Challenge Secret Realm

It was night.

Mu Yuan went through several sets of broadcast gymnastics and was still full of energy. He sat in front of the computer, carefully manipulating the mouse and slowly typing on the keyboard, as if afraid of accidentally breaking them.

Perhaps the Nine Profound Nurturing Fluid was high-end enough, the entire enhancement process was gentle and meticulous. Coupled with the increase in his mental power and enhanced control over his body, he hadn't yet experienced embarrassing incidents like smashing the table or breaking chopsticks.

If it were some 'more cost-effective' treasures that didn't treat people well, he might have already torn down his house by now.

It was worth mentioning that after his mental power greatly increased, Mu Yuan now barely needed a mouse or keyboard to play the game. With a thought, his game character would move accordingly. When he spoke, his game character would also speak, which was convenient and fast.

Of course, he was still temporarily unable to leave the computer as a medium window.

But logging into the Tai Xuan Forum still required using the mouse and keyboard, so he couldn't help but be careful.

"The Goblin Camp must be eliminated as soon as possible, but these Goblins shouldn't affect the pace of development."

He had two core objectives in exploring the outside world. The first was to eliminate major enemies like the Goblin Camp to prevent enemies from swarming in during the Lord Trial.

The second was to find and acquire various rare treasures that could enhance his strength.

This second point was more important than the first. As long as his own strength was sufficient, he could completely disregard the strength of the surrounding monster groups.

At that time, he would just eliminate them all at once.

How to find these rare treasures was mentioned in many paid strategy posts on the forum.

After passing the Resource Assessment, he even obtained a high-level strategy from the Association, which mentioned potential treasure spots and opportunities around Newbie Territories and listed them one by one.

"Let's skip monster gathering places, Remnant Soul Projection Points, and the like. Let's talk about some relatively rare and high-value treasure spots, such as ancient building ruins, Temples, and so on."

"That's right, the Eternal World once had ancient civilizations, and more than one. Some of these civilizations were incredibly glorious, and even a tiny remnant possesses extremely high value. As for Temples... it is said that they contain the power of ancient gods who have fallen. If a Lord can find such treasure spots, there is a high probability of obtaining beneficial blessings or Miracle Blueprints."

"However, all of the above have many uncertain factors. Ancient building ruins might contain nothing, and Temples might have completely lost their former glory. But there is one type of treasure spot where you are guaranteed to gain something as long as you enter, and that is the Challenge Secret Realm."

Challenge Secret Realms were unfamiliar territory to many Old Players. They were said to be a very special type of Mystic Realm, shaped by the rules of the Eternal World, and were reward Mystic Realms provided to high-potential players.

Similar to a Heaven and Earth Gift.

There were two types: fixed Mystic Realms and random limited-time Mystic Realms.

The Xuan Country official seemingly controlled some fixed Mystic Realm entrances, but of course, this was too far for them as Newbies, and most Old Players were not qualified to challenge these Mystic Realms either.

Random limited-time Challenge Secret Realms, as the name suggested, could have their entrances appear anywhere in the world and would disappear after a period of time.

"And within Challenge Secret Realms, there is a small category called Newcomer Challenge Secret Realms, which only Newbie Lords can enter."

"This is a typical low-difficulty, high-reward, and completely safe Mystic Realm. Its entrance may randomly appear around stronger Newbie Territories and only appears during the period before the Trial arrives. Newbies with strength can try it; don't miss this opportunity to obtain a Heaven and Earth Gift."

"It's worth mentioning that although there are no dangers within the Newcomer Challenge Secret Realm, there are often many monsters surrounding the Mystic Realm entrance. Only by eliminating these monsters can one truly enter the Mystic Realm. Therefore, even if a Mystic Realm entrance is discovered, Newbies should act within their capabilities. If they lose a large number of troops because of this, it may not be worth it."

"So usually, only the most outstanding small group of Newbies can enter this Challenge Secret Realm."

Mu Yuan stroked his chin.

His Territory, it could be considered a relatively strong Newbie Territory, right?

This document also included a diagram of the Challenge Secret Realm entrance.

—An ancient Gate of Space-Time stood on the ground, and within it was a rotating Space-Time Vortex.

The appearance is still quite obvious, but we must be wary of the Mystic Realm entrance being hidden in some mountain hollow. We need to pay close attention to this later.

Eternal World,

Mu Yuan was carefully removing the iron pieces and wooden splinters embedded in his Light Player Armor. Looking around, the equipment of the other troop types was also severely worn. The worst off was the Sentry, whose shield was shattered, with only a small piece remaining.

But it didn't matter, Evolution Points would take care of it.

The Sentry with the most damaged equipment and the Archer with the most severe physical injuries were precisely the individuals he had previously tested as having 'slightly superior aptitude'.

Perhaps Heaven intends to bestow a great responsibility upon these individuals, and must first wear down their equipment and torment their bodies.

Well, given that evolution can also repair injuries, Mu Yuan only gave the Archer simple bandaging and treatment, just enough to stabilize the injuries.

The Territories are newly established, and funds are tight. The Archer will understand.

"Let's begin."

In front of the Lord Altar, intelligent troops like Bone Two, Bone Three, and Duo Lai came to watch. However, Undead Bone was not present; Undead Bone was still diligently handling the Territories' affairs.

Mu Yuan walked up to the battle-damaged Sentry and lightly pointed a finger from a distance.

Buzz—

The light of a miracle descended, and the Sentry bathed in the white glow, beginning its promotion.

"Ding!"

"Prompt: Your troop 'Sentry (Common ★★)' has undergone a transformation bathed in the light of a miracle and has been promoted to 'Imperial Guard (Rare ★)'."

"Prompt: Your troop Imperial Guard has learned the skills 'Shield Strike' and 'Guardian'."

The white light of evolution quickly faded, and what appeared before him was a Rare Grade Imperial Guard wearing dark blue full body armor with its face completely covered by a mask.

It also held a spear and a large shield. The heavy shield, over one to two meters tall, was carved with a blue eagle spreading its wings in flight.

This shield gave Mu Yuan a great sense of security.

So did the Imperial Guard's skills.

Shield Strike can be briefly mentioned; it's a very ordinary offensive skill. It's not weak, but Mu Yuan's positioning for the Imperial Guard is protection. Even though he, Great Lord Mu, can already PK level seven Skeleton Soldiers, he still needs a few strong men to escort him when he goes out.

For safety, you see.

Guardian is a rare protective skill.

Since his Imperial Guard was just a level 2 Newbie and wouldn't be able to use skills until tomorrow at the earliest, Mu Yuan switched to the forum to check for information.

"Casting the Guardian skill not only significantly increases the user's defense, resistance, and anti-strike ability in a short period, but also allows the light of protection to spread out, protecting important targets."

Indeed, a small number of Imperial Guards can awaken this skill.

Naturally, an Imperial Guard with the Guardian skill has far greater tactical value than an Imperial Guard with Shield Strike next door. But Mu Yuan's Imperial Guard has both.

He found a video of an Imperial Guard demonstrating this skill.

On the screen, the Imperial Guard in dark blue armor slightly tilted the large shield and inserted it into the ground. The next moment, the blue eagle on the shield seemed to come alive, spreading a pair of energy wings several meters long. The energy wings tightly wrapped around and sheltered the target beneath them.

This skill is both cool and practical.

The protection it offers is indeed much stronger than that of Skeleton Warriors or the like.

"If I had ten Imperial Guards protecting me, how would an Assassin deal with that?"

Mu Yuan was very satisfied.

At this moment, as he pointed into the distance, the Archer next door also completed its evolution.