Woke Up to Find the Game I Made Came True
Chapter 204

One person, one dragon, and one city—briefly forming an indescribably breathtaking scene.

Until the dragon descended with the figure atop it, merging into the city and vanishing without a trace, leaving only a brilliant sunlight shining upon the newly ascended capital. Yet, the fleeting image from moments earlier lingered in the minds of interstellar players, etched deeply into their memories.

Only those who stood within this world could truly comprehend the overwhelming power that left no room for defiance.

During this time, some players instinctively captured screenshots with their eyes. When the images quickly surfaced on the StarNet, the universe erupted once more—

Bai Ye City… truly had a dragon!

People had joked before that it wouldn’t be surprising if Bai Ye City one day spawned a dragon, but back then, it was just casual envy—no one actually expected someone to summon a dragon from the divine realm!

What left interstellar players even more bewildered and unable to accept was the figure standing atop the dragon’s head.

Thanks to players with the [Eagle Eye] talent, even from a distance, they could discern familiar features—the hairstyle, build, and equipment unmistakably belonged to none other than Bai Ye, the ruler of the city below.

While players were still struggling to secure mounts like griffins or land drakes at their current third-tier advancement, intelligence teams across various cosmic civilizations were sent into a frenzy. Even with screenshots as proof, they could scarcely fathom how this had come to pass:

"But… according to the divine realm’s elites, ancient dragons are proud creatures of myth!"

"How is Bai Ye able to stand atop a dragon’s head?!"

"Wait… does this mean Bai Ye has summoned the Elven Queen, the Infernal Demon God, and now an ancient dragon—one of the most enigmatic beings even in the divine realm?"

"Then what about that red, tentacled monstrosity?"

"Bai Ye’s minimum estimated tier is third, but what if she’s already reached ‘Demi-God’ status, unlocking multiple summoning slots…"

"…Didn’t many people see Bai Ye riding a donkey before? Could it be that the donkey was actually a dragon in disguise?"

"Colonel, now is not the time for your sense of humor!"

……

The appearance of a dragon in Bai Ye City, seemingly serving as Bai Ye’s mount, overshadowed even the news of the territory—long ranked first since the game’s launch—ascending to capital status.

The StarNet erupted in another wave of explosive reactions. Countless messages from different factions and civilizations flooded Ye Bai’s inbox, while the Stellar Alliance’s intelligence division once again elevated Bai Ye’s priority level.

Yet, despite their efforts, the Stellar Alliance could not locate Ye Bai within their jurisdiction. Their analysts speculated she was most likely in the Chaotic Star Sea—a region that had always remained beyond the Alliance’s reach, shrouded in mystery.

For years, the Stellar Alliance’s knowledge of the Chaotic Star Sea had remained superficial. They knew nothing of the Church of the Stars, nor even its exact coordinates. Some theorized the region shifted through space or existed in a place inaccessible through conventional means.

In other words, if the Stellar Alliance had any real means to infiltrate the Chaotic Star Sea, such a lawless faction would never have persisted for so long.

Just as they had refused to cede Blue Star—a planet near a wormhole—when they suspected Bai Ye might hail from the Chaotic Star Sea, the Stellar Alliance now found themselves powerless, despite their shock and desperation to locate Ye Bai.

……

Back in her territory, Ye Bai was once again greeted by the enthusiastic cheers of her citizens:

"Greetings, my lord!"

"Welcome back, my lord!"

After ascending to capital status, the Tree of Creation no longer offered new technologies to unlock. Instead, it permanently maintained the strongest policy cards in military, economy, production, and livability. Infrastructure had reached its peak, with only the Advanced Academy poised to synthesize the highest-tier knowledge by merging the teachings of the three major schools of transcendence.

As for the newly acquired title [Eternal City], Ye Bai paused before smiling. Whether it was due to some connection tied to her or mere coincidence, she couldn’t say.

In any case, Bai Ye City had now reached the ultimate form of city-building gameplay across all realms.

The air that day was filled with joy. With the territory’s ascension, Bai Ye City automatically entered a three-day, territory-wide celebration.

Powered by the Tree of Creation—or rather, the system—all energy pumps in the city refilled automatically without drawing from the source crystal mines. Production, infrastructure, and entertainment facilities operated on their own.

In the theater, instruments played lively tunes without musicians, serving as the city’s background music.

Supply buildings spontaneously generated high-tier goods: barrels in taverns poured endlessly as residents held out their cups, and fruits and delicacies appeared in abundance.

Every time the bakery’s oven door opened, a fresh batch of fragrant bread emerged. The owner invited passersby to help themselves while busily replacing the shop’s signboard with a new one—[Dragon Bakery].

The festivities included various competitions. The four divine monarchs—Nao, Autofis, Kraken, and Eno Lucia—accompanied Ye Bai, joining in the fun, though their participation was admittedly unfair to other contestants…

"My goodness! What a bottomless stomach!"

Unsurprisingly, Kraken dominated the eating contest, leaving all other competitors in the dust.

"Bullseye again!"

Eno Lucia swept the ring-toss game without breaking a sweat.

"Teacher Nao, you…"

Nao participated in a riddle contest, leaving the scholar hosting it utterly speechless.

"Watch closely, folks—the great vanishing act… Oh no! Caught red-handed!"

The mischievous Autofis volunteered as the "lucky audience member" for a spatial magic trick, only to accidentally expose the magician’s secrets.

Of course, Ye Bai didn’t forget Walsh, who had contributed his "modest efforts" during the recent void captures. She had Autofis deliver a spread of celebratory delicacies to his pocket dimension.

……

After a day of relaxation and festivities, Ye Bai logged out of the game.

Returning to the Star Network, Ye Bai glanced at her inbox, once again flooded with messages, then skimmed through the cosmic news dominated by updates about Bai Ye City and the dragons.

This chain reaction didn’t surprise her much. After getting a general understanding of the situation, she logged out of the Star Network again.

The Stellar Alliance, which had once filled her with fear and anxiety, no longer held the same power over her. At least now, she was confident that as long as she didn’t recklessly challenge the war machines created by cosmic-level civilizations, no one in the universe could touch her.

And perhaps even more…

Returning to reality, Ye Bai looked down at her body, which had undergone a profound transformation—now almost entirely composed of an otherworldly energy.

During the time she had ushered in the Divine Realm expansion, the strength she had accumulated over a millennium in that realm had also undergone a kind of "return."

An A-grade psychic, wielding power concentrated in a single individual, was recognized even within the Stellar Alliance as a strategic-level force of immense influence. Back then, Ye Bai had posed as an A-grade to deter the Stellar Alliance from pushing her too far. And as Lelun, the slain Bishop of the Stars, had once said, A-grade was the pinnacle of psychic power under the laws of the universe.

In the realms of the Ten Thousand Worlds, the demigod tier—levels 80 to 100—corresponded to A-grade psychic power in reality.

But now, when Ye Bai opened her game panel, she could see her level: 150.

Her in-game stats no longer displayed the usual attributes or experience values—just an endlessly shifting string of numbers.

A level beyond 100, the tier of deities… in reality, perhaps it should be called S-grade?

Back when her psychic power had reached B-grade, she had been able to challenge A-grade opponents with her time-based abilities and the legendary magic she’d acquired in the Ten Thousand Worlds. Now, if she had to assess her current strength, even she couldn’t say for sure.

Her earlier thought about avoiding direct clashes with the war machines of cosmic civilizations was based on her lack of firsthand experience with them. She had likely overestimated their power based on past impressions. In truth, facing Stellar technology like [Super Electromagnetic Cannons] or [Gravity Traps], she was confident she could handle them with ease.

Of course, Ye Bai hadn’t forgotten the warning she’d received from the information stream—to remain wary of the Stars. Though her true strength now surpassed the A-grade threshold, she still used time magic to maintain the illusion of being at the peak of A-grade, just in case it attracted unwanted consequences.

Beyond the abstract boost in combat power, the most significant change brought by her transformation was that she could now "see" parts of the Star Network.

This wasn’t the same as when she’d reached A-grade and could access the Star Network without a terminal. Instead, it was akin to how she had once glimpsed the [Source Code] of the Ten Thousand Worlds from her divine throne through the control panel.

Only now, at this level of power, did she realize that the Star Network was far more than just a virtual communication system. It was merely one facet of something far greater—a behemoth whose true nature remained hidden. Accessing the Star Network was simply following certain rules to interact with it from a specific angle.

If she had to describe it, the sensation was like existing in a higher dimension of the physical universe, where another layer—an entire cosmos woven from psychic energy—coexisted in the same space.

Ye Bai vaguely sensed that this psychic cosmos might be fundamental to the universe itself. Psychics drew upon cosmic energy, subtly stirring the tides of this "psychic universe," but without surpassing A-grade, none could truly comprehend it.

If the Divine Realm’s changes were governed by the original Source Code, then this psychic cosmos was like the "Source Code" of the real universe.

The Stellar Alliance used personal terminals to access the Star Network, while the Church of the Stars used them to issue missions and conduct trades—both were just technologies that harnessed the psychic cosmos in different ways.

Now, like a fish briefly leaping above the water’s surface, Ye Bai had caught a fleeting glimpse of this higher-dimensional world. But she knew what she saw was still just a fragment, separated from the ultimate truth by a thin veil.

Still, armed with this new understanding, she had a clearer direction than before. Her gaze fell on the jade terminal in her hand—

The Star Network and Stellar technology were two sides of the same coin. The origins of the Floating Nether Clan, tied to the Star Network, were lost to time. Even if they still existed, they were likely buried in the deepest secrets of the two cosmic civilizations, making them difficult to investigate.

But Stellar technology… she already had a piece of it right here.