On the Ark.

Lin Ye felt he had never seen anything like it before, but he also felt sorry for the white-faced owl: "Then your body..."

“No need to worry.” White Owl shook his head. “My body is fine. Besides, this way of speaking improves my communication efficiency. I have excellent data analysis and risk assessment abilities, and I currently hold a relatively important position at Rhodes Island.”

Lin Ye nodded, rephrasing the White Owl's words to put it simply: "Although I have a mental illness, it's not too severe, and I can complete important tasks. You don't need to worry."

However, if it's just that her way of speaking is a bit strange, Lin Ye thinks it's perfectly acceptable. Anyway, being his assistant doesn't require much talking, and White Owl has excellent data analysis and risk assessment abilities (according to her own words), which are exactly what the current psychological counseling room lacks. And most importantly, White Owl really, really, really might need this job.

"So you're the one who tore down my job posting?" Lin Ye asked. "You tore down two, so who's the other person?"

“Recruitment notice?” The white-faced owl tilted its head. “I don’t have a similar file in my database.”

"what?"

“Miss Himer sent me,” the White Owl said, “not through any channels like a ‘recruitment notice’.”

Lin Ye was taken aback: "You mean you didn't take down my recruitment notice? Then where did the notice I posted on the bulletin board downstairs go? Did you forget about it?"

"Order received. Keyword 'recruitment announcement'. Search the database," the White Owl said in a mechanical voice. "Database search complete. No information related to 'recruitment announcement' found. Search again?"

Lin Ye thought about it and felt that there was no need for the white-faced owl to lie about this matter, so he put it aside for the time being and thought about asking Zilan after get off work to see if anyone had gone directly to Zilan, the director of the personnel department, after taking down the recruitment notice.

"Ahem, let's talk about something else then," Lin Ye asked. "Are you interested in working for me?"

The white-faced owl nodded.

"But you have other positions at Rhodes Island, right? Is your work there okay?"

Shining replied, "Based on calculations, Rhodes Island operator Shining is capable of equipping two programs simultaneously."

Does that mean it's possible to complete two tasks simultaneously?

Lin Ye had already come to understand what the white-faced owl meant. He had to admit that once he accepted the premise, it was quite interesting.

"Alright, since that's the case, then come on over," Lin Ye said with a smile. "Welcome to the Rhodes Island Psychological Counseling Center. Actually, the work here is quite easy. Come over when you have free time, and you can work over there when there's a lot of work over there. Do you understand what I mean?"

White Owl nodded: "Thank you for your permission. The 'Rhodes Island Psychological Counseling Assistant' program has been installed. White Owl's system program has been updated."

Lin Ye looked at the white-faced owl with great interest.

If a man said these words, he would probably be seen as a delusional teenager, but when it comes to a white-faced owl, it's a very interesting character trait.

"Doctor," the white-faced owl looked at Lin Ye, "there's something else I need to tell you."

"Hmm? What is it?"

The white-faced owl tapped its head again: "The virus's effects have changed more than just the way I speak; they've also combined with my racial characteristics, which might lead to my..."

Before it could finish speaking, the white-faced owl's voice grew softer and softer, and its eyes slowly closed.

Lin Ye was stunned.

What's wrong with this?

"Hey, White-faced Owl," Lin Ye asked hurriedly, "What's wrong?"

The white-faced owl slowly opened its eyes: "This means I may hibernate at any time during the conversation, please don't worry about it."

"Huh?! There's such a thing?"

puff.

After speaking, the white-faced owl collapsed onto the sofa and fell into a deep sleep.

Lin Ye's lips twitched slightly as he looked at the white-faced owl that had suddenly fallen asleep.

Did he hire the wrong person again?

Author's BB:

Actually, I didn't want to write about the white-faced owl because I don't have one.

Chapter 100: The White-faced Owl Teaches You How to Play Games

The white-faced owl slept until it was time to leave work, and only when the sun was setting did she slowly get up.

"Hibernation mode has ended, system reboot complete." White Owl stood up, looked at Lin Ye, and twitched its ears. "Doctor Lin Ye, this is Operator White Owl greeting you."

Looking at the white-faced owl, Lin Ye couldn't help but ask, "How many times a day do you take a nap?"

The white-faced owl said, "That's a variable."

"How long does each hibernation period take?"

"This is also a variable."

Lin Ye didn't want to talk anymore. He suspected that the White-faced Owl might have specifically chosen this place to sleep. However, he didn't dare to ask, because if the White-faced Owl's symptoms were indeed due to Oripathy, then his questioning would be too hurtful. So it was better to observe it for a while.

But then again, it doesn't really matter whether he slacks off or not, since he doesn't have any serious work to do here anyway.

Thinking about this made Lin Ye feel even more frustrated.

"Never mind," Lin Ye sighed. "It's time to go home and rest."

The white-faced owl didn't move. She looked at Lin Ye and said, "We've detected that you're feeling down. Do you need the white-faced owl's help?"

"Forget it," Lin Ye said casually. "You can't help me with anything."

The White Owl added, "A trust crisis has been detected. The White Owl needs to prove itself, which is part of the interview. If it fails, the White Owl is willing to uninstall the 'Psychological Counseling Assistant' program."

Lin Ye looked at the white-faced owl with some surprise: "Are you serious?"

“The white-faced owl always maintains…” He paused mid-sentence, his head suddenly drooping as if he were dozing off, before lifting it again to say, “Serious.”

Lin Ye: "..."

Girl, you're not convincing at all.

“But I really don’t need you…” As he spoke, Lin Ye suddenly thought of something.

The description of the white-faced owl just now seems to indicate that she has excellent data analysis and risk assessment abilities.

Data analysis and hazard assessment.

Lin Ye pondered for a while.

"It seems you really can help me." Lin Ye suddenly perked up, picked up paper and pen, and started scribbling and drawing, while asking the White-faced Owl, "Have you ever played video games?"

"What kind of game?" White Owl asked.

"Those kinds of level-based games," Lin Ye said. "You know, the kind where you fight monsters, clear levels, and level up—oh, no leveling up."

"I've never played it." The white-faced owl shook its head. "The white-faced owl doesn't play games."

"It's okay if you don't play games, just come and play this time." Lin Ye reluctantly drew a rough sketch of the dungeon in Nightingale's Dream. "Look at this, can you understand it?"

“I understand.” The white-faced owl nodded. “Your self-portrait.”

"……What?"

"Just kidding," the white-faced owl said slowly. "You won't mind, will you?"

Lin Ye: "..."

"We've detected that you're in a better mood, so the White-faced Owl's joke had a positive effect," the White-faced Owl said. "So, what would you like the White-faced Owl to do next?"

"I already said it's a game." Lin Ye held a pen and drew on the paper. "Let me explain the rules of the game to you first."

He explained the abilities he possessed in the dream to White Owl using the rules of the game, including stealth mode, mission objectives, and a series of other details. White Owl listened quietly throughout, unusually not dozing off. After Lin Ye finished speaking, White Owl fell into deep thought.

After waiting for a while and seeing that the white-faced owl still didn't speak, Lin Ye couldn't help but ask, "Can you understand? Do you need me to say it again?"

The white-faced owl shook its head: "No need. The white-faced owl can understand; it's just analyzing."

"analyze."

The white-faced owl nodded, then extended a slender finger and tapped it on the manuscript: "As you said, this is indeed a very interesting game, but it's very difficult. The protagonist needs to lead the target out of the dungeon to succeed, and if the protagonist is killed, the game is lost, is that right?"

Lin Ye nodded.

The white-faced owl continued, "The difficulty of this game lies mainly in the protagonist's low intelligence..."

“Yes.” Lin Ye nodded subconsciously, then realized something was off. “Wait, what does this have to do with intelligence?”

"I meant low combat strength, you misheard me."

"Oh, right, their combat strength is quite average."

"That's the difficulty of the game." White Owl pointed at the little figure Lin Ye had drawn. "Due to its low combat power, there is a high probability of dying when encountering enemies. And there are many enemies, and the map is very complex, so the probability of successfully leaving with the target is very low."

Is there any chance of success?

“A low probability doesn’t mean it’s impossible,” White Owl said. “In the game, the protagonist has many other means and methods at his disposal. For example, there’s the ‘stealth’ state that’s initially given to the protagonist, as well as the sticks that can be used as weapons, and the jars and pots and caves that can be used for hiding. As long as you use these items well, the probability of success can be greatly increased, and if you seize the right moment, you’ll have a better chance of clearing the game.”

“That’s true.” Lin Ye nodded. He admired the White Owl’s logical ability. It could analyze so much based on just a few simple introductions. If it were someone else, they might still be confused. “Now that you understand the rules, can you teach me how to do it?”

"Is this blueprint the complete picture of the dungeon?" the white-faced owl asked.

Lin Ye shook his head: "No, this is only a very small part."

“Then I need more information to make a better analysis,” the White Owl said. “The existing information is not enough for me to plan a perfect escape route. I can only guide the protagonist to leave the dungeon and enter the tunnel in the safest way possible.”

“That’s enough,” Lin Ye said. “Let me tell you about my two previous attempts.”

Lin Ye recounted his two previous experiences in the Nightingale's Dream to the White Owl in detail. Of course, the second experience was somewhat embellished, not as simple, crude, or graphic. The White Owl listened quietly throughout Lin Ye's speech, only speaking after he had finished.

“Your second attempt was somewhat risky, and the success rate wasn’t high,” the White-faced Owl said. “According to you, you don’t seem confident you can take down the enemy in a one-on-one situation. Even in stealth mode, there’s a certain failure rate, isn’t there?”

Lin Ye nodded.

"Have you considered a different approach?" the White Owl said. "According to the White Owl's analysis, avoiding conflict with the enemy and maintaining stealth is the safest option."

Lin Ye smiled wryly: "How is that possible?"

“No, that’s very likely,” said the White Owl. “According to you, attacking an enemy will break stealth, but picking up an item on the ground will not, right?”

“Yes.” Lin Ye nodded. “At least for now, I’ve found that attacking the opponent will break the stealth state, and even if the opponent knocks me down, the stealth state will not be broken.”

“Then the problem is quite simple,” said the White Owl. “You can avoid picking up the weapon and instead take the key from the enemy, use it to open the cell door, and then approach the target while in stealth mode. What do you think of this method?”

Lin Ye was stunned.

Chapter 101 Why is my IQ lower than an owl's? (Twenty-four chapters owed)

Lin Ye stared blankly at the white-faced owl.