late at night.

Cao Xing and Liu Muxue embraced each other and fell into a dream.

Outside the wind was howling and heavy snow was falling.

The bonfire in the center of the territory was burning, providing heat for the entire territory.

Cao Xing's subjects also returned to their own small shelters and began a day's rest.

However, there is one building in the territory with lights on: the sewing shop.

The stove in the sewing shop was burning, making a crackling sound.

Xia Yanni sat in front of the workbench, processing the bear skin, while Tong Chuchu squatted beside her, watching her mother's movements curiously.

"Chu Chu, wait a little longer. We can wear warm bear fur coats tomorrow."

Tong Chuchu held her cheeks with both hands and nodded, "Okay, Mom, Chuchu is not in a hurry."

"Mom, Brother Cao Xing is so kind. He gave us food, a place to live, and now he even gave us clothes to wear."

Xia Yanni tilted her head and glanced at Tong Chuchu, her eyes full of doting.

"Yes, little Chuchu, we are lucky to meet Master Cao Xing. I saw in the chat channel that a winter coat is being snapped up like crazy."

"So, we have to do our best for Brother Cao Xing, understand?"

Tong Chuchu nodded heavily.

Xia Yanni turned her attention back to the work at hand.

At this moment, she seemed to remember what happened during the day, her pretty face turned red, and she quickly lowered her head...

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The next day...

A system prompt appears.

[Congratulations to the survivors, you have survived the fourth night of the Frozen Age. ]

[The remaining time of the novice protection period: 1 day 22 hours. ]

【Weather forecast: The snow has stopped, it is suitable to go out today. 】

Cao Xing woke up first, and saw the beauty next to him at a glance.

Liu Muxue was still asleep, her long, warm legs pressed against Cao Xing's body.

The warm body twisted slightly, and it seemed to be sleeping soundly.

Cao Xing gently rubbed her hair and said, "Mu Xue, it's dawn."

Hearing this, Liu Muxue gradually woke up.

Her eyes were hazy. "Hmm... Ah Xing, is it morning so soon?"

"Um."

Liu Muxue said softly: "I slept so soundly last night that I didn't even want to get up~"

Cao Xing smiled and said, "Let's get up first. We still have to arrange work for the people in our territory. We also have to go explore the snow today."

Hearing this, Liu Muxue nodded slightly.

The two of them put on their clothes, washed up briefly, and then opened the door of the lord's hut.

At first glance, Cao Xing looked at the vast expanse of white outside the territory.

A night of heavy snow made the sky and the earth covered in silver, and many things were covered under the thick snow.

At this moment, the people were already waiting at the door of the hut.

When they saw Cao Xing and the other man, they greeted them respectfully.

"Mighty Lord, may you be healthy!"

"Beautiful lady of the lord, may your beauty remain forever!"

When Liu Muxue heard the people in the territory start calling her the Lord's Wife, her face immediately turned red with embarrassment.

But she still said "hmm" lightly.

Cao Xing smiled and then shouted, "Great!"

Da Zhuang, who looked simple and honest, came over and said, "Lord, please give me your orders."

Cao Xing nodded and said, "I have a batch of rails and minecarts. You can lay them out and connect them to the coal mine to speed up our mining progress."

Da Zhuang was stunned for a moment, then asked, "My Lord, this place is about 300 to 400 meters away from the coal mine. Do we have that many railroad tracks?"

Cao Xing smiled, "Of course."

Da Zhuang was immediately excited and said happily: "That's great! If we have rails and minecarts, our mining efficiency can be increased tenfold!"

"It only takes two days to mine all the coal in that mine!"

Cao Xing nodded. "Very good. Then you can take people to do it. The rails and minecarts are in the storage box."

"As you command, Lord!"

After Da Zhuang finished speaking, he set off with his short legs to lead people to lay the railroad tracks.

Then, Cao Xing looked at the leader Cao Yi and the others.

"Cao Yi."

Cao Yi, who looked a bit mature, came over and said, "Dear Lord."

Cao Xing nodded and said, "In addition to the rails, there is also a batch of ore in the storage box, which needs to be refined into metal."

"I'll give this batch of ore to you. Please arrange for someone to handle it."

In addition to a large amount of iron ore, Cao Xing also has some copper ore and mithril ore.

Of course, in order to refine high-level materials such as Mithril, the ore processing plant needs to be upgraded to level 3.

So now, we can only process iron ore and sort coal.

When the chief heard this, he said respectfully, "The lord's order is our mission."

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

After saying that, Cao Yi also started to work.

Cao Xing continued, "Then everyone else, just follow the tasks I gave you yesterday."

"Let us build a more prosperous territory together!"

All the people in the territory immediately said respectfully: "We are willing to bow and do our best for the Lord!"

Then, the group of people gradually dispersed.

At this moment, Ilena twisted her body, walked over and said, "My Lord, Ilena has something to report to you."

Cao Xing nodded and said, "What is it?"

Elena stared at the snow in the distance. "Yesterday, a few frost goblins came to attack our territory. After they were shot dead by the arrow tower, I followed their footprints to search for them."

"Two kilometers from the territory, I found a mine. It seemed that there were many Frost Goblins lurking inside."

Hearing this, Cao Xing's eyes suddenly lit up.

"The Frost Goblin's cave? How strong is it?"

Ilena replied, "They are all level one or two creatures, a little stronger than me."

Cao Xing nodded.

During this period of time, Ilena has leveled up two levels while lying at home, and now her level has reached level 7.

But she said that group of goblins were stronger than her, that is, they were at least level eight or nine.

However, to Cao Xing, these goblins posed no threat at all.

At this time, Cao Xing took out a bright red crystal from his backpack and threw it directly to Ilena.

Ilena took it with both hands and looked at Cao Xing in confusion, "What is this..."

"I promise you, the Primary Heart of Power. When you reach level 10, you can use it to advance to a Level 2 creature."

After hearing this, Ilena's shoulders trembled.

Cao Xing did say this, but Ilena didn't expect that he actually took it to heart.

The narrow, snake-like eyes stared at the man, and there seemed to be a trace of fluctuation in the eyes that was not that of a cold-blooded animal.

"Thank you, dear Lord. Ilena of the snake tribe is willing to give everything for you."

A system prompt appears.

[Territory member: Ilena has been moved by your actions, and her loyalty has increased. The current loyalty is 95.]

Cao Xing was stunned. Ilena's loyalty was 85 before, but he didn't expect it to increase so much all of a sudden.

At the same time, Cao Xing felt a fiery gaze behind him.

He turned around and just happened to see Ilena spitting out scarlet tongue, looking at him with a charming smile in her eyes.

Cao Xing suddenly remembered the mechanism of this game.

The higher the loyalty, the more the people under your control trust the lord.

Once the maximum value is reached, they will become like Assam, considering the lord's orders more important than their own lives.

Some special creatures will even transform this loyalty into some special emotion.

"Oh no, Irena won't fall in love with me, right?"

Cao Xing was suddenly startled.

Fortunately, Ilena only looked at him for a while and then looked away.

Cao Xing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He calmed down for a while, then looked at the other territory members.

"Assam, Andrew, Sarah, come with me."

Three powerful second-level creatures came to Cao Xing one after another.

Asam beat his chest with one hand and said respectfully, "I am waiting for your instructions at any time, respected lord!"

Cao Xing nodded.

However, before setting off, Cao Xing still had one thing to do.

He first gave the [Shield Counter Skill Book] to Liu Muxue.

Then he began to concentrate his skills: [Frost Shield].

Prepare to attach creatures to each recruit, including four robots and a giant mammoth.

Cao Xing raised his staff, and a ray of cold air suddenly appeared and fell on Assam.

A system prompt appears.

[Skill [Frost Shield] has been successfully cast, and the talent [Eternal Power] has taken effect. This skill has become permanent.]

At the same time, Assam felt a thick ice shield suddenly appear around him.

This shield is like a transparent ice crystal, surrounding the entire body.

Not only that, the shield would also emit a shockingly cold air every second.

Snap!

A breath of frost erupts that is visible to the naked eye.

Anyone who is near Assam can feel the freezing feeling.

Fortunately, the shield can be turned off or on at any time.

Asam was delighted and said, "My Lord, this shield can greatly enhance my combat capability. Thank you for your blessing!"

Cao Xing also laughed, very satisfied with the performance of [Frost Shield].

"very good."

Cao Xing looked at Ilena next to him and said, "Use your two skills to bless our new partners."

"And Mu Xue, your blessing of courage can also be bestowed upon us all."

Yilena and Liu Muxue nodded together.

Then, Ilena raised her spear, and beams of red energy hit the mammoth and four robots.

Liu Muxue stood in the middle of the crowd, holding a shield in one hand and a long sword in the other.

The holy aurora once again gathered on her sword.

Liu Muxue whispered: "Courage is a kind of power, the power of the mind and soul. This power does not exist in the value of war horses and weapons, but is the embodiment of wisdom and bravery."

"May the light of courage bless you!"

Buzz!

The holy aurora enveloped everyone on the field.

A system prompt appeared in Cao Xing's ears.

[You have been affected by the friendly unit Liu Muxue's [Blessing of Courage], magic attack power +18, talent activated, this effect has become permanent...]

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