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White Night has a natural advantage.

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Upon hearing this, Luna asked:

"Bai Ye, do you remember what I said before? Before the dimensional resonance phenomenon occurs, worlds will collide frequently, world bubbles will often come into contact, and space will be distorted and abnormal at any time."

"Mm." Bai Ye nodded.

After a brief recollection, Bai Ye remembered what Luna had said:

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"As spatial stability decreases, visitors from other worlds will enter Terra."

"A true time traveler."

Luna confirmed Baiye's statement:

"For example, along with the tremor just now, some uninvited guests have arrived on this land."

Players are not true time travelers; they are merely mental projections, a form of data.

Currently, the only true time traveler is Bai Ye.

Of course, after that point in time, Bai Ye was no longer the only one, since according to Luna, other people came over.

"Who is it?" Bai Ye asked curiously.

Luna shook her head.

"I don't know... My authority over this land is still very limited, and even if I knew who it was, I wouldn't be able to deal with it personally."

Bai Ye suddenly realized:

"So, before heading to Victoria, I need to go on a business trip?"

"Yes, please help me confirm the identities of the time travelers, and, according to your own judgment and in your own way, deal with these time travelers."

As the saying goes, one cannot allow others to snore while one sleeps on one's own bed. Luna has already regarded this planet as her own, so how could she ignore the uninvited guest who has just arrived on this land?

It's a pity she can't leave the Well of Earth right now, otherwise she would definitely handle it herself.

"I understand." Bai Ye raised an eyebrow.

Luna has handed the initiative back to herself, meaning that from now on, she'll have to make her own judgment.

"I'll take on this task."

Bai Ye readily agreed to Luna's plan.

However, he soon encountered a new problem:

Where should I look for them?

Obviously, he didn't know where those guys had arrived. Even if Bai Ye had his own spies in various places, he couldn't cover the entire land. Trying to find the so-called transmigrators was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Unless these time travelers are exceptionally special, easily recognizable upon appearance, or too conspicuous to be easily found.

Luna then sent a coordinate to Baiye via the game system panel.

"This is where the fluctuation just occurred. We can expand the search using this coordinate as the center. Our guests should be nearby."

Bai Ye nodded. He glanced at the coordinates, compared them on the map, and determined that it was roughly located in the Sargon Desert.

Fortunately, the population density there is not high, and most of it is desert. The probability of a transmigrator being seen by someone is not nonexistent, but it is not very high either.

With a goal and a task in mind, Bai Ye's next task was simple: set off to find the person.

"We'll have to use the aircraft again. Perfect opportunity to continue testing the Cyclops..."

Bai Ye did not intend to go alone, although that would be faster, but he would lack the ability to bring others back.

Luna just told him to handle it himself, but she didn't say he should wipe everyone clean all at once.

In other words, there is also the option of friendly communication, isn't there?

Chapter 117 Searchlight

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"Getting ready to go to Victoria?" Talulah looked at White Night, who was inspecting the "Cyclops," with some curiosity.

Talulah was no longer surprised by Bai Ye's occasional antics. Although she had been abducted by Duke Koschche, the "Undying Black Serpent," from a young age, he had been raised as a vessel and successor, making him one of those well-informed individuals.

However, even Talulah had never seen most of the new tricks that White Night came up with from time to time.

For example, there was the huge creature lying quietly in place, and the enormous light bulb directly in front of her. Even though there were quite a few flying vehicles in the core city of Chernobog, this was the first time she had ever seen a Talulah this big.

"Cyclops" is a rather fitting name.

Bai Ye adjusted the rotors and then jumped off the aircraft's outer shell:

"Victoria will be two days later. She needs to go to Sargon first. She will leave in a little while."

"Leaving so soon?" Talulah was somewhat surprised. She had originally thought that Bai Ye would stay in the core city for at least one more night.

"Well, things over there are rather urgent." Bai Ye wasn't stupid; he naturally noticed Talulah's disappointment, so he smiled and asked, "Interested in going on a picnic together?"

"Can I go too?" Talulah was surprised; she clearly hadn't expected Bai Ye to ask that.

“Of course, no problem. Speaking of which, you haven’t gone out since you arrived in the core city. Let’s take a break together once in a while.” Bai Ye did the math and realized that Talulah had been staying at home in the core city of Chernobog for at least a year.

Talulah never showed any of the so-called "aggressiveness of the Drak bloodline" except in bed.

Before this, Bai Ye even suspected that Talulah was a fake Drak.

"Can I leave Chernobog's core city now?" Talulah was a little unsure.

In fact, Bai Ye's suggestion really appealed to her. She actually envied the Deep Sea Hunters, who were able to travel to various places on this land with Bai Ye.

In fact, the fact that Talulah raised this question already indicated that she was somewhat wavering. After all, if it had been before, she probably would have firmly refused.

"It's only for a day or two, no problem. There are deep-sea hunters here, and Big Daddy and the others, so it's very safe," Bai Ye reassured with a smile.

Moreover, now that the players have returned, the core city's previously deficient defense system is now fully replenished.

Players are fearless, each one brimming with martial spirit, and possess a real-time communication capability similar to a large group. Offending one person, once it spreads and escalates, is equivalent to offending a whole bunch, or even simultaneously provoking a large group.

With players present, the sense of security in the core city instantly increases, since half of it belongs to the players. After two versions, they have developed a sense of belonging to this place and will naturally fight to defend the core city.

"Hmm... I'll go tell them first." Talulah was clearly tempted.

Bai Ye nodded and continued debugging the aircraft. Talulah, of course, couldn't just leave like that; otherwise, the unsuspecting Reunion Movement cadres would surely cause an uproar over her sudden disappearance.

Talulah planned to inform Alina, Yelena, and Big Daddy first. If she wasn't there, the two of them could take over the affairs of the core city.

……

After debugging the aircraft's components, Bai Ye walked to the front of the "Cyclops" and looked at the large light bulb installed on it.

This thing looks like a giant searchlight.

Bai Ye was very curious as to why Dr. Kal'tsit would specially send such a large device and have him install it directly in front of the aircraft.

To test the waters and to satisfy his own curiosity, Bai Ye tried turning on the spotlight.

The searchlight slowly lit up, and then a bright beam of light burst forth from it.

Seemingly sensing the inexplicable light, the nascent Isamara residing within Bai Ye's body began to awaken. She requested permission from Bai Ye to perceive the outside world and then followed Bai Ye's senses to experience the bright light.

“It’s not just simple light.” Bai Ye casually stretched out his right hand, but felt a sudden stinging pain and quickly pulled his hand back.

Looking down, Bai Ye noticed that the skin on her right hand, which had been exposed to the light, now showed signs of burning.

However, thanks to his excellent physique and the powerful recovery ability brought about by the initial modification, Bai Ye's wound on his right hand healed quickly, the necrotic skin fell off, revealing the lighter-colored new skin.

Meanwhile, Bai Ye was gradually adapting to the light, and the effects on her were becoming less and less severe.

Bai Ye frowned slightly. This thing seemed to be able to affect Hai Si, and it used Iberian technology, such as the lanterns of the Iberian Tribunal.

The lanterns used by the judges of the Inquisition are actually a special type of staff. The Originium Arts they cast through the lanterns can affect the human nervous system, deterring ordinary enemies and protecting themselves and their companions from attacks by Terrorfish and Sea Sprites.

However, this searchlight seemed far superior in function and range to the lanterns carried by those judges. Bai Ye had dealt with those guys before, and their so-called lanterns were utterly useless to him.

"Could it be that the old woman is preparing for her future journey to Iberia and the deep sea?" Bai Ye once again stretched out his right hand and placed it in the light, feeling the faint burning sensation.

He was certainly not a masochist; he was doing this simply to adapt to the light as quickly as possible and develop resistance to it. Bai Ye didn't want to have another weakness, even though it didn't actually have a significant impact on him, but he wanted to overcome this feeling as soon as possible.

Bai Ye knew that the old woman Kal'tsit had once been a scholar in Letania, and she was also one of the first people in the interior to pay attention to the Great Tranquility of Iberia. It was not surprising that she could possess some ancient and mysterious things.

Iberia's technology at that time was far more advanced than it is now, and this searchlight seems to be a product of the golden age of decades ago, or rather, the technology in it bears the mark of that era.

Chapter 118 Sargon Desert

"What a bright light bulb!"

When Talulah arrived at the open helipad once again, the ridiculously bright and dazzling light could be seen from a great distance.

Fortunately, the hangar was located in a position that was relatively concave relative to the horizon of the core city, and the light it emitted was in the form of a pillar, which was concentrated and confined to a certain range and was largely blocked by the surrounding higher parts; otherwise, it might have caused a much bigger commotion.

Seeing this, Bai Ye turned off the searchlight. He had a premonition that he might need to use this thing in the future.

“I’m ready,” Talulah said, shaking the backpack in her hand.

"You've packed your luggage so quickly?" Bai Ye smiled.

Unlike when she was trudging through the frozen northwestern lands, Talulah now has more than one noble military uniform, and she no longer needs to wear that outfit all the time.

Compared to the past, Talulah is now wearing a new dress. The blood of Drak flows in the girl's veins, so her body temperature is different from that of ordinary people, and she is naturally not afraid of the cold.

She stood gracefully in front of Bai Ye, dressed in new clothes.

"She's finally starting to look like a young girl," Bai Ye sighed softly.

Talulah rolled her eyes:

"She's so old, yet she still acts like a young girl..."

However, she seemed quite happy to be praised by Bai Ye, or rather, she had been expecting this all along.

In fact, strictly speaking, Talulah is indeed older than Baiye—even considering that Baiye has been in the world for less than three years.

If we disregard age, Bai Ye seems to be at a greater disadvantage in terms of age alone. After all, he was kicked back to before the server launch by Luna, starting from the point before the closed beta began.

This time span is indeed quite long.

At this time back then, Bai Ye had just graduated from Zhongsi Academy, withdrawn from the "Northern Cross Project," and was still feeling down at home.

Fortunately, Bai Ye is much more reliable now than before, often making people forget or overlook his real age. In contrast, Talulah is the one who has always been taken care of by Bai Ye.

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"Actually, I was thinking, if you hadn't been kidnapped by that black snake, what would you look like now? You probably wouldn't be changing into clothes like this only now, would you?"

Bai Ye carefully examined Talulah's clothes, especially the girl's fair and slender legs.

Talulah was stunned. Bai Ye's words left her somewhat speechless, because she had never actually considered this issue before.

Talulah is someone who lives entirely in the "present." She has so many things to think about and care about every day that she doesn't even have the time to consider questions like, "What if the past had changed?"

Because it doesn't make any sense.

Therefore, she was indeed caught off guard when Bai Ye asked.

After a moment's thought, Talulah said uncertainly:

"She will probably stay in Lungmen, just like Chen Huijie, continuing her life as a young lady, then go abroad to study, and then find a job."

She paused, then shook her head:

"However, I am very clear about one thing. After going through so much, I will never complain about what fate has arranged for me, because I have found the value and meaning of life, and I have also met you."

"cough--"

Bai Ye had only asked casually, but he didn't expect Talulah to be so direct, which caught him off guard.

"It's time to go... the mission is still quite urgent." Bai Ye slipped into the cockpit of the aircraft to cover his tracks.

Talulah watched his retreating figure and couldn't help but laugh.

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