Woke Up to Find the Game I Made Came True-Chapter 143

Though the paper-cut figures looked eerie, this was, after all, a fantasy world. Compared to Ye Bai, who was still getting accustomed to the game's settings, the NPCs in White Night Town accepted these 'magical' paper-cut beings far more readily.

The most talented individuals were sent to the library, while the territory also established a new general education school and a full-time school. Among the refugees, there were always a few who had received some education, and they could serve as teachers in the general education school. Even though Polly, the former schoolteacher, had gone to the library to study more advanced knowledge, there were still enough qualified candidates to fill the roles.

In addition to the general education school, which functioned as a 'night school,' two full-time schools had also opened. These institutions not only provided higher-level education but also accelerated the completion of basic general education.

Currently, all qualified teachers in White Night Town were 'furthering their studies' in the library, but the financially unburdened Ye Bai simply hired guest teachers from Melo City at high salaries to work temporarily.

Thus, White Night Town was truly in the midst of a collective learning initiative: the most talented individuals studied advanced supernatural knowledge under the paper-cut figures in the library; working residents attended evening classes at the general education school; and unemployed youths enrolled in the full-time schools.

"Rumble, rumble..."

The sound of merchant guild carriages had been ceaseless in White Night Town these past few days. While the territory barred players from entering, it did not restrict trade caravans.

Ye Bai had sent most of the newly arrived villagers to the full-time schools. The production lost due to their absence from work naturally had to be compensated for in other ways. Moreover, after the recent epidemic, White Night Town's stockpile of supplies had been nearly depleted.

Unfazed by the cost, Ye Bai opted for direct imports—after all, any problem solvable with money was no problem to her.

Upon her return, the merchant guild in White Night Town had posted a large number of procurement notices, attracting a continuous flow of traders along five established trade routes.

Spending hundreds of gold coins at once boosted White Night Town's reputation in the merchant guild once again, far surpassing other player territories and solidifying its status as a VIP among VIPs.

Having been away from the territory for so long, Ye Bai found herself busy every day—restoring production after the epidemic, procuring supplies for the territory, and organizing teams to expand trade routes in the surrounding areas.

[The trade route between 'White Night Town' and 'Antan Town' has been opened.]

[Foresighted Lord, you have successfully established the seventh external trade route for your territory, granting an additional +2 productivity!]

[By opening trade with a magic school-affiliated town (Antan Town), your territory will gain +2 productivity per month, with a +5 inclination toward magical studies.]

By the time Ye Bai led the trade route expansion team back to the territory, eight in-game days had passed since the 'Collective Learning' initiative began.

In the library, after eight days of intensive study, the students were now taking a classroom exam.

Each person received a different test paper, tailored by the nameless paper-cut figure based on their profession, aptitude, and learning progress.

For example, Dilina, who had a magical foundation from Melo City, was tested primarily on alchemy and chaos school knowledge. Carrie, whose profession was alchemy-related, faced questions mostly on magic and chaos studies. Meanwhile, Lucy was given specialized content on magical plant identification...

Though Ye Bai had known the paper-cut figure would make a suitable teacher, she hadn't anticipated such precise and meticulous personalized instruction.

The library was silent, save for the soft scratching of quills on parchment.

The paper-cut figure's gaze swept over the students taking the exam. Among this batch, there were clear differences in comprehension and learning ability.

The top performers were all women—Carrie, Dilina, Lucy, Polly... These first-tier students had foundational knowledge from their professions and innate talent. The middle group consisted of average learners like Shawn, Vider, and Nydia.

As for the hopeless 'academic failures,' they were, of course, Felix and Blaze.

Felix, having finished most of the chaos school-related questions on his paper, was now scratching his head over the magic and alchemy sections.

Even though his test was mostly chaos school material, he couldn’t guarantee he’d answered the earlier questions correctly. After roughly calculating his score, he realized he’d likely fail unless he got at least two questions from other schools right.

The nameless teacher had warned that students who failed this exam would be subjected to a 'flexible learning schedule.' Remembering what 'flexible work schedules' entailed, Felix shuddered.

Studying from morning till dusk was painful enough—he couldn’t bear to lose his evening rest time too!

Just as Felix was growing anxious, he felt a tug on his clothes.

Cautiously glancing sideways, he spotted a familiar grayish-white figure.

"Autofis... I'm in the middle of an exam," Felix mouthed silently.

Past experiences had taught Felix just how extraordinary this mount of the lord was—not only did it appear and vanish mysteriously, but it could also understand human speech effortlessly and was remarkably intelligent.

The donkey didn’t let go. Instead, it tugged at Felix’s clothes again.

With no other choice, Felix sighed inwardly and pulled out a piece of bread from his pocket—originally meant for an afternoon snack—and fed it to the creature.

"Munch, munch..."

Only then did Autofis release his clothes, satisfied.

While Ye Bai was busy, Autofis often wandered around the territory, frequently stopping by the library to observe. Everyone in town recognized it as the lord’s mount and would offer it suitable food whenever they saw it.

Out of all the treats, Autofis loved bread the most.

Felix, being young and fond of animals, often indulged the donkey with bread whenever he saw it roaming around.

Distracted for a moment, Felix turned to glance at Blaze beside him. Seeing the same look of despair on his face made him feel slightly better.

But when he turned back to his test paper, his expression mirrored Blaze’s once more.

Before him was a multiple-choice question with four options. Which one was correct...?

Just then, a donkey hoof reached up from below and pressed down on the third option.

"Huh?!"

Felix’s eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the donkey.

The donkey gave the young man a "you get it now" look, then retracted its hoof.

Autofis's meaning was... that was the correct answer?

Felix glanced at the third option, and the more he looked, the more it seemed right. He faintly recalled the voice of his nameless teacher during lectures.

Whatever, since he didn’t know anyway, he’d just pick it!

Ten minutes later, the exam time ended, and everyone set down their papers with varying expressions.

The test sheets were handed over to the paper figure on the scroll. In the score column of each paper, the most basic magical script was written in enchanted ink.

The paper figure leaped into the stack of papers, and the magical script in the score columns began shifting, transforming into numerical scores.

In no time, the paper figure jumped back onto the scroll.

"Those whose names I call have failed and will need to participate in 'flexible learning'... Blaze, Felix."

Hearing his name called, Felix clutched his head in agony.

The papers were soon handed back by the study group leader, Polly. Felix scanned the marked answers, assuming he must have gotten Autofis’s question wrong—guess relying on an animal’s luck wasn’t the way to go...

But when his eyes landed on the page, he froze.

The question Autofis had "helped" him answer was the only one he got right in both magic and alchemy!

Instead, it was a question from his most confident subject, Chaos Studies, that he’d gotten wrong—the very reason he’d failed.

"Ah, just one question short... Don’t worry, I’m right there with you!" Blaze leaned over, looking at his fellow failure, barely holding back a laugh.

Meanwhile, Felix was plunged into deep self-doubt—

He… he was worse than a donkey?!

...

At the same time, Dilina, Carrie, and Lucy—the three top students—were also called by the paper figure.

But for a very different reason.

The paper figure gazed proudly at its three outstanding students, feeling it had lived up to Lord Ye Bai’s expectations. "For this exam, I left each of you a special question tailored to your profession for creative interpretation. You all performed excellently."

Bathed in the admiring gazes of their peers, the three felt a surge of confidence.

The paper figure encouraged them further, "Do you think you can turn these into complete, functional items?"

"Of course," they answered in unison.

Elsewhere, Ye Bai was adjusting import-export trade details at the Merchant Guild. Autofis had wandered off to who-knows-where right after returning.

Suddenly, a system notification chimed in her ear:

[Territory professional ‘Carrie’ has invented the ‘Micro Energy Extractor’ using knowledge from the library (Magic, Alchemy, Chaos).]

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[Territory professional ‘Lucy’ has invented the ‘Eagle Eye Potion’ using knowledge from the library (Magic, Alchemy, Chaos).]

Ye Bai startled, then her eyes lit up.

Sending professionals to the library for advanced studies had been for this very moment.

Universal blueprints were rare drops, and in the late game, a territory’s specialized industries couldn’t rely solely on them. Professionals needed to study arcane knowledge, and during this process, inspiration would strike, leading to [Inventions].

Inventions were like pre-activated blueprints—once created by a territory’s professionals, they became exclusive patents. These patented products would form the backbone of the territory’s unique industries. ƒгeewebnovёl.com

Ye Bai had estimated at least fifteen days before the first specialty would emerge. Yet, the paper figure had delivered a massive surprise!

The moment these three inventions appeared, other interstellar civilizations monitoring the Lord Rankings noticed that after two previous "leaps," White Night Town’s score—which had stabilized—had suddenly surged by another 6,000 points.

And so, on the Lord Rankings, White Night Town once again stretched its lead over the second and third places to a familiar 10,000-point gap.