Chapter 358: Ice City Rose
The frontline of Xueyi and his entourage returned to provide assistance, but found that the Xuebai group was waiting dejectedly at the temple by the lake, and had been captured.
The instigator, Shak, returned to his old business of planting roses. He cleared a circle of land around the temple, planted the seeds, and then cultivated and watered them.
However, due to the extremely cold environment and the proximity to the Blood Lake, Lu Yao didn’t know whether the rose could adapt.
Xueyi persuaded Xuebai to surrender.
"You lost because the Lord of Calamity stood on our side. The gods and the temple gave us power. That's the difference."
It said: "By believing in the great God Yao, we will no longer be hostile to each other. Because the will of the gods has descended upon this world, even the daylight tide has been pierced by the divine power."
"!"
Xuebai said: "No wonder we haven't seen the Tide recently... I want to believe in the Lord of Calamity! I would like to ask Brother Xueyi to help introduce me to him."
However, Lu Yao saw a cloud of thoughts emerging above its head.
"Just compromise and be patient for now, and find a chance to leave safely."
After all, he is a veteran who has been in the business for many years and is still very realistic.
Xuebai said again: "Brother Xueyi, I will go back and gather people to build the temple, and then connect this blood lake with my blood river, so that we can share what we have and attack and retreat together."
"That's probably not possible."
"Why?" Xuebai said anxiously, "Brother, don't you believe me?"
“It’s not a question of belief or not.”
A sighing expression appeared above Xueyi's head: "Brother Xuebai, your blood river and blood pool are under siege by the War Cat Legion."
"From what I saw at the scene, at least two teams were dispatched, so it's estimated that the situation is very dangerous. That's why we came back just now. Brother, don't go and die."
“…”
Xuebai sent a blood servant back to check the situation.
Then the blood servant escaped back with only half his life left.
"Boss, those war cats are ruthless and sent three whole battalions to occupy our territory. Our brothers suffered heavy casualties. One of the two big brothers in the Blood River died, and the other escaped."
Xuebai was furious: "Damn it! War Cat only knows how to attack by surprise!"
Thoughts emerged above its head again: "There is no other way. I can only stay here for now. At least with the big bug and the rose cannon, I should be safe. As long as I believe in the Lord of Calamity... I will stay alive first. I have to take a detour."
Just like that, the Bloodbai gang joined the Blood Lake.
Soon after, immigrants from Sand City arrived at the Blood Lake one after another, including several ice giants, some shrews and elves.
The Yao clan’s first city in Xueqiu, “Ice Lake City”, was officially established. Xueyi served as the first mayor and Xuebai served as the commander of the city.
The Ice Lake City is centered on the temple. There are no restrictions on any believers of God Yao coming to worship. Whether they are from the War Cat Clan or the Blood Clan, everyone can come to pray to the god.
The emergence of the city has little impact on the fighting cats, they still keep their distance and remain vigilant.
But it is different for the Blood Clan. Many Blood Ancestors came to visit and took the initiative to become believers of God Yao - the purpose was simple, they wanted Xueyi to bring people to help at the critical moment.
For the blood clan, faith is not important, what matters is territory and strength.
Ice Lake City became famous in a previous battle. The flower-growing giant was able to defeat thousands of enemies at once. This kind of thing could not be concealed at all. Roses bloomed in this city, and it was said that each rose was a terrifying weapon.
What fascinates them even more is the blood roses here.
The appearance of the blood rose surprised Lu Yao a little.
It was originally an ordinary Conqueror Purple Rose, planted beside the Blood Lake for area garrison so that it could open fire directly when attacked by the enemy.
However, after a period of evolution and adaptation, its appearance gradually became strange. The originally purple petals had streaks of blood-red lines, and the enchanting appearance seemed full of wildness.
At the same time, the blood rose grew taller and taller, like a plant beacon, standing proudly in Ice Lake City.
Lu Yao double-clicked to view its panel.
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[Bloodthirster Blood Rose LV4]
HP: 4001/4001 Mana: 1/1 Damage: 62 Defense: 10 Speed: 20 [Flower Language 58: Blood Boundary]
A flower spell that uses the rainbow light formed by blood elements to cause continuous damage to the enemy. It can act on multiple targets at the same time. The spell effect is related to the amount of blood elements nearby.
[Range LV4]
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Not long after, Lu Yao saw Blood Rose's actual combat ability.
A schistosome raised by a war cat quietly bypassed the ice and rocks, trying to steal blood from the vampire lake, and stepped into the attack range of the blood rose.
At this time, Shaq was debugging the Blood Rose.
The rose sprayed out a red light that enveloped the enemy. In just two seconds, the calf-sized blood-sucking worm lost its life and fell to the ground, showing death.
This scene made the war cats in the distance retreat and stay away from the death zone.
The Blood Clan of Ice Lake City was also startled. After they realized what was happening, all the Blood Servants and Blood Beasts smiled and were extremely excited.
“Blood Rose… This is simply a blood lake, no, the guardian of the city!”
"No need to worry about being attacked by the battle cats anymore!"
"Praise God Yao! The great Lord of Natural Disasters!"
"Thank you for the rose!"
…
Xueyi told the War Cats’ representatives who came to negotiate: “The roses in Ice Lake City are used to prevent danger, and they are still being adjusted.”
"Please don't get too close in the future. If you want to cooperate with us, please shoot arrows, shout or blow the horn from a distance, and we will send someone to negotiate."
Lu Yao checked the background description.
The blood rose is usually dormant, with its petals folded into a bud. It must be opened to exert its rose light tower effect.
Rose herself is very vague in her judgment of the enemy.
So just like the Conqueror Purple Rose, the Blood Rose still needs a dedicated operator to ensure that it does not accidentally hurt its own people after being activated.
From this perspective, the Rose series cannot identify enemies and friends by faith like the totem, which is simple and easy to use.
The appearance of the Blood Rose completely drove the Blood Ancestors crazy.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
They all rushed to Ice Lake City to worship and offer their faith in the hope of obtaining a blood rose. If it could be transplanted back to the Blood Lake or Blood River, it would serve as a stabilizing force.
Maocao firmly rejected this kind of request. Both the blood rose and the purple rose were weapons of mass destruction and needed to be treated with caution.
Ice Lake City finally shared some rose seeds with everyone, but they were all gentle green roses and warning white roses. These two types of roses were enough to provide warning and certain defense functions.
With the strong promotion of Ice Lake City, the nearby blood rivers, blood lakes and even blood pools gradually formed channels to connect them, turning into a dense and intertwined waterway network.
As long as you enter any blood pool, you can follow the blood stream all the way to the core Ice Lake City.
The opening and improvement of transportation allowed the blood clan in the iceberg area to be united for the first time. The presence of Ice Lake City also changed the past confrontational situation of either this or that.
The communication within the Blood Clan has increased visibly, transactions and cooperation between them are progressing rapidly, and the traditional fighting for power and territory has been greatly reduced.
Lu Yao saw a local blood ancestor persuading a young man from the south.
"No matter how good you are at fighting, can you defeat Ice Lake City?"
"How many thousands of brothers do you have who are willing to die?"
"How many rose weapons do you have in stock?"
The three soul-searching questions confused the young man.
The experienced Blood Ancestor said: "Times have changed, little brother. At least in this part of the north, life now is not about fighting and killing, but about human relationships and worldly wisdom."
"If you have the time, you might as well build good relations with Binghu City, worship God Yao more often, offer sacrifices, build waterways, cut more wood, collect some stones...try to exchange some rose seeds in Binghu City to plant back. As long as the rose defense line is laid out, the War Cats will not dare to touch you."
"Of course, I know you don't have any connections. I still have two seeds, so I'll grit my teeth and give you one at a low price. Give me a piece of wood from the mountain, and you can take the seed..."
The young Blood Ancestor hesitated: "Really?"
"Of course, I am also an outsider. I have suffered a lot before I understand these principles. You look the same as I did two years ago. Listen to others' advice and don't suffer. I don't want you to suffer."
"...Wait for me, I'll go find some wood. Brothers, follow me up the mountain! Let's chop down some trees!"
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The blood clan in the Ice Mountain area gradually completed their integration and ideological transformation.
They have developed a tradition of praying and visiting temples, and are proud of roses. In order to better cultivate roses, many blood ancestors even bring blood beasts to open up farmland and gardens.
Roses became the introduction for the blood clan to enter the field of farming.
At the same time, the war cat clan next door ignited the war.
During the Maoqiu Conference, Marshal Bai Maosha of the Third Legion was placed under house arrest. The Second Legion began to take over the entire Third Legion, and those who refused to be incorporated were considered rebels and were wanted.
The First Legion guarding the coastline remained silent.
The area near Ice Lake City is full of old cats from the Third Legion. A small number of them are unwilling to be recruited by the Second Legion, and have been avoiding capture all the way.
At this time, Binghu City took action and took in the fleeing war cats - if they believed in God Yao.
The Second Army protested severely against this.
Xueyi only informed them: "Ice Lake City has an obligation to ensure the stability of the surrounding area. We will not interfere in the internal affairs of the Battle Cats."
"But considering that the chaos has not stopped for a long time, we have reason to doubt whether you can do a good job in stabilizing the region. Therefore, the surrounding area will be temporarily taken over by Ice Lake City. Please come back to negotiate with us after you have unified your internal forces."
After the announcement, roses were planted in the defense zone near Ice Lake City.
Faced with the Rose Turret's direct attack, the Second War Cat Legion could only swallow its anger and retreat its defense line.
At this juncture, a scarred black cat traveled all the way through mountains and rivers to Ice Lake City.
"I want to see Cat Grass."
Seeing this old cat, Mao Cao was surprised: "Captain Mao Ji, why are you here?"
"Something big happened at Cat Hill."
Black Cat Cat Ji said: "Marshal Huang of the Second Legion found the skeleton of an ancient chinchilla under the Nine Grain Pillar Totem and tried to awaken the dead chinchilla. Marshal Sha has been investigating the Second Legion in order to stop its radical measures, which is why he was placed under house arrest."
"Has Totoro been awakened?"
"No. The Totoro didn't respond, but Marshal Huang awakened something even more terrifying..."
"White Dragon Soul."
(End of this chapter)