"Mr. Mu, all the supplies from the welfare package are inside. You can check them against the list yourself."
"There's one more thing to note. The Association recommends that new players send this batch of supplies into the Eternal World as soon as possible rather than keeping them on hand. Even if you want to trade with other players, try to do it within the Association whenever possible, to prevent accidents."
Mu Yuan understood instantly. Don't flaunt your wealth.
Even if some veteran players had no ill intentions, seeing a pile of treasures waving around right in front of them—with the owner being a weak newbie—would inevitably give rise to certain ideas.
Not to mention that there might already be Black Player Fugitive who had their eyes on this opportunity and was preparing to make a move.
Well, what he didn't know was that there really was one—and they had already been caught. The Association had happily chalked up the achievement through this opportunity.
The staff reminded him of a few things before opening the door and leaving.
They gave him some private space so that he could slowly check the supplies.
Mu Yuan looked at the Storage Pouch in front of him. It was only about the size of his palm.
It appeared to be a spatial item. Even if it couldn't hold a great deal of cargo, the Association's generosity was still quite astounding. Of course, a powerful lord probably possessed a complete production line capable of continuously manufacturing these "standard Storage Pouches."
Mu Yuan opened it and took out the items inside one by one.
At once, rays of white light blossomed before his eyes. They were the radiance symbolizing Miracle Treasures.
Mu Yuan had already read through the supply list, but when the actual items were placed before him one by one, he still couldn't help feeling stirred up.
"It really is an enormous gift. No wonder so many Whale Players and Game Second Generation players are fighting for it. It's equally precious to them."
"The supplies can be divided into four major categories: Soul Sand, Remnant Souls, blueprints, and items. As for the Soul Sand..."
They weren't a pile of glittering objects resembling grains of sand, but three gorgeous gemstones about the size of goose eggs, sparkling brilliantly under the light.
Soul Crystals. Also called Soul Crystal Coins.
Soul Sand had an aggregating effect. When a large amount of Soul Sand piled up together, it would slowly fuse until it formed a complete crystal coin.
One Soul Crystal Coin was equal to 1,000 g of Soul Sand.
Three coins meant a full 3,000 g!
He was rich!
But among this batch of supplies, the Soul Crystals were merely one of the most ordinary items.
"The Remnant Souls are ten two-star Sentry Guards and ten two-star Archers."
Sentry Guards were primarily defensive troops and carried relatively large shields.
Archers were naturally extremely valuable ranged troops in the early stages. Even at the same two-star level, Archers were much stronger than the Goblin Spearmen next door.
After thinking it over, Mu Yuan had no intention of selling these twenty Remnant Souls in exchange for Little Skeletons and Slimes.
Exchanging Remnant Souls took time and effort. More importantly...
Both Sentry Guards and Archers were highly practical.
Archers in particular could make up for the current shortage of ranged firepower in his territory. He had thought about buying them before, but he didn't have much Soul Sand, making them difficult to purchase.
Archers were rare goods.
"With these ten Sentry Guards and ten Archers, my territory should have a little more of a human touch, right?"
Of course, they would also be harder to support.
Human troops were far more "delicate" than Skeleton Soldiers and Slimes.
Mu Yuan felt that he had to adapt first. Otherwise, how would he support and manage the even more troublesome civilians of the Eternal World in the future?
"Next are the most precious Miracle Blueprints. There are actually ten of them! Where did the Association get so many Miracle Blueprints? Could they also be mass-produced? It's truly powerful beyond measure."
"Sentry Tower (Common Star)" ×4 "Description: Can accommodate up to two ranged units and increase the range of that ranged troop type by 10%. The maximum increase cannot exceed 100 meters." "Arrow Tower (Common Star)" ×2 "Description: A defensive building that can attack enemies on its own without requiring stationed troops, possessing considerable single-target damage." "Residence (Common Star)" ×3 "Description: A residential building with the most basic living conditions. Can accommodate eight units, though doubling that by squeezing in is also possible." "Warehouse (Common Star)" "Description: A residential building with basic conditions for storing supplies."
There were two types of defensive buildings and two types of residential buildings.
Defensive buildings had tremendous advantages in defensive battles. New players were especially weak at this stage, making defensive buildings like Arrow Towers even more effective.
Arrow Towers were naturally a higher grade than Sentry Towers.
"If I build the two Arrow Towers, I won't be all that afraid of that wandering ogre. If it really dares to come, I might be able to take it down with the Arrow Towers and Deathbone's Skeleton Soldiers."
Of course, if he could build a Mage Tower, he might be able to blast the ogre apart in a few shots.
Residences and warehouses seemed inconspicuous, but they were quite useful as well.
Especially for Mu Yuan.
The Whale Players had purchased large numbers of Troop Remnant Souls, and among them, there were probably quite a few capable of building structures. Unlike him, his territory had nothing but skeletons and slimes, with at most two more birds. It had not the slightest hint of human life.
Even now, the little wooden hut Deathbone had barely managed to build still had leaks that let in the wind.
This couldn't really be blamed on Deathbone. After all, he was only a skeleton. If he wanted to rest, he could simply lie down wherever he was, or at worst bury himself in the soil. As for a residence? Wasn't a grave mound enough?
Once he built these residences, Mu Yuan's own game character could finally live in a house that didn't leak wind or rain.
Just thinking about it made him feel a little aggrieved.
He also wouldn't have to worry about having nowhere to place troops like Sentry Guards and Archers, which would affect their condition.
Likewise, with a warehouse, he could preserve food and resolve his worries about food supplies.
The batch of aid supplies Xuan Kingdom had provided consisted of things the newbies urgently needed at present.
The final items were relatively ordinary: several spell scrolls and some restorative medicines. The medicines could take effect on Sentry Guards and Archers, but they couldn't heal Skeleton Soldiers.
As for the spell scrolls, they weren't inscribed with any powerful spells.
That was because even if players were given such scrolls, they had no way to send them into the Eternal World.
In addition to this batch of standard supplies, Mu Yuan also received an extra "support reward." The extra reward wasn't a fixed set of supplies, but 3,000 Contribution Points deposited under his name.
He could use these Contribution Points to exchange for the supplies he needed on the platform of the Tai Xuan Covenant.
Mu Yuan still didn't know how much 3,000 points were worth, but in any case, it definitely wasn't a small amount. The exchangeable goods on the Tai Xuan Platform were all premium products, including Miracle Blueprints and the like.
"The official support is really too generous. It's beyond imagination."
"But this also shows how difficult the Lord Trial is."
"Even after passing the trial, monster tides will erupt in the Eternal World from time to time, and the real world may not be all that peaceful either."
Peace was merely the result of someone blocking the raging waves.
As lords, they would have to face these crises sooner or later.
If that day truly came...
He would act.
"Ahem, I'm getting ahead of myself, I'm getting ahead of myself. I'm still just a newbie. My top priority is preparing for the Lord Trial. This is an extremely rare opportunity to obtain a large amount of Heaven and Earth Gift."
"Once I send the supplies into the Eternal World, I can go home and start the great construction project."
"Ding!" "Supplies have been sent. Energy consumed for this transport: 836 g of Soul Sand. Deducted."
Mu Yuan: "凸(｀0)凸"
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