Chapter 217
Therefore, when the score of Bai Ye Town suddenly increased by six thousand points on the lord leaderboard, the two lords and the civilizations behind them immediately wondered if Bai Ye Town had upgraded to a level six territory.
However, the result was shocking. The commotion caused by a territory upgrade could not be hidden. Even though interstellar scholars speculated that Bai Ye Town had once jumped two levels, this latest score increase clearly did not stem from an upgrade.
—Could it be related to the library?
The only new technology available to level five territories, aside from refugee camps, was the library. Most level five territories quickly applied the population expansion function of the refugee camp.
Not just Ye Bai, but for interstellar civilizations, the issue of population had always been a significant limitation. Through the construction of the refugee camp, the top-ranking level five territories on the lord leaderboard truly began to accelerate their development.
In comparison, while they also built libraries, they prioritized using their productivity to expand their populations and did not, like Ye Bai, simultaneously invest precious productivity into the "Expand Bibliography" project.
Even though these territories accumulated a batch of system-rewarded productivity by opening up numerous trade routes through players, there remained a gap compared to Bai Ye Town, where all productivity came from NPCs. Currently, only Rui Lan Town and Luo Fei Town could barely keep up with Bai Ye Town's natural productivity growth rate.
Now, the refugee camp in Bai Ye Town had not changed much. The territory was not open to players, economic returns had significantly decreased, and no new buildings had sprung up. As researchers delved deeper into the multiverse, they were not fools; they quickly connected the changes to the library.
Where did the bibliography after "Expand Bibliography" come from? Could it be related to the school tendencies that had always lacked a clear function?
Experts and scholars found the crux of the issue, and these territories immediately dispatched players to various towns to investigate relevant information. They soon concluded that the content of the expanded bibliography from the library likely needed to be obtained from the three major schools, making the role of school tendencies evident.
Finding a clue was good news, but based on their intelligence-gathering discussions with NPCs, the interstellar civilizations quickly received a grim report.
To gain knowledge support from a school, it was estimated that the tendency for that school needed to exceed 300 points.
Even though the majority of interstellar civilizations had opened up more than twenty trade routes, these routes were not dominated by a single school; all three major schools were represented. Each month, a city-level territory could provide 10 points of tendency, while a regular town-level territory could only provide 5 points, and village-level territories had no school tendencies at all.
Nobles visiting the territories could bring some school tendency, but player towns hardly attracted any nobles—at most, one would come each month, adding about 5 or 6 points of tendency, roughly equivalent to a trade route.
A simple calculation revealed that, at the current fastest pace, accumulating enough school tendency to meet the conditions would take over five game months.
So, the question arose: if the increase in territory score was due to this reason—how did Bai Ye achieve it?!
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"Of course, it's because I made a lot of money during my recent outing."
At the entrance of the library, facing Ka Li's question about why the territory had been purchasing high-level materials in bulk lately, Ye Bai replied with a smile.
At the same time, the cargo trucks from Jiao Ma La were transporting obsidian bricks, golden silk nanmu wood, source energy crystals, and other high-level materials here from warehouses and merchant guilds. Construction workers had already begun erecting scaffolding and fences, preparing to upgrade the library.
During the construction upgrade, previous studies could not continue.
Ye Bai turned to the others present and said, "The library is about to be expanded, so we’ll take a two-day break. Everyone should rest well during this time."
"Awesome!"
Felix and Blaze were the first to cheer, and the others also looked relaxed and joyful.
Ye Bai then expressed gratitude to the paper figure hanging from the branch of the Tree of Life: "Wuming, you've worked hard during this time."
"It's no trouble at all; it's my honor to assist Lord Bai Ye," the paper figure replied immediately. After a pause, its tone became somewhat mischievous: "And... I think the teacher profession is quite interesting."
Ye Bai: "Hmm?"
In the next moment, the paper figure whispered devilishly to the grinning Felix and Blaze, "Felix, Blaze, I have assigned you homework to submit by the end of the break."
The two named immediately lost their smiles and quickly shifted their expressions to the other people present.
While waiting for the library to commence work, Ye Bai went to check on the products previously created by Di Lin Na, Lu Xi, and Ka Li through their "Inventions."
【Marching Cloak】
Level: Rare
Defense: 40
Resistance: 40
Special Effect - Marching: When fighting alongside more than five units, increases attack speed by 20% and movement speed by 30%.
Description: With this, you can forge an army as swift as the wind.
【Mini Energy Extractor】
Level: Uncommon
Type: Tool/Alchemy Device
Effect: This device can extract and store energy for collection, exploration, and lighting operations.
Description: A practical tool for mining energy resources.
【Eagle Eye Potion】
Level: Uncommon
Type: Potion
Effect - Eagle Eye: Grants an additional 100 meters of dynamic vision, increases ranged weapon hit rate by 80%, and ranged attack damage by 30%, lasting for 20 minutes.
Description: Eyes like an eagle.
Upon seeing the attributes, Ye Bai revealed a very satisfied smile.
This is the true meaning of "knowledge is power." Unlike the variable and uncertain effects of blueprints, the "Inventions" obtained by NPCs in the territory through learning extraordinary knowledge were all highly relevant to the territory's situation.
These NPCs were part of the territory's production professions, so the inventions they produced were naturally based on their own territory.
As for the different levels of the three inventions, it was due to the varying professional levels of the three individuals. Di Lin Na was a master tailor, so even with first-tier extraordinary knowledge, the equipment she invented was still rare-level purple gear.
However, this level is merely a production cap. For Bai Ye Town, the other two blue rare-level inventions were not lacking at all.
Both the 【Marching Cloak】 and 【Eagle Eye Potion】 could be used by the crossbowmen in the territory, greatly enhancing their combat power, while Ka Li's 【Mini Energy Extractor】 was the most suitable small device for source energy crystal mines, significantly liberating the productivity of the mines and bringing economic benefits even higher than the previous two.
Originally, Ye Bai expected to wait a bit longer for everyone’s "break," but unexpectedly, thanks to the paper figure's impressive performance, she immediately met the upgrade conditions for the intermediate library.
Upgrading from a basic library to an intermediate library was different from other territory buildings; it required meeting the library's independent upgrade conditions before the relevant technology could be activated. Otherwise, that technology would remain unactivatable.
The upgrade conditions for the intermediate library were: the library must possess at least one first-tier school knowledge and produce one invention.
This information required deeper engagement with the three major schools to understand, and the intermediate library was a necessary condition for upgrading to a level seven territory.
Indeed, from town-level to city-level, Ye Bai was preparing for another "double upgrade."
Due to the plague and excessive population this game month, Bai Ye Town could not meet the general education rate required for a level six territory. Since it would take time to meet the conditions anyway, she might as well prepare for the level seven territory requirements all at once.
From level five to just before level seven, it was a period of accumulating strength in territory gameplay. During this phase, lord players needed to develop steadily, promote education, accumulate wealth, resources, and the indispensable influence of schools, spending several game months to achieve their goals and meet the conditions for exchanging extraordinary knowledge.
Ye Bai's ability to "overtake on a curve" was due to historians reaching level four, a wealth of legendary materials (money), various titles, and the identity of a "legendary figure." Without these gains in the divine realm, she would have had to steadily accumulate school tendencies.
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