Eating Everything Will Only Harm You

Whoosh whoosh~

Perhaps it was just a feeling, but Mu Yuan suddenly felt the temperature drop significantly, with gusts of cool wind.

In front of him, azure patterns rapidly moved, outlined, and intertwined.

In just the blink of an eye, a large door covered in mysterious array patterns appeared in the bedroom and swung open with a boom.

A figure clad in silver-gray armor, carrying a greatsword and a Bone Spear on its back, stepped out from within. The next moment, the door dissolved into countless points of light and vanished.

"Ske?"

Undead Bone was a little bewildered and paused, but the next moment, it saw the familiar figure and felt an incredibly intimate aura originating from the depths of its soul.

Undead Bone's figure was quite tall, and it was a bit cramped in this small bedroom.

Furthermore, it was wearing full plate armor, which was incredibly heavy. Moving around would likely cause a lot of clanking. Mu Yuan could only store it in the Mark Space.

The good news was that the Mark Space could also store books like those from the nine-year compulsory education, although they couldn't be transported to the Eternal World.

Undead Bone could take advantage of this time to read and remember more.

For example, it could memorize them and then transcribe them back in the Eternal World using paper and pen. This would not only train Undead Bone's abilities but also transport precious books to the Eternal World for free. Wouldn't that be killing two birds with one stone?

Mu Yuan thought it was a great idea.

He recalled the entire summoning process. As expected, the whole process was incredibly smooth and fluid. Summoning troops doesn't require operating through the game interface; you just need to follow the connection in the unseen and supplement it with some Soul Sand.

Furthermore, the consumption during the summoning process was much less than expected.

Far from feeling drained, Mu Yuan felt that his current consumption was at most equivalent to running a four-hundred-meter dash.

And a slow jog at that.

With his current physical fitness, the consumption of a slow four-hundred-meter jog was practically zero.

The consumption for other players summoning troops seems to be much higher, at least equivalent to running three thousand meters. My consumption is low and the process is fast. When I need to summon a few troops, it will be much easier.

This was good.

Summoning Undead Bone to the real world and personally experiencing extraordinary power, Mu Yuan's mood was also a bit agitated. However, the real world didn't provide a space for Undead Bone to display its abilities, and he didn't have time to waste. He quickly suppressed his excited emotions, made a slight disguise, and went out.

Perhaps due to the increasing number of new registrants, the Association market was even more lively today than the day before.

Mu Yuan had been here once, which was roughly equivalent to being an old player. He had also been influenced by the forums and no longer had the Newbie look of that day.

He even disguised himself as an old player, wandering among the stalls, selling materials, and exchanging Remnant Souls.

Mu Yuan saw Zhang Boss from a distance but didn't greet him.

Zhang Boss no longer had Little Skeleton Remnant Souls; he had no value. Mu Yuan searched several times before finally buying four Little Skeleton Remnant Souls and six Little Skeleton Remnant Souls from two other stall owners respectively.

And then... that was it.

You old players are too unreliable! Didn't you say that the Skeleton troop was useless and the Remnant Souls wouldn't sell? Why didn't you stockpile more inventory and wait for me to buy them? Damn it!

Mu Yuan was also aware that the number of players in the entire Baijiang City was limited, so no matter how large the trade market was, it couldn't be that large.

Moreover, those who painstakingly set up stalls were mostly ordinary old players. True lord players didn't need to sell these fragmented goods at all.

Are the Little Skeleton troops weak? Then send them to the mine to dig. There's always a job that suits them.

He heard that the truly large-scale trade markets with numerous treasures for sale were not on Blue Star but in the Eternal World. Only there would one have the chance to glimpse the demeanor of Great Lords and top powerhouses.

Unable to buy the Little Skeleton Remnant Soul, Mu Yuan changed his disguise again and bought 4 Slime Remnant Souls from the third stall owner.

He also cheaply sold the useless Goblin Remnant Souls and some Common Grade materials, and then bought some cultivation materials that were helpful for Undead Bone's training.

However...

"This is too expensive!"

Mu Yuan's teeth ached.

The most common auxiliary cultivation material was called 'Pure Crystal Dust', Common Grade. When mixed with Soul Sand and absorbed at a 1:1 ratio, it could increase the troop's leveling speed to 1.5 times or even 2 times.

However, the cost of this kind of cultivation was several times that of only using Soul Sand.

Originally, it only cost about 15g of Soul Sand for Undead Bone to level up from level 4 to level 5. Now, with this set, the required Soul Sand was over a hundred.

He only earned two hundred Soul Sand in one day yesterday!

He still had to cultivate other Skeletons!

After hesitating for a moment, Mu Yuan still bought a little for Undead Bone to try the taste.

There was no need to rush the cultivation. As Undead Bone continued to evolve, its cultivation efficiency would also increase. However, he had to buy more cultivation materials like 'Abundant Fruit'.

Undead Bone consumed them very quickly.

He also had to allocate some resources to cultivate Bone Two and Bone Three.

This was a huge expenditure.

Usually, players would only invest a large amount of resources in other areas to improve the combat power of their Trump Card and main force when their main troop's level was difficult to raise.

During the newbie period, except for Whale Players, no one would invest in cultivation materials.

Even Whale Players would feel the pinch when spending this amount. After all, the troop grades in the early stage were generally not high, and Three Star troops would eventually be replaced in the mid-stage, becoming ordinary city defense soldiers.

Some top newbies recruited Rare Troops early on, but with their ability, they would eventually be able to recruit higher-level troops.

Cultivating them vigorously was a bit of a waste.

Not cultivating them meant falling behind others.

Mu Yuan didn't have this trouble. Spending money on his own kids didn't hurt at all... Well, it still hurt a little.

When he came, he still had over two hundred Soul Sand in his account. He thought he still had a lot of materials to sell, and his wallet should be fatter when he went back.

Unexpectedly, it became thinner.

Of course, he didn't sell the most precious Shaman Inheritance Stone. He couldn't find an opportunity to sell it, as it was a bit eye-catching.

After the transaction was completed, Mu Yuan quickly withdrew and returned home.

The entire process went incredibly smoothly. He wasn't tracked and ambushed by old players, didn't encounter arrogant and overbearing rich second-generation heirs during the transaction, and didn't run into powerful wanted criminals causing trouble.

The 108 contingency plans he had prepared had no opportunity to be used.

This was quite good.

He was a peaceful person; fighting and killing were undesirable.

"Pfft—"

As Bone Two struck down the last Cave Dweller, Mu Yuan's territory, which wasn't even qualified to have a name yet, achieved another glorious 'defense battle' victory.

At this moment, Undead Bone also returned to the Eternal World through the Lord's Mark.

Looking at the corpses of Cave Dwellers and Thorny Cave Dwellers lying before him, his expressionless face became solemn again. "Lord, this is a bit bad. The number of attacking Cave Dwellers has increased by 1.5 times compared to the last time. If this trend continues, our territory will face a major crisis before long."

Mu Yuan: "..."

Ah, yes, yes, yes.

Looking at the strong and well-equipped Skeleton Soldiers and the Cave Dwellers who had already been defeated, Mu Yuan couldn't refute and could only agree with Undead Bone's 'territory strengthening defense grand strategy'.

With a general who cared about the territory, what could he say? Of course, he agreed to everything.

Arranging defenses was Undead Bone's job; Mu Yuan's own work was simple.

Recruit!

Evolve!

Soon, ten newly born, somewhat foolish Little Skeletons walked down from the altar, and at the same time, four somewhat silly and cute Slimes appeared.

Even though he couldn't personally enter the Eternal World during the newbie period and could only watch from his computer, seeing his team grow stronger and larger bit by bit filled Mu Yuan with ambition.

Falcon, 1.

Slime type, 5. One of them is a Three Star Great Slime.

Skeleton type, 25. Among them, 1 Skeleton Warrior, 13 Skeleton Soldiers.

Yes, his Skeleton Soldiers had already evolved to 'Bone Fourteen'. They tirelessly patrolled, repelling any invading enemy.

In contrast, the naturally lively Slimes were more troublesome to manage than the Little Skeletons.

Mu Yuan planned to adopt a 'veteran leading newbie' approach.

He had previously let Undead Bone lead the Great Slime, so now, letting the Great Slime lead the Little Slimes should perfectly solve the problem.

Oh, right, where was the Great Slime? It was such a large blob, how could he not see it?

Mu Yuan's gaze shifted, and he saw at the edge of the territory, the large blob of Slime was swallowing some unknown object.

Its body suddenly stiffened, turning an unhealthy color, looking extremely uncomfortable.

Mu Yuan: "!!!"

"Eating anything will only harm you!"