Chapter 93

Chapter 93: The Protagonist’s Privilege, Bai Fu’s Charm Knows No Bounds [53k]

In a room originally unoccupied at the Blue-Tailed Scorpion Camp, Bai Fu quietly listened to Elder Nissen’s story.

Elder Nissen was narrating the origin of the Goli Desert.

Upon entering the Goli Desert, Bai Fu had purchased a brief report from the Darknet. The report mentioned that before the war a hundred years ago, the Goli Desert was not a desert but a verdant land.

The war destroyed the ecological balance of this green area, turning it into a sandy wasteland.

Nevertheless, due to pollution sources outside the desert that could cause ordinary people to mutate upon contact, many chose to settle near the few remaining oases within the desert.

Living in the desert was indeed arduous, but far better than risking mutation into a monster.

“Most people’s understanding of the Goli Desert ends here, and I grew up hearing such stories. But…” Elder Nissen suddenly shifted his tone, “the truth is far more complex. This happened shortly before I founded the Watcher Camp.”

“To find a suitable place to establish the camp, I set out alone on a journey. After about ten days of travel, I suddenly encountered an attack by a giant sand worm. That sand worm was formidable; I couldn’t fight it, so I had to flee.”

“As I ran, I lost track of where I was. When I thought I would die of thirst in the desert, I discovered a research institute buried under the sand.”

A research institute?

Bai Fu’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, signaling Elder Nissen to continue.

Elder Nissen said, “The security level of that research institute was extremely high. There were three gates, and inside the corridors were various security measures like lasers and electric grids. However, for some reason, all the security systems were damaged. With trepidation, I entered. Along the way, I saw quite a few strange skeletons. Eventually, I found an archive room in the depths of the institute. All the data had been deleted, but some paper archives remained.”

“Those paper archives revealed two crucial pieces of intelligence.”

“The first, the institute was researching an unprecedented special energy —— Spiritual Energy.”

As everyone knows, Source Star originally lacked spiritual energy. It wasn’t until over a hundred years ago that humans living on Source Star learned about the existence of this miraculous power.

“The second, this institute belonged to a special organization called the ‘Spiritual Energy Diffusion Committee.’ It was just a branch office, with the main location unknown, and its research was unrecorded. According to the archives, this branch was studying a special black stone slab. A note specifically warned that if the black stone slab went out of control, it would cause irreversible severe consequences to everything around it.”

At this point, Elder Nissen’s expression became extremely serious.

Bai Fu pondered, “Do you think the reason this place turned into a desert is because the black stone slab in the institute went berserk?”

Elder Nissen nodded, “That’s what I believe. Based on my subsequent investigations, I think the Spiritual Energy Diffusion Committee was an institution jointly established by the major powers before the war. They discovered spiritual energy through some method and attempted to collaborate on its study, but due to various accidents, the collaboration didn’t proceed, eventually leading to the world war that left the world as we see it now.”

This possibility indeed existed.

Bai Fu asked, “I want to visit that research institute.”

Elder Nissen awkwardly twitched the corner of his mouth, “You know how difficult it is to identify directions in the desert, so… after leaving that institute, I could never return. But don’t worry, I brought those archives out, and I’ll give them to you when we get back.”

“…”

Bai Fu understood. After all, not everyone has a map function like players and herself.

Elder Nissen’s words had already revealed a lot of useful information, which could be seen from the game prompt that just popped up.

[You have triggered a hidden plot. Exploration degree of Source Star’s plot increased by +0.4%.]

Bai Fu’s exploration degree reached 0.9%, which might seem small, but it was already impressive. At least among NPCs in the Goli Desert, none would likely have a higher exploration degree than her.

Just as Bai Fu was gloating, Elder Nissen spoke again, “By the way, besides this, there’s another thing you might find interesting.”

“What is it?”

“This is related to Youlia. In fact, during the first few years after her birth, Youlia was no different from any other ordinary little girl. She knew nothing about spiritual energy and showed no talent in that area. But one day, while playing, she got separated from her companions. When her parents found her, she suddenly became a spiritual energy prodigy. Many people assumed it was a talent awakening, but Youlia once secretly told me that she saw a strange light in the desert that day. She only became like this after being illuminated by that light.”

Bai Fu raised an eyebrow, “Why are you telling me all this?”

Elder Nissen sighed, “I hope you can save Youlia. But now, I’m just an old man in decline, unable to offer you attractive rewards. All I can provide are these potentially useful pieces of information. If Youlia hasn’t made a mistake, then her power isn’t irreplicable. By saving her, you might gain the same power as her.”

Bai Fu admitted, she was tempted.

Having fought Youlia twice in close combat, Bai Fu clearly understood how strong her abilities were. Just the ability to float in mid-air made her eyes red with envy.

“I’ll do my best.”

Elder Nissen’s voice trembled slightly, “Thank you.”

Bai Fu sighed inwardly.

It must be said that Youlia had a good boss. Even though he had fallen to a low point, he still thought wholeheartedly for her.

Isn’t that what a biological father would do?

When Bai Fu first met Elder Nissen, could Youlia have foreseen this day?

One can only say ——

Fate is truly wondrous!

Bai Fu focused on the new game prompt, which this time was a quest prompt.

As a regional main quest, the content of the Watcher’s Lament was extremely rich, with numerous branches. Moreover, the completion methods differed from regular quests.

[Watcher’s Lament]

[Quest Introduction: Watchers remain nameless. They arise from dust and return to dust. No one sings their praises, nor builds monuments for them. Yet, even if the sandstorm blinds the eyes, as long as humanity still yearns for beauty, the watchers will always be there.]

[Quest Objectives:

Branch 1. Eliminate the Traitor – Kill Carl, rewards determined by contribution;

Branch 2. Guardian Angel – Rescue Youlia captured by the Truth Society, rewards determined by contribution;

Branch 3. Defender of Order – Restore order to the Goli Desert, reward includes a special title [Guardian of the Goli Desert], other rewards determined by contribution;

Branch 4. Ideal Nation – Develop the Goli Desert, rewards determined by the prosperity of the Goli Desert;

Side Quest 5. Find Lost Ruins – Locate the research institute mentioned by Elder Nissen, reward includes exploration points;

Branch 6. Youlia’s Secret – Investigate the source of Youlia’s power, rewards determined by contribution.

[Quest Rewards: Completion of any branch allows for settlement.]

[Note: This quest is a regional main quest. As a special commissioner, you can recruit more players to participate in the quest.]

[Accept/Decline]

Bai Fu had absolutely no reason to refuse.

After reading the notes, she almost laughed out loud.

The term “recruit” meant that she could share either a single branch or all branches of this quest with players, allowing them to join her in completing the task.

Bear in mind, this wasn’t an ordinary quest but the main quest of a region in the game.

As long as Elder Nissen did not release the task externally again, Bai Fu, who held the distribution rights of the regional main quest, would effectively replace Elder Nissen as the protagonist of the Goli Desert.

Protagonist!

Who would have thought that just a few months ago she was still cannon fodder for an antagonist organization, easily killed by players?

Bai Fu struggled hard to suppress her laughter.

With the distribution rights of the main quest, she no longer needed to subtly hint to players that she was the Dark Moon in the version-named Dark Moon Tide.

Standing in front of the players, showcasing the main quest, she would become the brightest star among the crowd!

How could other NPCs compete with her in popularity now?

Good looks?

Sorry, I can release the main quest.

Touching background stories?

Sorry, I can release the main quest.

In reality, Bai Fu could not only release the main quest but also looked good and fabricated stories that would attract player attention.

She was destined to be the queen of popularity!

Unless players decided not to do the main quest, they would have to come and improve her affinity regardless of how much they disliked her.

Of course, Bai Fu was not someone who would trample others underfoot and ruthlessly crush them because of minor conflicts.





Judging by actions rather than intentions, as long as the players can create value for her and don’t do anything to harm her core interests, she will normally release the main quest.

Behave well, strive to truly become the protagonist in the next version, gain the authority to release the main quest, instead of inheriting the authority to release the main quest from Elder Nissen like now.

With a great mood, Bai Fu consoled Elder Nissen a few words and then walked outwards.

As Javelier died, the result of this battle with the wanderers was no longer in doubt.

The morale of the wanderers was completely shattered.

In order to survive, they either cried and begged for mercy or tried their best to display their cruel side, hoping that the players would temporarily let them live after being scared.

But unfortunately, all their efforts were useless before the players.

Players have seen such pity plays many times, they no longer buy into this set. In terms of ferocity, these wanderers are even more inferior when facing players who can resurrect.

The wanderers driven to the dead end could only curse Bai Fu at this moment.

“Devil King!”

“Damn witch!”

“You demon will eventually be chopped up and fed to dogs!”

Bai Fu smirked, raised her hand, and shot the wanderer cursing her. Good cursing, reward you with a peanut.

She actually didn’t feel much inside, but was rather happy after being cursed.

The more the enemy feels fear, the more it shows she is doing the right thing!

Elder Nissen followed Bai Fu and came out.

He looked around.

From the formation of the Goli Desert to now, the disaster of wanderers that has plagued people inside and outside the desert for nearly a hundred years will finally be swept away today?

It seems so.

What Bai Fu showed just now could be said to be unmatched across the entire Goli Desert. He in his prime and the young Youlia were no match.

The key is that Bai Fu not only herself is strong, but also has a group of undead underlings who can resurrect. In the already loose Goli Desert, the Silent Courtyard is undoubtedly the master.

At this time, if Bai Fu raises her arm and shouts, she can immediately be crowned as the queen of the desert.

Elder Nissen’s eyes were full of sighs.

The things he failed to accomplish in those years were finally done by Bai Fu.

There wasn’t light flowing in his eyes, but the lost time.

Facing the glaring sunlight outdoors, Elder Nissen’s gaze fell on Bai Fu’s back.

This “girl” beautiful enough to make one think of a pure white elf dancing gracefully on the sandy ground under the moonlight, when he saw her for the first time, he never expected things to develop into what they are now.

Perhaps the prayers of countless residents of the Goli Desert have finally been answered by the gods.

Last time, the uprising of the Watchers was suppressed by the Truth Society, this time, where will Bai Fu go?

More than half an hour later, Jian Qi Chong Tian and Black Warrior rushed to Bai Fu’s front one after another, excited by killing.

“Report, all the wanderers have been eliminated!”

The two of them are competing to show off in front of Bai Fu now. It’s not because they like Bai Fu so much, but mainly to step on each other in front of Bai Fu.

Competition breeds rivals!

Compared to them, Convert to Me Fu, as Bai Fu’s protector, seems less obsequious towards Bai Fu at first glance.

“Everyone has worked hard. Next, we will clean up all the camps of these wanderer organizations, and then we can return to Shelter No. 11!”

Under Bai Fu’s lead, the surviving players happily embarked on the final journey.

The big fish have already been cleaned up, the remaining small fry are even less worth mentioning.

Bai Fu didn’t even have to act, the wanderers who didn’t follow their leader to the Blue Tail Scorpion camp were wiped out.

When the task settlement was completed, all the players who accepted the task went crazy with joy.

[This mission directly leveled me up by 5 levels, from level 5 to level 10, I will soon unlock advanced classes]

[Ha ha, I am level 16, officially entering the first tier of players]

[Dispatching is awesome! After converting to the spiritual energy class, I’m still number one on the contribution list]

Happy?

There are even happier things waiting for you!

Follow me, Bai Fu, not only can you eat every meal, but you can also have snacks and midnight snacks!

On the day Bai Fu returned to Shelter No. 11 with the players, she held an event ——

To celebrate the successful conclusion of the Desert Peace Action, Anya’s Mystery Shop is now launching a limited-time exchange of Prayer Cards. All players who collect 50 blessings can exchange for free either a [Dark Moon Eye] card or a [Summon Ghost!] card at the shop.

“?!”

Players hanging around in front of Anya’s Mystery Shop were stunned when they discovered this event.

Holy crap, holy crap, does Silent Courtyard have such benefits?

[I swear, this settles it, I’ll immediately convert to a Spiritual Prayer Mage]

[Fu Fu is awesome!]

[This is Fu Fu, this is Silent Courtyard, always considering players, discounts the official dare not give, I Bai Fu gives it to you!]

[With this benefit, this game experience… I suggest letting Bai Fu be the planner]

Before the players gathered in front of Anya’s Mystery Shop could pray enough, Bai Fu pulled out an even bigger trump card —

Release the main quest!

This time she distributed to the players the branch 3 [Order Defender] of the [Watcher’s Lament] series quests. To defend the order of the Goli Desert, it’s not enough to just defeat the wanderers, you must also restrain outsiders, resist foreign invasions, and clean up the sandworms wandering internally.

This branch is a long-term quest, and the accumulated rewards are quite substantial, very suitable for players at this stage.

As for other branches, they will be slowly released to the players later. Good things need to be revealed gradually, only then can players be better controlled.

Players who received the main quest were almost “rebellious”.

From the opening of version 1.1 until now, it’s not even a month yet. Whether it’s players from other regions of Source Star or players from other novice planets, they are all exploring the main quest. But exploration is one thing, and so far, no player has truly triggered the main quest.

However…

Exploration?

Fu Fu tells you, in the Goli Desert, in Silent Courtyard, you don’t need to painstakingly explore. Because the main quest will appear before you on its own!

Shelter No. 11 became unprecedentedly lively, and the joy of the players spread and reached the community.

[Being a dog for Fu Fu is the greatest honor.jpg]

[That stupid NPC said joining Silent Courtyard is bowing down to Fu Fu, bowing down? Look how fragrant it is now, hahaha, my evaluation is licking Gene Progenitor until having nothing, licking Fu Fu until having everything!]

After learning the truth while browsing in the community, the players there were all dumbfounded.

Not, buddy, can the gap between NPCs be so big?

Affected by this sentiment, something Bai Fu did not anticipate happened.

At the same time, different players from different novice planets started managing upwards. They were very dissatisfied and interrogated their own factions.

“I really admire them, can’t you learn from Bai Fu?”

“If you were even 1/10 as good as Bai Fu, I would absolutely go east if you told me to.”

“Where is our planet’s Bai Fu?”

The factions being questioned were confused.

Bai Fu, who?

If it was just one or two people mentioning this name, it would be fine, but the problem was that suddenly many immortals mentioned this name at the same time, forcing them to take it seriously.

But no matter how they investigated, they couldn’t find anyone named Bai Fu that matched the description given by the players.

This is normal, after all, Bai Fu isn’t even on their planet.

“Is this person called Bai Fu some kind of succubus, charming those immortals?”

“Could it be the leader of some secret society?”

“Investigate, investigate her identity clearly, I can’t sleep without knowing!”

Such strange events occurred, and Bai Fu’s fame broke through the constraints of Source Star and shone brightly in various places in the universe before the Great Star Ocean Era even arrived.

Bai Fu: “…”

Seems like it’s not necessarily a bad thing?

That evening, while Bai Fu was making prayer cards, her personal terminal suddenly rang.

It was Gao Yuan.

“The people behind the Darknet, the Makarov family, want to meet you. They’ve sent representatives to Shelter No. 11. Do you want to meet them?”

Makarov family?

Special plotline, maybe there’s a quest.

Bai Fu thought for a moment and nodded. “Then let’s meet.”

Gao Yuan said, “I’ll tell them right away.”

Bai Fu put away the prayer cards, got up, walked to the window, and then saw several “luxury bulletproof cars” drive through the streets of Shelter No. 11 and stop in front of her residence.

A group of people got out of the car, lined up on both sides, formal as if they were welcoming a queen!

This commotion immediately caught the attention of the players.

“Hiss, so high status does Fu Fu have?”

“Of course, this is Fu Fu, could it be low?”

Players stretched their necks, wanting to know what was going on.

PS: Placing a bowl here asking for monthly tickets~ ~ ~

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