Isabel smiled and said softly, "The confession was successful, Lord, you have 30 seconds."
Hearing this, Cao Xing's eyes lit up immediately, "Well done, Isabel."
Isabel smiled faintly.
Cao Xing wasted no time, squatting on the ground and looking at the Ranger Scout, then asked, "Who asked you to come here?"
At this moment, the ranger scout who was controlled by the [Confession] gradually raised his head.
He said in a daze: "It's... it's the High Priest Montra..."
Cao Xing frowned.
Another high priest?
He continued to ask, "Why did the high priest allow you to come near my territory?"
The other party replied again.
"The high priest said... that the base of Priest Nadav was destroyed by a lord from another world..."
"He... asked us... to find the location of this alien lord..."
At this moment, Cao Xing's eyes showed a look of realization.
I was not exposed in the Witch Forest.
But when he was dealing with Fang Long, he was discovered by some rangers, so they realized the threat he posed.
But fortunately, my position was not exposed.
Another ranger scout nearby became anxious when he saw that he actually said all these things.
"Piers, what are you doing? Wake up!"
"The God of Light will punish you for your actions!"
After hearing the words of the God of Light, the ranger who was under the control of [Confession] seemed to struggle.
However, Cao Xing looked at him and said, "Labu, tell him to shut up."
After hearing this, Lab, who was standing next to him, hit the ranger on the head with the handle of his knife without hesitation.
Bang!
【-273】
Then, the Ranger scout fell into a coma.
The controlled ranger also re-entered a state of repentance.
Cao Xing continued to ask, "Is the high priest preparing to deal with me?"
The other party continued to reply: "High Priest... we don't know your specific... strength yet... let us... investigate first..."
After hearing this, joy appeared in Cao Xing's eyes again.
He continued to inquire, "Besides the high priest, did anyone else know about this, or did he report this to higher authorities?"
The Ranger Scout shook his head and said, "The High Priest said... these alien lords are very weak... there is no need to report them..."
"Currently... only a small number of people in our camp know..."
Hearing this, Cao Xing's eyes showed even more joy.
Because all this at least shows that Cao Xing has not yet attracted the attention of important figures in the Church of Illumination.
You know, in the organization of the Church of Illumination, in addition to the high priest, there are also more powerful bishops and archbishops.
The high priest is already the lowest level of leader. I really don’t know how powerful these bishops and archbishops are.
However, as long as the news has not been known to these senior officials, Cao Xing still has room for maneuver.
After thinking for a moment, Cao Xing asked directly.
"Tell me the location of your base."
After hearing this question, the Ranger Scout seemed to struggle.
At this time, Isabel said, "The time for confession is almost over, my lord."
Cao Xing nodded and continued, "Tell me the location of the camp. As long as you tell me the location, you can atone for your sins."
After hearing the latter words, the Ranger Scout finally said with a struggle: "I...I want to pay for my sins..."
Cao Xing listened and persuaded him, "Yes, think about how many people you have hurt. Every action of yours has left many innocent people homeless. These are all sins."
"Tell me where the camp is, and you can put an end to this."
After listening to Cao Xing's words, the ranger scout said.
"In...deep in the Great Rift..."
After saying this, the Ranger scout came out of the state of repentance.
Then he quickly covered his mouth and looked at Isabel with horror.
But a smile appeared on Cao Xing's lips.
Although he only said one keyword: the Great Rift Valley.
But Cao Xing already roughly knew the location of the opponent's base.
Great Rift Valley...How many great rift valleys are there nearby?
The only one was the place where he had rescued Dabai before.
At that time, he did find a larger sun symbol on the map.
Unexpectedly, there is a high priest's base here.
Cao Xing looked at Isabel beside him, "Can you still perform the confession?"
He still had several questions to ask, such as the strength of the high priest and how many strong people there were in the camp.
Isabelle raised her staff and after waiting for a few minutes, she tried it again on the Ranger scout.
As a result, the opponent seemed to have developed antibodies, and this time the [Confession] had no effect on him.
No one, including the unconscious Ranger scout, succeeded in performing the operation.
Isabel shook her head and said, "No, they have already prepared themselves mentally. It seems that this cult's training includes techniques for mind control."
Cao Xing nodded, "No, forget it. Anyway, I already know the general situation."
He looked at the two boar warriors and said, "Keep watching them."
Rab straightened his body and replied solemnly: "As you command, Lord!"
Then Cao Xing looked at the Holy Light Priest next to him.
"Isabelle, come with me to see another cultist."
She nodded slightly, and then left with Cao Xing.
In another basement, Cao Xing saw that the ranger killer was covered in wounds but still looked very powerful.
There was even a hint of ferocity in the look he gave Cao Xing.
Cao Xing didn't care. After all, he was a fourth-level ranger killer, and his physique was much stronger than those two third-level scouts.
Isabel shook her head and said, "He is still in good condition now. The confession will not succeed."
Cao Xing nodded and said, "Okay, then continue the interrogation for two days, and then use the confession technique on him."
After saying that, he left the basement with Isabel.
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After returning to the lord's cabin, Cao Xing felt much more at ease.
At the same time, we began to think about how to deal with the threat posed by these rangers.
However, his current location has not been exposed.
But he had already attracted the attention of a high priest.
Obviously, the best approach now is to directly raid the ranger's base.
Before the news spreads, kill all the heretics of the Church of Illuminati there.
But the prerequisite for doing so is that he needs to be strong enough.
According to the information on the map, that place was a large camp of rangers with at least one chief-level high priest.
If the power of this high priest is too strong, or there is some hidden master inside.
Cao Xing now rushed over, which was like turning on the light in the toilet - looking for shit.
Therefore, before the raid, he needed to determine the strength of that camp.
So Cao Xing called Sarah over again and explained the situation to her.
This kind of reconnaissance mission is still the most suitable for her.
After listening to this, Sarah didn't say much, but nodded lightly.
Before leaving, Cao Xing said, "Sarah, be careful."
After hearing this, the dark elf turned around and curled his thin lips into a smile.
She whispered, "Wait for me to come back."
Then, it disappeared from the spot.
After Sarah left, Cao Xing thought to himself, "Very good, now we just have to wait for Sarah to come back and then think about how to deal with it."
"Whether to flatten this camp or pretend to be ignorant and continue to develop quietly depends on the strength of this camp."
"I will also try my best to improve my own strength during this period of time."
So, Cao Xing walked out of the lord's hut and went straight to the [Blacksmith Shop].
At this time, Harold was still working hard on the forging.
After seeing Cao Xing coming in, Harold said respectfully, "Wise Lord, you are here."
Cao Xing nodded, and then asked, "Harold, how many of our catapult claws have been made?"
Harold replied: "My Lord, we have already made 127 pairs of green quality catapult hooks and 11 pairs of blue quality catapult hooks."
"However, the large claw sickle has not yet been created."
Cao Xing showed a happy expression on his face. "It's okay. Don't worry about the sickle. Give me these claws first!"
"Okay, Lord, please follow me."
After saying that, Harold took Cao Xing to a storage box.
Cao Xing saw more than a hundred cylinder-like devices inside.
Look at the attributes.
[Catapult Claw (Green): Special Equipment]
[Equipment Effect: After pressing the switch, a sharp claw will be ejected instantly, hooking onto a building or the body of the prey, causing 644 points of damage to it. ]
[Maximum ejection distance: 60 meters]
…
[Flying Claw (Blue): Special Equipment]
[Equipment effect: Same as above, and causes 1233 damage to the prey. ]
[Maximum ejection distance: 90 meters]
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"Not bad, not bad, it actually has a range of several dozen meters!"
Cao Xing exclaimed: "Harold, your craftsmanship is amazing!"
The dwarf blacksmith touched his head and said sheepishly, "My Lord, you are too kind."
"I just put 100% of my passion into every piece of equipment."
Cao Xing laughed, "Very good, keep up the hard work, Harold."
"Strive to become a senior forger as soon as possible."
Harold's expression straightened up, "As you command! Lord!"
After taking the shooting hook, Cao Xing left the blacksmith shop.
Then, Cao Xing waited for news from Sarah in the territory while killing the ice nest monsters to level up.
Yesterday's battle had already increased his experience bar by a lot.
I looked at my level.
[Level 20 95%]
"Almost there. I only need a few thousand experience points to reach level 21."
Sure enough, not long after, a white light rose from Cao Xing's body.
At the same time, the system prompt appears.
[Your level has been upgraded, current level: Level 21]
[Attributes increased from this upgrade: Strength +6, Agility +7, Spirit +11, Constitution +8, Health +500]
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"Eh? After level 3, each level up will increase your health?"
Cao Xing's eyes suddenly showed enlightenment. "I was wondering why the health of those third-level creatures is higher than that of others. So this is why..."
"Great! This way, you'll get more boosts each time you level up!"
Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction.
At this moment, he seemed to remember something.
"By the way, I traded hundreds of thousands of Ice Dragon Marks the night before yesterday. These Ice Dragon Marks can also be used to increase your strength!"
He glanced at his Ice Dragon Mark reserve.
[Ice Dragon Mark*181371]
【Glacier Fragment*98281】
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The night before yesterday, his Ice Dragon Mark was worth 260,000. He spent more than 80,000 to exchange it for the Heart of Strength, and now he has 180,000 left.
Cao Xing nodded and said, "Not bad, enough for me to exchange for a golden treasure chest."
So he opened the [Dragon Shop] and found the treasure chest redemption interface.
A system prompt appears.
[Do you want to consume 100,000 Ice Dragon Marks to exchange for 1 golden treasure chest with cold light, remaining number of exchanges: 3]
(Note: This series of treasure chests are from the Ice Dragon "Zhoma" expansion pack, and can contain some exclusive items.)
…
To be honest, Cao Xing has been looking forward to the golden treasure chest in the Dragon Shop for a long time!
Now, you can finally redeem the first one!
So he just clicked "yes".
[Redemption successful, Ice Dragon Mark -100,000. ]
The next moment, a magic circle emitting cold air appeared in front of him.
As the light burst out, a treasure chest with a cold and light golden glow appeared in front of Cao Xing.
This treasure chest is also carved with a lifelike dragon with its eyes closed!
It has wings on its back, its body is covered with ice spikes, and its huge dragon claws seem to be able to tear everything apart.
Even though this giant dragon has its eyes closed, it still gives people a strong sense of oppression!
A system prompt appears.
[Found a golden treasure chest shining with cold light, do you want to open it? ]
"yes."
【Opened successfully. 】
[Obtained: Ice Dragon Crown (Gold)]
[Obtain: Dragonblood Warrior Recruitment Scroll (Purple) *2]
[Obtained: Large Anti-corrosion Agent (Purple) *3]
[Obtained: Ice Dragon Horn (Medium) *1]
[Obtained: Dragon Rock Ore (Gold)*3]
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"Oh my god... except for this Ice Dragon Horn, all of these are new materials that have never been mined before."
Cao Xing was shocked!
"No wonder the system said it was a treasure chest exclusive to the 'Zho Ma' series. The things inside are indeed different from other treasure chests."
With anticipation, Cao Xing began to check the properties of these new materials.
First of all, of course, it’s the golden equipment!
A crown that looks like it was made of ice crystals.
It is transparent throughout, with a gorgeous sheen on the top, and feels cool to the touch.
【Ice Dragon Crown (Gold)】
【Quality: rare】
[Equipment requirements: Level 20 or above]
【Armor: 37~41】
[Additional special effects ①: Spirit +30, Constitution +20, Casting speed +20%]
[Attached special effect ②: Frost Blessing (When releasing all ice magic or ice attacks, the maximum attack range increases by 30%, and the attack power increases by 30%)]
[Additional Effect ③: Ice Dragon Will (When receiving a mental attack, the chance of being controlled is reduced by 50%, and the mental damage received is reduced by 20%.)]
[Note: Ice Dragon Soul suit 1/3, can be combined with Ice Dragon Fang and Ice Dragon Ring to form a suit effect. ]
[After collecting all three pieces of the set, you can activate the set effect: "Ice Dragon Blood Drain". ]
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After reading the introduction of this equipment, Cao Xing's pupils suddenly shrank.
"Oh my god... this is actually a gold suit!"
"What a powerful attribute!"
Especially the second special effect [Frost Blessing], which can increase the attack range of ice attribute magic, which is of great help to frost mages like Cao Xing!
Plus the other special effects are also very good.
The properties of this one piece of equipment alone are so powerful, it would be even more amazing if you collected all three pieces!
For a moment, Cao Xing became even more excited.
Then he moved on to other things.
Next, there are two scrolls from the treasure chest.
[Ice Dragon Blood Warrior Recruitment Scroll (Purple)]
[Use this scroll to recruit an Ice Dragon Blood Warrior with Tier 3 Elite Strength]
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"A Tier 3 Elite?"
"Not bad."
Although the third-level elites were not of much help to him, he opened two of them directly this time.
Moreover, this is a recruitment scroll that opens from a special treasure chest, and the troops inside must be special.
With a hint of expectation, Cao Xing continued to check.
[Large Anti-corrosion Agent (Purple)]
[Effect of the medicine: After taking it, the effect of "condensation corruption" will be reduced by 80% within the next three hours.]
(Note: Under the influence of Zhuoma's power, some powerful ice dragon minions will appear in the ice nest behind. When these minions attack, they will be accompanied by the "Frozen Corruption" effect, and the attacked enemies will have their mobility and health limit greatly reduced.)
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"So that's it. This is a potion for those powerful ice nest monsters out back."
Cao Xing put it into his backpack.
Apart from that, there is only one golden material left to look at.
[Dragon Rock Ore (Gold): Special Material]
[Effect: Can be used to build some high-end buildings or equipment of the Ice Dragon series. ]
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"I see. This is the same crafting material as the Glacial Fragment, but it's more advanced."
At this point, I have finished looking at all the new things in this golden treasure chest.
In general, it is worthy of being exclusive to the "Zhuoma Series", and nothing inside is simple.
Cao Xing also equipped the [Crown of the Ice Dragon] without hesitation, and immediately felt that his spirit and physical fitness had improved significantly again.
It's no wonder that Cao Xing, equipped with the [Crown of Ice Dragon] and holding the [Staff of Light of Dawn], really has the flavor of a great wizard.
"Okay, okay, not only have the attributes improved, but the temperament has also improved a lot!"
"Clothes really make the man!"
Cao Xing looked at his current outfit with satisfaction.
As for the [Snow Eagle Helmet] that he had taken off, he planned to give it to Liu Muxue later, so that it could also increase her attributes a little.
Then, Cao Xing took out two recruitment scrolls from his backpack and clicked on summon directly.
[Do you want to use the Dragonblood Warrior recruitment scroll*2? ]
"yes."
The next moment, the two scrolls in Cao Xing's hands disappeared.
Then, there was another tremor in the sky.
It was as if two meteors fell from the sky.
The two meteors turned into two huge ice blocks and smashed in front of Cao Xing.
Boom!!!
The violent tremor made other people in the territory look here, thinking that an ice nest had fallen!
Even Cao Xing was shocked!
"Oh my god... summoning two elite monsters is such a big deal?"
Initially, he didn't have high expectations for these two recruitment scrolls.
The results now seem a little complicated.
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