Chapter 86 – Preparations

Day 23 of logging into the game, night.

“Crackle crackle…”

“Beep beep beep!”

“Hello… yes, yes, that’s right.”

“Dear customer, we only have this one Rare Remnant Soul left here. Such a rare opportunity—just think, as long as you possess rare troops, you’ll have a chance to advance further. No matter how much you spend, it’s absolutely not a loss…”

On the other end of the forum private chat, Mu Yuan could almost picture an experienced player frowning, hesitating for a long time, heart bleeding, before finally gritting his teeth and shouting, “I’ll buy it!” Then, as if having exhausted all his strength, the player slumped into his chair, much like his own wallet that had been completely emptied and even left in debt. But at the thought of the promising future ahead, the player’s face bloomed with a chrysanthemum-like smile: Suffer a little now, but nurture the child with rare potential!

After the transaction was completed, Mu Yuan took another glance at the trading area and connected with another experienced player:

“Dear customer, this is the last Rare Remnant Soul…”

He acted like a salesman or a middleman, constantly offloading various goods, ranging from low-tier weakling Goblin Soul Fragments to precious Rare Remnant Souls, and also selling materials like Snakescale Fruit, playing the role of a merchant player.

There were quite a few merchant players like him; some Lord players also took on the role of middlemen to earn extra income for their territories.

Frog-Selling Bro was currently working as a salesman, buying goods in bulk from First Hand Commerce and reselling them to various players at a slightly higher price, earning the difference.

In the eyes of outsiders, Mu Yuan was also such a middleman—a rising merchant with considerable strength, capable of offering many Three-Star Remnant Souls and even Rare Remnant Souls. The only difference was that his goods didn’t come from wholesale suppliers; he sourced them all himself.

“I’ve had quite a haul today. It took until now to almost sell everything. I’ve really worked hard.”

He could have listed them at a lower price to sell out quickly, but when it comes to making money, it’s always better to start with a high price and haggle back and forth with buyers… especially when selling precious items like Rare Remnant Souls.

Lord Mu, the Great Lord, has worked his back off for this family.

Tomorrow, he still needs to send this batch of goods to the Player Association, using the official trading channel. The advantage of this method is the official guarantee, with neither buyer nor seller needing to show up. The downside? Shipping and guarantee fees aren’t cheap.

But would he trade privately? No way, absolutely no way.

The three Random Rare Remnant Souls sold for 9.5 Soul Crystal Coins. This price wasn’t much higher than the equivalent in Contribution Points, but using Contribution Points meant receiving the goods within half a day or a day, while using Soul Crystal Coins… often meant having the coins but not finding the goods.

If he were willing to list them for a few more days and put in more effort, he could undoubtedly earn even more.

However, no matter how much he earned, he still had to deduct the official shipping and guarantee fees, as well as the cross-realm fee from the Eternal World. These two were the ones always making a killing!

Mu Yuan let out a pained roar on behalf of Dolai: Damn it (〃＞皿＜)!.

As for the final Royal Griffon Remnant Soul, he recycled it through the Taixuan Covenant Platform, receiving ‘300 Contribution Points + 5 Soul Crystal Coins’—well, the Taixuan Platform’s recycling rule is: they can only give you a small portion of Contribution Points, with the rest replaced by Soul Crystal Coins, unless the recycled treasure is extremely valuable.

The lousy Royal Griffon was far from being a treasure; it barely met the platform’s recycling conditions.Apart from that, the price of ordinary Three-Star Remnant Souls began to drop significantly. Clearly, by this point, the big spenders were no longer purchasing Remnant Souls and had instead shifted their focus to hoarding war supplies.

“I now have over twenty Soul Crystals available for spending. It’s time to act like a big spender and go on a massive shopping spree.”

Stamina recovery potions? Order placed!

Energy recovery potions? Order placed!

Elementary building repair stones? Must buy!

Rock Wall spell scrolls? Might as well stock up for unexpected needs.

…

Mu, the big spender, swiftly placed orders one after another. The more he browsed the trading area, the more supplies he realized he could prepare in advance.

For example, there was a common-grade potion called ‘Rock Soil Solidification’ that had the effect of hardening loose soil, which would be very helpful for building simple earthen city walls.

Then there were the various types of spell scrolls, which could both attack enemies and provide many auxiliary effects. Mu Yuan couldn’t resist buying over ten types for backup, mostly auxiliary spells.

These included ‘Earth Hardening,’ ‘Root Entanglement,’ ‘Elementary Invisibility,’ ‘Elementary Insight,’ ‘Elementary Purification,’ and so on.

Most of these scrolls might not be used when the time comes, but once a special situation arises, using targeted spells would definitely solve urgent problems.

Mu Yuan was currently listing over a hundred possible scenarios he might encounter and carefully purchasing scrolls and supplies based on these situations. This way, he could feel a little more at ease when facing the Lord’s trial.

“It’s just that money doesn’t last long…”

Being so frugal, how could he have the right to call himself a big spender?

…

The next day,

Mu Yuan left home before dawn, walked a few hundred meters, scanned a blue shared bike parked by the roadside, and rode to the nearest subway station.

In recent days, affected by the changing times, people’s minds had become somewhat restless—some excited, some anxious—and the situation had inevitably become somewhat turbulent. But no matter how much things changed, as long as the apocalypse hadn’t arrived, as long as hordes of mutated monsters weren’t crawling out of the sea… workers still had to diligently strive for their boss’s new car and new wife.

This subway line was packed with many miserable workers during the early shift.

“Perfect!”

After all, he, Lord Mu, had already been promoted to a ruthless boss (crossed out). The money he earned was clearly hard-earned!

The four Soul Beads strung on his bracelet trembled slightly, conveying emotions of joy and delight.

Resentment was being absorbed in torrents, and the power of the wraiths was visibly increasing at a rapid pace.

This was his plan.jpg!

By doing this, he might even help the workers cool their tempers and maintain their physical and mental health… probably. He wasn’t sure if wraiths had that function.

In just three or four stops, the four wraiths had absorbed their fill. This was partly due to their low Rank, but it also indicated that the modern environment was very ‘suitable’ for the healthy development of wraiths.

Thanks for the treat, we’ll be back.

…

After feeding the wraiths and delivering and picking up goods at the Player Association, Mu Yuan returned to the rented villa. He turned on the computer, set out a cola, and paired it with some fruits and snacks. Today’s work had officially begun.

“Eternal World, launch!”

Today, the territory was particularly noisy, with construction underway everywhere. Skeleton Warriors wielded shovels, huffing and puffing as they dug soil all around and pushed it in small carts to designated spots. They piled it up, shaped it into vertical forms, and then poured some ‘Rock Soil Solidification’ potion over it. Soon, a section of crooked earthen wall over two meters high took shape.Hmm, a bit unconventional, but it’s actually quite sturdy and durable. Even the saber strikes from Skeleton Soldiers only leave a few shallow marks.

Inside the territory, the layout remains largely the same as before. The Blacksmith operates clang-clang twenty-four hours a day, though now a tall, silver Tower stands erected not far from it.

(End of Chapter)