At this time, Cao Xing had already entered the blacksmith shop.

Harold, the craftsman, is still working diligently.

After saying hello to him briefly.

Cao Xing went straight to the storage box area and took out all the arrows inside.

[Obtained: Finely Crafted Nightmare Arrow (Green) *1831]

[Obtain: Finely crafted nightmare arrow (blue) * 329]

[Obtain: Finely crafted nightmare arrow (purple) * 115]

…

"Not bad, this many arrows are enough for me to exchange for a lot of resources."

With joy on his face, Cao Xing quickly left the blacksmith shop and went straight to the alchemy workshop.

At this moment, the lights in the alchemy workshop were still on, and it seemed that there were people working inside.

As Cao Xing pushed open the door.

“Crack!”

As soon as I entered, the warm air from the heating pipes mixed with the fragrance of herbs hit me in the face.

Cao Xing couldn't help but take a few sniffs and immediately felt refreshed!

Then he walked straight in.

There is no furnace in the alchemy workshop because Francesca said that overheating would affect the quality and success rate of the secret medicine.

So Cao Xing let it be demolished.

However, there are heating pipes, and the temperature inside is at a comfortable level.

The light overhead seemed a little dim.

The atmosphere of the entire alchemy workshop is filled with a faint blue hue.

In the middle there was a witch's cauldron bubbling with liquid.

Next to them, Cao Xing also saw animal teeth, eyeballs, and old leather shoes, things he didn't know what they were used for.

Look past these strange things.

Cao Xing saw a tall beauty in a burgundy dress in front of him.

She stood on tiptoe, stretched her white neck, and searched on the shelves like a beautiful swan.

After noticing Cao Xing coming in, the beautiful witch did not take any other action.

Cao Xing took the initiative to ask: "Are you alone? Where is Sabina?"

The beautiful witch replied without even turning her head: "Her mental strength is insufficient. She has almost reached her limit after working all day, so I let her go back to rest."

Cao Xing nodded.

After all, refining medicine also consumes mental energy.

"What's up?"

The witch still had her head down, searching through the shelves.

Cao Xing smiled and said, "Can't I come over to see you if I have nothing to do?"

Hearing this, the witch stopped what she was doing and a beautiful smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

Francesca, who has half-elf blood, is so beautiful that it is truly breathtaking.

Even pure-blooded elves can't compare to her.

She turned her head.

A face with cold, enchanting and beautiful features appeared in front of Cao Xing.

"Are you really just here to see me?"

Francesca asked with interest.

This made Cao Xing feel a little embarrassed.

Francesca did not press the issue, but chuckled and said, "Tell me, what do you want from me?"

Cao Xing didn't keep the secret and directly took out two recipes from his backpack.

One is [Holy Water], and the other is [Advanced Improved Life Elixir].

"Take a look at these two recipes first."

Francesca took it gently, then looked through the recipe, a hint of shock gradually appearing in her eyes.

"This is... a holy water formula for the undead..."

"The other one is actually an advanced version of that improved secret medicine!"

"Interesting. It turns out that this alchemist has developed a more advanced life secret medicine. I wonder if he has improved the formula of the expert-level and master-level life secret medicine?"

She rested her elbows on her hands, resting her chin on her fingers, with a curious look on her face.

Cao Xing shook his head. "I don't know about that."

"I want you to make these two secret medicines."

"But there are two kinds of herbs here that I have no clue about at the moment. They are Aurora Grass and Dragon's Blood Grass."

"You deal with various herbs all the year round, so I want to ask if you have any clues?"

Hearing this, Francesca's long eyelashes fluttered and a thoughtful look flashed across her pupils.

Then, the purple little mouth opened slightly and slowly said: "Aurora grass and dragon blood grass are both relatively rare herbs."

"Aurora grass is a little easier to find. Beautiful auroras appear in the sky on the 4th, 14th, 24th of every month."

"Just follow the direction where the auroras fall and you'll find the aurora grass."

Hearing this, Cao Xing was thoughtful.

Aurora?

In fact, the ecological environment of this world is very good.

Coupled with the low temperature environment, Cao Xing has seen the aurora appear several times at night during the time he came to this world.

It is really beautiful.

They are like a ball of colorful ribbons, floating lightly in the air.

Sometimes it rises up into the sky like a fountain, changing into all kinds of wonderful shapes, and sometimes it surges up layer by layer like lively waves.

The auroras of various colors interweave and blend with each other, creating a feast of colors.

At the same time, Francesca's cold voice brought him back to his senses.

"As for the other kind of dragon's blood grass, it's a little difficult to find."

"As the name suggests, dragon blood grass is a kind of grass that only grows where the blood of a giant dragon falls."

"The simplest way is to find an adult dragon, take its blood, and sprinkle it on the soil. It won't be long before dragon blood grass will grow in that place."

After listening to Francesca's explanation, Cao Xing nodded suddenly.

This is indeed very difficult.

You know, they witnessed the birth of a giant dragon during the day!

Moreover, he had a close encounter with the dragon.

It almost gives people a feeling that it is enough to destroy the world, it is so powerful that it is terrifying!

To make such a powerful creature bleed, one needs not only great strength but also enough courage!

At least Cao Xing can't do it now.

But he thought of the totem that the woman gave him today.

Next time when you summon her over, can you ask her to share some of the dragon's blood with you?

But after thinking about it, I felt that it shouldn't be possible, after all, she seemed to have a very good relationship with the dragon.

For the dragon, she even killed the fallen mountain god!

He nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. I'll think of a way to deal with these two herbs."

Francesca nodded.

Then he said again: "Oh, there is one more thing."

"The ice phoenix petals stored in the warehouse have been used up, and all the life secrets have been produced."

"What do you need me to do tomorrow?"

Cao Xing was also stunned when he heard it.

He prepared more than 500 ice phoenix flowers, which means at least 3,000 ice phoenix petals, enough to make more than 3,000 bottles of life secret medicine.

As a result, it was used up by Francesca in just a few days.

This efficiency is really amazing.

Cao Xing replied, "There is nothing to do right now. You have worked hard these past two days. You should take a rest tomorrow."

Hearing this, the beautiful witch nodded slightly again.

However, her turquoise eyes flickered slightly, as if she wanted to say something to Cao Xing.

Cao Xing has dealt with many women so far.

It was obvious that Francesca was worried.

So he asked directly, "What else do you want?"

Francesca whispered, "If possible, can you take me with you next time you go out?"

"You want to go out?" Cao Xing asked puzzledly.

Francesca nodded her head. "During this time in the territory, I feel much better. I can integrate into the life of the outside world again."

"So I want to see how the outside world has changed after more than a hundred years..."

Cao Xing nodded.

"Okay, next time I go out, I'll take you with me."

After hearing this, the witch once again revealed a captivating smile.

She bowed slightly and saluted Cao Xing.

Cao Xing looked at Francesca's clothes, thoughtfully.

He took out two suits directly from his backpack.

One is a vibrant yellow, the other aqua blue.

Francesca looked at the dress in Cao Xing's hand, and a look of scrutiny flashed in her beautiful eyes.

"Is this... specially prepared for me?"

Cao Xing nodded and said, "Yes, I see you like this kind of clothes very much."

The beautiful witch's mouth curved up again.

"Yes, I like wearing this kind of fluffy skirt."

Cao Xing smiled and said, "It's a gift for you, please accept it."

Francesca was not polite either.

"Thank you for your care. I'll accept it."

She stretched out her fair hands and took the dress from Cao Xing.

[Your gift has impressed the territory member: Francesca. Her loyalty has increased. Current loyalty: 78]

…

Seeing the system prompt, Cao Xing also smiled.

Sure enough, giving gifts is the fastest way to increase the loyalty of these women.

Although this woman appeared calm, she was actually very happy in her heart.

He shook his head, then went straight to the storage box in the territory and took out all the medicines that Francesca and Sabina had prepared in the past two days.

[Obtained: Improved version of the secret medicine of life (medium) *2177]

[Obtained: Sabina's Nightmare Potion (Green) *334]

[Obtained: Sabina's Nightmare Potion (Blue) *77]

[Obtained: Sabina's Nightmare Potion (Purple) *12]

…

In total, that’s nearly 2,700 bottles of life medicine.

And this time there is also a purple nightmare potion.

Cao Xing took a look and found that the purple magic potion could reduce the attack power by more than 500!

Even for a second-tier boss-level creature, facing the toxicity of this potion, the attack power will be reduced by more than 80%!

Of course, the most valuable item is the more than 2,000 bottles of the improved life secret medicine.

This can bring him huge profits!

Cao Xing thought to himself, "This construction week poses no threat, giving the survivors time to develop and explore."

"So, as of today, there are more and more survivors who have broken through to the third level."

"As they get stronger, these drugs will become less effective and the price will go down."

"So we need to get rid of these medicines as soon as possible."

Thinking of this, Cao Xing said, "I'm leaving now, Francesca, you should take care of yourself and have some rest."

The witch behind him pursed her lips slightly, seeming to find her lord very interesting.

After leaving the alchemy workshop, Cao Xing went straight towards the market.

On the way, he also opened the chat channel and took a look at the current situation of the survivors in the same area.

As soon as you open it, a huge amount of information appears.

Xuanyuan Xiaogang: "Brothers, I'm near Lake Duolun. Wow, I saw a lot of soldiers and knights. The king's army is so strong! Is there any brother who came here early and can help me form a team?"

Yu Tiesheng: "Our brothers from the Black Wind Corps have arrived. Wherever you are, you can come and join us."

Wei Yao: "Add me, I'm also near Lake Toronto."

"And me, the leader of the Black Wind Army, please lead me!"

A large number of survivors who rushed to Lake Toronto today signed up to join the Black Wind Legion.

After living in this world for so many days, they all understood one element of survival.

It is much safer for survivors to work together as a team than to fight alone.

However, you have to find someone you can trust.

Although the Black Wind Legion is not very famous.

But compared to the indigenous people of this world, we are fellow human survivors and I feel more kinship with us.

The other survivors who had not yet arrived or were watching were extremely curious.

They asked one after another: "Brothers upstairs, what's the situation in Lake Toronto? Is there a fight?"

"Yes, yes, I see that many people have arrived in Lake Toronto. What is the situation?"

Xuanyuan Xiaogang replied: "The fighting hasn't started yet. The Ice Crystal Kingdom's army has arrived, but I don't know what they are doing. They haven't launched an attack."

Other survivors in Lake Toronto also responded: "Yes, when we went to ask those officers, they told us not to rush and to find a place to wait first."

"I estimate that the attack will be launched around tomorrow."

After hearing the above statements, the other survivors also showed some enlightenment in their eyes.

"I see. I thought the fight had already started."

"Yes, yes. Their own huge city has been occupied. These armies are really patient."

Xuanyuan Xiaogang continued, "But speaking of it, the Ice Crystal Kingdom's army is really strong. This time they have mobilized tens of thousands of soldiers and two powerful knight regiments!"

"Those knights are so powerful that I just glanced over them and saw a bunch of question marks. I estimate that their strength is at least level five. The soldiers are equally outrageous, all of them are level four or five, and there are very few level three soldiers."

"As expected of the Ice Crystal Kingdom, there are so many powerful people just by making a move."

After hearing everyone’s descriptions, the other survivors were also shocked!

To them, let alone level 5, even level 3 beings are already strong, and level 4 beings are completely invincible!

And now, these more than 20,000 soldiers are all at the third level!

Those knights even started at level five!

Even if all the survivors in District 17 joined together, they would not be able to defeat this force.

Of course, except Cao Xing.

As a kingdom, it governs a very vast territory and has a large population, so it naturally has this foundation.

And others in Lake Toronto said, "That's not all! Don't you see the huge war tools in the army?"

"Catapults, siege hammers, and I even saw two cannons with a muzzle diameter of more than one meter!"

"I feel like this cannon could blow up a mountain!"

After this person finished speaking, the chat channel was once again filled with exclamations!

"Oh my god, the Ice Kingdom is so powerful, but they haven't launched an attack yet. What are they waiting for? If I just bombarded them right then and there, and then sent the knights to charge in and flatten the city!"

"We don't know, but I think that group of cultists is definitely no match for the Knights of the Kingdom. This kind of situation shouldn't be dangerous."

"Damn, there are so many strong people here. If only I had such strong power, I could live a happier life than the emperor in this world."

"+1 to the upstairs, me too."

"If I had such a strong power, I would definitely work hard to save money and go to the main city of Everfrost to have fun. I heard that the taverns and some business places there even have elves to serve you."

"Damn, is what the guy above said true? I've always wanted to try what it's like to be an elf!"

"Of course it's true, I'm telling you..."

As they were talking, the topic was diverted by this group of stupid players.

At this time, the survivor of the [Black Wind Legion] spoke again: "Everyone, I just got a rumor that the Royal Knights will officially launch an attack tomorrow afternoon!"

"This time, the Kingdom's army is well prepared and powerful. We will definitely win the game."

"We can earn experience and honor points by following along and providing some finishing touches."

"Brothers who want to take advantage of this opportunity to earn some honor points, come here quickly!"

After hearing this, the survivors also realized something.

"Yes, with the strength of the Ice Kingdom's army, it will be easy to defeat these cultists. This kind of favorable situation is generally not dangerous and has many advantages."

"Haha, brothers, charge together. Killing these cultists will not only give you a lot of experience, but also souls, hearts of power, and honor points!"

"I rushed to my brothers. Whether or not we can get a villa by the sea depends on this one!"

"..."

The survivors were very excited, and late at night, a large group of people began to set off for Lake Toronto.

They were afraid that they would be too late and miss this opportunity.

At this moment, a speech attracted everyone's attention.

Cao Xing: "Everyone, those who are going to Lake Duolun City to participate in the war, please wait a moment."

There was a moment of silence in the chat channel.

As the recognized number one in District 17, he has won first place in two ranking challenges.

The name Cao Xing can be said to be quite influential.

"Brothers, it's Boss Cao Xing, he actually spoke!"

"Haha, it's not often that this guy speaks in the chat channel."

"Indeed, but every time the boss speaks, he basically has something important to announce."

"Brothers, stop spamming and see what Boss Cao Xing has to say."

"..."

After the lively chat channel cooled down a bit.

Cao Xing coughed twice, then pretended to be deep and said: "Everyone, I just saw your chat. Many people want to go to Lake Toronto to participate in the war."

"But before that, I want to remind you."

"It's right that you want to fight on the battlefield. You might become rich overnight and gain a huge amount of resources."

"But you should know that opportunities and dangers coexist."

"On a large battlefield like that, if you're not careful, you could lose your life."

"And this time, things may not be as simple as we thought."

"After all, even the Ice Kingdom's army did not launch an attack immediately, which shows that the enemy's strength is far more than what it appears to be."

"I think that before you go, you should consider whether you have the strength to survive in such a battlefield."

"After all, I think most of you here have families and should think about your families."

Hearing this, the survivors were slightly stunned.

Then many people looked thoughtful.

If ordinary people were to advise them, they might be seen as having bad intentions, thinking that the other party just doesn't want them to get too many resources.

But who is this person? This person is Boss Cao Xing.

As the number one person in District 17, no one would think that the other person is that kind of person.

Therefore, the survivors also began to think.

This thought actually made them realize that something was wrong.

After all, it was just as Cao Xing said. If it was really a favorable situation, why did the Ice Crystal Kingdom's army have to wait so long?

Why call on those rangers, mercenaries, and even survivors?

The current behavior of the Church of Light can be said to be a hard slap in the face of the Ice Crystal Kingdom and a step on their face.

You know, there are several neighboring kingdoms near the Ice Crystal Kingdom.

A huge city was massacred. This kind of thing cannot be concealed.

Basically all the nearby kingdoms knew about this.

Therefore, if we fail to take back Lake Toronto as soon as possible, we will become a laughing stock to our neighboring countries.

Under normal circumstances, the kingdom's army would have launched an attack as soon as they arrived to prove their strength and wash away the shame.

Now, however, something seems very wrong.

Many people were also blinded by the honor point rewards and thought that following the Kingdom soldiers was equivalent to picking up money and experience from the side.

Now that Cao Xingyi had reminded them, they realized that things might not be that simple.

"Oh my god... what Master Cao Xing said makes sense! With this analysis, it looks like the Ice Crystal Kingdom is recruiting cannon fodder to die!"

"Indeed, is there something in that city that makes them jealous?"

"Damn! I'm not going. I know there's no such thing as a free lunch."

"I'm not going to participate either. I finally have a construction week to develop. I don't want to lose my life so soon."

"If you guys don't go, I'll go. I'm alone with my family and don't have to worry about anything. If I make money this time, I'll be super rich!"

"I'm going too. Mom, I have to give it a try. Otherwise, I won't be able to make ends meet."

…

In the chat channel, everyone's reactions were different.

Many people gave up the idea of ​​going to Lake Toronto.

But there was also a part of him that felt that he should seize this opportunity and did not listen to Cao Xing's advice.

Some people even think that Cao Xing is meddling in other people's business.

After all, the fewer people who go to Lake Toronto, the weaker the survivors will be, and they will not be able to gain any advantage on the battlefield.

Of course Cao Xing knew this would be the result.

He wasn't really trying to encourage these survivors; he was just saying it casually.

For Cao Xing, these people are all good leeks that can be sustainably developed.

It is an important way for him to quickly obtain resources.

Compared with the indigenous people, Cao Xing wanted more survivors to survive.

At this time, Cao Xing pretended to sigh and said, "I know some people will definitely go."

"However, before heading to the battlefield of Lake Duolun, I suggest you bring something to save your life."

"Recently, our territory has been working at its best for 24 hours, using up all the resources in the territory to produce more than 2,000 bottles of life secret medicine..."

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