Reincarnation NPC, but Arknights

"Can we take a bath?" Skadi was hesitant about this question. Bai Ye laughed: "Of course, no problem. In fact, it's a relief to finally get some rest."

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Because of the pass, Bai Ye did not hide like the Reunion Movement, but charged straight ahead, and no one maliciously stopped him when he passed through the Ursus military checkpoints.

And so, without wasting any more time on the road, Bai Ye and Skadi finally arrived in Chernobog.

Actually, this is not a beautiful city.

Chernobog is highly industrialized, and even though there are amusement parks and artificial lake parks, factories still pollute the sky.

However, Bai Ye knew its special nature: it was a mobile city independent of the army and the old aristocratic system. There were no Fourth Army troops stationed in the city, and the Third Army couldn't gain any advantage from this wealthy city.

These are all thanks to the special facilities in the city's central core area.

"Stone coffin".

As we all know, Terran technology is based on archaeology, and the technology of the ancient Terrans is awe-inspiring.

This enormous, special structure, known as the "sarcophagus," was excavated from the southern mountains by Boris, the Marquis of Chernobog, the city's lord.

Few people can understand the workings of this device, nor can they determine whether this large machine is a strange legacy of the gods or a Sarkaz sorcery machine... In any case, it is indeed very useful.

The Reunion Movement may not know this, but White Nights did indeed set its sights on Chernobog's core city because of the "sarcophagus".

He wanted to help the Reunion Movement seize control of the city block while also preventing other districts from being destroyed by natural disasters like in the previous life.

Although Chernobog will be much worse off without the sarcophagus, it has nothing to do with the White Night. At least, it won't become a hell on earth filled with Originium crystal clusters like it did in the previous life.

“Skadi, you should also be able to sense that there are some people in this city who are not quite right.”

Stepping off the vehicle, Bai Ye took a deep breath; it had been far too long since he had returned to this city.

The last time I came to Chernobog was during a world mission in my previous life.

His login location at the start of the game was Lungmen in Yan Kingdom, which is very close to Chernobog, so he successfully caught the world quest that players call the "main storyline". To be honest, even if you get dungeon crystals later and can experience the whole process, it's not as shocking as the first time you saw it, and the sense of participation is not as good as the latter.

However, by then, Chernobog had already been destroyed by natural disasters, leaving only ruined city blocks and towering clusters of Originium crystals that pierced the sky.

The sky was perpetually overcast, tinged with dark red Originium dust. The air was thick with the smell of fire, as the frenzied Reunion thugs unleashed their violence across the four directions.

“Bai Ye?” Skadi tugged at Bai Ye’s sleeve, pulling him out of his memories.

Bai Ye shook his head.

"let's go……"

White Night has no feelings for Chernobog, nor does she intend to protect it. If she had to say what she wants to do, it would probably just be to preserve the city while taking over the core.

"Let's find a hotel first."

Bai Ye found a parking lot for the vehicle, and then took Titi to find a place to stay.

Although Bai Ye is not penniless, he will still use Rhodes Island's funds first.

As the head of the field operations department, Bai Ye can apply for funding even when he goes out on field missions alone. Although his salary isn't higher even as the head, he still has enough money.

To be honest, Bai Ye himself didn't know exactly how rich Rhodes Island was. In short, whether in his previous life or after his transmigration, he had never seen Rhodes Island lack money.

This company reportedly has partnerships with several large enterprises and is among the top companies on the whitelist.

Furthermore, there are rumors that Rhodes Island inherited Kazdel's legacy.

Anyway, these things are none of Bai Ye's business for the time being. He just feels great that he doesn't have to pay for his own hotel room, and he has the illusion of being on a paid vacation.

Bai Ye entered a hotel and checked in at the front desk.

“One room is enough,” Skadi suddenly said.

"Eh? Really?"

Bai Ye herself didn't care, since she had been sleeping in the same tent as Skadi lately and was already used to it.

"..."

However, the Ursus woman at the front desk gave me a strange look.

She secretly observed Bai Ye and Skadi.

Well, even dressed in a dusty, wind-swept trench coat soaked with snow from the frozen ground, Bai Ye's looks are still top-notch. In any case, he's much more handsome than these high-dimensional observers, the readers.

But Skadi is not bad either. When she doesn't show her power, she looks like a petite and delicate girl with extremely smooth and flowing white hair and a strange charm in her crimson eyes.

'Damn it... these two are surprisingly compatible.'

'Hmm, if that's the case...'

"Room number 1145, please take this."

Chapter 46 Deep-Sea Heavy Industry

"I heard that vodka flows out of the taps in Ursus city..."

While rambling incoherently, Bai Ye took out his key and opened the door.

1145 refers to room 45 on the 11th floor.

The heavy wooden door was pushed open, and Bai Ye walked into the room.

After entering the city of Chernobog, Bai Ye turned on his terminal and began connecting to the city's local area network.

According to online recommendations, this hotel has the highest recommendation rating of 6 stars.

Affordable prices, excellent service, and a comfortable, clean, and hygienic living environment.

Bai Ye was quite satisfied—until he saw that there was only one large bed in the room, at which point he was stunned.

He finally understood what the receptionist's encouraging look meant when he picked up the key to room 1145...

"You acted on your own initiative!"

Bai Ye was indeed very grateful for the receptionist's arrangements and was secretly pleased... But you have to understand one premise.

He is too weak and has no physical strength.

Do you know Skadi's physical strength?

Do you know just how powerful she is?

Even if he wanted to, Bai Ye wouldn't dare to try it right now.

Based on his recent close contact with Skadi and the combat data he collected, Bai Ye deduced that he probably couldn't break through her defenses... very likely.

Even White Night, whose physical attributes already surpass those of ordinary Terrans, is no match for Skadi.

Skadi is a deep-sea hunter, or more precisely, a weapon, created by the Agor using state-of-the-art technology.

Strength is always the top priority for weapons.

In other words, what Bai Ye will be facing might be a vise, hydraulic press, high-energy high-heat furnace, or something similar, all manufactured by Deepsea Heavy Industry.

Ahem, let's leave this sad topic for now.

“Oh, the bathtub!” Skadi’s mood rose unusually.

In the past, she was very dissatisfied with the narrow and shallow fish tank on Rhodes Island, because it could not compare with the ocean of the Agorians, nor could it satisfy the thirsty little killer whale.

However, she has changed now.

I'm perfectly content with anything that's a fish tank.

"White Night, can I take a bath?" Skadi asked, tilting her head back.

"You don't need to ask me about such a small thing, do you?" Bai Ye pushed his distracting thoughts to the back of his mind and placed the desktop terminal on the table.

“But Dr. Kal’tsit told me to protect you. What if something happens to me while I’m taking a bath?” Skadi asked seriously.

"Huh?" Bai Ye wondered if this guy had messed up his brain during the modification. "Such a short time probably doesn't matter."

“Never let your guard down.” Skadi’s face remained serious as she looked at Bai Ye and warned him, “You can’t be sure if a crazed teammate will attack you around the next corner, and you don’t know if deadly tentacles are lurking in the shadows.”

"..." Bai Ye could no longer laugh.

Skadi had experienced all of this firsthand. Although she had wandered this land for some time, she had not yet escaped the shadow of the sea.

Rather than saying she couldn't escape, it's more accurate to say that the vast ocean was still chasing after her.

Perhaps she is the only surviving deep-sea hunter (in her opinion), yet she still carries the mission bestowed upon her by her species on her shoulders.

"..."

Bai Ye didn't continue to refute; he could feel the girl's clumsy concern.

“So, let’s take a bath together…” Skadi came up with a great idea.

"...Never mind what I said before." Bai Ye rolled her eyes. "Two people crammed into the bathtub, how did you even think of that?"

"Go take a bath. I'll stay in the room and won't go anywhere. Anyway, this wall can't stop you. If there's any danger, just tear the wall down and come save me."

Although it sounds like she's just giving up, Skadi does give White Night a strong sense of security.

As players, we've long since thrown away all notions of face and integrity; being able to latch onto a powerful player is a wonderful thing.

The head of the tea party for the libertines of his past life had taught him that learning to rely on the strength of others was also a form of growth.

"Okay." Skadi finally stopped worrying about the issue.

She walked into the bathroom with a towel in her hand.

Soon, Bai Ye heard the sound of flowing water.

"..."

Suppressing the lingering feelings in her heart, Bai Ye began searching for the Infected Channel on the terminal.

There are infected people in Chernobog, and quite a few of them.

They mostly hide in the shadows, and there's even a well-known underground clinic for infected people.

White Night's target is the underground infected clinic "Azazel".

In the previous life, the clinic was accidentally destroyed, but fortunately, all the staff were safely transferred out of Chernobog by the current administrator of the clinic and formed a cooperation with Rhodes Island, where they are now stationed on the Rhodes Island main ship.

Of course, before the Chernobog incident and the outbreak of the infected crisis, players could still accept many missions from this largest infected organization in Chernobog.

Bai Ye wanted to find this clinic and then make contact with them.

There might be unexpected gains.

"..."

"..."

"Concentrate on work my ass..." Bai Ye grabbed a bottle of water and chug it down. "Skadi, can you hurry up... something's wrong with this hotel bathroom. Why aren't you closing the blinds?"

Indeed, the bathroom walls are made of semi-transparent glass. Perhaps the designer grasped the essence of lewd content and designed the walls to create this sense of being partially obscured.

By day, one can see the girl's well-defined silhouette on the wall.

"?"

Skadi slowly typed out a question mark.

Of course she didn't know that Venetian blinds could be lowered. What furniture could you expect an orca lacking common sense about land to know how to use?

"...Never mind, forget I said anything. Enjoy yourself..."

Bai Ye turned around; if it weren't for the vast difference in strength between them...

He began to miss the gentle, intelligent housekeeper from his past life. She wasn't just a housekeeper; she also played the roles of mother, sister, and even partner. Sometimes, Bai Ye felt that the guy's AI was even a bit too advanced, far exceeding the norm.

He could only attribute it to the gifts left by his parents.

If there is a need, it will probably be handled in a rather cyberpunk way.

If she were here now, she wouldn't need to hold back.

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When Bai Ye was completely absorbed in his work, time actually flew by. He seemed not to have expected that Skadi would soak in the bathtub for an hour.

By the time he came to his senses, the girl had already come out wrapped in a bath towel.

Water droplets slid slowly down her damp hair, and in the areas not covered by the bath towel, Bai Ye could see her delicate, flawless skin.