My troops evolve infinitely

"At most, I'll use the Lord's power to activate 'Dorae Mode'. Any impurities will be completely wiped out by my Devouring Talent."

……

After cleaning up, Dolai returned with a few elite soldiers and supplies.

Dead Bones led the troops to continue their exploration. Without the obstacle of the Earth Dragon, they might be able to reach the underground city described in the diary.

There is still a long distance in between.

Finding the underground city is one of the goals, and exploring and eliminating the underground crisis is the second goal, the latter being more important.

After half an hour,

"Is this the key to the secret realm?"

He examined it. It was a crescent-shaped object, like jade, with a faint halo spreading across it. Its amber surface seemed to reflect the image of a certain world.

The key to the secret realm is the key item to open and connect to a secret realm.

However, there are thousands of types of secret realms, and different keys link to completely different secret realms.

"Key to the Secret Realm"

"Description: This key unlocks a 'Level 67 Resource Secret Realm (Limited Time)'. The secret realm will officially open in 23 hours and minutes and will last for seven days before closing."

"Note ①: The Secret Realm Key must be used with a territory as its carrier to open the gate. Different Secret Realm Keys have different requirements for the territory they are carried in. The current Secret Realm requires a territory of level one or above to be carried."

"Note ②: This secret realm is a special one. It requires a lord to lead a team to enter. The maximum number of soldiers allowed is 100. However, no matter where you are in the secret realm, three seconds after the lord silently says "exit", the lord and all soldiers under his command will be teleported out of the secret realm."

"Note ③: The first-level resource secret realm is only accessible to lords of level three or below."

Mu Yuan took the key to the secret realm and came to the 'Lord's Altar', the core of the territory, and silently chanted to use it.

Immediately, the crescent-shaped key to the secret realm transformed into a streak of light and sank into the altar. The mysterious patterns on the altar's surface shone with light, and a beam of light shot out, creating a several-meter-long, yet completely closed, spatial portal above the altar.

Just like when I challenged the gate to the secret realm.

However, the door to this secret realm belonged to the Tianyuan Territory and could be opened or closed at his will. Of course, if he wanted to open it, he had to wait until the secret realm opposite was truly open.

"It's said that great lords often control the entrances to high-level secret realms. Most of these are public secret realms, the most famous of which are the 'Challenge Land' and the 'Trial Tower'. However, a very small number of people control exclusive secret realms, which are equivalent to owning a small world that belongs entirely to them, and are considered private property of the territory."

"Some of the public secret realm entrances controlled by the government will occasionally release quotas to the public."

"Speaking of which... the three-year 'Heroes' Festival' is just a few months away. That's also a secret realm. By then, secret realm gates will appear in each of the newer territories."

But of course, players will walk out of the same territory from which they enter the secret realm, and it is impossible to cross space through special secret realms.

What kind of secret realm is this resource secret realm?

As a newcomer, Mu Yuan didn’t understand much, but if he didn’t understand something, he would search the Taixuan Forum for information and there would always be results.

"Resource secret realms are also a type of welfare secret realm. Compared to challenge secret realms, these secret realms have certain risks, but they are rare, and the rewards are higher."

"Some treasures within secret realms may be surrounded by guardian monsters. Furthermore, most resource secret realms are public, so you may encounter other explorers or competitors."

"The Xuanguo Association hereby appeals to all lords to value peace. If you encounter a treasure that must be fought over, you can use the form of a 'combat of generals' to determine the owner of the treasure. This will not only make the loser accept the defeat, but also avoid the loss of your own forces due to the fighting. However, exploration lords must still be wary of wanted criminals and foreign lords."

The lords all signed the 'Taixuan Covenant'.

Among them are several important treaties, such as resisting foreign enemies and helping each other to the best of one's ability; and how to resolve disputes when exploring the wild or in secret places.

After decades of evolution, the current form of "Fighting Generals" was established.

While not everyone adhered to this rule, most explorers and lords agreed with it. If the generals had been defeated, could they win even if the entire army was deployed? Furthermore, no matter how precious the treasure, it wasn't worth it to gamble at the expense of one's own army.

"This is only a first-level secret realm, covering a small area. Most of the people I encounter are lords of the Xuan Kingdom, but..."

If he met an old lord who had been practicing for several years, it would be difficult for him to gain any advantage in the fight.

No matter how talented a skeleton is, he is still a skeleton baby after all.

I hope that the number of lords entering this public secret realm will not be too many or too powerful.

But if you can't win... then forget it. After all, it's a free secret realm. If you can get the treasure, it's a huge profit. If you can't get it, it's not a loss.

Just be Buddhist.

"By the way, let me check what treasures might appear in the first-level resource secret realm."

"Soul crystals, rare materials, rare items, rare troops, even rare buildings, hero certificates, special items, and so on."

It's like a rich treasure trove where any treasure can be unearthed.

As long as your own strength is sufficient.

MMP, he can’t be a Buddhist anymore!

……

The development of the lord proceeds in a snowball manner.

If the economy is tight and cuts are made here and there, the development of the entire territory will stagnate or even regress. However, if the financial resources are strong and there are sufficient resources to cultivate one's own main force, once the strength grows, it can compete for more resources, and then use them to cultivate stronger main forces and ace players...

It's growing like a snowball.

Even if some lords have only been in business for two or three years, their power far exceeds that of senior lords or even great lords.

A legendary figure among the young lords of Xuan Nation, the 'City Lord of Hanyue City' has only been in the game for a few years, but he wields power that many middle-aged and elderly lords cannot even dream of.

Lord, you should fight.

Not fighting will not only make you slow, but one day when a wave of monsters comes, you will be destroyed due to lack of strength and disappear in the eternal world.

"It's time to build up some strength."

……

"Ding ding~!"

"Dangdang~!"

In front of the blacksmith shop, the sound of hammers of all sizes pounding continued, and white mist was rising out, gradually spreading out, covering the burly figure who was constantly forging and hammering.

This kind of forging lasted for more than an hour before it was over.

Blacksmith Li Erniu walked out of the blacksmith shop carrying a heavy tower shield with brown-gray as the main color and half of a roaring animal head carved on the front.

"My Lord, are you satisfied?"

This shield is a rare item, possessing the properties of hardness, toughness, and heaviness. The latter, 'heaviness', can be toggled on and off at the user's will, inheriting, to some extent, the Earth Dragon's natural ability to control gravity.

This information is clearly displayed in the information bar.

Mu Yuan nodded, "Of course I'm satisfied. Since its main material comes from the Earth Rock Dragon, let's call it the Earth Rock Shield."

He also took out some soul sand as a reward for Li Erniu to make equipment.

After some refusal, he asked Li Erniu to accept it.

Those who have made contributions will naturally be rewarded.

Unlike soldiers, training for these types of soldiers is entirely dependent on the lord's supply. Talented individuals in the territory who wish to become stronger must purchase the necessary training supplies themselves. Some lords will also select strong individuals from their territory, grant them ranks, and form corps. In these cases, the lord will provide a certain amount of soul sand.

Li Erniu touched his head naively. "I have to thank the Lord for the opportunity. I used to forge hoes and kitchen knives for people in the village, but I didn't feel anything. But now, forging these special equipment, the more I forge, the more excited I am. It's as if some bloodline in my body has awakened, and my strength has increased a lot."

He showed off his biceps, which were as strong as granite. Mu Yuan had no doubt that this punch could kill two cows.

Of course, Lord Mu was stronger. He lifted the heavy tower shield with a light grab and quickly left the blacksmith shop.

He came to a sparsely populated area in the west, stopped for a moment, and looked ahead.

Raise your palms to shoulder level.

Snap your fingers.

"Click~!"

Strands of energy burst out from his heart, quickly interweaving and spreading to every part of his body.

His figure grew taller, and the outline of his pale golden full-body armor emerged on the surface of his body, followed by the studs being embedded one by one, outlining distinct patterns. The mask with only a slit left completely concealed his face.

He clenched his palm, and a long spear emerged from the bottom up, just right in his hand.

The Royal Guard Shield on his right hand was stopped by him just as it was about to be formed, and replaced with the newly formed 'Earth Shield'.

Mu Yuan controlled the lightning coil tower with his mind again, and a beam of shining lightning immediately broke through the air.

Thunder in broad daylight!

He held a shield, and his pale golden wings suddenly spread out.

"Stab-boom!"

The lightning flashed down and then dispersed to both sides. The jumping arcs of lightning scorched the ground inch by inch, but could not pass the guardian wings half a foot.

"Using the 'Protect' skill while holding the Earth Shield is indeed much stronger than usual."

Compared to the defensive power, the freely 'heavy' giant shield, when used with the skill 'Shield Bash', can bring extremely terrifying destructive power.

In front of him, the rock, several meters high but completely shattered as if it had been blown up by a bomb, was crying silently.

Such a powerful tower shield...

"Of course, it's for Lu Liu."

What equipment does he need as a home-staying lord? Even when he goes out, he will be protected by a group of generals.

With the Earth Rock Shield, Lu Liu can be considered one of the top five strongest people in the territory.

Fighting generals does not only require one general.

Sometimes, fighting for ownership of several treasures would require several main forces to participate in the battle. Therefore, even if a lord was lucky enough to obtain a powerful soldier, he would not be able to take all the spoils.

It really tests the depth of the lord's general pool.

There are still three days until the resource secret realm opens. Perhaps, he can still gather enough "human evolution points" to grant Lu Liu a breakthrough evolution.

4K two-in-one chapter, there is one more chapter, slightly stuck and later QAQ

Chapter 115: Mu Yuan's Illusionary World

While Tianyuan Territory was developing rapidly, top new territories such as Wangba Territory and Dayi Territory were also working hard to grow and develop.

Although they have extraordinary status, they are more aware than ordinary lords that the world is not peaceful and it is far from the time for them to enjoy themselves.

Big Sun Leader.