Chapter 72: Unlocking a New Class, Complete Form
Before following Old Nissen back to Shelter Number 11, Bai Fu first made an appearance in Excavation‑Princess’s livestream room.
Since she was already here, it wouldn’t do not to show her face and boost her popularity.
After leaving behind a string of discussions about her new outfit, she and Excavation‑Princess moved all the loot they’d taken from the Wanderers onto the vehicle.
Excavation‑Princess was also very cooperative at this time. Worried about exposing Bai Fu’s location, she apologized a few times to the players in the livestream room and then shut the stream off.
Everyone returned to the vehicle together.
Just as Bai Fu started the car, Old Nissen suddenly said, “It’s best not to return these things.”
“What do you mean?” Bai Fu turned her head.
Old Nissen explained, “Red Sand will soon realize their people have died again. They’ll definitely send someone to Shelter Number 11 to investigate. If they threaten someone a bit, it’s possible someone might sell you out. I know you’re strong and not afraid of these small fry, but Red Sand does have powerful people. They spent big money to hire an A-rank Certified Assassin from the Dark Web just to deal with troublesome matters.”
The Dark Web assassins were ranked into four levels—C, B, A, and S from lowest to highest. The strength of an A-rank Certified Assassin was absolutely not to be underestimated.
Bai Fu asked in return, “Do you know the exact location of the Red Sand Camp?”
Old Nissen was startled: “You’re not planning to wipe out Red Sand, are you?”
Correct!
However, Bai Fu didn’t intend to act alone. She decided to treat this as the first group operation of the Garden of Silence faction, giving the players more of a sense of participation.
If she didn’t give the players a little benefit now, how would she better make them work for her in the future?
Old Nissen said, “I only know the Red Sand Camp is to the west of Shelter Number 11. I don’t know the exact location.”
Bai Fu nodded. Not knowing was fine—she could just catch a few live ones and interrogate them.
Compared to eliminating Red Sand, she was now more concerned about the item Yulia had entrusted Old Nissen to keep.
Back at the tavern, Old Nissen rummaged around in a storage room on the second floor and finally pulled out a very ordinary-looking wooden box.
“This was left with me by Yulia before she was taken by the Truth Society President. She told me this was her final trump card.”
Bai Fu opened the box. Inside lay a slightly worn and somewhat silly-looking rag doll.
“A rag doll?”
She looked stunned.
Could it be that something was hidden inside the rag doll’s body?
As Bai Fu reached out to pull at the thread on the rag doll, a voice suddenly echoed in the room.
“Stop!”
She immediately recognized the voice—it was Yulia’s. The voice had come from the rag doll.
So that’s how it was.
Since Yulia could create a doppelgänger, it didn’t seem strange that she could leave her consciousness in a rag doll.
Bai Fu held the lower half of the rag doll with interest. “I’ve already arrived at Shelter Number 11 as promised. Now it’s time for you to give me the psionic knowledge you promised, right?”
To Bai Fu’s surprise, the rag doll seemed completely unfamiliar with her. “Promised? What promise? Who are you?”
“You’re really Yulia?”
Bai Fu used Psionic Vision on the rag doll.
【Little Yulia】
【Quality】: Orange
【Item Description】: A rag doll made using the innate ability of Black Crow Yulia before she was captured by the Truth Society, containing all her memories. It is a legendary item that can trigger a special mission.
【Note】: Though it doesn’t feel pain as a rag doll, it also has no combat ability. Please do not bully it.
There was once Little Ranni, and now there was Little Yulia.
Bai Fu had a bold idea.
She asked, “You don’t have any memories of when I met your real body?”
Little Yulia muttered, “I’ve never seen you, but since Uncle Nissen showed you to me, you must not be a bad person.”
Exactly! How could I possibly be a bad person?
Bai Fu turned to Old Nissen beside her. “Can I have a private word with her?”
Old Nissen didn’t refuse. He simply walked out of the storage room.
Bai Fu found a chair and sat down. She said to Little Yulia, “Let me explain our relationship briefly. It’s a bit embarrassing to say this, but—I’m your savior!”
“Savior?”
“That’s right.” Bai Fu smiled with great kindness. “We met during a conflict. Under the Truth Society President’s orders, your doppelgänger was stationed at Bagaros Base. One day, the Gene Primordials launched an attack on the base, and I was part of the assault force. You tried to use this chance to leak intel and get the Gene Primordials to rescue you, and for that, you secretly killed quite a few members of the Truth Society. But you didn’t expect that one of their members noticed everything you did and was about to report it to Truth Society Headquarters. By the time you realized it, it was too late to stop them.”
“How could I listen to the Truth Society—no, wait, wouldn’t that mean the situation got really bad?” Little Yulia’s voice was filled with tension.
Bai Fu said, “Just then, I stepped up. I shot and destroyed that person’s communication device, resolving your crisis. That’s how we got to know each other. Curious about why you were killing the Truth Society people, I talked with you a bit more. From your doppelgänger, I learned you hated the Truth Society just like I did. We hit it off right away and agreed to work together against them. After learning I was also a Psionic Prayer-user, to thank me, you said you’d share your psionic knowledge and told me to come find you at Shelter Number 11—so here I am.”
Little Yulia didn’t respond immediately. She seemed to be thinking about whether Bai Fu was lying.
“I have no reason to lie to you. According to rumors, you died two years ago. If I hadn’t really seen you, and if you hadn’t told me personally to come to Shelter Number 11, how could I have ended up in such a remote place?”
Bai Fu’s gaze was pure and innocent.
“That does seem to make sense.” Little Yulia accepted the explanation. “Thank you. I’ll keep my promise.”
Bai Fu was thrilled inside.
After realizing that Little Yulia and Yulia didn’t share memories, and that she was much more naïve, Bai Fu had planned to bluff her. She didn’t expect it to go so smoothly.
Little Yulia said, “But I don’t have arms or legs right now, so I can’t write. I can only tell you what I know verbally.”
Bai Fu waved her hand. “I’m already grateful you’re willing to share it. How could I ask for more?”
Inside, she was full of anticipation.
She hoped to use this psionic knowledge to complete the 【Apprentice Psionic Illustrator】 class and the 【Psionic Knowledge Chain (7)】. Even better would be if she could learn some of Yulia’s skills.
Whether it was manipulating others, creating doppelgängers, force fields, or psionic strikes—they were all god-tier abilities.
Little Yulia was moved by Bai Fu’s words. “You really are a good person! Let me think… then I’ll start with psionic perception…”
She began to explain.
As a psionic genius, Yulia clearly wasn’t suited to be a teacher. When she explained things, she spoke like a top student solving problems—often using transitions or summaries like “it’s obvious,” “as everyone knows,” and “therefore.”
Even with the game’s built-in learning function, Bai Fu still found it extremely exhausting to listen.
At first, the game prompts looked like this——
【Little Yulia is teaching you xx. You meet the learning requirements. Current learning progress...】
But as time went on, the game prompts became——
【Your knowledge reserve is insufficient. You cannot understand her words. Learning has stalled】
Even though Yulia’s teaching wasn’t very effective, by the end of this lesson that lasted an entire night plus a morning, Bai Fu still gained a lot.
She unlocked two new skills.
【Psionic Perception Lv1】: Consumes psionic power to perceive a 10-meter radius. During this period, 2 points of psionic value are consumed per second.
【Super Burst】: Consumes 50% of psionic value and 20% of HP to enter a Super Burst state for 10 minutes. During this time, Strength +7, Agility +7, Spirit +5. Cooldown: 24 hours. (Note: This skill cannot be used when psionic value is below 50% or HP is below 30%)
One was a perception skill, the other an emergency burst skill.
She didn’t learn those god-tier abilities, because Bai Fu discovered those were Yulia’s innate talents. Without the 【Child of True Spirit】 trait, her current knowledge reserve simply couldn’t comprehend the mechanics behind those skills.
Besides the skills, the knowledge chain and new class she had longed for were finally completed.
【You have unlocked Psionic Knowledge Chain (7)】
Having mastered (2), (4), and (7), her knowledge chain bonuses became——
【All psionic active skill effects +60%, psionic resistance +50%, psionic regeneration speed +2/min, psionic enhancement activated】
The so-called psionic enhancement was a new ability unlocked after mastering three knowledge chains.
Just as players of the body-cultivation stream could enhance themselves using 【Qi】, players of the psionic stream could gain attribute bonuses through mastery of psionic energy.
Bai Fu currently had only 225 points of psionic value, so the bonus was minimal—at most 2 points in Constitution and 1 point in Spirit. But as her psionic value increased, the number of bonus attribute points would grow, and other types of bonuses might even appear, such as an automatically generated shield.
Bai Fu closed the description of the knowledge chain and shifted her attention to the new class.
【You have unlocked the new class [Apprentice Psionic Illustrator]】
【Tip: [Apprentice Psionic Illustrator] is an advanced replacement for [Psionic Prayer-user]. Do you wish to overwrite?】
“Yes.”
【Class correction in progress (0%...2%...)】
Each level of Psionic Prayer-user provided 1 point of Intelligence, 2 points of Inspiration, and 2 free attribute points. Apprentice Psionic Illustrator granted one additional free point per level.
After the correction completed, Bai Fu received 9 more free attribute points and unlocked a new passive skill.
【Basic Card Creation Lv1 (0/1000)】: Prayer card crafting efficiency and success rate +10%
Bai Fu allocated 6 attribute points to Inspiration, bringing it up to 45 points, and used the remaining 3 points on Constitution.
Her attributes became——
【HP】: 1670/1670
【Psionic Value】: 255/255
【Attributes】: Strength 18, Agility 19, Constitution 72, Intelligence 14, Spirit 22, Inspiration 45
In fact, the change in attributes wasn’t even the most important thing. After unlocking Apprentice Psionic Illustrator, the biggest change was that Bai Fu could now use the psionic knowledge she had mastered to synthesize prayer card blueprints. This allowed her to create many more types of prayer cards—such as flash cards that worked like Flashbangs, or explosion cards similar to regular grenades—without being limited to the skills she already possessed.
“Finally.”
Bai Fu was in an excellent mood.
This way, her combat style would become far more versatile, and she wouldn’t have to rely so much on equipment made by Mechanics anymore.
Next, she had to find ways to gain more XP, level up her class and Basic Card Creation, and then spend the remaining XP on card crafting.
Just as Bai Fu was feeling excited, Little Yulia’s body suddenly began to tremble. The anomaly immediately drew Bai Fu’s attention.
“What’s wrong with you?”
A voice suddenly rang out in the room.
“Bai Fu!!!”
“Why are you yelling so loud?”
“What do you think?! Bai Fu, hahaha!”
Yulia was about to explode from rage. She never expected that just one day of delay in linking to the rag doll would lead to Bai Fu deceiving it!
How shameful, Bai Fu—even cheating a rag doll. Are you even human?
Bai Fu instantly understood: “You’re Yulia!”
“What do you think?”
Yulia was gnashing her teeth.
Bai Fu had already tricked the psionic knowledge she wanted out of the rag doll. Now, she was in a passive position. It was all because her pre-capture self had been too naïve, while Bai Fu was far too cunning.
“Bai Fu, I’ll admit I lost this round. But I don’t think you’d want those who follow you to find out what you’re really like, would you? If not, then continue cooperating with me and let me study your body!”
Heh.
Bai Fu scoffed.
“Go ahead. Do you think they’ll believe a rag doll of unknown origin, or me?”
Yulia was speechless.
Under the influence of strong psionic power, the rag doll stood up.
Bai Fu angrily rubbed the rag doll’s head.
“Although I’ve already gotten the psionic knowledge I wanted, our cooperation can still continue. Ultimately, your goal is to escape the control of the Truth Society, not to study me. I can help you achieve that—so long as you cooperate.”
Yulia suppressed her fury. “How do you want to cooperate?”
Bai Fu said, “Be my inside agent. Help me collect intel on the Truth Society. I’ll eliminate the Truth Society. Once they’re gone, you’ll naturally regain your freedom.”
Yulia said coldly, “Why should I believe you have the power to destroy the Truth Society?”
“Meals are eaten one bite at a time, roads are walked one step at a time. Let’s start by eliminating the Red Sand Wanderer Camp and giving Old Nissen a safe place to live. You know what happened last night, right?”
“I do.”
Yulia’s tone began to soften.
Bai Fu pressed her advantage: “Excellent. I have a small request.”
“What’s the request?”
“After it’s done, can you answer a question for me?”
“Hmm?”
“I want to know why Li Cheng betrayed the Gene Primordials, and what secret he knows related to the Gene Primordials.”
“Coincidentally, I know all of that.”
“Then it’s settled, isn’t it?”
Bai Fu received a game prompt.
【You have triggered the hidden mission [Yulia’s Trial]】
【Mission Introduction: ……】
【Mission Objectives: 1. Eliminate the Red Sand Wanderer Camp. Rewards will depend on contribution;
Kill the A-rank Certified Assassin hired by the Red Sand Wanderer Camp. Reward: 70,000 XP, one-time skill card】
Bai Fu accepted the mission.
Yulia said, “I can’t stay here long, but I’ve already shared my memories with this rag doll. Unless it’s something special, just communicate with the doll directly.”
After finishing her instructions, she left.
The rag doll, having lost a large amount of psionic support, collapsed once again onto Bai Fu’s thigh.
Bai Fu placed the rag doll back into the wooden box.
“Time is pressing. I’ll first go investigate the exact location of the Red Sand Camp.”
After leaving the tavern, Bai Fu took Excavation‑Princess and Anya, and drove straight to Shelter Number 5. Three days ago, when she revealed her whereabouts through Excavation‑Princess, some players who received the message had already set off toward Shelter Number 5.
By heading out now, she should be just in time to meet the first batch of players arriving at Shelter Number 5.
Of course, Bai Fu’s goal wasn’t just to pick people up—she also planned to buy some basic materials for crafting prayer cards at Shelter Number 5.
……
A large truck drove into Shelter Number 5.
After the vehicle stopped, over twenty players jumped off in succession. Sword Qi Soaring, Starfish‑bro, and Convert to My Fu were among them.
“Finally here!”
Looking at the architecture around them, which was vastly different from that of the Lynn Settlement, Sword Qi Soaring let out a long sigh.
To him, this journey was a huge gamble. If he lost, he would likely have no face to remain in the Iron Rain Guild.
However, nothing unexpected had happened on the way—perhaps that was a good omen?
“What should we do next to find Bai Fu?”
“Let’s ask Excavation‑Princess.”
Starfish‑bro opened the friends interface and started to private message Excavation‑Princess.
Before he could say much, a few people suddenly walked out from the alley beside them.
“What do you want?”
Sword Qi Soaring and the others immediately became alert, sensing hostility from the newcomers.
Sure enough, the thin man at the front asked, “You came here looking for Bai Fu, didn’t you?”
Convert to My Fu was baffled. “How do you know that?”
The skinny man said, “Someone was selling intel on the Dark Web. He showed me your photos and said you knew where Bai Fu was, and that you’d arrive at Shelter Number 5 today. I bought that intel. Honestly, at first, I thought the guy was a scammer. Didn’t expect him to be telling the truth.”
Damn!
Sword Qi Soaring instantly understood.
Some player had sold their movements to an assassin who wanted to kill Bai Fu!
He didn’t have time to worry about which player had leaked the info—he needed to tell Excavation‑Princess what was happening and get her to warn Bai Fu to stay away from Shelter Number 5.
The skinny man sneered. “Tell me where Bai Fu is and I’ll let you go. If you won’t say, that’s fine too. I’ll lock you up. Bai Fu won’t just ignore you.”
“You’re right.”
At that moment, a voice familiar to every player rang out.
Sword Qi Soaring, Starfish‑bro, and Convert to My Fu all turned their heads and saw Bai Fu walking out from the end of the street.
She held an assault rifle in her hands. Her finger pulled the trigger, and with the vibration of the muzzle, several bullets hit the skinny man squarely in the head.
The effect of Dark Corruption hadn’t even had time to activate before the skinny man collapsed peacefully to the ground.
“Fu‑fu!”
Convert to My Fu was beyond thrilled.
After more than ten days apart, he finally reunited with Bai Fu.
Sword Qi Soaring also suddenly felt at ease. Since Bai Fu dared to show herself now, she must be completely confident she could handle these assassins.
Things were looking up.
That message he’d just sent to Excavation‑Princess should have scored him a lot of favorability with Bai Fu.
He had just reattached himself to this powerful leg!