Chapter 577: 203 Bai Fu's New Ability, The Rebellious Cecilia【7.9k】
When the housekeeper of Secret Tower was concentrating on writing an astonishing mini-essay, Bai Fu, far away on Golden Valley Star, suddenly felt an unusual aura.
"How come my chest feels warm?"
She almost thought she was entering another period of development, about to grow according to the aesthetic directions of Titan Industry.
After being stunned for a while, she realized she had stuffed a "Superpower Evolution Tree Diagram" in the inner pocket of her combat suit, and quickly took it out.
"What's wrong?"
Julia was the first to notice something amiss and asked in confusion.
"It seems this diagram has some functions that I'm unaware of."
Bai Fu unfolded the diagram, and to her surprise, she discovered two small light spots on the upper-left corner of the evolution tree depicted, as if two tiny branches were about to sprout.
She quickly threw a Spiritual Vision at the diagram, and as expected, the feedback panel changed slightly.
[Superpower Evolution Tree Diagram]
[Quality]: Orange (+)
[Item Description]: A special item obtained from the Superpower King, which records the characteristics of various superpowers and their evolutionary directions, origin unknown
[Additional Effect]: None
[Note]: This item is a Golden Valley Star S-Class Item.
"An added plus sign?"
Bai Fu was slightly taken aback.
She had felt something was peculiar when she first got the Superpower Evolution Tree Diagram.
It's a nice item, but for ordinary people, its value is far less than the True Spirit Pillar or the Punishment Needle; it only becomes a tool for exploiting others when it falls into the hands of a special NPC like her.
In theory, such a situation shouldn't occur in game design because it's unfair to the players of Golden Valley Star.
Players from Ancestor Origin Star and Indigo Star have artifacts; artifacts that are even tied with unique tasks; and our Golden Valley Star just has a non-task-bound diagram?
Brothers, charge the planners!
What, all things fall to Bai Fu and it's no longer related to the players, isn't that another kind of fairness?
Bai Fu shook her head subtly and tapped on the [+] sign.
"So, did I not understand the correct way to play the diagram before?"
In an instant, new game prompts rang in her ears.
[You have triggered the Hidden Task [The Nascent Superpower Evolution Tree Diagram]]
[Task Introduction: The Superpower Evolution Tree Diagram from Golden Valley Star seems to harbor secrets unknown to you; find a way to unlock this secret and you may behold a whole new world]
[Task Objective: Collect an additional 3 superpower entries rated no less than A-Class]
[Reward: 10 million Experience Points, Superpower Evolution Tree Diagram new additional effect [Copy]]
[Note: This task has a high probability of triggering follow-up tasks, depending on your performance with various forces]
Bai Fu suddenly realized.
Good grief, no wonder the diagram obviously had no additional effects, yet the panel still kept a line saying [None]; it turns out this diagram not only records the evolution methods of superpowers but is also capable of evolving itself.
[Copy]: Can copy a Superpower Type Skill, copied Skill Level depends on the level of Superpower Evolution Tree Diagram.
Bai Fu took a glance; this additional effect was quite useful, allowing her, with her Spiritual Ability Profession, to stealthily use a superpower-type skill.
For instance, if she stole Cecilia's skill [Life Drain] that draws life from others to replenish her own.
Children, today Bai Fu will show you all what it's like to be a "Fragile Mage" with both tankiness and damage!
"How do I collect new superpowers?"
Neither the task nor the diagram itself provided instructions, but Bai Fu figured it out soon enough.
A Secret Tower Spaceship zoomed over; inside, Foster and others soon spotted Bai Fu and Julia standing in the woods.
"Found them!"
Foster exclaimed joyfully.
Without hesitating, he immediately used a Dimension Fragment to enclose Golden Valley Star, preventing Bai Fu from escaping into space on her spaceship.
"Let's go down!"
Foster's primary goal was to capture Bai Fu alive; therefore, he refrained from ordering direct bombardment from the spaceship, lest the firepower wasn't controlled properly and inadvertently killed Bai Fu, thereby losing all leverage.
Do not underestimate the power of ship cannons; the spaceships they came in were considered regular main warships even within each star system-level civilization; although they couldn't destroy a star, it was well within their capability to burn a planet to glass with a bit more effort.
Foster led A-Level and above Superpower Users and Onandi out of the spaceship to personally capture Bai Fu, while commanding others to pilot the spaceship and its onboard fighters to restrict Bai Fu's escape routes from the air.
"Bai Fu, didn't expect us to find you so soon, did you? Your calculations are as easy to penetrate as paper when faced with our united will; there's no escape for you!"
Foster's laughter echoed from the sky.
On the ground, Black Fu, disguised as Bai Fu, raised her head and stared straight at Onandi wearing his flight suit.
The moment she saw Onandi, Bai Fu understood.
[Superpower [Profile (SS)] Scanning, Current Progress 0.5%...]
She didn't need to do anything special; the Superpower Evolution Tree Diagram had an automatic scanning function, she just needed to stand next to the target with the diagram until the scan was completed.
Naturally, this was easier said than done.
The stronger the target, the rarer the superpower they possessed, the longer the scanning would take, sometimes even days or months (the scanning time would reduce after the diagram evolved).
For example, had she tried to scan Cecilia with the diagram, how would she manage that? She didn't have the ability to make Cecilia willingly stay by her side for several hours or even a day without doing anything that could harm her life.