Chapter 141

Chapter 141: Youlia’s Ability Development, Bai Fu Enhanced to the Limit! [5k]

After the celebration event ended, the liveliness of the Goli Desert did not decrease in the slightest.

Under Bai Fu’s continuous promotion, every day saw both old players from other places and new players joining the Silent Courtyard.

At this point, the number of players displayed on the Silent Courtyard faction panel had reached 31,451 people, more than double compared to when they set out against the Truth Society.

Although Bai Fu was highly skilled, under normal circumstances, even if she turned into a three-headed, six-armed being and worked hard for 24 hours a day, it would be impossible for her to meet the needs of so many players simultaneously.

Fortunately, at this time, the cooperation between the Darknet and the Silent Courtyard was officially implemented. The assassination platform and commission platform were successfully integrated, and with other factions that wanted to cooperate with the Silent Courtyard also entering the Goli Desert one after another, they brought a large number of quests, solving Bai Fu’s urgent problem.

“With these quests as support, even if another ten thousand or twenty thousand players come, I can handle it.”

Bai Fu sighed in relief.

She did not completely relax her vigilance because of this. She deeply knew that this situation could not last long. In another ten days or half a month, the number of players in the Silent Courtyard might break through the fifty-thousand mark.

But this was not the most troubling aspect. After months of construction, the evaluation scores for the main quest “The Watcher’s Lament” branch in the Goli Desert and the reconstruction of order in the Goli Desert branch had almost stopped rising.

This meant that she could no longer take advantage of this main quest, nor could she freely drive players to work for her by sharing this main quest with them.

If the situation does not change soon, over time, the players will fall into a situation where there are too few tasks for too many players.

Even if the players have already fallen for her charm, and even if the players can easily buy various knowledge, job books, and skills in the Silent Courtyard, if they cannot receive enough tasks and cannot level up as a result, they will still leave.

“I must find a new way to exploit the players.”

The first thing Bai Fu thought of was her long-planned Source Star Reconstruction Project. To ensure the smooth implementation of this plan, the first step is to send the Gene Progenitor and the alien elder behind it on their way.

If she does not get rid of these elders who like to lurk in the shadows and cause trouble, she fears that one day they will suddenly appear and ruin everything she has painstakingly built.

Just as Bai Fu was pondering when to start acting, she suddenly received a message from Youlia.

“Have you recovered?”

Her eyes immediately lit up.

She had been eyeing the rewards of the “Youlia’s Secret” quest for a long time, but since Youlia’s body was weak before, she didn’t want to act rashly. Now that Youlia has recovered, she no longer needs to worry about damaging Youlia’s health.

“I’ll be there right away!”

A few minutes later, Bai Fu appeared at Youlia’s residence and cast a Spirit Vision skill on her.

After lying in bed for nearly six days, most of Youlia’s debuffs had finally disappeared, leaving only “Malnutrition” and “Mental Weakness.” Under the restriction of these two debuffs, Youlia’s Health Points, Spirit Energy, Stats, and Resistances were all reduced.

[Name]: Youlia (BOSS)

[Template]: Special – True Spirit Child (Awakening Progress 1.1% [Remaining Time 198 years, 6 months, 7 days])

[Primary Profession]: True Spirit Blesser Lv9[+30], Defender Lv10

[Secondary Profession]: Doctor Lv5

[Health Points]: 1870/1870

[Spirit Energy]: 3245/3245

[Qi]: 505/505

[Stats]: Strength 33, Agility 45, Constitution 72, Intelligence 35, Spirit 101, Inspiration 233

[Skills]: Mastery, Intermediate Spirit Energy Proficiency, Substitute Game Lv6, Heavenly Burial Lv5, Floating Spirit Lv3, Super Force Field Lv3…

[Talents]: True Spirit Child, Strong Luck, Angelic Aura…

[Affinity]: Fiery Passion (92)

[Danger Level]: Green

From the panel, Youlia is a typical glass cannon mage. Even with spirit energy bonuses, her constitution remains low. Her HP during weakness is only a third of Bai Fu’s. Only her spirit stat is higher than Bai Fu’s, while others are significantly lower. But this isn’t because she is weak; mainly because Bai Fu, after receiving numerous quest rewards and enhancements, has extremely high bonuses across the board.

The nickname Queen Fu isn’t just empty talk; it’s earned through solid achievements!

In reality, even though Youlia has declined somewhat, her stats among NPCs of the same level on the Source Star remain luxurious.

With an inspiration of 233 points while weakened, she likely reaches around 270 points at full strength—only 39 points less than Bai Fu, which is incredibly powerful.

“It’s great to have a good template.”

Bai Fu couldn’t help but marvel.

She tried to figure out what exactly the True Spirit Child template and talent were that required 200 years to awaken, but unfortunately, her Spirit Vision skill couldn’t retrieve the details. It was unclear whether it was because the True Spirit Child level was too high for her to understand the concept, or if her Spirit Vision skill level was too low.

After several failed attempts, Bai Fu gave up struggling.

“The Angelic Aura should be the special ability Youlia used to restore my spirit energy, and then… Affinity 92?”

The last time Bai Fu saw such a high affinity was when using Spirit Vision on Anya, whose affection for her was as high as 100. Even her parents’ affection for her probably wasn’t as high as Anya’s.

Youlia’s 92, although not as high as Anya’s 100, is still an exaggerated number.

Good news: It seems Youlia is a grateful person, which means she will have more chances to secretly learn Youlia’s skills and talents.

Neutral news: The phrase “Fiery Passion” seems aggressive, suggesting Youlia may be after more than just “gratitude.”

Bai Fu closed Youlia’s data panel. At this moment, Youlia had already walked up to her.

Youlia was wearing a white oversized hospital gown that hung down to her thighs, revealing smooth and surprisingly plump legs. She wore a pair of rabbit slippers from somewhere, her ice-blue hair naturally flowing down, radiating a lazy aura all over her.

Bai Fu said, “Your complexion looks good.”

“Thanks to you, without you, I wouldn’t be able to relax like this now.” Youlia’s fingers grazed the couch beside her as she looked around, “To tell you the truth, from childhood until now, this is the first time I’ve lived in such a nice house. After joining the Watcher Camp established by Uncle Nison, my biggest dream was to earn money so that my parents could live a prosperous life, but they passed away early. I had power but was powerless, watching them die.”

Speaking of this heavy topic, Youlia’s expression darkened, and her emotions obviously sank.

“After my parents passed away, I considered Uncle Nison as my adoptive father. Uncle Nison unconditionally supported my medical research. I wanted to repay his kindness, so I researched medicine while helping him deal with those wandering criminals, hoping to help him realize his dream of establishing order in the Goli Desert one day, but…”

Disaster struck again, this time at the hands of traitor Carl and the President of the Truth Society.

“I’ve done my best, yet I still can’t do anything, only watching as everything goes downhill. To be honest, if I hadn’t met you in the abandoned cooling plant and seen a glimmer of hope from you, my mind might have broken down months ago.”

Youlia sighed deeply.

Bai Fu took a few steps forward, gently hugged her, and patted her back.

“It’s all over.”

“Yes, it’s all over… Do you know why I slept for six days?” Youlia suddenly tilted her head, her eyes hazy.

Bai Fu casually replied, “Restoring your body?”

Youlia shook her head, “Of course not just that. I only informed you now because I felt lost. When I was locked in the Truth Society’s laboratory, I often thought about how to retaliate against the Truth Society if I got the chance, and after retaliating against the Truth Society, how to help Uncle Nison. I thought about it repeatedly, each time coming up with different methods. Then, you came, you helped Uncle Nison realize his dream, you saved me, and you destroyed the Truth Society. In an instant, everything I wanted to do was completed by you.

“All this happened too suddenly. Both mentally and physically, I wasn’t prepared to accept this situation. I completely lost my goal. When lying in bed, I kept thinking about what I want to do next, what I can do, I need to find something to do, otherwise, I would become a walking corpse.”

“So what’s your answer?” Bai Fu asked.





Qidi asked curiously.

Youlia’s expression gradually turned serious: “I’ve thought of something I must do, and something I want to do. You saved me, so I must repay you. You intrigue me, so I want to study you.”

“???”

Should she be so straightforward?

“Haven’t you been wanting to attack the Gene Progenitor lately? I can help you. With my abilities, joining your team will not only help restrain enemies but also replenish your Spirit Energy when you’re lacking it, allowing you to continue fighting. My utility to you doesn’t stop there. The President of the Truth Society has been trying to replicate my abilities, but he’s going about it the wrong way. My abilities don’t come from my innate talents.”

At this point, Youlia stepped back a few paces, grabbed the collar of her hospital gown, and without any hint of shyness, opened it.

If this were an anime, this would be the moment for the paladin to unleash holy light.

Bai Fu was startled by Youlia’s generous and wealthy behavior, unsure if Youlia wanted to discuss high mountains and flowing waters with her or become her soulmate.

“This is…”

Bai Fu’s gaze was drawn to a peculiar pattern glowing faintly purple on Youlia’s chest. She recognized it; she had seen it before on fragments of Black Basalt.

In that instant, Bai Fu understood that Youlia’s power had a 99% probability of originating from broken Black Basalt!

“When I was little, while playing in the desert, I accidentally encountered something shaped like this. When I tried to approach it, it fused into my body. Since then, I’ve exhibited extraordinary Spiritual Energy talents. Uncle Nison told me that you initially agreed to save me in hopes of obtaining my strength. I want to give it to you, but since I can’t control it, I have no choice but to offer myself to you. You can use me as you wish.”

Youlia’s eyes were clear as she explained the ins and outs of the matter, finally grabbing Bai Fu’s hand and placing it on the pattern.

A tingling current spread throughout Bai Fu’s body, and she was astonished to find that she had gained a peculiar blessing-type buff.

[Prayer Link]: You have received Youlia’s blessing. During the link period, all your Stats increase by +10.

An instant addition of 60 points to her attributes left Bai Fu stunned. This effect completely outperformed her supercharged burst skill.

“What kind of god-tier support is this?”

She could control, replenish mana, apply stat-boosting buffs, and was aesthetically pleasing…

Yet this wasn’t even Youlia’s strongest feature.

The Prayer Link buff came with a note indicating that prolonged linking could result in permanent attribute increases.

“My goodness!”

Bai Fu’s eyes widened.

Judging from the awakening progress indicated on the template, the current Youlia was far from her complete form. If Bai Fu continued developing Youlia to full potential, how many new possibilities could arise in the future?

Too powerful, Black Basalt!

Amidst her joy, Bai Fu received a Game Prompt.

[You have completed the regional Main Quest [Watcher’s Lament] Branch 6 [Youlia’s Secret], rewarded with 500,000 Experience Points and three one-time Skill Cards from Youlia.]

Bai Fu obtained three [Super Force Field] Skill Cards. The Super Force Field effectively reduced most types of damage and had two effects: repelling enemies and causing continuous damage to enemies within the field, making it a very potent skill.

“Unfortunately, it’s not a skill, just a Skill Card.”

Bai Fu shook her head silently.

Youlia didn’t know what Bai Fu was thinking, nor whether Bai Fu wanted to engage in academic exchange or had other intentions. Anyway, such things didn’t matter.

She had full confidence in herself. There was no need to probe Bai Fu’s thoughts or overly express her own. She believed that once Bai Fu experienced the wonderful feeling of linking with her, she would inevitably become deeply ensnared, naturally drawing closer to each other.

“Help me build a Laboratory. That way, I can better research myself and assist you better.”

Bai Fu nodded: “I’ll explain the situation to Gao Yuan. Just tell him whatever you need.”

Youlia closed her hospital gown, but before she could speak, there was a sudden urgent knock at the door.

“Boss, something’s wrong!”

Bai Fu went over and opened the door, and Anya quickly squeezed in.

“I just received… Hmm?” Seeing Youlia standing behind Bai Fu, dressed oddly, Anya paused for a moment. “What were you two doing just now?”

For some reason, a huge sense of crisis rose within her, and she immediately became highly vigilant toward Youlia.

Youlia calmly lied: “We were discussing the Gene Progenitor.”

“Ah, right, exactly that!” Anya shouted. “I received a message from those undead who are undercover with the Gene Progenitor. They said Xia Shi is missing. It seems she was caught stealing files!”

Bai Fu’s pupils contracted. She quickly contacted Si Chu, and a few minutes later, Xu Hong gave her a definitive response: Xia Shi had indeed been captured, and no one knew her current situation.

“It seems it’s time to act.”

Xia Shi had the Strong Luck buff. Even if she wasn’t the main character, she was an extremely important role in the plot. There were definitely plenty of benefits to be gained from her, let alone the fact that she had delivered the archives. Bai Fu absolutely wouldn’t abandon her.

“You wait here for my news. I’ll contact others.”

Bai Fu hastily left Youlia’s residence. She needed to separately notify the producer of the film company, Jiujiao, and Gao Yuan, so they could begin their operations.

On the way, she opened the Quest Panel and settled the last two branches of the Watcher’s Lament quest. Since the evaluation scores for these branches were already quite high, the rewards she received were quite substantial.

The [Order Defender] branch brought her 3.6 million experience points and a new title [Goli Desert Guardian], which provided a 15% boost to active martial arts skills and an additional 100 points of Qi. The [Ideal Country] branch brought her 5.37 million experience points.

Bai Fu quickly opened her Attribute Panel.

These past few days, players had spent heavily in the two instances she created, providing her with a total of over 20 million experience points. Adding the experience earned from He Fu and Small Black Fu card production, the instance clearance, and task accumulation, she now had over 35 million experience points.

“That’s enough. Let’s level up!”

Bai Fu directly invested her experience and upgraded her Spirit Painter from Lv14 to the maximum cap of Lv20.

The remaining experience was actually still enough for further leveling, but currently, she lacked higher-level Spiritual Energy knowledge and couldn’t trigger the promotion quest.

Regardless, after leveling up, Bai Fu’s main profession reached a total level of 50, becoming the first and only superhuman in the thousands of years of Source Star’s history to touch the limits!

Her attributes surged again.

[Health Points]: 6102/6102

[Spirit Energy]: 5430/5430

[Qi]: 585/585

[Attributes]: Strength 67, Agility 108, Constitution 184, Intelligence 93, Spirit 97, Inspiration 360

Including the bonus from Youlia’s Prayer Link, all of Bai Fu’s attributes except Strength had surpassed the 100 mark!

She didn’t stop there and continued investing the remaining experience into the skills [Spirit Repair] and [Heavenly Burial].

The Spirit Repair skill, upgraded to max level Lv10, could restore 400 Health Points to True Spirit summons in one go. The Heavenly Burial skill, upgraded to max level Lv7, increased its attack radius from 10 meters to 40 meters, and its casting distance from 50 meters to 100 meters, significantly enhancing its practicality.

Bai Fu was quite satisfied. She glanced around and noticed she still had over 2 million experience points left.

“This amount of experience is perfect for upgrading the Prayer Cards.”

Using the Void Sphere as a blueprint, she invested experience to synthesize higher-level Prayer Cards. Thanks to the Spiritual Energy knowledge she acquired from the Truth Society, the synthesis process went smoothly. After failing five times, she successfully obtained the desired Prayer Card—

[Void Sphere·Remastered]

The difference between the new and old versions of the Void Sphere lies in the attack method, changing from a single-point shot every second to continuous burning. Although the damage caused within a certain period isn’t much different, the efficiency of killing minions with the new version has increased several times due to uninterrupted attacks.

A cold glint flashed in Bai Fu’s eyes.

“Gene Progenitor, are you ready for my retaliation?”

Upon her notification, the entire Silent Courtyard began operating at high speed.

At this point, the Gene Progenitor had no idea that he had already been targeted, until the film company collaborating with Bai Fu exposed a long-hidden shocking secret on television.

PS: Placing a bowl out for votes~

Today, I have a bit of a headache, so I stopped at 5000 words. Tomorrow, being Saturday, I’ll write more.

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