Mu Yuan felt some urgency when he saw the criticisms from the veterans and the other top rookies competing for every second.
But haste served no purpose.
Top Whales stood behind the Lords in the Eternal World and the real-world tycoons, they could charge constantly. Even if they met an accident and fell into the abyss, they could at least survive.
Average players like him couldn't do that. Every step needed careful consideration, and a misstep might be irretrievable.
He could only use time to develop his territory as much as possible while being steady.
Mu Yuan was astonished by many of the actions of these excellent rookies that he had browsed through.
He paid special attention to the rookies within the Baiyun State.
These rookies were born in the Eternal Continent, and they will be in the same area as him. If he also wants to be on the list during the trial and compete for gifts from heaven and earth, these people will be his competitors.
「Rookie 'With an Emperor's Stance' Reason for review: Extremely strong micromanagement capabilities, has achieved feats of annihilating over twenty enemies with eight three-star troops without injury, personal abilities stand out.」
「Rookie 'Smashing Darkness With Thunderbolt', reviewed because: Possesses a hidden command talent, under his leadership, troops are able to exhibit more potent destructive power than usual.」
「Rookie 'In the Name of Glass', reviewed because: ...Has a natural talent, has recruited Rare Rank Troops, and has repeatedly won with fewer numbers, achieving brilliant results.」
「...」
The reviews of these excellent rookies given by the first-hand intelligence dealer mainly come from these rookies who have proved their information publicly.
Unlike Mu Yuan, the second-generation players who have distinguished background and outstanding performances since childhood have been closely watched in the circle of transcendent players.
Admittedly, the selection mechanism of the Eternal World is completely random, but it is a special case if they are second-generation players with 'special talents'. There's a good chance they would be selected.
"If both parents are transcendental players and possess decent strength, their children have a certain probability of inheriting some special abilities at birth, such as water spray, telekinesis, flight, the ability to let archers shoot farther, and the ability to spiritually link with the soldiers for remote manipulation, among others."
"People from ordinary players also have a very small chance of possessing innate talent, but most of them are recessive, and they need to be gradually discovered as the player's rank steadily increases."
Mu Yuan stroked his chin, "As expected, I just have a little evolution of special abilities, not cheating."
However, apart from these outstanding sons and daughters of heaven who have always been the focus of attention, some rookies actively publicize their information.
Their aim seemed to be...
"Creating momentum?"
"In order to gain more investments?"
Of course, he was fine. Mu Yuan didn't want anything other than the resources that he could use for free. He just wanted to be a quiet and personal lord.
As if due to the approval of the officials for the posts by the first-hand intelligence dealer, many rookies simply recommended themselves below.
Not all of them are outstanding rookies.
The weak ones hope to receive a little bit of investment to help them pass the resource assessment conducted by the Officials and then pass the Lord's Trial.
The stronger ones, on the other hand, hope to get on the list. Being evaluated by veterans is a considerable affirmation for many rookies.
They will soon receive invitations from large groups to serve as CEOs, and reach the top of their lives.
A rookie commented below,
"This lord has recruited Rare Rank Skeleton Warriors, [Picture1.jpg], [Picture2.jpg], you guys take a look and see how strong and dashing it is, show anyone who can!"
Mu Yuan clicked the picture, which was indeed a valiant and charismatic Skeleton Warrior in silver-grey armor, holding a large sword, and carrying a bone spear on his back.
Another player had recruited the rare troops. It was the Skeleton Warrior.
But something seemed wrong?
Below the floor were a bunch of envious players.
"Admire the big guy in the front row."
"Big brother, recognize me."
"This big brother hasn't made the comment list yet? Looks like a dark horse!"
"More than just a dark horse, it's a supreme dark horse!"
"There are always dark horses, but this year they come early."
"Wait a minute..." The greenhands were all praising, but an old player who had been looking at the picture for a while realized, "Isn't your Skeleton Warrior's momentum a bit wrong? And the posture of holding the sword is not quite right...right, it's also a bit short."
Mu Yuan also noticed it.
He had initially thought that Emperor Dead Bone was different from other Skeleton Warriors, but that was normal since he was the future emperor.
But on closer inspection, he noticed that this warrior seemed... a bit like a Skeleton Soldier.
"Why does your Skeleton Soldier wear warrior's armor?"
An old player said, "Damn, it's obviously just an ordinary Three-Star Skeleton Soldier, only that it's wearing a warrior's armor, almost fooled me."
"Even if your armor is very neatly made, a Skeleton Soldier is still a Skeleton Soldier. It specializes in using a war blade. The Bone Spear you equipped it with is nothing more than a decoration... Skeleton Soldiers have no throwing skills at all, maybe they don't even know how to grip a Bone Spear."
But setting aside all the above, this Skeleton Soldier dressed in warrior's clothes was... quite handsome.
Its combat power should be somewhat stronger than that of an ordinary Skeleton Soldier.
After all, it was a Skeleton Warrior: the youth version.
Mu Yuan pondered, "I failed to exploit the BUG before, so I couldn't hoard some equipment. But if I think about it differently, if I had enough money to make a set of armor like this for the Skeleton Soldiers, could it reduce the cost of evolution?"
I might try it in the future when I have the money, but not now.
This kind of armor that could be transported into the game world was not cheap.
Wait, there's also the cross-world transportation tax... when I think about it, it's even more expensive. Exploiting BUGs is indeed a difficult task.
...
A night passed quietly.
Mu Yuan cultivated by eating fruits in the real world, while Dead Bone cultivated in the Eternal World by eating Soul Sand. Both shared a bright future.
The next day,
Mu Yuan woke up early and continued to arrange for himself and Dead Bone to go out and explore, collect resources, and make full use of time.
When this exploration trip was over and the game characters needed rest, Mu Yuan prepared to go out.
"I need more Little Skeleton Remnant Souls, and I hope I could buy some materials that can aid in cultivation and boost Dead Bone."
Like Filling fruits, for instance.
There are many types of these cultivation materials and auxiliary materials for cultivation. He didn't have the conditions before, but now, he had more than a hundred or two hundred pieces of Soul Sand and some material treasures in his pocket. He should buy some supplements for Dead Bone.
If not at the level of a Whale, at least... the child should not suffer.
Mu Yuan piled up the Remnant Souls and materials he could possibly sell in front of the Lord's Altar for easy access. He watched Dead Bone studying skills and wondered, "Should I summon Dead Bone to the real world? Although Xuan Country is relatively safe, it's always reassuring to have some power in hand."
The most important thing was that after a few days of strengthening, Mu Yuan felt that he was almost ready, and would not be drained.
If that's the case, who can resist the temptation to see his own skeleton's heroism in person?
He told Dead Bone, "I've prepared a Complete Monster Manual, a complete military manual, and nine years of compulsory education for you. Are you interested in coming over to my side?"
Dead Bone couldn't wait and nodded his head.
In that case, after Dead Bone handed over his work to the other skeletons, Mu Yuan included him in the Lord's Seal, and also included Bone Two and Bone Three.
As soon as they were included, he sensed a connection in the dark, spanning Lanxing and the Eternal World.
It was somewhat surprised.
He had tried it before. When he included Dead Bone, who was still a Little Skeleton, in the Seal, the connection was very weak. He also had a premonition that if he really called Dead Bone into the real world, his poor spiritual power and body would be drained.
But now...
"It seems very easy? The connection is much stronger than before."
"The connection with Bone Two and Bone Three is not weak either, it's several times stronger than when they were Little Skeletons, but it's a lot weaker than Dead Bone."
"That being said... could it be related to evolution? Because of evolution, the connection between me and Dead Bone has become closer, and the difficulty of summoning naturally decreases."
If that were the case...
Mu Yuan closed the window and pulled the curtain tightly.
He took a deep breath, stood in the middle of the room, clutching a piece of Soul Sand the size of a fingernail.
He gently flicked it, and the Soul Sand flew up like a coin.
"In my name, I summon~
"The future Skeleton Emperor, Lord of Bones, Master of Death, Controller of the Underworld, the Watchman of the Other Shores... Dead Bone, appear in reality!"
The deep voice echoed in the bedroom, and mysterious patterns appeared out of nowhere.
The wind also started to blow.