Reborn as an NPC in Arknights
Chapter 33

Reincarnated NPC, But Arknights

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The only one who could stop Miss Warfarin's typing machine was not by Bai Ye's side. She wasn't part of the field operations department, so even if Bai Ye invited her, the young lady didn't attend the dinner party.

"Hehe, a great opportunity."

Miss Warfarin rubbed her hands together, letting Bai Ye lean against her. Compared to Bai Ye, the Sanguinarian lady was much smaller, making it look rather comical for Bai Ye to lean on her.

However, in her excited state, the Sanguinarian lady's physical attributes were very strong, and she could easily support Bai Ye.

Bai Ye was in a rather hazy state, only sensing a sweet aroma at the tip of his nose, like strawberry cake.

He could sense someone manipulating him, as if trying to carry him away, but because he didn't detect any hostility or malice, the half-drunk Bai Ye simply let the young lady lead him away.

He felt a soft touch on his side and instinctively leaned into it.

"Tsk tsk..." Warfarin rolled her eyes but didn't stop Bai Ye.

"Ace..." Then she heard Bai Ye's mumbled words.

Instantly, a square symbol appeared on the Sanguinarian lady's forehead. If she hadn't been an expert in medicine, she would have doubted if this guy was truly drunk or if he was deliberately trying to annoy her...

After some pulling and dragging, Warfarin brought Bai Ye back to her office and placed him on the bed.

"Mmm, let me take a look..." Warfarin's voice was filled with excitement. She had lived for a very long time, and there were few things in the world that could truly interest her anymore.

The appearance of Bai Ye now delighted her. As a Sanguinarian, uncovering the secrets of blood was her eternal pursuit.

Bai Ye's race was an profound mystery, yet it also attracted her. Moreover, Bai Ye seemed to hide secrets related to Oripathy.

Just as the Sanguinarian lady was attempting to lift Bai Ye's shirt, the securely locked office door suddenly opened.

"What are you doing?"

Doctor Kal'tsit walked in.

"Ah!"

Warfarin, caught completely off guard, jumped in fright.

"How is this possible... I explicitly asked Closure to temporarily disable the surveillance... and the door should have been locked..."

"Kal'tsit, how did you know?"

"I know everything," Doctor Kal'tsit said calmly.

"That damned old woman..."

Warfarin muttered, then saw another Sanguinarian peeking out from behind Doctor Kal'tsit.

Instantly, the truth was revealed.

"You scoundrel! You traitor!" Miss Warfarin glared at her own kind.

"Well, the commotion you were causing was too big, it was impossible to keep it a secret," Closure spread her hands, looking helpless.

Warfarin had taken Bai Ye away from the bar earlier, and many people had seen it. Even if Closure tried to conceal it, it was meaningless.

"Putting that aside, you helped open the door, didn't you?" Warfarin pointed to the electric door of her office.

Closure put on an expression of "I don't know what you're talking about, because I'm just a Sanguinarian," ignoring the fuming Warfarin.

"Do you remember what I told you this afternoon?" Doctor Kal'tsit ignored the jester-like mechanic and glanced at Bai Ye sleeping on Warfarin's bed before turning her gaze to Warfarin.

"Uh... Actually, Mr. Bai Ye and I have reached a cooperative relationship, he agreed to it himself!" Warfarin argued evasively.

"However, your previous transaction shouldn't have included taking advantage of someone's vulnerability?" Doctor Kal'tsit remained unmoved.

"Sigh... What bad luck..." Warfarin sighed, realizing that today was probably a bust.

"You can take him away..." The Sanguinarian lady said, her interest waning.

"Let him sleep here tonight," Doctor Kal'tsit took out her terminal and checked it. "Coincidentally, he just joined today, and the logistics department hasn't prepared a supervisor-level dormitory for him yet."

"Sarkaz polite language!" Warfarin was stunned. What kind of move was this?

"If he sleeps here, where will I sleep?"

"Go ask yourself, and besides, do Sanguinarians need to sleep every day?" Doctor Kal'tsit's lips curved slightly. "And, you know, what you shouldn't do."

"Sarkaz polite language!" Warfarin gritted her teeth in anger. So she could look but not touch? Was she intentionally placing him here to torment her?

"I'm leaving now. Goodnight, Miss Warfarin."

Doctor Kal'tsit said as she walked out of Warfarin's office, thoughtfully closing the door for her.

"Kal'tsit, did you just smile?"

In the hallway, Closure suddenly spoke.

"No," Doctor Kal'tsit replied expressionlessly.

"Impossible! I definitely saw you smile just now."

"...You're mistaken."

"..."

"..."

The atmosphere became a little awkward for a moment.

After a while, Closure continued, "Hey, Kal'tsit, why are you so interested in that kid? And it's too outrageous, becoming the supervisor as soon as he arrived... He's not really your illegitimate son, is he?"

"But he didn't inherit any traits..."

"Hmm... it's hard to imagine Kal'tsit finding a man. Did you do asexual reproduction? And then a mother's instinct took over?"

Closure babbled on shamelessly, not noticing that Doctor Kal'tsit's face was getting darker and darker.

"Mon3tr..." Finally, Doctor Kal'tsit couldn't take it anymore.

"Wait, wait, wait..." Closure backed down. She had been hung up on the bridge before and didn't dare to mess around again.

After a while, she heard Kal'tsit whispering beside her, "What am I even thinking..."

Chapter Ten: A Chaotic Beginning

(Can't speak as soon as it's listed... I owe a total of 5 more updates, and I'll add more later.)

"A strange ceiling..."

Bai Ye woke up from his slumber.

While making a dead old joke, he sat up from the bed.

Then he saw Warfarin sitting beside him—the Sanguinarian lady's eyes, like rubies, emitted a dazzling red light in the dimly lit room.

This wasn't just a normal red-eye effect; it was literal illumination.

Bai Ye was almost startled by her, and his hand twitched, almost drawing his sword from his inventory.

"Get up quickly if you're awake," Warfarin didn't care at all that Bai Ye was sleeping in her bed. She casually tapped a few times on the terminal.

The curtains automatically opened, and special electronic wallpaper using modern projection technology simulated a window, gradually brightening the room.

In Rhodes Island's cabins, this was the best that could be done. Real windows were almost impossible.

"So you brought me back yesterday?" Bai Ye seemed to understand what had happened.

Warfarin looked at Bai Ye with amusement and couldn't help but tease him, "Aren't you afraid something's missing from your body? Spending a night in my bed comes with a price~"

"If there was any hostility around, I would have woken up immediately. Don't underestimate my early warning senses," Bai Ye wasn't fooled at all.

Seeing this, Warfarin waved her hand and said with some disdain, "So boring, hurry up and leave."

Bai Ye's reaction made her feel uninteresting.

Warfarin suspected that her Sanguinarian identity was losing its deterrent effect.

In the past, there were terrifying legends about Sanguinarians circulating among the public, and they were greatly demonized. Those junior operators always looked at her with trepidation.

But now, light novels about vampires from Higashi had severely distorted the image of Sanguinarians, and people weren't as afraid of her anymore.

She didn't know if it was a good thing or a bad thing...

Seeing Warfarin waving him away uncharacteristically, Bai Ye asked doubtfully, "Did Doctor Kal'tsit say something to you? Otherwise, you definitely wouldn't be this obedient, right?"

"Tch, how could I be afraid of her... just a mere..." Warfarin vehemently denied it, but her voice grew softer and softer until it was inaudible.

Bai Ye crossed his arms, wearing a "I don't believe you" expression. Finally, the Sanguinarian lady became angry and exasperated, "Don't look down on me! I spent nearly a century overcoming my bloodthirsty urges!"

She was flustered, she was flustered.

However, a century, that was truly terrifying...

Inadvertently, Miss Warfarin revealed a tip of her age to us.

Seeing this, Bai Ye stopped teasing her. He pointed to his arm and said, "Well, it's not impossible to draw blood. Didn't I say before that I need more help from the medical department and want knowledge of pharmaceutics?"

At this moment, Warfarin remembered that Bai Ye had indeed said that to her before.

"You're really willing to let me study your blood?"

Bai Ye's frankness surprisingly made Warfarin feel unexpected. People usually resisted being studied, but Bai Ye didn't have any temper at all.

Is this really good?

"I don't mind," Bai Ye extended his arm, signaling the Sanguinarian lady to draw blood, and explained, "If I can get benefits just by using my blood, then I'm the one making a better deal."

"You really are a weirdo."

Warfarin drew a small test tube of blood according to the procedure and then pulled out the needle.

With the enhancement of his Constitution attribute reaching 30 points, the needle prick on Bai Ye's arm healed rapidly, leaving only a drop of blood.

Warfarin's body suddenly stiffened.

Her gaze was fixed on the drop of blood on Bai Ye's arm, her eyes gradually began to glow red, and in the end, she inexplicably bent down and licked it.

The gentle touch of Warfarin's small tongue made Bai Ye's heart race slightly.

"Mmm... I'm sorry... the blood, your blood is still irresistible..."

After a while, Warfarin came to her senses. She, who had no principles, felt a little embarrassed now.

After all, she had just said that she had suppressed her bloodthirsty urges.

However, she had confirmed that Bai Ye's blood was indeed very special and attracted her far more than any other type.

Suppressing the instinctive reactions the situation had stirred, Warfarin stood up and began preparing materials for Bai Ye.

"Just pharmaceutics alone definitely won't be enough. Basic medicine, clinical medicine, Arts healing, life sciences, first aid – PRTS's database has most of that, but I also have some specialized knowledge and books here."

As one of the founders of Rhodes Island's medical system, Miss Warfarin's medical skills were clearly top-notch.

"Forget about Arts healing... I don't need that."

Bai Ye wasn't interested in healing through Originium Arts. In combat, he wouldn't have the time to spare to heal himself with Originium Arts. That kind of high-intensity fighting, exposing such a significant opening would be tantamount to declaring defeat.

No matter how much healing he received, he'd just spit it back up.

As for learning Arts to heal others?

Bai Ye would never do that. He had his own reasoning: I can fight better than you, so why would I support you?

Learning to make his own potions would be enough.

Of course, to learn this skill, prerequisites like basic medicine would naturally need to be acquired. If it were a normal Terra native, reaching the average standard of the Rhodes Island Medical Department (a gross exaggeration) would definitely require a certain academic foundation and several years of diligent study.

However, Bai Ye possessed a game interface, allowing him to master skills simply by consuming experience points.

Bai Ye had anticipated this situation long ago; the experience he had saved up wasn't all used to increase his personal level precisely for this moment.

Still, that little bit of experience wasn't enough. After all, there were many prerequisite knowledge and skills to learn, and it was unrealistic to acquire them all.

Bai Ye began to miss his player.

No, he was craving the player's experience points and Lungmen Dollars.

After concluding his personal matters with Miss Warfarin, Bai Ye left her office.

Hmm, he felt that phrasing it that way was a bit strange.

Especially when Bai Ye saw the typing machine girl standing in the corridor, looking at him with a peculiar expression.

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