Big Event Preview—Fractals of Dreams and Skritt’s Golden Treasure!

If Cao Xing truly did that, how would he be any different from the Watchers leader?

At the very least, before he figured out how to handle this situation, he could not make a move.

At this moment, Cao Xing suddenly felt a sense of relaxation on his shoulders.

A pair of soft, small hands were resting on them, gently kneading.

Looking up, he discovered it was Liu Muxue.

This beauty had arrived behind Cao Xing at some point to massage his shoulders.

Her strength was very light, yet just right.

In normal times, Liu Muxue often massaged Cao Xing's shoulders, and over time, her technique had become proficient.

Cao Xing closed his eyes comfortably.

A few minutes later, he grabbed the beauty's palms.

He said, "Let's go, Muxue, let's head out first."

"Mm." Liu Muxue responded softly.

Afterward, the two of them pushed open the door to the Lords Castle together.

As soon as they stepped out, Cao Xing saw two thin, small figures at the entrance; they were two children.

They seemed to have been waiting here for a long time, and upon seeing Cao Xing come out, light instantly appeared in their eyes.

These two children were the pair of siblings he had saved back in the Weilun Kingdom.

At this moment, the two children had changed into clean clothes, and their injuries had also improved.

However, on the little boy's face, because he had previously been eroded by the Blood Curse, a bright red mark remained, appearing somewhat glaring.

The little girl beside him was holding his hand tightly, looking somewhat nervous.

The little girl was very pretty, and no obvious scars were left on her body or face.

At this time, the little boy summoned his courage, took a step forward, and said in a childish voice:

"Kind and powerful sir, thank you for saving us and giving us a warm home and clean clothes."

"We offer you our most sincere gratitude."

He bowed somewhat clumsily to show respect to Cao Xing.

Looking at the mute little girl beside him, he whispered, "Meli, hurry and pay your respects to this lord."

"O—okay, brother—"

The little girl also bent her waist, learning from her brother to pay respects.

However, when she lowered her head, she peeked at Cao Xing and Liu Muxue beside him with the corner of her eyes.

And when her gaze fell on Liu Muxue's face, she was instantly stunned by her breathtaking beauty, freezing in place.

Looking at this pair of siblings, a smile appeared on Cao Xing's face as he said in a gentle tone, "It's nothing, are your injuries feeling better?"

The little boy stood up straight, his tone filled with gratitude: "Thank you for your concern, sir. Our injuries have already improved a lot, and we will fully recover in a few days."

"Please rest assured, once I am free to move, I will definitely work hard to repay your kindness."

He appeared very sensible; although he was only seven or eight years old, his demeanor and speech revealed a maturity beyond his age.

The little girl beside him also timidly added, "I will also help together with brother."

Cao Xing looked at the well-behaved appearance of these children, and a smile appeared on his face once again.

He asked, "What are your names?"

The little boy straightened his back and answered earnestly, "My name is Julian, and this is my younger sister, Meli."

Cao Xing nodded, his gaze falling upon them.

In front of him, two attribute panels gradually appeared.

[Name: Julian]

[Level: Level 2]

[Affiliated Faction: Cao Xing]

[Health Points: 354/400 (Pale Tree Blessing)]

[Attack Power: 1~3]

[Attribute: None]

[Skills: None]

[Talent: None]

[Status: Dream (1)]

[Name: Meli]

[Level: Level 1]

[Affiliated Faction: Cao Xing]

[Health Points: 127/200 (Pale Tree Blessing)]

[Attack Power: 0~1]

[Attribute: None]

[Skills: None]

[Talent: None]

The attributes and talents of these two were mediocre, and the situation where the children taken in by the protagonist were all gifted did not occur as it did in stories.

However, what Cao Xing was more concerned about were the words displayed in the little boy's status.

"This Dream (1) — what does it mean?"

"Is Julian dreaming?"

However, there was no note on the system, and he was not quite sure what it represented.

Shaking his head, Cao Xing couldn't be bothered to delve into it.

After all, there were too many guys with shocking backgrounds in his territory.

The status of this little boy did not attract too much of his attention.

Therefore, Cao Xing said, "You are still too young; the territory does not need you to work right now."

"For now, just learn some knowledge in the territory, and consider other things when you grow up in the future."

Hearing this, the pair of children looked at each other.

Julian summoned his courage and tentatively asked, "Sir, I want to learn combat skills like those soldiers to protect my sister and the territory in the future."

"Is that okay?"

Cao Xing was slightly stunned, then chuckled, "Yes, but while learning combat skills, you must not fall behind in your studies."

At this moment, he seemed to have thought of something.

"Right, I will find you a teacher of a similar age."

After finishing, he pressed the communication device on his ear and said, "Little Chuchu, come find me at the Lords Castle."

The call was connected quickly, and the sounds of two little girls playing could be heard in his ear.

"Sister Elisa, put me down quickly, big brother is calling us."

"Waa! Little Chuchu, the mech is about to go out of control, I can't stop it!"

"Save me!"

Then, there was a series of violent collision sounds, along with the exclamations of the two little girls.

Cao Xing's mouth twitched.

He didn't even need to think to know that Elisa was taking Little Chuchu to do something strange again.

After a moment, things seemed to have stabilized on Tong Chuchu's end.

She replied quickly over the voice channel, "Big brother, I'm coming right away."

"Good, be careful." Cao Xing instructed.

"Got it, big brother."

Both sides hung up the communication.

Not long after, a series of dull footsteps could be heard from afar.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

The pair of young siblings involuntarily cast their gazes over.

Under everyone's gaze, a humanoid monster with a steel-like luster, nearly four or five meters tall, appeared on the street ahead.

The steel monster took heavy strides, walking slowly toward them, its presence imposing.

It was precisely the improved Earth Dragon Mech.

At this moment, Little Chuchu was sitting on the mech's shoulder, watching Cao Xing's side.

"I see big brother, Sister Elisa, let's go over quickly."

At the same time, the energy core on the chest of the Earth Dragon Mech emitted a dazzling blue light.

Then, with a burst of acceleration, it rushed over like a sharp arrow!

The instantaneously erupted speed even exceeded 900 meters per second.

When the massive Earth Dragon Mech arrived beside everyone, its figure stabilized instantly.

However, the strong wind stirred up by the acceleration still made everyone involuntarily squint their eyes.

The pair of siblings were almost blown away directly!

At the same time, Little Chuchu jumped down directly from the mech with a smile on her face and said, "Big brother, I'm here."

The hatch of the Earth Dragon Mech opened wide, and a small head popped out from inside; it was Elisa.

"Lord, Elisa is here too!" she said with a grin.

Seeing this scene, Cao Xing was somewhat speechless and asked, "Elisa, when did you learn to pilot the Earth Dragon Mech?"

The little girl said proudly, "Heh heh! I learned it myself, isn't that amazing?"

Cao Xing said speechlessly again, "What's amazing about it? You've cracked so many floor tiles in the territory."

"If you do this again, I will forbid you from touching these things."

Hearing this, Elisa also turned her head to look, and a look of panic immediately appeared on her face.

She looked at Cao Xing and said imploringly, "Woooo—Elisa will be careful next time, please don't forbid me from piloting the mech, Lord."

"I beg you, Elisa will do anything—"

Looking at her feigned pitiful appearance, a look of helplessness appeared on Cao Xing's face.

He shook his head, looked at the two people beside him, and said, "Julian, Meli, come here."

Hearing this, the pair of siblings cautiously came to Cao Xing's side.

They looked at the behemoth with fearful eyes, feeling both curious and afraid of this metal monster.

"From now on, you will follow Little Chuchu first; she will take you to do some simple training, and in the evening, you will follow her to the library to study."

After finishing, Cao Xing looked at the little girl in front of him and instructed, "Little Chuchu, from now on, Julian and Meli will be with you."

Hearing this, Little Chuchu blinked her innocent eyes and nodded obediently, "Okay, big brother."

She took the initiative to come to the side of the pair of siblings and revealed a bright smile: "Hello, my name is Tong Chuchu, from now on we are partners."

Seeing this, the pair of siblings responded somewhat nervously, "H—hello—"

At this time, Elisa from the side also leaned in, and she whispered a few words in the ears of the pair of siblings.

After hearing this, the siblings' disappointment instantly vanished, replaced by immense anticipation!

"Big sister, is what you said true?" Julian couldn't help asking, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

Even his little sister Meli opened her eyes wide.

Elisa proudly patted her flat chest and said triumphantly, "Of course it's true, Captain Elisa is omnipotent!"

The two little ones were completely taken in by her, their eyes filled with admiration!

Meanwhile, Elisa turned around, gave a light leap, and jumped into the cockpit of the Ground Dragon Mecha.

Then she controlled the mecha to crouch down, making a gesture of invitation, "Everyone get on, we need to hurry, otherwise we won't be able to go once it gets dark!"

Hearing this, the siblings were still in a daze, while Tong Chuchu nearby had already skillfully jumped onto the shoulder of the Ground Dragon Mecha.

Seeing this, Julian and Meli also gathered their courage and stepped up.

The steel-forged shoulders and arms of the Ground Dragon Mecha carried three small figures.

"Vroom— Vroom—" With a low roar, the Ground Dragon Mecha slowly stood up, then took large strides, disappearing from the spot in the blink of an eye.

Cao Xing and Liu Muxue exchanged a glance, a gentle smile appearing on both their faces.

"Let's go, Muxue, we'll patrol the territory, then take a look outside to prepare for building the Giant City."

"Okay."

Afterwards, Cao Xing and Liu Muxue took a tour of the territory together.

Then they crossed the city wall and observed the terrain around the territory, covering an area of six or seven kilometers.

The area outside the territory was certainly not flat; the ground was scattered with many obstacles and deep pits, and some huge rocks blocked the way.

Before building the Giant City, these deep pits had to be filled and the huge rocks removed.

This was also no small project.

Thus, Cao Xing called for another group of workers to start clearing the area outside the territory.

Those large pits were gradually filled by the workers, and the huge rocks were chipped away bit by bit, becoming the basic material [Stone Blocks].

Just like that, three days passed in a flash.

During these three days, everything was calm and peaceful.

Even the weather around the world became much milder.

The Survivors also had a rare few days of good life.

However, on the morning of the fourth day, a system notification appeared.

[Attention all Survivors, you have passed the 13th day of the Turbulent Period. From now on, the weather around the world will continue to return to its usual frequency.]

[Snowstorms will intensify and will occasionally be accompanied by natural disasters. Please be prepared to cope.]

[At the same time, the system will launch two small events in sixty days: 'Dream Fragment Layer' and 'Golden Skratt Treasure'.]

[Dream Fragment Layer: A dream entrance will appear next to the bonfire in every Survivor's territory. You can enter the Dream Fragment Layer through the dream entrance.]

[The Dream Fragment Layer is divided into one hundred floors. The map of each floor is extremely vast, and it will be accompanied by various puzzles and enemies within the dream.]

[Survivors need to constantly solve puzzles, defeat enemies, and find the dream exit within the specified time.]

[Due to the extremely vast size of this map, the Regional Challenge Mode will be activated.]

[All Survivor Lords in each major region will enter the same map and work together to find the dream exit.]

[The region that finds the dream exit first will receive generous mysterious rewards.]

[Please note! In the Dream Fragment Layer, anything can happen. Here, it is not just about having powerful strength, but also requiring extraordinary wisdom and keen insight.]

(Detailed challenge rules and rewards will be announced on the day the Dream Fragment Layer opens.)

When the first part of the system notification ended, the worldwide chat channel boiled over again!

"Holy crap! Dream Fragment Layer, and the whole region challenges it together? Is this really what the system calls a small event?!"

"It's truly a bit absurd. A major region now has at least over a hundred thousand Lords. If everyone goes in together, it's hard to imagine how big this Dream Fragment Layer is!"

"Brothers, I read that the system says whichever region finds the dream exit first gets the rewards for the whole region. Doesn't this mechanism feel a bit unfair?"

This person's remark drew agreement from many Survivors.

"Yeah, wouldn't those regions with top-tier powerhouses just lead the entire region to a speedrun?"

"With that one person there, wouldn't the rewards for the Dream Fragment Layer be completely monopolized by them?"

Obviously, the one they were referring to was Cao Xing.

After all, as the only Lord on the entire server confirmed to have Legendary powerhouses, and more than one at that.

If he were to make a move, it was clear that other regions would have no chance at all.

However, some other Survivors held different opinions.

"What are you thinking? Didn't you see what the system said later? In the Dream Fragment Layer, strength doesn't represent everything; you need wisdom and observation skills to clear it!"

"That's right, our India is world-renowned for wisdom and strategy! Any puzzle is just a piece of cake for us!"

"No matter how strong this Cao Xing is, it's impossible for him to solve all the puzzles alone."

"It seems our Eagle Country's think tank should also be dispatched. This time in the Dream Fragment Layer, we must strive to clear it as fast as possible!"

For a time, Survivors from many regions began to rub their hands in anticipation.

They all wanted to outdo the Chinese Survivors and Cao Xing in the Dream Fragment Layer event!

Just then, the second system notification appeared.

[Attention Survivors! Now announcing the second event rule: Golden Skratt Treasure]

[In sixty-one days, which is the second day after the Dream Fragment Layer opens, a small number of 'Golden Skratt' will randomly spawn in various map areas.]

[The Golden Skratt carries various precious treasures and coins in its pocket. After defeating it, it will drop a portion of the treasures from its pocket.]

[If you kill it, you will also obtain some special items.]

[If Survivor Lords discover a 'Golden Skratt' in the wild, you can choose to announce its location on the map to receive a Silver Treasure Chest * 1 as a reward, or you can choose to fight it alone.]

[Please note! The difficulty of the monsters in this event is relatively high. The Golden Skratt is a Level 70 Boss~Commander creature, and there is a probability of a Dominator-level Golden Skratt King appearing. Please proceed with caution.]

When the two system notifications ended, the major regions once again stirred up heated discussions.

Even Cao Xing was a bit surprised.

"Oh? Dream Fragment Layer, and Golden Skratt."

"These two events are quite interesting—"

The former [Dream Fragment Layer] goes without saying; although the system calls it a small event, everyone knows that this is definitely a large-scale event.

After all, with all server Survivors participating and divided by major regions, the scale and difficulty can be imagined.

As for the 'Golden Skratt' afterwards, it sounds similar to the activity of searching for the 'Zhuo Mas Claw' back then.

It's just that the monster level is a bit higher.

A look of interest appeared on the corner of Cao Xing's mouth, "It seems the system really won't let the Survivors have any downtime."

"The Blood Chaos expansion pack just ended, and these two events were launched again."

"I wonder what the rewards will be this time?"

A sense of anticipation couldn't help but rise in his heart.

However, the system hadn't announced it, so everyone didn't know for now.

Just then, two consecutive access requests interrupted Cao Xing's train of thought.

[Black Lion Chamber of Commerce: Hilton is requesting to visit your territory. Do you agree?]

[Woodpecker Chamber of Commerce: Jess is requesting to visit your territory. Do you agree?]

Seeing this notification, a smile appeared on Cao Xing's face.

"These two have finally arrived."

He clicked "Agree" for all of them, then walked out of the Lords Castle.

Meanwhile, on the snowy ground outside the territory, two teams of carriages were slowly driving towards the city gate.

"Clip-clop, clip-clop—"

A group of guards followed each convoy, their rhythmic footsteps making them look quite imposing.

Jess and Hilton, these two rivals, walked while glaring at each other with hostile gazes.

Jess of the Woodpecker Chamber of Commerce said angrily, "Hilton, why are you always haunting me? I finally managed to come and visit Lord Cao Xing, and you followed me here!"

"Heh—I wanted to ask you that, Jess!"

Hilton sneered, his tone filled with disdain, "Let me tell you, I was personally messaged by Lord Cao Xing and invited here!"

"You're the one following behind my butt like a tag-along!"

Jess was stunned, then replied, "What? I was also invited here by Lord Cao Xing!"