reincarnation npc, but tomorrow's ark

Clearly, he had overthought things.

Unbeknownst to Raphsini, Talulah quietly gave Baiye a thumbs-up, then winked her right eye.

Chapter 153 Wendigo-Style Obedience

With Raphsini brought back to the core city from Rhodes Island, Bai Ye's tasks were basically finished.

After saying goodbye to Typing Girl and the others, Bai Ye prepared to leave the core city.

The final destination is clearly Victoria Londinium. However, Bai Ye will make a stop in Casimir as agreed, since he still has students there. Also, Bai Ye will be taking the person from Rhodes Island to Victoria.

This was agreed upon beforehand.

I didn't expect that more and more people would be going to Lentinium...

……

After unloading the cargo, Bai Ye once again circled the "Cyclops" to check whether all the equipment was ready.

The main components are optical cloaking devices, detection spell shields, acceleration devices, and most importantly, energy shield generators.

Unlike the previous high-speed aircraft "Thunder Eagle," the "Cyclops" is purely a power-driven, brick-like aircraft. Due to its uniquely enormous size, high-speed flight requires a huge amount of energy. Therefore, under normal circumstances, to improve survivability, the only option, at the cost of flight speed, is to increase the number of energy shield generators.

This is what's known as armor stacking!

Of course, all of this is based on the premise that Bai Ye doesn't use his abilities. If Bai Ye were to activate his powers inside the aircraft, it could indeed cover and affect the entire aircraft, such as directly entering a super-high-speed flight state or strengthening the outer shield.

In fact, these two things have nothing to do with the performance of the aircraft. The former is simply that Bai Ye uses super strong winds to carry the aircraft, while the latter is that a shield is used to wrap the aircraft.

This is purely due to the pilot using cheats, and has nothing to do with the Gundam itself.

However, Bai Ye cannot keep operating at full capacity forever. After all, such an overloaded operating state is abnormal and exceeds the design parameters. If it is done frequently, the aircraft will obviously not be able to withstand it.

……

"Okay, that's about it. Let's go today."

Bai Ye finally moved Daddy's armor into the aircraft's cargo hold.

Afterwards, the deep-sea hunters and Big Daddy also arrived at the helipad.

Big Daddy only knew Skadi; ​​he had witnessed the girl's strength before. As for the other two, he had only met them briefly in the core city.

Goredia nodded to her father, then walked over to the "Cyclops" and carefully examined the flying machine.

"You provided the technology for the design and manufacture of this aircraft," Bai Ye said with a smile.

“Hmm, it’s clear that you’ve combined Agor’s technology with the Originium industry on land very well.” Godia then walked around to the front of the aircraft and spotted the huge lamp.

This is also the origin of the name "Cyclops".

“This is…” Goredia frowned, clearly sensing that this thing was out of place with the rest of the aircraft.

“Yes, this was provided to me by Kal'tsit. It should be Iberian technology, a replica of a lamp,” Bai Ye explained.

“It seems that the doctor is already preparing for the upcoming deep-sea journey.” Goredia took one last careful look at the “one-eyed” creature before stepping into the aircraft’s hatch.

Bai Ye opened the door to the rear cargo hold of the aircraft.

Although the entire spacecraft was already quite enormous, the cabin door was still a bit too narrow for Big Daddy, and the cabin wasn't very large enough to accommodate the enormous Wendigos.

Therefore, during the journey, Daddy could only ride in the cargo hold.

Fortunately, sturdy chairs have been installed here, making the conditions almost identical to those in the passenger cabin.

“I…I’m fine.” The eldest uncle nodded to Bai Ye, then stepped into the warehouse.

As a warrior with an extremely sensitive sense of his footing, Bai Ye naturally noticed that the entire aircraft noticeably sank slightly as Daddy stepped in. Truly a warrior as steadfast as a mountain…

Through the cargo hold's surveillance cameras, Bai Ye saw Big Daddy sitting inside. Although the Cyclops was indeed enormous, the presence of Big Daddy, plus an even larger Wendigo-specific power armor, made the originally spacious cargo hold seem somewhat cramped.

The way Big Daddy looked sitting in the warehouse was quite comical, so Bai Ye took a screenshot, added the caption "Wendigo-style obedience" to the picture, made it into an emoji, and sent it to Yelena and Talulah.

Please bring my father back alive.

Yelena replied to the message quickly.

She was aware of her father's thoughts and had tried to persuade him, but it was clear that no one could stop this stubborn old man, not even Yelena herself.

Left with no other option, she could only place her hopes on Bai Ye, hoping he could take good care of her father. She had already approached Bai Ye about this beforehand; it was a prior agreement between them.

Don't worry, we've made a promise.

Bai Ye made an OK emoji gesture.

……

Inside the core city, Yelena, holding the communicator, breathed a sigh of relief and cradled the terminal in her arms. With Bai Ye's words, she felt at ease.

You can always trust Bai Ye.

Although she never expressed it, Yelena still quite approved of Bai Ye.

Overall, there's a strange phenomenon in the core city right now: the Great Father himself is taking this journey extremely seriously, even regarding it as the last battle of his life, given that it was prophesied beforehand.

However, others, including his daughter Yelena, would not think that way. After all, with Bai Ye around, even if this pure-blooded Wendigo really wanted to die, Bai Ye could pull him back from the brink of death.

After spending the last two years together, they have come to trust Bai Ye completely.

Therefore, it seems that only the eldest uncle looks preoccupied right now...

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"Maria, you seem pretty happy?"

Meanwhile, in the Grand Knights of Kazimierz, in Sofia's garden mansion, Melantha, having just taken a bath, dried herself with a towel while glancing at Maria beside her.

After more than two months of fighting and training together, the girls quickly grew closer and have now become friends.

“Because my sister is coming. Rhodes Island has already arrived in Kazimierz, but my sister was on a mission elsewhere and is now returning.” Maria was somewhat delighted, clearly having already contacted Margaret.

Then, she looked at Melantha and asked:

"You seem to be in a good mood lately?"

“Because my master is coming too,” Melantha replied with a smile.

Chapter 154 Concerns

The news of their elder's impending arrival filled the two girls with joy.

Maria, of course, needs no introduction. Her older sister had been protectively expelled from Kazimierz by their grandfather, the Nearl family, long ago for some reason. In recent years, Nearl had never set foot in Kazimierz again, and the two sisters had hardly seen each other again.

Maria was clearly looking forward to the upcoming reunion, as evidenced by her recent high spirits; the girl's movements had become much lighter.

"Don't just focus on me, Xiao Mei, you seem pretty happy too." Maria blinked.

Melanza nodded.

Actually, she hadn't held out much hope. Although she trusted Bai Ye quite a bit, her teacher did have a history of forgetting her. Therefore, when Melantha learned that Bai Ye would indeed come to Kazimierz to meet her as promised, the girl felt an unexpected surge of joy.

"But to be honest, your master is really... amazing. I never thought that someone could change the landscape of the Great Knight Territory and even the entire Kazimierz Knight Tournament all by himself."

After a pause, the girl continued:

"The matter of the Unarmored Alliance goes without saying. I even suspect that the Business Federation may have been secretly infiltrated as well. The most obvious change is that since your master appeared, no one has bothered us anymore."

Maria was also present when Bai Ye explained to Zofia that the Unarmored Alliance did not exist that morning. However, at that time, the girl had not yet grasped such a deep level of understanding, and did not even know what those three words represented.

She was simply puzzled as to why her aunt had been so surprised when she heard the news.

However, as time went on and Maria became more deeply involved in the various activities of the knightly competitions and came into contact with many senior knights, she gradually came to understand the meaning of the "Unarmored Alliance" and the weight of this organization.

Only when the competitive knights fell silent at the mere mention of this organization did she realize the meaning behind Bai Ye's casual words that morning, and the consequences of his actions.

The Commercial Federation's control over the competitive knights largely relied on the deterrence of the Unarmored Alliance. This deterrence still exists, but Maria knows that things have changed, since the organization's physical presence has been erased.

"Hehe, of course my teacher is amazing." Melantha was happy to hear her friend praising her teacher. However, her focus was different from Maria's. After all, she had never strived to become a gladiator knight. Well, even though she had become one now, those were secondary.

Her real goal was to become stronger through combat.

However, Maria's voice came from the side:

“If your master saw the Night Knights active on the battlefield, he would surely be very happy.”

“Hmm…” Melantha was a little unsure.

Several images flashed through her mind:

Before her appeared Bai Ye's face, but his expression was stern, and he coldly commented:

"Miss Melantha, are those so-called flowers and applause enough to satisfy you?"

"You just rely on the overwhelming advantage of power armor to defeat an opponent of this caliber by external force. Do you really feel honored?"

……

Thinking of this, Melanie shrank her neck, her face stiffening.

"What's wrong?" Maria had no idea what Melantha was thinking. She wondered if she had said something wrong that had made Melantha suddenly unhappy. But what exactly had gone wrong?

Melantha quickly regained her composure and shook her head in response to the girl's question:

"No, it's nothing, it's just... well, I was thinking about something else."

Melantha then realized that the next match, the one Bai Ye would be watching, was actually a pre-arranged exhibition match. Her opponent had already been determined, and the outcome had been decided before the match even started.

This was also what Bai Ye told her. She was determined to win this match.

Would her mentor really approve of her performance in such a competition?

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"Ah!"

Bai Ye, sitting in the cockpit of the aircraft, couldn't help but sneeze.

"What's wrong?" Titi asked with concern.

"I don't know, but I always feel like someone is talking about me..." Bai Ye shook his head.

Clearly, Bai Ye was unaware that in Melantha's eyes, he had become a harsh and demanding demon king. If he knew what the girl was struggling with right now, and happened to be drinking water, he would definitely spit it out.

"We're almost at the Kazimierz Grand Knights' territory..."

Although the Cyclops was enormous, carrying large power armor and a Wendigo, its speed was still quite considerable. With its powerful engines, and disregarding energy consumption, Bai Ye quickly reached Kazimierz.

This time, he didn't need to dock at the port. Bai Ye's businesses had already established themselves in Kazimierz, naturally possessing their own base in the Grand Knight Territory, along with a corresponding helipad. As for landing directly in the gardens of Zofia Manor, that was probably not feasible.

Small aircraft could probably do this, but it would be a stretch for the "Cyclops".

After the aircraft landed, Bai Ye turned on his terminal and connected to the Great Knight Territory's intercity network. Soon, various news and push notifications arrived as soon as the terminal connected to the network.

Bai Ye also soon saw the appearance of the Rhodes Island organization on the headline section.

"It seems our friends are having a very pleasant conversation." Bai Ye smiled and nodded as he looked at the photos of the Grand Knight Commander of the Supervisory Council meeting with Amiya of Rhodes Island, as well as the subsequent press conference.

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However, on the other side, unlike the anxious Melantha and the smiling White Night, one knight was rather distressed.

Or rather, very frustrated.

He is Sergeyak, a starting member of the Howling Knights in the Major, and now a major star of the Howling Arena, known as "Plastic Knight".

Clearly, the opponent in the exhibition match Melanie was referring to was him.

Chapter 155 Please Witness

"The howling guardian, even the fiercest winds will bow before you."

Serkiak looked at the conspicuous slogan on the armor in front of him and shook his head helplessly.

He once became a knight of the Casimir Games because he admired "Trembling Iron" Martin. Sergei participates in knightly competitions with plastic armor that he crafts himself, and he vows not to put any corporate advertisements on his armor.

However, what appeared before him at this moment was the logo and advertising slogan of the Howling Guard Company, which appeared on the armor in a very eye-catching way, using exaggerated colors to show its presence.

"Ah……"

Although he had sworn oaths in the past, Serkiak felt no stirrings of emotion upon seeing the advertising slogans. Clearly, he had become accustomed to it, even numb to it. Unbeknownst to him, he had become a puppet of capital, gradually losing his own power.

After all, he needs to make a living. He already has a family and a son. Being a competitive rider isn't a dream or aspiration for him; it's just a job to support his family. Besides, his life is already much better than most ordinary people's. He's a well-known Major rider, a starter for the Howling Knights, and his salary from one game is enough for him to buy his entire village back home.