Chapter 126

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Chapter 126: Bai Fu’s Extraordinary Charm, Main Quest Unlocked

After issuing the missions to investigate the Truth Society and the Gene Progenitor, Bai Fu returned to her residence.

The corpses of the assassins and the destruction caused by the battle were dealt with by Sean and his team. Feeling refreshed after a bath, she lay on the bed and let Xiao Xiao Hei Fu massage her shoulders and feet.

Xiao Xiao Hei Fu wasn’t a professional masseuse, but due to her small size, her touch was just right for Bai Fu.

“This is life,” Bai Fu sighed contentedly.

Lying on the bedside table, Xiao Xiao Youlia couldn’t help but comment, “You’re really letting something so cute massage your feet? I mean, many people would love to do that.”

Bai Fu chuckled lightly, “Would you rather do it yourself? There are plenty who wish they could.”

It wasn’t impossible, but Xiao Xiao Youlia decided not to voice her true thoughts.

She had already made Bai Fu wary of her; she couldn’t afford to shock Bai Fu again!

Of course, she wasn’t interested in Bai Fu’s jailer; that didn’t interest her at all.

What she was truly interested in was Bai Fu herself. Since their first meeting, she had been curious about how Bai Fu managed to break free from her control.

Watching Bai Fu progress from someone unable to defeat even her initial fake body to effortlessly defeating a high-level superpower user, her interest grew even more.

This couldn’t be explained by simply regaining strength; there must be a big secret behind Bai Fu!

Unfortunately, she was now just a doll, unable to move. Otherwise, she would have thrown Xiao Xiao Hei Fu aside and given Bai Fu’s feet a good rub, taking some cells back for research.

As Xiao Xiao Youlia daydreamed, Bai Fu suddenly made a sound of surprise.

“What’s wrong?”

Bai Fu didn’t answer Xiao Xiao Youlia directly. She had noticed that her performance in the community had inadvertently boosted the reputation of spiritual energy users, turning them into a popular choice among players.

Many players started calling her the “true Cyber Bodhisattva” and the “savior of the handicapped.” They flocked to Bai Fu Town in droves.

Not only were external players influenced, but players from the Silent Courtyard were also swayed after witnessing Bai Fu’s elegant display of controlling a void energy orb to defeat an assassin.

Players who initially showed no interest in spiritual energy users began purchasing knowledge books on spiritual prayer mages and acquiring two skills, costing a total of 2,300 experience points.

This surge brought Bai Fu over a million experience points in a short time.

Bai Fu: “…”

Was this good news?

In the short term, these players would bring her a lot of experience, but in the long run, they might realize that spiritual energy users weren’t as simple as they thought.

However, she could put the spiritual shield and spiritual protection skills in the dungeon shop.

Even if players were inexperienced, they could find a place in a player squad with these skills, making it much more comfortable than dealing damage.

Moreover, she could expand the scale of the He Fu factory, producing more combat-type prayer cards for sale, ensuring all spiritual energy users could fight elegantly like her.

Something, less elegant than her?

That must mean the players haven’t spent enough money! If they spent another 70,000 energy in her store, things wouldn’t look like this!

Bai Fu felt very pleased.

This showed her influence and appeal were significant. She needed to seize this momentum and continue to advance, or else she might be left behind when the game officially launched its interstellar era.

Xiao Xiao Youlia observed Bai Fu’s expressions throughout. Although Bai Fu didn’t say anything, she felt someone was going to face trouble soon.

Despite Bai Fu’s outward appearance of being fresh and charming, she was actually quite nasty. Compared to Bai Fu, He Fu seemed much more honest, even though she rarely spoke.

Recently, she had heard that Bai Fu and He Fu together formed the Nightshade Overlord, with Bai Fu representing the gentle and kind side, and He Fu representing the cunning and deceitful side. If Bai Fu + He Fu equaled the Nightshade Overlord, then their roles must have been reversed.

She decided not to mention this, or Bai Fu would kill her.

“By the way, don’t you have any idea where you are?” Bai Fu asked suddenly.

Xiao Xiao Youlia was stunned, answering blankly, “No idea.”

Her mood was low. She wanted Bai Fu so badly, but the question was, would her real body ever get to meet Bai Fu?

Bai Fu nodded.

If so many players had gone out and she still hadn’t found the Truth Society’s real location, she might have to focus on the Gene Progenitor.

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While Bai Fu happily accumulated experience, various factions received news from Bai Fu Town and the Darknet.

A half-day ago, Bai Fu was attacked by a Truth Society assassin. The assassin was a high-level superpower user but was utterly helpless against Bai Fu.

Exactly how powerful was Bai Fu?

How deep and unpredictable was this woman?

The Former Republic and the Railway Guild, being closer to the Goli Desert, received the news first.

Su Li from the Railway Guild contacted Bai Fu immediately to express concern. The Former Republic, however, had mixed feelings.

Due to conflicts with Bai Fu because of Bei Hui, they rejoiced when they heard she was attacked by the Truth Society. Finally, someone else was suffering too, and Bai Fu was the one suffering.

But when they learned that Bai Fu was unharmed and had killed the assassin, their faces turned sour.

Enough with these reports!

Then, the Truth Society also received the news.

“This is a conspiracy!” reported Chief of Operations Department Bernardo, “Someone deliberately sent an assassin to kill Bai Fu, intending to exacerbate the conflict between us.”

“Bai Fu is formidable, and she has so many undead under her command. If she clings to us, we’ll be in a passive position.”

Others agreed.

“How did she tame those undead? We used transformation technology, yet we only managed to recruit a tenth of what she has.”

“Maybe she has a charm ability or perhaps the undead just like her.”

The voices in the meeting room were low, and the faces grim.

The President of the Truth Society looked displeased, not because Bai Fu had reacted fiercely against the Truth Society, but because he had severely underestimated her power.

He should have shown more sincerity in recruiting her earlier.

Now… it was too late.

If given the chance, he still wanted to meet Bai Fu again to understand her extraordinary charm.

The President surveyed the room, “There’s no need to worry. She doesn’t know our main base location or our plans. Even if she gets the news, it will be too late once we act. And if our plan succeeds, she and those undead won’t pose a threat to us anymore.”

This reassured the others in the room.

Indeed, they began executing the President’s orders to prepare for the final raid on the Gene Progenitor.

Suddenly, the entire main base of the Truth Society became bustling. Even Tai Ergen, pulled out as a test subject, was temporarily taken out of the laboratory to help with moving things.

“What’s going on?”

Tai Ergen curiously asked an NPC nearby.

The NPC angrily replied, “Don’t ask unnecessary questions!”

Tai Ergen pouted and continued moving things. After half an hour, he overheard the NPC he had scolded complaining to another NPC.

“I haven’t left the main base in ages. This sudden mobilization… I hope everything goes smoothly.”

“Trust the President’s abilities, don’t you?”

Tai Ergen froze in place, unable to hear anything further.

What had he just heard?

Main Base!

Could it be that this place was the main base of the Truth Society?

He had been planning to uncover the location of the main base, but now he realized he was already inside the treasure trove without knowing it. It wasn’t too late to discover this now.

He was finally getting his chance!

Tai Ergen suppressed his excitement, not wanting to expose himself through carelessness.

He pretended nothing happened and continued moving things, secretly contacting Jiu Jiao.

[Treasure Hunting, Treasure Hunting! I have very important news to tell you, please reply if you see this]

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The next night after the assassination attempt, Bai Fu received a message from the Iron Rain Guild.

The Iron Rain Guild’s player successfully contacted Xia Shi, and after earning her trust, Xia Shi asked him to deliver something.

“It’s a file. Xia Shi said this file is related to the origin of spiritual energy on the Source Star. Because the file is crucial, we haven’t opened it yet and are trying to figure out how to return it safely,” reported the senior player from the Iron Rain Guild stationed in Bai Fu Town.

Bai Fu’s eyes lit up.

Had the mission she received while in Lin’en Settlement, ‘Origin of Spiritual Energy,’ finally been completed?

She asked, “How is Xia Shi doing now?”

The senior player replied, “She’s the head of the laboratory now, looking quite well.”

Bai Fu nodded, “Hurry and return the file. It might be related to the truth behind why the Source Star is now like this.”

This made the senior player’s pupils dilate. Could it be that the file was connected to a main quest?

This was great! If they could successfully return the file, they would definitely outshine the Zhongyi Hall this time!

The senior player left excitedly.

For Bai Fu, the good news had just begun.

After spending two versions building her popularity, she finally reaped a double harvest of experience and intelligence in version 1.2.

After the senior player left, players gradually brought her new intelligence regarding the Gene Progenitor. Half of this intelligence came from players aligned with the Gene Progenitor camp, who revealed information after seeing the favorable treatment in the Silent Courtyard and Bai Fu’s beauty and strength.

This was the charm of the popularity harvesting character!

In just half a day, Bai Fu had gathered detailed information on many laboratories and factories belonging to the Gene Progenitor, including their responsible persons, and had a basic understanding of the high-level superpower users. She even learned that the Gene Progenitor had secretly manufactured numerous artificial beings using technology from the Oceanic Life Research Institute.

“What does this miserable thing want? Is it secretly building an army of artificial beings?”

Bai Fu was very curious.

As she pondered, Jiu Jiao brought her even more explosive news.

“Fu Fu, we’ve found the location of the Truth Society’s main base!”

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Second update of the day.

Tomorrow, depending on the situation, if there are no guests, I should be able to provide over 6000 words.

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