Chapter 235
Until she returned to the Ether Laboratory, Ye Bai finally let out a sigh of relief.
What was initially just a mission to understand the chaotic star sea had gone smoothly, but she hadn’t expected such a twist at the end, which left her with many thoughts.
Ye Bai could sense that the torrent of information contained a vast amount of data that could answer all her current questions. However, it was precisely because there was so much that she was unable to grasp the majority of its content.
At least back when she was still at F-rank, she could communicate with the C-rank Aurora by spending a bit more time to "read" the information. Now, with her B-rank mental strength, she could only catch glimpses of the information flow, highlighting the gap between them.
Moreover, Ye Bai had already sensed that to attempt such a thing again, a normal space wouldn’t suffice; she would need to go to a special area like the wormhole mission.
Confirming her thoughts, Ye Bai took a closer look at the ghost magnet production technology she had acquired during this mission, unveiling the deepest layers of this mysterious material—
Surprisingly, the basic material for creating ghost magnets was not rare; it was silicon, which is abundant in the universe. Of course, ghost magnets were obtained by compressing this element to its limits through powerful energy under a special atomic arrangement.
This unique method transformed it into something entirely different, and due to its distinctive properties, it was considered a new type of special material.
With a flicker of inspiration, this newly acquired technology manifested as a new star in the Ether Laboratory.
She understood the production method, but Ye Bai couldn’t just rub her hands together to create it; she needed to operate it within the Ether Laboratory. However, she wasn’t short on funds at the moment, so she set it aside for now.
Closing her eyes, Ye Bai connected to the Star Network.
Enhancing her strength had become her top priority.
This sudden influx of information was impossible for Ye Bai to ignore; she instinctively felt it was extremely important.
Don’t get discovered, be wary of the stars, familiar flashes… If her mental strength could be a bit stronger, say, if she could reach A-rank before trying again, would she be able to understand more of the information?
…
Ye Bai logged onto the Star Network and routinely checked the cosmic news.
Then she discovered that she had become famous again.
【White Night City’s territory rating breaks 100,000】
Opening this trending news, Ye Bai saw a ‘screenshot’ of the lord leaderboard.
First place: Bai Ye, territory rating: 100,000, resource points occupied: 2
Second place: Zeta, territory rating: 43,428
Third place: Ximo, territory rating: 42,973
Fourth place…
The interstellar folks had quite a sense of ceremony… Ye Bai felt she couldn’t quite manage to capture that exact integer screenshot.
At the same time, the news included a lot of analysis from cosmic experts and scholars about her territory’s ‘insights.’
With territories in the front row gradually upgrading to level six, the influence of academic factions was no longer a secret. The intermediate library and inventions were gradually becoming known to various civilized forces, and information about resource points was correctly inferred from various clues:
“Considering the upgrade of White Night City’s guard level, it is preliminarily speculated that White Night City possesses a special upgrade channel, perhaps similar to the initial Void Gate, with a certain time interval. The acquisition of resource points is likely related…”
“However, the relevant technology may only be achievable by level seven territories. In terms of acquiring knowledge and developing territorial education, White Night has already surpassed us by a significant margin. This gap is estimated to take at least four game months to bridge…”
“Perhaps what we should study most is why White Night always seems to be on the right path?”
‘Because I have a strategy…’
After silently answering in her heart, Ye Bai logged into the myriad realms.
This outing hadn’t consumed much time; only a game day had passed in the myriad realms.
Walking along the smooth stone path of her territory, Ye Bai saw that with the assistance of numerous players, the entire foundational appearance of White Night City had undergone a complete transformation.
The scale of the inner city had taken shape, with roads, residences, and infrastructure all upgraded. It now resembled an NPC main city while still retaining the unique style of a player town, without hindering the normal production and life of the territory.
In this context, the lords on the leaderboard finally witnessed the tremendous leap of White Night City, which was entirely powered by NPCs, after gaining the ‘boost’ from players. It was no longer just a simple enhancement.
Because White Night City’s production chain was extremely healthy, with players taking on a large amount of redundant basic work, the NPCs were engaged in technical tasks that improved their professional skills. Under the boost of policy cards, efficiency was remarkably high.
Moreover, there were inventions, dungeon completions, and resource point captures that no ordinary territory could achieve at this stage… After half a month of upgrading to a city, the territory rating had indeed reached 100,000.
White Night City’s rating once again widened the gap with other territories, and the most frustrating part was that many lords with civilized backgrounds on the leaderboard knew the reason behind White Night City’s substantial player assistance but were powerless to stop it.
Because the Blue Star server’s activities were not limited to a single civilization within the Star Alliance, but rather gathered agents from numerous civilizations. There was competition within these civilizations; as long as one civilization was willing to take on White Night City’s tasks, the others that refused would be at a loss.
In this context, it was better for everyone to work together to retrieve equipment, minimizing losses while keeping an eye on White Night City’s construction progress.
This was Ye Bai’s open strategy, and she knew the Star Alliance couldn’t refuse.
Arriving beside the Tree of Creation, Ye Bai spent three production points to illuminate a technology called 【Industrialization】. This technology allowed different production activities at the territory level to be integrated into a specialized industry, further improving production efficiency and reducing industrial costs.
After illuminating it, Ye Bai directly planned the industries of 【Equipment】 and 【Luxury Goods】. The 【Equipment】 industry encompassed the production content of blacksmith shops and tailor shops, while 【Luxury Goods】 integrated parts of the production from tailor shops, jewelry, and crafts.
Currently, White Night City’s monthly financial surplus was around fifty to sixty gold coins, a number that was increasing with the rise in population and tourism. The reason it hadn’t broken a hundred was due to the recent addition of substantial military expenses.
After upgrading the industries in the future, Ye Bai anticipated that this income would multiply several times.
After all, as players in the Blue Star server leveled up, there would be buyers for the surplus equipment in her territory.
Now, if she wanted to quickly enhance her strength, the only place left for Ye Bai was the Divine Realm. However, since each exploration of the Divine Realm took a considerable amount of time, she didn’t immediately use the Source Well to leave, in case of unexpected situations.
While handling various daily affairs of the territory, Ye Bai also led the NPCs in two void captures and took the time to complete the opening of five trade routes.
In the end, combined with the previous two batches of ‘experience babies,’ a total of two hundred combat units in White Night City had their levels raised to between 55 and 60, a considerable military unit configuration even for a main city.
Of course, compared to the main city, White Night City still lacked high-end combat power after the third transition, which depended on the accumulation of knowledge.
However, for the Blue Star server players who were still striving to recover to their second transition strength, these guards were more than sufficient.
After finding a few trusted aides in the territory to give instructions, Ye Bai then brought Ottofis and the paper man to the Source Well once more.
Seeing the mysterious yet familiar half-illusory water well, Ye Bai felt a bit more at ease.
In reality, she didn’t have complete confidence in raising her mental strength to A-rank, because from her memory, the player level cap during the open beta phase was 80. The demigod level beyond 80 would only be unlocked after the Divine Realm expansion was launched.
But since she had obtained the blueprint for the Source Well and the Divine Realm indeed existed, perhaps this myriad realms were different from the open beta version she remembered.
“Tick-tock…”
The Source Well had long been fully charged, and the illusory water flow carried Ye Bai through familiar transitions.
After the third transition, with her strength enhanced, Ye Bai could maintain her clarity for a longer duration during the transition. Even though she still felt a bit dizzy, she had now fully overcome it.
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