Reincarnated NPC, But It's Arknights Chapter 47

To have a say, you must be able to fight. This is such a simple, obvious truth, how could I forget it?

It must be because the impressions from my past life were too profound, too dazzling.

While reflecting on himself, Bai Ye grasped the hilt of his longsword and stood together with Skadi.

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Just then, urgent shouts suddenly came from outside the camp: "Wait!"

Chapter Thirty: Talulah

Talulah rushed into the camp. She ignored the Infected warriors confronting Bai Ye and instead ran to Alina, who was lying on a stretcher.

Little Deer was currently being carried by two Infected logistics personnel towards the small clinic. Seeing Talulah's anxious expression, she couldn't help but smile.

Talulah breathed a slight sigh of relief. For now, it seemed her friend was fine.

Tears still streaked the young girl's face. She looked at Alina, and her tears flowed again. "You're still smiling. I should have listened to me earlier... You're not allowed to go out alone anymore."

"Okay, okay, I was wrong," Alina said softly. "Don't worry about me for now, I'm fine. The two who brought me back are good people, friends. Don't start a conflict."

"I understand," Talulah nodded. "You take care of your injuries and get plenty of rest."

"Hurry up and go, don't linger here too long. You're the leader, you can't abandon your duties like this..." Alina seemed about to lecture her as usual.

However, Talulah didn't buy it this time. She gently covered Little Deer's mouth. "Even like this, Teacher Alina is still lecturing. Stop talking."

After asking the doctor to treat her friend well, Talulah returned to the warriors.

It was then that she noticed the large pit that had appeared on the ground, and the man and woman standing in the middle of it.

"Talulah!"

With Talulah's arrival, the tense Infected warriors finally found their leader.

Talulah sized up the two who had rescued Alina. Judging by their appearance alone, they were worlds apart from the Infected warriors beside them.

Their clothes were neat, their appearance clean, their nails spotless, and their skin fair. They didn't look like people who lived in the snowfields at all; they were more like noble lords from the city.

However, the deep pit left on the ground and the girl wielding a giant sword all demonstrated the power they possessed.

Quite contradictory individuals.

With just a glance, Talulah could tell that the handsome man was the one in charge.

"Are you Talulah?"

Bai Ye looked at the young girl in the Ursus noble military uniform with great curiosity. Perhaps due to Originium Arts, her legs were straight and exposed to the air, unaffected by the cold weather.

Speaking of which, seeing Talulah made Bai Ye's mouth twitch subtly. The memories of suffering quickly flooded his mind.

Even after successfully clearing the normal memory dungeon, when facing the final boss of the extreme difficulty combat dungeon, "Talulah in the Heart," the Wanderer's Tea Party was wiped out more than a dozen times.

Although she was a humanoid boss, the pressure this individual brought to the players was no less than that of a colossal, gigantic boss.

Her Originium Arts, which seemed capable of burning the sky, the rapidly depleting oxygen, and the fireballs that could melt the floor of the arena were a nightmare for healers.

To test the attack patterns of the third-stage boss, Bai Ye personally charged forward and was then hit in the face by a giant fireball...

Ah, all tears.

In short, Bai Ye had very mixed feelings about the young girl in front of him.

However, he soon noticed the difference between the real Talulah and the one he had seen in his past life.

First, of course, was the clothing. The Talulah who appeared before players in his past life wore a dress, like a noble lady fresh from a banquet. The current Talulah, however, wore a military uniform, exuding an imposing aura.

Secondly, there was a difference in temperament. The Talulah before him was younger, with clear eyes, much like the Talulah who reverted to a green-named NPC in later versions.

"She's hot," Skadi suddenly said from the side.

"I know," Bai Ye said. He had personally experienced the temperature of this guy at his peak.

"However, I should be able to handle it..." Skadi compared the distance between herself and Talulah. A single dash would be enough. On land, the speed of the Abyssal Hunter was also astonishingly fast.

Their bodies had undergone complex biological modifications to withstand the high pressure and resistance of the deep sea, making them the most precise combat weapons.

Bai Ye wasn't surprised that Skadi could defeat the current Talulah, as she was still very young and much weaker than the one in his past life.

"They are friends, put down your weapons first," Talulah said to the Reunion warriors.

"But... they are not Infected, and they are very suspicious..."

"The Captain isn't here, we need to be careful."

The Infected and Shield Guards looked at Bai Ye and Skadi with considerable caution, especially Skadi, who was carrying the giant sword. The girl had left a very deep impression on them.

"Must our friends only be Infected? They helped us, and yet we raise our swords against guests who come with goodwill? That's not right," Talulah shook her head. "Now, put down your weapons."

"Yes."

"Disperse, warriors. The Infected still need your help, the camp needs vigilance, and the brothers who fought just now also need to rest."

Talulah ordered her subordinates to leave, and the previously tense atmosphere immediately dissipated.

"Sorry, but on the Frozen Land, we have to be more careful."

Talulah then walked over to Bai Ye and Skadi.

She was polite and well-educated, with a gentle smile on her face, but her eyes were powerful, showcasing the young girl's firm fighting spirit.

"It's alright, they're actually quite good, they didn't steal our vehicle."

Bai Ye pointed to his car. He had deliberately opened the trunk earlier, revealing the food inside.

Although their eyes clearly showed longing, the discipline of Reunion was still quite good; no one laid a hand on it.

"If we were to plunder too, what would be the difference between us and the enemy?" Talulah shook her head, her expression not looking too good.

As she said this, she remembered her severely injured friend and the culprit who had been dragged away by the disciplinary team.

Taking a deep breath, she pushed the distracting thoughts away. Talulah then invited Bai Ye and Skadi, "Would you like to come in and rest for a bit? Our bonfire is lit, and it's quite warm here."

"We don't have much, but I still want to host you—you saved my most important friend."

Bai Ye smiled and nodded, "Of course, no problem. We were just worrying about where to set up camp tonight."

Skadi slung her greatsword back onto her shoulders and followed behind Bai Ye.

She was actually in a pretty good mood because she could smell the aroma wafting through the air—the Infected had broken open the frozen lake nearby and caught some scaled fish.

Grilled fish. Skadi liked it very much.

Bai Ye closed the car door. It was only then that Talulah noticed that the long sword hanging behind Bai Ye had disappeared at some point.

Chapter 31: Bai Ye the Messenger

"That's right, this is my guard, Little Orca. I am Bai Ye, a weak messenger and merchant. I don't have the same powerful abilities as them."

By the bonfire, Bai Ye introduced himself and Skadi to Talulah, while also trying his best to appear harmless.

"I see. I suppose no one would travel to the Frozen Land..." Talulah nodded, but Bai Ye's next words stunned her.

"Miss Talulah, we are from Lungmen."

"Actually, saving your friend was an accident. We came looking for you."

Bai Ye did not hide his intentions.

As he spoke, he took out the letter written by Chen and a photograph from his pocket.

Bai Ye reached out and handed both to the dumbfounded girl.

At this moment, he was certain that the current Talulah was not the boss Talulah they had encountered in his previous life.

Her demeanor was still immature, and this Reunion was not the violent organization from his previous life. The fighters within had discipline, and their strength was quite good, unlike the disorganized thugs he had encountered before.

When an organization becomes a purely violent one, it is not far from its demise. Perhaps at that time in his previous life, Reunion had been large in scale, but that was merely a wave stirred up by hatred and violence, without any foundation. It was bound to become a pawn manipulated by others.

Bai Ye did not need pawns that were destined to be abandoned; he wanted an organization that could cooperate and had a future.

Talulah, of course, did not know what Bai Ye was thinking. Her expression was somewhat strange, as if she were suppressing some emotion about to erupt within her.

The young girl reached out and took the letter Bai Ye handed her.

When she saw the name on the envelope, her hand visibly trembled.

"We'll be going out now..." Bai Ye got up as if nothing had happened. "Didi, I want to eat fish. How about you?"

"Me too."

Skadi followed Bai Ye out of Talulah's makeshift shelter.

This letter had been written by Chen before Bai Ye left Lungmen.

The photograph had also been copied at that time.

Chen had told Bai Ye that she and Talulah shared half of the same blood, that they had the same mother.

(Are your mothers both named Martha? Lol)

Despite her investigations, Chen still couldn't uncover the truth of those years.

She wasn't even sure if Bai Ye could truly find her sister.

Perhaps, even she knew that this was just an unrealistic fantasy... but then again, Bai Ye had the advantage of his past life.

"Put it away. Even though there's a purpose behind it, this feeling is still quite nice, isn't it?" Bai Ye gradually understood why so many players in his previous life chose to be messengers.

It wasn't just for experience points and rewards. Perhaps on this shattered land, messenger players could experience a certain kind of emotion that had long been lost in reality.

After all, Earth's real-time communication technology was far more advanced; even with the Mars colony, they could have low-latency instant video calls.

Perhaps because of what Talulah had said earlier, when Bai Ye and Skadi reappeared among the Infected, they were not met with any difficulties.

The Shield Guards watched Bai Ye warily but did not stop them.

When Bai Ye proposed to trade food for Originium ore, he instantly became the most popular person in the camp.

Food was scarce, but some of the ore taken from the mine was temporarily useless. It couldn't be eaten, nor was there anywhere to sell it.

After shedding his hostility, Bai Ye's affinity aura finally proved effective.

Truth be told, his high Charm was quite useful.

Charm wasn't some kind of aphrodisiac; it was a stat that could lower hostility and increase initial favorability.

In other words, it could make a complete stranger willing to talk to you properly.

Of course, due to the existing wariness and hostility, Bai Ye's Charm attribute hadn't been as obviously effective when he first entered the Reunion camp.

But it wasn't entirely useless. At least, the hostility was significantly weakened, and the warriors and shieldbearers hadn't rushed forward to subdue him.

Hmm, Skadi's combat prowess also seems to make people talk nicely, Bai Ye thought, recalling a certain ruthless individual with a negative Charm stat who apparently got along with everyone through the blade in their hand...

"Sorry about that, we all thought you were a bad guy... Only nobles dress so well in the Frozen Land."

An Infected person took off the hat on his head.

He was a Ursus native, with terrible scars on his face.

Bai Ye waved his hand, indicating he didn't mind. However, he couldn't help but feel impressed by the shieldbearers' vigilance. Even with the apology, he could sense at least two shieldbearers following him, and someone else was watching him from a distance.

Skadi might have noticed, but since Bai Ye didn't say anything, she didn't bother. At the moment, she was busy dealing with the grilled fish in her hands.

What a simpleton...

Bai Ye sighed.

"Oh right, I heard there are two legends circulating in the Frozen Land – the Yeti and the Shield of the Infected. Are they not here?" Bai Ye ignored Little Orca, who was happily eating her grilled fish, and turned to the Reunion Infected he had just met.

"The Yeti squad went ahead to scout, and the Captain took a detachment to clear 'obstacles.' They should be back soon," the Infected person said, shaking his head. "They are much stronger and more useful than us."

"Even though the leader accepted them, please don't reveal our secrets," a shieldbearer said as he walked over.

"Hey, don't be so serious... They're all good people."