

Swire was taken aback. It felt strange that this person was calling her that, just like Hoshiguma.

She then pointed upstairs: "He's in his office. I'll take you there."

"I'm so sorry," Bai Ye said, but readily accepted. Not everyone can just enter the Guard Bureau building; having Miss Swire to accompany them would save a lot of trouble.

"Tsk." Swire rolled her eyes. She really didn't know how to be polite.

As they walked upstairs, Swire suddenly asked, "What exactly is your relationship with that guy surnamed Chen?"

"We don't have any special relationship, just ordinary, at most a temporary collaboration..." Bai Ye felt that the child's tone was a little strange.

Shi Huaiya thought to herself, "I don't believe you for a second." To be honest, she and Chen Huijie had known each other since childhood and knew each other inside and out. She had never seen Chen Huijie be so close to anyone else.

The tiger's tail swished behind it, and the girl asked again, "So... what do you think of Chen Huijie?"

Even with his poor social skills, Bai Ye sensed something was off. He wasn't good at socializing, but he had a strong intuition and a natural restraint from being flashy. At this moment, he also felt that Swire's question was perfectly normal.

"It's not good to talk about others behind their backs... Respecting those who aren't present is a virtue." Bai Ye chose to play dumb, since that was the only way to avoid any problems.

"Tsk—" Swire couldn't help but click her tongue.

"Shi Huaiya!" Suddenly Bai Ye heard a roar, and saw Chen Huijie standing in the corridor not far away.

"Alas!"

Swire was startled at first and felt a little guilty, but then she straightened up and shouted at Chen Huijie, "Why are you yelling so loudly!"

"..."

Chen Huijie felt her temper rising. Why did she always want to argue whenever she saw her?

Bai Ye was speechless.

What's wrong with you guys...? Every time he encounters a duo, they seem unreliable.

Chapter 43 Rich Woman, Take Me With You

(Found a new game to play, Shining Youth Chase, by Saga)

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Speaking of which, Bai Ye was quite envious of the relationship between Chen Huijie and Shi Huaiya. It was rare to find a relationship where they could insult each other without any scruples, yet would readily lend a helping hand when the other needed it.

However, letting them continue hurling insults like this wasn't a solution. Bai Ye had only been distracted for a moment when his ears were filled with all sorts of *Lungmen profanities*. If any players nearby had activated their "teenager mode" at the same time, their ears would definitely be filled with "beep-beep-beep," as if they were sending telegrams!

"Inspector Chen, let's get down to business first," Bai Ye called out to Chen Huijie.

"Bai Ye, if you're going to Rhodes Island, could you help me confirm their true purpose and identity?" Chen Huijie instantly returned to serious work mode, and Miss Swire stopped making a fuss.

Bai Ye was puzzled after hearing this: "Inspector Chen, are you asking me to investigate them?"

"Emm, how should I put it, I'm quite interested in this kind of organization, so I'd like to ask you to help me figure out what kind of company it is. This request is made in... my personal capacity, in conjunction with the Guard Bureau and Lungmen Uncontrolled."

Chen Huijie looked at Bai Ye. She cared a lot about Rhodes Island because she was hiding a secret. Putting everything else aside, she had another deeply hidden secret—she was an infected person.

This was a secret that could not be made public; Chen Huijie had not told anyone, not even Hoshiguma or Swire.

Bai Ye smiled and nodded: "Okay, I will write to you later and tell you about my experiences on Rhodes Island."

Hearing Bai Ye's words, Chen Huijie seemed to secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

"I have a feeling you guys are discussing something very suspicious..." Swire frowned slightly and muttered softly.

Bai Ye looked at the little tiger and suddenly had an idea.

"Missy, I'd like to discuss a business deal with you," Bai Ye said slowly.

However, upon hearing this, Swire suddenly became displeased: "Business?"

Actually, she had a lot on her mind that she didn't say.

Are they targeting me again?

Because of my surname?