Chapter 2 Upgrading the bonfire and recruiting polar people
Obviously, for the talent [Eternal Power] to be effective, it is natural to recruit more territorial troops.
“It seems that I will develop into the mainstream in the future.” Cao Xing thought to himself.
At this time, Cao Xing noticed a countdown above his head.
[The time until night falls: 4 hours and 32 minutes…]
[Note: During the novice protection period, monsters will not attack the camp. The remaining novice protection period is: 5 days and 17 hours…]
“There are only 4 hours left until dark!”
Cao Xing’s scalp tightened instantly.
He knew that in this extremely cold world, the temperature would drop sharply at night.
Cao Xing looked at the bonfire in front of him.
[Camp Fire: Level 1]
[Bonfire effect: It can increase the temperature by 5~20℃ in an area with a radius of 10 meters]
[Consumption]: 15 minutes/1 wood.
[Materials required for upgrade]: Stones*5 The temperature near the campfire has reached -32°C, and at night the temperature will drop by more than 20 degrees.
Obviously, the heat emitted by this level 1 bonfire would not allow him to survive the night safely.
Cao Xing looked at a collapsed small house next to him.
[Damaged Lord’s Hut: Repairable]
[Materials required for repair: stone*10, wood*20.]
Cao Xing’s eyes lit up instantly.
This is it! As long as it is repaired, the territory interface can be opened, and you can get in at night to escape the freezing cold temperatures.
However, the materials of stone and wood are needed to restore the lord’s hut.
Cao Xing looked at the snow around him. There was a pile of white stones and some cut wood near the bonfire.
[Stone (white): a basic material. 】
[Wood (white): a basic material. 】
Just as Cao Xing was about to pick up wood, he heard Liu Muxue on the side ask softly: “Axing, that prompt sounded for me to choose a career, what should I choose?”
Obviously, this woman has digested the system information and accepted the fact that she has come to the new world.
Cao Xing nodded secretly, her ability to adapt was quite fast.
“Sister-in-law, you choose Aurora Knight.”
Cao Xing had selfish motives in letting her choose this career.
Because Aurora Knight will have many powerful amplifying skills in the later stage, but the effects are short-lived.
And with your own [Eternal Power] talent, you can turn these amplifying effects into a permanent state.
You can imagine how terrifying the combat effectiveness will be when Cao Xing controls a group of soldiers with permanent BUFFs.
Although Liu Muxue couldn’t match the knight’s temperament or appearance.
Especially, she wore a pair of white silk today.
When Cao Xing thought of the image of Liu Muxue wearing armor on the back and white silk on her lower body, she felt a sense of dissonance.
Um…no, it seems good? White Silk Knight…hehehehe…
“Okay, then I will choose Aurora Knight.” Liu Muxue did not doubt Cao Xing’s decision.
In this strange world, Cao Xing is the only person she knows.
Cao Xing nodded, and then he saw a small wooden box next to the bonfire.
[Territorial Storage Box: Level 1]
[Storage box capacity: 40 cells]
[Note: There are some supplies and tools needed in the early stage, please open them as soon as possible. 】
Cao Xing stepped forward and opened it, and a lot of supplies suddenly appeared inside.
[Open successfully: Get bread*20, get iron pot (white)*1, get stone ax (white)*4, get stone hammer (white)*4, get wooden staff (white)*1, get wooden buckler ( White)*1]
The supplies inside were for four people, and the system did not deduct the supplies because they were only a team of two.
Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction.
With the stone hammer in hand, they can start building the lord’s hut, which is the key to whether they can survive the first night safely.
Then he began to seize the time to collect nearby stones and wood and move them piece by piece.
System prompts keep appearing.
[Stone +1]
[Stone +1]
[Wood +2]
……
These stones were quite heavy. After moving them for a while, Cao Xing was sweating profusely.
As a modern person, the physical fitness is still a bit poor after all.
However, after nearly twenty minutes of hard work, he finally had all the materials needed to repair the lord’s cabin.
Cao Xing came to the small house.
[Whether to start repairing the [Damaged Lord’s Lodge], this repair will take 17 minutes…] “Yes.”
Then, Cao Xing began to swing the stone hammer by himself, and according to the prototype given by the system, he struck with a ‘dang-rang-dang-rang’ sound.
There is no other way. Only after the lord’s hut is repaired can other buildings in the territory be opened.
Before recruiting the polar people, Cao Xing could only do it himself.
Look at his busy figure.
Liu Muxue was squatting on the ground beside her. The severe cold made her hug her arms tightly. At this moment, her perfect body curves were clearly on display.
She asked with curious eyes: “Axing, is there anything you need my help with?”
Cao Xing glanced at the fire on the ground, then at the stones and wood scattered on the snow, nodded and said, “First collect the stones and wood nearby, and then upgrade the campfire as soon as possible.”
After hearing this, Liu Muxue did not hesitate at all.
He stood up directly and started walking towards the outside of the fire.
After a while, I saw her moving a stone clumsily.
It was obvious that the weight of the stone was a bit difficult for her.
Liu Muxue hugged her, her arms turned red from the cold.
But she still gritted her teeth and continued to move the rocks.
[Stone +1]
The high heels on her feet were inconvenient, so Liu Muxue took them off and walked on the snow with her bare pink feet, her face turned pale from the cold.
Cao Xing, who was building the lord’s cabin, did not stop him.
In this world, in order to survive, everyone must contribute.
“Well…”
When Liu Muxue put the stone down, her straight buttocks faced Cao Xing, showing off her round curves, which made people’s blood rush.
Cao Xing quickly looked away and concentrated on his work.
On his side, he is restoring the lord’s cabin.
Liu Muxue carried stones to upgrade the bonfire, and the two worked together.
[Your camp bonfire has been upgraded to level 2. 】
[Camp Fire: Level 2]
[Bonfire effect: It can increase the temperature by 10~20℃ in an area with a radius of 20 meters]
[Consumption]: 13 minutes/1 wood.
[Materials required for the next level]: Stone*10…
The upgraded campfire coverage area is significantly larger.
Even Cao Xing, who was working, felt a little warm, and his work efficiency became faster.
After a few minutes, a system prompt appears.
[The lord’s hut has been successfully constructed and the territory interface has been unlocked. Congratulations! You can now build more infrastructure. 】
Cao Xing looked happy, he could finally build other buildings!
The next step is to build the [Polar Man’s Hut], and then summon a few Polar Men to officially start your journey to lordship!
At the same time, the second system prompt appeared.
[Because you are the first survivor in the server to build the lord’s hut, you will receive the reward: Ice Therapy (Skill Book)]
[Ice Healing Technique (White): Consume a certain amount of mental power to cast Ice Healing Technique on the target. It will restore HP*0.8 per second. The effect lasts for 3 seconds. 】
Snap! A yellowed skill book appeared on the snow in front of Cao Xing.
Good guy! It’s actually a skill book!
And it’s for my own use.
Although there were few battles during the novice protection period, this skill book undoubtedly gave Cao Xing a lot of confidence.
[Whether to learn ice therapy (white)]
“yes.”
Cao Xing clicked on study directly.
At this time, many function panels appeared in front of Cao Xing.
They are: [Territory], [Building], [Bucksack], [Production], [Channel], [Personal], [Territory Troops].
These interfaces cover almost all functions.
Cao Xing was the first to click on the [Backpack], which only had 20 storage spaces.
Of course, it was empty inside.
Then, he clicked on [Building] again
After clicking it, a lot of level 1 buildings popped up inside.
Such as: [Level 1 Simple Stove], [Level 1 Simple Stove], [Level 1 Smelter], [Level 1 Lumberyard], [Level 1 Blacksmith Shop], [Level 1 Polar Hut], etc…
Let’s not look at other infrastructure for now.
Cao Xing took the lead in clicking on the introduction of [Polar Man’s Cabin].
[Level 1 Polar Man Hut: You can summon polar men to work for you by consuming food. 】
[Occupied area: 12 square meters]
[Capacity: 4 people. 】
[Materials required for construction: stone*10, wood*30.]
[Repair time: 45 minutes (can increase the population to participate in the repair, speed up the repair time, upper limit: 2 people)]
……
Cao Xing thought to himself: “It takes 45 minutes. If one person builds it, the time will be a bit slow.”
“We only have three hours until dark, and I need to do something else.”
So, he looked at Liu Muxue on the side and said, “Sister-in-law, come here and help me.”
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At this time, Liu Muxue’s physical strength was greatly exhausted due to carrying stones and wood, and her dress was soaked with sweat.
Through the skirt, you can see the outline of her white lace underwear.
Hearing Cao Xing calling her, Liu Muxue put down what she was doing and walked over slowly.
“Axing, what do you need from me?”
Cao Xing pointed to the open space in front of him and said, “I want to build a polar hut here, but it takes too long to build.”
“If you help me build it together, it will go much faster.”
Liu Muxue’s eyes were slightly blank. She seemed not to understand, but she still nodded.
Then, the two began to work together to build a polar hut.
“Dang Cang! Dang Cang!”
In this empty snowfield, bursts of rhythmic tapping sounds suddenly sounded.
Half an hour later.
A system prompt appears.
[Successfully built: Polar Man’s hut, territory population +4]
[Now, you can recruit polar people to work for you by consuming food. 】
[Note: As a lord, you need to provide food for your men every day. If you leave them hungry for a long time, they will abandon you. 】
On the snow in front of the two of them, a hut less than two meters high, similar to a tent in a camp, suddenly appeared.
At this time, a system prompt appeared in Cao Xing’s ear again.
“Because you are the first survivor in the server to build [Polar Man’s Hut], you will receive the reward: Bread*50.”
Seeing this system prompt, Cao Xing’s eyes flashed with surprise.
Good guy! A full 50 pieces of food, this reward is really good.
Cao Xing couldn’t help but feel lucky that he had played this game before, so he was able to build these buildings in the shortest time, ahead of everyone else.
Cao Xing thought to himself: “It takes 5 food to recruit a polar man. Without this system reward, I can only recruit 2 at most.
“But now, we can directly recruit four polar people.”
Thinking of this, Cao Xing clicked on recruitment directly.
[Do you want to consume food*20 and recruit polar people*4? 】
“yes.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the camp tent in front of him began to tremble.
Then, the door was pushed open.
Four dwarfs with a height of less than 1.5 meters, wearing thick snow-covered cotton-padded clothes, and with rough shapes emerged from it.
These are the polar people.
After they came out, they looked at Cao Xing and saluted respectfully.
“Dear Lord, the polar people serve you!”
Liu Muxue on the side looked at this scene of being transformed into a living person and fell completely into a daze.
She opened her little mouth slightly and exclaimed: “Ah, Ah, Ah Xing, it’s… it’s out!”
(End of chapter)