Chapter 91

Chapter 91: Unlock New Class, and You’ll Just Be Bai Fu’s Lackey [5k]

Bai Fu didn’t know who was originally supposed to be the protagonist of the game, and this matter wasn’t very important to her anymore.

As long as she became one of the strongest on Source Star before the protagonist’s spotlight version, then relying on her popularity among players, would anyone dare to challenge her claim to being the true protagonist?

At worst, a dual leadership system could be established; after all, no one had stipulated that there couldn’t be two protagonists in a story.

Just as Elder Nissen’s reunion at the tavern hadn’t yet concluded, Bai Fu began playing with Xiao Xiao Bai Fu in her residence.

The newly acquired skills still needed plenty of practice. Familiarizing herself on the battlefield might lead to trouble.

“Height 15cm, can shrink down to a minimum of 5cm. Whether placed in a pocket or somewhere else, it’s very convenient.”

“Even if not used for reconnaissance or as a remote-controlled bomb, it can also be pulled out suddenly during combat to serve as a grenade.”

The only issue was that Bai Fu discovered Xiao Xiao Bai Fu wasn’t suitable to be made into a prayer card and sold to players like the [Spiritual Shield] and [Combat Etiquette].

It wasn’t due to image concerns; she actually hoped her image would spread everywhere, becoming the top idol above the stars or even printed on money.

Primarily, summoning Xiao Xiao Bai Fu required spending 50 spirit energy points, and maintaining it consumed an additional 5 points per minute. Non-spiritual-energy-class players could use Xiao Xiao Bai Fu for only one minute.

What can you do in one minute?

Not much reconnaissance can be conducted, nor can remote explosions go far. For ordinary players, Xiao Xiao Bai Fu lacked any cost-effectiveness.

To expand sales channels, Bai Fu decided to make a small change.

After washing her hands and face, she began gambling on cards!

This time, she invested over 30,000 experience points to successfully synthesize the prayer card blueprints she wanted ——

[Universal Card·Dark Moon Eye] and [Universal Card·Summon Ghost!]

The effect of [Dark Moon Eye] was to summon a “sticker” resembling the insignia of the Silent Courtyard’s Eye of Heaven. This “sticker,” when stuck on a wall, could transform into a fixed camera.

And the effect of [Summon Ghost!] was to summon a tiny ghost lasting one minute. This tiny ghost didn’t have reconnaissance capabilities but retained Xiao Xiao Bai Fu’s movement and explosion functions.

In fact, these two blueprints were equivalent to splitting the True Spirit Summoning skill into two parts.

Both names were chosen by Bai Fu herself. The latter had no deeper meaning, while the former intentionally aligned with the name of Version 1.1 to enhance player imagination.

After succeeding in the card gamble, she took some time to produce a batch of spirit energy collectors, [Dark Moon Eyes], and [Summon Ghosts!], planning to release them on the market the next day.

While she was making the cards, someone knocked on the door.

Bai Fu walked to the door and found Elder Nissen looking for her.

She opened the door: “There’s no need to repeat thanks; this was my deal with Youlia. Honestly, I’ve done my best, but some people were already killed by the Truth Society before I arrived—there was nothing I could do. By the way, how is Youlia doing now?”

“Her emotions are somewhat out of control. Those people were either those who grew up with her or helped her when she was poor. Fortunately, her main body doesn’t know about this yet, but… we’ll see.” Elder Nissen shook his head and sighed, “Although this is your deal with Youlia, gratitude should still be expressed. After her father passed away, I could barely count as her adoptive father. I’ve been observing you for a long time; your strength is great, but your melee techniques are really lacking… It’s like…”

Wangba Fist.

An adjective popped into Elder Nissen’s mind.

He didn’t say it aloud, as it would be disheartening: “If you don’t mind, I can teach you my combat techniques, which are the inheritance of a secluded desert martial artist.”

Bai Fu received a game prompt.

[Elder Nissen attempts to teach you the basics of the rare hidden class [Moonlit Dancer (Beginner)]. Do you wish to learn?]

Bai Fu was stunned.

She never expected such an extra reward after completing Youlia’s request.

Moonlit Dancer?

Good grief, another moon reference. She suspected the planner had begun subtly shaping her into the version protagonist after reading player discussions.

Anyway, she decided to learn first. A rare hidden class that could address her melee shortcomings wasn’t something easily encountered. Moreover, Elder Nissen was teaching her an entire set of principles, enough to ensure her advancement to the advanced class.

After nodding, Elder Nissen began explaining the cultivation principles of [Moonlit Dancer (Beginner)].

[You start learning the principles. Current progress 0.1%]

Almost an hour later, the progress bar finally reached 100%.

[You have unlocked the new class [Moonlit Dancer (Beginner)]]

[During the learning process, you have comprehended the new skills [Flowing Light] and [Yi Cai]]

[Notice: [Moonlit Dancer (Beginner)] is an upper-tier alternative to [Vagrant]. Do you want to overwrite?]

“Yes.”

[Class adjustment in progress (0%……2%……)]

Each level-up as a vagrant increased 1 point in Strength, Constitution, and Attribute Points. As an upper-tier alternative to Vagrant, each level-up as a Moonlit Dancer increased 1 point in Strength, Agility, Constitution, and Attribute Points, emphasizing balanced development in the early stages. After unlocking the advanced class, leveling up would increase by 2 points in Agility, 1 point in Constitution, 1 point in Spirit, and 2 Attribute Points.

Essentially, the Moonlit Dancer was an agility-based class.

Being agile was great. More attacks could be executed in a short period, better evasion of opponents’ attacks, and when things got tough, one could always resort to “You give me a break.”

Besides agility, the two newly unlocked skills also pleased Bai Fu greatly.

[Flowing Light]: Consumes 5 Qi points, forcibly teleports 0-10 meters in a specified direction, cooldown time 1 second.

[Yi Cai]: Consumes 20 Qi points, increases Agility by 5 for the next 30 seconds, cooldown time 5 seconds.

These were divine melee skills.

Tough, high output, and extremely fast.

When playing the game, encountering such a BOSS, Bai Fu would definitely curse the planner. But if she herself was this BOSS…

“Could you make me tougher? I just love seeing a group of people hitting me for so long, only to despairingly discover that I haven’t lost a single drop of blood.”

Satisfied, Bai Fu closed the attribute panel and noticed Elder Nissen staring at her as if he’d seen a ghost.

“Is anything wrong?”

Could Elder Nissen have seen her attribute panel?

Elder Nissen suddenly became extremely excited: “A genius, unprecedented genius, you actually learned it in just one hour. If you had been in my position back then, would the Truth Society have dared to bother Youlia!”

Bai Fu modestly smiled.

Hey, it’s not worth mentioning. We cheaters are like this. You guys have to think this and that, while we just accumulate experience and watch the progress bars.

When Elder Nissen calmed down, Bai Fu consoled him: “As long as we’re alive, there’s still hope to rebuild the ruins. Youlia’s relatives and friends have been saved. In the coming days, I plan to completely clear out the wandering camps in the Goli Desert. Afterward, I’ll need more help from you.”

Elder Nissen readily agreed, perhaps, he should place all his hopes on Bai Fu.

…

This change immediately caught the attention of passing players.

“Pray?”

“One prayer consumes 10 spirit energy points, and afterward, you receive one blessing. Accumulate a certain number of blessings to enjoy discounts when purchasing prayer cards!”

Players who understood the situation were shocked by this sudden discount promotion.

The discount wasn’t particularly high, but compared to other stores where there was no discount at all, Anya’s Mysterious Shop appeared very considerate just because of the discount.

Moreover, upon careful thought, there was profit to be made here.





Players who pray enough can fully purchase prayer cards at a discounted price from Anya’s mysterious store, then resell them to players in need at a price slightly lower than the original.

Although this basically doesn’t make much money at this stage, as the prayer cards sold in the store become more powerful and expensive, these players who engage in resale will eventually make a profit.

“Wuhu, let’s go!”

Many resourceful players have come up with ideas.

They absolutely wouldn’t think that they are actually footing the bill themselves. With the spiritual energy they provide, Bai Fu’s cost of making prayer cards has been significantly reduced, and even with discounts, she still earns more than before.

As the news spreads from ten to a hundred, many players who have switched to spiritual energy-based careers come to pray, praying for no reason. Among them, those who want to buy prayer cards directly pray until there is no spiritual energy left in their bars before reluctantly leaving.

During the process of praying, some players discovered that the store started selling two new types of prayer cards.

[Eye of the Dark Moon] and [Summon Ghost!].

[Call Jiujiao]

[Jiujiao, new materials have arrived, time to work]

The players of Silent Courtyard have already learned to actively @Jiujiao.

“Coming, coming.”

Upon receiving the call, Jiujiao immediately appeared with the Calamity Dragon.

Very good.

While Jiujiao and the Calamity Dragon were promoting the newly released prayer cards, Bai Fu also revealed a message through the NPCs in the Silent Courtyard camp, stating that she would soon lead all willing individuals to launch the final general attack on the wanderer camps in the Goli Desert.

Players in Shelter No. 11 or other camps of Silent Courtyard must be prepared, because the battle will be very tough.

Those not in the Goli Desert but wish to join Silent Courtyard should hurry, otherwise, once they miss this group task, they will fall far behind other players.

From the start of version 1.1 until now, Bai Fu has led players on two large-scale missions, and all players who participated in these two missions made a lot of money. Therefore, when Bai Fu announced her third large-scale mission, all players became excited.

In just half a day, the foot traffic and sales of major stores in Shelter No. 11 surged dramatically, and Gao Yuan, who was not well-prepared, had to urgently urge his family’s convoy to quickly transport another batch of weapons from Shelter No. 5.

Outside the Goli Desert, some players finally decided to abandon everything they worked hard for before and restart under Silent Courtyard.

“Although doing so will lose a lot of reputation and waste a few days, as long as we can participate in the task of eliminating the wanderer camps, I believe it won’t take long to make up for the losses.”

Resignation, I quit!

At the same time, many players submitted resignation letters to the administrators of their previous workplaces within the Gene Progenitor.

This really baffled these administrators.

If only one or two players resigned, it would be fine, but with so many players resigning at once, they must find out the reason, otherwise their superiors would not easily forgive them.

“What, you’re going to join Bai Fu?”

These administrators were shocked. Bai Fu and the Gene Progenitor were rivals. Not long ago, there was news that the upper echelons planned to form an undead army specifically responsible for assassinating enemies like Bai Fu.

Now, the order hasn’t been issued yet, and the undead people have fled first. If the higher-ups find out about this, they will definitely get into big trouble.

They tried to dissuade these players who wanted to leave.

First by appealing to emotions, if that didn’t work, they compared Bai Fu and the Gene Progenitor, belittling Bai Fu harshly.

Bai Fu might be powerful, but how could she compare to the prestigious Gene Progenitor, one of the five major forces?

If you are joining her because she looks good, that’s too shallow. There are plenty of good-looking people in the Gene Progenitor.

It must be said that these administrators had excellent eloquence, but the players who were already fed up with empty promises did not buy it.

Stop drawing pies in the sky. Let me tell you straight –

“The Gene Progenitor isn’t worth a single hair of Bai Fu!”

The intense confrontation angered these administrators.

What use is Bai Fu’s hair?

“Fine, since you’ve said that, go ahead, go fawn over Bai Fu’s stinky feet, I’d like to see if she can give you any benefits!”

This dialogue was posted by a player in the community and immediately sparked widespread discussion.

[If I endure silently in real life, and endure silently in the game, isn’t my gaming wasted?]

[Haha, big brother, after leveling up, go back and teach him what thirty years east, thirty years west means, don’t bully the poor youth!]

[Hehehehe, let him taste the methods of our Soul Palace.]

[This NPC is really talking nonsense, how can Fu Fu’s feet be smelly, Fu Fu never wears thigh-high boots, and she’s a superhuman.]

[Exactly, exactly.]

Seeing this scene, Bai Fu, who was browsing the community, smirked.

Shouldn’t you be focusing on this issue?

Even though this move will surely make the Gene Progenitor hate her more, it doesn’t matter. Debt doesn’t weigh you down, with so many players protecting her, even if the Gene Progenitor really launches a large-scale attack on her, she can easily escape.

Bai Fu closed the Star Game Community and began summoning players.

Let’s get to work, whether I can buy a bigger house or drive a more luxurious car depends entirely on how hard you work!

Bai Fu divided the players into several teams, letting veteran players with high reputation lead them to prevent chaos during battles and avoid hindering the battlefield.

This also indirectly motivated other players to work harder for reputation in this mission.

When Bai Fu’s gaze swept over Sword Aura Sky Piercing, she noticed a player named Black Warrior glaring at him with resentment.

She remembered this Black Warrior a bit; he was the president of a guild called Zhongyi Hall, who had a complicated relationship with Sword Aura Sky Piercing—somewhere between enemy and friend. Originally active in the Former Republic, it was said that due to being provoked by Sword Aura Sky Piercing, he decisively abandoned the Former Republic and came to Shelter No. 11.

The arrival of a big guild undoubtedly positively promoted the development of Silent Courtyard.

“Let’s go!”

Bai Fu got on the car, and the players followed.

When getting on the car, Black Warrior snorted at Sword Aura Sky Piercing walking ahead.

Don’t be smug, you’re only above me because you joined Silent Courtyard earlier than me. Once I adapt to this new environment and complete a few more tasks, I will surpass you sooner or later, and Zhongyi Hall will surpass your Iron Rain Guild sooner or later!

Sword Aura Sky Piercing had noticed Black Warrior’s gaze, but he wasn’t bothered.

One step ahead leads to steps ahead. I’ll make you realize the reality that your dad is your dad!

As the car disappeared into the dust outside Shelter No. 11, Gao Yuan standing at the shop entrance was just about to say something when the personal terminal of someone beside him rang.

“Hello? Ah, it turns out… Yes, I’ll pass the message to the boss right away.”

After a while, he turned to Gao Yuan and said, “Boss Gao, the person who contacted me is the representative of the Makarov family from the Darknet. He hopes you can help bridge the gap, they want to meet Bai Fu.”

Gao Yuan nodded, “Reply to him and tell him I need to ask Bai Fu’s opinion first.”

“Yes.”

Watching the conversation between his subordinate and the representative of the Makarov family, Gao Yuan’s heart surged violently.

Although the Makarov family is not among the five major powers, the strength they control is something no major power dare to underestimate. Now, they have proactively approached Bai Fu, and their words are full of courtesy and respect.

Is this Bai Fu?

Indeed, this is Bai Fu!

Others may not know who the masked woman who attacked the Black Eagle Base is, but he, who has always helped Bai Fu with logistics and intelligence, knows it clearly.

Not only is she extraordinarily capable, but she has also attracted a large number of remarkable undead people to work for her, like a succubus. Such a Bai Fu is hard not to be valued.

I wonder what Bai Fu’s true identity is. Once exposed, it might be quite shocking.

Gao Yuan felt his luck was unusually good. Initially, he just wanted to cooperate with Bai Fu to earn more money, but now, what he could gain might be far more than just money.

Bai Fu is about to soar, and he will also ride this wind to show his face.

“Sometimes, choice is greater than effort!”

PS: Thanks to the patronage of Celestial Sea’s Mark

Put out a bowl and ask for some monthly tickets~

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