Chapter 183

After upgrading to the ninth-level territory, White Night City has unlocked all territory technologies that do not require other prerequisites.

Ye Bai naturally had to make some upgrades and adjustments. This time, she chose [Development Strategy] first, because apart from upgrading the final level ten main city, this was the last chance to adjust the territory policy card.

However, at this level, the functions of various policy cards are also very powerful and comprehensive.

[Work and Rest V] For residents with an entertainment value of 90 or above, their work efficiency will be increased by 80% and their skill proficiency growth rate will be increased by 70%.

[Tourist Attractions] The nobles' willingness to live in the territory is increased by +20. Each point of the nobles' willingness to live in the territory increases the territory's attractiveness by 5%, increases the willingness to immigrate to the territory by 5%, and increases the residents' happiness by 5%.

[Pursuit of Excellence] Territory Society training efficiency +40%; Territory professionals’ chance of producing new inventions +40%; Territory professionals’ chance of breaking through bottlenecks +20%.

[Integration] Increase the production efficiency of all industries in the territory by 50%; reduce basic maintenance costs by 20%.

In the end, Ye Bai chose these four advanced policy cards as his future development strategy.

If you want to reach level ten territory in the future, a large number of high-level talents and enhanced territory productivity are indispensable. These policy cards, plus the development of White Night City, will take a long time to accumulate, and you can no longer upgrade once every one or two game months as before.

Then Ye Bai opened the [Development Direction]. After upgrading and accumulating, the territory currently has 112 points of productivity. Ye Bai first spent a total of 40 points of productivity to light up the [Advanced Library] and [Intermediate Society].

The Advanced Library can accommodate advanced extraordinary knowledge. In the future, it will need to be filled with the knowledge of the three major schools and professionals or scholars in the territory will produce legendary inventions before it can be upgraded to the final [Grand Library].

The same applies to intermediate societies. To upgrade to advanced societies, there are additional requirements, which involve the assessment of the society's education and scientific research level.

First of all, we must cultivate a sufficient number of intermediate legal professions and produce a certain number of inventions, and the hardware facilities must also keep up.

For this purpose, Ye Bai spent another 15 points of productivity and first lit up the post-technology of the [Intermediate Society], [Magic Tower], [Furnace], and [Alchemy Laboratory]. These three buildings are the extraordinary laboratories corresponding to the three major schools.

The Extraordinary Laboratory is an affiliated building of the Society, which can improve the level and success rate of inventions, and help scholars break through personal bottlenecks.

In addition to top-notch education, in the military, Ye Bai spent 10 points of productivity to upgrade the [Military Academy], which is an upgraded version of the [Barracks]. All level 60 combat units can be transferred to corresponding advanced arms in it.

In addition, the [Military Academy] also has the nature of an academy, and can continuously research new combat strategies and types of troops to improve combat capabilities. As the lord, Ye Bai can make more detailed adjustments to the specific direction.

Originally thinking that the military aspect would end here, Ye Bai's eyes suddenly stopped at a new technology [Advanced Animal Stable].

She suddenly remembered that she still had a three-headed eagle egg in her backpack that she had obtained in the past, so she quickly spent another 10 points of productivity to light up this technology.

[Advanced Beast Stable]: Tame extraordinary beasts within level three.

Ye Bai has Ottophis. Even if the three-headed eagle egg is hatched, it will be of no use to her. However, it can be used as a mount for the territory warriors, especially flying creatures. After training, it can be transformed into a group of air cavalry.

Air Cavalry is the most mobile combat unit in the universe, without a doubt. There are very few arms of the same level that can restrain them. Now that Felix's level in the territory has been upgraded, he can lead the team to occupy resource points when Ye Bai is not around. However, in order to maximize the prevention of combat losses, the efficiency will be slower.

There is also a very small chance of dropping an extraordinary beast egg when fighting in a dungeon, or if you are lucky, you can purchase it from a traveling merchant. In short, you will not lose money if you build it.

Next is the infrastructure and economy. Ye Baixian spent 10 points of productivity to upgrade the residents and decorative buildings to the highest level, which enables him to build mansions, villas, sky gardens, large fountains and other buildings that improve comfort and environment.

After all the consumption, only the last 27 points of productivity were left. Ye Bai used 25 points on the last technology [City Teleportation Array].

This is the teleportation array that every main city in the Ten Thousand Worlds has. For the player's territory, it is necessary to upgrade to the eighth-level territory and possess the second-level extraordinary knowledge of the three major schools in order to light up this technology.

With this technology, the trade volume and efficiency of White Night City will increase exponentially, and the number of tourists will also increase greatly.

Everyone knows the convenience of the teleportation array, but normally, caravans will still choose to trade by transportation, with the main consideration being the cost.

Some basic trade items that are not of high value, if they are transported by teleportation, the value of the goods is not as high as the freight, and no one will do such a loss-making deal. The trade achieved through the teleportation array is basically some small and high-value goods.

But don't forget, the biggest 'specialty' of White Night City is the Source Energy Crystal.

Source energy crystal is the energy that drives the teleportation array. The cost at the place of production and the place of purchase is of course different. At least for White Night City, the threshold for transactions that can be conducted through the teleportation array is much lower than that of other regular NPC main cities.

And, most importantly, the teleportation array has irreplaceable advantages in emergency response.

For example, if White Night City were to encounter an epidemic like the last time, the problem of lack of herbs and food in that emergency could be completely solved by the teleportation array.

Ye Bai planned the teleportation array near the military area in the inner city, which is convenient for garrison and transportation to the industrial area.

Of course, as a teleportation array built in his own territory, Ye Bai, as the lord, can set it up. For example, NPCs can be teleported in both directions like other main city teleportation arrays, but players can only be teleported in one direction.

Players can spend gold coins in White Night City to teleport to other places, but players in other main cities cannot reach White Night City by spending gold coins.

Although no lord in the world today would be so foolish as to launch a territorial war against White Night City, the game is set up so that territories can invade each other.

It would be too unfair if a malicious lord spent money to teleport to the core area of ​​the enemy territory and launch a surprise attack.

After planning and handling matters related to the upgrade, construction workers soon began to move materials and started construction in full swing.

Ye Bai went around the territory for an inspection, found his confidants and gave them instructions, then went to the bakery to find Ottophis, and then returned to the lord's mansion.

"It's time to go."

Next to the well of origin in the basement, Ye Bai's figure faded and turned into an illusory drop of water, falling into the well.

Deep inside Saint Lori Castle, Kodos knelt before the magnificent coffin and reported:

"Ancestor, the strange vision in the sky has caused panic among the people in the territory..."

The next moment, several lights suddenly lit up in the gloomy mausoleum.

Even the lights seemed dim, unable to escape the colder atmosphere around them, and instead made people feel dazed and confused.

Under the light, a withered figure was holding a cage. "The ones who are panicking aren't the people in the territory, but the people in the fortress, right?"

"Yes." Kodos' pupils shrank and he immediately lowered his head to admit it.

After just one look at the shadow, Kodos didn't dare to look again. This was the first time since he was born that he saw his ancestor leave the coffin. Combined with the strange vision in the outside world, he felt an unprecedented pressure.

"Why are you panicking? It's just a projection now and hasn't been pulled down yet." After saying this, the withered figure looked at the cage in his hand again.

In the cage engraved with magical inscriptions, there was a curled up, fist-sized humanoid figure.

The withered figure threw something into the cage as if feeding a bird.

The wilted shadow seemed to sense the breath of the object, trembled all over, and quickly moved away, but when it approached the edge of the cage, it did not dare to get closer, and suddenly curled up into a ball, burying its head in its knees.

Seeing this, the withered figure shook his head slightly, withdrew his hand regretfully, and sighed: "Poor thing, abandoned and cursed..."

The object in his hand was a book filled with dense knowledge.

The withered figure looked at Kodos, who seemed quite interested at this point, and asked, "What are they called now?"

The creature in the birdcage was captured accidentally by Kodos when he just reached adulthood more than ten years ago. After bringing it back to the fortress, he was unexpectedly summoned by his ancestors. This was an honor that his father did not even have, but it made Kodos live in fear ever since.

Upon hearing this, Kodos immediately replied, "They are called Gray Men and Dumb Elves because they always hide in dark corners, making it easier for slow-witted and foolish people to discover them."

"Gray Man? Foolish Elf?" The withered figure laughed eccentrically upon hearing these two names. "Hahaha... How interesting! Long, long ago, before the Principality of Gaowa fell apart, everyone in the Principality was proud to receive the favor of the Aetherials."

"Hypostasis, oh Hypostasis... once a symbol of wisdom, now you have become as terrified of knowledge as a snake and scorpion. You have truly cursed your people with the most vicious curse..."

In the divine realm, as the mark of the water drop emerged, the figures of Ye Bai and Ottophis materialized. It took time to travel through the divine realm, and now there were only two days left before the final traction was completed.

Just as he was thinking about what form the God King's treasure house would appear in, it was probably a rift entrance like a copy, but when he looked up, Ye Bai was stunned.

"You call this... a treasure trove?"

At this time, the sky above the divine realm, which had always been gloomy and gray, was no longer empty.

A magnificent and huge city stood quietly, tilted, like a real city in the clouds, and like a phantom above the clouds. If you look at it for a while longer, you can see that it is constantly "enlarging", as if some force is pulling this city, which is not sure whether it is real or illusory, down to the ground.

Ye Bai never expected that the traction described on the key was actually traction in the physical sense...