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

"Fight me, this is what you get!"

...

Seven days later.

Star Contract Initial Gate Star System's airfield division.

The sky was drizzling with rain like threads of silk, and the air was filled with a chilling coldness that reached deep into the lungs.

Half an hour earlier, Bai Fu had arrived with An Ya, Julia, and Xia Shi, waiting for someone special. They were not waiting for just anybody—they were waiting for the first group of players transported from Ancestral Origin Star by Green Mud, four spaceships carrying a total of 42,000 people.

When the clock struck 11:07, Xia Shi suddenly looked up.

"Here they come!"

As her words dropped, a disc-shaped cargo ship peeked out from behind the clouds.

They had arrived. After crossing tens of millions of light-years, after days of anticipation, and after showing off in the community, the first batch of Ancestral Origin Star players who boarded the cargo ship finally reached their destination!

At this moment, all the players in the cargo ship crowded near the spaceship windows.

Excitedly, they looked around, their gazes sweeping over the towering broadcast signal building, the spaceship repair station, and the airfield docking points. Then, suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted.

"Hey, hey, hey, am I seeing things, or is that Fufu standing there?"

"Where, where?"

"Holy moly, it really is Fufu, and An Ya, Julia, and Xia Shi are with her!"

"What are they doing standing there?"

"Could it be possible, I mean, is Fufu actually waiting for us?"

As this thought surfaced, the spaceship players all burst into excitement.

This wasn't an illusion, and they weren't dreaming—they were really about to reunite with Fufu!

Though the rewards for the rebuilding tasks on Ancestral Origin Star were generous, how does that compare?

Playing the game was all about having fun!

The players from Ancestral Origin Star had not forgotten the joy they felt with Bai Fu before she left the planet.

They often remembered the scenes of matching wits and bravery with Bai Fu at the Abandoned Cooling Factory against the Wildfire Gang;

They often remembered the silhouette of Bai Fu driving into the sunset when the Amoeba attacked;

They often remembered the emotions stirred when they saw Bai Fu erect monuments for players at the Abandoned Cooling Factory;

They often remembered the blood-pumping moments of fighting alongside Bai Fu and the Truth Society against the Genetic Primordial;

Of course, what they missed most was the sheer thrill of effortlessly earning loads of Experience by simply being around Bai Fu.

The sense of awe was regular, sadly, the person who inspired those feelings was no longer by their side—they could only see her in livestreams and community posts.

A year, oh, it had been a year since they had last seen Bai Fu in person.

"Do you know how I've spent this past year?"

Fortunately, after a tough year of waiting, they finally saw Bai Fu again.

"Fufu, I missed you so much!"

Amidst the cries and howls, the four spaceships landed in succession at the airfield, Bai Fu's position perfectly aligned with the cross point directly facing the spaceship doors.

As the doors opened and players walked out, a warm smile spread across Bai Fu's face, just like one or two years ago, then she yelled loudly.

"Everyone, long time no see, welcome to the Star Sea!"

Indeed, Bai Fu had come specifically to meet the players!

Once this was confirmed, the players at the airfield couldn't help but cheer loudly.

"Fufu! Fufu!"

This is what a reunion feels like!

Players thought that the reunion was moving enough, but they soon realized that they had underestimated Bai Fu.

"You like your coffee without sugar, right? I remember you, we attacked the Ocean Life Research Institute together!"

"Happy everyday! In my absence, you didn't stop training. Now you're a B-rank Superpower User too, congratulations!"

"Of course, I remember you. More accurately, how could I possibly forget your name? Mint Dew, at the Abandoned Cooling Factory, I personally engraved your name on the monument. It's so good to see you again."

Bai Fu accurately called out the name of every player who appeared before her and even remembered most of their deeds.

Such a performance completely astonished all the players.

It was the same for the players who were watching the reunion through the livestream.

[Fufu actually remembered every player?]

[Damn, not one line of dialogue was repeated, Fufu really remembers everyone.]

[This game experience, this emotional value, this... ah ah ah, Fufu, my Fufu!]

[Fuck, if I had an NPC like this, I'd be her dog in an instant!]

Players had experienced reunions with key NPCs in other games, but they had never felt anything like this before.

Awesome, just too awesome!

As the reunion was still unfolding, many passersby players and game influencers stood out. They captured the livestream footage, added touching background music, and provided a deep narration.

[I swear, even ten, twenty years from now, this scene will still be vividly remembered by countless players!]

[Stars above, the first virtual reality game for the youth, Bai Fu—the first crush of the youth in the game!]

[I have deeply fallen in love, from now on, I will only support Fufu alone!]

At this moment, in the livestream rooms, game community, and video websites, almost all players from the Star System Group discussed Bai Fu.

[The Star Sea is so vast that it can make you lose your way, but if Fufu is there, there's nothing to be afraid of!]

How could players imagine that Bai Fu could see the names hovering over their heads and even search through the community to find out about their past deeds?

With this wave, Bai Fu had completely maxed out the players' affinity for her.

Having been charmed so thoroughly by her, the players surely couldn't be lured away by the flashy world of the Star Sea and leave her behind, could they?

Not only the players, but the Oath Lord, Le Mans, and Fei Ye, observing from a distance, were so shocked by Bai Fu's performance that they couldn't utter a word.

Such a terrifying woman!

At this moment, they finally understood why players were willing to follow Bai Fu devotedly.

Saintess?

The word "saintess" was not nearly enough to describe Bai Fu.

She was that rare, previously unseen existence in the Star Sea.

After completely stirring up the players' emotions, Bai Fu first summoned many small Black Fus to familiarize the players with the environment of the Initial Gate Star System Group base. Then, she announced a major news.

Kids, since you're here with me, let's do something interesting.

"After a year, the release of a new task from Silent Court—"

[You have triggered the Camp Task "Scattered Primordials."]

Bai Fu assigned a task to each player present at the base. The task was to help her retrieve the Dissociative Potion Primordials. To prevent the people at the five locations marked by Cecilia from escaping, she planned to divide the players into five teams. Each team would launch an attack on one of those spots, following her, An Ya, Julia, Fei Ye, Xia Shi, and Vic respectively.

[We're back, I feel that everyone is back!]

Just arriving in the Star Sea and receiving a task, the group of players from Ancestral Origin Star didn't feel any resentment but were all boiling with excitement.

Remembering the past, they had followed Fufu just like this, fighting their way to position her as the Queen of Ancestral Origin Star.

Now, it was time to use their fists and feet again to make Fufu the queen of the entire Initial Gate Star System.

Secret Tower, right? Bullying Fufu, huh?

We weren't in the Star Sea before, and couldn't do anything to you, now that we're here, you're in for a bad time!