reincarnation npc, but tomorrow's ark

After Charles Lynch walked away, Bai Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

"As expected of you." Kroos appeared out of nowhere, walked up to Bai Ye, and patted him on the shoulder.

Bai Ye glanced at her:

"How much did you hear? This is top secret in Londinium. Knowing too much will get you silenced."

"Uh..." Kroos choked a little.

Then, Bai Ye laughed:

"Well, just kidding."

The Oil Demon didn't react for a moment, then his eyes widened:

"So you can joke around too!"

Because Bai Ye is usually very serious, Kroos has never seen him joke before, and that's why she was fooled by him just now.

Bai Ye laughed even more happily.

"Don't be so serious when you're joking around, it's too scary," Kroos complained.

"You were inside the steam armor the whole time, right? How did it feel?" Bai Ye reached out and gently flicked the metal shell.

“It’s amazing, it’s like a work of art. The fact that it can be driven is incredible technology,” Kroos exclaimed.

She then added:

"However, I still feel you are more impressive; it was truly a brilliant sermon."

Kroos overheard White Night's entire "hype" of Charles Lynch, which gave Miss Vina another powerful ally, since the Steam Knight was, after all, a symbol of Victoria. Vina's power was too weak, so she needed to gain more support from the citizens of Londinium in order to contend with the council nobles and the Grand Duke.

“If he were in a violent, deranged state, I wouldn’t be confident I could bring him back to his senses with words.” Bai Ye shrugged. “But now that he’s regained his senses, he’s in a state of confusion and emptiness, so he’s indeed easy to fool.”

Then he looked at Kroos beside him and said:

"Well, I also managed to get you a free Steam Knight guide. With his help, you should be able to crack the technology of this behemoth more easily."

“Of course.” Kroos gave a thumbs up. “Don’t underestimate our engineering department’s operators. If we still come up empty-handed after all this, it would be too embarrassing.”

Bai Ye looked up at the steam armor and sighed:

"What a pity."

"There were so many steam knights who could have fought for this land against other enemies of humanity, instead of dying in forgotten graves, dying from betrayal."

"Now, only one steam knight remains. Its destiny will not be to fight, but to become a symbol, an exhibit in a museum display case."

Kroos comforted her:

"Don't you still have your power armor? I feel it's no worse than this thing."

“No.” Bai Ye shook his head. “Machines are not precious. As long as there are resources, they can be built continuously. What is valuable are the pilots. They are the most precious asset.”

Training a driver is no easy task, something Bai Ye knows all too well.

That's why he was so heartbroken.

Chapter 115 Blue Poison

(According to the insider's information, it seems that Theresa won the revival match.)

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Bai Ye returned to the dormitory first. The three deep-sea hunters had already left, and the previously messy bed sheets had been stuffed into the washing machine. It seemed to be Lauren Tina's doing. She was still more considerate than the simple-minded Titi.

Bai Ye turned on the ventilation system to dispel the lingering smells from the battle in the room.

The Rhodes Island ship itself is still too small, and the dormitories aren't located by the window. The windows on the walls are just projections and can't be opened.

However, Bai Ye was quite content to have a place to rest. As for the three deep-sea hunters, Bai Ye guessed that Goredia had taken the other two out to fight.

If Bai Ye were to step onto the deck of Rhodes Island's main ship right now, she should be able to hear sonic booms echoing from the nearby wilderness. Clearly, deep-sea hunter training cannot be conducted on Rhodes Island's main ship unless they intend to dismantle it.

Bai Ye stretched, his mindset having recovered after a morning of rest. He found a suitable outfit in his wardrobe and left his dormitory. He needed to prepare for his upcoming deep-sea adventure.

At the same time, he also had to figure out how to recruit players and arm them.

The Deep Sea Church's actions indeed disrupted Bai Ye's plans. He had originally intended to visit the Sargon region first, specifically the Akahura rainforest region he had previously visited. There, he found an underground city inhabited by the Durin people. Bai Ye had planned to visit it earlier this year, but the events at the Deep Sea forced him to postpone his plans.

Bai Ye even had a premonition that this major event would accelerate the process of merging the two worlds, and that after the deep-sea issue was resolved, Arknights Online might not be far from being permanently shut down.

This means that towards the end of this version, players may permanently lose their player identities and instead enter Terra in physical form. This is essentially completing the mission ahead of schedule. In that case, Bai Ye's journey will seem even more worthwhile. Integrating into this world as soon as possible is definitely better. After all, the current state of this land is relatively "peaceful and harmonious," but as time goes on, the situation may worsen.

The sooner they arrive here, the sooner they can prepare. Bai Ye doesn't know what the merging of the two worlds will look like, or what will happen, but if everything goes smoothly, it certainly won't be a bad thing.

……

Bai Ye opened the dormitory door and immediately heard the voices of Charmander and Himeru talking across the hall. It wasn't that Bai Ye was deliberately eavesdropping; rather, his hearing was simply too sharp. Even though Rhodes Island's dormitories had excellent soundproofing, after the upgrade, he could still hear the two talking through the walls and door.

However, Bai Ye didn't pay attention to the content of their conversation. Although Saria had asked him to help take care of the "mother and daughter" on Rhodes Island, he clearly didn't have that much time right now and could only apologize in his heart. In fact, he hadn't contacted Saria for a long time and didn't know what new things she had found out in Columbia. Perhaps after the matter in the Deep Sea was resolved, he should also go to Columbia.

"There's still a lot to do..." Bai Ye couldn't help but sigh.

Just as Bai Ye was about to head to the medical department to get some new drugs, he suddenly sensed an unfamiliar presence behind him.

Turning around, he saw a pink-haired girl standing behind him. Startled by Bai Ye's sudden turn, the girl was taken aback.

Judging from where she was standing, Bai Ye guessed that she must have come to find him, because she was standing at the door of his dormitory. However, Bai Ye was a little curious as to why the girl did not call out to him when she saw him.

"Hello?" Bai Ye asked tentatively.

Judging from the girl's attire, she should also be an operator from Rhodes Island, but Bai Ye has never seen her before.

"Uh... Hello, Mr. Baiye. I am Operator Blue Poison." The girl took off her hood, revealing pink twin tails.

Bai Ye suddenly realized:

"So you are Blue Poison... I've seen your notes in the medical department, and I learned a lot about poison formulation."

Hmm, that name sounds familiar to Bai Ye. Although they've never met, Bai Ye knows this operator exists because she regularly provides assistance to the medical department in toxicology-related research.

Bai Ye made potion preparation his secondary profession, and thus studied a great deal of related content. A pharmacist naturally needs to master the use of poisons, although Bai Ye rarely needs them—poisoning is less effective than a punch—but if he wants to upgrade his skills, this knowledge is clearly unavoidable.

While studying toxicology in the medical department, Bai Ye had reviewed the notes provided by Lan Du multiple times. He never imagined that Lan Du was actually the young woman before him. Without seeing her personnel file, it would be difficult to connect the two.

"So you know me." Operator Blue Poison was also surprised that White Night knew her.

"Well, I studied toxicology in the medical department before, so I've heard of her. I just didn't expect the legendary Blue Poison to be a little girl." Bai Ye scratched his head. "So, you're here to see me?"

"How should I put it..." Lan Du hesitated upon hearing Bai Ye's question. She pondered for a moment, then said:

"To be precise, what I really want to find is—'Deep Sea Hunter'."

"Deep-sea hunter?" Bai Ye was confused. "Which one?"

Rhodes Island currently has three Deepsea Hunters, and Bai Ye doesn't know which one Blue Poison wants to find.

"Anything is fine... I just want to confirm some things, some things that I care about personally." Blue Poison explained somewhat embarrassedly, "Sometimes I think, should I ask Dr. Kal'tsit, ask the Doctor... then I thought, why not just ask the Deepsea Hunter himself?"

"That day I bumped into Operator Skadi in the hallway. I was thinking about whether I should ask her... but in the end I didn't say anything."

Bai Ye was somewhat curious:

"What's the question? If it's about Deepsea Hunters, I can answer it too."

Bai Ye was indeed quite interested; he was very curious as to why the operator in front of him would be associated with the Deepsea Hunters.

"..." Blue Poison remained silent. She hesitated.

"Maybe all your long-standing questions will be answered," Bai Ye added fuel to the fire.

Chapter 116 Poisons

Encouraged, or rather, egged on by Bai Ye, Blue Poison finally agreed to speak.

However, considering that the hallway wasn't a suitable place to talk, and that Bai Ye's own dormitory was currently being ventilated and cleaned, it didn't seem appropriate to invite a girl in either. Therefore, Bai Ye instead invited Lan Du to chat in the café in the corner of the Rhodes Island cafeteria.

Miss Blue Poison readily agreed.

To Bai Ye's surprise, Blue Poison seemed to be very popular in the cafeteria on the Rhodes Island main ship. When she entered the cafe, the part-time operators all smiled and greeted her.

The operator who took their order asked:

"Miss Blue Poison, the dessert you made last time was very popular. The shop manager is looking forward to your next visit to try new desserts."

"Sorry, I haven't had time lately because there are some things to take care of at the medical department." Blue Poison smiled apologetically.

Dessert……

This operator seems to be quite skilled at making desserts, and she's clearly not from Laterano. This reminds Bai Ye of his assistant, Typing Girl. It seems like it's been quite a while since he returned to Core City to see her.

Although Bai Ye travels around a lot, he doesn't actually have many people he can call friends, and Typing Girl is one of his closest friends. Whenever desserts are mentioned, the first person Bai Ye thinks of is definitely her.

Hmm, it seems there are still some desserts that guy made in my inventory, but I haven't had time to eat them yet.

……

"Mr. Bai Ye?" Lan Du saw Bai Ye standing there in a daze and couldn't help but call out to remind him, waving his hand in front of Bai Ye's face.

"Hmm... Oh, sorry, I was a little distracted just now." Bai Ye came back to his senses and then asked with some curiosity, "It seems that Miss Lan Du is very skilled. Her dessert-making skills are so good that the chefs here are full of praise. It is indeed not easy."

"It's just a personal interest..." Blue Poison explained somewhat shyly, "In the past, we've even made some funny mistakes because of the color of the cake."

"I heard from the medical department that someone is helping them improve the taste of their medicines. Could that person be you, Miss Blue Poison?" Bai Ye asked casually. He had a good memory, so he remembered what Medic had said before leaving.

"Yes, it's me." Blue Poison nodded slightly, then whispered, "There are quite a few child patients on Rhodes Island's main ship, and some operators like Ifrit, whose conditions may require medication."

"However... many children instinctively resist medicines and tablets with unpleasant smells. Ordinary medical operators might think of adding some sugar or something, but that doesn't solve the problem of the unpleasant smell. So, I'm trying to find a solution."

"For example, completely changing the smell and taste of medicine can make it as appealing to children as candy."

When it comes to what he's good at, Blue Poison is quite talkative.

Soon, a part-time waiter at the coffee shop brought them drinks, ending the conversation.

"Don't be shy, it's my treat today. Rhodes Island pays me a good salary, I can't possibly spend it all," Bai Ye said with a smile.

Blue Poison sipped slowly.

Bai Ye then asked:

"So, back to the main topic, what do you need the Deepsea Hunter's help with?"

"I want to know the answers to some questions." Blue Poison put down her cup and then slowly said, "Some things about the past."

“Mr. Baiye, are you aware that my ancestors were captured by the Agor people over a hundred years ago? What they wanted was our innate ability to use poison.”

Bai Ye remained silent, while Lan Du continued speaking.

"They kept extracting and experimenting. They wanted to know if our toxins from deep within the land could be used as some kind of weapon. I don't know exactly what it was for, but in the descriptions of our ancestors, it was a terrifying creature that was enormous and didn't exist on land."

"So, I really want to know what those Agor people were after when they took our ancestors away. I think it must have been something from the sea... I've always wanted to ask, but I'm not sure if I have the courage to pry into the truth. Do I really need to find out the truth behind this question?"

Bai Ye looked at the operator in front of him and suddenly spoke:

“You also possess the ability of ‘poison,’ and you have been using this ability.”

"Well, maybe so. Who knows? I've never truly escaped the ghosts of the Agorians who enslaved my ancestors. Deep down, I still believe that one day my poison will meet the enemies it awaits." Blue Poison chuckled self-deprecatingly.

Bai Ye took a sip of the lemon tea he had ordered, then smiled and said:

“People who don’t know the details will certainly be curious, but… it’s just that kind of thing.”

"The specific reasons are still unknown, but the Agorians encountered a completely new species in the deep sea, the Sealings. Whether it's the deep-sea hunters or the poisons extracted from your ancestors, they are all used to deal with the Sealings."

“Hai Si?” Blue Poison repeated the word, which was completely unfamiliar to her.

"Hmm, Haisi... Look, these are their photos."

Bai Ye took out his terminal and then showed Blue Poison some pictures he had taken in the past.

This included the bishop of Saltwind City, who served as a good target for testing the plasma cannon's power. This was also Bai Ye's first time using such a large-scale destructive spell in actual combat. The results were quite good.

"This..." Blue Poison was indeed seeing Hai Si for the first time, and she couldn't help but cover her mouth. Ordinary people would indeed be shocked when they saw these guys, and even ordinary players sometimes lost some sanity points. Of course, the ones who truly lost sanity were the demons; those were the real corruption.

"So... the poisonous creatures were created to fight these things." Blue Poison murmured to himself, looking at the picture of White Night standing up.

Then she looked up and asked:

"Did the Agorians succeed in the end? Did our ancestors' poison work?"

Bai Ye shook his head: