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He had his own assessment of the prestige of the Knights Tournament, and of course he wouldn't be foolish enough to create a smurf account to participate—that would be too boring.

However, a tournament that goes on from beginning to end is indeed a good way to pad out the story; in some fantasy novels, such a tournament can fill 100 chapters.

If Bai Ye were writing his own novel, he definitely wouldn't miss this opportunity.

Starting from the tournament qualifiers and adding the main tournament, I could easily fill 200 chapters. That would be great.

……

Dr. Kal'tsit breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Bai Ye had no intention of participating.

Wasting nearly half a year on an event like the Knights Tournament is indeed not worthwhile for someone like Bai Ye.

His strength is undoubtedly at the Terra Tier 1 level; above him are only the behemoths and other monsters.

Then she said something interesting:

"Actually, the Knights' Tournament should have started in 1097..."

The Special Championship is held every three years. The last one was in 1094, and the next one, the 24th, should start in 1097.

However, both this time and before the time travel, it was postponed to 1098.

This is why Bai Ye was busy with other things in 1097 and didn't rush to Kazimierz.

He is in no hurry.

"It was postponed because of the immortals?"

Bai Ye speculated that the postponement of the Major was due to the sudden appearance of players, which disrupted the plans for most things on this land.

For example, Victoria's regent also postponed his plans, which were originally scheduled to begin in early 1097 but were delayed until the end of 1097.

"Yes, the sudden appearance of the undead caught Kazimierz off guard, and they postponed the 6th Kazimierz Knights' Tournament qualifiers, originally scheduled for June 10, 1097, by six months."

"That is, as you know, January 10, 1098."

"I see." Before transmigrating, Bai Ye hadn't investigated this matter in depth, but now he finally understood the reason.

As expected of the fourth natural disaster that has invaded the world, it can change the world's格局 (geju, a term referring to the overall structure or pattern of events) and the course of major events even without doing anything.

“Kazimir… Rhodes Island’s next destination is also in that direction,” Kal’tsit mused.

Colombia, Casimir, and finally Victoria.

This is roughly Rhodes Island's itinerary for the next year.

Chapter 124 What kind of people are you from Rhodes Island?

"Is Rhodes Island also interested in the Major? I think Rhodes Island has quite a few operators who are strong candidates for the Major championship."

"Hmm, I remember there was an elite operator named Sharp. She used the swordsmanship of the Sargon court. Her strength was probably slightly inferior to the Black Knight I fought, but not by much."

Bai Ye muttered to himself.

Unlike players, the natives of Terra do not have a game system panel and cannot quantify their strength and level, so White Night cannot intuitively state the level of a certain operator's strength.

Furthermore, the Originium Arts of the natives are unpredictable. A certain operator may indeed be very weak, but he may have a talent spell that is almost like a bug, which will make it much more difficult to judge his strength.

In the end, Bai Ye could only compare himself to those he had fought.

The "sharp" mentioned by Bai Ye refers to Rhodes Island's elite operators. Before joining the company as one of its first operators in its early days, he served as a mercenary for over twenty years, fighting under various Pashas.

"Could it be that Rhodes Island's finances have become so strained that they can only rely on operators participating in Major tournaments to increase revenue and cover expenses?"

Bai Ye joked with a grin.

"You're happy to see Rhodes Island get its comeuppance?" Kal'tsit raised an eyebrow, her expression somewhat unfriendly.

No, I just want to see you get your comeuppance, you old woman Kal'tsit.

Bai Ye muttered to himself.

He was too embarrassed to say that out loud.

However, he then saw that Dr. Kal'tsit's expression turned unfriendly.

"If you have any opinions about me, you can say them directly without beating around the bush," Dr. Kal'tsit said.

"Uh—did I just say something?" Bai Ye paused for a moment.

"..." Dr. Kal'tsit stopped speaking.

Bai Ye was somewhat puzzled:

"When did I develop this strange tendency to involuntarily blurt out my innermost thoughts?"

Well, he did it on purpose.

……

“Rhodes Island’s ultimate destination should be Victoria, but we can’t directly set our target in Victoria, as that would arouse Lentinium’s suspicion. Therefore, we need to set up several side objectives to mislead Lentinium,” Dr. Kal’tsit patiently explained.

She told Bai Ye about Rhodes Island's secrets without any hesitation.

“The way Kazimierz has been treating infected people lately is concerning, and this is part of Rhodes Island’s mission.”

In short, Rhodes Island approached Victoria under the guise of treating the infected, and of course, they were indeed rescuing the infected knights of Kazimierz.

This is a win-win situation.

"However, you're probably right about one thing: Rhodes Island might indeed have operators who volunteer to participate in the Majors—do you know the Radiant Knights?"

"The champion of the 22nd Major? I remember, um, her name was Margaret Nearl... but she was expelled from Kazimierz because she was an Infected, right?" Bai Ye was quite familiar with the Major, having visited the champion wall when he was a player.

"The current Radiant Knight is on Rhodes Island; he's an operator codenamed Nearl," Dr. Kal'tsit said.

"???" Bai Ye was somewhat surprised. After a moment of thought, he finally recalled all the information from his mind. "Near Light, I remember now. When you were preparing to go to the core city to rescue the Doctor, there seemed to be this operator there. Could it be that she came to Rhodes Island to treat Oripathy?"

In Bai Ye's memory, there was indeed an operator named Nearl, but he was not a native and would not associate this Nearl with the Radiant Knight on the Champion Wall.

How come Rhodes Island has all sorts of people?

Even though Bai Ye already knew that the composition of the people here was quite complex, he was still shocked once again.

“If you’re interested, you can ask her yourself—but I should mention that your operations in Kazimierz will also receive assistance from Rhodes Island. Although our ship’s speed can’t keep up with yours, there will be operators who, like you, will set off ahead and appear in Kazimierz.” Dr. Kal’tsit disregarded past grievances.

Bai Ye nodded happily.

It would be a good thing to have a local help.

"Do you know the general situation in Kazimierz?" Kal'tsit continued to ask.

Bai Ye nodded:

"The Federation of Commerce, the Oversight Council, and the National Assembly?"

“And there’s the Unarmored Alliance,” Dr. Kal’tsit reminded him. “You’ll probably be fine in a direct confrontation, as long as you don’t provoke the entire Knights of Kazimierz… but you still need to be careful about assassinations in secret.”

"Assassination, huh... It's been a long time." Bai Ye grinned.

Beneath that rosy lips and white teeth smile lies a hidden undercurrent of bloodshed and turmoil.

When it comes to assassination, gamers are the real kings.

Bai Ye recalled his "hunting" experience in Colombia years ago.

If some people are blind, they might as well try his methods. Countless souls in the core city of Chernobog have already proven with their lives what the "tea party's blade" truly means.

……

Looking at the young man before her, Dr. Kal'tsit shook her head.

It seems there's really no need to worry about him anymore.

I wonder who would be so unlucky as to try and mess with this person.

Kal'tsit still hoped that Bai Ye wouldn't cause too much trouble in Kazimierz. However, she decided to let him be. Kal'tsit knew that although Bai Ye seemed somewhat capricious and unreliable on the surface, he always maintained a bottom line.

The only time Bai Ye had ever been enraged so far was because of Quintus of Saltwind City's crime against Ghost Shark, after which the guy was killed without a trace.

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After continuing her discussion with Kal'tsit about some details regarding Kazimierz and Victoria, White Night returned to her dormitory.

Although the sanatorium was indeed nice, it couldn't compare to the warm embrace of Skadi and Laurentina.

Although it had only been a day since they last met, Bai Ye felt as if a long time had passed.

Resting his head on Skadi's lap, Bai Ye opened the game system's attribute panel.

After gazing at the accumulated experience for a long time, Bai Ye decided to use a portion of it to upgrade.

He had been stuck at level 50 for a long time, which was enough for now, but he was still struggling to develop new ways to use his powers.

Bai Ye felt he had hit a bottleneck when he was making plasma cannons by hand on the Iberian coast last time.

That wasn't the limit of his power, but rather Bai Ye's own body that restricted his further development of his power.

It's time to remove another layer of restrictions.

"If the accumulation of experience is not for use, then it is meaningless."

Saying strange things that Skadi found somewhat puzzling, Bai Ye pointed his finger at the system panel that only he could see.

level up!

Chapter 125 Welcome to the First Row Where Strength is Paramount

The last time Bai Ye used experience points to level up was in the spring of 1097.

Startled by Luna's sudden appearance, he fought wits with thin air, even using up all his experience points to level up to 50.

Unfortunately, it turned out to be just a farce, leaving Bai Ye, who thought he could make a big splash, empty-handed.

Now, almost a year has passed, and Bai Ye has decided to inflate his stats once again.

The experience points accumulated since the beginning of the year flowed out of the experience pool and into Bai Ye's body.

Unlike players, White Night has a physical form in Arknights Online, so the feeling of leveling up is completely different from when she is a player in the game.

The higher the attribute, the more noticeable the feeling becomes with each level up.

Skadi, whose head was resting on Byakuya's lap, clearly felt this as well. In her arms, Byakuya's body temperature was rising rapidly.

"I am fine."

Bai Ye rolled off the bed, his body radiating light, especially his right arm, where silver chains reappeared, wrapping around it in circles.

The airflow in the room began to become unstable. Bai Ye frowned, and while he still had control of his body, he rushed out the door and fled.

"white night!"

Skadi and Specter exchanged a glance, then ran off.

Goredia, who was studying nearby, frowned. She looked up at the direction the three had left in, hesitated for a moment, and finally ran out after them.

……

Bai Ye really did flee, even breaking open the dormitory door.

Finding the shortest path to the porthole in the corridor, Bai Ye opened the porthole valve and jumped out.

The previous upgrades hadn't been this big. Bai Ye felt that if he continued to stay on Rhodes Island, he might end up tearing the place down.

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In the wilderness, Bai Ye stood on the ground, his body emitting an uncertain light, while the surrounding earth was full of crisscrossing ravines, as if it had been cut open by something sharp.

Unstable air currents converged into sharp vacuum wind blades, wreaking havoc on the surroundings and shredding boulders caught in them.

Bai Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

The sudden surge in his attributes surpassed his state before he transmigrated while wearing power armor. Even he couldn't immediately control such a level, which is why he experienced a brief loss of control.

Fortunately, there was no accident like when the sword was forged.

Everything is still under control.

Bai Ye opened the system panel and began to check his own attribute status.

Unlike players, the elite NPC template of White Night gains 6 attribute points and 2 sanity points per level.