### Chapter 158: The Terrifying Succubus of the Star Ocean, Is Bai Fu Preparing to Return to the Source Star? [6k]
After news of Broom’s death spread, the people of Ulysses began openly trying the administrator.
During the trial, the administrator cried out that they had collaborated with slave traders in hopes of sacrificing a few to save the majority.
Some of the Ulysses people expressed understanding, but times had changed. They were determined to fight to the end and could not forgive the administrator for bringing Broom despite knowing their choices.
In the fervor of the crowd, the administrator was sentenced to be hanged.
Wei Ke stood by the gallows for a long time before sighing and leaving. He found Bai Fu who was searching through the Star Network for information.
“Is there an emergency?”
Wei Ke said, “The administrator is dead. Everyone now hopes you will become the new administrator.”
Bai Fu walked to the window. Outside, the excited Ulysses people were already gathered.
This wasn’t about whether to give her the yellow robe; it was about how many yellow robes she would get!
If she wanted, she could become a true queen here. After all, on the Source Star, she was just known as a queen.
But no, thank you.
Though being a queen and having everyone praise her sounded great, it didn’t fit her image in front of the players.
How could a Night Sovereign really become a queen?
Even if she didn’t become a queen, her status among the Ulysses people was already queen-like.
“The Ulysses Star belongs to the Ulysses people. It’s more appropriate for you to be the administrator.”
“This…”
Wei Ke wanted to say something, but Bai Fu was firm. He could only nod.
“I’ll talk to them.”
In the end, Wei Ke established a Revival Committee on Ulysses, with him as the chairman and Bai Fu as the honorary chairperson.
Bai Fu was quite satisfied with the outcome of this trip to Ulysses. Originally, she only planned to complete a main quest, but now she unexpectedly got a planet with maxed-out affinity. No longer needing to buy planets with money, who wouldn’t be happy?
With these Ulysses people around, she didn’t need to go through the trouble of finding a bunch of NPCs to provide basic services for the players.
“It’s time to make money.”
The next afternoon, Bai Fu and Wei Ke temporarily parted ways and left the Ulysses Star in their spaceship.
She split her forces into three groups: she left the guild players on the Ulysses Star to act as temporary guards. Black Fu and half the players escorted the slave traders to the Chaotic Starway. She herself, along with Yulia and Anya, headed straight for the Star Network Commonwealth to register a private armed company.
Establishing a private armed company would allow her to better arrange quests for the players, and both she and her company could gain reputation rewards after the players completed the quests.
With high reputation, many things could be resolved through face value.
“Giving someone a bit of face!”
Bai Fu decided to name the private armed company “Dark Moon Tide,” yes, the version name from version 1.1.
Originally, “Dark Moon Tide” was meant to signify the version for players active in the Dark Domain, with “Tide” representing the player wave. However, after a series of assumptions by Jiujiao, most players now believed “Dark Moon” referred to Bai Fu herself, and what “Tide” represented was less important.
She didn’t call it “Silent Courtyard” because she wanted to give players a hint, and also because they might find it odd if she continued using “Silent Courtyard” after fleeing to the Source Star.
Acting requires full commitment; this is dedication!
…
One day later, Black Fu successfully arrived at the fertile star Fengdeng in the Chaotic Starway.
Fengdeng was located near the traffic hub Fengdeng Starport, and over time, it naturally became one of the most famous stars in the Chaotic Starway.
Before arriving at Fengdeng, Black Fu had already figured out where the slave market was. After parking the spaceship, she immediately led the players to their destination.
The Star Ocean was vast, but news traveled quickly, especially in bustling places like Fengdeng.
As soon as Black Fu appeared in the market, a roadside vendor selling “Kaysanthe’s Mysterious Shop” merchandise recognized her.
“Hold on, isn’t this the fierce Silver Moon who’s been in the news recently?”
“This appearance, is she really as fierce as the legends say? Her arm isn’t even as thick as my thumb.”
A group watched from afar, wanting to approach and talk, but remembering Broom’s fate, they hesitated.
Although Silver Moon seemed normal now, who could guarantee she wouldn’t suddenly transform into a lunatic, pulling out weapons and shooting?
Some people wanted to secretly report Black Fu’s arrival to Singularity Corporation, but were stopped by those around them.
“You’re risking your life! If Singularity Corporation can’t kill her, and she finds out you reported her, you’re done for. You couldn’t beat Broom, do you think you can beat her?”
Reputation precedes a person.
Thinking deeper, these people were too scared to move, realizing that some money earned might not be worth the risk.
They only gathered to discuss once Black Fu had moved far away.
“What is Silver Moon doing on Fengdeng?”
“She seems to be heading towards the slave market, right?”
“Could she be going to the slave market to demand Ulysses people back from the slave traders?”
Driven by curiosity, many people followed her to see the commotion.
Slave Market.
The boss, targeted by Black Fu, sweated profusely, assuming she was there to cause trouble.
His backing was strong, but facing a ruthless person like Silver Moon, it was useless. Even the slightest mistake could lead to his demise.
Out of fear, the boss went all out to offer various attentive services.
He fetched chairs, brought food and drinks, personally fanned Black Fu, and kicked a robot away when it tried to take his job. If he hadn’t feared Black Fu disliking it, he would have kissed her shoe.
What did this mean for royal treatment?
The players thought the boss was shameless. “Let me take over!”
Black Fu calmly sat for a while. “Don’t worry, I’m not here to cause trouble. You don’t need to fear me. After all, I’m not a demon. I came here to do business with you.”
“If you say you’re not a demon, do you think I believe you?”
The boss, suppressing his fear, asked what kind of business Black Fu wanted. Black Fu didn’t play games. “I have some people I want to sell to you. Name your price.”
“Ah, people, what kind of people?”
“The slave traders who ran to Ulysses to kill me. Although they wanted to kill me, I’m usually kind-hearted and can’t bear seeing too much bloodshed, so I thought selling them would be a win-win. I get compensation, and they live.”
What?
All the NPCs were shocked.
Selling slave traders? Was this something a normal person would do? And you call this a win-win?
Your kindness is nothing compared to a typical demon!
The boss was terrified.
He was grateful for immediately flattering Black Fu. Otherwise, he might have been sold off already.
The boss hurriedly agreed. “Okay, I’ll buy them, but I need to see them first to estimate the price.”
Black Fu had no objections.
The transaction went smoothly. The boss, intimidated by Black Fu, didn’t dare to haggle and gave her 520,000 credit points.
After receiving the money, she distributed part of it to the players and Wei Ke, leaving herself with 400,000 credit points. In an instant, she transformed from a destitute person in the Star Ocean to a small tycoon.
Awesome!
If not for the fear of public backlash, she would have caught more slave traders.
While Black Fu happily gathered information about Singularity Corporation, news of the events on Fengdeng reached them.
A day ago, they received news of Broom’s gruesome death. Now, they had only one thought—
Damn it!
“What kind of person is this? An abstract-style tough guy?”
Singularity Corporation’s executives held a meeting.
The more they discussed, the more they felt Silver Moon was outrageous. To kill Broom, she sent her own subordinates on a suicide mission. Did they not have any ulterior motives? Or were her subordinates masochists, or did she have special charm techniques like the succubi.
Damn, such a leader with such a team is terrifying.
“First, investigate her origins. See if she truly has charm abilities.”
They didn’t act rashly or seek help from their backing forces. Capturing Ulysses people was their task, and seeking help at the first sign of trouble would make them look weak.
…
In the Star Network Commonwealth, Bai Fu, after registering her private armed company, reviewed the intelligence on Singularity Corporation that Black Fu had just purchased.
The intelligence revealed that Singularity Corporation had thousands of employees, with the strongest being Jai, a peak A-Class Mage. This made her breathe a sigh of relief; even if Singularity Corporation mobilized all its forces against her, she might not be able to defeat them, but she could still escape.
However, the forces involved with Singularity Corporation were a headache. Three pirate fleets, including the Deadline Pirates, who were closely related to the lava pirates she encountered when she first arrived in the Star Ocean. The Deadline Pirates’ strength was comparable to the Shiji Crystal Company.
Besides the pirate fleets, Singularity Corporation seemed to have ties with an unknown organization.
Bai Fu suspected this organization was related to gene optimization agents.
“Singularity Corporation hasn’t caused trouble for me recently, probably because they’re scared and discussing strategies. But if this drags on, they’ll surely continue attacking Ulysses.”
She must solve this problem quickly.
Bai Fu looked at her newly acquired credit points. It was time to invest in getting stronger!
A few minutes later, at the nearby trading center, the newly wealthy Bai Fu spent 130,000 credit points to purchase four advanced knowledge packages:
– “Fine Control of Spiritual Energy”
– “Conversion of Spiritual Energy”
– “Advanced Summoning Theory”
– “Theory of Spiritual Energy Amplification”
These four knowledge packages granted her three new skills and two new prayer card blueprints.
[You have mastered the new skill [Basic Fine Control of Spiritual Energy], [Dark Unbound], and [Summon Legion]]
[You have unlocked the new prayer card blueprint [Summon Grenadiers!] and [Sage State]]
[Basic Fine Control of Spiritual Energy Lv1] reduces 5% spiritual energy consumption and decreases damage to allies by 10%. Yulia has the complete version of this skill, which does not harm teammates. Bai Fu had been envious of it for a long time.
[Dark Unbound] is a control skill that puts targets in a state of darkness, blocking their senses. The duration depends on the energy gap between them. [Summon Legion Lv1] increases the attack and defense of summoned creatures in the legion by 2%, making it a core skill for summoning.
Bai Fu’s current playstyle is prayer cards + summoning + melee tank mage. With her new skills and the [Summon Grenadiers!] prayer card blueprint, her summoned legion was taking shape.
Although her level hadn’t increased, she could confidently say she was stronger than before by 10-20%.
[Sage State] is a valuable card that provides fixed attribute boosts. It doesn’t benefit Bai Fu much, but it’s invaluable for players.
With the [Sage State] card, players don’t need to bring an attribute-boosting support when running simple dungeons. They can consider bringing an attacker, tank, or pure healer.
What are you waiting for?
[Sage State] is now part of Bai Fu’s premium package for exploiting players!
After purchasing the advanced knowledge, Bai Fu spent another 30,000 credit points on a rare combat outfit blueprint.
Actually, she wanted to buy a blueprint for a prayer card production line, eliminating the need for Black Fu and the tiny Black Fufus to produce cards. However, this blueprint cost 330,000 credit points, which she couldn’t afford.
Bai Fu input the new blueprint into her system and fused it with her spiritual construct.
The appearance of the [Spiritual Construct – Fu II] underwent significant changes. While it remained black and tight-fitting, special structures were added at the joints, waist, and shoulders, enhancing the fabric quality and adding a metallic edge, making it several times more appealing.
The changes weren’t just aesthetic but practical.
The [Fu II]’s defense and flight height improved by 20%, durability by 30%, providing an additional 50 points of strength, 80 points of agility, and four retractable energy cannons, along with a full-body massage function.
“I didn’t waste all this money!”
Bai Fu was thrilled.
Actually, spiritual constructs had hidden benefits. Since they were an extension of her spiritual energy, when they adhered to her skin, her perception significantly improved.
In combat, perception could sometimes determine the outcome.
“How can this outfit change its shape so easily?!” Yulia exclaimed, surprised by the sudden change in Bai Fu’s clothes. “Can it change coverage area and transparency, like a swimsuit, stockings, or a transparent jumpsuit?”
“Of course.”
Oh, that’s interesting.
Yulia nodded seriously, sensing the potential for many tricks with spiritual energy.
If she could master the technique to make such outfits, it would be even more fun!
Bai Fu lightly scoffed, not bothering to respond to Yulia.
After browsing the trading center for a long time, she finally spent 180,000 credit points on seven low-purity spiritual crystals.
It was undeniable that these were expensive, but she needed them to upgrade her spiritual constructs and [Anomaly Constructs] and [Apostle Will].
After spending six crystals, she successfully upgraded [Fu II] to Lv3, increasing all bonuses by an additional 20%, significantly boosting her power.
She kept one crystal for future use. Upgrading [Anomaly Constructs] required ten low-purity crystals, and upgrading [Apostle Will] required twenty. She couldn’t afford that many.
In short, the money came and went quickly.
Just as she was about to put the crystal in her pocket, Yulia called out to her.
“Wait.”
“What’s up?”
“Can I touch it?”
Yulia stared intensely at Bai Fu, her blue eyes glowing with unusual red light.
No, are you trying to touch something in broad daylight?
Bai Fu was on guard.
Yulia ignored everything else and stepped forward, placing her hand on the spiritual crystal in Bai Fu’s grasp.
So, you want to touch this.
Bai Fu handed the crystal to Yulia. “Is something wrong?”
Yulia raised the crystal. “Suddenly, I feel very hungry and want to eat it.”
“?”
Bai Fu was stunned.
Eat a rock, can you digest it?
Wait, Yulia isn’t ordinary; she’s a True Essence Son fused with the True Essence Pillar’s essence. Maybe she can indeed digest the spiritual crystal.
What changes will occur after digestion?
A low-purity spiritual crystal was worth over 20,000 credit points, very expensive. But considering Yulia’s immense potential, Bai Fu gritted her teeth and decided to take the risk.
“Eat, eat, don’t hold back.”
“I won’t hold back.” Yulia didn’t pretend. “You owe me a lot anyway. When you want to use me, I’ll be there for you, and I’ll do my best!”
Hmph, we’ll see how I extract everything you’ve invested then!
Yulia swallowed the spiritual crystal.
Bai Fu used her spiritual vision to read Yulia’s attribute panel. After a few minutes, the panel changed.
Her occupation, True Essence Blessing, rose from Lv10 to Lv12. The awakening progress of the True Essence Son increased from 1.1% to 1.4%. Her skill levels improved, and her affinity rose from 92 to “Faithful Until Death” (99).
“!”
Bai Fu was surprised.
She expected results, but not this good.
A 0.3% increase in awakening progress per crystal meant reaching 100% required 329 more crystals… ridiculous.
“329 crystals is over 8 million credit points, ah, wasteful girl!”
Bai Fu wanted to confront Yulia directly.
Even a little gold statue couldn’t withstand such demands.
Bai Fu looked up and noticed Yulia seductively licking her lips before looking at her with pure eyes.
I think you’re the real succubus, turning me into a mummy!
Bai Fu pouted, realizing it was poverty causing all this.
If she had money, she would simply buy a bunch of spiritual crystals, max out her skills, and awaken Yulia fully. Then, she could control a horde of spiritual constructs and Yulia simultaneously. In the Edge World, no regular A-Class Superhuman would stand a chance against her.
“There are more and more places to spend money, and I alone can’t handle it. I must quickly pull in more players to the Star Ocean to help me raise Yulia.”
Actually, Bai Fu lacked not only money but experience as well. But at this stage, gaining experience was easier than acquiring credit points.
After leaving the trading center, she deliberately released a new message through Jiujiao to all players on the Source Star:
[Bai Fu says that when she gets a spaceship capable of withstanding spatial distortions, she plans to return to the Source Star to check on everyone. According to my knowledge, such spaceships are usually large and can carry at least a thousand people.]
What?
The new message immediately alarmed all players on the Source Star.
Doesn’t this mean that when Bai Fu returns next time, over a thousand players can enter the Star Ocean early?
Now they wouldn’t be bored anymore!
Immediately, all players on the Source Star with confidence in their levels, strength, grinding ability, or financial resources started taking action, trying every possible way to level up and enhance their combat capabilities.
Since they needed to boost their combat power, they inevitably had to buy items from Bai Fu’s dungeon store.
Bai Fu took this opportunity to add new cards like [Summon Grenadiers!] and [Sage State] to her store, and also listed prayer cards with +1 to +N levels. To maximize exploitation, she bought a batch of job knowledge books and knowledge chains from the Star Ocean and placed them in the dungeon store.
These items were rare on the Source Star, and players might struggle to obtain them, but in the Star Ocean, they were just a small expense.
In just two days, Bai Fu earned 13 million experience points through this harvest.
The efficiency was lower than before, mainly because most players hadn’t recovered from her previous exploitation. Even if they tried hard, they couldn’t give her much experience.
“Take it slow. With this hook, we can earn something every day.”
Bai Fu wasn’t worried about players feeling resentful because she genuinely intended to return to the Source Star.
When she would return depended on how hard the players pushed her.
If the players pushed her hard enough to reach the peak quickly, she could go sooner.
Including the experience gained from defeating slave traders like Broom, Bai Fu now had over 20 million experience points, enough to level up twice. However, she didn’t rush to level up but instead invested the experience to fully upgrade her five passive skills.
At this point, the skill upgrades provided more improvement than leveling up twice.
The remaining 3 million experience points were all used to strengthen the Tiny Bai Fu card and Tiny Black Fu card, raising each by five levels. While their appearances didn’t change much, their performance was vastly different. For example, Tiny Black Fu could now use her tiny fingers and toes more dexterously, had thicker health bars, and could use ultra-small spiritual explosion skills.
“Very good!”
Everything was in place, Bai Fu immediately opened the commission platform and searched for a commission targeting Singularity Corporation.
This was a multi-person commission, and she planned to join in, working with other hunters to take down Singularity Corporation.
This way, even if the operation failed, Singularity Corporation wouldn’t immediately lock onto her, giving her more time to maneuver.
PS: Thanks to Broken Heart Mirror and Cherished Kun for their donations.
Keep the bowls out for more mooncakes 🌕~
Two chapters tomorrow, estimated 7-8k words.
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