Chapter 101: Blood Spider Queen, Hilda Bloodkiss

Chapter 101: Blood Spider Queen, Hilda Bloodkiss

Cao Xing continued, "In addition, manufacture several hundred meters of pipes and install heating in every building in our territory."

"Also, build a few iron gates. Once Da Zhuang and the others finish building the wall, install the iron gates on it."

"This requires a lot of manpower, so I'm also putting the Tree Spirit Race under your command."

"Any problems?"

Citizen Cao Yi listened while carefully writing down every task Cao Xing assigned.

"No problem, Lord! I guarantee the task will be completed!"

Citizen Cao Yi also led a group of people away to start assigning tasks.

At this moment, Dahua and Sanhua walked over, each carrying a wooden food box.

"Lord, this is the secret-recipe rabbit meat you ordered. It was just freshly cooked this morning and is still warm."

"We added Golden Honey to it, so it should taste quite good."

Even through the boxes, a rich aroma of meat could be smelled, making one's mouth water!

A look of delight appeared on Cao Xing's face. This was something he had asked Dahua and the others to prepare last night.

Since they had to go out to explore and gather resources during the day, they might be outside for a long time.

Cao Xing didn't want to just gnaw on bread and dry rations, so he had Dahua and the others prepare cooked food in advance.

Anyway, he had a storage backpack. Inside the storage space, the heat of these cooked foods could be preserved for at least three days.

"Dahua, well done."

He put away all the food boxes.

[Obtained Roasted Rabbit Meat *30]

The two food boxes contained 15 rabbits each, which was enough for him and his subordinates to eat outside for two days.

After doing this, Cao Xing took another look at his population.

[Current Population: 60/100]

There was still a population cap of 40 left. He had to see if he could bring back another batch of citizens today.

After all, a larger population meant stronger productivity, and productivity represented the speed of development.

If he had another 20 people right now, he could even upgrade all the [Basic City Walls] to [Intermediate City Walls] within a single day.

Cao Xing pondered, "I remember Hoge Village seems to have a Zhuolan Tavern. I wonder if I can recruit some hero units or commoners to work from there."

Just as he was thinking about this…

Nive and Juliette of the Tree Spirit Race exchanged a look, and the two women, as exquisite as action figures, walked gracefully toward Cao Xing.

The two women gently knelt down.

Cao Xing was taken aback. "What are you doing?"

Nive said softly, "Respected Lord, you saved my sister. As agreed, I present the Pale Seed to you."

Having said that, Nive stretched out her fair hands, holding a white seed, and raised it above her head.

Cao Xing also came to his senses, nodded, and put the seed away.

At the same time, a system prompt appeared.

[Quest: Nive's Commission Completed. Reward Obtained: Pale Seed *1]

[Pale Seed (Orange): Magic Plant]

[Quality: Epic]

[Effect ①: When planted in the territory, once the Pale Seed grows, it can bestow a blessing upon the entire territory, increasing maximum HP by 10% and health regeneration by 10%. For every year it grows thereafter, the blessing effect increases by 1%, up to a maximum limit of 100%.]

[Effect ②: After the Pale Seed enters its growth phase, it will automatically absorb energy from the world to improve the soil around the territory, accelerating the growth speed of plants within the territory by 5%. For every year it grows thereafter, the growth speed increases by 1%, up to a maximum limit of 50%.]

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After reading the description of the [Pale Seed], a look of realization appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

As expected of an Epic-grade magic plant.

It could actually increase maximum HP and recovery speed by 100%.

Not only that, but it could also speed up the growth rate of all plants by 50%!

With this Pale Tree around, as long as Cao Xing could find enough magic plants, he could make a fortune just by farming.

The premise was that this Pale Tree could live for a hundred years…

Cao Xing helped Nive and Juliette up, then asked, "The growth cycle of the Pale Seed is too long. Do you have a way to accelerate its growth?"

The two women exchanged a look, and then Juliette said softly, "Yes, if we can find some items with pure life force, we can accelerate the growth of the Pale Tree."

"Elise Flowers, Moore Pearls, and Life Tree Hearts can all accelerate the growth of the Pale Tree."

"But the most effective is still the dew of the Pale Holy Tree…"

"Unfortunately, the Pale Holy Tree has already been destroyed…"

At this point, sorrow appeared on the faces of Juliette and Nive.

Cao Xing looked at them and said, "Juliette, your sister should have told you. The suffering of the past is not scary. The most important thing is to have the courage to start over."

"In my territory, your Tree Spirit Race will receive fair treatment."

"So, are you willing to join us and build a happy territory together?"

This was the first time Cao Xing had formally extended an invitation to this Tree Spirit woman.

Hearing this, Juliette wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

She glanced at Nive beside her, and little Nive also nodded with an expectant look.

A smile blossomed on Juliette's face, exceptionally beautiful like a blooming Moon Congealing Flower.

She said softly, "It is my honor to join your territory, respected Lord."

[Tree Spirit Race: Juliette has joined your territory. Territory Population +1]

A smile also appeared on Cao Xing's face.

Then he took a look at Juliette's attributes, and to his surprise…

As soon as Juliette joined, her loyalty actually reached 90 directly.

This was likely related to Cao Xing saving her.

At this moment, Cao Xing seemed to remember something, and a beating heart suddenly appeared in his hand.

It was exactly the [Snow Demon's Heart].

The system description said this thing possessed extremely strong life force and could be used to accelerate the growth of certain plants, but Cao Xing wasn't sure if it could be used on the Pale Seed.

So he asked, "Juliette, can this heart be used to accelerate the growth of the Pale Seed?"

Looking at the bright red heart in Cao Xing's hand, a hint of fear appeared on Juliette's delicate features.

But she also felt an extremely vigorous life force from it.

Juliette nodded gently. "Lord, yes. The life force contained within this heart can accelerate the growth cycle of the Pale Seed by three years."

Hearing her reply, Cao Xing was instantly delighted.

It really worked!

That was something to talk about.

If one Snow Demon's Heart accelerated it by three years, wouldn't he only need to kill over thirty more Snow Demons to make the Pale Tree fully grow?

As if seeing through Cao Xing's thoughts, Juliette said softly, "Lord… the same item cannot repeatedly accelerate the growth of the Pale Tree…"

"If it's a second heart, it might only accelerate it by two years. The third one will weaken further, and the fourth one will have no effect…"

Hearing this, Cao Xing nodded. This result was within his expectations.

Thus, Cao Xing first handed the [Pale Seed] and the [Snow Demon's Heart] to Juliette.

He also handed over the four [Moon Congealing Flowers] and [Mutated Thorny Vine Seeds] harvested yesterday to her.

"Juliette, I'll leave this Pale Seed to you to plant in the territory."

"In addition, these Moon Congealing Flowers and Mutated Thorny Vines also need to be replanted. The Ice Crystal Stones needed are in the storage box, take as many as you need."

"You are a woman full of wisdom. Now, use your knowledge to make our territory more prosperous!"

Hearing Cao Xing's solemn instructions…

Juliette said, deeply moved, "Lord, thank you very much for your recognition and high regard."

"Juliette will do a good job with what you've ordered!"

After saying that, she went to get busy along with little Nive.

All the citizens began their day's work.

Cao Xing nodded. "I also need to make preparations to go out and explore."

He hadn't forgotten his promise to Old Mel yesterday to go to Snowfall Lake to look for his daughter, Elisa.

As well as to see if he could find the legendary Cloud Yak.

However, before setting off, he still had some preparations to make.

He was going to place the [Shining Throne] obtained yesterday inside the Lords Manor.

This was an Epic-grade item, though its last two strongest special effects required a Level 4 Lords Manor to activate.

But the previous stats of Charisma +50 and Luck +10 were also quite good.

Entering the Lords Manor, Cao Xing directly took out the [Shining Throne].

[Do you wish to bind the Shining Throne to your territory?]

"Yes."

[Binding successful. Lucky Gem special effect activated. Luck +10]

Cao Xing clapped his hands in satisfaction.

Looking at the throne in front of him, which was 1.5 meters wide and nearly 2 meters high, radiating a magnificent aura, it looked completely out of place in this low, small building.

But Cao Xing believed that in the near future, he would be able to upgrade the Lords Cabin to a higher-level Lords Manor, or even a castle, or even a palace!

At that time, he would sit upon this throne and issue various orders to his subordinates.

Just thinking about it made Cao Xing look forward to it.

Then, he stepped out of the Lords Cabin again and headed toward the edge of the territory.

Along the way, he saw the busy figures of the citizens.

The 'clink-clanking' sounds of hammering were endless.

Meanwhile, Da Zhuang and the others, following Cao Xing's orders, had begun building the first batch of city walls along the edge of the territory.

The eight of them divided the work, which was equivalent to building eight walls simultaneously.

Moreover, because of the heater's coverage area, they didn't need much planning when building the walls; they could just build directly along the edge of the territory.

Meanwhile, Assam, Andrew, and the others were also fully equipped and ready to set off.

They looked at Cao Xing with respectful eyes.

"Lord, we are prepared for battle and await your orders at any time!"

Cao Xing nodded, but before setting off, he still had one more thing to do.

That was to use the Boss-tier recruitment scroll rewarded by the system yesterday.

[Boss-Tier Recruitment Scroll (Gold): Use this scroll to summon a powerful Level 10 Tier 1 Boss-tier creature.]

(Note: This recruitment scroll is a system reward. The recruited creature is of a random type, random race, and random class.)

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"Random?"

Cao Xing thought to himself, "As long as it doesn't summon some weird creature for me, it'll be fine."

Then, he directly clicked to use it.

As the scroll in his hand dissipated…

A thick, foul, and bloody stench wafted through the entire camp…

Cao Xing was stunned. "Holy crap, I just said don't give me anything weird, and it pulls this on me the very next second?"

"It seems that +10 Luck was added in vain!"

Chilly winds howled.

A cloud of blood mist appeared in front of Cao Xing.

Within the blood mist, a massive figure about 2.5 meters tall could be faintly seen.

In the next moment, the blood mist dissipated.

The figure inside slowly walked forward.

Then, eight slender appendages first came into view.

Looking upward, there was a bloated abdomen covered in blood-like patterns.

This was a giant spider!

Yet on its spider-like body was the scantily clad, cream-skinned torso of a human female.

Exquisite features, narrow eyes, and black eyeshadow that gave off a natural smoky look. Most terrifying of all were the eight eyes on her forehead.

It gave off a kind of terrifying beauty!

She just stared at Cao Xing, sticking out her dark purple tongue to lick her lips.

The atmosphere became somewhat oppressive for a moment.

Cao Xing spoke first, "How should I address you, spider lady?"

A terrifying smile appeared at the corners of her dark purple mouth as she spoke, "Blood Spider Queen, Hilda Bloodkiss. Are you the lord I am to pledge allegiance to?"

Cao Xing nodded. "That's right, I am Lord Cao Xing."

She chuckled softly once again.

She looked around, scanning the buildings behind Cao Xing, and a hint of disdain appeared on her face.

"Tch… Such a weak territory. It looks like it could be destroyed on a whim, and this lord is so feeble as well."

"How about I devour you and turn you into nourishment instead?"

Hearing these words, the expressions of all the recruited creatures on the field changed.

Sarah appeared silently in front of her, threatening in a freezing tone, "Show some respect to my lord, or else I wouldn't mind cutting off your head!"

"Mmhmm~ What did you say?"

Facing Sarah's threat, Hilda, who clearly only had Tier 1 strength, did not show the slightest fear.

Blood Spider Queen Hilda instantly erupted with a terrifying aura!

Right at that moment, Assam, Andrew, and even Renice and the others all drew their weapons.

"Swish! Swish, swish, swish!"

They all aimed their weapons at the Blood Spider Queen.

However, facing so many existences stronger than her, Blood Spider Queen Hilda did not show any weakness.

Her appendages bent slightly, ready to pounce on the others at any moment!

The situation was highly tense, with daggers drawn on both sides.

Seeing this scene…

Cao Xing couldn't help but feel a bit of a headache. He hadn't expected this newly summoned member to be so arrogant.

His territory and personal strength could be said to be top-tier among the Survivors.

Yet in the eyes of this Blood Spider, his territory was evaluated as crude, and his own strength was evaluated as feeble.

However, thinking about her prefix being the Blood Spider Queen…

This terrifying creature must have had an extremely high status before being summoned.

However, no matter how high her status was, if she was disobedient, she would be of no use to Cao Xing.

Thus, Cao Xing asked, "Hilda, are you willing to pledge allegiance to me?"

At this moment, the Blood Spider Queen looked around and saw those existences from different races staring at her solemnly.

The atmosphere became somewhat tense…

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