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Official True Setting, Player Mentor Bai Fu [55k]

Every time there is a version update, Jiujiao releases an interpretation video for the promotional trailer. This series of videos is very popular among players because they find that whatever she says in the video, any speculations related to Bai Fu are eventually confirmed as true.

For example, Jiujiao said that Bai Fu is the main character of Source Star, and three versions later, it was discovered that Bai Fu is not only the main character of Source Star but also the true protagonist, whose name is recorded in the legends of Source Star’s history.

Another example is when Jiujiao said that Bai Fu’s story would continue in the Star Ocean plot. Indeed, in version 1.3, Bai Fu became famous in the Sea Lion Galaxy System and returned to Indigo Star, confirming herself as the Nightshade Overlord.

Now, players are very curious about what stories and settings Bai Fu has beyond her current narrative.

Before Jiujiao released her new video, a player claiming to be the deputy minister of the Publicity Department of the Fu Gate posted a thread titled “Three Questions for Fu Fu” on the community, which sparked widespread discussion.

One Question: How old is Fu Fu?

It is well known that the demon chaos on Indigo Star occurred hundreds of years ago, and Nightshade Overlord Bai Fu is one of the first demons born hundreds of years ago. From this perspective, the age of Nightshade Overlord Bai Fu is at least four or five hundred years old.

However, it’s hard to make a definitive statement because there is the concept of reincarnation in the world view above the stars.

Fu Fu could have been reincarnated, and she might still be a teenage girl!

Teenage? White-haired old lady!

Be careful Fu Fu will punch you!

Old lady? Wife!

Think again, Fu Fu is my wife!

The discussion about Fu Fu’s actual age eventually went off-topic, but the second and third questions really caught the attention of the players.

Two Questions: How did Fu Fu go from Indigo Star to Source Star?

Players have many speculations about this question.

Some think Bai Fu and Anya accidentally encountered a spatial rift and were sucked in, then they were lucky enough to survive and were finally thrown onto Source Star.

Others believe this explanation is too simple and cannot explain the background setting of Bai Fu’s betrayal and return to the Rebirth Empire, nor can it explain why Bai Fu’s strength grew so quickly and why there was no force called Silent Courtyard on Indigo Star.

The third question generated just as much discussion as the second.

Three Questions: What is Fu Fu’s exact role in the game?

Main character?

Spiritual Energy Class Occupation Mentor?

After four versions, even the most oblivious players can see that things are not that simple. Among all the NPCs, Bai Fu’s strength is not the strongest, but she is definitely the most active. Her role must be complex.

Jiujiao’s new video is similar to the official promotional video, divided into two parts.

The first half of the video analyzes the new content in version 1.4. There’s not much to analyze; version 1.4 mainly increased the player level cap and made numerous small updates for the official player PK competition.

The latter half of the video answers the three popular questions from the community from Jiujiao’s perspective.

After completing the main quest in Indigo Star, I thought about how to approach this video. Today, I can finally talk about how I see Fu Fu!

In the video, Jiujiao excitedly waves her right hand, and then two photos of Bai Fu appear next to her.

One is the cold and moon-like Nightshade Overlord Bai Fu, and the other is the cheerful Q-version Fu Fu.

She is both a terrifying deity and a warm-hearted big sister;

She is both a cold queen and a…

As the narration continues, the photos of Nightshade Overlord Bai Fu and Q-version Fu Fu alternate on the screen, attracting countless players to repeatedly post comments in the video.

Queen Fu Fu is the best Fu Fu, step on me, Fu Fu!

Nonsense, the gentle Fu Bao is truly the best!

At the end of the narration, Jiujiao knocks on the blackboard behind her with a long wooden ruler.

She is Fu Fu, she is not a hostess, but she represents the stars above more than the current hostess!

Recently, many people ask me how I see Fu Fu’s positioning in the game. My answer is…

The sound effect of a typewriter drowns out Jiujiao’s voice, and then two words appear on the blackboard:

Mentor!

Yes, you’re not mistaken. In my opinion, the main character and spiritual energy class occupation mentor do not fully capture Fu Fu’s role in the game. Fu Fu’s true role is a mentor, not just a player’s mentor but also a mentor for all NPCs!

When these words were spoken, numerous question marks appeared in the video.

Even Bai Fu, who was watching the video at that moment, was stunned.

Wow.

So she can be praised like this?

Before opening Jiujiao’s new video, she thought that Jiujiao would just analyze her background story and possible future quests, and emphasize that she remains a major character even in the Star Ocean.

But she didn’t expect Jiujiao to completely break away from this cliché and immediately elevate her praise to a new level.

Main character? Occupation mentor?

No, no, no!

Fu Fu is a mentor, translated as a big daddy for both players and NPCs!

Bai Fu couldn’t help but admire: “Only you, Jiujiao!”

If she had met someone else doing a regular plot analysis instead of Jiujiao, she would probably still be fighting against the Truth Society and Gene Progenitors on Source Star, unsure when she could enter the Star Ocean.

After all, a regular YouTuber would never boldly claim that she might be the main character at the beginning of their analysis. Without the main character identity to attract players’ attention early on, she would spend a lot of time fighting the Wildfire Gang alone.

Bai Fu continued watching the video.

As it turned out, Jiujiao wasn’t blowing smoke; she came prepared!

After declaring that Fu Fu’s true role is a mentor, she spent a lot of effort proving her point.

First, there was support from the official side. One, the official acknowledged that Bai Fu is the spiritual energy class occupation mentor. Yes, a mentor. Two, the official gave Bai Fu a lot of screen time in the new video introducing the Star Ocean, indirectly admitting that Bai Fu is the guide for players in the Star Ocean version.

Second, she made deductions based on the already occurring plot. Bai Fu led players throughout Source Star in battling the Truth Society and Gene Progenitors, earning her the title of mentor. In the Star Ocean, Bai Fu guided players through quests and helped them gain fame in the Star Ocean, also deserving the title of mentor. When Bai Fu arrived at Indigo Star, everything became clearer.

Helping players complete quests and guiding confused new player characters, isn’t she a great mentor?

Mentor, too good at mentoring!

Many players were convinced by Jiujiao’s argument.

Whether Bai Fu is a player mentor is debatable, but she is definitely a mentor for the two main characters on Indigo Star.

Unconvinced?

Well, the two main characters on Indigo Star have already been “Fu-ed”!

Even the most staunch opponents of Bai Fu had to admit that Yiqi and Theresia have become shaped by Bai Fu.

At the end of the proof, Jiujiao, as usual, provided some speculations, boldly stating that Bai Fu will visit other new player planets.

The reason is simple: because Fu Fu is a player mentor and a guide for the Star Ocean version, she won’t limit herself to just two new player planets. From a game design perspective, such a setup is unfair.

But I need to remind everyone that Fu Fu won’t visit every new player planet. Some new player planets are far from the edge world and near another star region, which would take her a long time to reach. By the time she visits every planet, version 2.0 might have been out for a while.

From this perspective, it can be seen that there should be more than one mentor like Fu Fu in the game. However, due to the limited known information, I can’t speculate who the other mentors are.

In summary, everyone, look forward to it. Version 1.4 or 1.5, these pieces of information should gradually come to light.

Jiujiao’s speech filled the expectations of players on the new player planets near the edge world.

Really, will Fu Fu come over?

Packaged arrival!

Hooray!

Bai Fu: “…”

Goodness, these days she has been thinking about how to reasonably explain her actions of visiting each new player planet. She hasn’t figured it out yet, but Jiujiao has already pre-thought the reasons for her.

Hey, could it be that Jiujiao is actually the game planner in disguise, as some players claim?

Regardless, this video helped her greatly. This is truly the god of promotion!

Confidently making a bunch of speculations, Jiujiao then answered the first two questions of “Three Questions for Fu Fu.” She speculated that after the Night of the Gods on Indigo Star, Bai Fu left the planet with Anya through some means and wandered to the territory of the Rebirth Empire. There, they joined a hidden organization, Silent Courtyard. Due to Bai Fu’s excellent talent, she soon stood out in Silent Courtyard, but unfortunately, Silent Courtyard faced a calamity.

Someone betrayed Silent Courtyard, and although Fu Fu wanted to stop it, she was powerless and ended up severely injured. Reluctantly, she escaped with the equally injured Anya.

They fled and fled until they accidentally reached Source Star. Shortly after, the game officially launched, and players arrived at Source Star. Then, Fu Fu and our story began!

About Fu Fu’s age, I think she isn’t very old. Anya looks like she’s around twelve or thirteen. Someone might ask if the demon on Indigo Star was born hundreds of years ago. This is easy to explain. There are two possibilities. First, Fu Fu encountered a time rift or froze herself when leaving Indigo Star, causing hundreds of years to pass outside, but she and Anya remained unchanged. Second, something similar happened during her escape to Source Star.

After answering the three questions, Jiujiao’s new video came to an end.

“Great video.”

Bai Fu couldn’t help but praise, feeling somewhat unsatisfied.

Had she been able to register an account in the community like a normal player, she would have definitely liked, tipped, and collected Jiujiao’s new video, and perhaps even recharged.

What is a perfect video?

This is a perfect video!

Originally, most players were looking forward to how the main storyline of their respective new player planets would develop after version 1.4 and what form they would take in reaching the Celestial Sea. With Jiujiao’s video, many players lost interest in the development of the main storyline.

How interesting is watching the main storyline compared to following Fu Fu?

Is fighting monsters to the death as fun as following Fu Fu around?

Loyal Fu guards always welcome Fu Fu to our Jin Gu Star for guidance.

Come to our Samui Star, it will be fun!

Hehe, I get to drink Fu Fu’s soup!

Bai Fu cheerfully browsed the community posts.

She started looking forward to version 1.4 now.

“When the new version launches, I need to reward Jiujiao somehow. What should I give her?”

Bai Fu pondered for a bit and decided to send Jiujiao a unique title. This way, it highlights Jiujiao’s uniqueness and encourages other players to learn from her, praising her often.

Other rewards, such as equipment, skills, and props, wouldn’t be useful for Jiujiao since she is a noob at gaming. She plays for the atmosphere, and whenever there’s combat, she watches from the sidelines.

Bai Fu closed the community and began waiting patiently.

Four days passed in a blink. At noon, the game launched on schedule. Players who had been discussing eagerly flooded in, especially those from Indigo Star, who raced in one by one, fearing that Bai Fu might have left Indigo Star during the server maintenance.

The good news was that the players on Indigo Star found Bai Fu still safely in the Indigo Star branch of Silent Courtyard, warmly welcoming them back.

The even better news was that a player used advanced reconnaissance on Bai Fu and discovered that her boss title and legendary certification now included “Nightshade Overlord.” This was the official confirmation that Bai Fu is indeed the Nightshade Overlord.

Instantly, Jiujiao and the first player to guess that Bai Fu was the Nightshade Overlord gained significant popularity in the community.

Riding on this wave, more players believed Jiujiao’s analysis in the video.

Where there are good news, there are bad news too.

The bad news was that Bai Fu issued a new quest to Jiujiao upon logging in: “Star Ocean Guide.” The task was simple—just introduce the basics of the Star Ocean to the players on Indigo Star—but the reward was anything but simple:

Exclusive title: Bai Fu’s first friend!

???

Seeing this title appear above Jiujiao’s head, other players were bewildered.

Wow, exclusive title!

Not just an exclusive title, but the title name is so special.

Bai Fu’s first friend?

This is the official’s first friend!

Envious, envious, envious…

Represented by Convert to Me Fu, the envy was so intense that eyes turned red. Even the players from the Sword Aura Sky Piercing guild were tempted, not because they coveted the title of first friend, but because they desired the exclusive title itself. Having an exclusive title meant they were impressive, right?

Damn, Treasure Hunter beat us to it!

Ah, why wasn’t I the first?

To many players, this was bad news because Jiujiao got the title and they didn’t. But to Jiujiao, this was another piece of good news.

This is the reward for persistently praising Fu Fu!

Bai Fu’s plan was quite successful. After promoting Jiujiao as a typical example, she quickly followed up by giving the player who bought the most items from the store, Sword Aura Sky Piercing, the title “Bai Fu’s Chief Investor.”

This stimulated all the other players.

Can the title system work like this?

Many players started trying to unlock hidden titles.

Bai Fu set up a template where players would automatically receive corresponding titles when their money or experience spent in the store reached a certain threshold. She deliberately set the standards high, so there would be no delay in distributing titles due to daily limits.

These titles don’t add many attributes, but they can be displayed next to names, which is enough to motivate some players, especially those with collecting habits, to spend money.

“More, more, even more.”

Bai Fu harvested for three days straight. Three days later, the three thousand players who accompanied her to the Star Ocean were selected.

She calculated the time. It had been over a month since she left Ulysses Star to arrive at Indigo Star. It was time to return to the Star Ocean. Staying on Indigo Star would not bring her much progress anyway. Whether it was upgrading skills with spiritual energy crystals, triggering advancement tasks with knowledge, or increasing intelligence with items to improve the chances of becoming a Seer, all these activities could only be done in the Star Ocean.

Are we finally setting off for the Star Ocean?

The players on Indigo Star cheered. They had been looking forward to this moment for a long time. Even those not selected felt pretty good. This time they weren’t chosen, but the route was open. They would have plenty of opportunities to reach the Star Ocean in the future.

Hearing that Bai Fu was leaving, Yiqi and Theresia were reluctant to part. Bai Fu comforted them well.

But not everyone was sad about Bai Fu’s departure. At least the president of the Pursuit of Star Nation was eager for her to leave. As the president, he didn’t want a “superhuman” who could easily destroy him and his country always hovering over his head.

However, although the president of the Pursuit of Star Nation was eager for Bai Fu to leave, he didn’t actually dislike her. On the contrary, he was very grateful to her.

If Bai Fu hadn’t suddenly appeared, Indigo Star would still be under attack by monsters, and he would occasionally be threatened by the bold secret societies.

Bai Fu brought a new order to Indigo Star, one that most people hoped for.

Bai Fu’s arrival also made them realize how vast the world was. They stopped being arrogant and started focusing on research, eagerly awaiting the day they could truly connect with the Star Ocean.

With everything ready, Bai Fu, along with Anya and the players, boarded the spaceship. Under the watchful eyes of countless people, the spaceship broke through the clouds and flew into the endless Star Ocean.

Next stop, Initial Gateway Subcommittee!

…

Just as Bai Fu’s spaceship entered warp flight, on the distant Indigo Star, a group of players successfully created a long-distance signal transmitter.

The blueprint for this transmitter was purchased by them through Jiujiao. To create this transmitter, these players endured much hardship, but it was all worth it, especially after learning that Bai Fu is a player mentor. They were even more excited.

Other players certainly didn’t expect we had this trick. We hope Fu Fu receives the signal and comes over immediately.

Alright, stop rambling, let’s transmit the signal.

As the button on the signal transmitter was pressed, a signal traveled across the vast starry sky and reached the Initial Gateway Star Cluster.

Beep beep.

Almost simultaneously, the Star Network and the Tower of Secrets received this signal.

“What does the signal translation say?” asked Manu.

The signal monitor replied, “General Manu, it seems this signal is intended for Holy Maiden Bai Fu.”

Hmm, Bai Fu?

Manu’s eyes instantly sharpened.

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