Woke Up to Find the Game I Made Came True-Chapter 151

After giving instructions to Blaze, Ye Bai returned to the Tree of Creation and arranged the building layouts for the previously unlocked technological upgrades.

Then, she opened the [Development Strategy] page.

The requirements for upgrading to an eighth-level territory appeared: a population of 2,000; a full-time education rate of 20%; ownership of an academy; a basic territorial attractiveness of 70% or higher; and a noble residency willingness of 20 points.

The first phase of urban development, the 'Basic Strategy,' was essentially reflected in these upgrade conditions.

At this stage, the lord needed to maintain population and education while transforming the territory's basic environment to achieve 'urbanization.' These conditions were all designed to support the final requirement—noble residency willingness.

Beyond generating income, noble residency was the most effective way to boost the favor of various schools of thought outside of trade routes. Once upgraded to an eighth-level territory, one of the requirements for the ninth level would be a Void Capture Device, which necessitated first-tier knowledge from the three major schools.

Of course, Ye Bai had already completed this step ahead of time.

Next came the selection of new policy cards.

After reaching the city level, the four town-level policy cards disappeared, replaced by a variety of more advanced and versatile new strategy cards. The territorial policies also required significant adjustments compared to the town-level era.

Thanks to Ye Bai's newly acquired title of 'First City Lord,' which provided the effects of '30% increase in territorial population attractiveness, 35% increase in special talent appearance rate, 40% increase in professional relocation willingness, and 30% increase in noble attractiveness,' she skimmed past options like [Magic Exploration I], [Alchemy Experiments I], and [Chaos Faith I], which increased school favor accumulation. She also ignored [Cost Cutting] and [Gold Supremacy] due to her already overflowing coffers.

In the end, she selected four new policy cards that best suited her current situation:

[Work-Life Balance IV]: Residents with an entertainment value above 80 gain a 60% increase in work efficiency and a 50% increase in skill proficiency growth rate.

[Emergency Response]: Reduces loss and contagion rates by 50% during safety or medical incidents in the territory.

[Martial Zeal]: Increases personal experience gain for residents by 30%, military unit training speed by 40%, and military unit base stat upgrades by 20%.

[Academic Atmosphere]: Boosts learning speed in general schools, full-time schools, and academies by 30%, and increases the chance of new inventions by professionals by 20%.

A flash of light signaled the application of the new policies.

With the first two policies ensuring normal production and safety, the rest of the infrastructure in White Night City had already been completed earlier, requiring only another round of upgrades.

As for the remaining two policy slots, Ye Bai didn’t have to choose between focusing on academics or martial prowess—she could simply go for 'excellence in both.' After all, most of the territory's basic tasks could now be 'outsourced.'

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When Zhou Ya respawned outside an NPC town, it was already noon the next day in the Ten Thousand Realms.

Warriors from cosmic civilizations required at least D-level mental energy, and the agents participating in the Blue Star server operation mostly had C-level strength in reality. After death, their mental bodies would suffer damage, plunging them into a one-hour coma. For the next 8 to 15 days, their mental energy would be impaired, reducing their combat effectiveness to half of normal.

However, this only affected reality. The compensation for this operation, along with the confidentiality agreements, had already been distributed to all participants after the post-battle meeting, covering their losses from the fight.

While financial losses were compensated, the loss of time was irreplaceable.

Seeing his level drop from 41 to 36, Zhou Ya knew he’d have to spend time regaining the lost experience. His current level had fallen to the first tier, locking him out of his second-tier class abilities. The only consolation was that he wouldn’t have to redo the promotion quest when he reached level 40 again.

Beyond that, the equipment and items in his inventory were gone. Even if he could exchange real-world Stellar Coins for in-game currency, the suitable gear he’d obtained through quests would be hard to replace in the short term.

And it wasn’t just him—about 80% of Blue Star server players were in the same boat. After the operation, everyone went their separate ways, and the sudden surge in demand for equipment would inevitably drive up market prices… What a mess!

Scanning his surroundings, Zhou Ya saw other players materializing nearby, their forms shifting from translucent to solid.

Players who died would respawn randomly in a nearby NPC town they had previously visited. Since everyone had died in White Night Town—now White Night City—most respawned in the surrounding towns.

He wondered what White Night City looked like now…

Recalling the events of the previous night, Zhou Ya felt nothing but a sense of surrealism—after all, they’d been instantly wiped out, so there hadn’t even been much of a fight.

Ye Bai single-handedly resurrecting an undead army to annihilate their 20,000-strong force was something even the participants struggled to believe.

Still, duty called. Scouting White Night Town was their first task upon logging back in. With his inventory and equipment empty, there was nothing left to lose even if he got killed again.

When Zhou Ya arrived at White Night City, he saw many other players who had also made their way there. The battlefield from the previous night had already been cleared by the city’s NPCs.

Just as disappointment set in, something unexpected happened. From a distance, the captain of the guards emerged from the city gates, glanced in their direction, and said something to the stationed soldiers. Then, the extended guard patrols began withdrawing, leaving only two regular sentries at the gates.

Was this… the end of White Night City’s lockdown, which had lasted over half a month? And right after being attacked?

The nearby agents were baffled, but by then, many well-equipped ordinary players from the Blue Star server had already approached the city. With curiosity about White Night City at an all-time high on the Star Network and no new updates, some had come to investigate.

The agents, clad in starter gear, held back, observing as these oblivious players tested White Night City’s current stance.

And then, they watched as those players stepped into White Night City—unharmed and unchallenged.

The news quickly spread to the civilizations each of the agents belonged to, and soon, the first attempt was made.

When they saw an agent who had clearly participated in yesterday’s battle approach White Night City without being attacked by any of the NPCs inside, the others quickly caught on and stepped into the city one after another, curiosity piqued.

Upon entering, they were greeted by the sight of a bustling city under construction.

Moreover, the attitude of the residents hadn’t turned hostile—if anything, they had become even more ‘enthusiastic.’

Zhou Ya had just passed the lumber mill when he heard a voice call out:

“Hey! You there, Divine Blood! Got a moment?”

A quest!

Almost instantly, the instincts of a player kicked in, and Zhou Ya reflexively turned and approached the NPC who had spoken.

Sure enough, the lumbermill worker addressed him as he drew near: “With the territory expanding, I’m swamped here. Could use some help with a few tasks. Don’t worry, I won’t ask you to work for free.”

[Lumberjack ‘Rock’ has issued you the quest ‘Territory Expansion Work.’ Accept?]

[Yes]

This was a territory daily quest, and with his current lack of funds and experience, Zhou Ya accepted without hesitation.

[New quest added: ‘Territory Expansion Work’ (repeatable)]

Quest Description: White Night City is undergoing a major expansion, and its residents have requested your assistance. The more tasks you complete, the greater the rewards.

Quest ​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‍Rewards: Refined Bracers (0/1), Horned Helmet (0/3)…

Time Limit: 4 hours

Now, Zhou Ya fully understood where all the equipment dropped by the player army last night had gone—and why White Night City had flung its gates open to welcome them all.

Turns out, Ye Bai hadn’t just looted their spoils of war; now, she was after their labor too!

It was an open scheme, a bare hook—yet after reporting and calculating, everyone took the bait, scrambling for it…

There was no helping it. Last night, they had lost their best equipment. Now, after dying and leveling down, regaining their former strength would be far more difficult than simply working odd jobs in White Night City.

Moreover, since all the equipment from the player army had ended up in White Night City, it had effectively reshuffled the gear distribution among them. The quality of the rewards they could earn now depended on their task completion rate here—no chance of getting back what they’d originally lost.

Slacking off would only net them lower-tier gear, while putting in effort might yield something even better than before. And let’s not forget the ordinary players who hadn’t joined the operation—they, too, could take on these quests without discrimination.

Thus, every player who set foot in White Night City, after seeing the abundance of quests available, quickly weighed the pros and cons and joined the city’s new ‘construction army’ at top speed.

In summary, the players who had participated in last night’s operation lost time and experience but gained real-world financial compensation—with the entire bill footed by the Star Alliance’s United Command, the organization behind the operation.

As for Ye Bai… she had once again achieved a ‘win-win.’ freewebnøvel.coɱ