When You Become an NPC That Might Die Any Moment in the Novice Village-Chapter 212 - 92 Main Character’s Privilege, Licking Bai Fu to Get Everything [5.3k]

In a room originally empty at the Blue-Tailed Scorpion Camp, Bai Fu quietly listened to the story Old Nison was telling.

Old Nison was talking about the origins of the Goli Desert.

When Bai Fu first entered the Goli Desert, she had purchased a summary report from the Dark Web. The report mentioned that before the Great Battle a hundred years ago, the Goli Desert was actually not a desert, but a green land.

The war destroyed the ecology of this green land and turned it into a desert engulfed by windblown sand.

However, even so, because everywhere outside the desert was polluted, which could mutate ordinary people upon touch, many still chose to settle near the few remaining oases in the desert.

Life in the desert was harsh, but it was far better than accidentally turning into a monster.

"Most people's understanding of the Goli Desert stops there. I also grew up listening to such stories, but..." Old Nison's tone suddenly shifted, "the truth is far more complex than that. It happened not long before I founded the Watcher Camp."

"In order to select a suitable place to establish the camp, I set off on a journey by myself, and after about ten days, I was suddenly attacked by a huge sandworm. The sandworm was formidable; I couldn't defeat it and had to run."

"As I ran, I got lost and just when I thought I was going to die of thirst in the desert, I stumbled upon a research institute buried under the sand and gravel."

A research institute?

Bai Fu's brows furrowed slightly, signaling Old Nison to continue.

Old Nison said, "The security level of that research institute was very high. There were three gates just for the entrance, and the passageway inside the institute was protected by various security measures like lasers and electric fences. But for some reason, all of the security systems were damaged. I entered with a nervous heart and saw many strange skeletons along the way. Finally, I found an archive room deep inside the institute. The data in the archive room had all been deleted, but some paper files were preserved."

"Those paper files mentioned two very important pieces of information."

"The first one, the institute was researching a special energy that was previously unseen—Spiritual Energy."

As everyone knows, Ancestral Origin Star originally did not have Spiritual Energy until over a hundred years ago when humans living on Ancestral Origin Star learned of the existence of this miraculous power called Spiritual Energy.

"The second, this research institute was part of a special organization called the 'Spiritual Energy Spread Committee.' It was just a branch, the main location was not known, and what they researched was not recorded. According to the archive records, this branch was studying a special Black Stone Plate, and the note specifically warned that once the Black Stone Plate went out of control, it would cause irreversible and severe consequences for everything around it."

At this point, Old Nison's expression became extremely grave.

Bai Fu thoughtfully asked, "Do you think the reason this place became a desert is because of the Black Stone Plate's rampage in the institute?"

Old Nison nodded, "That's what I believe. Based on my subsequent investigations, I think the Spiritual Energy Spread Committee was an organization established by various countries before the war. They discovered Spiritual Energy through some means and attempted to collaborate on researching its applications, but the cooperation failed due to various accidents, eventually escalating into the Great Battle, which turned the world into what we see today."

The possibility was indeed there.

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Bai Fu asked, "I want to go see that research institute."

Old Nison's mouth twitched awkwardly, "You know that it's very difficult to determine directions in the desert, so... after leaving that research institute, I could never find my way back, but don't worry, I brought out those archives. I will give them to you when we return."

"..."

Bai Fu could understand, not everyone was like the players and her, equipped with a built-in map function.

Old Nison's words had already revealed a lot of useful information, as could be seen from the game prompt that had just popped up.

[You have triggered a hidden storyline. Ancestral Origin Star plot Exploration Degree +0.4%.]

Bai Fu's Exploration Degree had reached 0.9%. This number might look small, but in reality, it was already impressive. At least in the Goli Desert, it would be hard to find an NPC with a higher Exploration Degree.

As Bai Fu was smugly pondering, Old Nison spoke again, "Also, there's something else that might interest you."

"What is it?"

"This has to do with Julia. You see, for the first few years after she was born, Julia was no different from any ordinary little girl around her. She did not know what Spiritual Energy was, nor did she show any trace of Talent in that area. But one day, while she was playing, she got separated from her companions, and when her parents found her, she had suddenly become a Spiritual Energy genius. Many thought it was an Awakening of her Talent, but Julia once secretly told me that she saw a strange light that day in the desert, and it was after she was touched by that light that she transformed into what she is now."

Bai Fu raised an eyebrow, "Why are you telling me this?"

Old Nison sighed, "I hope you can rescue Julia, but now I am just an old man in the twilight of my life, I really have nothing of value to offer you, so all I can give you are some pieces of information that may be useful to you. If Julia is not mistaken, then her Power is not unreplicable. If you save her, you may gain the same Power as her."

Bai Fu had to admit, she was tempted.

Having fought up close with Julia's Copy twice, she knew very well how strong Julia's Abilities were. Even the simple act of floating in midair had made her envious.