When You Become an NPC That Might Die Any Moment in the Novice Village

Roughly over a hundred years ago, a mining team from Star Network discovered Ulysses Star hidden within the Dark Domain. Following this, Star Network invested heavily in Ulysses Star. However, the good times did not last long; Star Network was subsequently attacked by both Secret Tower and Flood Disaster, forcing them to retract their influence and abandon their investment in Ulysses Star. Since then, Ulysses Star became a haven for criminals.

When Bai Fu first saw this news, she didn't think much of it, because encountering other Dark Domain civilizations similar to that of Ulysses was not uncommon in the vast Star Sea. But now, looking back, she suddenly realized that "Star Network was subsequently attacked by both Secret Tower and Flood Disaster" carried profound implications.

Could it be possible that this was also a part of Secret Tower's play?

Secret Tower might have unexpectedly discovered that Ulyssesians could greatly assist in their own breeding matron plan, yet they feared that a direct attack on Ulysses Star would expose their plan prematurely. So, they intentionally created chaos on Ulysses Star, letting slave traders capture Ulyssesians, and then they would take these Ulyssesians from the traders.

The more Bai Fu thought about it, the more she believed this could be a possibility.

"If this is true… Spending decades to cultivate dissociative potion matrons through such a roundabout way, Secret Tower is indeed plotting something big," Bai Fu sighed.

She realized she had underestimated the difficulty of completing the main task entrusted to Vic and its impact on the Star Sea narrative.

How easy could it be to be the savior of a civilization?

Given the current situation, the reward for Vic's main task would surely not be inferior to the hidden main tasks revealed and the tasks hidden within Elon and Suixi.

Whether for the sake of the task reward or her own safety, Bai Fu could not stand idly by and let Secret Tower's plan succeed.

By now, she was essentially in a do-or-die situation with Secret Tower—if Secret Tower were to grow larger, they would undoubtedly come to cause trouble for her.

"We need to find an opportunity to expose Secret Tower's plan."

Although she wasn't clear on the true nature of Secret Tower's plan or why they were implementing it, she could fabricate something.

Wasn't it just making up a story?

Fabrication was something Bai Fu excelled at. From her first encounter with Digging Girl, she was either spinning tales or on her way to spin tales. Her story didn't need to be true; it only needed to be captivating enough to draw the attention of the major powers within the Initial Gate Star System.

With these powers' attention, Secret Tower's plan would inevitably be affected, giving her ample room to maneuver. If she could advance to Catastrophe before Secret Tower's plan came to fruition, then no matter how elaborate Secret Tower's schemes were, she could sit back and reel in her catch with ease.

This was the confidence a Catastrophe should have!

With this thought in mind, Bai Fu stored the matron back into her Personal Space. Through Little Bai Fu left with Sean, she discovered that Elon and Suixi had also come aboard the spaceship.

"Are you with Secret Tower?"

Elon had learned this news from the Players, and his expression was extremely grim.

Secret Tower, the largest terrorist organization of the Initial Gate Star System, how could they have entangled themselves with this Pirate Group that Shattered Star was a part of?

Was it a coincidence, or had Shattered Star secretly pledged allegiance to them?

Elon was more inclined to believe the latter.

He recalled the boastful words Shattered Star left when they first appeared on the Chaotic Star Road—

"I'm back, Stone Crystal Company... Next, I'll let you know what real fear is!"

Where did Shattered Star get the confidence to make such bold statements?

A hundred years ago, Shattered Star was an ordinary superpower user with mediocre strength, just a B-class. A hundred years later, Shattered Star...

Frankly speaking, after using the Spiritual Energy Hypnosis Technique yet not collecting any useful intelligence, Elon had also doubted whether the Shattered Star they found was the real one.

Granted, the gene tests and physical tests on this Shattered Star showed no signs of artificial manipulation, and he was naturally born with a Shattered Star face. Granted, this Shattered Star appeared just after Shattered Star's return, and like Shattered Star, was quite weak, merely a B-class superpower user. But the possibility remained that he wasn't the real Shattered Star, just someone of the same Race who happened to look very similar.

However, Elon didn't think so anymore, because Secret Tower had suddenly popped up.

Why didn't the Spiritual Energy Hypnosis Technique work?

Because Secret Tower used special methods, of course!

Why did Shattered Star dare be so arrogant?

Because Shattered Star had Secret Tower's backing!

Why couldn't the True Spirit Pillar be found on Shattered Star or on this mining ship?

Because Shattered Star had handed the True Spirit Pillar over to Secret Tower!

Elon felt as if he had just seen the light, solving many of his doubts at once.

If Bai Fu knew what Elon was thinking, she would surely remark, astounding—it seemed his imagination was on par with Digging Girl's.

But one couldn't blame Elon's rich imagination; rather, it was Secret Tower's fault for its endless misdeeds. Many times, whenever something big happened somewhere, everyone would habitually shout—

"Damn it, it must be Secret Tower's doing!"

Then after a while, people would often find that most of these incidents were indeed Secret Tower's doing. Over time, whenever something happened, everyone instinctively gave Secret Tower a role in their conjectures.

When Bai Fu returned to where Sean was being pinned down, she found Elon and Suixi engaged in an intense "confrontation" with Sean.