reincarnation npc, but tomorrow's ark

It's the kind of thing where you have a vague impression, but you can't quite remember it if you actually ask. Bai Ye only remembers that when she rescued the Doctor, she was probably white-haired.

Getting back to the point, let's leave aside the Doctor's matter for now. Bai Ye doesn't have the time to go to Victoria immediately, but he's not doing nothing either.

Before leaving Kazimir, Bai Ye had already notified W to gather the mercenaries wandering in Columbia in the core city of Chernobog.

Previously, W's Sarkaz mercenaries had been operating within Colombian territory.

These demons are different from other Sarkaz, such as the mudstone people; they don't care much for a peaceful life. Of course, they aren't warmongers, nor are they spies planted by Regent Theresis within the Reunion Movement, so they weren't wiped out by the White Nights.

However, they clearly couldn't adapt to the peaceful life in the core city, at least not with the peace of mind that Big Bob and Mudrock were, raising Originium Bugs, growing hops, and brewing beer. Therefore, White Night took them all in and handed them over to W to deal with.

Mercenaries are the most suitable profession for them, and there are some things that only Bai Ye can give them, and he is generous with his money, so they are all willing to follow Bai Ye.

At least, Bai Ye respected them and treated them as human beings, not as tools or pawns.

Therefore, these mercenaries were still very willing to do some dirty and tiring work for Bai Ye.

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In the dimly lit underground level of the core city, Bai Ye and W met.

Of course, this doesn't mean their communications were secret or something shameful. In fact, the Reunion Movement's leaders knew that Bai Ye and W frequently liaised. Their meeting in this place was simply a matter of mercenary custom.

Stealth operations, participation in combat, and surviving as long as possible are the rules for mercenaries.

Mercenaries who expose themselves usually meet a terrible end, either killed by enemies or by their own kind. At least that was the case in Kazdel in the past.

W, on the other hand, had long been accustomed to becoming that kind of creature.

"Hey, boss, long time no see."

W greeted Bai Ye with a smile.

"Thank you for your hard work." Bai Ye nodded.

Although the girl in front of him seemed to be smiling, Bai Ye knew very well what mischief she was up to. He didn't even need to think to know.

"How's it going?" Bai Ye asked.

You have to control the pace when talking to W, otherwise it's easy to get led astray by her. She's more difficult to deal with than the average person.

However, Bai Ye still managed to grasp some of the tricks of the trade. At least he understood that beneath the girl's seemingly crazy exterior lay some rational thoughts and plans.

"Hey boss, pay first. Can you give me what I asked for earlier?" W tossed the remote control in his hand, looking completely confident.

"Stop scaring me, there's nothing here." Bai Ye rolled his eyes.

"Hmm, it seems the boss is indeed powerful, but it's not like there's nothing at all... at least, there's a potato."

As W spoke, he took out a potato from behind his back.

"By the way, would you like some potato soup?"

"...Let's get down to business...Speaking of which, I already gave you the things last time, right?" Bai Ye snatched the potato from W's hand.

W shook his head:

"The things we used last time were already used to pay for the kidnapping of Saintess Sherag. I want something new now."

Bai Ye sighed, then clicked his tongue.

"Oh! You were just clicking your tongue, weren't you?!" W's eyes widened.

"No." Bai Ye put on a poker face.

“Absolutely! Boss, pretending to be stupid won’t work.” W leaned closer and looked up at Bai Ye.

"You're really troublesome... Hmph, I can give you some new secret documents, but I need to inspect them first."

Bai Ye extended his hand as he spoke.

W clicked his tongue in amazement.

The other party's attitude was even tougher than she had imagined. What happened to the nice guy? How come he's become so cunning after only half a year?

It's completely different from before.

Fortunately, W did get to work; she started unzipping her clothes.

"What are you doing?" Bai Ye was stunned.

He felt that the girls around him were becoming more and more outrageous.

"Hmph, what are you thinking about?" W glanced at Bai Ye, then laughed. "The boss isn't interested in my body, is he? If it's the boss, that's not impossible, but my price is very high."

"..." Bai Ye fell silent.

This guy doesn't seem to be joking.

“There’s nothing strange about it. Mercenaries in Kazdel have nothing that’s not worth trading. Just surviving is exhausting enough. It’s just that we don’t have enough bargaining chips,” W replied.

"Let's skip it. I don't want to know how many bombs are under your clothes... or if they'll blow me up while we're doing it." Bai Ye shook his head.

Although W is indeed a very charming girl, Bai Ye is not a casual person, and at least for now, he doesn't want to get involved with any more women.

Especially someone like W who is hard to figure out.

"coward."

Fortunately, W quickly dropped the subject, only making a comment before taking out a portable storage disk and a document from her pocket.

"This is a confidential document from Rhine Labs. Are you interested?"

Bai Ye took the paper.

I saw some fragmented text above the White Night.

"Loken Water Tank Laboratory Accident", "Loken Williams", "Tremont City"...

“Rhine Labs is definitely doing something mysterious,” W said. “It took us six months to investigate these materials, and even the Melander Foundation is investigating.”

Bai Ye raised an eyebrow.

Saria had been investigating her former employer, but it seemed she hadn't made any substantial breakthroughs. She remained trapped in the complex web of clues on the periphery, and the more she tried to unravel the mystery, the more chaotic it became.

Now, W has provided useful information.

“It’s really useful. Name your price.” Bai Ye nodded.

Chapter Sixty-Nine: Single Pusher

A long time ago, Baiye reached an agreement with W.

W will work for White Night, and the latter will need to provide her with information about the Rhodes Island Doctor.

After all, Bai Ye is an important figure on Rhodes Island with high authority, allowing him to obtain many valuable things that W cannot access.

After that, Bai Ye did provide a lot of things, but Bai Ye was a trustworthy and loyal guy, and he would not betray Rhodes Island's own interests by selling materials obtained from Rhodes Island through his position to others.

Therefore, all the information about Bai Ye's transactions with W had actually been shown to Dr. Kal'tsit, and Dr. Kal'tsit even supported Bai Ye's cooperation with that crazy mercenary.

After all, this guy was once a member of the Tower of Babel.

However, this time Bai Ye wasn't going to pay the pre-booked fee. Because he didn't have any more information about the Doctor. Or rather, the current Doctor was actually a very simple-minded guy, and even Dr. Kal'tsit didn't know all the secrets the past Doctor had hidden.

Of course, Bai Ye had no intention of defaulting on his debt.

He has even more important news.

Bai Ye held the paper in his hand, pondered for a moment, and then slowly spoke:

"Perhaps I have some news that might be more interesting to you."

"Hmm?" W tilted his head.

She was curious about what other interesting things Bai Ye had to do.

However, Bai Ye's next words caused W to lose his composure.

“I have information about Theresa.”

"Boom-"

W's eyes widened, and she suddenly stood up straight and moved closer to Bai Ye.

"What did you just say?"

W stared into Bai Ye's eyes and asked.

“I mean, I have some clues about Theresa.” Bai Ye ignored W, who was practically pressed against his face, and spoke without changing his expression.

"!"

This time, W was certain that her ears were perfectly fine; what Bai Ye said was indeed the name she had been longing for.

Theresia.

Crown Prince of Kazdel, the rightful king of Kazdel. After the death of the previous king of Kazdel, the throne was usurped by his elder brother, Regent Theresis, thus triggering a war between royal factions that lasted for several years.

Theresa and her followers established the precursor to Rhodes Island, the Tower of Babel. Meanwhile, they hired Sarkaz mercenaries to escort the land-based carrier Rhodes Island.

W met Theresa during this period.

This was also information that Bai Ye already knew.

However, for unknown reasons, Theresa's intelligence was leaked, and the mercenaries escorting her were all killed by the Regent's army. Theresa herself was eventually assassinated midway through the journey.

This happened three years ago, and both Dr. Kal'tsit and W believe that the Doctor is inextricably linked to it.

This is also why W has been dedicated to gathering information about the Doctor.

And now, Bai Ye has suddenly brought up this name again.

The name was considered taboo by W.

"Tell me quickly." W continued to stare into Bai Ye's eyes.

Bai Ye smiled softly:

“Before that, I think you should calm down. We’re getting too close.”

“…” W was silent for a moment, then took a step back.

After a while, she handed the data storage device in her hand to Bai Ye.

"I've given you the things, I hope you're not lying to me."

"You actually trust me this much?" Bai Ye raised an eyebrow, looked at the storage device in his hand, and then inserted it into the portable terminal.

After confirming that the information was correct, Bai Ye did not read it immediately, but instead closed the terminal.

"Hmph, is it really that hard to be considered a good person?" W chuckled.

She paused, then slowly said:

"I don't trust anyone, but I'm willing to take the risk for Theresa."

This guy is practically obsessed with Theresa.

Or rather, fanatics.

There is probably nothing that can replace Theresa's place in W's heart.

Bai Ye nodded, then stopped being mysterious and said directly:

"Theresa's body is still preserved in Lontinim, Victoria. It is well preserved, with almost no other damage except for the loss of vital signs."

“No wonder there were no bodies at the scene, and we couldn’t find the answer even after asking all the traitorous mercenaries,” W said thoughtfully.

After Theresa was assassinated, this madman hunted down all the Sarkaz mercenaries involved in the incident, and in the end, none of them left Kazdel alive.

But Bai Ye did not stop.

He continued:

"I have received some information that Regent Theresis may be preparing to resurrect Theresia."

"!"

This time, although W appeared calm, a harsh sound came from her hands.

Bai Ye looked up and saw that the remote control in the girl's hand had been crushed.

"Are you sure?" W asked, emphasizing each word.

Bai Ye nodded.