Blueprint! Legendary!
After seeing what the golden item was, Ye Bai's expression changed, and excitement appeared on her face.
With just one glance, she knew that this blueprint would be the most valuable reward from this dungeon.
Ye Bai had been soloing the Nightmare Dungeon, always challenging the boss at the lowest possible level. It wasn't uncommon for legendary items to drop, but they were more likely to be equipment or materials. Blueprints, being both precious and practical, were rare. For example, the Night Cloak blueprint had only a 1% drop rate. Among the dozen or so legendary items the boss could drop, getting a golden blueprint was almost as unlikely as winning the lottery.
The reason this was considered the most valuable reward was that, as a blueprint dropped by the boss of the City Token Dungeon, it was guaranteed to be a random construction-type blueprint.
Blueprints have their own independent levels, categorized by their rarity: Common (White), Uncommon (Green), Rare (Blue), and Legendary (Gold).
Among construction blueprints, naturally, the rarer the blueprint, the more advanced and powerful the building's functions.
Most importantly, unlike the previous three tiers of construction blueprints, the legendary construction blueprints contain buildings that can be called 【Wonder Buildings】. Each one is unique across the entire server!
Wonder Buildings are not only a source of pride for lord players but also incredibly powerful in their utility. However, their construction costs are equally staggering, sometimes requiring rare materials. But if built early, they can create a significant gap between one's territory and others.
Currently, since the blueprint is random, Ye Bai won't know which legendary building she'll get until she activates her 【Appraisal】 talent.
She stored the blueprint in her backpack. Having already used up a lot of her luck today, she decided to take a break and recover some fortune before opening this "blind box."
Aside from the precious legendary blueprint, the boss also dropped a pile of goodies for Ye Bai.
Obtained 【Furious Horn】x1
Obtained 【Blood of Metamorphosis】x1
Obtained 【Furious Horn Beast Hide】x4
Obtained 【High-Quality Beast Meat】x8
Obtained 【Gold Coins】x10
Glancing at the in-game clock, she realized she had already spent nearly thirteen hours in the game. Without further delay, Ye Bai packed up her loot and headed toward the strange white tree guarded by the Furious Horn Beast.
The extraordinary crystalline fruit on the tree was none other than the 【Seed of Genesis】.
Before the Furious Horn Beast died, there was a barrier around the tree, making it impossible to steal the fruit. Moreover, if the barrier was triggered, the beast would enter a frenzy, unleashing its ultimate attack without any subsequent weakness period.
If not for this, given Ye Bai's resourceful nature, she would have lured the beast to crash into the tree, blocking some damage while also harvesting some wood.
As she approached, Ye Bai reached out and effortlessly touched the fruit.
Instantly, the light from the fruit transformed into strands of mysterious energy, flowing into her body through her arm and converging on her forehead, forming a mark that seemed both real and illusory.
【Seed of Genesis】
Bound exclusively to: Bai Ye
Prosperity: 4/4
In the next moment, the once vibrant white tree withered instantly, and the ground beneath its roots began to collapse. The surrounding space twisted and distorted...
As the scene changed, the "cutscene" for exiting the dungeon ended, and Ye Bai found herself standing once again in the wilderness where she had entered the dungeon.
It was just past a game night, and the soft morning sunlight bathed Ye Bai, refreshing her spirit.
【You have gained a new identity: Lord (currently without a territory)】
"Done!"
Next, she needed to find a buyer to sell some of the materials she didn't need at the moment in exchange for Star Coins...
【Server-wide Announcement】: "Congratulations to Bai Ye, a player from Blue Star in the Milky Way Region, for becoming the first lord in the entire server!"
This unavoidable system message was broadcast directly into the consciousness of all players currently in 《Boundless》, repeating three times.
"???"
Ye Bai, who had been stretching, froze mid-motion. If this weren't a game, she might have pulled a muscle.
The first lord? What had all those interstellar players who entered the game earlier been doing?
Not only that, while Ye Bai was still in shock, a series of system notifications followed.
【You have completed the achievement: First Lord in the Entire Server】
【You have received the achievement reward: Philosopher's Stone x1】
【You have obtained the unique title: First Lord】
【Title effect: Territory population attraction increased by 15%; probability of rare talents appearing increased by 20%】
Ye Bai stood still for a while, took a deep breath, and opened her backpack to see the newly added, gleaming Philosopher's Stone.
She then opened the 【Lord Rankings】, a feature only accessible after becoming a lord.
Ye Bai had originally planned to find buyers among the other lord players listed here.
This ranking was based on a system evaluation of the overall strength of each lord's territory, updated in real-time. The stronger the territory, the higher the rank. Its main purpose was to boost the sense of achievement among lord players and fuel their competitive spirit. Additionally, it served as a platform for identity verification, ensuring that resource transactions between lord players were more secure, preventing impersonation.
Ye Bai's spawn point was in the wilderness, so if she wanted to complete trades within the game, she would need to find other players through the 'Lord Rankings.' Normally, players who could pursue the lord path would have the financial means.
But now, Ye Bai could only stare blankly at the Lord Rankings.
"Seems like I've made quite the splash..."
The name 【Bai Ye】 currently sat at the top of the Lord Rankings—and was the only name listed.
...
"Peter, I told you not to get close to those outsiders, and definitely not to eat anything they give you! You could catch a serious illness!"
"No, they look lively and healthy. Sick people wouldn't be like that..."
On the roadside, a mother and son were arguing in front of their house.
In recent months, outsiders had been arriving in their town, Twilight Town. They seemed to know each other but weren't particularly close. They wandered aimlessly, competing for odd jobs, and sometimes gathered to brawl. Most locals were wary and distrustful of these strange, mysterious drifters. Only a few townsfolk who needed labor and some naive children were willing to interact with them.
As the mother and son argued about their differing views on the outsiders, they suddenly heard exclamations.
The exclamations weren't isolated but came in waves, startling not only Peter and his mother but also all the residents living nearby on the street.
"@#￥&..."
The residents looked out and saw all the outsiders simultaneously becoming agitated, shouting in incomprehensible languages, their faces filled with excitement and disbelief. It was as if they had all been struck by some terrifying force, creating an eerily synchronized scene.
Peter, who had been defending the outsiders earlier, shuddered, recalling various horror stories. He quickly threw away the fruit in his hand and ran inside with his pale-faced mother.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
Other residents on the street did the same, rushing into their homes and locking their doors.
The outsiders, now regaining their composure, exchanged glances, their presence slowly fading until they vanished from the world entirely.
Every player who logged off and returned to the StarNet immediately opened the latest cosmic news updates.
【Which civilization does the first lord player, Bai Ye, come from?】
【Experts suggest: Bai Ye may possess A-level or higher psychic abilities】
【Did Bai Ye enter the game earlier than the first batch of players three years ago?】
【Do players who register on Blue Star receive special treatment?】
【Why is Bai Ye the only player to receive a server-wide announcement?】
【Leader of the Ancient Yin Civilization seeks communication with Bai Ye】
...
One after another, related news articles were published by authoritative media from different civilizations. As the heat continued to rise, a flood of related news refreshed endlessly. Even the war between two civilizations in the Ursa Major Cluster three thousand years ago hadn't garnered this level of attention.
Now, almost the entire universe was in an uproar!
The interstellar civilizations, oblivious to Bai Ye, had only one piece of information to go on—the "Blue Star in the Milky Way Zone" mentioned in the server-wide announcement.
From this moment onward, the gaze of the entire universe began to focus on that once-unremarkable blue planet...
Who is Bai Ye? How did they become the ruler?
