Chapter 168: Big Snowstorm, Excited Citizens!
Hearing this, Isabel bit her lower lip lightly and looked at the Blood Spider Queen angrily.

Because she really couldn't refute it.

Cao Xing looked at Xierda beside him and was immediately delighted.

Unexpectedly, this woman who had always been so arrogant started to speak up for him today.

Although it was a battle period now, Cao Xing couldn't help but secretly give Xierda a thumbs up.

However, after seeing Cao Xing's gesture, the Blood Spider Queen made a disdainful "tsk" sound.

He tilted his head to the side again.

Cao Xing didn't care either.

At this moment, the health of the human-faced tree elder has been reduced to the lowest level by Sarah.

In the state of [Hymn of Rebirth], Sarah simply gave up all defenses and began to chop at the human-faced tree frantically!
Those injury figures are so shocking!

The elder of the human-faced tree also knew that if it continued like this, it would be chopped to death by the dark elf woman in front of it!

At this moment, it took back all the notes, as if it wanted to enter a state of life absorption!
With this skill, the Human-Faced Tree Elder will recover 1% per second, which means a recovery number of more than five thousand!
At this time, Bron rushed over directly.

Then he raised his shield and slammed it to the ground!
Glacier fissure!

The horrible frost spread and instantly covered the entire body of the human-faced tree.

This also interrupted the [Life Absorption] skill of the Human-Faced Tree Elder.

Cao Xing praised: "Bron, you did a good job."

Bron rubbed his head sheepishly.

After 8 seconds.

The newborn hymn is not over yet.

The health of the human-faced tree elder has been reduced to zero.

A system prompt appears.

[Your territory member: Sarah Blade Dance killed the Human-Faced Tree Elder lv32, a fourth-order boss-level creature, and gained experience points: 6400]

[Combatants gain experience points: 3200]

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At this moment, all the branches of the elder human-faced tree drooped down.

Everyone withdrew from the combat state.

Cao Xing saw that at the root of the elder's human-faced tree, there appeared a heart full of life and a bright soul.

Cao Xing's heart suddenly moved, and then he ordered: "Assam, as usual, cut down the branches of these human-faced trees first."

"As you command! Lord Lord!"

Everyone started to do so.

Cao Xing couldn't wait to come to the side of the elder of the human-faced tree and picked up everything on the ground.

[Obtain: Heart of the Human-Faced Tree Elder (Purple)]

[Obtain: Bark of the Human-Faced Tree Elder (Purple)]

[Obtain: Top-quality tree sap (purple)*7]

[Obtain: Advanced Element Crystals*5]

[Obtain: Large Book of Agility*1]

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"As expected, a more advanced human-faced tree heart has appeared! Haha!"

Cao Xing was very excited.

Then he took a look at the properties of the materials.

[Heart of the Human-Faced Tree Elder (Purple): A heart that contains tremendous vitality]

[Effect 1: After taking it, it can increase the upper limit of life by 1000 points, and it can take effect once at most]

[Effect 2: Accelerates the growth time of some magical plants or special creatures by 3 to 5 years.]

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[Bark of the Human-Faced Tree Elder (Purple): An extremely tough material that also contains some of the life force of the Human-Faced Tree Elder.]

(Can be used to craft rare quality leather armor or other items, with a greater chance of adding special effects.)
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[Top-grade tree sap (purple): tree sap that contains magical power and has a clearer taste.]

(After taking it, you can restore a large amount of mental strength.)
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"It can actually increase the growth time by at least 3 years! This is too powerful!"

"This time, not only can we speed up the emergence of the Pale Tree, but we can also allow the Pale Tree to grow for a few more years!"

You know, after the Pale Tree grows out, it will have two blessing effects, which are very powerful.

And as the Pale Tree grows, the strength of the blessing will increase.

At this moment, Dabai also felt very eager for the heart in Cao Xing's hand.

Now the blue quality human-faced tree heart has no effect on Dabai.

However, this purple human-faced tree heart can allow Dabai to grow again.

Cao Xing touched its nose and said, "Dabai, don't worry. I still have a use for this heart."

"Next time we come to the Witch Forest, I'll find you a new boss heart. Do you understand?"

"Woo..."

Dabai nodded slightly, as if he understood what Cao Xing said.

It suppressed the desire in my heart.

At this time, Assam and his men had already cut down all the vines on the human-faced trees.

However, a lot of effort was spent on this leader-level human-faced tree.

These vines are so resilient!

Then, Cao Xing also collected all the materials on the ground.

[Obtain: Tough Vines (Green)*782]

[Obtain: Strong vines (blue) * 195]

[Obtain: Ancient vine (purple) * 113]

[Obtain: Ice Crystal Human Face Tree Guarding Heart (Blue) *2]

[Obtain: Ice Crystal Human Face Tree Guardian Bark (Blue) *2]

[Obtain: Medium-quality sap (blue) * 36]

【get……】

……

Cao Xing glanced at his backpack.

Among them, the total number of human-faced tree hearts of various grades exceeded one hundred.

There are 102 green grade ones.

There are 8 blue grade ones.

1 purple grade piece.

Beyond that, there's a whole host of vines, bark, and sap.

Cao Xing sighed again: "What a harvest today!"

I glanced at the time above my head.

【Due to nightfall: 1:53】

[Current temperature: -56℃]

【Current weather: moderate snow】

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"Hmm? Has it started snowing already?"

Cao Xing raised his head and looked at the sky.

However, it seemed that because the vegetation in the Witch Forest was too dense, the snowflakes could not drift in.

However, the temperature is constantly dropping.

Cao Xing thought for a moment and said, "Let's go. We are going to return to the camp."

After he finished speaking, he and Liu Muxue returned to Dabai's back.

And on the back of Dabai, there was a hunter killer who was tied up.

Boom!dong dong!

The mammoth's pace was not too fast.

Because the terrain in the forest is more complex and there are more obstacles.

If the natives of this world did not have a strong sense of direction, even a third or fourth level warrior would probably get lost in the forest.

But fortunately, Cao Xing has a small map that comes with the system.

With Cao Xing's guidance, they started to move forward, and in about half an hour, they rushed out of the Witch Forest.

They also encountered attacks from some face-faced trees and wild beasts on the way.

But Cao Xing didn't want to waste time, so he didn't bother with them any more.

The moment you step out of the Witch Forest.

Cao Xing saw a vast expanse of white in front of him, and a cold wind blew towards him instantly.

"call--"

Not only that, snowflakes as big as goose feathers kept falling, almost filling the entire scene ahead.

Cao Xing couldn't help but complain: "Oh my god...how can this be called snow?"

“Is this a big snowstorm?”

Assam and others were also a little confused.

The weather was fine when we entered the forest, but as soon as we came out we encountered such a heavy snowstorm.

Moreover, such heavy snow is likely to cause some geological disasters.

Cao Xing said: "We need to speed up. The snow is getting heavier and heavier, which will slow down our movement."

"From now on, you follow me and move at full speed!"

After saying that, Cao Xing controlled Dabai and started running out wildly.

The others followed behind the mammoth, concentrating on their journey.

Boom!dong dong!

The mammoth took steps with its strong hooves, and every step it took created a deep pit in the snow.

Cao Xing didn't know how long the snow had been falling.

But it should not exceed three hours.

The snow on the ground had once again reached above Dabai's ankles, and was about forty to fifty centimeters thick.

"Hu-hu-"

The cold wind whistled in his ears, and the snowflakes in the sky fascinated Cao Xing's eyes.

After a while, a layer of snow appeared on everyone's head or body.

Even on Assam's armor, there were spots of white frost.

In such a heavy snowstorm, visibility is no more than twenty meters.

Even if there is a mini map, it won't tell you what obstacles or traps are ahead.

There were several times when Dabai rushed too fast and Cao Xing didn't have time to give orders, and he almost crashed into a boulder.

In desperation, Cao Xing could only ask Dabai to slow down his movement speed.

The 'moderate snow' has greatly reduced their mobility.

The heavy snow continued to fall until nightfall.

It took them nearly two and a half hours to reach the territory.

It was completely dark by now.

Cao Xing glanced at the coordinates of the camp.

It is still 30 kilometers away from their current location.

Cao Xing said, "It's almost done. It will take about twenty minutes."

The temperature has now dropped to -60℃.

And there is another more troublesome thing.

That is, as night falls, visibility decreases again.

In other words, their progress will be hindered.

A group of people ran wildly in the vast snowfield against the wind and snow.

However, I don’t know what the newly joined Isabel and Hilda are doing.

The two women were standing one in front and one behind, and they seemed to be competing to see who was moving faster.

Cao Xing was speechless. These two women were fighting with each other. Why did they have to compete in everything?

As they ran, they even ran ahead of Cao Xing.

At this moment, Isabel condensed a ball of holy light, which turned into the shape of a shuttle and placed it under her feet. Then, she stepped on the light shuttle and moved forward at a high speed as if she was sliding on the snow.

When passing by Cao Xing, Isabel whispered: "Lord, let me use the Holy Light to guide your way forward."

Although Cao Xing was confused, he still nodded.

At the same time, Isabel raised her staff, and the power of holy light gathered like a bright light bulb, illuminating the road ahead.

Seeing this scene, Cao Xing said happily: "Can this holy light be used in this way?"

As a mage, Isabel's control over holy light has reached perfection.

At least, Cao Xing admitted that he couldn't gather the power of holy light and use it as a skateboard.

Even if he broke through to the third level, he couldn't do this.

After thinking about it, this might be related to Isabel's skill: [Advanced Holy Light Control].

Ai Li, the mage apprentice in Cao Xing's territory, has the skill [Basic Flow Coordination].

When their understanding and application of elements reaches a new stage, they will become [Intermediate Flow Coordination] and can master more advanced magic.

Just like Assam's [Elementary Swordsmanship Mastery].

Through continuous practice, you can improve your basic sword skills to the intermediate level, and then to the advanced level.

Every breakthrough will make his swordsmanship more sophisticated.

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With Isabel's guidance, Cao Xing and others' progress was greatly accelerated.

At this time, Cao Xing saw that Xierda had begun to fall behind.

Because of the difference in level, Hilda was quickly left behind by Isabel.

At this moment, Isabel, who was as holy as a goddess, turned around and chuckled.

However, this made Hilda feel humiliated!

But she was powerless to do anything.

I could only angrily say: "Damn bitch! When I regain my original strength, I will tear your skirt to pieces and hang you upside down on the pillar!"

Seeing her angry look, Cao Xing said, "Don't be angry. When you reach level 20, I will give you an intermediate power heart. Then you will be able to catch up with her."

Hearing this, Xierda moved her eight legs and came to Cao Xing's side. "Really? Lord?"

Cao Xing nodded, "Of course, when have I ever lied to you?"

At this moment, the proud Blood Spider Queen showed a touch of emotion in her eyes for the first time.

A system prompt appears.

[Due to your promise, the loyalty of territory member: Hilda Bloodkiss to you has increased, and the current loyalty is 80]

Cao Xing was stunned. He didn't expect that this could increase loyalty.

However, I finally managed to raise the loyalty of this troublesome Blood Spider Queen to 80.

And at this moment, Hilda seemed to realize that her reaction was too excited.

She tilted her head and snorted, "Tsk! Even without your heart of power, I would still be able to defeat that woman."

Cao Xing was speechless.

What a troublesome woman.

Of course, this is just a small episode.

Guided by Isabel's holy light, everyone continued on their journey.

Thirty minutes later.

They returned to the vicinity of the territory.

...

Outside, it was windy and snowy.

In front of us, inside a territory surrounded by a three or four meter high wall, it was warm as spring.

The drifting snowflakes fell on the ground or buildings in the territory and were quickly melted by the temperature emitted by the furnace.

So, except for the area around the territory, the ground looks clean.

The snow outside is almost one meter high!
At the same time, there were many figures standing on the city wall.

Most of the people came to the city wall, looking forward to it.

After waiting for a while, the polar man Da Zhuang couldn't help but said worriedly: "Why hasn't the Lord come back today?"

The three strong men next to him echoed: "Yes, the Lord has never come back so late..."

Others showed worried looks in their eyes.

And Xia Yanni next to her was also holding Tong Chuchu's hand.

She saw the worry in her daughter's eyes, and then she comforted her softly, "Brother Cao Xing is so powerful, he will be fine, don't worry, Chuchu."

"And I also sent him a message. They should still be on their way back."

Tong Chuchu nodded vigorously, "Yeah!"

Including the tree spirit sisters, Ilena and others, were all waiting silently.

In this territory, Cao Xing has become the spiritual pillar of many people.

At this moment, Elisa, who was standing on the watchtower, exclaimed: "God of the Moon, I saw a mammoth!"

"It seems there is another glowing woman!"

"It's the Lord who has returned!"

Hearing this, everyone looked over.

It turned out to be just as Elisa said.

A mammoth, along with a group of human figures, was running wildly in the snow, braving the wind and snow.

At the front of the team was a woman stepping on a light shuttle, her whole body glowing.

When Da Zhuang saw this scene, he immediately raised his hands excitedly.

"Haha! The Lord is finally back!"

"Great!"

Everyone seemed very happy and excited.

Outside the territory, the sound of mammoths running was astonishing.

Even if the snow is almost one meter deep, it will not have much impact on the big white.

The door has been opened in advance.

After Cao Xing gave permission to the half-dead hunter killer on his back.

He led everyone directly into the territory.

At this time, everyone saw Isabel bathed in the holy light, and couldn't help but be amazed by her beauty.

However, they soon turned their attention to Cao Xing!
Just kidding, there are a lot of beauties in this territory and they usually see a lot of them.

In comparison, the return of the lord is more exciting.

The polar man Da Zhuang held the hammer and said excitedly: "Lord, you are back!"

The tree spirits next to them also said happily: "Lord, welcome back."

Elisa went straight to Cao Xing and said excitedly: “Lord! You worried me to death!”

Seeing this, Cao Xing laughed and said, "What's going on? Why do you make it seem like I can't come back?"

Da Zhuang touched his head and said innocently, "My Lord has never come back so late, and it's snowing so heavily outside, so we are all very worried about you."

Citizen Cao Yi also chuckled and said, "Yes, little Elisa was ready to gather her team of archers to go out and look for the Lord, but was stopped by Mr. Mel."

Hearing this, Elisa on the side suddenly widened her eyes and waved her hands quickly: “I didn’t! I didn’t!”

"I stayed in the territory honestly!"

After hearing this, Cao Xing looked over.

Elisa immediately lowered her head and said aggrievedly: "I know I was wrong... Lord..."

Seeing her pitiful appearance, Cao Xing smiled.

"Okay, I don't blame you. Don't do this next time, okay? Just stay in the territory."

Speaking of this, Cao Xing remembered something.

"Also, didn't I leave a small communication device for you and Kandar? Why don't you use it to contact me?"

Hearing this, Elisa and the Centaur looked at each other and suddenly realized something.

"Wow! I actually forgot about that!"

The Centaur next to him also touched his head and said, "My Lord, we Centaurs have never used this kind of thing, so we subconsciously ignored it."

Cao Xing was speechless.

At this moment, everyone laughed.

The tree spirit sisters, as well as Xia Yanni and her daughter, all had gentle smiles on their faces.

The four new wild boar warriors looked at this scene in surprise.

"Oh! Our powerful lord seems to be deeply loved by the people!"

"Yes, Lab! I feel that this is a very good territory. I see happy smiles on the faces of these people!"

The Holy Light Priest beside him was thoughtful, "Happiness? In such a cruel world, happiness is something that people desire more than warmth."

"Even the Vatican can't make people happy..."

She looked at Cao Xing's back, as if thinking about something.

At this time, Cao Xing saw the leader Cao Yi next to him, and said, "Cao Yi, report today's work."

The elderly Cao Yi walked over with firm steps and said solemnly: "Reply to the Lord."

"Today we sent a total of 40 people to collect resources from five resource points outside."

"A total of 7644 pieces of wood, 5324 pieces of stone, and 1455 pieces of coal have been collected."

"Then there are some metal ores. After processing, a total of 894 pieces of iron and 532 pieces of copper were obtained."

Cao Xing nodded.

These are the basic resources of the territory and are quite important.

If the basic resources were sufficient, Cao Xing would not need to go to the trading market to exchange these things, but instead concentrate on exchanging for Ice Dragon Seals, skill books, blueprints and other things that would help improve his strength.

"Cao Yi, please continue."

Leader Cao Yi said: "After two days of mining, we have already harvested all the timber from one of our small timber resource points."

"Kandar and Kantel warriors found a medium-sized forest five kilometers away. The wood in it should be enough for us to mine for seven days."

"But they found the footprints of jungle trolls in this wood, but because it was getting dark, they did not go in."

"In addition to these, we have also built half of the intermediate city wall, seven primary elemental arrow towers, and five frost arrow towers."

"However, we stopped after the bonfire reached level 12, because we needed the precious metal Mithril to upgrade it to level 13."

After hearing this, Cao Xing thought for a moment, then looked towards the furnace in the center of the territory.

[Furnace: Level 12]

[Furnace effect: can increase the temperature of an area with a diameter of 1500 meters by 27℃~35℃]

[Consumption]: 60 minutes/240 wood or 60 minutes/60 coal.

[Materials required for the next level]: Stone*1000, Wood 500, Iron*300, Copper*100, Mithril*20, Primary Element Crystal*10]

(Introduction: A furnace that can provide a large amount of heat. With it, you have the ability to survive in this extremely cold world.)
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After the furnace is upgraded to level 12, the heating range is increased by another 500 meters and the temperature is also slightly increased.

However, Cao Xing currently has no plans to expand his territory, as the current territory area is sufficient.

It is indeed as Cao Yi said, when the furnace is upgraded from level 12 to level 13, it starts to require mithril.

Cao Xing glanced at the reserves of precious materials in his backpack.

[Primary Element Crystal*472]

【Intermediate Element Crystal*87】

[Mithril*519]

[Eternal Gold Ingot*26]

[Magic Pattern Stone*6]

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Cao Xing thought to himself, "The reserves of mithril are quite sufficient and can be used to create many things."

"And the Eternal Gold Ingot and Magic Pattern Stone are the materials used to build the Hero Altar, and they are much worse."

He had already made a decision when he thought of this, and then he ordered: "Cao Yi, continue upgrading the furnace starting tomorrow, and stop after it reaches level 15."

"Then we will build our 10 primary elemental arrow towers to the intermediate level."

"Everyone else, just like today, focus on collecting resources."

The chieftain Cao Yi said respectfully, "As you command, Lord!"

At this time, Old Mel also came over, "My Lord, there is good news!"

"Cloud Yak's mood has stabilized. We can collect the first batch of hair tonight!"

Hearing this, Cao Xing's eyes lit up instantly!
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(End of this chapter)