Chapter 179

Chapter 179: The Mastermind Bai Fu, the Great Upgrade of Fu Fu Corps [58k]

After making her decision, Bai Fu immediately replied on the back-end of the commission platform to the Blessed Sect, indicating that she would first need to review the detailed content of the commission before deciding whether or not to accept it.

The Blessed Sect responded very quickly, sending over the detailed requirements just a few seconds later.

In short, the Blessed Sect wanted her help in finding a person.

According to the Blessed Sect, the reason they wanted her “Dark Moon Tide” group to find this person was because this individual was extremely dangerous—ferocious, cunning, and vengeful. Ordinary people could easily die if they made even the slightest mistake when dealing with him. However, the undead of the Dark Moon Tide had no such concerns since they could always resurrect.

Bai Fu nodded inwardly.

All her company employees were fearless players, and this was the advantage of her private armed force, the Dark Moon Tide Company. She handled what other companies dared not handle, killed who others dared not kill, managed what others could manage, and more importantly, managed what others couldn’t. This was Bai Fu, and behind every successful Bai Fu stood hundreds of thousands, even millions of players!

“As long as I can expand the Dark Moon Tide Company, I will be able to enjoy immense profits from the rewards players earn by doing tasks!”

Supporting one Youlia?

I’ll support ten!

Iron Bai Fu, flowing Youlias… Hmm, wait, why does this phrase sound a bit strange?

Bai Fu shook her head and quickly asked the Blessed Sect to send over the strength, background, and appearance of the person they wanted to find.

A few seconds later, a document was sent over. Upon seeing the photo at the top, Bai Fu was stunned.

Hey, isn’t this Suixing?

As she read further, although no name was given, the profession matched.

Bai Fu hurriedly connected to the Star Network to search for the recent movements of Shiji Crystal Company. If even the Blessed Sect was targeting Suixing, the Shiji Crystal Company, which she had intentionally lured over first, must have taken some major actions.

Sure enough.

Ever since she had caused a ruckus under Suixing’s name at the Guangmu Star Port’s Mine No.3, Shiji Crystal Company had been keeping an eye on Suixing. Afterward, they not only dispatched Fabian, who had previously beaten Lava, to continue investigating Suixing’s whereabouts but also posted bounty-hunting commissions for Suixing on the commission platform.

They didn’t try to hide it either, as Bai Fu’s signal had been broadcast directly. When they received the signal, the Blessed Sect and the Red Moon Mercenary Group must have received it too. There was no point in hiding, so they decided to go all out and try to find Suixing and the True Essence Pillar he carried as soon as possible.

After Shiji Crystal Company took action, the Blessed Sect and the Red Moon Mercenary Group also joined the competition. However, after searching for two and a half months, they still hadn’t found any trace of Suixing.

Suixing was like a ghost, a ghost floating above the Sea Lion Galaxy System, spreading fear but never showing his true self.

This situation worried these three forces. It would have been better if Suixing had never appeared, but now that he had, how could they not be preoccupied with the True Essence Pillar? Thus, they repeatedly increased the reward for the commission.

This incident sparked considerable discussion in the hunter community.

Suixing? Who is this person, and why are Shiji Crystal Company and others looking for him?

After all, Suixing was someone from over a hundred years ago, relatively unknown even then. In today’s world, over a hundred years later, no one knew who he was. That was also why Shiji Crystal Company could openly search for Suixing.

Bai Fu found it amusing.

If Shiji Crystal Company knew that Suixing was already dead and that the Suixing they were chasing was actually her in disguise, they would probably be furious.

She probed the members of the Blessed Sect with a few more questions, asking about specific trading methods, trading locations, and whether there were more detailed materials. Relying solely on these documents to find a person in a galaxy seemed far too difficult.

The people from the Blessed Sect appeared very sincere.

[We have a special device that can detect something carried by that person.]

[You don’t need to trouble yourselves by coming specially; we will personally visit you, and we can discuss the details of the commission at that time.]

Bai Fu silently nodded. From the tone of the Blessed Sect, it seemed they didn’t know her connection to Suixing, which was reasonable since she hadn’t been in close contact with anyone from the Blessed Sect recently.

She wanted to test the means by which the Blessed Sect detected the True Essence Pillar, so she accepted the commission.

“Another 200,000 deposit in hand.”

Bai Fu smiled broadly.

After finishing her communication with the Blessed Sect, she waited quietly for half a day until the spaceship finally docked at Ulysses Star.

Despite its remote location, the people of Ulysses were already aware of the recent events. Therefore, when Bai Fu disembarked from the spaceship, the people of Ulysses spontaneously organized a grand welcoming ceremony.

[Amazing, Fu Fu, you’ve already secured a planet upon arriving in the Star Ocean!]

[Will this place become our main base?]

The three thousand players Bai Fu had recently recruited looked around excitedly.

Players from other planets, on the other hand, grew increasingly envious.

The players of Source Star were living too well, weren’t they?

Since aligning themselves with Fu Fu, they enjoyed hot soup every few days. Their emotional value experience was maximized. Wherever they went, they were cheered and respected, which was the treatment befitting a hero. Unlike them, no matter how hard they worked, they might not receive a single word of praise.

[Dog planner, if you don’t give me another Fu Fu, I’m going to leave a bad review for your broken game.]

[Add me to that list; I want to leave a bad review too.]

Amidst the cheers of the Ulysses people and the clamor of the players, Bai Fu unloaded everything she had purchased from the spaceship and transported it to her residence on Ulysses Star.

Subsequently, she found Wei Ke and instructed him to host a three-day celebration (a euphemism for exploiting players) in the name of Ulysses.

She truly couldn’t bear to hold back any longer; she wanted to drain all the players’ resources right now, immediately!

[The grand prize for the celebration event is [Fu Fu’s personally used 99-new dark staff], the first prize is [Dissociative Medication * 5], the second prize is [Summon Soldier + Summon Judge + Summon Priest Combo Card], and the third prize is [C-level advancement knowledge * 5].]

In addition to the celebration event, Bai Fu also launched a new challenge dungeon [Ocean Life Research Institute] on the faction interface and appropriately stocked the dungeon shop with many new items, including but not limited to mechanical engineer blueprints, prayer card blueprints, skill books, and recovery potions purchased in the Star Ocean.

For the players of Source Star whose levels were generally stuck at level 30, these were all invaluable treasures.

Ah, experience points, if you want them so much, Fu Fu, then we will give them to you, all of them!

From Source Star to Ulysses Star, though only twenty days had passed, the accumulated experience of these three thousand players was substantial, even bordering on massive.

Of course, this was relative to their own needs. For Bai Fu, whose demands were increasing day by day, this amount of experience wasn’t even enough for a single full meal.

After all, she had too many places where she needed to use experience.

First was leveling up; she now required over 25 million experience points per level. Then came upgrading her skills and prayer cards, followed by combining new prayer cards. She had accumulated a large amount of advancement knowledge, but due to insufficient experience, she hadn’t been able to convert this knowledge into combat power.

“Finally, I estimate I will gain around 500 million experience points, with players from Source Star contributing about 30%, and the 3,100 players who came with me to the Star Ocean contributing roughly 70%.”

On average, each of these 3,100 players gave her 112,000 experience points.

Bai Fu shook her head. To be honest, this number was less than she had anticipated because the players had far more experience than this. But she couldn’t extract it all at once.

It wasn’t that her technique for extracting experience wasn’t good enough, nor was it that the players were unwilling to give her their experience. It was simply that the players currently lacked many opportunities to spend their experience.

They had already pulled their levels to the version cap, upgraded all their skills, and prepared all the necessary advancement knowledge for their job changes. To spend more experience, they would have to focus on skill books and secondary professions.

But suitable skill books were hard to find, and there weren’t many players willing to practice multiple professions.

Unless the planners opened a new version and raised the player level cap, Bai Fu would be stuck here. Even the most powerful succubus couldn’t create something out of nothing.

“It’s still because I’ve exploited too many times in a short period, to the point that even if the players of Source Star turned into Legendary Endure Juice Kings, they couldn’t withstand my harassment.”

Bai Fu clenched her fists.

At this moment, all she could do was expand the area of her secret garden dedicated to cultivating players.

It’s you, Scarlet Leaf!

Bai Fu found Scarlet Leaf and told her that she had learned from the undead that there were many more undead on other planets in the Dark Domain.

“If we can find those undead and bring them under our control, then Herbert and the others will have no chance to compete with you!”

While she was thinking about how to exploit players, her words sounded like she was considering Scarlet Leaf’s future.

Scarlet Leaf was deeply moved by Bai Fu’s words.

This was Bai Fu, always thinking for her, even risking danger for her sake.

“I will definitely try my best to find the locations of those planets!”

Actually, Scarlet Leaf wasn’t particularly interested in the position of minister. The main reason she wanted to participate in the competition was because Herbert and others had poached her subordinates, which made her very upset.

But now that Bai Fu was sincerely trying to help her compete for the position of minister, how could she let Bai Fu down?

Touched by Bai Fu, Scarlet Leaf even pulled out her bank account.

“You must be lacking money right now, right? Whether it’s for supporting those undead or rebuilding Source Star, it will require a lot of money. I still have some…”





Accumulated savings, not much, just 2 million credits. You can take it for emergency use first. There’s no need to rush to return it. I don’t spend much anyway. If it’s not enough, I’ll try to borrow some more for you.”

“…”

Looking at the virtual identity verification Scarlet Leaf sent, Bai Fu was a bit dazed.

If it were Scarlet Leaf, this should not be an act but a sincere gesture of giving away all her savings.

Good heavens.

Bai Fu was truly moved this time.

“I don’t need it temporarily…”

“You take it and keep it well. I’m the supervisor, listen to me!” Scarlet Leaf patted her flat chest, putting on a reliable older sister look.

Since she had said so, Bai Fu decided to accept the money first.

With their current relationship, the money made no difference whether it stayed with her or Scarlet Leaf. The head butler wouldn’t neglect an obedient and simple-minded empress, would he? Raising one Youlia is raising, raising Youlia plus Scarlet Leaf is also raising.

“I will go find Youlia and check on the progress there. We must solve your problem as soon as possible.”

After bidding farewell to Scarlet Leaf, Bai Fu rushed straight to Youlia’s laboratory.

On the way, she met Xia Shi, who looked gloomy.

“What’s wrong?”

“I saw everything.”

“? ”

“Anya helps you entertain and command those undead, Youlia helps you research medicine, Scarlet Leaf gives you money and various channels, but me, I can do nothing, help you in no way. I feel like I am just a useless person who follows you around for food and lodging.”

Bai Fu: “…”

Wait a moment, how come I feel like I’ve become a psychological counselor?

Despite the complaint, Bai Fu still stretched out both hands and pressed Xia Shi’s cheeks, looking very solemn and serious.

“Do you know how I see you?”

Xia Shi was confused by Bai Fu’s action.

“No… I don’t know.”

Bai Fu said, “As a money-printing goddess! Don’t underestimate yourself. Your mechanical ability is exactly what I urgently need. Do those undead outside need mechanical equipment? But I can’t produce mechanical equipment now, so I have to cooperate with other forces, which means I have to give up part of the interest. If you can take over this business, those interests will all be in our hands. Think about it, how much money would that be? By then, I will have to rely on you financially.”

Is it really like this?

Xia Shi’s face turned slightly red after being praised by Bai Fu, but she soon realized a new problem.

“I don’t have that ability now.”

Bai Fu said, “It doesn’t matter if you don’t have it now. Anyway, there aren’t many undead now. You can make some simple mechanical equipment. Complicated ones are too expensive for the undead to buy anyway. Then you can do some mechanical repairs. Oh, if you have spare time, you can also upgrade equipment.”

She shared her experience of upgrading equipment with Xia Shi.

If the reinforcement limit can increase the performance of the equipment by 100%, then it’s best not to upgrade it all at once, but to deliberately divide it into several times, from +1, +2 to +N, so you can charge players several times for the process fee. Each process fee may not be much, but they accumulate over time.

Xia Shi asked doubtfully, “Can this work?”

Bai Fu nodded, “Of course it can.”

In other games, players are already used to this kind of play. Later, she can also launch some联动welfare to stimulate player consumption. The blessings accumulated by players when opening prayers in Anya’s mysterious shop could only be used for discounts when buying things before. Now she can completely launch new welfare, such as accumulating enough blessings to exchange for free equipment enhancement coupons in some special activities.

Xia Shi listened hazily. She didn’t quite understand the intricacies, but she knew one thing –

Bai Fu wants to be a good-hearted profiteer!

She wouldn’t have accepted such behavior in the past, but she wasn’t the same person anymore. For Bai Fu, she was willing to fall into darkness and become a profiteer together!

“I will try my best.”

“Train yourself well. Otherwise, I’m afraid you won’t be able to bear my troubles later.”

After comforting Xia Shi, Bai Fu found Youlia. After two days of adjustment, Youlia successfully created more than a hundred doses of dissociative medication.

What else is there to delay?

Bai Fu summoned Anya, Scarlet Leaf, and Xia Shi, and the happy drinking party began!

It wasn’t until the sixth dose of dissociative medication that Bai Fu successfully triggered the first 【mental mutation】, this special state could increase her mental stats by an additional 10%.

Immediately afterward, Scarlet Leaf and Xia Shi also triggered mental mutations, and Anya even triggered the second mental mutation, further enhancing her talents and attributes.

“Let me take a look.”

Bai Fu sequentially opened Scarlet Leaf’s and her own attribute panels.

After triggering 【mental mutation】, the probability of matching the 【prophet】gene indeed increased, Scarlet Leaf’s probability rose from 23.8% to 29.1%, and hers rose from 32.3% to 36.4%, a promising rise.

“Effective, now I’m reassured.”

Bai Fu sighed in relief.

At this moment, Youlia walked to her side: “During these few days of research, I found that the prototype of the dissociative medication might be a living organism.”

“?”

Bai Fu’s pupils contracted.

Youlia explained, “I speculate that it probably wasn’t developed by humans, but rather cut from a special life form.”

Bai Fu silently nodded. She seemed to understand why she could sense the position of brain worms after using dissociative medication, and why there was a chance to change her race to 【Shadow Phantom】after triggering multiple mental mutations through dissociative medication.

The main quest line involving Wei Ke was deeper than she imagined!

Anyway, let the players follow Wei Ke and brush through the main quest progress for now. The current main requirement of this quest is to rescue as many Ulises people who were captured before as possible, and it’s most suitable for players to undertake such rescue missions.

Thinking of this, Bai Fu called Wei Ke over, handed him the remaining dissociative medication, and assigned a portion of the players to his management.

Wei Ke was deeply moved and quickly assured that he would never neglect those players.

Bai Fu smiled and saw him off.

All preparations were ready. Next, naturally, it was time to spend the experience squeezed out from the players.

Bai Fu first upgraded the advanced force field and summon priest skills to Lv10 full level. The coverage range of the Lv10 advanced force field reached 300 meters, and other effects also improved significantly.

Then, she directly went for the prayer card combination function.

Her true soul summoning army currently has the following scale –

【Priest stationed in the center, two large black Hus standing on either side, the front row are gunners, the second row are small white Hus ready to explode at any time, behind them stand small black Hus who can play cards and fixed-position void spheres, in the sky there are judges and void spheres holding positions】

This summoning army was already very comprehensive. The combat power it burst out was no less than that of a Black Hu, but at this stage, it still had a very serious flaw – it lacked effective control methods.

If the enemy’s speed was very fast, or if they were skilled in various stealth and ambush techniques, this summoning army would appear somewhat clumsy.

So Bai Fu’s goal this time was to combine a true soul summoning card with control skills.

Just throw the experience!

She successfully combined a 【Thorn Guardian】card after spending over 40 million experience points. The Thorn Guardian’s ability was to use spiritual energy to form “thorns” to restrict enemies or even bind them. This “thorn” also had some damage capability and could trigger the explosion effect and percentage blood deduction of Dimensional Erosion during binding.

“Very good.”

Bai Fu was quite satisfied with the effect of this card.

After developing to this point, the strengths of the spirit-based class finally became evident in her. Now, although she appeared to be just one person, as long as she summoned Black Hu and her White Hu army, she could immediately unleash *3 combat power.

“Still 400 million experience left, let’s level up a bit.”

Bai Fu invested experience and upgraded 【Miracle Constructor】from Lv7 to Lv19, bringing the total level of the main spirit-based class to 94.

The level increase brought a significant boost to her attributes, which became:

【Health Points】: 23295/23295

【Spirit Energy】: 34715/34715

【Qi】: 2630/2630

【Attributes】: Strength 143, Agility 280, Constitution 423, Intelligence 271, Spirit 253, Inspiration 991

The attribute increase was substantial, but all of this was within Bai Fu’s expectations. What truly surprised her was that after this level-up, she discovered that the spirit energy consumption of all her skills had decreased.

“This is…”

She suddenly remembered one of the biggest differences between the Tiān-Zāi Jié and S-levels, which was that Tiān-Zāi Jié super beings were more adept at utilizing spirit energy, with higher usage efficiency.

“It turns out this change isn’t instantaneous, but gradually accumulates with level increases, accumulating little by little, and finally undergoes a qualitative change when advancing to Tiān-Zāi Jié!”

Bai Fu had a premonition that as her level continued to increase, the cooldown times of her skills would also shorten accordingly.

Lower skill consumption, shorter skill cooldowns, these two changes alone would be enough to significantly enhance her strength. At that time, she might unlock some special abilities.

Not bad, not bad.

After closing the attribute panel, Bai Fu had nothing particularly pressing to do for the time being.

She waited for two days on Ulysses Star. On the agreed day with the Blessed Sect, she let Youlia hide outside first, then personally went to outer space to welcome the members of the Blessed Sect.

When she met with the members of the Blessed Sect, Shiji Crystal Company also received the news.

“The members of the Blessed Sect went to Bai Fu for help before us. What should we do?”

The high-ranking officials of Shiji Crystal Company frowned. At this moment, they suddenly received a message –

A guest named Tessia came visiting!

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