Cao Xing's level directly soared to level 17, and he was extremely excited!

At this time, he found that there were only two drops of Moon Dew left in his backpack.

"Fuck, I'm almost out of magic!"

He had the last two drops for emergencies and couldn't use them all.

Thinking of this, Cao Xing looked at the other people on the battlefield.

In addition to Cao Xing, the attacks of Assam, Andrew and others also slowed down.

After all, they are not robots and cannot fight at high intensity for several hours in a row.

Besides, even robots will suffer from metal fatigue.

Not only that, as more and more ice nest monsters appeared, Cao Xing's men could no longer be foolproof.

Some of the Icebrood monsters have already rushed to the foot of the city wall and started attacking the wall.

The elemental arrow tower is constantly shooting arrows to attack.

Cao Xing knew that he had to destroy part of the ice nest, otherwise in a few hours, thousands of monsters would attack at the same time every minute.

He just wanted to rush back and kill the ice nest monster under the city wall first.

But what I saw was a figure over two meters tall falling from the sky with a huge axe on his back!

"BOOM!"

With one swipe of her axe, she chopped five or six ice nest monsters to pieces!

It was the new member Putana, who also joined the battle.

This woman has the strength of a level 17 elite, which is still very strong.

Cao Xing glanced at her and nodded.

"Sarah, go blow up those ice nests."

"Andrew, switch to bear form and hold on for a while."

"Dabai, you follow me too!"

After saying that, Cao Xing led his men and rushed to the place where hundreds of ice nests fell.

Soon, they launched an attack on these ice nests.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

The Ice Nest has a durability of 2000 points.

Cao Xing had to throw out two or three balls of evil fire to destroy an ice nest. At the same time, he also had to take into account the attacks of the ice nest monsters, which made him seem a little flustered.

However, with Baymax and Sarah joining the battlefield.

These ice nests were blown up by them in large pieces!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

One ice nest after another was directly destroyed by Cao Xing.

The number of Icebrood monsters hatched in each wave gradually decreases.

The pressure on Assam and others was suddenly relieved a lot.

The battle begins its fourth hour.

After an hour's rest, the group of Ascalon soldiers had almost recovered their strength.

They rushed out again to join the battle.

The battle started at nightfall and lasted until late at night.

…

At the same time.

Near Cao Xing's territory, the other survivors realized something after no ice nest fell in the previous hour.

They also saw announcements in the chat channel and reminders from other survivors.

While feeling lucky, he quickly sent out the polar people to mine resources under the cover of night.

Or they go out to kill monsters and replenish the supplies in their territory.

Although the temperature was low at night, they knew that this was a rare opportunity.

…

late at night.

As the last ice nest was destroyed by Cao Xing.

His and Liu Muxue's levels were raised again, and both of them have reached level 18.

Including other territory members.

Those Ascalon soldiers were all upgraded to level 10, which is the maximum level.

The first-tier members including Assam, Andrew, and Renis have all been upgraded to level 20, the maximum level of the second tier.

Hilda, Braum and the others have also reached level 16 or 17.

This battle was tiring.

But there is no doubt that the harvest is also quite terrifying.

And the most important thing is that Cao Xing saw materials all over the floor.

Those are all ice dragon marks, glacier fragments!

"I'm rich, I'm rich!"

"I wonder how much material I can harvest this time!"

Cao Xing suppressed the joy in his heart and then withdrew from the devil transformation state.

"Everyone, the battle tonight is over."

"You are all the bravest warriors!"

Hearing this, Asam was the first to respond: "You are also the most versatile lord I have ever seen. Not only do you have strong commanding abilities, you also have strong combat power!"

The other soldiers responded one after another, "Yes, you are a great lord, we are proud of you!"

Cao Xing smiled and said, "Our logistics staff have prepared a post-war meal. You should all go back to the cafeteria to eat, replenish your energy, and then go back to rest."

"You can just hand this over to someone else."

After hearing this, Assam and the others nodded and returned to their territory.

They were indeed hungry.

Then, Cao Xing looked at the group of polar people.

"Da Zhuang, bring people over to clean up the battlefield and collect all the items!"

"Okay, sir, I'll be right there!"

Hearing the order, Da Zhuang slid down from the city wall swiftly, and then led a group of polar people to start cleaning up the battlefield.

Before long, the battlefield within a radius of one or two kilometers was completely cleared.

A group of polar people piled up a large amount of ice dragon marks, glacier fragments and other materials into small hills, waiting for Cao Xing to collect them.

Cao Xing walked over and collected all the materials on the ground.

System prompts keep appearing.

Then, Cao Xing looked at the harvest.

[Obtained: Ice Dragon Mark*43167]

[Obtained: Glacial Fragment *23731]

More than 40,000 ice dragon marks!

There was ecstasy in Cao Xing's eyes.

"As expected of a double drop rate! This wave of Ice Dragon Marks alone is enough for me to exchange for more than 40 Hearts of Power."

"If I come again, I can even redeem it for a golden treasure chest!"

In the gold treasure chest, there is a high probability of finding gold equipment exclusive to the Ice Dragon series.

Cao Xing even wanted to do it again on the spot.

Of course, after such a high-intensity fight, he also needs to slow down for a while.

Moreover, Cao Xing didn't have any extra [Ice Dragon Horns] on hand.

Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Liu Muxue beside him.

At this moment, she had experienced several hours of fighting, killed countless ice nest monsters, and her whole body was full of heroic spirit.

Plus her stunning facial features and knight outfit.

It has a rather heroic and refreshing feel.

Cao Xing said, "Let's go, Mu Xue, let's go back to sleep."

When Liu Muxue heard Cao Xing's voice, she also withdrew from that fighting state.

"Yeah, okay."

Then, the two returned to the lord's cabin together.

In the familiar room, waves of warm air wafted.

The polar man Duan has installed magic water purification devices in every room.

Cao Xing and Liu Muxue took a hot bath happily.

Then, the two of them fell asleep in each other's arms.

Nothing happened in the second half of the night.

Because of the intense fighting in the first half of the night, everyone felt exhausted.

Even with a beautiful woman in his arms, he seems powerless.

…

…

The next day...

Cao Xing held the sweet and soft Liu Muxue in his arms and slept until eight o'clock the next day!

A system prompt appears.

[Survivors, please note that you have passed the second day of the official period, and the level of the Icebrood monsters has increased slightly. 】

[Weather forecast: In the evening, the snowy plains will usher in a moderate snowstorm. Please work together to arrange your travel time. ]

…

They both opened their eyes at the same time with smiles on their faces.

After a night's rest, they had shaken off last night's fatigue and became full of energy.

After a simple wash.

Cao Xing took Liu Muxue out of the lord's cabin.

At this moment, most of the people have already started working.

Some were laying brick floors, others were repairing the walls that had been attacked by the Icebrood yesterday.

The territory's citizen Cao Yi has already begun leading people to repair the railroad tracks outside the territory.

Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad, not bad. In the past few days, the people in the territory have adapted to the development rhythm of the territory."

"Now they know what to do today without my instructions."

At this time, Liu Muxue whispered, "Ah Xing, are we going to stay in the territory today?"

Cao Xing shook his head and said, "We have to go out today. We are going to the Witch Forest to look for the Ice Jade Flower."

"Ice harlequin flower?"

Cao Xing chuckled and said, "Yes, this is a magical plant. It is very important to me."

Liu Muxue nodded slightly.

Just when Cao Xing was about to call all the combatants over for a gathering.

The dwarf Harold took the initiative to come over.

He looked at Cao Xing and said respectfully, "Lord, please start arranging work for me."

"My wife and I can see that this is a strong and equal territory, and we want to contribute our own strength to the development of the territory!"

Cao Xing looked at Harold's loyalty, which had reached 76.

It seems that last night's battle has increased Harold's loyalty.

"Mr. Harold, thank you for your help. I believe that with your joining, our territory will become more prosperous!"

Harold straightened up instantly.

Then, Cao Xing brought the dwarf blacksmith to the blacksmith shop.

The current blacksmith shop has been upgraded to level 3, and can even mass-produce fine iron equipment, which is blue-quality equipment.

But he didn't have the blueprints for blue equipment, so he could only make green equipment for the soldiers.

However, although it is just green equipment, it is much better than the white equipment worn by those soldiers.

Then, Cao Xing took out a large number of wolf bones, wild boar bones, and wolf fangs.

Blah!

There were so many bones that they piled up on the ground into a small hill.

"Mr. Harold, use these materials to make new armor for our soldiers."

"As for these fangs, see if you can sharpen them and make them into arrows. We don't have enough arrows in our territory."

Hearing this, Harold immediately patted his chest and assured: "No problem, Lord, these equipments are just a piece of cake for me, I can finish them all before dark."

"By the way, Lord, you can just call me Harold."

Cao Xing's face showed joy after hearing this. This efficiency was really high. He was worthy of being an intermediate forging master!

Then, Cao Xing took out the hundreds of big teeth of the ice and snow bomb rabbits that he had obtained last time.

"Harold, what do you think this can be used for?"

Harold picked up the big, shiny tooth and thought for a moment before saying, "This kind of rabbit tooth is quite hard. The common practice is to sharpen it and make it into a gun head, but..."

"But my suggestion is to piece them together and make a set of armor."

Cao Xing was stunned when he heard this, "Oh? This can also be made into armor?"

After all, the systematic introduction of this material only says that it can be used to make gun heads or sold to merchants.

Harold nodded. "Yes, we can use the same manufacturing process as the fish scale armor and improve it. The defensive capability should be good."

Cao Xing nodded suddenly.

Indeed, he had some preconceived ideas and thought that what the system said was absolute.

Since the update, the world seems more real.

For many things, we can jump out of the system framework and use our imagination to research more functions.

Cao Xing received a lot of inspiration from Harold.

Then, he took out the [Sharp Claw (Green)] and [Sharp Claw (Blue)] that exploded from the Soul Eater.

Then he asked, "Harold, what can these two things be used for?"

Harold held the Soul Eater's claw and examined it carefully before saying, "My Lord, this claw has been finalized. It is usually used to make a hook or a trap.

"But I've read in a book before that there is a way to modify a regular rope hook into a catapult hook."

"Shooting claw?"

Harold nodded and said, "Yes, when using it, it can be ejected instantly, hooking an enemy more than ten meters away, or even dozens of meters away, and controlling the opponent."

Cao Xing's eyes lit up instantly.

Oh my god, this is good stuff!

If each soldier has one, and the hook rope is strong enough, they can even forcibly control some large beasts.

He exclaimed in amazement, "Harold, you are such a wise blacksmith."

Harold shook his head and said humbly, "Practice makes perfect, my Lord. I am just talking on paper."

“Also, to ensure the toughness of the hook, a strong yet lightweight material is needed to replace the rope.”

Cao Xing nodded, "Okay, I understand. I'll keep an eye out when I go out today."

Then, he took out the [Large Claw (Purple)] that exploded from the Soul Eater's leader.

"Harold, what does this do?"

Looking at this huge claw that is over 70 centimeters long.

Harold also showed a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"It's a very hard material, and it's also very sharp. With enough force, it can even cut through the skin of a third-level creature!"

Hearing this, Cao Xing's eyes also showed admiration.

Harold was right. These large claws were exploded from the third-level boss monsters. They are very sharp and hard.

Harold seemed to be thinking about what to make with these claws.

After a moment, Harold said, "My idea is to turn it into a sickle!"

"Sickle?"

"Yes."

Harold nodded and said, "Using the sharpness of this claw, we can create a sickle with great destructive power."

"Give it to those warriors to greatly increase their destructive power on the battlefield."

Cao Xing seemed to have thought of this as well.

The shape of this large hook does look like a sickle.

And he only has eight large claws on his hands.

You can barely form a sickle squad.

Cao Xing nodded and said, "Then let's do as you say, Harold."

"Yes, Lord."

Harold continued, "However, this kind of high-grade material requires a long time to forge. Maybe only three or four can be forged in a day."

Cao Xing nodded, "It's okay, Harold, take your time."

"When you are tired from exercising, take a break and read a book. It is important to balance work and rest."

Hearing this, Harold also had a gentle smile in his eyes, "Thank you for your concern, you are really a considerate lord."

Cao Xing patted him on the shoulder and then walked out of the blacksmith shop.

…

After arriving outside the territory, Cao Xing shouted again, "Fighters, assemble!"

Hear Cao Xing's order.

More than a hundred people gathered together.

Assam and others, as well as 102 Ascalon soldiers, were all looking at Cao Xing with firm eyes, waiting for his orders at any time.

Cao Xing nodded and said, "Today, we are going out for a trip."

"Work in the territory is proceeding as usual."

"Assam, Andrew, Bronn, Hilda, Rhaenys, Sarah, Brot..."

"Seven of you are going out with me today."

The seven people named by Cao Xing are the backbone of his territory.

The few people he named had joy in their eyes, and they all seemed honored to be able to go out to fight with Cao Xing.

Especially Black Smoky Smoke Smanblot, who was a little resentful because I didn't take him with me when I went out a few days ago.

And now, there was only excitement in Blot's eyes.

He bowed slightly and said respectfully, "It is my honor to fight for you, my dear lord."

Of course, only the arrogant Hilda disdained it.

Cao Xing nodded and looked at the two Centaurs again.

"Kantel, Kandal, your mission today is to each lead 20 Ascalon soldiers in two waves to explore resource points or monsters within 10 kilometers around our territory."

"If you encounter an enemy you cannot defeat, remember to flee immediately."

"If you kill some beasts, bring their carcasses back to the territory and I will deal with them when I return."

The two centaurs said respectfully, "As you command, mighty lord!"

"We will complete the task you assigned us!"

Then Cao Xing looked at Ilena again.

"Ilena, today you have to lead 20 Ascalon soldiers, as well as Blitz and his men, to protect our subjects in the wild while they mine resources. We cannot let them be attacked by other beasts or ice nest monsters."

The beautiful snake girl spit out her tongue and said with resentment in her eyes: "My Lord, can't you take Ilena with you to fight?"

Cao Xing shook his head and said, "There are enough people outside. In comparison, the territory needs you more. This way you can help me better. Do you understand, Ilena?"

Hearing this, Ilena smiled immediately.

She raised the trident in her hand and said, "Okay, dear lord, I will protect those polar people."

Cao Xing nodded, then looked at the archer next to him.

"Little Elisa."

Hearing Cao Xing's voice, Elisa, who was daydreaming, suddenly brightened up.

"My Lord! Elisa did not steal the milk from the Cloud Cow. The milk slipped into my mouth at night!"

"Wuwuwu, don't punish Elisa..."

Cao Xing rolled his eyes. Elisa confessed on her own initiative before he even asked.

To be honest, if she hadn't said it, Cao Xing wouldn't have known that this little girl actually went out to secretly drink milk at night.

Cao Xing said speechlessly: "Alright, I won't pursue the matter of you drinking milk secretly."

"Today you will lead your own team of archers and the other 40 Ascalon warriors. I will also let you command Ellie and Sylvia."

"Your mission is to kill the ice nest monsters that land near the territory and prevent any monsters from attacking our city walls."

"If you do well, I'll give you a reward when you come back in the evening."

When Eliza heard the reward, her eyes lit up.

She said excitedly, "Wow! Another reward? That's great!"

"Don't worry, Lord. Elisa promises to complete the mission and will not let a single Icebrood monster come under our city wall!"

Cao Xing also laughed, and then said, "Okay, let's get started and do what I say."

More than a hundred people dispersed in several groups.

At this time, Xia Yanni brought Tong Chuchu to the side and whispered, "Sir... the furs you gave me have been processed. Is there anything else you need us to do?"

Tong Chuchu brought Volibear and said excitedly, "Big Brother, please give us a task as well!"

Cao Xing shook his head with a gentle smile on his face.

"You've worked hard. I know you've been working late into the past few days to make that batch of furs. You can take a break now."

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