Woke Up to Find the Game I Made Came True

Chapter 28

After discovering that she could directly teleport to Tute City, Ye Bai naturally did not immediately use the transit array.

From the maintenance personnel, she learned that there are 69 hours left until the ship arrives at Makur Star, which is almost three days of real-world time, corresponding to six game days.

Ye Bai's preparation time was still quite sufficient, and since she was in a nutrient pod, she didn't even need to log out, allowing her to fully immerse herself in the game.

Using the transit array would only take a moment to reach Tute City, so Ye Bai planned to use this time to enhance her strength and survivability.

Game gold became crucial at this point.

As she was thinking, Ye Bai suddenly heard the system-wide announcement again.

**[System Announcement]:** "Congratulations to player 'Xi Mo' of Rufi Star in the Centaur District for becoming the third lord in the server!"

Ye Bai was slightly stunned but not too surprised. Checking the latest news on the Star Net, she saw that it was indeed the Kaiyin Federation's area, where the Rui Lan Empire, leveraging their advantages, cleared the dungeon on the 10th day after officially registering and going public. Now, on the 17th game day, it was no wonder that one of the only two universal-level civilizations had achieved this.

Thinking of this, Ye Bai's anger towards Makur Star deepened. If not for this unexpected event, she would probably still be peacefully developing her territory with farming routines.

After checking the Star Net, Ye Bai didn't immediately return to the game but opened her emails. She searched for keywords and selected some to reply to.

Most of the emails she chose were from factions seeking job advancement guides, and they were all at some distance, not in the same star district.

While replying to the emails, Ye Bai almost subconsciously asked what job guide the other party wanted, but quickly realized and organized her response, sending it out collectively.

Soon, the civilizations that Ye Bai had replied to received her emails and immediately began discussions.

"Ye Bai's trade offer is for the job advancement guide of [Elemental Mage], which should be her own profession."

"The asking price is 20 gold coins. She definitely only wants game resources. Lone wolf strong players value self-improvement, unlike the Night River Civilization, which has vast resources and can buy guides with real-world assets. Including postage, it means we need to pay 20 gold coins and 1 silver coin for this guide..."

"She also mentioned key items for job advancement... Quickly, tally up how much of the public funds we have!"

Ye Bai didn't have to wait more than five minutes before she started receiving replies of agreement.

Ten factions indicated they could gather the required game gold immediately.

Ye Bai wasn't too surprised, as the prerequisite tasks for the Elemental Mage job advancement all involved collecting a drop item called [Elemental Crystal], which only a few specific magical monsters would drop. This meant that if these civilization organizations controlled those few monster areas in advance, they would effectively dominate that job route.

In her replies, she omitted specific details but hinted at the key points, which these factions naturally understood.

A few factions proposed paying a partial deposit first and settling the rest after receiving the guide, but Ye Bai refused outright.

On one hand, ten transactions had already been confirmed, and on the other, this was Ye Bai's first "Bai Ye" transaction. Maintaining a strong stance was crucial for seizing the initiative in future trades.

The successful trade with the Star Alliance had already established a certain image and credibility for Bai Ye, and she needed to continue maintaining and solidifying this impression.

Some factions offered to pay with equivalent star coins or other resources, but Ye Bai also refused.

Game currency in "The Cosmos" couldn't be directly exchanged with star coins, otherwise, with "The Cosmos" ability to enhance mental strength, the financial system of this world would have collapsed long ago under the pressure of cosmic star coins.

Therefore, players obtain game gold only by honestly earning it within the game or through offline exchanges.

Because of the game's uniqueness, trading values are very high, and not much can be traded unless players specifically "gold farm." Most players prefer to use their earned gold for self-development.

Especially during this "pioneering" phase of the game, game gold is extremely valuable, far beyond the worth of star coins, and is practically in short supply.

It's fortunate that the traders are civilization factions, which possess such immense control and cohesion, far surpassing game guilds. Only at this stage could they gather so many gold coins to trade with Ye Bai.

Nevertheless, she was undoubtedly putting a hefty dent in those civilization factions by doing this.

Soon, messenger birds started arriving near Ye Bai, delivering a total of 200 gold coins.

Ye Bai fulfilled her promise by quickly sending out prepared Elemental Mage job advancement guides.

"It's a pity, it could have been even better in a while..."

For the trades with other civilizations, Ye Bai had always planned to exchange bulk game resources and then use a "small portion" of star coins as a supplementary bonus. Now, with this unexpected situation, she could only temporarily take a chunk of the yet-to-be-fully-grown leeks.

Fortunately, the guides she provided could also serve as fertilizer, making those factions mistakenly assume Ye Bai was an Elemental Mage.

With a full bag of gold coins, Ye Bai began her spending spree in Melo City.

First, she went to the magic item shop and spent 50 gold coins to upgrade her backpack to a high-grade spatial backpack.

Although expensive, this was the standard price across the game. Ye Bai chose the top tier, which had 60 slots and completely removed the previous weight restrictions on materials and weapons, allowing anything to be stored without affecting character speed.

Next, Ye Bai spent another 20 gold coins to buy five different second-tier magic scrolls.

"We look forward to welcoming you again." The old mage in the magic shop chuckled as he saw off Ye Bai, this big customer, while the shop assistant, who had once blocked Zhou Ya, now eagerly opened the door for her.

At the neighboring magic pharmacy, Ye Bai spent 10 gold coins to purchase 20 different potions with various effects, feeling a bit of pain. If a magic pharmacy were built in her territory, the same materials could produce three to four times as many potions. Any high-level professional was indeed highly profitable.

In "The Cosmos," there are no traditional online game healers or healing classes; the cheapest way to recover health is through various foods, but these can only recover health when out of combat. In combat, recovery methods include potions, scrolls, a few special items, and certain special skills.

For players at this stage, none of these are cheap.

Next was equipment; as soon as Ye Bai entered the magic equipment shop, the array of items on display dazzled her. Melo City, as a main city, truly lived up to its name, with the shelves featuring many purple rare-grade items, although their prices were equally eye-catching.

After comparing the attributes of each item, Ye Bai spent 32 gold coins to buy two purple rare-grade items.

Finally, Ye Bai went to a bakery and cleared most of the shelves.

After this shopping spree, Ye Bai's massive amount of gold coins shrank to 88, less than half of what she had started with, before making her way to the transit array.

**[Transit Confirmation]:** "Want to teleport to 'Tute City'? It will cost 3 gold coins."

The transit cost was related to distance; this price was reasonable given that Makur Star's real-world distance from Earth was not far, both being within the Milky Way galaxy.

A glow enveloped Ye Bai, and after a brief feeling of distortion, her vision changed, and she found herself in another main city's inner area.

Tute City presented a different atmosphere compared to Melo City.

The entire city predominantly featured red, purple, and black, with a style that favored large stones and whole trees, adorned with various totems, exuding a mysterious and heavy vibe.

Clearly, this was a main city affiliated with the Chaos Force school.

The School of Chaos follows the path of excavating hidden powers within one's own bloodline. The special profession of Chaos Warrior can only be transferred here, making it both formidable in combat and resilient, highly practical. The magical professions can also choose this path, but the magic here doesn't come from knowledge but from prayer and bloodline transformation, known as "Abilities."

Ye Bai's magical bloodline as a Whisperer is fundamentally along this path.

The inner city of Tute City, like that of Merlow City, is devoid of player presence. It is now dusk, and Ye Bai does not linger in the inner city, hurrying to the outer district before the inner city gates close.

Compared to the inner city, which has streetlights, the outer district is significantly darker, with only a few main roads having a handful of streetlights.

At this time, most players have gone to the wilderness to hunt, and Ye Bai, carrying a windproof lantern she had bought earlier, walks into the dark alleys of the outer city as the night deepens.

In a main city with a large population, the outer district is not as safe as the inner city, and some crimes thrive in these dark alleys.

Not all NPCs are mere quest tools; players who wander into these alleys at night without understanding the situation can easily find themselves at a disadvantage.

As Ye Bai rounds a corner, a dark shadow suddenly leaps at her.

?Slow?

The shadow's swift movements slow down, and a snow-white silver longsword appears in Ye Bai's hand, pressing against the shadow's neck.

‘-2’

The sword grazes the shadow's skin, and a low damage number floats above the opponent’s head.

This is the misleading nature of Ye Bai's equipment; under normal circumstances, no one would expect a person wearing leather armor and carrying a longsword to be a mage, especially for NPCs.

Ye Bai moves the lantern in her other hand closer to the shadow, revealing the face of a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy.

Under the persistent effect of the Slow spell, the boy struggles to get up, realizing he has met a formidable opponent. He hastily pleads for mercy, "My lord, I was wrong, please spare me!"

Ye Bai withdraws her sword, immediately earning the boy's gratitude.

“Thank you, my lord, thank you!”

?You gain 5 Reputation with the Black Street of Tute City?

This is a common encounter for players entering the black streets of each main city for the first time at night. The tester is usually between level 10 and 15, with additional speed enhancements. If the player is killed by the tester or fails to decisively stop them, the black street reputation won’t be unlocked, and further harassment will ensue.

Only by capturing the tester, like Ye Bai did, can one prove their strength and gain access to the black streets.

Killing the attacker would also earn 5 negative reputation with the black streets, ensuring no further harassment, but certain black street-related quests would become inaccessible.

As Ye Bai prepares to leave, the magic effect will disappear in a few moments.

Halfway through, she suddenly remembers something and stops.

“I’m looking for this symbol. Have you seen it anywhere?”

Ye Bai draws a triangular symbol with an eye's outline on the ground using her sword.

…

“My lord, it’s right here.” The boy, seeing Ye Bai nod, flees as if granted a great pardon.

?You ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????gain 1 point of 'Intimidation' proficiency?

Looking at the unexpectedly acquired 'Intimidation' skill, Ye Bai raises an eyebrow. This is a hidden life skill with unexpected uses as proficiency increases. Related skills include 'Deception' and 'Theft,' which, if used unsuccessfully, can greatly reduce reputation and even result in being imprisoned in NPC towns.

The house in front of her looks no different from the other darkened residences in the dark. Ye Bai approaches and finds the symbol on the side of the door handle.

“Knock knock knock.”

Ye Bai rhythmically knocks three times.

After a moment, a deep voice comes from inside, “Who’s there?”

Ye Bai replies, “A lost traveler.”

“What do you want?”

“To embrace the darkness.”

The wooden door creaks open, revealing a dark room. Ye Bai walks in without hesitation, and the door closes automatically.

In the complete darkness, the deep voice says, “Let me see what darkness you seek to embrace…”

?Select your target for hunting??

Without hesitation, Ye Bai chooses from a range of professions and identities, directly selecting the broadest category—?Divine Bloodline?

At the same moment she makes her choice, the voice in the darkness muses, “Hm… I see.”

“Interesting, pointing at others, yet also pointing at yourself.”

“Before you step into the darkness, remember, the boundaries between hunter and prey are not always clear, especially when your blood reeks of slaughter.”

“Are you truly prepared?”

?Do you wish to join the faction 'Assassin’s Guild'??

?When equipped with faction appearance, you will be targeted by hostile factions; attacking your chosen hunting target increases your damage by (number of kills)%, with no upper limit; killing your chosen hunting target increases loot drop chance by (50 + number of kills)%; being killed by your hunting target increases your death penalty, doubling experience loss and clearing increased damage effects.?

This is Ye Bai’s purpose in coming here; she already knows about the faction dynamics and promptly chooses “Yes.”

The prompt sounds once more.

?You have enabled faction mode, joining the faction ‘Assassin’s Guild’?

?Current faction reputation: 0, Current reputation rank: Gray Robe Assassin?

?Hostile faction: All non-‘Assassin’s Guild’ factions?