Filth Root

The Wolf King charged forward.

The Wolf King was beaten into wolf pulp.

Soon, Undead Bone killed two more Gray Wolves that were howling, achieving a beautiful triple kill before the other three Little Skeletons even reached the battlefield.

Perhaps Undead Bone was too fierce; this time, the Gray Wolves didn't fight to the death. The bloodthirsty crimson in their eyes hadn't even fully appeared before it was replaced by terror.

They howled in fear and scattered in all directions.

One unlucky fellow was caught by Undead Bone and killed with a few slashes.

"Prompt: Obtained 2.3g Soul Sand."

"Prompt: Obtained 0.9g Soul Sand."

"Prompt: Obtained Troop Remnant Soul (Random)."

"Prompt: ..."

Loot!

This was the Wolf King's contribution.

Ah~ Wolf King, my friend.

Compared to the last battle, this one had no losses, only gains!

Oh, not entirely true, Undead Bone had some losses.

Its armor had several mottled scratches from wolf claws, and it even used Cleave once. One must know that Undead Bone's current energy reserve, even at its peak, could only Cleave twice consecutively.

The Wolf King consumed one of those uses.

The Wolf King was truly terrifying.

After defeating the wolf pack, Mu Yuan quickly packed up the spoils and left to avoid the scent of blood attracting other monsters.

After walking a certain distance, he checked and found that his Evolution Points had increased to 0.33. As expected, combat could squeeze out more Evolution Points.

The Soul Sand harvest was also not low, at 4.2g, enough to evolve another Level 2 Skeleton.

He took out the Remnant Soul to examine it.

It was a translucent light sphere about the size of a basketball, with a blurry figure projected onto it, neither human nor beast, completely indistinguishable.

If it was unclear, it was a random Remnant Soul.

If the appearance was clear, it specifically pointed to a certain troop type.

"However, the use of Remnant Souls must be on the Lord Altar, consuming Soul Sand to communicate with Heaven and Earth, reviving and completing them into troops."

"I'll wait until I get back."

Mu Yuan continued forward, controlling the game character to walk with difficulty through the rugged mountain forest, with the three Little Skeletons wobbling behind.

He walked very carefully, his gaze constantly sweeping the surroundings, occasionally switching his view back to the territory.

At this moment, he possessed two perspectives: a character perspective and a territory perspective.

Therefore, he wasn't worried about getting lost; as long as the territory existed, there was a clear coordinate guide.

"This seems to be some kind of berry."

Among the bushes not far away, some fruits he didn't recognize were growing. Clicking on them with the mouse didn't provide clear information.

Mu Yuan understood that these were just common fruits.

Common fruits, like wolf meat, were unranked items and couldn't be materialized into the real world. Even if they could, no player would do so; the value of these things was far less than the Soul Sand consumed during the materialization process.

"But this fruit forest can provide a lot of food."

"All my subordinates are Skeleton Soldiers right now, and they don't need food, but that doesn't mean it will always be this way. Finding food near the territory is a good thing no matter what."

Mu Yuan marked the location on the map and continued to advance deeper into the fruit forest.

He still maintained a snail's pace... a steady speed, his gaze occasionally sweeping around. Soon, he really did discover something.

This was a small tree, its species unknown, but the few vermilion fruits hanging on it were round and translucent, clearly not ordinary items.

「Crimson Blood Fruit (Common Grade)」

「Description: A wondrous fruit that can invigorate blood and qi, and strengthen the body.」

This was the treasure mentioned by players on the forum that could be materialized into reality and affect the players themselves!

He could gradually shed his weak body.

The Eternal Continent was indeed full of treasures.

Mu Yuan was excited, but he suppressed his excitement. He pulled back the Undead Bone who wanted to go forward and pick the fruit, and retreated a dozen steps.

Seeing the Undead Bone's bewildered look, Mu Yuan earnestly instructed, "Treasures are often accompanied by danger. Around a Crimson Blood Fruit tree like this, there's likely a Guardian Monster. They'll wait for us to go forward and pick the fruit, and when our guard is down, they'll pounce out and ambush us without any martial ethics."

"So... Skeleton... must find... and ambush first...?"

The Undead Bone seemed to be deep in thought.

Mu Yuan was both comforted and troubled by its spirit, which was like a curious Bao Bao. If he were asked to explain the specific principles and detailed operations of the Steady path, he couldn't say too much.

This would damage his glorious image in the Undead Bone's mind.

How about buying a few related books online and letting the Undead Bone teach itself?

Although common items couldn't be brought into the game world, he could summon the Undead Bone to the real world to study. This might even help the Undead Bone train and improve its intelligence.

He was truly thinking too much for the Undead Bone.

Plan successful~

The main task at this time was still picking the Crimson Blood Fruit.

Mu Yuan directed a dull-witted Little Skeleton to go forward and test the edges of the Crimson Blood Fruit tree back and forth. He also had the Undead Bone squat nearby, ready to strike, and use the Cleave skill for a one-hit kill if necessary.

Two seconds, three seconds, ten seconds...

The forest was quiet. Mu Yuan's mind seemed to echo with the cawing of crows flying by.

Is there a possibility that the Crimson Blood Fruit tree is too common, so there are... there are no guardian monsters around it?

Mu Yuan was silent. Silence was today's awkwardness.

Undead Bone didn't notice his awkwardness. It understood that the Lord, in order to teach it the way of caution, had given it a practical lesson even though there were no enemies.

It understood, completely understood, and appreciated the painstaking effort.

Next time, it must apply this in actual combat and surprise the Lord.

The process of picking the Crimson Blood Fruits went smoothly.

Naturally, Undead Bone did the work. Only Undead Bone, which had awakened its self-awareness, knew what picking meant. Any other Skeleton would just smash the fruit.

Putting the six Crimson Blood Fruits into his embrace, Mu Yuan continued to move forward cautiously.

He didn't encounter any danger along the way, but he did catch two lone monsters twice: a One Star Porcupine and a One Star Cave Dweller.

Both were instantly killed by Undead Bone with two slashes.

The entire exploration process seemed easy, but neither Mu Yuan nor Undead Bone let down their guard in the slightest.

Mu Yuan had seen too many tragic situations of players on the forum and deeply understood that he couldn't be reckless. Otherwise, let alone Common Grade Three Star troops, even Rare Grade Three Star wouldn't be enough to survive.

Undead Bone had initially grasped the essence of the cautious path and also understood that being careful and cautious was necessary for survival.

One person and one Skeleton crouched in the grass, vigilant of their surroundings.

Suddenly, Mu Yuan frowned.

"This land..."

After coming out of the fruit forest, the land before them became much more barren. The trees were withered with only a few lonely leaves hanging on them. The ground was also extremely dry and cracked with fissures. Wisps of yellow or red mist permeated the air, looking very ominous.

This kind of sign, could it be...

He looked ahead.

Without the obstruction of dense trees, Mu Yuan could see in the distance, deep within the strange mist, some figures wandering.

Green skin, tusks, short stature.

They were Goblins, known as the Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Chick alongside the Little Skeleton.

These Goblins were guarding a root about half a meter long, resembling a tree root but with red liquid flowing on it.

It was the Filth Root!

"Filth Root, a disaster rooted in the Earth of the Eternal World. It continuously pollutes the surrounding environment, gathers monsters, and corrupts everything normal."

"And players - the Heaven Chosen selected by the Eternal Continent - their core mission is to purify the Filth and save the world."

Saving the world is too outrageous, not suitable for a common person like me, but if I remember correctly...

Those who purify the Filth can receive a gift from the world will of the Eternal Continent.

The drop rate is much higher than killing monsters!

Thanks to 'Zhu Jiu Ming Yue', 'Wo Bu Shi Fei Ge', and 'Jun Lian Yan' for the rewards, and thanks everyone for your votes and continued reading~