reincarnation npc, but tomorrow's ark

Those who play tactics are all dirty-minded.

Chapter Six: There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch

How do you know he's acting?

After Chanel left, Zofia looked at Bai Ye with some curiosity and asked.

"I didn't really understand it at first, but after spending so much time with those old foxes, I've gradually become like this. If I'm not shrewd, those old foxes will sell me out." Bai Ye sighed.

Once upon a time, he was also an innocent and kind-hearted young man.

In a way, Chanel wasn't wrong; the Business Federation wouldn't want him to associate with a rebellious individual. However, Chanel himself seemed quite willing, as he could use his position as spokesperson to mobilize the Business Federation's resources to achieve his own goals.

"Now that you've seen through his intentions, aren't you leaving?" Zofia continued to ask.

Bai Ye said indifferently:

“I saw through his intentions, but he now knows that I saw through his intentions too. However, I will still do as he wishes because I can use the fact that he is using me to my advantage.”

"Uh..." This chaotic conversation had already left Skadi dizzy; her CPU was running out of steam. The silly Skadi turned to look at Grandia.

It's so itchy, it feels like my brain is growing out of it.

The latter rolled his eyes:

"It's okay, don't overthink it. Just kill whoever he tells you to kill, and that's none of your business."

“Oh!” Skadi nodded.

"But with your strength, is it really necessary to do this?" Zofia asked, somewhat puzzled.

"If we don't play the victim, how can we get all the little rats out of the shadows?" Bai Ye said with a smile.

Laurentina mourned for the guy who had messed with White Night.

In fact, she could sense that someone was following them as soon as they entered the airspace of the Kazimierz Grand Knights' territory, and she didn't like these tails very much.

The nun would be happy to teach these guys a lesson.

It would be even better if they could go to see the Lord.

"..." Zofia felt she could no longer understand the young man in front of her. As expected of Margaret's friend, he was indeed no ordinary person.

Next, Bai Ye had Zofia give a detailed introduction to Kazimierz. Although Bai Ye already knew a bit about the city, he still needed a local to tell him the story properly.

“The Business Federation, the Knights Association, and the National Assembly are the organizers of the event. The National Assembly is the highest judicial body, while the Business Federation is the largest economic consortium in the country. The highest administrative body in Kazimir is the Supervisory Council, and they have a rather sharp conflict with the Business Federation,” Zofia explained.

"The noble status of the Lin Guang family is issued and managed by the Knights Association, right? If no one participates, their noble status will be revoked?" Bai Ye asked.

Zofia nodded.

Although it is shameful, it is the truth. Ever since Lin Guang's parents embarked on the expedition arranged by the Kanseikai and Old Tenma passed away, the Lin Guang family has been declining.

But the former head of the family, Marna, didn't care about any of that.

No wonder Maria had to shoulder the burden of the family all by herself.

"So that little girl is an independent knight without a knighthood?"

The Knights' Championship is divided into a season qualifier and a special tournament, with dozens of knightly orders from across the country participating. The season qualifier is usually held in June, and the special tournament is usually held in the fall. However, this time the competition has been postponed due to special circumstances involving players.

The season selection phase, excluding the Knights Orders and Grand Knights who are specially invited to participate in the Major, adopts an individual points system. Theoretically, anyone is allowed to register for this phase, whether they are members of a Knights Order, untitled independent knights, or infected individuals.

However, knights with knightly orders can have more resources and advantages, while independent knights can only painstakingly accumulate points.

“Most members of the Knights are not in control of their own destiny, which has its advantages and disadvantages,” Zofia explained with a smile. “Given that girl’s personality, she definitely wouldn’t want to join the Knights.”

Isn't this similar to player-versus-player (VPS) games? Guild players, independent players, strategy guide groups...

Bai Ye was quite familiar with this system. Fortunately, he was invited by the guild leader to join the "Libertines' Tea Party" when he first started to make a name for himself. With a big shot protecting him, other guilds and clubs wouldn't target him.

Unfortunately, Maria didn't receive such good treatment. The various knightly orders, knightly associations, and commercial federations were essentially in cahoots, so they targeted this stubborn girl at every turn, hoping she would back down and not follow the same path as her sister.

Unfortunately, her sister Margaret was far stronger than her. Even when targeted, she could break through the odds and become the champion of the Major, earning the title of Radiant Knight. Maria, on the other hand, was too inexperienced and lacked the power of her sister.

This led to a very awkward situation: Maria couldn't become the second Radiant Knight; she was stuck.

Thinking about this, Bai Ye suddenly had a plan.

"To be frank, I did receive help from Lin Guang. She introduced me to the situation here and even let me stay at your house... So I really want to help you in your situation."

"So I can sponsor your Knights Major and then arrange for another independent knight to help you. However..."

Bai Ye paused for a moment, then spoke:

“However, I am not a philanthropist, so you are obviously aware of the conditions for being a sponsor. I hope Maria can use the equipment we provide and offer an endorsement.”

Bai Ye was clearly prepared.

This series of punches made Zofia fall into deep thought.

"It's alright, you can think about it and discuss it with that girl again. I'll go pick someone up first."

Bai Ye was after Maria's popularity, which stemmed from her sister. The Business Alliance was also exploiting this, creating a huge buzz. In this respect, Bai Ye was no different from them. If Maria wasn't willing, then Bai Ye would have to let his good apprentice take the lead.

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There's a downside to being a Platinum player.

That is, you never know when the phone belonging to the business association will ring.

From the heart of the Grand Knights' territory, the headquarters of the Commercial Federation.

To the edge of the mobile city, at the junction of land parcels.

It's like a ghost haunting the city.

There's always someone pitiful who's called "platinum."

He rang the phone and asked her to answer it so she could hear from the federation.

And Platinum has no power to refuse.

"Greetings, Platinum Master. I have a secret mission to assign to you. Please depart now."

Chapter Seven should be fine.

"Bullet screen, rock and roll! Da da da di da!"

"Exusiai, don't rush too far ahead."

"Someone go help Kong! She's about to be overtaken by the enemy!"

"I'll go, but be careful!"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

"Miss Melantha, please don't take off suddenly!"

The nights in Longmen are also exceptionally lively, especially for Penguin Logistics, where these energetic and restless troublemakers seem determined to turn the world upside down.

Melantha was a little tired. Although these Penguin Logistics colleagues were indeed quite capable and reliable in crucial moments—note, crucial moments, meaning that most of the time they were practically out of touch—she still felt a bit weary.

Especially for the two new interns, Bison and Melanie, adapting to this group of troubled children was indeed not an easy task.

Melantha is alright, after all, she's an operator from Rhodes Island. In that medical company full of eccentrics, problem kids like Penguin Logistics can only be described as "quite unique".

In addition, she became a student of both Franka and Baiye, one a wicked fat fox and the other an extremely capricious teacher who liked to do whatever she wanted.

So, compared to Bison's overwhelming urge to complain, Miss Melantha simply patted the boy on the shoulder and said softly, "You'll get used to it." Indeed, after being chased across the snow in a jeep by Bai Ye at the beginning, and then being thrown off from hundreds of meters in the air by this guy, what Melantha was experiencing now was nothing more than child's play.

However, Melanie was concerned about other issues.

While pondering, Melantha activated the jetpack of her power armor, leaped high into the air, and used the standard maneuvering technique taught to her by Teacher Baiye to glide over the heads of the gang members who were huddled together trying to trap them in the narrow alley. Then she scooped up Kong, who had been caught in the earlier entanglement.

"We're saved!" Kong breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Melantha felt little joy. When she donned the power armor, she felt omnipotent, as if even natural disasters couldn't shake her body. At this moment, operating it was no difficult task for her.

This is what Melanie was worried about.

At first, she was a bit rusty due to a lack of combat experience, but with her mastery of the power armor and the high-intensity, non-stop fighting every day, she made up for what she had missed.

However, the intensity of the battles in Lungmen was only so-so. Although there were constant conflicts, the opponents were not particularly strong. Most of them were thugs, and Melantha could even take them down without wearing armor.

In addition, the Rat King's rules and restrictions on the slums meant that Melantha never felt any pressure after she acquired her power armor.

These guys posed less of a threat to her than the Syracuse gang she knew back then.

The pressure she felt that night when her teacher, Bai Ye, suddenly appeared was something she had never experienced again.

Is it really necessary to continue?

Melanie was somewhat confused.

However, her absent-minded state did not affect her combat ability. In fact, because she was thinking, Melantha attacked subconsciously and even went a little too far, causing the opposing gang to have to pay more medical expenses.

After all the enemies around her fell, Melantha finally came to her senses. She looked around blankly and saw that all the enemies around her were dead, with only her and a few messengers from Penguin Logistics still standing.

"How does it feel?"

Suddenly, a familiar and gentle voice rang in Melantha's ear.

The flustered girl, Felin, whirled around and looked back, only to discover that Bai Ye was standing on a nearby lamppost without her noticing. Even though she was wearing power armor and her senses were enhanced by it, Melantha hadn't noticed him at all.

"Teacher, what brings you here?" Melantha emerged from the power armor.

"I'm here to pick you up, and by the way, I also want to know what my student is thinking." Bai Ye stepped out of the street lamp, walking down step by step as if there were invisible steps beneath his feet.

Then he stopped in front of his students and waved to the other old friends of Penguin Logistics:

"Wow, everyone seems to be as energetic as ever!"

"Uh, Bai Ye?" Upon seeing Bai Ye, Exusiai instinctively raised her gun.

"Hey, what's with that expression? Are you trying to shoot me? That's scary!" Bai Ye exclaimed dramatically.

Texas shrugged. It was all because this guy had suddenly shown up wearing a mask last time, beaten them up, and then stubbornly denied it, which made them furious.

Unfortunately, we couldn't win the fight, and the other side even deployed an entire Argonaut, which was incredibly frustrating and infuriating!

"You should go and cause trouble for the boss! He's the one who made me do this; he clearly wants to beat you up himself," Bai Ye explained with a smile.

Then he looked at Melantha and said:

"I have something to say to my student from Film. You all go ahead and do your work."

The messengers looked at each other in bewilderment, then took the goods and left first.

They all knew that Melanie was Bai Ye's student, so they entrusted her to Bai Ye with peace of mind.

Sora and Croissant, Texas and Exusiai, drove away in pairs in a vehicle.

Wait a minute, something seems off.

It seems like we've all missed something.

……

"Why have I been abandoned again?!" Bison looked up at the sky in despair and sighed.

This doesn't seem to be the first time. Penguin Logistics is really used to four-person operations, and Melantha has power armor. Only Bison is in the worst situation; if he gets left behind, he'll have to walk back by himself.

"Good luck." Bai Ye put the power armor into his inventory, then pulled Melantha away.

Bison slung the shield back behind him, sighed, and was just about to find a bicycle to leave when he suddenly heard a commotion coming from around the corner of the alley.

"Hurry up! All the weirdos from Penguin Logistics are inside!"

"Great opportunity! Brothers, we've held them off!"

"This time, we'll settle both old scores and new grudges!"

"Revenge! Revenge! Revenge!"

……

A massive crowd surged forward.

It turned out that enemy reinforcements had arrived.

When they arrived, they saw people lying all over the street, and Bison was the only one standing there.

"Uh, I mean, I just happened to be passing by, would you believe me?"