Chapter 57: Becoming a BOSS – Step One
【Source of Psionic Power】
【Mission Description: Xia Shi shared her past experiences with you. Does that mysterious File 001 truly exist? Are the contents recorded within it real? A forgotten history awaits your exploration!】
【Mission Objective: Locate the File 001 mentioned by Xia Shi】
【Reward: 30,000 XP, Exploration Progress, Memory Fragments】
【Accept/Reject】
A mission unfolded before Bai Fu. She accepted without hesitation.
Though the rewards were no longer particularly high for her current level, she was intrigued by the Exploration Progress and Memory Fragments listed in the mission rewards.
This was the first time she had encountered such abstract rewards. Even if it wasn’t for the sake of leaving the Origin Star and entering the stars, she still wanted to find out what exactly those two things were.
“Where is the laboratory you mentioned?” Bai Fu asked.
Xia Shi didn’t hide it: “It’s in Haidu, but the laboratory is underground. Ordinary people can’t get in at all. Next time we return to Haidu, I’ll help you look for it.”
It seemed that was the only option for now.
Bai Fu wasn’t one of the Gene Primordials, and they wouldn’t allow her to enter the lab so easily. So for now, she had no choice but to rely on Xia Shi.
The car sped along, and a dozen minutes later, they finally returned to Lynn.
As soon as they got out of the car, Lu Yuelin sent someone to escort Li Cheng to the Interrogation Room and simultaneously blocked the news from leaking.
It was a serious matter.
Even someone as typically apathetic as him became serious at this point.
Bai Fu sat alone in the long hallway.
No one approached to talk to her, but everyone who passed by whispered to one another. Most were shocked or skeptical, but a few looked at Bai Fu as if seeing their own mother.
White Death?
No.
She was the goddamn God of Wealth!
Not long ago, someone had started a betting pool on the Dark Web, gambling on whether Bai Fu would survive the next assassination attempt by the Truth Society. Some bored Special Agents had casually placed bets on her.
They hadn’t wagered much, thinking it was no big loss even if she died.
Unexpectedly, not only had Bai Fu survived, but she also rooted out the spy hidden within Division Four.
Now they only regretted not betting more—missing out on becoming rich overnight.
“I’ve brought the person, and the intel you wanted as well.”
At that moment, the Action Team Leader emerged from the depths of the corridor, leading Anya and handing Bai Fu a hard drive containing advanced psionic knowledge.
He smiled like a sun-blessed sunflower that had become sentient.
“Don’t worry. If that old bastard Li Cheng’s father dares give you trouble, just come to me. Here’s my contact.”
Bai Fu didn’t stand on ceremony with him. More connections meant more paths.
After answering some basic questions at Division Four, she returned first to Xia Shi’s home.
She sent Anya to take a shower, then claimed the reward for the mission 【Who is the Spy?】.
A transparent glass vial appeared out of thin air in her hand. It was an oral solution—good. If it had been an injectable potion, she honestly wouldn’t have dared to use it carelessly, fearing she might inject it in the wrong place.
She opened the sealed cap and drank the Gene Enhancement Potion in one gulp. It had no strange taste; instead, it carried a hint of coolness. But as soon as it entered her stomach, a strange, heartburn-like sensation surged up and quickly transformed into an even more intense stimulus.
Bai Fu had prepared herself and didn’t cry out. The reason she didn’t use the Enhancement Potion in the car was precisely to avoid causing a scene.
She silently endured the stabbing pain that radiated from deep within her muscles. The pain came in waves, occasionally accompanied by a sudden sense of bone-weakness. Honestly, this sensation was even worse than when she had unlocked the Blood of Evolution Template.
【1%... 2.3%...】
The enhancement progress bar climbed slowly.
After more than ten minutes, all the discomfort vanished, and the progress bar finally reached full.
【Your Blood of Evolution Template has been enhanced】
【You have gained 5 Strength, 4 Agility, 2 Constitution】
【You have acquired the talent [Tough Body]】
This outcome delighted Bai Fu.
It was already satisfying to see a substantial stat increase, but she hadn’t expected to gain a new talent as well.
The effect of Tough Body was extremely straightforward and brutal: a fixed +200 HP and 2% resistance to all status effects. Though the resistance bonus was still low and didn’t show much value, the 200 HP was extremely significant for Bai Fu at her current level.
Bai Fu opened her stats panel.
Her current XP was【222048】points.
She immediately invested some into her Psionic Prayer-user class, raising its level to Lv6.
After this round of upgrades, her various stats had skyrocketed.
【HP】: 1362/1410
【Psionic Value】: 195/195
【Stats】: Strength 18, Agility 19, Constitution 59, Intelligence 11, Spirit 21, Inspiration 33
Compared to before she dragged out Li Cheng, her HP cap had increased by 360 points—almost the equivalent of a whole Li Cheng.
It felt like she had consumed a human traffic flow.
With her upgraded strength, even without wearing down Li Cheng’s stamina, she could have toyed him to death with her agility advantage.
Bai Fu did a rough calculation.
A regular Elite Mob (Li Cheng had both Template and Talent buffs)—without a special HP boost Template—even if their main class reached level 30, would typically have 500 to 1000 HP. Her main class was only at level 16 now, and by the time she hit level 30, her HP would likely surpass 2000.
If she had to describe herself now in a single phrase, her choice would be “Super Resilient Queen”.
“Judging by HP bar alone, I’m already starting to look like a BOSS. But to truly become a BOSS, I still need to find better Talents, rare Classes, and Templates.”
Bai Fu inserted the hard drive she got from Lu Yuelin into Xia Shi’s terminal.
Last time in the Division Four conference room, due to time constraints, she had only unlocked one Psionic Knowledge Chain and a new Skill from the hard drive. Now was the perfect moment to absorb the remaining incomplete Psionic Knowledge Chain (7).
Unexpectedly, after pushing the mastery of Psionic Knowledge Chain (7) to 46%, she obtained a broken Psionic Class from the hard drive: 【Apprentice Psionic Illustrator】, which just so happened to be a class that used Psionic Cards in combat.
“So the top and bottom parts are actually connected!”
Bai Fu thought of the Prayer Card Blueprint she got from Li Cheng.
If she hadn’t decided which stream to go for earlier, now her mind was made up.
Yes, she would study this one!
Bai Fu had always been thinking about how to continuously monetize her massive popularity among the players.
This world, like the one she came from, wasn’t one where money could buy everything—but without money, you could do nothing.
Clearly, PUA-ing players into handing over all their cash wasn’t a viable path—it would only ruin her reputation.
And unlike UPs like Digging‑Treasure, she couldn’t rely on accepting advertisements for DiDi or electric toothbrushes. So selling products was her only choice.
What kind of product could ensure long-term sales?
Bai Fu had pondered for a long time.
First, she ruled out the route of debuting as a popular idol to sell photo books, merchandise, and handshake tickets.
Second, selling Profession Knowledge Books wasn’t practical either.
These items weren’t consumables.
Once sold, players could easily duplicate endless copies.
In the end, she wouldn’t earn much.
It was better to use them as mission rewards or little surprises to boost player goodwill.
The emergence of the Psionic Illustrator class perfectly resolved Bai Fu’s dilemma.
Psionic Illustrator wasn’t a weak class—at the very least, it was far stronger than her current Psionic Prayer-user.
Plus, the Prayer Cards crafted by Psionic Illustrators were extremely handy items that players could always use, making them perfect for consistently draining players’ coins.
But that was for the future. For now, she hadn’t yet unlocked the Psionic Illustrator class.
Although she could already make Prayer Cards after learning the Prayer Card Blueprint, the success rate was depressingly low.
【Custom Card·Fanaticism Lv3】: 25% success rate
【Custom Card·Battle Etiquette】: 20% success rate
Even with a Luck Talent boosting her odds, these numbers were far from ideal.
Bai Fu wasn’t planning to invest too much effort here for now. She’d make a few Prayer Cards casually to test the effects.
These few days Division Four likely wouldn’t have major movements.
The Truth Society wouldn’t immediately send assassins after her either. It was a rare moment of leisure, and she decided to use it to bond with the players.
Thinking this, she opened the Community to check what the newly arrived players in Lynn were doing.
The Community was abuzz. Every post on the homepage was discussing her battle with Li Cheng and the others.
《360-degree Showcase of Fu-fu’s Battle Aesthetics》
《A God Descends to 1v7—This Is the Power of Tech Stream!》
《Tech? No—Mysticism! The Key to Victory Was Making the Enemy Toss Their Weapon Over》
Some players were losing it, shouting phrases like “Fu-fu’s legs—playable for years”, while others were arguing over which stream’s class was stronger.
Among the flood of posts and replies, Bai Fu occasionally spotted remarks from players who had actually participated in that battle.
Most expressed regret.
They had finally gotten involved in the plot, only to walk away with nothing due to being too weak.
【Sigh, I wonder if I managed to leave a good impression on Fu-fu today】
【Damn it, feels like I lost a billion. It’s all the shuttle’s fault for not running enough trips between the Abandoned Cooling Plant and Lynn. Otherwise, I could have boosted Fu-fu’s goodwill earlier with Party Big Star and the rest】
【I better level up first. From how things went, without unlocking an Advanced class, even maxed-out goodwill won’t land you a mission】
【I just saw a guy trying to copy Convert to My Fu and them by taking out a loan. He ended up getting hacked to death by smarter gangsters. I laughed so hard】
【I’m going to buy a gun. Missions are easier with a gun】
【Where can I buy one? Count me in】
Among all the replies, the most frequently mentioned words were “buy a gun” and “level up by doing missions”.
Bai Fu’s brows arched slightly.
She seemed to have found a method that could both boost player goodwill and make a quick profit.
It was foreseeable that more and more players would soon arrive from the Abandoned Cooling Plant, just as eager to buy guns as the ones posting in the forum.
Guns cost money. If someone was going to make money off players, why couldn’t that someone be her?
The only issue was she didn’t produce guns—but that didn’t matter.
‘She could be the delivery person.
Bai Fu had her eyes on two supply sources.
The first was Division Four.
From time to time, Division Four would scrap batches of guns with reduced durability. Bai Fu’s plan was to buy these guns and resell them to players.
She wasn’t worried about damaging her reputation at all. There were no bad products, only bad prices!
Those guns might be bad for professionals like Special Agents—but for players, they were still prized gear, especially at low prices.
Just like miners selling worn-out graphics cards on seafood markets. If you disguised it as “barely used by a girl” and priced it high, you were a scammer. But if you openly said it was a miner’s card and sold it cheap, you were a savior!
The second was the gangs that had always been selling firearms and ammunition.
Bai Fu planned to use the pretext of “testing players” to have the players wipe out these gangs, then secretly sell the confiscated weapons back to players.