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As they spoke, the group arrived at a new cabin.

"Hmm? The style here has changed so much... It's like two completely different ships have been forcibly spliced ​​together." Bai Ye murmured as he looked at the cabin.

Then, he frowned and recalled:

"It's obvious that the architectural style is different from any other country on this land; I don't recall any decorations with this style."

However, the three deep-sea hunters stopped at the same time and took a deep breath.

Looking around with a nostalgic gaze, Goredia slowly began to speak:

"Of course you won't find such decorations on land, because this place is not land."

"White Night, this is Agor. Welcome to Agor."

The materials, decorations, and techniques used here evoke a deep sense of nostalgia among the hunters.

Breogan, a genius of the Academy of Sciences, an Agorian. This place undoubtedly belongs to him.

"So this is Agor..." This was the first time Bai Ye had ever seen him.

“Yes, the dark dome, the hundred-meter-high sculpture, the blue crystal opera house, the waterfall cascading like ice crystals…” Laurentina walked to Bai Ye’s side and murmured softly.

“After everything is over, dance with me, White Night,” the shark then said.

Clearly, the overly nostalgic and familiar scene made the hunters feel somewhat uncomfortable. They hadn't been home for far too long, and now, the place they could call home had changed.

"If there's a key, there's a lock. Let's find it."

As Bai Ye spoke, he began searching the cabin.

Breogan clearly wasn't deliberately hiding what he wanted to bring back to Agor. Bai Ye quickly found the door to a treasure vault, and the keyhole matched perfectly with the key in his hand.

“Let’s open it,” Bai Ye said, taking out the key.

“It’s filled with the blood of Rhodes Island’s junior operators.” Skadi looked at the key in Bai Ye’s hand, recalling her encounter in Kazimierz a few years ago.

"It seems like a very interesting journey?" Bai Ye inserted the key.

Skadi watched as White Night turned the key and nodded:

"It was interesting, but it's a pity I wasn't with you. Otherwise, it would have been even more interesting."

“There will be opportunities in the future… Let me see, um, Gretia, these are all things you are familiar with.”

The sealed vault was opened, and Agor's technology ensured that the contents were well preserved, with virtually no damage.

This place is like a warehouse, filled with various documents, manuscripts, models, samples, and several prototypes.

"let me see."

Goredia picked up the manuscript on top, which was written in elegant but obscure Argol script, unlike any other script on land.

Grandia carefully read the notes left by Breogan, while the other two deep-sea hunters looked around the room with great interest.

A moment later, Goredia raised her head:

"As expected, the combination of Originium Energy and Agor Technology, the more robust dome, the application model of land-based mobile cities, and the expandability of Originium Arts—Breagan left behind technology. He wants to use these to strengthen Agor's ability to resist the Sea Siege."

"I see. The genius of the Academy of Sciences has been traveling the earth for decades, and he wants to bring these back to Agor and use these technologies to save his homeland."

With that, Greta put the things back on the table with little interest.

"It didn't work?" Skadi asked, somewhat puzzled.

“It’s no use.” Bai Ye nodded.

“Yes, it’s useless.” Goredia said, looking at everything in the vault. “If I hadn’t known the truth, what I would have done now would have been to sail this ship back to Agor, take these secrets home, and fight against the calamity.”

"Unfortunately, all of this is meaningless. Even without communication with the mainland, Agor can still do it. A little technological integration cannot be the key to turning the tide."

Chapter 174 Support

(Just one more day and I can rest)

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After witnessing Agor's current state with Bai Ye and learning that her homeland had already been largely corrupted by the Deep Sea Church, Goredia no longer held any hope of returning to Agor to save it.

Even if she took all of Breogan's things back with her, it probably wouldn't be of much use. Oh right, whether she could even go back, and whether she could survive after going back—Gredia had no answers to either of those questions.

In an extreme scenario, even if she manages to return to her homeland, she would likely be discovered by the Deep Sea Church the next second. She would then be falsely accused of being a corrupt Deep Sea Hunter, stripped of all her honors, and made a prisoner, becoming an experimental subject, or simply executed.

This was the future that Goredia could foresee, not because she was a pessimist, but because she truly understood the nature of her homeland.

“Leave these to the land. This ship should return to the port of Iberia after it takes us to our destination. Keep these technologies on board.” Goredia said, leading the hunters out of the treasure vault left by Breogan. She then closed the door and handed the key to Bai Ye.

Bai Ye nodded and put the key away.

"Next, we should continue with the plan we've already made."

"Half an hour after we set off, Carmen also assembled an attack team to cooperate with our plan to wipe out the followers of the Deep Sea Church. They are already on their way. I estimate they should arrive in a little while. Dario just contacted them."

Bai Ye's words left Laurentina somewhat puzzled:

"How did you know?"

“Because that’s how the plan was made. Once the Inquisition reclaims Granfalo, they’ll be able to focus their efforts on us,” Bai Ye replied.

Actually, Bai Ye learned about the information through player forums. He had taken a moment to check them out earlier and saw a post from the Inquisition recruiting elite players. It seemed Carmen was indeed carrying out his plan, and everything was going according to plan.

As they spoke, Bai Ye and the three hunters returned to the hall they had been in before. Previously, in their search for what Breogan had left behind, they had had to slow down and search carefully. But on the return trip, they moved much faster. The long corridors and palatial cabins of the large ship did seem small in the face of the hunters' speed, and this wasn't even at full speed.

Soon, Bai Ye and the others saw Dario again in the Golden Hall, standing silently in front of a sculpture.

"What is this?" Laurentina had not witnessed the old captain and his first mate turning to stone, so she was very curious as to why there were such lifelike sculptures in this hall.

"They are dead...after losing their life force, they became an inorganic substance, something like rock."

Bai Ye stared at the remains before him.

Although this man was indeed a fanatical individual, a fool living in the pride of old Iberia, he also truly displayed the will of humanity's light on this great ship. The light of civilization always shone here, the brilliance of humanity always shone, and he waged a long, torturous, and endless war against the monster with the will of humanity.

"He truly deserves to be called a hero, because of him, the ship has always belonged to Iberia, and Stuttifera has never changed hands."

Dario, having said this, picked up his lantern and pointed it at the stone statue before him:

"Bright daylight, dark night. Demons and monsters have nowhere to hide. Heretics and rebels fear my divine light. The lamp burns eternally, its light shining for all eternity!"

Bai Ye and the deep-sea hunters stood silently to the side.

……

A moment later, Bai Ye walked toward the deck.

"They're here?" Gretia asked.

Bai Ye nodded. Just now, he noticed that screenshots of Stutifira's game had appeared on the forum.

Clearly, this is the first time players have seen such a large ship "in the game".

Terra is not without large ships, but they are all land-based vessels, like the "Rhodes Island Main Ship," except that these ships all travel on land.

There are boats in the water, and there are all kinds of boats in the artificial canal of Longmen, but there are not many large boats, and a giant ship like this is unprecedented.

Yes, there might have been some in the past. For example, Victoria once had a fleet in the Inland Sea, but unfortunately, the Lion King's fleet was completely destroyed and sunk into the Inland Sea by the Iberians. Players never had the chance to witness these events.

No wonder these guys were astonished when they saw Stuttgart, exclaiming that Terra really does have ships.

……

Just as Bai Ye had said, when the group arrived on the deck of Stuttgart, they saw the fleet in the distance.

They borrowed the court's high-speed warship and followed the signals and lighthouses of Bai Ye and the others to find the ship.

However, there weren't many soldiers from the Punishment Army on the high-speed warships; they were almost all players, along with a few Inquisitors who were skilled at fighting against the cultists of the Deep Sea Church and the Sea Heirs.

The leader of the team was naturally Saint Carmen. As a high-level combatant of the Iberian Tribunal, he could only run around putting out fires.

Ulpian didn't come; he decided to stay on land and continue hunting down the Deep Sea Bishop. This was the result of his previous discussion with Goredia. Bai Ye found many correspondences in Bishop Cicero's laboratory, all of which were on Ulpian's kill list.

Bai Ye watched as the high-speed warship of the Tribunal slowly approached the Stutifira. Before the auxiliary forces on board could even release their small boats, some players activated their power armor and jumped directly onto the deck of the Stutifira.

Bai Ye glanced at the power armor and saw that it was indeed their own product. Although some of the accessories were replaced by the players themselves, the paint jobs were all over the place, and some of the spray paint badges were limited editions.

However, the main model, Byakuya, was immediately recognizable. It was a naval combat model specially customized by Namba Heavy Industries for the Iberia Grand Event. It was divided into coastal and deep-sea versions, with a streamlined hull and excellent sealing, both of which had good underwater combat capabilities.

However, this thing is priced very high and has some strict conditions and restrictions, even requiring a certain skill level. Therefore, players who are using it now are obviously not ordinary players.

That makes sense; those involved in this operation are likely the top players in the game, so it's not surprising.

Chapter 175 Tea Party

(The only benefit of the Israeli representative shredding the Charter was that it boosted sales of that paper shredder; online stores are all grateful for this sudden windfall.)

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After boarding the Stutifaira, players removed the power armor's faceplates.

Unlike regular equipment, power armor in Arknights Online is not easy to wear. You can't just switch between pieces of armor. Any player who purchases power armor must also buy a complete set of maintenance equipment to help them put on the armor and also to do some simple repairs and modifications.

However, when these players removed their face armor, revealing a variety of faces, Bai Ye glanced at them and was stunned.

"What's wrong?" Grandia clearly noticed Bai Ye's unusual behavior. She rarely saw Bai Ye like this, as if he had suffered a great shock.

"..."

Bai Ye didn't answer her, as if he hadn't heard Gretia's question at all; he just stared blankly at the players.

After a long while, he finally came to his senses, then let out a long sigh, and whispered with deep longing:

"The Libertines' Tea Party..."

Yes, the first players to arrive at the Stutifaira were none other than White Night's old teammates, the "problem children" from the Libertines' Tea Party.

These guys' characters in the game are exactly the same as before, nothing has changed. The only difference is that Bai Ye is no longer among them. Their numbers have indeed decreased; they haven't recruited anyone else to fill Bai Ye's vacancy.

Seeing this made Bai Ye feel a little better.

The "Libertines' Tea Party" is less of a player guild or club and more of a hobby group, a loosely structured organization. The leader's idea is to gather the best players to undertake the most extraordinary challenges. Simply put, it's about causing trouble, and big trouble.

The tea party was already formed before they joined Arknights Online. They had been playing Arcadia Gate before switching to Terra after the new game came out.

Bai Ye joined them later. As a melee fighter, he was always at the forefront and was known as "the blade of the tea party," a top-tier fighter.

But all of that is in the past.

After the time travel, nothing else changed, but all traces of Bai Ye's existence were erased from the Earth.

Now, Bai Ye knows them, but they don't know Bai Ye at all.

The White Night they know is the most famous NPC in the game, jokingly referred to by players as the protagonist of this land, a mysterious merchant in the past, and now the city lord of the player's main city.

Bai Ye and her past friends have become the most familiar strangers, separated by dimensions, living in two completely different worlds.

.........

"Are you alright?" Gretia asked again.

Bai Ye had recovered by now, and he nodded:

"It's alright, I just saw a few old friends."

Although his tone was calm at the moment, Goredia knew that his emotions were far from as composed as they appeared.

After a pause, Bai Ye explained:

"It's probably like when you, Goredia, return to Agor, only to find that no one remembers you and all the records about you have disappeared. That's probably what it feels like."

"Was it done by that person?" Goredia thought of the silver figure in the underground space of the core city command tower.

Bai Ye nodded:

“In their eyes, I am a native of this place, so all traces of my hometown have been erased, and my memories have been blocked.”

There's something Bai Ye didn't mention: he actually traveled through timelines, so in this timeline, he theoretically hasn't met any of the players from the "Libertines' Tea Party."

This feeling was actually quite unpleasant, like having a fabricated memory forcibly inserted into Bai Ye's brain. Yet, all of this was real, and it only happened to Bai Ye.

A very weird feeling.

However, if it's to fulfill one's mission, Bai Ye can accept such a sacrifice.

"You are our hero. After all this is over, I will compensate you and give you an explanation."