Chapter 50 – The Lord is Really a Good Person

The spacious underground training ground was illuminated as bright as day by numerous large lamps.

Mu Yuan stood in the center of the training ground, reaching out to gently tap the void before him.

Hum—

Mysterious patterns traced through the air, forming an ancient-looking gate.

With a creak, the gate swung open, and a round, plump figure tumbled out, landing face-first on the ground.

“Guji?”

It paused for a moment, then noticed the sparkling lights illuminating the surroundings.

So shiny!

“Wait, not this.”

Mu Yuan tugged at the gluttonous creature, then pointed to a pile of steel bars stacked on one side of the training ground. “But I’ve prepared a lavish dinner for you today—you can eat to your heart’s content.”

The steel bars gleamed brilliantly under the lights, and Dolai instantly fell in love with them.

It adored shiny, valuable things and loved eating to excess. This was double the joy~

It hopped over to the pile of steel bars, shaping a pair of arms to pick up one of them.

“Guji?” Really, can I eat this?

Absolutely!

Dolai began hugging the steel bar, munching on it with a crunching sound as it fed the bar into its mouth. Like eating spicy strips, the steel bar visibly shortened as it went in. In no time, one “spicy strip”—no, one steel bar—had been entirely gnawed away, or rather, devoured.

This was Mu Yuan’s first time seeing Dolai’s eating habits after its true talent awakening.

It was incredibly fast, unlike before… a few days ago, it would choke on even small scraps. Since that was the case, he no longer needed to worry about whether Dolai would suffer from indigestion after eating steel bars.

After all, as a being of the Eternal World, Dolai was supposed to devour minerals from there, such as Black Iron Stone. But he, Lord Mu, couldn’t afford that.

So, he opted for cheap steel from the Real World, prioritizing cost-effectiveness.

He had to manage the household frugally.

After finishing one steel bar, Dolai still craved more and cast an inquiring glance his way.

Mu Yuan affirmed, “Eat, as long as you can handle it, you can devour it all.”

Really?

Dolai’s large eyes sparkled with disbelief—the Lord was actually so kind!

“Of course, after you’re full, you’ll need to work hard, gathering more materials outside to contribute to the territory’s development. That shouldn’t be a problem, right?”

Dolai compared the two.

Soul Sand was just a tiny piece, while the steel bars were large and plentiful. The Lord was truly generous!

It nodded repeatedly with a thumping sound, its eyes clear and resolute.

…

In the end, Dolai couldn’t finish all the steel bars, as it was still just a level 7 baby.

It might take some time before it could fully digest the materials it had devoured.

As for whether it would be effective, Mu Yuan wasn’t entirely sure. But since it wasn’t too expensive, it was worth trying a little.

When he asked Dolai about its experience, all he got in response was a pair of large, confused, Kardashian-like eyes.

“Better let Deadbone and Dolai communicate. It’ll also help foster harmony among the territory’s generals.”

Mu Yuan gave himself a mental pat on the back.

He was breaking his back for this family.

…

Over the next few days, Dolai continued to serve as the head of the transport team, devouring steel bars and practicing its liquid-form shaping training.

Its progress was rapid. Not only did its shapes become more refined during molding, but it also made significant strides in the range of its transformations.

Someday in the future, it wasn’t impossible for Dolai to cover the sky with a giant hand and suppress all enemies.Not only that, its steel-hardening ability was also beginning to show its edge. It could use this to shape sharp weapons, and when not needed, it could soften itself from hard to flexible. However, mastering the seamless switching between states would require gradual practice.

“In recent days, the exploration teams haven’t encountered any elite goblins again. It’s as if they’ve completely vanished.”

Of course, Mu Yuan hadn’t forgotten the grudge from the goblin’s arrow. The exploration and subjugation plans he had arranged these days all headed northward.

He cleared out the monster groups blocking the path one by one, preparing for the subjugation operation.

While preparing, he also gained numerous treasures from his repeated exploration trips.

Remnant Souls and Soul Sand combined basically yielded an income of over a thousand or more per day. However, his expenses were also substantial—the cultivation costs for various troop types alone amounted to several hundred, not to mention daily equipment maintenance and provisions for the troops.

Even the skeletons, which didn’t need to eat, still required energy intake to keep their soul flames burning.

That said, compared to the sentinel archers who needed to eat, drink, and relieve themselves, the skeletons were indeed lower maintenance and more convenient.

In addition, Mu Yuan acquired quite a few other treasures.

Crimson Blood Fruits, Replenishing Fruits, Divine Plants… He gathered many cultivation-type treasures one by one. Unfortunately, his territory still lacked the conditions for planting them.

He even found over twenty pieces of Black Iron Stone in a cave dweller’s den.

This would save him some Contribution Points.

As for materials that were graded but not particularly valuable, Mu Yuan couldn’t be bothered to manifest them into the real world for sale. He either stored them in the Warehouse for future needs or fed them to Dolai for it to Devour and absorb.

Over the past few days, he also obtained three rare-grade materials: ‘Conversion Crystal’, ‘Green Glow Gemstone’, and ‘Light-Guiding Tetrahedron’. Sadly, none were the Elemental Orb he needed most.

Selling them felt like a waste—what if he someday obtained rare blueprints that required these materials?

…

As soon as he logged into the game, Mu Yuan saw several War Falcons soaring in the sky, crying out, while others were out busy gathering first-hand intelligence for the territory.

He beckoned, and the first War Falcon, ‘Asun’, fluttered down, its majestic form perching before him.

The next moment, evolution energy enveloped it, and the first falcon-type troop to reach rare grade was born.

「Hurricane Falcon (Rare★)」

「Rank: Zero Tier, Level 7」

「Skills: Vision Sharing, Wind Speed」

A majestic bird, seemingly wreathed in faint cyan light, slowly emerged from the white glow.

It had acquired a new skill, ‘Wind Speed’—an ability to harness hurricanes to boost its flight speed or disrupt enemy formations.

“Very impressive.”

“The Hurricane Falcon is renowned for its speed. At full speed, it can leave gargoyles in the dust. Using Wind Speed would make it feel like a ‘Biu’—incredibly fast. In that case…”

Mu Yuan turned his gaze northward, beyond the thick mist-shrouded mountains, where the massive goblin camp stood—a place whose details he had never managed to fully scout.

Half a day later,

Flap—

After some practice, the Hurricane Falcon, now familiar with its new skill, spread its wings and shot into the sky like an arrow.

The next moment, the shared vision opened before Mu Yuan.

The Hurricane Falcon was extremely fast, and having just evolved, it soared with wild abandon, as if invincible in the world.

Whoosh—Three fierce harpies appeared, launching a surprise attack without any sense of honor. But the Hurricane Falcon accelerated sharply, stirring up a fierce gale that sent the three harpies flying out of sight before Mu Yuan could even discern the details.

Asun was no longer what it used to be!

Soon after, the Goblin Camp, standing tall on a highland, came into the Hurricane Falcon’s distant view.

There were few trees here, likely cleared by the goblins, leaving the surrounding terrain wide open.

However, numerous watchtowers loomed around the camp. Even though these towers weren’t Miracle Buildings, the goblin spear throwers stationed atop them held a significant advantage—able to see far and wide and hurl their Wooden Spears with ease.

In previous encounters, the War Falcon hadn’t even dared to approach. And if it flew too high, thick fog would obstruct its vision, making it impossible to see clearly.

Times had changed, fortunes had shifted.

It, Asun, had returned.

(End of Chapter)