After returning to life with the help of the Heavenly Ark, Bai Fu had wanted to jump straight out and give the people of the Apostle Holy City a taste of Bai Fu's shock.
But the time it took to remove the resurrection debuff had exceeded her expectations.
Fortunately, she'd looted plenty of good stuff from the Fourth Cathedral. Otherwise, removing the debuff would have taken not four or five days, but forty or fifty.
With things as tense as they were, if she couldn't get back to her peak for forty or fifty days, she'd inevitably miss out on a huge number of main quests.
Once she'd recovered, Bai Fu didn't rush to announce to the world that she was still alive.
She had an idea.
Since everyone outside was arguing about it, and many people thought she really was dead, why not take advantage of the rumors?
First, she turned in the Tu Bu Campaign quest and the emergency quest she'd triggered at the Fourth Cathedral. She used the experience points she earned to level up four times, then contacted Dmitry.
Dmitry's Favorability with her was a whopping 88. That was high enough for her to trust him.
"You want to delay the announcement that you're still alive for a few more days?" Dmitry asked, taken aback.
Bai Fu nodded. "I think there may be more than just Slik among the Empire's leaders. We can use this opportunity to root out the other moles."
"What do you have in mind?" Dmitry asked.
"Tell the Empire's leaders that I'm still alive, then strictly order them not to let the news get out. Say we have a special plan in the works, and if the news leaks and our 'plan' goes awry, that'll prove there's a mole among them. If