Chapter 73 - Darkmtl
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Chapter 73


In Chapter 73, Unlocking a New Profession, Full Form [52k]

Before White Fu followed Elder Nissen back to Shelter No. 11, she made an appearance at the excavation girl’s live stream.

Since she was already here, how could she not show her face and boost her popularity?

After leaving a string of discussions about her new outfit, she brought the excavation girl and moved everything the roving people had stolen onto the car.

The excavation girl cooperated very well at this time. Worried about exposing White Fu’s location, she turned off her live stream after apologizing to the players in the chat room.

Everyone got back into the car together.

Just as White Fu started the car, Elder Nissen suddenly said, “It’s best not to return these things.”

“How come?” White Fu turned her head.

Elder Nissen explained, “The Red Sand camp will soon discover that their people have died again. When that happens, they will definitely send someone to investigate Shelter No. 11. If they threaten anyone, someone might betray you. I know you’re not afraid of these small fry, but the Red Sand still has strong people. They hired an A-level assassin from the darknet to handle their troubles.”

The ranking of assassins in the darknet goes from low to high as C, B, A, and S. An A-level assassin’s strength is nothing to be underestimated.

White Fu countered, “Do you know the exact location of the Red Sand camp?”

Elder Nissen was startled, “Are you planning to eliminate the Red Sand?”

Exactly right!

But White Fu didn’t plan to act alone. She decided to treat this as the first collective action of the Silent Courtyard faction, allowing players to participate more.

How could she better drive players to work for her if she didn’t give them a taste of something sweet?

Elder Nissen said, “I only know the Red Sand camp is west of Shelter No. 11, but I don’t know the specific location.”

White Fu nodded; it didn’t matter if she didn’t know. They would just capture some captives and ask.

What concerned her more than eliminating the Red Sand was what Elder Nissen mentioned about Yulia entrusting him with something.

Back at the tavern, Elder Nissen rummaged through the storage room on the second floor and pulled out an ordinary-looking wooden box.

“This is something Yulia left me before the Truth Society took her away. She told me it was her final ace in the hole.”

White Fu opened the box, inside lay a somewhat worn-out and cute stuffed doll.

“A stuffed doll?”

She looked astonished.

Could there be something hidden inside this doll?

White Fu was about to dismantle the doll when a voice rang out in the room.

“Stop!”

She recognized the voice—it was Yulia’s voice coming from the doll.

So that’s how it is.

If Yulia can make a dummy, it wouldn’t be strange for her to leave her consciousness in the doll.

White Fu held the lower part of the doll with interest, “I’ve arrived at Shelter No. 11 as agreed. Now it’s time for you to give me the spiritual energy knowledge you promised, right?”

To White Fu’s surprise, the doll seemed completely unfamiliar with her, “Promise? What promise? Who are you?”

“Are you really Yulia?”

White Fu used her spiritual vision on the doll.

【Tiny Yulia】

【Quality】: Orange

【Description】: The stuffed doll made by Black Crow Yulia using her talent before being captured by the Truth Society. It possesses all her memories and is a legendary item that can unlock special quests.

【Note】: Although it won’t feel pain, it has no combat ability. Please do not mistreat it.

There was Tiny Ranni in ancient times, and now there is Tiny Yulia.

White Fu had a bold idea.

She asked, “You don’t remember meeting me or my real body?”

Tiny Yulia mumbled, “I’ve never seen you before, but since Uncle Nissen showed you to me, it means you’re not a bad person.”

That’s right, how could I possibly be a bad person?

White Fu turned to Elder Nissen, “Can I talk to her alone for a bit?”

Elder Nissen did not refuse; he walked out of the storage room.

White Fu sat down on a chair and said to Tiny Yulia, “Let me briefly explain our relationship. Although it’s a bit embarrassing, I am your benefactor!”

“Benefactor?”

“Yes.” White Fu smiled kindly, “We met during a conflict. Under the command of the Truth Society president, your fake body was stationed at Bagalos Base. One day, the Gene Progenitor suddenly attacked Bagalos Base. I was also in the attacking team. At that time, you wanted to use this opportunity to leak information externally, to get the Gene Progenitors to save you. So, you secretly killed many members of the Truth Society, but you never expected that a member of the Truth Society saw everything you did, and this person immediately contacted the Truth Society headquarters. By the time you noticed anything unusual, it was too late to stop it.”

“Why would I listen to the Truth Society? No, if this happens, the situation would become very bad,” Tiny Yulia’s voice was filled with tension.

White Fu said, “At that moment, I stepped forward. I shattered the communication device in that person’s hand, helping you escape danger. We thus met. Out of curiosity about why you killed members of the Truth Society, I talked to you more. From your fake body, I learned that you and I both hate the Truth Society. We hit it off and agreed to cooperate against the Truth Society. After learning I was a Spiritual Prayer Mage, to thank me, you said you would teach me the spiritual energy knowledge you knew and let me find you at Shelter No. 11, so I came.”

Tiny Yulia didn’t speak for a while, seemingly thinking whether White Fu was lying.

“There’s no need for me to lie. In external rumors, you were supposed to have died two years ago. If I hadn’t really seen you and you hadn’t personally told me to come to Shelter No. 11, how could I possibly come to such a remote place?”

White Fu’s eyes were pure.

“It does seem so.” Tiny Yulia accepted this explanation, “Thank you, I’ll keep my promise.”

White Fu was overjoyed in her heart.

After discovering that Tiny Yulia and Yulia did not share the same memories and that Tiny Yulia was much more innocent, she prepared to trick Tiny Yulia. Unexpectedly, things went smoothly.

Tiny Yulia said, “But I have no hands or feet, I can’t write, I can only tell you the techniques I know verbally.”

White Fu waved her hand, “I’m grateful that you’re willing to tell me. How could I dare ask for more?”

Her heart was full of anticipation.

She hoped to use this spiritual energy knowledge to complete the [Apprentice Soul Painter] profession and [Spiritual Energy Knowledge Chain (7)]. But if she could learn Yulia’s skills, that would be even better.

Whether it’s controlling others, making dummies, force fields, or spiritual energy attacks, these are extremely powerful skills.

Tiny Yulia was moved by White Fu’s words, “You’re a good person! Let me think, let’s start with spiritual energy perception…”

She began explaining.

As a spiritual energy genius, Yulia was clearly unsuitable as a teacher because when she explained problems, she often used phrases like “obvious,” “common knowledge,” and “therefore” to transition or summarize, similar to how top students explain problems.

Even with the game’s built-in learning function, it was still quite challenging to understand.

Initially, the game prompt was:

【Tiny Yulia is teaching you xx, you meet the learning conditions, current progress…】

But as time passed, the game prompt changed to:

【Your knowledge reserve is insufficient, you cannot understand her words, learning has halted】

Despite Yulia’s poor teaching, after a whole night and morning of class, White Fu still gained a lot.

She unlocked two new skills.

【Spiritual Energy Perception Lv1】: Consumes spiritual energy to perceive situations within a 10-meter radius, consumes 2 points of spiritual energy per second.

【Super Burst】: Consumes 50% of spiritual energy and 20% of health to enter Super Burst state, lasts 10 minutes. During this period, Strength +7, Agility +7, Spirit +5, cooldown 24 hours. (Note: Cannot use when spiritual energy is below 50% or health below 30%)

One was a perception skill, the other a burst skill for emergencies.

She didn’t learn those overpowered skills because White Fu found out they were Yulia’s innate abilities, and she lacked the 【True Child of the Spirit】 talent. With her current knowledge, she couldn’t understand the principles behind these skills.

Besides skills, she finally completed the knowledge chain and new profession she had been longing for.

【You unlocked Spiritual Energy Knowledge Chain (7)】

After mastering three knowledge chains—(2), (4), and (7)—her knowledge chain bonuses became:

【All active spiritual energy skills increase by 60%, spiritual energy resistance +50%, spiritual energy recovery speed +2/min, spiritual energy bonuses activated】

This so-called spiritual energy bonus was a new ability unlocked after mastering three knowledge chains.

Similar to how physical cultivation stream players enhance themselves with 【Qi】, spiritual energy stream players can bring attribute bonuses through their spiritual energy.

White Fu currently had 225 points of spiritual energy, which gave her minor bonuses—maxing out at 2 points of Constitution and 1 point of Spirit. However, as her spiritual energy increased, the bonuses would grow, potentially generating other types of bonuses, such as auto-generated shields.

White Fu closed the knowledge chain explanation and focused on the new profession.

【You unlocked the new profession [Apprentice Soul Painter]】

【Prompt: [Apprentice Soul Painter] is an upper-tier alternative to [Spiritual Prayer Mage]. Do you want to replace it?】

“Yes.”

【Profession adjustment (0%…2%…)】

Each level of Spiritual Prayer Mage provides 1 point of Intelligence, 2 points of Inspiration, and 2 free attribute points. Each level of Apprentice Soul Painter provides one additional free attribute point.

After the adjustment, White Fu gained 9 free attribute points and unlocked a new passive skill.

【Beginner Cardmaking Lv1 (0/1000)**: Increases cardmaking efficiency and success rate by 10%

White Fu allocated 6 points to Inspiration, raising it to 45, then added the remaining 3 points to Constitution.

Her attributes became:

【Health Points】: 1670/1670

【Spiritual Energy】: 255/255

【Attributes】: Strength 18, Agility 19, Constitution 72, Intelligence 14, Spirit 22, Inspiration 45

While the change in attributes was secondary, unlocking Apprentice Soul Painter meant White Fu could now combine her spiritual energy knowledge to create prayer card blueprints, allowing her to make more types of prayer cards, such as flash cards with effects similar to flashbangs or explosion cards with effects similar to grenades, rather than being limited to her own skills.

“Finally.”

White Fu felt great.

With this, her fighting style would become more versatile, and she wouldn’t have to rely solely on mechanical engineer-made equipment anymore.

Next, she needed to figure out how to gain more experience to level up her profession and Beginner Cardmaking. The remaining experience would go toward making cards.

Just as White Fu was excited, Tiny Yulia’s body suddenly trembled, catching her immediate attention.

“What’s wrong?”

A shout echoed in the room.

“White Fu!!!”

“Why are you yelling so loud?”

“Guess who? White Fu, hahaha!”

Yulia was nearly enraged. She never imagined that after being disconnected from the doll for just one day, White Fu had already deceived her.

Unbelievable, White Fu. Even a stuffed doll you can deceive. Are you still human?

White Fu understood instantly, “You’re Yulia!”

“Guess who?”

Yulia gritted her teeth.

White Fu had already obtained the spiritual energy knowledge she wanted from the doll. Now she was in a passive position, blaming her own naivety before being captured and White Fu’s cunning.

“White Fu, I admit my loss, but I think you wouldn’t want those who follow you to know your true nature, right? If you don’t want that, continue cooperating with me and let me study your body!”

Hmph.

White Fu was dismissive.

“Go ahead. Do you think they would believe a doll like you or me?”

Yulia had no response.

Under the influence of powerful spiritual energy, the doll stood up directly.

White Fu angrily rubbed the doll’s head.

“Although I have what I wanted, we can still continue our cooperation. Ultimately, your goal is to escape Truth Society’s control, not to study me. I can help you achieve this wish if you cooperate with me.”

Yulia suppressed her anger, “How do you propose we cooperate?”

White Fu said, “Be my insider and help me gather intelligence on the Truth Society. I will eliminate the Truth Society. Once the Truth Society is eliminated, you can naturally regain your freedom.”

Yulia said coldly, “How can I trust that you have the ability to eliminate the Truth Society?”

“Eat one bite at a time, take one step at a time. How about starting with eliminating the Red Sand roving camp and giving Elder Nissen a safe living environment? You should know what happened last night, right?”

“I know.”

Yulia’s voice softened.

White Fu seized the opportunity, “Good. I have a small request.”

“What is it?”

“Can you answer me one question after we succeed?”

“Hmm?”

“I want to know why Li Cheng betrayed the Gene Progenitor and what secrets he knows about the Gene Progenitor.”

“Coincidentally, I know all of that.”

“That settles it then.”

White Fu received a game prompt.

【You triggered the hidden quest [Yulia’s Test]】

【Quest Description: …】

【Quest Objectives: 1. Eliminate the Red Sand roving camp, reward based on contribution; 2. Kill the A-level assassin hired by the Red Sand roving camp, reward 70,000 experience and a one-time skill card】

White Fu accepted the quest.

Yulia said, “I can’t stay here long, but I’ve shared my memories with this doll. Unless there’s a special situation, you can communicate directly with the doll.”

After finishing, she left.

The doll, deprived of most of its spiritual energy, fell back onto White Fu’s lap.

White Fu put the doll back into the wooden box.

“Time waits for no one. I’ll start investigating the exact location of the Red Sand camp.”

After leaving the tavern, White Fu took the excavator and Anya and drove straight to Shelter No. 5. Three days ago, some players who had received news of her movements had already set out for Shelter No. 5.

She should arrive just in time to meet the first batch of players reaching Shelter No. 5.

Of course, White Fu’s purpose wasn’t just to pick up people. She also planned to purchase some basic materials for creating prayer cards at Shelter No. 5.

A large truck entered Shelter No. 5.

When the truck stopped, more than twenty players jumped off, including Sword Aura Sky Piercing, Pai Da Xing, and Convert to Me Fu.

“We finally arrived!”

Looking at the buildings around them, which were vastly different from Lin’en Juju Di’s style, Sword Aura Sky Piercing breathed a sigh of relief.

For him, this journey was a gamble. If he lost, he probably wouldn’t have the face to stay in the Iron Rain Guild any longer.

However, he hadn’t encountered any unexpected events along the way. This should be considered a good omen, right?

“Where should we go next to find White Fu?”

“Ask the excavation girl.”

Pai Da Xing opened his friend interface and began private messaging the excavation girl.

Before he could say much, several people suddenly walked out from a nearby alley.

“What do you want?”

The nearby Sword Aura Sky Piercing and others immediately became alert, sensing hostility.

Sure enough, the skinny man at the front asked, “Are you looking for White Fu?”

Convert to Me Fu was confused, “How do you know?”

The skinny man said, “Someone on the darknet is selling information. He showed me your photos and said you knew where White Fu was, and that you would arrive at Shelter No. 5 today. I bought this information. Honestly, at first, I thought the person selling the information was a scammer, but it turns out he was telling the truth.”

Damn!

Sword Aura Sky Piercing understood immediately.

A player had sold their whereabouts to the killers who wanted to kill White Fu!

He had no time to worry about which player had sold the information. He must urgently inform the excavation girl about what was happening and have her notify White Fu to stay away from Shelter No. 5.

The skinny man chuckled, “Tell me where White Fu is, and I’ll let you go. If you don’t want to tell me, it’s fine. I’ll imprison you, and White Fu probably won’t ignore you.”

“You’re right.”

At that moment, a familiar voice rang out.

Sword Aura Sky Piercing, Pai Da Xing, and Convert to Me Fu all turned around and saw White Fu walking out from the intersection.

She held an assault rifle in her hand, her index finger pressing the trigger. As the gun barrel vibrated, several bullets hit the skinny man’s head precisely.

Before the effect of Dimensional Erosion could activate, the skinny man fell to the ground peacefully.

“Fufu!”

Convert to Me Fu was ecstatic.

After being separated for over ten days, he finally reunited with White Fu again.

Sword Aura Sky Piercing also felt relieved. Since White Fu dared to appear at this moment, she must have full confidence in eliminating these killers.

Things were getting better.

The message he sent to the excavation girl earlier should significantly boost White Fu’s affinity with him.

White Fu, this big shot, he had reattached himself to her again!

PS: Thanks to Snake Skin Tail for the donation.

Originally, I thought I could write 6000 words today, but the data was harder to write than I expected. I had to delete and revise many times, so only over 5200 words were written. However, tomorrow’s chapter doesn’t require writing data, so I can write more.


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