Four Cities' Newbies

Mu Yuan directly entered the Baiyun Province section of the forum to browse the situation of his 'competitors'.

However, most of the newbies weren't foolish. A few days ago, some arrogant newbies were showing off their achievements on the forum, but these past two days, there were almost no show-offs, only more and more people lamenting their misfortunes.

"First Master, I went to attack a group of Goblins today, but I didn't expect to be ambushed and lost two great generals. Damn it, the Resource Assessment is tomorrow, how am I supposed to live? How am I supposed to live!"

Below, were a bunch of miserable players who felt the same way.

Their cries of sorrow seemed to flow through the forum.

"Me too! My great general died so miserably."

"Who isn't? I originally went out today to earn some milk money for my troops, but I didn't expect to encounter a Level 7 Great Goblin. If my troops hadn't fought to the death to protect me, I almost wouldn't have made it back. But even so, I still lost three Spearmen. There's no hope for tomorrow's assessment, sigh, I'll just give up."

"Sigh, I envy you guys who can still lose troops. I'm different, I don't have many soldiers in total. Tomorrow I'll just go to the Association to join in the fun and be a supporting character for the big shots."

"Yeah, yeah, my entire territory only has three Goblins. I'm also just making up the numbers."

"The person upstairs isn't as miserable as me. My entire territory only has one Little Skeleton left."

Mu Yuan was silent after reading, silent to the point where the corners of his mouth twitched.

You guys are too perfunctory with your stories.

However, among these players lamenting their misfortunes, a few seemed genuinely sad, their emotions overflowing. If it wasn't for their excellent writing skills, it meant they truly had a terrible time.

Their main forces suffered heavy casualties.

However, only a few of them were this miserable.

As the later players' stories became more and more outrageous, even honest people could see something was wrong, and the first few who were truly miserable also fell silent.

MMP!

Tonight, the territory was exceptionally calm and peaceful again.

Watching Bone Three kill a few Gray Wolves with a couple of clicks, Mu Yuan nodded slightly and closed his computer.

Because he had a lot of things to do tomorrow, not only the Resource Assessment but also taking advantage of the rare trip out to purchase various supplies, Mu Yuan ate the Crimson Blood Fruit, did some exercise, and then washed up and went to bed early.

The night passed without a word.

The deep night in Baijiang City was quiet and peaceful.

Only in the other side of the world, Skeleton Soldiers and Little Skeletons diligently patrolled the territory, swinging their cleavers to pierce through the bodies of Monsters, drawing out splashing crimson bloodlines, and then skillfully picking up the precipitated Soul Sand.

Some newly arrived Little Skeletons were still quite slow and didn't understand what Soul Sand collection was. At this time, the old Skeleton Soldiers would tap their skullcaps and patiently teach them.

This custom was passed down from skeleton to skeleton.

The next day, Mu Yuan woke up relatively early. Outside the window, the sky was faintly lit, and streaks of bright light were gradually breaking through the darkness that had covered the entire night, bringing hope for a new day.

"The Resource Assessment starts at 8:30 in the morning, conducted in batches. However, I need to go a bit earlier to gather information and formulate a suitable battle plan."

"Also, the Player Association is expected to be much livelier than usual today. Perhaps I can find more Little Skeleton and Slime Remnant Souls."

Mu Yuan glanced at the situation in his territory.

Last night, the monsters were quite enthusiastic, sending three waves in total. One wave of small monsters even dropped a Remnant Soul.

He controlled his character to walk to the dilapidated wooden house temporarily designated as a warehouse and checked the existing inventory.

Aside from the four Rare Grade items, among the Common Grade items, the most valuable were the Remnant Souls. Among them were 2 Three Star Remnant Soul Bronze Statues and 6 Common Random Remnant Souls.

There were also 525g of Soul Sand and various Common Grade materials worth approximately 300-400g of Soul Sand.

Conclusion: He was still poor.

Excluding the Shaman Inheritance Stone and the two Three Star Remnant Souls that could be sold, he was truly impoverished. If he supplied all his Troops with cultivation, 500g of Soul Sand would only last a little over a day.

Of course, Troops couldn't cultivate 24 hours a day, and aside from top Whale Players, it was unlikely anyone would supply Soul Sand to all their Troops.

Even top Whale Players probably wouldn't provide too many resources to One Star and Two Star 'cannon fodder'.

Mu Yuan was different. If he had the chance, he still wanted to supply all of them. He had no cannon fodder here; all his Troops had a promising future.

But he also knew that the larger the scale of the Troops, the greater the daily Soul Sand consumption, and it wasn't very realistic to supply them at full capacity all the time.

"It is said that in some powerful territories, there are Miracle Buildings that allow Troops to slowly upgrade without consuming Soul Sand. It is precisely because of this that Great Lords can cultivate elite armies of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands."

Thinking about it, he felt a bit of anticipation.

Then he returned to the reality of poverty.

Bidding farewell to Undead Bone and telling it to guard the home well, the great Great Lord Mu began his expedition. He scanned a shared electric bicycle from the roadside and rode it straight to the Player Association in the City Center.

Today, the Player Association was particularly bustling.

Some players came on foot, some took taxis to the intersection, and many players drove, heading directly into the association's parking lot.

Outside, the streets were crowded, and one after another, working people walked with hurried steps, starting a new day of endless work. Busy and rushed, yet it was just a normal scene of a modern city.

Inside, high-end cars stopped, and players also reached out and drew circles, summoning powerful Warriors clad in armor, looking exceptionally majestic.

Inside and outside were clearly two different worlds.

After all, Xuan Country's official regulations prohibited displaying extraordinary power in front of ordinary people. But within the association, everyone was either a player or someone aware of the existence of the extraordinary. As long as they didn't hinder others or damage public property, they could show off however they wanted.

The association even had practice fields and martial arts fields, free for players to use. Players could conduct Troop drills here and personally experience the power of their Troops in reality.

Mu Yuan also wanted to try it a little, but only a little.

How could he summon Undead Bone in broad daylight? He was a low-key, ordinary player.

Besides, after passing the Lord Trial, he would probably have the opportunity to witness the power of Undead Bone firsthand.

This wouldn't take too long.

Inside the association today, players came and went in an endless stream. Even those who weren't planning to take the assessment, most Newbies would come to join in the fun.

Especially since ordinary Newbies had already been moved to a safe zone and had no survival pressure, it didn't matter if they slacked off for a day or two.

Just consider it compensation for the nerves that were almost stretched to the breaking point in the past few days.

Even so, the number of players in the Association was still somewhat exaggeratedly large, more than ten or twenty times more than a few days ago.

Was a Newbie Resource Assessment really worth this many people gathering?

"Brother, you don't know? The ones being assessed here today aren't just the newbie players from our Baijiang City, but also newbies from the three neighboring cities of Linjiang City, Jiangbei City, and Dongming City."

"It's essentially a joint exam for the Four Cities, and it's been like this every year."

"Heaven always gives Baiyun Province a certain number of welfare slots, and the Baiyun Province Association then distributes these slots to various assessment points. Our Baijiang assessment point is one of them. In other words, it's our Baijiang Four Cities, with dozens or even hundreds of registered newbies, competing together for these slots."

A familiar voice came from not far away.

It was the Frog Seller Bro, but today he wasn't wearing his frog suit. Instead, he was dressed in formal attire, looking like he was about to sell insurance.

Wait, how did the Frog Seller Bro know so much?

The White Fox Miss beside him was also greatly surprised. Didn't he say they were going to be failures together? Liar!

The Frog Seller Bro chuckled, "I did fail, I had no confidence in defending my territory. But hey, after becoming a player, I discovered that my second uncle's daughter next door is also a player. Through her recommendation, I'm now interning at a big shot's merchant association."

"See, I just know a little bit more now."

The Frog Seller Bro grinned, a smile that countless failures envied.