Chapter 138: Unlocking the Dark Attribute, Becoming the True Sovereign of the Shadowed Night
【The freest playstyle, the most solitude-enduring Player—together they bring this week’s most explosive gaming news!】
【Beyond the Stars—a magical game where even if you're bad at controls, you can still win through wisdom】
【A true role-playing game, where you can even play as the Spy King】
【Starting from Tai Er Zhenren, learn all about Bai Fu and her Garden of Silence】
After giving a generous round of praise to Tai Er Zhenren, the Silverwing Assassin, and others, Bai Fu left the central plaza and hid in a corner to browse new posts in the Community and videos newly uploaded on the video platform.
Although the spy incident had only just begun to ferment, related posts and videos were already extremely popular. The most trending video had over 50k concurrent viewers, and a quick scroll through the Comment Section revealed many new Players asking whether Beyond the Stars was fun.
【If you’re asking me whether it’s fun, my answer is definitely yes. But gaming is a very subjective experience. I suggest you watch some videos first before deciding. @Excavation‑Princess’s treasure-hunting videos are quite good—she doesn’t cover basic controls, just pure immersion.】
【You're asking too much from Treasure-hunting. She couldn’t explain the controls even if she wanted to.】
【LOL, careful or she’ll block you.】
Some new Players were instantly drawn in by the visuals and high degree of freedom. What they cared more about was whether version 1.2 was a good time to join, and if so, how they should start.
At this moment, the replies from helpful veteran Players were surprisingly unanimous—
【If you don’t have any specific preference regarding starting class or race, my advice is: right now, the best newbie village for newcomers is Bai Fu Town on Origin Star. This is the collective recommendation of all guide video creators. Newcomers joining the Garden of Silence can avoid most of the aspects that annoy casual Players. You can check out a few related videos for more info.】
Bai Fu, browsing the posts, smiled.
Good job, everyone. Keep promoting just like this, and bring more new Players into the Garden of Silence!
She had to admit—deciding to establish her own faction back then was the right move.
Her appearance could indeed attract a lot of Player attention, but only tangible benefits could truly bind the Players to her.
Of course, if she really hardened her heart, relying on her looks alone could still make a bunch of Players chase after her. She could just turn into a digital welfare idol on the spot and play the True Cyber Goddess of Mercy. But doing that would be about how low one could go, not how high.
If some copycat popped up later, would she have to compete with them on who could stoop lower?
Even if she went all in, the officials might ban her if they thought it had a bad influence.
This current approach was better.
Trust in Bai Fu-nyan. Trust in Bai Fu-nyan from the Garden of Silence on Origin Star!
Bai Fu knew Tai Er Zhenren’s hype was high right now, but it wouldn’t last. This was an age of fast-paced content, with new explosive news breaking every day.
“I have to finish the documentary before this wave of hype fades. That way, I can ride Tai Er Zhenren’s popularity to boost my own.”
An NPC filming a thrilling documentary about another NPC—how fresh and novel! If the news somehow ended up in mainstream media...
Even if she couldn’t seize the moment to become Beyond the Stars’ Poster Girl, she would definitely be used by the officials for promotional purposes for a while.
Who would hate such positive attention?
Excited, Bai Fu closed the Community and video platform. Around the respawn point in Bai Fu Town, she had already spotted a few newbies who had just entered the game. The newbies were full of curiosity.
【Whoa, this game looks so realistic】
【You really can’t take your pants off, huh?】
【Where’s Bai Fu?】
【So what do we do now—join the Garden of Silence and take quests?】
The newbies looked around, and their attention was soon drawn to a large group of veteran Players gathered together. Curious, they squeezed in as well.
Only upon approaching did they realize the crowd surrounded a special shop called 【Anya's Mysterious Shop】.
The shop had an aura of mystery, decorated like a fortune-telling venue. A giant sketch-style eye was drawn on the back wall, beneath which sat many cylindrical containers. The other walls were lined with black shelves filled with various cards.
“Is this a Card Maniac’s Happy House?”
The newbies were momentarily stunned, but they soon realized it was far from that simple.
Inside the shop, a black-haired Loli was directing a group of tiny Lolis, each about 30–40cm tall, to carry things.
Though short-limbed and needing to hop over thresholds, the little ones were surprisingly efficient. In less than a few minutes, they had stacked over a hundred white boxes tied with colorful ribbons in the shop.
“Alright, that’s enough for now. We can’t fit any more. You all go rest first and come back later.”
Anya dismissed the tiny Hei Fus, then walked up to the counter with a breezy smile.
“I’m sure everyone is curious about what these are, right?”
“For this Celebration Event, to thank everyone for their continued support of Boss Fu‑fu, this shop is running a special discount event. But Mr. Gao Yuan felt a simple discount wasn’t enough to show his gratitude. So in addition to the sale, we’re also offering free item exchanges using Blessings and giving special gift boxes for purchases over a certain amount!”
“These gift boxes are the white ones stacked at my feet.”
Ta-da!
Anya pointed at the pile of gift boxes.
“I’m not sure exactly what’s inside each one. Mr. Gao Yuan said he stuffed each gift box with something very special. Just how special? Last night, he specially approached Boss Fu‑fu, and when she heard about the event, she found it very interesting. So she handed over some of the items she no longer uses to Mr. Gao Yuan as giveaway items for this event—including her previously favorite Electric Knife…”
The moment the words “Electric Knife” came out, the veteran Players no longer cared about anything else Anya was saying.
Holy crap. Holy, holy, holy crap!
Electric Knife?!
Wasn’t that the weapon Bai Fu had used through countless battles, slaying several high-level Bosses?
Even Players not in the Garden of Silence had heard of Bai Fu’s Electric Knife. It had appeared multiple times in edited videos by Excavation‑Princess and others. Bai Fu wielding the knife one-handed, carving arcs of lightning mid-charge—those were among the most frequently remixed scenes by secondary creators.
“Can you really draw Bai Fu’s Electric Knife from the giveaway?”
“No deception whatsoever!”
Anya gave a firm answer.
Veteran Players were first shocked—completely unprepared for Bai Fu to give away her Electric Knife—then elated.
“Is the Electric Knife that powerful?”
A newbie asked in confusion.
The veteran Player next to them beamed, eyes gleaming: “Powerful? That’s putting it mildly! Everyone knows Bai Fu’s Electric Knife is a high-tier orange-quality weapon, and it has no level restriction. Forget us—even you could immediately become a pro with it. One slash, one Sandworm!”
“This isn’t even the most impressive part.” At this moment, Convert-to-Fu stepped out as well. “That was a weapon used by Fu-fu! Used personally by Fu-fu! Haaahhh! Using it as a weapon is such a waste. That’s the ultimate digital collectible! Anyway, the Electric Knife is mine! None of you are allowed to fight me for it!”
“……”
The newbies were completely baffled by Convert-to-Fu’s behavior.
In fact, there were quite a few Players around who reacted similarly to Convert-to-Fu.
“How should I put it, if you draw that Electric Knife, whether you use it, collect it, or sell it to another Player who needs it, you’re bound to make a huge profit. Enough talk, buying Prayer Cards gets you Gift Boxes, right? Gimme ten of those!”
A veteran Player charged excitedly toward Anya, startling the freshly entered newbies.
“Didn’t expect to run into a discount event as soon as we logged in. I heard the Prayer Cards from the Garden of Silence are powerful. Looks like we came at just the right time.”
“Buy Prayer Cards, get Gift Boxes. And those boxes might contain high-grade weapons personally used by an NPC? This NPC is so generous!”
“No kidding. That generosity is practically hanging right there on her!”
The newbies were infected by the excited atmosphere and all felt like they’d come to the right place.
Working under an NPC this conscientious—who knew how many good days lay ahead for them?
Some of the newbies started to get calculating. Whether you buy Prayer Cards now or later, you’d end up buying them anyway. But buy them now and you get Gift Boxes. What if something good drops from the box? Sell it for profit—easy money, right?
Charge! Charge!
Wait… do they even have money?
【How could I, a proud Player, be stumped by mere pocket change?】
The newbies immediately turned away, trying every method they could think of to make money. Originally, they just wanted to hop in, play casually, and have some fun. Yet within mere minutes of entering the game, they had turned into some of the hardest-working chives in Bai Fu’s Secret Garden.
A dozen minutes later, the first Player to hit the jackpot appeared.
“Got a drop! Got a drop! It’s Fu-fu’s personal Grenade Launcher! Hahaha, a miracle from a single pull! I’ve wanted this thing forever but could never justify buying it!”
The exclamation spread like falling dominoes. Some Players who had opened several Gift Boxes without getting anything good turned green with envy.
“Damn you, lucky dog! Why did I get a regular pistol?”
“Wanna sell it, bro? I’ll pay extra!”
“Not selling, not selling! I’ll use it myself! Double the price and I still won’t sell!”
Amid the shouting, Players from major guilds arrived. Compared to ordinary Players, big guilds like Iron Rain and Loyalty Hall were even more eager to get the Electric Knife. With it, they’d be more confident in clearing the newly released Challenge Instances. Even if they didn’t get the Electric Knife, items like the “Power Shoes,” “Limited Sky Burial Prayer Card,” or “Limited Dispel Prayer Card” that Anya mentioned would still be fantastic.
The major guilds had confidence in their luck because their financial power crushed ordinary Players. They could buy far more Gift Boxes. More boxes meant higher chances.
The appearance of these Players immediately panicked everyone else.
Some had still been hesitating whether to blow all their funds on Prayer Cards for Gift Boxes. Not anymore. Keep hesitating and all the good stuff might get scooped up by the big guilds.
“Gimme two more!”
“Damn, I need to borrow some cash.”
“Hey bro, let’s pool our money. If we get something good, we sell it and split the profits. How about it?”
Every Player had their own tricks. Good thing Anya’s Mysterious Shop was built to such high specifications—otherwise, it might have collapsed from the crowd of now-not-so-weak Players.
“Disaster Sugar Mama’s here!”
Just then, a voice rang out in the crowd.
Disaster Dragon and Excavation‑Princess pushed their way through from the back. With extravagant wealth, Disaster Dragon immediately bought a stack of Prayer Cards and got 20 Gift Boxes from Anya.
A 20-pull streak—every Player held their breath!
Disaster Dragon opened them one by one and finally got a pair of shoes.
“Could it be Fu-fu’s lightly-used shoes?”
“What? Fu-fu’s shoes? Let me see!”
Slurp—
Disaster Dragon shook his head. “They’re Power Shoes. Purple gear. Increases Agility.”
At those words, disappointed voices erupted all around.
“Ah, not the Lunchbox?”
“？？？”
Wait, bro—are you here to draw gear or eat at the cafeteria?
The excitement continued until dusk, reaching its climax when a random unknown passerby Player hit the miracle on a single pull and successfully drew the Electric Knife everyone had been eyeing.
“Yeeeeeees! I got it! Hahahahahaha……”
Anya’s Mysterious Shop descended into chaos. The Community exploded too. The envious, the jealous, the entertained—all were drawn in by this single-pull miracle.
Some Players denounced that miracle-hitting lucky dog, calling them a Euro-Eater. Some regretted not being born in the Garden of Silence, missing out on these perks. Others went completely feral, begging Bai Fu to put more fan-favorite goodies into the Gift Boxes.
The overlapping discussions left every Player with the impression that the Garden of Silence was beyond generous and that Bai Fu was generous to her core.
【All NPCs should learn from Bai Fu】
【When is Fu-fu going to lead the Garden of Silence to invade our territory?】
“Good, good, good.”
Bai Fu, hiding at home and observing the scene through Little Bai Fu, was so delighted she started rolling around on her bed.
Just as she expected, the Celebration Event had been a huge success. All the Players in the Garden of Silence were now fully mobilized. Half were doing quests to earn experience before shopping or raiding Challenge Instances. The other half were doing quests for cash, then rushing to Anya’s place to open loot boxes.
Even hardworking old oxen tilling fields weren’t as diligent as these Players.
Most importantly, these Players didn’t feel exploited at all—instead, they shouted that there was no such thing as a wrongly named person.
Bai Fu—see? So “white,” so righteous!
They had no idea that Bai Fu was essentially Hei Fu, and Hei Fu was essentially Bai Fu.
Bai Fu was thankful she had prepared in advance and released Hei Fu the night before. Even so, Hei Fu and Little Hei Fu were almost rubbing their hands raw just to barely keep up with this wave of impulsive spending.
“Money, experience—come unto me! I’ll cherish you dearly!”
Only while hiding at home alone could Bai Fu allow herself such indulgence.
What could she do? She’d been suppressing it for so long—she had to let it out properly sometime. Pretending to be a saint every day was exhausting.
After watching the show for a long while, Bai Fu noticed her doorbell had rung.
“Who is it?”
“Who else? Of course it’s me!”
Su Li stood at the door, arms crossed, her chest nearly blocking the peephole. She had come in aggressively.
She said she'd arrive in the evening—and she really did show up in the evening.
Bai Fu opened the door. The moment the door opened, Su Li lunged at her.
“Bai Fu, I’m going all out with you!”
Su Li launched a full-body charge, even picturing in her mind the entire sequence of sitting Bai Fu down on the floor with one big slam.
As a Martial Artist, she indeed had the strength to overpower Bai Fu. Unfortunately, she had seriously underestimated Bai Fu’s current speed. Even without wearing her Combat Suit—just in plain pajamas and socks—Bai Fu easily dodged her pounce, causing her to crash headlong into the wall.
“How old are you already, still acting like a child.”
Bai Fu casually shut the door behind her, completely forgetting how she had been rolling around on the bed just moments earlier.
“Didn’t you say you came to talk about something important? Go ahead.”
She sat down on the sofa, crossed her legs, and watched Su Li with interest.
Su Li was full of frustration. She stared dead at Bai Fu’s smugly swaying foot. If she could, she would’ve pounced and given Bai Fu a savage bite. Too bad she no longer had the strength to do so.
“You’re really not a Succubus Queen? You really didn’t use some kind of ranged charm attack on those Undead?”
“What do you think?”
Su Li reached out and pinched Bai Fu’s foot. “Feels like a human.”
Bai Fu kept a stern face. “Quit taking advantage. If you don’t get to the point, I’ll plug your mouth.”
Su Li sat up straight. “It’s simple. Our Railway Guild originally wanted to train a group of Undead as a Special Operations Team to carry out missions deep inside Polluted Zones. But now, most of the Undead we recruited have run off to your side, so the plan had to be terminated. The higher-ups are frustrated, but they don’t dare say anything to you. After all, you just killed the President of the Truth Society a couple of days ago. So they’ve decided to establish a cooperative relationship with you. Here’s the meeting summary. The terms are generous. You won’t lose out.”
Bai Fu took the document from Su Li’s hand. It was an employment contract. The Railway Guild wanted to hire Players from her side, offering slightly above-market rates, opening up cooperation between intelligence departments, supporting the reconstruction of the Goli Desert, etc. The additional clause was that if cooperation was established, the Garden of Silence could no longer assist the Old Republic.
All in all, the Railway Guild was offering more.
Bai Fu understood. The Railway Guild was trying to win her over in this way. After killing the President of the Truth Society, most people on Origin Star already believed she was the strongest Psionic and the Superwoman of Origin Star.
Faced with a Psionic of her level, even major factions had to tread carefully. Origin Star, after all, was a wasteland world—not like those tech planets with large-scale destructive thermal weapons.
After a moment of thought, Bai Fu realized cooperating with the Railway Guild would be beneficial for her.
Even though many people liked to call her a Queen or something similar, she had no intention of staying on Origin Star to actually rule. She had neither the interest nor the ability to deal with politics or governance. Letting the Railway Guild coordinate with the Garden of Silence to implement her Origin Star Reconstruction Project might be the safest choice—as long as the Railway Guild could be trusted and wouldn’t hold her back.
While Bai Fu pondered, Su Li grew increasingly anxious inside.
She knew full well that Bai Fu was no longer the same Bai Fu from before. The drastic change left her unsure how to face her. All she could do was bluff and bluster to cover her unease. Fortunately, even though Bai Fu’s strength had skyrocketed, her attitude toward Su Li remained unchanged—still the same mix of annoyance and attachment.
“I want to add a condition,” Bai Fu said suddenly.
Su Li asked, “What condition?”
Bai Fu said, “If we do cooperate, I want the person responsible for communication from your Railway Guild side to be you.”
Su Li was stunned for a second, then quickly understood—Bai Fu was lifting her up.
After the Players left, her department had basically become obsolete, which was a huge blow to her career. But with this boost from Bai Fu, her future suddenly looked brighter than ever.
【Su Li? That’s someone Bai Fu’s backing. Railway Guild, you’d better take care of her!】
“I’m touched. I feel like I need to do something. Otherwise, I won’t feel right. Family martial arts, waist and horse in harmony, authentic craftsmanship—guaranteed satisfaction!”
Bai Fu quickly pulled her foot back. “Don’t get any weird ideas. We’re talking business here. If you really want to help, find someone to repair my Combat Suit. Oh right, later a media company from the Railway Guild wants to talk with me. Come along and help me vet them.”
Su Li was stunned. “A media company? What for?”
“They want me to shoot a documentary,” Bai Fu stood up. “Let me teach you a trick—when dealing with Undead, it’s crucial to know how to promote yourself.”
While Su Li was still in a daze, Bai Fu entered her bedroom, changed into more formal clothes, socks, and shoes, and tossed her damaged Combat Suit to Su Li.
“Let’s go.”
Bai Fu brought Su Li to meet the representative of the media company that had contacted Gao Yuan.
The media company representative was already very cautious. When he saw a mid-to-high-level figure from the Railway Guild like Su Li appear, he became even more careful.
Bai Fu discussed the documentary filming details with him thoroughly. The company’s ambitions were far greater than she had imagined.
They wanted to package Bai Fu as a super idol of Origin Star, then use that popularity to make money from Players. The company’s boss had immediately realized that Bai Fu’s influence among Players was extraordinary.
“Selling merchandise? That’s a great idea.”
Partnering with film companies, model manufacturers, and a whole bunch of firms to create an Origin Star version of Corporate Group B.
B = BAIFU.
“As long as you have strength and popularity, there are truly endless ways to make money.”
Bai Fu couldn’t help but sigh. She was already imagining a future where money rolled in day after day.
In the next two days, Bai Fu finalized the collaboration details with both the media company and the Railway Guild.
The media company sent over a film crew that very day, and the Railway Guild also moved quickly, immediately launching the first cooperative mission with Bai Fu to deepen their ties.
Bai Fu’s current influence was so massive that even factions that didn’t want to work with her had to seriously reconsider how to interact with her going forward.
The mission sent by the Railway Guild tasked Players with heading to the Western Wasteland under their control to investigate the movements of a high-level Mutant Creature, laying the groundwork for eliminating this unruly creature in the future.
The moment Bai Fu heard the mission, she got excited.
High-level Mutant Creature?
Wasn’t that exactly what she wanted to deal with?
“To show good faith, I’ll personally lead some Undead to handle this Mutant Creature.”
The Railway Guild was shocked by Bai Fu’s reply.
Bai Fu was showing such sincerity?
They had always been wary of Bai Fu, even slightly displeased by her favoritism toward Su Li. But now it seemed Bai Fu was actually a loyal and decent person!
Su Li was her friend—what was wrong with helping a friend?
The Railway Guild’s impression of Bai Fu improved significantly, and Su Li’s treatment also rose by another level.
After receiving the mission details from the Railway Guild, Bai Fu immediately took action. She wanted to quickly max out her level, skill levels, attributes, and equipment, then lead a team of Players to take down that old extraterrestrial who had been secretly manipulating the Gene Primogenitor. Only then could she peacefully push forward her Origin Star Reconstruction Project.
These past few days, Players had nearly gotten sick from buying Prayer Cards. They had also completed numerous commissioned quests. The moment they heard there was a chance to go on a field mission with Bai Fu, they signed up eagerly.
Bai Fu selected a group of Players with strong potential and set off with them and Anya.
Calling it a journey—honestly, for her, it was just a sightseeing tour.
Her extremely high Psionic Resistance allowed her to ignore most psionic pollution on Origin Star. As for that high-level Mutant Creature, it wasn’t her match at all.
Bai Fu had Anya lead the Players in tracking down the target creature, helping them get used to acting alongside Anya in advance.
Once they found the high-level Mutant Creature, she personally took action and wiped it out in mere moments.
【Pollution Core (Rare)】
Bai Fu picked up the item dropped by the high-level Mutant Creature. It was a key material for crafting the Shadow Staff.
At the same time, she received a notification that her Psionic Attribute breakthrough mission had been completed.
【Attribute transformation in progress, please wait. Current progress 1%...2%...100%】
【Your Psionic Attribute has been transformed into [Dark]】
【Dark】: When a skill or basic attack hits a target, part of the psionic energy remains in the target’s body. When the residual psionic energy accumulates to a certain threshold, it will inflict debuffs such as stat reduction or continuous blood-burning. Dark psionic attribute has an additional 50% effect bonus when using Dark-type psionic skills.
Bai Fu quickly scanned the attribute description. The effect was quite powerful, and just as she had hoped—once her Psionic Attribute changed to 【Dark】, using the Dark Burn skill would no longer cost her 10% of her health. The skill’s effect was also enhanced, and even its cooldown was reduced from 8 minutes to 4 minutes.
“This’ll make blood trades even more efficient!”
Bai Fu was very satisfied. Her long-awaited attribute transformation was well worth it—her combat power had increased by at least 20 to 30%.
The top expert of Origin Star, and now with a Psionic Attribute of Dark—there was absolutely nothing wrong with her calling herself the Sovereign of the Shadowed Night. And by changing the character for “dark” in the title to “night,” she truly became the Sovereign of the Shadowed Night!
On the way back to the Goli Desert, Bai Fu received a message from Old Niesen.
“There are a few Undead who’ve come from the Gene Primogenitor. They say they have files from Xia Shi that they’re supposed to hand over to you.”
Bai Fu raised an eyebrow.
Perfect. She could now cash in another quest.