Woke Up to Find the Game I Made Came True-Chapter 93
The sensation between actively absorbing and passively growing was entirely different. Before long, Ye Bai felt that all her previous exhaustion had been replenished.
After advancing to C-rank and unlocking the [Perception] talent, Ye Bai finally felt she had caught up with the evolutionary tide of this interstellar era.
Of course, C-rank was merely the standard within the Milky Way. Beyond this galaxy, in other star clusters, there existed races born with far greater innate strength—like Silienna’s people, whom Ye Bai had once met on Makur Star, where most of their kind were naturally B-rank psychics.
It wasn’t just Ye Bai who had seized opportunities from the Ten Thousand Realms. For countless civilizations and individuals across the cosmos, the Ten Thousand Realms represented a chance to alter their original destinies.
Ye Bai carefully stored the damaged fluid sandbag in her room’s storage cabinet, refraining from casually discarding it with regular trash.
Caution was the key to longevity. In Ye Bai’s era ten thousand years ago, personal information could easily be leaked if someone was determined enough. Even though Oceanis Star was open to outsiders, it was, at its core, the territory of the Illusory Sea Civilization.
In this age where entire planets could be terraformed, even with comprehensive privacy policies in place, Ye Bai doubted that a civilization would fail to trace any anomalous data originating from its own domain—especially if it took an interest.
Even with the Ten Thousand Realms as a mitigating factor, as an ancient human, Ye Bai couldn’t afford to display a personal rank beyond D-level at this stage. Drawing the attention of the Illusory Sea Civilization would be disastrous—after all, the force required to damage a fluid sandbag already exceeded D-rank capabilities.
After tidying everything up, Ye Bai logged back into the game.
In-game, her character was still in the prison cell. NPCs naturally disregarded players logging in and out—to them, it was a mundane, expected occurrence, whether it was the guards of Laen City or the villagers of White Night Village.
Checking her skill return slots, Ye Bai confirmed that the ice magic slot had emptied again, corresponding to her real-world use of Frost Nova. The connection between the two worlds was indeed functional.
If that was the case… Ye Bai’s thoughts wandered. Could attacks encountered in reality be transferred into the Ten Thousand Realms for release?
She immediately shook her head at the notion. There was no way to test this in reality, and she hoped she’d never have to.
Turning her attention to her reputation with Laen City, she noted it stood at 9, maintaining a neutral status. As a titled lord, she enjoyed a 10-point reputation bonus over ordinary adventurer players.
This prison stint had only cost her 1 point of city reputation—precisely why she had chosen to flee and minimize damage rather than resist the golem’s arrest. Fighting back would have been interpreted differently, slashing her reputation by 20 points.
The light filtering through the prison corridor indicated dawn in the game. Ye Bai adjusted her attire, boosting her Fashion stat above 100, then approached the cell door, locking eyes with a nearby guard.
"Excuse me, could you do me a favor? I have something for the warden."
"Don’t try anything funny. What could you possibly—" The guard’s words trailed off as his gaze landed on the silver coin Ye Bai extended through the bars, its surface glinting temptingly in the dim prison light.
"Y-You wait here. I’ll fetch the warden right away." The guard’s demeanor shifted instantly as he accepted the bribe.
[You gained 2 proficiency points in ‘Bribery’.]
Ye Bai arched a brow, unsurprised. In NPC-controlled cities, as long as a player had at least 1 gold in their inventory, the ‘Bribery’ option triggered, allowing them to pay their way out of jail early.
Of course, this could theoretically happen in player-owned towns too, but like poaching NPCs, it required the jailkeeper’s loyalty to be below 60.
"Someone of your standing clearly doesn’t belong here. There must have been some misunderstanding."
After parting with 2 silver coins in bribes, Ye Bai was personally escorted out of the prison by the warden.
[You gained 5 proficiency points in ‘Bribery’.]
The bribe amount scaled with the sentence duration—had Ye Bai’s punishment been longer, the cost would’ve risen accordingly.
This entire scheme had been part of her plan when deliberately attracting the golem’s attention the previous day. Logging out at dawn would’ve forced her to find an inn, so sitting out the night in jail was the pragmatic choice.
After this experience, Ye Bai even considered replicating the method in the future.
A single Tier 2 spell scroll typically cost between 70 to 80 silver coins. Yet, for just 2 silver, she’d acquired both [Frost Nova] and [Flame Dragon], saved on inn fees, and even gained 10 ‘Bribery’ proficiency points.
Her mind racing, Ye Bai realized she could also befriend high-level NPCs through gifting, then leverage those connections to ‘observe’ advanced spells—another avenue for stockpiling magic.
With this logic, the Spellbreaker’s ‘Transcendent Disruption’ trait might as well be renamed ‘Monetary Disruption.’
The thought amused her. Truly, certain gameplay strategies only emerged from a player’s perspective.
Still, Ye Bai knew the Spellbreaker’s true potential lay in high-tier zones like the Divine Realm. A Tier 2 class could only wield Tier 2 skills, but a Spellbreaker’s greatest advantage was the ability to unleash higher-tier spells—provided they could withstand the backlash.
Lost in thought, Ye Bai arrived at Laen City’s Merchant Guild.
Feeling the pinch of her dwindling gold reserves, she resisted splurging on local specialties. After purchasing basic supplies, she planned to replicate her previous scheme from Melo City—recruiting a few mercenaries for her territory under false pretenses.
However, when she requested to personally select her guards this time, the receptionist shook his head. "Apologies, but regulations require you to choose from preset teams here. They’re established units with strong coordination and aren’t willing to split up for individual contracts."
After some probing, Ye Bai found the receptionist’s stance markedly firmer than in Melo City’s guild. No amount of haggling swayed him.
"Please rest assured, our guards meet precise evaluation standards and are absolutely worthy of your commission."
Looking at the White Night Village's neutral 12-point faction reputation with the Merchant Guild, Ye Bai couldn't help but wonder if she had been blacklisted internally by the guild due to her previous poaching attempt… or perhaps it was the lingering hostility from the antelope herd incident?
The receptionist remained unmoved, leaving Ye Bai no choice but to proceed with the standard hiring process. She secured a team of antelope-mounted transporters and the cheapest ten-member guard squad, costing a total of 30 silver coins per day.
The prices for merchant escorts in Laen City were noticeably higher than in Melo City, likely due to the local academic influence. However, when Ye Bai saw the composition of the guard team, she understood the premium—this squad even included an alchemist.
In Melo City, one would never find a mage working as a mercenary, but in Laen City, there was no shortage of alchemists short on funds for experiments and physical combatants needing gear upgrades, all willing to take on various contracts.
At the same time, Ye Bai spent 10 gold coins to purchase 30 crates of grain and various raw materials for processing to bring back to her territory.
Truthfully, at this stage, Ye Bai didn’t need to buy so many supplies. The profit margin from hauling these goods back from Laen City wasn’t as high as simply purchasing them through the already-established trade routes from the closer Melo City.
Ye Bai’s real motive was to trigger a specific mechanic—when a merchant caravan carried goods worth 10 gold coins or more, there was up to a 60% chance of being raided. By rejecting the receptionist’s recommendations and hiring the cheapest guards, she further increased those odds.
This wasn’t the kind of raid players might accidentally trigger, like when Ye Bai left Melo City, but an actual NPC faction-led ambush.
In Boundless Realms, while factions like the Merchant Guild operated legitimate businesses, there were also opposing forces like the Thieves Guild, various brotherhoods, and bandit groups—non-lawful factions that survived through plundering.
Ye Bai’s scheme was part of her quest to repair a compass she possessed. The "Legacy of the Golden Clan" required her to locate descendants of the Golden Clan from history, and the most accessible lead at this stage was an elite humanoid mob called the [Sandweaver], which appeared among raiding factions.
Normally, discovering the "Greenwood" faction required negative reputation with the Merchant Guild. Ye Bai couldn’t possibly raid the guild herself—that would shut down her territory’s trade routes—nor could she reveal her assassin identity, as assassins were enemies to both lawful and non-lawful factions, making them universally despised.
Thus, the only way for Ye Bai to find a Sandweaver was to lure them to her by posing as a "fat sheep" on her way back to her territory.
The caravan set off without delay, departing Laen City fully prepared.
Disguised in a windproof cloak, Ye Bai looked like any ordinary NPC merchant, drawing no attention from players.
...
"Neighhh—"
The antelopes whinnied as Ye Bai, riding one of them, glanced at the familiar map interface. The caravan had been traveling in a near-straight line toward White Night Town, and six in-game days had passed unnoticed.
Sensing White Night Town’s location, Ye Bai estimated the trade route would take eight or nine game days to establish. They were already more than halfway there, with only two or three days left until arrival.
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The guard squad worked seamlessly, their skills evident as they swiftly dealt with any wild beast encounters along the way.
Ye Bai also got to know the team’s leader, an alchemist named Roland. Most fixed mercenary teams in Laen City operated similarly, with an alchemist at the core, as the gunslingers, mechanized warriors, and other physical combatants relied on them for equipment crafting and maintenance.
This structure also meant that even after Ye Bai buttered Roland up with conversation therapy and gifted him a basic energy crystal—boosting his favorability to 60—she still couldn’t poach him like last time.
The reason was frustratingly simple: her territory lacked an alchemy lab. This faction-specific technology required the settlement to reach level 7 and become a city before it could be unlocked through faction alignment.
The other mercenaries in the squad were all tied to Roland, making them equally unpoachable.
Still, making connections never hurt. She’d planted the seeds—she could always return to recruit them once her territory had the necessary facilities.
The only disappointment on this journey was Ye Bai’s "luck." Over five days, they encountered nothing stronger than elite mobs—no bosses to provide a gold windfall, leaving her somewhat deflated.
With mainstream players now reaching level 20 and expanding their activities beyond their starting cities, the level-20 bosses near Laen City had likely been cleared out, requiring time to respawn.
Ye Bai sighed inwardly, conveniently forgetting that the lack of bosses near White Night Village was partly her own doing.
As dusk fell on the sixth day, the group halted to set up camp for the night.
But just as they passed through a forest, a sudden gust of wind swept through.
"Neighhh—!"
The antelopes halted, their cries uneasy.
The unnatural wind persisted, growing stranger as specks of yellow sand began swirling within it. The visibility around them rapidly deteriorated as everything took on a hazy, golden hue.
Faced with this phenomenon, the guards tensed. Roland’s expression darkened as he barked orders: "Full alert! Protect the employer—we’re under attack!"
"Understood!" the squad responded in unison. The antelope handlers had already tightened formation, gripping the cargo ropes, ready to sever them if necessary.
Raiders were usually after wealth, and the Merchant Guild had protocols for such situations. At critical moments, abandoning the goods to escape was standard practice—hence Roland’s focus on protecting Ye Bai, not the cargo.
But the employer they were so keen to protect, Ye Bai, instead straightened in her saddle, her excitement surging as she gazed at the swirling sands.
Looks like her luck had finally arrived!
