Chapter 115: Return! The Prototype of a War Fortress (6000)

Chapter 115: Return! The Prototype of a War Fortress (6000)

At this moment, that group of newcomers all looked at this territory with looks of astonishment!

They also felt the waves of warmth radiating from the furnace.

That group of Arctic People immediately exclaimed in amazement, "What a warm territory!"

"Oh heavens, working in a place like this, I could work for four consecutive hours without resting!"

"That is right! It is so warm here, we can even work at night…"

Hearing the last sentence, Cao Xing's eyes immediately lit up.

He looked at the Arctic Person who spoke, his gaze filled with admiration.

Not bad, good awareness!

Meanwhile, Da Zhuang and Cao Yi, who were working,

also saw the mighty procession and Cao Xing and the others.

Da Zhuang immediately exclaimed, "The Lord has returned, everyone come quickly to welcome the Lord!"

As the words fell, a large group of Arctic People, resident Cao Yi, and the Tree Spirit Race walked out in a swarm.

They also saw the group of Arctic People behind Cao Xing.

Da Zhuang exclaimed, "Earth Mother God above, the Lord actually brought back so many Arctic People again!"

Er Zhuang beside him also had a face full of joy, "That is great, Da Zhuang! We have new partners joining us!"

"That is right, we are going to have new partners!"

Those Arctic People behind Cao Xing glanced at each other one after another.

They could all see the happy expressions overflowing on the faces of Da Zhuang and the others.

Clearly, their life in this territory was going well.

For a moment, their yearning for life in the new territory grew even stronger.

Cao Xing glanced over and found that Andrew, Blot, and Assam were all in the team, and his heart relaxed as well.

Because this meant that the batch of Cloud Yaks he caught during the day, as well as Old Mel's cattle and sheep, had all safely returned to his territory.

"Andrew, Assam, you did well." Cao Xing offered a word of praise.

They bowed simultaneously and respectfully said, "The Lord's glory protects us, making our journey smooth."

Cao Xing nodded, and then called resident Cao Yi over, "Cao Yi, report today's work progress."

Resident Cao Yi respectfully said, "Lord, according to your instructions, we have already upgraded the Ore Processing Plant, Blacksmith Shop, Tailor Shop, and all residential quarters to Level 2."

"In addition, the Bakery has been built, and Sanhua and the others are already processing the first batch of bread using the flour you brought back."

"And the cattle shed you specifically ordered has also been built."

"The batch of Cloud Yaks brought back by Mr. Andrew today have all entered the cattle shed."

Speaking of this, resident Cao Yi exclaimed in amazement, "It is truly hard to imagine that I could witness this legendary creature with my own eyes. The Lord's power is truly unfathomable!"

The other residents also nodded one after another.

After all, those were priceless Cloud Yaks!

"We have already installed heating pipes and stoves for the cattle shed, so even at night, it can maintain a suitable temperature."

Cao Yi paused for a moment, and then said with some trepidation, "However, I did not expect that Knight Assam would bring back so many cattle and sheep later."

"Therefore, we did not have time to build so many cattle sheds…"

Resident Cao Yi's face wore a look of guilt.

Cao Xing patted his shoulder to comfort him, "No need to blame yourself, Cao Yi, you guys have already done well enough."

"However, tonight we might have to work hard and work overtime."

Then, Cao Xing looked at the others, "Everyone, after tonight, some changes will take place."

"Our territory will no longer be able to provide us with absolute protection, and we need to rely on our own strength to guard the safety of the territory."

Hearing this, all the residents' expressions changed.

They had always thought that the territory's protection was eternal and that as long as they were in the territory, they would be absolutely safe, and not even a dragon could pose a threat to them.

However, now Cao Xing was telling them that after tonight, the territory's protection would disappear.

Next, they would face the dangers of this world just like everyone else in it.

For a moment, everyone felt a bit uneasy in their hearts.

Cao Xing saw through their thoughts and pacified them, "Everyone need not worry. Even without that invisible protection, you should all have witnessed the strength of the territory."

"With our current strength, it is enough to cope with many dangers."

"Here, it is even safer than some towns."

"Do not panic. Believe that your Lord and his subordinates can protect the territory well."

When Cao Xing finished speaking, all the residents fell silent for a moment.

Then, resident Cao Yi was the first to respond, "We believe in the Lord. Your power is as dazzling as the stars in the sky, and even at night, you can illuminate the path forward for us!"

Arctic Person Da Zhuang also raised the hammer in his hand and shouted, "We also believe in the Lord. In just a few days, you transformed our territory from a small camp to its current scale."

"I have witnessed all of this with my own eyes. I believe that it will not take long before you can even turn it into a city-state!"

"In addition to the great Lord, we also have a large group of powerful warriors, and they can all defend our territory!"

Da Zhuang became more and more excited as he spoke, and then shouted loudly, "Praise the Lord!"

The others, including those Tree Spirit Race members, shouted one after another, "Praise the Lord, we believe in you too!"

At this moment, the newly joined Imperial Soldiers and mage apprentices looked at Cao Xing's residents with curious gazes.

Getting so many people to unconditionally trust a lord was a very difficult thing.

If it were their former lord, they might have been questioned by their residents at this time, leading to a drop in loyalty.

Yet this group of people, clearly coming from different regions and different races, so firmly believed in a human.

Mage Ellie had a bewildered look in her eyes: "I seem to have made a mistake… I thought this new lord relied on iron-fisted methods and used force to coerce his subordinates into submission…"

"How does it look now? He is not as cruel as I imagined, and instead, the residents love him dearly?"

Sylvia beside her also wore a look of astonishment.

When they were forcibly captured by Cao Xing, they had already prepared themselves to be exploited and even humiliated every day, as such lords were not uncommon.

Everything before their eyes changed their impression of Cao Xing.

Cao Xing did not know the thoughts of these newcomers. Instead, he looked at his residents and said, "Thank you all for your trust."

"However, although our current strength is enough to cope with many threats,"

"I want to ensure nothing goes wrong."

"So in order to deal with the crises we might encounter tomorrow, we need to work overtime tonight."

"The primary task is to upgrade my Lords Cabin to Level 3, and then build more Elemental Arrow Towers, residential quarters, and cattle sheds."

Cao Xing added, "Tomorrow I grant you all a day off!"

Hearing this, Da Zhuang said excitedly, "Lord, we don't need a rest. Working just one more night is not a problem for us Arctic People!"

Resident Cao Yi also echoed, "That's right, if we rest, tomorrow's work won't get done."

The Tree Spirit Race clenched their fists and said excitedly, "We are willing to dedicate all our strength for the development of the territory!"

All the residents were filled with enthusiasm.

Liu Muxue, who had been quietly watching from the rear, also showed a gratified look in her eyes.

Seeing Cao Xing loved by the residents, she herself felt a sense of shared honor.

Arctic Person San Zhuang said, "Lord, I can't wait to work anymore. Please arrange work for us!"

However, Cao Xing smiled, "I said to let you rest, so you will rest. Combining labor and rest is the most important thing."

"As for tomorrow's work, there will be new members to replace you."

Hearing the irrefutable tone in Cao Xing's voice, none of the residents spoke up.

Then, Cao Xing continued to issue commands: "So now, Cao Yi, you continue to build cattle sheds, install heating pipes, and build new residential quarters."

"Da Zhuang, hurry up and upgrade my Lords Cabin to Level 3."

"Tree Spirit Race, go build more Elemental Arrow Towers."

"Dahua, lead Erhua, Sanhua and the others to prepare dinner for our new members."

Cao Xing quickly issued various instructions.

At this moment, Cao Xing's residents shouted collectively,

"Understood! Lord, mission guaranteed!"

One by one, full of enthusiasm, they grabbed their tools and trotted off to work.

Cao Xing glanced at the mage apprentices and Imperial Soldiers behind him, and then said, "Assam."

"Lord, your subordinate is here."

"Take our new members to familiarize themselves with the territory and assign residences to them."

"Right, arrange four people per room for them, and two women per room."

His territory was now considered to have taken initial shape, with as many as twenty-four intermediate residential quarters inside.

An intermediate residential quarter covered an area of about eighty square meters, had two floors, and could accommodate twelve residents to rest inside.

But Cao Xing's territory had a large area now, with plenty of undeveloped space.

So there was no need to squeeze the living environment of the residents.

Cao Xing always let those Arctic People room 6 people to a room.

As for these combat personnel, such as Assam and Sarah, they received special treatment.

Some shared a room with two people, while others had a separate room.

Assam nodded, then looked at the group of newcomers, "All of you, follow me."

The newly joined Imperial Soldiers and Ellie put on serious expressions and then followed Assam away.

At this time, 24 Arctic People remained in place.

Because Cao Xing's population was not enough right now, he didn't issue recruitment applications to them.

For a moment, they couldn't work either, staring at each other blankly.

After seeing Cao Xing's speech just now and the enthusiasm of the residents, several Arctic People exchanged glances.

They could all feel the development prospects of this territory.

That Arctic Person named Du An walked over and respectfully said, "Lord, please arrange work for us as well."

"We also want to contribute a portion of our strength to this prosperous territory!"

Cao Xing pondered for a moment, then glanced at his population.

[Current Population: 90 / 100]

With his current population cap, he could recruit ten more Arctic People in.

Thus, Cao Xing nodded and said, "I can let a portion of you join the territory first. Sign up yourselves."

Arctic Person Du An's face lit up with joy, and the other Arctic People also eagerly signed up.

They all wanted to perform well in front of this new lord.

Then, Cao Xing randomly picked ten people and issued recruitment applications to them.

[Recruitment successful. Arctic People: Du An, Haner, Kelisi, Layue… have joined your territory. Territory population + 10]

With this, Cao Xing's population was completely full.

Cao Xing said, "Now then, Du An, take five people to build six toilets in the territory, and remember to make male and female signs."

"Then, the other four people will go and craft five sleds."

"Everyone else, go wait in the residences first."

All the personnel dispersed and began to busy themselves according to Cao Xing's instructions.

Although it was already nighttime.

Yet under the illumination of the four lighthouses, the territory was still very bright.

Moreover, because the smelting furnace provided temperature, even at night, it didn't feel too cold.

The residents worked overtime to prepare for the end of the beginner protection period tomorrow.

At the same time, as night fell, a system prompt appeared.

[All Survivors, please note that there are only 12 hours left until the end of the beginner protection period. After the beginner protection period ends, the game content will usher in many changes, please be prepared.]

This system prompt rang in the ears of all Survivors.

A massive amount of messages instantly surged in the World Channel.

Qiu Tiangang: "Brothers, the protection period is about to end, are you all ready?"

Ricardo Bemba: "Shit! I just provoked a batch of bandits today, and they chased me near the territory. But because they can't get in, they can only stare blankly outside. As soon as the territory protection period ends tomorrow, I feel like I'm done for!"

Ok Joo-hyun: "Shibal! When my residents heard that the territory couldn't protect them tomorrow, their loyalty plummeted one by one, and the few vagrants I newly recruited today ran away overnight. Those bastards!"

Kawamura Kyohei: "Yoshi! Is it finally coming to an end? My Jungle Spearmen training barracks has already trained a large number of spearmen soldiers. Guys in District 65, are you ready to be conquered by me?"

Mahmud: "Very good, I found oil near my territory. As soon as the beginner protection period ends, I'll go find the indigenous people of this world to help mine it, and then use oil to conquer this world!"

…

Just as expected, regarding the end of the protection period, some expressed anticipation, while others expressed distress.

But clearly, tomorrow's update is a change that can affect everyone.

Cao Xing no longer looked at the regional channel chat and directly chose to close it.

At the same time.

The sound of hooves clippity-clop came over.

The Centaur Kantor and Kandaer walked over together.

They saluted Cao Xing.

"Respected Lord, today when we were patrolling near the territory, we indeed discovered an Ice Nest."

"According to your instructions, we did not destroy the Ice Nest the first time, but waited for the Ice Nest Monster inside to hatch before killing them one by one."

"Several hundred Ice Nest Monsters appeared successively inside. After we brought Lady Ilena and wiped out all the Ice Nest Monsters, we destroyed the Ice Nest."

Cao Xing nodded. During the daytime, he had already noticed the kill messages.

The luck was not bad; an Ice Nest appeared near the territory.

For other Survivors, an Ice Nest might be an extremely dangerous thing, something to avoid at all costs.

But for Cao Xing, the Ice Nest was just a huge pile of experience points.

Then, the Centaur Kantor handed everything in his hands to Cao Xing.

"Lord, these were dropped by those Ice Nest Monsters. According to your instructions, I collected all of them."

Cao Xing took them, and a system prompt appeared.

[Obtained Ice Dragon Mark * 52]

[Obtained Glacier Flake * 34]

[Obtained Ice Crystal Stone * 11]

…

Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction.

For nearly 500 Ice Nest Monsters to drop this many materials, the drop rate was already considered very high.

Right now, the Ice Dragon Mark and Glacier Flakes in his hands had both broken ten thousand.

Cao Xing couldn't help looking forward to what good things he could exchange for once the new expansion pack opened.

"Kantor, Kandaer, well done. Now go and rest."

However, the two Centaurs looked at each other and said in unison, "Respected Lord, we don't want to rest, we can continue patrolling the territory!"

Cao Xing was stunned, then smiled and said, "Alright, I agree."

"Kantor, Kandaer, go ahead, but pay attention to safety. If you encounter powerful enemies, remember to run back into the territory."

The two Centaurs stomped their hooves simultaneously and respectfully said, "Thank you for your concern, Lord, we will surely keep it in mind!"

After speaking, they moved their four hooves and walked toward the outside of the territory.

As for Cao Xing, he began to continue patrolling his territory.

First, the thing Cao Xing cared about most was naturally the batch of Cloud Yaks captured back today!

The value of these yaks was immeasurable.

To Cao Xing, they were a flock of hens that laid golden eggs, so he needed to check on the condition of the Cloud Yaks.

Cao Xing came before a wooden Cowshed.

It was about five meters tall and covered an area of about seventy to eighty square meters.

After pushing open the cowshed's doors, Cao Xing instantly smelled bursts of hay coming from inside, mixed with some warmth, making it very warm.

He immediately noticed that it was the heating pipes laid underground that continuously provided heat to the cowshed.

Cao Xing glanced at the temperature.

[Current Temperature: 13 ℃]

"Not bad, with the heating pipes, the indoor temperature has greatly increased!"

The Cloud Yaks gathering in the corner of the cowshed also appeared very happy.

They stayed together quietly, occasionally nudging companions with their heads.

Like clusters of soft clouds, just looking at them was full of warmth.

Old Mel and Elisa were pouring forage into the trough.

However, because it was only a primary cowshed, the facilities inside were still very crude.

Seeing Cao Xing enter, Old Mel and Elisa respectfully saluted.

"Lord, may you be well."

"Good evening, Lord."

Although Elisa had a relatively lively personality, she still maintained the proper etiquette.

Cao Xing nodded, then asked, "Mr. Mel, how is the condition of this batch of Cloud Yaks?"

Old Mel smiled and replied, "These are all adult Cloud Yaks. In addition to their fur being able to generate heat, the milk they produce is also more nutritious than ordinary milk."

"To be honest, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, it would be really hard to believe that someone could catch this legendary creature, and catch so many of them at once."

"Even until now, I still have a somewhat unreal feeling…"

Cao Xing also smiled. "Mr. Mel, if nothing unexpected happens in the future, there will be more and more magical creatures in our territory, and I will have to trouble you then."

Old Mel waved his hands hastily and said, "No trouble at all, respected Lord."

"On the contrary, this is also my first time raising these magical creatures. It can add a lot of experience for me, and I've also learned a lot of new knowledge."

"This is an opportunity countless farm owners can only wish for!"

Cao Xing nodded. "It's good that Mr. Mel likes it."

Pausing for a moment, Cao Xing continued to ask, "Then according to Mr. Mel's experience, about how long will it take to shear the first batch of fur?"

Old Mel pondered for a moment.

"Cloud Yaks are wild creatures and have just arrived in a new environment, so they still need some time to adapt. In about four or five days, the first batch of fur can be sheared."

Cao Xing nodded. This timeframe is okay.

In another four or five days, he would be able to possess the first batch of magical fur that can store heat!

To be honest, even when Cao Xing and the others go out now, they wear thick wolfskin coats, but the weather in this world is simply too extreme.

Even with wolfskin coats, they couldn't isolate that terrifying low temperature.

Every moment had to endure the invasion of that coldness.

In the words of a certain scholar in this world, being in the wild is always a confrontation between human will and nature.

Therefore, humans who can move around in the wild of this world are all existences with firm wills.

And with clothing made from the fur of Cloud Yaks, the erosion of willpower by the severe cold could be greatly reduced.

At this time, Old Mel said with a somewhat worried expression, "However, there is another matter I need to report to you."

"Mr. Mel, please speak."

"It's like this, Lord, Cloud Yaks are a sacred creature. Although they can also survive by eating this hay."

"But if you want to ensure their sanctity and the heating function of their fur, they also need to regularly consume Moses Grass."

"What is Moses Grass?"

Old Mel explained, "This is also a magical plant, relatively rare. It only grows in some remote places where human footprints are scarce and the terrain is relatively steep."

"If Moses Grass is not consumed for a long time, the Cloud Yaks will lose their magic power, their fur will fall off on its own, and it won't be able to generate heat."

"And this is also the reason why Cloud Yaks frequently migrate."

"They need to frequently haunt the edges of those high mountains and cliffs to search for Moses Grass to eat."

Hearing Old Mel finish speaking, Cao Xing nodded with sudden realization.

At the same time, he also felt somewhat fortunate in his heart that he brought back Old Mel to help him raise cattle.

If not for the knowledge Old Mel possessed, I'm afraid even if Cao Xing caught the Cloud Yaks, before long they would be raised into ordinary yaks.

"I understand, Mr. Mel. I will find a way regarding the Moses Grass."

Old Mel nodded.

Just as Cao Xing was about to leave.

Elisa beside him suddenly said, "Lord, Lord!"

"Please wait a moment!"

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