Back in his territory, it was only a little past eight in the evening in the real world. The sky over the Eternal Continent was still bright and beautiful, but Mu Yuan had no plans to go out again.
He had to balance work and rest.
And now it was time to rest... No, wait.
It was time to count his spoils.
He had already made a rough tally at the Goblin Camp, but the wilderness was dangerous, and he had no time to inspect everything carefully. Only now did he take out the treasures and materials one by one.
"Among the various materials, there are eleven Crimson Blood Fruits. But these Crimson Blood Fruits were found inside the Goblin Camp... Forget it, forget it. When I found them, they still looked quite clean. The fruits are innocent."
"There are also Abundant Fruits, Bone Strengthening Fruits, and other types of fruit. The Deathbones and other skeletons can digest those internally."
Extracting treasures into the real world incurred a considerable cross-world shipping fee. If they could be digested internally, he would do his best to do so. If that really didn't work, he would find a way to sell them for resources.
"Right, didn't I say yesterday that I'd go to the Association today to sell the Remnant Souls?"
"Forget it, forget it. I'll leave this arduous task to tomorrow's me."
Mu Yuan laid out the Remnant Souls one by one.
There were six Random Remnant Souls in total, two Goblin Remnant Souls, and one Three-Star Great Slime Remnant Soul, along with three Random Remnant Souls obtained earlier.
The total number of Remnant Souls had already reached double digits.
He planned to recruit the Great Slime himself and see what it looked like.
The Random Remnant Souls would naturally be exchanged. He would find a way to exchange them for a Little Skeleton Remnant Soul. As for the Goblin Remnant Souls...
"They don't seem to be worth much?"
"Forget it, forget it. I should be able to sell them for a little Soul Sand... right?"
"And then there's this Amulet."
In the game world, he already had an Amulet of his own. Mu Yuan planned to manifest this one in the real world and wear it himself.
That would give his frail physical body a little more security.
"Among everything I obtained earlier, aside from the Great Slime Remnant Soul and Shaman Staff, the most valuable item should be this Inheritance Stone."
It was a rune stone suffused with a cyan glow and engraved with profound patterns. Faintly, one could make out a hunched figure within it.
A Shaman! A Goblin Shaman!
Inheritance Stone (Rare) Description: An Inheritance Stone containing the Goblin Shaman class. After use, it allows a Heaven Chosen to obtain the class and grow stronger through cultivation. Note: Ordinary civilians can also use the Inheritance Stone, but there is a chance of failure.
Players had several mainstream paths to continual growth and the mastery of supernatural power.
Relying on troop feedback was one. Using an Inheritance Stone was another.
For Ranger Players, the number of troops they could command was very limited. Relying on feedback to improve themselves was simply too slow. Moreover, the feedback players received only enhanced basic attributes such as physical constitution and spirit. It couldn't give players supernatural abilities like spitting fire or water, or having an exceptionally tough body.
Inheritance Stones could.
As the name suggested, after using one, a player obtained that troop's class and could absorb Soul Sand to level up just like the troop, constantly breaking through.
However, Inheritance Stones also had drawbacks. Once used, a player was practically locked into that class and could no longer change it. Even trying to overwrite it with a higher class from the same path was difficult.
Therefore, players were extremely cautious when using Inheritance Stones. Basically, no player would use an Inheritance Stone for a one- or two-star class.
"The Goblin Shaman is a Rare One-Star Troop Type, so its Inheritance Stone is worth quite a bit. It shouldn't lack a market. However, I heard that players who use an Inheritance Stone gradually begin to resemble that troop."
"The changes aren't significant at low levels, but if a player breaks through to Professional Grade or Elite Grade, then... they'll probably develop some obvious characteristics of that class."
What characteristics did Goblin Shamans have?
Short, hunched, green-skinned, with thinning hair and a face full of wrinkles.
That appearance was a severe deduction in points, so the value of the Inheritance Stone was naturally discounted.
"The Inheritance Stones players use most often are still derived from human troop types. Inheritance Stones for Nature Elves, Elf Priests, and the like are often much more expensive than those of the same rank."
Many female players, and even quite a few male players, chased after elf-type Inheritance Stones.
Who could blame them? Most elves were handsome men and beautiful women. The higher their rank, the more so.
The Goblin Shaman class was not at the bottom of the barrel either. Classes such as Frost Giant Wolf, Hellhound, and Dryad Guardian were powerful, but few players used them because troops that were not even humanoid had extremely poor compatibility.
Mu Yuan searched the forum for information related to Inheritance Stones, mainly checking their current prices.
Suddenly, he found several rather interesting Inheritance Stones.
A Witch Inheritance Stone.
"Witches are a Rare Troop Type among humans. They excel at various spells and are extremely powerful. However, the special thing about the Witch troop type is that every member is female."
"And once a male player uses this Inheritance Stone, then..."
Then some marvelous changes would occur.
He had heard that there was an organization overseas called the Witch Sisterhood, but exactly how many of the Witch players in it were those damn witches was unknown.
Other Inheritance Stones with similarly marvelous powers included the Magical Girl Inheritance Stone, the Eunuch Inheritance Stone, and so on.
In the territory, before the Altar.
Mu Yuan placed the Three-Star Remnant Soul on it and began communicating with heaven and earth to initiate recruitment.
Ding! Prompt: Consume "Three-Star Remnant Soul ×1" and "Soul Sand 15g" to conduct a targeted recruitment of the Three-Star troop "Great Slime"? Yes!
The familiar radiance appeared, and space rippled.
Soon, a huge blue, jelly-like creature roughly two to three meters tall plopped onto the Altar.
It faced Mu Yuan, who stood in front of it, and stared at him with its enormous eyes.
"Gloop~"
"Gloop gloop~"
Its huge body rippled as it rolled toward him like a water balloon filled to the brim.
Mu Yuan could only rely on his agility and dodge sideways.
This Great Slime didn't seem very bright. But that was normal. It hadn't awakened self-awareness, and its "gloop gloop" was merely an instinctive sound made by slimes.
It was just a Slime. Even if it was a noble Three-Star Troop Type, it didn't need much attention.
He already had more than ten Three-Star Troop Types at home.
Mu Yuan couldn't expect a randomly recruited Great Slime to possess extraordinary talent like Deathbone. How could that possibly happen?
In the end, he had to learn to get used to ordinary troops that were stupid but adorable.
Fortunately, he had his right-hand general, Deathbone, so he didn't need to worry about everything himself.
After handing the Great Slime over to Deathbone, Mu Yuan switched the screen to the player forum next door.
Meanwhile, on the Eternal Continent...
Deathbone was also troubled by his lord's new task. It wasn't that he was unwilling. As a skeleton, he was perfectly capable of managing other skeletons. After all, communication wasn't a problem, and he understood their habits. But looking after a Slime...
He had no idea how.
After all, he was only a skeleton who had been resurrected for less than three days. He didn't even know what this blob before him—called jelly... no, called a Slime—was supposed to be.
Deathbone was anxious. His soul fire burned even more fiercely than it did in battle as he racked his brains.
Skeletons didn't need to ingest any food, but did the huge Slime before him need to? And what did it need?
He had it.
Deathbone pushed some materials he had gathered from all around in front of the Great Slime. It didn't matter if he didn't understand. He could leave the problem to someone who did.
The Slime widened its round eyes. "Gloop?"
Deathbone: "Gloop gloop?"
Perhaps the signals between "gloop" and "gloop" were compatible. The round Great Slime immediately shifted its body over to a pile of glittering scraps and opened its enormous mouth, swallowing them with a smack.
Its eyes narrowed into crescent moons.
It stared at Deathbone, shining brightly, as if asking, Is there more? Is there more?
With his Appearance of an Emperor, Deathbone understood its meaning. He suddenly realized, "So this is a Slime's diet?"
Mu Yuan had no idea that this Slime was so strange that it didn't eat grass and instead liked swallowing shiny things. If he knew, he would definitely call it a wastrel.
Why had he chosen a Slime-type troop? Wasn't it because Slimes could survive on grass alone, making them extremely cost-effective and the perfect choice for nine-to-nine-seven workers?
This Slime's bloodline was far too impure!
But since he had recruited it himself, he had to raise it even through tears.
Mu Yuan still hadn't switched back to the game interface. He trusted Deathbone completely, and by then, he was already lurking in the newbie section of the Tai Xuan Forum, having a wonderful time slacking off.
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Thanks to "I'm Fatty" and "Feike" for the tips~
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