Chapter 24 Recruiting an Arctic Druid

Chapter 24 Recruiting an Arctic Druid

Seeing their names, Cao Xing felt his mouth twitch again.

They were all flower names, which sounded very nice.

But Cao Xing felt these names were too refined and did not fit his style.

Therefore, he directly pointed at one of the females and said, "Starting today, your name is Dahua."

"And she is called Erhua, and Sanhua."

The three human females knelt down again and said respectfully, "Thank you for bestowing our names, benevolent Lord."

[You have successfully named the subordinate: Dahua. Loyalty has increased, current loyalty is 75.]

[You have successfully named the subordinate: Erhua. Loyalty has increased, current loyalty is 73.]

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Cao Xing glanced at their attributes.

[Subordinate: Dahua]

[Level: Level 1]

[Attributes: Strength 3, Agility 2, Spirit 3, Constitution 3]

[Talent: None]

[Loyalty: 75]

[Hunger: 41]

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[Subordinate: Erhua]

[Level: Level 1]

[Attributes: Strength 3, Agility 3, Spirit 2, Constitution 2]

[Talent: None]

[Loyalty: 73]

[Hunger: 37]

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The loyalty of all three people was quite high, but their hunger levels were a bit low.

It was clear that they had not eaten for a long time.

Therefore, Cao Xing said, "You guys go start a fire and cook first, and get yourselves something to eat. A cafeteria has not been built yet, so the stove is inside the Lords Cabin."

Hearing this, the three of them immediately nodded respectfully.

"Yes, Lord."

After they left, Cao Xing continued to ponder by the campfire.

For these newly recruited population, he needed to build [Small Shelters] for them to rest at night.

Then, he also needed to build a dedicated cafeteria for the subordinates to eat.

However, whether crafting or upgrading buildings, it took a lot of time.

Cao Xing looked at the 8 busy Arctic People and sighed, "Manpower is still not enough…"

"If there were more hands, we could divide the work and cooperate, greatly accelerating the development efficiency of the territory."

"Is there any way for me to recruit some manpower?"

Cao Xing could not help but start recalling his experience playing games on his tablet before.

On it,

the game character would also face the trouble of insufficient manpower.

However, there were several solutions in the game.

First, when your territory rose to a certain level and possessed a certain prestige in the nearby area, some tribal residents living nearby or refugees would take the initiative to pledge allegiance.

Second, send out subordinate troops to wander outside like Assam, with a probability of bringing back some manpower from the wild.

Third, go to the cities or town taverns in this world and recruit some NPCs with special abilities by paying a certain reward.

Fourth, directly wage war, conquer nearby tribal residents, and force them to surrender.

In short, there were many methods, and they were not limited to the above ones.

But obviously, these methods were not applicable to Cao Xing at present.

And right at this moment, the three newly joined subordinates brought Cao Xing a piece of news after eating their fill.

Upon hearing this news, the expression of Cao Xing immediately perked up.

He looked at Dahua and asked, "You mean, you escaped from a camp of Hunters?"

"Are there still many humans locked up in that camp?"

Dahua nodded and said, "Yes, Lord. That group of Hunters is extremely vicious, simply inhumane!"

"Many of our companions have already fallen victim to them."

"If possible, I hope the Lord can lend a helping hand and rescue them!"

Speaking of this, Dahua knelt directly on the ground, her tone full of entreaty.

Cao Xing was currently at a time when manpower was most lacking.

Upon hearing this intelligence, Cao Xing almost instinctively wanted to take action.

But he quickly suppressed his excited emotions and helped Dahua up.

"Do you know how many people that group of Hunters has, and what their strength is?"

Dahua had lived in the ice and snow all year round, and her cold white Westerner face seemed to be recalling something.

Then, she respectfully said, "Lord, that group of Hunters is around 20 to 30 people."

"The aura of most of the Hunters in there feels about the same as the Lord."

Cao Xing pondered to himself for a moment, then nodded.

He was currently a Level 3 Frost Mage, which meant that the strength of those Hunters was around Level 3 to Level 5.

After Dahua finished speaking, she added another sentence, "Besides those ordinary Hunters, they also have two squad leaders whose strength is slightly stronger than this snake-people lady."

"In addition, there is a strongest captain whose aura is about the same as the Frost Wolf of Mr. Assam."

It was clear that Dahua was very smart and possessed strong language expression skills.

Through her description, Cao Xing already knew the strength of that group of Hunters.

One Level 10 Hunter, two Hunters above Level 5, plus more than twenty Hunters below Level 5.

If it were solely based on the previous strength of Cao Xing, he might not necessarily be able to deal with them.

However, now Assam had advanced into a Tier 2 creature, and coupled with the fact that Cao Xing held an 'Arctic Druid' recruitment scroll in his hand, dealing with these Hunters would be completely unproblematic.

Moreover, those Hunters reportedly still hid some treasures…

Obviously, Cao Xing was already tempted.

Assam also saw the thought of Cao Xing.

"Lord, the location mentioned by Dahua is about seven kilometers away from the camp."

"At our speed, it will take about 1.5 hours to arrive."

Cao Xing nodded.

The advancing speed in the snow was naturally not fast, and 1.5 hours was still within an acceptable range; at least they could completely rush back before dark.

Liu Muxue was also standing aside at this time, saying softly, "A-Xing, I will go with you too."

Cao Xing nodded, "Alright."

After speaking, Cao Xing gave her both the [Black Iron Plate Armor (Green)] and the [Aurora Blessing Skill Book].

Looking at the equipment and skill book in her hand,

Liu Muxue gave Cao Xing another grateful look.

Of course she knew the importance of these equipment and skill books at the current stage.

Liu Muxue did not say much, but silently clicked to learn the skill book, and then put on the armor.

Cao Xing saw that.

The current Liu Muxue wore black armor on her upper body, while her lower body had bare long legs, and she was draped in a thick wolf-skin coat on the outside.

This outfit possessed a rather playful and charming style.

And Cao Xing himself also clicked to learn [Ice Cone Technique], and then pulled out the [Arctic Druid] recruitment scroll.

A system prompt appeared.

[Do you wish to consume the Arctic Druid recruitment scroll to recruit a Druid with Level 15 elite strength?]

[Arctic Druid occupies: 3 Population]

Cao Xing directly clicked 'Yes'.

At the same time.

In front of Cao Xing, a hexagram array with a diameter of five meters, even larger than before, appeared.

Inside the hexagram array, bursts of intense light erupted.

Then, a powerful and ancient aura appeared.

Through the light curtain, Cao Xing could see a humanoid creature that reached a height of 2.5 meters and possessed a robust figure.

Just standing there motionless, it gave people a terrifying pressure!

After the light curtain dissipated, everyone finally saw the full picture of the other party clearly.

That was a creature covered in snow-white manes, possessing sharp bear claws and thick limbs, but resembling a human form.

His fur-covered face, however, revealed a pious gaze.

Then, he pressed his right hand against his chest and slightly saluted, saying, "The power of nature will guide me forward."

"Guardian Andrew, reporting to you."

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