Reincarnation NPC, but Arknights

Bai Ye steadily sheathed his sword, then pulled out his dagger, pried open a can, found some bread, and sat down at the workbench on the right side of the safe house.

The workbench was kept very clean, and tools could be modified on it, as well as desktop terminals could be used.

The terminals on Terra are similar to computers and mobile phones on Earth in the previous life. However, due to natural disasters, this world has no satellites, so there is no World Wide Web that can cover the entire planet.

In the fifth year after the game's launch, a group of players, together with several major NPC companies and governments in the game, launched the World Wide Web project. However, until Bai Ye's time travel, the project had not yet yielded any real results.

Upon powering on, Bai Ye connected to the intercity network via the terminal. This network technology was actually based on an invention of ancient coding technology from the continent of Terra—in fact, ancient civilizations were far more advanced than modern ones.

While eating bread and canned food and drinks to fill his stomach, Bai Ye worked on his terminal. First, he needed to write a program to input his identity into the central database. Second, he needed to gather useful information to understand the current situation in Lungmen and the world.

"The public beta will start in about a month... there's still time."

Bai Ye was starving. He devoured his food while typing, then packed up the trash and finally rummaged through the cabinet for some supplies and Lungmen Dollars, putting them into his inventory.

"time to go……"

Bai Ye put away the portable hard drive, stood there thinking for a moment, and instead of leaving immediately, he created a new document on the terminal, spent ten minutes typing a bunch of text, and finally saved and shut down the computer.

He then walked to the coffee table in front of the sofa, took out two boxes of Pocky cookies from the drawer, put one box in his pocket, and opened the other box, placing it in a prominent position on the coffee table.

He left a message.

Although it was a free purchase, Bai Ye didn't intend to just take the items without saying anything. Even though what he took was insignificant to Penguin Logistics and the Emperor, doing so would have a slap in the face—after all, the current Emperor wasn't used to outsmarting players.

Penguin Logistics has its own encryption method, using Pocky cookies, a method devised by Messenger. Players who joined Penguin Logistics in a previous game posted this password in strategy guides.

You would never guess that a ciphertext can be formed from the two ends of a Pocky stick: the chocolate side is long, and the tail is short—a peculiar form of cryptography.

After finishing all this, Bai Ye packed his things and left the Penguin Logistics safe house.

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Late at night, inside the Penguin Logistics Building, Is was not resting.

He sipped his coffee while browsing his personal terminal.

Suddenly, a message flashed on the desktop screen.

"Strange, this site wasn't booked or registered, so how did it get activated?"

As Is examined the object, he touched his chin with some confusion.

After a while, he opened his personal terminal and contacted Texas, who was on a mission.

"Miss Texas, have all the deliveries been completed?"

"If you have time, you can go and check out Outpost A-25."

After a long pause, Texas's somewhat cold reply came through the earpiece: "Overtime pay, triple."

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Bai Ye took a deep breath. Even through the mask, he could breathe freely without feeling any stuffiness.

This is the standard A1 portable mask, equipped with night vision and air purification functions, but for Bai Ye, the most important thing is obviously to hide his identity.

With the mask on, I love no one.

Weapons and items were stored in his inventory. In the darkness, Bai Ye looked at the Guard Bureau building in front of him and fell into deep thought.

Trying to enter this map as a level 1 player is simply outrageous; in fact, he's still hesitant.

However, Bai Ye quickly made a decision.

He's already been to the Lateran Cathedral, why would he care about this?

A lawless madman, terrifying beyond measure.

Chapter 5 Lungmen Guard Bureau

Longmen is a city that never sleeps; the city lights are bright enough to illuminate the night, making it as bright as day. The city center is bustling and prosperous, while the lower district is full of thorns and mud.

Of course, none of this has anything to do with the Lungmen Guard Headquarters; it's very quiet here.

The building was brightly lit, and one could imagine that many police officers were working through the night.

Getting into the Guard Bureau is extremely difficult; the defenses are tight, with impenetrable walls and high-voltage electric fences making it impossible to sneak in by climbing over the walls.

However, it's not entirely without a solution. Among the trees planted outside the wall, one stands out as particularly tall, almost exceeding the height of the electric fence on the wall.

Logically, such a security risk should be investigated. However, since the establishment of the Guard Bureau, no one has ever been so audacious as to infiltrate it, so this vulnerability has been overlooked.

"There are several channels to access the central database, but the one through the Lungmen Guard Bureau... requires authorization from high-ranking members of the Guard Bureau."

Bai Ye glanced at the still brightly lit office on the upper floor of the Guard Bureau, then nimbly climbed the tree trunk, jumped down the branch onto the wall, and landed in the bushes.

"My stats are too low, it hurts a bit..."

Although the green belt had cushioned the impact and the roll had helped him absorb the force, it still hurt quite a bit. Bai Ye rubbed his buttocks, but instead of standing up, he followed the shadow of the green belt, bypassed several surveillance cameras, and sneaked into the Guard Bureau building through a blind spot.

In the early stages of the game, not many players have the opportunity to enter the Lungmen Guard Building, but there are still ways to do so.

Some players will try to sneak into the Sentinel Bureau during the day, then log off in a secluded corner and log back on late at night to explore the Sentinel Bureau building under cover of darkness.

This method proved effective time and again. Thanks to the players' perseverance and persistence, they actually managed to depict the layout and defenses of the entire building.

Although Bai Ye had seen the map, he wasn't so knowledgeable as to memorize every detail. However, he had led many bosses through the "Guards Department Building Siege" dungeon so many times that he was sick of it and could run it with his eyes closed.

Having a staff might be much more convenient, since it allows one to use Originium Arts for stealth. However, the Guard Bureau has Originium energy detection devices in the corridors, and fluctuations in Originium Arts are enough to trigger an alarm.

Climbing up the fire hydrant to the second floor, Bai Ye found an open window and climbed over the ledge.

nobody.

The corridor was pitch black. Most of the police officers here had gone off duty, with only a few remaining in the office to handle their work.

The narrow corridor was almost entirely under surveillance, but Bai Ye didn't pay it much mind. The Guard Bureau building had been too peaceful for too long; one could imagine that the officer sitting in the monitoring room right now was probably drinking coffee, browsing his personal terminal, or rubbing his tired eyes, calculating when he would get off work.

Bai Ye ran up to the upper floor in one breath, and then turned into the restroom.

“ops…”

This time, Bai Ye's luck wasn't so good.

An unfortunate female guard was in the restroom when the White Night suddenly burst in, startling her.

Fortunately, she was washing her hands, and nothing more embarrassing happened.

"What—uh!"

Bai Ye had no interest in getting entangled in a fight with these agile Royal Guard officers, even if the one in front of him was a civilian officer.

The moment he saw the police officer, Bai Ye grabbed the stun gun and pressed it onto the poor young woman.

The ability to quickly and seamlessly switch between the required items in the inventory is a must-learn skill for combat players. Skilled players can switch to five fully loaded crossbows in the blink of an eye and fire in different directions.

Bai Ye is naturally a master among them.

Accompanied by unconscious convulsions, the instantaneous high-voltage pulse stunned the police officer, causing him to fall to the ground.

"This outfit is nice. It's a pity, if it were a male police officer, I would have kept it as my prize without hesitation..."

Bai Ye blinked.

He at least retained some integrity.

"The experience gained from defeating opponents of a higher level is really substantial... Poor guy, hopefully this will drag on for a while."

Bai Ye wasn't sure how long it would take for this guy to be discovered. Once discovered, it would mean his operations were exposed. The Guard Bureau would become tense and vigilant, like a wild beast awakened from its slumber.

His exposure was inevitable; he had plenty of ways to escape, he just needed time.

After retracting the stun gun, Bai Ye locked the unconscious police officer in a cubicle, then went into another cubicle, took out a sheathed longsword, and pierced the ceiling.

The Guard Bureau building was built twenty years ago and features a distinctly Victorian steampunk style with large ventilation ducts large enough for an adult to crawl inside.

Bai Ye climbed up the toilet using the pipes, and through them, he was able to enter Officer Chen's office.

Officer Chen, or Chen Sir, or Chen Huijie, is an extremely important NPC in Arknights Online. She is also the leader of the Special Inspection Team of the Guard Bureau, an absolute high-ranking official. Her office contains access cards.

When the white night slowly crept up to Officer Chen's office, the young head of the special inspection team had not yet left work.

Bai Ye tried to make his breathing long and deep, squinting his eyes to avoid direct eye contact, and trying to minimize his presence so as not to disturb the perceptive young policewoman.

This wasn't a magic technique, but rather a skill passed down from a ninja from the Eastern Kingdom. Using this skill, Byakuya survived the chaotic battlefields of the Eastern Kingdom and completed that urgent mission across the front lines.

……

After resting with her eyes closed, Chen Huijie finally got up from her chair, stretched, and began to tidy up the scattered documents and materials. She didn't know how much time had passed.

The white night was still, its breath long and quiet, like a plant hiding in the shadows where the sun never shines.

"boom--"

Chen Huijie acted quickly; she was the kind of decisive young woman, so she left the office in no time.

"Phew—I almost couldn't breathe."

Bai Ye quickly regained her energy, pried open the cover on the ceiling, and landed lightly.

Although his attribute values ​​are not high, Bai Ye has a wealth of power generation techniques, and he knows how to use his body.

Bai Ye's status as a seasoned player is what gives him the confidence to infiltrate the Guard Bureau; the items and weapons he obtained for free through Penguin Logistics are merely supplementary.

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Bai Ye fumbled around in Chen Huijie's office. He had been here several times in his previous life, but this time seemed to be the most exciting one.

A thief broke into the police station.

"Hmm... It's a very powerful weapon, even sharper than the sword in my hand. It's a pity that even if I got it, I couldn't use it."

"The files and documents may be useful, but there's no need to look at them."

"In the drawer... not this one, um, the third drawer, it's right here."

Bai Ye quickly and accurately found what he wanted. Without lingering or intending to continue looting, he dashed out of the room and ran towards the fire escape.

There, one can directly access the underground level and the central database.

Chapter Six All Parties

The evening breeze blew towards Chen Huijie, carrying the warmth of late spring, which was the best comfort for the tired person who stayed up all night.

Occasionally, she would look up at the starry sky at night, but she was clearly unaware that the arrangement of the stars had long been in disarray and could no longer provide guidance or enlightenment to people.

Chen Huijie was preparing to go back to her dormitory to rest. She hadn't bought her own house, and she hadn't been back to the Chen family's old house for a long time.

However, at the entrance on the first floor of the Guard Bureau building, she saw a junior officer anxiously pacing around in circles.

"Officer Lin, why aren't you going home? I remember you weren't scheduled to be on duty today."

"Ah... Officer Chen!"

Upon seeing the big boss approach, the junior officer quickly stood up straight and saluted, then explained, "I'm waiting for Jia Hui... Honestly, she said she was going to the restroom and hasn't come back yet."

Chen Huijie frowned upon hearing this: "How long have you been gone? What happened?"

"It's been about an hour, I wonder where she went. Ah... Officer Chen, don't be angry with her..."

Officer Kobayashi said softly that Chen Huijie rarely smiled and always had a tense face and a strong aura. Now, she was unconsciously frowning, which naturally made her subordinates feel a little scared.

"Find her first." Chen Huijie's keen intuition told her that something was wrong.

However, even she wouldn't have expected someone to be so bold as to infiltrate the Guard Bureau and attack the police. So after thinking for a moment, she pulled herself together and looked at the young police officer who was standing there in a daze.

"Get moving! What's the use of standing still and pacing around anxiously when something happens? You should have gone to look for them already." After all, he wasn't one of the elite guards, and Chen Huijie felt that this guy had gone stupid from sitting in the office all the time.

"Yes Yes!"

"I'll go with you."

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As Chen Huijie led her junior officers to search for the person, the two messengers from Penguin Logistics met up in front of the safe house.

"Texas, Is asked you to investigate, why did you drag me into this too?"

Exusiai got out of the car and stood by the street, looking at the warehouse in front of her. She had just stopped here before and didn't think anything was wrong.

Exusiai is a Lateran, or "angel" as players call her.

She was surrounded by a halo, radiating a bright light; with her around, it was clearly impossible to launch a sneak attack on someone.