When You Become an NPC That Might Die Any Moment in the Novice Village
Chapter 562 - 562: 198 Star Sea People's Popular Idol Development, Fufu is Number One in the World!【5.7k】_3

The onlookers were drenched in sweat.

"Thank you for the praise, thank you. Next time we will definitely double our efforts to make Bai Fu advance to the rank of Daming Star as early as possible!"

A repressive atmosphere filled the room until Cecilia and the Copper Furnace appeared, which slightly improved the situation.

"Let's talk about the situation. Some people say that Bai Fu might have reached the Catastrophe Level already. What do you think?"

The Housekeeper couldn't be bothered to look at Cecilia and the Copper Furnace anymore.

The Copper Furnace turned to look at Cecilia, who explained: "Judging from my encounter with Bai Fu, she should still be stuck at the S+ rank, weaker than me. But her ability is very special. She can transform into a special energy form, which makes most of my attacks ineffective against her. Meanwhile, she can continuously harass me with her high mobility. Although her attacks hardly cause me any substantial damage, they are quite annoying."

The Housekeeper nodded noncommittally.

He actually had high expectations for Cecilia, but her performances in the recent missions had been so disappointing. Coupled with the Copper Furnace secretly snitching that she suspected Cecilia had gone easy on Bai Fu during their battle, he decided to give Cecilia the cold shoulder for now.

"Next, you'll stay inside the Secret Tower and hone your ability properly. Unless I command otherwise, you are not allowed to go anywhere."

Cecilia knew the Housekeeper was disappointed with her.

In the past, she wouldn't have said anything further, knowing it would be pointless. But now, the situation was different. When she parted from Bai Fu, she had left some tough words, and if she couldn't leave the Secret Tower, wouldn't she be breaking her promise?

How could this be?

To ensure she could catch Bai Fu, she had deliberately leaked to Bai Fu that the Secret Tower had its eyes on Golden Valley Star, with the intention of luring Bai Fu there.

"Housekeeper, I..."

The Housekeeper's face darkened: "You don't need to say anything, just follow orders. I have my own plans for dealing with Bai Fu."

Cecilia nodded and said no more.

She turned and returned to her quarters. Then, she stripped off her shattered clothes and, too lazy to change into other attire, lay down on the bed as is.

She closed her eyes, wanting to sleep and relieve her tense spirit, but the moment she shut her eyes, the scenes of conversing with Bai Fu on Ulysses Star, the recent battle with Bai Fu, and the Housekeeper's recent reprimand flashed across her mind.

Now she was completely unable to sleep.

Even if Bai Fu's attitude towards her was all an act, it was still better than the undisguised hostility of the Secret Tower People.

Cecilia summoned a virtual screen before her eyes and this time, actively searched online for news about Bai Fu.

The hottest news was written by a journalist who went to the Star Contract Initial Gate branch to interview Bai Fu.

In the photo, Bai Fu wore a casual white dress at home, her fair and delicate feet peeking out from beneath the thin veil of the dress hem, closely interlaced, drawing particular attention.

Cecilia was seeing Bai Fu dressed like this for the first time; it was a breath of fresh air.

Fei Ye was standing beside Bai Fu in the photo—always Fei Ye, whether when they went out on assignments or even during interviews and photoshoots.

Cecilia ruthlessly erased Fei Ye from the photograph.

Her gaze was fixed on Bai Fu.

"I will definitely go to Golden Valley Star, and I will kill you there; definitely, definitely!"

The more she repeated it, the more Cecilia felt an emptiness inside. And the more empty she felt, the more she wanted to do something.

Eventually, her hand rested on her navel, where Bai Fu had punched her three times, gently pressing and massaging it.

...

"This trip was really not in vain!"

While Cecilia sought to alleviate her troubles, Bai Fu maintained a high spirit.

She obtained the Advanced Knowledge she wanted and received a multitude of advertising invitations; she couldn't help but be happy.

Since returning to the Star Contract Initial Gate branch, for two and a half days straight, she was so busy, almost not stopping to rest, her feet starting to ache, but she enjoyed every moment of it.

If she could maintain this money-making speed, even if her feet were twice as tired, she would feel it was worth it.

Besides, when her feet ached, there was someone who would willingly massage them.

"Boss, you are really amazing!"

An Ya clasped Bai Fu's feet, luxuriating in Fufu's company while laughing and saying.

Beside her, Fei Ye, Julia, and Xia Shi were silent, just watching.

Bai Fu half-closed her eyes, languidly saying, "Once this busy phase is over, we should have calculated the precise location of Golden Valley Star. Then we'll be busy again."

"I'll go with you when the time comes," Fei Ye quickly said.

She had learned from Bai Fu that Bai Fu had recently gained great power, but she still felt uneasy since going to Golden Valley Star meant possibly encountering the Secret Tower People.

Bai Fu did not refuse.

Having Fei Ye by her side greatly increased her sense of security, after all.

She wasn't worried that taking Fei Ye with her everywhere would impact Fei Ye's chance of succeeding Le Mans as the branch manager.

After the trip to the Tidal Star System, Herbert must have been scared witless. He had been all smiles when he saw her, asking about her well-being, offering salutations, and even giving back Master Tai'er and the others. If he didn't have to save face, judging by how he kept staring at his shoes, Bai Fu guessed he would have acted even more subservient.

In any case, Herbert probably didn't dare to compete with Fei Ye for the position of manager anymore.

As for the other managers, there were no real concerns now.

Even if she took Fei Ye around on wild adventures without doing any proper tasks, the position of manager for this branch was practically guaranteed to fall on Fei Ye's head.

So what if it's zero points?

As long as the other competitors all drop out of the exam, zero points is still the top score!

Time on Dawn Star flies by.

Two and a half days later, Bai Fu received the exact coordinates of Golden Valley Star from the professional at the Star Contract as scheduled.

"I've already contacted Manu for you. To prevent leaks to the Secret Tower by a mole, Manu suggests we stand by for now and wait until the Secret Tower makes their move before coordinating with other civilizations to flank them," Julia said.

Bai Fu had no objections to this proposal.

She was not the mother of these civilizations in the Initial Gate Star System. She could have no meaningful objections even if she wanted to.

"To be on the safe side, we need to prepare a bit more this time. I've made some money recently, so let's gather some more equipment before setting off."

Having signed a bunch of advertising and endorsement contracts, Bai Fu was now truly a wealthy lady of the Initial Gate. She had built ten lines for the Prayer Card Assembly Line alone and had set aside plenty of money for upgrading Ancestral Origin Star and Ulysses Star.

Another day passed, and Bai Fu, now sufficiently equipped, set off for Golden Valley Star with Fei Ye and the others.

Before departing, she had already made a landing announcement through the Digging Girl.

At this time, the players on Golden Valley Star were plunged into a frenzy of celebration.

[Fufu is the best in the world]

[Awesome awesome awesome]

[It's not too good that the Secret Tower is also eyeing us, though]

[With Fufu here, everything will be alright!]

Bai Fu nodded in agreement with a smirk.

At this pace, she should be able to conquer ten Newbie Planets and finish the main storyline of 5 or 6 planets before the launch of version 2.0, ensuring her promotion to the Catastrophe Level.

"With the Catastrophe Rank, I'll be able to get involved in most of the tasks in the Edge World. This way, even when the Star Sea Era fully unravels, I'll maintain my street cred in front of the players and won't lose the spotlight to some newcomers."

As Bai Fu meticulously planned her future aboard the spaceship, on the other side, the Housekeeper of the Secret Tower was also arranging the combat plans for Golden Valley Star.

Whether they could capture Bai Fu and retrieve the lost mother strain was secondary; the main objective was to figure out how to capture a large number of the Undying People. The research on these Undying People might determine the future of the Secret Tower.

As the Housekeeper spoke with confidence, someone suddenly rushed in, frantic.

"Housekeeper, something's happened."

"What's wrong?"

"Cecilia has disappeared!"