Chapter 283: Siren Song Trident, Start Farming! (6000)

At this moment, Cao Xing and Liu Muxue were also paying attention to this series of system announcements, a thoughtful look appearing in their eyes.

Liu Muxue frowned and asked softly, "A-Xing, those cultists seem to have succeeded after all?"

Cao Xing nodded. Liu Muxue also knew about the matter concerning Lake Doron City.

"That is correct. Lake Doron City has been breached."

"It seems Lieutenant Deklan failed to send the message across, or did he send it, but the Church of Light was too powerful and still captured Lake Doron City?"

"However, why did they occupy Lake Doron City? With this faction's strength, shouldn't they lack the ability to confront the kingdom head-on?"

Cao Xing vaguely felt that there might be some hidden story behind this.

However, there were no clues at present.

Liu Muxue beside him was also frowning in thought.

After a moment, Cao Xing patted her shoulder and said, "Let's not think about it so much, Muxue. For us, this might still be a good thing."

A look of doubt filled the beauty's eyes.

"Because this way, most of the Church of Light's forces will likely concentrate in Lake Doron City, as they have to fight the Ice Crystal Kingdom's knighthood."

"And they won't have the energy to investigate the matters in the Witch Forest."

"In this way, we will be safe!"

Hearing this, Liu Muxue also remembered this point, and a relaxed smile appeared on her face.

Besides that, there was another piece of good news for Cao Xing.

The [Bounty Notice] stated that these masks could actually be used to exchange for rewards at the battlefield of Lake Doron City or Eternal Frost Main City.

You must know that over the past month or so, Cao Xing had already wiped out quite a few members of the Church of Light.

The ordinary member masks in his hands were almost close to a thousand.

Among them were also eleven black-robed priest masks, two white-robed priest masks, plus one red-robed bishop mask.

Added up, it was close to 2000 honor points.

Cao Xing said happily, "I wonder what kind of rewards these honor points can be exchanged for, but they certainly won't be bad!"

"After all, throughout District 17, I should be the person who has killed the most Hunters."

"Coincidentally, Qinong Dutula seems to be in Eternal Frost Main City as well. I'll see if I have time to take a look over there and deal with this batch of masks in my hands."

Thinking of this, Cao Xing felt even better.

Soon, the two finished washing up and pushed open the doors of the Lords Manor.

"Hoo—"

A cold wind struck.

In the open space at the center of the territory.

Over six hundred people in the entire territory were waiting silently.

The rampaging Ice Nest Monsters finally stopped descending after nearly twenty consecutive days.

They knew that today the Lord would have new orders to issue.

Therefore, the territory residents had been waiting here early on.

Seeing the two come out, expressions of respect appeared on everyone's faces one after another.

"Respected Lord, may you be safe and well."

"Beautiful Lady of the Manor, may your beauty surpass each day."

Liu Muxue slightly nodded, her brows and eyes exuding a serene yet majestic aura.

Over so many days, following by Cao Xing's side to manage this territory and so many people had also allowed her to gradually cultivate a superior aura similar to Victoria's.

As for Cao Xing, he called the territory resident Cao Yi over.

This robust old man stood respectfully to one side.

Cao Xing did not immediately instruct him to do things, but instead glanced at his level.

"Cao Yi, you have already risen to the Tier 1 max level?"

With a gentle smile on his face, the old man said respectfully, "Yes, Lord. These past few days, I also went to the training ground to exercise for a while, and I feel like this old bone of mine has become much sturdier."

Hearing this, Cao Xing nodded and said, "Not bad, Cao Yi."

Having said that, he took out a [Primary Heart of Power] from his backpack.

"Take this and use it to break through later."

Cao Yi respectfully took it, then said with extreme gratitude, "Many thanks for the Lord's gift."

Because his loyalty was already full, no prompt for increased loyalty appeared anymore.

After distributing the Heart of Power, Cao Xing began to ask about official business.

"How is the production of our [Transport Vehicle] going?"

Cao Yi said respectfully, "Lord, these past two days we went all out in production at the mechanical factory, manufacturing a total of 5 transport vehicles, which are placed in the large open space next to the factory."

Hearing this, Cao Xing cast his gaze over.

Sure enough, he saw 5 transport vehicles parked next to the [Intermediate Mechanical Factory], with black exteriors full of a doomsday wasteland style.

The entire body was forged from heavy metal, with a pair of curved buckets in front of each vehicle, looking like a pair of horns.

This gadget could be used to attack enemies or to shovel snow.

The vehicle length was nearly eight meters, looking very heavy.

Aside from the driver's cab, the rear was entirely a carriage compartment with plenty of space.

This also destined that the speed of this [Transport Vehicle] would not be too fast, and a speed of 80 kilometers per hour was its limit.

Its biggest feature was that the wheels were very large, and it was also very convenient to operate.

Whether used to carry people or ores, this kind of transport vehicle was very convenient.

Of course, the comfort level was definitely not that high.

However, in this doomsday world, having a means of transportation was already considered pretty good, and there was no way to demand too much.

Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction, and then called Da Zhuang over.

Da Zhuang bowed respectfully and said, "Lord, please give your orders."

Cao Xing gave the order, "Later, you first go to the Blacksmith Shop and find Harold to get the enchanted pickaxes."

"Today your task is to familiarize yourself with the operation and driving functions of these transport vehicles."

"Then lead all the Goblin Coolies, as well as the Drilling Robot and forklift robots, to a mine seven kilometers away to extract the resources inside."

"I will let Kantor lead a team of Centaur warriors to protect you."

That's right, the mine Cao Xing mentioned was naturally the Moleman's mine.

There were rich mineral deposits inside the mine: iron, copper, silver, and even magic energy crystals and so on.

He had been eyeing it for a long time.

Now, his [Transport Vehicle] had finally been built and could be put into mining operations!

Da Zhuang noted down Cao Xing's commands one by one, then said respectfully, "As you command, Lord!"

"I will do my utmost to complete it."

After speaking, Da Zhuang took Er Zhuang through to Ba Zhuang to learn how to drive the transport vehicle.

Then, Cao Xing looked at another Arctic person.

"Du An."

"Lord, this subordinate is here."

Cao Xing asked, "How is the progress of the fertile fields and greenhouses?"

Du An replied respectfully, "Lord, according to your instructions, both fertile fields have been reclaimed, and greenhouses have been covered over them."

"Besides that, the territory's furnace has also been upgraded to level 16, turning into a large furnace."

"However, that well is still being dug. Because the soil is too hard and the construction difficulty is relatively high, it will still take some time."

Hearing this, Cao Xing nodded again.

Then his gaze turned to the furnace in the center of the territory.

[Large Furnace: Level 16]

[Furnace Effect: Can increase the temperature of a 5000-meter diameter area by 25℃~45℃ (heating range can be freely adjusted)]

[Consumption]: 60 minutes / 600 wood or 60 minutes / 140 coal, 60 minutes / 1 primary magic energy crystal

[Materials Required for Next Level]: Iron * 5,000, Stone * 1,000, Copper * 300, Mithril * 100, Intermediate Elemental Crystal * 50

(Description: A large furnace capable of providing a massive heat source is the foundation for a territory to transform from a small gathering place into a large town.)

At this moment, after the furnace became a large furnace, its height soared from the original three meters to five meters.

Its appearance also changed from the original stone pillar into a large iron pillar.

This large iron pillar was divided into interconnected sections, looking like a large battery, with energy light flowing at the connections, already possessing a bit of a technological style.

Cao Xing thought to himself, "The Level 16 large furnace has its heating range drastically increased by a huge margin, directly turning into 5 kilometers, and the heating range can also be adjusted, which is quite convenient."

"In addition, primary magic energy crystals have been added to the consumed energy alongside wood and coal."

"A primary magic energy crystal contains 100 units of energy, and it burns out in 60 minutes. This consumption is still quite large."

But this was nothing.

Because his transport vehicles had already been built.

Those goblin coolies had very high mining efficiency; in a day, they could bring back a massive amount of magic energy crystals for him, so this bit of consumption was simply not worth mentioning.

Therefore, Cao Xing looked at Du An and said, "Today your task is to build more cow sheds and upgrade all of them to intermediate level."

"Build at least five cow sheds."

"If there are extra hands, go upgrade our city walls and upgrade all of them into frost city walls."

Hearing this, Du An immediately said respectfully, "As you command, powerful Lord!"

At this point, basically all the working personnel had their tasks.

As for the other combat personnel in the territory, Cao Xing did not let them idle either.

"Today, all Ascalon Warriors and Wild Boar Warriors will enter the warrior camp for batch-by-batch training."

"All spear and shield cavalry, enter the knight hall for training."

"The archers are responsible for the safety of the territory, and also ensure that the territory residents who go out to gather resources do not run into trouble."

On the field, many combat personnel wore stern expressions, then said respectfully, "As you command, Lord!"

At this time, Cao Xing seemed to remember something, and he called over the Black Smoke Shaman.

"Blot."

"This subordinate is here, respected Lord."

Cao Xing nodded slightly, "I'll give you a location. Today, go scout around that place and see how the situation is."

"If you feel there is danger, remember to evacuate immediately."

The place Cao Xing asked Blot to investigate was the ancient battlefield that Yao Yiming had mentioned before.

Although it was not far from his territory.

But because Cao Xing had many more important things to do, he never had the chance to go over and investigate.

Now, manpower had finally been freed up.

The Black Smoke Shaman said respectfully, "As you command!"

With that said.

Everyone dispersed completely, and then began to carry things out according to Cao Xing's instructions.

Soon, only Cao Xing was left in place.

He was not planning to go out today.

Looking at the seeds in his backpack, Cao Xing couldn't wait to sow them.

But before that, he still had to go find Harold once.

After all, Elisa had specifically instructed him last night to prepare a batch of things for catching chickens.

Cao Xing walked straight into the Blacksmith Shop and then saw this blacksmith.

"Lord, may you be safe and well."

Cao Xing nodded slightly, then cut straight to the point: "Harold, I'm going out for a couple of days to catch some chickens and cows."

"Chickens?"

A look of doubt appeared on Harold's rugged face.

"Yeah, Light Feather Chickens."

Upon hearing this name, a look of realization appeared in his eyes.

"So it's this kind of magical creature… This kind of chicken has very strong self-preservation abilities. Their claws and beaks are extremely sharp, and they can even easily slice through iron plates. They aren't easy to catch…"

Cao Xing nodded and said: "Yes, so I need a batch of tools capable of catching this kind of bird. Do you have any ideas?"

Harold thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "I do!"

"Ordinary things can't trap this kind of magical creature, but the Lord brought back a lot of vines last time."

"Among them, those chieftain-level vines are exceptionally tough. Using them to make a few large nets will guarantee these Light Feather Chickens won't be able to escape."

Hearing this, a smile also curved at the corners of Cao Xing's mouth.

"Alright, then stop the other work first and help me make a few large nets."

"As you command, my Lord."

At this moment, Harold continued: "Right, my Lord, the trident you asked me to forge last time has already been made. It's in the storage box, you can go get it yourself."

Hearing this, Cao Xing's eyes lit up instantly.

I have to say, his efficiency is truly high.

Cao Xing walked over quickly and then opened the storage box.

[Obtained: Siren's Song Trident (Gold)]

…

At this moment, a trident about 1.2 meters long with a golden glow on its surface appeared in Cao Xing's hand.

The gorgeous halberd body was covered with dense patterns, looking like musical notes or the splashes of ocean waves.

At the top of the trident and in the center of the halberd body, a sparkling gemstone was embedded in each.

They were precisely [Gleaming Gold Gemstone] and [Earth Gemstone].

He glanced at the attributes.

[Siren's Song Trident (Gold)]

[Quality: Rare]

[Equipment Level: Level 30]

[Attack Power: 672 ~ 683]

[Attached Special Effect ①: Spirit +100, Agility +80, Hit Rate +10%]

[Attached Special Effect ②: Gleaming Gold Gemstone + Earth Gemstone (Attributes same as before)]

[Attached Special Effect ③: Siren's Song (When casting skills, there is a 40% probability of emitting a Siren's Song, causing all enemies within a 50-meter radius to have a 50% probability of being bewitched, attacking surrounding enemies.)]

(Note: A modified trident endowed with special abilities, crafted by Senior Blacksmith — Harold Iceberg)

…

Seeing the attributes above, a slight look of surprise flashed across Cao Xing's face.

Clearly, endowed with two golden gemstones, plus the trident modified by Harold, the attributes were far more powerful than ordinary Level 30 golden equipment.

Especially that final [Siren's Song] special effect, which could play a huge role in group battles.

Cao Xing put this weapon into his backpack, then praised: "Not bad, Harold."

"This weapon is quite powerful."

Hearing the praise, a modest smile appeared on the face of the nearby dwarf.

And Cao Xing put the trident into his backpack, then left the Blacksmith Shop.

"Clang!"

The door of the Blacksmith Shop was closed.

He headed straight to the back garden area of his territory and found those two tranquil-tempered Tree Spirit Race beauties.

Upon seeing him, the two women slightly bowed.

Juliette respectfully said: "My Lord, you're here."

Nive also raised her little hand and greeted happily: "My Lord, good morning!"

Cao Xing nodded, then said: "Juliette, Nive, are you busy right now? I have something to find you for."

The two women exchanged a glance, then chuckled: "My Lord, we're not busy right now, but we also have something to find you for."

"Oh? What is it? You speak first."

Nive replied: "The Vine-headed Turret you had us plant last time has grown well!"

"We want the Lord to go take a look."

Hearing this, Cao Xing also grew interested.

Because according to what Juliette said before, this kind of turret was extremely evil and generally only grew in plague zones.

Unexpectedly, it was actually successfully planted in his territory.

"Alright, then take me to see it first."

"Okay, my Lord."

Finished speaking, the two women took Cao Xing's hands, one on each side, leading Cao Xing forward.

Being held by the two beauties, a peculiar feeling also arose in Cao Xing's heart.

"My Lord, because these two plants are quite evil, I planted them in a place far away from other plants."

"If we find a Magic-Stabilizing Flowerpot in the future, we can also move them away or plant them directly on the city wall…"

Cao Xing nodded. Although he didn't know what [Magic-Stabilizing Flowerpot] was, just listening to Juliette's description, he could tell this thing had a huge use.

He secretly noted down this item in his heart.

Then, right under the corner of the city wall, he saw those two eerie plants.

Their appearance looked like a freshly peeled dragon fruit, but a row of sharp thorns stood upright on the surface.

They were also continuously emitting a rich black-purple aura from their bodies, splashing out like pus.

Even dyeing the surrounding five meters of land completely black-purple.

This kind of plant looked extremely evil at a glance.

Cao Xing also glanced at the attributes.

[Vine-headed Turret]

[Race: Mordrem]

[Level: Level 25 (Tier 3 Chieftain-level Creature)]

[Health Points: 37,823 / 37,823 (Pale Tree Bonus)]

[Attack Power: 1,754 ~ 1,863]

[Armor: 293 ~ 311]

[Skills: Plague Shell (Fires a plague shell, dealing 147% damage to all enemies within 10 meters, and creating a 50-meter plague zone; enemies entering the range will be inflicted with a plague status, continuously draining health points. Plague zone duration 5 seconds, cooldown 20 seconds.) Plague Vines (Shoots 3 to 5 vines at approaching enemies, causing a binding effect on enemies and 3 stacks of plague status. Cooldown: 30 seconds.) Corpse Feeding (Quickly recovers health points by feeding on rotting corpses on the ground, recovering 5% health points per second. Cooldown 100 seconds.)]

(Note: An evil plant, they have strong defensive capabilities, but will pollute the surrounding land.)

…

"Good grief, the attributes of this thing are quite strong, and there's also that Plague Shell skill. It's truly a divine defense skill!"

Just as stated in the system introduction, this thing was an evil plant that would emit plagues and pollute the land.

But at the same time, it was also very powerful.

Cao Xing frowned, hesitating whether to shovel away these two plants.

And Juliette nearby seemed to see Cao Xing's worry, softly saying: "My Lord, you don't need to worry about it polluting our territory."

"Hmm? Why?"

"Because we have the Pale Tree in our territory."

Juliette proudly said: "The divine power of the Pale Tree makes the Mordrem not dare to overstep. Within the territory, it also maintains a dormant state."

"I've observed these two plants for a period of time. Their active range is just these two or three meters around them, and they haven't expanded even a centimeter these past few days."

Hearing this, Cao Xing nodded with sudden realization.

If it was just two or three meters, it wasn't much of a big deal.

If the pollution range was too large, he would have to reluctantly get rid of it.

"Alright, you two continue observing. Report to me if there are any abnormalities."

The two women nodded simultaneously.

Then, Cao Xing said: "Let's go, we're heading to the next place."

After saying that, he walked straight forward.

The two women exchanged glances, then obediently followed behind him.

Soon, they came together to the newly reclaimed two farmland areas at the back of the territory.

Just as Du An said, these fertile fields had greenhouses built over them, and underneath was reclaimed black soil.

Just by glancing at it, one knew that these lands must be very fertile.

Glanced at the attributes.

[Primary Fertile Land]

[Durability: 10]

[Single Area: 60 cm * 60 cm]

[Total Area: 324 square meters]

[Effect: Accelerates crop growth speed by 10%]

…

Cao Xing nodded slightly.

"Not bad, Primary Fertile Land also has the effect of accelerating crop growth speed. Combined with the Pale Tree's bonus, it will be even faster."

Then, Cao Xing took out two bags of seeds from his backpack.

He first showed them to Juliette, then asked: "Juliette, the growth conditions for these two kinds of crop seeds are relatively harsh. Take a look and see if our two plots of fertile land can meet the requirements?"

Juliette examined them for a moment, then nodded and said: "Yes, they can, my Lord…"

Hearing this, a smile also appeared at the corners of Cao Xing's mouth.

Then, he led the two women into the greenhouse.

He took out an iron shovel from his backpack again.

"Rustle…"

The soft soil was shoveled open by him.

Cao Xing took out 4 [Cold Dew Rice Seeds (Green)] from his backpack, then poured them directly into the pit.

And re-covered them with soil.

Afterwards, he squatted aside and waited.

Little Nive couldn't help reminding him: "My Lord, after the seeds are sown, it takes a while for them to grow."

Cao Xing smiled and said: "I know."

After speaking, he took out a [Human-Faced Tree Heart (Green)] from his backpack.

This was just an ordinary Human-Faced Tree Heart, which could accelerate growth time by 0.5 years to 1 year.

This kind of tree heart was also his most abundant reserve, with over 400 pieces in total.

Following Juliette's movements, Cao Xing placed this tree heart, which looked like green agate, in his hand.

Then gently smashed it.

"Ding!"

Along with the sound of the crystal shattering.

Pure vitality flowed into the soil and quickly disappeared.

Then, the soil below began to move at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Rustle…"

The sound of breaking soil rang out, and four tender shoots rapidly drilled out of the soil and continuously grew taller.

In the blink of an eye, they grew from tender shoots into thirty to forty centimeter seedlings.

Then they stopped growing halfway.

The two women widened their watery big eyes, watching Cao Xing's actions.