Reincarnation NPC, but Arknights

Upon hearing this, the typist couldn't help but roll her eyes.

You should use that to fool Blackhorn and Nightblade...

With your strength, Bai Ye, do you really need guards?

Typing Girl, for one, absolutely refused to believe it.

However, she noticed that Ghost Shark was wearing what appeared to be a nun's habit? And it looked very similar to the style from Iberia. She wondered where White Night had come from.

She pursed her lips, a sense of crisis welling up inside her.

She used to think she could have Bai Ye all to herself.

As a result, girls started appearing around Bai Ye one after another, while Bai Ye herself didn't even hang out on Rhodes Island. Her biggest advantage that she had previously held disappeared.

How abominable...

Typing Girl clenched her fist, then simply greeted Specter Shark and ran off.

"Why did you scare her away... Was she that scary?" Bai Ye watched the typing girl walk away with her short legs, then turned to look at Laurentina, who had stood up beside her.

Upon hearing this, Laurentina gave Bai Ye a subtle look, then tentatively asked, "Bai Ye, is that girl your subordinate?"

"Yes, she is my assistant, my adjutant, and my top-notch clerk." Bai Ye nodded.

Typing Girl was initially used as a useful tool by Bai Ye, but after a year, he developed a different view of the girl.

He is a capable subordinate and a trustworthy colleague.

Bai Ye's answer made Ghost Shark laugh out loud: "Pfft—Bai Ye, I really don't know what's wrong with you."

"Why can't you see something so simple..."

Bai Ye was completely bewildered upon hearing this. He looked at the nun, blinked, and couldn't help but ask, "Laurentina, are you awake? I don't understand what you're saying..."

“No, no, I don’t even know how to say it…” Ghost Shark scratched her head, pressed her forehead with one hand, and rested her chin on the other: “I had so much to say just now, but, White Night, I don’t know how to explain it to you, I don’t even know if I should say these things to you… Never mind.”

"Just stay the way you are."

Ghost Shark had been wanting to complain for a while now. What was wrong with this girl? Her relationship with Bai Ye was definitely not just a simple superior-subordinate one. Look at her eyes; they never left Bai Ye.

It's obvious she's interested in Bai Ye.

Bai Ye didn't feel anything at all.

However, Ghost Shark originally wanted to tell Bai Yeming about this, as she thought it was quite an interesting matter.

But inexplicably, just as the words were about to leave her lips, Specter stopped. She suddenly remembered what had happened the night before. In that instant, Specter decided to say nothing more.

It was only then that she realized she seemed to have developed some different feelings for Bai Ye than before.

When did it start...?

Was it because Bai Ye saved him, pulling him out of the black mire? Or was it because he suddenly realized that his body could no longer be separated from Bai Ye (literally)?

Ghost Shark fell into deep thought, sat down to the side, and stopped talking.

"..."

Bai Ye sighed, no longer wanting to communicate with the riddle teller, and sat back down in his chair.

The typist leaning against the office door breathed a sigh of relief.

She didn't leave immediately; Ghost Shark's words had caught her attention, and the girl definitely hid behind the door to eavesdrop for a while.

'Such a keen intuition... Could it be that she also...?'

The girl narrowed her eyes slightly. In the brief moment she had met Ghost Shark earlier, Typing Princess had sensed the relationship between the two, which might differ from what Bai Ye had said. However, she couldn't discern the specific reason and could only suppress her doubts for the time being.

It must be said that both girls were extremely perceptive and discovered the truth almost immediately, while Bai Ye was like a block of wood.

However, it was precisely this piece of wood that ended up being the first to come together with another piece of wood.

It can be considered one of Rhodes Island's top ten most incredible things of the year.

It's quite poignant...

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Specter was contemplating life in his office, while White Night prepared to head to Talulah.

According to the schedule, Talulah appears to be resting today.

Once things were on track, Talulah no longer needed to constantly maintain the core city's operations. She promoted a group of talented individuals to fill vacancies in a marquisate, making the entire city run more efficiently.

After that, she was able to have some free time to rest and didn't need to stay in the office all the time.

To be honest, Bai Ye rarely sees Talulah outside the office anymore; her sword is always hanging on the wall and she rarely takes it out.

Bai Ye almost forgot that Talulah also seemed to have a nickname, "Calamity," which was given to her by the Infected Scouts of the Ursus Empire when they fought against her.

"The Dragon Girl Who Brings Natural Disasters".

A very fitting nickname, at least Talulah herself was quite proud of it, because although she became famous later than "The Snow Rabbit," her fame was far greater. Even now, some Ursus people don't call this place Marquis Talulah's Domain, but simply "The Dragon Girl's Lair." These nicknames were spread by the Ursus people who lost their core city.

Bai Ye knew that Talulah preferred to be seen as a leader of the infected in resistance, rather than a tyrant. Unfortunately, the infected had no standing on this land, not even the power to advocate for themselves, and had no voice whatsoever.

People prefer to believe that Talulah is a powerful being rather than that she is an infected person.

Of course, the Ursus Empire's official government is probably behind this, since they also want to weaken Talulah's influence as much as possible. If so many infected people in the Ursus Empire were to learn from Talulah and start going up the mountain, rebelling, and being recruited, what would happen?

Although Talulah's success could only be an isolated case, she had a pure-blooded Wendigo by her side, as well as a genius like White Night, plus the foundation and political legacy left by Black Serpent. It was through White Night's manipulation that she acquired her current territory and legitimate identity.

For other infected individuals, that is absolutely impossible.

However, the impact of the infected on the Empire when they launch armed conflicts is severe. The Ursus Empire can no longer afford such internal strife…

……

However, to Bai Ye's surprise, when he found Talulah, he discovered that she was in the hospital.

Of course, it wasn't because Talulah was exhausted and fell ill, but because someone was injured.

The injured one is Talulah's friend, Alina, the little deer spirit who was rescued by Byakuya and Skadi.

"white night……"

Seeing Bai Ye enter the ward, Talulah forced a smile at him.

Bai Ye looked at Talulah sitting by the bed and Alina lying on the bed.

The girl was pale and looked quite weak, a stark contrast to her usual lively self.

Fortunately, after examination, Alina was found to be unharmed and is currently resting.

Talulah clenched her fists.

She almost lost her teenage years once.

This is the second time.

Just as Bai Ye was about to ask what had happened, he suddenly frowned, stepped forward, and gently opened Alina's right palm.

Talulah stood by without intervening; the girl trusted Bai Ye completely. She certainly wouldn't have allowed anyone else to touch Alina so rashly.

Bai Ye lowered his head.

Alina clutched a broken ring tightly in her palm.

It was a dark green ring that looked like it was made of jade, but it was much more brittle than jade and broke into several pieces in the girl's palm.

Perhaps because she gripped it too tightly, the broken edge of the ring left a deep mark on Alina's palm.

“This…” Talulah thought for a moment before remembering, “Isn’t this the ring on Alina’s horn? It was missing for a while, but then she put it back on. I even asked her what happened…”

"What did she say?" Bai Ye asked, holding the ring in his hand and closing his eyes.

“She didn’t tell me, saying… it was a secret,” Talulah said softly.

Bai Ye nodded: "The ring was given to her by me. It's not just an ornament, but also a talisman."

As mentioned before, Bai Ye had long wanted to put insurance on Alina, since she had no fighting ability whatsoever and liked to run around aimlessly. She almost died in the snow before.

This ring is Bai Ye's small attempt at his Originium Arts. Under the guidance of the research operators in the Caster Department, he tried to inscribe his spells into the Originium circuit.

It was originally intended for Skadi, but the girl complained that the shield was too weak, only able to withstand three of her attacks, so she didn't want it.

Bai Ye originally thought that the ring would never be triggered again, but unexpectedly it actually worked this time.

Later, Bai Ye gave the ring to Alina because she was the only high-ranking member of the Reunion Movement who had no fighting ability whatsoever.

Bai Ye is now filled with lingering fear. If only he had been careless and forgotten about this matter...

Bai Ye closed his eyes and began to communicate with the remaining wind element in the ring.

Having clarified his power over wind, Bai Ye's abilities were enhanced once again. This time, he could not only control wind in a physical sense, but also directly manipulate the wind element and communicate with it.

This refers to the so-called wind on the magical side.

Physical wind is the movement of air caused by pressure differences, while magical wind is driven by the wind element.

In the past, Bai Ye believed that he could only control wind in a physical sense and that the wind element did not exist in the world. Therefore, he was limited to this realm. But now Luna tells Bai Ye that the wind element exists, and there are even special wind element planes, which are filled with wind elements, as well as high-level wind element spirits and even more powerful elemental lords.

Because Bai Ye became aware of the existence of the wind element, he was also able to use wind in a magical sense.

This is the power of the wind: "I think I can, so I can," as long as it is within the limits of one's strength.

……

Soon, Bai Ye found the answer from the spellcasting marks left on the ring: "Was this an ambush? It seems the core city hasn't been peaceful lately. How many demons and monsters have infiltrated?"

Bai Ye opened his eyes, his expression very serious.

Judging from the remaining wind elemental reaction on the ring, the attacks on the shield were almost all concentrated on one point, indicating that the attackers of Alina were not ordinary thugs, but well-trained assassins who, at least, did not give up immediately when facing the shield and were still looking for its weaknesses.

"This was my mistake, I need to investigate it immediately."

Talulah suddenly stood up from her chair.

Bai Ye stopped her, shaking his head: "Wait a minute. Doing this now will only alert them and easily cause panic among the infected. Calm down, Talulah, I have a plan."

"..."

Talulah remained silent for a moment before slowly calming down, the flames in her eyes gradually dying out.

“Okay, I’ll do as you say.” Talulah nodded.

“Alina is also my friend, and I will remember this grudge.” Bai Ye said, looking at Alina who was sleeping on the bed.

This incident also served as a reminder to Bai Ye.

Relying solely on manpower to maintain order in the core city is impractical, especially in screening suspicious individuals. The core city is currently sparsely populated, consisting mainly of players, members of the Reunion Movement, and a constant influx of other infected individuals.

If someone inside the city is secretly colluding with those outside, and has secretly opened a smuggling passage at the bottom, it will be difficult to catch them in a short time. Moreover, by the time the smugglers and the ferry crossing are discovered after the people have entered the city, it will be too late. Unregistered individuals whose identities cannot be verified have already hidden themselves inside…

"We must develop a more efficient monitoring system... ideally, it should encompass the entire core city."

Bai Ye considers the core city his base; it's far too important. Besides having friends like Alina and Talulah, it's also the largest gathering place for players and houses the Awakening Temple—it absolutely cannot afford any problems.

Besides, there's an even more important reason: there are "sarcophagi" here... These relics left by previous civilizations are incredibly precious. Bai Ye had gone to great lengths and spent so much time in the Ursus Empire to acquire this city, and he absolutely wouldn't allow anyone to touch what was his.

After pondering for a moment, Bai Ye still didn't have a good idea. He decided to go back and remake the talisman. After all, the ring was already damaged. To prevent any further accidents in the future, he would have to make a new one.

Previously, Bai Ye needed to use Originium Arts technology to inscribe spell arrays within the spellcasting unit, but now it's no longer necessary.

After all, Bai Ye had already mastered the method of using the power of wind, so he could perform simpler operations to create amulets.

"Sister Tako, can you hand over the Ghost Force to me?" Bai Ye asked.

"You want that? Just take it and use it. Wait, I'll give you the mobilization order. You don't need to ask me again."

Talulah opened the terminal without hesitation and sent the key to Baiye.

Bai Ye left in a hurry, while Talulah began to track down the assassin's whereabouts based on the clues Bai Ye extracted from the traces left on the broken ring.

Perhaps because they had a stable place to live and no longer needed to fight, the fighting strength of the core city visibly weakened. Even the assassin escaped, and the guards who came to rescue Alina failed to capture him.

Kind of outrageous.

Patriot and Hrag, who are in charge of military affairs, have gone to the Rhodes Island main ship for recuperation, so things have indeed become much more relaxed here.

Talulah decided to crack down on discipline.

Meanwhile, White Night prepares to send out the Ghost Force.

After capturing the core city, Talulah disbanded most of her army, retaining only a small number of loyal warriors willing to continue serving her. However, the Ghost Squad, led by Lyudmila, remained in service.

This is an assassin squad that combines the functions of killer, agent, infiltration, and spy. Bai Ye jokingly calls it the Assassin's Court, while "King Killer" Lyudmila is called the Grand Mentor of the Assassin's Court by Bai Ye.