A Crash? / Little Angel Melantha

"Then I'll take my leave now." Bai Ye bowed to Chen's two elders, then stood up.

He vaguely heard Lady Wen-yue pulling Chen aside and asking, "How did you get to know that Bai Ye?"

Strange questions like these.

He really couldn't stand this atmosphere anymore.

I have a feeling that something strange is going to happen next.

"Hmm." Wei Yenwu nodded, his voice deep.

Then, he spoke towards a corner, "Bai Xue, could you please see this guest out for me?"

A petite and agile figure suddenly emerged from an inconspicuous corner and stood in front of Bai Ye.

These were the Higashi Ninjas that Bai Ye had previously noticed.

She was dressed in black night clothes, wearing a half-mask, and her white bangs covered one eye.

The sudden appearance of a person did not startle Bai Ye; he simply nodded at the ninja.

As Bai Ye turned around, one foot about to step out of the restaurant, Wei Yenwu's calm voice suddenly rang out behind Bai Ye: "Three months ago, someone entered the Lungmen Guard Department's central database."

Bai Ye paused slightly in mid-air with his left foot, then casually stepped down. "Is there any loss of data security? It seems that the database security measures need to be strengthened—I highly recommend the Northern Cross security system, it's very reliable."

The security design is inspired by the battles of wits and courage between Penguin Logistics' safe house and the Players in the previous life.

"Hehe, is that so?" Wei Yenwu did not say anything more.

"Hehe--"

Is your laughter real or fake, Bai Ye?

Chapter 115 Plane Crash?

"Arrive."

Lady Wen-yue and Wei Yenwu's ninja Bai Xue Xuexue escorted Bai Ye to the outer gate of Wei Yenwu's residence.

"Thank you, Miss Ninja."

Bai Ye nodded to Bai Xue.

He turned to leave.

"You've been to the Higashi?"

The ninja lady, who was usually very sparing with words, suddenly spoke.

"You didn't just want to ask that question, did you?" Bai Ye smiled gently, but didn't say anything more, only vaguely saying, "I'm not too unfamiliar with ninjas either."

Similar to Bai Ye, perhaps this ninja lady also sensed a kindred spirit from Bai Ye.

As Players, Bai Ye is naturally proficient in ninja techniques such as stealth. Or rather, as a solo Players, stealth, assassination, and infiltration are essential for successfully completing missions. This can save a lot of unnecessary battles, conserve supplies, and avoid injuries.

Bai Ye learned his stealth skills from the Higashi, from a dying ninja who entrusted him with a mission on the battlefield; the skill was the reward for that mission.

No wonder Bai Xue noticed.

As he pondered, Bai Ye's figure quietly disappeared.

Bai Xue's bangs hung down slightly, making it impossible to see the emotions flowing in her eyes.

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, his disappearance into the darkness right in front of her said a lot.

However, as a ninja, she couldn't see his movements or aura as he left, which inevitably caused Bai Xue to have some unusual emotions.

"..."

Staring into the pitch-black night, Bai Xue remained silent, her thoughts unknown.

"It's finally over."

Bai Ye returned to her dormitory at Penguin Logistics and lay on her bed, letting out a comfortable sigh of relief.

Although the meal was tiring, it was a success in the end.

Bai Ye took out Wei Yenwu's handwritten letter and looked at the lacquered seal on the envelope.

Although it was a letter, it was thicker than a regular envelope, and it seemed to contain other secrets—such as magical encryption.

This was his greatest gain.

With this, he had the opportunity to communicate with the upper echelons of the Ursus Empire.

"Old Wei is pretty savvy, isn't he?"

Bai Ye squinted, looking at the envelope in his hand through the light of the chandelier.

He wasn't interested in what the letter actually said; all he needed was the process of delivering it so he could get close to the Imperial Parliament Speaker named "Witte".

After putting away the key items, Bai Ye browsed his game panel.

His experience pool was empty. After leveling up, he invested all the remaining experience into his skills—potion preparation and Originium Arts.

Unfortunately, even if we can exploit Players, there's not much profit to be made from these newbies right now. Besides, his skills are too unbalanced; magic and medicine are two huge pitfalls that require massive amounts of experience to fill.

This is what balanced development and all-round development mean.

Aside from an outlier like him, who would dare to do something like this?

Besides the envelope, Bai Ye also received several other missions, some from Old Wei, some from Rhodes Island, Reunion Movement, a whole bunch of random things.

The rewards were quite good; for Bai Ye, it was just a small favor on the way to completing his plan. Moreover, he could continue to outsource to Players, letting them work for him and profiting from both ends.

It's so dark.

Bai Ye closed the game panel and stared blankly at the ceiling.

Wei Yenwu's last words really surprised him.

It seems that Old Wei is quite capable. Bai Ye guesses that he has already caught him in the act of hacking into the central database—unfortunately, there is no actual evidence.

After that, Wei Yenwu did not pursue the matter further, and the two sides reached a tacit understanding, which relieved Bai Ye.

"Buy some more things tomorrow, and then we can head to the Ursus Empire."

Bai Ye turned off the chandelier, plunging the room into darkness.

He still preferred to sleep in this room. Although Rhodes Island's dormitories were not bad, they were located inside a ship's cabin and had no solid windows. Even with simulated projections, it was still inevitable that people would feel depressed.

Although he was also concerned about the situation of the Lungmen Players, there were still matters to attend to in the Ursus Empire, so Bai Ye did not stay in Lungmen any longer.

After saying goodbye to Chen and the others, Bai Ye purchased some Lungmen specialties from Longmen, and as usual, took Chen's letter before boarding the aircraft.

Did you have a good time?

Bai Ye saw the Rhodes Island operators already seated and waiting in the cabin and asked with a smile.

"It's been a long time since I've felt this relaxed—it feels a little strange." Stewards stretched.

Adnachiel nodded. "The seniors from Rhodes Island treated us so well, they were so hospitable."

During the days that Bai Ye was away on his own, they actually had a good time in Lungmen under the guidance of Rhodes Island's dispatched operators.

This was the first time these operators had been here, and everything seemed new and exciting to them.

"Hehe, not bad." Bai Ye seemed quite satisfied.

Just as the atmosphere in the cabin was becoming quite pleasant, Bai Ye suddenly changed his expression in an instant. His smile vanished, and he said quietly, "Now that you've relaxed, it's time to train properly."

"The road ahead will be difficult."

Bai Ye is a responsible person. Instructor Dobermann entrusted these newbies to him, and he accepted the task, which meant he had to help them grow and learn something.

He had no interest in taking these children on an autumn outing.

Bai Ye didn't say anything more. Under Yeah's subtle gaze, he walked into the cockpit and started the aircraft.

The aircraft, having activated optical cloaking, flew through the air, and Bai Ye was approaching Chernobog. The city was now on the border of the Ursus Empire, while outside the surrounding buffer zone lay menacing Army Group.

Without lingering there, Bai Ye piloted his aircraft directly over the outskirts of Chernobog and flew into the frozen tundra, heading towards the approximate location of the Reunion Movement.

On the way, Bai Ye activated the scanner built into the aircraft and simultaneously used his Originium Arts to survey the surrounding area.

It seems the transformation was successful; at least Bai Ye's whereabouts were not discovered.

After confirming that there was no one else around, Bai Ye hovered the aircraft in mid-air and then set up the automatic slow descent procedure according to the operation manual.

At the same time, Bai Ye activated the alarm system.

Immediately, a piercing alarm sounded in the aircraft's cabin.

"Hey, why did we stop?"

"What's going on?! Is the plane going to crash?"

"No, don't panic. Stay calm!"

The prospective operators were somewhat flustered, while their captain, Miss Melantha, tried her best to guide them.

Just then, Bai Ye pretended to rush into the cabin.

Chapter 116 Melantha, the Little Angel

"The aircraft has malfunctioned, we are going to crash."

The Bai Ye entered the cabin, the opening lightning strike occurred.

His words plunged the prospective agents into despair.

"Manager Bai Ye, what should we do?" Adnachiel asked calmly.

He and Melantha were the only two who didn't lose their composure or panic, remaining calm even under these circumstances. Of course, there's no need to elaborate on Operator Yeah, who was already well-prepared.

"The situation is urgent, we must jump immediately." Bai Ye said, opening the hatch, and air rushed into the cabin.

The aircraft began to sway and seemed to be about to crash.

"Unfasten your seatbelt and jump with me."

Bai Ye spoke, he reached out and unbuckled Melantha's seatbelt, who was closest to him, and then pulled her up from her seat.

"!!"

Although it is Ground-Proximity Aircraft, it is still at a very high altitude. Even for a Super Terra, falling from this height would be extremely dangerous.

The prospective operators began to waver.

"Jump! Jump! Jump!"

"Believe me!"

Bai Ye shouted to the operators, and with the alarm sounding and the turbulent aircraft, it really looked like a real operation.

"Ahhh!"

Kroos unbuckled her seatbelt and was the first to jump out.

Under the influence of gravity, she began to fall towards the ground.

"Let's give it our all!"

With the example set at the beginning, the others also went all out.

One by one, the agents jumped out of the open hatch.

Yeah was the last to jump out. She noticed that, without her noticing, a sword had suddenly appeared behind Bai Ye, its Sword Sheath emitting a deep blue light.

The optical stealth effect on the outside of the aircraft also quietly dissipated.

"Begin capturing—"

Bai Ye maintained his posture in mid-air, the wind being his friend, moving with his will.

Bai Ye activated Originium Arts, using the amplification from her Sword Sheath and staff to bring every operator into her perception range.