Chapter 80

Chapter 80: From Elite Monster to Area Boss! [4k]

Bai Fu waited nearly ten minutes for the progress bar of her character setting correction to rise from 0% to 100%.

As a clear and pleasant prompt tone sounded, she clearly felt that her body had become somewhat different from before. Immediately after, a series of game prompts appeared.

With an anticipatory heart, she began to review each change made after this correction.

[Correction 1: Hair color corrected to silver white]

This correction didn’t have much practical effect, but it was absolutely good news for Bai Fu.

Using lies and superb acting skills to fabricate a persona, using this false persona to move players, and under the adoration of players, the false persona was eventually acknowledged by the planner and turned into a real setting…

This path is really feasible!

In an instant, Bai Fu had infinite visions for her future.

She suppressed her excitement and continued to look at other corrections.

[Correction 2: Template correction, [Evolution Blood] template corrected to [Evolution Blood (Perfect)]]

[Evolution Blood (Perfect)]: Special template, Strength +4, Agility +4, Constitution +7, Spirit +2, Inspiration +5, Constitution – Health Points conversion rate increased by 100%, Abnormal infection resistance +50%, Unlock special skill [Spiritual Energy Boiling].

Bai Fu glanced at it, and the effect of Spiritual Energy Boiling was still the same as before, but the perfect Evolution Blood provided her with 11 more attribute points than the ordinary Evolution Blood. Normally, she would need to level up about two levels to gain so many attribute points, and this enhancement was undoubtedly significant.

Next came Correction 3.

[Passive skill [Dimensional Erosion] corrected to exclusive talent [Dimensional Erosion]]

When Bai Fu first obtained the Dimensional Erosion skill, the skill description hinted that it could be converted into an exclusive talent.

Bai Fu originally thought it was just a regular positioning change, but after carefully reading the talent description, she realized she had underestimated the issue.

The passive skill version of [Dimensional Erosion] would only cause damage to the target itself after detonation, but the exclusive talent version of [Dimensional Erosion] would cause damage within a 2-meter radius centered on the target.

Single-target damage instantly turned into an AOE skill, and when used in conjunction with Chain Reaction, it was equivalent to suddenly throwing three spiritual energy bombs into a crowd during a fight.

“Things are looking up!”

Bai Fu was thrilled.

She had been worried about lacking AOE skills, and this was truly like someone handing her a pillow when she was feeling sleepy.

[Correction 4: Unlock talent [Spiritual Energy Affinity]]

[Spiritual Energy Affinity]: Your affinity for spiritual energy is extraordinary, Inspiration-Spiritual Energy conversion rate increases by 100%, Spiritual Energy recovery speed +2/minute.

Under the influence of Spiritual Energy Affinity, Bai Fu’s maximum Spiritual Energy value almost doubled, which significantly boosted her strength.

More Spiritual Energy meant she could last longer in battle and also meant that one Spiritual Energy bar could produce more Prayer Cards.

“Whether it’s looking at the health bar or the mana bar, my current stats aren’t inferior to those of bosses of the same level, right?”

Bai Fu opened the next prompt.

Coincidentally, this new prompt described precisely the correction of her strength positioning.

[Correction 5: Character strength positioning corrected from [Elite Monster] to [Area Boss (Goli Desert)]]

“Finally…”

Bai Fu took a deep breath.

It had been exactly three months since she arrived in this world, and she finally broke free from the status of a passerby and became a proud regional boss of the beginner planet!

The modification of her positioning was recognition of her strength and efforts, worthy of a grand celebration.

To Bai Fu’s surprise, there were four more correction prompts afterward, but these four prompts did not correct her strength.

[Correction 6: The management interface of the [Silent Courtyard] faction has been activated]

Bai Fu quickly opened the faction panel, and to her delight, her faction panel added a management interface. In the management interface, she could not only assign positions to NPCs and players but also distribute faction tasks to players through the management interface, including but not limited to [Daily Tasks], [Challenge Tasks], [Faction Tasks].

Task experience reward quotas are linked to the faction’s reputation, development, and influence. Currently, these three data points of Silent Courtyard are very low, so the daily task experience reward quota is also very low.

This was completely no problem for Bai Fu. She had already introduced commission tasks through cooperation with the Gao family, and these commission tasks alone could satisfy the players.

[Correction 7: Anya corrected to [Silent Courtyard][Quartermaster][Newbie Guide]]

After this correction, Anya’s identity was officially recognized as an important participant in hidden plots, just like how Bai Fu was corrected from a passerby to a hidden plot participant.

Unfortunately, the official side did not directly enhance Anya’s strength, but Bai Fu wasn’t too disappointed either.

Following her around causing trouble was quite dangerous, so letting Anya manage new players was fine. Anyway, Anya had already gained the players’ approval.

[Correction 8: Shelter No. 11 in the Goli Desert will be set as the beginner village in version 1.1 [Dark Moon Tide]]

[Correction 9: The mainline storyline of the Goli Desert area [Watcher’s Lament] will be unlocked in version 1.1 [Dark Moon Tide]]

These two corrections were very interesting.

“Shelter No. 11 actually became the beginner village!”

For Bai Fu, this was great news. This way, she could more easily recruit more players to work for her.

That newly unlocked regional mainline [Watcher’s Lament] was originally supposed to be a hidden quest in the Goli Desert area, but with Shelter No. 11 becoming the beginner village, it was upgraded from a hidden quest to a regional mainline.

Bai Fu roughly looked over it, and this mainline connected the rise and fall of the Watcher Camp established by Elder Nissen, then transitioned to sweeping the Goli Desert in the new era, realizing the unfulfilled cause of Elder Nissen. Completing all of it would provide content far richer than the mainline of the abandoned cooling plant.

Interesting.

Bai Fu felt like she had grasped the key to the issue.

Popularity increase + Plot exploration = Strengthening!

Actually, this model was very reasonable. To improve her character positioning, she had to take the initiative to compete.

Even if she was originally an unknown small fry, if she did better than the protagonist and had greater influence than the protagonist, who could say she wasn’t the true protagonist? Who could say what she did wasn’t the true main storyline?

The elevation of [Watcher’s Lament] from a hidden quest to a regional mainline proved that her thinking was correct.

This game world is dynamically changing, and the official side originally encouraged players to actively change the game plot and create their own unique gaming experience.

“It feels like fighting for Qi Yun in a Xianxia world.”

Bai Fu felt her whole body burning with passion.

She invested experience to upgrade Apprentice Soul Painter from Lv10 to Lv11, adding all three extra attribute points to Inspiration.

Her Constitution was already quite high now, so there was no need to continue increasing it in the short term.

After leveling up, Bai Fu’s attributes became—

[Health Points]: 1730/1730

[Spiritual Energy]: 600/600

[Attributes]: Strength 20, Agility 21, Constitution 75, Intelligence 16, Spirit 24, Inspiration 57

Looking across the entire Goli Desert, it would be hard to find an NPC stronger than her. Only those large-sized, thick-skinned sandworms with natural infection abilities could pose a fatal threat to her.

Whatever, those sandworms, no matter how strong they were, would eventually die at the hands of the players.

Bai Fu closed her personal panel.

She should be able to beat Graham now, but going with the players together would still be safer.

There was still some time before the official release of version 1.1 [Dark Moon Tide], and she could take advantage of this time to prepare for the arrival of more players.

The next morning, early…



She then left the inn.

Ever since the Red Sand Camp was wiped out by her and the player, Shelter No. 11 had changed. The streets, which used to be somewhat desolate, gradually became lively. Even in the early morning, two children could be seen playing and roughhousing on the street—something that would have been impossible in the past because everyone feared a sudden raid by the wanderers from the Red Sand Camp.

Bai Fu knew this was just the beginning. As time went on, more and more people would come here, restoring Shelter No. 11 to its former prosperity, perhaps even surpassing it.

Who doesn’t like a stable living environment?

Not long after, Bai Fu arrived at Elder Nissen’s tavern.

The tavern was very quiet. Aside from Elder Nissen who was wiping glasses, there was only a young man with a scar on his left cheek.

“You’ve come.”

Elder Nissen smiled.

Before Bai Fu could respond, the young man stood up excitedly.

“Are you the famous master of the Silent Courtyard?!”

Master?

When did I get such a title?

Bai Fu paused for a moment before nodding, “What do you want?”

She cast a Spirit Vision and found nothing special about the young man. He was just an ordinary scavenger with a total level of 21, stronger than most players but not by much.

The young man glanced at Elder Nissen, who introduced him: “His name is Sean. He was originally a resident of Shelter No. 11. Two years ago, when the Red Sand Camp attacked Shelter No. 11, his parents died in the battle. After that, he left Shelter No. 11 and has been seeking revenge against the Red Sand Camp ever since. When he heard that you had eliminated the Red Sand Camp, he immediately returned.”

Affinity 71, so the news must be correct.

“I am… you…”

Before Bai Fu could finish speaking, Sean suddenly knelt down. His eyes were filled with tears, but his mouth couldn’t hide his joy.

“Thank you. If it weren’t for you, I might never have found the opportunity for revenge until the day I die. Thank you.”

Elder Nissen didn’t stop him.

He understood Sean’s feelings better than anyone. When he was born, Shelter No. 11 was even more chaotic than it is now, and the tragedies brought by chaos were many times worse.

He experienced one tragedy after another, going through countless partings and deaths, before finally conceiving the idea of establishing the Watchers to restore order to the Goli Desert.

Unfortunately, despite paying a huge price, even drawing Youlia’s SSR card, the Watchers’ fate was still to eternally watch in the sands without achieving their desired results.

How could they possibly compete against the Truth Society?

That was an insurmountable gap.

With just a slight move, the Truth Society crushed their lifelong dream into the dust, leaving no hope of revival.

Truly pitiful.

Bai Fu comforted the emotionally volatile Sean. This feeling of being thanked was actually quite nice, but now wasn’t the time to dwell on it.

“There’s something I want to discuss with you,” she said to Elder Nissen.

Elder Nissen replied, “Let’s go upstairs. Sean, would you mind helping me look after the tavern?”

The two climbed to the second floor of the tavern.

Bai Fu came straight to the point, “I want to invite you to join the Silent Courtyard.”

Elder Nissen hesitated for a long time but shook his head, “I’m a relic discarded by the old world. All I care about now is running this tavern well and hoping that Youlia returns safely. It’s my fault she was captured by the Truth Society. If I hadn’t invited her to join the Watchers, this wouldn’t have happened.”

Lies!

Bai Fu saw right through them.

“Really? If I said joining the Silent Courtyard could help fulfill the grand aspirations of the Watchers, would your answer still be the same?”

Elder Nissen opened his mouth slightly.

Bai Fu continued, “My initial reason for coming here was to complete a deal with Youlia. But now, I plan to stay a bit longer. My plan is first to complete the deal with Youlia, then eliminate all disobedient wandering camps in the Goli Desert. After achieving these two goals, the next step will be to rebuild the abandoned settlements in the Goli Desert and gradually exterminate all mutated creatures around them. This is a grand plan. As a former Watcher, don’t you feel even a little tempted?”

Elder Nissen had to admit that Bai Fu’s proposal was tempting.

Back when he was the leader of the Watchers, his goal was merely to eliminate all wandering camps and restore order to the Goli Desert. But Bai Fu was thinking of clearing out the mutated creatures as well.

If possible, he would certainly want all of this to happen. But, can it really be done?

Before the war broke out, the Goli Desert was just a small desert. It was the war and pollution that expanded the desert’s coverage.

“Come on, the reborn Goli Desert needs your management skills. If you truly had no interest, you probably would have left this place of sorrow long ago,” Bai Fu said. “I’m just an outsider and can’t stay here forever. When I see an opportunity, I will leave. Ultimately, the Goli Desert belongs to those who live here.”

A heart that had been silent for a long time reignited.

Eyes that had been cloudy for a long time regained clarity.

Elder Nissen looked up, “What do you seek?”

—Of course, the stage of the world is vast and beautiful, and I want to stand at its center!

But saying that might make her sound like a teenager with delusions of grandeur.

Bai Fu replied, “To become stronger, strong enough so that I’m no longer constrained by the Truth Society or Gene Progenitors.”

Can such a thing be accomplished?

Elder Nissen once again recalled how the Watchers were shattered by the Truth Society with overwhelming force.

In the end, he nodded.

He was dissatisfied, so when the opportunity presented itself, he decided to try again.

At the same time Bai Fu successfully recruited Elder Nissen, she also recruited Sean.

During these two years, Sean had traveled extensively throughout the Goli Desert and was very familiar with the terrain. In the future, he could guide new players on relatively less dangerous missions.

After leaving the tavern, Bai Fu still needed to ask Gao Yuan for some manpower.

Outside the tavern, the sunlight was bright.

It was eight o’clock in the morning.

The players would return in another day.

As she walked, Bai Fu idly scrolled through the community and happened upon Jiujiao’s long-planned new video—

“The First Issue of Silent Courtyard News Flash”

PS: Thanks to Rhiannon for the tip.

Bai Fu’s current stats are as follows—

【Age】: 20

【Race】: Human

【Template】: Evolutionary Bloodline (Perfect)

【Main Profession】: Apprentice Soul Painter Lv11 [Lower Profession Spirit Novice Lv10], Unemployed Loafer Lv5, Gunner Lv5

【Secondary Profession】: None

【Health Points】: 1730/1730

【Spirit Energy】: 600/600

【Attributes】: Strength 20, Agility 21, Constitution 75, Intelligence 16, Spirit 24, Inspiration 57

【Prayer Card Catalog】: Common Cards – Visual Fog, Spatial Distortion

【Skills】: Zeal Lv3, Hardening Lv3, Spirit Vision, Spiritual Perception Lv5, Innate Spirit Lv1, Intermediate Spirit Mastery, Basic Shooting Mastery, Basic Spirit Resilience, Precision Shooting Lv3, Beginner Card Making Lv10, Weak Power Surge, Weak Multiplier Enhancement, Spirit Boiling, Spirit Attachment Lv5, Super Burst, Chain Reaction, Combat Etiquette, Spirit Shield

【Talents】: Luck, Tough Body, Dimensional Erosion, Spirit Affinity

【Knowledge Chain】: Spirit Knowledge Chain (7+4+2)

【Titles】: Wildfire, Shadow of Truth

【Faction】: Silent Courtyard (Maximum Faction Prestige)

【Equipment】: Kirilenko’s Electric Knife

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