Chapter 49: Chapter 48 Challenge Secret Realm_1
Translator: 549690339
That night,
Mu Yuan was full of energy even after doing a few different broadcasts of calisthenics. He sat in front of the computer, handled the mouse carefully, and played around with the keyboard, careful not to break them accidentally.
Maybe it’s because of the high-quality Jiuxuan Cultivation Liquid that he used. The process of enhancing was gentle and detailed. His mental strength has improved a lot, and he hadn’t accidently broken anything like tables or chopsticks yet.
If he used some other ‘more cost-effective’ treasures, he might have wrecked the house by now.
It’s worth mentioning that after a substantial increase in mental strength, Mu Yuan doesn’t need a keyboard and mouse that much while playing games. With a flick of his mind, the game character moves accordingly. If he speaks, the game character will follow. It was a fast and convenient process.
Of course, he still needs the computer as a medium for now.
However, he still needs to use a mouse and keyboard to log on to the Tai Xuan Forum, so he needs to exercise caution.
“The Goblin Camp must be eradicated sooner rather than later, but it shouldn’t interfere with my development,” he said.
There were two main goals for his exploration: First, to crush significant enemies like the Goblin Camp so that they won’t mess with him during the Lord Trial. Second, to find and acquire rare treasures to enhance his strength.
The second goal was indeed much more important than the first. As long as his personal strength was strong enough, he wouldn’t have to worry about how strong the mobs were.
When the time comes, he will wipe them out.
Many paid posts on the forum mention how to find these rare treasures.
When he passed the resource check, he received a senior strategy guide from the association, which listed possible treasure spots and opportunities around his territory.
“Let’s skip the usual stuff like the Monster Gathering Grounds and Projection Point of the Remnant Soul. Let’s discuss some rare and high-value treasure spots, like ancient architectural sites and temples.”
“Indeed, the Eternal World once had ancient civilizations, not just one, but many. Some were remarkably dazzling civilizations where even a tiny remnant could hold immense value. Regarding temples…according to legend, they have residual power from fallen ancient gods. If a Lord locates such a spot, there’s a great chance of gaining blessing boosts or Miracle Blueprints.”
“However, there are many uncertainties as well. There may be nothing in the ancient architectural sites, and the temples may have lost their past glory. But there’s one type of treasure spot where you always get something if you go in, and that’s the Secret Realm of Challenge.”
The Secret Realm of Challenges is unfamiliar territory for most veteran players. It’s a special type of secret realm shaped by the rules of the Eternal World and designated as a rewarding secret realm for high-potential players. It’s like a reward from heaven and earth.
There are two types: the fixed secret realm and the random, timed secret realm.
The Xuan Country’s Authority seems to control some fixed secret realm entrances. Of course, these are currently too far-fetched for rookies like him. Most of the veteran players do not even have the qualifications to challenge the secret realm.
The random, timed Secret Realm of Challenges, as the name suggests, could appear anywhere in the world and disappears after a while.
“Among the Secret Realms of Challenges, there’s a small category explicitly for new Lords, known as the Newcomer Secret Realm of Challenge.”
“This is a classic low-risk, high-reward, absolutely safe secret realm. The entrance may randomly appear near a strong newcomer’s territory and only appears during the period before the trial. Capable newcomers should give it a try. Don’t miss this opportunity to get a reward.”
“However, it’s crucial to add that although there are no dangers within the Newcomer Secret Realm of Challenge, the entrance to the secret realm is usually surrounded by many monsters. You can only enter the secret realm if you eliminate these monsters. Therefore, even if you find the entrance to the secret realm, newcomers should evaluate their abilities. If this results in a substantial loss of your troops, it may not be worth it.”
“So typically, only a small group of top newcomers can enter this Secret Realm of Challenge.”
Mu Yuan stroked his chin.
His territory should be considered as a powerful newcomer’s territory, right?
There’s also an add-on to this data with a design diagram of the entrance to the Secret Realm of Challenge.
—A ancient door to time and space stands on the ground, in which a time-space vortex rotates.
The design is pretty apparent. However, he has to be careful in case the entrance hides somewhere in a depression. He has to pay close attention to this going forward.
In the Eternal World,
Mu Yuan was removing the iron pieces and wooden spikes embedded in his lightweight player’s armor one by one. He glanced around; the equipment of the other types of soldiers was also seriously worn. The worst was that scout whose shield was shattered to less than half.
However, it didn’t matter, the evolution points would come to the rescue.
The scout with the most damaged equipment and the archer with the most severe injuries were coincidentally the ones he had previously tested as individuals with ‘slightly superior potential’.
It could be that as the saying goes: Heaven’s burdens are heavy and those who are to bear them must first endure broken equipment and painful bodies.
Given that injuries could be repaired during evolution, Mu Yuan only gave the archer basic bandages and treatment—just enough to stabilize his condition.
Since funds were tight during the initial construction of his territory, the archer would understand.
“Let’s begin.”
In front of the Lord’s Altar, various types of soldiers including ‘Bone Two’, ‘Bone Three’, Duo Lai, and other enlightened ones gathered to watch. However, the Dead Bone did not come as he was busy managing affairs of the territory.
Mu Yuan walked up to the worn-out scout, extended his finger, and lightly touched him in the air.
Hum-
The miracle light fell, the scout soaked in the white radiance, and began his promotion.
‘Ding!’
‘Tip: Your soldier type ‘Scout (Common**)’ bathed in the miracle light has transformed and has been promoted to ‘Imperial Guard (Rare*)’.’
‘Tip: Your soldier type Imperial Guard has acquired the skills ‘Shield Strike’ and ‘Guard’.’
The white light of evolution quickly retreated, the figure standing before Mu Yuan was a rare Imperial Guard, fully dressed in deep blue armor, his face securely shielded by a mask.
He still held a long spear and a large shield, a massive shield that was over one to two meters tall—carved on it was a blue eagle spreading its wings to fly.
This shield gave Mu Yuan a great sense of security.
As did the Imperial Guard’s abilities.
We can disregard the Shield Strike ability—it was just a common offensive skill. It wasn’t weak, but Mu Yuan designated the Imperial Guard as a protector. Even though he, Lord Shepherd, could PK a level seven Skeleton Soldier, once he went out, he still needed a few burly men to guard him.
For safety.
The Guard was a rare protective skill.
His Imperial Guard was still a level two Greenhand, so he wasn’t likely to use the skill until tomorrow at the earliest. So, Mu Yuan switched to the forum for more information.
“When the Guard skill is activated, it not only significantly increases the user’s defense, resistance, and resilience in a short amount of time, but it also spreads the light of protection to safeguard key targets.”
This Imperial Guard indeed possessed this skill.
Of course, those Imperial Guards that have the Guard skill considerably surpassed the Shield Strike Imperial Guards in tactical value. However, Mu’s Imperial Guard had both.
He found a video of an Imperial Guard performing this skill.
In the video, an Imperial Guard in deep blue armor slightly tilted his large shield and inserted it into the ground. The next moment, the blue eagle on the shield seemed to come alive, unfolding energy wings several meters long. The energy wings wrapped tightly around the target under his wings’ protection.
This skill was both cool and practical.
Its protective power indeed surpassed that of Skeleton Warriors.
“What if I have ten Imperial Guards protecting me, how would an assassin respond?”
Mu Yuan was very satisfied.
At this time, with his extending finger pointing, the archer next to them also completed his evolution..