Chapter 2 Campfire Upgrade, Recruit Arctic People!

Chapter 2 Campfire Upgrade, Recruit Arctic People!

Obviously, for the [Eternal Power] talent to take effect, it naturally needed to gather more territorial troops.

"It seems that I should develop toward the lord style in the future." Cao Xing thought to himself.

At that moment, Cao Xing noticed a countdown above his head.

[Time until nightfall: 4 hours 32 minutes…]

[Note: During the novice protection period, monsters will not attack the camp. Remaining novice protection period: 5 days 17 hours…]

"There are only 4 hours left until dark!"

Cao Xing instantly felt his scalp tingle.

He knew that in this extremely cold world, the temperature would drop sharply at night.

Cao Xing's gaze turned to the campfire in front of him.

[Campfire: Level 1]

[Campfire Effect: Can increase the temperature of the area within a radius of 10 meters by 5 ~ 20 ℃]

[Consumption]: 15 minutes / 1 Wood.

[Materials Required for Upgrade]: Stone * 5

The temperature near the campfire was already – 32 ℃, and the temperature would plummet by more than 20 degrees at night.

Obviously, the heat emitted by this Level 1 campfire could not let him safely survive this night.

Cao Xing looked at a collapsed small house beside him.

[Damaged Lords Cabin: Repairable]

[Materials Required for Repair: Stone * 10, Wood * 20.]

Cao Xing's eyes lit up instantly.

This is it!

As long as it is repaired, the territory interface can be opened, and he can crawl into it at night to avoid the severe cold and low temperature.

However, repairing the Lords Cabin requires materials like stone and wood.

Cao Xing looked at the surrounding snow. Near the campfire, there was a pile of white stones and some cut wood.

[Stone (White): A basic material.]

[Wood (White): A basic material.]

Just as Cao Xing was about to pick up the wood, he heard Liu Muxue on the side softly ask: "Axing, that prompt tone asked me to choose a class, what should I choose?"

Obviously, this woman had digested the system information and accepted the fact that she had come to a new world.

Cao Xing nodded secretly; her adaptability was quite fast.

"Sister-in-law, you should choose the Aurora Knight."

Cao Xing had selfish motives for letting her choose this class.

Because in the later stages, the Aurora Knight would have many powerful buff skills, but the effects were very short-lived.

And with his [Eternal Power] talent, these buff effects could be turned into permanent states.

One could imagine how terrifying Cao Xing's combat power would be when he controlled a group of troops with stacked permanent buffs at that time.

Although Liu Muxue's temperament and face had nothing to do with a knight.

Especially since she was wearing white silk stockings today.

The moment Cao Xing thought of the picture of Liu Muxue wearing armor in the back and white silk stockings on her lower body, he felt it was full of incongruity.

Uh… No, right? Seems not bad either?

White silk knight… Hehehe…

"Okay, then I will choose the Aurora Knight." Liu Muxue did not doubt Cao Xing's decision.

In this unfamiliar world, Cao Xing was the only person she knew.

Cao Xing nodded, and then he saw a small wooden box beside the campfire.

[Territory Storage Box: Level 1]

[Storage Box Capacity: 40 slots]

[Note: There are some materials and tools needed in the early stage inside, please open it as soon as possible.]

Cao Xing stepped forward and opened it, and many materials suddenly appeared inside.

[Opening successful: Obtained Bread * 20, Obtained Iron Pot (White) * 1, Obtained Stone Axe (White) * 4, Obtained Stone Hammer (White) * 4, Obtained Wooden Staff (White) * 1, Obtained Wooden Round Shield (White) * 1]

The supplies inside were for four people, and the system did not deduct supplies just because they were a team of two.

Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction.

With the stone hammer, they could start building the Lords Cabin, which was the key to whether they could safely spend the first night.

Then he began to seize the time to collect the nearby stones and wood, carrying them over piece by piece.

System prompts appeared continuously.

[Stone + 1]

[Stone + 1]

[Wood + 2]

…

These stones were quite heavy. After carrying them for a while, Cao Xing was sweating profusely.

As a modern person's physical fitness, it was still a bit lacking after all.

However, after nearly twenty minutes of hard work, the materials for repairing the Lords Cabin were finally gathered.

Cao Xing came in front of that cabin.

[Whether to start repairing [Damaged Lords Cabin], this repair requires 17 minutes…]

"Yes."

Then, Cao Xing began to wave the stone hammer himself, following the prototype given by the system, hammering away with a "clang, clang" sound.

There was no other way; only after repairing the Lords Cabin could other buildings in the territory be opened.

Before recruiting the Arctic People, Cao Xing could only do it himself.

Looking at his busy figure.

Liu Muxue, who was aside, squatted on the ground. The severe cold made her hug her arms tightly. At this moment, her perfect body curves were undoubtedly displayed.

She asked with curious eyes: "Axing, is there anything I can help with?"

Cao Xing glanced at the fire on the ground, then looked at the scattered stones and wood on the snow, and nodded: "You go collect the nearby stones and wood first, and then upgrade the camp campfire as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Liu Muxue did not hesitate at all.

She stood up directly and began to walk outside the fire.

After a while, she was seen carrying a stone over with a hint of clumsiness.

It could be seen that the weight of this stone was a bit strenuous for her.

Liu Muxue held it in her arms, her arms frozen red.

But she still gritted her teeth and persisted, continuing to move the stones.

[Stone + 1]

The high heels on her feet were inconvenient, so Liu Muxue took them off, walking on the snow with bare pink feet, her small face frozen pale.

Cao Xing, who was building the Lords Cabin, did not stop her.

In this world, to survive, everyone had to contribute.

"Mhm…"

When Liu Muxue put down the stone, her perky buttocks faced Cao Xing directly, fully displaying her rounded curves, making people's blood surge.

Cao Xing quickly turned his gaze away and concentrated on his own work.

He was repairing the Lords Cabin here.

Liu Muxue was carrying stones to upgrade the campfire, and the two cooperated with a division of labor.

After a while, Cao Xing heard a system prompt.

[Your camp campfire has been upgraded to Level 2.]

[Campfire: Level 2]

[Campfire Effect: Can increase the temperature of the area within a radius of 20 meters by 10 ~ 20 ℃]

[Consumption]: 13 minutes / 1 Wood.

[Materials Required for Next Level]: Stone * 10

…

The coverage area of the upgraded campfire was obviously much larger.

Even Cao Xing, who was working, felt a little warmth, and his work efficiency became faster.

A few minutes later, a system prompt appeared.

[The Lords Cabin has been successfully built, the territory interface has been unlocked. Congratulations! You can now build more infrastructure.]

Cao Xing's face turned happy; he could finally build other buildings!

The next step was to build the [Arctic People Cabin], and then summon a few Arctic People to officially start his own road as a lord!

At the same time, a second system prompt appeared.

[Because you are the first Survivor in the whole server to build a Lords Cabin, you get the reward: Ice Healing Art (Skill Book)]

[Ice Healing Art (White): Consume a certain amount of mental power, cast Ice Healing Art on the target, restoring health equal to spirit * 0.8 per second, effect lasts for 3 seconds.]

Clap!

On the snow in front of Cao Xing, a yellowed skill book appeared.

Good guy! It turned out to be a skill book!

And it was for his own use.

Although battles rarely occurred during the novice protection period, this skill book undoubtedly added a lot of confidence to Cao Xing.

[Whether to learn Ice Healing Art (White)]

"Yes."

Cao Xing directly clicked to learn.

At this time, many functional panels appeared in front of Cao Xing again.

They were: [Territory], [Architecture], [Portable Backpack], [Crafting], [Channel], [Personal], [Territory Troops].

These interfaces almost covered all functions.

Cao Xing first clicked on the [Backpack], which only had 20 storage spaces inside.

Of course, it was empty inside.

Then, he clicked on [Architecture]

After clicking, a bunch of Level 1 buildings suddenly popped up inside.

Such as: [Level 1 Simple Stove], [Level 1 Simple Cooktop], [Level 1 Smelting Plant], [Level 1 Logging Plant], [Level 1 Blacksmith Shop], [Level 1 Arctic People Cabin] and so on…

Other infrastructure would not be looked at for the time being.

Cao Xing first clicked on the introduction of the [Arctic People Cabin].

[Level 1 Arctic People Cabin: Can summon Arctic People to work for you by consuming food.]

[Floor area: 12 square meters]

[Accommodating Population: 4 people.]

[Materials Required for Construction: Stone * 10, Wood * 30.]

[Repair Time: 45 minutes (Can add population to participate in repair, accelerate repair time, upper limit: 2 people)]

…

Cao Xing thought to himself: "It takes 45 minutes. If built by one person, the time is a bit slow."

"There are only three hours left until dark, and I still need to do other things."

Therefore, he looked at Liu Muxue beside him: "Sister-in-law, come and help me."

…

…

Liu Muxue had consumed a lot of physical strength due to carrying stones and wood at this time, and the dress on her body had been soaked in sweat.

Through her dress, the outline of her white lace underwear could be seen.

Hearing Cao Xing call her, Liu Muxue put down her work and slowly walked over.

"Axing, what do you need me to do?"

Cao Xing pointed to the open space ahead and said: "I want to build an Arctic People Cabin here, but the time required for construction is too long."

"If you help me build it together, the speed will be much faster."

Liu Muxue's eyes were slightly dazed, she seemed not to understand, but still nodded.

Then, the two began to cooperate to build the Arctic People Cabin.

"Clang! Clang!"

In this empty snowfield, a series of rhythmic hammering sounds suddenly sounded.

Half an hour later.

A system prompt appeared.

[Successfully built: Arctic People Cabin, Territory Population + 4]

[Now, you can recruit Arctic People to work for you by consuming food.]

[Note: As a lord, you need to provide food for your subordinates every day. If you leave them in a state of hunger for a long time, they will abandon you.]

On the snow in front of the two, a small cabin less than two meters high, similar to a camp tent, suddenly appeared.

At this time, a system prompt appeared in Cao Xing's ear again.

"Because you are the first Survivor in the whole server to build the [Arctic People Cabin], you get the reward: Bread * 50."

Seeing this system prompt, a look of surprise flashed in Cao Xing's eyes.

Good guy! As many as 50 foods, this reward is really good.

Cao Xing couldn't help but rejoice that he had played this game before, so he could build these buildings in the shortest time and lead everyone.

Cao Xing thought to himself: "Recruiting one Arctic Person requires 5 foods. If there were no system rewards, I could only recruit at most 2 out."

"But now, I can directly recruit all 4 Arctic People."

Thinking of this, Cao Xing directly clicked to recruit.

[Whether to consume Food * 20, recruit Arctic People * 4?]

"Yes."

As soon as the voice fell, the camp tent in front of him began to tremble.

Then, the door was pushed open.

Four short people with a height of less than 1.5 meters, wearing thick snow cotton clothes and rugged shapes, crawled out from inside.

These were the Arctic People.

After they came out, they looked at Cao Xing and the other, and bowed respectfully.

"Respected Lord, Arctic People are at your service!"

Liu Muxue, on the other hand, looked at this scene of making people appear out of thin air and fell completely into a daze.

Her small mouth opened slightly, and she exclaimed: "AA-AA-Axing, they… they came out!"