105: Origin of the Astral World

After reaching the Seventh Tier, he unlocked many of his permissions and learned some information about the Star Realm.

The Star Realm originates from another dimension.

In terms of strength, the Star Realm is no less powerful than the universe Lin Ye is in.

No one knows how the two dimensions intersected.

But the appearance of the Star Gate directly connected the two dimensions.

The Star Realm is a continent completely different from the universe Lin Ye is in.

It is extremely vast.

It is not a sphere suspended in cosmic space like the planets in the universe Lin Ye is in.

Instead, it is a folded body divided into several planes.

The uppermost layer is the Heaven Realm.

In the middle is the Star Realm Continent.

The lowest is Hell.

The Star Realm has many continents.

The Galaxy, where Lin Ye is located, is connected to a continent called Yi Lan.

On this continent, there are various races such as Beastmen, Elves, and Dwarves.

Currently, the strongest are the Beastmen; they almost cover the entire continent.

The Earth Star Gate, where Lin Ye and his people are, mainly connects to the southernmost part of the continent.

It is a forest-dominated region.

Here, Beastmen are rare; it is mainly a paradise for Elves, with a small number of Dwarves and Dragons scattered around.

After the Star Gate appeared, the reason why the natives did not counter-invade was because they simply could not adapt to the laws of the universe.

It seems that when the two dimensions connected, the cosmic dimension gained the upper hand.

Creatures living in the Star Realm would be fine if they went to a planet like Blue Star, which has better conditions, no cosmic rays, and abundant resources; at least they could survive normally.

But if they went to those silicon-based Life planets, that would be seeking death.

However, creatures in the universe can easily adapt to the laws of the Star Realm.

Moreover, there was another point that restricted their invasion.

Technology.

The Star Realm does not have widespread technology; transporting troops and communication were all hit by dimensional reduction.

Although their top-tier rune technology is very powerful, even producing combat fortresses similar to aircraft carriers like Mage Towers, it is not widespread enough.

Therefore, almost all Star Gates are controlled by races from the universe.

It is said that at first, Star Realm creatures united to resist invaders from other realms, but later they found it futile and unprofitable.

They could not continuously waste power guarding the Star Gate; even if they fought their way through, there would be no gains, while the various races in the universe could wait at leisure.

The cultivation resources needed by their civilization are too scarce in the universe.

The only thing of some use was scientific technology, which could provide some inspiration for their rune technology.

Finally, they accepted the various races from the universe.

After all, the Star Realm is too vast, and development is very difficult.

The true strongest race are the Exotic Beasts; they are the masters of the Star Realm, occupying large tracts of land.

He was shocked when he learned this truth.

Because Blue Star is located in a large forest, and the neighboring Elves are also quite laid-back and reclusive, the only opponent is the Exotic Beasts.

For social stability, permissions for browsing information were set.

After all, Blue Star has only been developing for over three hundred years; the existence of the Star Realm already shatters the worldview, let alone other information.

After the permissions were opened, Lin Ye also browsed a lot of information about various alien races.

He also marveled at the formidable strength of the Star Realm creatures.

Not to mention Elves, who reach Seventh Tier upon adulthood.

Just take the Beastmen; the weakest Pigmen and Ratmen, their adult strength is at least Third Tier.

While races like the Lion People and Elephant People, the weakest are Sixth Tier.

The Beastman Emperor, the Behemoth Clan, reaches Ninth Tier upon adulthood and is said to be a super ruthless individual who feeds on dragons.

Not to mention the Exotic Beasts; Seventh Tier adult Exotic Beasts are as numerous as cattle, but because their intelligence doesn't keep up, they pose no significant threat.

After Lin Ye learned all this, he was filled with awe for the Star Realm; this land is too vast.

However, now is not the time for him to consider these things.

Let's first figure out the situation in White Mist City.

White Mist City is very large, much larger than White Stone City, and housing prices have not increased tens of times; they have only quadrupled based on White Stone City's prices.

This brought Lin Ye no small comfort, although he had no money to buy anything anyway.

"Big brother, what is White Mist City particularly strong at?" Lin Ye once again found an old man who had lived there for a long time.

It is always necessary to inquire about information when entering a new place; choice is greater than effort.

Under the bombardment of gold coins, this old man was quite talkative.

Lin Ye gained a general understanding of the surrounding situation.

The resources around White Mist City are very abundant; it can be said that gold is everywhere.

And abundant resources bring fierce competition.

Competing with Exotic Beasts.

Competing with the Dwarf Race.

Competing with other humans.

This region is not just for Summer Country.

Bear Country, Beautiful Country, Elephant Country, and other nations have all built cities.

So, finding a loophole is too difficult.

"If you want to make money, go take on development missions. For every resource point you capture and hand over to a company or the state for development, you can earn a large sum of gold coins."

The old man was very honest.

"Oh, what are the specific details?" Lin Ye pushed a handful of gold coins from his spatial inventory to the old man.

The old man was very satisfied and subtly accepted the gold coins.

"This policy came about because the resources near White Mist City are too abundant."

"Most of these resource points are controlled by some Exotic Beasts, so very strong military force is needed to drive them out, plus you have to deal with the surrounding jackals, wolves, and leopards. Therefore, a regulation was made: as long as a resource point is occupied, the occupier will be given fifty percent of the share."

"The conditions for occupation are to drive out all surrounding dangers, establish defensive structures, and ensure stable development."

"The construction of these defensive structures usually takes about seven days, so the difficulty is still considerable."

The old man sighed a little, recalling how he once led a team to occupy a small resource point, enjoying great prestige and receiving regular payments every year, but unfortunately, it only lasted for thirty years before it was gone.

Lin Ye felt this was a good opportunity and continued to ask the old man for details.

After a long inquiry, he roughly understood the process.

After discovering a resource point, eliminate the nearby Exotic Beasts, find experienced development units to assess it, and then establish a stronghold.

During this process, there will certainly be many who want to reap without sowing, especially the Beautiful Country, which is notorious for wanting to gain without effort.

As long as the development unit is protected before the stronghold is established, then the occupation will be successful.

Once the stronghold is established, with its defensive fortifications and the private army stationed by the development unit, stable development can naturally proceed.

Attacking a well-fortified stronghold requires too much effort and is not proportional to the gains, making it not worth it. Therefore, once a stronghold is successfully established, stable development can usually proceed.

Then comes the division of spoils. State-owned development units are stable and generally won't be overrun, and material transport won't have issues, so they split evenly with the occupiers.

Private enterprise development units are weaker and carry the risk of being overrun, so they often offer concessions, splitting 60-40.

Of course, there are fluctuations, analyzed according to specific circumstances, but this is generally the case.