reincarnation npc, but tomorrow's ark

Or rather, it's very good.

Chapter Ninety-Six: Narrow-minded

The method to lure players to Iberia and Agor is simple: just place an NPC to issue exploration quests.

Well, it doesn't need to be that complicated. You can simply post an exploration quest on the Adventurers' Guild's quest posting platform under the name of "Exploring Terra" to attract players to investigate.

Incidentally, gathering intelligence on the Deep Sea Church is also part of the mission, and Luna is tasked with developing a calculation method to convert clues into mission points as rewards for the players.

Later, a dedicated points shop will be launched, where players can use points to redeem exclusive outfits, achievement badges and titles, as well as other "generous" rewards.

Bai Ye even planned to have the warlock department research and develop some cool skills. The effects didn't need to be great, but they just needed to look cool.

Players will likely love it. Moreover, this Originium Arts doesn't require a high intelligence level; even warriors with a Spirit attribute of 9 can use it easily.

Well, as long as the rewards are generous enough, there's no need to worry about players saying the official team is a narrow-minded company that made the game. Although, in reality, this game doesn't have much to do with the official team.

Bai Ye casually opened the game forum to see what Earth players were talking about today.

Since the game reopened, the time flow in both worlds has returned to its original level, and the game forums have become lively almost instantly.

Besides the usual game guides, strategy posts, and screenshots of bizarre moments in the game, Bai Ye also saw his own statue successfully trending at number one on social media.

Fortunately, all of Bai Yeren's information on Earth has been erased, so he doesn't exist there at all; otherwise, he would have been in a lot of trouble.

"Ideally, there should be something new and fun to extinguish the heat of this matter."

If a statue is discovered in the core city, make a loud noise to cover it up!

Bai Ye thought to himself.

Whether it was Luna's intervention or Bai Ye's good luck that made his wish come true, just as he was about to close the game system panel, he saw a big scandal about four strategy groups and the Jixian circle pop up on the game forum.

After trying to recall, Bai Ye realized that the second version before his transmigration didn't actually have this gossip; otherwise, he would definitely have remembered it.

However, Bai Ye was already used to it; sometimes, things would indeed happen that were unexpected and unplanned.

However, he believes it's indeed time to start preparing for the Kazimierz Arena. After all, currently, aside from individual player actions, the game developers haven't actually released any player-versus-player (PvP) content.

These activities were all spontaneously organized among the players.

Even now, PVP is mainly focused on first kills and speed runs in dungeons.

Sometimes, to increase the difficulty or to make the dungeon walkthrough more visually appealing, some guilds' walkthrough teams will deliberately reduce the number of players entering the dungeon, or reduce the use of powerful Originium Arts and star players.

Guilds that used to recruit top-tier gamers have started forming "ordinary" strategy teams to showcase their understanding of dungeons and game mechanics, as well as their skillful command.

The dungeons released in the two versions, especially the easier ones, have been thoroughly explored by these players, who can now create all sorts of fun gameplay. Although the most difficult ones still cannot be completed without NPC assistance, this is no longer a concern for ordinary players.

Therefore, content about players competing against each other in games is no longer enough to satisfy these energetic guys.

Bai Ye is indeed preparing to implement the "official" PVP content.

Kazimir, a country with natural advantages, is the place where Bai Ye plans to make contact after settling the deep-sea issues.

However, plans can't keep up with changes. Just as he had finished dealing with his relationship with Grace, an urgent communication came from Lungmen—Lungmen's governing official, Wei Yanwu, wanted to see him.

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Rhodes Island is docked near Lungmen. She had previously left Lungmen's port to avoid the "natural disaster," but fortunately, supplies are plentiful now, so there is no need to rush back to Lungmen.

To facilitate the return of disaster messengers and field operators to Rhodes Island. Rhodes Island is currently still in the desert.

Of course, this has no impact on Bai Ye yet.

Before long, Bai Ye appeared outside Wei Yanwu's office.

Just as he went inside, Mostima came out. Upon seeing Bai Ye, the girl nodded and smiled at him.

No wonder Bai Ye saw that... "Chosen Overseer" outside earlier. It seems the Pope has also begun to make contact with various political entities such as Lungmen.

Bai Ye watched Mostima leave, then turned and went into his office.

Upon entering the reception room of the office, Bai Ye saw Wei Yanwu sitting in a chair in front of the coffee table, while Chen Huijie stood to the side.

When Wei Yanwu saw Bai Ye enter the reception room, he was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected that Bai Ye would arrive so soon after the communication was sent.

This speed is indeed a bit outrageous. You should know that Wei Yanwu confirmed that Bai Ye was clearly not in Longmen before.

"Old Wei." Bai Ye casually waved to the Longmen administrative official.

Chen Huijie chuckled to herself. In the timeline that Bai Ye had traveled through, it seemed that she had reconciled with Wei Yanwu and that the past rift had not occurred.

Bai Ye turned to look at the glass window. Yes, it was intact.

Wei Yanwu didn't mind Bai Ye's somewhat casual and even rude way of addressing him. He simply focused his gaze on Bai Ye: "Have you had any contact with the incarnation of a certain fragment of a Sui Beast before?"

He asked directly.

"Yes, that's true." Bai Ye nodded. He had no need to hide anything from the governor who had helped him so much.

“Tsk…” Wei Yanwu frowned, then continued to ask, “Was the big commotion last month related to you?”

Although it was a question, Wei Yanwu's tone was quite certain.

"What's all this commotion?" Bai Ye pretended to be clueless.

“You must know about that natural disaster and the cracks in the sky,” Wei Yanwu shook his head.

He then sighed, "The Yan Kingdom has detected the anomalies in and around the Dragon Gate, and they have also located one of the fragments of the Year Beast."

Chapter Ninety-Seven Crimson Sky

Great Yan is a rather unique country on Terra.

If, thousands of years ago, the scholars of Agor reached the heart of the ocean, there they discovered the origin of civilization.

So, thousands of years ago, the Great Yan began to drive away the giant beasts. It was from that time that the gods, who were originally high above and worshipped by people, became the object of study and turned into a systematic discipline.

Afterwards, the Yan Kingdom established a special agency to handle this matter. To prevent the twelve fragments that had split off from the Sui beast from causing trouble, this agency was named the Sui-Siting (司岁台). It was specifically responsible for monitoring and handling matters related to the Sui and other giant beasts.

And the year is naturally also a key focus for them.

When Bai Ye and Nian made a huge commotion in their weapon forging, the Imperial Observatory and the Celestial Observatory simultaneously detected abnormal energy fluctuations. Afterwards, they also received information about the sword mark in the sky.

Furthermore, given his frequent appearances in Longmen after that year, the Great Yan Dynasty dispatched a joint investigation team composed of officials from the Dali Temple, the Imperial Observatory, and the Imperial Observatory, on the orders of the Great Yan Emperor, to investigate Wei Yanwu's movements in Longmen.

It can only be said that Nian never hid his whereabouts at all, openly appearing in various food stalls and restaurants in Longmen, making it hard not to make connections.

Bai Ye suddenly smiled and said, "It seems that the one from Da Yan doesn't quite trust Lao Wei either."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Huijie looked at Bai Ye in shock, as if he had stepped on a slide that should never be touched.

Wei Yanwu's expression didn't change much. He just shook his head and then told a story from the past.

“My younger brother has always been very jealous. In order to protect my sister, I brought her from Yan Kingdom to Longmen, where we met Edward, who had also fled from Victoria.”

"After that, Edward and I became sworn brothers, and Edward and my sister fell in love at first sight and pledged their lives to each other."

As he spoke, Wei Yanwu sighed, "You all know what happened next. Black Snake Koschche revealed their affair to both my younger brother and the Victorian authorities. At the time, my sister was pregnant, and to protect both mother and daughter, I had no choice but to personally execute Edward to give my brother an explanation."

As he spoke, Wei Yanwu smiled bitterly again, then shook his head: "Although the behemoth avatar known as Nian is currently considered a guest of your Rhodes Island, my younger brother will not think so. He will only associate Nian with me."

"This joint investigation team is probably just making its stance clear to me; his real spy is probably already in Lungmen."

Bai Ye nodded.

“Rhodes Island might also be involved, as well as the core city of Ursus. You need to be careful,” Wei Yanwu warned Bai Ye.

"They might also be targeting you. Not just because of Nian, but also because of the immortals. As for the former, Nian's contact with you has been too frequent; as for the latter, they have many questions they want to ask you," Wei Yanwu continued.

Bai Ye didn't care: "Then let them come."

"..." Wei Yanwu was somewhat helpless; he was an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire.

Although it was clearly just a matter between Bai Ye and Nian, the Emperor of Great Yan would probably focus his attention on himself.

Still unwilling to believe it...?

Even though he had already left with his sister and voluntarily given up the position that should have been his, even though he had endured and personally killed his own brother, that person was still not at ease. Any slight disturbance would disturb his fragile nerves.

Surprisingly, Wei Yanwu felt no anger; instead, he felt a sense of pity and sorrow. Even sitting at the pinnacle of power in Terra, that person would probably still suffer from insomnia and sleepless nights... What a pitiful fellow.

“I can help you deal with them,” Bai Ye suddenly said.

"They'll only see you as one of my people."

Bai Ye shook his head: "If someone can take on ten men, he can indeed be considered one of yours; if someone can take on a hundred men, he can still be considered one of yours; but if someone can tear a hole in the sky that doesn't heal for a long time, he will not be one of yours."

"Because you are only the ruler of Lungmen in name only, and there is no place for someone who can create the world here."

Wei Yanwu laughed: "As expected, that sword mark was left by you. To cut through a calamity with a single sword is enough to be called a myth and legend even in the Great Yan Dynasty."

Bai Ye didn't mention that the natural disaster was also caused by him.

Even so, it is still enough to shock people.

"However, I want to learn the Crimson Sky Sword Technique," Bai Ye stated his condition.

His swordsmanship relies on constantly absorbing other styles to strengthen himself. The more data he collects, the more powerful his swordsmanship becomes.

Therefore, Bai Ye had long coveted the Crimson Sky Sword Technique.

"You want to learn that?" Chen Huijie asked, somewhat surprised.

She was just shocked by Bai Ye's feat of splitting the sky with a single sword. If he had such swordsmanship, why did he need to learn the Crimson Sky Sword Technique?

"I've always been very interested in the martial arts and magic of the Great Yan Dynasty, especially those closely guarded secrets. If I have the chance, I'd really like to learn them." Bai Ye nodded.

Well, he was indeed envious of the skills that were exclusive to NPCs back then. In fact, learning these skills wasn't entirely about improving his swordsmanship; there was also some of the obsession he had when he was a player.

Back then, no matter how much players gained favor or reputation, they couldn't learn those cool and powerful skills. Now that they have the opportunity, Bai Ye will definitely want to make up for it.

Moreover, this swordsmanship is indeed powerful. Chen Huijie, who did not fully master it in the past story, was able to rely on the swordsmanship to join forces with Amiya and injure the "immortal black snake".

It's worth noting that in the initial game storyline, an entire elite squad from Rhodes Island failed to achieve this, even sacrificing an elite operator in the process. The Black Serpent, who seized Talulah's body in another timeline, is certainly powerful enough to be considered formidable.

Of course, Amiya's Demon King power did play a key role in the battle against the Black Serpent, but the power of the Crimson Sky Sword Technique, which cut through the Black Serpent's magic, cannot be denied.

"Then why didn't you ask me about learning back then?" Chen Huijie gritted her teeth, somewhat unconvinced.

Bai Ye grinned: "I think you haven't fully mastered it yet, have you? How many moves can you use?"

"..." Chen Huijie choked for a moment.

"How did you know?"

"I am a swordsmanship expert, after all. I can usually deduce sword moves by observing the direction of the sword's movement with great accuracy. I learn swordsmanship to verify my own deductions." Bai Ye said, "Chen Huijie, you are still too incompetent."

I need to practice more.

Chapter Ninety-Eight: One Thing Subdues Another

As soon as Bai Ye finished speaking, Chen Huijie's face immediately fell.

She was a little unhappy.

But Bai Ye was absolutely right; she truly hadn't grasped the essence of swordsmanship.

Or rather, she does know sword techniques, but she cannot wield the Crimson Sky Sword.

Because this sword is made of fire-forged source stone, it is equivalent to a staff with a spellcasting unit, and swordsmanship alone cannot activate a staff.

Wei Yanwu always said that to command Chixiao, one must ultimately rely not on swordsmanship, but on one's state of mind.

Chen Huijie used to think Wei Yanwu was talking nonsense, but later she discovered that the old man, the elder who was impossible to reason with, was indeed right.

The state of mind itself can also be considered part of Originium Arts.

The traditional Originium Arts of the Great Yan Dynasty, such as Thunder Magic, are not merely simple spells; they also encompass personal cultivation and spiritual ascension. Memorizing scriptures and classic texts is insufficient; a spiritual enlightenment is also required.

Similarly, Chen Huijie in the past was not mature enough in spirit. She was still lacking and there was still something blocking her mind, which is why Chixiao could not be unsheathed.

After meeting Talulah, Chen Huijie's obsession subsided considerably, allowing her to successfully draw Chixiao and unleash the Chixiao sword technique.

However, she still didn't master it.

After hearing Bai Ye's words, Wei Yanwu also turned to look at his niece.

“Huijie, I have never tested your martial arts skills.”

“Yes…” Chen Huijie paused for a moment, then nodded.