Chapter 167: Unlocking a New Class, New Rising Star of the Sea Lion System—Bai Fu
The sudden news left Manu frozen on the spot.
Enthusiastic volunteers?
In the vast Star Sea, there were no shortage of people who fancied themselves heroes of justice.
After gaining extraordinary power, many tended to pursue more than just survival—some liked playing the hero.
What shocked Manu was the fact that the Star Web Commonwealth had been fighting the Flood Disaster for decades, yet never before had he heard of any enthusiastic volunteers showing up to join the bloody battles against the Lousy Bugs.
He quickly asked for details.
The intelligence officer on the other end of the communicator answered one by one, “A total of 309 people arrived. The strongest among them is an A-rank Psionicist, and even the weakest is at B-rank. They said they were inspired by the Silver Moon Saintess, Bai Fu.”
Upon hearing that the weakest among the volunteers were B-rank, Manu felt a surge of joy.
Though these people weren’t like the Undying Ones Bai Fu had brought, who could resurrect, their strength was considerable and would definitely have a positive impact on the current battle.
However, Manu’s joy was short-lived. After hearing the last part of the report, he was completely stunned.
Inspired by the Silver Moon Saintess, Bai Fu? What the hell?
The intelligence officer explained, “Last night, the Sea Lion Channel’s Star News Preview and their official website aired a special program on the Tianhu Star war. In the show, they dedicated a large segment to Bai Fu, telling the story of her struggle against the slave traders to protect Ulysses Star, and her performance on Tianhu Star. They also conducted online interviews with many mercenaries and soldiers. Those mercs and soldiers couldn’t stop praising Bai Fu—calling her the Savior Saint, the embodiment of the Star Web spirit. As soon as the program aired, Bai Fu’s popularity skyrocketed.”
Manu’s communicator beeped again. He received videos and screenshots of comments sent over the secure network by the intelligence officer.
The first video featured a random passerby.
“I’ve seen Bai Fu. Really, I saw her at the service hall of the Pan-Galactic Commission Platform. Back then, Vic from Ulysses Star was arguing with the staff over a commission. Vic wanted to hire a Hunter to protect his hometown, but he could only offer 2,000 Credit Coins. Normally, 2,000 Credit Coins wouldn’t even cover a toe of an A-rank Psionicist, so no one paid him any attention. But Bai Fu stepped forward and accepted the commission. I was absolutely shocked. I couldn’t understand it back then, but after watching the news, I get it now—Bai Fu is just like that. She’s a good person, someone with the heart of a Saintess.”
The second video featured a soldier.
“This Insect Tide is terrifying, way beyond what I imagined. If it weren’t for the Saintess’s sister constantly helping us with mental relief, if it weren’t for the Undying Ones she brought, if it weren’t for the Prayer Cards she made, I wouldn’t have lasted this long. Can you imagine how warm my body felt when I held the Psionic Shield Card made by the Saintess? Her spirit is always with us! The Insect Tide has already started to shrink. I believe we’ll win this war soon!”
These two interview videos moved many viewers. The comment sections overflowed with praise for Bai Fu. Besides the compliments, many called on the Star Web Commonwealth to send reinforcements quickly—urging them not to let a kind person like Bai Fu die in the war. However, the Star Web Commonwealth had yet to make an official response.
At that moment, someone posted a recruitment call online, rallying the righteous to join him in going to Tianhu Star to aid in the fight.
“If someone not even from the Sea Lion System can fight for justice for Sea Lion, how can we Sea Lion people lag behind?”
“Let’s show the Saintess the strength of Sea Lion folk!”
Within half a day, numerous people had signed up.
The person who posted the call didn’t accept everyone blindly—he filtered out all applicants below B-rank. Including himself, he recruited a total of 309 people.
They originally planned to rent a freighter to head for Tianhu Star. But just as they were preparing, a spaceship rental company saw an opportunity and offered them a ship free of charge.
To enhance the promotional effect, the company even painted Bai Fu’s enlarged portrait on the freighter’s exterior, along with a slogan—
“Need a freighter? Choose Tianzhou. Tianzhou supports hot-blooded heroes aiding Saintess Bai Fu.”
Manu: “……”
After watching it all, he finally understood the whole story.
It was ridiculous.
But thinking it through, it was also pretty logical.
Among the various civilizations of the Initial Gate Galaxy Cluster, the Star Web Commonwealth was known for its cleverness, business savvy, and mediocre martial virtue.
Once the news of Bai Fu emerged on Tianhu Star, it was only natural for major networks like Sea Lion Channel to jump on the story.
However, it was still strange that so many actually came to aid. Manu suspected it had to do with something the soldier had said in the interview—“the Insect Tide has already started to shrink.”
Some of the volunteers probably assumed the crisis had passed, and tried to ride the wave of attention by supporting Bai Fu during this highly publicized event.
Crisis passed?
The truly terrifying part hadn’t even begun!
“Remind them—this place is dangerous. Death is a constant risk. And once they’re here, they must obey my command. Any disobedience will be dealt with by military law. If they can’t accept that, they’d better turn back immediately.”
Manu didn’t accept the aid without caution. He believed that some among them were truly sincere, so he gave them a fair warning.
Soon, the intelligence officer returned with a reply from the enthusiastic volunteers.
“We’re not afraid!”
“Let them in then.”
Manu did need reinforcements. With their help, some of his long-time soldiers might survive. And for every soldier who lived, there’d be one less family mourning.
This was all thanks to Bai Fu.
Oh, and thanks to those attention-chasing news channels and corporations. If they hadn’t stirred the pot, Bai Fu’s deeds wouldn’t have gained such massive exposure in just half a day.
This wave of attention not only eased their burden, but also brought much-needed recognition to Manu and his troops. Those who fought for their civilization’s survival deserved to be celebrated!
Everything was great—except for one thing that annoyed Manu: those subordinates who kept fawning over Bai Fu, calling her Saintess this and Saintess that.
Great. They used to only embarrass him in front of Star Covenant Organization mercenaries. Now they were humiliating the entire Star Web Commonwealth—acting like starstruck fans. Outrageous!
Manu, known for his pride and a bit of old-fashioned discipline, resolved to drill some order into those image-less subordinates once the war was over.
After finishing his call with the intelligence officer, he casually forwarded the latest updates to Bai Fu.
Upon seeing the contents pop up on her communicator, Bai Fu had the exact same reaction as Manu.
What the heck?
Just last night, she noticed her Reputation in the Star Web Commonwealth had jumped from 270 to 690 within a few hours. Since she couldn’t connect to the interstellar network, she assumed it was a game bug. She never expected it to be because she suddenly made the news.
This publicity wave directly fulfilled the hidden reward requirement of her Tianhu Star commission quest.
And that was just the visible benefit. The hidden perks of soaring Reputation were countless.
To Bai Fu, the most valuable part was that as her Reputation rose, the way people reacted to her doing the same things changed drastically.
For example, back when her Reputation was low, she had to go through a lot just to get a few Players like Excavation‑Princess to believe she was the protagonist. Now that her Reputation was high, the Players themselves invented a new identity for her—Sovereign of the Shadowed Night.
“Awesome!”
Aside from shouting “awesome,” Bai Fu truly didn’t know what else to say at the moment.
She had no idea who leaked her deeds to the television station. But judging by the impact, if the Star Web Commonwealth wasn’t considered a singular entity, then whoever leaked her story was clearly the first Big Bro she’d encountered in the Star Sea!
The Fu Sect will bless you!
After closing the video Manu sent, Bai Fu noticed she could reconnect to the network again. She quickly logged in to check what people in the Star Web Commonwealth were saying about her. Overall, the feedback was quite positive, though many were saying it was all just a publicity stunt.
Didn’t matter. As long as it boosted Reputation.
After closing those news sites, Bai Fu opened the Trading Center and bought several batches of Martial Arts Advancement Knowledge in one go.
It was an emergency. To ensure her own safety, she had to increase her strength as much as possible.
Her main class, Phenomenon Constructor, couldn’t complete its class transfer anytime soon, and the high-priced Advancement Knowledge was still too costly to purchase for now. Fortunately, the third branch of her new Class Transfer Quest, 【Mind Scroll】, required her Inspiration to surpass 700. So Bai Fu decided to level up her sub class, Moonlit Dancer.
Under normal circumstances, each new class a Player acquired required more XP to level up than the previous one. Learning a second class wasn’t too bad—the increase wasn’t that noticeable at lower levels. But once a Player had three classes and tried to unlock the fourth slot, the XP cost for each level would be several times higher than the first.
But for Bai Fu, this was not a problem at all.
She lacked everything—except XP!
She still had 200 million XP left from the last time she squeezed it out of the Players, and new XP was being supplied by Players and Lousy Bugs every day—she couldn’t even spend it fast enough.
【Class Transfer Successful】
【You unlocked the new class [Moonchasing Dancer], current level Lv1. Strength +1, Agility +3, Constitution +1, Psyche +2, Attribute Points +3】
The prompt sounded. Bai Fu didn’t pause and directly raised Moonchasing Dancer to Lv20. All the extra Attribute Points were allocated to Inspiration.
After leveling up, her stats became—
【HP】: 15078/15078
【Psionic Value】: 18105/18105
【Qi】: 2240/2240
【Attributes】: Strength 120, Agility 229, Constitution 342, Intelligence 210, Psyche 214, Inspiration 723
The Qi conversion rate doubled after leveling, and with the attribute increase, it jumped from over 900 to over 2000.
The improvement was significant, but Bai Fu didn’t care much. She hadn’t learned many Qi-based skills anyway. What she cared about was the attribute boost from Moonchasing Dancer.
She spent over 70 million XP for this round of leveling, but the results were delightful. Even her lowest base Strength attribute had broken 100, and her Agility—counting all bonuses (including Psionic Construct and Blessing of the Mind)—could now break through the 370-point mark in one leap. This Agility was enough to handle many troublesome situations.
As for Inspiration, it had now officially surpassed 700. She only needed to collect one piece of Prayer-type Psionic Advancement Knowledge, and she would immediately complete the class transfer quest and cross the threshold into the S-rank realm.
“Just waiting for the Star Web Commonwealth to deliver.”
Bai Fu nodded with satisfaction. She disconnected from the network and continued directing Little Hei Fu in card creation. The next round of the Insect Tide would be when she truly unleashed her power.
……
Tianhu Star Military Freighter Dock.
Upon disembarking, Holt received a warm welcome. He mimicked the others and smiled while nodding and waving to those around.
Moments later, a tall man wearing a Star Web Commonwealth officer’s uniform and sporting mechanical modifications on his arms walked over. “Thank you very much for coming. I’m Manu, the commander of Tianhu Star. I’ll first take you to rest.”
Manu led the way, explaining the current situation on Tianhu Star as they walked.
Among the crowd, Holt sneered inwardly.
After learning that the one who took the base sample of the Dissociative Agent—Dark Moon and Silver Moon Bai Fu—was the same person, he immediately realized things had taken a bad turn.
Tianhu Star was a living hell. If Bai Fu died here, it would be a nightmare to locate the base sample of the Dissociative Agent. He had to make contact with her before she died and force the location out of her.
But one major problem stood in his way: Tianhu Star was on strict lockdown, and all incoming and outgoing ships were grounded. How could he get close to Bai Fu?
Storming in was clearly not an option.
His strength wasn’t bad—he had reached S-rank—but there were multiple S-rank Psionicists on Tianhu Star right now. Especially that S+ rank Void Valkyrie.
If he acted rashly and the Void Valkyrie intercepted him, he’d be dead no matter how many tricks he had up his sleeve.
The situation was complicated, but Holt wasn’t flustered.
The higher-ups had entrusted him with retrieving the base sample not just because of his aptitude for interrogation—but also because he was a well-known idea man of the Secret Tower!
When others said “I have a plan,” they were usually bluffing. But when he said it, he really meant it.
And this time was no different. While talking with the undercover agent, Holt came up with a way to approach Bai Fu without attracting unnecessary attention.
The Savior Saint, highly popular, and had helped Ulysses Star?
That called for publicity!
After finishing the call with the undercover agent, he immediately instructed his men to contact Sea Lion Channel and tip them off about Bai Fu as a newsworthy figure.
After Sea Lion Channel aired Bai Fu’s story, he deployed his own people as online commenters to hype her up. This was a top-tier idol, after all—everyone should stan hard! At the same time, he spent some money to get Bai Fu trending.
This series of moves sent Bai Fu’s popularity soaring and attracted a flood of fanboys and fangirls. Holt then created a sockpuppet account and posted a recruitment call to support Bai Fu and Tianhu Star.
As expected, the call received massive responses from Psionicists. He pretended to carefully vet the applicants and then blended into the support team with a few trusted, capable subordinates.
Thanks to this maneuver, Holt and his team reached Tianhu Star without raising any suspicion.
And this wasn’t even the most brilliant part of his plan.
Getting to Tianhu Star was just step one. The real issue was how to approach Bai Fu.
Now that he had stirred up Bai Fu’s popularity, that issue ceased to exist. Wanting to meet Bai Fu? Simple!
【Saintess Bai Fu, I’m your fan!】
With a fan’s excuse, who could stop him from meeting Bai Fu?
After arriving at the resting area under Manu’s lead, Holt didn’t waste time and immediately went to find Bai Fu. What annoyed him was that a bunch of others came along too.
Forget it. Consider this a scouting trip. Bai Fu was holed up in her workroom making cards anyway—she wasn’t running around.
“Is that the Saintess? She really resembles the Star-Adaptive Humans. Could she be from the Rebirth Empire?”
“Rebirth Empire? One of the Three Major Civilizations?”
Psionicists were Psionicists. Unlike Players who would hang off Bai Fu like vines, these folks kept their distance—even when coming to see her—and spoke in hushed tones.
Still, their conversation didn’t escape the ears of some sharp-eared Players.
Star-Adaptive Human, Rebirth Empire?
If she remembered correctly, Fu-fu did mention during a fight that she came from the Rebirth Empire.
Damn, everything checks out!
Excavation‑Princess hurriedly took notes to gather material for her next video.
As the discussion continued, everyone's gaze shifted to another person in the workshop.
“It’s the Void Valkyrie!”
Holt's expression darkened slightly.
This was his first time encountering the Void Valkyrie. Although the two hadn’t directly fought, the faint energy fluctuations radiating from her made him absolutely certain that he would not stand a chance in a head-on clash right now.
“Good thing I don’t need to fight her at all.”
As long as he could get close to Bai Fu, he was confident he could use his psychic tendrils to control her within 10 seconds and extract the intel he wanted.
He would just wait for the Void Valkyrie to leave before making his move.
But Holt quickly realized he had underestimated the situation. He tried to sneak into Bai Fu’s workshop five times, and each time, he found the Void Valkyrie sitting right beside her.
What the hell? Are you that free? Is Bai Fu your mother or your husband that you have to cling to her like this?
In truth, Fei Ye was just curious.
She had been camping in the workshop the whole time, simply to observe whether Yulia was really recharging Bai Fu’s mana. And she had watched it happen several times now, every time Yulia acted with absolute calm.
Get up, hug, mana recharge, separate, return to reading—one smooth sequence.
“There really is energy flowing.”
Fei Ye found it quite amusing.
Outside, with nothing to observe, the fuming Holt was definitely not having a good time.
Damn it, an even larger Insect Tide was about to hit. Let’s see if you still keep squatting here by then. If you’re still glued to her, I’ll straight up yell “Happily married for a hundred years!” and see how you like it!
By the evening of the next day, the thing Manu feared most finally happened.
“Burrowers! Highly corrosive Burrowers—requesting backup, requesting backup!”
Amid deep rumbling, four adult Burrowers suddenly burst out from underground.
The mechanical wall forming the first line of defense had already been on the verge of collapse after several prior impacts. This sudden assault caused a section of it to collapse completely.
Upon receiving the alert, Manu immediately mobilized troops to fill the gap. Soon, supervisors of the Star Web Commonwealth, other mercenary groups, Players, and the recently arrived Psionicists all received their orders and rushed to their assigned areas.
With the Burrowers’ sharp screeches and the violent tremors of the earth, the second wave of the Flood Disaster, which had been building for days, erupted with a force as tremendous as a meteor strike.
The crucial moment that would decide the course of the Tianhu Star war had arrived!
Bai Fu pushed card production into overdrive—whether she could gain more from the Star Web Commonwealth hinged on this wave.
Upon hearing the news, Holt sprang into action immediately.
He had just seen the Void Valkyrie fly overhead—this was the perfect opportunity to make his move.
Ha! Bai Fu, you're doomed!
Holt rushed to the workshop’s entrance, but just as he was about to act, he suddenly saw Excavation‑Princess.
His first instinct was to casually get rid of her—but then he remembered she was one of the Undying Ones.
Murder and silence?
She would just resurrect!
Then maybe use psychic tendrils to brainwash her? The thought popped up, but Holt hesitated. He wasn’t sure if the brainwashing would persist after resurrection. If it didn’t, one shout from Excavation‑Princess and he’d be cornered by the Void Valkyrie.
Damn.
Holt never imagined things would turn out this way. In the middle of a war, why were the Undying Ones still hanging around here?
In truth, Excavation‑Princess was there to film the card production assembly line. She wanted to use it as new video material. She wasn’t good at fighting anyway—better to film than to be a burden on the battlefield.
“You here to see Fu-fu?”
Excavation‑Princess looked at Holt in puzzlement.
She recognized him. He was one of the new supporters, and he seemed like an avid fan of Fu-fu. After all, she had seen him lurking nearby at least five or six times over the past two days.
With that thought, her attitude immediately softened.
As long as you praise Fu-fu, we’re besties!
“Fu-fu’s really busy right now, probably doesn’t have time for visitors. If you have something to say, tell me.”
“I…” Holt was stuck. In the end, he blurted out some nonsense. “I came to collect Prayer Cards.”
Excavation‑Princess said, “Prayer Cards aren’t distributed here. You need to go to Commander Manu. I’ll take you—oh wait, no need. Convert to My Fu, you take him to Commander Manu to get the Prayer Cards. He’s new and doesn’t know the procedures.”
Believer of Fu walked over from a distance. Excavation‑Princess quietly whispered a few words to him, not forgetting to remind Believer of Fu that Holt was a hardcore fan of Fu-fu.
Of course Believer of Fu understood what she meant—it was a subtle way of saying, don’t embarrass Fu-fu in front of one of her diehard fans.
Such a simple thing. Everyone here was a diehard fan of Fu-fu. He would just let Holt feel the love.
He walked up to Holt, led him toward Manu, and even started preaching enthusiastically as they went.
The Fu Sect is great, the Fu Sect is divine, join the Fu Sect and all will be fine!
“Fu-fu is a very kind person. If you want to speak with her, just try to stand out in the battle against the Lousy Bugs later. Don’t worry—Commander Manu has Psionic Shield Cards. As long as you don’t do anything reckless, those Bugs won’t hurt you anytime soon.”
Believer of Fu rambled on endlessly.
Holt’s face turned grim.
I came to interrogate Bai Fu and send her to the afterlife—not to be your meat shield!
He wanted to get out of there, but then he remembered Believer of Fu was also one of the Undying Ones, and he froze up.
If he acted strange now, he’d surely get noticed, right?
Damn it, why do Undying Ones even exist in this world!?
Holt was about to explode in frustration.