Chapter 74: Chapter 73: Resentful Spirit (Asking for follow-up and data!)_l
Translator: 549690339
Compared to the increase in individual power of the Dead Bone, the status of a hero is actually more important.
“A hero not only can purify the Root of Corruption in place of a lord, can command armies, can communicate with the lord in real time, can serve as a fulcrum to extend certain powers of the lord. At the same time, a hero can also handle many special affairs for the lord, such as building Miracle Buildings, recruiting troops, recruiting refugees, setting territory rules, etc….”
“Uh wait, I guess I’m not an official lord yet, so I wouldn’t need these functions? Then forget it, skip.”
The promotion of Dead Bone to a hero marks a new step for the territory, but the daily affairs of the territory are still the same.
—Exploring, combating enemies, collecting spoils of war, selling spoils of war, buying Remnant Souls, and training.
That’s it.
If there is any change to mention, it’s that after Dead Bone incorporated all the soldiers into the army, the combat power of the troops became stronger.
This is the power of the Hero’s Aura.
As long as they are incorporated into the army under the command of Dead Bone, the Troops can basically enjoy the Aura Boost, even if Duo Lai, Lu Liu, Seventeen these non-undead Troops can enjoy the basic offensive, defensive, and speed increase.
After some experimentation by Mu Yuan, the rusty cleaver of the Level-1 Little Skeleton became a lot sharper after being enhanced, and its loose skeleton also became tougher, and the Grey Wolf could not bite it without exerting force.
Even Mu Yuan himself had been incorporated into the army of Dead Bone to enjoy the Aura Boost.
“Today is the 21st day since I got the game qualification. In about four or four and a half days, I will have to face the biggest challenge, the Lord Trial.”
Time is running out.
All the newcomer lords are sprinting as hard as they can. You can find the latest achievements of many famous newcomers on the forum. Some are bragging, some are being praised by friends, many are being promoted by commercial teams, aiming to increase their exposure in preparation for the future operation of their territories.
“Boss October has already trained three level nine troops, preparing to sprint for Professional Level!”
“Latest battle report, Boss Billionaire Overnight has already breached the sixth level of the Secret Realm of Challenge. Definitely a strong contender for this term’s trial list.”
“Boss Hong Yu entered the sixth level long ago, isn’t that ten streets ahead of someone?”
“Our Southern District’s Boss Liu Miu Miu is the strongest newcomer. There are rumors that Boss Liu Miu Miu has even cleared the entire Secret Realm of Challenge!”
“Stop bluffing, can the Secret Realm of Challenge be cleared? The sixth level is clearly an endless mode!”
“The person upstairs has some knowledge but not much. The Newcomer Secret Realm of Challenge can indeed be cleared.”
As time goes by and more newcomers discover and defeat the guard monsters and enter the Secret Realm of Challenge, the waiting area of the Secret Realm starts to get lively.
But Lord Shepherd hasn’t been there again.
Gradually, players from all over the world also started to use the performance in the Secret Realm of Challenge as a measure to list the top newcomers of the year.
Of course, this only applies to newcomers who have already announced their scores and have been confirmed by viewers. There are still many top tycoons who don’t care about outside opinions, and don’t allow outsiders to watch their challenges. They quietly improve their strength in preparation for the upcoming Lord Trial.
The forum is bustling with activity, but it’s the business of the spectators. Newcomer lords don’t have much time or patience to join in the fun, they are increasingly nervous and under great pressure.
The strong ones are aiming for the list.
The weak ones fear for their lives.
Because this term has witnessed an anomaly.
Even the Whales and the tycoons feel great pressure, and they have to continue to invest more resources in order to cultivate Professional Soldiers before the trial comes. This is not only for competing for rankings, but also for survival.
“After all, there was an anomaly this term, and the red fog heralded ill-omen.”
“In the past years, with a set of three-star main forces of level eight or nine, and a few Arrow Towers and Watchtowers for defense, it was enough to withstand the Lord Trial. But who knows about this year?”
The tycoons are under pressure, and so is Mu Yuan.
He indeed is a little stronger than other newcomers, but accidents can happen anywhere in the Eternal World. Even Great Lords can fall, let alone a little shrimp like him?
Shepherd Greenhand Yuan looked at his own Professional Level Duo Lai, Hero Dead Bone, and dozens to hundreds of Rare Level Troops, and couldn’t help sighing.
He set out to pick up purchases from the Association, items and resources, such as Remnant Souls and props he ordered online, which were mailed to Baijiang Association.
These days, as the territory power increased, the two exploration squads went on a non-stop spree of slaughtering, resulting in profits soaring high.
Even without attacking the Land of Filth and the monster camps – these special regions, the daily profit is still 2-3 Soul Crystals. After deducting troop training and territory maintenance expenses, he spent all the rest on purchasing, turning him into a Whale.
As monsters around the territory become rare, daily revenue will gradually decrease after reaching its peak. After all, earning Soul Sand through slaying monsters isn’t a long-term solution, owning a territory and earning money by lying down is the way to go.
But at least for now, the income obtained from slaughtering monsters is quite high.
After returning home and sacrificing a bulk of Soul Sand as taxes, Mu Yuan transported this batch of dozens of Remnant Souls into his territory.
He opened the panel.
Skeleton Series: 220 units.
Slime Series: 100 units.
Wandering Spirit Series: 80 units.
These days, Mu Yuan’s main purchases were the Remnant Souls of the Little Skeletons, because the Skeleton Warriors, capable of both melee and ranged attack, are much more reliable than the Slime next door and currently the absolutely main force in his territory.
The number of Guards and Archers is too small to form an army, so Mu Yuan’s plan for them is to be part of the second line, responsible for territory patrols and defenses in the future.
Another potential main force is the Wandering Spirits.
Mu Yuan came to the side of the territory where Dead Bone led a bunch of intelligent Skeleton Warriors, putting a lot of effort into digging a burrow.
Mu Yuan followed the winding path which only allows two people to walk side by side downwards and soon arrived at this exceptionally creepy underground space.
He didn’t Descend his consciousness, and thus couldn’t feel the gloomy chilliness, but he could still hear the sweeps of cold winds and see the water droplets turning into frost.
Inside this not-so-big underground space, dozens of ghosts were hovering around emitting “hehe” or “haha” weird laughs, their voices constantly echoed, sounding like devilish music from hell.
As soon as Mu Yuan stepped down, countless spirits floated over to surround him.
Ordinary people seeing this scene would probably have their hair standing upright even if they were behind a computer screen, and Mu Yuan… felt the same. Even though he knew that these spirits and Wandering Souls were just ‘being cute’, he couldn’t help but wipe his cold sweat.
“Quiet down!”
“Behave yourselves.”
Among the eighty Wandering Souls, twenty-two have evolved into ghosts, and there are 52 units of Evolution Points left.
Mu Yuan asked the two most special ghosts to step forward.
The ghost on the left had a fluttering long dress tainted with a bit of stark red while the ghost on the right had green eyes that were intimidating, with a ferocious and ugly face…in common terms, it’s just a bit ugly.
But as long as they differ from other troops of the same type, it means that the ‘appearance’ of this individual is exceptionally outstanding. And ugliness is also a special trait.
[Ghost(Red Dress/Rakshasa)J
[Rank: Level 5 of Zero-order]
[Skills: Fear, Tear J
A bath in the Miracle Light for evolution.
The Wandering Souls dispersed like birds in shock, after realizing that this dazzling light won’t hurt their Soul Bodies, they again gathered around like curious babies.
When the light faded, the bodies of the two ghosts became clearer, one with blood-stained dress seemingly dripping blood, the other one with black skin, fierce and burly.
[Resentful Spirit (★★★ Rare)J
[Talent: Resentment Absorption]
These two conspicuous Resentful Spirits hover around, even under sunlight they hardly have any discomfort.
They swooshed to Mu Yuan’s side in an instant, transforming into two fingernail-sized glass beads and attached themselves to the bracelet on his wrist..