Chapter 101
While the other lords were still filled with astonishment, confusion, speculation, and disbelief, Zeta and Shimo remained remarkably calm...
After all, they had seen the lord rankings earlier and were already well-versed in the ways of the game.
When the score of Baiye Village inexplicably surged by ten thousand points over ten game days ago, they had already been shocked.
Now, with just four thousand points, they were used to it.
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"Although I've grasped some important insights, the techniques on this fabric are vast and profound. I haven't fully comprehended them yet. Besides, your tailor shop's level is too low, and you lack many tools. Let's wait until you upgrade to a higher-level tailor shop before I start working there," Dilina said.
Having confirmed her stay in Baiye Village, Dilina began to make her requests to Ye Bai:
"First things first, I want to make sure my salary and shop profits are not shortchanged."
"Hehe... Of course, no problem!" Ye Bai immediately agreed. The achievement Dilina gained from the territory upgrade was worth the cost of this mission, not to mention that she was a master tailor, the pinnacle of her profession. In other territories, just having her stay would require a hefty sum, and hiring her for a single task would cost even more.
Now, asking for a salary and shop profits meant that Dilina, having completed her personal quest, was working for Ye Bai as a lord, just like Lucy and the other villagers who were being nurtured from scratch.
"Oh, right!" Ye Bai pulled out the [Nightwalker Garment Blueprint] that he had kept in his backpack. "I need to mass-produce this in the territory. Can you give me some pointers?"
The guidance wasn't about having Dilina waste her talents on making Nightwalker garments; it was about sharing her master aura, which would provide a comprehensive boost in production speed, success rate, and quality for the other workers in the tailor shop.
With the territory's own title, the weaving industry chain would take off.
Dilina took the blueprint, glanced over it, and nodded in agreement. "It's not complicated. Just in time for Calvin to become a professional; he should be able to produce rare-quality garments at the highest level."
Ye Bai's face lit up with joy. "Then I’ll leave it to you!"
Blue rare-grade equipment is a tier above green fine-grade, and its selling price can easily triple that of green gear.
Under Dilina's guidance, production was indeed swift. Before long, Ye Bai received two Nightwalker garments produced in the tailor shop:
**[Nightwalker Garment]**
- Level: Rare
- Defense: 20
- Resistance: 20
- Speed: 10
- Equipment Requirement: Speed 20
- Special Effect - Nightwalker: When equipped at night, gain a 20% damage boost and a 15% increase in movement speed.
- Special Effect - Stealth: When equipped at night, enemy alert range decreases by 5 meters.
**[Nightwalker Garment]**
- Level: Fine
- Defense: 15
- Resistance: 15
- Speed: 5
- Equipment Requirement: Speed 15
- Special Effect - Nightwalker: When equipped at night, gain a 15% damage boost and a 10% increase in movement speed.
Compared to the fine-grade, the rare-grade Nightwalker garment had an important stealth effect and offered more bonuses in attributes.
Also under Dilina's guidance, Calvin, now a professional, produced a rare-grade garment, while another tailor, whose proficiency wasn't maxed out yet, crafted a fine-grade one.
Holding the freshly made fine-grade Nightwalker garment, Ye Bai headed to the territory's Merchant Guild.
"Greetings, Lord!"
The current administrator of the Merchant Guild, Luca, immediately approached and greeted Ye Bai.
At level one, the Merchant Guild had only Luca working there, resembling a simple warehouse. Inside, it was empty, with only a prominent blackboard measuring one meter high and two meters wide in the center, surrounded by a heavy scale and a few handcarts.
Ye Bai glanced around and asked Luca, "Have any merchants come by recently?"
Luca shook his head regretfully. "No."
Gazing at the blackboard, Ye Bai had a thought, and a trading page unfolded before him.
The blackboard was a magical item provided by the Merchant Guild, allowing the writing of goods needed and goods for sale, along with their prices and quantities. If any guild merchants were willing to sell or buy, they would come to the territory for trade.
Before leaving, Ye Bai set up a purchase for food and basic tools at market prices, but as expected, no merchant caravans came to trade without any extra incentives.
Of course, the main reason was that Ye Bai hadn't set anything for sale on the selling page; without any attractive goods, there was nothing to draw in the caravans.
After all, a caravan's trade involves a round trip, and if they can only sell without buying something to take back, the profit margin shrinks significantly.
Moreover, trade goods and retail items differ; trade goods are bulk transactions, focusing on standardized wholesale.
Previously, the only tradeable items in Ye Bai's territory were various foods and resources, which he prioritized for territory development. Without lowering prices, he couldn't attract caravans, and the only suitable item for sale was the Source Energy Crystal.
However, having just built the Source Well, the territory didn't have enough for itself, and since Source Energy Crystals were a strategic resource, Ye Bai didn't want to expose them through the Merchant Guild, making it impossible to sell.
But now, with the production of Nightwalker garments, things were different.
Ye Bai listed the fine-grade Nightwalker garments in the guild's selling section, pricing each at 1 silver coin and 50 copper coins, a relatively cheap wholesale price. Normally, Nightwalker garments could sell for 1 silver coin and 70 to 80 copper coins, and retail prices could go up to 2 silver coins.
However, Ye Bai's goal was to attract caravans to clear out stock. Currently, the tailor shop's output of fine-grade equipment was at a basic level, while the true professional, Calvin, under the bonus effects, was already able to produce blue-grade equipment.
In the tailor shop, besides Calvin, there were four other tailors whose proficiency was rapidly increasing. Once they all transitioned to professionals, they would be able to consistently produce blue-quality equipment.
So, for Ye Bai, these fine-grade Nightwalker garments were merely for boosting proficiency, sold cheaply to recoup funds in preparation for paying salaries after the territory upgraded to town level.
As for the rare-grade?
—Of course, those would be kept for high-priced retail to players!
Ye Bai calculated the time; the mainstream player level should be around level 20 soon, and it wouldn't be long before players from the Blue Star server discovered Baiye Village.
...
Ye Bai's estimation was not wrong. On the second game day, five players from Meiluo City were exploring the wilderness.
After crossing a grassy plain and climbing over a hill, they found themselves in front of a well-organized and vibrant village, estimated to cover a diameter of over a kilometer.
"Did we find a town? Perfect, we can stock up and buy some food."
Due to its rapid development, the five players, all with backgrounds as agents, initially didn't think of this as a player town.
However, as soon as they stepped onto the village's dirt road, a system prompt rang out.
【You have entered the territory of 'Baiye Village.' Current faction favor: Neutral (0)】
"What?!"
The five players paused in unison, looking at each other, their eyes conveying shock, joy, and excitement—a whirlwind of strong emotions, all without words.
—They had struck gold!
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