Chapter 105
Ye Bai comforted her, “Besides, I’ve turned misfortune into fortune. Thanks to the resolution of this major case, I’ve received compensation in star coins from the Star Alliance.”
“That’s fantastic!” Aurora’s eyes lit up, her hair flowing with excitement. “I’ve been thinking about what jobs would suit you after you settle on Huanhai Star, but I felt the prospects weren’t great. Now that you have star coins, I suggest you register on the Star Network and enter the Wanjie (万界, "Ten Thousand Realms"). If it’s not enough, I can top it up after I get my salary.”
“That should be enough,” Ye Bai quickly replied. Aurora had already helped her a lot. If it hadn’t been for her assistance back then, Ye Bai wouldn’t have had the three years to adapt to the new era and would have had to sell her Antarctic property long ago.
“Even better!” Aurora said excitedly. “I’m currently working in my mentor’s lab. I think I mentioned it before? My mentor is part of the research team in Wanjie, and they’re recruiting players for feedback. As long as you complete the research tasks released by the lab and submit a feedback report, you can earn star coin bonuses!”
“And since you’re an F-level player, Wanjie can also enhance your mental strength. This is a huge opportunity to change your fate, provided you can enter the game…”
At this point, Aurora lowered her voice and whispered to Ye Bai, “I have access to the latest research strategies in the lab. If you get into Wanjie, I can provide you with key strategies… But remember, you must keep this to yourself. Just use it quietly.”
Aurora earnestly encouraged Ye Bai, “Right now, Wanjie is overflowing with star coins. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Trust me, this is definitely better than any other job!”
“For instance, since you haven’t registered an account yet, you’ll have a completely new account and can try out the latest ‘Bai Ye Model’.”
Ye Bai’s mind suddenly hit a snag, and she asked, “What’s the Bai Ye Model?”
“Oh, you can’t access the Star Network, so you wouldn’t know.” As she spoke, Aurora sent a message to Ye Bai.
@无限好文，尽在晋江文学城
Ye Bai opened the message, and a screenshot popped into her mind.
It was none other than her game avatar, captured by several players.
Aurora explained it all to Ye Bai, and she finally understood what the ‘Bai Ye Model’ was.
It turned out that after Bai Ye’s game avatar was exposed, a wave of imitation swept through the interstellar players due to the personal and territorial aura. The body type had already been figured out, but there was still speculation about the initial face and hairstyle chosen by Bai Ye, which might have some unknown additional effects.
As a result, after Bai Ye’s avatar was revealed, many new players who registered afterward chose the same settings, calling it the ‘Bai Ye Model.’
Wow, after hearing this, Ye Bai couldn’t help but recall an old advertising slogan—
“Someone is imitating my face…”
**Chapter 76**
After learning about the ‘Bai Ye Model,’ Ye Bai continued to gather more information from Aurora through indirect questions. It wasn’t just the chosen template for face and hairstyle that was being imitated; there were also many ID imitators, such as Bai Ye666, Ye Bai, Bai Ye&, and other similar IDs.
However, these ‘knockoff IDs’ were pretty useless since there was no private chat or friend system in Wanjie. The only way to communicate was through sending emails, and players wouldn’t likely make mistakes when it came to spending game coins on that.
But after hearing Aurora’s description, Ye Bai suddenly had a new inspiration—
Regarding the fact that Ye Bai was Bai Ye, she wouldn’t tell anyone.
This secret was too significant. Even though Aurora was Ye Bai’s first friend in the interstellar era and they had spent three years getting to know each other’s character, sometimes a big secret itself could be a burden. Telling Aurora would only put her in a dilemma, forcing her to choose between friendship and her community, which was completely unnecessary and against human nature.
In this situation, Ye Bai had previously been torn about whether to use her already registered Wanjie account on Makur Star as an explanation—after all, crossing different registration locations would cost game coins for teleportation, making it difficult to meet by chance.
Ye Bai would inevitably tell Aurora about her entering Wanjie after settling on Huanhai Star. On one hand, as an ancient human, she wouldn’t find good work on Huanhai Star and would need to spend a lot of time in Wanjie; on the other hand, she wanted to learn more about the research results related to Wanjie and mental strength through Aurora’s lab.
To meet these two conditions, Ye Bai had to appear as a ‘professional player’ in Wanjie, but the biggest problem was how to conceal her identity as Bai Ye.
Because the holographic version of Wanjie only allowed the creation of one character, interstellar players had already verified that once a formal account was established after deleting a visitor account, even if the character was killed and their level reset, they couldn’t delete the account again to create a new one.
Now, after learning about the situation from Aurora, Ye Bai suddenly realized that she had been overthinking it. With Bai Ye’s avatar exposed in the game, all her problems could unexpectedly be resolved.
As long as Ye Bai donned a set of ordinary gear in the game and appeared before Aurora without revealing her character name, who could tell whether she was Bai Ye or just a small account using the ‘Bai Ye Model’?
The only possible way to verify would be if someone was willing to pay for an email to Bai Ye while Ye Bai was disguised as a small account, which could lead to her being caught—yet even then, it could be explained away as a coincidence.
Now, Ye Bai was very grateful for the unconventional communication method designed for the territory wars. Inspired by a certain guild leader who had pulled a ‘sneak attack’ by sending fake obituaries in a competitive online game, this design prevented such situations from occurring. However, it was hard to say whether the investors would agree to this plan simply because sending emails cost money…
“You make a good point, but won’t those research tasks be quite difficult? And I bet many people will be eager to take them on, right?” Ye Bai feigned anxiety as she asked Aurora.
Ye Bai wasn’t keen on doing the lab’s research tasks—not because of the difficulty, but because such research results would definitely require evidence, like screenshots or relevant resources, which could expose her. Plus, she had a mountain of tasks to manage, including territory management and various other responsibilities.
Aurora thought for a moment and nodded, “That’s fine. You can consider the research tasks as a goal. If you get the chance to do better, great; if not, you can still find ways to earn game coins while you’re in there. Right now, all the major organizations are buying game currency. In Wanjie, the exchange rate is 3 copper coins for 1 star coin.”
“You’re starting at a low level, but you can earn about 20 copper coins a day. As your level increases, your daily earnings will grow too, so supporting your life on Juhai Star won’t be a problem at all,” Aurora explained.
“Well, that sounds perfect,” Ye Bai nodded slowly. This was essentially a safe channel for exchanging game coins for star coins, albeit in small amounts.
“I’ve graduated now, and I earn over 1,000 star coins a month in the lab. If you’re tight on funds at first, don’t hesitate to ask me for help,” Aurora said confidently.
Her income placed her among the high earners on Juhai Star, where the average salary was around 400 star coins.
Aurora was no longer the same as three years ago. Back then, when she went to Lanse Star, she was still an undergraduate, starting her ‘thesis’ with a research fund of 2,000 star coins. The lab rent was reimbursed by the academy, and they even allocated funds to pay Ye Bai as a research subject according to the standard.
—To maintain purification costs, for someone like Ye Bai, earning 300 star coins over three years was considered a very good benefit. The salary offered to Ye Bai by Makur Star had been even worse, with an annual income of around 80 star coins.
“Don’t worry, it’ll be more than enough,” Ye Bai said with a smile, winking at Aurora. “I might even have more savings than you.”
“Hahaha, that might actually be true!” Aurora recalled that Ye Bai had received compensation from the Star Alliance, which was quite generous and thorough, instantly putting her mind at ease.
Then came the matter of settling down. Although Aurora invited Ye Bai to live with her, Ye Bai knew she had too many secrets. Adding points in Wanjie could lead to real-world changes, and if she wasn’t careful and unprepared, living with Aurora could expose her.
She didn’t lack ‘clean’ star coins, and she would need to rent a place sooner or later, so it was better to get it done all at once.
Thus, while soaking in the bath, Ye Bai and Aurora browsed rental information for Juhai Star together.
As one of the top developed civilizations in the galaxy, Juhai Star’s cost of living was similar to Lanse Star, but due to wormholes and the size of the planets, living expenses on Juhai Star were significantly lower.
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