Woke Up to Find the Game I Made Came True

While Baiye Town was upgrading to a Tier 5 territory, Ruilan Village and Luofei Village also completed their territory upgrades that same night.

In the server-wide announcement, two consecutive messages appeared in the consciousness of every online player:

[Congratulations to Ruilan Town for becoming the second territory to upgrade to a town!]

[Congratulations to Luofei Town for becoming the third territory to upgrade to a town!]

In the territories of these two cosmic-level civilization factions, a night of fierce battles had just passed. However, unlike Baiye Town, the main forces in these two territories were largely composed of players—a level of cohesion no gaming guild could ever achieve.

Fresh from their upgrades, Zeta and Xi Mo simultaneously opened the Lord Rankings—

1st place: Baiye, Territory Score: 27,567

2nd place: Zeta, Territory Score: 10,211

3rd place: Xi Mo, Territory Score: 10,078

4th place: …

Both of them knew Baiye had appeared in the territory rankings, having also upgraded their territory the previous day. Now, as they watched the narrowing score gap, their expressions revealed unwavering determination.

The facilities already constructed in Baiye Town were no secret across the universe. After analysis by various civilization intelligence agencies, it became clear that Baiye Town’s high score wasn’t solely due to the Source Crystals displayed through the Energy Crossbows—there were other unknown factors at play.

Even though the score gap remained significant, the rate at which Baiye Town’s score was increasing showed that the difference was gradually shrinking. If this trend continued, they would eventually surpass the top-ranked territory.

Unaware of the ambitious thoughts of these two cosmic-level civilization powerhouses, Ye Bai merely glanced at the rankings after receiving the server-wide announcement before moving on to oversee the post-upgrade cleanup. Soon after, she arrived beside the Tree of Creation.

Upgrading to a Tier 5 territory naturally came with a wave of new options to explore.

Ye Bai first opened the [Development Strategy] panel. The conditions for upgrading to a Tier 6 territory had already appeared:

- Territory population reaches 600.

- General education coverage reaches 30%.

- Territory trade routes reach 5.

Additionally, three new policy cards had appeared:

- [Commercialization I]: Increases productivity bonuses from trade routes.

- [Homework]: Improves the efficiency of general education schools.

- [Coordinated Armament]: Enhances the production efficiency of weapons and equipment.

From these new policy cards and the Tier 6 upgrade conditions, it was clear that this phase of territory development would focus on economy, education, and a touch of military reinforcement.

However, after some consideration, Ye Bai chose not to replace any of her existing policies with these new ones. Instead, she continued with her previous strategies.

The productivity boost from [Commercialization I] would only yield maximum benefits with a sufficient number of trade routes, making it more suitable for territories like Zeta’s and Xi Mo’s. As for general education, Ye Bai had already prioritized it when Baiye Town first upgraded to town-level.

The cycle for general education wasn’t long—its speed depended on the residents’ potential, with younger individuals learning faster. On average, it took about one in-game month to complete.

By now, the residents had attended "night school" for over an in-game month. With unlimited paper and ink supplied by the workshops, Baiye Town’s general education coverage had already reached 57%, even accounting for the hundred-plus new refugees who had recently joined.

Thus, Ye Bai saw no need to assign [Homework] to her residents just yet. The same went for [Coordinated Armament]—the Energy Crossbows produced in the territory were more than sufficient.

Next, Ye Bai opened the [Development Path] panel. Among the Tier 5 territory technologies, two stood out as particularly crucial.

Before her trip to the Divine Realm, Baiye Town had accumulated 28 productivity points. The upgrade to Tier 5 territory granted an additional 20, bringing the total to 48.

While this seemed like a significant amount compared to before, the real "productivity sink" technologies had finally arrived.

- [Basic Library]: Unlocks the Basic Library building and the [Expanded Catalog] project.

- [Refugee Camp]: Unlocks the Refugee Camp building and the [Refugee Resettlement] project.

Unlocking each of these technologies cost 5 productivity points. The subsequent [Expanded Catalog] and [Refugee Resettlement] projects functioned similarly to the training speed boosts for barracks—ongoing territory research projects that consumed productivity points.

However, the benefits they provided were indispensable.

A library served as a territory’s "knowledge repository." For a civilization, knowledge was the most precious intellectual asset. A territory needed a library to house the teachings of the three major schools—an essential step toward urbanization.

More directly, without a library, a territory couldn’t unlock technologies involving supernatural applications. The current Basic Library was just the beginning—it would need to be upgraded to Intermediate and Advanced levels to accommodate higher-tier knowledge. The main city already possessed an Advanced Library.

As for the Refugee Camp, its purpose was straightforward: an active population expansion building.

At the town level, territory development demanded significantly more population. Thanks to her First Lord title bonus, Ye Bai could periodically rely on refugee influxes, but players without such advantages—especially those with low territory appeal—faced much slower progress.

Relying solely on monthly refugee arrivals was too limiting at this stage. The Refugee Camp provided an alternative, though it wasn’t without restrictions.

First, each [Refugee Resettlement] project would cost a hefty 10 productivity points and take ten in-game days to complete. Upon finishing, a batch of additional refugees would join the territory.

Being refugees, they had lower hygiene standards and a higher likelihood of carrying contagious diseases compared to regular refugees, making territory sanitation and medical capabilities crucial.

On the flip side, refugees recruited through the camp were still subject to the territory’s appeal, meaning they had the same chance of including special talents as regular refugees.

Whether to proceed with the project depended on the lord’s judgment.

For Ye Bai, population growth was a priority. Disease outbreaks could be mitigated by stockpiling medicine in advance—problems solvable with money weren’t real problems.

During the in-game month she spent in the Divine Realm, Baiye Town’s operations had shifted into profitability, no longer requiring her to dip into personal funds. This month’s fiscal revenue had already reached nearly 10 gold coins.

Not to mention that Ye Bai was now incredibly wealthy, with rows of legendary-grade fish materials stacked to the maximum limit of 99 in her personal inventory.

After unlocking two crucial technologies, Ye Bai proceeded to invest in three more, each requiring 3 points of productivity.

【Basic Walls】Unlocks basic walls.

【Basic Expansion】Upgrades the Hunter’s Cabin, Farmer’s Cabin, and Fisherman’s Cabin, increasing storage capacity by 30% and production efficiency by 10%.

【Full-Time School】Unlocks the Full-Time School building, allowing residents under 25 who have completed general education to enroll as students.

Unlike the previous fences, these walls were designed for military defense, requiring large amounts of stone and some steel materials. In the future, they could be further upgraded to intermediate and advanced walls.

Since expanding the population was necessary for the territory’s growth, Ye Bai had always prioritized strengthening its agricultural infrastructure. Even with local production covering demand, she continued importing durable grains, ensuring the territory now had enough food reserves to last two years. This expansion would further increase the population capacity.

The Full-Time School was an advanced version of the General Education School. Students who met the required knowledge proficiency could graduate and, if they entered the workforce, would advance to specialized professions faster. They could also pursue higher education at the 【Academy】.

The complete educational path for a resident was: ‘General Education School’ → ‘Full-Time School’ → ‘Three Major Academies.’

New residents varied in age, but most were young adults. Ye Bai planned to enroll eligible residents in the schools as soon as they were built.

The duration of schooling differed: General Education took about half a month to a month, Full-Time School required at least six months, and further productivity investments could speed up graduation. Once in the Academy, learning became a lifelong pursuit—essentially a permanent secondary profession.

In "Boundless," advanced professions tied to the Three Major Academies required Academy enrollment as a prerequisite.

However, the Three Major Academies could only be built after upgrading to a city and meeting the faction’s alignment requirements. For now, Ye Bai was laying the groundwork.

After all this, Ye Bai had 29 productivity points left—enough for two more territory projects.

With the technologies unlocked, construction began immediately.

The walls were designed around the core area of White Night Town, following the range of the Tree of Creation. This was a massive project, assigned to idle laborers for gradual completion.

Though the walls now enclosed most of the territory, they would eventually become the ‘inner city’ once the town upgraded, with outer expansions following.

The important Library was built in a reserved space between the military and industrial districts, near Ye Bai’s mayor’s office. The Full-Time School was placed in the residential area for convenience.

Agricultural buildings didn’t need relocation—workers simply upgraded them on-site. The Refugee Camp, serving as temporary housing, was constructed on the outskirts to prevent potential disease carriers from infecting healthy residents.

With everything arranged, Ye Bai looked up to see the territory bustling once more under her direction.

Though she didn’t need to physically labor, her to-do list remained long.

Ye Bai first summoned Felix and Blaze, tasking each with leading a team to establish trade routes with the two nearest NPC towns. White Night Town’s explorers had already mapped much of the surrounding area, with the rest delegated to player quests.

With clear routes, organizing merchant teams was straightforward. At their current levels, Felix and Blaze had little to fear from troublesome players.

A game day later, the Refugee Camp and Basic Library were completed, prioritized with full construction crews.

Ye Bai immediately spent 10 productivity points each to launch the 【Expand Library Collection】 and 【Harbor Refugees】 projects.

Then, riding Autofis, she set off alone for Melo City, the nearest major settlement to White Night Town.

This time, the journey took less than half a day.

In the crowded streets of Melo City, Ye Bai swapped her Illusionary Garment for a plain hooded cloak and muted Autofis’ presence. She made her way to the familiar Melo City Library, where she found Anita buried in historical texts.

During her last visit, Ye Bai had been close to reaching Historian IV. After her trip to the Divine Realm—gaining scattered historical insights from the Deep Sea Clan’s ruins and the Infernal Fortress—she had long since filled the remaining experience gap.

"Teacher, I’m here to advance my profession again."

Anita: "…" Hadn’t it only been a month since she last saw this student?

Studying Ye Bai’s cheerful expression, Anita confirmed her progress and nodded. Then, recalling their previous encounter, she muttered under her breath, "At least this time, it’ll only be once…"

A flash of light later, Ye Bai’s Historian rank rose to IV.

【You have completed the quest ‘Mentor’s Expectations’】

This time, the repeatable quest didn’t reappear. Anita sighed, gazing at Ye Bai with pride. "Congratulations, child. You’ve graduated. You’re now a fine historian—your research from here on depends on your own efforts."

Ye Bai, already aware of this, smiled. "Thank you, Teacher."

For scholarly professions like Historian, mentors only guided players to Rank IV—their own limit. Advancing to Rank V depended on individual effort, with automatic promotion upon meeting the criteria.

Opening her profession panel, Ye Bai reviewed the updated details:

【Historian IV】

Profession Description: You’ve amassed considerable knowledge in history. Now, combine your wisdom and insight to uncover more truths buried in the past!

Proficiency: 15/100

Professional Skill - Archaeology: Can gain experience by uncovering historical information; can discover hidden quest clues from historical records.

Professional Skill - Scholar's Aura: By understanding the history of different factions/races, you gain favor bonuses with them. (Current Favor: Ancient Dragons 5, Undead 3, Deep Sea 10, Inferno 1)

Professional Skill - Discern Truth: Having uncovered too many historical truths, you can now intuitively distinguish the authenticity of historical information you encounter.

A Level 4 Historian receives no additional item rewards, but their professional skills gain a new ability—identifying the truthfulness of historical records.

After leveling up, Ye Bai didn’t leave immediately. Instead, she turned to her teacher, Anita, who also served as the librarian of Melo City.

"Teacher, my territory has just built a library. I’d like to purchase a suitable collection of books. Could you recommend a purchasing channel?"

Hearing this, Anita paused briefly, then studied Ye Bai for a moment before nodding. "I can write you a letter of recommendation for the Melo City Magic Society."

Ye Bai’s eyes lit up instantly. She had only thought of Anita’s identity as a possible lead, never expecting it to actually work.

"Thank you, Teacher!"

In the world of "Boundless," books were incredibly valuable—not just in terms of supernatural power but also as a measure of productive capacity. They weren’t something one could simply buy with money.

There were several ways to fill a library: completing quests, collecting books from slain humanoid monsters, purchasing them in advanced cities, or having scholars in the territory’s academy spend long periods writing them.

Under normal circumstances, acquiring books on the scale Ye Bai needed for White Night Town’s library would require not only substantial wealth but also a certain level of reputation in Melo City and the completion of prerequisite quests.

Being able to bypass these steps thanks to Anita was an unexpected boon.

"Don’t celebrate too soon," Anita warned with a smile, seeing Ye Bai’s excitement. "Knowledge is precious wealth. Are you sure you have enough resources to exchange for it?"

"No problem," Ye Bai replied confidently, thinking of the legendary materials filling her backpack.

"You never cease to surprise me." Anita raised an eyebrow, then took out a sheet of paper and wrote a few lines before sealing it in a simple envelope. A faint magical glow settled over the seal, imprinting it with a recognizable magical insignia.

"Take this to Grant, the vice president of the Melo City Magic Society. He’ll explain the purchasing conditions."

"Yes!"

Now at Level 60, Ye Bai could use her Insight talent to see Anita’s level—a Level 70, third-tier Archmage. No wonder she had connections like the Magic Society’s vice president. Clearly, Anita was a high-ranking member of the society.

Ye Bai left the library in high spirits and headed straight for the Magic Society in Melo City.

Despite the city’s exorbitant land prices, the Magic Society occupied a vast area, protected by a magical barrier that barred entry to those without sufficient reputation. However, thanks to Anita’s recommendation letter, Ye Bai passed through without issue.

Following the magical guidance from the letter, she arrived at Grant’s office, which resembled a small magic tower.

Grant, a classic image of a fantasy wizard with a long white beard and traditional robes, opened the letter in front of Ye Bai. He was indeed a powerful Archmage, surpassing Level 70.

"Anita says you’re her most outstanding student…"

After reading the letter, Grant looked up at Ye Bai. "But knowledge isn’t easily obtained. What will you use to purchase copies of our texts? As a favor to Anita, I can accept gold coins for basic introductory texts—up to 500 gold, which would cover about one-fifth of them."

Five hundred gold was a staggering sum for any player faction at this stage. Yet, it would only buy a fraction of what Grant called "basic introductory texts."

But these texts were essential for Ye Bai. They corresponded to the foundational knowledge of elemental magic.

A newly built primary library only came with pre-magical knowledge. Ye Bai had spent 10 productivity points to unlock the library’s "Expanded Collection" project—effectively upgrading it to accommodate these new categories of knowledge.

Magical ​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‍research and application in the territory depended on the presence of relevant knowledge in the library. Moreover, filling the library’s categories to a certain standard was necessary to upgrade it to an intermediate-level library.

Grant continued, "For more advanced knowledge, you’ll need to contribute to the society’s research to earn exchange privileges. This is the foundation of any scholarly institution. So, which approach do you intend to take?"

Hearing this, Ye Bai—who only had 11 gold coins to her name—replied calmly, "I have a different proposal."

Then, she pulled out a vial of pale blue liquid, a fishbone emitting a golden glow, and a fishscale crackling with electricity from her backpack.

At first, Grant frowned in confusion, but as Ye Bai revealed each of these materials brimming with elemental energy, the old mage’s expression shifted.

"These materials…"

"Frostscale Fish blood, Golden Koi bone, Thunderfin scale. I’d like to use these elemental materials to sponsor the Melo City Magic Society’s research—not just for basic knowledge, but also for advanced texts in the future." Ye Bai named each material and stated her terms.

These were all high-tier fish materials obtained with Kraken’s help in the divine depths of the sea. Kraken’s voracious appetite had netted an abundance of high-level fish, and Ye Bai had kept only the rarest legendary-grade parts—feeding the meat to Kraken and storing the materials in her limited backpack space.

Even so, she had managed to gather over a dozen types of legendary materials, each stacked to the maximum of 99.

Selling such a vast quantity of high-tier materials for gold would be difficult, given the scarcity of wealthy buyers. Exchanging them for scholarly knowledge was the most efficient and cost-effective choice.

"If you can provide three more of each of these materials, I can directly exchange them for the primary foundational literature for you." Even for Grant, these high-grade materials were uncommon, so he promptly agreed to Ye Bai's first request before pausing to add, "However, establishing a long-term sponsorship relationship would require further discussion by the Magic Society..."

Hearing Grant's latter remark, Ye Bai understood that access to advanced knowledge was tied to the Magic Society's strict reputation requirements—something commonly known as "not for sale at any price."

At this point, most would have given up, but Ye Bai's eyes suddenly gleamed with an idea. Deciding to test her luck, she used a special life skill she had recently mastered during her trip to the divine realm—

[Deception]

While activating the skill, she added, "I can guarantee a stable supply of these materials. After all, these are rare legendary-grade fish materials, highly valuable for magical research."

Of course, her so-called "stable supply" meant she had enough materials in her inventory to last long after exchanging for all the Magic Society's knowledge.

The next moment, the elderly mage's expression flickered with momentary hesitation before he finally nodded. "Very well. If you can indeed ensure a steady supply, I can agree to your request."

"Of course! Thank you so much!"

As she expressed her gratitude to Grant, Ye Bai also silently thanked a certain devil gentleman who was likely imprisoned in some infernal fortress at that very moment.