Chapter 20

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Chapter 20 Who Made You So Free? [Combined]

“Go to the morning meeting right away?”

Early in the morning, Bai Fu, who was originally full of energy, wilted after receiving this message.

Even after穿越 (chuanyue), she still had to attend the morning meeting. Is this what being a worker means?

“There’s no other way. Yesterday another brother died at the hands of an outsider. He died miserably. Dabiao only had his eyes splashed with lime, but he was not only splashed with lime, but also with chili powder. The boss is very angry now.”

The person delivering the message smiled wryly and pointed to the goggles on his face.

“This is new equipment just issued by the logistics department. The boss said we must wear this when dealing with outsiders in the future. By the way, the boss has distributed lime to everyone, saying to fight fire with fire… What was it again.”

Bai Fu’s lips twitched.

Wasn’t this a bit off?

She imagined the scene where the player and the Wildfire Gang met, both sides cursed each other, and suddenly pulled out bags of lime and threw them into each other’s eyes.

Damn, they really don’t hold back!

The atmosphere of the abandoned cooling plant was already bad, and now it seemed even worse.

Now they were just throwing lime; who knows what they might throw next. If a group of feces throwers and concentrated sulfuric acid throwers appeared, would people from the abandoned cooling plant have to carry door panels like steel zombie doors when they went out?

Too outrageous!

Who made you so free?

Bai Fu felt relieved that she was one step ahead, with her main attribute being constitution. These ambush tactics wouldn’t affect her much.

After telling Anya not to run around, she followed the messenger to the Wildfire Gang headquarters.

There were many people in the venue. As soon as she sat down, someone in the front row smiled at her.

Bai Fu flipped through her memories. If she wasn’t mistaken, that person should be Logistics Minister Cao Wenliang!

In fact, she had only seen Cao Wenliang from afar once, but Cao Wenliang had a characteristic that made him easy to remember—

[Cao Wenliang may not be good at writing, but he is ugly in appearance!]

Bai Fu returned a smile.

The theme of today’s morning meeting was simply for the gang leader to vent first, then motivate everyone. She could skip the lengthy prelude and just listen to the conclusion.

Thinking about this, she felt pleased. Having an invisible panel was so convenient. While others had to endure, she could openly browse the community.

Now was a perfect time to see how players reacted to last night’s events.

Opening the abandoned cooling plant section, Bai Fu found two hot threads with over 1000 replies.

The posters were both Jiujiao.

The first one:

[First-person perspective takes you above to witness Fu Fu’s coolness]

Bai Fu clicked in. The first reply was “Where did you get this clickbait title, up there? Why don’t you go to heaven?” The second reply became “Sorry, I was wrong, it really is a first-person perspective and above.”

She looked at the post content.

Jiujiao recounted the events of last night as a participant, with several videos embedded, including one where she was lifted by the neck and filmed.

High definition, uncensored, close-up!

Good, good, it really is that first-person perspective!

The previous videos had already boosted the post’s popularity, and this video took it to a new level.

[Hand-to-hand combat with white blade, ah ah ah, my wife is so cool!]

[Close-up shooting is still so perfect, someone, I want to give a bonus to the modeler brother!]

[This is interesting. Although Bai Fu’s words are confusing, her true identity must be extraordinary]

[Awesome, digging treasure, you actually guessed right this time, it’s time to come out and show your strength]

[I cried, what are you discussing at a time like this? Look at Fu Bao’s trembling eyes, my heart is breaking, but thankfully the misunderstanding was cleared up]

[When she cursed me, she called me the legendary hero, hehe]

[Wake up, a weak dog can’t become a hero]

A group of players discussed Bai Fu’s true identity in a lively atmosphere.

Some said she was a female agent, some said she was a reincarnated war god, and others said she was a member of an escaped cosmic power.

Bai Fu read it with great interest.

If they were going to say more, she could copy it!

To say the least, these players were growing stronger and had learned to imagine her identity.

Bai Fu then opened the second post.

In this post, Jiujiao had edited together “the process of the player fighting her” and “the process of the player fighting Bai Beixin.”

She originally just wanted to make a simple record and use Bai Beixin to highlight Bai Fu’s prowess, but unexpectedly, the video’s popularity quickly spread to other sections of the Star Game Community.

Even some players who were completely uninterested in Bai Fu, or those solely focused on leveling up, came flooding in.

[Wow, although it was said yesterday that players can manufacture their own items, the freedom of this game still exceeds my imagination]

[Is this possible?]

[Learned, I’m going to get some lime too!]

[Cool, this game directly cured my electronic ED]

Many players shared the video after seeing it.

This high-frequency spread brought Bai Fu a new wave of popularity.

[Who is this female character?]

[Bai Fu, an NPC from Source Star]

Bai Fu felt quite good, but her pupils suddenly shrank when she saw the next comment.

群星之上: [Hello, we have discovered great potential in your video and hope to include its content in our promotional video. If you’re interested, please click the link in the backend.]

This wasn’t a fishing response. In the game “群星之上”, only the official could use such a name.

Wow, Jiujiao’s video caught the attention of the official?

Bai Fu couldn’t help but give Jiujiao a thumbs up.

Well done, Jiujiao!

If she were included in the promotional video, even if it was just for a second, she wouldn’t be just an ordinary NPC anymore.

Maybe the planner would strengthen her during the next update. If players hyped her up, the chances would be even greater.

She didn’t know when she would become the main character in the promotional video, of course, speaking of becoming an important plot role in the version, rather than becoming the version boss who appears cool and shows their health bar to the players.

In any case, she really needed to thank the old silver coin who sent someone to assassinate her.

If it weren’t for him, she wouldn’t have been able to boost the players’ goodwill and gain the opportunity to appear in the official promotional video.

Bai Fu closed the community content satisfied.

At this moment, the Wildfire Gang leader’s long speech was almost over, and he gave his final instructions.

At the same time, Bai Fu received a game prompt.

[You have triggered the faction quest [Wildfire Burns]]

[Quest description: The cruel actions of the outsiders have crossed the boundaries of the Wildfire Gang leader. Driven by anger, the Wildfire Gang leader decides to retaliate against the outsiders more fiercely]

[Quest objective: Kill or capture the outsiders. Note, there is no specific number requirement for this task, but failure may result in a decrease in faction reputation (0/∞)]

[Reward: 200 experience points and 1 faction reputation point for each kill or capture]

[Accept/Reject]

Bai Fu happily accepted.

A couple days ago, she had been plotting with Anya to catch players and make money. She was just looking for a good excuse, and the Wildfire Gang leader had given her the perfect pillow.

What a good person!

After the morning meeting, Bai Fu first met with a few members of her group, then went to the logistics department to collect supplies.

Outside the logistics department, Cao Wenliang smiled at her again.

Until she left with her things, Cao Wenliang narrowed his eyes.

After he persuaded the boss to distribute goggles and lime under the pretext of “an eye for an eye,” this battle would definitely become extremely intense.

With Bai Fu’s strength, if she dared to participate in this level of conflict, she would die at the hands of the outsiders sooner or later.

To survive, she could only play the cowardly lizard.

Then things would be easier. Other groups would have achievements, while Bai Fu would have zero. At that point, he wouldn’t need to say anything, and the boss would demote her, possibly even killing her.

“This is truly a perfect plan!”

Cao Wenliang happily lit a cigarette.

…

“Stay here and don’t move around. I’ll go gather information and come back to find you.”

After distributing the equipment to the team members, Bai Fu reiterated her instructions several times before leaving.

Yesterday she had arranged to meet the player, and now was a good time to pass on the Wildfire Gang leader’s spirit and boost their goodwill.

Before heading to the agreed location, she specifically went home to pick up Anya.

Everything went smoothly, and twenty minutes later, Bai Fu arrived at the destination.

She didn’t rush out immediately but first walked around to ensure nothing unexpected happened. Then she turned to Anya beside her.

“Do you remember what I said earlier?”

“Yes, Boss!”

“Good, let’s go!”

Bai Fu led Anya towards the dilapidated house where Jiujiao and others were hiding.

Not far away, Jiujiao spotted her and Anya.

“They’re here!”

Following the call, all the players present stood up.

“Fu…”

“Shh.” Bai Fu raised her index finger to her lips, “The situation is urgent. I’ll be brief. Did you guys take out a man wearing a white vest last night?”

The Calamity Dragon raised his hand, “That’s right, it was him who sent us to assassinate you.”

“You guys, you were too impulsive this time.” Bai Fu shook her head and recounted the morning’s events. “As a member of the Wildfire Gang, I also received orders, but rest assured, I won’t attack you.”

“Huh?”

The players exchanged glances.

They were moved by Bai Fu coming to tell them this news.

But this raised a question: if Bai Fu didn’t attack the players, how would she explain herself to the Wildfire Gang?

Pai Da Xing asked his doubt.

Bai Fu said, “I have my ways.”

No sooner had she finished speaking than Anya, who was beside her, became anxious, “Boss, you’re being reckless. Since these outsiders can resurrect, you just need to grab a few to…”

“Anya!”

Bai Fu raised her voice sharply, interrupting Anya.

Anya pouted, looking aggrieved, but finally remained silent.

Bai Fu showed a hint of helplessness, “Sorry, she’s still young, sometimes she speaks without restraint.”

“It’s okay, no need to apologize.”

Jiujiao shook her head quickly.

How could she not see that Bai Fu’s words were insincere?

But this was Bai Fu, always so gentle, always trying not to trouble others!

Jiujiao urged, “Fu Fu, I know you’re certainly not afraid of the Wildfire Gang with your true strength, but you hid your identity to investigate something secretly. If you don’t capture us this time, the Wildfire Gang will surely hold you accountable, and if your identity is exposed, it would be disastrous.”

The events of last night had already filled her with guilt, and if it were because of her that Bai Fu’s plan failed, she wouldn’t be able to face Bai Fu.

皈依我芙 nodded, “Yes, Fu Fu, you don’t need to complicate things. Just capture us and report to them.”

With their lead, the other players echoed.

“We can always resurrect.”

“Not only that, we don’t feel pain either. Even if the Wildfire Gang beats us, it’s fine.”

To reassure Bai Fu, Pai Da Xing analyzed:

“Fu Sister, let me put it this way. Given our current relationship with the Wildfire Gang, a major battle is inevitable. Now, the problem is that we know very little about the Wildfire Gang. This time, if you capture us, we can take this opportunity to understand the internal situation of the Wildfire Gang.”

Pai Da Xing’s words brightened the eyes of the surrounding players.

Indeed.

In this way, they wouldn’t put Bai Fu in a difficult position, and they could directly open up the Wildfire Gang map. If they were lucky, they might even trigger special quests, achieving three goals in one go!

“Fu Fu, stop worrying.”

Pai Da Xing continued to persuade, “Fu Sister, I’ve thought of an excuse for you. You can say you accidentally discovered us, put a drug in our food, and then captured us while we were unconscious.”

“Hey, that excuse is good. In that case, the Wildfire Gang won’t suspect a thing. They’ll just say Fu Fu Sister is awesome.”

“Wow, Pai Da’s brain is really active. He thought of a solution right away.”

“…”

Bai Fu hesitated.

Her original plan was to bring one or two players back to report, and then bring one or two more after a while, making sure she could earn at least a thousand experience points easily.

But the development of events was beyond her expectations.

She had barely hinted at her intentions through Anya, and before she could start her performance, these players had already rushed to the climax.

Was this the effect of boosting player guilt?

Bai Fu was delighted.

While others were still figuring out where to find players and how to eliminate them, her players had already tied themselves up and handed themselves over to her.

This is what a task is!

“I can’t do anything with you guys. I’ll go prepare some secret medicine to make things look more realistic.”

Bai Fu “tearfully” earned 2000 experience points.

Just as she was about to leave, Jiujiao stopped her.

“By the way, Fu Fu, there’s something I forgot to tell you.”

“What?”

“Yesterday, when attacking the man in the white vest, he said the logistics minister of the Wildfire Gang instructed him to harm you.”

Isn’t that Cao Wenliang?

Bai Fu understood instantly.

Good old Deng, no wonder you were smiling at me early in the morning. Now you have your own downfall!

“Thanks for the reminder.”

PS: Two chapters combined into one. Sigh, I was really busy during the day, causing the update to be delayed by an hour. I apologize deeply.

Thank you to 天机尾巴喵, 伟大光荣的人类文明万岁, 览舵, and _鼎湖山_ for your support.

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