Chapter 208

Chapter 208: The Tower of Secrets’ Plan, Bai Fu Officially Opens the Star Ocean Era

For the people on the Tower of Secrets fleet, this trip to Jin Gu Star was nothing short of a nightmare.

They came with full intentions of slaughter, once believing it would be an entertaining game of cat and mouse. However, upon truly arriving at Jin Gu Star, they realized Bai Fu was the cat – a ferocious white cat from the Dark Domain!

No matter how hard they tried, their efforts ultimately amounted to nothing more than being easily toyed with by Bai Fu.

The commander met a terrible end, out of six S+ level superhumans, three were dead and one betrayed them. The dimensional fragments meant to trap Bai Fu became their own prison, and when those fragments finally unlocked, the joint fleet of civilized forces attacked them…

All these events combined almost drove the crew of the Tower of Secrets fleet insane.

Fortunately, there’s always hope in despair. During the joint fleet’s final assault, due to each ship vying for glory, a small gap appeared inadvertently. They seized that opportunity, allowing four starships to successfully break through the encirclement and activate their jump engines.

“Did we… survive?”

Pavell, who had been temporarily appointed as the new commander, stared at the status bar of the jump engine on the virtual screen, feeling as if everything was surreal.

It wasn’t until much later, after everyone around him erupted into cheers, that he realized this wasn’t a pleasant illusion before death.

He, indeed, survived!

He, indeed, escaped from the clutches of Bai Fu, the terrifying demon!

Hooray!

As an S-level superhuman, Pavell felt tears welling up in his eyes. From now on, he would never provoke Bai Fu again; if he ever accidentally encountered her, he would flee as far away as possible.

Calmly, he quickly contacted the Head Butler to inform him that they had survived.

Two hours ago, the Head Butler had already received news of Bai Fu’s brutal killing spree against several S+ superhumans, along with Tessia’s sudden betrayal. Even someone as composed as him couldn’t help but tremble in rage, like having suffered a stroke.

However, after another two hours passed, he managed to calm down.

This humiliating defeat would surely spark intense discussions across all factions, causing a massive blow to the overall morale of the Tower of Secrets. The situation could be described as dire, but the worse it got, the more important it was for him, as one of the Tower of Secrets’ managers, to remain calm. He couldn’t let anger cloud his judgment or recklessly assign blame.

Could they blame Foster and the others for this catastrophic failure?

No, they couldn’t.

Unless one possessed divine foresight, who could have predicted Bai Fu to be so insidious and cunning? Despite possessing Tiān-Zāi Jié (Catastrophe Tier) power, she chose to feign weakness.

The only silver lining was that they had successfully captured nearly a thousand immortals. If they could uncover the secret behind their immortality, then all the sacrifices made would be worth it.

The Head Butler consoled Pavell briefly and then informed Senior Research Director Liuye Dao about the good news regarding the captured immortals.

“After the starship returns, those immortals will be handed over to you.”

After dismissing Liuye Dao, the Head Butler returned to his office. Leaning against the wall, he felt an unprecedented weariness.

He had never imagined Tessia would betray them, yet it happened.

Because of Tessia’s betrayal, all the bases she had visited had to be abandoned, dealing a blow to the Tower of Secrets equivalent to losing three S+ level superhumans.

Fortunately, the headquarters’ confidentiality measures had always been impeccable. Everyone entering or leaving had to pass through a star gate, meaning very few knew its exact location. He simply needed to dismantle the star gate Tessia frequently used, avoiding the need to relocate the entire headquarters, which would have caused even greater losses.

“Sessia, Sessia, what did Bai Fu offer you?”

Rubbing his temples, the Head Butler returned to his desk. Just as he sat down, a black vortex suddenly appeared before him.

The Master of the Tower of Secrets?

He hurriedly stood up. Moments later, a tall and imposing man wearing a strange black mask emerged from the vortex.

“Leader, your timing is perfect. At Jin Gu Star…”

The Master of the Tower of Secrets waved his right hand, cutting off the Head Butler’s words: “I’ve already learned about what happened at Jin Gu Star. We must retaliate after suffering such a blow! Assemble a fleet, I want them to pay the price!”

The Head Butler said, “Leader, I believe now isn’t the best time for retaliation. We should wait…”

He explained his detailed plan to the Master of the Tower of Secrets.

The Master neither confirmed nor denied the plan: “Constant retreat will only make our enemies look down on us. Our ancestors dared to trigger dimensional disasters to severely damage their enemies while they still had attachments. What do we, as avengers, have to fear? Besides, the fleet is just a decoy. The real ace is this.”

He extended his right hand, revealing a tiny black bug no larger than a fingernail.

At the sight of the bug, the Head Butler’s expression drastically changed: “Did the plan succeed?”

He referred to the plan formulated after the Master of the Tower of Secrets collaborated with the Queen of the Dark Domain Bug Clan, officially named the [Dark Domain Parasite Plan]. The content of the plan involved both parties jointly researching a special kind of parasite. This parasite wouldn’t cause any harm to the human body under normal circumstances, but during critical moments, the Queen of the Dark Domain Bug Clan could activate these parasites through some special means.

Once activated, the spirits of those parasitized would be controlled, becoming nodes in the Dark Domain Bug Clan’s mental network. Thus, the Queen of the Dark Domain Bug Clan could manipulate them to do anything she wanted.

If this plan succeeded, it would undoubtedly deal a devastating blow to civilizations like the Star Network, but implementing it wasn’t easy.

Since the Master of the Tower of Secrets and the Queen of the Dark Domain Bug Clan formed their alliance, research on the parasites had continued for over thirty years without achieving any breakthroughs.

The Head Butler believed the plan was likely to fail. In fact, he hadn’t supported it from the beginning.

Though the plan seemed promising, the control of the parasites rested not in the hands of the Tower of Secrets but in the Queen of the Dark Domain Bug Clan, something he could not accept. He favored the high-dimensional delivery plan that the Tower of Secrets had secretly implemented all along. However, the current Master of the Tower of Secrets insisted on pursuing this path, leaving him no choice but to silently support it. Never did he expect that the parasite would actually come into existence today.

The Master of the Tower of Secrets shook his head: “This bug’s functions are still incomplete and require further testing. Initiating a counterattack now can serve as cover for the tests. That’s all, proceed according to my instructions.”

The Head Butler sighed in resignation, accepting the task.

After all, he was merely a butler, not the Master of the Tower of Secrets.

Busy until late into the night, the Head Butler finally arranged everything and returned to his office. Immediately, he summoned a trusted aide and handed over the two essays he wrote about Bai Fu.

“Publish them somewhere discreetly. Make sure no one traces it back to us.”

“Relax, Head Butler!”

The Head Butler nodded in relief.

Once these essays gain traction and attract the attention of ultra-class powerhouses, Bai Fu, the cunning villain, would no longer pose a threat.





With the escape of Pavel and others, the defense battle of Jin Gu Star was officially declared over.

After receiving the game prompt, Bai Fu and all the players on Jin Gu Star excitedly opened the quest panel to start calculating the quest rewards.

In this war, Bai Fu’s personal contribution rate reached as high as 53.9%, earning her more than 60 million points of experience at once, as well as an orange-quality [Prayer Card Advancement Card].

The effect of the [Prayer Card Advancement Card] is exactly as its name suggests, it can advance the Prayer Card blueprint, upgrading it by one level, and an orange-quality advancement card can even upgrade the Prayer Card blueprint to an orange card.

After staring at her Prayer Card blueprint for a long time, Bai Fu used this card on [Small Black Fu]. Although Small Black Fu’s combat power is far inferior to Big Black Fu and others, Small Black Fu’s functionality is very powerful. They not only fight but also work hard. Without them, there wouldn’t be Bai Fu’s good life today. So when she got something good, Bai Fu immediately used it on them.

After being upgraded to an orange card, all aspects of Small Black Fu received a significant boost.

Firstly, their health bars became longer, allowing them to work longer.

Secondly, their limbs’ flexibility even surpassed that of ordinary people, enabling them to handle more complex tasks.

Then, their intelligence level improved further, allowing them to make different responses in different situations, thus making them capable of handling jobs like waitresses and front desk receptionists.

Finally, they mastered a few small skills, including remote spiritual energy strikes, spiritual energy shields, and transforming into a spiritual energy form for quick movement, thus making them qualified for fieldwork.

“Orange-level Small Black Fu is already so powerful, what about red-level ones?”

Not bad at all.

Bai Fu quickly leveled up the advanced Small Black Fu card to Lv10.

After reviewing the quest rewards, it was about time to leave Jin Gu Star.

Considering that the civilizations in the Star Ocean have already learned the location of Jin Gu Star, she no longer planned to hide.

Activate, the star ocean era of the players!

Rather than waiting for other civilizations to secretly send starships to compete with her for players, it would be better to openly send her own starships to transport the players from Source Star, Indigo Star, and Jin Gu Star to the Star Ocean in batches.

After more than a year of adventures in the Star Ocean, Bai Fu was very confident in her current popularity among the player community.

She believed that even in the face of the temptations of this dazzling world of the Star Ocean, most players from these three beginner planets would absolutely not abandon her.

The allure of the Star Ocean is great, but Bai Fu, the sea witch of the Star Ocean, is no pushover either.

And who knows what blessings or misfortunes are hidden behind the allure of the Star Ocean?

Wandering aimlessly in the Star Ocean might easily lead to bumps on the head, but following Bai Fu would definitely bring “Fu Qi,” and the cost? It’s just being exploited a bit, which doesn’t hurt. She’s not a real sea witch after all; no matter how much she exploits experience, it’s impossible to kill players through exploitation.

Bai Fu mentioned her plan to send starships to pick up players and take them to the Star Ocean to Jiujiao, who then announced this plan live to the players of the three beginner planets.

[“Good! Finally, we can enjoy Fu just like Wabao!”]

[“Damn, the players of Jin Gu Star got lucky out of misfortune?”]

[“I regret not being born on these three beginner planets!”]

[“Unfair! I want to enjoy Fu too! I want Fu benefits!”]

Players from Source Star, Indigo Star, and Jin Gu Star couldn’t stop laughing, while players from other beginner planets envied them with bloodshot eyes. They all ran to the official account to pray for Fu, hoping the planners would send Bai Fu to their beginner planets. If not Bai Fu, any other color of Fu would do.

Faced with the agitated players, the planners remained indifferent as usual.

Bai Fu found it amusing. She wasn’t in a hurry to go to other beginner planets to reap profits.

Just the three beginner planets like Source Star could gather over 2 million players. She’d rather wait until her private armed company, Dark Moon Tide, grew stronger and her envisioned main player city, Bai Fu City, took shape before recruiting players from other beginner planets; otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to manage them all.

The first thing to do after returning to the Star Ocean was still to meet Tessia.

Bai Fu turned off the community and then led Youlia, Scarlet Leaf, and others onto the starship, returning to the Sea Lion Galaxy System with the joint fleet.

A few hours after the starship took off, Youlia suddenly approached her with a strange look on her face.

“You see for yourself.”

“See what?”

“A news item sent by Star Treaty to Scarlet Leaf. Scarlet Leaf didn’t feel comfortable approaching you directly, so she forwarded it to me first.”

“?!”

Confused, Bai Fu clicked on the news shared by Youlia.

It was two essays.

The first essay claimed she was a pawn of The Sworn One, coming to the Sea Lion Galaxy System to help The Sworn One seize the True Essence Pillar from the Blessed Sect. The essay also mentioned that she was playing both sides, secretly flirting with Scarlet Leaf while being intimate with The Sworn One. One day, The Sworn One caught her and Scarlet Leaf in a compromising position, and from then on, The Sworn One, who originally valued Scarlet Leaf greatly, completely distanced herself from Scarlet Leaf and never met her again for several years.

“What nonsense is this?”

Bai Fu sucked in a breath of cool air upon reading it.

Although this unofficial history wasn’t as wild as gutter literature or the essay she wrote before, it was quite dramatic.

She hurriedly opened the second essay. This one seemed much more normal, merely stating that she wanted to invade the higher-dimensional beings of the Edge World and had a relationship with Scarlet Leaf.

“Do you know who wrote these?”

Youlia shook her head: “Can’t find out. By the way, did you and Scarlet Leaf… when I wasn’t around?”

“No!”

Bai Fu felt speechless.

Do you think everyone likes doing double-slit interference experiments with light like you?

“These two essays must have been written by one of my enemies. Good grief, they’ve really grasped the essence of my essay writing. But he made a big mistake. He said there were billions of undead on Jin Gu Star, such obviously fake information—where did he hear that from some idiot—and even wrote it into the essay. Once Manu announces the true situation of Jin Gu Star, the content of these two essays will soon be proven false.”

Bai Fu didn’t take this matter to heart. Since she became famous in the Initial Gateway Star Cluster, rumors about her kept popping up. If she cared about each one, would she have time to do anything else?

While Manu organized people to debunk the rumors, these two essays had already caused a huge storm on the interstellar network of the Edge World because one of the protagonists of the essays was The Sworn One, one of the strongest beings in the Edge World.

The Sworn One stayed at home all day, but staying at home didn’t mean she didn’t care about external affairs.

Thus, when she opened the top news story and saw the first essay, her eyelid twitched.

“Who wrote this?”

PS: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival

Because it’s a holiday today, the update is a bit less, only 4k. Please bear with us.

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