Chapter 51

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Chapter 51: Saint Fu Huang, Letting You Win Until Your Hands Go Numb

Under the arrangement of Sword Aura Sky Piercing, the members of the Iron Rain Guild began searching for traces of the Truth Society across the Source Star.

At this time, other players were still unaware of their devious intentions. In the community, Sword Aura Sky Piercing, Dog Head Man, and others had become objects of envy for almost all players, just like the Digging Maiden.

The Digging Maiden was more understandable, as she had personally discovered the super powerful NPC, White Fu. When she first posted about White Fu in the community, there were even people who ridiculed her.

However, she wasn’t discouraged by those jeers. Instead, she firmly placed her bets on White Fu and made accurate judgments about her identity repeatedly. Her every guess was correct.

Now many players jokingly referred to the Digging Maiden as the planner who created White Fu’s character, and occasionally received strange @ messages.

【Fu Baby, can you change Fu Fu’s setting so she becomes a lover of black stockings and leather shoes?】

【Nonsense, white stockings are invincible!】

【How about one foot in black and one in white?】

The Digging Maiden always dismissed such messages with disdain.

What did stockings matter to her? She loved tight combat suits!

Regardless, the Digging Maiden followed White Fu around, drinking soup greedily. Other players could only envy but not truly resent her, as few had such extraordinary judgment.

But the situation was different for Sword Aura Sky Piercing and Dog Head Man.

They were born in the abandoned cooling plant after the Bug Tide event, lagging behind ordinary players by nearly a month. However, they managed to secure tickets to travel with Pai Da Xing to Lynn, thanks to their efforts.

With this maneuver, Sword Aura Sky Piercing and his group quickly surpassed many early players, unlocking advanced professions.

This made many players envious and even resentful.

Damn, if they had that ticket, could they have replaced Sword Aura Sky Piercing and his group?

When the Digging Maiden posted what happened at night in the community, a flood of complaints erupted.

【I was just a few minutes away from buying that ticket; I’m going to faint from anger!】

【Fu Fu personally leads leveling, ah ah ah, I wonder if we’ll get such treatment again!】

【I’m crying, fortunately, several more trains have been added recently to the abandoned cooling plant, or I wouldn’t have gotten the ticket!】

These posts also included comments from other guild players.

These players had no good intentions; they were mostly in competition with the Iron Rain Guild. Seeing the Iron Rain Guild rapidly develop by relying on White Fu made them feel like they were being outmaneuvered.

Thus, they continuously urged other players to go to Lynn.

Once the number of players around White Fu increased, the benefits the Iron Rain Guild would receive from her trust would decrease.

【Believe in Fu, gain eternal life! Saint Fu Huang, let you win until your hands go numb!】

【We must act fast. If we delay, Fu Fu might leave Lynn for another place. Unlike other plot NPCs, Fu Fu won’t stay in one spot for long.】

【Indeed, if we don’t act now, once Fu Fu finds a way to leave the Source Star, seeing her again will be much harder.】

【Brothers, I’m not scaring you, but now Fu Fu is in a low point. Helping her now is like helping someone in need, while later it won’t be the same.】

【I’ve summarized the route from other beginner villages to Lynn. Anyone interested can check it out.】

Encouraged by other guild players, it seemed as if Fu Sect members were everywhere in the community.

【Your Fu Sect members are actually quite nice.】

One could say that players today had as many tricks as Abe-san.

Previously, some silly players would pretend to die in strategy games, waiting until their allies and enemies relaxed before suddenly attacking.

Sword Aura Sky Piercing wasn’t stupid; he understood their devious plans.

But it didn’t matter.

He never placed his bets on White Fu.

【They must be very smug now, but when they realize our ultimate goal is to join the Truth Society, they won’t be laughing anymore.】

The core members of the Iron Rain Guild now admired Sword Aura Sky Piercing immensely.

Iron Rain Guild had such a hidden dragon in Brother Sword, how could it not thrive?

Sword Aura Sky Piercing happily closed the game community. Time was of the essence; he needed to extract information from Anya, White Fu’s sister.

Perhaps for safety reasons, White Fu often sent Anya to the inn where the Digging Maiden stayed.

After last night’s incident, Anya’s attitude toward him improved significantly, no longer assigning him trivial tasks with pitiful rewards.

Sword Aura Sky Piercing saw this as an excellent opportunity. To achieve his goals faster, he lowered his pride, calling Anya “Aya-sis” and offering her wasteland cola and cakes, making her laugh heartily.

Digging Maiden, Calamity Dragon, Convert to Me Fu: “…”

Damn, calling a little girl “sis,” you sure have thick skin!

Despite inwardly complaining, the Digging Maiden and others didn’t interfere.

If Sword Aura Sky Piercing wanted to do this, what could they say? They also looked forward to him extracting interesting information from Anya.

Their understanding of White Fu was still too limited; they needed precise intelligence. Getting it directly would save them from guessing.

Thanks to his relentless flattery, making Anya and White Fu seem unparalleled, Sword Aura Sky Piercing finally got Anya talking.

“Last night’s female assassin was really impressive. I couldn’t even see what happened before she disappeared. Too bad she targeted White Fu and Anya. No matter how capable she was, she crumbled under White Fu’s gaze!”

“Hmph, she’s the boss!” Anya happily sipped wasteland cola, her tail almost pointing to the sky. “Listen, not just the boss, even my past self could easily defeat her!”

Sword Aura Sky Piercing’s eyes lit up; he immediately poured Anya another drink. “As expected of Aya-sis! Does Aya-sis also have old injuries like White Fu?”

Any shook her head. “No, I have special medical superpowers. This power can not only heal but also strengthen me. But later, my powers were sealed.”

Sword Aura Sky Piercing’s eyes brightened, nodding vigorously. Good, new intelligence acquired. Next, he needed to steer the conversation towards White Fu.

“Wow—” Sword Aura Sky Piercing pretended to gasp. “So if Aya-sis’ powers weren’t sealed, you could help White Fu heal her injuries? That person who sealed your powers is really despicable!”

Any seemed to agree. “Exactly, if my powers weren’t sealed, the boss wouldn’t be injured, and we wouldn’t have to search for ways to unseal them.”

She stomped her foot fiercely.

Hearing this, Sword Aura Sky Piercing’s pupils dilated.

He understood.

He fully understood!

Previously, they thought White Fu was investigating the Truth Society in the abandoned cooling plant to find a way off the Source Star. Now, it appeared her main goal was to find a way to unseal Anya’s powers.

This was significant intelligence. He needed to tell the Truth Society about it to earn commendation.

But it wasn’t enough. He needed to figure out exactly what White Fu wanted. If Anya accidentally revealed White Fu’s true identity, it would be perfect.

Sword Aura Sky Piercing was confident. He found a way to deal with Anya—children love hearing about themselves. Once Anya became overconfident, she would spill a lot of information without prompting.

White Fu was smart, but leaving Anya open to him was a mistake.

“Aya-sis, you…”

Sword Aura Sky Piercing started again, but before he finished, Anya clutched her stomach and shouted.

“Ouch, my stomach hurts, I need to use the restroom.”

Any jumped off her chair and dashed to the bathroom.

Sword Aura Sky Piercing’s eyelids twitched. This was too coincidental. By the time Anya calmed down, it would be harder to extract information.

He waited impatiently for over half an hour, during which Anya went to the bathroom four times. Even when White Fu came to pick them up, he still didn’t get a chance to continue questioning.

There was no choice but to wait for the next opportunity.

Sword Aura Sky Piercing secretly contacted other guild members, teaching them how to extract information from Anya.

Although he believed Anya wouldn’t notice anything amiss, if he asked too many questions, she might become suspicious.

It was better to involve others.

“Fu Fu!”

Seeing White Fu approach, the Digging Maiden and others hurriedly gathered around.

Now they had unlocked advanced professions, they should be able to trigger more quests related to White Fu.

“Come in.”

Following White Fu’s call, Xia Shi walked in from outside.

Everyone was puzzled.

Xia Shi spoke straightforwardly. “During the meeting, White Fu recommended you to the Four Corners, hoping you’d join the action. The Chief was hesitant, but fully guaranteed your involvement. Now I’m here to ask for your opinion.”

[You triggered the quest [Special Operation]]

[Quest Description: The Four Corners has devised a special operation against wandering outsiders. With White Fu’s guarantee, the Four Corners allows you to join.]

[Quest Objective: Eliminate the Wandering Outsiders’ Camp]

[Reward: 10,000 experience points, 5 points of Gene Progenitor faction reputation]

[Accept/Reject]

At the same time, all players in the room received game prompts.

Has the big moment arrived?

“I have no objections!”

“Wherever Fu Fu goes, I go!”

“Me too.”

No player hesitated; they had anticipated this moment for a long time.

From their reactions, White Fu knew her plan had succeeded.

Given the current scale of her faction, Silent Courtyard, it was impossible to give players high-reward tasks. But she hinted earlier that unlocking advanced professions would lead to higher-level tasks. What now?

White Fu’s solution was to pull players into the Four Corners’ spy-catching event, allowing the Four Corners to issue tasks.

Xia Shi said, “Since there are no objections, stay put today. Tomorrow afternoon at three, the Four Corners will pick you up.”

The Digging Maiden and others agreed immediately.

After the notification, White Fu, Anya, and Xia Shi walked back to their lodgings together.

On the way, Anya didn’t forget to claim credit with White Fu. “Boss, I’ve done as you said.”

“Well done.”

White Fu smiled, patting Anya’s head. She sent Anya to interact with players, hoping Anya’s “big sieve” attribute would reveal freshly fabricated information, enriching Anya’s character.

Healer, this was her carefully considered positioning for Anya.

Today marked a good start. Whether the planner would add more to Anya’s character remained uncertain.

Back at their lodgings, White Fu asked Xia Shi about the Four Corners’ senior officials out of curiosity. She mainly wanted to see if Li Cheng had any accomplices among the senior officials, so she asked him more questions.

“His father is the Deputy Director of Intelligence?”

Upon learning that Li Cheng, like Xia Shi, was a second-generation official, White Fu was surprised.

A Deputy Director of Intelligence background meant Li Cheng could potentially become the Director of Intelligence. Why would someone with such a background work for the Truth Society? Was he coerced?

White Fu felt the situation was complicated.

Just then, Xia Shi suddenly stood up.

White Fu looked up in confusion, only to see Xia Shi walk around the coffee table and approach her, leaning forward as if to push her onto the sofa.

“What are you doing?”

First, she could rule out Xia Shi wanting to assault her. She didn’t know Xia Shi’s sexual orientation, but if Xia Shi had such thoughts, she wouldn’t have waited until now to act.

Previously, Xia Shi seemed more vulnerable, but now, with her moniker “White Death” and record of defeating two waves of assassins single-handedly, she seemed less likely to be assaulted.

Xia Shi: “I just want to ask you one question.”

White Fu: “What question?”

“Who are you really?” Xia Shi’s gaze hardened. “When we first met at the abandoned cooling plant, I thought you were just a kind-hearted civilian who awakened special abilities to save the abandoned cooling plant, even sacrificing yourself. But the more I interacted with you, the more I felt something was off. Special abilities can be explained by awakening, but the calmness during killing cannot be.”

White Fu asked, “Is this important?”

Xia Shi clenched her teeth. “Yes, it’s crucial. I must understand your purpose. And I’ve told you before, I joined the Intelligence Bureau because I couldn’t stand the Truth Society’s arbitrary killings. Now, I can’t accept cooperating with a cold-blooded killer!”

White Fu smirked. “If I were a cold-blooded killer, what would you do?”

Xia Shi replied seriously, “I would withdraw from this operation.”

White Fu couldn’t help but laugh. “I thought you’d say you’d kill me. I’m not a killer, just some things I can’t explain to you.”

“Mm.” Xia Shi nodded, creating distance between herself and White Fu.

White Fu was slightly surprised. “You believe that?”

Xia Shi said, “White Fu, I actually admire you.”

“Really?”

“In the abandoned cooling plant, you were willing to sacrifice yourself for others. To me, you’re as dazzling as a shooting star. It’s hard to believe someone willing to sacrifice for others could be a cold-blooded killer. So I need an answer from you to clear my doubts. Now you’ve given me one, and I feel much better.”

White Fu’s lips curled.

Being too naive could lead to serious consequences!

“Rest well. Tomorrow, that spy might come out.”

No further words were exchanged that night.

The next day, as White Fu packed her things, a new batch of players arrived in Lynn by bus.

[End of Chapter]



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