Chapter 67 – Dimensional Pocket

Twenty kilometers wasn’t really far for him.

As Lord Mu, he now possessed the strength of a level 9 Skeleton Warrior, making traversing mountains and ridges no challenge at all.

It’s just that it would be quite time-consuming.

He also needed to eliminate potential dangers along the route in advance. Hmm, he could have Deadbone lead a team ahead to clear obstacles along the path. Once they had covered half or two-thirds of the journey, he could then summon the combat specialist Dolai and set off along this safe route.

Plan confirmed.

But that was tomorrow’s business. It was already getting late now, and he definitely couldn’t complete a round trip before nightfall.

Mu Yuan continued gathering material… searching for information on the forum to enrich his knowledge.

He noticed that many prospective lords had already started planning their territory construction and development after passing the trials.

“The most common ways for lords to make money are farming and mining. Coincidentally, there’s a micro black iron mine near my territory. With this mineral vein, I won’t have to worry about development funds for the next two or three years, hehe.”

“Damn you lucky bastards! Why is there nothing around my territory? Well, at least I’ve signed with the Red Lotus Group and will receive a batch of special seeds. The annual income shouldn’t be low either.”

“These are stable incomes. As our territories expand, we can lead troops to conquer monster camps around us, creating additional revenue streams for our territories.”

Other newcomers and even many veteran players left comments dripping with envy.

Indeed, even those lord players who were struggling or had completely given up could rely on planting graded special crops like Jade Crystal Rice, Crimson Blood Fruit Trees, or Hemostatic Herbs to steadily earn substantial income without needing to venture out and take risks.

In comparison, veteran and experienced players often still had to undertake missions deep into the wilderness to obtain relatively generous rewards.

“Farming only earns hard labor money, and mineral deposits are even harder to come by. To truly increase income, we need to focus on production buildings like the Blacksmith and Alchemy Hut. While Miracle Blueprints are indeed hard to obtain, it’s not impossible to exchange for them by saving up Contribution Points.”

“Come on, larger territories have higher equipment production rates and faster manufacturing speeds. We can’t compete with them. Even with a Blacksmith, we’d only earn hard labor money unless we can recruit expert-level blacksmiths.”

“The only ways to consistently make big money are either discovering large reserves of high-grade mineral deposits, or possessing unique territory specialties.”

Territory specialties?

Unique best-selling equipment, potions, or rare high-grade crops – these are all specialties. Some great lords’ territories also contain special Miracle Buildings like the Fountain of Life or Sunwell, which can consistently produce precious byproducts.

However, specialties are as hard to come by as mineral veins, available only to the extremely lucky or powerful.

Mu Yuan was neither, but he had some ideas.

“Specialties, crops… perhaps I could start with plant-type troops.”

Some special, high-grade plants can continuously produce rare fruits or herbs, and high-grade plant-type troops might be capable of the same.

At the very least, many plant-type troops possess abilities that promote crop growth.As for which specific unit type to choose, he would study and decide based on the actual situation after the Lord Trial ended. Who knows, the trial rewards might even include some kind of advanced specialty product?

……

Compared to the liveliness in the novice section of the forum, the real world had been quite peaceful these past two days.

The situation didn’t seem as severe as he had speculated. The entire Baijiang City appeared unaffected by the Border Zone, maintaining an atmosphere of tranquility and harmony.

Well, not entirely.

“The Association exploration team discovered a randomly stationed rare-tier Unit Building within the Border Zone. Ultimately, several Lord players determined the recruitment slots for the unit through a duel format.”

“Suspected traces of the Twilight Order have been found within the Border Zone. This cult’s base is located abroad, with the aim of preaching the apocalypse, and they have brainwashed a large number of followers.”

“The White River Association has already apprehended two wanted criminal players and eliminated eleven roaming monsters, achieving remarkable results.”

Alright, it seemed things weren’t entirely peaceful after all. It was just that whether it was wanted players or roaming monsters, they were quickly captured or eliminated, making it seem like no major waves were stirred.

However, he had heard that some players had already been injured as a result.

There were even rumors that those cultists, acting like madmen, were trying to enter the Xuan Nation through the Border Zone.

He was just a newbie, not yet qualified to worry about these matters. He only hoped his peaceful and tranquil life wouldn’t be disturbed.

“I hope not.”

The evening glow over Baijiang City was beautiful. Golden rays shot out from the Horizon’s End like arrows wreathed in fiery power, as if intending to burn away all evil shadows.

Mu Yuan went out for a lavish meal and bought two boxes of instant noodles to stockpile in his villa before finally settling down in front of his computer.

“As my strength increases, my appetite has also grown significantly. Luckily, this is a player community, and the internal restaurant provides tiered ingredients like Jade Crystal Rice. Otherwise, I’d probably have to eat eight bowls of rice in one meal.”

“No wonder some veteran Lords say that Advanced units are hard to maintain. An Earth Dragon alone consumes a massive amount of food in one meal… although they’re probably just humblebragging.”

Mu Yuan began formulating his plan for tomorrow’s subjugation.

Relatively speaking, the Land of Filth was farther away but easier to subdue and purify. He would start from there.

But there was one important matter to attend to tonight.

He silently recited,

「Slime Evolution Points: 135.79」

Once the exploration team returned, Mu Yuan called Dolai over.

“Guji?”

“Eat, eat, eat—all you ever think about is eating!”

But the taste of evolution is even more delightful than the finest delicacies.

Dolai’s big eyes sparkled like LED lights again. Of course, it wanted evolution—yes, yes, yes!

Soon, the radiance of Miracle enveloped them once more.

Amid the dazzling white light, Dolai’s form, as expected, showed no significant changes.

But its skills, talents… especially its core talent Devour, would inevitably improve as its Rank increased. Skills like Liquid Molding, which perfectly complemented the derived effects of Devour, would also be enhanced.

Mu Yuan had always wanted to develop a brand-new form for Dolai.

He tentatively named it ‘Dolai Armament,’ which could very effectively protect him, Lord Mu, but it might still be a long way off.

As he pondered, the white light had already faded, and a familiar prompt sounded in his ears.

「Prompt: Your unit ‘Devouring Slime · Dolai’ has been promoted to ‘Outstanding ★’ and has learned the skill ‘Dimensional Pocket’.」

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「Dolai」

「Rank: Tier 1 Level 1」「Talent: Devour (Intermediate) — Derivatives: Steel, Mimicry, Flame.」

「Skills: Leap Strike, Liquid Molding, Dimensional Pocket」

The Devouring Talent had only improved slightly and had not yet achieved a ‘Advanced’ Breakthrough.

However, the Dimensional Pocket skill involved spatial manipulation and seemed extraordinary at first glance.

“So, where is the pocket?”

Mu Yuan patted Dolai’s soft belly and pinched it, but there was no pocket to be found.

Dolai poked his shoulder and opened its mouth.

Inside, it was pitch black, like a black hole capable of Devouring everything, containing a four-dimensional space.

Well, this is a true Dimensional Pocket.

(End of Chapter)