Reincarnated NPC, But It's Arknights

After a rather un-smooth and unfriendly exchange, neither Bai Ye nor Doctor Kal'tsit could figure out the other's trump cards.

"So this tube of blood was drawn from you?!"

Once they were seated again, Miss Sanguinarian spoke first, her eyes fixed on Bai Ye, filled with a dangerous and eager glint.

Only then did Bai Ye recognize the Sanguinarian who had barged into him in the hallway as the person before him. The one called Warfarin by the typing girl.

It was hard to imagine that this slender, petite girl possessed such terrifying physical mobility and strength.

Judging by her armband, she seemed to be from the Medical Department as well?

Damn it, are all Rhodes Island doctors this difficult to deal with? Bai Ye increasingly doubted the truth of the rumors he'd heard in his past life. Perhaps the saying "Rhodes Island Medical Department operators are the strongest fighters" was true.

They really weren't lying!

While Bai Ye was observing this "young and beautiful" Sanguinarian, the girl was still chattering to Doctor Kal'tsit: "His body and blood are too special. It will definitely help push the development of new-generation drugs, and there's even a chance to completely cure Oripathy. Kal'tsit, can you discuss it with him, let him come here for regular check-ups and let me draw some blood? It won't have any effect on him."

"..."

Bai Ye rolled his eyes. Was it really okay to say that in front of him?

"You go talk to him yourself." Doctor Kal'tsit was unmoved, seemingly unwilling to get entangled with the Sanguinarian on this matter.

"Damn it, why aren't you surprised at all? This is..." Warfarin frowned, quite displeased with Doctor Kal'tsit's attitude.

Doctor Kal'tsit shook her head and said nothing.

In fact, compared to what Warfarin was concerned about, Bai Ye had many more things that were worth surprising her. Compared to those, his blood was quite insignificant.

Seeing that Doctor Kal'tsit was unmoved, Warfarin could only turn to Bai Ye. She forced a rather comical, fawning smile onto her face, seemingly thinking about how to persuade him.

"We still have things to discuss. You two, go out first." Doctor Kal'tsit glanced at Miss Sanguinarian. "Let me remind you first, you are not allowed to obtain Mr. Bai Ye's blood samples through any improper means such as deception or force, unless he is willing."

Doctor Kal'tsit seemed to have seen through Bai Ye's worries. No one wanted to become an experimental subject. Although, due to the formality, Bai Ye would clearly not be in mortal danger, and would even be treated favorably, this kind of treatment was not what he desired.

"Okaaaayyyy—" Warfarin stretched out her voice like a child, then walked out the door.

The angel typing girl also followed her out. Her gaze towards Bai Ye was even stranger.

Doctor Kal'tsit didn't care about Bai Ye's blood. Red didn't have the concept at all. As a normal person, she clearly understood the value of Bai Ye's blood. She didn't expect the visitor she was receiving to have such a significant background.

"Red, you go out too." Doctor Kal'tsit stroked the Lupo girl's hair as she stood by her side, never relaxing.

Red shook her head, her gaze still fixed on Bai Ye, and the scabbard of the short knife stuck in his leg.

"Don't worry about him, he won't make a move."

"Understood, Red."

The girl finally obeyed and left. She slunk along the wall out of the office door, her fingers brushing over the scratch marks Bai Ye had left on the wall, as if sensing the power and speed of his movements.

Finally, the office door closed, leaving only Bai Ye and Doctor Kal'tsit in the room.

"You know my name?" Bai Ye spoke first.

Doctor Kal'tsit nodded: "PRTS has already sent the information you submitted to my terminal. Although we all know how reliable that information is."

"I think I'm probably trustworthy," Bai Ye said, pointing to his face to emphasize his harmlessness.

"The premise is that you trust us just as much. Human trust is mutual," Doctor Kal'tsit said meaningfully. "In fact, I still don't know your intention in coming to Rhodes Island. It's so accurate and purposeful."

"Then let's be frank. I'm here to cooperate with Rhodes Island. I know some information about you." Bai Ye completely relaxed, leaning back in his chair, finding a comfortable position for himself.

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Chapter 6: You Will Regret It

Bai Ye had been socially anxious in his past life, and for some reason, he had no resistance to older women. He was very weak.

However, the leader of the "Debauchery Tea Party" in his past life had taught him that to gain an advantage at the negotiating table, you must first trust yourself immensely.

This trick was very effective. At least now Bai Ye could face Doctor Kal'tsit directly without lowering his head in front of her.

Although Bai Ye still had the illusion in his heart that he was facing an elder. So even though Doctor Kal'tsit's off-the-shoulder dress was really alluring, Bai Ye himself couldn't get aroused...

He hadn't experienced this feeling for a long time.

"Actually, I own a courier logistics company and plan to recruit a group of special employees, but we lack reliable navigation maps and stations. I heard that Rhodes Island has offices all over the world, so I want to cooperate with your company for a comprehensive and in-depth collaboration."

Bai Ye spoke first.

Bai Ye felt like he was deceiving both sides. First, he told Miss Swire that he wanted to cooperate with Rhodes Island, and then he used their resources to seek cooperation with Rhodes Island.

He didn't even know if Miss Swire had registered the company, and the player hadn't officially logged in. Even if it was registered, it would just be an empty shell company.

Thinking about it now, his actions were indeed quite outrageous. He could only say he was very bold.

"Cooperation?" Doctor Kal'tsit pondered for a moment and nodded. "We can discuss it, but matters concerning Rhodes Island are not something I can decide alone. Commercial experts will conduct research later."

"Actually, we all know your opinion is very important."

Bai Ye used a honorific.

"Besides cooperation, you also seem to want to join Rhodes Island?" Doctor Kal'tsit did not commit, but changed the subject.

Bai Ye nodded: "In fact, I am here to apply to Rhodes Island, hoping to serve as the head of Rhodes Island's field operations department, responsible for matters related to overseas offices."

Bai Ye started rattling off his resume, a script he'd prepared overnight.

"Actually, that's the HR department's job..." Doctor Kal'tsit didn't interrupt him, only speaking after he finished reciting.

Bai Ye nodded. "As I said, your opinion is very important."

"So this is how you see me," Doctor Kal'tsit suddenly said.

"No one would believe that a fourteen-year-old girl is your company's actual leader. In fact, I've heard some people call you 'Grand Empress Kal'..."

He said it!

Bai Ye's self-destructive soul burned fiercely within him.

Perhaps players were born with a gene for self-destruction.

"..." Doctor Kal'tsit remained silent.

In fact, she had misunderstood Bai Ye's meaning.

In her understanding, this mention of "Grand Empress Kal" suggested that Bai Ye might have some knowledge of Rhodes Island and its predecessor, perhaps even understanding Amiya's background.

—Amiya could be seen as the successor to the Demon King, meaning that in a sense, the predecessor of Rhodes Island could be considered the government-in-exile of Kazdel?

Seen in this light, "Grand Empress Kal" didn't seem like a misnomer, as Doctor Kal'tsit was Amiya's guardian and caregiver.

"Actually, I think you need a guardian too..." Doctor Kal'tsit suddenly spoke. "I must prepare myself for the fact that Rhodes Island is about to gain another problem child."

"It's not that exaggerated... right... uh..."

Just as Bai Ye was about to retort, he followed Kal'tsit's gaze to the knife marks carved into the wall.

"Actually, I do intend to keep you at Rhodes Island. You are too young compared to your kin, and I worry about you falling into the hands of other factions. You should understand your own uniqueness by now," Doctor Kal'tsit continued.

One of her roles was that of a scholar—a scholar from Laterano, a scholar from Columbia, a scientist from Ursus... She had witnessed many experiments that defied human morality and ethics.

She didn't want Bai Ye to experience such things, not just out of nobility and morality, but because if someone like Bai Ye were to have their spirit twisted by dark experiences and develop hostility towards humanity, it would cause immense destruction, no less than a natural disaster.

"It's hard to imagine you being so kind—but what I want to say is, anyone might seem young in front of you..." Bai Ye continued his self-destructive path.

Doctor Kal'tsit ignored him.

"What do you want me to do?" Bai Ye asked.

"If the business cooperation you mentioned is successful, Rhodes Island will naturally receive its due share."

"And what about the part concerning your kindness?" Bai Ye continued.

"I once heard a theory," Doctor Kal'tsit said, looking at her hands. "Human emotions, one day, will create a rift. It's a sophistry that twists and turns according to self-interest, easily breeding betrayal."

"And so-called nobility is just an impractical ideal. With expectations comes betrayal, with betrayal comes anger, and then one forces the other to act according to their intentions. Therefore, the more noble the ideal, the more prone one is to madness. Tragedy, for the most part, is like this."

With that, Doctor Kal'tsit sighed. "Of course, this is just a theory, and everyone has their own understanding. What I mean to say is, if the benefits are great enough, betrayal becomes increasingly difficult to produce."

"Very interesting." The theory Doctor Kal'tsit spoke of was actually quite similar to the player's mindset.

Whoever gives me more benefits, I'll listen to them.

Of course, it couldn't be denied that some players, due to developing emotional attachments and a sense of belonging to a faction, would ultimately choose to follow their hearts, ignore actual gains, and do some crazy things.

For example, in a famous game from his previous life, "Arcadia Gate," some players joined the NPC faction "Duchy of November" in the very first version. Even as the duchy was on the verge of destruction in the eighth version, many players still chose to remain at the main gate of the ducal castle, becoming members of the knightly order.

In the end, they all charged towards enemies several times their number, shouting "For the Grand Princess!" Each of them lost at least 5 levels and a pile of top-tier equipment.

Their efforts didn't change any outcome; the duchy was destroyed as usual, and the Grand Princess sacrificed herself to send her sister to "Elysium." What these players did seemed meaningless, and from a profit perspective, they lost big. The concept of losing 5 levels in the later stages was well known, not to mention the equipment...

However, no one regretted their losses. This was the charm of a fully immersive game; it reflected the aspects that players lacked or yearned for in reality, allowing them to cast aside everything and play the ideal version of themselves.

Perhaps it was darkness, perhaps it was light.

After thinking it over, Bai Ye chose to accept Doctor Kal'tsit's offer.

He wasn't losing anything anyway.

And this was originally part of his plan.

However, what Doctor Kal'tsit said reminded him of many things he didn't want to think about.

"First, go through Rhodes Island's onboarding process," Doctor Kal'tsit nodded at Bai Ye.

Bai Ye left Doctor Kal'tsit's office and saw Warfarin rush in.

After a while, the sound of an argument could be heard from the room.

"You'll regret this, Kal'tsit!"

"I am the supervisor of Rhodes Island's Medical Department, Miss Warfarin."

"Hmph!"

"This art style is finally normal..."

Doctor Kal'tsit is too serious.

She almost overshadowed Rhodes Island's comedic relief nature.

Chapter 7: Bai Ye's Obsession

"You're really brave..."

Seeing Bai Ye emerge from Doctor Kal'tsit's office, the typist responsible for receiving visitors couldn't help but remark.

"You're not bad yourself, staying so calm after so many things happened." Bai Ye found this Lateranian girl genuinely interesting, maintaining a poker face even after all the chaos.

The typist shook her head, looking as if she'd seen it all. "If you stayed in Laterano for a month, you'd be just as unfazed as I am. Especially when you see a group of people trying to rock out at the entrance of the cathedral, or when something gets blown up into the sky every now and then..."

Bai Ye asked with some confusion, "Why is it that whenever you guys have trouble, it's always during important moments, like graduation ceremonies or the Pope's speeches?"

In his past life, he had heard many rumors about angels and had even visited Laterano himself, but he didn't understand their thought processes.

The typist suddenly realized, "You probably don't know, but Laterano always has armed guards during these important occasions as a sign of respect."

"And then, well, you know. 'Armed guards'..."

The young lady herself was a bit embarrassed to say it. How could other races cause such a mess? It was too shameful to even mention.

Bai Ye rolled his eyes. But he thought to himself that in the future, she would meet even stranger people. At least the people of Laterano still dressed like people when they were being serious...

He believed that the players' peculiar tastes would bring a different fashion trend to this land.

"I'll take you to the onboarding test now." The typist gestured for Bai Ye to follow her.

Bai Ye was very curious about Rhodes Island's onboarding test, which was rumored to be quite mysterious. "What does the onboarding test usually involve?"

"Do I have to face a large group of Originium Slugs alone, or defeat a pure-blooded Wendigo by myself?" Bai Ye asked with great interest, seemingly delighted by the upcoming challenge.

"Wendigo?" The typist felt something was off, but judging by Bai Ye's tone, he didn't seem to be joking. "I don't know where the rumors you're talking about come from. But Rhodes Island is just an ordinary pharmaceutical company. Even with its own armed forces, it wouldn't be that outrageous."