What Cao Xing said was of course false. The skill [Ice Armor] was one of the few basic skills for a mage in the early stages. Although it was relatively useless, it was still of great value.

Cao Xing replied directly: "Believe it or not."

After hearing this, Mai Le Se said helplessly, "Forget it, three pieces of snake meat is three pieces of snake meat. Eat sparingly. It's enough for my family to last another day."

Hearing the last sentence, Cao Xing's eyes moved slightly.

After thinking for a moment, he sent a message: "How about this, you change it to 20 food items, and I'll give you 5 more breads."

Mai Leser on the other side was stunned after hearing this, but still said, "Okay."

Cao Xing: "Then go to the market and modify the transaction information, and I will take the order immediately."

Soon, the price of that skill book in the market became [Food]*20

Cao Xing took the photo directly.

[Transaction successful, you get Ice Armor skill book*1, you lose fresh snake meat*3, you lose bread*5.]

[Ice Armor: Consumes a certain amount of mental power to increase your or your friend's armor (mental power*0.6). The effect lasts for 30 seconds and the cooldown time is 60 seconds.]

Cao Xing's eyes lit up with joy. This is it.

My current spirit strength is 5, and with the blessing of the [Believer's Staff], it is 8 points of spirit.

In other words, Cao Xing can permanently increase his armor value by 5 points!

He clicked on study directly.

[Successfully learned [Ice Armor]...]

After the system prompts ended, Cao Xing was secretly happy.

Then, he cast Ice Armor on himself first.

"Stacking! Pass!"

[Release [Ice Armor] successfully, Armor +5, Talent [Eternal Power] takes effect, this skill has become permanent.]

The next moment, Cao Xing felt a layer of invisible ice armor wrapping himself.

A sense of security came over me.

The effect of [Ice Armor] is similar to that of [Scale Armor], both are invisible means of defense that will only appear when attacked.

Now his armor has reached 15 points, and attacks from monsters below level 3 can't even cause damage to him!

Simply put, it doesn't break the defense!

Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction.

After waiting for 60 seconds, Cao Xing added another layer of ice armor to Liu Muxue.

As the meat shield of the team, of course her defense must be raised as high as possible.

At this moment, the two were in the same room.

Liu Muxue also learned about the current situation of other survivors through the chat channel.

Now she realized that not everyone was living in the warm lord's cottage like her.

Many more survivors are still living a life of hunger and freezing.

If she hadn't been with Cao Xing, then Liu Muxue would probably have suffered the same fate, or even worse.

Then at night, experience that freezing cold hell of ice and snow.

Liu Muxue looked at Cao Xing with gratitude, "Thank you, Xing. If it weren't for you, I might have frozen to death outside."

Cao Xing shook his head and said, "It's okay, sister-in-law. Since the two of us have been assigned to the same group, we must cooperate with each other and live better in this world."

"When I help you, I am also helping myself."

Liu Muxue nodded solemnly, "I will adapt to this world as soon as possible and won't hold you back!"

Cao Xing nodded.

Then, the two of them fell into relative silence.

The atmosphere seemed a bit awkward.

At this moment, Liu Muxue didn't know what she was thinking of. Her pretty face suddenly turned red, and even her body trembled slightly.

After a moment, she took off her snow boots and huddled back into the small wooden bed.

Liu Muxue wrapped herself in a wolfskin coat, burying her red head deeply into it, leaving only a pair of pink little feet exposed.

And between the two of them, there was a warm stove.

After a while, Cao Xing said, "Go to sleep, sister-in-law."

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Nightfall.

The coals in the stove are burning brightly.

Through the lord's hut, you can hear the sound of the wind coming from outside.

At this time, both of them were wrapped in wolf skins and used them as quilts to cover themselves.

Liu Muxue looked at Cao Xing's back, wondering what he was thinking.

And at this moment, Liu Muxue received a video call.

As soon as I saw the caller's name, it was Bi Yunlan.

It's her mother.

A hint of solemnity flashed across Liu Muxue's face.

After thinking for a moment, she clicked the answer button.

"Xiaoxue, how are you doing over there?"

As soon as the video was connected, a woman's voice came from the other side.

Liu Muxue was a little surprised that the other party actually cared about her.

However, before Liu Muxue could say anything, Bi Yunlan on the other side continued, "Oh my, Xiaoxue! Our family has suddenly come to this world. It's so unlucky!"

"You don't know, your two brothers, your father and I are in such a miserable state!"

"There's only so much food in that box, not even enough for Dabao and Xiaobao to eat in one meal."

"The food is almost gone. Your father and I didn't eat anything at night. We are cold and hungry."

"Xiaoxue, do you have any extra food? Give us some!"

A bitter smile appeared on Liu Muxue's lips.

Is it still like this?

Before he even said a word, his true nature was exposed.

He didn't care about his own life or death and just asked her for food.

Liu Muxue remembered that it seemed to be the same on Blue Star before.

I have always been subject to strict requirements, all my income is controlled by them, and they even interfere in my life.

So much so that in the end, she was forced to marry the man she hated.

Liu Muxue took a deep breath and seemed to muster up some courage.

She shook her head and said, "Mom, I don't have any extra food either."

After hearing this, Liu's mother asked in confusion, "Is there really nothing left? Xiaoxue, your two brothers have been hungry for a whole day!"

"You know, Dabao and Xiaobao are both big eaters. They used to eat four or five meals a day, but now in this world, they only eat one meal. Your dad and I only eat half a piece of bread."

As Liu's mother spoke, her eyes were darting around, as if she was checking out the situation on Liu Muxue's side.

Liu Muxue said firmly: "No more."

At this moment, the appearance of another middle-aged man appeared in the video.

He looked at Liu Muxue's background and asked doubtfully, "Xiaoxue, are you lying to us?"

"You've moved into the house, and you're still saying there's no food?"

"Also, where did you get this fur you're wearing?"

Two children's voices were heard nearby. They pointed at the picture and said, "Mom and Dad, I recognize the fur on my sister's body. It's wolf fur!"

"Sister has killed the wolf, so there is meat there!"

Hearing this, Liu's mother was immediately furious and said, "Well, you bastard, you actually dared to lie to your mother!"

"You don't even want to share the meat with your family, you ungrateful bastard! I raised you for nothing!"

At this moment, Liu's father was also blaming the students, and there were also the noisy sounds of two children nearby.

"Xiaoxue, what do you want to do? Your mother and I are starving to death, and you are unwilling to share even a little food. Has your conscience been eaten by a dog?"

Facing the accusations from her family, Liu Muxue bit her lower lip lightly, tears welling up in the corners of her eyes, and seemed a little at a loss for a moment.

Liu's mother on the other side became even more aggressive, "Are you still feeling wronged?"

"We've been hungry for the whole day and you're not complaining, Liu Muxue, I think you've really grown wings!"

Liu Muxue's eyes were red and she was about to cry.

At this moment, a figure squeezed into the picture.

"You two old guys, what are you doing barking like dogs?"

When the curse was heard, the voices on the other side suddenly became quiet.

Then, they saw a young man appear beside Liu Muxue.

Father Liu saw Cao Xing's picture and asked, "Xiaoxue, who are you with? Who is this man?"

Before Liu Muxue could speak, Cao Xing responded first: "You don't need to know who I am."

"If you want food, go find it in the snow."

The middle-aged man opposite heard it and said, "I'm talking to my daughter, who are you to interrupt?"

Cao Xing smiled and said, "What qualifications do I have?"

"Since I killed the wolf, the meat is mine, what do you think?"

The middle-aged man angrily said, "Then I won't ask you for it, I'll ask Xiaoxue for it, she's my daughter!"

Cao Xing sneered, "You can't ask her for it. I'm the one keeping the food. I won't give you even a crumb of bread while I'm here."

"You have hands and feet, but you don't know how to use your hands to get food. You come here to suck your daughter's blood. Do you have any shame?"

"you!"

"What do you mean? You are so old, but you still have the nerve to keep pestering me. You are worse than a woman, you are a piece of trash."

After Cao Xing scolded him harshly, the middle-aged man opposite him turned red in the face.

Beside them, the cries of two children could be heard.

Liu's mother, standing by, seemed to want to help her husband and attacked Cao Xing with words.

However, at Cao Xing's signal, Liu Muxue directly hung up the video call.

beep--

The world suddenly became quiet.

Liu Muxue curled up on the bed, her shoulders shaking constantly, and she seemed unable to control her emotions.

Cao Xing heard a slight sob in his ear.

After a while, wait until the sobbing stops.

Cao Xing comforted her, "It's okay, sister-in-law."

Liu Muxue raised her head, looked at Cao Xing with gratitude with her red and swollen eyes, and said, "Ah Xing, thank you for helping me out."

Cao Xing shook his head and said, "It's okay. These guys want to take the supplies from me without any effort. No way!"

"You must also remember that no matter who asks you for food or other resources, you must not give them."

"After the first time, there will be a second time. After that, they will ask for more endlessly. Do you understand?"

After Liu Muxue heard this, a trace of bitterness flashed across her eyes.

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