Bai Fu Will Make the Wildfire Gang Great Again

Chapter 26 Bai Fu Will Make the Wildfire Gang Continue to Be Great [Two-in-one, please follow up]

The battle had ended, but the commotion continued.

Outside the Player stronghold, in a dilapidated house, the External Affairs Department Minister sat expressionlessly on a broken wall.

"Tell me, what's the situation on your end."

"Minister, it's like this..."

Bai Fu repeated the reason she had given to the injured man not long ago.

"If it weren't for your offensive being too fierce, Minister, leaving those Outsiders struggling to fend for themselves, I would have died by their hands."

The injured man Bai Fu had saved quickly stepped forward to testify: "Yes, yes, it was too dangerous. Fortunately, Bai Fu woke up in time. Otherwise, with my injuries, I would have likely perished there tonight too."

The External Affairs Department Minister rubbed the bridge of his nose.

He had to admit Bai Fu's luck was truly incredible; she didn't die from this. Could this be the so-called 'fools have foolish blessings'?

Cao Wenliang would be furious when he heard this news.

Forget it, it had nothing to do with him. He didn't want to get involved any further.

He had already done everything he could. Was it his fault Bai Fu didn't die?

The External Affairs Department Minister was full of anger now.

If Cao Wenliang hadn't insisted on using this operation to eliminate Bai Fu, would he have become so disheveled?

Think about it, if this operation hadn't targeted Bai Fu, they could have launched a surprise attack without the Outsiders having any prior knowledge.

Although those Outsiders weren't afraid of death, without preparing various traps in advance, they wouldn't even withstand one wave of their assault.

Now, it was great. Although they had killed dozens of Outsiders, they had also lost half of their own. The External Affairs Department Minister didn't dare to imagine how the Boss would view him after they returned.

"F*ck your mother, you f*cking idiot Cao Wenliang!"

He had to sever ties with Cao Wenliang, and severely at that.

When the Boss asked, he would say he was unaware, and that the four people Cao Wenliang arranged had acted on their own.

If Cao Wenliang didn't want to offend him to death along with them, he probably wouldn't bark.

Thinking of this, the External Affairs Department Minister felt slightly relieved.

"Let's go back first."

He had no intention of letting go of those who had abandoned him and fled midway.

As for Bai Fu...

The External Affairs Department Minister looked at Bai Fu's innocent eyes.

This simpleton was already appreciated by the Boss. After tonight's events, the Boss would definitely value her even more. Even if he didn't try to curry favor, it wouldn't hurt to build a good relationship in advance.

The three of them limped towards the Wildfire Gang.

No one spoke, and Bai Fu was happy to have some peace. As she walked, she received a game notification.

[You have completed the Faction Quest [Counterattack], contribution 0.3%, awarded 60 Experience points]

Bai Fu: "..."

Hearing the notification, the corners of her mouth twitched.

60 Experience points?

Fine, every little bit counts. Actually, if calculated strictly, her contribution to this Faction Quest was definitely negative. She owed this Faction Quest several thousand Experience points.

Bai Fu casually closed this game notification and suddenly noticed another new one.

[Your contribution ranked first, receiving an additional reward of 3000 Experience points, special title [Wildfire]]

[Wildfire]: HP +30

While 3000 Experience points weren't enough to upgrade her Spiritual Apprentice, they were enough to raise Unemployed from Level 3 to Level 5.

The value of 30 extra HP was not as good as 3 Constitution, but increasing HP was a good thing. It meant her survivability was stronger.

Bai Fu was greatly surprised.

There was such an unexpected bonus?

Thinking carefully, it seemed perfectly logical. Let alone her contribution being 0.3%, even if it was 0%, or even -100%, since she was the only one who accepted the [Quest], wasn't she first?

Was this the joy of being the only person in the entire faction?

Bai Fu quickly covered her mouth with her hand, lest the upward curve of her lips be too large and noticed by the two people in front.

The decision to stay in the Wildfire Gang as an undercover agent was indeed correct.

If she had actively left the Wildfire Gang as soon as she woke up, how could she have enjoyed the Faction Quest rewards so satisfyingly like now?

Speaking of which, this Faction Quest was also deeply related to her. If she hadn't killed Martin, although the relationship between Players and the Wildfire Gang was already very bad, they were still a long way from fighting so fiercely.

If something happened in the meantime, some Players might even choose to join the Wildfire Gang faction, making the situation even more unpredictable.

Now Bai Fu had only one thought--

So satisfying!

After catching Players and chopping off their heads for Experience, she found a new path to level up quickly.

That path was to instigate the Wildfire Gang to continue their heavy-handed attacks on Players, thereby triggering new Faction Quests and reaping the bonus rewards.

"Players are truly wonderful!"

Bai Fu felt that if the Calamity Dragon were to use a Scout skill on her now, she would definitely discover that her Favorability had increased again.

Who wouldn't like thick, juicy leeks that cut themselves and were delivered right to their doorstep?

Player support, Player money, and Player Experience – she wanted it all!

Bai Fu wasn't worried at all about her persona collapsing.

Anyway, there wasn't a single Player in the Wildfire Gang right now. Who would know what she had done? All she had to do was tip off the Players again, just like today, and their Favorability would continue to skyrocket.

The only problem was that the Players' strength wasn't sufficient yet.

If the Wildfire Gang continued to intensify their attacks, they might not be able to withstand it. She needed to find a way to strengthen them.

"Got it!"

Weren't some Players about to reach level 5 and need to learn new professions?

She couldn't produce other things, but Profession Knowledge Books were different. The Wildfire Gang's library had a full seven or eight of them!

She could completely take out these books and let the Players upgrade.

However, there was one point to note: these Profession Knowledge Books couldn't be given out carelessly.

Bai Fu had two considerations.

First, giving them to Players too easily might make them forget her kindness in a few days. Only by fishing for longer, and letting the Players pay a price, could they truly feel the weight of her "heartfelt intention."

Second, she wanted to balance the Players' strength. Right now, she feared both that the Players would suffer, becoming disheartened by the Wildfire Gang's attacks, and that they would become too powerful, defeating the Wildfire Gang in a few moves and then leaving to play elsewhere without her.

After checking her new gains, Bai Fu opened the Star Travel Society.

As she expected, the reason the game had suddenly prompted that the Faction Quest was completed was because the Players had withdrawn from the heavily damaged stronghold.

Although their hard-won stronghold was lost, the Players were in high spirits, not mourning the destruction of the stronghold for even a moment.

Bai Fu, who was in the Wildfire Gang's faction, had a Faction Quest, and the Players who opposed the Wildfire Gang also had a quest to destroy the Wildfire Gang.

After the post-battle statistics, except for those few Players who were killed without doing anything, all the other Players who participated tonight had profited. The biggest earners had even leveled up twice in one go, while the smaller earners had gained a pure 2,300 Experience.

The Abandoned Cooling Plant zone had now become a paradise of joy.

[So satisfying, so satisfying! We killed to our heart's content tonight!]

[Pai Da is truly amazing! He managed to dodge the boss's attacks multiple times just by maneuvering.]

[Amazing? He got hit several times. He could have dodged if he'd just taken one more step.]

[Ribbit! It's the King of Keyboard Warriors! Everyone retreat!]

[You guys are really something else, smearing shit on your weapons, ugh.]

Besides these players, the remaining players were showering Bai Fu with praise.

[Bai Fu deserves half the credit for repelling the Wildfire Gang's attack tonight. If not for Fu Fu's risky tip-off, we would have been routed the moment the fighting started.]

[This is Fu Fu! The players' most solid backing! It's not too late to join the Fu Sect now!]

[I can't hold it in anymore. The female characters in some other gacha games aren't as good to me as Fu Fu.]

[Are you talking about a certain hardcore, non-fanservice game?]

[It wasn't me, I didn't do it.]

What puzzled Bai Fu was that she couldn't find the Fu Sect's Top General, the Digging Princess, in the community.

"Where is she?"

After searching the community for a while, she found out that the Digging Princess had gone to visit the neighbors.

The whole thing started a few days ago when Sister Qinnü's fans mocked that the players at the Abandoned Cooling Plant had been fawning over Bai Fu for ages, but besides psychological comfort and quick respawns after being killed by Bai Fu, they hadn't gained any substantial benefits.

This statement angered some of Bai Fu's supporters.

Even if what you said was true, you shouldn't have said it out loud!

Besides, you're acting like you've gained substantial benefits by hyping up that Sister Qinnü!

But after tonight, the situation took a huge turn.

Who said fawning over Bai Fu yielded no benefits?

Not only were there benefits, but they were huge!

A group of trolls seized the opportunity and directly stormed the community sub-forum of the Novice Village where Sister Qinnü was located.

[Believe in Bai Fu, and you shall live forever.]

[Come out and get beaten.]

[The strong must humiliate the weak!]

By the time the Digging Princess arrived at the scene, the community was already in chaos. Unexpectedly, the Digging Princess didn't fan the flames this time. Instead, she stepped forward to actively quell the dispute.

[Stop arguing, stop arguing. To each their own. It's fine whether you like Fu Fu or not.]

Her attitude completely baffled everyone else. You're not the Digging Princess at all. Hurry up and tell us who you are!

The Calamity Dragon, who had been watching from the sidelines, was also shocked. She quickly reached out and touched the Digging Princess's forehead.

"Do you have a fever?"

"You're the one with the fever," the Digging Princess retorted impatiently.

The Calamity Dragon was even more confused. "Didn't you say you'd wait for the right opportunity to pierce through all the mockery from the old days with your scorching war spear? The opportunity is here, why are you chickening out now?"

"Isn't it to avoid attracting anti-fans for Fu Fu for no reason? Besides..." The Digging Princess crossed her arms and suddenly burst into laughter. "There's no need for that anymore. True powerhouses don't bully the weak wantonly. Ignoring those who mock you is the greatest counterattack against them!"

Damn it, chuunibyou!

The Calamity Dragon rolled her eyes. "Forget it, you keep laughing. I'm logging off."

"Go ahead, go ahead."

The Digging Princess watched the Calamity Dragon leave. She was planning to patrol the various sub-servers to see how other Players were praising Bai Fu.

Deep into the night, Wildfire Gang.

Bang bang bang!

The Boss of the Wildfire Gang, having received the news, transformed into a desk-clearing master, sweeping everything off the table onto the floor.

"Damn pigs! Pigs! Pigs!"

Important words must be cursed three times.

In short, the Boss of the Wildfire Gang was extremely angry. He never dreamed that a straightforward surprise attack would turn into a tough siege, and that several people would die during the siege.

These were all the backbone of the Wildfire Gang. Their deaths would significantly weaken the Wildfire Gang's strength.

The External Affairs Department Minister quickly admitted his mistake. "It was my poor command. It's all my fault. Fortunately, Bai Fu was exceptionally brave and prevented the situation from worsening."

He brought Bai Fu into the conversation. Hearing this name, the Boss of the Wildfire Gang's anger indeed subsided a lot.

"Why did Bai Fu rush in alone?"

The External Affairs Department Minister shifted the blame. "I'm not clear about the specific situation. The four people who were with her didn't notify me immediately after she was captured. When I asked them, they just said Bai Fu was greedy for merit and rushed ahead."

The Boss of the Wildfire Gang's eyes narrowed. "Do they think I'm an idiot? If Bai Fu were truly greedy for merit and rushed ahead, wouldn't they have reported it immediately? Bring those four people to me!"

"Yes, yes, yes, Boss is wise and mighty. I'll go call them over right away."

The External Affairs Department Minister quickly scurried away.

The Wildfire Gang Boss's office was lit all night long.

The next morning, Bai Fu was hastily summoned.

"Boss, it's all my fault. If I hadn't been captured, this operation wouldn't have resulted in such heavy casualties."

"This is not your fault."

The Wildfire Gang Boss secretly nodded.

After one night, his Favorability towards Bai Fu had changed from [Appreciation] to [Esteem].

Yes, Esteem!

Before, his impression of Bai Fu was that she was smart, loyal, and ambitious, and he felt Bai Fu could be trained. Now, he had two new impressions of Bai Fu—

Responsibility and consideration for the bigger picture!

Looking at the entire Wildfire Gang, besides himself, he only saw these two traits simultaneously in Bai Fu. These were precisely the traits a leader should possess.

The Wildfire Gang Boss never expected to find such a qualified successor before leaving the Wildfire Gang.

If it were Bai Fu, the Wildfire Gang would surely continue to be great!

"You did very well last night. If you hadn't voluntarily stepped forward, even if this surprise attack was won, the morale of the Wildfire Gang would have started to scatter."

After a round of praise, the Wildfire Gang Boss told Bai Fu to go back and rest for a day or two.

"Go. I have other arrangements for you later."

Bai Fu thanked him and went out. At the door, she met Cao Wenliang, who had been waiting for a long time.

Cao Wenliang turned his head, his eyes filled with coldness.

Bai Fu didn't say much, just smiled at Cao Wenliang.

You!

Cao Wenliang gripped the doorframe with one hand and took several deep breaths before he could barely suppress the anger in his heart. When he removed his hand, a clear indentation had appeared on the doorframe.

"Boss, I..."

Cao Wenliang pushed the door open and walked in.

As soon as he spoke, he was met with the Wildfire Gang Boss's extremely angry kick.

"Cao Wenliang, you son of a bitch, you're asking for death!"

BOOM!

The sound of debris collapsing echoed far and wide. Bai Fu, who had already walked dozens of meters away, heard it clearly.

"Looks like this new Top Spender Bro is about to be removed from the leaderboard too."

After returning home, Bai Fu told An Ya to quickly hide in the basement.

That night.

In a detached courtyard adjacent to the Wildfire Gang's headquarters.

Cao Wenliang stood before a mirror. He pressed one hand to his chest, where a large, clearly red and swollen area was visible – the spot where the Wildfire Gang Boss had kicked him earlier that day.

"Hahaha, twenty years of friendship can't even compare to a newcomer who's only been in the gang for a little over a year, hahaha."

Cao Wenliang let out a laugh tinged with madness. His eyes were red, as if he were wearing red contact lenses.

Die!

Bai Fu must die!

This time, he would take matters into his own hands. He would kill Bai Fu first, and then that useless Old Man who kicked him!

Cao Wenliang threw on a jacket, grabbed his gun and knife, and disappeared into the deep night.

Half an hour later.

On a two-story platform suitable for stargazing.

Bai Fu stood up, her gaze fixed on the approaching Cao Wenliang.

"You've come."

PS: Thank you to ~xy~, Shiratori, and Mobile Task Force Alpha 9 for the tips.

Here's a clarification: Reputation is reputation with NPCs. Bai Fu has a mixed panel for NPCs + Players, but regardless of whether it's mixed or not, reputation only applies to NPCs, not Players, otherwise it would be too easy to level up. Bai Fu's reputation has always been 1 because she currently only operates within the Wildfire Gang and hasn't spread her influence outside yet. Her faction reputation is slowly increasing.