reincarnation npc, but tomorrow's ark

Several days later, some good progress was made.

……

Goredia walked toward White Night's office carrying a file folder.

She had just asked Skadi, and the orca told her that White Night and the shark were both in the office. For some reason, the orca's eyes were full of a strange smile when it said that.

It was as if something exciting was about to happen.

Gladys didn't understand Skadi's meaning. This hunter wasn't part of her team, and she wasn't very familiar with her, so she couldn't glean any more useful information from her expression.

Standing in front of the office door, Greta knocked.

……

No one answered.

"..."

Goredia raised an eyebrow, sensing that something was amiss.

Because she couldn't hear any sound from inside the house, this silence was clearly artificial, and the only person she knew who could do that was Bai Ye.

I knocked on the door again, but there was still no response.

With her eyes closed, Goredia could clearly sense that Ghost Shark was in the room.

"..."

Gladys frowned, then took out her terminal and found Ghost Shark's contact information.

The notification sounded for a long time before the call was finally connected.

"Hmm...uh...hello?"

Laurentina's voice came from the other end of the communication, but it sounded rather awful.

“Shark, where are you?” Goredia raised an eyebrow.

"I'm... um... running..."

Ah.

That's a lie you can only tell a ghost.

Goredia immediately shut down the communication to avoid hearing any more unpleasant sounds.

Five minutes later, the office door opened.

Laurentina smoothed her sweat-dampened hair, looking somewhat uncomfortable, like a child caught doing something wrong. At the same time, she squeezed her legs together and covered the hem of her dress with her other hand.

Bai Ye then activated his powers, unleashing a fierce wind that swept through the office and rushed into the ventilation ducts.

"Running in the office, huh?"

Goredia looked at the blushing shark and couldn't help but sneer.

These hunters are all such a handful!

Chapter Fifty-Two: Phantom Pain

The situation was somewhat comical.

Grandia stood in the center of the office with her hands on her hips, while Specter sat in a chair dressed as a nun, not daring to stand up and covering her skirt with her hands, afraid that something might be exposed.

Goredia looked at the two of them, feeling somewhat irritated. She herself didn't know where this inexplicable irritation came from. In fact, instead of deliberately avoiding them as before, she pretended to be completely unaware and walked straight in.

In fact, she regretted it the moment she entered the office.

After all, her actions made all three of them, including herself, feel awkward, and at that moment she also realized the meaning behind Skadi's smile.

That silly orca, how did it all turn bad?

"So, is there something urgent?" Bai Ye was also a little puzzled. What could have made Gretia so anxious that she was willing to let things get to this point?

"..."

Grandia couldn't help but touch the scales on the side of her neck, then said, "Shark, do you still remember those guys who experimented on you back then?"

Bai Ye quickly switched back to normal thought patterns and began to ponder the question: "Did we find any useful information from that pile of stuff?"

Goredia returned to normal and nodded: "You mentioned before the battle that there were three of them, so I carefully investigated their correspondence and various documents. I did find some traces of communication between the three of them, but they separated after the shark was rescued from you last time."

Laurentina paused for a moment, then thought carefully: "Let me think."

"After all, that was something another version of me experienced."

As Ghost Shark spoke, he closed his eyes and began to recall, and the room fell silent.

Bai Ye and Gretia looked at each other awkwardly, their eyes meeting briefly before looking away.

Fortunately, this period of time was not prolonged.

Ghost Shark quickly opened his eyes: "One has already been taken down by White Night... Quintus."

“Yes, they were completely outmaneuvered by you, Gladys, from the very beginning. They should be the least worthy of being discussed among them.” Bai Ye agreed.

After all, that guy was initially tricked by Gladys and led the hunter directly to his lair.

Perhaps it was the presence of the first speaker that gave him confidence, or perhaps it was his belief in his own power? Bai Ye couldn't know.

“He sees nothing outside of experiments, lives in a dream he has woven for himself, is obsessed with power, and is arrogant and conceited.” Goredia nodded.

Being blasted into dust by Bai Ye's cannon was actually too good for him.

"The second one is that damned Liboli, named Amaya, of course, I don't know if that's really her name."

Ghost Shark continued, "She was responsible for recording my mental state and providing feedback after the experiments. With her knowledge and qualifications, she was indeed well-suited for this job; in short, she was different from the other bishops."

"Oh?" Bai Ye was somewhat surprised that Ghost Shark had given a relatively positive evaluation.

"Although she was the friendliest lab technician to me, she didn't actually like me. Rather, she was quite critical of our tendency not to follow our nature."

nature?

Naturally, it is in accordance with Hai Si's nature.

"Yes, it was mentioned in the letter that she wanted a world where only Hai Si existed."

Goredia's eyes were full of mockery.

He is a fanatical believer.

“As for the last one, uh…” Ghost Shark’s expression suddenly turned painful, her face turned pale, and cold sweat poured down her forehead.

"It's fine."

Bai Ye walked to the girl's side and reached out to hold Ghost Shark's hand.

“The last guy… he, he’s not a bishop,” Ghost Shark said with difficulty.

"Are you alright, Laurentina?" Gretia asked with equal concern.

"Uh—it's nothing, it's nothing, it's just that I'm experiencing some phantom pain."

These are the lingering pains within Ghost Shark; every time she recalls that guy, her body trembles involuntarily.

Both Goreia and White Night knew how deep the pain and torment must have been to turn such a strong hunter into what he was now.

"Cough cough—I only remember him as the surgeon who performed experimental operations..."

“He rarely showed up except when he was performing surgery… The cultists called him… ‘Sir’…”

Ghost Shark struggled to recall, his hand holding White Night trembling slightly.

“Sir… okay, I understand.” Grandia nodded, then looked at Specter with gentle eyes. “You don’t need to worry, Laurentina.”

"I will deal with this scourge."

“No, go find Amaya,” Bai Ye interrupted her. “Leave this gentleman to me.”

"Unforgivable."

Bai Ye clenched his fists, his face grim.

“But if they hide in Agor, how can we find them… Hai Si has blocked our way home, but this blockade may not be aimed at the Deep Sea Church.”

"Agor's territory, if compared with your land-based countries, is even larger than the combined territory of Victoria, Iberia, and Ursus."

Ghost Shark was somewhat worried.

“This is our business… I don’t care where they hide, I will find them and bring them to trial.”

……

White Night's attitude pleased Grandia, even though he sometimes made statements that crossed her line, such as the theory that Hai Si was harmless and the theory of coexistence...

But without a doubt, this guy is also someone who clearly distinguishes between love and hate; he will never let go of anyone he deems an enemy.

Moreover, he has no so-called mercy or principle of not killing; he is a guy who will never show mercy.

Goredia appreciated this. That's how you deal with those filthy creatures.

"Well, all we need to do now is find them... It's a pity that the things and research you brought back, Bai Ye, did not help in curing Laurentina's condition."

"They never thought of reversing the process, even though the experimental process was recorded in detail in a notebook and the surgical procedure was very clear... but that was all."

Bai Ye remained silent.

He had only hoped for things to turn out well, but things not going as planned was also within his expectations.

If it works, that would be a good thing, a pleasant surprise.

If you can't find the answer, then you have to look for other methods.

“I have a feeling that a solution can be found where the swarm originated.” Bai Ye looked at Goredia and Specter. “Your problems should both be solvable.”

Goredia remained noncommittal.

Although she now believes in Bai Ye as a person, she doesn't completely believe in his views. After all, she has a natural aversion to large groups.

Chapter Fifty-Three: I'm drinking yogurt!

"In addition to the research on Deepsea Hunters and Laurentina's surgical report, Quintus's data also includes information on the application of Agor technology and research on Seachildren."

As she spoke, Grétia lowered her eyebrows: "I have to admit that his research on Hyster and its combination with the human body is already very in-depth... even surpassing Agor."

After thinking for a moment, Goredia added, "At least, it surpasses the results already published by the Agor Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Technology."

Although Greta was a Technologist before becoming a Deepsea Hunter, she took on the role of a military commander after undergoing the Deepsea Hunter transformation surgery.

After that, she no longer had access to many of the institute's documents.

In fact, after learning from Bai Ye that Agor's higher-ups might have been infiltrated by the Deep Sea Church, she became even more skeptical of the authenticity of the information she had read.

Just how many of those guys are hiding? And how many of them are actually enemies?

"Don't worry about it too much," Bai Ye comforted her. "Anyway, you can only watch helplessly now, and there's no use getting anxious. In any case, we can't go back yet."

"Hoo—" Goredia subconsciously touched the scales on her neck again, one of the sources of her anxiety.

"However, Quintus's data and instruments are still somewhat useful to the land dwellers. They can use the instruments to reverse engineer some technologies or to conduct more in-depth research on Originium."

"Especially the purification of Originium, which uses our technology, is more advanced than existing Originium purification methods and has a much higher concentration."

“That’s a good thing. The Rhodes Island operators will be very happy.” Bai Ye nodded.

"I'd much rather Rhodes Island installed some flush toilets than these..." Gladys muttered to herself.

Bai Ye couldn't help but laugh.

This guy can be quite cute sometimes.

"Unfortunately, we haven't found a way to return to the deep sea..." Goredia's hatred and resentment towards Quintus only deepened after he was killed.

What a pathetic guy, he'll only attract more hatred after he's dead.

"That's Dr. Kal'tsit's job; she provides the direction, and we follow the path."

Bai Ye wasn't in a hurry. He had a lot of things to do, and he could just wait patiently for the results.

What Bai Ye was more concerned about was how to prepare and enter the deep sea after finding a way to do so. No one knew what was in the deep sea or what the current situation of the Agor people was.

The road ahead is still long.