Chapter 199: The Loyal Player Attempts to Crown Bai Fu as Queen

Cersia disappeared?

The moment he heard this news, the Chief Steward of the Secret Tower already guessed where Cersia was now.

The secret fleet dispatched to Jingu Star had just departed, and right after that, Cersia vanished. If she wasn’t aboard that fleet, where else could she be?

With Cersia joining the mission, the Secret Tower’s success rate on Jingu Star would surely rise—but the Chief Steward couldn’t muster a smile at all.

His gaze turned fierce, his face darkened, and his breath quickened uncontrollably.

The person reporting the news trembled involuntarily at the sight of the Chief Steward’s demeanor. The Chief Steward had always been composed; even when facing low-ranking lackeys, he always maintained a pleasant smile. The reporter had served the Secret Tower for decades and had only seen the Chief Steward this angry once before—during a heated argument with the Master of the Secret Tower over strategic directives.

Was Cersia’s disappearance really that serious?

The messenger couldn’t make sense of it.

Through gritted teeth, the Chief Steward ordered, “Investigate. Contact the fleet that just left. Have them search. They must drag Cersia out for me!”

The messenger dared not question him and hurried off to carry out the order.

Only after the door closed did the Chief Steward rush to activate his communicator, sending messages to Cersia again and again. He sent over a dozen messages, but it was like throwing stones into the ocean—no reply whatsoever.

“Useless brat!”

The Chief Steward flung his communicator at the wall, smashing it into pieces.

As the messenger had noted, the Chief Steward rarely lost his temper. Even when subordinates botched tasks, he’d at most throw in some sarcasm or apply “Tower Rules”—never resorting to private punishment.

He behaved this way because he knew that the cause the Secret Tower upheld had a high probability of failure to begin with.

Why worry about one moment of defeat?

As long as the overall situation continued to improve, that was enough. After all, true perfection never existed in this world.

This time, he wasn’t furious because Cersia had failed, but because she had disobeyed his orders.

Over the past decade or so, he had paved the way for Cersia’s growth. Even when her failures caused dissatisfaction among many, he never harshly blamed her—he merely told her to stay in her quarters. But how did Cersia repay him?

She ran away “from home” without saying a word!

Did she think she had grown up now, her wings hardened, and she could soar alone without consulting him?

Ridiculous! Ridiculous!

In his fury, the Chief Steward recalled another incident from decades ago.

Back then, the Secret Tower was in dire straits, suffering severe blows across multiple regions. He had resolved to retract their forces temporarily and lie low until a new opportunity arose. However, the Master of the Secret Tower didn’t share his view, insisting on pressing forward. Worse still, without informing him, the Master secretly contacted the Insect Swarm of the Dark Zone and struck a deal with their Queen.

This led to a massive quarrel between them, ending in a fallout. His rage then surpassed even now, for the same reason: the Master had made a major decision without consulting him.

Although the support from the Insect Swarm accelerated the Secret Tower’s growth and seemingly brought great success, such a risky alliance couldn’t be judged solely on short-term gains—it ignored the immense dangers involved.

The Secret Tower’s goal was merely to return to the light and dominate the Initial Gate Galaxy Cluster. But the appetite of the Insect Swarm was far greater. Partnering with these monstrous gluttons was like walking a tightrope—one misstep, and they’d be swallowed whole.

The Chief Steward believed the Master of the Secret Tower surely understood this, yet insisted on gambling everything, convinced that he would be the one to laugh last.

To the Chief Steward, Cersia had fallen into the same madness as the Master—unwilling to admit defeat, convinced she was just one step away from killing Bai Fu if only she had one more chance.

“Being too deep in the madness will twist a person.”

The Chief Steward paced back and forth in his chamber.

A long while later, he received a report from his subordinates. The fleet had conducted a full sweep but found no trace of Cersia on any ship.

“She must have parasitized someone. If so, unless she reveals herself…”

The Chief Steward wished he could chase after her in person.

But he was extremely busy—he had no energy to deal with Cersia right now. His top priority remained interrogating those captured from the Sanctification Order and finding a way to seize the True Spirit Pillar in their possession.

The True Spirit Pillar was the Secret Tower’s true hope!

“Keep eyes on her. The moment she appears, contact me immediately.”

“Yes, sir.”

Foster, the commander of the secret fleet, responded quickly.

After ending the communication with the Chief Steward, Foster glanced around and shouted loudly.

“Everyone stay alert. We let Bai Fu slip away at the Stellar Graveyard last time. This time, we absolutely cannot let her escape again. Understood?”

Do you even need to say that?

Cersia, who had parasitized a janitor in a special manner, sneered coldly, then expressionlessly stared at the retreating sea of stars outside the spaceship.

…

“The spaceship is about to enter warp mode. All personnel, cease horseplay to avoid accidents.”

As the broadcast played, Bai Fu rose from her seat.

“We’re about to clash directly with the Secret Tower. I wonder what lineup they’ll deploy this time?”

Manu said, “The Secret Tower will surely be prepared. The people they send won’t be weak. But we don’t have to be afraid either.”

Bai Fu smiled, saying nothing more.

Manu had suddenly shown up right before her departure.

Alongside Manu were elites from the Tide Civilization, the Eye of Heaven Alliance, and the Kast Civilization. They all expressed their wish to join the operation.

Seeing their enthusiasm, what else could Bai Fu say?

Then let’s go together!

At the moment, there were 7 S-rank Psionicists on this ship belonging to Hiye—herself, Hiye, Yulia, and four other elite representatives from various civilizations. Among them, 4 had reached S+ rank (including Bai Fu). It was a gathering of powerhouses.

To deliver a heavy blow to the increasingly aggressive Secret Tower on Jingu Star, the civilizations of the Initial Gate Galaxy Cluster had gone all in this time.

On the way to Jingu Star, Bai Fu was excited. Manu and the others were no different.

However, their excitement stemmed from different reasons. Bai Fu was thrilled that she could squeeze the Players again. Although she still hadn’t digested much of the experience she had harvested from Players on Indigo Star, it didn’t matter. She could just store it. After all, her experience capacity was infinite—no need to worry about overflow.

Manu and the others were excited because they couldn’t wait to beat the Secret Tower. Beyond that, they were quite curious about Jingu Star as a Dark Zone civilization.

Jingu Star wasn’t Bai Fu’s hometown, but it was definitely deeply connected to her. Perhaps, on this trip, they could uncover Bai Fu’s past. That thought alone made it hard not to feel excited—this was something most people in the Initial Gate Galaxy Cluster were curious about!

The ship flew through deep space for six days.

During those six days, the news that Bai Fu was heading for Jingu Star had spread thoroughly among the Players. The hype this time even surpassed when Bai Fu had suddenly descended upon Indigo Star.

There were two reasons for this.

First, before Bai Fu set out, Digging‑Treasure had already posted a teaser in the Community. During the journey, Digging‑Treasure livestreamed nonstop 24/7. On the left of the stream was the game map, and on the right was footage of the spaceship cockpit. Although the warp navigation map didn’t show the exact location of the ship, the whole setup still attracted massive attention.

Second, unlike her trip to Indigo Star, which was just a return “home” for a side quest to punish evildoers, this time Bai Fu’s journey to Jingu Star involved many major powers in the Starsea—including the clearly villainous Secret Tower. If luck held, Players on Jingu Star might get access to the Starsea’s main storyline even before the Galaxy Version officially launched.

That discovery made Players from other Newbie Planets so jealous their eyes turned red.

Some newly-joined Players decisively reincarnated onto Jingu Star, hoping to bet it all.

High-level Players from other planets wanted to imitate Jingu Star’s Players by sending long-range signals to the stars—but Digging‑Treasure stepped in to stop them.

Under Bai Fu’s orders, Digging‑Treasure released a video urging Players from other planets not to do anything foolish.

This time, Bai Fu had received the message in time and just happened to be free. That’s how she could rush to Jingu Star ahead of the Secret Tower.

Next time, if Bai Fu didn’t get the message, or was tied up with important matters, and evil forces reached the Newbie Planet first—things could go terribly wrong.

【Those evil factions might just blow up your main storyline questlines in one shot—everything you worked so hard for, gone.】

【Honestly, losing your main questlines isn’t even the worst-case scenario. The real danger is if those evil factions brainwash you. That’s when you’re truly doomed. If you’ve followed me for a while, you’re probably familiar with Players from the Truth Society faction on Origin Star, right?】

【Once brainwashed, you’ll end up just like them—unable to defect. You’ll either become a grunt for these evil factions or delete your account and start over. Hoping for Fu-fu to save you like the Truth Society Players? Emmm… My take is: good luck with that. The Galaxy Version hasn’t even started yet—those evil factions still have a long way to go before dying.】

Digging‑Treasure’s words sobered many Players.

She made a good point!

But they still hadn’t given up on the idea of summoning Bai Fu to their own Newbie Planets.

Since sending long-range signals was a dead end, how about just having Digging‑Treasure give their coordinates to Fu-fu directly? Then Fu-fu could come to them.

Now that Fu-fu had completely broken ties with the Secret Tower, if she came and brought them to the Starsea, they could help her take the fight to the Secret Tower.

Sure, once the new version dropped, their level cap would only be 35. In the Starsea, that was just entry-level B-rank. But their numbers were huge—a single Newbie Planet had hundreds of thousands of Players. Ten such planets meant millions.

Millions of B-rank Psionicists—no matter where they gathered in the Edge Worlds sector—they’d be a force to reckon with. Together, they could help Fu-fu build a kingdom in the Starsea and make her a true queen.

【At that point, Fu-fu would sit atop her throne, and we’d conquer the lands in her name—expanding her kingdom. Wouldn’t that be awesome? I wouldn’t even ask for much—just give me the socks Fu-fu takes off and I’m good…】

【What the hell, you perv!】

【But seriously, doesn’t that future sound amazing?】

【Brother Porridge probably thinks it smells wonderful.】

Players actively debated in the comment section under Digging‑Treasure’s video. As she read the comments, Digging‑Treasure’s eyes lit up, and her gaze shifted to Bai Fu, who was sitting on a high stool nearby, swinging her legs.

Her eyes burned with passion.

Brilliant!

She wasn’t talking about Bai Fu’s feet—even though those were indeed brilliant—but that wasn’t the point right now.

Digging‑Treasure realized the Players in the comments had brought up a very viable idea: “founding a nation.”

Say, hypothetically speaking—even if Fu-fu wasn’t willing—if they all pushed her forward, helping the Sovereign of the Shadowed Night become the number-one force in the Starsea and crowning Fu-fu as its queen… wouldn’t that be way more interesting than passively following the main storyline?

As the witness and first promoter of this grand undertaking, she’d surely become a top-tier streamer—her name immortalized in gaming history as an undeniable milestone.

Tsss—

Digging‑Treasure grew excited.

Compared to being Digging‑Treasure, being Creation‑Princess sure stirred more fighting spirit.

She decided to share the plan with her close Player friends. Right now was the perfect time to execute it. If they waited until the Galaxy Version launched, it would be much harder for Fu-fu to gather millions of Players under her banner.

While Digging‑Treasure secretly set her plan in motion, Bai Fu also saw the comments beneath the video.

Millions of Players… founding a nation…

Sounds pretty thrilling.

But founding a nation? Forget it—she didn’t know a thing about governance.

Right now, it was better to think about how to steadily pocket the benefits of Jingu Star while under the Secret Tower’s surveillance.

If she suffered a huge setback at the hands of the Secret Tower this time, the glorious and mighty image she had worked so hard to establish in front of the Players would be seriously damaged.

After continuing to fly for a while, the spaceship finally exited warp mode.

“From here, Jingu Star is already close. Just in case, let’s first release a few probes, and have the Undying Ones pilot carrier-based aircraft to scout nearby. Let’s see if we really arrived before the Secret Tower.”

Manu’s suggestion received unanimous agreement.

After spending two hours confirming the area was safe, Bai Fu directly piloted the ship into Jingu Star’s atmosphere.

Jingu Star, like Origin Star and Indigo Star, was a Newbie Planet where science and other paths coexisted.

That made sense—if the tech level wasn’t up to par, Players on Jingu Star wouldn’t be able to build a working Long-range Signal Transmitter even with the blueprint.

The difference was that Jingu Star was a Newbie Planet that focused on Esper Powers.

Because Esper Powers came in extremely diverse forms, and Players could actively awaken special powers by purchasing Esper Awakening Potions from the game store, Jingu Star became well known in the Player Community for its varied combat styles. Players there especially liked posting their combat videos—not for any complex reason, just one word—

Cool!

Stylish Esper Powers were enough to satisfy many Players’ chuunibyou fantasies.

By comparison, Psionic Classes in the early game were a bit dull—after casting a Skill, other Players often couldn’t even tell anything happened.

But beyond all the style, life for Jingu Star’s Players was tough.

Their Esper Powers were flashy—but the problem was, the Esper Powers of powerful NPCs were even flashier.

【Give it up. You can’t beat me in style!】

In their battles against those powerful Esper factions, Jingu Star’s Players were repeatedly beaten bloody—some even saw their main quest progress regress rather than advance.

Precisely because life was so miserable, after seeing how blissfully the Players on Origin Star and Indigo Star followed Bai Fu around to drink soup, Jingu Star’s Players were finally motivated to build homemade Long-range Signal Transmitters and contact Bai Fu.

At first, they didn’t expect to even get a sip of soup.

【Even drinking Fu-fu’s bathwater is better than getting bullied here by those Esper factions.】

But things turned out way beyond their expectations.

Bathwater?

Soup?

Heh—they might just be able to eat meat with Fu-fu this time!

The main storyline of the Starsea—glorious!

When the little red dot representing Digging‑Treasure on the game map in the livestream overlapped with the little blue dot representing Jingu Star, all Players online at that moment on Jingu Star simultaneously stopped what they were doing and looked up at the misty sky.

This bizarre scene stunned the people around them—even members of Esper factions who were in the middle of beating up Players froze in confusion.

What was going on?

There was nothing to be seen in the sky, left or right.

Suddenly, a Player named 【Feng Youjing】 burst out laughing.

“Ha ha! You’re all done for! Big Sis Fu-fu has arrived!”

Right after, the other Players also shouted out.

“Alright, alright, the one-and-a-half-year wait is over! We welcome the return of the Sovereign of the Shadowed Night!”

“Nice! We can finally see Fu-fu with our own eyes!”

These declarations made the surrounding Esper faction members even more speechless. They started to wonder if the Players had gone mad—or were just trying to mess with them.

As if madness would stop us from beating you up. If you dare to oppose the Corporation, the only ending waiting for you is becoming fertilizer!

A group of Esper faction members glared and began to surround the Players.

But before they could act, a dazzling white beam suddenly shot down from above the clouds. The brilliance forced everyone present to instinctively raise their hands to cover their eyes.

After nearly ten seconds, the crowd finally recovered their sight and looked up—only to see a small girl floating in the sky wearing a tight red combat suit.

Uh… she looked to be around 1.3 meters tall—definitely a little girl, right?

At that moment, the girl placed her hands on her hips, arched her brows slightly, and looked downward with a confident expression.

“An-bao?”

“Isn’t that Anya?”

“No mistake—that’s Fu-fu’s little sister, Anya!”

Feng Youjing cheered once again.

An-bao, Anya?

The Esper faction members were confused. This was someone they had never seen or heard of before. But from the current setup, this had to be an enemy.

And if it was an enemy—she couldn’t be allowed to live. She had to be eliminated!

Don’t think just because you can fly you’re anything special—we have a team of powerful Esper—

Buzz!

Before the Esper faction members could even prepare an attack, the floating Anya had already moved.

Psychic force surged from her body like a tide. In just one second, she precisely bypassed the Players within the area of effect and slammed all the Esper faction members to the ground like dead dogs.

“You’re the ones who messaged Boss Fu-fu for help, right? Well then, rest easy now. Boss Fu-fu is here. I’ll defeat all these people in her place!”

Anya landed and copied Bai Fu’s usual move by placing her foot on an Esper user.

Her pose was well-rehearsed, but given the vast difference in body size and the fact she wasn’t wearing high heels, she didn’t exude any queenly aura—only cuteness.

Yes—and that cuteness came with a sense of comfort.

Don’t be fooled by Anya’s adorableness—she was a bona fide A-rank Psionicist!

Nice!

Feng Youjing and the others were ecstatic.

With Anya here, Fu-fu had to be here too. This wasn’t a dream or hallucination. Their good times were finally beginning!

At the same time, similar scenes were playing out in various parts of Jingu Star.

After all, this time wasn’t about showing off—it was about taking down the Secret Tower. To make every second count, the moment the spaceship broke through the atmosphere, Bai Fu immediately sent out Anya, Yulia, Crimsonleaf, Vic, Xia Shi, Greenmud, Manu, and the others, deploying them to multiple landing points on Jingu Star to ignite multiple fronts simultaneously. The goal was to declare Bai Fu’s arrival and complete Jingu Star’s main storyline mission in one sweeping move—

Eliminate the terrifying Esper Capital!

While Anya and the others carried out their missions, Bai Fu didn’t sit idle. She transformed into a ghost and appeared in front of the protagonist of Jingu Star at top speed.

“Alright, I won’t waste words with you. I came in response to a call from one of your Undying Ones—Feng Youjing—here to help resolve your problem. As for my strength…”

Bai Fu raised her hand and blasted a massive crater dozens of meters wide into the nearby mountain.

“Now, will you take me to this so-called Esper Capital right away, or would you rather waste time? The choice is yours.”

The protagonist of Jingu Star looked up at the woman floating mid-air with her arms crossed—only the soles of her pointed high heels clearly visible—and couldn’t help but swallow nervously.

My queen, Your Majesty!

He had no doubt those heels could easily pierce through his skull.

“I’ll take you right away!”

Ten minutes later, the self-proclaimed King of Espers on Jingu Star—the major villain—was dead.

He lay on the ground, peacefully dead, after having his chest cavity crushed by a stomp from Phantom Fu-fu. The gaping wound ended his life instantly, and the remaining upper torso still held a faint smile.

Seeing Bai Fu nodding calmly, alongside the cold and dominant Phantom Fu-fu, the Esper Capital—also nicknamed the Capital of Crime—completely erupted.

“Run!”

Those Espers, once powerful enough to torment Players endlessly, scattered in panic.

Hmph, trying to run?

Bai Fu scattered a pile of cards and summoned an army from them.

Her Psionic Legion surrounded the Esper Capital and wrapped up the main storyline mission of Jingu Star.

Open fire!

Ratatatata!

Minutes later, the entire Esper Capital fell silent.

Bai Fu was thoroughly satisfied with this outcome. Against these B-rank Psionicists, her current strength made it all feel effortless.

Perfect—main mission complete. Now it was time to tally up rewards, squeeze the Players, and maybe even select some sharp-witted ones to plant as spies in the Secret Tower!

“Come with me. I’ll take you to meet the aliens.”

Bai Fu beckoned toward Jingu Star’s protagonist.