When You Become an NPC That Might Die Any Moment in the Novice Village

Since Bai Fu had fully grasped what the so-called Secret Tower traitor was all about, there was no need for her to continue playing the bystander.

It was time to take action.

She immediately called for Manu and Mitchell.

In the past, she had met many high-ranking members of the Alliance, but only these two she could be sure had absolutely no relation to the Secret Tower; otherwise, the price the Secret Tower would have had to pay to earn their trust would have been too great.

After meeting, Bai Fu relayed the intelligence she had just gathered from the Players to Manu and Mitchell.

Of course, she didn't claim she had figured it out herself but credited Digging Girl with the discovery, saying she had fiery eyes that spotted the issue right away.

Manu and Mitchell had no doubts about it.

They weren't familiar with Digging Girl, only often seeing her around Bai Fu or surrounded by a group of Players, so they naturally assumed that Digging Girl was a sort of "leader" among the Players.

["Is it something to be surprised about, that a leader among the Undying People, who are already special, has fiery eyes that can penetrate the schemes of the Secret Tower at a glance?"]

Obviously not.

Manu and Mitchell quickly accepted the new scenario Bai Fu had concocted and then also understood why Bai Fu brought this information only to the two of them.

Doubt and trust!

Doubt the others.

Trust the two of them.

To be trusted by the Dark Domain Saintess felt surprisingly satisfying deep down.

Manu coughed lightly and got down to business, "So the current situation is that this is a huge trap meticulously laid out by the Secret Tower. From this angle, I speculate that the spy will further steer us into more intense conflict with the Secret Tower, and then, at the most critical moment of the conflict, the Secret Tower will use these returned Undying People as a springboard to launch a sudden attack on us from behind."

Mitchell's hair stood on end.

The Secret Tower still had two Catastrophe Levels left, and on top of that, they had the Dark Domain Insect Clan as their external aid.

Exactly how many Catastrophe Levels the Dark Domain Insect Clan had was unclear, but there was definitely at least one.

Three Catastrophe Levels suddenly attacking from the rear...

If Bai Fu hadn't informed them of this news in advance, the situation would have been quite dangerous!

But fortunately, with Bai Fu's help, the initiative was now completely in their hands.

"We could turn the tables on them, transforming the trap they've laid out into the grave they've dug for themselves!"

Manu and Mitchell's minds flashed with countless plans, but the most important point to make these plans succeed was to ensure no word leaked out,

which wasn't a problem for them who had spent many years on the Star Network and with the Heavenly Eye Alliance.

"Now that everything is clear, it's time to draw a final line under the history of the Secret Tower!"

Confidence was overflowing on the faces of Manu and Mitchell.

...

Yes.

Confidence.

Inside the Secret Tower's meeting room.

Confidence was also brimming on the face of everyone participating in the meeting.

Their plan had succeeded!

At least until now, everything was progressing according to their plan.

"Remember, this operation's first target is the Blessing Sect, the second is Bai Fu, and the last are those warships!"

The Housekeeper's eyes flashed sharply.

Not long ago, he received important intel from the Secret Tower Master that the former Queen Cipris, allegedly killed by a stab in the back by the Dark Domain Insect Clan Empress, might have been resurrected with Bai Fu's help.

For this reason, he modified the plan, not placing all hope on the Undying and the Dark Domain Insect Clan.

The Dark Domain Insect Clan Empress had said with confidence that Cipris had not yet come back for revenge, surely because she hadn't fully recovered her power, so there was no need to worry too much, but he still felt that if there were risks, they should be avoided, or at least a backup plan should be in place.

The backup plan the Housekeeper had in mind for the Secret Tower was the "Sorrowful Gun" project.

The Secret Tower had been scheming for so long that many would surely think they were about to make a desperate final move.

In reality, the Secret Tower wasn't in such a dire situation that, as long as they could seize the True Spirit Pillar from the hands of the Blessing Sect, even if they had to sacrifice all peripheral members, give up the long-operated Secret Tower Headquarters, and end all cooperation with the Dark Domain Insect Clan, they still had a chance to enact the revenge they had awaited for hundreds of years with the "Sorrowful Gun" project.

"Those bastards will never expect that we still have the Blessing Sect move to play."

"Once we succeed in seizing the True Spirit Pillar, next, we'll see if there's an opportunity to kill Bai Fu."

The Housekeeper thought of the Secret Tower members who died at the hands of Bai Fu.

Then, his thoughts turned to Cecilia, who had been taken away by Bai Fu.

He wondered how Cecilia was doing now with Bai Fu, whether Fei Ye was bullying her, or whether others mocked her.

Although Cecilia had turned against them, she was once a part of the Secret Tower after all, and her situation probably wasn't much better.

...

Time passed.

Twenty days had gone by since the Secret Tower traitor had joined them.

By now, the main storyline of each Newbie Planet had finally concluded, and the Players on these planets were all awaiting the official arrival of version 2.0.

While waiting, they kept themselves occupied with minor Tasks and followed the events in the Star Sea through various channels like live broadcasts, Community posts, and summary videos on video sites.

["Breaking news, the latest update, just heard from Fufu that the Alliance has located the main battle fleet of the Secret Tower. The decisive moment is coming!"]