Reincarnation NPC, but Arknights

"You land dwellers are really strange... even though there's so much sunshine."

Ghost Shark shook his head.

……

The two went to the address left by Saria first.

Bai Ye found some interesting things, the most useful of which was probably a bird divination device.

This is a special instrument manufactured by a mysterious society in Columbia. This spherical device, made of Originium crystals, can detect the terrain within tens of meters around it, which is quite amazing.

Now it has become the spoils of the White Night.

It functions similarly to the bird divination device that Bai Ye saw in the Tianjin Fourth Orphanage, but Bai Ye's Type 18 bird divination device on Earth is more portable and easier to use.

Chapter 25: The short return line

White Night's wind power allows him to explore the surrounding environment and terrain through the wind, but it is not so convenient for exploring underground structures.

Especially when there are thick layers of soil and rock, the earth element interferes with the Bai Ye's ability to sense the underground situation through the wind element on the magical side, and the atmospheric flow on the physical side is even more disadvantageous in terms of detection.

The bird divination tool left behind by Saria proved quite useful at certain times.

Miss Ghost Shark watched as Bai Ye took the bird divination device in his hand, and after a while, the device simply vanished into thin air.

Such a large Originium artifact, it just vanished like that.

Although I've seen it several times, I still find it amazing every time I see a ghost shark.

Bai Ye picked up some documents scattered on the table, as well as a thick notebook and a data disk on top.

Wow, the golden legend!

"Finally got it!"

Bai Ye wasn't particularly happy when he received the bird divination device, but when he saw the study materials that Saria had left for him, he immediately smiled with delight.

"what is this?"

The ghost shark was somewhat curious.

Bai Ye carefully put away the notebook and documents, then explained with a smile, "When I contacted Saria before, I asked her to prepare my research materials on Originium Arts."

Most of the contents of the notebook are about "calcification," which is Saria's signature Originium Arts, allowing her to freely manipulate calcium elements and their compounds within a certain area centered on herself.

In addition to these, Saria also possesses her own medical knowledge and understanding of drug formulation principles...

Saria was never one to keep her knowledge to herself; she had explained the principles of her Originium Arts to the medics at Rhodes Island in detail. Unfortunately, she chose the wrong group; the medics weren't very able to understand or learn about calcification.

If the scholars in the sorcerer department were to conduct this research, perhaps they could achieve some results. However, Originium Arts are not only related to human talent, but also have a certain degree of adaptability.

Saria is particularly suited to this kind of spell. If someone else were to use it, the effect might be worse. After all, this spell was developed by Saria based on her own circumstances and is not suitable for everyone.

It would be absurd if everyone could learn it.

However, this was not a problem for Bai Ye.

"After all, I have a cheat code..."

Bai Ye glanced at the game system attribute panel in front of him.

Now that we have textbooks and materials, all that's left is experience points.

Once Bai Ye has accumulated enough experience points, he will be able to learn the skill directly.

Unfortunately, his experience points have now been converted to Bai Ye's level 50 character level, and the remaining amount is not enough for him to immediately learn the "Calcification" skill.

"However, this highly effective treatment is quite interesting."

Bai Ye himself possesses a fairly high level of knowledge-based skills and is also proficient in drug preparation, so he can quickly grasp this formula and related medical information.

In that case, this trip to Colombia can be considered quite fruitful.

However, hidden beneath all of Saria's belongings in the safe house was a small note.

The sign read: "Beware of Colombian organizations whose names contain the word 'Melander'."

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That night, White Night and Ghost Shark returned to the core city of Chernobog in Ursus.

After her first flight, the girl seemed to adapt quickly, and she never lost her composure like she did the first time.

However, she still couldn't help feeling a bit weak in the legs; it seems that deep-sea hunters become unexpectedly weak in the sky.

Bai Ye placed the ghost shark on the ground, and the girl shook her head.

"How malicious of you! You deliberately did several somersaults in the air just now, didn't you?"

Ghost Shark sat on the ground like a duck for a while, then slowly stood up, looking at Bai Ye with a half-smile.

"You actually found out..."

Bai Ye had previously done a few mischievous flips in the sky above the core city, but unexpectedly, the dizzy Ghost Shark noticed it.

“I’m going to tell Skadi!” Specter winked.

"That doesn't matter. You can probably imagine Skadi's reaction even if she finds out," Bai Ye said confidently.

"Tsk——"

Specter couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement. Skadi's personality was just too good; there was really no way to do anything to White Night.

……

Nothing particularly noteworthy happened in the following days.

Bai Ye checked the status of each instance and also inquired about the players' next moves.

Recently, players have been clashing with the Ursus Empire's army groups stationed nearby in the Originium mining area after the cataclysm.

The ruins of Chernobog, ravaged by natural disasters, are part of the Marquisate of Talulah, but nearby army groups also seem interested in the untapped mining area.

Although they couldn't openly rob the mine, they still used various tactics to disrupt the mining operations.

The most common approach is to drive away thugs and bandits to plunder the mining area, or to directly exile infected individuals to the mining area for Talulah to receive.

Among these refugees were also some spies and agents who had been secretly working among them.

If it were Bai Ye, he certainly wouldn't easily accept these infected refugees. However, Talulah is different from Bai Ye. She is a lofty idealist and would not refuse any infected who come to seek refuge in the core city.

In her words, the city "was originally built as a home for the infected."

Although a thorough investigation was organized, manpower was ultimately limited, and many enemies infiltrated the core city by following the refugee group.

That's how the assassin who tried to kill Alina got in.

Although the Ghost Force has been deployed, the problems within the core city still need to be addressed.

Relying solely on infected individuals or players is not enough.

……

Bai Ye walked to the basement below the command tower.

This is Luna's territory.

Luna's artificial intelligence component, relative to its mechanical counterpart, remained here, but its own consciousness could not enter Terra.

Therefore, limited by the machine's performance, she is now able to exert computing power similar to PRTS.

However, she still cannot achieve the kind of ability that the supreme AI on Earth possesses.

Even so, Bai Ye believed it was enough.

He can gather information by using the wind elements scattered throughout the core city, but the massive flow of information across the entire city is currently beyond the capacity of his brain to handle.

Even with [Mind Acceleration] activated, such a massive amount of information would still overwhelm his brain in an instant.

However, Luna is capable of processing this intelligence.

Perhaps this plan could be named "Soaring Loop".

Chapter Twenty-Six: An Unexpected Discovery

The holographic traverse is a concept existing in novels, first proposed by a mystic named "Hippo." The holographic traverse itself is made using state-of-the-art nanotechnology.

Each parent body is only seventy nanometers in size and shaped like a sphere. From each side of the sphere extend six filamentous cilia, three on each side. It moves not by walking on the ground, but by floating in the air.

This tiny machine generates its own electricity through air convection and collects intelligence semi-permanently. Simultaneously, it transfers quantum signals generated within its body via linear electron beams between "space loops," forming a unique network.

Although it's just a concept in a novel, Bai Ye used to hear people online say that Luna actually arranged a layer of lingering loop around the Earth.

Otherwise, why would supreme artificial intelligence be omniscient and omnipotent?

Of course, once Luna's identity was revealed, the rumors were disproven.

Luna has a different way of observing the world. Although she uses the identity of artificial intelligence to protect humanity in secret, she does not rely entirely on human technology.

However, this does not prevent Bai Ye from learning from and imitating this concept. Bai Ye will establish a large-scale intelligence network in the entire core city that relies on the resonance of the wind element.

Luna, the AI ​​terminal in the core city, will be responsible for receiving and analyzing all the collected intelligence, and filtering out suspicious individuals and listing them as key targets.

Not only the surface of the core city, but even the underground industrial base can be brought under control.

In the mysterious Great Yan, there is a powerful old celestial master who can see and hear the heavens and the earth. Although Bai Ye cannot reach that level, he can still achieve a similar effect by using Luna and the power of wind.

—Don't you think this is cool? As a warlock, I think it's so cool. It matches my imagination of the future life, which is technological and fun.

While Bai Ye was building his intelligence network in the core city, he was also preparing to wait patiently for the representatives of various factions he had invited to gather in the core city of Chernobog for a meeting.

Although Bai Ye could fly across the entire continent of Terra in a single day, for other ordinary messengers, it would take at least a month to make the round trip.

The invitation was sent out in mid-July, and the meeting will likely not officially begin until the end of August.

Moreover, those bigwigs who live far away may not be able to come in person and can only send messengers to participate on their behalf.

Bai Ye had originally planned to slack off like this for a month.

However, a message on a player forum piqued his interest.

[Golden City: Vast Originium mines await exploitation in the rainforests of Sargon's uninhabited region.]

[Golden City: Coordinates - Sargon Rainforest Teleport Point]

[Golden City: Originium Mine Image.jpg]

[Golden City: Local Indigenous People.jpg]

[Genius strategist girl: Well done, City!]

[Azur Lane is so much fun: It's a pity we don't have professional mining equipment right now, so we can only tell the NPCs to develop it so we can get a share of the profits.]

[French Fries!: These indigenous people's mining methods are so primitive! Why would there be such a backward civilization in the same world?]

[A 352kg diving Geyokka wouldn't be lifted by a regular fishing rod: You haven't seen a snowy landscape before; it's about the same level as this place, there's not even a stove...]

This is a relatively new post.

These players belong to a previously mentioned player club: City Hunter.

City Hunter is not a bounty hunter who hunts in the city.

They are a rather unique type of player. They are very interested in exploration, and are especially fascinated by all kinds of moving cities.

These players call themselves "city hunters," chasing after various mobile cities and documenting their every migration. They are passionate about collecting mobile cities of all styles. After all, these behemoths are a microcosm of the planet's civilization.

Many city hunters are members of the Valletta Society.

Although players did not find mobile cities in the rainforest of Sargon's no-man's-land, they did discover a relatively primitive tribal civilization.

Well, while city hunters don't actually crave wealth that much, there's one thing they desperately need.

That's Originium Mine.

This is crap.

Any political entity on this land would be interested in Originium.

Colombia, in particular, will come to your doorstep as soon as they hear you have an Originium mine. They and the neighboring Bolivar have been embroiled in a long conflict and war over issues such as Originium mining rights.

City Hunters especially need Originium Ore, not as an energy source, but to forge road signs and beacons for players—teleportation point crystals.

Besides being used as a valuable currency for trading with NPCs, these are the uses of Originium Ore, Originium Ingots, and Refined Originium for players.