Reincarnation NPC, but Arknights

[Penguin Boy and Mermaid Warrior: White Night: Creating Happiness with Salary]

[Möbius: The old-school penguin centaur boss thinks it's awesome!]

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To be honest, while players have complained about this straightforward design, they can still accept it. After all, most pay-to-win games on the market are more exploitative; even if you spend money, you're not guaranteed to get the desired character. White Night here is better; at least if you spend money, you're guaranteed to become stronger.

And so, more and more Lungmen Dollars flowed into White Night.

Of course, Bai Ye wouldn't completely link his favorability with LMD. He set a limit, and unless the amount of LMD given by players later exceeded astronomical figures, the limit would only be 10 points.

He also wants to create some interesting settings to enrich his character and add some Easter eggs. How can he just mention money?

Well, even if it's about money, there needs to be a reasonable explanation. For example, why does Bai Ye like money so much? It must be to contribute to the cause of saving the infected... Once players discover these things, they will feel more identification with Bai Ye.

Using the same example as before, why are players of Arcadia Gate so loyal to the NPC faction of the "November Principality"? Even when the Principality was about to perish, they did not leave but gathered at the gates of the Principality's castle and fought a desperate battle against the tide of enemies until the last player used up all their resurrection points.

The NPC Princess of the "November Duchy" captivated players not only because of her beauty, but also because of her unique temperament and personal charm. This character was portrayed so exceptionally well that even though she was merely an NPC in a virtual online game, just a string of code and data, countless players were still deeply drawn to her.

If a fictional character can do this, why can't a living, breathing person like Bai Ye do it?

This is the direction Bai Ye has set for himself.

He needs a more three-dimensional character design. Being strong and useful to players is only one aspect; he also needs other things.

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In this way, Bai Ye gradually finished dealing with all the old weapons he had found in Rhodes Island's engineering department warehouse, and also reaped the experience and LMD from the players.

Harvesting players in the early stages is a cyclical task. After all, the players are all newcomers to the game. Even for players who have just entered the public beta, the speed at which they can earn LMD and experience is limited. They still need experience to level up, so after harvesting one wave, the activity becomes sluggish.

Bai Ye was naturally not in a hurry. Just like collecting public grain, it was about sustainable development. After this round of harvesting, they could wait for the next round. — By the way, why did the car seem to be moving a little too fast?

After closing the game panel, Bai Ye jumped off the vehicle.

Next, we can proceed with the next step of the plan.

He wants to guide players to experience the reality of this world.

It's time for players to delve deeper into this land.

Bai Ye also needs to fulfill his contracts with Reunion, Rhodes Island, and Swire and others, and of course, he also needs the help of a certain penguin who provided assistance to Bai Ye in the early stages.

Bai Ye still remembered how the Great Emperor had helped him in the early days. He wasn't an ungrateful person, so naturally he wanted to repay the favor.

Of course, Bai Ye also couldn't forget the mysterious person who secretly helped him and facilitated his company's entry into Ursus. Perhaps he would also try to find out who he was.

It's not just about repaying a debt of gratitude; having connections leads to business, and you'll make more and more friends.

Bai Ye is adding a powerful friend to his list of influence.

The more friends you have on this land, the fewer enemies you will have.

The big shots are all my people, what do you have to fight me with?

"I must regroup my troops!"

Bai Ye is preparing to gather players to embark on a long journey with him to face a wider world.

Chapter Sixty-Nine: You Are Wanted (Pharaoh's Finger)

Well, describing players as an army doesn't seem quite right, since players can't possibly be Bai Ye's private army, right?

Bai Ye believes he is more like a shepherd.

Legend has it that somewhere in this land, there lies a vast library filled with books. Each book represents a person's life, and the "shepherd" is the one who has the privilege of entering the library to read them.

They will use the books to guide those important people, thus preventing these crucial beings from going astray and guiding humanity's future in a better direction.

Although Bai Ye has never entered the so-called "Great Library" and is not a shepherd, he knows the general direction of the world afterward and can guide the players. Perhaps his existence can indeed make the world a better place.

"Who knows?"

Bai Ye shrugged. Right now, he only wanted to gain benefits and power. Only by becoming strong could he be qualified to pursue those illusory things.

As the big salmon said, "We keep losing because we are too weak and powerless."

To be honest, this doesn't sound like something a drunk person would say. Big Fish might really be a genius.

Bai Ye began packing his luggage and vehicle, then stood in the center of the camp.

This action, which deviated from the usual behavior of "NPC Baiye", immediately attracted the attention of the players.

Some wanted to explore the world-building and plot, some wanted to uncover Bai Ye's mission, and others were just purely silly...

In short, the remaining players in the camp gathered around, some deliberately dressed in strange costumes, some even wearing pumpkin heads, while others jumped and rolled around Bai Ye, and some even tried to bump into Bai Ye, attempting to push him off.

Unfortunately, White Night's control of Originium Arts created an invisible wall (which looked very real), rendering the players' tedious attempts fruitless.

It's impossible for all players to come, but a group is enough, since players will spread the word. Bai Ye believes that some people have already started recording the screen.

He started imitating the way NPCs spoke in his old games.

"Adventurers, your strength astounds me."

“I’m from ‘Northern Cross Logistics Messenger Company.’ We have a partnership with an infected organization in Ursus, so we need manpower.”

"I believe you will be the people I need."

“I will recruit the first messengers from among you, and you will become the elders and cornerstones of the Northern Cross.”

"The following are our company's compensation and employee benefits:..."

"Our Northern Cross Company is also quite good, with long-term cooperation with major companies and organizations...blah blah blah."

Bai Ye has already learned his lesson and knows that relying solely on his fame and persona, he can only be considered relatively well-known among players, but he clearly cannot command a large following.

Therefore, he set up a series of benefits and perks to guide players.

Given that no Terran native faction or other individual has yet made contact with the player, White Night has virtually no competitors, giving her a significant head start and a clear advantage.

Other political entities and organizations will surely notice the player's uniqueness and "excellence" and will definitely start trying to win him over.

By then, Bai Ye would have already gained prestige among the players and attracted a large number of them. Whether the players would become chaotic or not would be up to Bai Ye!

"Bai Ye, is this melon guaranteed to be ripe?"

"Hehe, Boss Bai Ye, you've finally slipped up, haven't you? I've caught you. Northern Cross Company, is it!"

"The treatment seems really good. Is it really that great?"

"Anyway, it's better than staying in the camp killing bugs. And once we join the company, we'll always know Bai Ye's location, right? Wouldn't that make learning skills much easier in the future?"

"Indeed, Bai Ye will likely be the only one teaching skills in the future, but the sooner you buy, the sooner you can enjoy it, that's the principle."

"I don't care, I will follow Bai Ye forever!"

Players were discussing it animatedly; some were still pondering, while others had already made their choices.

"Bai Ye, how do I register?"

"Come over here and check your information. I will then input your data into the database."

Bai Ye was naturally delighted with the players who made the choice, feeling a sense of satisfaction as if he were being taken advantage of.

While entering the registered players into the system, Bai Ye also increased the players' favorability rating.

He will only recruit 100 players this time, because if there are too many, he can't take them all to Ursus. He can continue to recruit players in Ursus.

Secondly, he also cannot afford the expenses of more players.

Moreover, the team's capacity is approximately 100 people. That's already an astonishing number.

This is the first pilot program conducted by Baiye, and recruitment will be expanded later.

Anyway, players will always share their experiences, so once the promotion starts, there's no need to worry about not being able to recruit people later.

To meet the promotional requirements, Baiye specifically selected many top streamers and well-known content creators from among the players.

He recruited people with titles like "Chairman," "Qin Chuan Deliqi," and "ZC."

Bai Ye didn't force the star players. The so-called star players are naturally high-level players. They are in the process of becoming stronger and shouldn't have time to help him with chores. If that were to conflict with their needs, wouldn't that be going against the grain and cause dissatisfaction among the players?

However, to Bai Ye's surprise, several well-known high-level players from his previous life also chose to join his team five.

In this way, the team of five composed of players was quite elite. In addition to those who volunteered immediately, Bai Ye selected players who had performed well in previous battles, as well as those who had worked hard in the camp.

"Boss Bai Ye, don't forget about me!"

A player named "Zhai Mao Bu Ge" who had been by Bai Ye's side since the open beta came over. Although she chose Longmen as her spawn point, she was unlucky and was assigned to another camp by the system. She only came over now.

Zhai Mao won a public beta test qualification and took the opportunity to start live streaming. He gradually became a popular content creator and currently has many fans on Bilibili. He has already received Little Lightning certification.

Her most viewed video was the recording of her mission with Bai Ye.

But times have changed.

In the past, she was Bai Ye's only choice.

However, now that Bai Ye is surrounded by more and more players, she has become less important.

This is not a good sign for a homebody like me who aspires to be the number one fan of White Night.

For this reason, she specially traveled from other camps to the "Fifth Survey Team," getting lost several times along the way, before finally meeting Bai Ye.

"Long time no see, my friend." Bai Ye naturally welcomed such a big streamer, as this would greatly enhance the publicity.

The players' enthusiasm exceeded Bai Ye's expectations. In no time, all 100 spots were filled, and Bai Ye stopped the recruitment.

"Adventurers, my caravan has limited capacity, so I'll only be recruiting 100 people for now," Bai Ye explained to the players.

"However, both Northern Cross and Rhodes Island will soon continue to expand their recruitment. We welcome everyone to submit their resumes, and we will announce the subsequent recruitment plans separately."

What Bai Ye said was not an excuse, nor was it a sales pitch used in a company interview. He genuinely needed players, and with the subsequent full-scale expansion of the network, players were an indispensable part of the plan.

The road ahead is long, and Bai Ye knows she must keep moving forward.

As long as you don’t stop, the road will continue to extend!

Chapter Seventy: Titi's Letter

"Phew, Bai Ye, here's the employee badge you wanted..."

The typing girl jumped out of the car and handed Bai Ye the things he wanted.

Several days ago, Bai Ye contacted Rhodes Island, requesting a batch of drugs and bringing his assistant with him.

"Seriously, why did I become a gofer?" The Lateran girl, dressed in the standard uniform of a field operator, stood in front of Bai Ye with her hands on her hips, glaring at him with some dissatisfaction.

To be honest, Ms. Typing felt like she had been tricked into boarding Bai Ye's pirate ship.

Her life now seems quite different from the peaceful life she had imagined. Every day she has to help Bai Ye handle departmental affairs, and that's not all, she also has to go on field missions!

“It’s not something you can just pick anyone.” Bai Ye shook his head, then pulled the girl aside and pointed to the players he had recruited, saying, “These people are now my core team, outside of the Rhodes Island system. You can add their files to the database as external personnel.”

Overseas offices are not entirely managed by personnel from the ship itself. They usually recruit local staff who are not entirely affiliated with Rhodes Island and are classified as non-staff personnel in the records.

"Are you planning to build your own little team on Rhodes Island?" The typist tilted her head cutely, looking at Bai Ye with a suspicious gaze.

"This is the first time I've heard that you're so loyal to Rhodes Island? You would betray them?" Bai Ye shook his head. "I simply admire the ideals of the Rhodes Island organization, even though those ideals are somewhat impractical and may require many people, a lot of time, and many sacrifices to achieve. But that doesn't stop me from admiring and respecting their nobility."

"Apart from that, my relationship with Rhodes Island is just a cooperative one. Serving as the field operations supervisor is in the best interests of both parties. I will not betray Rhodes Island, but I will also have my own secrets."

"The Little Secret of Loyalty".

Bai Ye summarized his actions.

There's no problem as long as Rhodes Island's interests aren't harmed.

On the contrary, Bai Ye felt that Rhodes Island might have a bigger problem. The program written by the Minister of Engineering, Kroos, was like a sieve. In his previous life, it was hacked directly, and then a group of people easily broke into the ship and took away Talulah who was being held captive.

Quite outrageous.

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"Is it really okay for me to entrust such an important matter to you?" Typing Girl was stunned. She felt that Bai Ye trusted her too much.

“I just had no other choice.” Bai Ye shook his head. “I don’t have enough manpower, and I don’t have my own team. And to be honest, this matter doesn’t really need to be kept secret.”

It's no secret that Rhodes Island's database has gained 100 new unofficial personnel; however, the real identities of these personnel are players, and it's Bai Ye's arrangements for the players that need to be kept secret.

"How interesting, you've poached me from the logistics department to the field operations department." The typist suddenly laughed. "Now, are you planning to poach me from Rhodes Island to join your own little team?"

She seems to be in a good mood, as she even joked about this with Bai Ye.