Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Players arrive at the scene due to Zhai Mao's live stream, causing tension among the Guards Bureau officers.
• Players receive a mission to assist the Guards Bureau in apprehending gang thugs.
• Players engage in their first battle against the "Brotherhood" gang, using unique strategies and displaying their distinct characteristics.
• Bai Ye intervenes to help the players, using his Originium Arts to provide support and protection.
• The battle ends in victory for the players, but with significant casualties.

Character Developments

• Zhai Mao: Shows initiative in attracting players to the mission, but lacks combat skills.
• Bai Ye: Demonstrates his power and strategic thinking by supporting the players during the battle, while also observing potential talents among them.
• Players: Prove their unique fighting style and resilience, suffering heavy casualties but ultimately winning the battle.

Significant Themes

• The clash of cultures between the native inhabitants of Terra and the players.
• The players' unique perspective on life and death, and their disregard for the latter.
• The importance of strategy and teamwork in combat.

Character Interactions

• Zhai Mao and the Guards Bureau officers: Zhai Mao's actions cause concern among the officers, but they allow the players to assist in the mission.
• Players and the "Brotherhood" gang: The players' unique fighting style and resilience make them formidable opponents, despite their lack of ranged attacks.
• Bai Ye and the players: Bai Ye intervenes to support the players, using his Originium Arts to protect them and turn the tide of the battle.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Players discuss their experiences and deaths, noting the strange disappearance of bodies and wounds.
• Bai Ye, realizing the significance of players, anticipates their future impact.
• The Guards Bureau successfully clears the factory, with Chen Hui Jie and Hoshiguma injured but alive.
• Bai Ye interacts with the players, increasing his favorability and earning experience and Lungmen Dollars.
• The open beta ends, and players discuss their experiences on the game forum.

Character Developments

• Bai Ye: He understands the potential of players and begins to cultivate relationships with them, seeing them as tools and leeks.
• Chen Hui Jie: She successfully leads the operation but is injured and must continue working.
• Hoshiguma: She is injured but maintains a carefree attitude.

Significant Themes

• The impact of players on the game world and NPCs.
• The potential and limitations of player agency.
• The relationship between NPCs and players.

Character Interactions

• Bai Ye interacts with the players, increasing his favorability and earning rewards.
• Chen Hui Jie and Hoshiguma work together to clear the factory, sustaining injuries.
• Players discuss their experiences and share information on the game forum.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Players discuss Bai Ye's influence on the game forums, with some feeling he's gaining an unfair advantage.
• Bai Ye learns about OceanCat, the game developer, and their unusual structure.
• Players disappear from Lungmen, causing little stir due to the city's many urban legends.
• Bai Ye meets Flanka and Scythe, who are waiting for the Rhodes Island convoy. Flanka asks Bai Ye to consider which department he wants to join at Rhodes Island.
• Bai Ye visits the Guards Bureau and encounters Swire, who asks about his relationship with Chen Hui Jie.
• Bai Ye offers to investigate Rhodes Island for Chen Hui Jie on a personal basis.

Character Developments

• Bai Ye becomes curious about OceanCat and their true intentions.
• Chen Hui Jie reveals her interest in Rhodes Island due to her secret status as Infected.
• Swire shows curiosity and concern about Bai Ye's relationship with Chen Hui Jie.

Significant Themes

• The impact of Bai Ye's actions on the game's balance and fairness.
• The mysterious nature of OceanCat and their lack of internal departments.
• The potential consequences of a large number of players entering the Terra continent after the game's launch.

Character Interactions

• Bai Ye interacts with Flanka and Scythe, learning about their dynamic and Scythe's character setting.
• Bai Ye encounters Swire at the Guards Bureau, leading to an unusual conversation about Chen Hui Jie.
• Bai Ye offers to help Chen Hui Jie investigate Rhodes Island, showing his willingness to assist her.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Bai Ye approaches Swire to discuss a business proposal for a courier company, aiming to cooperate with her.
• Swire initially misunderstands Bai Ye's intentions but later agrees to discuss the proposal after tea.
• Chen Hui Jie joins them for tea, and they discuss Bai Ye's business idea in a soundproof private room.

Character Developments

• Swire: Initially skeptical of Bai Ye's intentions, she later becomes interested in his business idea and decides to invest in it.
• Chen Hui Jie: Joins the discussion and agrees to be part of the team, despite her initial reservations.
• Bai Ye: Proves to be a strategic thinker with a long-term vision, aiming to cooperate with the incoming refugees from another world.

Significant Themes

• Opportunity and adaptability: Bai Ye recognizes the potential in cooperating with the refugees and seizes the opportunity to start a new business.
• Trust and cooperation: Despite initial misunderstandings, Swire and Chen agree to work with Bai Ye, highlighting the importance of trust in building partnerships.

Character Interactions

• Bai Ye and Swire: Their initial misunderstanding is cleared up, leading to a discussion about their business idea.
• Chen Hui Jie and Swire: They exchange glances, indicating a growing understanding and camaraderie between them.
• Bai Ye, Swire, and Chen Hui Jie: They form a secret society called "Northern Cross," symbolizing their unity and shared goals.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Bai Ye, Swire, and Chen conclude their tea-party discussion about Bai Ye’s Northern Cross organization. Bai Ye confirms that he still intends to leave Lungmen and travel to Rhodes Island.
• He entrusts the organization’s affairs to Swire, openly stating that he trusts her. His sincerity flusters Swire, while Chen teases her about her apparent tsundere behavior.
• After Swire leaves to pay the bill, Chen privately reveals that her reasons for joining Northern Cross are personal. She asks Bai Ye for help with logistics, communication, and finding someone in Ursus.
• Chen shows Bai Ye a childhood photograph of herself with her former friend, Talulah. Bai Ye immediately recognizes the name and is deeply shocked, remembering Talulah as a major boss from his former life as a player.
• Bai Ye recalls that Talulah possesses two conflicting consciousnesses: one responsible for terrible atrocities and another representing her original self, who eventually regains control. He realizes that finding her early could provide valuable knowledge about Reunion—but could also place him in serious danger.
• Bai Ye does not give Chen a definite answer, saying he will consider her request. Swire returns and senses that the two are hiding something from her.
• Returning to the Penguin Logistics dormitory, Bai Ye prepares to leave Lungmen with Rhodes Island’s convoy. He writes a farewell letter and decides not to pursue cooperation with Emperor yet, believing he is still too weak and lacks concrete achievements.
• Before departing, Bai Ye reviews his system interface. He spends accumulated experience to raise his level to 15 and distributes thirty-six attribute points, significantly improving his combat abilities.
• His updated status shows high physical and mental statistics, awakened Wind Arts talent, master-level swordsmanship, proficient unarmed combat, and a personal sword technique still in development.

Character Developments

• Bai Ye: Becomes more cautious and strategic. Although he confidently makes plans and recruits allies, he recognizes that promises alone will not be enough in the future. His encounter with Talulah forces him to confront the danger of altering events he already knows from his previous life. He also strengthens himself in preparation for his journey to Rhodes Island.
• Chen: Reveals a vulnerable and emotionally burdened side. Her pursuit of justice is tied to her unresolved connection with Talulah, whom she considers a close friend. She admits that her police career may initially have been motivated partly by the desire to find information about Talulah.
• Swire: Is entrusted with Northern Cross’s operations while Bai Ye is away. His direct declaration of trust leaves her embarrassed and emotionally unsettled, though she continues to act teasing and defensive.
• Hoshiguma: Does not appear directly but is humorously blamed for introducing Chen to comics and slang about “tsundere” characters.
• Talulah: Remains absent, but her importance to the story increases greatly. She becomes the central mystery behind Chen’s request and a potential link to Reunion.

Significant Themes

• Trust and responsibility: Bai Ye entrusts Swire with Northern Cross, while Chen places her personal secret and mission in his hands.
• The burden of foreknowledge: Bai Ye knows Talulah’s possible future from his former life, but changing events could produce unpredictable and dangerous consequences.
• Reality versus fiction: Bai Ye once criticized Talulah’s storyline as a cliché, but now discovers that the supposedly fictional scenario may be real.
• Personal motives beneath public ideals: Chen’s commitment to justice is complicated by her private desire to locate Talulah.
• Preparation and growth: Bai Ye recognizes that ambition must be supported by tangible strength and achievements, leading him to invest in his abilities before leaving Lungmen.
• Departure and uncertainty: His farewell letter and journey to Rhodes Island mark a transition into a new stage of the story.

Important Character Interactions

• Bai Ye’s sincere statement that he trusts Swire flusters her, prompting Chen to mock her reaction.
• Chen confides in Bai Ye about her past, and he quickly identifies that she needs Northern Cross’s help with a matter the Lungmen Guard Department cannot handle.
• Chen asks Bai Ye to find Talulah in Ursus. His shocked reaction reveals that he knows more about Talulah than he can safely explain.
• Swire notices the unusual tension between Bai Ye and Chen upon returning, suggesting that their secret may create future complications.
• Bai Ye indirectly reassures Chen by agreeing to consider her request, reinforcing her belief that he is dependable.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Bai Ye returns to Rhodes Island with Flanka and Scythe after their mission.
• They arrive at Rhodes Island the next day, and Bai Ye looks forward to his future life there.
• Bai Ye undergoes onboarding procedures, including a psychological test, combat test, and Originium Arts assessment.

Character Developments

• Bai Ye: He reflects on the differences between his past life as a player and his current reality, appreciating the immersive taste of food but also the challenges it brings. He plans for his future with Rhodes Island, considering the advantages he has over Kal'tsit's knowledge of the past.
• Flanka: She shows her playful and carefree nature, contrasting with Scythe's more serious demeanor. She helps Bai Ye navigate the Rhodes Island Ship and offers advice on his Originium Arts development.
• Scythe: She displays her diligence and adherence to rules, contrasting with Flanka's more laid-back attitude. She expresses concern for Bai Ye's weapons and equipment maintenance.

Significant Themes

• The contrast between the unrealistic nature of games and the immersive reality of the new world.
• The importance of finding a place to belong and establishing cooperative relationships.
• The unpredictability of fate and the charm of its surprises.

Character Interactions

• Bai Ye, Flanka, and Scythe: They travel together, banter, and support each other, showcasing their camaraderie and friendship.
• Bai Ye and the Rhodes Island operators: They interact with Bai Ye upon his arrival, showing curiosity, professionalism, and sternness in their duties.
• Bai Ye and the Laterano operator: She guides Bai Ye through the onboarding process, demonstrating her seriousness and adherence to rules.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Bai Ye undergoes a physical examination at Rhodes Island, which includes imaging tests, blood tests, and fusion rate tests for Oripathy.
• The tests reveal no signs of Oripathy infection, but the Blood Originium Crystal Density test shows an anomaly: 0u/L, indicating no trace amounts of Originium in Bai Ye's blood.
• Rhodes Island's PRTS notifies the Typist to take Bai Ye to Doctor Kal'tsit's office, suggesting his situation is not isolated.

Character Developments

• Bai Ye shows apprehension about the physical examination, revealing his concern about being Infected.
• The Typist demonstrates her calm and collected demeanor, comforting Bai Ye and explaining Rhodes Island's policies towards Infected individuals.
• Bai Ye displays his curiosity about the Typist's angel-like features and her patience in explaining their non-physical nature.

Significant Themes

• The prevalence and treatment of Oripathy (Infected individuals) in Rhodes Island.
• Bai Ye's unique situation, being an anomaly with no trace amounts of Originium in his blood.
• The Typist's calm and collected demeanor, contrasting with Bai Ye's initial nervousness.

Character Interactions

• Bai Ye and the Typist engage in conversation, with Bai Ye showing interest in her angel-like features and the Typist patiently explaining their nature.
• Bai Ye encounters a Sanguinarian in an excited state in the medical department, questioning the Typist about her presence there.
• Bai Ye and the Typist maintain a friendly and respectful interaction throughout the chapter.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Bai Ye meets Doctor Kal'tsit, the leader of Rhodes Island.
• Bai Ye reveals his Originium Arts, which surprises Kal'tsit.
• A fight breaks out in Kal'tsit's office between Bai Ye and a hidden assassin, Red.
• Kal'tsit reveals that Bai Ye might be a descendant of a Great Beast and a human.

Character Developments

• Bai Ye: Shows his combat skills and Originium Arts, which are revealed to be innate abilities not reliant on Originium. He learns that he might be a descendant of a Great Beast.
• Doctor Kal'tsit: Remains calm and collected throughout the fight in her office. She reveals that she knows about Bai Ye's true nature and is curious about his origin.
• Red: A Lupo girl and an assassin, she attacks Bai Ye upon seeing him as a threat to Kal'tsit.

Significant Themes

• Identity: Bai Ye's true identity as a potential Great Beast descendant is revealed, challenging his understanding of himself.
• Power and Control: Kal'tsit's calm demeanor and control over the situation highlight her power and influence within Rhodes Island.
• Trust and Caution: Kal'tsit's caution, demonstrated by the hidden assassin, shows her wariness of potential threats, even from those she's meeting for the first time.

Character Interactions

• Bai Ye and Doctor Kal'tsit: Their interaction reveals Kal'tsit's knowledge about Bai Ye's true nature and her curiosity about him. Bai Ye, on the other hand, is surprised by Kal'tsit's calm demeanor and her office's destruction.
• Bai Ye and Red: Their fight highlights Bai Ye's combat skills and Red's loyalty to Kal'tsit, as she sees Bai Ye as a threat to her leader.
• Doctor Kal'tsit and Red: Kal'tsit's calm command for Red to stop fighting shows her control over her subordinates and her trust in Bai Ye, despite the fight in her office.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Bai Ye and Doctor Kal'tsit meet, but neither can figure out the other's true intentions or abilities.
• Warfarin, a Sanguinarian from Rhodes Island's Medical Department, is interested in Bai Ye's unique blood and wants to study it.
• Bai Ye reveals his desire to cooperate with Rhodes Island for his courier company's needs and to join Rhodes Island as the head of field operations.
• Doctor Kal'tsit agrees to consider Bai Ye's proposal but warns him about the potential consequences of his actions.

Character Developments

• Bai Ye shows confidence and assertiveness in his negotiations with Doctor Kal'tsit, despite his initial social anxiety.
• Doctor Kal'tsit demonstrates her maturity and wisdom, expressing concern for Bai Ye's well-being and the potential dangers he might face.
• Warfarin displays her eagerness to study Bai Ye's blood, showing her dedication to her work.

Significant Themes

• Trust and mutual understanding are essential for cooperation and relationships.
• The potential dangers and consequences of Bai Ye's actions are explored, highlighting the importance of careful decision-making.
• The value of one's blood and the desire to study it for potential benefits is a central theme, raising ethical questions.

Character Interactions

• Bai Ye and Doctor Kal'tsit engage in a tense but respectful negotiation, with both parties trying to understand the other's intentions.
• Warfarin's eagerness to study Bai Ye's blood creates tension between her and Bai Ye, as well as between her and Doctor Kal'tsit.
• The typist from Laterano shows curiosity and interest in Bai Ye, engaging in conversation with him and sharing her experiences with him.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Bai Ye successfully completes the onboarding tests, including physical and combat simulations, with ease.
• He is offered the position of Rhodes Island's Field Operations Department Supervisor after a management debate.
• Bai Ye is promoted and given a new ID card, making him a high-level executive at Rhodes Island.

Character Developments

• Bai Ye demonstrates his exceptional combat abilities and is promoted to a high-ranking position within Rhodes Island.
• The typing girl (later revealed to be named "Kroos") shows concern for Bai Ye's well-being and is surprised by his rapid advancement.
• Warfarin, a specialist in hematology, approaches Bai Ye, expressing her interest in working with him.

Significant Themes

• Bai Ye's exceptional skills and rapid advancement within Rhodes Island.
• The typing girl's concern for Bai Ye and her surprise at his promotion.
• The theme of rapid advancement and unexpected opportunities within Rhodes Island.

Character Interactions

• Bai Ye and the typing girl (Kroos) interact, with Kroos showing concern for Bai Ye and expressing her surprise at his promotion.
• Bai Ye and Warfarin interact, with Warfarin expressing her interest in working with him and making a deal for her blood samples in exchange for medical aid and knowledge of pharmaceutics.
• Rhodes Island management debates Bai Ye's promotion, with some members expressing concern about his lack of experience in the position.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Bai Ye, the new supervisor of the Field Operations Department, holds a meeting to address the department's importance and the upcoming challenges.
• He emphasizes the department's crucial role in Rhodes Island's survival and the need for unity among its members.
• Bai Ye's speech is broadcasted across Rhodes Island, reaching various management personnel and operators.

Character Developments

• Bai Ye: He demonstrates his authority and leadership by using his innate talent to create a heavy atmosphere during his speech. He also shows his strategic thinking and concern for Rhodes Island's future.
• The Field Operations Department members: They begin to recognize the importance of their work and the challenges ahead, feeling a sense of responsibility and unity.

Significant Themes

• Unity and solidarity: Bai Ye emphasizes the importance of unity within the Field Operations Department to face the upcoming challenges.
• The importance of the Field Operations Department: Bai Ye highlights the department's crucial role in Rhodes Island's survival and the need for its members to recognize their value.
• The looming crisis: Bai Ye warns about the impending crises, both internal and external, that Rhodes Island will face.

Character Interactions

• Bai Ye interacts with the Field Operations Department members through his speech, aiming to gain their trust and unity.
• Doctor Kal'tsit, Amiya, and other Rhodes Island management listen to Bai Ye's speech, assessing his intentions and the potential impact on the organization.
• Various operators and management personnel react to Bai Ye's speech, with some showing concern, others remaining focused on their tasks, and a few expressing skepticism or disapproval.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Bai Ye's first day at Rhodes Island involves a department meeting where he outlines his plans for expansion, consolidation, equipment updates, and improved rewards and punishments.
• He also promises increased security for field operators, closer cooperation with other departments, and a raise in salary and new benefits for his team.
• Bai Ye leads the department in a dinner party, paying for everyone himself.

Character Developments

• Bai Ye demonstrates strong leadership skills, presenting a clear vision and inspiring his team.
• He shows a more human side when he struggles to pay for the dinner and gets drunk at the bar.
• Doctor Warfarin, a founding member of Rhodes Island, is introduced as a Sanguinarian with a questionable reputation.

Significant Themes

• Leadership and vision: Bai Ye's speech and actions demonstrate his ability to lead and inspire his team.
• Unity and teamwork: Bai Ye emphasizes the importance of cooperation and unity among the departments.
• Trust and reliability: Bai Ye's promises and follow-through aim to build trust and reliability with his team.

Character Interactions

• Bai Ye interacts with his team for the first time, gaining their respect and admiration through his speech and actions.
• He also interacts with Doctor Warfarin, who takes him away from the bar, suggesting a possible alliance or conflict between them.
• The Operators show camaraderie and support for each other, as seen in their attempts to protect Bai Ye from Doctor Warfarin.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Bai Ye gets drunk at a dinner party and is taken away by Miss Warfarin.
• Warfarin attempts to examine Bai Ye's blood but is interrupted by Doctor Kal'tsit.
• Bai Ye wakes up in Warfarin's office and agrees to let her study his blood in exchange for medical knowledge.
• Bai Ye decides to learn pharmaceutics and basic medical knowledge from Warfarin.

Character Developments

• Bai Ye: Shows no fear or hostility towards Warfarin, even when she attempts to examine his blood. He is calm and collected, showing no signs of hangover from the previous night's drinking. He is also willing to let Warfarin study his blood in exchange for knowledge, demonstrating his strategic thinking.
• Miss Warfarin: Reveals her age to be nearly a century old. She struggles with her bloodthirsty urges but manages to suppress them. She is willing to help Bai Ye learn medical knowledge in exchange for studying his blood.
• Doctor Kal'tsit: Interrupts Warfarin's examination of Bai Ye, suggesting she has an interest in protecting Bai Ye. She also shows a rare smile, indicating her amusement at the situation.

Significant Themes

• Trust and Cooperation: Bai Ye and Warfarin establish a cooperative relationship, with Bai Ye trusting Warfarin enough to let her study his blood and Warfarin agreeing to teach him medical knowledge.
• Self-Control: Warfarin struggles with her bloodthirsty urges but manages to suppress them, demonstrating her self-control and discipline.
• Knowledge and Power: Bai Ye seeks knowledge in order to gain power, highlighting the importance of knowledge in the world of Arknights.

Character Interactions

• Bai Ye and Miss Warfarin: They establish a cooperative relationship, with Bai Ye showing no fear of Warfarin and Warfarin agreeing to teach him medical knowledge. Their interaction is marked by mutual respect and understanding.
• Doctor Kal'tsit and Miss Warfarin: Kal'tsit interrupts Warfarin's examination of Bai Ye, suggesting she has an interest in protecting Bai Ye. Their interaction is marked by Kal'tsit's amusement at the situation and Warfarin's frustration.
• Bai Ye and the Typing Machine Girl: The girl looks at Bai Ye with a peculiar expression, suggesting she has some interest in him or the situation. Their interaction is brief and leaves room for interpretation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Bai Ye is questioned by Miss Typing Girl about spending the night in Warfarin's room.
• Bai Ye is taken to his new dormitory by Miss Typing Girl.
• Bai Ye encounters a fiery incident in the corridor involving a young girl and a Liberi woman.
• Bai Ye meets with Miss Typing Girl again, who agrees to consider becoming his secretary.
• Bai Ye starts his work as a supervisor, discussing and assigning tasks with PRTS.

Character Developments

• Bai Ye: Shows curiosity about the island's facilities and starts his work as a supervisor, demonstrating efficiency and focus.
• Miss Typing Girl: Shows a more lively and imaginative side when interacting with Bai Ye, and considers becoming his secretary.

Significant Themes

• The chaotic and unique environment of Rhodes Island, filled with extraordinary individuals.
• The contrast between Bai Ye's serious work mode and his playful side.
• The potential of player communication systems for Terra's information transmission.

Character Interactions

• Bai Ye and Miss Typing Girl: Their interactions show a growing familiarity and mutual understanding, with Miss Typing Girl becoming more open and Bai Ye more comfortable around her.
• Bai Ye and PRTS: They establish a working relationship, with Bai Ye treating PRTS like a smart butler from his previous life.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Bai Ye, known as an "all-nighter streamer" and "hypnotic streamer," clears the backlog of affairs left by the previous supervisor in a single morning, assisted by PRTS.
• He plans and outlines the upcoming work tasks, setting the countdown for the game's launch.
• Bai Ye visits the Logistics Department to apply for more supplies and discuss the establishment of new outposts and branch offices.

Character Developments

• Bai Ye demonstrates his efficiency and dedication to work, using his talent, [Thought Acceleration], to speed up his processing of information.
• He shows his strategic thinking and planning skills in outlining the game's launch and expansion plans.
• The Logistics Supervisor shows concern for Bai Ye's ambitious plans, particularly the establishment of sites in Ursus.

Significant Themes

• Efficiency and productivity: Bai Ye's use of his talent to speed up his work and his ambitious plans for expansion.
• Resource management: The need for supplies and funds to support the expansion of the field operations department.
• Risk and reward: The potential dangers and benefits of establishing sites in Ursus and other countries.

Character Interactions

• Bai Ye interacts with PRTS, showing appreciation for its assistance and consideration.
• He meets the Logistics Supervisor, who is surprised by his plans and expresses concern about the risks involved.
• Bai Ye mentions Doctor Kal'tsit and Amiya, showing their support for his plans.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Bai Ye decides to personally travel to Ursus to investigate information related to the game’s major storylines and to earn money. Although he is an outfield supervisor, his decision to personally undertake fieldwork surprises the logistics supervisor.
• Before leaving, Bai Ye arranges supplies and equipment for his dispatched operators through vouchers.
• He visits Rhodes Island’s Engineering Department to request:
  • Silent Squads, an aircraft, drones, vehicles, and other field equipment
  • A new weapon and staff for himself, since standard blue-quality equipment can no longer match his abilities
• Bai Ye meets Closure, the eccentric head of Engineering. She agrees to provide the equipment, but requires maintenance fees, physical testing, and Originium Arts data.
• Because his request is urgent, Bai Ye asks to cut ahead of other operators in the equipment-forging queue. Closure gives him the relevant operators’ codenames and suggests he buy gifts to apologize.
• Bai Ye discovers that many of the recommended gifts are sold through Closure’s overpriced personal shop, forcing him to spend heavily while maintaining professional relationships.
• He undergoes physical and Originium Arts testing. His physical abilities are well-balanced and highly adaptable, while his magical potential is so extreme that researchers believe further development could theoretically trigger a Catastrophe.
• Bai Ye visits the operators whose equipment orders he has delayed. Carrying gifts, he gains their cooperation, including that of Exusiai, and becomes more widely known throughout Rhodes Island.
• His dormitory is renovated in a single day by the Logistics Department. It includes a workshop, kitchen, bedroom, integrated desk, holographic “window,” telescope, and automated cleaning robot.
• After returning exhausted, Bai Ye begins studying basic medicine using books given to him by Warfarin.
• His game system allows him to spend 1,000 EXP to learn Basic Medicine (Theory) Lv0. Unlike a normal Player, Bai Ye genuinely internalizes the knowledge as permanent memories.
• The chapter explains the distinction between game Players and Bai Ye’s current existence: Players normally control characters who possess skills without personally understanding them, whereas Bai Ye can directly acquire and use the underlying knowledge.

Character Development

• Bai Ye: Demonstrates initiative, resourcefulness, and a strong sense of responsibility by personally handling fieldwork and arranging support for his operators. He also shows social awareness by compensating colleagues whose orders he delayed. His testing reveals extraordinary physical adaptability and potentially catastrophic Originium Arts talent. Most importantly, he realizes that his reincarnated body can truly learn skills and knowledge rather than merely access game-like abilities.
• Closure: Remains eccentric, commercially minded, and playful, advertising Engineering products and exploiting her shop’s high prices. However, she is also competent and thorough, carefully managing equipment requests, testing requirements, workshop schedules, and classified information.
• Exusiai: Appears as a powerful, forthright, and approachable Elite Operator. Despite being one of the people affected by Bai Ye’s line-cutting request, she readily agrees to cooperate.
• Warfarin: Supports Bai Ye’s development by providing introductory medical texts, allowing him to eventually understand her more advanced research.
• Rhodes Island personnel: Initially find Bai Ye’s behavior unusual, but gradually accept him as a capable and considerate supervisor.

Significant Themes

• Games versus reality: The chapter explores the difference between possessing a game skill and genuinely understanding or embodying it. Bai Ye’s reincarnation gives him access to knowledge in a way ordinary Players never had.
• The cost of power and advancement: Bai Ye’s superior abilities make standard equipment inadequate, forcing him to seek better tools and confront the logistical and social costs of rapid advancement.
• Professional responsibility: Bai Ye’s willingness to personally perform fieldwork and compensate affected colleagues emphasizes accountability rather than relying solely on his authority.
• Institutional relationships and negotiation: Even a powerful supervisor must work within Rhodes Island’s systems, budgets, queues, testing procedures, and clearance restrictions.
• Hidden potential: Bai Ye’s extraordinary Arts adaptability hints at dangerous future capabilities, suggesting that his growth may eventually have large-scale consequences.

Character Interactions

• Bai Ye and the logistics supervisor discuss his unusual decision to personally undertake outfield missions, highlighting the increasingly unconventional nature of Rhodes Island.
• Bai Ye and Closure negotiate equipment, maintenance fees, testing, workshop priority, and classified information. Their interaction is marked by Closure’s teasing commercial behavior and Bai Ye’s pragmatic cooperation.
• Bai Ye meets the operators whose equipment will be delayed and gives them gifts, successfully obtaining their approval and strengthening his reputation.
• Bai Ye interacts with Exusiai during this process and finds her direct, powerful, and easygoing.
• Warfarin’s medical books lead Bai Ye into a new area of study and help initiate his first genuine acquisition of academic knowledge through the game system.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Bai Ye discovers that the knowledge he gains in the game is real and applicable in reality, but no one in his previous life seemed to notice or care.
• He realizes that the game system is packaging reality as virtual, preventing players from thinking critically about the game's true nature.
• Bai Ye decides to find the truth behind his transmigration and the game's reality.
• Miss Typing Girl, Bai Ye's new assistant, learns about his plan to leave the ship and expresses concern.

Character Developments

• Bai Ye becomes more determined to uncover the truth about the game's reality and his transmigration.
• Miss Typing Girl shows concern for Bai Ye's well-being and takes her role as his assistant seriously.

Significant Themes

• The blurring of lines between reality and virtuality.
• The pursuit of knowledge and truth.
• The responsibility of leadership and the importance of contingency planning.

Character Interactions

• Bai Ye and Miss Typing Girl interact for the first time since she became his assistant. Bai Ye shows appreciation for her concern, while Miss Typing Girl expresses her unease about his plan to leave the ship.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Bai Ye gives Typing Girl a large set of plans and contingency files, assigning her the responsibility of studying and managing them over the next few days. Typing Girl leaves exhausted and emotionally numb, while Bai Ye realizes he has burdened her and considers compensating her later.
• Bai Ye checks his game-like skill panel and discovers that he has exhausted his experience points after learning Basic Medicine (Theory). Although he now has a foundation in medicine, he can no longer instantly acquire advanced medical skills and will need to study them normally.
• Planning to focus on practical abilities, Bai Ye prepares to train in swordsmanship and investigate the development of his Originium Arts. Before leaving, however, his neighbor Hermo arrives with Ifrit to apologize for the fire hazard Ifrit caused earlier.
• Hermo introduces herself as Olivia Hermo, a Medical Department employee temporarily serving as Ifrit’s guardian. She explains that both of them are associated with Rhine Lab and that Ifrit is receiving treatment at Rhodes Island.
• Bai Ye becomes curious about Rhine Lab’s relationship with Rhodes Island and suspects that Ifrit’s medical condition is more complicated than Hermo reveals. He considers using his authority to investigate Rhodes Island’s database, though he avoids directly pressuring Hermo.
• Hermo sends Ifrit to bed at nine o’clock, promising to return and accompany her. Ifrit reluctantly goes back to her room but secretly watches Bai Ye and Hermo through the door.
• Bai Ye invites Hermo inside and serves her tea. Hermo notices his room’s starry-sky decorations and telescope, developing a favorable impression because they remind her of a former stargazing colleague.
• Hermo unexpectedly falls asleep from the fatigue and lethargy caused by Oripathy. Bai Ye, surprised that the tea did not cause it, continues studying while keeping watch over her.
• Eventually, Bai Ye senses that something is wrong and discovers Ifrit sneaking out to check on Hermo. When Ifrit sees Bai Ye alone, she demands to know where Hermo is, referring to her possessively as “my mom.”

Character Developments

• Bai Ye: Continues balancing administrative responsibilities, self-improvement, and curiosity about the people around him. He shows growing empathy by worrying about Typing Girl and treating Hermo and Ifrit warmly. His player-like investigative instincts also emerge as he becomes suspicious of Rhine Lab and Ifrit’s circumstances.
• Typing Girl: Is unexpectedly promoted into a highly demanding role. Though initially angry and confused, she becomes overwhelmed by the scale of Bai Ye’s trust and responsibilities.
• Hermo: Revealed as introverted, emotionally guarded, and burdened by both her medical condition and her responsibility for Ifrit. Her willingness to visit Bai Ye and potentially discuss their past suggests growing trust.
• Ifrit: Remains energetic, mischievous, and resistant to authority, especially bedtime. Despite her rebelliousness, she is deeply attached to Hermo and becomes anxious when Hermo does not return.
• Bai Ye and Hermo: Begin developing a friendly connection based on their shared interest in astronomy. Bai Ye’s kindness and lack of judgment make Hermo more comfortable around him.

Significant Themes

• Responsibility and burden: Bai Ye’s delegation of work demonstrates how authority can place overwhelming pressure on others, while Hermo’s guardianship of Ifrit reflects a more personal and emotional form of responsibility.
• Trust and emotional openness: Hermo is cautious about revealing Ifrit’s history, but Bai Ye’s gentle behavior helps establish mutual trust.
• Illness and vulnerability: Hermo’s Oripathy affects her energy and daily life, while Ifrit’s treatment at Rhodes Island hints at serious medical and emotional difficulties.
• Found family: Although Hermo is not Ifrit’s biological mother, their relationship is intimate and protective. Ifrit’s question—“Where’s my mom?”—shows how strongly she identifies Hermo as her parental figure.
• Curiosity and hidden truths: Bai Ye’s player-like desire to investigate Rhine Lab and Rhodes Island introduces the possibility that deeper secrets surround Ifrit, Hermo, and their medical histories.
• Everyday comfort amid danger: Tea, astronomy, neighborly visits, and bedtime routines create a calm domestic contrast to the larger conflicts and dangerous scientific backgrounds of Rhodes Island and Rhine Lab.

Important Character Interactions

• Bai Ye assigns Typing Girl a major workload, creating a humorous reversal in which his trust becomes a source of distress for her.
• Hermo and Ifrit apologize to Bai Ye for the earlier fire incident, beginning their relationship as neighbors.
• Bai Ye asks whether Ifrit is Hermo’s daughter, prompting Hermo to carefully explain their connection without revealing everything.
• Hermo sternly orders Ifrit to sleep, while Ifrit complains that Hermo herself never rests.
• Bai Ye and Hermo bond silently over tea and their shared appreciation for astronomy, though Hermo falls asleep before their conversation can begin.
• Ifrit secretly investigates why Hermo has not returned and confronts Bai Ye, ending the chapter with a comedic and affectionate display of her attachment to Hermo.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Bai Ye meets Ifrit and Hermo, but neither stays for tea.
• Bai Ye is summoned to Doctor Kal'tsit's office, where she approves his plan but warns him not to harm Rhodes Island.
• Bai Ye receives a letter from Miss Swire, updating him on Northern Cross's progress and her financial situation.
• Bai Ye starts to adapt to life at Rhodes Island, balancing work, training, and dealing with the Sanguinarian lady.

Character Developments

• Bai Ye: He shows understanding and patience in dealing with Ifrit and Hermo, demonstrating his ability to handle different situations. He also shows concern for Miss Swire's financial situation and advises her not to sell her long-term assets.
• Doctor Kal'tsit: She shows trust in Bai Ye's plan but maintains a cautious attitude, warning him not to harm Rhodes Island. She also arranges for an operator to accompany him to Ursus.
• Miss Swire: She shows initiative and capability in setting up Northern Cross and drafting a cooperation contract with Rhodes Island. However, she is running out of money and is considering selling her shares and mining interests.

Significant Themes

• Trust and caution: Doctor Kal'tsit trusts Bai Ye's plan but remains cautious about his intentions, reflecting the complex relationship between them.
• Adaptation: Bai Ye is trying to adapt to his new life at Rhodes Island, balancing his work, training, and personal matters.
• Long-term planning vs immediate gains: Bai Ye advises Miss Swire not to sell her long-term assets for immediate fixes, highlighting the importance of long-term planning.

Character Interactions

• Bai Ye and Ifrit: Their first meeting is cordial, with Ifrit's negative emotions subdued by Bai Ye's natural goodwill.
• Bai Ye and Hermo: Hermo is embarrassed about falling asleep at Bai Ye's place and leaves quickly, without drinking the tea he prepared.
• Bai Ye and Doctor Kal'tsit: Their interaction is formal and cautious, with Doctor Kal'tsit warning Bai Ye not to harm Rhodes Island.
• Bai Ye and Miss Swire: They maintain contact through letters, with Miss Swire updating Bai Ye on Northern Cross's progress and seeking his advice on her financial situation.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• After several days of settling into his position on Rhodes Island, Bai Ye prepares to leave for a field assignment. His equipment is complete, and he entrusts routine duties to his assistant, “Typing Girl.”
• Before departing, Bai Ye holds a meeting with the External Operations Department. He strengthens the group’s unity by appealing to their ideals, increasing their salaries with his own money, and promising better communication opportunities with their families if the messenger business succeeds.
• Bai Ye formalizes his authority through his assistant and ensures the department will continue functioning smoothly in his absence. He reflects on how influence can be gained either through overwhelming power or by tying oneself to the interests of many people.
• He collects his custom weapon from the Engineering Department: a purple-quality Originium sword. After testing it, he names it Arc Light. The sword can enhance its strikes and speed through Originium energy and is mentally synchronized with Bai Ye.
• The Caster Department gives him a sword sheath modified into a casting staff. It can amplify Bai Ye’s innate magic through processed Originium, potentially allowing him to reach Catastrophe-level destructive power in the future.
• Bai Ye trains with both weapons. He quickly masters Arc Light’s propulsion function and discovers that using the sheath as a weapon unlocks his old Armed Combat skill. He accidentally damages the training grounds while experimenting with his spell and pays for the repairs.
• While packing for the journey, Bai Ye reviews the dangers and logistics of traveling across Terra’s wilderness. He plans to use a Rhodes Island off-road vehicle, supplies, offices, subsidies, and a travel permit obtained through Swire’s connections.
• Ifrit visits Bai Ye before his departure. She envies his opportunity to travel and prove herself. Bai Ye gives her chocolate, showing concern for her despite her unstable Originium Arts, which leave her hands unusually hot.

Character Developments

• Bai Ye: Becomes more confident and politically astute as a department supervisor. He demonstrates leadership by improving morale, rewarding loyalty, and planning for his department’s stability after his departure. His combat potential also grows through new equipment and the recovery of his Armed Combat skill.
• Typing Girl: Takes on greater responsibility as Bai Ye’s representative. Though worried about his departure, she accepts the burden of managing his affairs.
• External Operations operators: Become more unified after Bai Ye combines ideological motivation with practical benefits such as better wages and communication with their families.
• Ifrit: Displays her youthful curiosity and desire for independence. She wants to leave Rhodes Island and prove that she is capable, while her uncontrolled Arts remain a danger.
• Swire and Chen: Though absent from the chapter, their influence is important. Their status enables Bai Ye to secure supplies and an Ursus travel permit.

Significant Themes

• Leadership through shared interests: Bai Ye believes authority can be maintained either through superior strength or by making himself valuable to many people. He chooses to combine both methods.
• Ideals and material support: The chapter emphasizes that loyalty requires both shared principles and tangible rewards. Bai Ye supports the operators’ humanitarian ideals while also improving their pay and communication access.
• Preparation and survival: Bai Ye’s extensive travel planning reflects his experience as a Player and the dangers of Terra’s wilderness, including Catastrophes, bandits, and resource shortages.
• Power and responsibility: His new equipment greatly increases his destructive potential, but the chapter also highlights the dangers of mishandling that power.
• Adaptation and identity: Bai Ye continues blending his former Player knowledge with his new life as a Rhodes Island supervisor, using game experience to navigate Terra while forming genuine relationships.

Character Interactions

• Bai Ye reassures Typing Girl before leaving and entrusts her with his responsibilities.
• He addresses the External Operations Department as a leader, earning their loyalty through promises tied to both ideals and personal welfare.
• Engineering Department craftsmen proudly present Arc Light and guide Bai Ye through its testing and naming.
• Caster Department researchers explain the sword sheath’s magical functions, though their technical lecture overwhelms Bai Ye.
• Ifrit visits Bai Ye’s room, expressing envy of his upcoming journey. Bai Ye responds warmly by giving her chocolate and acknowledging the danger posed by her uncontrolled Arts.