late night
Cao Xing and Liu Muxue embraced each other and fell into sleep.
The cold wind howled outside and heavy snow fell.
A bonfire burns brightly in the center of the territory, providing heat for the entire territory.
Cao Xing’s subjects also returned to their own small shelters and began to rest for the day.
However, there is still a building with lights on in the territory, which is a sewing shop.
The stove in the sewing shop was burning and making a crackling sound.
Xia Yanni sat at the workbench, processing the bear skin, while Tong Chuchu squatted aside, watching her mother’s movements curiously.
“Chu Chu, wait a little longer, and we can wear warm bearskin coats tomorrow.”
Tong Chuchu held her cheeks with her hands, nodded and said, “Okay mom, Chu Chu is not in a hurry.”
“Mom, Brother Cao Xing is so kind. He gave us food, a place to live, and now he also gives us clothes to wear.”
Xia Yanni tilted her head and glanced at Tong Chuchu, her eyes full of doting.
“Yes, little Chuchu, we are lucky to meet Mr. Cao Xing. I saw in the chat channel that a cold-proof coat was almost sold out.”
“So, we have to do good things for Brother Cao Xing, you know?”
Tong Chuchu nodded heavily.
Xia Yanni refocused her attention on the work in front of her.
At this time, she seemed to remember what happened during the day, her pretty face turned red, and she quickly lowered her head…
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The next day…
A system prompt appears.
[Survivors, congratulations on passing the fourth night of the Ice Age. 】
[The remaining time of the novice protection period: 1 day at 22:00. 】
[Weather forecast: The wind and snow have stopped, it is suitable to go out today. 】
Cao Xing woke up first and saw the beauty next to him at a glance.
Liu Muxue was still asleep, her slender and warm legs pressed against Cao Xing’s body.
The warm body twisted slightly, as if sleeping soundly.
Cao Xing gently rubbed her hair and said, “Muxue, it’s dawn.”
Hearing this, Liu Muxue gradually woke up.
She blurted her eyes, “Hmm…Axing, will it be dawn so soon?”
“Um.”
Liu Muxue said softly: “I slept so soundly last night that I almost didn’t want to get up~”
Cao Xing smiled and said, “Let’s get up first. We still have to arrange work for the residents, and we have to explore outside the snow today.”
Hearing this, Liu Muxue nodded lightly.
The two of them got dressed respectively, washed briefly, and then pushed away the lord’s cabin.
At first glance, Cao Xing looked at the vast expanse of white outside the territory.
A night of heavy snow turned the world into a blanket of snow, and many things were covered under the thick snow.
At this moment, the residents were already waiting at the door of the hut.
After seeing Cao Xing and the other two, they greeted them respectfully.
“Mighty Lord, I wish you good health!”
“Beautiful lord and lady, may your beauty last forever!”
Liu Muxue’s face turned red when she heard the subjects changed their name to the lord’s wife.
But she still said a soft ‘hmm’.
Cao Xing smiled and then shouted: “Dazhuang.”
Da Zhuang, who looked honest and honest, came over and said, “Lord, please give me your instructions.”
Cao Xing nodded and said: “I have a batch of rails and mine cars on hand. You can lay them up and connect them to the coal mine to speed up our mining progress.”
Da Zhuang was stunned for a moment, and then asked: “Lord, this place is three to four hundred meters away from the coal mine. Do we have that many railway tracks?”
Cao Xing smiled, “Of course.”
Da Zhuang suddenly became excited and said happily: “That’s great! If there are rails and mine cars, our mining efficiency can be increased by more than ten times!”
“It only takes two days to mine all that coal mine!”
Cao Xing nodded, “Very good, then you can take someone to do it. The rails and mine carts are in the storage box.”
“As you command, Lord Lord!”
After Da Zhuang finished speaking, he took his short legs and led people to lay the rails.
Then, Cao Xing looked at the leader Cao Yi and the others.
“Cao Yi.”
Cao Yi, who looked somewhat mature, came over and said, “Dear Lord.”
Cao Xing nodded and said: “In addition to the rails, there is also a batch of ore in the storage box, which needs to be refined into metal.”
“I’ll leave this batch of ore to you and arrange for someone to handle it.”
In addition to a large amount of iron ore, Cao Xing also has some copper ore and mithril ore.
Of course, in order to refine advanced materials like mithril, you need to upgrade the ore processing plant to level 3.
So now, we can only process iron ore and sort coal mines.
After hearing this, the leader Cao said respectfully: “The order of the lord is our mission.”
“Promise to complete the mission!”
After saying that, Cao Yi also started to work.
Cao Xing continued: “Then others, just follow the tasks I issued to you yesterday.”
“Let’s build a more prosperous territory together!”
All the people immediately said respectfully: “I am willing to devote myself to the Lord!”
At this moment, Ilena twisted her body and came over and said, “Lord, Ilena has something to report to you.”
Cao Xing nodded and said, “What’s the matter?”
Ilena stared at the snow in the distance, “Yesterday, several Frost Goblins came to attack our territory. After being shot by the arrow tower, I followed their footprints and searched for them.”
“Two kilometers away from the territory, I found a mine, and there seemed to be many Frost Goblins entrenched in it.”
Upon hearing this, Cao Xing’s eyes suddenly lit up.
“Frost Goblin’s cave? How strong is it?”
Ilena replied: “They are all first- and second-level creatures, a little stronger than me.”
Cao Xing nodded.
During this time, Ilena leveled up two levels while lying at home, and her current level has also been raised to level 7.
But she said that the goblins were stronger than her, that is, they were at least level eight or nine.
However, to Cao Xing, these goblins pose no threat at all.
At this time, Cao Xing took out a bright red crystal from his backpack and threw it directly to Ilena.
Ilena took it with both hands and looked at Cao Xing doubtfully, “This is…”
“I promise you, the primary heart of power. After you reach level 10, you can use it to upgrade to a second-level creature.”
After hearing this, Elena’s shoulders suddenly trembled.
Cao Xing did say this, but Ilena didn’t expect that he would actually take it to heart.
The narrow snake eyes stared at this man, and there seemed to be a trace of fluctuation in his eyes that did not belong to a cold-blooded animal.
“Thank you, my beloved lord, Ilena of the snake people is willing to give everything for you.”
A system prompt appears.
[Territorial Member: Ilena has been moved by your behavior, her loyalty has been improved, and her current loyalty is 95.]
Cao Xing was stunned. Ilena’s loyalty was previously 85, but he didn’t expect it to increase so much all of a sudden.
At the same time, Cao Xing felt a fiery gaze appear behind him.
He turned around and saw Irena spitting out a scarlet letter and looking at him with a charming smile in her eyes.
Cao Xing suddenly remembered the mechanism of this game.
The higher the loyalty, the more trust the subordinates have in the lord.
After reaching the full value, they will, like Assam, regard the lord’s orders as more important than their lives.
And some special creatures can even transform this loyalty into some special emotion.
“It’s bad, Ilena won’t like me, right?”
Cao Xing suddenly became excited.
Fortunately, Ilena only looked at him for a while and then turned her gaze elsewhere.
Cao Xing couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
He calmed down for a while, then looked at the other territory members.
“Assam, Andrew, Sarah, come out with me.”
Three powerful second-level creatures came to Cao Xing one after another.
Assam beat his chest with one hand and said respectfully: “I’m always waiting for your orders, respected lord!”
Cao Xing nodded.
However, before setting off, Cao Xing had one more thing to do.
He first gave the [Shield Counter Skill Book] to Liu Muxue.
Then he started to gather skills: [Frost Shield].
Be prepared to attach every creature you recruit, including four robots and a giant mammoth.
Cao Xing raised his staff, and a cold air suddenly appeared, and then fell on Assam.
A system prompt appears.
[The skill [Frost Shield] was successfully cast, the talent [Eternal Power] has taken effect, and the skill has become permanent. ] At the same time, Assam felt that a thick ice shield suddenly appeared around him.
This shield is like a transparent ice crystal, surrounding the whole body.
And not only that, the shield will also emit an astonishing amount of cold air every second.
Click!
The breath of frost is visible to the naked eye.
Everyone around Assam can feel the freezing feeling.
Fortunately, the shield can be turned off or on at any time.
Assam said in surprise: “Lord, this shield can greatly improve my combat ability. Thank you for your blessing!”
Cao Xing also laughed, very satisfied with the performance of [Frost Shield].
“very good.”
Cao Xing looked at Ilena next to him again, “Use your two skills to enhance our new partners.”
“And Muxue, your courage blessing can also be a blessing to us all.”
Ilena and Liu Muxue nodded together.
Then, Ilena was seen raising her spear, and streaks of red energy hit the mammoth and the four robots.
Liu Muxue stood in the middle of the crowd, holding a shield in one hand and holding a sword high in the other hand.
The sacred aurora gathered on her sword again.
Liu Muxue whispered: “Courage is a kind of power, the power of the heart and soul. This power does not exist in the value of war horses and weapons, but is the embodiment of wisdom and bravery.”
“May the light of courage bless you!”
Buzz! The sacred aurora enveloped everyone on the field.
A system prompt appeared in Cao Xing’s ear.
[You have received the [Blessing of Courage] effect from friendly unit: Liu Muxue, magic attack power +18, talent activated, this effect has become permanent…]…
(End of chapter)