Chapter 106
The single apartment suitable for Ye Bai had a monthly rent ranging from 50 to 80 star coins, and it was well-equipped, much larger and more comfortable than the capsule hotels on Blue Star, which charged 8 star coins per night.
In the end, Ye Bai rented a place for 60 star coins a month, completing all the necessary procedures online. She would be able to move in as soon as she arrived at the apartment.
During this process, Ye Bai also registered for a StarNet account on the spot and added her good friend.
On StarNet, as long as she didn’t actively display information about the "Wanjie/Baiye" (literally "All Realms/White Night"), no one would know her true identity. Adding Aurora as a friend was just like adding her previous friends, Xiliana and the others, on Makur Star.
Aurora still had to log in for work, and just before they parted ways in reality, she reminded Ye Bai, “If your birthplace is near Suola City, send me a message. Once I’m done, I can come help you level up.”
“Sure thing,” Ye Bai replied, realizing that her birthplace definitely couldn’t be ‘Suola City’ now.
Then, Aurora sent Ye Bai a contact for a staff member in the lab who exchanged game coins for real money: “I can help you with exchanges, but if I’m busy and you need money, you can go directly to her.”
“Got it,” Ye Bai nodded. It wouldn’t be practical to keep bothering Aurora for exchanges. “I’ll just register an account based on the… cough, Baiye model.”
“Hahaha, smart choice!”
...
After they parted, Ye Bai took the free maglev train to her rental house.
What greeted her was a small dwelling that resembled a shell, filled with a sense of technology, wrapped in a bubble-like water curtain, floating in the air.
It was known that Huanhai Star was a planet largely covered by water, hence its name. The inhabitants of Huanhai Star originated from the sea and still possessed the ability to breathe underwater. Their architectural style also retained the essence of their oceanic heritage.
After identity verification, the ‘shell’ opened up, and a passage emerged from the bubble, smoothly connecting to the spherical maglev train Ye Bai had arrived on.
Ye Bai stepped onto the passage, passing through the water curtain that formed the bubble. It looked like water but wasn’t, or perhaps it had a stronger binding force. After passing through, Ye Bai found herself completely dry.
At the same time, the door of the small house opened automatically. Ye Bai walked inside. The apartment measured 23.8 square meters, which didn’t sound large, but in this era, various household appliances were designed to be extremely compact, leaving plenty of actual living space.
Even though she had already done a ‘holographic viewing’ on her personal terminal, stepping into her first real ‘home’ in the interstellar age still filled Ye Bai with excitement. She looked around, touched everything, and explored the novelty of her surroundings.
Finally, after drinking a bottle of nutrient solution, Ye Bai sank into a bed that was semi-transparent and soft, resembling a jellyfish cap, and reflected on her achievements in reality:
She had safely arrived in the Huanhai star system, resolved her living situation, and temporarily avoided any risk of exposing her identity. Looking ahead, she could leverage her connection with Aurora to learn more about mental powers and gain access to a game currency exchange channel in a lab on Huanhai Star...
At this thought, Ye Bai suddenly found it amusing.
Did this mean she had joined the next research team under the Huanhai civilization’s influence, a gold farming group?
Moreover, when it came time to exchange, she would have to disguise herself as a low-level character to enter Suola City in the Wanjie.
For a maximum of 2 or 3 silver coins, she might have to spend 3 gold coins on teleportation fees. That was probably a unique situation in the entire game...
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**Chapter 77**
After handling her real-world matters, Ye Bai logged back in, and it was already the second game day.
At this point, there were still 9 game days until the next batch of refugees arrived. The territory’s basic infrastructure was fully completed. Aside from the technology that could only be unlocked at level 4, Baiye Village had everything that could be built or upgraded.
What needed to be done now was to accumulate various materials, with stone being the most crucial for the next phase of development into Baiye Town.
As the territory upgraded to town level, the population would increase, necessitating a large amount of stone and manpower to construct sewers. The dirt roads in the village also needed to be upgraded to stone paths. Compared to dirt roads, villagers walking on stone paths could increase their speed by 15%, while there was also a cobblestone path in between that offered a 10% speed boost.
Ye Bai, being generous, decided to go straight for the highest level of town paths to avoid any rework.
The only thing higher than that was the “Brick Road,” which could only be built at the city level, allowing villagers to move 25% faster.
In addition to assigning villagers to gather stone, Ye Bai also posted buy orders in the territory’s market and the merchant guild.
Thanks to the allure of high-quality night gear, a merchant caravan was already on its way from Meiluocheng to Baiye Village for trade.
As for the buy orders in the territory market, they were aimed at players, with prices not being high, matching the merchant guild’s market price. However, due to Baiye Village’s exposure, many agents lingered around, wary of provoking Baiye Village while also gathering information. They certainly had to find something to do nearby.
Some villagers in Baiye Village, like those in NPC towns, would also post minor tasks for players. However, with so many people wanting to increase their favor with Baiye Village to see what benefits it might bring, Ye Bai’s ‘Collect Stones’ task was quite popular.
The daily buy limit of 1 silver coin was fully completed, effectively adding a batch of free productivity.
This was exactly the effect Ye Bai wanted; as long as a problem could be solved with money, it wasn’t really a problem.
Of course, despite saying that, Ye Bai, with 10 gold coins in her bag, still felt a bit uneasy, having once held as much as 200 gold coins and knowing she couldn’t go back to that.
Thus, leaving her guards to watch over the incoming players, Ye Bai quietly slipped away from the territory and stepped into the wilderness.
BOSS monsters required time to respawn, and those that had been defeated by players wouldn’t appear again soon. Ye Bai planned to take advantage of her current strength to clear out all the BOSS monsters near the territory.
Not only could she earn gold, but she could also preemptively eliminate the monsters that would spawn after the territory upgraded.
Of course, Ye Bai’s target was only the BOSS monsters; she wouldn’t touch wild beasts like wolf packs or wild bears, as they could be saved for training when the monsters attacked the territory. That should be enough to raise the personal levels of the first batch of soldiers to around level 20.
NPCs weren’t like player templates; the experience required to level up wasn’t as high, though their combat skills weren’t as flexible as those of players.
As for the players in the territory, after a few rounds of testing, Ye Bai had already left an impression on this batch of interstellar agents that they shouldn’t provoke her.
And if anyone really dared to stir up trouble, Ye Bai would be close enough to return in time.
...
“Ugh…”
On a hillside five miles from Baiye Village, a fire-type level 2 spell, “Flame Burst,” dealt 843 points of damage, causing a wolf king with shiny silver fur to collapse, its health bar empty.
A mysterious figure, cloaked in black, placed a hand on the silver wolf king.
Obtained: [First-Level Skill Book] X1
Obtained: [Silver Wolf King Fur] X1
Obtained: [Wolf King Teeth] X2
Obtained: [Blood of Transformation] X1
Obtained: [High-Quality Beast Meat] X4
Obtained: [Gold Coins] X10
Seeing the shimmering skill book pop out, Ye Bai, hidden beneath her assassin’s cloak, excitedly clenched her fist: “Yes! Finally, my luck has turned around!”
It was worth it for her to have ‘primed’ her luck by opening river clams.
Without hesitation, Ye Bai picked up the skill book and used it, gaining an extra skill point in her profession page.
Opening her profession page, Ye Bai had already used the 3 skill points she earned from leveling up to 35 while venturing into the wilderness to clear BOSS monsters.
**[Whisperer]**
**Profession Trait:** Magic Versatility
**Effect:** Unlocks all types of magic (current level 2), reduces the casting range of all level 2 spells by 30%, reduces spell strength by 30%, and incurs an additional 2x energy cost.
**Description:** You have activated the ‘Bloodline of Magic’; pray for the favor of the elemental laws!
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