Chapter 254: Interrogation, Stunning Secrets! (6000)

Chapter 254: Interrogation, Stunning Secrets! (6000)

And this also indirectly proved that this Hunter was not lying.

Cao Xing took out a small cup from his backpack, which contained 20 milliliters of water.

It was just about enough for a single gulp.

However, looking at this tiny bit of water, the middle-aged man on the ground suddenly burst out with a terrifying gleam in his eyes!

To him, this bit of water was a life-saving straw!

Cao Xing placed the water cup on the ground, "Drink up."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man excitedly crawled over and, with a gulp, drank the water in the cup dry.

However, instead of quenching his thirst, this only further stimulated his body's craving for water!

He looked at Cao Xing with an even more intense gaze.

Cao Xing continued to ask: "Second question, how much do you know about the scale of the Church of Light and the number of powerhouses it has?"

This was also the question he wanted to know the most.

Through his previous actions, he had practically offended this cult to death.

Some things could not be kept hidden forever, and they might likely face each other head-on later on.

Therefore, before that, Cao Xing wanted to understand just how strong this organization was.

And how large their influence was, so as to formulate a coping strategy.

Hearing this question, the middle-aged man in front of him pondered for a moment once again.

"Except for the Gale Snowfield… I don't know much about the church forces outside…"

"But according to some information I obtained, the influence of the Church of Light covers the Ice Crystal Kingdom and several nearby kingdoms."

"In the Gale Snowfield, they sent three red-robed bishops, as well as a large number of black-robed and white-robed priests…"

"But previously, a red-robed bishop died in the Witch Forest, and the church headquarters transferred another red-robed bishop over. At that time, we went in to execute a mission together with the High Priest, and then we ran into you all…"

"Recently, under the direction of the Seed of Light, we concentrated our forces into Lake Doron City."

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After hearing him finish, Cao Xing also had a vague concept in his mind.

Judging by this, the power of the Church of Light was truly massive!

Its influence covered the entire Ice Crystal Kingdom and even several nearby kingdoms.

And although the Gale Snowfield was vast, compared to a kingdom, it was just a remote corner.

In other words, it was only the tip of their iceberg.

After asking these questions, Cao Xing gave him another 20 milliliters of water.

The middle-aged man below drank it dry once again.

Cao Xing continued questioning.

"How much do you know about the Seed of Light?"

This question seemed to touch upon some core secrets.

A strong struggle appeared on the middle-aged man's face!

A moment later, Cao Xing urged: "If you know, speak it out yourself."

"Otherwise, if we use the Confession spell on you later, it will be the same result."

Hearing this, the middle-aged man glanced at Isabelle beside him, a strong fear appearing in his eyes…

He struggled for a moment, and then spoke.

"The Seed of Light… was only recently born."

"His arrival has allowed our Church of Light to find a backbone."

"According to the conversations between the High Priest and the bishops I heard before, I guess…"

"The Seed of Light is very likely an Otherworld Lord just like you!"

Hearing this intelligence, Cao Xing's pupils suddenly shrank!

It even made his aura slightly out of control!

Good heavens!

This was a possibility he had never thought of.

The Seed of Light was an Otherworld Lord.

In other words, among these Survivors from Blue Star, one person was the spokesperson of this massive cult!

And now, they might even be the leader of this organization.

Thinking about it this way, it really was terrifying!

After all, that person not only possessed the Survivor's system functions but also possessed a massive force.

And Cao Xing had thought that his own development was already fast enough.

However, that Survivor sat atop the entire Church of Light, with so many powerhouses providing him assistance.

One could imagine just how terrifying a level this person's current territory strength had developed to.

Of course, it was also possible that the other party did not need to develop any territory at all.

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…

Meanwhile.

Within a certain mountain range extremely far away from Cao Xing's territory,

a huge temple was hidden inside.

A young man with handsome features and delicate, clear eyebrows was sitting upright on a huge divine throne.

Behind him was a sun flag.

And in front of him, a large number of white-robed priests, red-robed bishops, and even some powerful entities wearing yellow robes were respectfully kneeling and prostrating on the ground.

His eyes were tightly closed, and auras of light radiated from the back of his head, making him look incomparably majestic.

A moment later, this young man opened his eyes, and then said in a faint tone.

"Lord God of Light has already descended a revelation. The existence that ruined our plan and erased a shred of Démǔ's divinity is within the Gale Snowfield."

"Now, Sains, Bella…"

Hearing this young man's order, the two red-robed bishops respectfully stood up.

"Great spokesperson of the God of Light, please give your orders…"

The young man said: "You will now lead a team of believers to the Gale Snowfield to assist with the smooth progress of the plan over at Lake Doron City."

"Then, secretly investigate the identity of that attacker."

"A few days ago, a large camp was destroyed. I suspect this is the same group of people."

"Follow this to look for clues."

After hearing this, a look of contemplation flashed through the eyes of the two red-robed bishops.

Then they respectfully replied: "As you command, great Seed of Light…"

After the two red-robed bishops left with people, this young man looked forward with a deep gaze.

"The plans in other places have been progressing quite smoothly, only this Gale Snowfield…"

"It seems this region is a bit strange; perhaps there is some hidden powerhouse here."

"It's a pity that the God of Light is trapped in the Abyssal Land and cannot give me too much help."

At this time, he opened the [World Channel] and took a look.

"The Survivors in this Gale Snowfield region seem to all be people from District 17."

"But due to the system's restrictions, before the server merge, none of us Survivors can go to other regions."

"It seems we can contact the Survivors of this district and ask if there are any hidden indigenous experts or forces."

"Then secretly probe their strength."

He never associated the existence that ruined their plan with the Survivors.

In his view, the current Survivors were far too weak.

Dispatching a random black-robed priest could easily wipe them out.

Such a weak existence could not possibly kill the red-robed priests of their Church of Light and destroy a shred of the Nightmare God Démǔ's divinity.

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…

At this moment, Cao Xing had already walked out of that basement.

He glanced at the countdown timer above his head.

[Time until nightfall: 7 minutes 32 seconds…]

[Current temperature: 7 ℃]

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After waking up from the Tailor Shop, Cao Xing was constantly arranging work.

In the blink of an eye, it was dark.

The residents who went out to work returned to the territory one after another.

As for himself, he began to ponder the subsequent plans.

Obviously, the influence of the Church of Light was somewhat unimaginably massive.

The most crucial part was that the Seed of Light among them turned out to be a Survivor from Blue Star.

It's just that I don't know which district or which country this guy is from.

Cao Xing muttered to himself: "However, what can be confirmed for now is that this guy shouldn't be a person from our District 17."

"Such a strong existence, if he were in our District 17, couldn't possibly be unknown; at least a bit of strength would have been revealed."

"From the looks of it, my situation is still safe, but I need to act a bit low-profile."

Thinking of this, Cao Xing had already figured out his subsequent development plan in his heart.

At this moment, a buzzing sound of static electricity came from beside his ear.

"Lord, I am Kantor!"

"I am Kandaer!"

The loud voices of the two Cents came over.

Cao Xing replied: "Why haven't you two returned yet? Did you encounter something in that mine?"

Kandaer immediately replied: "Lord, we haven't encountered anything so far."

"Ever since we arrived at this mine, we've been investigating inside."

"But so far, we only feel a chilling aura constantly drilling into our bodies, yet we haven't seen any monsters."

"Kantor said that if they are wraith-type creatures, they might not come out during the day."

"So we decided to stay here for a night and see if those monsters or ghosts will show up!"

After hearing their explanation, Cao Xing also nodded.

One had to admit that the strategy of the two Cents was correct.

They looked foolish, but they were actually not stupid at all, and were very experienced at least when dealing with various monsters.

"Alright, be careful tonight and contact me immediately if you have any problems."

This place was only a few kilometers away from that haunted mine.

With Cao Xing and his group's speed, they could rush over very quickly.

The two Cents also briskly agreed.

After finishing this, Cao Xing brought Liu Muxue into the cafeteria and began to enjoy a sumptuous dinner.

After finishing dinner, the time had almost arrived at seven o'clock in the evening.

Cao Xing brought Liu Muxue back to his [Lords Manor] to rest.

After taking a warm hot shower, they quickly slipped into the bedding.

Then, taking over an hour, he pacified the beauty by his side.

Liu Muxue fell into a deep sleep.

Cao Xing was still full of spirit.

The current time was only a little past nine in the evening.

Being a bit unable to sleep so early, he felt a bit bored for a moment.

Although there were no mobile phones to play with in this world, they had communication forums!

Thus, Cao Xing opened the chat channel to check the recent situation of the Survivors.

Liang Yuansheng: "Brothers, outside your territories today, did any other indigenous people come to contact you?"

Xing Deyang: "Yeah, today a group of soldiers came near my territory, saying my territory is Baron Barnaby's turf, telling us either to leave here or pay regular taxes, otherwise they will dispatch troops to drive us out."

Qu Qifeng: "Holy shit! Me too, these son-of-a-bitch things actually want us to hand over 30,000 units of food every month, plus 5,000 units of iron!"

Ding Bo: "Such a scam! Our territory's food had just gained a bit of reserves, and as a result, they directly demanded 30,000 units! This is fucking simply a group of bandits, I really want to fuck over this group of son-of-a-bitch nobles!"

Du Ping: "Haha, I didn't encounter those soldiers today, but I met a group of wanderers. They seemed to have come from another kingdom and had nowhere to go, so I took them in, and my territory's population suddenly surged a lot!"

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Hearing this, Cao Xing was thoughtful.

Just as the system said last time, the indigenous people of this world would gradually notice the territories of the Survivors.

Currently, many territories had been approached by those indigenous people.

It would be fine if they encountered some ordinary indigenous people, but if they encountered those barons or nobility factions, it would be a bit troublesome.

And Cao Xing was also pondering.

If his territory encountered the same situation, how should it be handled.

Should he act according to the rules, or spend money to avert disaster?

Although his current strength was already very strong, Cao Xing knew that he had not yet reached the level where he could contend against the noble class.

Don't look at these nobles; they usually act like good-for-nothing gluttons.

But once someone truly violates their majesty, these guys will unite and unleash a thunderous strike against them.

They will never allow those commoners, or even people from other classes, to shake their ruling status!

Just like how they don't allow those Arctic People and commoners to possess power.

Coupled with the fact that Cao Xing killed the red-robed bishop, he might need to keep a low profile for a while.

Therefore, he still cannot fall out completely with these fellows.

"When the time comes, if we really cross paths, we'll see what these guys need."

"If it's not too much, we can give them a little bit of resources to buy some time for development."

"Once my strength is strong enough, screw whatever nobles there are, I'll flip them all over!"

Thinking of this, Cao Xing had already figured out a coping strategy.

At this moment, those Survivors in the chat channel were still complaining.

Qin Yonglun: "Sigh… Although my territory didn't encounter those natives, it damn well encountered a boss-level Ice Nest Monster, an 18-level boss monster! It almost killed me. Those soldiers simply couldn't block such a powerful monster, so I've already abandoned my territory and fled."

Zhu Zhumei: "Wuwuwu… Me too. I ran into two elite Ice Nest Monsters today. They are too vicious; even Elemental Arrow Towers don't do much against them."

Lu Yue: "Haha, I saw an elite-level Ice Nest Monster appear today. Fortunately, I dug a trap in advance. This guy was trapped by me and worn down for several minutes, and was finally ground to death!"

Bai Guangfei: "It's tough. The survival difficulty has increased again. Now, except for those large legions and the territories of a few strong individuals, anyone else's territory will basically suffer heavy losses if they encounter a boss-level Ice Nest Monster."

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Clearly, most Survivors right now were plagued by Ice Nest Monsters.

Especially today, after the probability of elite and boss-level Ice Nest Monsters appearing increased, the difficulty skyrocketed even more!

Just because Cao Xing could easily deal with these monsters didn't mean other Survivors could.

For them, a Tier 2 elite could cost them their lives, let alone a powerful boss!

Among them, there might also be a large number of ordinary Ice Nest Monsters, so not being able to hold out was the most normal thing in the world.

And Cao Xing muttered to himself: "Currently, most Survivors are helpless against boss-level Ice Nest Monsters."

"It seems I can sell a batch of those Nightmare Arrows."

"After all, this type of arrow has terrifying damage. A single one is enough to make a Tier 2 elite-level monster bleed to death."

"As long as they are used well, dealing with Tier 2 boss-level monsters won't be a difficult task either."

"If this stuff appears on the market, it can definitely cause a scramble among everyone, and I can also sell it for a high price!"

Thinking of this, Cao Xing even wanted to go to the Blacksmith Shop on the spot to see how many arrows Harold had forged in the past two days.

But thinking about it, Harold should still be working overtime right now, so it's better not to go disturb him.

Therefore, carrying a trace of anticipation,

Cao Xing hugged the sweet Liu Muxue and fell fast asleep.

The next day…

A system prompt appeared.

[Survivors, please note that you have spent 14 days of the official period. There are still 3 days left until the end of the Points Leaderboard…]

[Weather Forecast: Today, parts of the Gale Snowfield will welcome a cold snap, with temperatures ranging from -57°C to -75°C.]

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"Oh? Only 3 days left?"

Various situations had been encountered back-to-back during this period, to the extent that Cao Xing hadn't paid much attention to this Points Leaderboard.

He didn't expect that seven days had passed so quickly since the server merger.

He glanced at the leaderboard.

[District 17 Points Leaderboard]

[1st Place: Cao Xing, 1437 points]

[2nd Place: Jiang Qingyun, 872 points]

[3rd Place: Qiu Yating, 633 points]

[4th Place: Wu Xinghu, 598 points]

[5th Place: Chen Feng, 574 points]

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[10th Place: Zhou Bo, 453 points]

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"Fortunately, my current points still firmly occupy first place."

"It seems that various unexpected situations these past few days have also caused trouble for everyone else."

Cao Xing was right; almost all Survivors had encountered various unexpected situations over these past few days.

Especially that blizzard, which not only took the lives of quite a few people, but also increased the difficulty of rendezvous among Survivors.

Moreover, as time went on,

Survivors basically all knew that a single [Ice Dragon Horn] challenge would inevitably result in the deaths of quite a few people.

Even Wangjiang Pavilion in District 171 and the Ice Tiger Legion in District 174 were no exception.

No one wanted to be this unlucky fellow, so the major legions were currently unable to organize enough manpower to conduct the Ice Dragon Horn challenge.

On the current Points Leaderboard, a minimum of 450 points was required to enter the top ten.

Moreover, what surprised other Survivors even more was that this time in District 174, a full 4 people squeezed into the top ten.

Especially that Qiu Yating.

She was like a force that suddenly emerged, and after the blizzard ended, she began to exert her strength.

In the past two days, Survivors had also frequently discussed who on earth this Qiu Yating was.

Because her ranking rose way too fast.

Almost every day she would use one or two [Ice Dragon Horn (Small)], squeezing into the top three in just three short days!

According to this trend, Qiu Yating might even suppress Jiang Qingyun and forcefully snatch away the second-place position.

This directly exerted enormous pressure on Wangjiang Pavilion.

Right now, Jiang Qingyun was trying every possible means to summon more cannon fodder over, wanting to continue using the Ice Dragon Horn for challenges.

Even Cao Xing was somewhat surprised.

"Oh? This Qiu Yating's ranking is rising pretty fast!"

"Could the reward that the Old Witch gave her last time be this powerful?"

This also piqued his interest.

Of course, he didn't want to snatch Qiu Yating's things.

Because there was no need for that.

Anyway, the treasures in his territory were already enough.

In his backpack, there were still over a hundred [Destroyer Crossbows].

Just relying on these crossbows was enough to easily handle the challenge of the [Ice Dragon Horn].

Not to mention, there were also hundreds of powerful soldiers.

"Forget it, whatever she obtained has nothing to do with me."

"I just need to focus on developing my own territory well."

Shaking his head, Cao Xing woke up Liu Muxue beside him.

The two of them washed up together and then left the spacious Lords Manor.

Pushing open the main doors,

several hundred people were standing outside.

Except for the personnel Cao Xing sent out yesterday, basically all the other territory residents were present.

At this time, Cao Xing noticed that Du An and the other seven Arctic People had all broken through to Tier 2.

Looking at their lord, their eyes carried a look of fanaticism.

And these people were very likely among the few Tier 2 Arctic People in the entire Western Continent.

Cao Xing asked: "Du An, how does breaking through feel?"

Du An said excitedly: "Lord, I feel great! I have endless strength all over my body!"

"Right now, I can carry hundreds of kilograms of stones all by myself!"

The few Arctic People nearby also chimed in.

"Lord, me too! I can now directly carry a big tree!"

"Haha, then I'll carry an ox!"

Looking at their happy appearances, smiles appeared on the faces of everyone present.

Because in this way, they all believed that their lord truly allowed them to gain power!

At this time, Du An said excitedly: "Merciful and great Lord, please arrange today's work for us!"

"I can't wait to make a contribution to the territory!"

Cao Xing smiled and said, "Don't rush. Are there any Arctic People and staff members who haven't upgraded yet from yesterday?"

Da Zhuang said excitedly: "Lord, me! I trained for 4 hours last night and have already risen to Level 6!"

Er Zhuang nearby immediately chimed in, "Lord, I've risen to Level 5, and I feel like my strength has grown by another notch."

Following the chorus of agreement, Cao Xing noticed that quite a few people had gone up by one or two levels.

Including Cao Yi, who was already somewhat aged, he had also risen to Level 5.

Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction.

"You are all very good. Still following what I said yesterday, under the premise of ensuring your work is done well, you can try your best to improve yourselves."

"Once you reach Level 10, come directly to me to claim the Heart of Power, understand?"

Everyone looked at each other, then raised the tools in their hands high, "Understood!"

"Long live the Lord!"

Cao Xing smiled.

"Alright, all of you go to work now, just like yesterday."

"As you command!"

Carrying soaring emotions, over a hundred staff members dispersed and left!

Cao Xing noticed that there was still a woman waiting quietly nearby on the field.

It was Sabina.

Today, she had changed into a clean white doctor's coat and tidied herself up nicely from head to toe.

Not to mention,

compared to her somewhat sloppy appearance when Cao Xing first bought her back,

today's Sabina rather gave off the feel of an elder nurse sister.

At this moment, seeing Cao Xing's gaze shift over,

Sabina hurried to his side, then knelt on both knees.

Her hands were raised high above her head.

Cao Xing noticed that she seemed to be holding a bottle of black potion in her hands.

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