All members of the Church of Illumination changed their expressions wildly!

"Bishop Eugene is a fifth-level commander-level warrior. He also has the blessing of the God of Light. Who can kill him?"

"Yeah, how could this happen?"

The red-robed bishop shook his head and said, "I don't know."

"But this is news from the Seed of Light, it can't be false!"

Hearing this, the members of the Church of Light were struck by lightning and froze in place for a moment.

"My Lord... My Lord Bishop... What is our next plan? Should we continue to attack Lake Duolun?"

The red-robed bishop was silent for a moment, as if he was communicating with someone.

After a moment, he nodded and said, "The Seed of Light has issued new instructions."

"He ordered us to put the attack plan on Lake Toronto on schedule as soon as possible in order to avoid any surprises."

"I need to go to the Witch Forest first to confirm what happened to Bishop Eugene and see if I can find the murderer."

"Two days later, no matter what the outcome, attack Lake Toronto!"

On the field, all the members of the Church of Light looked stunned.

“Yes, sir!”

At this moment, the red-robed bishop quickly left the team and ran towards the Witch Forest.

On the way, his face became increasingly gloomy, and there was a vicious look in his eyes!

"How dare you attack the bishop of our Church of Light!"

"No matter who you are, once we find you, I will make you pay a terrible price!"

The red-robed bishop quickly disappeared on the lake.

…

…

One hour later.

Cao Xing and others have already emerged from the dark jungle.

Seeing the scene in front of him, the Centaur Kanter asked in confusion: "My Lord, why does this not feel like the direction back to the territory?"

Cao Xing smiled and said, "Indeed not. I am going to take you on a long journey before returning to the territory."

Of course he wouldn't be so stupid as to return directly to his territory.

This time, he killed a red-robed bishop and ruined the plans of two gods.

The impact is estimated to be more serious than the last time a large ranger camp was massacred.

Obviously, after the Church of Illumination learns of this news, it will definitely send people to investigate.

So, he deliberately changed direction and walked out of the forest.

At this moment, everyone seemed to understand something.

I admire the Lord's continued caution.

Cao Xing smiled and said, "Get ready. We're going to travel several hundred kilometers tonight, so it might take a long time."

Upon hearing this, the two centaurs immediately responded, "It's okay, strong lord. Centaurs are best at traveling long distances!"

"Yes, we centaurs have four legs, so we can run for days."

The two dragonblood warriors beside him also said: "Back then, our Norn's homeland was destroyed by a giant dragon. In order to find a new habitat, we migrated for more than three months."

"We are used to this kind of rush."

Girls including Elisa also patted their chests and assured that there was no problem.

Cao Xing smiled.

"Okay, let's get ready to go."

"Sarah, you follow us and clear our way forward."

Sarah listened at this moment, exited from the [Moon Dance] state, and then entered the stealth state.

Cao Xing led the others and began to cross the snowfields, lakes, and villages.

It's almost a few hundred kilometers.

For the next few hours, they were on the move.

Time passed, and soon it was already past six in the morning.

At this time.

Dawn is breaking.

Beams of sunlight fall from the clouds.

Although there is no temperature.

But in this cold world, it still brings light to all things.

The group had been on the road for almost five hours.

You know, after gaining the blessing of [Black Mist Totem], their movement speed has increased by 100%.

In these five hours, they traveled almost 500 kilometers!

During this period, we also entered many areas with complex terrain.

Cao Xing just didn't believe that those guys could track him down like this.

now.

They were still more than ten kilometers away from the territory.

There were happy smiles on everyone's faces.

Isabel was facing the sun, praying devoutly.

Cao Xing was summarizing his gains this time.

This night's experience was so rich and his gains were amazing.

First, not long after entering the castle, they encountered a large number of stitch-combination soldiers. After killing them, they obtained a large number of weapons and intermediate power hearts.

These Hearts of Power are enough for more than a hundred level-two creatures in the territory to break through. With just a few dozen more, all the Boar Warriors and Ascalon Warriors can break through to level-three.

In addition, he also obtained more than a hundred [Destroyer Crossbows (Purple)].

These crossbow arrows are extremely powerful and can easily penetrate the bodies of fourth-level creatures.

When facing a second-level Ice Nest Monster, one arrow can kill it instantly, and after triggering the special effect, one arrow can kill a large number of them!

This is a powerful force that can overturn the situation of war.

After dealing with the soldiers outside, they entered the tower in the center of the castle.

Inside, Asam fought against the Big Bad Wolf alone, successfully completed the [Heroic Trial], and broke through to the fourth level.

Cao Xing also obtained a magic bean of epic quality in the werewolf's stomach.

There are also some equipment dropped by killing the Ogre and Rapunzel.

In addition, there are secret medicines obtained from the top floor of the castle, as well as witch's crucibles, etc.

By the way, he also kidnapped the witch back to his territory...

The experience of this night can be said to be so rich that it is unimaginable.

If all of it is digested, the strength of his territory will definitely increase dramatically!

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Cao Xing's lips.

Even the pace of progress has quickened a bit.

Soon, everyone saw the territory located in the snow.

Little Elisa said excitedly, "Great, we are finally home!"

Bron blew his beard and said, "Assam Knight, let's go have a drink later!"

Assam replied readily, "No problem."

Including the boar warriors and centaurs, there was excitement on their faces.

Everyone on the field has a strong sense of belonging to this territory.

Just like Elisa said.

This place has become their home.

And Francesca also saw the territory in the snow from afar.

As someone who owns a castle, she was not surprised by the scale of this territory.

However, her eyes were focused on the pale sacred tree in the center of the territory.

She could feel a pure power in her body, which greatly increased her vitality.

It comes from this sacred tree.

"What a magical plant..."

Francesca, who originally had no expectations for the Cao Xing Territory, couldn't help but feel a little bit of anticipation in her heart.

Everyone continued to move forward and soon arrived at a territory of about one kilometer.

Cao Xing noticed that it was just daybreak and many of the people had already gone out to work.

Liu Muxue behind him whispered, "These people work really hard."

Cao Xing also nodded, "Yes, it is precisely because we provide them with a good living environment and ensure their safety that these people work so hard."

In fact, Cao Xing didn’t say one more thing.

That is, it is the loyalty of the people to him and their expectations for the territory that make them work hard every day.

"Come on, let's go in."

After saying that, Cao Xing prepared to lead his men back to the territory.

At this time, it was almost seven o'clock in the morning.

At the same time, a system prompt appears.

[Survivors please note: You have passed the thirteenth day of the official period. The strength of the monsters in the Ice Nest has increased slightly. The probability of the appearance of bosses and leader-level Ice Nest monsters has increased. Please handle it with caution...]

[Weather forecast: light wind today, strong snow and snow fields, some areas will usher in rainfall, the temperature is -53℃~-72℃……]

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"Oh? The chances of bosses and boss-level Icebrood monsters appearing have increased again?"

"It seems that if we use the Ice Dragon Horn later, the difficulty will increase a lot."

However, Cao Xing didn't care.

To him, these second-level bosses and leaders were basically just a matter of one or two spells and posed no threat at all.

Of course, if it were other survivors, it would be a big problem.

After all, the second-level bosses and leaders are invincible to survivors of the same level!

They don't have Cao Xing's [SSS-level Eternal Power], so under normal circumstances it is difficult for them to kill enemies of higher levels.

Even if they are able to win, there will most likely be some casualties.

Soon, everyone arrived under the city wall.

The gate of the territory recognized Cao Xing's identity as the lord and opened automatically.

A group of more than twenty people fished their way in.

When the people saw Cao Xing return, their faces were filled with happy smiles and they greeted him one after another.

"My Lord, I wish you good health."

"Madam Lord, may you remain beautiful forever."

Cao Xing and Liu Muxue would also nod to these subjects.

Amidst the greetings, everyone returned to the territory.

Although they hadn't slept all night, they were still very excited at this moment.

Francesca also attracted the attention of many people along the way.

The polar people and staff were all stunned by the beautiful witch.

But they all knew their limits, and after just a quick glance, they lowered their heads silently.

Since entering the territory, Francesca has kept her head down and her eyes fixed on her feet.

Her shoulders were trembling slightly, and her previous cold look was gone, and the whole person seemed a little unnatural.

Seeing her like this, Cao Xing expressed his understanding.

In our words, I've been staying at home for too long, and suddenly seeing so many people, I suddenly felt a little socially anxious.

So he looked at Liu Muxue and Elisa beside him.

Several girls understood what he meant and came to Francesca's side.

Surrounded by a group of beauties, her mood gradually calmed down.

And Francesca also looked at the women around her with gratitude.

At this time, more than 200 combatants and more than 80 staff members from the territory came over.

They stood there respectfully.

Citizen Cao Yi was the first to report: "Lord, His Excellency Hilton has left with the Black Lion Chamber of Commerce convoy early in the morning. They must hurry to the next destination."

"He asked me to tell you that he would like to thank you for helping them repair the carriage. Next time, I will definitely bring more goods to the lord if I have the chance."

"In addition, he also asked the lord to keep all the milk from the Cloud Cow. He will go to the city first to negotiate the price with the nobles."

"If possible, he hopes to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with us. He will purchase all the Yuncai Niu milk and give us a reasonable price."

Hearing this, Cao Xing also laughed.

This time, the milk produced by the dozen or so Yuncai cows brought him a profit of more than one million kronor.

It would be a good thing if Hilton could acquire it for a long time later.

However, this also made Cao Xing secretly decide to see if there was any chance to catch more Yuncai cattle.

After all, although 19 cloud-colored oxen were like money-printing machines, they were still too few for him.

Cao Xing nodded, and then said, "Cao Yi, please continue."

Citizen Cao Yi said respectfully: "According to your instructions, the mining system of the territory has been restored."

"At present, we have changed the direction of the railway tracks and connected all the resource points within three kilometers of the territory."

"However, we discovered a haunted mine in the snow four kilometers away yesterday."

"A haunted mine?" Cao Xing asked puzzledly.

The leader Cao Yi nodded. "Yes, Ascalon Warrior Captain, Askin went to investigate yesterday and said that he sensed the breath of the undead inside."

"However, the undead inside were very cunning and felt that Captain Yaskin's aura was too strong, so they did not come out."

"If the undead in there are not dealt with, it may be dangerous for the workers to go down and mine."

Cao Xing instantly became interested.

Generally speaking, haunted mines like this one are fraught with danger.

Workers would disappear inexplicably during mining, and sometimes major accidents such as mine collapse would occur.

It sounds weird.

But in reality, as long as the evil spirits inside are killed, there will basically be no safety hazards.

Moreover, there are usually some rare resources under such mines.

Cao Xing nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. I'll have someone take a look at it this afternoon."

"Today, you should continue working as before."

"As you command, Lord."

After receiving the order, Cao Yi respectfully took his leave.

At this time, the polar man Duan came over and reported: "Lord, your Lord's Lodge has been upgraded and has now been upgraded to a level 6 Lord's Mansion."

"In addition, the King's Altar, which you instructed us to build first, has also been successfully built."

"Two other important buildings, the Mage Tower and the Knight's Hall, are under construction and are expected to be completed tomorrow."

Listening to a series of reports from the polar man Duan, Cao Xing's face also showed joy.

After the lord's hut is upgraded to the lord's palace, he can add more population.

Once the King's Altar is built, it can revive the heroes in the territory, and it is an extremely important building.

Cao Xing exclaimed, "Good, good, well done, Duan!"

Duan said humbly, "I am happy to serve you, my dear lord!"

Cao Xing nodded and continued, "I recently got another blueprint. Your main task today is to upgrade the machinery factory to an intermediate level."

"Then we'll build the Shadow Killer training camp, and the rest of the work will proceed as normal."

The polar man Duan said respectfully, "As you command, Lord."

"We promise to complete your tasks with all our heart and soul."

After saying this, he prepared to lead his people to start the day's work.

At this moment, Cao Xing inadvertently glanced at Duan's attribute panel, which seemed to have changed compared to before.

【Polar Man: Duan】

[Level: Level 10 0/10000 (First-level ordinary creature)]

…

At this time, Duan had actually reached level 10.

You know, when Cao Xing recruited him, he was just a level 7 polar man.

During this period, he was not allowed to fight, and Duan did not have any status skills.

How did he upgrade?

What surprised Cao Xing even more was.

Except for Duan, the other polar people have also reached the maximum level of the first level.

"Duan." Cao Xing called him directly.

He turned around respectfully and said, "My Lord, please give me your orders."

Cao Xing shook his head and asked, "Have you reached the full level of the first level?"

"What's going on? Are you going to sneak out to fight?"

Hearing this question, the polar man Duan became nervous immediately, like a fox whose tail was caught.

Including several other polar people, their expressions changed at the same time.

"Lord, Lord..."

Duan seemed to be trying hard to suppress the fear in his heart.

He couldn't utter another sentence for a long time.

Cao Xing asked in confusion: "What's wrong? Can't you tell me?"

This made Duan even more nervous!

He kept taking deep breaths.

After a moment, he seemed to have made a decision and said frankly: "My Lord..."

"Actually, it was at night...we went to the training ground for training..."

"Every night after work, we would go to training for four hours..."

After Cao Xing heard this, a look of realization appeared in his eyes.

The [Primary Training Ground] in his territory allows the citizens who train there to gain 500 experience points per hour.

If you train four hours a day, that's 2,000 experience points.

Before, Cao Xing had a plan to train those staff members.

But considering that they have to work during the day and train at night, it is a bit too much.

So Cao Xing never implemented it.

Unexpectedly, they actually went to train on their own.

However, at this moment.

The other polar people on the scene, including the residents, seemed to have heard something horrifying.

They all took a deep breath.

Da Zhuang and others exclaimed, "Duan! What did you say?"

"You actually went to train secretly!"

"Why don't you kneel down before the Lord and admit your mistakes!"

After hearing this, Duan fell to his knees with a plop.

"My Lord... I took the other polar people to train..."

"If you want to punish someone, punish me..."

Several other polar men also knelt down on the spot.

They knelt on their knees, their heads pressed against the bluestone floor.

"My Lord, you can't blame Duan alone."

"We are also participants. Please punish us as well. We are willing to accept any punishment!"

Before Cao Xing could speak, the captain of the Ascalon soldiers, Yaskin, also stood up.

He also knelt on his knees, "My dear Lord, I took the initiative to appoint them as their instructor."

"Please punish me too!"

This sudden scene left Cao Xing and Liu Muxue stunned.

The people on the field, including the leader Cao Yi, Da Zhuang and others, all had expressions of disappointment.

It seemed as if Duan and the others had done something extremely outrageous.

However, Cao Xing was so amused that he said, "Why should I punish you?"

Hearing this, Duan said quickly.

"Because... we used the training ground without your permission."

"We, lowly polar people... actually dream of having power. This is not allowed in this world..."

Hearing this, there was still some confusion in Cao Xing's eyes.

At this time, the leader Cao Yi came over and explained to Cao Xing.

After a moment, Cao Xing nodded suddenly.

Because this world is clearly divided into classes.

It is extremely difficult for ordinary people to get rid of their own identity and achieve class transition.

Many people's identities are determined from the moment they are born, and they will never have the opportunity for promotion in their lifetime.

The polar people, who have well-developed limbs but simple minds, are the lowest-level tools no matter which territory they are in.

Those lords or nobles would never allow them to gain power.

Once discovered, execution is the lightest punishment.

In serious cases, even all the polar people in the entire territory may be executed!

Over the years, countless polar people and civilians have died because of things like this.

In their view, polar people are only fit to do dirty and strenuous work, and civilians are there to be used by the nobles as cannon fodder.

This idea has been deeply rooted in their minds.

Assam, Hilda, and even clergy like Isabel are all accustomed to this kind of thing.

It’s not that they don’t have compassion, but this is how the world is, and they have accepted this concept since the moment they were born.

At this moment, the atmosphere on the field reached its peak.

No one dared to speak out.

Including Francesca, she stared at Cao Xing with her emerald eyes.

She wanted to see what decision the lord in front of her would make in this situation.

Should they all be executed, or only a small number?

However, Cao Xing walked forward slowly.

Several polar men who were kneeling on the ground even pressed their faces to the ground.

Cao Xing sighed and said, "You don't have to do this."

"I know, Duan, that you went to the training ground to improve yourself and to make a better contribution to the territory."

The polar man Duan slowly raised his pale face, with hesitation in his eyes.

He seemed to have made up his mind, and then he said solemnly: "My Lord, I want to improve myself in order to make contributions to the territory."

"On the other hand, I do want to be powerful!"

Da Zhuang quickly said, "Duan, shut up!"

"Admit your mistake to the Lord, and maybe he will be merciful and spare your life!"

"No one can save you if you keep talking nonsense!"

Duan shook his head and said, "No, this is my personal idea. I also want to defend the territory with my own strength like those warriors."

"Even if we face danger, we don't have to just sit there and watch!"

His voice is so loud and clear!

This is Duan's true feelings, and he said it when he was ready to die.

At this moment, everyone on the field looked at the group of polar people and sighed.

Because under normal circumstances, if Duan said this, he would be doomed to die.

Cao Xing thought for a moment, then asked, "I understand. You want to have the power to protect yourself, right?"

The polar man Duan struggled for a moment, then nodded solemnly.

"Yes, my Lord!"

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