[Obtain Ice Crystal*16]
[Obtain Chaos Book·Weak*4]
【Obtain frozen meat*72】
[Obtain 3 Rusty Iron Spears]
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"4 books of chaos, 16 ice crystals, not bad."
After clearing out the loot on the ground, the monsters here were basically cleared out.
A system prompt appears.
[We have discovered an unowned medium-sized copper mine. Should we occupy it? ]
Just like before, Cao Xing simply nodded "Yes".
[Occupation successful, obtained 1 medium-sized copper ore, and 1 bronze treasure chest.]
Cao Xing's eyes lit up when he heard the latter hint.
"Huh? Another treasure chest?"
Cao Xing stepped over the corpses of the goblins and began to search in the mine.
Soon, he found an antique bronze treasure chest in the corner.
When I looked closer, the system prompt appeared again.
[Found an unlocked bronze treasure chest, do you want to open it? 】
"yes."
【Opened successfully. 】
[Get the primary element arrow tower drawing*1]
[Obtain refined iron*6]
【Get a small resource pack*1】
[Get Ice Archer Training Manual*1]
There wouldn’t be anything too powerful in the bronze treasure chest, so Cao Xing didn’t have any expectations at all.
And when he saw the last hint, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"A training manual has been released?"
"Wuhu! Can't we just build a training camp here?"
A look of joy appeared on Cao Xing's face.
"Okay, okay! All we need to do next is recruit some more subjects and train them in large numbers to become combat troops."
However, now is not the time.
Because Cao Xing has only a small number of subjects under his command and they are needed to do work.
After breaking down the opened bronze treasure chest on the ground into 6 pieces of copper.
Cao Xing said, "Let's go, you can go out now."
Then he took Sarah and Assam and walked out of the mine.
Along the way, several spike traps were dismantled.
Soon, Cao Xing drilled out of the mine.
After seeing Cao Xing coming out, Andrew, who was waiting outside the mine, said respectfully: "God of Nature bless you."
Cao Xing nodded and returned to the territory with his men.
Crunch! Crunch!
The tracked robot continued to crush the thick snow.
After a while, they returned to the territory.
At this time, a railway track had been laid.
One end of the railroad is connected to the ore processing plant, and the other end is connected to the coal mine several hundred meters away.
Two mine carts were working back and forth on it, loaded with a large amount of coal, and it had already taken shape as the prototype of industrialized mining.
Cao Xing sat on the robot and called out directly, "Cao Yi."
At this time, Cao Yi, who was working in the [Ore Processing Plant], came out immediately after hearing the shouting.
"My Lord."
Cao Xing nodded and said, "We have just discovered a copper mine two kilometers away from the territory. I need you to lead people to lay a railway track and then start mining."
When the chief heard this, he thought, "My Lord, it seems that the length of our railroad is not enough for a two-kilometer journey?"
Cao Xing glanced at his storage box.
【Railway*972】
Although more than a thousand rails were obtained from the Mole Man mine last time.
But because a batch of rails were consumed in connecting the coal mine, the remaining rails were no longer enough to connect the copper mine two kilometers away.
Cao Xing waved his hands and said, "It's okay. I have a blueprint for making the railroad here."
"Send someone to the blacksmith shop to make a batch of rails, and then connect them together."
Hearing this, Cao Yi, the chief of the territory, was delighted and said respectfully, "Okay, Lord, I'll do it right away!"
After saying that, he went to arrange the work.
The territory has re-entered a state of vigorous development.
Looking at the busy appearance of the subjects, Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction.
Of course, the people who do the work are rulers like Cao Yi and Da Zhuang.
Like Sarah, Andrew, as a combatant, would not participate in this.
However, after their loyalty reaches 100, Cao Xing can also force them to give orders.
Cao Xing thought to himself, "We need to find something for these guys to do."
And at this moment.
Cao Xing suddenly saw a figure appearing in the white snow in front of him.
There was still some distance between them, but one could tell there were a lot of people.
Cao Xing's eyes suddenly fixed!
"alert!"
Swish! Swish!
In an instant, all the recruited creatures in the territory drew their weapons and stood ready.
It is difficult for ordinary people to walk in this snowy place, so the sudden appearance of such a large number of people is indeed a bit abnormal.
At this time, Sarah has entered stealth mode.
Including all the residents working outside, they ran back to the territory as soon as possible.
Only within the territory are they absolutely safe, and the past few days have proven this.
Liu Muxue was ready for battle and stood nervously beside Cao Xing.
Xia Yanni, who was standing by, also took Tong Chuchu and hid in the shelter.
This was the first time they encountered other humans approaching their territory.
And the group of figures seemed to be walking towards them.
However, when getting closer, Cao Xing discovered that it seemed to be a caravan.
A group of people guarded five carriages, making a huge scene.
Cao Xing saw that there was a black lion pattern printed on those carriages.
At this time, Asam said, "My Lord, that looks like a convoy from the Black Lion Chamber of Commerce."
"Black Lion Chamber of Commerce?"
"Yes."
Assam nodded and said, "The Black Lion Chamber of Commerce is one of the three strongest chambers of commerce in the Western Continent, with members spread all over the continent."
"It is said that this chamber of commerce does all kinds of business, and its business scope covers western and northern mainland China."
After hearing Assam's explanation, Cao Xing felt a little relieved.
Turns out they are a group of businessmen, so there's no need to be so nervous.
At the same time.
The convoy members have also arrived at Cao Xing's territory.
As the name suggests, everything in this chamber of commerce is black.
The horses were black, the chariots were black, and the armor on the guards was all black.
However, among them, Cao Xing saw two tall creatures that did not look like human beings at all.
"Eh? Cat head?"
Assam was still there introducing Cao Xing.
"My Lord, those two creatures with cat heads and long tails are from the Charr tribe."
"This is a race born for fighting, and they often take on mercenary tasks."
Cao Xing nodded.
He also noticed that among this group of guards, especially the two mercenaries from the Charr clan, they gave him a strong sense of threat.
Cao Xing took a glance at their attributes.
[Black Lion Guard: Ruber lv25]
[Race: Ciel]
[Level: Level 3 Elite]
【Attack power: 1654~1723】
[Armor: 312~323]
[Skills: Rock Crushing, Headbutt, Regroup]
[Talent: Natural selection (able to quickly adapt to extremely harsh environments)]
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[Black Lion Guard: Ezra lv26]
[Race: Ciel]
[Level: Level 3 Elite]
【Attack power: 1712~1755】
[Armor: 251~261]
[Skills: Heavy Attack, Strength Banner, Discipline Banner. ]
【Talent: Natural Selection】
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Cao Xing narrowed his eyes.
Two level 3 elite creatures, plus a group of guards at least level 2 or above.
No wonder this caravan dared to do business in the dangerous snowstorm.
The more dangerous the environment, the higher the profit.
As long as they could get through the harsh environment and reach some towns, they could sell the supplies at prices several or even dozens of times higher than the cost.
At this time, a short businessman who looked like a wine barrel got off a carriage.
He arrived in front of Cao Xing's territory, looked at the territory that appeared in the snow, and exclaimed: "This territory that suddenly appeared, as long as there is fuel, the bonfire will never go out!"
"Could it be that you are the Chosen Lord chosen by the world's will and summoned from another world?"
He looked at Cao Xing excitedly and subconsciously wanted to walk over and shake hands with him.
But when he reached the edge of the territory, he was blocked outside by an invisible air wall.
There was a look of shock in the businessman's eyes!
"There is a force preventing me from entering. This is truly the chosen territory!"
“Oh my god!”
Then he looked at Cao Xing and performed standard etiquette.
"This Chosen Lord, the Black Lion Chamber of Commerce: Hilton greets you."
Cao Xing didn't know why the other party reacted so strongly. If he knew that there were billions of Chosen Lords in this world, wouldn't he be shocked to death?
Cao Xing nodded slightly.
"Lord Cao Xing, greetings to you, Mr. Hilton."
After hearing the response, businessman Hilton breathed a sigh of relief. The reactions of Cao Xing and others just now made him nervous.
He saluted again.
Cao Xing also expressed his friendliness and asked everyone to lay down their weapons.
Then, Cao Xing checked Hilton's attributes.
[Black Lion Chamber of Commerce: Hilton level 6]
[Race: Human]
[Health: 480/480]
【Attack power: 37~41】
[Skills: Negotiation skills, Bargaining, Danger perception, Money instinct, Observation]
【Talent: Linguistics proficiency】
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Good guy, lots of life skills.
No wonder this guy can lead such a caravan through the snow.
This is a talented person!
Cao Xing was the first to speak: "Mr. Hilton, what brings you to my territory?"
Hilton was not surprised by Cao Xing's problem.
He explained, "Lord Cao Xing, I'm sorry to bother you. Our Black Lion Merchants travel all over the continent and also trade with some lords and nobles."
"After seeing your territory, I wanted to come over to see if you would like to trade supplies with our Black Lion Chamber of Commerce."
"trade?"
"Yes, if you have any valuables or items that are difficult to determine the price, you can sell them to us and I will buy them at a reasonable price."
"Similarly, you can also take a look at the goods in our caravan to see if there are any items that catch your eye."
Cao Xing was stunned. This was his first time encountering a Guild of Commerce, a role similar to that of a wandering merchant.
So I asked, "What goods do you have?"
Businessman Hilton smiled mysteriously.
Then, a system prompt appears.
[Black Lion Chamber of Commerce: Hilton has disclosed his product list to you. Do you accept it? ]
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