Reincarnation NPC, but Arknights

Only she knew roughly what had happened, since Bai Ye had mentioned it to her earlier on the spaceship. She also knew the nature of Talulah and Alina's relationship with Bai Ye.

Only Titi and Gretia were kept in the dark.

……

Just then, the hidden door beneath the command tower slowly opened, revealing a deep underground passage.

“I remember the last time White Night came out from here… I had no idea there was such a space underground in the central command tower.” Talulah blinked.

"Let's go in and take a look." Laurentina and Skadi were the first to go in. Their pupils naturally dilated, and they adapted to the relatively dim tunnel space in a very short time, and were able to see the environment in front of them clearly.

The eyes are also a key area of ​​modification for the Deepsea Hunters. Natural light is scarce in the deep sea, and artificial light sources disappear once far from the city of Agor. Deepsea Hunters must be able to fight in complete darkness. They have all been modified to possess darkvision.

Talulah and Alina walked in the middle, while Gretia naturally walked at the back.

Without any verbal communication, the girls instantly formed a tacit understanding, cooperating with each other in perfect harmony.

Footsteps echoed in the empty corridor. I don't know how long I walked or how many turns I made, but suddenly the view opened up before me.

What appeared before them was a huge underground hall, filled with rows of various equipment and instruments, looking like a database server room.

However, it was very quiet here, and the equipment was running without making any extra noise. One by one, lights were lit up above everyone's heads, seemingly guiding them towards the center of the hall.

In the center of the hall was an open space.

The girls did not see Bai Ye.

"There's such a big space down there?!" Talulah exclaimed in surprise.

Alina was completely dumbfounded. For an ordinary young girl, all of this was simply too outrageous.

"This is... the database?" Gretia asked uncertainly.

"Yes, more or less. Welcome to the most important core area of ​​this mobile city, the central hub of the entire city. Databases, server rooms, artificial intelligence computing centers... If the sarcophagus and energy center are the heart of the core city, then this is the brain of the entire city."

Bai Ye's voice echoed in the hall. Sometime later, he appeared behind the girls.

“White Night!” Talulah turned around in surprise.

"I'm sorry, I kept it a secret from you before," Bai Ye said apologetically.

However, Talulah didn't seem to mind at all; she smiled and said:

"It's alright. There's no point in telling me about what's going on here anyway, and I don't understand these things. Besides, since it was something Bai Ye created, it must have some special meaning and purpose."

To be honest, Talulah's personality is absolutely angelic; it's so incredibly healing. Bai Ye originally thought she would be a little angry, but it turned out that she wasn't at all.

Such innocent people really exist!

"In that case, let's see what this hall really looks like!" Bai Ye said, snapping his fingers.

Suddenly, the server room where everyone was located transformed into a much more spacious hall, and the server cases that had stood like trees disappeared.

The floor and walls were a dull black, while silver, luminous patterns, like printed circuit boards, appeared on the surrounding walls and spread upwards.

Skadi and Talulah couldn't help but look up along the lines of the pattern.

The hall seemed to stretch endlessly upwards, as if it had no dome. At the very top, a light source appeared to be casting a beam of light into the hall, creating a faint Tyndall effect.

Although there was no natural light, the light source on the top floor and the luminous patterns on the walls kept the hall relatively dark.

Countless black cables lay on the ground, winding like snakes, eventually connecting to a circular pit in the center of the hall.

Chapter Twenty-Four: A Piece of Paper, Two Dots

"This is……!"

The sudden turn of events surprised everyone.

Fortunately, these girls had very strong mental fortitude, so they didn't make a fuss or cry out in surprise.

Of course, what they trusted most was Bai Ye; they believed he would not harm them.

Even Greta showed no change in her mindset; she herself found her own reaction unbelievable. She didn't know when she had become like this.

"Where is this?" After calming herself down, Goredia asked.

“The inner side of the world, the gaps and crevices, another space independent of the real physical universe. Of course, it can also be called the threshold,” Bai Ye replied.

He paused, then continued:

"However, I prefer to call it the Well of the Earth."

"The Well of the Earth?" Laurentina couldn't help but repeat.

“Yes.” Bai Ye nodded, then looked up at the infinitely extending top, “because it leads to my hometown.”

“I have never mentioned where I come from. Although I was born in Lungmen, that is only the place where I first arrived. I myself come from a much more distant place, or rather, the world (Sarkaz).”

"Or perhaps, the world (Sargon's words)."

Ancient words, long abandoned in the corners of civilization's memory, were uttered by Bai Ye.

"Earth, a word that is both narrow and universal. But in some ancient time, we also had magnificent words to describe everything between heaven and earth, everything that our lives touched. This great word encompassed the land and the sky, and the vast ocean that the landlocked countries knew little about..."

That is the world.

Bai Ye's words made the girls present fall into deep thought.

Bai Ye continued:

"And I come from another world. She doesn't exist in any corner of Terra, and you can't find her on any map. Because she doesn't belong to Terra and has no connection to it."

"Your world is called Terra, and our world is called Earth."

"So, at first you might feel that I am completely out of place, as if I come from a completely different place, like a deep-sea hunter who has just stepped ashore. Because I don't belong here."

Skadi Tarura and the others were stunned, perhaps because Bai Ye's words were simply too unbelievable. If it were anyone else, they would probably be considered crazy.

However, it was Bai Ye who said this.

As everyone knows, Bai Ye never lies, and the possibility that he is mentally unstable is probably even smaller than the possibility that his father suddenly bursts into laughter.

"So, you came to our 'world' through this well?" Goddess asked.

Bai Ye shook his head. He stepped aside, and then Luna emerged from the darkness.

"Let me explain."

The silver-haired girl reached out and gently tapped the air.

Two spheres appeared in the air, then quickly shrank, eventually becoming two points.

"This is your world, and this is ours; on a vastly different scale, they are like two points—"

"If nothing unexpected happens, those two worlds will never intersect. But because the two worlds are so similar, and due to the influence of various human factors, a connection and resonance have formed between them..."

"It's like two dots on a piece of paper merging together when the paper is folded in half. This phenomenon is called dimensional resonance, or world fusion."

As Luna spoke, she clapped her hands, and a page projected in the void was closed, with the dots representing the two worlds quickly overlapping.

"And the current situation is roughly like this—"

Luna spread her hands apart, and the paper that had been folded open halfway, forming an angle along the crease.

"The line connecting these two points is called the Earth's Well. It is not on any plane, so it is an independent and peculiar dimension."

With just a piece of paper and two dots, Luna clearly explains dimensional resonance and the fusion of the world.

"The one who built this bridge is Bai Ye. He started from our world and arrived at your world. Because of his existence, a link was formed between the two points, and the connection between the two worlds was fixed."

This is the function of the White Nights.

"Then why do you want to promote dimensional resonance and world fusion? Is this the human factor you just mentioned?" Talulah asked.

"Because our world is about to be destroyed, our world's sun will expand in a short time and engulf our world. Simply put, our half of the paper is going to be burned. So we want to achieve world fusion, break away from our original half of the paper, and transfer the world to your side."

As Luna spoke, she folded the two pieces of paper in half again. Then she tore off one half, but the dot that originally represented the Earth remained on that side of the paper.

"Then... what are the undead? Are they related to your world?" Laurentina asked.

These girls who are closely associated with Bai Ye are all very intelligent; they are always able to find the crux of the problem.

“In essence, they are no different from Bai Ye. The only difference is that they are just projections in your world, while Bai Ye appeared in your world completely, with his physical body intact.”

"Because I found that the connections established by countless projections were not as useful as the connections created by a single White Night, I simply kicked him over."

"In order for him to survive in this dangerous world, I gave him great power. Fortunately, he used that power in the right direction."

As Luna spoke, her words revealed her appreciation for Bai Ye.

"This is my origin, a traveler from another world, a stranger who has wandered into your world," Bai Ye said softly.

After Bai Ye finished speaking, no one else spoke.

Instantly, the entire space fell silent.

After a long silence, Talulah broke the almost deathly stillness:

"I have only one question: what impact will the merging of worlds have on our world? Will our world be destroyed as a result?"

"Let me answer that. The answer is, it has no impact whatsoever. If the two worlds communicate harmoniously, we can work together; if you don't welcome us, we will leave immediately," Luna explained slowly.

After experiencing a war that nearly destroyed them, humanity, led by Luna, has come to realize the cruelty of war and vowed to defend peace forever.

Chapter Twenty-Five: Civilization

Talulah breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Luna's answer, then looked at Bai Ye with curiosity:

"I don't mind... By the way, Bai Ye, what's your world like? Can you tell us about it?"

“Exactly, no wonder you never talked about your past before. We’re also very curious about that part,” Laurentina chimed in.

At the same time, Skadi and Alina naturally gathered around.

Only Gretia seemed a little flustered and embarrassed, but what Bai Ye and Luna were talking about really bothered her.

After a moment's hesitation, she turned to look at Luna...

……

"Huh? Eh... Eh?!" Bai Ye was somewhat surprised. "Don't you find it strange after hearing what we've said, or do you feel like I'm a complete stranger to you?"

“We’ve known each other for so long, how could we feel like strangers just because we suddenly know your background?” Talulah rolled her eyes. “You’re overthinking it. How could we deny the time we’ve spent together and all the things we’ve been through just because you don’t belong to our… ‘world’?”

Well, Talulah still doesn't fully understand the concept of "world," and her Sarkaz is quite stiff, with some stumbling and halting pronunciation. In her view, it's not a big deal; different worlds are just like different countries—the differences are negligible.

“Besides, you’re even willing to accept us as infected people, so why would we change our attitude just because you come from a different place?” Talulah added.

“Exactly.” Alina laughed too. “No wonder you didn’t dare to say these things before. You were probably afraid we would distance ourselves from you… You’re overthinking it. Think about it, are we with you because of who you are? For us, at most we know that you come from a very, very, very far place, that’s all.”

It was obviously more difficult to make this little deer spirit understand the concept of the world, but that didn't stop her from comforting Bai Ye.

Skadi said nothing, but simply reached out and took Byakuya's hand.

In truth, she and Bai Ye weren't that different. The Agor of the deep sea was to the land what Earth was to Terra. Skadi and Bai Ye were both strangers from some distant corner of the world. No wonder they were initially drawn to each other; it was truly a matter of fate and coincidence.

Finally, Laurentina summarized it in one sentence:

"Bai Ye, knowing everything about the person you like is infatuation; knowing everything and constantly accepting it is love."

"But... knowing everything makes me feel like I'm being a bit of a yandere, doesn't it? Isn't that a little too scary? Hmph?"

……

Bai Ye bit his lip, trying hard to suppress his emotions. To be honest, he originally thought he was prepared to face any questioning and doubt. However, when he finally spoke about his past, he realized that he was actually not prepared at all.

He was always worried that the girls would drift away from him because of his confrontation.

Fortunately, it turned out he was overthinking things. The girl's reaction showed that he should have been more courageous and had more faith, instead of sitting there anxiously alone. His fear stemmed from himself and was entirely his own doing.

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On the other side, Goredia found Luna, who was explaining things to Baiye.

Although the silver-haired girl floating in mid-air looks frail, she can exert tremendous pressure on people simply by standing in the air.

Perhaps because everyone's attention had been focused on what she was saying before, they hadn't felt much about this aspect. But when Greta approached, they felt this inexplicable sense of oppression.

However, Goredia's thirst for knowledge and curiosity about the unknown allowed her to withstand the pressure, and she slowly approached Luna.

The girl's skin was fair, emitting a faint glow, but lacked a healthy rosy hue, making her look somewhat pale, like a doll, as fragile as porcelain; her long silver hair looked somewhat ethereal, as if woven from light, with each strand radiating a faint light.

What surprised Greta even more was the girl's gaze. She had never seen such a look before, as if she were looking down on everyone from another dimension, indifferent and ruthless. Only when Bai Ye was mentioned would the girl's gaze stir even a slight ripple.