Chapter 183
The residents of the territory had been attending "night school" for over a month now, and with the unlimited supply of paper and ink from the workshop, the general education rate in Baiye Town had reached 57%. This figure even accounted for the more than one hundred refugees who had joined later.
Thus, Ye Bai didn’t need to assign any "homework" to the residents for the time being, nor did she need to worry about the "cooperative armament"—the energy crossbows produced in the territory were more than sufficient.
Next, Ye Bai opened the "Development Direction" page of the territory. Within the technology tree of a level five territory, two very important technologies appeared.
During Ye Bai's trip to the divine realm, Baiye Town had accumulated 28 points of productivity. After upgrading to a level five territory, she received an additional 20 points as a reward, bringing the total to 48 points.
It seemed that this amount of productivity far exceeded previous totals, but correspondingly, the real "productivity-consuming" technologies had arrived.
**[Basic Library]** unlocked the construction of a basic library and the project **[Expand Bibliography]**.
**[Refugee Camp]** unlocked the construction of a refugee camp and the project **[Shelter Refugees]**.
Activating these two technologies consumed 5 points of productivity each, while the subsequent projects, **[Expand Bibliography]** and **[Shelter Refugees]**, were similar to the "territory research projects" that required productivity to complete, just like enhancing the training speed of the barracks.
However, the effects of these two projects were both significant and necessary.
A library serves as a "repository of knowledge" for a territory. For a civilized force, knowledge is the most precious spiritual wealth. A territory must have a library to accommodate the knowledge of the three major schools of thought, which is an essential step towards urbanization.
More directly, without a library to support it, the territory would be unable to upgrade to various technologies that truly involve extraordinary applications.
Currently, it was just a basic library, but to carry more advanced knowledge in the future, it would need to be upgraded to intermediate and advanced libraries, with the advanced library located in the main city.
As for the refugee camp, it was simpler; as the name suggests, it was a proactive building for expanding the population.
Once reaching the town level, the demand for population growth in the territory became evident. Ye Bai had the title bonus of First Lord, which allowed her to periodically wait for refugees to join with each upgrade. Other players without such bonuses and low territorial appeal would experience a slower pace.
At this stage, relying solely on natural population growth each month was too singular. The refugee camp provided an additional option for recruitment, but this extra recruitment was not without its limitations.
First, each time the **[Shelter Refugees]** project was initiated, it would cost a full 10 points of productivity, and the project would take ten game days to complete, after which a batch of additional refugees would join the territory.
Since they were refugees, their hygiene levels were low, and the probability of carrying various infectious diseases was higher than that of normal migrants, which would test the territory's sanitation and medical capabilities.
Of course, correspondingly, the refugees recruited from the camp would also be subject to the same attraction as the migrants, with the same probability of special talents appearing.
Whether to proceed with the project depended on how the lord weighed the options.
For Ye Bai, gaining population growth was definitely a priority. The plague issue could be resolved by preparing a batch of special medicines in advance; problems that could be solved with money were not really problems at all.
During the game month that Ye Bai spent in the divine realm, the territory's management and expenditures had turned into positive returns, and she no longer needed to dip into her personal funds. This month, the financial income had nearly reached 10 gold coins.
Not to mention, Ye Bai was now quite wealthy, with her personal inventory filled with rows of materials from legendary fish, all stacked to the maximum of 99.
After activating the two important technologies, Ye Bai proceeded to select three more technologies that cost 3 points of productivity each.
**[Basic Walls]** unlocked the construction of basic walls.
**[Basic Expansion]** upgraded the hunter's lodge, farm, and fisherman's hut, increasing building storage by 30% and production efficiency by 10%.
**[Full-time School]** unlocked the construction of a full-time school, allowing residents under 25 who had completed general education to enroll as students.
The walls in this technology were different from the previous fences; they were capable of military defense and required a large amount of stone and some steel materials. In the future, they could be further upgraded to intermediate and advanced walls.
As the territory upgrade required a significant increase in population, Ye Bai had always paid close attention to expanding the agricultural structure of the territory. While ensuring that agricultural production could cover the needs, she continued to import durable grains. Now, the territory's grain reserves were sufficient for two years, and this expansion would further increase the population capacity.
The full-time school was an advancement from the general education school. Students here could graduate once their knowledge proficiency met the requirements. After graduation, if they entered the workforce, they could become professionals more quickly and could also pursue further studies in higher-level **[Academies]**.
The educational path for a resident of the territory was essentially 'General Education School' - 'Full-time School' - 'Three Major Schools Academy'.
Each batch of residents joining the territory varied in age structure, but mostly consisted of young adults. Ye Bai planned to send suitable residents to study as soon as the school was built.
The time required for different schools varied; the general education school took about half a month to a month, while the full-time school required at least six months. Later, by unlocking projects and consuming productivity, the graduation speed could be increased. Once in the academy, learning would be endless, essentially becoming a permanent side job.
In the myriad realms, advanced professions related to the three major schools required prior enrollment in the academy.
However, the three major academies could only be built after upgrading to a city and meeting the school’s tendencies, so what Ye Bai was doing now was laying a solid foundation in advance.
After completing all this, Ye Bai had 29 points of productivity left, enough to complete two territory projects.
After lighting up the technologies, she immediately arranged for construction.
The walls were built according to the control range of the Tree of Creation, outlining a prototype surrounding the core area of Baiye Town. This was a large project, constructed gradually with idle labor.
At first glance, the walls seemed to encompass most of the territory, but in the future, as the city upgraded, this would become the "inner city" of the territory, while the outer city would continue to expand.
The important library was constructed on the reserved land between the military and industrial zones, close to Ye Bai's mayor's office, while the full-time school was built within the residential area for the convenience of residents attending school.
The agricultural buildings did not require relocation; the construction workers were directly assigned to upgrade them. Finally, the refugee camp was built on the outermost edge of the territory.
The refugee camp itself also served as temporary housing, and being located on the outskirts could prevent any disease carriers among the refugees from infecting the healthy local residents.
After handling all this, Ye Bai looked up and saw the entire territory coming to life once again under her planning.
The construction of the territory did not require Ye Bai to "get her hands dirty," but there were still plenty of tasks waiting for her to tackle.
Ye Bai first summoned Felix and Blaze, each leading a team to open trade routes to the two nearest NPC towns. The exploration completion rate of Baiye Town's explorers in the surrounding areas was already quite high, with some explorations completed by issuing tasks to players.
It was as if the map was clear; they just needed to organize a caravan to complete the trade route opening. Felix and Blaze's current levels meant they didn’t have to worry about any troublesome players causing trouble.
A game day later, the refugee camp and basic library were completed under the priority of fully staffed construction workers.
Ye Bai immediately spent ten points of productivity each to initiate the **[Expand Bibliography]** and **[Shelter Refugees]** projects.
Then, Ye Bai set off alone, heading towards the nearest city, Meiluo City.
This time, riding Ottofis, she arrived in Meiluo City in less than half a day.
In the bustling Meiluo City, Ye Bai changed out of her Thousand Illusions Robe into a simple hooded cloak, allowing Ottofis to blend into the background. She made her way to the familiar Meiluo City Library, where she found Anita buried in historical documents in a corner.
The last time she had come for an upgrade, Ye Bai was already close to reaching Historian IV. After another trip to the divine realm, she had gathered a fair amount of historical experience from the ruins of the Deep Sea Clan and the Hell Fortress, easily filling in the remaining gaps.
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