Chapter 142: Volibear’s Growth, Opening a Large Number of Burial Accessory Bags!

Two system notifications brought a pleased smile to Cao Xing's face.

This wave had added quite a bit of loyalty; the two sisters' loyalty was almost full!

As expected, girls just love these kinds of pretty things.

It seems I should keep any other accessories I come across in the future.

Cao Xing nodded to himself.

Then, he left the area.

Juliette took Nive and went off to get busy.

Cao Xing continued wandering around the territory, and before long, he arrived straight at the residential area.

There were rows of two-story residential houses here.

As the Lord, Cao Xing had access to all the residential houses.

Cao Xing pushed open Ilena's door directly.

At this moment, the beautiful Snake Person was coiled up, lying by the stove to keep warm.

Upon seeing Cao Xing enter, a hint of surprise crossed Ilena's eyes, and then she chuckled.

"My dear Lord, you have arrived."

Cao Xing nodded and asked, "Ilena, have you already broken through to the second tier?"

He had seen the system notification; Ilena had successfully reached level 10 in the afternoon and completed her advancement.

Ilena nodded, "Yes, the Lord's power is mysterious and unfathomable."

"Yesterday, I, along with those two Centaurs and that Shar, found two Ice Nests. After killing the Ice Nest Monsters inside, my level successfully increased to 10."

"Then, I used the Heart of Strength bestowed upon me by the Lord to successfully advance to the second tier."

Upon hearing this, a gratified smile appeared on Cao Xing's face.

Ilena was the first recruited creature he had summoned, and she had been a great help to him.

Consequently, Cao Xing took a [Soul Eater Breeder's Elite Soul] out of his backpack and handed it to Ilena.

"Use it, Ilena. You can already possess greater power."

Ilena took the Elite Soul, her long, narrow snake eyes narrowing slightly.

She could feel the powerful energy contained within this soul, which would allow her to evolve to a higher level.

At that moment, she looked at Cao Xing, and a trace of emotion not belonging to a cold-blooded animal appeared.

[Due to your generous gift, your territory member: Ilena's loyalty to you has increased. Current loyalty: 100]

(Loyalty is full. You can now issue any command to her.)

…

Ilena's loyalty had also reached its maximum value.

However, before Cao Xing could react, Ilena's long tail coiled up and quickly wrapped around his waist.

A bewitchingly beautiful head slowly moved closer and planted a kiss on the corner of Cao Xing's lips.

Then, Ilena released Cao Xing, her eyes filled with a charming smile as she said, "Thank you, my dear Lord."

Cao Xing touched the corner of his mouth, feeling the lingering fragrance left on his lips.

Setting aside Ilena's lower half, she was truly a rare beauty.

She was a beauty with a completely different style from Sarah, Liu Muxue, and the others.

At this moment, Ilena directly pressed the soul into her body.

Next, it was time to quietly wait for her to break through.

Cao Xing thought to himself, "Ilena's previous two skills have both been of great help to me. If the new skill is also a buff-type skill, that would be even more perfect."

Thinking of this, Cao Xing began to feel a bit expectant.

However, it was a pity that Ilena failed her breakthrough this time.

The 40% success rate of the Elite Soul did not mean it would be 100% successful.

Failure was also a completely normal occurrence.

Ilena looked at Cao Xing with a face full of dejection and said guiltily, "My dear Lord, Ilena has failed… I have let down your expectations."

Cao Xing shook his head and said, "It's okay, Ilena. It's just one failure; don't take it to heart."

After speaking, he took out another Elite Soul.

He still had three of these Elite Souls in his backpack; he could pile them on until Ilena became an Elite.

Seeing this, the dejection on Ilena's face vanished, and she excitedly said, "I love you! My Lord!"

After saying that, she threw herself onto Cao Xing, wrapped her arms around his neck, and started kissing him with 'mwah, mwah, mwah' sounds.

She pecked his face several times.

"Ahem!"

Cao Xing coughed a few times, and then the two of them gradually separated.

Ilena took the Elite Soul from Cao Xing's hand again and pressed it into her body once more.

This time, she did not fail.

Ilena successfully advanced to the Elite level.

As a cold aura rose from within Ilena, a system notification appeared.

[Your territory member: Ilena has successfully advanced to an Elite-level creature. All attributes increased by 30%. Learned new skill: Fatal Poison]

[Fatal Poison: Condense venom and gather it into a weapon, causing the next 10 melee attacks to carry Fatal Poison. Each stack of Fatal Poison deals 10% of Ilena's attack power as damage and slows attack speed by 5%, stacking up to 5 times. Fatal Poison lasts for 20 seconds. Cooldown: 5 minutes (Can be used on friendly units)]

…

Seeing the effect of this skill, Cao Xing's eyes immediately lit up.

"Good stuff!"

This skill had a similar effect to Hilda's Blood Poison; both involved stacking layers to deal significant damage.

However, the difference was that Ilena's could apply the Fatal Poison effect to allies' weapons.

This way, after being boosted by [Eternal Power], the output capability of those melee units would be enhanced once again.

"Ilena, you're amazing!"

Cao Xing praised her sincerely.

Upon hearing this, Ilena flicked out her scarlet tongue, "Is that so? My Lord, where do you think Ilena is amazing?"

After speaking, she grabbed Cao Xing's palm and gently pressed it against herself.

A soft, yet slightly cold sensation came through.

"Is it here?" Ilena asked softly.

"Ahem!"

Cao Xing coughed awkwardly twice.

However, Ilena didn't go too far and quickly released Cao Xing's palm.

Then, amidst her soft laughter, Cao Xing fled from Ilena's residence as if escaping.

…

After coming out of Ilena's room, Cao Xing glanced at his backpack and nodded to himself.

"Not bad, I still have five Primary Hearts of Strength and three Elite Souls in my hand."

"Ever since the system update, the drop rate for Hearts of Strength has indeed increased a lot."

"Let's see if I can use these things up and improve the strength of others."

Cao Xing glanced at the combat information.

He discovered that Xia Yanni and Tong Chuchu's levels had also reached level 10.

One must know that just yesterday morning, they were only Level 1 Survivors.

In two days, they reached level 10!

From this, one can see how powerful the [Eternal Power] talent is!

Seeing that the Tailor Shop still had its lights on, Cao Xing knew that the mother and daughter were still working inside.

Therefore, he pushed open the door to the Tailor Shop directly.

Sure enough, Xia Yanni was still at the workbench, sewing various furs.

And Tong Chuchu was helping her on the side.

The difference was that at Tong Chuchu's feet, there was an extra fluffy white bear cub.

Upon seeing Cao Xing, Xia Yanni stopped her work, her eyes filled with a joyful expression.

"My Lord… good evening."

Little Chuchu on the side also greeted him, "Big Brother, good evening!"

Cao Xing nodded and looked at the white bear on the side, saying, "Is this Volibear?"

Tong Chuchu replied, "Yes, Big Brother. Volibear is growing so fast; it grows a lot taller every day. Now, when it stands up, it's almost taller than Chuchu."

"But Volibear is too clumsy; it trips even when walking, and it zaps me every now and then!"

Tong Chuchu pouted, looking at Volibear at her feet with puffed-up cheeks.

And this little bear cub seemed not to understand, rubbing its head against Tong Chuchu's pant leg, while making 'purr, purr' sounds.

Seeing this, the anger on Little Chuchu's face instantly vanished, and she happily hugged Volibear's head.

Cao Xing also started laughing, then took out two Primary Hearts of Strength from his backpack, giving one to each of the mother and daughter.

As Survivors, they naturally knew the function of this item.

Xia Yanni and Tong Chuchu looked at each other, and expressions of being moved appeared in their eyes.

Then, they both bowed down at the same time to express their gratitude to Cao Xing.

Cao Xing nodded and said, "Use them."

"Mm… thank you, my Lord…"

Xia Yanni spoke softly and did not decline; she and Tong Chuchu used the Primary Hearts of Strength together.

Then, the aura on both of them began to strengthen rapidly.

Before long, it reached the second-tier level.

And just at this moment, the bear cub Volibear seemed to sense the change in Tong Chuchu's aura, and its body twisted somewhat unnaturally.

The next moment, the bear cub seemed startled and clumsily ran out of the Tailor Shop.

Seeing this, Tong Chuchu immediately said anxiously, "Ah! Little Volibear, don't run around!"

She turned her head and said to Cao Xing, "Big Brother, I'm going to chase after Volibear. It must have been frightened by the aura on me. I'll go calm it down."

Cao Xing nodded, "Mm, go ahead."

Tong Chuchu quickly left the Tailor Shop.

At this moment, he and Xia Yanni were left alone again.

At this time, Xia Yanni seemed to think of what had happened the night before last; her face flushed red, and she shyly lowered her head.

"My Lord… do you… still… want it?"

Cao Xing was stunned for a moment after hearing this; he understood what Xia Yanni meant and then nodded.

Then, Xia Yanni slowly walked over to Cao Xing, grabbed his hand, and guided it into her neckline.

Cao Xing once again felt the warmth and softness against his palm.

This woman, nearly 1.8 meters tall, had long, straight, and shapely legs.

She seemed to know that Cao Xing enjoyed her chest, so she whispered, "My Lord… from now on, Yanni's body belongs only to you…"

Hearing this only further stimulated Cao Xing.

He gradually increased the pressure of his hand.

Before long, Xia Yanni's long legs began to tremble. She seemed unable to stand steadily, and her entire body pressed against Cao Xing.

"Hah… hah…"

The beautiful woman leaned against Cao Xing's chest. Her height was nearly level with his, making them a perfect match.

Holding this fragrant, soft, and tall body, Cao Xing began to get carried away.

But he knew now was not the time; Tong Chuchu would be back soon.

The two shared a tender moment.

Then, they heard footsteps approaching from the distance; it must be Tong Chuchu returning with Volibear.

Cao Xing somewhat reluctantly released the beautiful woman in his arms.

Xia Yanni also seemed reluctant. She whispered, "My… Lord… next time when Chuchu is away, I'll send you a message…"

Cao Xing nodded and smiled, "Alright."

After that, the two tidied their clothes.

From afar, they heard Tong Chuchu's voice, "Volibear, walk faster."

"Don't run so far away next time, you hear me?"

…

Cao Xing turned around and left the Tailor Shop.

The howling cold night wind gradually cooled his heated brain.

He continued patrolling the territory.

As he walked, Cao Xing arrived beside the [Market].

Cao Xing thought to himself, "Following the routine of the past few days, it's time to trade with other Survivors."

"However, I didn't hunt any prey today, nor did I obtain the Life Potion recipe, so I don't have any supplies available for bulk trading."

"As for the Cloud Yak milk, I'll wait until I have more before selling it."

Thinking of this, Cao Xing shook his head.

He might as well take this opportunity to let the market recover.

However, even though he couldn't trade, he still had something more important to do.

That was to open the [Ascalon Burial Bags]!

This time, Cao Xing had accumulated [Ascalon Burial Bags * 472].

[Ascalon Captain Burial Bags * 34].

[Ascalon Lieutenant Burial Bags * 3].

In total, the count exceeded five hundred!

Cao Xing said excitedly, "Over five hundred bags in total. Each one contains, more or less, a few ancient brass coins and some burial items."

"Even without other burial items, just from the ancient brass coins alone, I should be able to get at least a few hundred!"

"In other words, I can exchange this haul for quite a few Ancient Treasure Chests!"

Thinking of this, Cao Xing became even more excited.

Just as he was about to open them, a system notification appeared.

[Do you want to open Ascalon Burial Bags * 472?]

[Note: Due to the large number of items being opened, please ensure you have sufficient storage space.]

Upon hearing that notification, Cao Xing paused for a moment.

He checked his backpack and realized it was indeed nearly filled with various materials and Cold Spirit Water.

Fortunately, the system had reminded him, or he would have forgotten about it.

Cao Xing went to the Lords Cabin and cleared out all the space in his personal backpack and noble backpack.

He freed up a full 50 slots of space.

Cao Xing clapped his hands, "That should be enough space, right?"

Then, he stepped outside the Lords Cabin and clicked to open them.

There were no issues this time; a flood of system notifications began scrolling across his screen.

[Opening successful]

[Obtained: Ancient Brass Coins * 1187]

[Obtained: Magic Energy Crystals * 2174]

[Obtained: Gold Nuggets (Small) * 324]

[Obtained: Gold Nuggets (Large) * 45]

[Obtained: Rotten Magic Seeds * 173]

[Obtained: Silver Medals * 311]

[Obtained: Ornate Gold Ornaments (Including gold swords, gold watches, gold necklaces, etc.) * 39]

[Obtained: Exquisite Silver Ornaments (Including silver bracelets, silver hairpins, silver earrings, etc.) * 64]

[Obtained: Vintage Bronze Ornaments (Including bronze swords, bronze cups, bronze locks, etc.) * 132]

[Obtained: Rotten Linen Spools * 115]

[Obtained: Yellowed Silk Spools * 32]

[Obtained: Eternal Gold Ingots * 7]

[Obtained: Rotten Seeds (Including linen seeds, blueberry seeds, cauliflower seeds, etc.) * 3021]

…

Besides these, there were all sorts of unknown miscellaneous items.

Due to the erosion of time, they had lost their utility.

However, the notifications had not yet ended.

[Obtained Book: Dilemma of Love]

[Obtained Book: Theory of Cold Weapons]

[Obtained Book: Complete Guide to Detoxification]

[Obtained Book: Ascalon Daily]

[Obtained Book…]

With over a hundred consecutive notifications, he had obtained at least sixty books!

This left Cao Xing completely stunned!

He took a rough look and realized that a full half of them provided attribute bonuses upon reading!

"Holy crap! That's insane!"

"If I finish reading all these books, the attribute bonuses will be even greater than leveling up 10 times!"

Of course, these books require a long time to read; each one takes at least six hours.

If Cao Xing wanted to finish reading these thirty-plus books, it would take at least a week or two.

At this stage, every minute and every second is precious.

Therefore, Cao Xing would have to wait until he was free later to slowly read through these books.

"However, this way, the number of books I have will soon reach one hundred, bringing me one step closer to my plan of building a library."

At this moment, a strange idea suddenly occurred to Cao Xing: what if he collected all the attribute-boosting books in this world?

Then, just by reading, he could keep getting stronger and reach unimaginable heights.

"Could I become a saint by reading in another world?"

Cao Xing thought with a chuckle.

Of course, the system would definitely have other restrictions.

Just like those Books of Chaos and Books of Agility.

It wouldn't let him infinitely increase his attributes just by reading.

Cao Xing nodded.

"However, these aren't the most important gains. The most important thing is those 1,100+ ancient brass coins!"

"Combined with the ancient brass coins I already have, I can exchange them for a full 12 Ancient Treasure Chests!"

Thinking of this, Cao Xing couldn't help but get excited.

Then, there were over two thousand Magic Energy Crystals.

This was also a huge haul. Over the next period, Cao Xing planned to build some technological equipment, so he wouldn't have to worry about energy, at least.

Furthermore, as he gradually upgraded, once the furnace was upgraded to an Energy Tower, the required fuel would change from charcoal to Magic Energy Crystals, so these were definitely something the more the better.

Besides that, there was a huge pile of gold nuggets, totaling over fifty kilograms!

Fifty kilograms of gold!

If he were on Blue Star, having that much gold would mean he'd be set for life.

Even in this world, it could be sold for a huge sum, enough to feed the hundreds of people in his territory for a long time.

"This haul is just insane!"

Cao Xing was overjoyed.

"Very good. Next, it's time to open those captain-level burial bags."

"I wonder what these high-level burial bags will contain?"

A system notification appeared.

[Do you want to open Ascalon Captain's Burial Bags * 34?]

Cao Xing clicked 'Yes'.

[Opening successful]

[Obtained: Ancient Silver Coins * 104]

[Obtained: Intermediate Magic Energy Crystals * 173]

[Obtained: Rotten Magic Plant Seeds * 17]

[Obtained: Battlefield Glory Medals * 5]

[Obtained: Ornate Gold Ornaments * 36]

[Obtained: Hanging Paintings * 5]

[Obtained: Amber Pebbles (Green) * 11]

[Obtained: Garnet Pebbles (Green) * 13]

[Obtained: Malachite Pebbles (Green) * 5]

[Obtained: Turquoise Pebbles (Green) * 8]

[Obtained Book: Myths and Legends of the Western Continent]

[Obtained Book: The Life of the Martyr Saint Philiba Mons Calus]

[Obtained Book: The King's Ladies]

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