Everything is ready, the Giant Chamber of Commerce is coming to visit. (5200)

"Next, let's take a look at the items dropped after killing that Legendary assassin."

Meanwhile, Cao Xing took out a crystal about the size of a fist from his backpack.

Its appearance was similar to the Heart of Strength, but it was much smaller than a regular Heart of Strength.

Moreover, its color was not red, but black, and it seemed to contain some kind of mysterious fluctuation within it.

He glanced at its attributes.

[Heart of Legend]

[Item Effect: After use, when combined with a Relic of a specific class, it can cause a Level 100 creature to evolve into a Legendary creature!]

(Note: The success rate of evolving into a Legendary creature depends on individual potential. For a Level 100 Leader, the success rate is 40%; for a Commander, 50%; and for a Sovereign, 70%!)

(Note 2: Mutated creatures will receive an additional 10% success rate.)

"Very good, I have basically gathered all the conditions for breaking through to Legendary."

"Now I just need to get Braum or Isabelle to Level 100, and I can try to let them break through to Legendary!"

"If I can get more Divine Power Shards, I can replenish Malenia."

"By then, I might even have two Legendary combatants at once!"

Thinking of this, Cao Xing immediately became excited.

Of course, he also saw the notes below.

The success rate of breaking through to Legendary depends on the potential of the target.

From Leader, Commander, to the highest Sovereign.

The higher the potential, the higher the success rate.

For a Commander like Braum, it's roughly a 50% success rate, similar to breaking through to the Hero level.

But if it were a mutated Sovereign like Dragon Speaker, the success rate would be as high as 80%!

Combined with the influence of his super-high Luck stat, he felt it could reach at least over 90%!

As for Elites below the Leader level or those with Boss-level potential, there was no success rate listed.

Perhaps even the system believes that creatures with such potential basically have no possibility of breaking through to Legendary.

"It's a pity that no sword-type Relic was opened this time."

"Otherwise, as long as Dragon Speaker gains 3 more levels, she could attempt to evolve into a Legendary creature."

Cao Xing felt a slight regret in his heart.

He shook his head and checked the other loot.

This was also a skill book, emitting an aura of darkness while simultaneously containing an intangible blade aura that gave one a stinging sensation.

[Shadow Thousand Kills · Death Slash: Legendary Assassin Skill Book]

[Learning Requirement: Level 100 Legendary Assassin]

[Skill Effect: Consumes 10 Divine Power to condense a large amount of Shadow energy, forming a lethal blade aura that gradually spreads outwards.]

It causes all creatures within a 5000-meter radius to take 3-5 cutting damage instances per second.

After 3 seconds, it absorbs all the Shadow energy to unleash a Death Slash dealing 10000% of Attack Power against enemies!

This slash has a 100% hit rate and ignores 50% of the enemy's armor. Cooldown: 24 hours]

"Awesome! It really deserves to be a Legendary skill!" Cao Xing exclaimed in admiration.

Obviously, this skill is quite terrifying, as could be seen from the performance of that Legendary assassin when it was released.

If it hadn't been interrupted by Priestess Farnaz and Dabai at the time, not only would the entire territory have suffered heavy casualties.

Even Cao Xing, facing this strike, would have lost at least two of his resurrections!

Cao Xing chuckled: "Although this skill is overpowered, it's mine now!"

"It seems Sarah's Legendary skill has also been taken care of."

He satisfiedly put it into his backpack, and then moved on to the other two items of loot.

A Level 100 Epic dagger and 5 drops of Blood of the Strong!

The weapon's level was too high, and no one in the territory could use it, so Cao Xing didn't bother looking at it much.

As for the 5 drops of Blood of the Strong, that was an extremely precious resource.

This item only drops one drop even after killing a Hero-level powerhouse.

But now, after killing a Legendary, it dropped 5 drops at once.

Counting the one drop obtained not long ago, it was just enough to boost the Attack Power of two combatants by a significant margin.

With that, the loot from this battle had been fully accounted for.

It could be considered quite good.

Now was the time to digest these gains.

Setting aside the items that couldn't be used for the time being, the ones that could immediately boost combat power were the 6 drops of Blood of the Strong.

Then, Cao Xing called for Dragon Speaker and Sarah; both women came to his side with serious expressions.

Cao Xing took out the 6 drops of Blood of the Strong, divided them into three for each, and said: "Absorb these drops of blood."

The two women took them solemnly; they could also feel a powerful force within them.

Absorbing them would allow their strength to increase once again.

Sarah said respectfully: "Thank you, Lord!"

The Dragon Speaker beside her also nodded slightly.

Then, they absorbed them together.

[Your territory member: Dragon Speaker Bing Lan has absorbed Blood of the Strong, Base Attack Power increased by 10%, remaining uses: 2]

[Your territory member: Sarah Blade Dance has absorbed Blood of the Strong, Base Attack Power increased by 10%, remaining uses: 2]

[Your—]

After six consecutive prompts, the Attack Power of these two Hero-level powerhouses had increased significantly.

He glanced at their panels.

Currently, Bing Lan's Attack Power had officially broken through to 110,000, and a single Dragon Oath Sword could deal 400,000 to 500,000 damage.

Sarah's Attack Power had reached 70,000, and with the bonuses of 100% critical hit and extra critical damage, a single casual slash dealt nearly 200,000 damage.

If the Coup de Grace was triggered, it would be even more overpowered!

Cao Xing was very satisfied with their improvements.

"You may go now, keep maintaining vigilance to deal with any strong enemies that may appear at any time!"

"Yes!"

The two women withdrew and entered combat state.

Just like that, all combat personnel in the entire territory were on high alert.

Including the old king far away in the Eternal Frost Main City, who was also gripping the Kingdom's Holy Sword, remaining vigilant.

However, in the end, the Watchers did not send anyone over.

They seemed to have chosen to swallow this insult.

A night passed quickly.

As the dawn light shone upon the land, a system prompt appeared.

[Attention all Survivors! You have reached the 31st day of the Development Period; there are 14 days left until the third round of the Monster Siege.]

[This will be the final round of the Monster Siege. Shortly after this siege ends, the new expansion pack will launch!]

[Please note! The difficulty of the new expansion pack is extremely high. Survivors, please seize the time to increase your strength as much as possible!]

[Weather Forecast: There will be moderate snow in the Gale Snowfield region. The minimum temperature will be: -68°C ~ -73°C. Please prepare for cold protection and warmth.]

When the system prompt ended, the chat channel was once again in an uproar.

Because the system clearly stated that this was the final round of the Monster Siege.

And most importantly, this time it confirmed the opening time of the new expansion, which was shortly after the Monster Siege ended.

For a time, the Survivors engaged in heated discussions once again.

"The month and a half of the development period is ending so quickly. Although I've increased my strength quite a bit during this time, I still feel insecure!"

"Yeah. The system has hinted several times that this new expansion is extremely difficult; I don't know if our meager strength can survive it."

"Brothers, I estimate that after the expansion arrives, many more human Survivors will die."

Everyone was sighing.

No one ignored the system's warning; instead, everyone took it extremely seriously.

Because they all knew that every time an expansion launched, it was accompanied by death.

But having survived until now, no one wanted to become one of the victims.

Everyone made up their minds to try hard to survive in the new expansion!

Meanwhile. Cao Xing stood in the territory with a grave expression.

"The Blood Legion, are they about to appear?"

Perhaps other Survivors didn't know what the new expansion was, but he knew very clearly.

That was a force capable of destroying many kingdoms!

And this made Cao Xing understand why the Watchers had not continued to send people to deal with him.

They were likely concentrating all their power to bring the Blood Legion into the world as soon as possible, so they no longer had the energy to manage Cao Xing's side.

He calculated in his heart: "There is half a month left until the final round of the Monster Siege."

"Currently, half a month, combined with the [power beads], is enough for Malenia to accumulate 30 points of Divine Power."

"Plus, passing the tenth wave of the Monster Siege will fixedly grant 3 Divine Power Shards."

"Without counting the cost, the Divine Power I have on hand is already completely enough for her to activate her Legendary form!"

"In other words, by the day the Blood Legion descends, no matter what, I will possess a Legendary-level combatant."

Thinking of this, Cao Xing felt slightly relieved.

One must know that what his territory currently lacks most is high-end Legendary-level combat power.

If there is a Legendary powerhouse to withstand the pressure.

Then, as long as the number of enemies below the Hero level is not too high, he has absolutely nothing to fear!

No matter how twisted the Blood Legion is, it's impossible for thousands of heroes to appear just like that.

After all, if they were truly that overpowered, they wouldn't have been pushed back a thousand years ago.

He felt a bit more confident in his heart.

"However, one Legendary is still not safe enough."

"I must hurry to improve my strength during this time. It would be best to possess two Legendaries before the Blood Legion descends!"

A sense of urgency appeared in Cao Xing's heart once again.

"Currently, some low-level areas can no longer provide much improvement to my strength."

"Only some high-level areas can help me."

"Currently, I control quite a few high-level areas, including Lloyd's Tomb and the inheritance site of a Legendary mage."

"And the ancient ruins mentioned by the Lord of Lake Doron City."

"Among these, the most important one is that ancient ruin."

"However, that place hasn't reached its opening time yet, and Assam is already challenging Lloyd's Tomb."

"In other words, what I need to do now is explore that Legendary mage's inheritance site."

Cao Xing quickly made his decision.

However, this inheritance site didn't require him to mobilize a large force; he only needed to send the Holy Priestess Isabelle, along with a few warriors to accompany her.

As for the others, they also needed to hurry and deal with more enhanced Ice Nests to obtain gold points and improve their strength.

Thinking of this, Cao Xing ordered: "All combat personnel, assemble!"

"Clatter!"

The warriors, who had been on alert all night, quickly gathered with serious expressions.

Glancing at the soldiers on the field, Cao Xing said.

"Next, except for combat personnel who have reached the current level cap, everyone else is to go out and find Ice Nest Monsters to fight."

"Following yesterday's method, the Griffin Knights will search for the location of Ice Nests from the air, while the other legions are responsible for clearing out the Ice Nest Monsters inside."

"Bing Lan, Sarah, Muxue, you three go as well, and strive to raise your levels to the Tier 10 limit as soon as possible!"

As the series of orders were issued.

Everyone responded one after another.

"Understood! Lord!"

"We will do our best to improve ourselves and become stronger!"

After speaking, the combat personnel dispersed.

However, a considerable number of combat personnel who had reached the current level cap remained in the territory.

Cao Xing continued: "Isabelle, come here for a moment."

The Holy Priestess, holding the [Staff of Divine Punishment], walked over gracefully, then bowed slightly and said: "Lord, please give your orders."

Cao Xing said: "Next, I will give you a location; there might be an inheritance of a Light-element Legendary mage inside."

"I need you to go to this place alone and activate the inheritance. Are you confident?"

Hearing this, Isabelle's gaze sharpened.

"It's actually a Light-element Legendary mage? If it's such a place, it would indeed be a great help to me."

Cao Xing replied: "Yes. If you are not confident, I can have two people go with you."

Isabelle shook her head and said: "No need, respected Lord."

"Inheritances set up by such Legendary mages are different from those of Sword Saints; they have strict attribute requirements for their successors."

"Without mastering the corresponding attribute, they will not allow other beings to enter the inheritance."

Cao Xing nodded in realization and said: "Good, then go alone now. If there are any problems, contact me immediately via the communication device on your ear."

"Yes!"

After speaking, the Holy Priestess held her staff, turned resolutely, and stepped into the teleportation array.

Thus, besides Assam and Renice, Isabelle was also sent out by him to perform tasks alone.

Just as he decided to call all the combat personnel to assemble.

A visit request suddenly appeared, interrupting his train of thought.

[Giant Chamber of Commerce: Orkan requests to visit your territory. Accept?]

"Giant Chamber of Commerce?"

Cao Xing was slightly stunned, then remembered something.

Come to think of it, the Giant Chamber of Commerce had visited his territory once before.

Unlike the Black Lion Chamber of Commerce and the Luna Chamber of Commerce, this was a chamber of commerce that specialized in the slave trade.

It was precisely in this chamber of commerce that Cao Xing had discovered two talents.

They were the Qi Empress: Victoria, and the Poison Master Sabina.

"This chamber of commerce is here; could it be they want to do business with me again?"

With a puzzled expression, Cao Xing clicked 'Accept' and walked out of the city gate.

At a glance, he saw a caravan appearing ahead.

A total of nearly twenty carriages, which was quite a large caravan.

Each carriage was covered with a piece of black cloth, with a fist mark imprinted on it.

On both sides of the carriages, a group of well-equipped mercenaries followed, and everyone looked at this territory with solemn expressions.

Walking at the very front was a thin, tall middle-aged man.

Cao Xing also recognized this person.

It was Orkan, who had visited the territory once before.

At this moment, this thin, tall, and shifty-eyed merchant was looking at everything in the territory with surprise as he approached.

It seemed he hadn't expected that in just a few months, this territory would have changed so much!

Cao Xing stood alone outside the territory waiting.

Soon, the two sides met.

Orkan couldn't help but ask: "Lord, what happened in your territory?"

"How long has it been? There have been such earth-shaking changes!"

Cao Xing shook his head. "Nothing, it's just that the workers in my territory are quite diligent."

Seeing that he didn't want to say more, Orkan tactfully didn't ask further.

"Mr. Orkan, is there anything today?" Cao Xing asked straight to the point.

A smile immediately appeared on the merchant's face. "Lord Cao Xing, you are a busy person who forgets things easily."

"Didn't I promise you last time that the next time I passed through the Gale Snowfield, I would bring you a batch of good goods?"

"This time, I specifically came to find you for a trade."

Hearing 'good goods', Cao Xing's interest was piqued.

"Oh? What is it?"

Orkan looked behind him and made a gesture.

The next moment, the group of mercenaries reached out and grabbed a corner of the carriage curtains, then pulled them open directly.

"Clatter!"

The black cloth slowly fell.

Then, Cao Xing saw a group of strange figures appearing inside the carriage cages.

They had human-like appearances and looked to have female characteristics.

But their bodies seemed to be constructed purely of gemstones, in a transparent crystal state.

Their skin was smooth and translucent, looking angular.

No eyeballs could be seen in their crystal-like pupils. They tilted their heads, gazing in the direction of Cao Xing and Orkan, as if observing something.

The appearance of this group of strange creatures was truly too peculiar; even their hair, clothes, and even nails were constructed of crystal.

Such a unique appearance also stirred curiosity in Cao Xing's heart.

He asked with a puzzled expression: "Mr. Orkan, what are these?"

The merchant explained with a strange smile on his face: "Lord Cao Xing, these are the Crystal Race, an extremely ancient race."

"The earliest time of their existence can even be traced back tens of thousands of years."

"Their origins are quite complex; no one knows how this race was born."

"There is a legend that when the continent split, some magical stones buried deep underground were erupted after being compressed, came to the surface, and then formed this race."

"Some also say they descended to this world from other planes and, after being washed by endless seawater, gained their own consciousness."

"In short, there are many different opinions, and even they themselves do not know their own origins."

Orkan paused, then continued.

"Everything about the bodies of these Crystal Race is constructed of crystal, looking like ornaments."

"But they have their own consciousness and possess high intelligence. Not only can they move on their own, but they have also established their own tribes."

"Therefore, they are also a sapient race in this world."

After listening, Cao Xing still had a puzzled look in his eyes. "What use does this Crystal Race have?"

Orkan immediately said excitedly: "Of course they are useful!"

"These Crystal Race are treasures that can lay golden eggs!"

"They can consume some crystals, digest them in their bodies, and produce Dark Crystals and Shining Crystals."

"They can even produce the Legendary seven-colored crystal!"