Chapter 47

Chapter 47: Unlocking New Knowledge Chains!

What Ganyiwofu and others did in Lynn quickly caused a stir on the forums.

Players born near Lynn were envious, pounding their fists in frustration, regretting not getting on the ride to Lynn, which allowed Ganyiwofu and others to seize the opportunity to monopolize this profitable route first.

If they continued doing similar things in Lynn, they wouldn’t even be able to borrow money; not having their legs broken on the spot would be considered lucky.

Other players, seeing the actions of Ganyiwofu and others, were delighted.

This path was cut off in Lynn, but not elsewhere.

The most astute players took immediate action upon receiving the news. Almost simultaneously, different criminal organizations on various newbie planets across different star systems were taught a lesson by different players—

Loaning money carries risks, and interacting with players requires caution!

Playing hardball with players will teach you what true hardcore players are capable of. Being tough on others isn’t impressive; being tough on yourself is what truly matters.

Players who pulled off big heists shared their results on the forums. Among them, the player with the most impressive record was Xiaxiaxue, born on [Kelo Star].

Xiaxiaxue borrowed money, bought some bombs, and directly stormed into the headquarters of the黑恶势力 that lent him the money, surrounded by minions. He detonated the bombs, and by sheer luck, the explosion happened next to the黑恶势力’s ammunition depot, causing a chain reaction that wiped out the entire黑恶势力.

Legendary!

After this operation, Xiaxiaxue’s level skyrocketed, earning him the title of top player in the entire server. He also became a hero for fighting crime, was promoted to the national faction, and completely distanced himself from other players.

[?]

[How much bad luck do you have to have to get this kind of luck?]

[Quickly say, are you the planner’s son?]

[Ouch!]

Seeing Xiaxiaxue’s achievements, players on the forum went wild. Even Ganyiwofu and others were stunned, feeling that their 20,000 credit chips weren’t as appealing anymore.

“Don’t panic. Being fast temporarily doesn’t mean being fast forever. Besides, we don’t have direct competition with him. We just need to unlock our advanced professions and trigger Bai Fu’s new quest. I believe once we complete Bai Fu’s task, the rewards will be better than his.”

Jian Qichentian, the Iron Rain Guild’s leader, smiled cheerfully.

Ganyiwofu and the others nodded repeatedly.

They had a very positive impression of Jian Qichentian.

When they first traveled with Jian Qichentian, they thought he would be difficult to deal with due to his status as a guild leader. However, they found that he not only spoke pleasantly but was also willing to teach them game details, explaining why the Iron Rain Guild has remained strong through several games.

They never imagined this was all an act by Jian Qichentian.

The night before the trip, Jian Qichentian held a meeting with core members of the Iron Rain Guild, emphasizing two key points:

First, while seeking to join the Truth Society, they should build up Bai Fu’s affinity like any other player, not for her hidden tasks but to gather more intelligence about her, which would serve as a valuable gift when joining the Truth Society.

He didn’t want to start from the bottom again if he joined the Truth Society.

Considering that they were completely unfamiliar with Bai Fu, and Jiujiao and others had already raised her affinity to over 80, Jian Qichentian made a second point.

During interactions with Bai Fu, they should be willing to invest—money, resources, or even risking death—if it meant raising her affinity faster, even if it slowed their own leveling speed.

“Although there will be losses initially, once we join the Truth Society with Bai Fu’s intelligence, everything will improve!”

If not for Bai Fu’s fame and the large number of players vying for her attention, Jian Qichentian wouldn’t consider joining the Truth Society in such an unconventional manner.

At the meeting, some players expressed concern. They thought Jian Qichentian’s plan was great, but dealing with Bai Fu might cause many players to resent them, affecting the guild’s development.

Jian Qichentian waved his hand, “Don’t worry. We don’t need to confront Bai Fu directly. We just need to gather intelligence from her and Jiujiao, etc., for the Truth Society. Once we join, our levels will rise quickly, and we won’t need to care about ordinary players. The important thing is to complete our main mission.”

The main mission is everything!

Thinking about soon meeting Bai Fu, Jian Qichentian felt excited.

“Let’s meet Jiujiao first. We still need her cooperation to find Bai Fu.”

No objections from other players, and a group of over ten people set out with money.

Seeing players adapt so quickly to Lynn, Bai Fu nodded in satisfaction.

Previously, she collaborated well with Jiujiao, Paida Xing, and Ganyiwofu. Now with a batch of professional players, she felt more confident in dealing with Sisichi and the Truth Society.

“I need to give them a few advanced knowledge books soon to avoid them getting stuck.”

The next day, Bai Fu found an opportunity.

Xia Shi sent a message, saying Sisichi had something important to discuss.

On the way to Sisichi, Bai Fu handed Anya and the advanced knowledge book to Jiujiao, not wanting to leave Annya alone at Xia Shi’s house, uncertain when assassins and spies might cooperate. It was safer to have players watch over Annya.

Given her relationship with Annya, players would never let Annya be killed by assassins.

Bai Fu arrived at Sisichi, where all the high-ranking officials awaited her.

“The specifics will be explained by my secretary, Li Cheng,” Lu Yulin said, stepping aside.

Li Cheng stood up and introduced the collaboration items discussed at the recent meeting.

“I know you want advanced spiritual energy knowledge, so I applied for it. Just now, I received data from headquarters.”

He held up a hard drive.

Bai Fu immediately cast Spirit Vision on it.

[Data Hard Drive (Special)]

[Quality]: White

[Effect]: A seemingly ordinary hard drive containing advanced spiritual energy knowledge mastered by the Gene Progenitor.

“…”

Bai Fu’s breathing slightly paused.

Yes, exactly this!

She had long anticipated this item, and now it was right in front of her. She tried to control her expression to avoid appearing abnormal.

Li Cheng continued, “Being bait is dangerous and could lead to death, but cooperating with us offers you a chance to get the advanced spiritual energy knowledge you desire. If the spy is caught, the threat from the Truth Society will decrease significantly. Consider it carefully.”

Bai Fu hummed in response.

She was contemplating whether to collaborate with Sisichi.

With her real strength, ordinary assassins couldn’t easily kill her, but that didn’t mean she could act recklessly.

What if assassins used high-caliber sniper rifles or powerful bombs?

Of course, special killers like Yulia with superpowers could still pose a threat.

For safety, she should refuse Li Cheng’s proposal, but missing this opportunity meant waiting indefinitely for the spiritual energy knowledge chain mastered by the Gene Progenitor.

Bai Fu’s eyes flickered. She had a good idea.

After pretending to think for a while, she lifted her head, regaining her strength from the farewell with players.

“An assassin is watching from the shadows, indeed quite annoying.” Bai Fu nodded. “I can agree to cooperate, but with one condition.”

Li Cheng asked, “What condition?”

Bai Fu replied, “Lu Changer mentioned that even applying through him was unlikely to obtain advanced spiritual energy knowledge, yet you managed to get it. Although the situation is different now, I still need to verify the authenticity to avoid being scammed.”

Li Cheng’s face darkened, “Are you questioning my credibility?”

Before Bai Fu could speak, the team leader stepped in, “Credibility, yes, it needs to be questioned when necessary.”

Bang!

Li Cheng slammed the table, “Say that again?”

Lu Yulin quickly intervened, “Peace brings prosperity. Let’s verify, if it helps calm your nerves, use the terminal in the conference room.”

Others also stopped watching and chimed in.

“Check it, what harm can it do?”

“Are you worried Bai Fu will steal the data in front of us?”

“It can’t really be problematic, ha ha.”

Sisichi had many internal factions, but most people agreed on one thing—they disliked Li Cheng.

In spy dramas, Li Cheng is the type who wants to advance and impress but has tense relationships with almost all colleagues.

Seeing this, Bai Fu knew she had won.

Indeed, facing everyone’s discussion, Li Cheng handed the hard drive to her with a grim face, “You shouldn’t need me to teach you how to use the terminal, right?”

Bai Fu smiled, “No need.”

Li Cheng frowned, “There are dozens of eyes watching, and all terminals here are specially encrypted.”

Bai Fu looked innocent.

Can a little bunny like me have any ill intentions? Do you think I have genius hacker skills to secretly copy the data unnoticed?

That would be overestimating me. I’m just an ordinary wall-hanger.

Copy?

I’ll read the progress bar directly!

Bai Fu connected the hard drive to the terminal in front of everyone. After opening the file reader, a prompt appeared.

[You started reading “Advanced Spiritual Energy Knowledge Mastered by the Gene Progenitor”. Intermediate Spiritual Energy Expertise is active, increasing your reading speed by 20%, current progress 0.1%…]

Advanced knowledge is indeed advanced. Previously, she only needed twenty minutes to read other books, but this time, the progress bar stretched for hours.

Since it was just verification, Sisichi wouldn’t let her sit and read for hours.

But no problem, Bai Fu focused on the spiritual energy knowledge chain within it.

The conference room fell silent. Li Cheng sat motionless, staring at Bai Fu’s back, no one knowing what he was thinking.

Twenty minutes later, Bai Fu received a game prompt.

[You unlocked the Spiritual Energy Knowledge Chain (2)]

After mastering two knowledge chains, her knowledge chain bonus became—

[All active Spiritual Energy skills +40%, Spiritual Energy resistance +40%, Spiritual Energy recovery rate +2/minute]

[Note: Unlocking a new knowledge chain increases all active Spiritual Energy skill effects by 20%, Spiritual Energy resistance by 10%, and unlocks additional Spiritual Energy bonuses.]

This bonus delighted Bai Fu. Including the intermediate Spiritual Energy expertise bonus, her active skill effects increased by 60%, surpassing ordinary Spiritual Energy prayer mages.

The gap between advanced and intermediate professions is reflected here.

This is why many high-level players advise against leveling up slowly or practicing multiple professions simultaneously. Even if you want to practice multiple professions, it’s best to wait until your primary profession reaches an advanced level to avoid falling behind其他玩家.

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