reincarnation npc, but tomorrow's ark

"Never mind, there are other ways."

As Bai Ye spoke, he found a terminal in his inventory, opened it, and retrieved a bunch of blueprints.

"Nian, take a look at this." Bai Ye said, placing the computer screen in front of Nian.

Xi also came over, and Bai Ye, seeing this, pulled her over as well.

"What is this?" Xi asked, somewhat puzzled.

"It's probably... an aircraft?" Nian carefully examined the blueprints and compared the object to the one in his mind.

"An aircraft?" Xi tilted her head.

Nian couldn't help but laugh out loud:

"Bai Ye, it's no use talking to her about this. This guy has been living in his own little world for too long, and he's starting to fall behind."

“Look, there isn’t even a light bulb in this guy’s art world. Even the Snow Realm’s Kerrig is using Originium appliances now, but there’s not a sound from her side.”

Bai Ye suddenly understood.

It turns out they were elderly people who couldn't keep up with the times.

"You...!" Xi was furious at Nian's words, but she opened her mouth several times but couldn't find any reason to refute them.

"Hahaha!" Seeing Xi's discomfiture, Nian couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Bai Ye couldn't stand it anymore; if things continued like this, he felt these two were going to start arguing again.

Seriously, you're a fragment of a Year Beast, your age is in the hundreds, can't you be a little more mature like me?

Although it was quite interesting to listen to the two of them perform crosstalk at first, it was also tiring to keep mediating their fight, especially since Xi is a shy girl who is easily embarrassed and can be easily provoked by Nian.

If she really lives in Bengbu and completely explodes, it certainly won't be a good thing.

"Alright, that's enough. Since you seem to have a lot of free time and know a lot about things, why don't you come and help me with the work?" Bai Ye said, requisitioning Nian for his services.

"You want me to build an aircraft based on the blueprints?" Nian raised an eyebrow, but found that Bai Ye's plan actually seemed feasible.

"Instead of flying directly and making such a big commotion, it would be better to take a detour, enter the wilderness by aircraft, and then make further plans."

Bai Ye pointed to the terminal as he spoke:

"This contains all the data for my aircraft. You should be able to figure it out based on the data, right?"

Bai Ye's words were not unfounded.

He knew that Nian had this ability.

Back in the game, Bai Ye had heard that Nian had infiltrated Lungmen's central database, read some of the data at lightning speed, and then created a bunch of Reunion soldiers out of thin air based on that data.

Although they are just figurines similar to terracotta figures, they are almost indistinguishable from real people.

This is one thing.

Another incident also happened when Bai Ye was still in the game.

But that was in the sixth version.

In 1948, twelve towers and five cities were built outside the Tianji Pavilion in the northern frontier, with three thousand mechanisms and a million terracotta warriors.

However, Bai Ye could not possibly have been present at the time, because such things are usually not real-time, but rather something that suddenly appears after an update, and the process is usually included in the background introduction.

It's similar to the current server shutdown for maintenance, letting players in again after Baiye finishes building things.

Even so, it was still quite awe-inspiring to see such a magnificent building suddenly appear outside the Tianji Pavilion when I first entered the game.

……

In truth, neither Nian nor Xi are best suited to using their abilities for combat. In fact, they are genuinely not good at fighting.

Both casting and painting are more suitable for production and logistics.

Unfortunately, that's just how the world is; even giant beasts have to use their abilities in combat first—they have to survive first.

Nian glanced at Bai Ye, then picked up the terminal and stared at the screen scanning the paper and 3D model.

After a long pause, she frowned, looked up, and slowly said:

"The outer shell is fine, but it definitely can't be molded as a single piece. The parts still need to be molded separately and then assembled."

"So, I'm missing a venue. I can't fully utilize my abilities here."

"Why don't we just have Xi draw it directly?" Bai Ye approached Xi, thinking it might as well use it. He added, "If we're short on materials, Xi can draw it directly too."

Although Xi has high requirements for ink, if there is really no ink, she can even draw ink with ink and then remove the ink, which can be considered an infinite cycle.

“Since Xi has finished designing the outer shell… I can focus more on the internal components now, like the engine or something,” Nian said with a smile.

Xi was completely bewildered.

How did she get involved?

She didn't know anything about aircraft or anything like that.

"However, if it's just drawing a shell or something, I can probably give it a try?"

And so, the strange makeshift team was set up, and they prepared to build a flying machine by hand and then leave the Great Yan.

"I should have brought a flying vehicle with me..." Bai Ye was a little annoyed. Then he took out the vehicle from his inventory and removed the communicator from it.

This way, they can directly use the legal access code of North Cross Logistics in Yan Country. Even if they are stopped, it will reduce a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Therefore, it seems quite necessary to establish a logistics network covering the entire mainland in advance. At the very least, it will make things much more convenient when doing business in different locations.

……

Both Nian and Xi were immediately struck by Bai Ye's actions.

"Can't we just modify this car?" Nian asked, pointing at Bai Ye's vehicle.

"It's completely aerodynamically inefficient. At least make a decent-looking aircraft..."

The reason Bai Ye didn't choose a ground vehicle was naturally because it wasn't fast enough. If he wanted to leave Yan Kingdom before Si Suitai could react, an aircraft would be very necessary.

"But it should be okay to borrow a little bit, right?" Nian asked again.

Bai Ye thought for a moment, then nodded.

Then he regretted it...

Nian and Xi disassembled the car right in front of him.

“Take a look at this material, and draw this alloy.” Nian got right to work.

Xi then drew a new factory based on the photo provided by Baiye.

"This is the correct way to use the power of a behemoth."

Bai Ye was very pleased.

Actually, he didn't just want a vehicle for transportation; he also wanted to test the abilities of the two fragments of the Year Beast. Some subsequent plans can now proceed.

Chapter Twelve Temporary Departure

As mentioned before, Big Daddy was preparing to travel to Lentinium in Victoria to keep his appointment for the fateful moment he believed to be prophesied.

Well, Bai Ye can't stop him anyway. Uncle is incredibly stubborn, like a rock. Once he's made up his mind, there's no going back.

However, Bai Ye still planned to wrap this big guy up with something.

At least don't be too conspicuous, so that people can immediately tell he's a purebred Wendigo. After all, Big Daddy's original appearance is indeed too recognizable. Putting aside the Patriot 5cm joke, this guy's actual height is probably over three meters.

With something this big in Victoria, there's basically no way they can operate covertly; they'll be recognized the moment they show their face. That won't do. It doesn't align with White Night's usual operational guidelines.

According to Bai Ye's plan, he intended to build a larger powered armor shell for Big Daddy and then hide him inside. However, Big Daddy was already so tall; wouldn't adding another shell make him even larger?

Even just covering it with sheet metal would be an enormous amount of work.

More importantly, the structure and materials of the power armor must be sufficient to support Big Daddy's physique and strength. It can't disintegrate the outer armor the moment Big Daddy moves; defensive capabilities aside, it must at least be strong enough to support Big Daddy in combat.

Designing power armor based on this premise is indeed a challenge. After all, Big Daddy is a monster-level being, capable of withstanding the full firepower of two elite Rhodes Island squads.

Well, to put it this way, Rhodes Island has an elite operator named Rosemary. Her Originium Arts are somewhat similar to psychokinesis, and their power manifests as the ability to slice through buildings. However, this stuff didn't do anything to Big Daddy.

Even the old woman's mon3tr became a mere backdrop for Big Daddy's advance. That thing couldn't stop Big Daddy's march at all.

The background of a certain game instance before the time travel was this. On the easy difficulty, you would fight the last boss, Big Daddy, who was called "Patriot" at the time, with the help of Rhodes Island's elite squad.

Even back then, it's said that Big Daddy wasn't at his peak. Moreover, because he had been away from the army for so long, logistical support simply didn't exist. Big Daddy's armor and weapons hadn't been maintained or repaired in a long time, and some were even broken.

In the dungeon "Bozokasti in My Heart," players have the opportunity to challenge the Great Father, who was at his peak fighting for the Ursus Empire many years ago. The difficulty is insanely high, a nightmare level.

……

However, with the assistance of Nian and Xi, the development of power armor should be greatly aided. Even the materials and special effects can be carefully considered.

The Rhodes Island Engineering Department has been able to create very unique materials that current Terra technology cannot analyze. Related attempts have been made, with the manufacturing plant running for several months, but ultimately yielding almost no results.

She should be able to meet Baiye's needs in terms of materials.

And Xi can provide a sufficiently large testing ground for this big guy.

Namba Heavy Industries' power armor R&D department is located in Lungmen, where there is a mature industrial system and cluster. However, Byakuya doesn't have enough private space for testing in Lungmen, where land is extremely valuable.

The original testing area was simply not large enough to accommodate such a large toy.

The core city of Chernobog does have enough space, but Bai Ye's own R&D department isn't even located there...

That's hilarious.

However, if there were Xi's painting world, then these problems would be easily solved, and there would be no problem causing as much trouble as one wanted within it.

Based on the current testing, Bai Ye's idea should have no major problems being implemented. He initially thought Nian was an old-fashioned person, only capable of forging traditional items. However, it seems she has a high level of understanding of modern technologies. Moreover...

It's completely different from Xi.

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"That's about right... It should be able to fly, albeit barely."

Nian stood with his hands on his hips, looking at his masterpiece.

"It's okay. As long as the structure is basically aerodynamic, I can make it fly."

There's no need for any Originium drive; Bai Ye can simply use his power to propel it.

The Originium Engine is just for decoration; the people on it wouldn't understand!

Upon hearing this, Nian rolled her eyes.

"Then why did you make me work on that thing? If it's useless, there's no need for me to waste so much effort. You know how much work it takes to build an engine and a circuit board!"

"Practice more now, it might come in handy later." Bai Ye pondered in his mind the various ways to exploit the Sui Beast's avatar.

Bai Ye felt that Nian's ability was somewhat like 3D printing, capable of generating things with intricate internal structures; while Xi could create living things, but wasn't very good at things with complex structures.

However, Bai Ye did not expect that he could actually pick the flower and bring it out of Xi's painting.

Bai Ye is now curious: if Xi paints a self-portrait, can she summon the Xi in the painting?

……

After preparations were complete, everyone decided to set off.

Thanks to the deployment of optical camouflage and magical shielding devices, they were able to leave smoothly without any hindrance this time.

The pass code that Bai Ye prepared was not used, since no one stopped him at all.

The only inconvenience was that the aircraft's power system had some problems, and the cockpit control panel was practically useless. In the end, Bai Ye could only propel the aircraft by activating his own powers to manipulate wind power.

It's like a boat equipped with a motor and propeller, but ultimately still propelled by oars.

I did something that felt like a waste of time.

However, for Bai Ye, it also served as a test of the limits of his annual power.

Or rather, due to time constraints and inadequate conditions and equipment, it was impossible to achieve perfection.

It's barely enough, to say the least. It's much better than Bai Ye taking people and flying directly, which would be too stupid and make too much noise.

……

—"Why did you leave the mountain that night? And when did you leave?"

"I don't know."