Chapter 60: Trading, Frost Archer Training Barracks

Ding Liang felt that Cao Xing seemed quite easy to talk to, so he tentatively asked, "By the way, Great Lord Cao Xing, I remember you still have some attribute-boosting bear meat, right?"

Cao Xing: "That's right, but the quantity is limited. Currently, I'm only trading them for blueprints or skill books."

"Do you have any blueprints or skill books over there?"

Ding Liang replied, "Not at the moment, but I can put in a word for you in the chat channel, Great Lord Cao Xing, haha."

After saying that, he returned to the chat channel and posted, "Brothers, I just finished a trade with Great Lord Cao Xing. He still has blue-quality bear meat."

"If any of you have blueprints, skill books, or equipment, you can go trade with Great Lord Cao Xing."

"Quantities are limited, first come first served."

After Ding Liang spoke, the other Survivors also seemed to remember this.

Jin Ye'an: "Holy crap! I've been exploring all day and almost forgot about this. I just happened to get a blueprint, let's see if Great Lord Cao Xing can use it."

Tao Ran: "Haha, I also got a piece of equipment from opening a chest today, but it's not for my class. I wonder if Great Lord Cao Xing is willing to trade with me."

Sun Miaomiao: "I have a recipe too, I'll go try my luck as well."

They all clicked on private chat and sent messages to Cao Xing.

In an instant, Cao Xing received a flood of private messages.

Cao Xing took a look.

There were quite a few interesting blueprints and skill books among them.

For example: [Basement Construction Blueprint], [Lighthouse Construction Blueprint], [Beast Trap Blueprint], [Rabbit Meat Pie Recipe], [Shield Counter Skill Book], and so on.

But what caught Cao Xing's attention the most was a blueprint called [Frost Archer Barracks].

[Frost Archer Barracks Blueprint: Can construct a training camp in the territory, training ordinary classless citizens into battle-capable Frost Archers.]

[Armor: 50]

[Durability: 3000/3000]

[Footprint: 54 square meters]

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"Oh? It's actually a special type of barracks blueprint!"

Cao Xing's face immediately lit up with joy.

This archer barracks blueprint was very useful to him.

He could train citizens like Cao Yi and Cao Er into archers.

Then he could have them stand on sentry towers to defend, or send them out to battle.

Then, Cao Xing checked the materials required to build this barracks.

[Required Materials for Construction: Wood * 500, Stone * 300, Iron * 200, Mithril * 50, Cryolite * 50, Frost Archer Training Manual * 1]

"Not bad. Although it requires quite a lot of materials, my reserves are completely sufficient."

"The only trouble is that training manual."

Cao Xing thought to himself, "I remember that this kind of training manual only has a chance to drop from kills in the wild."

After thinking for a moment, Cao Xing shook his head. "Whatever, let's trade for all these blueprints first."

Then, Cao Xing spent a total of 20 pieces of bear meat to trade for all these blueprints.

And used an additional 10 pieces of bear meat to get that [Frost Archer Barracks Blueprint].

Trading notifications kept popping up.

[Trade Successful: You obtained Basement Construction Blueprint * 1, you lost Bear Meat * 5]

[Trade Successful: You obtained Lighthouse Construction Blueprint * 1, you lost Bear Meat * 2]

[Trade Successful: You obtained Shield Counter Skill Book * 1, you lost Bear Meat * 5]

[Trade Successful…]

Before long, Cao Xing had four or five more blueprints and a skill book in his backpack.

Joy appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

Clearly, he made a huge profit from this round of trading.

If traded normally, these blueprints couldn't be obtained with food at all.

Even in the mid-game, these blueprints would still be very useful.

However, what Cao Xing had was attribute-boosting food, which faced absolutely no competition.

That was why he could trade for all these precious blueprints and skill books at such a low price.

Cao Xing began to check the attributes and construction requirements of these blueprints.

[Basement Construction Blueprint: Can excavate a 5m * 5m * 3m basement in the territory, used for storing materials or acting as a temporary shelter.]

[Armor: 40]

[Durability: 1500/1500]

[Space: 75 cubic meters]

[Required Materials for Construction: Wood * 20, Stone * 10, Iron * 10]

(My Lord, perhaps we can change our development direction and try developing underground.)

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[Lighthouse Construction Blueprint: Can construct a lighthouse in the territory,]

[Armor: 30]

[Durability: 2500/2500]

[Building Height: 18 meters]

[Footprint: 25 square meters]

[Required Materials: Wood * 200, Stone * 100, Iron * 50, Copper * 20, Magic Energy Stone * 1]

(The lighthouse can provide illumination at night. A mature lord must learn to utilize nighttime.)

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[Beast Trap Blueprint (Green): Special item. A beast trap that can trap prey can be crafted through the Blacksmith Shop.]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Attack Power: 57~61]

[Effect: Deals 120% damage to the target that steps on the beast trap, reduces their movement speed by 30%, and inflicts a continuous bleeding effect.]

[Crafting Requirements: Blacksmith Shop Level 1, Iron * 5, Copper * 1]

(Tip: Small beast traps can only deal with small creatures. You wouldn't want to use it against a dragon, would you?)

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Seeing the description of the beast trap, Cao Xing's eyes lit up. "This thing is a great tool for catching people off guard!"

"When the time comes, I'll just make a bunch of them and place a few rings of beast traps around the territory. Let's see who dares to invade my territory then."

"Moreover, the materials needed to craft the beast traps aren't much, so they can definitely be mass-produced."

"The only thing to be careful about is not letting our own people step on them, otherwise, it would be a disaster."

Cao Xing chuckled, then directly clicked to learn.

[Blueprint learned successfully. The relevant information has been automatically recorded in the crafting interface.]

Now in Cao Xing's hands, there was still a recipe and a skill book.

Cao Xing continued to check.

[Rabbit Meat Pie Recipe]

[Required for Crafting: Rabbit Meat, Flour, Carrot]

[Effect: After consumption, increases maximum HP by 200 for 300 seconds, and slightly accelerates stamina recovery speed.]

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Cao Xing said thoughtfully, "Does this count as a buff?"

"If it does, then it's equivalent to permanently increasing my maximum HP by 200. My survivability will skyrocket!"

He decided to try it when he got the chance.

Then he continued to check the next skill book.

[Skill Book: Shield Counter]

[Skill Effect: At the moment of being attacked, wave the shield to parry the enemy's attack, and begin to determine the strength attributes of both parties.

If your strength is lower than the attacking target, the damage received this time is reduced by 30%. If your strength is higher than the target, you are immune to this damage. Cooldown: 20 seconds.]

(If you use Shield Counter well, the princess won't escape.)

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"Not bad, this is also a divine survival skill." Cao Xing nodded in satisfaction.

As one of the Aurora Knight's key early-stage skills, Shield Counter was also extremely powerful.

If used well, it could greatly improve survivability.

Of course, this required a lot of practice.

Cao Xing first clicked to learn all these blueprints and recipes.

Then he prepared to give the [Shield Counter Skill Book] to Liu Muxue.

At this moment, Liu Muxue was wiping her body with warm water.

Since she was quite clean-minded, Cao Xing had used a few wooden planks to partition off a small cubicle to serve as a temporary bathroom.

Splash splash…

Listening to the trickling sound of water in his ears could evoke infinite imagination.

A moment later, a beauty poked her head out, and then walked out from the corner of the cabin with bare feet.

Upon seeing Cao Xing, Liu Muxue lowered her head in embarrassment.

Before long, she was the first to slip into the bear-skin blanket, revealing her small head, and said shyly, "Ah Xing, it's time to rest…"

Cao Xing nodded. "Alright, let me take a shower first."

However, Liu Muxue said softly, "No… no need to shower, you don't smell…"

Hearing this, Cao Xing was stunned, but he didn't act coy either.

Then, Cao Xing took off his wolf-skin coat directly, and slipped into the blanket wearing only a pair of underpants.

In an instant, waves of warmth washed over him.

And right at this moment, a naked, warm body proactively wrapped around him.

This body exuded a faint fragrance, like the only source of heat in the cold night, causing him to subconsciously pull her into his embrace.

Cao Xing felt the warmth from their skin touching and the smooth texture of Liu Muxue's body.

The two of them ducked their heads under the blanket together.

Before long, the sound of creaking echoed from the small wooden cabin once again.

The temperature under the blanket gradually rose.

"Mmh…"

"Ah…"

In the small wooden cabin, the sounds of heavy breathing echoed continuously.

"Ah Xing… Ah Xing…"

The rapid breathing, after a bout of lovemaking, turned into a long, ethereal sigh.

An hour later.

Liu Muxue lay weakly and tenderly in Cao Xing's arms.

Her long, jade-like legs hooked around the soles of Cao Xing's feet, gently rubbing against them.

After a moment, she asked in a soft voice, "Ah Xing… did… did you… become stronger?"

Cao Xing was taken aback and asked in confusion, "Hmm? Why do you say that?"

"No… nothing…"

"I just feel like… you're even more powerful than yesterday…"

By the end of her sentence, Liu Muxue's face was incredibly red, and her voice grew softer and softer, like a murmur.

Cao Xing smiled, his palm gently stroking her smooth, jade-like back. "It's probably because we leveled up a few times today."

"Every time we level up, we get attribute increases, and these attributes can improve our physical fitness."

"Once we level up dozens of times in the future, we might even have superhuman physiques."

The beauty in his arms softly hummed in response after hearing this.

"Muxue, I'll be gentler next time."

The beauty quickly raised her head and shook it. "No… no need…"

"I… I like you like this…"

After saying this, Liu Muxue was so embarrassed that even her neck turned red, and her body squirmed unnaturally.

Just then, her thigh seemed to rub against a certain spot. Her beautiful eyes instantly widened, and her body froze.

Cao Xing turned his head, seemingly also aroused by the beauty in his arms.

In the small wooden cabin, the sweetness of lovemaking echoed once again…

An hour later.

The beauty collapsed weakly and limply.

With a satisfied flush on her face, she quickly drifted off to sleep.

Even in her sleep, her arms tightly hugged Cao Xing.

Their body heat kept the temperature under the blanket rising, isolating them from the cold and darkness of this doomsday world…

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