reincarnation npc, but tomorrow's ark

"Actually, it's quite easy to guess. You only have a few acquaintances in the core city, either in Talulah or around here," the girl said with a smile.

"As expected of you." Bai Ye felt that compared to the naive Titi and the cold Gretia, Laurentina was indeed more cunning.

……

In the end, Bai Ye did not succeed. In fact, he was very close to succeeding, after all, Laurentina was not so easy to resist. But unfortunately, Skadi and Gretia returned.

"White Night!" Skadi saw White Night and naturally pounced on him.

"Bam—"

The moment Skadi charged at him, Bai Ye floated up, then controlled the airflow to open the window. He was then headbutted by Skadi, and the two of them rushed out of the open window together.

"Ugh—" Bai Ye groaned.

Fortunately, his physical attributes were ridiculously high enough to withstand the impact launched by the deep-sea hunters. If it were the previous Bai Ye, he would probably have fallen apart by now.

Oh no, at that time he hadn't mastered the power of the atmosphere to that extent. In other words, he would probably have been punched through by Skadi along with the floorboards, and then lie in the basement, his fate unknown.

Well, it'll probably result in a comminuted fracture. The Deepsea Hunter's terrifying power is no joke.

Therefore, Skadi never dared to have a deep conversation with Byakuya before, fearing that she might unconsciously strangle him.

At the time, Baiye jokingly referred to it as Deep Sea Heavy Industry.

……

"Don't do anything reckless at home, this house can't withstand your force..." Bai Ye held Skadi and spun around in the air twice to dissipate the force, then carried Skadi back through the window.

Bai Ye's residence was a small building that occupied the original core city, with a very ordinary structure and building materials. Apart from the safe house receiving special reinforcement, it had not been modified at all.

If Bai Ye hadn't flown out of the window, the house would probably have collapsed by now.

"This is too reckless." Goredia nodded, somewhat helpless about Skadi's behavior.

Skadi chuckled.

He seems a bit simple-minded.

Bai Ye couldn't do anything about her either. Indeed, he and Skadi hadn't seen each other much lately, so it was normal for Skadi to be excited when she saw him.

With a sigh, Bai Ye placed Skadi aside and then closed the window.

In February, Ursus was not yet in spring. Although the climate was already quite pleasant compared to the frozen northwestern regions, the cold winds were still biting.

Even Bai Ye, with her extraordinary physical constitution, experiences a sense of "coldness" psychologically.

……

"call--"

Goredia let out a soft breath.

Standing beside Bai Ye, she clearly felt a surge of excitement within her body. Goredia could sense that certain parts of her body were being strengthened.

Strength is increasing, dehydration symptoms are easing, and the scales on my neck that were previously itchy due to dryness have now calmed down.

This series of changes clearly originated from Bai Ye. Because of his presence, the Hai Si cells in Goredia's body began to become active, increasing their strength and vitality.

Isamara's Gift

Description: The sea goddess Isamara has reached an agreement with you, entrusting the future of the Sea Heir to you. Her name is "Newborn" Isamara, the Corrupted Heart.

Power: Migration - "Expand territory and plunder resources"

Effect 1: Right arm modification, increased physical strength, and improved adaptability.

Effect 2: Underwater breathing, underwater combat

Effect 3: It has a positional advantage over Sealings, but this can be negated by other initial beings.

Effect 4: Enhances the bloodline abilities of surrounding Sea Creepers/Deepsea Hunters.

Effect 5: Revelation. Your deep-sea bloodline will grant you the ocean's inspiration—its name is the Call of the Flock.

Note: "The ocean is the cradle of life, and the stars are our home."

……

Clearly, this is a change resulting from Isamara's fusion with White Night. The changes in both Laurentina and Graceia stem from this. As for Skadi? She was initially chosen as Isamara's vessel, so she doesn't seem to have been affected after Isamara's transfer.

Of course, these changes also made Goredia increasingly anxious, fearing that her body would become increasingly unable to leave White Night. This peculiar dependence felt both unfamiliar and terrifying to Goredia.

However, outwardly, Gretia clearly wouldn't show any signs of "panic," and even Bai Ye didn't know what her older sister was thinking.

Only Laurentina seemed to have guessed something, and she was very certain of her judgment.

Goredia deliberately ignored the changes in her body and the rising emotions within her. She looked at Bai Ye and asked:

What are travelers from another 'world' like?

Goredia was quite interested in this. After all, she had been a science governor in the past, and her sensitivity to technology was stronger than that of Skadi and Laurentina.

“They’re very interesting people. Their planet’s history seems similar to my homeland’s, so in my eyes they’re probably similar to the ancients? So this is what humans looked like three hundred years ago…” Bai Ye replied with a smile.

Then he added:

"The device they used for time travel is very interesting; you can go over there and study it if you're interested. Also, those time travelers brought with them a rather unique weapon for Terra."

Although these firearms seemed rather primitive to Bai Ye, he never underestimated or denied their destructive power. After all, since ancient times, humanity's greatest skill has been creating carnage.

A bronze sword unearthed from the Warring States period is enough to kill, let alone firearms and other firearms. Their power is also considerable within the atmosphere.

Goredia nodded.

She was clearly also interested in the technology of that other world. This was what set her apart from other deep-sea hunters.

Chapter 147: One muscle

In short, congratulations on this book successfully reaching 200 million words (just kidding).

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Before becoming a Deepsea Hunter, Laurentina's hobby was art. She wanted to hunt down the Sea Siren simply because the Sea Siren destroyed all the beautiful things when it invaded the city of the Agorians.

Laurentina couldn't stand this, which is why she joined the Deep Sea Hunter program.

As for Skadi, it's even simpler. Her family was killed by Deepsea Hunters who had become Sea-Children. However, she initially mistook these crazed hunters for Sea-Children, and thus wanted to become a Deepsea Hunter to seek revenge—that's all.

Both of them had overly simplistic motives, so after joining, they underwent a modification surgery and gained immense power.

Unlike them, Goredia joined the Deepsea Hunters to prove her abilities and to get away from her birth mother, hoping to find a sense of home through blood ties.

She herself is technically skilled, which is why, unlike those hunters who only know how to fight, she pays attention to things on a higher level.

However, she said from the side:

“Agor possesses more advanced technology, but in battles against Haisi, we typically only use melee weapons.”

"To prevent triggering their evolution?" Bai Ye suddenly realized.

Goredia nodded:

"After realizing that these sea creatures possess incredibly powerful evolutionary capabilities and adaptability, in order to prevent them from developing resistance to our technology, we ultimately chose to engage them in the most primitive form of hunting with melee weapons."

"So your strategy was flawed from the start... The best approach would have been to leave it alone..." Bai Ye sighed.

"First, you attacked them first, which aroused their competitiveness and made them start to regard you as a hostile target. Moreover, if Haisi really wanted to completely eliminate you, they would actively adapt and evolve instead of continuing the primitive game of hand-to-hand combat with you and waiting to passively adapt and evolve."

This is the answer that Baiye received from the calls of the multitude.

In fact, the Hai Si would never attack humans on their own initiative. They were forced into a hostile state, probably because the Agorian cities extended into their territory, which triggered their aggression.

The subsequent battles further activated them.

These guys seem particularly procedural, only able to react passively.

Of course, Bai Ye also knew that it wasn't entirely the fault of the Agorians; the Deep Sea Church was also behind the scenes, and that was the root of all evil.

Therefore, Bai Ye has always emphasized that the Deep Sea Church is the real enemy.

I wonder when Goredia will be able to change her mind.

However, achieving this would be extremely difficult. It's like asking two lifelong enemies to suddenly reconcile—it's simply asking the impossible. Hatred has already spread and been passed down through bloodlines; it can't be stopped so easily.

……

As expected, Goredia changed the subject:

"Let's think about the deep sea thing when we get back."

After a pause, she continued:

"Are we going to Victoria next?"

“Yeah, we were going to go earlier, but then a team of time travelers showed up.” Bai Ye nodded.

"The Sarkaz are truly a peculiar race. I've read about the land people, and they're quite different from other races."

"They are probably the race with the most trump cards, and I suspect their heritage is related to the previous civilization."

Based on Kal'tsit's attitude, we can infer that Originium is something left behind by a previous civilization.

These gifts, which may have originally been well-intentioned, have, over time and through various misunderstandings, been distorted into malicious traps. Clearly, this was not the original intention of those from the previous civilization.

All I can say is that fate has its way with people.

In preparation for their upcoming journey, the deep-sea hunters have begun making preparations once again.

For example, the most basic instrument case needs to be prepared again... This has become a standard disguise for Bai Ye and his group when they go out. Even Lyudmila's Ghost Squad, when they occasionally need to carry out field missions outside the core city, also hides their weapons in instrument cases. It's unclear who they learned this from...

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Meanwhile, the Rainbow Squad, carrying their instrument cases, had already settled down in the core city.

Bai Ye found them a detached small building as their residence, which also had a basement. They quickly converted it into a safe house.

Only then did they feel as if they had slightly returned to the real world.

With running water, electricity, and internet access, along with various Originium appliances, it seems no different from Earth.

For them, this seems similar to the situation on Earth, because the level of civilization development varies drastically from region to region. For example, it's hard to imagine that the indigenous people of New Guinea didn't come into contact with modern civilization until the 20th century, and in the 1960s, they were still essentially living in the Neolithic Age…

They also left behind complete visual records of the Neolithic Age, which is truly magical. It's like something out of a classic WoW game...

“This place is indeed similar to Russia, or rather, Tsarist Russia?” Alexander looked out the window. Just as Bai Ye had said, it was safe here.

"You've mastered the language here, so it must be easy for you, right?" Flash Shield asked with a smile.

"It is indeed similar to Russian... well, but people here also use a common language."

“However, we did see those… players that Mr. Baiye mentioned. Sure enough, they treat this place as a game and amusement park.” Ash shook his head. Some strangely dressed people were running around on the street.

“If that’s the case, then we should be considered a…bug in the game?” Frost muttered to himself.

"Captain, what should we do now?" Blitz scratched his head. "It's very peaceful here, and it seems quite suitable for retirement."

"Let's get to know this place first. Our physical condition is too weak. We're as fragile as a piece of paper here."

After learning just how physically formidable the indigenous people of this land were, Ash became even more cautious, fearing that her negligence in command might cost her teammates their lives.

“Actually, I’m more curious about… how is that scientist doing now…” Alexander said slowly from the side.

Since Bai Ye took that person away, they have never seen that guy again.

Chapter 148 Your Uncle Spoils Him, Doesn't He?

Bai Ye entered the underground space of the core city command tower.

After spending time with the deep-sea hunters, he arrived here. The timing of his departure from the core city depends on how quickly Luna deals with Levi Klitschko.

This wasn't Bai Ye's first time here, so she was already quite familiar with the place.

Crossing the gate to the inner world, entering the inner side of the world, and then entering the Well of Earth, one arrives at the canyon between these two worlds.

Bai Ye no longer paid much attention to the bizarre and colorful scenery around him. Having learned his lesson last time, he would not easily stare at it.

For example, a fleeting flash of brilliant light caught in the corner of one's eye could very well be a supernova explosion of an aging star in an unfamiliar cosmic region. Of course, there are other strange and bizarre cosmic phenomena; simply by gazing at them with the naked eye, endless data and knowledge will flow into Bai Ye's brain.

He couldn't handle that kind of data flow.

Ignoring the changing "well walls" around him, Bai Ye walked towards Luna.

"Don't go any further... ahead is all his brain."