Money Subsidy Great Method

After undergoing the baptism of evolution, the future Undead Bone General had completely recovered from his injuries. Its missing left arm had been restored, and its condition had returned to its peak.

However, the other Little Skeletons were still in rather poor condition. Mu Yuan did not dare take the Undead Bone General out to explore with them.

He had to put caution first.

While instructing Deathbone to study skills, he had it continue carrying out its previous task—namely, setting traps and strengthening the defensive capabilities of the territory.

Deathbone: "(_)"

The territory was a complete mess. Not only did the corpses of Gray Wolves scattered across the ground need to be cleaned up, but he also had to repair a house for himself that did not leak wind.

Mu Yuan pondered his plans for future development.

"If I could collect the wolf pelts and meat, they'd be quite useful. It's just..." He glanced at his Skeletons and felt that he was asking the impossible.

Even if the Undead Bone General did it, at most it could only tear off a few ragged, blood-soaked wolf pelts. There was no point.

Besides, the Undead Bone General had plenty of tasks. Improving itself and setting up traps took priority.

After that, once he evolved a second Skeleton Soldier to guard the home, he planned to lead Deathbone in exploring the surroundings. Exploration was not only for obtaining more resources, but also for figuring out the situation nearby. Otherwise, with darkness all around the territory, he had no idea what powerful enemies might be hiding there, and Mu Yuan felt very insecure.

As for the crucial Evolution Points, there was no use in rushing. He could only have each Skeleton work around the clock without interruption. Even injured Skeletons had to do some handicraft—whether they did it well was unimportant. What mattered was that they could not stop, so they could produce Evolution Points efficiently.

After Deathbone evolved, the number of Evolution Points it produced individually was slightly higher than before, but the increase was limited. To raise the output of Evolution Points substantially, he still had to work on quantity.

He needed more Little Skeletons.

After arranging the tasks one by one, Mu Yuan finally had some time on his hands.

But it was still not time to rest. Before his territory grew stronger and his life was no longer in danger, how could Mu Yuan dare to rest?

Was he playing a game?

He was playing with his life!

"My understanding of the Transcendent Game and the Eternal World is still far too lacking. Can other people's troops evolve? How are troop ranks divided? What are the main enemies players face in the early stages? Apart from leveling up, are there other ways for troops to become stronger... and so on and so forth. I know nothing."

He did not even know any skills!

He had also wanted to put on an impressive display in front of Deathbone, calmly point out the key techniques, and act all cool—but he could not do it.

He was even less clear about what he would face in the future, when players would finally settle down and no longer be under the threat of death at every moment, or... when he could truly wield transcendent power. Even just spitting fire or spraying water would do.

He was merely a pure newbie who knew nothing, a complete novice who had been in the game for less than twelve hours.

Mu Yuan opened the forum.

After only half a day, there seemed to be several new faces on the forum—by which he meant new faces whose player identities were clearly confirmed.

Shit-Shoveling Great General: "Fuck, my initial troop is actually a Weak Kun Goblin. Not only are these things weak as hell, they don't even listen to orders and run around everywhere. Should I just prepare my coffin in advance?"

Cool Dumb Hair: "Bro, Goblins aren't weak at all. There seems to be a Goblin settlement outside my territory, and Goblins harass me every day. These guys even know tactics. I'm almost dead because of them."

A Coo Coo Bird: "Damn (an element), I haven't slept for two days because of this lousy game, and I've missed two updates too... No, I mean, can I just stop playing this lousy game? Can't you admit I'm terrible at it?"

Crooked Mouth Heavenly Emperor: "I'm dying laughing. There really are people who believe this game exists? Really? Really? You even made it sound so realistic."

Mu Yuan browsed through the posts one by one. Naturally, there were more people who were merely passing through. Many did not believe the Transcendent Game existed at all, but there were plenty of genuine players as well.

All in all, he discovered dozens of them. Some players exchanged information, but most were in far worse situations than he was. Some had even nearly been wiped out by Gray Wolf Packs.

Gray Wolves could wipe out a player's troops?

Then they really were terrible.

Couldn't even one capable player provide me with some advanced information?

Aside from the pinned guide post, Mu Yuan felt that nothing else was useful.

"Making plans for the next stage rashly carries considerable risk. Taking the wrong path will waste a great deal of time, and the Novice Trial also seems to be a major crisis. At the very least, I have to figure out what I should prepare in advance, and these things..."

Might not be impossible to find.

For example, the player who wrote the pinned guide post.

Mu Yuan had also made some guesses about the forum's background. It was probably run by the Xuan Kingdom authorities. Otherwise, they would not have provided such detailed and effective guides free of charge.

The Transcendent Game had existed for quite some time, yet only rumors were still circulating. Society as a whole was also relatively stable, which showed that the authorities' ability to control the situation was very strong. If his guess was correct, then perhaps the moment he entered this forum, he had already entered the authorities' sight.

"Ding ding ding—!"

"Forum Administrator has initiated a chat with you. Accept?"

"Is it here?"

Mu Yuan rubbed his chin, somewhat surprised. He paused for a moment before clicking accept.

A chat window immediately popped up. The other party's forum name was "Not a Daughter Con," accompanied by an avatar of a delicate, exquisitely carved little girl.

Mu Yuan: "..."

He had imagined many possibilities, but he had never expected the Forum Administrator to seem so unserious. Was this really an official employee?

As for himself, he had not yet had time to choose a Sand Sculpture name. At present, he was called "20230716669."

"Ahem, brother, sorry to bother you. I believe you must have many questions and feel quite lost right now... Oh right, I forgot to introduce myself first. I'm the administrator of this forum, a Transcendent Game player just like you, and also a staff member of a relevant department of the Xuan Kingdom government. You can call me Yang Kong... By the way, did you see my avatar? My daughter is cute, right?"

Mu Yuan: "..."

What could he say? After pondering for a while, he could only reply, "Right, right, right," before continuing to probe.

Yang Kong continued, "That's right. This Secret Forum was established by the nation as a guidance forum. There are several similar forums. The purpose is quite simple: to guide new players who have obtained game access but are still completely clueless, thereby reducing the new players' mortality rate.

"After obtaining player status and establishing a connection with the Eternal Continent, if I'm not mistaken, you must have started searching for related information online, right? Most new players do that after their nervousness and excitement pass. As long as someone searches for similar information, they will eventually find forums like this. That isn't a coincidence, but an inevitable result of cause and effect."

Mu Yuan nodded slightly.

Putting everything else aside, without that guide post, he would not have been able to defeat the Gray Wolf Pack without losses. He had indeed benefited from it.

"As for why we don't publicly reveal the existence of the transcendent world, you should be able to understand. Player access is distributed completely randomly, and the number of players is small. At present, we can only confirm that young people have a higher probability of obtaining it. Furthermore, there are supposedly deeper and more important reasons involved, so the authorities can only guide players through this method.

"As for the second purpose, the authorities also need to keep records of players. This is to safeguard social order, not to restrict your freedom of life or gaming. As long as you don't break the law, you're fine."

Mu Yuan was not surprised by this.

Players all had the opportunity to wield transcendent power, and it was impossible for everyone else to possess lofty moral character like him.

Control was inevitable, just like with weapons such as guns and swords.

But he still revealed three parts surprise, three parts fear, and four parts hesitation in his words.

Before he could say anything else, Yang Kong said, "Of course, the authorities also offer benefits to registered players. Not only will we purchase a high-value personal accident insurance policy for players, we'll also provide players with a monthly subsidy of ten thousand yuan. Our Xuan Kingdom has always strongly supported transcendent players."

It was true that he felt some resistance to being a player, but the authorities were offering far too much!

He could receive a monthly subsidy just by registering?

That made sense. As long as they were not short of money, few people would challenge the law. The authorities were using the Money Subsidy Great Method to nip trouble in the bud.

But was a player short of money?

Mu Yuan could responsibly say that he was!