Chapter 281: Commander-level Dragon Blood Warrior, Bo Jie, Sun Chaser! (6000)

"Great Lord Cao Xing, I'll have someone bring the items to you right away!"

Yao Yiming's tone carried excitement and gratitude.

After all, securing second place among nearly two hundred thousand Survivors this time would make anyone excited!

Since yesterday, Yao Yiming's private chat messages had already exploded, with a massive number of Survivors contacting him.

Those famous legions were all extending olive branches to him, offering generous benefits.

There were also many people directly asking him to go over and be the Legion Commander.

Of course, facing these messages, Yao Yiming ignored them all.

After pondering for a moment, Cao Xing said, "Keep ten of the Destroyer Crossbows for yourself, and just have Jonard and Josent bring the rest back to me."

"As for that golden weapon, help me choose a golden staff."

Cao Xing was preparing this golden staff for his subordinates.

After all, there were many staff-users in his territory, such as the Black Smoke Shaman Blot, Isabelle, and two female mages, among others.

Hearing this, Yao Yiming was slightly stunned.

Over these past few days, he had deeply experienced the powerful might of the [Destroyer Crossbow (Purple)].

As for this thing, even having just two units could greatly increase a territory's strength!

And now, Cao Xing had directly given him 10 units.

This was a heavy gift, even exceeding the reward of this leaderboard ranking!

Yao Yiming was silent for a moment, then said solemnly, "Thank you, Great Lord Cao Xing. If there is any place you need me in the future, just give the order!"

Cao Xing smiled, "It's nothing."

Just as they were about to hang up the communication, Yao Yiming said, "That's right, Great Lord Cao Xing, that Jiang Qingyun seems to be inquiring about my information everywhere. He might already know that our territories are in the same region."

Hearing this, a trace of chill gradually flashed through Cao Xing's eyes.

This Jiang Qingyun, as one of the bosses of the Three Heroes Association, was also Cao Xing's enemy.

If there was time, Cao Xing would definitely go over and flatten his territory.

As a legion commander, Jiang Qingyun's territory coordinates were no longer a secret.

Cao Xing had glanced at it before; it was more than 1,400 kilometers away from his own territory.

This distance could be said to be quite distant.

But at Cao Xing's speed, advancing at full throttle, he could arrive in a single day.

Cao Xing muttered to himself, "Just right, tomorrow marks the beginning of Construction Week, and the Ice Nest stops descending."

"I'll take some time along the way to go over and wipe this guy out."

Thinking of this, Cao Xing replied, "I know, you don't need to worry about him."

Yao Yiming politely replied, "Alright, Great Lord Cao Xing."

He also believed in Cao Xing's strength; after all, the two of them were neighbors now, and if there were any problems, he could seek help from him at the first instance.

Both sides hung up the communication.

A few minutes later.

Jonard and Josent had already flown back swiftly.

They respectfully handed over a backpack, "Lord, this is what that Otherworld Lord asked me to bring to you."

Cao Xing nodded, then took it and took out all the items in the backpack.

[Obtained: Frost Corrupted Staff (Gold) * 1]

[Obtained: Tier 2 Boss-level Dragon Blood Warrior Recruitment Scroll * 1]

[Obtained: Ice Dragon Mark * 115236]

[Obtained: Destroyer Crossbow (Purple) * 49]

…

Clearly, not a single item was missing, including the seventy thousand Ice Dragon Marks rewarded for second place, which had also been brought to him.

A faint smile also appeared on the corner of Cao Xing's mouth.

This partner was quite reliable after all.

If there was a chance in the future, they could indeed cooperate again.

He glanced at the attributes of that staff.

[Frost Corrupted Staff (Gold)]

[Quality: Rare]

[Equipment Level: Level 30]

[Attack Power: 677 ~ 692]

[Attached Special Effect ①: Spirit + 150, Constitution + 80]

[Attached Special Effect ②: Chill Blessing (Spirit consumption when casting magic reduced by 25%, Ice-type magic effects increased by an additional 10%)]

[Attached Special Effect ③: Frost Corruption (When attacks hit enemies, reduces the opponent's magic resistance by 20%, lasting 30 seconds)]

(Equipment Description: A staff of special material, possessing a trace of corrupted dragon power upon it…)

…

"Not bad, the special effects of this staff are basically increasing attack power and combat capability, and it also has a 'Frost Corruption' special effect, which can reduce the enemy's magic resistance."

Pondering for a moment, Cao Xing already had a candidate in mind for the allocation.

At this point, the rewards from Yao Yiming's side were all in hand.

Now, it was time to digest Cao Xing's own rewards.

First were the four blueprints rewarded for first place.

He glanced at the attributes.

[Primary Frost City Wall Construction Blueprint]

[Blueprint Effect: Can overlay primary city walls, upgrading them to primary frost city walls]

[Armor: 80]

[Durability: 2000]

[Attached Special Effect: Primary Frost Aura (Causes friendly units within 20 meters near the city wall to gain an additional 20 points of armor, and reduces damage taken by the city wall by 10%)]

[Materials Required for Upgrade: Primary City Wall * 1, Glacier Shard * 10, Stone * 10, Wood * 5, Primary Elemental Crystal * 1]

[Time Required for Construction: 42 minutes…]

…

[Intermediate Frost City Wall Construction Blueprint]

[Blueprint Effect: Can overlay intermediate city walls, upgrading them to intermediate frost city walls]

[Armor: 240]

[Durability: 6000]

[Attached Special Effect: Intermediate Frost Aura (Causes friendly units within 20 meters near the city wall to gain an additional 60 points of armor, and reduces damage taken by the city wall by 15%)]

[Area: 10 meters long * 4 meters high * 1 meter wide]

[Materials Required for Upgrade: Intermediate City Wall * 1, Glacier Shard * 30, Stone * 50, Iron * 5]

[Time Required for Upgrade: 1 hour 24 minutes…]

…

"The frost city walls have higher durability than ordinary city walls, and also come with a frost aura special effect."

"Truly strong!"

Clearly, based on this special effect alone, it already left those ordinary city walls miles behind.

Moreover, the upgrade materials on the blueprint were also very simple.

Through the previous few transactions, materials like [Glacier Shard] were already close to breaking one million.

Even if all the city walls in the territory were upgraded, it would be more than enough!

As for the other [Primary + Intermediate Frost Arrow Tower Manufacturing Blueprints], the attributes of these two types of arrow towers were similar to the [Ice Arrow Tower], with the difference being that they had an extra [Freezing Aura] effect, which reduced the attack speed of enemies approaching near the arrow tower by 10%.

Therefore, Cao Xing didn't look at them much longer.

Next was the treasure chest he had been looking forward to.

On the bluestone floor tiles in front of him, a glowing chest appeared.

Upon getting closer, the system prompt appeared.

[Discovered a glowing Golden Treasure Chest reflecting a cold light. Do you wish to open it?]

"Yes!"

[Opened successfully]

[Obtained: Frost Corrupted Spear (Gold)]

[Obtained: Tier 3 Elite Dragon Blood Warrior Recruitment Scroll (Purple) * 2]

[Obtained: Large Anti-Corruption Potion (Purple) * 4]

[Obtained: Ice Dragon Horn (Medium) * 2]

[Obtained: dragon rock ore (Gold) * 3]

…

"Not bad, another piece of golden equipment, plus two recruitment scrolls."

You must know that even a golden treasure chest might not steadily yield golden equipment.

There was also a fair probability of yielding equipment of purple quality.

As for the golden treasure chests Cao Xing opened, basically all of them were golden quality items; it could be considered that his luck kept bursting forth.

Of course, it might also be related to him having added 20 points of luck.

He glanced at the equipment attributes and found that they were similar to those of the [Frost Corrupted Staff (Gold)].

Including the special effects above, they were almost identical, except one reduced magic resistance and the other reduced armor.

This was probably because these weapons both originated from the Zhuoma series.

After opening the treasure chest, next was another reward.

Optional Ice Dragon Set Part * 1.

Cao Xing muttered to himself, "This thing seems useless to me; Muxue and my sets have already been fully collected."

Just as Cao Xing was about to randomly choose something, he found that besides those sets, he could also choose from a total of dozen-plus weapons including blades, spears, swords, and axes.

And they were all Level 30 golden weapons.

"Oh? Besides the sets, can weapons also be chosen?"

Joy welled up in Cao Xing's heart, and he chose another [Frost Corrupted Staff (Gold)].

"Not bad, not bad. That way, there will be three golden staffs in my backpack that can be distributed."

At this point, the first-place rewards had basically all been reviewed.

Next was this time's most important reward.

That Commander-level Recruitment Scroll!

Right now, Cao Xing held in his hands one Commander-level, one Boss-level, and two Elite-level Dragon Blood Warrior Recruitment Scrolls.

After summoning them all, it could largely enhance his territory's combat power.

Without hesitation, Cao Xing directly began summoning.

[Do you wish to use the Tier 2 Commander-level Dragon Blood Warrior Recruitment Scroll?]

[Do you wish to use…]

Cao Xing clicked 'Yes' for all of them.

"Rumble! Rumbling!"

The sky trembled for a moment, and Cao Xing looked up, seeing four meteors plunging toward his territory.

In this deep night, these meteors appeared extremely dazzling.

Moreover, one of the meteors among them was unusually large, and before it even landed, it made everyone feel a sense of palpitation!

Including those Dragon Blood Warriors, they couldn't help but curiously walk over.

Because within it, they sensed a familiar power of bloodline!

"Boom! Rumble!"

Four meteors fiercely slammed down in front of Cao Xing!

Inside three of the ice sculptures were sealed Dragon Blood Warriors who reached a height of two meters and wielded long spears.

They likewise exuded an aura of authority without anger, each person resembling an unsheathed sharp blade, full of a sense of threat.

Beside them, however, there was a relatively smaller ice sculpture.

Everyone's gazes instantly locked onto this ice sculpture.

That was a man similarly dressed in Norn Clan white frost armor, with a height of around 1.6 meters.

Compared to other Dragon Blood Warriors whose heights easily reached 1.9 or 2 meters, his height appeared somewhat short.

Moreover, his appearance looked somewhat tender and youthful, only about fifteen or sixteen years old.

Handsome facial features, fair skin, even possessing a bit of a pretty-boy style.

However, from such a thin and weak man, a profound aura emanated.

In his hand, he also held a giant axe with a length exceeding 1.2 meters, which looked somewhat incongruous.

Cao Xing asked in confusion, "A Dragon Blood Warrior who uses an axe? This is my first time seeing one."

Even those Dragon Blood Warriors carried strange expressions in their eyes.

Josent looked toward the companion beside him, then said, "Jonard, don't you feel this person looks very familiar?"

Jonard nodded, "Yes, I also feel he looks very familiar, somewhat like that former commander."

"However, didn't this one already die during the Dragon War period?"

Under everyone's gaze.

Cracks began to appear on those ice sculptures.

"Crack! Crack!"

All four ice sculptures completely shattered.

That handsome and slender Norn slowly opened his eyes.

A melancholy and deep voice came from his mouth.

"When the Frost Dragon drove us out of our snow-covered homeland, this great race experienced a bitter defeat."

"Even so, we will not let a lost battle dampen our passion for life and the hunt."

"We know that only the ultimate victor can win the Legendary reward."

He looked at Cao Xing, placed his giant axe behind him, slightly bowed, and paid his respects respectfully.

"Norn Clan Dragon Hunting Corps Commander, Bo Jie, Sun Chaser, reporting to you."

Hearing this name, all the Norn Clan members present were startled!

Jonard exclaimed, "Bo Jie, Sun Chaser, it really is you, that Legendary Norn warrior!"

"Oh god! A warrior who used a mortal body to challenge the ancestral spirits and successfully activated the ancient bloodline!"

"I never expected we would be able to see you here!"

The three female Dragon Blood Warriors nearby also exclaimed, "Commander Bo Jie, didn't you participate in the final battle with the Holy Maiden and die?"

"What happened in the final battle? Did the Holy Maiden die or not?"

"And what about the Ice Dragon Zhuoma?"

These Dragon Blood Warriors threw out a bunch of questions, and Cao Xing narrowed his eyes.

Clearly, this Commander's background was somewhat astonishing.

In the Norn Clan, he was also a prominent figure.

That teenage Norn glanced at his clansmen present, then shook his head and said, "Please let me converse with this Lord first before answering your questions, alright?"

Jonard and Josent were taken aback.

Realizing they had lost their composure, they hurriedly knelt on one knee toward Cao Xing.

"Sorry, respected Lord, and Commander Bo Jie, we were too excited and lost our composure."

Alice and the others also bowed and apologized.

Cao Xing smiled and said, "It's fine, you guys get up first."

Hearing this, the five Dragon Blood Warriors all breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, Cao Xing cast his gaze back onto this teenage Norn.

This was the most polite Norn he had ever seen.

Bo Jie, Sun Chaser looked very youthful in appearance, but his demeanor was extremely mature.

Noticing Cao Xing's gaze, he slightly bowed, and then said, "Respected Lord, I can sense that this is a miraculous territory. As a member of the Norn Clan, I can also tell how much respect my clansmen have for you."

"You must be a Lord full of wisdom and power to make other Dragon Blood Warriors hold you in such high regard."

Cao Xing also chuckled.

This Norn was not only polite and powerful, but he also knew how to speak well.

No wonder someone like this could become a Commander.

Cao Xing smiled and said, "You are right. In our territory, every warrior can obtain powerful strength and unleash their value."

"Including you guys as well."

"Then, welcome, Bo Jie, Sun Chaser, and the other brave Dragon Blood Warriors. Welcome to your joining."

Cao Xing extended his hand.

That teenage Norn also extended his hand and had a polite handshake with him.

The leader and two elite Dragon Blood Warriors behind him looked at Cao Xing and nodded.

The Norn Clan naturally had a hierarchy of superiors and subordinates.

Clearly, with Bo Jie, Sun Chaser, who served as the corps Commander, here, they basically all remained silent.

At this moment, Bo Jie, Sun Chaser looked at Cao Xing and said, "Lord, may I now answer my clansmen's questions?"

Cao Xing nodded and said, "Go ahead."

To be honest, he was also interested in the questions of Jonard and the others.

After obtaining Cao Xing's permission, Bo Jie, Sun Chaser turned around and said.

"In that war, I led the Dragon Hunting Corps's Dragon Blood Warriors toward the Eternal Frozen Sea…"

Hearing his voice, the many Dragon Blood Warriors all cast their gazes over.

"Then, we encountered a monster transformed from Zhuoma's scales—the Ice Nest Behemoth. That was a powerful monster, and we paid quite a price to barely defeat it."

"However, the power of the Ancient Dragon was simply too strong…"

"After we killed this Ice Nest Behemoth, it alerted Zhuoma."

"With just a single claw, it split the endless ice of the Eternal Frozen Sea, annihilating all the Dragon Blood Warriors of our Dragon Hunting Corps."

"As you can see, at the final moment of my life, I was unwilling to just die like that and chose to accept being sealed."

"But because I was too severely injured at the time, my power was heavily sealed, and now I only possess Tier 2 strength."

"As for the Holy Maiden… I did not accompany her to fight until the very last moment, so I don't know what the outcome was either."

Hearing this, all the Dragon Blood Warriors present nodded in sudden realization.

Jonard comforted him, saying, "Commander Bo Jie, please don't be discouraged. With our Lord here, you will soon recover your peak strength!"

Rune, the leader-level Dragon Blood Warrior who had joined not long ago, also agreed, saying, "That's right, under this Lord's command, we can all obtain powerful blessings."

This giant-axe-wielding teenage Norn slowly turned around.

Cao Xing didn't speak; instead, he first scanned his attributes.

[Dragon Blood Warrior: Bo Jie, Sun Chaser]

[Level: Level 20 0/100000 (Tier 2 Commander-level Creature)]

[HP: 13478/13478 (Pale Tree Blessing)]

[Attack Power: 1403 ~ 1526]

[Armor: 271 ~ 304]

[Skills: Expert Battle Axe Mastery (When using battle axe-type weapons, attack power increases by 40%)]

[Swift Execution (Leap forward fiercely by 5 ~ 50 meters, dealing 157% heavy strike damage to enemies in front, cooldown 30 seconds)]

[Dragon-Slaying Battle Axe (Activate the dragon blood power within the body to gain powerful strength, sweeping across enemies in front and dealing 187% damage; and generate a lethal airflow, dealing 114% damage to all enemies within a 50-meter sector area in front, cooldown: 90 seconds)]

[Advanced Dragon Blood Extraction (Extract a large amount of dragon blood power within the body to gain powerful strength; all skill cooldowns reduced by 50%, strength +30%, attack speed +30%, duration 120 seconds, cooldown 10 minutes)]

[(Note: Because Advanced Dragon Blood Extraction activates too much dragon blood power, using it will plunge the user into at least 3 minutes of weakness and intense pain, please use with caution!)]

[Sun Chaser (Bo Jie, Sun Chaser condenses power onto the axe blade, leaps high, and deals large-area explosive damage to enemies in the air or on the ground with a damage coefficient of 257%, plunging enemies into a 2~5 second stun state, skill cooldown: 120 seconds)]

[Commander-level Skill: Afterglow of the Setting Sun (Bo Jie, Sun Chaser releases all bloodline power within the body, condensing a setting sun to reduce the armor of all enemies on the field by 20%; during this period, he will feel no pain, lose 1% of his HP per second, increase attack speed and movement speed by 100%, and increase all attack ranges by 50%, effect lasts 60 seconds, cooldown: 24 hours)]

[(Note: After using Afterglow of the Setting Sun, the Norn bloodline inside Bo Jie, Sun Chaser will fall into a dormant state, reducing all attributes by 50% for 24 hours)]

[Talent: Advanced Norn Body]

[Talent: Ice Dragon Blood]

[Bond: Dragon Blood Warrior (20 people activated)]

[Satiety: 67]

[Loyalty: 65]

…

After finishing reading his attribute panel, Cao Xing couldn't stop exclaiming in praise.

So damn strong!

This was definitely the strongest Commander he had ever seen, aside from Francesca!

Under the same level, this guy was simply invincible!

Even Sarah could only fight him to a draw.

Especially that final Commander-level skill [Afterglow of the Setting Sun]. Once the skill was activated, Bo Jie, Sun Chaser would effectively enter a berserk state.

If combined with Cao Xing's Eternal Power talent, his threat level would skyrocket even further!

His gaze fell upon the other Dragon Blood Warrior leader.

[Dragon Blood Warrior: Gaine]

[Level: Level 20 0/100000 (Tier 2 Leader-level Creature)]

[HP: 9778/9778 (Pale Tree Blessing)]

[Attack Power: 963 ~ 1081]

[Armor: 194 ~ 212]

[Skills: Dragon-Slaying Spear Arts, Dragon Spear Raid, Ice and Snow Dragon Spear Break, Dragon Blood Extraction, Dragon Blood Revolving Sky Pierce!]

[Talent: Norn Body]

[Talent 2: Ice Dragon Blood]

[Satiety: 68]

[Loyalty: 69]

…

This leader-level Norn's skills were the same as another one in Cao Xing's territory.

Also very powerful.

Cao Xing said at this time, "Bo Jie, Sun Chaser, you possess powerful strength and battle talent."

"And Gaine, as well as the other two Norn warriors, you are all very powerful."

"So now, I will apply blessings to you to help you recover your strength faster."

Finished speaking, Cao Xing called over Hilda, Ilena, and other territory residents with various status abilities, and then bestowed various blessings upon these Dragon Blood Warriors.

Especially Bo Jie, Sun Chaser.

Cao Xing gave him special care, casting every single status skill on him without missing one.

Feeling the surging vitality within his body, the teenage Norn's previously calm eyes gradually turned into a look of shock.

When all statuses were fully applied,

the teenage Norn knelt on one knee and then said respectfully, "Thank you, great Lord."

"Your power is so vast. In you, I see the hope of defeating the Ancient Dragon."

Including the three newly joined Dragon Blood Warriors, they also solemnly paid respects to Cao Xing.

[Because you helped him improve his strength, Bo Jie, Sun Chaser's loyalty has increased, current loyalty: 74]

[Because you…]

…

The Dragon Blood Warriors' loyalty increased significantly, all reaching above 70.

Cao Xing nodded slightly and then had them all get up from the ground.

At this time, Cao Xing looked at this giant-axe-wielding Norn and carefully examined him.

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