Chapter 226: The Blizzard Approaches and Business Opportunities! (5600)

As soon as everyone walked out of the forest, they saw snowflakes filling the sky.

The snowfall was already no less than the previous "moderate snow."

But Cao Xing knew that this was just the beginning.

The snowfall would continue to intensify.

Therefore, Cao Xing quickly ordered, "Let's go, we need to hurry back."

After saying that, he controlled Da Bai to move forward at high speed.

"Moo—"

The Mammoth began to run wildly.

Like a high-speed train, it smashed everything in its path to pieces!

The Wollie running alongside was also incredibly fast.

Its thick bear paws landed on the snow, each step creating a large pit and leaving a massive bear print.

Even an excellent Hunter would not dare to track such a formidable beast.

Soon, the group pushed through the wind and snow, gradually moving away from the Witch Forest.

Cao Xing noticed that as time passed, the scale of the snowfall continued to increase.

And it was accompanied by erratic, freezing winds.

"Whoosh—whoosh—"

Powerful, freezing winds swept through.

Sitting on Da Bai's back, Cao Xing not only felt his body heat draining away rapidly, but he also felt like he was about to be blown away entirely!

He quickly grabbed onto the fur on Da Bai's back.

Meanwhile, the few archer newcomers following behind in the group were struggling to resist the wind and snow while pushing forward with difficulty.

Seeing this, Cao Xing frowned and ordered, "Everyone, slow down. Braum, go to the left side of the group and try to block the strong wind for our team members."

"Assam, you go to the right side of the group."

Upon hearing this, Braum patted his chest and said, "Very well, Lord, let the strong Braum protect you all!"

Everyone began to take action.

"Whoosh—whoosh—"

The powerful, freezing wind continued to howl.

Cao Xing glanced at the two young girls on Wollie's back and reminded them, "Elisa, Little Chuchu, stay low on Wollie's back and remember to hold onto its fur tightly."

Upon hearing this, the two girls immediately complied without hesitation.

They clung to Wollie's broad back like two little wombats.

Cao Xing also quickly dialed Ilena's communication channel.

"Bzz… bzz…"

The sound of static crackled; due to the blizzard weather, the signal was being interfered with.

However, they could still barely communicate.

Cao Xing quickly said, "Ilena, notify all villagers working outside to return to the territory as soon as possible."

"Everyone else, prepare to withstand the blizzard."

Hearing the muffled voice through the earpiece, Ilena quickly replied, "Understood, Lord."

"Please be careful out there as well."

After saying this, Ilena immediately passed on the notification.

Everything was arranged.

Next, Cao Xing began to focus on withstanding the blizzard while pushing forward.

Originally, according to the system's countdown, there were still 2 hours until dark.

But because of the weather, it seemed as if nightfall had come early.

The sky grew increasingly dim, visibility became lower and lower, and the wind and snow grew heavier!

Snowflakes the size of fists poured down from the sky as if they were free.

They hadn't gone very far.

A thick layer of snow had already piled up on everyone's heads.

Cao Xing brushed the snow off Da Bai.

However, the snowflakes were not the most terrifying part.

The most terrifying part was the increasingly strong wind and the plummeting temperature.

"Whoosh—whoosh—"

As time passed, Cao Xing felt as if a pair of invisible hands were constantly slapping his body.

Cao Xing didn't know what level the wind force had reached, but it had definitely reached a terrifying degree!

He could see rocks and broken branches mixed into the snowflakes filling the sky.

He even heard a 'rumbling' sound.

It was the sound of several snowy mountains in the distance collapsing.

Looking at the scene before her, Liu Muxue said in Cao Xing's ear, "Oh my… the weather in this world is just too harsh…"

Cao Xing nodded, gripping Da Bai's fur tightly to keep from being blown away.

At this moment, a system prompt appeared.

[Due to the excessive range of this blizzard, the power of the Ice Nest has been interfered with. During the duration of the blizzard, the Ice Nest will not continue to descend…]

Seeing the system prompt.

At this moment, a cheer erupted in the chat channel.

Cheng Qingsong: "Great, luckily the Ice Nest was interfered with. Otherwise, with such a huge blizzard, we would have to withstand the weather and fight the Ice Nest Monsters at the same time, leaving us with no way to survive!"

Ling Tingzhang: "That's right, it's a good thing the system wasn't too harsh on us, otherwise our whole family would definitely be done for tonight!"

Bi Xishan: "Damn! This blizzard weather is too outrageous, right? It blew over my watchtower directly, damn it, it almost crushed me to death!"

Wei Sui: "The vegetable greenhouse I worked so hard to build was blown away, my seeds!!!"

Qiao Jialong: "It really is too outrageous. I feel like this time, all territories that haven't built walls will definitely suffer heavy damage."

Zhu Xin: "Yeah, even if we can make it through this time, the various buildings we worked so hard to construct will be damaged, and our progress will be slowed down significantly again."

"Brothers, after this blizzard, I must build the walls with all my might!"

…

Liu Muxue also saw the discussion in the chat channel and couldn't help but admire Cao Xing's foresight once again.

You know, they not only built the walls early, but also upgraded them all to intermediate level!

Walls of this level would definitely be able to withstand such harsh weather as a blizzard.

Thinking of this, Liu Muxue sat behind Cao Xing and hugged his waist tightly.

Half an hour later…

The group pushed through the wind and snow and finally returned to the vicinity of the territory.

At this moment.

Four or five [Lighthouses] stood tall in the wind and snow, specifically to guide the villagers who were out.

Looking at the light before them, joyful smiles appeared on everyone's faces.

This feeling was indescribable, just like returning home after running around outside all day.

For everyone, this territory was their harbor from the storm.

Braum gestured excitedly, but because the wind was too strong, Cao Xing couldn't hear what he was saying.

Soon, they arrived at the foot of the city wall.

The city gate was wide open, and everyone filed inside.

They returned to the territory successfully.

The moment they returned to the territory, everyone felt the howling, freezing wind suddenly decrease significantly.

The snowflakes falling inside the territory were quickly melted by the heat emitted by the [Level 15 Furnace].

It was as if this was a world independent of the wind and snow.

Braum laughed, "Haha, our territory is as magical as ever. This way, we don't have to worry about the threat of the blizzard!"

Everyone nodded as well.

However, there was no one outside in the territory now.

Because they had already followed Cao Xing's instructions and hidden inside the buildings.

And Cao Xing quickly ordered, "Elisa, take these new members and arrange a place for them to rest."

"Chuchu, go find your mother quickly, then hide in your room and don't come out."

"Everyone else, return to your own rooms."

Hearing the order, everyone complied and quickly dispersed.

Cao Xing also took Liu Muxue and went straight to the front door of the Lords Cabin.

"Whoosh—"

As soon as the cabin door opened, the heat from inside rushed out to meet them.

The two of them slipped inside.

Then, Cao Xing pulled the Lords Cabin door shut with a bang.

In an instant, the blizzard outside was shut out.

Cao Xing let out a heavy sigh of relief.

"Whew… good grief, we finally made it back!"

Liu Muxue beside him also said softly, "Yes, this weather is just too terrifying…"

The feeling of traveling in the blizzard just now, with the vast, bleak landscape and no path ahead, was almost enough to make one feel desperate.

Coupled with the terrifying wind force, if one were blown away, the consequences would be unimaginable, making one feel how insignificant they were in the face of nature.

Even though Cao Xing was already a Tier 4 expert, he had no confidence that he could survive in such blizzard weather.

Now, the moment he returned to the room, a strong sense of security appeared in his heart.

The two looked at each other and then both laughed.

Cao Xing saw that Liu Muxue's head was covered in a thick layer of snow, looking like a hat.

And his own shoulders and head were also covered in snow.

Liu Muxue first brushed the snow off her head, then stood on tiptoe and brushed the snow off Cao Xing.

At this moment, the temperature in the room was only 8°C.

There was no helping it; the howling wind outside took away a large amount of heat, and the temperature was just too low.

Even though Cao Xing's Lords Cabin was equipped with a stove and heating pipes, it could only barely maintain the temperature at a comfortable level.

But it was still fine, as the temperature here was positive.

But the other Survivors would have a hard time; they would probably have to experience that terrifying cold from when they first arrived in this world all over again.

Liu Muxue looked at Cao Xing's frozen red hands and cheeks and said softly, "Ah Xing, let me go prepare some hot water first, why don't you come over and take a hot bath in a while?"

Cao Xing nodded, "Okay, thank you."

Liu Muxue smiled gently and then turned and entered the bathroom.

"Splash…"

The sound of water continued to come from inside.

A moment later, the beauty poked her head out and said, "Ah Xing… the water is ready…"

"You can come over now."

"Okay."

After saying this, Cao Xing walked over.

The bathroom was filled with steam, and there was a large wooden barrel in the middle.

Da Zhuang was quite thoughtful; he had even made a wooden barrel for them to bathe in.

At this moment, the large wooden barrel was filled with half a barrel of hot water, and a few pink petals were floating on the surface.

Cao Xing chuckled, "Muxue, where did these petals come from?"

Liu Muxue lowered her head slightly and said embarrassedly, "I saw them in the forest today. I thought these wildflowers were quite pretty, so I picked a few."

"Ah Xing… let me serve you while you bathe…"

Her voice was very soft, and her cheeks were slightly flushed.

Cao Xing nodded, then spread his arms, letting Liu Muxue remove his armor.

Then, he was the first to enter the water, instantly feeling the warm temperature dispel the chill from his body.

"Whew…"

Cao Xing let out a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "I have to say, taking a hot bath on a blizzard day like this is really comfortable."

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Liu Muxue's face nearby.

Then, she gently removed her [Ice Dragon Armor], revealing her fair skin.

Along with her perfect physique.

"Splash…"

Liu Muxue also entered the bathtub, walked behind Cao Xing, wrapped her arms around him, and pressed tightly against his body.

At this moment, Cao Xing could only feel the warmth of the hot water and the softness behind him.

"Axing… is the water temperature okay?"

"Mhm, it's quite good."

"That's good…"

Then, Liu Muxue gently scrubbed Cao Xing's back, her pair of soft, delicate hands massaging his chest.

Her movements seemed a bit unfamiliar.

Liu Muxue had no experience scrubbing someone else, but she was trying her best to make Cao Xing feel comfortable.

A moment later.

Whether intentionally or not, as Liu Muxue scrubbed Cao Xing, her small hands gradually moved down to his legs.

Liu Muxue seemed to touch something, her fair, elegant shoulders trembled slightly, and a wave of shyness appeared in her eyes.

Then, Cao Xing turned around to look at Liu Muxue.

He found the beauty before him with her hair half-wet, head lowered, too embarrassed to meet Cao Xing's gaze.

Like a lotus flower emerging from the water, she was captivating enough to make one stare in admiration.

And Cao Xing could not only admire her, but also pluck her…

"Muxue, let's go upstairs to rest."

Liu Muxue's cheeks flushed slightly; she knew what was about to happen.

While feeling shy in her heart, she also felt anticipation.

She replied softly, "Mhm… I'll listen to you…"

…

Inside the warm Lords Cabin.

The sound of a woman's rapid breathing echoed continuously.

"Axing… Axing…"

"Mhm…"

At this moment, a snowstorm raged outside.

And the room was filled with the sweetness of intimacy.

After a brief calm, the beauty suddenly closed her eyes.

Then, like a swan arching its neck, she lifted her head.

After a long, ethereal, and charming cry, Liu Muxue collapsed directly into Cao Xing's arms.

She said in a weak, dreamy voice, "Axing… you seem to be getting more and more powerful…"

Her tone was filled with unconcealable affection.

Cao Xing stroked her hair gently and said, "You must be tired, Muxue. Get some good rest."

The beauty's face was flushed, and she was completely submissive to Cao Xing.

"Mhm…"

After saying that, she fell asleep peacefully in his arms.

Cao Xing, however, watched the howling snowstorm outside the window and did not go to sleep immediately.

Instead, he was thinking about the plans for the future.

…

Night fell…

Just as the weather forecast predicted, the nighttime temperature reached -79°C!

This was the cruelest day all Survivors had experienced since entering this world, no less severe than the day they first arrived.

Even though most people had built houses and their physiques had improved.

This low temperature was still unbearable.

The chat channel was filled with wails.

Zhou Yifeng: "It's cold! It's f*cking cold! The wind is so strong, the fireplace in the room feels like it's doing nothing!"

Shen Ying: "Yeah, I'm burning wood directly in the room, and it's still unbearably cold."

Shen Shigan: "Brothers, I'll teach you a trick. Gather all your villagers together, stay in one room, and huddle for warmth. This will increase the temperature significantly. Let's not be picky right now; survival is the priority!"

Yue Yi: "Who can give me a few quilts or some cotton coats? I'll offer 600 Ice Dragon Mark for a cotton coat, 1000 Ice Dragon Mark for a quilt. I'm f*cking freezing to death!"

"Me too, I also want to buy a few quilts!"

"Forget it, guys above. Who would sell such warm clothing? Besides, in this heavy snow, even walking out of the Lords Cabin to the market to list items is a difficult task!"

It must be said, this person made a lot of sense.

Warm clothing, even in normal times, had a high price.

It was normal for a cotton coat to sell for 50 Ice Dragon Mark and a quilt for 100 Ice Dragon Mark.

It might not seem like much, but you have to know that 100g of purple-quality beast meat only sells for about 100 Ice Dragon Mark.

These cotton coats and quilts were just white-quality common items; selling them at this price was already absurd!

And in this blizzard weather, the price of these warm clothes had been hyped up to over 10 times that.

This made many Survivors want to take the opportunity to make a profit.

However, they didn't even have enough warm clothes for themselves, so how could they have any extra to list?

Seeing the chat channel, Cao Xing became thoughtful.

He glanced at his backpack.

He had quite a lot of various cotton coats and fur reserves.

Last time in that village, he scavenged over 300 sets of cotton coats, and when killing those Hunters, he could occasionally strip cotton coats off them.

Plus the batch of rabbit furs processed by Xia Yanni.

There were a total of 672 sets of cotton coats.

Moreover, he had 7 sets of Cloud Yak clothing that could store heat, which were comparable to artifacts in this world environment.

Clearly, this was an astonishing amount of wealth!

Cao Xing pondered for a moment, "Because of the blizzard weather, this warm clothing has been hyped to an extremely high price, completely exceeding purple-quality beast meat."

"I definitely can't sell the Cloud Yak clothing in my hands, but… I can sell about 500 sets of those ordinary cotton coats, and I'll keep the rest for my own use."

"500 sets, even if sold at 600 Ice Dragon Mark per set, I estimate many people will buy them."

"Which means, if all these cotton coats can be sold, I can earn at least 300,000 Ice Dragon Mark!"

Cao Xing was instantly startled, unable to help but be shocked by the number he had calculated!

"Damn, this is truly terrifying; it's enough to trade for 3 Gold Treasure Chests!"

Although 500 sets of cotton coats sounded like a lot.

Compared to a Gold Treasure Chest, it was completely insignificant.

After all, these were just basic supplies; converted to crowns, they were worth at most a few dozen crowns each.

However, most Survivors didn't have Cao Xing's opportunities and strength.

So this gave him the opportunity to make a huge profit!

"Good, good, good. I must take advantage of this time to sell off the cotton coats in my hands!"

Thinking of this, Cao Xing looked at the sleeping Liu Muxue and gently withdrew his arm.

Then he put his clothes back on.

At this moment, Cao Xing pushed open the door of the Lords Cabin.

Instantly, a terrifying cold wind struck, mixed with snow filling the sky.

"Whoosh—"

Cao Xing noticed that even inside his territory, a thick layer of snow had accumulated.

Everything in sight was white.

There was no help for it; although the heat emitted by the [Level 15 Fireplace] was strong, the snowfall of the blizzard truly exceeded imagination.

Just as those people said in the chat channel.

In this weather, even walking from the [Lords Cabin] to the [Market] was a difficult task.

Cao Xing shook his head.

"However, to make money, it's nothing."

Thus, he wrapped his Cloud Yak coat tightly and quickly walked to the side of the [Market].

Opening the interface, a large amount of transaction information appeared inside.

And Cao Xing directly clicked on the [Consignment] function.

After setting the price and consignment quantity, he clicked confirm.

The next moment, a new consignment message appeared on the market.

[Consignment Item: Linen Cotton Coat]

[Inventory Reserve: 500]

[Required Item: 600 Ice Dragon Mark per set, or if you have special items, you can private message me]

[Consignor: Cao Xing]

[Seller Note: Survivors in District 174 have priority for trading, refusing trades from people of Wangjiang Pavilion.]

…

Since most Survivors were now huddled in their Lords Cabin, hiding from the howling wind and snow outside, almost no one was paying attention to the market.

Therefore, Cao Xing mentioned in the chat channel, "Everyone, I have listed a batch of cotton coats. If you need them, you can check the market."

The lively late-night chat channel fell into a moment of silence.

Come to think of it, this was the first time Cao Xing had spoken in the chat channel since the merge.

The Survivors immediately exclaimed, "Holy sh*t! Great Lord Cao Xing! A living Great Lord Cao Xing!"

"Haha, finally saw Great Lord Cao Xing speak. The Great Lord's strength is unfathomable, and since he never speaks in the chat channel, we thought you were a native of this world."

"Yeah, yeah, now it seems Great Lord Cao Xing is also a Blue Star Survivor like us."

"Brothers, did you all see? The Great Lord said he listed a batch of cotton coats. If you need them, go grab them quickly!"

Hearing this person's reminder, other Survivors realized something.

In this late night, a large group of people braved the violent blizzard and rushed out of their Lords Cabin.

Then they directly opened the market.

"Holy sh*t, there are actually 500 sets of cotton coats. As expected of Great Lord Cao Xing, even such supplies can be brought out in such a large quantity at once."

"Yeah, it's just that the price is a bit expensive, it's over ten times the usual price."

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