reincarnation npc, but tomorrow's ark

Therefore, some degree of camouflage is still necessary when not in combat.

Only after adding a cloak, weaponry, and a power backpack does it become the complete Armored Daddy.

Perhaps it was because this thing was so incredibly amazing that even Luna became interested.

As the game system gave a long-awaited notification, Bai Ye discovered that he had a fragment of an event in his hand.

The crystals shimmered with a sparkling light under the illumination of the underground facility.

Bai Ye was completely bewildered.

The enemies we encountered in Xiaoqiu County have all been turned into fragments of events and have been delivered long ago. Why is it that after so much time, another one has arrived?

After arriving in Little Hill County, he didn't encounter any battles or any special enemies.

Then, Bai Ye was surprised to find that the enemy the player would face in this fragment of events was actually the power armor standing in front of him.

Of course, there's no big dad inside the armor.

Even so, this thing is already incredibly powerful, making it a very challenging enemy leader for ordinary player teams.

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Fragments of events at the Lobotomy Institute

Enemy information: "Swarm" drone group, Alpha powered armor, Steel Patriot

Description: The Steel Patriot, a powered armor developed and manufactured under Bai Ye's leadership, seems to have been prepared for an extraordinary individual, but it has gone out of control due to a system malfunction. Because the mainframe has a high level of authority, the surrounding unmanned armors have also been affected and controlled. Please clean up the mess for Bai Ye before they cause large-scale destruction!

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"Good heavens, I just handcrafted a boss, and even a group of mobs and elite monsters?" Bai Ye was speechless after reading the description of the fragment.

This dungeon is likely to be quite difficult, especially since it was created by Bai Ye himself. I wonder what players will think when they see it.

I was the mastermind behind everything.

Bai Ye himself didn't become the boss, but he became the creator of the boss...

Shaking his head, Bai Ye put the fragments of the incident into his inventory and slowly moved the power armor into the containment box along the towing strap. Seeing that the thing was finally packed up, Xue Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.

Instead of putting the box directly into his inventory, Bai Ye used a tow strap to send the box into the freight elevator.

"There's one more thing, is it ready?" Bai Ye then turned to Xue Zhi and asked.

"Of course, compared to this behemoth, that thing is too simple. She's already ready and waiting on the helipad up there." Xuezhi nodded happily.

Chapter 112 Cyclops

Although White Night's original aircraft was quite complete, with a mature design concept and a cargo hold specifically for storing supplies, equipment, and materials, it was still too cramped for a purebred Wendigo.

After all, aircraft are designed specifically for humans of normal size.

If we want to transport Daddy, we'll have to leave him lying in the warehouse.

Leaving aside whether Big Daddy would be willing to be transported lying down, whether Bai Ye would be so heartless, or whether Miss Frostnova would freeze Bai Ye solid after finding out how her father was being treated, even if everything else were fine, moving such a massive power armor container into the cargo hold would be an extremely difficult task.

Therefore, targeted design with matching components is also very important. For example, if you have the Big Daddy, you need to design a power armor to match it. And if you have the power armor, you need a matching storage box, as well as a matching aircraft that can simultaneously accommodate the box, the Big Daddy, and White Night and the three Deep Sea Hunters.

Bai Ye can't just stuff everything into her inventory.

Small items are fine, even motorcycles or vehicles would be acceptable. However, such a massive powered armor and storage container is still a bit excessive.

The main issue is that some people with ulterior motives connect Bai Ye's seemingly random and nonsensical actions with the players. After all, one of the most distinctive characteristics of players is that they all possess the amazing spatial Originium Arts, which allow them to store items in another dimension and then retrieve them when needed.

Bai Ye's abilities are far too similar to those of the players.

Fortunately, Bai Ye used this ability in a relatively discreet manner before, mostly using it to draw his sword, and at other times, he used it in front of people who were close to him.

It seems only Dr. Kal'tsit noticed something amiss. Well, this guy is practically a humanoid terminal, capable of synthesizing and analyzing the information he receives to arrive at almost perfectly accurate conclusions.

Bai Ye was well aware of this; he felt that the old woman Kal'tsit must already know something.

……

The freight elevator transported the large objects upwards, while a relieved Snow Pheasant took Byakuya back to the surface via the elevator.

Finally, the big toy has been given away, and Miss Snowchir no longer needs to be distracted by this matter.

As the two chatted, the elevator arrived at the hangar on the rooftop.

In fact, the Lobotomy Institute occupies a very large area, far exceeding the size of other companies and research institutes in the science park. Many people are curious why such an impressive building has so few employees; the number of takeout orders can roughly estimate the number of employees at Baiye Research Institute.

The main issue is that the power armor manufacturing workshop is quite large, and there is only a small testing area here. Large-scale tests can only be carried out in the core city.

Such a large area cannot be wasted, so a large enclosed hangar was installed on the rooftop platform. The ceiling above the hangar is usually closed, but can be opened when needed, revealing the lifting platform below that carries the aircraft.

Old Wei visited this place and was quite envious of the design. He also wanted to have one in the Guard Bureau or his own office building.

This thing isn't very practical; you don't need it on a daily basis, so it's a waste of money.

Only a player like Bai Ye would create something flashy but impractical just to look cool.

……

However, this thing has indeed come in handy now.

The parts produced in the workshop were transported here, and after assembly and processing, they formed the large aircraft that Bai Ye was looking at.

"Cootrops!" Snow Pheasant looked at the huge flying machine in front of her with excitement.

"Uh... what's your name?" Bai Ye didn't hear what Xue Zhi was shouting at first.

"...Sorry, that's what I call her." Xuezhi finally came to her senses. She pointed to the large searchlight-like device in front of the aircraft and smiled awkwardly.

"..."

Bai Ye didn't say anything. He hadn't expected that the little girl in front of him would have such a chuunibyou (delusional) side.

The so-called Cyclops (κυκλωψ) is actually the name for the legendary "Cyclops". However, in reality, these groups disappeared from people's sight long ago, so in the eyes of most ordinary people on this land, these Cyclops are almost like mythical creatures.

"This is... a lamp?" Bai Ye looked at the device placed at the front of the aircraft with some curiosity. This thing was indeed quite eye-catching, and it was probably the origin of the name of this aircraft.

In fact, Miss Snow Pheasant was named based on this characteristic.

"This device was provided by Ms. Kal'tsit. She sent it to our research institute after she heard that you were building a new aircraft."

"...?" Bai Ye was a little puzzled. Why would Kal'tsit install a searchlight on her aircraft?

Bai Ye certainly wouldn't simply think of this thing as a lighting tool. You see, on this land, lamps have been given far more functions than their original purpose. Most of the time, lamps are also spellcasting tools, and light itself is a form of Originium Arts.

Bai Ye is not yet clear about Dr. Kal'tsit's intentions, and it seems that this thing will not be needed on this journey.

"Then let's call her Cyclops... Cyclops, that's quite fitting." Bai Ye didn't continue thinking of a name. Anyway, his naming skills were actually not as good as Xue Zhi's. If he were to do it himself, he would probably come up with some jokes and names that only he would understand.

Let's just stick with the name Snow Pheasant.

Seeing that Bai Ye had adopted the code name she had come up with, Xue Zhi felt flattered, but she was still a little embarrassed, since the name was indeed a bit cringeworthy.

Fortunately, she quickly put the problem out of her mind, because there was something more important she needed to remind Bai Ye:

"Mr. Bai Ye, this aircraft has undergone simulated flight testing, wind tunnel experiments, and theoretical verification, but it is still missing the most crucial step: actual flight testing."

"Yes, I know." Bai Ye knew that it was already very difficult to build this thing in such a short time, and there was simply no time for actual flight testing. However, while Luna was at the Earth Well in Terra, Bai Ye still managed to access her computing power and conduct simulations.

However, simulation is not reality. Anything can happen in reality, and the errors of various components, when combined, can cause all sorts of strange and unusual things.

Therefore, this was actually Baiye's maiden flight.

Chapter 113 Brand New Version

(Happy Start of Winter! The weather is getting colder, please keep warm and avoid catching a cold.)

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"Mr. Baiye, you are probably the only one who can fly directly in this state without testing and verification."

Only Xuezhi knew that Baiye was not only a powerful warrior, but also the strongest pilot and the driver of a powered armor.

Many design modifications and ideas for powered armor and aircraft came from Bai Ye, because they were based on his practical experience and personal feelings gained from his past piloting.

On this land, no one should have more experience in flight and powered armor piloting than Bai Ye. Whether in theory or practice, Bai Ye is undoubtedly the strongest.

Unfortunately, unlike those with extensive combat experience from powered armor or exoskeletons, Bai Ye did not overcome his fear of flying before his transmigration. Therefore, all of his flight experience was acquired after his transmigration, and he certainly did not have the so-called "thousands of hours" of flight time.

However, Bai Ye possessed extensive theoretical knowledge and had achieved the unprecedented feat of scoring full marks in all subjects during a near-perfect simulated flight. After transmigrating, he not only piloted aircraft but also frequently needed to fly physically.

Therefore, forget about Rathalos; White Night, who wields the power over the atmosphere, is the true "King of the Sky."

In the realm of aerial combat, White Night is invincible, whether piloting a vehicle or engaging in direct combat.

……

"Okay, leave it to me." Bai Ye gave a thumbs up.

Only he dared to do that. After all, if anyone else had a problem in the air, they would probably be completely helpless. No matter how powerful you are on the ground, if something happens in the air and you can't fly, falling to the ground is no joke.

For example, there's a woman named Saria who's supposedly harder than diamond. She can take down Jeston with three punches on the ground, but if someone hadn't cushioned her fall and absorbed the impact, she probably would have died.

In fact, after unlocking the flight skill, Bai Ye could easily carry enemies high into the air and then drop them on Earth. All the effort spent trying to improve his swordsmanship level might not be as effective as simply throwing them from the air; at least the latter could take down most enemies.

If someone can't fly, can be grabbed, and can be lifted, as long as these three conditions are met, and they can't break free from Bai Ye at low altitude, then their fate after being grabbed and lifted into the air by Bai Ye will likely be dire. Especially after Bai Ye breaks the sound barrier, he can fly to a terrifying height in a short time; even the toughest person couldn't withstand that level of impact.

It can only be said that Bai Ye's goal is to become a cosmic swordsman. Battles within the atmosphere are not his limit. He probably wants to be able to defeat his opponents in the vacuum.

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Although the worst-case scenario had been prepared, it was clear that Luna's calculations had fully verified the reliability of the entire aircraft, so there were almost no unexpected incidents during the flight.

Moreover, there's the rice cooker—oh no, I mean the Hanai 2—that assists Bai Ye in piloting. Sometimes, Bai Ye doesn't even need to lift a finger; it can automatically adjust the flight attitude.

With an ace pilot like Bai Ye personally providing sparring, the "Rice Cooker" (a nickname for a pilot) has collected a wealth of data and is now fully capable of handling things independently. Bai Ye feels that this guy is even stronger than Rhodes Island's dedicated pilots—well, that's not to belittle them.

……

After approaching the airspace above the core city, Bai Ye did not immediately land.

Here, he has a little more freedom, so he can do some things that were inconvenient to do on the other side of Lungmen.

For example, highly difficult flight maneuvers, overloaded engine operation, and various dangerous maneuvers.

Testing an aircraft cannot rely solely on routine test flights; it also requires understanding the aircraft's various parameters under extreme conditions to determine the limits of this behemoth.

Well, by the way, when there are no other passengers, Bai Ye can have some fun. Usually, there are other passengers in his aircraft, or when he flies solo, he doesn't use his own aircraft but borrows one from Rhodes Island, so he can't just do whatever he wants.

Now we've given him an opportunity.

Unfortunately, there are almost no fixed-wing aircraft here, so many maneuvers are impossible. It's quite difficult to make a powerful, brick-like metal box behave as gracefully as a fixed-wing jet aircraft.

So Bai Ye is indeed full of skills, but has no opportunity to use them. However, this is not a big deal, since in Terra, there should be almost no situation where people need to pilot aircraft in close-range dogfights.

If necessary, Bai Ye would probably let Hanai 2 take over the aircraft first, and then rush out of the hatch and board it himself. Rather than dogfighting in the aircraft, it's better to just rush over and board it for close-range contact.

Therefore, after testing for a while and waiting for Bai Ye to get tired of it, he quickly landed and returned to the core city.

Here, he will adjust the "Cyclops" based on the previous flight data and install various auxiliary devices. After everything is ready, he will head to Victoria.

The White Night aircraft landed smoothly on the cleared helipad, its massive size certainly attracting everyone's attention. Fortunately, most people were already used to such sights, and it didn't cause any unexpected chaos.

After jumping off the aircraft, Bai Ye realized that there was still a lot of work to be done.

Besides debugging the aircraft, he also had to let his father try on the power armor, since even his father probably had never seen such a big toy before.

Of course, there are even more important things besides these.

That means—players are coming back.

Yes, after a month, the third version, 3.1.1, is finally going to be released.

Although Bai Ye hadn't forgotten about it, he was quite busy, so he didn't realize it until the game announcement came out.

A month has passed.

In February of the year 1098 in the Terra calendar, Terra, which has been quiet for a month, will welcome the return of players.

Every time a new version is released, it brings various small shocks to the natives of Earth, and this time is no exception.

Chapter 114 Arena

Every version update of Arknights Online is a major change.

Unlike some open-world games that are released before they're even finished and constantly interrupt players with "explore the earlier areas later," *Arknights Online* boasts a complete map for exploration. The developers will absolutely not impose any hard restrictions on players; theoretically, you could even venture into the Sami Snowfield, the endless frozen wasteland, on the very first day of the server launch.