After reading the properties of [Polar Hut], Cao Xing exclaimed in admiration.

"Not bad, not bad, we can call up 12 more polar men to work!"

"However, if you want to continue upgrading, you must first upgrade the Lord's Cottage to the Lord's Mansion."

Cao Xing looked at the upgrade conditions of the lord's hut again.

【Lord's Lodge: Level 5】

[Armor: 150]

[Durability: 4000]

【Current population capacity: 342/606】

[Required conditions for the next level: Level 11 furnace, wood*1000, stone*600, iron*300, refined iron*100, mithril*10, intermediate element crystals*20]

[Time required to upgrade: 95 hours and 51 minutes]

【Number of people working at the same time: 0/4】

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Since the campfire is the core of this territory, the prerequisites for many buildings require that the campfire level reaches the required level.

However, Cao Xing had already upgraded the bonfire to level 15, turning it into a furnace.

So there is no concern in this regard at all.

"Not bad. If the lord's hut is upgraded to one more level, it can become the lord's palace. But the upgrade takes a little time."

"Now is a good time to recruit another group of polar people to speed up the progress of the work."

Thinking of this, Cao Xing went straight to the [Polar Hut] and clicked on recruit.

A system prompt appears.

[Do you want to consume food*600 and recruit polar people*12? ]

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The food needed to recruit polar people can be easily afforded by most of the current survivors.

However, the recruitment requirements are not difficult; the difficult part is how to provide food for these polar people later on.

After all, as a polar man, he still needs to eat 20 pieces of food a day.

Of course, Cao Xing had just obtained tens of thousands of kilograms of food last night, so it can be said that the reserves are sufficient.

Let alone 12 polar people, even if there were 120 more polar people, it would not be a problem at all.

He nodded "yes" directly.

At the same time, the polar hut began to shake.

Boom!

Then, 12 polar men of different appearances, wearing grey cotton coats and hats, emerged one after another.

"Dear Lord!"

"Polar Man: Vivek/Denise/Danilo...reports to you."

Although they were short in stature, they stood very straight, like a group of new recruits waiting to be inspected by their superiors.

At the same time, these polar people were also secretly observing this territory.

As they observed, the surprise in their eyes grew stronger.

Obviously, the development level of Cao Xing's territory is beyond the imagination of these polar people!

Cao Xing also said: "I am Lord Cao Xing, welcome to join us."

"Let us build a more prosperous territory together."

Cao Xing treats these staff members equally and gives them the respect they deserve.

The polar people gradually breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the new lord seemed quite kind.

Then, a polar man named Danilo said with a silly smile: "My Lord, the aura you exude is as fierce as that of an earth dragon!"

"I feel like even the strongest warriors in the tribe are no match for you."

His words were recognized by other polar people, and everyone echoed them.

"Yes, this lord has astonishing power!

"And this territory, it's my first time to come to such a magical territory, it's so warm, just like lying in the arms of a mother..."

"Haha, other polar people told us that being recruited by the lord of another world means a hard life, but now it seems that's not the case!"

Hearing their praises, Cao Xing smiled.

Then, he glanced at their attributes again and nodded secretly.

They are all polar people of level 2 to 4, similar to the first batch of recruits.

Loyalty is in the early 60s, which is pretty good.

Cao Xing said, "From today on, you will be under the command of Duan, and he will lead you in your work."

The twelve polar men immediately straightened their bodies and said respectfully, "As you command! Great Lord!"

Then he looked at Duan next to him, "Master Duan, please lead us to start working!"

Duan seemed unaccustomed to being called "sir" and looked at Cao Xing awkwardly.

Cao Xing smiled and said, "Duan, today you will lead the others to continue upgrading the Lord's Lodge, and then build the primary brewery."

"In addition, we need to continue to build the Elemental Arrow Tower."

"As for the extra polar people, you can ask them to repair the city wall."

Duan quickly wrote down Cao Xing's tasks one by one.

When he finished speaking, Duan immediately straightened his body and said respectfully, "As you command! Lord!"

"We promise to complete the mission!"

After saying this, he led these dozen polar men, as well as the polar men behind him, and started to work.

After everyone gradually dispersed.

As for Cao Xing, he went straight to the Sewing Shop.

Currently, Xia Yanni is the only one inside.

After seeing Cao Xing coming in, Xia Yanni smiled gently, "Sir...you are here..."

Cao Xing nodded, then asked in confusion: "Yanni, where is Chuchu?"

Xia Yanni replied softly, "My Lord... Chuchu took little Wally out to deal with those ice nest monsters..."

"She even told me excitedly that she fought with you last night and summoned robots to blow up several Rangers."

When she said this, a maternal smile appeared on the beautiful woman's face, as if she was pleased to see her child grow up.

However, without Tong Chuchu's company, Xia Yanni seemed a little lonely.

Cao Xing thought to himself, "The workload of the sewing shop is still quite heavy. The beast leathers we hunted previously also need to be sewn after they are processed. Xia Yanni can't handle it all by herself."

"Let's see if we can hire someone else later to help her share the pressure."

Thinking of this, Cao Xing took out all the Yuncai ox hair from his backpack and said.

"Yanni, I'll have to trouble you for a few days. Use these hairs to make a few sets of clothes."

"See if you can tailor it to look like that coat. We'll need it when we go out."

Hearing this, Xia Yanni quickly said, "No...it's not hard..."

"You are the one who has worked so hard... Not only do you have to take care of us mother and daughter, but you also have to take care of such a large territory..."

Having said this, she lowered her head shyly and spoke softly.

"If you feel stressed, you can always come to Jenny..."

By the time she finished speaking, her voice had become as thin as a mosquito's.

But Cao Xing heard it very clearly.

The mature and shy beautiful woman in front of me lowered her head and crossed her legs.

One look at it makes you want to hold it in your arms and love it.

He was about to step forward.

And at this moment, a system prompt appeared.

[Hogg Village Militia: Arno has requested to visit your territory. Do you agree? ]

Cao Xing stopped walking and couldn't help wondering, "The militia from Hog Village wants to visit my territory. How did they find me here?"

Xia Yanni saw the expression on Cao Xing's face, and then whispered, "Sir... is there something wrong outside?"

"There is something."

"Then...then you go ahead and do your work, sir. Put the hair in the storage box first. Jenny will do it according to your instructions..."

Cao Xing also knew that business was more important, so he nodded and said, "Okay."

After that, he agreed to Arno's visit application.

Then, Cao Xing left the sewing shop and went straight out of the territory.

In the distance, a familiar figure was approaching the city wall quickly.

Because now most of the survivors' territories have built arrow towers.

So when the indigenous people approach, they have to apply first.

Otherwise, once you enter the attack range, you will be attacked mercilessly by the arrow tower.

Cao Xing took a quick look and found that only Arno came.

Then he opened the city gate and came to the other side.

When the militiaman Arno saw Cao Xing, his face showed a mixture of excitement, fear, and other complex expressions.

He almost trembled as he said, "Lord Cao Xing, I finally found you..."

Cao Xing asked in confusion: "How did you get here?"

Compared to Arno's purpose, Cao Xing was more curious about how these natives found him.

After all, I just made a big profit last night and I don’t want to be exposed so soon.

Arno took a few deep breaths, as if trying to calm his excitement.

Then explain slowly.

"That's right, Master Cao Xing."

"When you came to Hogg Village earlier, you told the village chief that your territory was nearby."

"So we sent out several militiamen to search everywhere."

"During this time, I also met a few nearby survivor lords and paid a certain amount of crowns to ask them if they knew where Lord Cao Xing was."

"Then they told me a rough location."

"I started searching along the direction they pointed out, and I saw this huge territory from afar, so I guessed that this might be your territory!"

After listening to Arno's explanation, Cao Xing nodded.

The location of his territory is no longer a secret.

After all, the last use of the [Ice Dragon Horn] had already made many surviving lords aware that Cao Xing's territory was nearby.

Moreover, although Cao Xing did something last night.

But those rangers should not suspect me.

Because in their perception, the alien lords are a group of weak beings who cannot possibly have the power to overthrow a camp of 600 people.

Cao Xing continued, "Arno, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Militiaman Arno hurriedly said, "Master Cao Xing, we are here to ask for your help!"

"We in Hoggar Village have been in trouble recently, and we have no choice but to come to you..."

"Trouble?" Cao Xing frowned.

"Yes!"

Arno explained: "In recent days, there have been snow demons appearing in our Hog Village every night, and there are more than one!"

"At most, there were five snow demons!"

"They knock on the doors of villagers every night, causing panic among them."

"You should know about the creature called the Snow Demon. If it targets you, it will break into your house even if you don't open it at night, and then devour the hearts of the villagers inside."

"In just a few days, dozens of villagers have had their hearts dug out by the snow demons!"

Speaking of this, militiaman Arno's tone was filled with great fear.

Cao Xing also realized what was going on, and he subconsciously asked, "Is Elena okay?"

Hearing this name, militiaman Arno was stunned.

Then he quickly said, "Ms. Elena is fine for now."

"But she seemed to have been nearly attacked by the snow demon last night, and now she doesn't dare to go out."

"You know, the village is very weak, and there is nothing we can do."

Hearing this, Cao Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, this woman is somewhat related to him and is a pretty nice person.

If possible, Cao Xing didn't want anything to happen to her.

But when he heard that Elena was attacked by the snow demon last night, he became worried again.

Arno suppressed his fear at this time, and continued: "Lord Cao Xing, evil creatures like the Snow Demon are too powerful and cannot be killed at all."

"And our Hog Village is very weak. If we don't ask for help, it won't be long before the whole village is destroyed by these snow demons!"

"But our Hog Village does not belong to the territories of those nobles, and we are not familiar with those powerful beings..."

"After much thought, I realize that you are the most powerful person around here."

"So we decided that the entire Hog Village would contribute money together. Every household would pool together 87,442 crowns. Please help us this time!"

"Please, merciful Lord Cao Xing!"

After Arno finished speaking, a system prompt appeared.

[Hog Village issues you a commissioned task: Drive away the snow demon]

[Mission content: At night, drive away or kill the snow demons that invade Hogg Village so that they no longer harass the village]

[Mission Reward: Hogg Village Favorability Improvement, Coins*87422]

【Do you accept? 】

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Seeing this system prompt, Cao Xing was thoughtful.

He still knew how difficult it was to deal with the snow demon.

Last time, so many people came and that snow demon almost escaped.

In the end, it was Sarah's [Shadow Blossom] that put an end to the snow demon.

This time, the snow demon that appeared in Hogg Village is estimated to be stronger than the last time it came to Cao Xing’s territory.

But compared to the previous few days, their strength has increased by more than several times?

At this moment, Cao Xing remembered something.

I thought to myself, "I remember that champion fighter once said that it takes a lot of snow devil tongues to catch the king salmon in Snowfall Lake."

"And the King Salmon involves a complete legendary weapon - the Sword of the Lady of the Lake."

"Before, I didn't know where to find a large number of snow demons, so this time is an opportunity..."

After thinking for a moment, Cao Xing said, "I understand. Go back and tell the village chief that I will bring people to Hogg Village this afternoon to help you drive away the snow demon."

Upon hearing Cao Xing's agreement, the militiaman's eyes suddenly showed excitement.

He knelt on his knees in the snow and kowtowed to Cao Xing, saying, "Thank you! You are such a powerful and kind lord!"

"We in Hoggar Village will always remember you!"

A system prompt appears.

[Successfully accepted the commission: Drive away the snow demon]

Cao Xing helped Arno up.

Then, under his gaze, Arno quickly left and returned to Hogg Village.

After he left.

Cao Xing also began to think about how to deal with the snow demon.

"These snow demons have strong survivability and are also very cautious. When faced with a large number of enemies, they will simply flee."

"And when its health drops to a certain limit, it will use a skill called [Yu Xue Shen] to remove all control states and escape."

"So, when dealing with this kind of creature, don't bring too many people."

"You can only use your strongest attack to kill it instantly, otherwise it will run away again."

"And in my territory, only Sarah has such powerful explosive power."

"But this time, there was more than one snow demon in Hoggar Village..."

Cao Xing fell into deep thought again.

After a moment, he came up with a new plan.

"Since there is no other way to kill the snow demon instantly except Sarah, let's use its skill characteristics."

"The Snow Demon can only use the bug-like escape skill of Yuxue Shen when its health drops below 30%."

"So, I can use some means to control these snow demons first, and then start to drain their health."

"When their health drops to around 30%, a few ranged units will launch their strongest attacks at the same time, which should have a chance to kill them instantly!"

Thinking of this, Cao Xing already had an idea.

That is, bring a few more powerful long-range units.

Then bring some melee combatants and secretly use the [Catapult Hook] to control these snow demons.

When the Snow Demon's health drops to a certain level, focus your fire on it and kill it instantly!

So he quickly returned to his territory and shouted.

"Ellie, Sylvia, come here."

Hearing Cao Xing's call,

Two witches walked over slowly, holding their staffs.

"My Lord, are you calling me?"

Sylvia, who had some freckles on her face, had a cheerful smile.

Ellie stood aside timidly, holding a magic wand.

She also greeted him softly, "Lord...Lord..."

Cao Xing didn't say much and just glanced at their levels.

Both of them have reached level 18, which is pretty good progress.

So, Cao Xing said directly: "I have to go out tonight and need to take all the remote units with me, so you have to go out with me too."

Their loyalty has reached over 90, and they will basically not disobey Cao Xing's orders.

The two witches nodded at the same time.

"In the name of the goddess Melandru, we will follow your orders."

Then, Cao Xing took out two elite souls from his backpack and handed them to them.

"Use them. We will be fighting an evil creature tonight. Before that, improve your strength."

Look at the soul in front of you.

The two witches' eyes were filled with surprise at first, and then with disbelief.

After all, through what happened last night, they all knew the powerful effects of these souls!

This is actually a magical item that can enhance their potential!

Sylvia asked in disbelief, "Lord... Lord... are you really going to give us such a valuable thing?"

"We are just wizard apprentices who have mastered some basic magic..."

"I am not... I am not worthy of using such a precious thing..."

Cao Xing said directly: "You are apprentices of mages now, will you be apprentices of mages for the rest of your lives?"

"Don't you want to be a wizard, a great wizard?"

After hearing this, the two girls looked at each other and said firmly.

"think!"

"We also want to become powerful wizards!"

Cao Xing smiled and said, "Then use it."

"Follow me, and all these dreams will come true!"

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