When You Become an NPC That Might Die Any Moment in the Novice Village

Since the essay was fake, does that mean Bai Fu isn't really after the True Spirit Pillar?

Elon immediately contacted the backing of the Blessing Sect.

"The Star Network's denial doesn't prove that the content of those two articles is completely false. Find a way to keep an eye on Bai Fu, and clarify her true relationship with the Oath Lord. If she really is acting on the Oath Lord's orders to seize the True Spirit Pillar, then we're in big trouble."

Elon nodded gravely.

The Oath Lord, that's a Super Supreme level superpower user! If this matter really involves the Oath Lord, then everything he was hoping for might turn into a pipe dream.

After ending the call, Elon immediately sought out Suixi.

"You want me to get close to Bai Fu?"

Suixi resisted the idea. She didn't want to have any intimate contact with someone she viewed as a vulgar commoner.

Elon said, "It's what the superior wants. You wouldn't want your dreams shattered because of the Oath Lord's interference, would you? Or would you prefer to swap with me? You handle the Secret Tower, and I'll investigate Bai Fu?"

Suixi was at a loss for words.

Her ability's focus wasn't on combat, and making her confront the Secret Tower would be asking too much of her.

"I'll do my best."

Suixi could only undertake the task.

While she was displeased with the situation, the Oath Lord on the interstellar passenger ship also saw the denial news.

Not several hundred million?

But a few hundred thousand Undying People wasn't a small number either, still of considerable research value. Besides, now that I'm here, I can't just turn back, can I? Let's just treat this trip as checking on Fei Ye's degree of voidification.

...

After several days of traveling through the starry sky, Bai Fu finally returned to the Initial Gate Star System Group.

She said her farewells to Manu and others, then piloted her spaceship straight to the Star Contract Initial Gate branch.

While still en route, she urgently contacted Green Mud to help her rent a dozen cargo ships. The performance of these ships wasn't important; what mattered was their capacity to carry people—the more, the better.

Though Green Mud didn't understand what she was up to, he agreed promptly.

Now, although Fei Ye still had the title of supervisor, who didn't know that Bai Fu was the true person in charge of the Fei Ye group?

One could only say that Bai Fu's "traitor overshadowing the empress" strategy had been a resounding success.

Not just the people in Fei Ye's group, but other groups were now thoroughly convinced by Bai Fu.

What else could they do if they weren't?

Bai Fu was able to beat up the Secret Tower on Golden Valley Star; beating them would be just like playing.

"There's no need for an election for the new director. With the situation as it stands, even if I wanted to hand it off to someone other than Fei Ye, no one else would dare to take it."

Watching Herbert and others trembling, the branch director of the Star Contract Initial Gate Star System Group, Le Mans, couldn't help but shake his head.

Herbert and the rest had already been scared out of their wits by the power Bai Fu had recently displayed. After those two essays were published, they became even more unsettled, with some even submitting requests to be transferred to other branches.

Le Mans could understand them.

While Manu said that both essays were completely false, what if part of them was true? For instance, the part about the Oath Lord and Bai Fu being a pair?

Who would dare to gamble on that?

Le Mans took a few steps forward, then suddenly stopped.

Someone was standing in front of him, only reaching up to his chest, wearing a down-pressed duckbill hat, clad in an ordinary jacket and unremarkable white shoes. But this person had a face that was anything but ordinary.

"Oath! Lord!"

Le Mans' pupils shook; he nearly shouted, but just as his voice reached his throat, he found it blocked by an invisible force.

He knew the Oath Lord was preventing him from speaking.

"Shh—"

Yes, yes, I won't speak.

Le Mans was shocked beyond measure.

"Why would the Oath Lord appear here, and so covertly at that... could it be..."

"Oath Lord, are you looking for Bai Fu? She hasn't come back yet."

Looking for Bai Fu?

She was here to find the Undying People, but all the Undying People seemed to be followers of Bai Fu. From this perspective, seeking the Undying People was tantamount to seeking Bai Fu.

The Oath Lord nodded.

"Don't tell anyone about my visit here."

Holy shit, she really was here for Bai Fu. From this, it's hard to say whether the love triangle truly exists, but there's definitely something between Bai Fu and the Oath Lord!

At this moment, Le Mans was utterly convinced by Bai Fu.

It was not just respect; it was admiration!

To have the Oath Lord travel billions of miles to the Initial Gate Star System in secret, now that's a woman among women! (Tactical backward lean)

"I'll contact Bai Fu right away and tell her you've arrived."

A dozen seconds later.

"The Oath Lord wants to see me?"

Bai Fu was somewhat stunned upon hearing this.

Could the Oath Lord have come to trouble her after reading those two little essays? That would be rather petty, considering she wasn't the one who wrote them.

Only when she met with the Oath Lord did Bai Fu realize she had been overthinking. The Oath Lord had come to her this time actually to request some players from her.

Just this?

She divided 100 players on the spot to give to the Oath Lord.

After bidding farewell to the Oath Lord, Bai Fu fell into deep thought.

The Oath Lord didn't come to trouble her, but this visit revealed many issues. As the number of players entering the Star Sea grew, the powers within it would definitely covet this rich resource.

With her current power, it would be very difficult to monopolize all player resources.

It was better to proactively send off a batch of players than wait for other powers to undermine her. By having these players serve as spies within various Star Sea factions, she wouldn't become a target and could also establish a vast intelligence network.

In Bai Fu's view, there were even more benefits to sending out some players as spies.

Firstly, it must be made clear that the Camp Task quotas she currently possessed could never satisfy the needs of two million players.

Sending players that couldn't be satisfied to other Camps to be fostered, then periodically extracting resources from these players, wasn't that much better than passively watching them leave due to dissatisfaction?

"Exactly, this is how players should be used!"

On the day Bai Fu rented the spaceship from Green Mud, she issued Sky-Surpassing Sword Qi and the others with a special Task to pilot the spaceship transporting players from Ancestral Origin Star, Indigo Star, and Golden Valley Star to the Star Sea.

The transportation Task was given to players partly to increase their engagement, and partly out of fear that someone might attack the spaceship en route and cause unnecessary casualties.

"Rest assured, we will complete the Task!"

"Go on then."

Bai Fu sent off Sky-Surpassing Sword Qi and the others with a smile.

Having taken care of that, it was time to meet with Cecilia.

"Wait."

Just as she was about to leave, Julia suddenly called out to her.

"Are you coming with me?" Bai Fu asked Julia, puzzled.

Julia shook her head and pulled out several potions to hand to Bai Fu: "This is for rapid physical recovery, this for quick hydration. Good luck and come back alive!"

Bai Fu: "???"