Chapter 287
“Lord Bai Ye is currently tied up with some important matters, so I’ll temporarily manage the development of the territory in her stead,” Nao said with a serious expression. “We need to ensure that when Lord Bai Ye returns, this city is restored to its eternal glory. You two, go gather the others in the territory…”
“Understood!” Blaze and Felix replied without hesitation.
The halo in Nao's hand was not a typical item found in the game; it was a temporary ‘authorization’ crafted by Ye Bai through the console, combining her connection with the Tree of Creation.
Any resident of Bai Ye City who saw it would feel the will of the authorizer, making it a kind of ‘Lord’s Decree’ that was impossible to forge and held a very high priority.
When Ye Bai created it, she wasn’t entirely sure it would work perfectly, but given her understanding of Nao, she wasn’t worried he would mishandle it. Moreover, he had previously served as the extraordinary class teacher for all high-level professionals in the territory. As long as there were no misunderstandings, there was essentially no situation where he couldn’t mobilize them. This authorization was just an extra layer of insurance, allowing Nao to perform some operations related to the Tree of Creation on her behalf.
Blaze and Felix hurried off to summon other important figures in the territory, leaving the four kings from the divine realm in the hall of the lord’s mansion.
Seeing the ‘will’ of the king in Nao’s hand, Ottofis shot him a glance, while Ainolucia looked on with a mix of curiosity and envy. Kraken, on the other hand, regarded it with a look that seemed to ask, “Can you eat it?”
The hand of the God King, noticing this, curled into a slight smirk of satisfaction, and he carefully tucked the halo back into his palm, ensuring it was well concealed.
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Since the summoning from the divine realm began, the activities of players had undergone a tremendous shift. The benefits of early contact with high-level map NPCs were not merely about gaining the assistance of powerful beings.
The NPCs summoned from the divine realm were not mere fabrications; they truly existed in another world that players could eventually access. This meant that during this period, almost all activities of interstellar players revolved around the powerful beings from the divine realm.
When the time came for them to venture into the divine realm, they would be able to gain new advantages from the information shared by the summoned beings.
In a territory grounded in civilization, players pooled resources and heavily invested in card draws.
After all, players active in the civilized territory were not recognized by the system as belonging to it; in reality, they were entirely part of that territory. The number of powerful beings they could summon was limited by the players’ ranks. Major factions would not waste resources on a single player repeatedly drawing cards; instead, they allocated resources to loyal players of the territory to maximize summoning potential.
As a result, large territories could summon a significant number of divine beings. Additionally, many territories had accumulated enough scholarly inclination to upgrade from town-level to city-level, marking a period of explosive scoring. The territory ratings below Bai Ye City began to rise rapidly.
In contrast, Bai Ye City experienced steady growth, seemingly without anything particularly noteworthy.
Just when interstellar players thought this way, an unexpected event occurred.
Overnight, Bai Ye City’s rating suddenly doubled, skyrocketing from just over two hundred thousand to over four hundred thousand without any warning.
If there had been some obvious change in Bai Ye City, it would have been easier to explain, but the rating surge happened quietly in the night, almost as if Bai Ye had orchestrated a ‘sneak attack’ to gain points!
—So what trick did Bai Ye pull this time?!
When the divine realm summoning first appeared, there were indeed civilizations paying attention to Bai Ye’s movements. As development progressed, there were also fortunate lord players nearby who discovered high-level mineral deposits. Everyone knew there were mines in Bai Ye’s territory, and the [Divine Realm Summoning] just happened to require energy for filling.
Bai Ye City was the first in the entire game to exploit and apply the source energy crystal resources. In the vast universe, when it came to the confidence to spend money on card draws, Bai Ye was undoubtedly second to none.
Interstellar players, if they were in Bai Ye’s position, would certainly be able to afford a massive amount of energy to summon the most desirable divine beings.
Of course, in their estimations, Bai Ye’s capabilities were limited. After all, no matter how much energy she had for card draws, and even if her rank was higher than other players, the number of divine beings she could summon wouldn’t be significantly greater. Bai Ye City had no loyal players; they were all NPCs.
In terms of ‘player benefits’ from divine realm summoning, Bai Ye was naturally at a disadvantage compared to them.
Thus, after analyzing the situation and seeing that Bai Ye City’s territory rating hadn’t changed much, everyone gradually shifted their focus elsewhere.
Now, with this outrageous surge in territory ratings, news about Bai Ye City once again occupied a spot in the interstellar news regarding the divine realm. Agents from various civilizations active in the Blue Star server quickly sprang into action, heading to Bai Ye City to gather information.
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On the main road of Bai Ye City.
“Is this the territory you need my help with?” a ‘Forest Singer’ summoned from the divine realm asked the player walking beside him.
The Forest Singer was an advanced third-tier class of bard, a rare support-type magic profession.
“No! Not at all,” the player named Duo Luo quickly denied, fearing the other might misunderstand and think he was actually working for Bai Ye City. “I’m just passing through this city for a bit.”
Since the divine realm summoning appeared, various civilizations had concentrated game resources from the myriad realms on territory development, leaving less support for agents like Duo Luo who were active outside.
However, Duo Luo had been fortunate enough to receive and complete a hidden quest recently, earning him some extra income. After weighing his options, he decided to attempt a divine realm summoning.
To his surprise, Duo Luo drew a miracle and summoned the Forest Singer before him. Just from the name of the profession, it was clear that the being excelled in abilities related to plants.
After their exchange, he learned that the Forest Singer’s magic could stimulate plant growth, making him a rare type of territory-suitable divine being. Once this information was reported, Duo Luo was immediately reassigned from his position as an agent in the Blue Star server, with civilization instructing him to take the Forest Singer directly to the core territory of his civilization.
Not wanting to waste the ten days of summoning time, Duo Luo headed to the nearest Bai Ye City, using the only player city with a teleportation array to transfer to the vicinity of his civilization’s territory.
As an agent, Duo Luo also received a task to investigate the situation in Bai Ye City, but his highest priority was the transfer order, a task his colleagues would handle.
However, as Duo Luo and the Forest Singer made their way to the teleportation array in Bai Ye City, suddenly, the half-elf Forest Singer seemed to sense something. His pointed ears twitched, and his expression changed as he quickly walked in a certain direction.
“Hey?!”
Caught off guard, Duo Luo glanced in the direction the Forest Singer was heading. As a player very familiar with Bai Ye City, he immediately recognized it as the magical greenhouse where high-level plants were cultivated.
That was a restricted area in Bai Ye City, forbidden for outsiders to enter!
The third-tier Forest Singer moved swiftly, and by the time Duo Luo reacted, the figure had already shrunk considerably. He hurriedly chased after him.
Sure enough, when Duo Luo arrived near the magical greenhouse, he immediately saw the guards of Bai Ye City blocking the Forest Singer from entering.
From a distance, Duo Luo heard the polite yet slightly proud Forest Singer urgently explaining to the guards, “I mean no harm to your territory; I just wish to meet the Lord inside.”
Meet who? Who is the Lord?
Duo Luo was momentarily stunned, and then he saw the door of the magical greenhouse open. The familiar potion master, Lucy, stepped out.
As the door opened, Duo Luo caught a glimpse of an elegant and beautiful female figure, seemingly enveloped in a soft glow, standing inside.
At that moment, Lucy’s gaze fell on the Forest Singer, and she waved to the guards, signaling, “Let him in.”
The guards complied, and the Forest Singer immediately displayed an expression of overwhelming joy.
“The King… the King wishes to see me… That’s wonderful!”
In an instant, the Forest Singer seemed to bask in supreme glory. Then, recalling something, he hurriedly lowered his head to tidy up his appearance, feeling both anxious and excited as he stepped into the magical greenhouse ahead.
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