Chapter 70: Oratorical Talent, A Talent! (Seeking Subscriptions)

This incident had left them with deep psychological trauma…

Now that the dragon had reappeared, it tore open their wounds all over again.

Meanwhile.

A sudden tremor came from the fallen Ice Nest.

Then, creatures emerged from within, crawling on all fours, covered in ice spikes, resembling hyenas.

As soon as they appeared on the snow, they lowered their heads and sniffed, as if tracking a scent.

Then, those Ice Nest Monsters locked their eyes onto Cao Xing's territory, a few hundred meters away.

"Roar! Roar!"

The group of Ice Nest Monsters charged toward Cao Xing's territory in an instant.

Seeing this, Cao Xing immediately ordered: "Cao Yi, soothe our new members."

"Everyone else, follow me out to exterminate these Ice Nest Monsters!"

With that said, Cao Xing led the four robots, along with Assam and the others, and charged out.

Rumble!

Everyone rushed out of the territory together.

Assam took the lead as usual.

Riding his Frost Wolf, he leapt nimbly across the snow, about to charge in front of the group of Ice Nest Monsters.

Back in the territory, the Arctic People and other members watched the battle outside with nervous expressions.

Especially when they heard this was the power of a dragon, they became even more worried.

After all, in their impression, dragons were creatures that brought destruction and disaster.

They were a symbol of invincibility.

They couldn't help but doubt whether their Lord could resist this group of monsters.

The elder Cao Yi was comforting the Tree Spirit clan in a gentle tone at this moment, "My new family members, do not sink into despair. We must trust the Lord; he will protect us well."

The group of Tree Spirits remained kneeling on the ground, showing no reaction to Cao Yi's words.

The subordinate Cao Yi continued to comfort them: "Everyone, I understand your fear and pain."

"Like you, I also lost my home. We once lived in Ice Peak City, a prosperous small town."

"But then the army of the undead appeared and destroyed everything in the town. Countless soldiers and civilians fell in pools of blood."

"Although we were lucky enough to escape, we have lived a displaced life ever since."

"During our flight, we watched our relatives and friends die, helpless. We have all felt that kind of pain, that feeling of near heartbreak."

Hearing Cao Yi's mature and resonant voice.

All the Tree Spirits gradually stopped trembling, looking at Cao Yi in a daze.

It seemed they hadn't expected this elder human in front of them to have experienced such a tragic encounter as well.

Cao Yi still wore a gentle smile on his face.

The Tree Spirits asked blankly: "Sir, after experiencing so much, can you still maintain such an optimistic mindset?"

Cao Yi smiled: "No, I was once like you, feeling desperate about my future."

"When we were captured by that group of crazy cultists, we even felt the malice of human hearts for a time."

"But later, we met the Lord."

"It was he who saved us in our darkest hour."

"He not only rescued all of us but also gave us a warm shelter and sufficient food."

"Everyone lives very happily here."

"This made me realize that everything before was just a trial."

"The path to hope is bound to be filled with wind and frost, and filled with pain."

"Do not be afraid; that is the gods' test for us."

"Perhaps the past dragon disaster brought you endless suffering and left you displaced."

"But now, you have a new home and new companions."

"Here, you don't have to go hungry or cold. Everyone just needs to contribute their own strength to get sufficient food."

"Trust the Lord, believe that he can protect us."

Cao Yi's voice was like a clear spring, a sound that struck directly at the soul.

All the Tree Spirits gradually felt the fear in their hearts being dispelled.

They seemed to have awakened some kind of hope in their hearts.

Everyone watched the figures rushing ahead, their eyes filled with longing.

At this moment, Cao Xing was unaware of the subordinate Cao Yi's speech.

Because they were about to make contact with the charging Ice Nest Monsters.

Cao Xing also saw the attributes of that group of monsters.

[Ice Nest Monster lv6]

[Tier: Tier 1 Common Monster]

[HP: 520 / 520]

[Attack: 49 ~ 52]

[Armor: 11 ~ 15 (Extra +10)]

[Skills: Ice Bite, Ice Shell]

[Talent: None]

…

For Cao Xing, this kind of Tier 1 Ice Nest Monster no longer posed any threat.

Assam directly slashed out a [Frost Wolf Sword Qi].

Whoosh!

[-537] [-544] [-872!] [-527]

The sword qi fell into the group of Ice Nest Monsters, causing a large amount of exaggerated damage.

In an instant, at least seven or eight Ice Nest Monsters died on the spot!

Frost Wolf Sword Qi was a burst skill Assam had recently learned. With a 166% damage coefficient, it was enough to instantly kill these level 5 or 6 Ice Nest Monsters.

This scene caused the watching residents' pupils to dilate!

They only knew before that Assam and Andrew were very powerful.

However, they didn't have a concrete concept of this power.

Now, they knew!

These monsters born from the power of a dragon could be killed by Assam in a single sword strike.

Da Zhuang's face flushed red, and he excitedly raised his hammer, shouting: "Knight Assam is so valiant!"

Other Arctic People also shouted: "With such a powerful Knight Assam, the Lord will surely be able to defeat them!"

Including the Tree Spirits nearby, their eyes also showed looks of shock.

They didn't know these were just weakened versions of Ice Nest Monsters.

They only knew that was the power of a dragon.

Yet under that knight's sword qi, they were like paper, killed in one blow.

Cao Yi continued: "See that? This is our Knight Assam. He is the Lord's loyal guard."

"Andrew and Lady Sarah both possess power no less than his."

The Tree Spirits nodded like chickens pecking at rice; they gradually believed Cao Yi's words!

At this moment, Assam had already charged directly into the group of Ice Nest Monsters.

His longsword swung continuously, slashing all these Ice Nest Monsters to death!

Meanwhile, Sarah and Andrew, as well as the four robots, had all arrived.

Although these Ice Nest Monsters were numerous.

But under the suppression of levels, Andrew could basically slap one to death with a single strike.

The four robots hummed, continuously reaping the lives of those Ice Nest Monsters.

Even Cao Xing was constantly raising his staff in the back.

Icicles shot out one after another.

Whoosh! Whoosh, whoosh!

[-85] [-87] [-88]

Three icicles directly took away half of the Ice Nest Monster's health.

At the same time, a bucket robot used its bucket to directly smash the skull of an Ice Nest Monster.

[-274]

[Bucket Robot killed Ice Nest Monster lv6, gained experience: 0]

[Combatants gained experience: 30 points.]

These mechanical creations had no experience bars, so they couldn't level up by killing monsters.

They could only upgrade their accessories later to improve performance.

Sarah was also killing one with every strike, easily annihilating all these Ice Nest Monsters.

[Killed Ice Nest Monster lv7, gained experience 70 points]

[Killed Ice Nest Monster lv6, gained experience 60 points]

System prompts appeared continuously.

Less than two minutes from the start of the battle.

The thirty or forty Ice Nest Monsters that appeared from that Ice Nest had all been finished off by Assam and the others.

The newly joined Tree Spirits stood blankly on the spot, looking in shock at the fighting figures outside the territory.

The subordinate Cao Yi raised his voice, "Everyone, this is the Lord's power!"

"The Lord is mighty!"

Other Arctic People, including other residents, shouted at the same time.

"The Lord is mighty!"

And those Tree Spirits looked at each other, seeing surprise and shock in each other's eyes.

Hope seemed to be rekindled in their hearts.

Even the petite Nive tightly gripped her hem, her eyes filled with a fiery gaze.

They completely believed Cao Yi's words.

The power of this territory was extremely strong, enough to protect their safety.

Meanwhile, Cao Xing suddenly saw system prompts appearing continuously.

[Territory member: Valena, has been won over by your territory's power, loyalty has increased, current loyalty: 81]

[Territory member: Nive, has been won over by your territory's power, loyalty has increased, current loyalty: 82]

[Territory member…]

Cao Xing looked back in surprise and also saw Cao Yi standing next to the Tree Spirits.

He speculated that the change in these Tree Spirits might be related to Cao Yi.

After all, he had [Primary Oratory Mastery].

Cao Xing thought to himself: "This Cao Yi is a talent. I'll see if I can find him a job transfer scroll later so he can also possess combat ability."

"Such talent must be well cultivated."

Then, he took Liu Muxue and began to clean the battlefield.

Under the corpses of these Ice Nest Monsters, he saw some fragments and some white stones.

[Obtained Ice Crystal Stone (Green) * 1]

[Obtained Glacier Flake * 1]

[Obtained Ice Dragon Mark * 1]

…

"Hmm? What are Glacier Flake and Ice Dragon Mark?"

Cao Xing took a look.

[Glacier Flake: Special Material]

(A flake containing weak dragon power, can be used to craft 'Zhuoma' series equipment and props.)

…

[Ice Dragon Mark: Special Prop]

(Collect a certain amount, and after the new expansion pack opens, it can be used to exchange for some precious items, including 'Zhuoma' series equipment blueprints and props.)

…

After reading about these two materials, Cao Xing nodded suddenly.

"It seems these two materials are related to the later expansion pack and can be used to exchange for good things."

At this time, he thought of something, "These things can seemingly be traded through the market. Since that's the case, can I hoard a bit more?"

"Once the new version is updated, I can exchange them directly."

Although he didn't know what these [Ice Dragon Mark] could be used to exchange for.

But since it was related to a dragon, it must not be simple.

Cao Xing's mind immediately became active.

Of course, other Survivors were not stupid. After seeing the item descriptions above, they would know the preciousness of these materials.

Unless he could take out things that made them excited and that they were most urgently in need of.

Currently, what Survivors were most in need of was still food and various cold-resistant clothing.

Of course, weapons and equipment were also lacking.

Cao Xing didn't have anything he could trade in bulk for the time being.

"Forget it, I'll see later. Anyway, there's still a long time before today ends; I'll probably have to go out and explore in the afternoon."

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

Then he began to continue collecting loot.

From these Ice Nest Monsters, he collected in total:

[Ice Crystal Stone (Green) * 17]

[Glacier Flake * 24]

[Ice Dragon Mark * 14]

[Magic Book · Weak * 3]

The harvest was quite good, after all, these were just miscellaneous monsters under Tier 1.

Meanwhile, Cao Xing also saw that the Ice Nest was still pulsating continuously.

Thump! Thump!

Like an active heart.

Cao Xing brought the territory members to the front of this Ice Nest, and the attributes of this thing immediately appeared.

[Zhuoma's Power: Ice Nest lv10]

[Tier: Tier 1]

[Armor: 200]

[Durability: 2000 / 2000]

[Effect: Every period of time, it absorbs dragon power to hatch Tier 1 Ice Nest Monsters, with a certain probability of spawning Elite-level Ice Nest Monsters.]

[Ice Nest Monster Hatching Limit: 45 / 500]

(If you see this kind of Ice Nest in the wild, please destroy it as soon as possible, otherwise it will soon hatch a large number of Ice Nest Monsters.)

…

Cao Xing was stunned. So that's how this thing operated.

But fortunately, there was a limit to the number of monsters these Ice Nests could hatch.

Otherwise, if it could hatch Ice Nest Monsters endlessly, a single Ice Nest, as long as it remained for long enough, could hatch a massive amount of Ice Nest Monsters and cause a disaster to the entire continent.

"Sarah, destroy this Ice Nest." Cao Xing ordered directly.

Sarah obeyed the order and directly slashed with a Shadow Blade.

[-734]

Sarah's attack was very considerable; she could destroy this Ice Nest in three strikes.

And right at this moment, Sarah's attack seemed to stimulate the revival of this Ice Nest.

Rumble!

The Ice Nest shook violently.

Then, a monster shaped like a rhinoceros, covered in ice armor, about three meters tall, crawled out from inside!

"Retreat!"

Out of caution, Cao Xing quickly let everyone withdraw.

Then, he began to check the attributes of this monster.

[Ice Nest Hoof lv10]

[Tier: Tier 1 Elite-level Creature]

[HP: 1340]

[Attack: 167 ~ 172]

[Armor: 34 ~ 37 (+20)]

[Skills: Death Charge (Enters charge state, attack power increased by 30%, movement speed increased by 50%), Frost Stomp (Immediately raises front hooves, deals 178% stomp damage to enemies, and causes them to fall into a 1~2 second stun state), Ice Shell (Extra +20 armor)]

[Talent: None]

…

This Ice Nest Hoof let out a dull cow bellow as soon as it appeared.

"Moo—"

The terrifying sound wave shook the snow on the ground, carrying all the way to the camp in the distance.

It scared the Arctic People and the Tree Spirits until their faces turned pale.

They knew this was a creature even more terrifying than those Ice Nest Monsters!

However, Cao Xing rolled his eyes.

He thought this rhinoceros monster was some terrifying creature; it turned out to be just a Tier 1 Elite monster.

Seeing this Ice Nest Hoof still opening its mouth, Cao Xing ordered.

"Dabai, make it shut up."