But firstly, she wanted to maintain her good reputation, and secondly, her energy was focused on the Tem Civilization at the time, so she refrained from taking any drastic measures.

However, the situation was different now. For the development of the entire Silent Court camp, she had to expand, as a single Initial Gate Star System could not satisfy the appetites of over five million players.

She needed to provide the players with a larger stage, more areas to explore, more storylines, and choices in gameplay to soothe their restless hearts.

Fortunately, with recent changes in the situation, Bai Fu realized she did not have to force her way through and could adopt some gentle methods to share the spoils with the other star system groups.

That's right.

She planned to play the "Ten Saints Association" card.

The sudden return of the Ten Saints Association had become the hottest topic in the Edge World over the past two days.

Many people were anxious about it, worried that the Ten Saints Association might pull off a big move, smashing everyone's pot.

Bai Fu planned to capitalize on this sentiment by collaborating with star system groups near the Initial Gate Star System to form a mutual aid organization.

Although it was called mutual aid, it was essentially her offering military protection to those star system groups in exchange for their permission to undertake commissioned tasks.

The star system groups around the Initial Gate Star System, like the Initial Gate itself, were all poor countryside fellows of this Edge World's Star Zone, barely capable of scraping together a few Catastrophe Levels.

If the Ten Saints Association stirred up a massive storm and it affected them, they would truly struggle to withstand it.

Therefore, Bai Fu believed that as long as she appealed to their emotions and their reason, and then threw out some benefits, such as drastically lowering the hiring costs for players, the mutual aid organization she envisioned had a good chance of being established.

After both Bai Fu and Cecilia had cleaned themselves, Bai Fu, despite being tired, immediately contacted Nellis and the Leader, revealing that the Ten Saints Association was attacking and that she feared an incident at her main base, planning to return temporarily to the Sea Lion Star System.

"Probably need two or three months."

Nellis and the Leader said nothing.

Bai Fu was not their subordinate, so they had no reason to stop her from leaving at this time.

In fact, the Leader was pleased to see Bai Fu leave, as this allowed him to better prepare for eliminating her without worrying about her noticing anything suspicious.

"Next time you return, it will be your time to die! The humiliation I suffered from the Ten Saints Association, I will take it out on you!"

The Leader's mind was full of ambitious thoughts.

However, his smile soon faded as news suddenly leaked from the outside world.

[The Leader had just attacked the Ten Saints Association, and immediately after, the Rebirth Empire surrounded the Ten Saints Association's stronghold. Could it be possible that the Leader and the Rebirth Empire are actually in cahoots?]

Leader: "?"

No, guys, how can you guess so accurately and hit the nail on the head?

He was about to lose his mind.

Once a rumor spread, whether he stood out to explain it or not didn't matter much anymore.

Everyone would suspect him. As long as there was suspicion, people would be wary of him. If people were wary, then his advantage of a hidden identity would be gone.

At that point, he only had two cards left.

One was his true power at Dominator Level.

The other was that the Glorious Army was secretly formed by him.

Reliance on these two cards, could he win the race for dominance in Tem Civilization?

I'm really screwed!

The Leader punched through the wall in front of him.

He didn't know how to describe his emotions at the moment.

Angry?

Sad?

Desperate?

"How did things turn out like this?"

The Leader clenched his teeth, pondering repeatedly, and finally concluded that it was just his terrible luck.

But then, which significant figure didn't have some luck on their side? A luckless him...

"It can't be, absolutely not. I will win; I must win!"

As the Leader frantically motivated himself, Nellis urgently contacted Bai Fu.

"I have some bad news."

"Bad news?"

Bai Fu was momentarily stunned.

Could it be something detrimental to her, such as the fact that she reported the Ten Saints Association's base to the Rebirth Empire had been leaked?

Nellis said, "There's been news that the Leader had secretly sided with the Rebirth Empire a while ago, and he's been deliberately quiet, trying to deceive everyone."

Bai Fu was shocked and exclaimed, "Really? What do you think?"

Nellis responded, "I have no evidence, but it's not impossible."

He was also scared. After all, he was among the closest to the Leader among the various factions. If the Leader truly had connections with the Rebirth Empire and stabbed him in the back at a critical moment to take over his forces, then he would become a real joke.

Bai Fu sighed, "You make sense, but honestly, I can't see it... Thanks for the heads-up, I'll be careful."

Nellis nodded.

The reason he warned her was because Bai Fu was too "naive," and he feared the sinister Leader would easily manipulate her, leaving her to count the money for her own sale.

Bai Fu was powerful, and her Undying People were no ordinary beings. If she truly became a sword in the Leader's hands, that would be troublesome.

Fortunately, from her reaction just now, it seemed like Bai Fu had taken his words to heart.

Bai Fu was "naive," but not stupid. Once she began suspecting the Leader, it was highly likely she wouldn't fall for his tricks again.

"I wonder who initially dug up these secrets. If these hadn't been exposed, everyone would have become the Leader's plaything."

Nellis sighed.

...

Bai Fu shrugged. Although she didn't know why things had turned out this way, it was good.

This made dealing with the Leader much easier for her.

After returning to the Sea Lion Star System, Bai Fu immediately contacted the powers from other neighboring star system groups through the Star Network.

Her proposal was accepted by some, but many were still skeptical.

Bai Fu was not in a hurry; after all, the upcoming 2.1 version update was just around the corner. During this downtime update, game time would advance by two months, so she had plenty of time to wait for the other star system groups to weigh the pros and cons.

Half a month later.

The 2.1 version update officially arrived, and the anticipated new round of official enhancements followed.