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Chapter 70: Those Years, We Chased After Bai Fu Together [4k]

Three days later, Bai Fu parked her vehicle near the Goli Desert at Shelter No. 7.

Shelter No. 7 was a mixed bag of people.

After years of development, this shelter, established after the World War, has now grown into a supply station for entering the Goli Desert. Every day, many people from other places stop here either to come or leave the Goli Desert.

Food, water, fuel, weapons, crafting materials, one night of pleasure, and even human lives could be bought here with money.

Bai Fu chose to stay here not only for supplies but mainly to gather information about recent changes in the external situation.

The messages she saw on the community were too one-sided, but this wasn’t the players’ fault. Although they had gradually left the newbie village, they still had a long way to go before they could participate in major game events and be valued by various factions.

Without being taken seriously by major factions and unfamiliar with this world, players naturally found it difficult to obtain valuable intelligence.

Bai Fu knew that after she left, the Gene Progenitor was attacked by the Truth Society, and she was also listed as a wanted person. However, she didn’t know how much damage the Gene Progenitor suffered or how high the bounty on her was.

To her surprise, as soon as she got off the car, she heard several people passing by discussing her.

“Have you heard? The red hot figure on the Darknet recently.”

“Bai Fu?”

“Yes, yes, exactly her. She provoked both the Truth Society and the Gene Progenitor. Not only did she provoke them, but she also gave them a good slap and then left. It’s really impressive. If I were half as impressive as her, I would wake up smiling in my dreams!”

“What’s there to envy? With these two major factions offering bounties, she will probably be found dead in the wilderness soon.”

“Indeed, I heard the Truth Society offered an 800,000 credit bounty, and the Gene Progenitor’s bounty is even higher at 1,000,000 credits. There must be many people looking for her now.”

“If I could earn that 1,000,000 credits…”

“Don’t dream about it. Given our strength, we should just pray we don’t run into that monster.”

“That’s true.”

The people shook their heads and sighed.

Could it be that the monster is standing right in front of you?

Bai Fu, who had dyed her hair back to black and wore a black mask, rolled her eyes.

The conversation revealed an interesting piece of intelligence.

After she brought out Li Cheng, the Truth Society raised her bounty to 800,000 credits. This time, she destroyed a Truth Society base, but the bounty remained unchanged, which was unlike the Truth Society’s usual behavior. What kind of mischief were they planning behind the scenes?

Bai Fu acted casually and found the Darknet’s base in Shelter No. 7.

“It will cost you 1,000 credits.”

Looking at the data disk handed over by the staff, Bai Fu couldn’t help but twitch her lips.

This intelligence was quite expensive, but luckily she was a small tycoon now; otherwise, she would have to find ways to get more money.

She imported the data from the disk into her personal terminal.

This time, she purchased three pieces of intelligence.

The first piece was a detailed report of the Truth Society’s attack on the Gene Progenitor. The report mentioned that the Truth Society’s target was a research institute in the Songshan Settlement. Due to strict information lockdown by the Gene Progenitor afterward, even the influential Makarov family was unaware of what the Truth Society actually took.

The second piece was a detailed introduction of Shelter No. 11. Unlike the thriving Shelter No. 7, Shelter No. 11 in the depths of the Goli Desert was now in a state of decay, with many desert raiders and mutated sand worms surrounding it.

The third piece was an introduction of Yulia.

Bai Fu had asked the Darknet to investigate Yulia out of curiosity, even without knowing her full name, only providing a somewhat abstract sketch. Surprisingly, the Darknet quickly found the information.

**Name**: Yulia Viviani (Female)

**Age**: 22 (Deceased)

**Birthplace**: Red Sand Worm Camp under Shelter No. 11

The following was a long list of details.

Yulia was born into a poor family but showed extraordinary spiritual energy talent from a young age. A wanderer group leader named Watcher noticed her abilities and lured her into the Watcher group with a basket of bread.

With Yulia’s involvement, the Watcher group grew into the strongest group near Shelter No. 11 in three years.

During these three years, Yulia gained the reputation of the “Black Crow.”

“When the Black Crow appears, death follows!”

There were former members of the Watcher group who, unable to accept being expelled, spent all their money on the Darknet to offer a bounty, hoping to eliminate Yulia with assassins.

However, three waves of assassins were mysteriously killed upon seeing Yulia. Since then, no assassin has taken on the task of eliminating Yulia.

Of course, this wasn’t because all assassins feared Yulia. The bounty of 20,000 credits wasn’t low, but it wasn’t high enough to attract strong assassins. Those who could afford the bounty weren’t strong enough.

Regardless, Yulia became famous in the Goli Desert due to the assassination attempts.

She herself wasn’t particularly interested in killing, preferring medicine over fighting with the Watcher group. With the Watcher group leader’s support, she systematically learned basic medical knowledge.

One hand wielded a scythe to harvest life, while the other used medicine to save it. Black and white harmonized perfectly on Yulia.

If things went smoothly, the Watcher group, with Yulia’s help, could become the most powerful force in the Goli Desert. Unfortunately, Yulia met an untimely death due to an attack by a giant sand worm, dying at the age of 22. After her death, the Watcher group disintegrated, now buried under the sands like many other transient groups.

“This happened two years ago, so Yulia should be 24 this year.”

24 years old, a member of the Truth Society!

Bai Fu pondered deeply.

The intelligence said Yulia died, but in reality, she didn’t die but joined the Truth Society. Something significant must have happened during this period.

“I feel like there’s a quest involved, but I’m not sure about the rewards.”

Bai Fu put this matter aside for now. She currently had a grander plan.

Regardless of whether she could obtain the spiritual energy knowledge she desired from Yulia, since she had thoroughly offended the Truth Society and the Gene Progenitor, she needed to focus on her own safety and development.

She had two ideas.

First, continue collecting spiritual energy knowledge to lay the foundation for unlocking advanced professions. Second, related to the players.

Her opponent wasn’t just one person or a monster, but two powerful factions. Even if she unlocked advanced professions and became the strongest on this planet, it would be difficult for her to take down the Truth Society and the Gene Progenitor alone.

There was no choice; the newbie planet didn’t allow such powerful individuals.

To achieve this goal, she needed additional support, and her first thought was the players.

However, this time, Bai Fu decided to change her approach to interacting with the players.

Her previous actions attracted a lot of player attention, but attention alone was far from actual combat power. As players explored deeper into the game and gained more experience, their attention would likely shift elsewhere.

The colorful world was captivating.

Bai Fu had once been a player and knew that most players were fickle.

Players might see her as a “sweetheart” one moment and a “Mrs. Niu” the next.

Why should she let players with better looks, stronger abilities, and mysterious backgrounds overshadow her?

To ensure that players who liked her now would continue to follow her steadfastly, besides constantly improving her abilities and adding various settings, she needed to bind players to her cause in a tighter way.

Once players and she became a common interest, they wouldn’t easily abandon her for other places. After all, players had already invested a lot of sunk costs, and abandoning her would result in significant losses.

Indeed, Bai Fu’s plan was to recruit players to join her faction, Silent Courtyard.

You’re right; Silent Courtyard was currently just a shell, but precisely because it was a shell, joining it would bring recognition rather than being treated like a beast of burden like in other factions!

Would you prefer to experience the hardships of being a beast of burden in another faction or enjoy the joy of being a valued employee alongside Silent Courtyard, which you love?

Act on your impulses, add Silent Courtyard to your shopping list… wait, that’s wrong. You should join Silent Courtyard now.

Bai Fu’s main strategy was to provide players with a sense of achievement and immersion in developing from a small village to a super empire in an MMORPG.

Some players disliked farming but enjoyed rewards; she provided corresponding anticipation.

She had told many stories in front of Jiujiao, and now was the time for those stories to take effect.

“Hello everyone, I am Bai Fu. I encountered some very bad people, gangsters. Under their persecution, I ended up on the Source Star. I urgently need your help. My sponsors will reward me generously when I return to Silent Courtyard!”

This move would undoubtedly attract a large number of players.

No, it shouldn’t be called a pit.

One day, when players and she turn Silent Courtyard into a superpower spanning the universe, when they look back at the road they’ve walked together, it will become unforgettable memories for generations of gamers!

Bai Fu referred to this as “Those Years, We Played Together” or “To Our Youth That Will Fade Away.”

From the beginning, her goal was to make herself a nostalgic figure like Ling Er, allowing her to indirectly achieve immortality.

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After resting for a night, the next day, at the entrance to the deep Goli Desert, Bai Fu turned to Jiujiao, who was standing beside her.

“There are some things I need to clarify now.”

Huh?

Jiujiao looked around and finally confirmed that Bai Fu was talking to her. She immediately became excited; usually, NPCs saying such things meant that what followed would be important.

Bai Fu’s eyes were serious. “From here on, the journey ahead will be very dangerous. If you still want to follow me, you must prepare yourself mentally.”

Dangerous?

I am danger itself!

Jiujiao was fearless. “I’m not afraid. I’ve prepared myself mentally.”

Bai Fu shook her head. “The danger I speak of isn’t just about encountering many threats along the way, nor is it about possibly being ambushed in Shelter No. 11. These dangers are insignificant.”

Jiujiao was puzzled. “Then what is Yulia talking about?”

“Didn’t Anya tell you that I come from Silent Courtyard?”

“Mm-hm.” Jiujiao nodded hastily.

Bai Fu said, “What I’m going to do next is find the way back there. The path is dangerous and far away, so distant that you may not see the end anytime soon, and you may not even know where you’re heading. I hope you’ll think carefully before giving me your answer, and don’t regret your decision. I’m not in a rush to leave, so you have plenty of time to think.”

Jiujiao’s eyes shone brighter.

Yulia was going to reveal everything to her!

If she were a player chasing quick leveling, she might indeed drop out, as tasks related to Yulia seemed extremely difficult and might not yield high rewards in the short term. But she was a content creator specializing in game plot exploration, so she had no reason to refuse.

Jiujiao smiled confidently. “No need to think. I won’t regret it. From the moment I got into your car, Yulia, I made my decision.”

She felt that she looked incredibly cool.

She hoped she could move Yulia and elevate their relationship further.

Bai Fu’s affinity with Jiujiao did increase, but not because she was moved.

This child was really easy to convince!

She loved it.

Bai Fu pulled out a badge from her pocket.

It was something she had secretly gotten engraved last night, depicting a simple eye drawn on it.

“Since that’s the case, take this.”

Jiujiao received a game prompt.

[White Pu invites you to join the faction [Silent Courtyard], do you accept?]

What else was there to hesitate about?

Accept.

Next, she received a book of professional knowledge from Bai Fu, the knowledge required to become a Spiritual Prayer Mage.

“The decision to become a Spiritual Prayer Mage is yours.”

Jiujiao held the book in one hand and the badge in the other. She first took several photos of her smiling face, then took numerous pictures of the book and badge.

Afterwards, she naturally opened the community, edited a post, and published it.

[Breaking News! I, Jiujiao, successfully joined the faction Silent Courtyard led by White Pu!]

These days, players had been continuously discussing White Pu, who had provoked both the Truth Society and the Gene Progenitor. Jiujiao’s post immediately sparked the forum, pushing the discussion of White Pu to new heights.

PS: Thank you to _Kevin_, Tang Tang, and Kelanle for their donations.

The previous chapter should have stacked five times, but there were two instances where it was written seven times.

Tomorrow, if there are no unexpected circumstances, I should be able to add more chapters.



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