"I want to apply to join the Dark Moon Tide!"

"Me too."

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Bai Fu had never dreamed things would develop this far.

She suddenly realized that the Spiritual Vision Skill was a powerful tool for expanding her influence.

Oh, not just for expanding her influence but also for shaping her new image, molding herself from a Superpower User to an Ordinary person, a true "Saintess" embraced by all classes.

"That's easy."

After careful screening, Bai Fu recruited many S and S+ level new members for Dark Moon Tide, and she also recruited a Weak Catastrophe called "Dieterich."

During this process, a spy from the Honorable Force tried to infiltrate, but she caught him immediately and refined him instantly.

Unfortunately, she couldn't find the location of the Honorable Force's hideout from the spy's memory.

But the problem wasn't big; recently, some Players had infiltrated the Honorable Force, and sooner or later, she would pull out the hideout through those players and the Virtual Heart.

As version 2.1 was about to launch, the civilizations in the nearby Star System Group finally couldn't restrain themselves and approached her.

Bai Fu, of course, knew what their opening conditions were, simply hoping she'd give them some guidance.

"No problem, but I have a few conditions too."

Bai Fu added some restrictive conditions to the agreement.

For her, giving guidance was a matter of a few words, but she couldn't let others know it was that simple; otherwise, she couldn't use it as a bargaining chip to exchange for various benefits. Moreover, she might be targeted and even captured.

The civilizations that approached her couldn't imagine Bai Fu's numerous concerns. Seeing her agree, they breathed a sigh of relief, gratefully.

If, under Bai Fu's guidance, their civilizations could birth more Catastrophe levels, or their existing Weak Catastrophes could advance to Upper Catastrophes, why not open up their markets and give Bai Fu more benefits?

Eventually, they'd earn it all back from elsewhere.

Mutual aid, indeed, the spirit of mutual aid was truly embodied.

"Perfect!"

Bai Fu stretched lazily, excited.

These past two months had been incredibly fulfilling; she had set the development trajectory for Silent Court for the next few years. Now, all that was left was to wait for the Players' return, to send them in batches to other Star System Groups to make money.

"Dieterich, you'll be in charge of the Draco Star System Group next."

"Cecilia, you are responsible for the Long Whale Star System Group."

"An Ya, you and Cipris will stay at the second base, handling dealings with the Origin Consortium and Nellis."

"Vic, you and Xia Shi will take care of Ulysses."

"Teresa, Yiqi... you few as a Mobile Team, will handle interactions with various civilizations of the Initial Gate."

"Gao Yuan, Old Nison, surrounding development, and investment ventures — count on you to persist in these."

Bai Fu assigned new tasks to everyone in the camp.

Then, with the release of Digging Girl's version 2.1 analysis video, the Players who had disappeared for two months finally returned.

"Version 2.1 will undoubtedly be the version where we Players can truly show our prowess."

"In this version, the Player level cap has been raised from 50 to 55; we can finally advance to Rank A, becoming the core combat power of the Star Sea."

"In the previews of the new version, clips of members from different factions of the Tem Civilization appeared multiple times, and of course, our Fufu is seen as well; it's evident that the tide mentioned in version 2.1 is stirred up by the Tem Civilization Civil War."

"I boldly speculate that this trend will affect all surrounding civilizations, even the entire Edge World."

"But that's okay, as long as we closely follow Fufu's footsteps, there won't be any problems, after all, Fufu is the officially designated main character."

"Open A-rank now, time to harvest the players again."

Bai Fu's eyes emitted a red glow.

As soon as the players logged on, she issued the first part of the new main task to develop nearby star systems to all players in the Silent Court.

Then, she personally led the Imperial Guard and some players with higher contribution levels to the nearby star systems, letting players familiarize themselves with the area to facilitate the upcoming tasks.

A few months ago, when players came to these places, the local NPCs were all arrogant; this time when they came, the NPCs' attitudes had done a complete 180° turn, almost treating them like gods.

This drastic change left the players astonished, but once they learned that everything was due to Bai Fu, they immediately calmed down.

So, it's because of Fufu, no worries then.

Being able to do such a thing as the main character, should Fufu's capability really be that surprising?

Thanks to Digging Girl's aggressive promotion, the official cooperation in publicity, and her own efforts, there was no longer any player who doubted that Bai Fu was one of many main characters in the Star Sea.

The reason why one says 'one of', and not 'the only', is due to players active in other star zones also encountering several perceived main characters.

These NPCs didn't have stories as long as Bai Fu's, but their standout moments in the stories were no fewer than Bai Fu's.

Since Bai Fu couldn't meet those 'main characters', she had no intention of comparing herself with them; she focused on her own affairs, concentrating almost all of her energy in developing the Silent Court.

During her absence, the factions within the Tem Civilization had fought more fiercely.

Their ambitions weren't dampened by the return of the Ten Saints Association, and although Lister tried his best to defend, in the face of the tacit cooperative attack between Nellis and Gustav, he was still defeated, losing many controlled planets.

Several smaller factions were tossed about in the turmoil, experiencing standoffs, alliances, betrayals, fusions, and eventually joining the Free Star System Alliance, giving this civilization, eager to bite into Tem Civilization, a pretext to intervene.

The involvement of the Free Star System Alliance made the situation in the Tem Civilization Civil War even more unpredictable.

However, compared to focusing on the battleships' exchange of fire, the Superpower Users' killings, and the planetary warfare, what attracted Bai Fu's attention even more was the movements of the Glorious Army.

Since the beginning of the Tem Civilization Civil War, the Glorious Army had been quiet until everyone thought they wouldn't cause trouble anytime soon; then suddenly, the Glorious Army caused a massive incident.

They attacked the residence of a former Leader who had retired and always advocated for peace, beheaded this former peace-promoting Leader, and in the process, killed a large number of civilians who had attended the peace rally held by the former Leader.

After committing this atrocity, they also called for everyone online to rise up against the rule of the Tem Civilization.

This incident caused a huge uproar; the internet was filled with people cursing at the Glorious Army.

So much for 'Glorious', your Glorious my ass!

"The Leader, this bastard, has finally come to this step, huh."

This road is one where if you do not succeed, you must be prepared to sacrifice your life.

Bai Fu speculated that the Glorious Army would next enter a frenzied mode, running rampant with crimes, and when the resentment accumulated to a certain level, it would be time for the Leader to step in and establish his authority.

"We need to find the Glorious Army's hiding place as soon as possible."

Bai Fu considered whether to send more players to act as spies, when, at that moment, she received an emergency contact from the Leader.

This time the Leader contacted her not for anything else but wanted to hire her to deal with the Glorious Army.

"Oh, is this trying to kill me while dealing with the Glorious Army and further stir up the emotions of the Tem Civilization's citizens?"

Bai Fu snorted coldly.

Let's see who ends up sacrificing whom!