Reincarnation NPC, but Arknights

To have a voice, you must be able to fight. How could I have forgotten such a simple and obvious truth?

Sure enough, it was because the impression from my past life was too deep and too dazzling.

While reflecting on himself, Bai Ye gripped the scabbard of his longsword and stood beside Skadi.

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……

Just then, a series of urgent shouts came from outside the camp: "Wait!"

Chapter 30 Talulah

Talulah rushed into the camp, ignoring the infected warriors and White Night who were facing off, and ran to Alina, who was lying on a stretcher.

Little Deer was being carried towards the small clinic by two infected people in charge of logistics. Seeing Talulah's anxious expression, she couldn't help but laugh.

Talulah breathed a slight sigh of relief; it seemed her friend was alright.

The girl's face was still streaked with tears. She looked at Alina, and tears streamed down her face again: "You're still laughing. You should have listened to me before... You're not allowed to go out alone anymore."

"Okay, okay, it was my fault." Alina's voice was gentle. "Don't worry about me, I'm fine. Those two who brought me back are good people, friends, so let's not have a conflict."

"I understand." Talulah nodded. "Take good care of your injuries and get plenty of rest."

"Go quickly, don't linger here too long. You are the leader, you can't just abandon your duties like this..." Alina seemed about to lecture her as usual.

However, this time Talulah didn't buy it. She gently covered the little deer's mouth: "Even like this, Teacher Alina is still lecturing. Stop talking."

After asking the doctor to treat her friend properly, Talulah returned to the warriors.

Only then did she notice the large crater in the ground and the man and woman standing in the middle.

"Tallulah!"

With Talulah's arrival, the tense infected warriors finally found their leader.

Talulah sized up the two who had rescued Alina. Judging from their appearance alone, the two were worlds apart from the infected people beside them.

Their clothes were neat, their appearance clean, their nails clean, and their skin fair. They didn't look like people making a living on the snowfield at all; they were more like noblemen in the city.

However, the deep crater left on the ground and the girl carrying the giant sword all demonstrated the power they possessed.

A rather contradictory individual.

With just one glance, Talulah could tell that the one in charge was the handsome man.

"You're Talulah?"

Bai Ye looked at the girl dressed in Ursus noble military uniform with great curiosity. Perhaps because of Originium Arts, her legs were straight and exposed to the air, unaffected by the cold weather.

Speaking of which, upon seeing Talulah, Bai Ye's lips twitched imperceptibly as those painful memories flooded back.

Even after successfully passing the regular memory dungeon, the Wanderer's Tea Party was wiped out more than ten times when facing the highest difficulty boss, "Talulah in My Heart," in the challenging Desperate Battle dungeon.

Although it is a humanoid boss, the sense of oppression it brings to players is in no way inferior to that of a colossal boss.

The Originium Arts that seemed capable of setting the sky ablaze, the rapidly depleting oxygen, and the fireballs powerful enough to melt the ground were all nightmares for healers.

In an attempt to figure out the third-phase boss's attack pattern, Bai Ye charged in and got hit in the face by a giant fireball...

Well, it's all tears.

In short, Bai Ye had mixed feelings about the girl in front of him.

However, he soon realized the difference between the Talulah in reality and the one he had met in his previous life.

First and foremost, there's her clothing. In her previous life, Talulah always appeared before the player in a dress, like a noble lady walking out of a banquet. But now, Talulah is in military uniform, looking majestic and imposing.

Secondly, there's the difference in temperament. The Talulah in front of us is younger and has clear eyes, which is similar to the Talulah who turned back into a green-named NPC in later versions.

“She’s hot,” Skadi suddenly said from the side.

"I know." Bai Ye naturally had firsthand experience of this guy's temperature when he was at his peak.

“However, I should be able to handle it…” Skadi compared the distance between herself and Talulah; one sprint would be enough. On land, the Deepsea Hunters were also incredibly fast.

Their bodies have undergone complex biological modifications to withstand the high pressure and resistance of the deep sea, making them the most sophisticated combat weapons.

Bai Ye wasn't surprised that Skadi could defeat Talulah in front of her, after all, she was still very young and much weaker than the one in her previous life.

……

“They are friends, put down your weapons first,” Talulah said to the Reunion warriors.

"But...they aren't infected, and they're very suspicious..."

"The captain isn't here, we need to be careful."

Both the infected and the shield guards watched Bai Ye and Skadi with considerable caution, especially Skadi, who was carrying a greatsword; the girl had left a very deep impression on them.

“Are our friends only the infected? They helped us, and we raise our swords against guests who came with good intentions? That’s not right.” Talulah shook her head. “Now, put down your weapons.”

"Yes."

"Spread out, soldiers. The infected need your help, the camp needs to be on guard, and the brothers who just fought need to rest."

Talulah arranged for her subordinates to leave, and the tense atmosphere immediately disappeared.

"I'm sorry, we have to be careful on the permafrost."

Talulah then walked towards White Night and Skadi.

She was polite, well-educated, and had a gentle smile on her face, yet her eyes were powerful, revealing a young girl's unwavering fighting spirit.

"It's okay, they were actually quite good; they didn't steal our vehicle."

Bai Ye pointed to his car, where he had deliberately opened the trunk to reveal the food inside.

Although their eyes were clearly filled with longing, the Reunion Movement was fairly disciplined, and no one took action.

“If we also plunder, how are we any different from the enemy?” Talulah shook her head, but her expression was not good.

As she said this, she thought of her seriously injured friend and the murderer who was dragged away by the police.

Taking a deep breath and suppressing her distracting thoughts, Talulah invited Baiye and Skadi, "Would you like to come in and rest for a bit? Our campfire is lit, and it's quite warm here."

"Although I don't have much to offer, I still want to treat you—you saved my most important friend."

Bai Ye smiled and nodded: "Of course, no problem. We were just wondering where to camp tonight."

Skadi slung the greatsword back over her shoulder and followed behind Bai Ye.

She was actually in a pretty good mood because she could smell a fragrance in the air—the infected had broken open the frozen lake next to them and caught scaled fish in it.

Skadi really likes grilled fish.

Bai Ye closed the car door, and only then did Talulah notice that the long sword hanging behind Bai Ye had disappeared sometime earlier.

Chapter Thirty-One: The Messenger White Night

“That’s right, this is my guard, Little Orca. I am Bai Ye, a weak messenger and merchant, without their great power.”

By the campfire, Bai Ye introduced himself and Skadi to Talulah. At the same time, he also tried to convey his harmlessness.

“I see. I don’t think anyone would travel to the tundra…” Talulah nodded, but then Bai Ye’s next words stunned her.

“Miss Talulah, we are from Lungmen.”

"Actually, saving your friend was an accident; we came here specifically to find you."

Bai Ye did not hide his purpose for coming.

As he spoke, he took out a letter written by Chen Huijie and a photograph from his pocket.

Bai Ye reached out and handed both items to the dumbfounded girl.

At this moment, he was certain that the current Talulah was not the boss they had encountered in their previous life.

She had a very youthful demeanor, and this Reunion Movement was not the violent organization from his previous life. The fighters within it were disciplined and quite capable, unlike the chaotic thugs he had encountered before.

When an organization becomes a purely violent one, its demise is not far off. Perhaps in the past, the Reunion Movement was indeed large in scale, but it was merely a wave swept up by hatred and violence, without any foundation, and inevitably became a pawn to be used by others.

Bai Ye doesn't need pawns destined to be discarded; he wants organizations he can cooperate with and that have a future.

……

Talulah had no idea what Bai Ye was thinking. Her expression was somewhat strange, as if she was suppressing some emotion that was about to burst forth.

The girl reached out and took the letter that Bai Ye handed her.

When she saw the name on the envelope, her hand visibly trembled.

"We'll head out first..." Bai Ye casually stood up. "Titi, I want to eat fish, what about you?"

"Me too."

Skadi followed White Night out of Talulah's hut.

This letter was written by Chen Huijie before Bai Ye left Longmen.

The photo was also photocopied at that time.

Chen Huijie had told Bai Ye that she and Talulah shared half of their blood, and that they had the same mother.

(Do all your mothers name their mothers Martha? Funny)

Despite ongoing investigations, Chen Huijie still cannot learn the truth about what happened back then.

She wasn't actually sure if Bai Ye would be able to find her sister.

Perhaps even she herself knew that this was just an unrealistic fantasy... but Bai Ye just happened to have a cheat code from his past life.

"Put it away. Even though it's for a purpose, it still feels pretty good." Bai Ye gradually understood why so many players in his previous life chose to become messengers.

It's not just about experience and rewards; perhaps in this fragmented land, messenger players can experience a certain kind of emotion that has long been lost in reality.

After all, Earth's real-time communication technology is more advanced, enabling low-latency, real-time video conversations even with Martian colonies.

……

Perhaps because of what Talulah had said earlier, when Baiye and Skadi appeared among the infected again, they were not harassed.

The shield guards watched Bai Ye warily, but did not stop them.

When Bai Ye offered to exchange food for Originium ore, he immediately became the most popular person in the camp.

Food was scarce, and the ore taken from the mine was temporarily useless; it couldn't be eaten and there was nowhere to sell it.

After shedding her hostility, Bai Ye's aura of affinity finally came into play.

Actually, his high charisma is quite useful.

Charm is not some kind of magic potion, but rather something that can reduce hostility and increase initial favorability.

In other words, it's about getting a complete stranger to talk to you properly.

Of course, due to vigilance and hostility, Bai Ye's charisma did not play as significant a role as before when he first entered the Reunion camp.

But it wasn't entirely ineffective; at least, the hostility was greatly reduced, and neither the warriors nor the shield guards rushed forward to subdue him.

Hmm, Skadi's strength seems to be able to get everyone to talk things out. Bai Ye recalled a ruthless person with a negative charm rating who apparently managed to get along with everyone amicably by relying on the knife in her hand...

"I'm sorry, we all thought you were a bad person before...On the frozen ground, only noblemen dress so well."

One of the infected individuals took off the hat from his head.

He was an Ursus man with terrible scars on his face.

Bai Ye waved his hand, indicating that he didn't mind, but he was impressed by the vigilance of these shield guards—even though he said that, he could still sense that there were at least two shield guards following him, and someone else was watching him from a distance.

Skadi may have noticed, but since Bai Ye didn't say anything, she didn't pay any attention and was busy with the grilled fish in her hand.

This silly goose...

Bai Ye sighed.

"By the way, I heard there are two legends circulating in the frozen land—the Yeti and the Shield of the Infected. Are they not here?" Bai Ye ignored the happy little orca eating grilled fish and turned to look at the Reunion Movement Infected he had just met.

"The Yeti squad went ahead to scout, and the captain led Squad 5 to clear the 'obstacles.' They'll be back soon," the infected man said, shaking his head. "They're much stronger and more useful than us."

“Although the leader has accepted them, but… don’t reveal our secrets.” A shield guard approached.

"Hey, don't be so serious... they're all good people."