Reborn as an NPC in Arknights
Chapter 362

Destroy the Phoenix People / You'd Better Not Go

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However, when Bai Ye arrived near the city center park, she saw two unexpected people.

A red-haired Feline, a blue-haired fallen angel.

How did they end up in Lungmen?

Chapter Ninety: Doomsday Phoenix

The two girls that Bai Ye saw in Lungmen were acquaintances of his.

The blue-haired fallen angel is none other than Mostima, and so far, this is the only fallen angel that Bai Ye knows.

And the Liberi girl beside her... uh, what was her name again?

"The Punisher of Apocalypse"?

"The Overseer of Suffering"?

Or perhaps... Sticky Glimmer, Proclaimer, God-Chosen Overseer, Tomb Knight, Sticky Superman, Vault Watcher, One-Armed Chainsaw Man, Suffering Narrator, Super Punisher King, Apocalypse Proclaimer, Death Agent, Holy Hunter, Glimmer Watcher, Dawn Destroyer...?

Grass!

Bai Ye genuinely couldn't remember what this guy's name was. His memory was excellent, of course, but he also forgot which code name the girl had used last time.

I strongly suspect that the Notarial Hall is padding the word count.

Bai Ye knew that due to Mostima's special identity, the Liberi girl's position was also kept secret.

However, this is not a reason for the Notarial Hall office staff to give the girl random nicknames.

And it has to be changed every month, how wicked!

Yeah, and their taste isn't great either.

If it were him, he would definitely do a better job.

(Chen, Swire, Typing Girl: How dare you criticize other people's taste in naming?)

"Don't call out that name... I know what you're thinking!"

"Doomsday Phoenix!"

The red-haired Liberi girl saw that Bai Ye was staring blankly at her after greeting Mostima, and she immediately understood what he was thinking.

He's obviously reminiscing about his codename!

However, it was too late for the girl to offer a reminder, because Bai Ye blurted out a certain name.

"Wow, how do you manage to deliver those lines so seriously? You'd definitely be fit to work at a notary office."

Mostima started clapping; as a mischievous friend, she was happy to see her companion get the short end of the stick.

"But I've never had such a code name!" The red-haired girl glared at the fallen angel.

"Why don't you just tell him your name? He already knows who we are anyway," Mostima chuckled.

"Call me Fiammetta."

This time, Bai Ye finally learned the name of the girl Liberi.

"What brings you to Lungmen?"

Bai Ye always felt that these two people could be considered among the freest people in the world, after all, you could always see them in various places.

"It's my duty as a messenger," Mostima smiled, then continued, "Of course, I also need to check on my friend's sister; there's a letter I can give her."

"Xiao Le?"

Bai Ye suddenly realized that Exusiai's sister seemed to work in the Papal Court.

"Yes." Mostima nodded.

Bai Ye sighed:

"I just mentioned you to her before, and now she's starting to look for you again. If Exusiai sees this, she'll probably keep chasing after you."

"Then let's play hide-and-seek. But the atmosphere here is really nice, is All Hallow's Eve coming soon?" Mostima looked around.

The decorations for All Hallow's Eve are already in place, and even before nightfall, the festive atmosphere and flavor are already slowly building.

"Well then, we'll be going now... I heard there's a great fish ball stall around here, it's one of the top 100 local food guides!"

Mostima was holding a small booklet, which looked like a guide to Lungmen's cuisine.

Bai Ye recognized it at a glance; it was written by Miss Croissant.

(As an aside, Croissant are probably the least noticeable item in Penguin Logistics.)

Have fun.

Bai Ye nodded; he had a premonition that they would meet again.

Before leaving, the Doomsday Phoenix... no, it was Fiammetta who glared at Bai Ye, seemingly still bothered by his strange way of addressing her.

After the two left, Bai Ye sighed.

"All Hallow's Eve..."

Bai Ye opened the game system panel, and sure enough, the Players also received a notification about the in-game event.

Actually, All Hallow's Eve is quite similar to Halloween on Earth.

Therefore, for Players, this event is probably a grand carnival night of outlandish costumes.

It seems there's a special float parade on Lungmen Avenue.

There should be a lot of Players.

People are already arriving... Bai Ye clearly saw flashes of light coming from the nearby Temple of Awakening. Each flash meant a Players was being teleported over.

However, this time Bai Ye isn't planning to specifically appear in front of Players to exploit them. As he has more and more things to do, Bai Ye has gradually become disconnected from the Players.

At least, he will no longer deliberately appear in front of Players to "play" an NPC role.

For Bai Ye, appearing as a mysterious NPC or a novice mentor in front of Players has become a dark chapter in his history.

He no longer needs to do that.

Anyway, the dungeon is still providing him with experience points, and he has accumulated a fairly substantial amount of experience in his experience pool.

Furthermore, Lungmen Dollar income doesn't require face-to-face harvesting, as that would be far too inefficient. With so many industries and companies located in the Core City, Bai Ye Bai Ye can earn a share of every purchase made by Players.

The corporations take the lion's share to attract more high-quality resources; the Marquisate of Talulah takes a portion for the maintenance and construction of the Mobile City; and the rest goes to the Bai Ye.

Although the percentage of revenue sharing is not high, the total amount is quite considerable.

However, Bai Ye has now used all of this money to fund scientific research.

The Powered Armor currently being developed in Lobotomy Corp's engineering lab is a product of burning through money.

However, if successful, Nanba Heavy Industries will also have a competitive flagship product in the mid-to-high-end market for Players.

This is why Bai Ye insisted on choosing a design approach that was completely different from mainstream Powered Armor —its boxy, bulky appearance was really hard to attract Players.

Bai Ye truly understands the Players; strength is only temporary, but being cool is a must.

That night, Penguin Logistics, having already received Melantha, went to pick up Bison Peters from Fengchi Logistics as agreed.

Bai Ye stood leisurely on a street lamp beside the Lungmen Ring Road. Due to his optical invisibility, no one could spot him.

He had already spotted Bison Peters' car, the roadblocks blocking the road, and the demolition team preparing.

A rather retro approach.

Bai Ye failed to prevent the impending explosion, which will be a signal for the All Hallow's Eve revelry.

"You think so too, Ifrit?"

Chapter Ninety-One: You Absolutely Must Not Go

Ifrit is also an employee of Penguin Logistics.

Compared to Exusiai and the others, Bai Ye has actually had very few opportunities to interact with this person, having only met him a few times so far.

However, Bai Ye knew that this was a very powerful guy. After he infiltrated the Lungmen database and modified his personal information, it was Ifrit helped him erase all traces.

Of course, it was also because of this that the Emperor was able to find Bai Ye, who was able to enter his safe house and make a Zero Yuan Purchase.

After Bai Ye Ifrit Lungmen, he had fewer opportunities to contact Is. However, he now knew, of course, that guy was sitting behind the terminal screen, watching this farce through the drone's camera.

Bai Ye waved to the drone in the sky.

The drone shook, as if in response to Bai Ye.

"Hehe."

Bai Ye chuckled and turned her head.

Below him, Fengchi Logistics' private car carrying young master Bison Peters slowly drove by.

The driver of the car was a middle-aged Forte steward. He was wearing a suit, was physically strong, and it was clear at a glance that he was no ordinary person.

He spoke as he drove:

"Young Master?"

There was no response from the back seat.

Without turning around, the butler raised his voice slightly and said:

"Young Master, are you asleep?"

The voice instantly woke Bison up. He seemed to hear someone shouting in his ear, "How can you sleep at your age?"

"Ugh—! Sorry... where are we?"

Bison rubbed his eyes and sat up straight in the back row, but unfortunately he wasn't very tall to begin with, so he didn't look much taller.

The butler smiled and spoke gently:

"We're almost at the agreed meeting point. Please be alert, young master. The Penguin Logistics team is already waiting."

Bison nodded, took out a small mirror, and tidied his appearance.

You look very tired.

The butler saw Bison's face in the rearview mirror.

Bison looked at himself in the mirror and shook his head.

"That's not true."

He yawned as soon as he finished speaking.

The butler shook his head helplessly:

"Please forgive my intrusion, but the master's decision this time was rather hasty. If the young master has any difficulties, please be sure to speak up."

"...Father must have his own ideas. And as long as I can make a name for myself at Penguin Logistics, those people around Father might stop trying to stop me." Bison put away the small mirror and sighed.

The butler smiled and comforted him:

"Young Master is the youngest messenger in the family's history. Your work ability is impeccable, and that is enough."

"But I haven't even taken the first step..." Bison shook his head. "Lungmen is big, but it's also small. I've traveled all over it in the past two years, but they still won't let me go on missions."

"Because the first stop you chose was very dangerous... young master," the butler couldn't help but say with a wry smile.

He could certainly understand Bison's desire to leave his hometown and see the world. However, the boy's first stop on his itinerary was the Core City of Chernobog.

His first task was to deliver a message there, but before he could even pack his backpack, the suggestion was rejected.

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