In Arknights, I Turned into Griseo from the Start

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Bounty Notice

After giving it some thought, I decided to open the bounty early.

This bounty has no upper limit and will remain open until next Thursday night, since I officially go premium next Friday.

The rules for the bounty are:

150 monthly tickets = 1 extra chapter

100 blades = 1 extra chapter

10,000 in tips = 1 extra chapter

If there are a lot, I'll pay them back gradually. I won't disappear on you. (Though I don't think there'll be that many.)

That's all. Thank you all for your support.

Mission Explanation

"..."

Sakura moved nimbly and lightly through the woods, searching for any trace of the enemy while taking care to minimize the traces of her own passage.

After all, it was far too easy to leave tracks in a forest blanketed in silver frost. It would be troublesome if someone noticed them.

But so far, she had found nothing unusual and sensed no strange presence.

Of course, it was also possible that the enemy had not arrived yet, or that Sakura was searching in the wrong direction...

The area was simply too large. Even with her senses, it would take time to investigate.

It would have been nice to have Griseo's support. Though the little girl was not particularly skilled at this either, things would still have gone much faster with her help. What a pity.

A trace of helplessness flashed through Sakura's blue eyes.

Then she put those thoughts aside and continued moving with full focus.

"Mm."

On the way back to the warehouse, Griseo received countless scrutinizing looks again, just as expected. She had already grown completely used to them.

After all, even back at the Reunion Movement camp, whenever she appeared before other Infected, she would receive all sorts of stares.

More importantly, Griseo had no time to care about such things right now. She was considering how much she could interfere with Sakura's limited-time mission.

Directly intervening was definitely out of the question. Otherwise, the restriction would lose its meaning.

But when it came to gathering information... she did not know just how much she was allowed to do.

The system mission's lack of clarity left Griseo deeply conflicted. She was afraid that she might accidentally overstep and ruin the mission altogether.

That would be a huge loss. The little girl would be heartbroken...

Besides, Seven Thunders of Purification, this Divine Key, suited Sakura extremely well.

It could even be said that, in the Previous Era, it had been one of Sakura's two signature weapons.

Back in the Previous Era, Sakura had possessed two blades. One was called Frozen Hell Ice Sky, used to point toward the Honkai and deal with enemies on that side.

The other was the blade form of the Divine Key known as Seven Thunders of Purification. She used that blade against humanity itself, to purge traitors and clean house.

Therefore, Griseo would not let this mission reward slip away no matter what. There was a huge difference between having a good weapon and not having one.

But just as the little girl was agonizing over it, the system's voice rang out again...

Exclusive missions must be completed by the exclusive individual. Other individuals may not interfere with core mission actions such as protecting the target group or repelling enemies.

"???"

This sudden prompt from the system made Griseo stop in her tracks, leaving her completely stunned for a moment.

But after she recovered, a glimmer of delight appeared in her large violet eyes.

In Griseo's view, this warning from the system had come at the perfect time. It was wonderful. It immediately wiped away all her hesitation.

Now, she could fully focus on figuring out how to support Sakura's actions.

After all, the system's meaning was already very clear. As long as she did not touch the core content of the exclusive mission, it would be fine. Assisting with things like gathering intelligence was completely acceptable.

Griseo then contacted her companions in her mind.

However, after learning that both Mr. Wolf and the Attendant were busy helping out, she temporarily gave up on troubling them.

Instead, she turned her attention to her other two companions.

"Uncle Tyrant, Lady, can you come out and help?"

As soon as Griseo spoke, the crimson Tyrant and the elegant Lady appeared at her side together, waiting to hear their little princess's words.

"Go help Sister Sakura and investigate the surrounding area."

As she spoke, Griseo turned to look at the two companions behind her and said softly.

After the little girl finished, both of them nodded lightly, indicating their agreement.

"Oh, right. If you find the enemy, don't get into a conflict with them..." Just as Tyrant and Lady were about to leave, Griseo clapped her little hands and added a reminder.

As she said this, her gaze remained fixed on the crimson Tyrant. Her meaning could not have been clearer.

Griseo was somewhat worried that her hot-tempered Uncle Tyrant would charge straight at the enemy again after encountering them...

If that happened, then this mission would probably be ruined on the spot.

"..."

After noticing his little princess's gaze on him, Tyrant hesitated for a moment before nodding.

Then, after the two gave Griseo an elegant bow, they departed in different directions.

Only after watching her two companions leave did the little girl raise her small feet again and continue toward the warehouse.

However, Griseo did not secretly send out her two companions to investigate. Quite a few Infected saw it all.

The looks those Infected gave Griseo became even more complicated, and some even carried fear and dread.

Griseo did not care about their gazes, but the murky colors behind them already made her feel somewhat uncomfortable... there were signs of contamination.

After noticing this, she quickened her pace considerably...

Reunion Movement Camp—

"Talulah! A Yeti Squad member has returned. He needs to see you about something!"

After receiving the news, Alina hurried into Talulah's tent from outside and quickly spoke.

Talulah, who had been drafting a migration plan inside the tent, immediately looked up upon hearing her close friend's words.

But she saw no one besides the little deer girl, so she asked in confusion, "Where is he? Let him in quickly."

"Whew... He went to find Patriot. The two of them should be here soon," Alina explained after catching her breath.

Talulah nodded lightly upon hearing that, then asked nervously in her somewhat dry voice, "All right... then let's wait. So, what happened?"

Alina's words were too misleading. Talulah had already started worrying, and even... though unwilling, she had prepared herself to hear bad news.

"Pfft~ Don't worry. Yelena and the others are fine. In fact, it's a good thing. And little Griseo is fine too. She's with them right now."

Although it was indeed because she had not explained herself clearly, Alina still could not help laughing when she saw Talulah like this.

"...It's good that they're fine. Alina, you gave me a scare!"

Hearing her close friend laugh, Talulah froze for a moment before realizing what was going on and helplessly complained to her.

P.S.: It's almost thirty chapters already. Terrifying. All right, keep urging me on.

Next, let me recommend a book.

"After I Died, the Bad Women Regretted It"

The mad god Fang Ling was dead. This news sent all of humanity into celebration, because humanity did not thank Fang Ling.

As everyone knew, after Fang Ling exterminated the Sitting Oblivion Immortals, slaughtered the demons beyond the heavens, and brought about Ragnarok, humanity became the rulers of the world once more—if not for her.

Therefore, everyone was satisfied with this outcome, except for the bad women who had once used Fang Ling to the fullest:

The last immortal in the world spent every day reminiscing about her childhood with Fang Ling, regretting how she had gradually drifted away from her and sacrificed her alone to erase the Heavenly Dao.

The princess of an ancient kingdom that had been destroyed became obsessed with searching for traces of Fang Ling, regretting that she had not cherished their journey together and had even led her to seek revenge against the gods.

The world's greatest assassin put down her butcher's blade for Fang Ling and cultivated herself, regretting that despite always being by her side, she had betrayed her because she craved Fang Ling's flesh and blood.

In the end, these bad women decided to return to the past, to the time when they could still embrace their beloved.

But Fang Ling of the present would no longer open her heart to them.

Contamination

"We... have arrived, Talulah."

Not long afterward, Patriot's hoarse, somewhat stuttering voice sounded outside Talulah's tent.

Talulah stood and walked to the entrance upon hearing this, lifting the tent flap as she welcomed them. "Come in."

"Excuse us..."

Patriot gave Talulah a slight nod before leading the Yeti Squad member into the tent behind her.

"Please, sit."

Seeing the two arrive, Alina smiled and pulled out two more chairs from beside the table.

"Thank you."

"Thank you, Alina."

After thanking her, neither of them stood on ceremony and both sat down directly.

After the two sat down, Talulah returned to her original seat as well.

"Whew... So what exactly happened, Andrei? Why did only you come back after so long? And what is going on with Griseo?"

After exhaling, Talulah stared seriously at Andrei of the Yeti Squad and began questioning him.

After the Dragon Girl spoke, the other two also turned their attention to the only Yeti Squad member who had returned.

Noticing everyone's eyes on him, Andrei helplessly spread his hands and began explaining the situation.

"That's a long story, so let me start with the current situation. Big Sis led the brothers and has already taken over the target mine, rescuing a large number of Infected."

"I came back this time to call for help, because there are quite a lot of supplies in that mine, and there are too many Infected... the Yeti Squad alone can't bring them all back."

After saying this, Andrei paused instead of continuing right away. He needed to give the others time to process it.

"...All right, I understand. But how did you occupy this mine? As far as I know, this mine isn't small."

After listening to Andrei's account, Talulah thought for a while before asking another question.

At this, Andrei suddenly showed everyone an expression that was both amused and helpless before continuing, "That starts with little Griseo. We were able to take over the mine so directly thanks to her."

"Griseo?"

Upon hearing the name of the person she had been thinking about, Alina raised her eyebrows slightly, surprise flashing through her eyes.

Although Alina had already learned from Andrei earlier that Griseo was safe, she was still surprised to hear that the little girl had played such a major role in taking over the mine.

"Yes. During our operation yesterday, that little girl followed behind us the entire time and sneaked all the way to the mine. The main thing was that none of us noticed her. In the end, she only revealed herself on her own initiative."

As he spoke, Andrei could not help covering his face with one hand, hiding his amused and helpless expression.

No matter how many times he said it, he still felt that this operation had been somewhat surreal. But it did not feel bad. It was even kind of cool.

"And then? The little girl surely didn't reveal herself just like that, did she?"

A hint of helplessness appeared on Talulah's face as well.

Honestly, she was no longer particularly surprised that Griseo could do something like this...

But after thinking about it carefully, Talulah realized that since the little girl had arrived at their camp, too many things had changed from how they used to be.

So she was almost getting used to things like this happening.

Hearing Talulah's words, Andrei nodded lightly and continued:

"Yes. That little girl revealed herself before Ivan and the other one, then had her Tyrant deal with the enemies who came after them. In the end... she blitzed the mine."

"Then Ivan and the other one sent out a signal, calling Big Sis and us over to deal with the aftermath... Griseo is very strong. No, rather, her companions are truly very strong."