Money Subsidy Great Method

The future Undead Bone General, having undergone the baptism of evolution, had all its injuries completely vanish, its missing left arm regrown, and its condition restored to its peak.

However, the other Little Skeletons were still in a relatively poor state, so Mu Yuan dared not take the Undead Bone General out to explore.

He had to prioritize lying low.

While instructing the Undead Bone General to ponder its skills, he continued the previous task—namely, setting traps to enhance the defensive capabilities of the territory.

Undead Bone General: "(_)"

At this moment, the territory was a mess. Not only did the ground need to be cleared of Gray Wolf corpses, but he also needed to repair a windproof shelter for himself.

Mu Yuan pondered his next development plan.

"If I could harvest the wolf pelts and meat, there'd be quite a bit of use for them, but..." He glanced at his skeleton and felt it was asking too much of the bone.

Even if the Undead Bone General stepped up, at best it could tear off a few tattered, blood-soaked wolf pelts, which would be pointless.

Besides, the Undead Bone General had heavy tasks—self-improvement and trap-setting took higher priority.

Next, he planned to evolve a second Skeleton Soldier to guard the base, then lead the Undead Bone General to explore the surroundings. Exploration wasn't just about gathering more resources; it was also about scouting the area. Otherwise, with the territory pitch-black on all sides and unknown great enemies lurking, Mu Yuan felt very unsafe.

As for the most crucial Evolution Points, rushing was useless. He could only keep each skeleton working 24/7 on various tasks. Even injured skeletons had to do some manual labor—whether they did it well didn't matter; what mattered was that they never stopped, so Evolution Points could be generated efficiently.

After the Undead Bone General evolved, the Evolution Points it produced individually increased slightly, but only by a little. To significantly boost Evolution Point output, he had to focus on quantity.

He needed more Little Skeletons.

After assigning all the tasks one by one, Mu Yuan finally had his hands free.

But it wasn't time to rest yet. Until his territory grew strong and his life was guaranteed, how could he, Mu Yuan, dare to rest?

Was he playing a game?

He was playing with his life!

"My understanding of the supernatural game, Eternal World, is far too shallow. Can other people's units evolve? How are unit tiers divided? What are the main early-game enemies for players? Besides leveling up, are there other ways for units to grow stronger... and so on. I know nothing."

He didn't even know about skills!

He wanted to show off in front of the Undead Bone General, casually pointing out key techniques with an air of ease, but he couldn't.

He had no idea what challenges lay ahead, when players could finally settle down without facing constant death threats, and... when he could truly wield supernatural power. Even just spitting fire or spraying water would do.

He was just a pure Newbie who knew nothing, having entered the game less than twelve hours ago.

Mu Yuan opened the forum.

In just half a day, it seemed a few new faces had appeared on the forum—by which he meant faces clearly belonging to players.

Shit-Shoveling Great General: "Damn, my starting unit is actually a Weak Kun Goblin. Not only are they pathetically weak, but these guys don't even follow orders and run around everywhere. Should I just pick out a coffin for myself now?"

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

A Coo Coo Bird: "F*ck (an element), because of this damn game I haven't slept in two days, and I've missed two updates... I mean, can I just not play this game? I admit I'm trash, okay!"

Crooked Mouth Heavenly Emperor: "LOL, does anyone actually believe this game exists? No way, no way! And they make it sound so real."

Mu Yuan browsed through. Naturally, most people on the forum were pure bystanders, many not believing in the existence of the supernatural game at all. But there were quite a few real players.

He spotted dozens of them. Some players were even communicating with each other, but most were in worse shape than him—some had nearly been wiped out by Gray Wolf packs.

Gray Wolves could wipe out a player's units?

That really was weak.

"Isn't there a single strong player who can give me some high-level intel!"

Aside from the pinned guide post, Mu Yuan felt the rest was useless.

"Rushing into the next phase of the plan is too risky. Taking the wrong path would waste a lot of time, and the Novice Trial seems like a major crisis. At the very least, I need to figure out what to prepare in advance, and these..."

Maybe he could find them.

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

Mu Yuan had some guesses about the forum's background—it was likely the Xuan Kingdom's official body. Otherwise, they wouldn't have given out such detailed and effective guides for free.

The supernatural game hadn't appeared recently, yet only rumors were circulating, and the overall social environment remained stable. This showed the authorities had strong control. If his guess was correct, perhaps he had already entered their sight the moment he joined this forum.

"Ding ding ding—!"

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

"Here it comes?"

Mu Yuan rubbed his chin, somewhat surprised. He paused for a moment, then clicked accept.

A chat interface immediately popped up. The other party's forum name was "Not a Daughter Con," paired with an avatar of a delicate, jade-carved little girl.

Mu Yuan: "..."

He had imagined many things, but never that the Forum Administrator would look so unserious. Was this really an official?

As for himself, he hadn't had time to pick a Sand Sculpture name yet, so he was currently called "20230716669."

"Ahem, brother, sorry to bother you. I believe you're full of confusion and uncertainty right now... Oh right, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm the administrator of this forum, a supernatural game player like you, and also a staff member of the relevant department under the Xuan Kingdom's official body. You can call me Yang Kong... Oh, and see my avatar? My daughter's adorable, isn't she?"

Mu Yuan: "..."

What could he say? He pondered for a moment, then could only nod along with "Yeah, yeah, yeah," and continued probing with questions.

Yang Kong went on, "That's right, this hidden forum is a state-established guidance forum. There are a few similar ones. The purpose is simple: to guide new players who've obtained game qualifications but are still completely clueless, thereby reducing the mortality rate among newcomers.

"After obtaining player qualifications and establishing a connection with the Eternal Continent, I'm guessing you started searching for information online, right, brother? Most newcomers do this after the initial tension and excitement. And as long as someone searches for similar information, they'll eventually find forums like this. It's not coincidence—it's a causal inevitability."

Mu Yuan nodded slightly.

Leaving everything else aside, without that guide post, he wouldn't have been able to defeat the Gray Wolf pack without taking damage. He had indeed benefited from it.

"You asked why the existence of the supernatural world isn't made public. You should understand—player qualifications are distributed completely randomly and in limited numbers. What's certain now is that younger people have a higher probability of obtaining them. Moreover, it's said there are deeper, more important reasons behind this, so the authorities can only guide through methods like this.

"As for the second purpose, the authorities also need to keep records of players. This is to maintain social order. It won't restrict your personal freedom or gaming freedom, as long as you don't break the law."

Mu Yuan wasn't surprised by this.

Players are all people with the potential to wield supernatural power, and not everyone can be like him, possessing lofty moral character.

Control was inevitable—just like with weapons such as guns and knives.

Still, he let his tone carry three parts surprise, three parts fear, and four parts hesitation.

Before he could say anything more, Yang Kong continued, "Of course, the authorities also offer benefits to registered players. Not only do they purchase a high-value life accident insurance for each player, but they also provide a monthly subsidy of ten thousand yuan. The Xuan Kingdom has always strongly supported supernatural players."

Sure, being a player might come with some resistance, but the authorities were giving too much!

Register and get a monthly subsidy?

That made sense. As long as people weren't short on money, few would challenge the law. The authorities were using the money method to nip any trouble in the bud.

So, did players lack money?

Mu Yuan could say with full responsibility—he did!