Stars Above: [Hello, we've noticed that your video has a lot of potential and we'd like to include some of its content in our promotional material. If you're interested, please click on the link in the background.]
This isn't a phishing reply. In the game "Stars Above," only the official team can use this name.
Damn, Digging Girl's video caught the official's eye?
Bai Fu couldn't help but want to give Digging Girl a thumbs-up.
Well done, Digging Girl!
If she were to be featured in the promotional video, even for just one second, she would no longer be just an ordinary NPC.
There's a good chance that she'll get a boost in the next update if the players make a big enough splash and hype it up.
Who knows when she might become the star of the promotional film—of course, I'm talking about becoming an important character in the storyline, not becoming a version boss who shows up, flashes a blood bar, and gets beaten up by players.
Anyway, I really have to thank that old silver-coins guy who sent someone to assassinate her.
If it wasn't for him, how would she have been able to curry so much favor with the players and get the chance to be in an official promo?
Bai Fu happily closed the community tab.
By this time, the speech by the leader of the Wildfire Gang was drawing to a close, and he gave his final instructions.
At the same time, Bai Fu received a game prompt.
[You have triggered the Camp Task "Wildfire Burning"]
[Task description: The brutality of the outsiders has crossed the boundaries of the Wildfire Gang Leader. Driven by rage, the Wildfire Gang Leader has decided to launch a fiercer retaliation against the outsiders.]
[Task Objective: Kill or capture the outsiders. Note, there is no specific number required for this task, but failure may result in a decrease in Camp Reputation (0/∞).]
[Reward: 200 Experience Points and 1 Camp Reputation for each outsider killed or captured.]
[Accept/Reject]
Bai Fu gladly accepted.
She had been discussing with An Ya about capturing players to make money just a couple of days before, and she was worried about finding a good excuse; now the Wildfire Gang Leader had handed her one on a silver platter.
What a good guy!
After the meeting, Bai Fu went to see a few members of her own team before going to the logistics department to collect supplies.
At the entrance to the logistics department, Cao Wenliang gave her another smile.
Not until she left with her items did Cao Wenliang narrow his eyes.
Now that he had convinced the leader to distribute goggles and lime to everyone under the pretext of fighting fire with fire, the battle was bound to become extremely fierce.
With Bai Fu's power, if she dared to get involved in a fight of this level, it wouldn't be long before she would die at the hands of the outsiders.
To survive, she could only become a cowardly lizard.
That would make things easy—when other groups come back with their prey, and Bai Fu has a zero score, he wouldn't even have to say anything; the leader would demote her completely, and she might even get killed.
"This is the perfect plan!"
Cao Wenliang lit a cigarette, his mood jubilant.
...
"Don't wander around here; I'm going to scout for some information and come back for you."
After distributing the equipment to her team members, Bai Fu repeatedly instructed them before leaving.
She had made plans to meet with players yesterday, and now was the perfect time to convey the spirit of the Wildfire Gang Leader's meeting and brush up on their Affinity.
Before heading to the meeting point, she deliberately went back home to bring An Ya with her.
Everything went smoothly, and twenty minutes later, Bai Fu arrived at the destination.
She didn't rush out but first made a round to ensure there would be no surprises. Then, turning her head, she looked at An Ya beside her.
"Did you remember what I just told you?"
"Got it, Boss!"
"Good, then let's go!"
Bai Fu led An Ya toward the crumbling house where Digging Girl and the others were hiding.
They hadn't gotten very far when Digging Girl spotted her and An Ya.
"They're here, they're here!"
With a call, all the players present stood up.
"Fu…"
"Shh." Bai Fu lifted her right index finger to her lips, "The situation is urgent, so I'll be brief. Did you guys kill a man in a white tank top last night?"
The Dragon of Catastrophe raised a hand, "That's right, he's the one who ordered us to assassinate you."
"You guys, you were too impulsive this time." Bai Fu shook her head and recounted the morning's events, "As a member of the Wildfire Gang, I've also received orders, but rest assured, I won't lay a hand on you."
"Ah?"
Digging Girl and the others exchanged glances.
Bai Fu coming to tell them this news touched them deeply.
But then the problem arose, how could she explain to the Wildfire Gang if she didn't act against the players?
Patrick voiced the doubts in his mind.
Bai Fu said, "I have my ways."
She had just finished speaking when An Ya burst out impatiently, "Boss, you're being too tough again. Since these out-of-towners can be resurrected, can't you just randomly capture a few and..."
"An Ya!"
Bai Fu raised her voice sharply, cutting An Ya off.
An Ya pouted, looking very wronged, but ultimately said nothing more.
Bai Fu's face showed a hint of helplessness: "Sorry, she's still a child and sometimes speaks without filtering."
"It's okay, no need to apologize."
Digging Girl quickly shook her head.
How could she not see that Fufu's words were against her true feelings?
Yet that was Fufu, always so gentle, always unwilling to cause trouble for others!
Digging Girl added urgently, "Fufu, I know you're not afraid of the Wildfire Gang with your real strength, but hiding your identity while infiltrating the Wildfire Gang must be for some secret investigation. If you don't capture us this time, the Wildfire Gang will definitely hold you accountable, and it would be terrible if your identity were to be exposed because of that."
Having already felt guilty about last night's events, if she were to cause Fufu's plan to fail, she wouldn't know how to face Fufu.
Devotee of Fu nodded, "Yeah, Fufu, you don't have to make things so complicated. Just take us in to report, and that's good enough."
With the two of them leading the way, the other players echoed in agreement.
"After all, we can be resurrected."
"Not only that, we don't fear pain, so even if the Wildfire Gang wants to beat us later, it won't matter."
To put Bai Fu at ease, Patrick analyzed it:
"Sister Fu, let me put it this way. Given our current relationship with the Wildfire Gang, a great battle is inevitable sooner or later. The problem now is that we know very little about the Wildfire Gang. If you capture us this time, we can take the opportunity to learn about the internal situation of the Wildfire Gang."
Patrick's words brightened the eyes of the players around him.
Indeed.
This way, not only could they avoid making things difficult for Bai Fu, but they could also get the map of the Wildfire Gang, and with some luck, they might even trigger a special task. It was like hitting three birds with one stone!
"Fufu, stop worrying."
Patrick continued to persuade her, "Sister Fu, I've already thought of an excuse for you. Just say you discovered us accidentally, drugged the food we were eating, and then captured us all when we passed out."
"Hey, that's a good excuse. That way, the Wildfire Gang definitely won't suspect anything and will just praise you, Sister Fufu, for your cleverness."
"Man, Patrick is really on the ball, coming up with a solution so quickly."
"..."
Bai Fu paused, almost speaking out.
Her original plan was to take one or two players back to report and then, after a while, take another one or two. That way, she could easily earn over a thousand experience points.
However, things had developed not quite as she expected.
She had barely hinted at her intention through An Ya's mouth and hadn't even had the chance to start her own impressive performance when the group of players had already fast-forwarded to the grand finale themselves.
Was this the effect of a wave of players' guilt?
Bai Fu was overjoyed.
While others were still pondering where to find players and how to kill them, her players had already tied themselves up and delivered themselves to her doorstep.
Now that's what you call a task!
"Really can't do anything with you guys. I'll go and prepare some secret medicine to make things look more realistic."
Bai Fu "tearfully" earned 2000 experience points.
Just as she was about to leave, Digging Girl called out to her.
"Oh, Fufu, there's something I forgot to tell you."
"What?"
"Yesterday, during the attack on the guy in the white tank top, he said it was the Wildfire Gang's logistics manager who ordered him to harm you."
Wasn't that Cao Wenliang?
Bai Fu understood at once.
Nice one, Old Man, no wonder you were grinning at me for no reason this early morning. Now you've carved a path to your own demise!
"Thanks for the reminder."