Who Made Her an NPC?! Chapter 244 : Bai Fu is a naive sweetie? Unlocking Psionic G

Chapter 244: Bai Fu is a naive sweetie? Unlocking Psionic Garden Linkage

"At 4:37 AM local ti, the Pri Minister of the Taim Civilization's Sarel State stated that a thorough investigation will be conducted into the attack on Winter Star. In this attack, a total of 127,321 people were killed, with cumulative property damage..."

"Local ti..."

"...the Glorious Forces claid responsibility for the incident. They warned the Taim Civilization that the Sarel State belongs to the Sarel people. If the Taim Civilization continues to oppose Sarel’s independence referendum, their next target will be the capital of the Sarel State..."

Once the Silent Night entered the network signal coverage area of the fringe worlds, Bai Fu suddenly noticed a flood of news headlines related to the Glorious Forces' attacks appearing across major dia platforms.

Within just two days, the Glorious Forces had launched twelve attacks across two states and one colonial governorate, causing widespread disruption.

At this point, the entire Taim Civilization was thrown into chaos by the string of attacks. In one interview, the background audio even clearly caught crowds shouting “step down”.

Faced with such circumstances, many netizens in the comnt sections were mocking the head of state for being terribly unlucky.

Even though there was less than a year left before stepping down, the Glorious Forces still chose to stab him in the back at the worst ti.

【If it were , I’d have resigned already. Let soone else be the head of state, I’m out.】

【This is too tragic. After retirent, the head of state should write a book about his ntal journey. I bet it’d be a bestseller.】

Bai Fu: “……”

Sothing wasn’t right.

The Glorious Forces had just sent out ten Calamity-class to ambush N2, and now they were suddenly back to launching terrorist attacks. Could there be a connection?

Despite her suspicions, there wasn’t enough public information online to connect the dots. Bai Fu could only shelve the thought for now.

"Monitoring the head of state can’t be done with just big talk. This ti... looks like it’s ti for the players to go undercover!"

Bai Fu’s first thought was Tai Er Zhenren, but she quickly dismissed it.

Tai Er Zhenren was too well-known. If he approached the head of state or the Glorious Forces, he’d probably be reported almost instantly.

It’d be best to find a player who hadn’t joined any faction yet, and lure them with mission rewards and grand promises.

Mission rewards were easy. As for grand promises... that was Bai Fu’s specialty.

She actually had to thank Digging Princess. If not for her constantly stacking ridiculous settings on Bai Fu—like "Master of the Night" or "Heir to the Psionic Garden of a galactic-level civilization"—she wouldn’t be able to bluff so smoothly now.

【Behold, I am the Master of the Night, Bai Fu! Once I return to the Psionic Garden and inherit all its wealth and power, I’ll appoint you as the Grand Guard Commander by my side!】

A line that sounded like utter nonsense now had the power to strike players several floors deep.

Just as Bai Fu was thinking about where to find a gullible player, her communicator suddenly rang.

The caller was Andras.

Andras briefly ntioned that Hampton had been infuriated into a stroke and that he planned to increase his investnt. Then, he said the Taim Civilization's head of state had contacted him, saying that after watching Bai Fu beat up the Glorious Forces in the Dark Domain, he wanted to thank her in person. Since he didn’t have Bai Fu’s contact info, he asked Andras to pass on the ssage.

"He said this isn’t an official invitation. He’s extending it in a personal capacity. Whether you go or not is up to you."

Thank her?

This was clearly an attempt to observe her up close.

Bai Fu nodded.

After handing N2’s corpse to Nilis, the latter would surely bring it to the Taim Civilization's capital to et the head of state. After all, catching the would-be assassin of the head of state was a major achievent. Bai Fu could tag along and use the opportunity to check if the head of state had any Luck or Fortunate traits.

"Alright. I’ll respond to him myself."

Andras didn’t say more and ended the call.

Bai Fu quickly contacted Nilis, telling him what she’d been up to these past few days. For caution’s sake, she didn’t ntion using the Needle of Sin and Punishnt to view N2’s mories. She simply let out a sigh of regret.

"I had already reached an agreent with N2. He said after eting you, he’d reveal who was really behind the Glorious Forces. Unfortunately..."

Nilis opened his mouth but couldn’t say a word.

N2—that was the wanted criminal the Taim Civilization had failed to catch for eight months, and Bai Fu had located him with ease.

Although N2 ended up dead, from Bai Fu’s description, it was clear the killer had used so kind of special weapon, or perhaps a Psionic above the Master rank.

To stir up such chaos alone and force the mastermind behind the Glorious Forces to take such a risk...

Nilis felt like he’d exhausted his monthly—or even quarterly—quota for being shocked. If Bai Fu said she killed Gustav next, he wouldn’t even be surprised.

When formidable people did formidable things, was there any reason to be surprised? It was only natural.

Nilis cleared his throat and imdiately said he would personally receive Bai Fu.

At this point, between Bai Fu and the players under her, Nilis already valued Bai Fu more.

Bai Fu didn’t refuse, and no one around Nilis objected either.

Object? Who would dare?

Anyone with a brain could see Bai Fu was at the peak of her power right now. Unless soone was brain-dead, no one would provoke her.

Several days later, at the Governor’s Residence of the Costa Governorate.

Bai Fu and Nilis had a pleasant and fruitful discussion.

The two exchanged views extensively and officially established an initial cooperative relationship.

【You have completed the main quest [Deep Sea Underflow]. You have gained 5 million experience points. The Nilis faction's reputation and favorability systems are now unlocked.】

Two interface panels unfolded in front of Bai Fu.

Although she had just joined the Nilis faction, her reputation score had already risen to 600 points—a remarkably high number.

On one hand, she was already a well-known figure in the fringe worlds. On the other, her exploits in the Dark Domain had left a deep impression on Nilis and the others.

"I’m heading to the head of state’s official residence now. Since you’ve been invited too, let’s go together," Nilis extended the invitation.

Bai Fu was more than happy to accept.

From Costa, it took just two and a half days for their spacecraft to arrive at the Taim Civilization’s capital planet—Taim Star.

Taim Star was a fully engineered chanical planet.

Dozens of massive ring-shaped worlds floated in both low and high orbit. Between the ring worlds themselves and between them and the surface, countless gravity elevator tracks made from special materials interconnected everything.

According to the Taim Star travel guide, in warti, the entire Taim Star could quickly transform into a colossal battleship. This warship had firepower comparable to that of a Master, making it one of the most renowned killing machines in the fringe worlds.

"If I ever have to fight the Taim Civilization’s head of state in the future, I must stay far away from Taim Star. This kind of chanical monstrosity, even if I beco a Master, I wouldn’t be able to take it down quickly."

Bai Fu quietly committed this piece of intel to mory.

Under Nilis’ lead, she arrived at the head of state’s official residence.

Knowing the two were coming, a crowd of reporters had already gathered outside.

In front of professional cara bots and seasoned dia personnel, Bai Fu and the head of state of the Taim Civilization t for the first ti.

Click click click...

Photo after photo was taken.

At this mont, besides Bai Fu, no one knew how many people would look back and dissect these seemingly harmonious pictures in the future.

"I’ve heard much about you, Saintess Bai Fu, hahaha!"

The head of state’s laughter was hearty.

He was tall—over three ters—with a square face that fit the textbook definition of a strong jaw, even among chanical lifeforms.

This kind of noble appearance ensured that most people, upon seeing him for the first ti, even if they didn’t like him, wouldn’t hate him either.

Bai Fu took two steps forward, smiling as she greeted the head of state, "You’re too kind, Your Excellency. I’m no saintess—just an ordinary rcenary."

"Ai, Saintess Bai Fu, you’re far too humble. Based on your deeds in the Initial Gate Star Cluster alone, if you’re not considered a saintess, then the bar must be far too high."

The two launched into a round of polite mutual praise.

It had to be said—age brought experience. Even though Bai Fu had excellent acting skills, her flattery couldn’t quite match the head of state’s expertise.

But this eting wasn’t about winning. She could afford to lose this round.

Casually, she activated her Spiritual Vision skill on the head of state. The feedback data shocked her.

[Primary class level 171—damn, that’s a Master, a whole 31 levels higher than !]

[The level gap is too large—I can’t view the detailed stats. No idea how much stronger he is.]

[Talents... he really does have Fortunate!]

Bai Fu realized she had underestimated this old bastard.

He was seriously good at hiding.

With his level of strength, there were barely a few Psionics across the entire Taim Civilization who surpassed him, yet he had been deliberately hiding his power. What he aid for was likely more than just securing the position of head of state.

Was he trying to emulate the model of the Rebirth Empire and beco an unquestioned emperor within the Taim Civilization? Or was there an even greater sche?

In any case, after figuring out the head of state's true strength and his role in the ga, Bai Fu felt significantly more at ease.

Although she was far inferior to the head of state for now, the ti from Version 2.0 to Version 3.0 would span at least several years, possibly over a decade. That would be plenty of ti for her to grow stronger than him.

After a lengthy round of mutual flattery, they finally shifted the topic to N2 and the Glorious Forces.

The head of state once again loudly condemned the Glorious Forces in front of the reporters, declaring that he would intensify efforts to crack down on them, and ensure that the Glorious Forces, with bloodstained hands, would pay with blood for blood.

He sounded fierce, but not many people truly believed him.

Who could bla them? Every ti he had made similar bold declarations in the past, he had failed to inflict any actual damage on the Glorious Forces.

However, this ti was slightly different.

Because right after he spoke, Bai Fu suddenly stepped forward.

"Speaking of the Glorious Forces..." Bai Fu bit her lip, displaying a look of righteous indignation. "In my holand, there was once an organization very similar to the Glorious Forces. That group was called the Truth Council. They too carried flashy slogans, but in reality, committed many atrocities against civilians. So, although I’ve never lived in the Taim Civilization, I deeply understand the people here. Everyone’s just trying to survive, only to lose their lives to senseless calamities. The Glorious Forces... are despicable!"

She clenched her fist and waved it forcefully toward the cara, then turned, her face solemn as she looked at the head of state.

"Your Excellency, in the fight against the Glorious Forces, if you ever need anything, I am willing to help without asking for a single coin!"

Huh?

In an instant, all the reporters on-site exchanged stunned glances.

What had Bai Fu just said?

She was willing to help fight the Glorious Forces for free!

Holy...

Though Bai Fu’s subordinates were all undead, battling the Glorious Forces would still incur a trendous cost.

No need to pay pensions, sure—but salaries, spacecraft repairs, weapon and equipnt investnts were by no ans cheap.

Even if the head of state later reimbursed her out of pride, getting involved in a direct conflict with the Glorious Forces would surely hinder the developnt of the Darkmoon Tide Corporation. If they enraged the Glorious Forces to the point of full retaliation, it could be catastrophic.

Yet Bai Fu still stepped up.

A Dark Domain native, crossing galaxies to do charity work in the Taim Civilization—what kind of spirit was this? Was this the true weight behind Bai Fu the Saintess of the Initial Gate?

Photograph this. Now. Make Bai Fu look as grand as possible, ideally capturing sunlight blooming behind her head.

Nilis and the head of state weren’t faring much better than the reporters.

Was this really happening?

For Bai Fu to speak such words in this kind of setting, she definitely wasn’t putting on a show. She was staking the reputation she had built over the years and the short-term developnt of Darkmoon Tide. Compared to what she risked, the gains from posturing were too low—and far too easy to debunk.

As expected of Bai Fu.

Nilis couldn’t help but marvel inwardly.

He quickly weighed the pros and cons in his mind.

There was a chance that he might need Bai Fu's help while she was caught up fighting the Glorious Forces. However, on the flip side, her actions would bring him imnse prestige and public attention, keeping him in a favorable position during the competition for the head of state.

The benefits outweighed the risks.

No—more accurately, there were no downsides for him at all. Unless Bai Fu went berserk and dragged in a horde of enemies, her agreent to cooperate had been pure gain from the start.

Nilis smiled faintly and said nothing more. Now wasn’t his mont to shine.

The head of state couldn’t afford to stay quiet though—Bai Fu’s statent had been directed at him.

He quickly assud a deeply moved expression, praised Bai Fu for her righteousness, and stated that if she was ever truly needed, the Taim Civilization would never mistreat a hero.

The eting ended amid joyous laughter and applause.

After returning to the official residence, the head of state's face turned dark.

Bai Fu’s declaration had put him in a tight spot. The Glorious Forces were a vital piece in his strategy. Letting Bai Fu attack them? He’d have to be out of his mind.

Ignore her.

Sure, he’d be cursed for it, but hadn’t he been cursed enough over the years?

Once he “eliminated” the Glorious Forces and took down the “national traitors” who instigated war, public opinion would naturally...

“Hmm, wait.”

The head of state suddenly conceived a plan.

He could absolutely collaborate with Bai Fu—but not by actually sending her against the Glorious Forces. Instead, he could leverage the pretense of targeting the Glorious Forces to orchestrate situations that would cause Bai Fu to clash with other factions within the Taim Civilization.

Later, he could simply claim he was misinford, that he had been deceived by the Glorious Forces, and easily fool Bai Fu the naive sweetie.

Uh.

Calling Bai Fu a naive sweetie might be a bit much—she wasn’t actually stupid. She was just incredibly straightforward, fixated on so-called justice, and incapable of “flexibility”.

If soone like her were an enemy, it’d be incredibly dangerous. Just look at what happened to Mita.

But Bai Fu still had no idea that he was the mastermind behind everything. There was nothing to fear. Pushing her away would only raise suspicion. Better to take advantage of his position and use Bai Fu to his benefit as much as possible.

“Call a eting. Let’s discuss Bai Fu’s proposal.”

The head of state tapped the table with his index finger, his face now wearing a confident smile completely different from his public persona.

...

After parting with the head of state, Bai Fu imdiately left Taim Star.

She didn’t rush back to Ulisses. Instead, she visited a few nearby planets with active players, selected several who were reputable, capable, and not currently aligned with any faction, and assigned them infiltration missions—while dangling the promise that if they succeeded, they would get the opportunity to go to the Rebirth Empire.

Those players imdiately bowed deeply.

【We guarantee to complete the mission!】

During this process, Bai Fu deliberately stayed out of sight, sending Anya to contact the players instead. That way, if things went south, she could claim Anya had acted on her own.

“All right, after being so busy, I can finally take a proper rest.”

Bai Fu stretched.

Her plan now was to grow quietly, and only intervene once conflict erupted in the Taim Civilization.

She walked over to Nilis to bid him farewell.

Nilis didn’t ask her to stay. He rely inquired whether there was anything she needed. Since Bai Fu had given him such a great gift, he intended to properly return the favor.

“A return gift? I don’t really need anything at the mont. But... if possible, help find two Psionics with Rank Evaluation no lower than A. Any kind of ability is fine. I have sothing I’d like to consult them about.”

After stating her request, Bai Fu took her people and returned to Ulisses.

For the next two months or so, she mainly stayed in, occasionally enjoying the Taim Civilization’s dia singing her praises. She rarely went out, only showing up once during the site selection for the second base, where she t with Andras.

Two months later.

Nilis suddenly sent a ssage, saying he had found two strong A-Rank Psionics.

“I’ve already arranged for them to be sent to Ulisses.”

Bai Fu let out a long breath.

After all this waiting, she could finally complete the mission attached to the Psionic Evolution Tree and figure out what the Psionic Garden Linkage Degree was all about.

“Thank you.”

Bai Fu personally went to receive the two A-Rank Psionics, just in case sothing went wrong en route.

Several days later, she successfully completed the recording of her new psionic ability.

【You have completed the hidden quest [Psionic Evolution Tree (1)]. You have received 30 million experience points, a random stat blessing, and 10 Psionic Garden Linkage Degree】

A crisp and pleasant notification chid.