I've Become Stronger, But Not Bald (Seeking Follow-up Reads and Votes)

Outside the Territories, a faint white mist permeated the forest, making the dappled sunlight filtering through the treetops appear even dimmer.

In front, shrubs were uprooted, and thick trees had toppled. Blood flowed, and the scene was a mess.

Mu Yuan quickly switched his perspective back to the Territories, while sending out a War Falcon to notify Undead Bone and dispatching some garrison troops from within the Territories to come over.

Without a troop type like Undead Bone, which had awakened self-awareness, Common Grade troops were prone to getting lost when venturing out. However, this location was not far from the Territories, so it wasn't difficult for the garrison Warriors to arrive.

At this time, Duo Lai, Bone Two, Bone Three, and other Skeletons or Slimes had already begun dragging the Goblin corpses together, preparing for the burning purification ritual.

Of course, before purification, the equipment on these Goblins had to be stripped off.

Their weapons and equipment were innocent.

And Duo Lai was well-versed in the art of saving innocent equipment.

Mu Yuan, meanwhile, directed Bone Four and the other troop types to begin rescuing the injured.

In this battle, although no troops died, almost every one was injured. Bone Two had several broken ribs, and Duo Lai still had Javelins stuck in him, making him look like a hedgehog.

Several Archers and Skeleton Soldiers were also severely wounded. The intensity of the battle was no less than his first battle in life, where he commanded Little Skeletons against Gray Wolves.

The most severely injured were several Archers.

They were already squishy, and their abdomens had been pierced by Wooden Spears, causing blood to flow in trickles. It was a terrifying sight.

If these Archers were proper humans, they would likely be in shock or coma by now, even if they hadn't died from blood loss.

But thankfully, they weren't; they were troop types.

Even in a severely injured state, they still maintained some fighting strength, looking as if they could still struggle up and fight another round.

However, Mu Yuan dared not be careless.

These were Archers whose Remnant Souls were worth 400-500g of Soul Sand!

He quickly took out the potions from the Association aid package and treated the severely injured troops. The Skeleton Soldiers were worse off; they couldn't use healing potions and could only slowly stabilize their injuries by holding Soul Sand.

Although this battle was brutal, the gains were not small.

Aside from the second-hand equipment stripped from the Goblins, they also yielded a large amount of Soul Sand and one Remnant Soul after another.

"Guji guji."

Duo Lai's mouth watered with tears as it looked at the Soul Sand, but it still reluctantly pushed the pile of Soul Sand in front of Mu Yuan.

It shed tears of reluctance.

"135.7g Soul Sand."

This was more than the drop from the entire Goblin Camp before, yet the number of Goblins in this batch was smaller, which was enough to prove that they were all elites.

Mu Yuan took 20g and fed it to Duo Lai. Duo Lai's large eyes, which looked like LED screens, immediately changed from (╥╯^╰╥) to (ω). It performed a one-second face change.

Mu Yuan now looked down on a mere hundred-odd grams of Soul Sand, but the eight Random Remnant Souls and two Two Star Remnant Souls in front of him barely comforted his wounded heart.

"Overall, the value of the drops from this battle is roughly equivalent to over a thousand grams of Soul Sand, but after deducting equipment wear and tear and recovery item consumption, the total profit is only six to seven hundred grams."

He could barely call this a great victory.

No wonder some Old Players lost everything after just one failure.

Lords have their Territories as a fallback, but sometimes the battle losses are enough to make one weep.

"As expected, the Eternal World is still too dangerous. You can't be careless at any time."

In the real world, in the old, small house.

Mu Yuan tapped away at the keyboard, searching for relevant information on the forums.

Information about abnormal Goblins.

However, there was very little. Occasionally, players did encounter very elite Goblins who knew how to ambush and form formations, but they were only described in a few brief sentences.

Furthermore, those who had these encounters were Old Players. How could he, a weak and pitiful Newbie, be targeted by Goblins?

This must be the world's fault!

Of course, it was also possible that other Newbie Lords had similar encounters, but were instantly wiped out upon meeting them, so naturally, no information would be spread.

"In short, future explorations must be more careful and cautious. The Goblin Camp must also be conquered as soon as possible. The name of the Goblins has already filled an entire page in Undead Bone's little notebook of ways to die."

"However, there is something more important right now."

Today's encounter made Mu Yuan understand the fragility of the human body.

He was indeed only slightly disfigured, and the Amulet on his body still had two uses of Guardian power, but...

What if the Old Yin was a Rare Grade Monster?

What if a Professional Grade Monster came to deceive and ambush?

What if a huge fireball suddenly fell from the sky?

In short, the Eternal World was too dangerous, and the human body was too weak. Even though he had eaten many Crimson Blood Fruits before and could run a thousand meters in almost three minutes, he was still a weakling in front of various extraordinary Monsters.

No matter how much he had his troops protect him, he couldn't change the fact that he himself was a fatal weakness.

Protection had its limits.

Therefore, he,

It was time to become stronger.

Ding! The item you redeemed has been delivered. Please be ready to sign for it.

Mu Yuan went downstairs to sign for the package, returned to his bedroom, entered the password, and opened the box.

Immediately, six sparkling Soul Crystal Coins and a tube of nurturing fluid with a milky white liquid shimmering within appeared before his eyes.

Mu Yuan picked up the nurturing fluid.

Nine Profound Nurturing Fluid!

It was said that this was a product from the Territory of a certain top-tier big shot, and it was the best treasure for Newbies to improve themselves and lay a solid foundation, bar none.

Unlike treasures such as Dragon Blood Fruit and Vajra Fruit, which brought great improvements to players but also changed their physical characteristics, gradually narrowing the path players could take in the future and the treasures they were suitable for using.

Some even made players stop being human altogether.

If one used an Inheritance Stone to solidify their class, it would limit their potential. Lords with even a little ambition wouldn't do this.

Mu Yuan picked up the Nine Profound Nurturing Fluid, looked at the instructions, and thought, Hmm, high-level treasures seem to only require a simple and unadorned method of consumption.

Since that was the case, he unscrewed it and gulped it down.

Gulp, gulp~

The nurturing fluid began to take effect, but there didn't seem to be the pain he felt when taking the Crimson Blood Fruit. He only felt warm all over, as if he was immersed in a spring of life, and his body and even his soul were being sublimated.

"Ah~~~"

How refreshing and comfortable this was.

He felt as if he was floating, like he was in the clouds.

As the medicinal effect gradually disappeared and he began to wake up from his dream, he checked the time and found that over four hours had passed.

"Have I become stronger?"

Mu Yuan lowered his head and looked at himself. His muscles hadn't changed much, but...

The dust in the bedroom, the tiny cracks on the wall, the buzzing mosquito not far away, everything was clearly visible in his eyes.

He even had a faint feeling of what was behind him, which his sight couldn't reach.

He stretched out his hand, brought two fingers together, and pinched the buzzing mosquito, effortlessly and calmly.

He looked down at himself and could vaguely sense the flow of energy within his body.

He got up, he moved around, he leaped and dodged.

Mu Yuan placed his hands at his waist, brought them together to Charge, and a faint white light even appeared in his palms.

He had indeed become stronger, much stronger!

"If before, my combat power was only equivalent to a Level 2 Little Skeleton, then now..."

He estimated that he could fight a Level 7 Skeleton Soldier and could take on 10 Little Skeletons.

And that was secondary.

The Nine Profound Nurturing Fluid had also greatly enhanced his mental power. Mu Yuan could directly sense the existence of Undead Bone and other troops even without incorporating them into his mark.

If he continued to improve, perhaps he could directly oversee his Territory without the need for mediums like a computer.

If any Old Yin dared to ambush him again, Mu Yuan would make them understand what cruelty was.

"Is this what it feels like to become stronger?"

"It's really good~"

Thanks to 'Book Friend 33021212522762' for the 500 coins, 'Tofu Hero Sanmu' for the reward, and everyone for your follow-up reading and voting support~ (^_^)