Hearing this, Isabel bit her lower lip lightly and looked at the Blood Spider Queen angrily.
Because she really couldn't refute it.
Cao Xing looked at Xierda beside him and was immediately delighted.
Unexpectedly, this woman who had always been so arrogant started to speak for him today.
Although it was a battle period, Cao Xing couldn't help but secretly give Hilda a thumbs up.
However, after seeing Cao Xing's gesture, the Blood Spider Queen made a disdainful "tsk" sound.
He tilted his head to one side again.
Cao Xing didn't care either.
At this moment, Sarah had chopped the health of the elder human-faced tree to the lowest level.
In the state of [Hymn of Rebirth], Sarah simply gave up all defenses and began to hack at the human-faced tree frantically!
Those injury figures are shocking!
The elder of the human-faced tree also knew that if it continued like this, it would be chopped to death by the dark elf woman in front of it!
At this moment, it took back all the papers, as if it wanted to enter a state of life absorption!
With this skill, the Elder of the Man-Faced Tree will recover 1% per second, which is more than 5,000 replies!
At this time, Braum rushed over directly.
Then he raised his shield and slammed it to the ground!
Glacier crack!
The terrifying frost spread, instantly covering the entire body of the human-faced tree.
This also interrupted the Human-Faced Tree Elder's [Life Drain] skill.
Cao Xing praised: "Bron, you did a good job."
Bron touched his head embarrassedly.
8 seconds later.
The rebirth hymn has not yet ended.
The health of the Human-Faced Tree Elder has been reduced to zero.
A system prompt appears.
[Your territory member: Sarah Blade Dance killed the Human-Faced Tree Elder lv32, a fourth-level boss creature, and gained experience points: 6400]
[Experience points gained by combatants: 3200]
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At this moment, all the branches of the elder man-faced tree drooped down.
Everyone quit the fight.
Cao Xing saw that at the root of the human-faced tree elder, there appeared a heart full of life and a bright soul.
Cao Xing suddenly had an idea and ordered, "Asam, as usual, cut down the branches of these human-faced trees first."
"As you command, Lord!"
Everyone started to do so.
Cao Xing couldn't wait to come to the side of the Human-Faced Tree Elder and picked up everything on the ground.
[Obtained: Heart of the Elder of the Human-Faced Tree (Purple)]
[Obtain: Bark of the Elder of the Human-Faced Tree (Purple)]
[Obtain: High-grade sap (purple)*7]
[Obtained: Advanced Element Crystals *5]
[Obtained: Large Book of Agility*1]
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"As expected, a higher level Human-Faced Tree-Heart has appeared! Haha!"
Cao Xing was very excited.
Then he took a look at the properties of the materials.
[Heart of the Elder of the Human-Faced Tree (Purple): A heart filled with great vitality]
[Effect 1: After taking it, it can increase the upper limit of life by 1000 points, and it can take effect once at most]
[Effect 2: Accelerates the growth of some magical plants or special creatures by 3 to 5 years.]
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[Bark of the Elder Man-Faced Tree (Purple): This is an extremely tough material that still contains some of the life force of the Elder Man-Faced Tree.]
(Can be used to craft rare leather armor or other items, with a greater chance of adding special effects.)
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[Top-grade tree sap (purple): tree sap that contains magical power and has a clearer taste. ]
(After taking it, a large amount of mental strength can be restored.)
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"It can actually increase the growth time by at least 3 years! This is too powerful!"
"Not only can we speed up the emergence of the Pale Tree this time, we can also allow it to grow for a few more years!"
You should know that after the Pale Tree grows, it will have two very powerful blessing effects.
And as the Pale Tree grows, the strength of the blessing will increase.
At this moment, Dabai also felt very eager for the heart in Cao Xing's hand.
Now the blue quality human-faced tree heart has no effect on Dabai.
However, this purple human-faced tree heart can allow Baymax to grow again.
Cao Xing touched its nose and said, "Dabai, don't worry. I still have a use for this heart."
"Next time you come to the Witch Forest, I'll find you a new boss heart. Do you understand?"
“Ouch…”
Dabai nodded gently, as if he understood what Cao Xing said.
It suppressed the desire in my heart.
At this time, Assam and his men had already cut down all the vines on the human-faced trees.
However, a lot of effort was wasted on this leader-level human-faced tree.
These vines are so resilient!
Then, Cao Xing also collected all the materials on the ground.
[Obtain: Tough Vines (Green) * 782]
[Obtain: Strong Vines (Blue) * 195]
[Obtain: Ancient vine (purple) *113]
[Obtained: Ice Crystal Man-faced Tree Guardian Heart (Blue) *2]
[Obtained: Ice Crystal Man-faced Tree Guardian Bark (Blue) *2]
[Obtained: Medium-quality tree sap (blue) *36]
【Obtained...】
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Cao Xing glanced at his backpack.
The total number of human-faced tree hearts of various grades exceeded one hundred.
There are 102 green grade ones.
There are 8 blue grade ones.
1 purple grade.
In addition, there is a large amount of vines, bark, and sap.
Cao Xing once again sighed: "What a harvest today!"
I glanced at the time above my head.
【Distance until nightfall: 1:53】
【Current temperature: -56℃】
【Current weather: moderate snow】
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"Hmm? Has it started snowing yet?"
Cao Xing raised his head and looked at the sky.
However, it seemed that because the vegetation in the Witch Forest was too dense, the snowflakes could not fall in.
But the temperature is dropping.
Cao Xing thought for a moment and said, "Let's go. We are going to return to the camp."
After he finished speaking, he and Liu Muxue returned to Dabai's back.
And on Dabai's back, there was a ranger killer who was tied up.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The mammoth's pace was not very fast.
Because the terrain in the forest is more complicated and there are more obstacles.
If the natives of this world did not have a strong sense of direction, even a third or fourth level warrior would probably get lost in the forest.
But fortunately, Cao Xing has a small map that comes with the system.
With Cao Xing's guidance, they started to move forward and in about half an hour, they rushed out of the Witch Forest.
They also encountered attacks by some human-faced trees and wild beasts along the way.
But Cao Xing didn't want to waste time, so he didn't bother with them any more.
The moment you step out of the Witch Forest.
Cao Xing saw a vast expanse of white in front of him, and a cold wind blew towards him instantly.
"call--"
Not only that, snowflakes as big as goose feathers kept falling, almost filling the entire scene ahead.
Cao Xing couldn't help but complain: "Oh my god...how can this be called snow?"
“Is this a fucking blizzard?”
Assam and others were also a little confused.
The weather was fine when we entered the forest, but as soon as we came out, we encountered such a heavy snowstorm.
Moreover, such heavy snow is likely to cause some geological disasters.
Cao Xing said, "We need to speed up our pace. The snow is getting heavier and heavier, which will slow down our movement."
"From now on, you follow me and move forward at full speed!"
After saying that, Cao Xing controlled Dabai and started running out wildly.
The others followed the mammoth, hurrying along.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The mammoths marched forward with their strong hooves, and every step they took created a deep snow pit.
Cao Xing didn't know how long the snow had been falling.
But it should not exceed three hours.
The snow on the ground had once again reached Dabai's ankles and was about forty to fifty centimeters thick.
“Hoo—Hoo—”
The cold wind whistled in his ears, and the snowflakes in the sky dazzled Cao Xing's eyes.
After a while, a layer of snow appeared on everyone's head or body.
Even on Assam's armor, there were spots of white frost.
In such a heavy snowstorm, visibility was no more than twenty meters.
Even if there is a mini-map, it won't tell you what obstacles or traps are ahead.
There were several times when Cao Xing almost crashed into a boulder because the big white rushed too fast and he didn't have time to command it.
In desperation, Cao Xing could only ask Dabai to slow down.
The "moderate snow" greatly reduced their mobility.
The heavy snow continued to fall until nightfall.
It took them nearly two and a half hours to reach the territory.
By this time it was completely dark.
Cao Xing glanced at the coordinates of the camp.
It is still 30 kilometers away from their current location.
Cao Xing said, "It's almost done. It will take about 20 minutes."
The temperature has now dropped to -60℃.
And there is another more troublesome thing.
That is, as night falls, visibility decreases again.
In other words, their progress will still be hindered.
A group of people ran wildly in the vast snowfield against the wind and snow.
However, I don't know what the new members Isabelle and Hilda are doing.
The two women were standing one in front and one behind, and they seemed to be competing to see who could move faster.
Cao Xing was speechless. When these two women got angry, they always wanted to compete with each other in everything.
As they ran, they even ran ahead of Cao Xing.
At this moment, Isabel condensed a ball of holy light, which turned into the shape of a shuttle and placed it under her feet.
Then, she stepped on the light shuttle and moved forward rapidly as if she was sliding on the snow.
As they passed by Cao Xing, Isabel whispered, "Lord, let me use the Holy Light to guide you along the way."
Although Cao Xing was confused, he still nodded.
At the same time, Isabel raised her staff, and the power of holy light gathered like a bright light bulb, illuminating the road ahead.
Seeing this scene, Cao Xing said happily: "Can this holy light be used in this way?"
As a mage, Isabelle's control over holy light has reached the level of perfection.
At least, Cao Xing thought he couldn't gather the power of holy light and use it as a skateboard.
Even if he broke through to the third level, he couldn't do this.
After thinking about it, this may be related to Isabel's skill: [Advanced Holy Light Control].
Ellie, the mage apprentice in Cao Xing's territory, has the skill [Basic Flow Coordination].
When their understanding and application of elements reach a new stage, they will become [Intermediate Flow Coordination] and can master more advanced magic.
Just like Assam's [Basic Sword Mastery].
Through continuous practice, you can advance from elementary swordsmanship to intermediate and then to advanced level.
Every breakthrough will make his swordsmanship more sophisticated.
…
With Isabel's guidance, Cao Xing and others' progress was greatly accelerated.
At this time, Cao Xing saw that Xierda had begun to fall behind.
Because of the difference in level, Hilda was quickly left behind by Isabel.
At this moment, Isabel, who was as holy as a goddess, turned around and chuckled.
However, this made Hilda feel humiliated!
But she was powerless.
I could only angrily say, "You damn bitch! When I regain my strength, I will tear your skirt to shreds and hang you upside down on the pillar!"
Seeing her angry look, Cao Xing said, "You're so angry. When you reach level 20, I'll give you a mid-level Heart of Strength. Then you'll be able to catch up with her."
Hearing this, Hilda immediately moved her eight legs and came to Cao Xing's side, "Really? Lord?"
Cao Xing nodded, "Of course, when have I ever lied to you?"
At this moment, the proud Blood Spider Queen showed an emotional look in her eyes for the first time.
A system prompt appears.
[Due to your promise, the loyalty of territory member Hilda Bloodkiss to you has increased. The current loyalty is 80]
Cao Xing was stunned. He didn't expect this could increase loyalty.
However, I have finally raised the loyalty of this difficult Blood Spider Queen to 80.
At this moment, Hilda seemed to realize that her reaction was too extreme.
She tilted her head and snorted, "Tsk! Even without your heart of power, I would still be able to defeat that woman."
Cao Xing was speechless.
What a troublesome woman.
Of course, this is just a small episode.
Guided by Isabel's holy light, everyone continued on their journey.
Thirty minutes later.
They returned to the vicinity of the territory.
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Outside, it was snowing heavily.
In front of us, inside a territory surrounded by a three or four meter high wall, it was warm as spring.
The drifting snowflakes fell on the ground or buildings in the territory and were quickly melted by the temperature emitted by the furnace.
So, except for the area around the territory, the ground looks clean.
The snow outside is almost one meter high!
At the same time, many figures stood on the city wall.
Most of the people came to the city wall, looking forward to what was to come.
After waiting for a while, the polar man Da Zhuang couldn't help but said worriedly: "Why hasn't the Lord returned today?"
San Zhuang next to him echoed: "Yes, the Lord has never come back so late before..."
Others showed worried looks in their eyes.
Xia Yanni next to her was also holding Tong Chuchu's hand.
She saw the worry in her daughter's eyes, and then she comforted her softly, "Brother Cao Xing is so awesome, nothing will happen to him, don't worry, Chuchu."
"And I sent him a message. They should be on their way back."
Tong Chuchu nodded vigorously, "Yeah!"
Including the tree spirit sisters, Ilena and others, were all waiting silently.
In this territory, Cao Xing has become the spiritual pillar of many people.
At this moment, Elisa, who was standing on the watchtower, exclaimed, "By the Moon God, I saw a mammoth!"
"It seems there is another glowing woman!"
"The Lord has returned!"
Hearing this, everyone looked over.
It turned out to be just as Elisa said.
A mammoth, with a group of people in tow, was running wildly in the snow against the wind and snow.
At the front of the team was a glowing woman riding a light shuttle.
When Da Zhuang saw this scene, he immediately raised his hands excitedly.
"Haha! The Lord is finally back!"
"Very good!"
Everyone seemed very happy and excited.
Outside the territory, the sound of mammoths running was astonishing.
Even if the snow is almost one meter deep, it will not have much impact on a whitebait of its size.
The door had been opened in advance.
After Cao Xing gave permission to the half-dead ranger killer on his back.
He led everyone directly into the territory.
At this time, everyone saw Isabel bathed in the holy light, and couldn't help but marvel at her beauty.
However, they soon turned their attention to Cao Xing!
Just kidding, there are a lot of beauties in this territory and they see a lot of them on a regular basis.
In comparison, the return of the lord is more exciting.
The polar man held the hammer firmly and said excitedly: "Lord, you are back!"
The tree spirits beside him also said happily: "My Lord, welcome back."
Elisa went straight to Cao Xing's side and said excitedly: "Lord! You worried me to death!"
Seeing this, Cao Xing laughed and said, "What's going on? Why do you make it seem like I can't come back?"
Da Zhuang touched his head and said naively, "My Lord, you have never come back so late before. Plus, it's snowing so heavily outside, so we are all very worried about you."
Citizen Cao Yi also chuckled and said, "Yes, little Elisa was ready to gather her archers and go out to look for the lord, but was stopped by Mr. Mel."
Hearing this, Elisa's eyes widened immediately, and she waved her hands and said, "I didn't! I didn't!"
"I stayed in the territory honestly!"
After hearing this, Cao Xing looked over.
Elisa immediately lowered her head and said aggrievedly: "I know I was wrong... Lord..."
Seeing her pitiful look, Cao Xing smiled.
"Okay, I don't blame you. Just don't do it again next time, okay? Just stay in the territory."
Speaking of this, Cao Xing remembered something.
"Also, didn't I leave a small communication device for you and Kandal? Why don't you use it to contact me?"
Hearing this, Elisa and the Centaur looked at each other, and then suddenly realized something.
"Oops! I actually forgot about that!"
The centaur next to him also touched his head and said, "My Lord, we centaurs have never used this kind of thing, so we subconsciously ignored it."
Cao Xing was speechless.
At this moment, everyone laughed.
The tree spirit sisters, as well as Xia Yanni and her daughter, all had gentle smiles on their faces.
The four new boar warriors looked at this scene in surprise.
"Oh! Our powerful lord seems to be deeply loved by his subjects!"
"Yes, Lab! I feel that this is a very good territory. I see happy smiles on the faces of these people!"
The Holy Light Priest beside him was thoughtful, "Happiness? In such a cruel world, happiness is something that people desire more than warmth."
"Even the Vatican can't make people happy..."
She stared at Cao Xing's back, as if thinking about something.
At this time, Cao Xing saw the leader Cao Yi next to him and said, "Cao Yi, report today's work."
The elderly Cao Yi walked over with a firm step and said solemnly, "My Lord."
"Today we sent a total of 40 people to collect resources from five resource points outside."
"A total of 7,644 pieces of wood, 5,324 pieces of stone, and 1,455 pieces of coal were collected."
"Then there were some metal ores. After processing, we obtained a total of 894 pieces of iron and 532 pieces of copper."
Cao Xing nodded.
These are the basic resources of the territory and are quite important.
If the basic resources were sufficient, Cao Xing would not need to go to the trading market to exchange these things, but instead concentrate on exchanging for Ice Dragon Seals, skill books, blueprints and other things that would help improve his strength.
"Cao Yi, please continue."
Leader Cao Yi said: "After two days of mining, we have already harvested all the wood from one of our small timber resource points."
"Kandar and the Kantar warriors found a medium-sized forest five kilometers away. There should be enough wood in it for us to mine for seven days."
"But they found jungle troll footprints in this forest, but because it was getting dark, they didn't go in."
"In addition to these, we also built half of the intermediate city wall, seven primary elemental arrow towers, and five frost arrow towers."
"However, we stopped after the bonfire reached level 12 because we needed the precious metal Mithril to upgrade it to level 13."
After hearing this, Cao Xing thought for a moment, then looked towards the furnace in the center of the territory.
[Furnace: Level 12]
[Furnace effect: can increase the temperature of an area with a diameter of 1500 meters by 27℃~35℃]
[Consumption]: 60 minutes/240 wood or 60 minutes/60 coal.
[Materials required for the next level]: Stone*1000, Wood 500, Iron*300, Copper*100, Mithril*20, Primary Element Crystal*10]
(Introduction: A furnace that can provide a large amount of heat. With it, you have the ability to survive in this extremely cold world.)
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After the furnace is upgraded to level 12, the heating range is increased by another 500 meters and the temperature is slightly increased.
However, Cao Xing currently has no intention of expanding his territory, as the current area is sufficient.
It is exactly as Cao Yi said, when upgrading the furnace from level 12 to level 13, Mithril is needed.
Cao Xing glanced at the precious materials stored in his backpack.
[Primary Element Crystal*472]
【Intermediate Element Crystal*87】
【Secret Silver*519】
【Hengjin ingot*26】
【Magic Pattern Stone*6】
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Cao Xing thought to himself, "The reserves of mithril are quite sufficient and can be used to create many things."
"Eternal Gold Ingots and Magic Pattern Stones are used to build Hero Altars, and they are much inferior."
He had already made up his mind when he thought of this, and then he ordered, "Cao Yi, continue upgrading the furnace from tomorrow, and stop after it reaches level 15."
"Then we will build our 10 primary elemental arrow towers to intermediate level."
"Everyone else, just like today, focus on gathering resources."
The chieftain Cao Yi said respectfully, "As you command, Lord!"
At this time, Old Mel also came over, "My Lord, I have good news!"
"The mood of the Yuncai yak has stabilized. We can collect the first batch of hair tonight!"
Hearing this, Cao Xing's eyes lit up instantly!
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