37: Open the teleportation array, Mr. Bai's professional ability

【Starlight Giant Pincer Crab】

Level: 50

HP: 520,000

Physical Attack: 4200, Magic Damage: 6600

Defense: 3200, Magic Resistance: 3600

“It doesn’t look like a BOSS; it should be a different type of elite monster, right?”

Lin Ye dealt with the swarm of insects, then summoned his Shadow Doppelganger, unleashing Void Arrows with full force.

Within a few seconds.

He blasted this enormous pincer crab into dust.

【Ding~】

【You have obtained 120 star coins.】

【You have obtained a time crystal.】

“Directly dropping crystals?”

Lin Ye smiled.

Although it was a crystal with a hundredfold quality increase, it was still an unexpected gain.

“Wan Ting, collect the spoils of war. I’ll go farm next door.”

Lin Ye calculated the tide time.

If his efficiency was high enough, he could still go to the nearby beach and farm another wave of smaller insect swarms.

As for the gains.

He should get over ten thousand star coins and over a hundred time crystals.

“Not bad. By the end of the day, I should be able to gather enough for the teleportation array fee, right?”

......

Two hours later.

Lin Ye opened his panel.

【Shadow Doppelganger】

Quality: Epic

Requirement: None

Level: 13

Active Skill

Cost: 600 Mana

Cooldown: 15 seconds

Summons up to 2 doppelgangers that mimic your actions like shadows, lasting 6.3 seconds.

Doppelganger attack speed reduced by 37%

Total damage dealt by doppelgangers reduced by 37%

“Legendary or higher skills should cap at level 20, but this proficiency…”

Lin Ye could only inwardly exclaim how exaggerated it was.

Two hours.

Even for a rare skill, it would have been enough to max it out a dozen times.

Yet this epic skill was still quite a ways from max level.

No rush.

Just a little more farming would do.

Lin Ye had Wan Ting help him clear his inventory several times already, and it was about to fill up again.

He had enough crystal materials.

But he was still a bit short on star coins.

Beep beep~

A message from Yan Yan.

“Tu Xiusi said the space-time storm is coming soon.”

“Understood.”

Lin Ye replied, then summoned his Shadow Doppelganger, quickly clearing out the remaining insect swarm, and then led Wan Ting and the others back to the village.

......

At Tu Xiusi’s house.

On the table.

Bai Shuya had spread out sheepskin scrolls, densely covered with tiny characters. He didn’t know what she was studying.

On the other side.

Little Dou Dou picked up the star dew and brought it to Lin Ye: “Big Brother, this time Dou Dou collected it herself!”

“Haha, Dou Dou is so good~”

Lin Ye took it and looked.

【star dew】

Healing Potion

Grade: Legendary

Duration: 5 seconds

Restores 10% HP and MP per second

Defense increased by 10%

Magic Resistance increased by 10%

Removes abnormal statuses below Legendary grade (including poison, bleeding, freezing, burning, electrocution, coma, dizziness, disability). Has 50% resistance to abnormal statuses of Legendary grade or higher.

“Good stuff.”

Lin Ye was even a bit reluctant to drink it, but seeing Dou Dou’s expectant eyes, he still drank it.

It was cool and refreshing upon entering his mouth.

But once it reached his stomach, it felt warm, making his whole body comfortable.

“Good, delicious.”

Dou Dou showed a satisfied smile and quickly raised her hand: “Big Brother, Big Brother, can Dou Dou go collect star dew every day from now on?”

Lin Ye was about to agree when he suddenly remembered.

“By the way, you mentioned before that there are monsters where the star dew is, right?”

“And also.”

“This place doesn’t look very big. Where do the demons come from?”

Tu Xiusi was about to speak when Bai Shuya walked over, unrolling the sheepskin scroll in her hand.

It was a map.

Although the lines were simple, the annotations were very clear.

The central area was the village.

To the south was the dungeon entrance.

The east side was the Star River, but no one knew how wide that Star River was, so calling it the Star Sea was also fine.

“Next to it is the cliff where star dew is collected. The monster there is very strong. Tu Xiusi and the others don’t understand it, but they estimate it to be a BOSS of second or third transfer or higher, and it possesses certain spatial skills, making it very troublesome.”

Bai Shuya pointed at the map.

“As for the west, it’s all unknown territory. The demons should all be coming from there. It’s speculated that there might be a demon lair or fortress.”

Lin Ye remembered the mission.

“Our main goal is to revive all the villagers, then develop rapidly, and finally build a port here and construct a warship capable of crossing the Star Sea to explore outwards.”

Tu Xiusi was startled, his beard trembling with excitement: “Your Excellency, are you going to take us back to the Eternal Empire?!”

Lin Ye nodded.

Tu Xiusi immediately wiped away tears, expressing his gratitude profusely:

“That’s wonderful! We finally don’t have to wander in this spatial fragment anymore.”

“Back then.”

“Our ancestors, with Lord Temwar’s top-secret mission, broke through space and sailed upon the Star Sea, but they encountered a space-time storm, losing not only their warship but also contact with the Empire.”

“The surviving crew members took refuge here, established the village, exhausted all resources to build the Star Tower, but still could not feel the Emperor’s radiance or receive his protection…”

“What top-secret mission?” Bai Shuya was very interested in these background stories.

Tu Xiusi looked troubled and shook his head slightly: “Sorry, my grandfather was just a blacksmith and was not qualified to access such top-secret missions.”

“However…”

“If Your Excellency can revive Captain Villox, he was a personal witness to that storm and the last person responsible for guarding the mission’s secret.”

Thirty million star coins?

The price of this secret was truly not cheap.

Lin Ye was not in a hurry to understand for now. He took off his gloves and handed them to Tu Xiusi: “Can this be repaired?”

Tu Xiusi’s brow immediately furrowed.

“I don’t really understand time-based craftsmanship, and this isn’t something we can forge. But if it’s just repair… Hmm, if Your Excellency can give me more time crystals to try, it should be fine.”

Good!

Lin Ye would not be stingy in this regard now. He immediately gave him a few hundred extra crystals.

To be honest.

If it weren’t for building the teleportation array, the time crystals he had just farmed would actually be enough to upgrade the gloves already.

Take it slow.

The glove’s attributes are currently sufficient. He must keep enough crystals to replenish durability; otherwise, if it breaks after upgrading and its durability is depleted, that would be a true loss.

At the same time.

Bai Shuya also pushed several sheepskin scrolls in front of Lin Ye.

“This is the operation plan we just discussed.”

“Your previous idea was very good, but to implement it, many things need to be considered, such as what prices will attract players, how much mission rewards are worth the risk, how to give contribution points to retain those professional teams…”

Lin Ye was already a bit dizzy when he heard this: “You’re the Chief Operating Officer now, so you decide. I won’t interfere.”

Bai Shuya reached out and put away the sheepskin scrolls, looking as if she hadn’t intended to explain in detail anyway.

“I don’t agree with the tax matter. After all, it’s just a small village with a few NPCs right now, and it can easily cause resentment. The income here can be found from the price difference in goods.”

“For example, for healing, 1000 star coins remains the same for NPCs, but it should increase for players. Of course, the price of this function is too expensive; I don’t think many people will use it.”

“What’s truly valuable is actually the star dew.”

“The value of that legendary potion is very high, especially for guilds currently tackling high-difficulty missions and BOSSes. It’s a rare commodity. So, if you have time, first test the BOSS’s strength, defeat it as soon as possible, and increasing production is the real goal.”

“Otherwise… we really don’t have many things to sell right now.”

At this point.

Bai Shuya paused slightly:

“Oh, and I’ve also changed your selfless dedication.”

“Contribution is very useful to me.”

Lin Ye was stunned and immediately replied.

This was a hundredfold return; anything could be changed, but only this…

Bai Shuya rolled her eyes and continued to explain: “Contribution isn’t lost; it’s just replaced with merit points, a different name, allowing players to increase it through missions and direct offerings. At the same time, rewards will include some rights, such as NPC crafting rights, and the income will be centralized at the Star Tower. You just need to come and withdraw funds daily, no need to run back and forth every time.”

Oh~!!!

So that’s how it is.

You are indeed professional.

Lin Ye was very satisfied with this method. As expected of the CEO I chose, truly professional.

He immediately took out a few boxes from his inventory.

“Here, as a reward, this should be enough, right?”

Shimmering golden treasure chests.

Dozens of them appeared at once.

In an instant.

The entire room was bathed in a golden ocean.

“This… so many?”

Bai Shuya was even startled.

Xia Mo gasped: “Hey, hey, hey, you didn’t kill the treasure chest seller, did you? Otherwise, this is too exaggerated!”

This was Lin Ye’s biggest secret, and he certainly couldn’t tell. Even if they only knew some indirect things, he had to find a way to keep it secret.

So.

Lin Ye turned to look at Xia Mo and Su Wanting.

“You two should also go to the Star Tower and take an oath, right?”

“For the equipment and chests here, each of you can pick a set as compensation.”

Xia Mo’s heart stirred.

A set of legendary gear—this was the configuration of many corporate bigwigs.

Even President Bai couldn’t afford it.

At most, she could buy some core pieces, like weapons and accessories, but a full set was impossible; that was too exaggerated.

Su Wanting seemed to understand: “Keeping it secret is what we should do anyway. There’s no need for such valuable… Hmm?!”

Before she could finish her sentence.

Xia Mo quickly covered her mouth with her hand, startled.

“Agree, agree! Demon Lord’s plan, we agree with both hands and feet! It’s settled, let’s go, go, go, let’s go take the oath~”

Lin Ye looked at his inventory.

Adding the star coins that had dropped earlier, he had exactly five hundred thousand.

“Let’s go, and open the teleportation array while we’re at it.”