Chapter 69
She looked down at her hands and feet with a face full of wonder. "Master, this is truly amazing. I can't quite describe how I feel right now... The world seems so much clearer."
Ye Bai felt a surge of excitement as well, akin to the thrill of unboxing a mystery prize. He activated the identification skill on Lucy—
**Character:** Lucy
**Identity:** Villager of Bai Ye Village
**Level:** 7
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**Talents:** Plant Affinity, Healing Light III, Keen Perception
Healing Light III!
Ye Bai's eyes lit up; he had struck gold! It was worth the luck he (thought he) had sacrificed by looting the Crocodile King boss. With Healing Light III, this vial of transformative blood was incredibly valuable.
With Healing Light upgraded to level 3, Lucy became a true mobile healing aura. Felix's recovery speed would increase, meaning she could become a professional sooner.
Keen Perception was another solid talent, enhancing the success rate of precision tasks by 15%. Whether it was her current role as an herbalist or Ye Bai's future plans to train her as a **Potion Master**, this talent would reduce material waste during potion-making.
After leaving the herbalist's hut, Ye Bai sought out the other two villagers marked with exclamation points.
One was a man named Calvin, and the other was a woman named Nitya.
"Calvin, starting today, you'll work at the tailor's shop. Miss Dilina will guide you."
"And as for Nitya... for now, you'll work in the market. I'll arrange a more suitable position for you in the future."
After reviewing their talents, Ye Bai reassigned their roles.
While he was away, the territory had been 'entrusted' to Kali, but she couldn't manage everything as well as Ye Bai could. She could only assign tasks to the new villagers based on his previous arrangements.
Though Calvin was male, his talent was **Handy**, which increased proficiency in delicate tasks by 30% and improved output quality by 15%.
Delicate tasks included weaving, sewing, carving, and pottery. Given the current state of the territory and the presence of Dilina, a skilled tailor, Ye Bai decided to send Calvin straight to the tailor's shop.
A tailor's shop couldn't be run by just one person; regular workers could handle the villagers' clothing, while professional tailors could create higher-quality combat gear.
Nitya, who Ye Bai temporarily assigned to the market, had a rather unique talent.
**Heartthrob:** Increases the attractiveness of consumer buildings by 35% and generates an additional 15% income.
Heartthrob was one of the more unique special talents. It couldn't be upgraded with transformative blood, but if used effectively, it could yield significant benefits.
Consumer buildings, as the name suggests, attract local residents and travelers to spend money on services.
Bai Ye Village was still a basic level 1 territory, and residents' entertainment needs were currently restricted by policy. The market was the only semi-consumer building, but once the territory upgraded to level 2, it would need to meet the residents' entertainment demands. Breweries and taverns would have to be established under brewing technology.
At that point, having Nitya work as a waitress in a tavern would be more profitable than her current role as a market vendor. However, that wasn't Ye Bai's final plan for her.
The additional income from Heartthrob would be underutilized in the market and tavern. Once the territory upgraded to a town and a **Theater** could be built, Ye Bai would have Nitya work there as a dramatic actress, maximizing her talent's potential.
Moreover, working in the theater, if she gained enough proficiency to become a **Dramatic Actress**, her skill level would translate to 'fame.' Renowned actors would be sought after by nobles, and having a theater in the territory would be one of the foundational conditions to attract nobles to settle there.
After arranging these two special talents, Ye Bai made further adjustments to the territory's work distribution.
When he left with the traveling merchant, he had instructed Kali to assign the new labor force to the energy crystal mine and the construction of residential buildings.
A basic residence could accommodate four people. Currently, there were 62 residences in the territory, enough to house the new arrivals expected tomorrow. Meanwhile, the energy crystal mine had seen a significant output due to the allocation of labor, yielding 43 rough energy crystals, 67 ordinary energy crystals, and 2 fine energy crystals.
Ye Bai recalled the construction blueprint for the **Source Well**, which required 100 ordinary energy crystals. It wouldn't be long before he could build it...
Snapping back to reality, Ye Bai opened the 'building mode' and began a compulsive grid layout.
He constructed a **Mill** near the main road to grind grains into flour, a **Smoking House** close to the hunter's lodge and pasture to preserve meat for longer, and finally, a **Bakery** in the center of the residential area to make bread from flour and firewood.
Currently, the residents were eating the lowest-grade 'coarse food.' Long-term consumption would hinder the territory's health and productivity, and as the territory level increased, relying solely on coarse food would lower villagers' satisfaction.
It was understandable when the village was first established under poor conditions, but now that the territory had expanded, it was unacceptable to keep everyone eating slop.
The three food processing buildings Ye Bai constructed met the basic standards for a 'town' level, ensuring they were well-prepared.
In addition, Ye Bai built a **Pottery Workshop** and a **Brick Factory** in the industrial area, and about two hundred meters outside the territory's maximum range, he established a **Clay Mine**.
The **Clay Mine** was one of the basic mines but could only be built on moist land near rivers.
Bai Ye Village was quite far from the nearest river, making this the closest viable site for a clay mine.
Building structures outside the territory wasn't impossible, but it made them vulnerable to wild beasts. Ye Bai specifically waited until he unlocked **Basic Defensive Construction** before starting the clay mine, intending to build an arrow tower nearby for protection.
Of course, after allocating these functional buildings, Ye Bai prioritized the majority of the labor force to the previously planned wooden fence—this was crucial for capturing wildebeests after upgrading the territory.
Having completed all this, the night fell on this game day.
Ye Bai looked at the now-quiet territory and the villagers heading home to sleep, and suddenly felt a twinge of realization... She, as the lord, still didn't have a proper residence in the territory!
In fact, if Ye Bai wanted, she could build a **Temporary Village Center** at this stage, but that building would consume a lot of resources and become obsolete once Bai Ye Village upgraded to Bai Ye Town, which would have a more powerful and convenient new building, the **Mayor's Office**, as a replacement.
Thus, with the desire for a one-stop solution, Ye Bai had been living as a 'vagrant' in her own territory.
With nothing to do at night, Ye Bai logged off, planning to return to reality and stretch her legs.
Upon returning to the Star Network, she opened the cosmic news and quickly scanned the headlines, only to see 'Bai Ye' mentioned frequently once again.
**"Melro City Sees Class-Changing Player, Suspected to be from Bai Ye"**
**"Involved Party Speaks: I Might Have Plundered Bai Ye's Caravan"**
**"The Impact of Negative Reputation on Merchant Guilds"**
**"Bai Ye Village May Be Near Melro City"**
**"Xing Ou Star Sincerely Seeks Class-Changing Strategy from Bai Ye"**
Ye Bai: ...Whoa!
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**Chapter 48**
It had been nearly half a month since Bai Ye had taken the universe by storm. The name had faded from cosmic news, but it resurfaced in the last couple of days.
Upon seeing these headlines, Ye Bai immediately thought of the 'interstellar agents' who had attacked her caravan before.
She was only slightly surprised, not really shocked.
In fact, she had anticipated that they might guess her identity after encountering those players.
After all, everyone was on the 'Blue Star Server.' Being able to enter areas others couldn't, along with her equipment that seemed far superior to players at the same stage, it was only natural for people to associate her with Bai Ye.
However, even if they connected the dots and confirmed that the Ye Bai they encountered in the game was indeed Bai Ye, it wouldn't matter much. Those players had no idea that the 'wild boss' they helped her defeat was a hidden class's advancement challenge. At other times, her interactions with other players hadn't revealed any information she needed to keep secret.
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