Chapter 381: Legendary Giant Snake ‘White Frost’, Past Events of the Snake-man Race. (6200)

The appearance of the Dragon Speaker, as when first seen, gave people a cold and ethereal, yet eerie feeling.

That exquisite face seemed to be carved from ice and snow, with closed eyelids adorned with mysterious and alluring eye shadow.

And Cao Xing also noticed that the wound on the back of her hand had already begun to heal.

This was quite good news.

Because this meant that her body had already developed an autonomous survival instinct.

Next, it was only necessary to continue infusing her with vitality continuously, and she would gradually recover.

Of course, it was hard to say how long it would take for her to recover.

She might wake up in these couple of days, or she might not wake up for a year or two.

Cao Xing sighed, came to the Dragon Speaker's ear, and said, "I don't know how long it will take for you to wake up."

"That giant dragon doesn't know where it went either, and whether it has shaken off its pursuers."

"Dragon Speaker, oh Dragon Speaker, you are my biggest backing after all, you must wake up."

Hearing this, the fingers of the sleeping woman seemed to twitch slightly.

After Cao Xing noticed this, a look of pleasant surprise instantly appeared in his eyes!

"It seems this woman hasn't completely fallen into a deep sleep; she is also trying her utmost to recover this body."

"Very well, relying on this unyielding consciousness of hers, it won't be long before she wakes up."

Thinking of this, his mood improved by quite a bit.

Therefore, he gave an order, "Continue feeding her the Secret Life Potion, and also continue feeding her the milk from our territory."

"Make sure her injuries don't deteriorate."

The three women said respectfully, "Please rest assured, my lord, we will take good care of this young lady."

Cao Xing nodded and left the basement.

After arriving outside the territory, he happened to see an Arctic Person carrying wood. "Go to the mechanical factory and help me call the goblin Locke over."

This Arctic Person said respectfully, "Glad to be of service to you, my lord."

With that, he shouldered a bundle of wood, stretched his short legs, and ran forward quickly.

In a short while, a short figure hurried to Cao Xing's side.

"Lord, I heard you were summoning me?"

Cao Xing nodded slightly. "Remember what I promised you last time, about helping you improve your strength?"

Last time, this goblin used an advanced blueprint in exchange for an opportunity to become stronger.

Cao Xing accepted his blueprint, except that he didn't have any elite souls at the time.

This time, the battle of Lake Doron City yielded more than a dozen of them.

Hearing this, the goblin rubbed his shriveled hands and said with a dry laugh, "Uhm… if the lord's resources are relatively tight, you don't have to give them to me first…"

"I can wait a bit longer, hehehe…"

Cao Xing glanced at him. "Rest assured, although such resources are not many, the words I give will still be honored one by one."

Having said that, he took out an elite soul from his backpack and tossed it to this goblin Locke.

He subconsciously grasped it in his hand.

Upon feeling the power contained within the soul, goblin Locke's small eyes instantly widened.

He said with extreme joy, "God of Caverns above, I can feel it, this soul can enhance my potential, that's fantastic!"

Locke was so excited that he started dancing in place!

Cao Xing smiled. "Use it. You should know the method."

"I know, thank you lord, Locke will remember your kindness!"

[Due to your generous gift, Locke's loyalty has increased. Current loyalty: 71…]

…

With that, he directly patted this soul into his body.

In a short while, the aura on this goblin began to grow rapidly.

Its breakthrough went very smoothly. When the system prompt came, it broke through directly to the Elite-level.

However, since Locke was just an ordinary goblin, he did not possess combat capabilities.

Even if his potential was enhanced, new skills would not be activated.

Even so, it was enough to make him feel excited!

Goblin Locke clenched his fists tightly and said excitedly, "Great, Locke has become stronger!"

"Haha! I am now a powerful goblin!"

Seeing him looking so excited, a smile also curved across the corner of Cao Xing's mouth.

The next moment, a much brighter soul appeared in Cao Xing's hand, containing an extremely powerful aura on it.

And the moment he saw this soul, goblin Locke's eyes could hardly move away!

"God of Caverns above, could this be an item that can further enhance a goblin's potential!?"

His eyes carried a look of uncertainty and shock.

Cao Xing chuckled and nodded. "Locke, do you still want to continue trading with me?"

"You give me blueprints or other treasures, and I will continue to elevate your potential."

That's right, Cao Xing had his eyes on the treasures hidden by this goblin!

As a goblin merchant, other than that goblin airship blueprint, goodness knows how many good things he had hidden.

At this moment, goblin Locke was obviously tempted.

Staring fixedly at that bright soul without blinking.

Cao Xing struck while the iron was hot. "Locke, this is a cost-effective deal. Other people wouldn't even have this opportunity if they wanted to trade with me."

"If the treasures you give me are precious enough, I can even make you possess combat abilities just like those warriors."

This sentence completely made his breathing rapid!

He naturally knew that the enhancement of potential only increased his physical fitness.

Only by becoming those class holders could one possess the power to fight.

After hesitating for a moment, the goblin said with internal struggle, "Lord… Locke really wants to trade with you."

"However, none of my treasures are carried on me…"

"Apart from that airship blueprint, the only thing I can present right now is the knowledge in my mind."

"But I have already promised you that as long as we find a higher-level energy core, I can help you upgrade the Earth Dragon Mecha to Master-level."

"This is also the most precious knowledge in my mind, and I can't think of anything else that could make your heart move…"

Hearing this, Cao Xing also nodded.

It was clear that goblin Locke really had no more treasures left.

However, this gave him a different idea instead.

Cao Xing chuckled. "Locke, if there is a chance, I will take you back to the headquarters of the Goblin Southern Chamber of Commerce as soon as possible."

Hearing the last sentence, goblin Locke's eyes suddenly lit up!

"Is what you said true? Lord!"

Cao Xing nodded slightly. "Of course, I never lie to my own people."

"However, there is a condition."

Locke asked uncertainly, "What… what is the condition?"

"After you return to the Southern Chamber of Commerce headquarters, you need to tell other goblin merchants this news: I have things in my hands that can allow you to improve your strength."

"Those who want to possess power can join my territory and then trade with your treasures, how about it?"

Of course Cao Xing wouldn't suddenly show excessive kindness.

He was simply eyeing the wealth of these goblins.

The goblin race possessed far too many treasures.

And just like the Arctic People, they lacked sufficient military force in this world.

Although they had powerful technological creations like Master-level and even Hero-level mechas.

Yet these things were ultimately just external objects.

Who wouldn't want to grasp power in their own hands?

Therefore, those goblin merchants would definitely be very willing to trade with Cao Xing in order to gain power.

Sure enough, after hearing that last sentence, goblin Locke immediately said excitedly, "Of course no problem, respected lord!"

"If you can truly grant us power, to our goblin race, you are simply a saviour hero!"

"There will definitely be many goblin merchants willing to exchange precious treasures with you."

Hearing this, Cao Xing also burst into a smile.

"Very well, then you go back to work first."

"When I have any thoughts later, I will notify you again."

"Alright lord, may the God of Caverns bless you…"

After finishing, the goblin moved his short legs and quickly ran back to the mechanical factory to start working.

After goblin Locke left, Cao Xing also began to ponder some matters in his heart.

Trading with these indigenous people was merely his sudden whim.

Just as mentioned before, for the indigenous people of this world, wanting to enhance potential or improve strength was an extremely difficult matter.

They needed to step-by-step absorb magic power or exercise their physique, laying a solid foundation step by step.

Only then could they improve their strength by practicing certain knight breathing techniques or swordsmanship.

However, these powers were all grasped in the hands of those nobles and armies, and commoners had no opportunity to come into contact with them at all.

This was also the main reason why the entire world remained in a feudal system.

The vast majority of upward mobility channels had already been monopolized by those at the top.

Wanting to break this situation, they could only find a different approach.

And these races yearning for powerful strength would definitely be very willing to accept it upon hearing that someone could help them enhance their potential.

However, this kind of thing was something only Cao Xing could do.

There were three reasons.

First, because he was a Survivor and possessed the Lord System.

Second, because items like the Heart of Power and souls were untradeable.

Third, because the output of these two types of items was relatively scarce; Survivors didn't even have enough to cultivate their own subordinates, let alone extra items to give to other indigenous people.

However, this was only the embryonic form of an idea; whether to implement it or not would depend on future developments.

Shaking his head, he cast these thoughts to the back of his mind.

Cao Xing glanced at his backpack.

Aside from those elite souls and boss-tier souls, there were also two chieftain-level souls.

"Next, let Ilena transform into a chieftain."

Last time, this snake woman failed her breakthrough.

Cao Xing had said that he would let her succeed later, and naturally he wouldn't break his word.

And come to think of it, every time Ilena broke through, the skills she activated were very practical.

Whether it was the elite-level [Lethal Poison] or the boss-level [Summon Shadow of White Frost], they were both very powerful skills.

He was also looking forward to what new abilities Ilena would activate after breaking through to chieftain.

Carrying an excited mood, he familiarly came to the door of Ilena's room.

Cao Xing didn't knock on the door, instead directly pushing the door open and entering.

Anyway, he and Ilena understood each other very well.

Mm… the kind of deep understanding.

"Creak!"

The small wooden door was pushed open.

At a glance, a graceful figure was sitting upright in front of a quaint dressing table, with a slender posture, elegant and moving. A bronze mirror on the dressing table reflected that beautiful and eerie face.

Ilena had already transformed into a human form at this moment, gently twisting a dark red leaf she had gotten from somewhere in her hand.

Then she put it to her lips, biting the leaf slightly and lightly sipping, making her thin lips even more bright and moving.

Cao Xing naturally walked up behind her, placed his hands on her shoulders, and conveniently rested them on her rather sizable chest.

Ilena had already seen the person coming up behind her through the bronze mirror.

Feeling the strong hand on her chest, she did not resist.

Instead, she held Cao Xing's palm and softly said, "My Lord, you're here."

Cao Xing asked with a chuckle, "You haven't been bored staying in the territory these past few days, have you?"

Ilena gently shook her head, "It's not boring at all. Usually, I just patrol the territory a few times."

"When I have free time, I go play with that pair of Tree Spirit Race sisters, and sometimes I even take them climbing up the Pale Tree."

"This little pair of sisters is very interesting, hehe…"

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

Come to think of it, because of Ilena's rather outstanding support abilities, coupled with her talent [Eternal Power], she basically just stayed home to gain experience and guard the territory along the way.

He had basically never taken her out before.

However, now there was a witch with Master-level strength in the territory, and she also possessed Master-level alchemy skills, so the task of guarding the territory had already been handed over to Francesca.

Cao Xing decided to first check what skill Ilena would acquire after transforming into a leader-level being before deciding whether to take her out with him.

"Ilena, I said last time that I would let you break through to a leader, here it is."

With that said, Cao Xing directly took out a bright and huge soul.

Ilena gently took it, without saying much, but her eyes were filled with love.

"Thank you, My Lord…"

After saying that, she placed the back of Cao Xing's hand to her lips and gave it a kiss.

A faint lip print was left on it.

"You're welcome, start your breakthrough now."

"Mhm…"

With that, she stood up.

Then, right in front of Cao Xing, she directly integrated this soul into her body.

Whether it was because of the failed transformation last time, this breakthrough was extremely smooth.

An eerie and cold aura continuously emanated from Ilena's body.

On her arms and face, patches of fine white scales continuously emerged…

These scales flickered with a bright light, looking full of texture.

Right at this moment, Ilena suddenly furrowed her brows.

Crimson blood began to ooze from her fair skin.

Her body trembled constantly, seeming to be in extreme pain!

"Ilena, what's wrong with you? Did you encounter a problem during the breakthrough?" Cao Xing asked quickly, noticing the abnormality.

With her eyes closed, Ilena said with a difficult tone, "N… No…"

"It seems like… a trace of bloodline within my body has been activated…"

At that very moment, an extremely strong sense of oppression erupted from Ilena's body!

This oppression far exceeded the most terrifying creatures he had seen so far; even the Dragon Speaker could not match the intensity of this aura!

The next moment, a terrifying phantom appeared behind her.

That was the phantom of a large white snake!

This large snake coiled its body, covered entirely in white scales, with only a cluster of blue feathers on its head.

The moment he locked eyes with the large snake, a chill quickly spread through his entire body.

Cao Xing was instantly startled, "Goodness… What is the background of this large snake?"

"Just a mere projection can actually give me such a terrifying sense of oppression!"

"Could it be related to Ilena's skill?"

Before Cao Xing could react.

The large snake's phantom disappeared.

The system prompt appeared.

[Your territory member: Ilena has successfully transformed into a leader-level creature, awakened the ancient bloodline within her body, and learned a new skill: Frost Form]

[Frost Form: Transforms oneself into the Legendary large snake 'Frost' form, possessing some of its abilities. In this form, the maximum health limit is increased by 150%, armor is increased by 50%, and skills such as 'Hundred Poisons Immunity', 'Frost Venom Spit', 'Giant Tail Sweep', 'Constriction', and 'Frost Fall Dance' are acquired. Duration: 5 minutes. Cooldown: 30 minutes.]

(Note: This form borrows a trace of ability from the Legendary large snake 'Frost'. Being killed while in the transformed state will not result in death; instead, the transformation will simply be canceled.)

…

Seeing the prompt, Cao Xing's breath hitched instantly.

"Goodness! Transforming into the Legendary large snake 'Frost'?"

"So to speak, that white snake I just saw was it?"

After his initial surprise, Cao Xing felt pleasant surprise!

Obviously, the leader-level skill Ilena activated was different from other snake-person priests.

This was a powerful transformation form skill.

Moreover, this transformation form was very interesting, different from Cao Xing's [Demon Form] and Liu Muxue's [Angel Form].

Cao Xing and Liu Muxue had all-attribute enhancements, whereas Ilena only massively increased her health points and armor, and she would not die if killed while in the transformed state.

This was equivalent to getting a free life for nothing.

Cao Xing praised, "Not bad, Ilena, you actually managed to possess the power of that Legendary large snake."

Hearing Cao Xing's voice, the cold, inhuman look in Ilena's pupils receded, gradually becoming much gentler.

"Thank you, My Lord."

"I didn't expect that I would be able to activate the bloodline power within my body during the breakthrough, and even borrow a portion of this Legendary large snake's power."

Cao Xing became interested in this large snake and then asked, "Is this Legendary large snake still alive?"

The beauty in front of him nodded slightly, "Mhm, it is still alive."

"This is also one of the several guardian deities worshipped by our snake-person race."

"It lives in the Ten Thousand Ice Mountains, and the local people revere it as the Snake God."

"Legend has it that this Legendary large snake has the ability to fly and scatter frost. When it haunts a place, it is like a silver giant dragon flying in the sky; wherever it passes, all things will be covered with a layer of frost… This is also the origin of its name."

"However, it hasn't appeared before the world for many years."

A look of realization appeared in Cao Xing's eyes, "I see…"

"However, since you can borrow the power of this Legendary large snake while only at the leader-level, I'm now looking forward to your performance when you become a commander."

Hearing these words, Ilena lowered her head slightly, her expression carrying a hint of melancholy.

"Our snake-person race is just a small race, and we have never birthed a commander-level figure…"

"You know, this world is ruled by major races like humans, dwarves, and elves."

"Races like ours with the blood of magical beasts flowing through our bodies are, in the eyes of the world, actually equivalent to unevolved beasts…"

"If our snake-person race appears in places where humans gather, we will be driven out or even hunted down."

"In the tribe where I live, poachers and mercenaries often haunt the area and capture our snake-person race."

"I once saw with my own eyes that a powerful human hunter broke into the tribe and captured my younger sister, and there has been no news of her since."

Speaking of this, Ilena's voice trembled slightly, as if she recalled some painful past events…

This was the first time Cao Xing heard Ilena talk about her past and the place where she lived.

He also gained a deeper understanding of the snake-person race in his heart.

He pulled the beauty in front of him into his arms and then comforted her.

"It's okay, Ilena. In my territory, no one will come to capture you."

"No one here will discriminate against the snake-person race either."

"If there's a chance, I'll find a way in the future to help you find your younger sister."

Hearing this, a hazy layer of mist had already appeared in Ilena's eyes.

She said with emotion, "Thank you, My Lord…"

The two embraced quietly, feeling each other's body temperature.

The somewhat cold body of the snake-person race was something ordinary people really couldn't adapt to.

However, Cao Xing's physique was astonishing now, so he had already gotten used to it.

A few minutes later, the atmosphere warmed up a bit.

Usually at this time, Cao Xing would pick up Ilena and engage in some deep communication.

But today he didn't make any moves.

Ilena raised her head and said softly, "My Lord… Today, do you not want to taste Ilena's body?"

Cao Xing chuckled and flicked her upright nose, "I still have things to do tonight. Starting tomorrow, you will also come out to fight with me."

"The task of guarding the home can just be left to Francesca."

Hearing that she could go out with Cao Xing, Ilena was instantly thrilled, and the hands hugging him couldn't help tightening a bit more.

"That's wonderful, I can also fight side by side with My Lord!"

Cao Xing chuckled, holding the beauty in his arms while starting to ponder tomorrow's operations.

"Tomorrow's primary task is to clear out that goblin tribe."

"However, that fellow fed such a powerful monster; to take down this tribe, I must bring enough strength."

"However, the challenge of Zhuo Mas Claw cannot be left behind either."

Cao Xing quickly pondered the plan in his mind.

"It seems that tomorrow I need to split forces with Muxue."

"Now the Centaur legion has been sent out by me, and the Wild Boar Warrior needs to protect the safety of the territory,"

"The ones that can be taken out currently are the Ascalon Warriors legion and the newly recruited Star Country swordsmen."

"So tonight I need to work overtime to add various BUFFs to those Star Country swordsmen."

Thus, he stroked Ilena's hair and then said, "Ilena, there is a group of newly joined territory residents outside who need to have various statuses attached. Come out with me."

"Alright, dear My Lord." Ilena agreed obediently.

Then, the two of them walked out of the room together.

"Creak——"

After the door was closed.

The howling cold wind also caused their heated brains to gradually cool down.

Cao Xing pressed the communication device on his ear, calling over Liu Muxue, as well as territory residents with single-target BUFFs like Andrew and Little Chuchu.

"Everyone, tonight we might have to work hard and bestow blessings on some newcomers."

Hearing this, gentle smiles appeared on everyone's faces.

Liu Muxue responded gently, "A Xing, we are fine."

Andrew also said piously, "Nature protects our territory, filling all of us with strength."

Cao Xing nodded and said.

"Very well, then let's begin!"

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