Reincarnated NPC, But Arknights

But a inexplicable sense of emotion suddenly surged in their hearts. At least in some distant corner, there was still an elder telling stories about the stars.

"I hope our plan succeeds, more and more people join us, and finally become the true Northern Cross Constellation," Bai Ye concluded.

Chen finished her steak sandwich, wiped her mouth, and then looked at Bai Ye, asking, "Are there any changes to your plan next? Or are you preparing to go to Rhodes Island?"

"Of course," Bai Ye nodded. "I'll be leaving Lungmen tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Swire couldn't help but tease, "As expected of you, leaving things to me and becoming a hands-off manager?"

"I trust you," Bai Ye said earnestly, looking at the girl.

"Mmm..."

The direct hit completely sank Swire. His words were so frank that the girl didn't know how to respond.

"I really... I really can't do anything about you," Swire mumbled, tucking a strand of golden hair behind her ear.

Chen, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but laugh heartily, "Are you some kind of wild tsundere who just appeared? That kind of trait isn't popular in Higashi anymore."

"Shut up!" Swire turned and glared at Chen. She had to blame Hoshiguma for this; lending comics to Chen had taught her these words.

Hoshiguma: ???

After discussing important matters, the TeaParty was almost over.

Swire kept her word and went to pay the bill by herself.

Bai Ye originally wanted to say he was just joking and that she didn't have to treat him, but Chen winked at him.

After the little tiger left, she approached Bai Ye and whispered, "Bai Ye, after hearing your plan, I suddenly remembered many things, things from the past that I haven't thought about recently."

"After graduating from the Royal Guard Academy in Victoria, I returned to Lungmen to become a police officer—it's a bit embarrassing to say, but my sense of justice wasn't pure. Back then, I thought that by being a police officer, I would have more clues."

Bai Ye was a little confused; he didn't understand what Chen was suddenly talking about.

But the expression on her face was truly strange.

Bai Ye had never seen such a conflicted expression before, and it was also the first time he had seen Chen make such an expression. She looked very vulnerable.

"Cough, sorry, I suddenly said something strange." Chen quickly recovered from her strange state, seemingly having just lost her composure briefly.

But Bai Ye shook his head, "It's okay. According to your sense of justice, or rather, based on my current understanding of you, you wouldn't easily join us. But you still joined, which clearly means you need our help with something."

"This is something the Lungmen Guard Department cannot accomplish."

"Is it that obvious?" Chen sighed. "It seems my act wasn't natural enough?"

"Has anyone ever told you that you're not good at hiding yourself?" Bai Ye tilted his head.

Chen suddenly laughed at his words, "That's not necessarily true. A friend of mine said I'm very suited for military intelligence."

As she spoke, Chen thought of that day at the Royal Guard Academy in Victoria, of the conversation between herself and that friend.

'I used to be a little scared, afraid you'd choose military intelligence. Chen Chen, you're so gloomy; you'd be terrifying as a spy.'

After this topic ended, she received that telegram. Years later, she learned news of that person for the first time.

It was the first time she had learned of her whereabouts, yet it also marked the beginning of another disappearance.

"Chen?" Bai Ye saw the girl suddenly fall into a daze while talking to him, her pupils losing focus as she stared blankly ahead.

"Ah..." Bai Ye's voice pulled the distracted Chen back to reality. She startled, feeling somewhat at a loss.

"You might need to rest. You've been too tired lately," Bai Ye felt the conversation couldn't continue.

However, Chen shook her head, "Getting back to the previous topic, I do need your help, especially regarding logistics and messenger services."

Bai Ye listened and said earnestly, "Go on."

"I want you to help me find someone. She's my... friend, in Ursus."

As Chen spoke, she took out a photo from her pocket and pushed it towards Bai Ye.

"She is..."

In the photo, two little girls were hugging each other.

One of them could be recognized as Chen, but Bai Ye found the other one familiar no matter how he looked at her.

"Her name is Talulah."

"Damn..." Chen's words confirmed Bai Ye's guess.

This time it was Bai Ye's turn to lose his composure. He couldn't help but exclaim.

"You know her?" Chen quickly asked upon seeing his reaction. She remembered Bai Ye saying he was a traveler and perhaps he had heard news about this person?

Bai Ye took a deep breath and said slowly, "I've heard of her, but I'm not entirely sure."

Talulah, he knew her all too well...

She was a boss from his previous life... In the memory instance, the first kill of the boss was taken by "TeaParty."

Although he wasn't a member of TeaParty, Bai Ye was roped in as a "hired gun."

Bai Ye still remembers the sky-covering flames...

Public Intel Period 01

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Chapter 46: A Temporary Departure

Bai Ye didn't know much about Talulah; most of the information was classified. Players could only verify information about this boss-NPC through limited intel and clues.

Currently, all that is known is that Talulah has two distinct consciousnesses within her. One of them committed wicked deeds, and eventually, Talulah's original consciousness regained control of her body, leading to her exoneration.

It's a rather cliché trope, and players have been complaining about how familiar the plot feels.

Bai Ye used to criticize the plot writers, but now he had to accept the reality that sometimes, reality is more fantastical than fiction.

Chen had commissioned him to find Talulah, but Bai Ye worried... if he actually found her beforehand and discovered she had already fallen to the dark side, wouldn't that be the end of her?

However, if he could make contact with Reunion in advance, the benefits would be immense...

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This time, it was Chen's turn to be dumbfounded, because as they were talking, Bai Ye suddenly froze and stopped speaking.

He neither agreed nor refused, just stared blankly in one direction, lost in thought.

It wasn't until Swire returned to the private room that the strange atmosphere was broken.

"Did you two argue?" the girl asked, putting her wallet back into her handbag and looking at Bai Ye and Chen with curiosity.

"No, we were just discussing some matters." Bai Ye snapped back to attention, downed the tea in his cup, and then looked at Chen. "Sir Chen, I'll consider what you said."

"Thank you." Chen's expression softened. Although they hadn't known each other for long, she knew Bai Ye was reliable.

He always carried a sense of confidence, as if he could handle anything that came his way.

Swire, standing beside them, frowned and looked back and forth between the two at the dining table. She felt something was amiss, as if they were hiding something from her, but she had no proof.

Bai Ye returned to the Penguin Logistics dormitory.

The room was pitch black; it seemed they had taken a commission and gone out.

Bai Ye didn't turn on the lights and walked back to his room to start packing.

He was preparing to leave. He could catch up with Rhodes Island's convoy tonight and depart Lungmen for the main ship with Flanka and the others.

He casually picked up a piece of paper and wrote a farewell letter, then placed it on the dining table.

Recalling his experiences since transmigrating, though the time wasn't long, it had been filled with excitement and challenges, and the rewards were substantial.

However, it wasn't yet time to discuss cooperation with Penguin Logistics' Emperor. Bai Ye was still too weak, lacking power.

He could only make plans for the future when he had grown stronger.

In fact, Bai Ye was quite skilled at getting things for free. He had even pitched his ideas to the Emperor before, and it was the same way he had recruited Swire and Chen to join him.

However, such tricks could only be used once. The second time, he would need to show some actual results, otherwise, people would look down on him.

After finishing the farewell letter and drying the ink, Bai Ye went to his room to pack his luggage.

He didn't have many belongings, and most of them could be stored in his inventory. So, after wandering around the room for a bit, he found himself with free time. He sat on the edge of the bed and opened his game panel.

A light screen projected in front of him, emitting a faint, cold glow visible only to him.

The open beta had ended, and his NPC module was temporarily shut down, but the system forum was still active. Bai Ye browsed for a while, but most of the posts were similar to ones he had seen in his past life, so he lost interest.

Closing the forum window, Bai Ye refocused his attention on his personal status panel.

The first thing that caught his eye was the experience pool. Bai Ye had harvested a large amount of experience by teaching skills to players, and the numbers before him brought a sense of harvest joy.

However, Bai Ye quickly regained his composure.

Experience only looked like a lot; in reality, it was quickly used up.

Bai Ye had experienced the later stages of the game, where the experience required for leveling up was astronomical. Compared to that, this amount was nothing.

How to utilize this batch of experience was something that needed consideration.

After some thought, Bai Ye first leveled up by 6 levels.

Level represented base attributes, which were the most fundamental things.

He had a total of 36 free attribute points. Bai Ye allocated 30 of them evenly to Strength, Agility, and Spirit, and the remaining 6 points were added to Constitution.

As a result, his Strength and Agility attributes now surpassed his Constitution attribute.

But it didn't matter; as long as the difference between Constitution and Strength/Agility didn't exceed 10 points, there wouldn't be any problems.

After allocating the points, Bai Ye let out a long sigh of relief. The enhancement of his attributes felt good.

There were no situations like "unaccustomed to suddenly increased strength" or "all furniture shattered." In his past life, the strength he possessed was far greater than this, and mastering this much was more than enough.

Compared to when he first transmigrated, his personal status panel had undergone a complete transformation:

Name: Bai Ye

Identification: Lungmen, Northern Cross

Template: NPC (Common)

Race: ██ (Warning, this entry is corrupted)

Level: 15

Sanity: 43/43

Constitution: 30 (Related to physical strength, endurance, immunity, and self-healing)

Strength: 32 (Related to muscle strength and physical power)

Agility: 32 (Related to hand-eye coordination, limb flexibility, reaction time, and balance)

Mental: 30 (Related to mental power, willpower, Originium Arts, perception, and intuition)

Charisma: 96 (Fixed attribute)

Inventory: 10/10

Talent:

[Thought Acceleration]: Accelerates thinking ability, judgment, reflexes, and brain information processing speed for a certain period of time.

Arts Talent Awakened: [Wind]

Skills:

[Melee Weapons - Swordsmanship (Mastered)]: Countless training and battles have allowed you to wield weapons with ease; they are an extension of your body.

[Personal Sword Skill Under Development]

[Unarmed Combat (Proficient)]: You can skillfully use your own body to fight; your body is the best weapon.