The Siracusan / Unexpected Visitor

However, while he admired Bai Ye's feat, Lin Gerui certainly wouldn't allow Bai Ye to replicate his own achievement in the Core City of Chernobog in Lungmen.

Chernobog's Core City holds a relatively special position, completely different from Lungmen. It is a relatively independent city-state with the dual identity of being both an infected city and Players city, allowing it to maintain relative independence.

However, as the world's economic center, Lungmen must be open and inclusive, and cannot be as ruthless as Bai Ye.

Therefore, Wei Yenwu would never allow Bai Ye to carry out a Great Purge of the entire Lungmen in one night.

However, he also needs Bai Ye's help to deter and quell some external threats, letting other political entities know the stance of Chernobog's Core City.

Since Koschei exposed Wei Yenwu and Edward's secret ten years ago, the true dragon of the Great Yan Dynasty has become ambiguous in his attitude toward Wei Lao Er, while other political entities have also become restless.

This is a vibrant but weary city. To maintain order in the gray area, coupled with the influx of Players, the Rat King is finding it increasingly difficult to keep up.

He needs Bai Ye's help.

Chapter 88 The Siracusa

"Ah, so you're talking about those Siracusa... They're just a bunch of lowlifes."

After listening to Lin Gerui's description, Bai Ye recalled the two Siracusa she had met at the entrance of the "World's End" bar.

So those two unfamiliar, seemingly brave guys were the start of the All Hallow's Eve revelry.

Bai Ye felt that he had gained more and different information than when he was Players in the past.

After all, as Players in the past, Bai Ye had only participated in one chaotic battle in the Lungmen gang, and had never directly faced the Rat King to understand the source of all this chaos and revelry.

Even when Bai Ye was Players, he personally witnessed the deaths of two important figures, the Emperor and the Rat King, in succession due to the shameless and despicable head sucking.

The sudden death of such a powerful NPC, which was absolutely unsolvable for Players at the time, left a very deep impression on Players had just started playing the game for two versions.

Bai Ye couldn't help but complain at the time, it was like a joke, an important NPC that you might not even see normally suddenly died like that, it was too absurd.

Fortunately, the two NPCs that Players saw die earlier have "come back to life." It turns out it was just a joke; was this an All Hallow's Eve Players?

Now, Bai Ye feels that he has become one of the "dog planners" he used to complain about - after all, the trajectory and outline of All Hallow's Eve have been clearly shown to Bai Ye by the Rat King.

The story begins simply. Eight years ago, a branch of a family from Syracuse came to Lungmen to develop their business. They were quite sensible enough not to cross the red line drawn by Wei Yanwu and the Rat King Lin Gerui.

However, things changed. A month ago, the head of that family led his men into the Lungmen and reunited with the former branch.

According to the clues obtained by Lin Gerui, this family was defeated by Madam Sicilia and removed from the Grey Hall, which represented the highest power in Siracusa.

Yes, these guys are all losers, kicked off that table, and turned into stray dogs.

However, the patriarch's ambition did not seem to be extinguished by the previous failures. On the contrary, he wanted to rely on the power and advantages that the branch had accumulated in Lungmen to gain a foothold in this city and bring their methods of playing the antiques in Siracusa here.

"Unfortunately, they have no idea that this isn't Siracusa at all. Lungmen has its Lungmen rules and practices. But they're just a gang; is it really worth making such a fuss?"

"Why not just have someone teach them a lesson? Don't tell me, Lin Gerui, that you're too old to deal with these younger guys?" Bai Ye joked with a smile.

However, the Rat King shook his head:

"This is a signal. I'm worried that Madam Sicilia might be interested in Lungmen. Some of her actions have already hinted that she intends to get involved in the city."

"As far as I know, her envoy is already on his way."

After a pause, the Rat King continued:

"The two lone wolves from Siracusa are now in Lungmen. They are young women favored by Madam Sicilia, and she might use this to her advantage."

The Rat King was not afraid of a pack of stray dogs who had fled from Siracusa to Lungmen in disgrace, but he was afraid of Madam Sicilia and the Siracusa behind her.

The attitude of a fully political entity like Lungmen must be taken seriously.

Well, only Bai Ye, that unreasonable guy, would completely clean up the entire city in one night without any warning.

It's important to understand that Bai Ye killed not only the spies sent by the conservative nobles of Ursus, but also those short-sighted insects who wanted to get a share of Talulah's pie or take advantage of the young people. Bai Ye also personally eliminated many spies and informants sent by other political entities.

Bai Ye could understand these people's thoughts. The upheaval in Chernobog had greatly surprised these countries, and they were eager to know what had happened. After that, Talulah announced the establishment of the Infected City to the entire world.

In addition, there was an influx of Players afterward.

The land-based nations were filled with curiosity about this newly born city, but also looked at this "promised land" of the infected with ill intent.

Unfortunately, Bai Ye never cared about such things. Since he sneaked in without informing the authorities, it was an illegal entry. And Bai Ye probably had nothing to say about the bugs.

Overnight, he chopped off the hands that other countries were reaching out to.

But the Rat King certainly wouldn't go that far.

Uncle Dong brought over some prepared fish balls. Bai Ye tried one and found it to be incredibly delicious, even surpassing the flavor he had tasted when Bai Ye was Players.

That makes sense. No matter how much you fully immerse yourself in the experience or how closely you simulate it, you can't guarantee a 100% accurate reproduction of the taste.

In fact, Bai Ye already found it delicious, as the game pod had faithfully presented all his senses to him.

But after he traveled through time, he discovered that some things could not be replaced by virtual reality.

He had experienced this more than once since he traveled through time.

After finishing Uncle Dong's fish balls, Bai Ye ordered another serving and then said with a smile:

"According to your plan, Penguin Logistics will probably suffer losses? The Siracusa are known for their 'head-sucking' ability."

Yes, what the Siracusa initially coveted was Penguin Logistics' position in the gray area. They wanted to replace Penguin Logistics and Emperor, become the messenger of the gray area, and monopolize the entire market.

They have already discussed these matters with the Rat King.

The Rat King tacitly approved their plan.

"Anyway, those guys are full of energy, so why not give them something to do? By the way, I've been wanting to get rid of that penguin for a long time. Lungmen has tolerated a lot of their reckless behavior, but that has only fueled their increasingly arrogant attitude."

"It's good to teach them a lesson."

"..." Bai Ye chuckled, "The Emperor, right? Sometimes I want to beat him up too, he's too annoying."

"But he has been kind to me, so I won't take the initiative to do anything to him."

"By the way, my apprentice will be interning at Penguin Logistics later, so it looks like she'll have to participate in this party too."

"As for Madam Sicilia, leave that to me."

"Young man Bai Ye, don't kill recklessly. You're being too ruthless. The main purpose is to intimidate and show off our strength, but we didn't ask you to slap Madam Sicilia in the face."

Bai Ye nodded, indicating that he understood, but inwardly he wondered if the Rat King had some misunderstanding about him.

He is clearly a peace-loving person.

Chapter 89 An Unexpected Visitor

Achoo!

Melantha sneezed and then rubbed her nose.

She felt a chill run down her spine, as if she had a bad premonition. She had this feeling before Bai Ye threw them, the interns in the preparatory action team, off the aircraft.

Poor little Feline had no idea that she had been tricked by the teacher she trusted most.

While the Siracusa were nothing to Bai Ye, the ordinary Siracusa mafia was already quite a challenge for Melantha.

Moreover, there are many of them. The entire family that was expelled was brought to Lungmen. These guys do have the ability to really show their skills.

Penguin Logistics only has 4 people, plus two interns, making a total of 6 people, plus a penguin who can hardly be considered a combat force.

Oh, the Siracusa who ran into Bai Ye in front of the bar last time, he's actually quite capable, but it seems there's some conflict between the two of them.

However, Bai Ye didn't care about these things; all he needed was for Melantha to gain real combat experience.

Well, the Emperor even wants to ask him to teach Penguin Logistics a lesson, and he might as well include Melantha in the mix, just in time to test the results of his recent special training.

Poor Melantha was naturally unaware of these plans; she could never have guessed that the adult she trusted most had already devised a series of schemes against her.

Bai Ye, on the other hand, began to frequently leave Lungmen and travel around the world.

Creating Powered Armor requires a large amount of materials, and according to Snowsant, the laboratory currently only has enough materials left to build one arm.

That's not enough. After all, Powered Armor is a complete system. Even the arms need a core power engine to function. Otherwise, it's just a hard lump of iron. Apart from its defensive capabilities, it can't compare to ordinary armor.

Bai Ye scurried around Chernobog's Core City, Columbia's Aak, the Snowfield, and even the Akahula rainforest of Sargon, finally managing to gather the special metal materials needed to manufacture the Powered Armor prototype within a few days.

Columbia's alloys are indeed quite good, but their fatigue resistance is not very good. They have high defensive capabilities at first, but their hardness will decrease after repeated collisions.

Fortunately, with the help of the Technology Executor from Sargos, Bai Ye acquired more advanced metal smelting and forging technology, which enabled them to manufacture an outer shell that met the requirements of the Powered Armor.

Fortunately, Bai Ye had developed his own flying ability early on; otherwise, he would have had to pilot the aircraft himself, which would have been slow and troublesome.

The only drawback is that recently, residents of Lungmen have often heard loud explosions in the air, but when they look up, they can't see anything except a white line drawn in the sky.

This has become a well-known urban legend in Lungmen recently, and many people are discussing it on the city network forum.

Melantha didn't know where Bai Ye had been these past few days, but she was used to it, since her teacher often disappeared without a trace.

Seeing her every day before and patiently guiding her was already incredibly amazing for the Feline girl; it could be considered a miracle.

So even though she didn't see Bai Ye, Melantha was at ease taking a ride with Rhodes Island's field agents who regularly went to Lungmen for procurement, and arrived in Lungmen from Rhodes Island.

Fortunately, although Bai Ye disappeared, he did not abandon his students. When Melantha passed through security and medical examinations, obtained a special pass and temporary identity certificate from the director of the Lungmen Guard Department with the token given to her by Bai Ye, and successfully entered Lungmen after passing through the port and customs checkpoints, she saw someone waving at her at the entrance.

A cold-looking Lupo girl stood in the doorway, with a Laterano man holding a sign beside her.

The sign had a capsule-shaped logo that looked like a penguin—at least that's what Bai Ye said, which matched the image Bai Ye had shown her before.

The one waving to her was naturally the short-haired Sarkaz, who looked extremely capable, but had a cheerful smile on her face, exuding youthful energy.

Melantha stepped forward.

"You must be Melantha? The student Feline that Bai Ye mentioned. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Exusiai stepped forward, curiously examining the girl before her.

Texas raised an eyebrow.

Ever since she learned that Bai Ye's student council was interning at Penguin Logistics, she had been quite concerned about it.

After all, Bai Ye was someone who could easily defeat her in swordsmanship.

Texas would naturally keep an eye on this swordsman's student.

Her gaze swept over Melantha's right hand, legs, torso, and the long, narrow object on her back.

Finally, Texas looked into Melantha's eyes.

Their eyes met.

After a moment of silence, Texas looked away and said calmly:

"Welcome."

He is indeed a skilled swordsman.

Her hands were calloused, suggesting she frequently wielded a sword; her stance was stable, with a steady center of gravity; and the girl's gaze was also quite pleasant.

However, Texas wasn't quite sure how much this student had actually learned from Bai Ye's inhuman swordsmanship.

Melantha lowered her head somewhat embarrassed. She felt a lot of pressure, as the employees of the company Bai Ye had mentioned seemed to be quite formidable.

The perceptive girl Feline, has already sensed the danger posed by the Penguin Logistics Messenger.

"Sorry, our partner has to pick up another intern, so it's just the two of us who came. Let's go meet up with them now!"

Exusiai, acted as if nothing had happened and was very friendly towards Melantha.

It was as if the eye contact between Texas and Melantha had never happened.

Bai Ye took the last of the cushioning materials from his inventory and delivered them to Lobotomy Corp's Powered Armor laboratory.

After that, the complete Powered Armor can be built.

This is also the prototype of this model, and Bai Ye is very much looking forward to it.

However, he didn't have anything else to do for the time being, so he decided to go outside and take a look.

Judging by the time, Melantha should have already arrived at Lungmen.