Chapter 215

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Chapter 215: Shadow Aftermath White Fu, Touching Figure of the Year in the Star Ocean [5k]

Five days have passed since the TV interview.

During these five days, White Fu didn’t go anywhere and stayed at the Initial Gateway Subcommittee of the Initial Gateway Star Cluster.

Since the reputation of the Dark Moon Tide was established, her private messages on the commission platform backend had been consistently above 99+.

In the beginning, she personally screened suitable tasks for players and assigned them. However, as time went by, she had to let Xia Shi create an AI specifically for task distribution to players.

“I’m exhausted.”

White Fu rubbed her temples.

Despite being tired, she felt very happy.

These days, through task commissions, renting out Small Black Fu, selling prayer cards, and restorative potions, she earned a large number of credits. This method was much faster than advertising, where she had to pose and memorize lines. Once the Dark Moon Tide’s business stabilized, all she needed to do was occasionally meet with major clients.

“Once Yulia figures out Tessia’s hair, I’ll have her come over and be my secretary. When there’s work, she’ll handle it, and when there isn’t…”

Hehe, naturally, she would go fishing.

White Fu happily opened the packaging box in front of her, which contained the spiritual energy crystals she had just purchased. Since she had money, it was time to upgrade her spiritual constructs.

She consecutively spent 128 spiritual energy crystals to upgrade her combat suit and dark scepter from Lv6 to Lv10.

The bonuses for the combat suit 【Suit II】 changed to +95 Strength, +152 Agility, and -10% Physical Damage taken. The bonuses for the dark scepter changed to +43% Effectiveness of Spiritual Energy Skills and +70 Inspiration.

“Not bad. Although the increase isn’t huge, accumulating small improvements can lead to significant changes.”

White Fu nodded in satisfaction and then spent another 120 spiritual energy crystals to upgrade Phenomenon Constructs and Apostle Will to Lv4. This way, she could now contract four upgradable spiritual constructs.

The only problem was that she currently had no good spiritual construct blueprints, so she could only continue using Phantom Fu to fill new spiritual construct slots until she obtained rare blueprints.

“High-level spiritual construct blueprints are hard to find on the universal market. To obtain one, there are only two ways: buy from big organizations or farm quest rewards.”

White Fu sighed helplessly.

If the Sworn One followed a spiritual energy path, she wouldn’t have to work so hard.

Unfortunately, throughout the Edge World, experts in the spiritual energy path were few and far between. Most of the Overlords in the spiritual energy path were concentrated in the Rebirth Empire and the Super Nova Task Force.

Just as White Fu was feeling troubled, her communicator suddenly vibrated. The contact was Jiujiao.

Jiujiao?

White Fu was stunned for a moment before pressing the answer button.

“Is there something urgent?”

Jiujiao’s anxious voice came through the communicator: “Fu, I just received a message from those undead people in the Tower of Secrets. They said they suddenly received an urgent mission and are preparing to board a ship to execute it.”

Hmm?

White Fu narrowed her eyes. Were the pieces she had placed in the Tower of Secrets finally starting to play their roles?

“Did they say what the specific mission content is?”

“The people of the Tower of Secrets didn’t tell them the details. They only said this outing was to deal with other undead and to prepare mentally. By the way, the Tower of Secrets seems to have dispatched three S+ level individuals and a very powerful Celestial Ocean monster.”

“I understand. Thank you for telling me this information right away.”

Although the people of the Tower of Secrets didn’t explicitly state it, the situation was clear: the Tower of Secrets’ mission target was the Ulysses star.

The fish has finally taken the bait!

White Fu smiled.

Now that the Tower of Secrets has acted, it’s time for her to step onto the stage.

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Days passed quickly.

On the Ulysses star, the robot engineering troops were busy working non-stop, with the sound of machinery starting up everywhere.

Tens of thousands of players enthusiastically moved around the construction site, doing what they could.

At this moment, in the surveillance outpost, several idle duty players were engaged in an intense game of “Celestial Network.”

“Haha, watch me Fu charge!”

“Reflect, reflect!”

Laughter echoed in the outpost, creating a serene scene. But at this moment, a glaring red warning message suddenly appeared on the surveillance computer screen.

“Unknown fluctuations detected, unknown fluctuations detected, coordinates are…”

What?

A few players who were playing cards immediately stood up and rushed to the computer screen.

“Quick, bring up the surveillance footage nearby.”

One player urged, while another quickly typed on the control panel. Soon, the real-time surveillance footage was transmitted to the display screen.

First, everyone saw a rapidly flying space debris. Then, they noticed a black, twisted ripple emerging in deep space, accompanied by rapid bubble bursts. In the next second, a giant beast covered in flowing black slime emerged from the distortion.

Moo!

The beast roared silently in deep space. As it completely broke free from the distortion, it swung its massive tail and swam directly towards the Ulysses star.

“Holy shit, what kind of monster is this?”

“It’s a Celestial Ocean monster! Fu encountered one on the Heaven Lake star!”

“Enemy attack, enemy attack!”

“Stop attacking, quickly contact Fu!”

Distress signals flew like snowflakes to White Fu and the Star Network.

“Have they discovered us already?”

In the modified insect chambers inside the monster, the leaders of the Secret Tower’s external action force gathered together. The leader was named Morrison, an S+ level superpower user and one of the Secret Tower’s ace members.

Like Tessia, he was a child found and raised by the Secret Tower. He, too, possessed extraordinary talents far beyond ordinary people, but unlike the unpopular Tessia, he was highly regarded by most people in the Secret Tower from a young age, with many believing he would eventually advance to the Catastrophe Tier.

Morrison felt incredibly proud, and the envious looks from those around him made him feel like a protagonist from a young age.

However, during his growth, a minor incident touched his heart:

He discovered that the Head Butler was closer to Tessia than to him!

Even after both were injured from training, the Head Butler always checked Tessia first, and in evaluating their performance, gave more feedback to Tessia.

This discovery filled him with hostility towards Tessia.

Why did Tessia have even the slightest advantage over him?

In terms of strength, Tessia had never beaten him, although he had never beaten Tessia either.

In terms of potential, Tessia’s power mostly came from that spider, which posed a risk of losing control at any time, while his strength came from his own hard work and was fully controllable.

In terms of loyalty to the Secret Tower, he had always thought Tessia was like a traitor, and the current situation confirmed his earlier judgment.

“The Head Butler truly misjudged.”

Morrison sighed inwardly, but after the sigh, infinite motivation surged within him.

Originally, the Head Butler hadn’t intended to send him on this mission, but he actively requested to come, motivated by the desire to confront White Fu.

Tessia betrayed the Secret Tower for White Fu, and he wanted to strike a heavy blow against White Fu, proving that Tessia’s choice was wrong, and that in the competition with Tessia, he, Morrison, would be the ultimate victor!

“Destroy that surveillance device!”

With Morrison’s order, a huge beam shot out from the Abyssal Stalker, instantly turning the nearby surveillance station into rubble.

Seeing the screen go black, the players in the surveillance outpost rushed out anxiously. When they reached outside, they were horrified to see that the Celestial Ocean monster they had seen on the monitor was now hovering above the sky.

“How could it be so fast?”

Their faces changed drastically.

This speed was too fast; even if they had captured the Celestial Ocean monster in time, it was too late to organize a defensive formation.

Now, things were dire.

The base on the Ulysses star was just under construction, and the protective shield and ground cannons were not yet installed. There was no effective means to stop this sudden Celestial Ocean monster, and the newly built player main city might turn into ruins.

The players on the ground were terrified, while Morrison and his team on the Celestial Ocean monster were exhilarated.

When they arrived at the surface of the Ulysses star aboard the Abyssal Stalker, regardless of whether this was a trap set by White Fu and the Star Network, their plan had already succeeded greatly.

Now, all they needed to do was two things:

One, open fire on the ground and flatten everything artificial on the Ulysses star!

Two, after the bombing, send ground troops to capture the undead!

“The number of undead here seems to far exceed our expectations. This time, we’re going to make a fortune!”

Morrison clenched his fist tightly, without any unnecessary words, directly issuing the attack command.

“Open fire!”

Battle erupted.

Instantly, countless small flying machines emerged from the modified body of the Abyssal Stalker, pouring down various kinds of artillery attacks on the ground.

These flying machines wove a dense web of firepower. At the same time, the Abyssal Stalker began spewing corrosive black mist towards the ground.

Facing this torrential assault, the players on the ground quickly maneuvered their limited weapons to counterattack, but hastily responding, they were no match for the meticulously prepared Secret Tower forces.

“Waste of effort!”

Morrison sneered.

To improve the success rate of the operation, the Secret Tower really went all out. Not only did they deploy the Abyssal Stalker, a trump card, but the small flying machines on the Abyssal Stalker were also high-end purchases from the Super Nova Task Force through special channels. These machines were extremely fast and came with dual shields, capable of handling bombardment from ship cannons with ease.

As the players on the ground were struggling desperately, an intelligence officer ran up to Morrison.

“Sir, we intercepted a signal recently sent from the Ulysses star. They are seeking aid from White Fu and the Star Network.”

Morrison remained calm: “Let them seek aid. Once we’ve flattened all the structures on the ground, we’ll immediately descend and start the capture plan.”

“Yes!”

As time passed, the players on the ground could no longer hold on. They lost all cover and the weapons they could use to counterattack were all destroyed by targeted explosions. At this point, they only had some single combat equipment left, which was too weak to deal with the Secret Tower’s flying machines.

Seeing that the situation was almost ripe, Morrison issued the final all-out attack order and walked in front of the camera to broadcast to the entire Star Ocean.

“I think you must be curious about my identity and where I am, and what I’m doing?”

“Let me introduce myself. My name is Morrison, from the Secret Tower. As for where I am now…”

The camera turned, focusing on the ruins below and the players running around.

“This is the Ulysses star, the base built by the recently famous Holy Maiden White Fu. Unfortunately, this great base is about to become ruins, and these adorable undead will soon fall into our hands!”

Morrison’s statement was quickly intercepted by major interstellar TV stations and urgently broadcasted, causing a huge uproar.

Many people believed that the Secret Tower had truly gone mad. How long had it been since their last retaliation? And now, they were back causing trouble again.

The Star Network fleet was dispatched to the Ulysses star upon receiving the news.

There was a natural wormhole connecting the Ulysses star and the Star Network. Ever since the Secret Tower launched its retaliatory action last time, the Star Network had mobilized several mobile defense fleets. The nearest fleet could reach the Ulysses star in less than an hour.

“Morrison, you better not run!”

The Star Network fleet commander cursed directly in the broadcast.

Morrison pretended not to hear and calmly live-streamed the process of his subordinates capturing the players.

The players’ strength was far inferior to the Secret Tower’s forces. Under the Secret Tower’s assault, many players were quickly captured.

The Star Network fleet commander was enraged but helpless, repeatedly urging the pilots to accelerate.

Forty minutes later, the Star Network fleet finally arrived at the Ulysses star.

“Morrison, you will pay for your arrogance!”

The Star Network fleet commander immediately issued the attack command, but to his surprise, the black slime covering Morrison’s Celestial Ocean monster suddenly exploded, temporarily disrupting all ships’ detection systems, preventing them from targeting accurately.

As the pilots hurriedly switched to manual targeting mode, they noticed a strange ripple appearing in front of the Celestial Ocean monster.

“Do you think you can catch me with just this?”

Morrison laughed brightly.

The only thing that disappointed him was that due to the Star Network fleet’s swift arrival, they had missed catching some of the undead. However, it wasn’t a big issue. Just now, he received a message from headquarters confirming that the operation on the other side had been successful.

In the cacophony, the Abyssal Stalker dived into the ripple and disappeared from the Star Network fleet’s sight in an instant.

The Star Network fleet commander stared in disbelief at the empty screen.

Gone?

What kind of monster was that?

He promptly relayed the events here to the Joint Council.

At the same time, another major piece of news spread throughout the Initial Gateway Star Cluster:

[“All six field operation teams of the Dark Moon Tide have been wiped out, with a total of over 2000 undead missing”]

A few minutes after this news spread, Morrison reappeared, declaring that the Secret Tower was responsible.

Yes, those undead were caught in the encirclement by our Secret Tower!

[“This is just the beginning. This time, we’re dealing with the undead. Next time, we’ll be targeting you, White Fu. I will personally snap your neck!”]

White Fu looked at the news with a strange expression.

With such operations, she would gain 2000 more spies within the Secret Tower.

No, seeing Morrison so happy, she almost burst out laughing, but she couldn’t. The Initial Gateway Star Cluster’s major TV stations were currently conducting a network interview with her. If she laughed now, her life would end, right?

Pah, it wasn’t that serious, but she definitely couldn’t laugh.

Luckily, White Fu was professionally trained.

Her shaking while suppressing laughter was mistaken for anger and sorrow.

“So pitiful…”

“The Secret Tower is really inhuman.”

“Damn it, born to bully a holy maiden like this!”

“Holy shit, Morrison!”

The audience and the interviewing journalists were moved by White Fu’s “pitiful” appearance and couldn’t help but curse inwardly.

“Holy Maiden, are you okay?”

“I’m fine.”

After a while, White Fu lifted her head, her eyes slightly red, but her expression resolute.

“Since coming to the Star Ocean, this is the first time I’ve experienced such a significant loss, but I won’t be easily defeated!”

“Morrison said he would personally snap my neck. I’ll return that phrase to him. One day, I will personally snap the necks of these inhumane thugs!”

White Fu raised her right hand, biting down on her silver teeth.

“Lastly, to those who were captured, please give me some time. I will definitely rescue you!”

Her words garnered a thunderous applause. Her image, already brilliant in the Initial Gateway Star Cluster, now shone like a star.

Support White Fu, oppose the Secret Tower!

The Secret Tower is evil, White Fu is good!

Learn from White Fu, never bow to evil forces, and fight the Secret Tower to the end!

Suddenly, discussions about White Fu flooded the interstellar network. Many people’s approval of her skyrocketed, with some even calling her the idol of the year and the person who touched the hearts of the Initial Gateway Star Cluster.

Seeing this scene, the Secret Tower’s people all laughed.

What good are slogans? No matter how moving your slogans are, they can’t change the fact that you now have 20,000 undead who have become ours!

“These 20,000 undead will become daggers piercing your heart!”

Morrison’s voice was filled with killing intent.

Meanwhile, his arch-nemesis Tessia was urgently comforting White Fu.

“Are you okay?”

“I’m fine. What could happen to me? I’m perfectly fine.”

White Fu was indeed perfectly fine.

Just now, she suddenly received a contact from a well-known investment consortium in the Edge World. Seeing her in a difficult situation, the consortium wanted to invest in her as a form of support, sending her the spiritual construct blueprint she had longed for.

However, Tessia didn’t believe her and thought she was putting on a brave face.

“Hold on, I’ll come visit you right away!”

“I really am fine.”

White Fu helplessly shrugged her hands.

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