Chapter 213
The head of the special department that once sought out Aurora, Mo Ke, sat in his office, his gaze sweeping over the consumption reports related to Ye Bai sent back by the Blue Star Council:
【High-level Planet Purification Module - Activated; New Blue Star Year 3, Day 113, Local Time 15:19:39; Transaction Amount: 100 Star Coins/24 hours; Transaction Target: Blue Star Council (Planet Auxiliary Facilities Department)】
【Antarctic Coordinates of Blue Star (87.34) Two Square Meters of Land Ownership; Transaction Time: New Blue Star Year 3, Day 113, Local Time 15:22:23; Transaction Amount: 10,000 Star Coins; Transaction Target: Blue Star Council (Qilong Empire Department)】
【Star Network Account Registration; Transaction Time: New Blue Star Year 3, Day 113, Local Time 15:22:33; Transaction Amount: 10,000 Star Coins; Transaction Target: Star Alliance Public Terminal】
【ID E233867 Public Seat - Dust Removal Service...】
【ID E233867 Public Seat - Nutrient Liquid Purchase...】
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【High-level Planet Purification Module - Deactivated; New Blue Star Year 3, Day 114, Local Time 03:20:54; Transaction Amount: 100 Star Coins/24 hours; Transaction Target: Blue Star Council (Planet Auxiliary Facilities Department)】
These consumption reports pertained to citizen privacy, beyond the reach of non-planetary official forces. The diplomatic department of the Illusory Sea civilization had to expend some resources to access this report from the Blue Star Council.
Of course, this would raise the Blue Star Council's attention and suspicion regarding Ye Bai, the ancient human. However, the events occurring in the Illusory Sea, involving an A-level psychic, were kept confidential even from the citizens of the Illusory Sea civilization, leaving the Blue Star Council in the dark.
What caught Mo Ke's attention most were the two transaction records spaced merely ten seconds apart.
Normally, Mo Ke could only access Ye Bai's planetary consumption records from the Blue Star Council; tracing transfer records was nearly impossible. If they were linked to other civilizations, the Blue Star Council couldn't retrieve those records either.
But coincidentally, since the largest sum of funds Ye Bai received was transferred from the Blue Star Council's public account, all of Ye Bai's financial flows appeared in the report.
It wasn't surprising for an ancient human needing high purification fees to sell Blue Star's property for a sum of Star Coins. What was strange, however, was that within just ten seconds, the funds were used to register a Star Network account.
This action was a gamble, and the only conclusion that could be drawn from this time gap was that Ye Bai sold the Antarctic property solely to register on the Star Network.
This contradicted the information Mo Ke had previously learned from Aurora. The possibility of Aurora lying could be ruled out through technical means, indicating that Ye Bai had deliberately concealed the time and true strength of her contact with the myriad worlds from Aurora.
The real ancient human, Ye Bai, had already registered on the Star Network while on Blue Star, gaining early access to the myriad worlds. The fluid sandbags collected from her rental room suggested that her strength was not merely an upgrade from F-level to D-level, but possibly above D-level, at C-level.
But as this thought crossed Mo Ke's mind, it suddenly faltered. No, from F-level to C-level... how could Ye Bai possibly achieve that?
Currently, the mainstream players in the myriad worlds were preparing for their second job transfer. According to experts, the psychic enhancement corresponding to the second job transfer was what allowed a character to progress from D-level to C-level.
In reality, psychic beings above C-level, even if they could sense the increase in psychic power, could not break through from the peak of C-level through the first job transfer from level 20 to level 40. How could Ye Bai manage to elevate from F-level to C-level?
To achieve such a leap without using real-world genetic interference would imply that Ye Bai's personal level in the myriad worlds had already surpassed level 40. Yet, based on her registration time, she had entered the myriad worlds around the same time as other interstellar players!
Mo Ke's heart raced as he felt the clues he had gathered begin to connect... This secret of her abnormal enhancement was precisely why Ye Bai had to hide the true timing of her contact with the myriad worlds from Aurora.
Thus, something must have happened during Ye Bai's first contact with the myriad worlds that she could not disclose to anyone.
With a sudden thought, Mo Ke began to trace back to the time of Ye Bai's first contact with the myriad worlds.
In the next moment, this exceptionally calm and reserved official, who had worked in his position for over a century and dealt with various complex events involving civilizations, could not help but exclaim, “How is that possible?!”
Because Mo Ke suddenly realized that the timing of Ye Bai's contact with the myriad worlds was extraordinarily special.
Just a few hours later that day, 'White Night' would emerge, a monumental event where one person would engage in dialogue with the entire Star Alliance, followed by the public unveiling of the 'Key' to becoming a formal player.
What connection did the ancient human Ye Bai have with the mysterious White Night in the game?
A spark of inspiration connected in Mo Ke's mind. He took a deep breath, and ultimately, his thoughts spiraled into an incredible hypothesis—Ye Bai was White Night.
But... how could that be possible?!
How could an F-level ancient human achieve what scholars of advanced cosmic civilizations could not in three years?
Cold sweat trickled down Mo Ke's back as he subconsciously rejected this hypothesis.
No, there were many other possibilities. For instance, Ye Bai might have met White Night in reality and become their spy, or perhaps the information he had uncovered was a secret intentionally revealed by White Night... Right, and there was also the A-level psychic who had appeared in the Illusory Sea, who might have been White Night themselves, seeking out Ye Bai for some reason!
The emergence of this new direction eased Mo Ke's tension somewhat, but even as he instinctively avoided that terrifying possibility, the potential connection between Ye Bai and White Night still pricked at his mind like a thorn.
Finally, after a long silence, Mo Ke connected to a high-level special communication channel in his consciousness.
After a brief wait, the communication was established, and a magnetic, gentle voice came through:
“Mo Ke, is something wrong?”
Hearing that voice, Mo Ke's taut emotions were instantly soothed, as if he had found his anchor. He spoke up:
“Wang, I have something important to report to you…”
...
White Night returned to her domain.
Even though players outside the town were denied entry, they could still see the first player town, White Night Town, shake off the shadow of the plague and exhibit a clear sign of vibrant revival with White Night's return.
The 'drones' flying over White Night Town had been identified as alchemical creations sold in the Alchemical Capital, capable of controlling the plague. Moreover, interstellar players speculated that White Night had brought back a miraculous cure for the plague—
Otherwise, it was hard to explain why a refugee camp filled with sick people the day before had completed its population resettlement the next day, with lively individuals joining the town's workforce.
The effectiveness of the cure astonished the interstellar civilizations. The level of this fantastical technology, if compared to reality, surpassed at least two eras, akin to the difference between surface civilizations and space civilizations.
However, what amazed them even more was the price of the cure. In retail stores, a single dose of the plague cure cost nearly one gold coin. Even with bulk purchase discounts, the financial power White Night revealed was staggering.
Experts had assessed the economic value of White Night Town, and the cost of purchasing this batch of disinfection equipment and miraculous cures had already far exceeded the town's current total output value.
As a result, many speculated that White Night had a player force not based on Blue Star generating wealth for her. Yet even so, the efficiency was terrifying. Only through forced plundering of their own civilization's players could a cosmic-level civilization amass such wealth. But even the Gestalt Empire would not engage in such reckless exploitation.
After this incident, White Night's assets, like her strength, became another 'mystery' in the myriad worlds.
Simultaneously, on the leaderboard for lords, her score began to rise from a stagnant state.
The interstellar civilizations were not surprised; the over three hundred refugees in the camp had been cured by the miraculous medicine and counted towards the town's productivity, naturally leading to an increase.
But just as other civilizations thought this score increase could be estimated—
“Puff puff puff…”
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