Chapter 168: Unlocking the New Class, Bai Fu – The Newly Crowned Pop Idol of the Sea Lion Galaxy System [6k]
The sudden news left Manu rooted to the spot.
Enthusiastic civilians?
In the vastness of the Star Ocean, there were indeed many who claimed to be righteous heroes.
After possessing extraordinary powers, people would often have other pursuits; some of them liked to play the hero.
The reason Manu was so stunned was because the Star Network Commonwealth had been battling the Flood Disaster for decades. In all that time, he had never heard of any civilian volunteer coming forward to join the bloody fight against the bugs.
He quickly inquired about the details.
The intelligence officer on the communicator answered one by one: “A total of 309 people came, the strongest among them being an A-class superhuman, and even the weakest has B-class rank. They said they were inspired by Holy Maiden Bai Fu of the Silver Moon.”
Upon hearing that the weakest of the volunteers was still a B-class, Manu felt a flicker of joy.
Although these people couldn’t resurrect like the undead brought by Bai Fu, their strength was impressive enough to positively affect the current battle situation.
However, Manu’s happiness didn’t last long. After hearing the intelligence officer’s final sentence, he was completely baffled.
“Inspired by Holy Maiden Bai Fu? What nonsense is this?”
The intelligence officer explained: “Last night, the Sea Lion Galaxy System’s Star News Early Edition channel and its official website aired a special program about the Heaven Lake Star War. In the program, they spent a lot of time introducing Bai Fu, narrating her struggle to protect Ulysses from slave traders and her performance on Heaven Lake Star. They also interviewed many mercenaries and soldiers online, who showered Bai Fu with praise, calling her the Savior Maiden and the embodiment of the Star Network spirit. Once the program aired, Bai Fu’s popularity soared.”
Manu’s communicator buzzed as he received videos and comment screenshots sent by the intelligence officer via a secure network.
The first video interview was of a passerby.
[“I’ve seen Bai Fu, really, it was at the Pan-Universal Commission Platform’s office hall. At that time, Wei Ke of Ulysses got into an argument with the staff over a commission. Wei Ke wanted to hire hunters to protect his hometown but could only offer 2000 credit points, which under normal circumstances wouldn’t even hire one foot of an A-class superhuman, so no one paid him any attention. But then Bai Fu stepped forward and accepted Wei Ke’s commission. I was utterly shocked. At the time, I couldn’t understand why she did it, but after watching the news, I understood. That’s just Bai Fu—she’s a good person, a person with the heart of a saint.”]
The second video was an interview with a soldier.
[“This Bug Tide is terrifying beyond my imagination. If it weren’t for the mental support given by the sister of the Holy Maiden, if it weren’t for the undead brought by the Holy Maiden, if it weren’t for the prayer cards made by the Holy Maiden, I would not have been able to hold out until now. Can you imagine how warm my body feels when I hold the spiritual shield card made by the Holy Maiden? The Holy Maiden’s spirit is always with us! Now the scale of the Bug Tide has decreased, and I believe we will soon win the war!” ]
These two interview videos deeply moved many viewers, who praised Bai Fu in the comment section. Alongside their praises, many urged the Star Network Commonwealth authorities to send reinforcements immediately, lest someone like Bai Fu die in the war. However, the official authorities of the Star Network Commonwealth remained silent on the matter.
At this point, someone issued a recruitment call online, rallying like-minded individuals to join him in heading to Heaven Lake Star for assistance.
[“If the Holy Maiden can fight for justice for the Sea Lions, how can we Sea Lions lag behind?”]
[“Let the Holy Maiden witness the power of the Sea Lions!”]
Within half a day, many people signed up.
The recruiter did not accept everyone indiscriminately; he eliminated all applicants whose strength ratings were below B-class. In the end, including himself, he gathered a total of 309 people.
They originally planned to rent a starship to rush to Heaven Lake Star, but when they prepared to act, a starship rental company seized the opportunity and sponsored them with a ship.
To enhance the effect of the publicity, the company deliberately painted Bai Fu’s large portrait on the outside of the spaceship along with a line of text —
[“Rent a spaceship, come to Tianzhou. Tianzhou supports passionate heroes aiding Holy Maiden Bai Fu.”]
Manu: “…”
After reviewing all this, he finally figured out the cause and effect of the entire situation.
It was absurd!
But upon further reflection, it made sense.
Among the various civilizations in the Initial Gateway Star Cluster, the Star Network Commonwealth was renowned for its sharp minds, adept business skills, and relatively average martial virtues.
Once word spread that a figure like Bai Fu appeared on Heaven Lake Star, it would be strange if a well-known television station like Sea Lion Channel didn’t quickly produce a news report.
Under normal circumstances, there shouldn’t have been so many people volunteering to help. Manu speculated that this was likely related to what the interviewed soldier mentioned—”the scale of the Bug Tide has decreased.”
Some responders probably assumed that the threat posed by the Bug Tide wasn’t significant anymore, using the opportunity to assist Bai Fu to ride the wave of public attention caused by this hot event.
Not much of a threat?
The worst part hasn’t even begun yet!
“Warn them, it’s dangerous here. Death is possible at any moment. And once they arrive, they must obey my command. Those who disobey orders will face military law. If they don’t want to accept these conditions, they should return as soon as possible.”
Manu did not directly accept the aid. He believed that among those offering help, there were definitely sincere ones, so he gave them a heads-up first.
Soon, the intelligence officer relayed the reply from the enthusiastic civilians.
[“We’re not afraid!”]
“If that’s the case, let them in.”
Manu was in dire need of reinforcements. With these additional troops, fewer of his veteran soldiers who had followed him for a long time would die. And each life saved meant at least one family spared from sorrow.
All thanks to Bai Fu.
Oh, also thanks to those news channels and companies that love riding trends. Without their promotion, Bai Fu’s deeds might not have garnered massive attention in such a short half-day.
This wave of attention not only effectively alleviated their pressure but also brought him and his soldiers some recognition. People fighting for the survival of civilization deserved more acclaim!
Everything was going well, except for one thing that annoyed Manu—the subordinates surrounding Bai Fu, addressing her as the Holy Maiden at every turn.
Now, it wasn’t just embarrassing in front of mercenaries like the Star Treaty members; it was embarrassing across the entire Star Network Commonwealth. They behaved as if they were chasing stars, which was utterly inappropriate!
The typically vain and somewhat rigid Manu decided that after the war ended, he would give those imageless subordinates a proper drill.
After ending the conversation with the intelligence officer, he casually forwarded the message he had just received to Bai Fu.
Upon seeing the messages popping up on her communicator, Bai Fu’s reaction was similar to Manu’s.
Is this real?
Yesterday evening, she noticed that her reputation within the Star Network Commonwealth suddenly skyrocketed from 270 to 690 within hours. Because she couldn’t connect to the interstellar network, she thought it was a game bug. She didn’t expect it to be due to her sudden appearance on the news.
This round of publicity directly helped her meet the hidden reward requirements for the Heaven Lake Star commission task.
And this was just the obvious benefit. The increase in reputation brought countless hidden advantages.
In Bai Fu’s view, the most valuable aspect was that as her reputation grew, the reactions she elicited for doing the same things would change drastically.
For example, when her reputation was low, she had to work hard to convince a few players like Jiujiao that she was the protagonist. But now that her reputation is high, players themselves have fabricated an identity for her as the Overlord of Yoye.
“Amazing!”
Besides shouting ‘amazing,’ Bai Fu didn’t know what else to say.
She truly didn’t know who leaked her story to the TV station. If the Star Network Commonwealth weren’t considered as a single entity, then this leaker was undoubtedly the first top donor she encountered in the Star Ocean!
May the Fumen bless you!
After turning off the video sent by Manu, Bai Fu found she could reconnect to the network. She hurriedly logged in to check what the people of the Star Network Commonwealth thought of her. Overall, the feedback was quite positive, but there were still quite a few saying it was pure hype.
No matter, as long as the reputation increases.
After closing these news websites, Bai Fu opened the trading center and purchased several copies of Martial Arts Advancement Knowledge in one go.
This was a critical moment. To ensure her own safety, she had to improve her strength as much as possible.
Her main class, Anomaly Constructor, couldn’t be transferred for the time being, and the expensive advancement knowledge was too costly to purchase right away. Fortunately, the third branch of the new transfer mission, “Heart Painting Scroll,” required increasing inspiration to over 700, so Bai Fu decided to level up her secondary class, Moonlit Dancer.
Under normal circumstances, each new class a player opens requires more experience to level up than the previous one. Learning the second class isn’t too bad, especially at lower levels where the difference isn’t noticeable. However, when learning the third and opening the fourth class slot, the amount of experience required for each level is several times that of the first class.
But none of this was a problem for Bai Fu.
She lacked everything now except experience! There were still 2 billion points of experience remaining from the last time she squeezed it out of the players, and every day, players and bugs continued to provide her with new experience. It was impossible to spend it all, absolutely impossible.
[Transfer Successful]
[You have unlocked the new class [Moon Chaser], Current Level Lv1, Strength +1, Agility +3, Constitution +1, Spirit +2, Attribute Points +3]
As the prompt sounded, Bai Fu didn’t stop. She directly leveled up the Moon Chaser to Lv20, adding all the extra attribute points to Inspiration.
After leveling up, her stats became—
[Health Points]: 15078/15078
[Spirit Energy]: 18105/18105
[Qi]: 2240/2240
[Attributes]: Strength 120, Agility 229, Constitution 342, Intelligence 210, Spirit 214, Inspiration 723
The conversion rate of Qi doubled after leveling up, combined with the improved attributes, rising from over 900 previously to over 2000 now.
The improvement was evident, but Bai Fu didn’t pay much attention. After all, she hadn’t learned many skills that require Qi. What she cared about was the attribute boost brought by the Moon Chaser class.
It cost more than 70 million experience points, but the results were gratifying. Even the lowest base strength attribute had broken through 100, and agility, after adding various bonuses (including Spiritual Construct and Mind Blessing), could break through the 370-point barrier, an agility value that would allow her to handle many troubles.
As for Inspiration, it has now officially exceeded 700. Once she collects a piece of knowledge about advanced prayer-related spiritual energy, she will immediately be able to complete her job-changing quest and cross the gate of the S-rank level.
“I’m just waiting for the Star Network Community to deliver the goods.”
Bai Fu nodded in satisfaction. She disconnected from the network and continued to direct Small Black Fu to make cards. The upcoming next wave of Bug Tide was when she would truly exert her power.
…
Heaven Lake Star military starship docking point.
After getting off the spaceship, Holter was warmly welcomed. He imitated others, smiling and nodding and waving to the crowd around him.
A moment later, a tall man wearing the uniform of an officer of the Star Network Community with mechanical enhancements on his arm walked over: “Thank you very much for your arrival. I am Commander Manu of Heaven Lake Star, and I will take you to rest next.”
Manu led the way, talking about the current situation of Heaven Lake Star while walking.
Holter sneered inwardly.
Upon learning that the Dark Moon and Silver Moon Bai Fu who stole the mother prototype of the Dissociative Medication were actually one person, he immediately called out trouble in his heart.
Heaven Lake Star is a place of hellish warfare. If Bai Fu dies here, it will be troublesome for him to find the mother prototype of the dissociative agent again. He must contact Bai Fu before she dies and force her to reveal the exact location of the mother prototype.
At this point, a problem stood before him. Heaven Lake Star is strictly sealed off, all incoming and outgoing starships have stopped flying. How can he get close to Bai Fu?
Breaking in by force is obviously not feasible.
His strength is not bad, having reached S-level, but there are several S-level superhumans on Heaven Lake Star right now, especially the Void War Princess who has already reached the S+ rank.
Rash action, once blocked by the Void War Princess, even if he has countless tricks up his sleeve, he might still end up dead.
The situation is complicated, but Holter did not panic.
The reason why his superior entrusted him with the task of retrieving the prototype is not only because his abilities are very suitable for interrogation, but also because he is a famous idea king of the Tower of Secrets!
When others say “I have a plan”, it’s just talk, but when he says it, he really can come up with ideas.
This time was no exception. During a call with an undercover agent, Holter thought of a way to approach Bai Fu without drawing unnecessary attention.
Savior Bai Fu, very popular, and helped Ulysses Star?
This needs to be publicized!
After ending the call with the informant, he immediately instructed his subordinates to contact the Sealion Channel, telling them there was someone named Bai Fu worth reporting on.
After the Sealion Channel reported Bai Fu’s deeds, he then instructed his subordinates to act as internet trolls to promote Bai Fu. This was a high-quality idol, everyone should like her fiercely! While sending out the internet trolls, he also spent some money to buy trending topics for Bai Fu.
After this series of operations, Bai Fu’s popularity skyrocketed, accumulating a large number of fans. Seizing this popularity, Holter registered a small account and issued a call for support for Bai Fu and Heaven Lake Star.
As expected, the call received a strong response from many superhumans. He pretended to conduct a selection process and then infiltrated the support team with some trustworthy subordinates.
Through this operation, he and his subordinates arrived at Heaven Lake Star without arousing anyone’s suspicion.
Actually, this wasn’t the best part of his strategy.
Arriving at Heaven Lake Star was just the first step; the key issue was how to approach Bai Fu.
After increasing Bai Fu’s popularity, this problem would no longer be a problem. Approaching Bai Fu? That’s simple.
【Holy Maiden Bai Fu, I’m your fan!】
Wouldn’t approaching Bai Fu under the guise of being a fan work?
After arriving at the resting place led by Manu, Holter didn’t delay, heading straight to Bai Fu. To his speechlessness, quite a few people went with him.
Never mind, let’s treat this as reconnaissance for now. Bai Fu is always making cards in the workshop anyway, she won’t be running around randomly.
“Is this the Holy Maiden? She looks very similar to the Adaptable Star Race. Could she be from the Rebirth Empire?”
“Rebirth Empire? One of the three great civilizations?”
Superhumans are superhumans after all; they don’t cling to Bai Fu like players do. They came to see Bai Fu but stayed far away, speaking softly.
But this conversation was heard by the sharp-eared players.
Adaptable Star Race, Rebirth Empire?
If I remember correctly, Fu Fu did mention she came from the Rebirth Empire during the game.
Goodness, everything checks out!
Jiujiao quickly took notes, gathering material for the next video.
While discussing, the crowd noticed another person in the workshop.
“It’s the Void War Princess!”
Holter’s expression darkened.
This was his first encounter with the Void War Princess. Although they didn’t directly engage in combat, the subtle energy fluctuations emanating from the Void War Princess made him certain that he would absolutely not win in a direct confrontation.
“At least I don’t need to fight her.”
As long as he could approach Bai Fu, he was confident he could control Bai Fu within 10 seconds using mental tendrils and extract the intelligence he needed.
I’ll find Bai Fu when the Void War Princess isn’t around.
Holter soon realized he had underestimated the problem. He secretly entered Bai Fu’s workshop five times, but each time he found the Void War Princess sitting next to Bai Fu.
What the heck, are you that idle? Is Bai Fu your mom or your husband? Why are you so attached to her?
Actually, Scarlet Leaf was just curious.
She had been squatting in the workshop to see if Youlia was really replenishing Bai Fu’s mana, and she had observed it multiple times. Each time, Youlia remained extremely calm.
Stand up, hug, replenish mana, separate, go back to reading, smooth as ever.
“There really is energy flowing.”
Scarlet Leaf found it very interesting.
Outsiders couldn’t see anything, and the angry Holter didn’t find it amusing at all.
Damn it, a larger scale bug tide is coming soon. Let’s see if you will still stay here then. If you do, I’ll send you and Bai Fu a ‘hundred years of harmony’ shout-out, how about that?
In the evening of the next day, the thing that Manu feared the most finally happened.
“Ground-boring worms, highly corrosive ground-boring worms, requesting assistance, requesting assistance!”
Amidst the deep booming sounds, four adult ground-boring worms suddenly drilled out from underground.
The mechanical walls holding up the first line of defense were already precarious after previous collisions. With this sudden raid, one section collapsed.
Upon receiving the message, Manu immediately mobilized troops to fill the gap. Subsequently, various supervisors of the Star Network Community, members of other mercenary groups, players, and the superhumans who had just arrived all received orders and rushed to their respective areas.
With the shrill cries of the ground-boring worms and the violent tremors of the earth, the second round of the flood disaster, which had been brewing for several days, erupted with a momentum comparable to a meteorite fall.
The decisive moment for the war on Heaven Lake Star had arrived!
Bai Fu worked full throttle making prayer cards, whether or not she could gain more benefits from the Star Network Community depended on this.
Upon receiving the message, Holter acted immediately.
He had just seen the Void War Princess fly past earlier, now was the perfect time for him to act.
Haha, Bai Fu, you’re done for!
Holter rushed to the workshop door with excitement, but before he could act, he suddenly saw Jiujiao.
He originally intended to casually send Jiujiao away, but before he moved, he suddenly remembered that Jiujiao was an undead.
Kill and silence?
They will resurrect!
Then use mental tendrils to brainwash Jiujiao. Such thoughts arose in his mind, but Holter hesitated to act. He was unsure if the brainwashing effect would persist after Jiujiao resurrected. If it didn’t, a single shout from Jiujiao would result in him being caught by the Void War Princess immediately.
Damn.
Holter never imagined the situation would turn into this. Why is there an undead here amidst the battle?
Jiujiao was actually here to film the production line. She wanted to use this as material for her new video. Anyway, she wasn’t good at fighting, so instead of going up and causing trouble for other players, she decided to take pictures everywhere.
“Are you here to see Fu Fu?”
Jiujiao looked at Holter curiously.
She recognized him; he was a new supporter, seemingly a fervent fan of Fu Fu. In the past two days, she had seen Holter at least five or six times nearby.
Thinking about this, her attitude softened immediately.
As long as you praise Fu Fu, we are good brothers and sisters!
“Fufu is very busy now and probably doesn’t have time to entertain you. Tell me what you need.”
“I…” Holter was stuck, and finally fabricated something, “I came to collect prayer cards.”
Jiujiao said, “Prayer cards aren’t collected here. You need to find Commander Manu. Let me take you… oh, no need for me to take you. Convert to Me Fu, you take him to Commander Manu to collect prayer cards. He just arrived and doesn’t know the situation.”
Convert to Me Fu approached from afar. Jiujiao whispered a few words to him and reminded Convert to Me Fu that Holter was a fervent fan of Fu Fu.
Convert to Me Fu understood immediately what Jiujiao meant, which was to remind him not to embarrass Fu Fu in front of her fervent fans.
Such a simple matter. Everyone is a fervent fan of Fu Fu, so let Holter feel his enthusiasm.
He walked to Holter, leading Holter towards Manu, and while walking, he preached to Holter very considerately.
Fu Sect is good, Fu Sect is wonderful, joining the Fu Sect is wonderfully wonderful!
“Fufu is a very kind person. If you want to talk to Fufu, show your prowess in the battle against those bugs later. Don’t worry, Commander Manu has spirit shields. As long as you don’t commit suicide, those bugs won’t hurt you for a while.”
Convert to Me Fu kept talking incessantly.
Holter’s face turned pale.
I’m here to torture Bai Fu and send her on her way, not to be your meat shield!
He wanted to leave, but remembering that Convert to Me Fu was also an undead, he froze.
Strange behavior at this time would definitely draw attention, wouldn’t it?
Damn, why does such a ridiculous thing as undead exist in the world!
Holter was almost furious.
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