Large-scale recruitment, exchange for priestess scrolls. (5200)

Looking at the creatures in the mist, Cao Xing couldn't help but feel a sense of palpitation in his heart.

"Are they beasts from the snow? Or something else?"

He instinctively felt that something was wrong, so he said, "Isabelle, stop releasing the light aura."

"Okay."

As the words fell, the woman ceased the release of light.

At the same time, the surrounding view was once again obscured by thick fog, and the sense of palpitation in Cao Xing's heart vanished along with it.

He remained high in the air, looking around and scanning the situation around the territory.

After observing for a few minutes and confirming there was nothing unusual, he said directly,

"Let's go, let's head back."

After saying this, he took Isabelle and dropped straight down toward the area beneath their feet.

As if passing through thick clouds, they descended for three to four thousand meters before they could vaguely see the light coming from the territory.

Following the direction of the light, the two landed steadily.

At the same time, under the guidance of the territory's lighthouse, Xiao and his group had also returned to the territory.

Upon seeing Cao Xing, Xiao respectfully walked over and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Lord."

Cao Xing did not speak, but instead turned his gaze toward the people on the field.

After confirming that no one was missing, he nodded slightly.

Xiao continued, "Lord, this is the loot we obtained from clearing out those Ice Nest Monsters during this period. Please take a look."

After saying this, he handed over a green-quality backpack.

Cao Xing took it, glanced at the items inside, and a smile appeared on his face again.

[Obtained: Tier 5 Dragon Blood Warrior Recruitment Scroll * 23]

[Obtained: Tier 5 Elite Dragon Blood Warrior Recruitment Scroll * 4]

[Obtained: Ice Dragon Mark * 2.7572 million]

[Obtained: glacier shard * 1.6744 million]

[Obtained: dragon rock ore (Gold) * 4598]

[Obtained: Medium Anti-Corruption Potion * 22]

After the Battle of the Oracle, the system introduced the Enhanced Ice Nest, where the levels of the monsters inside were greatly increased.

At the same time, there was a small chance of dropping Dragon Blood Warrior Recruitment Scrolls.

Although the probability was very low, after nearly half a month of campaigning, Xiao's side had obtained over twenty of them!

Moreover, this was only a part of them.

Because Cao Xing had divided the people in the territory into two groups, Commander Bo Jie was also leading a legion to deal with the Enhanced Ice Nest Monsters.

Therefore, he likely had quite a few recruitment scrolls on his side as well.

"Very good, it seems that today I can assemble a hundred-man Dragon Blood Warrior legion!"

Cao Xing thought with anticipation.

Then, he took out the [Nameless Sword Saint Manual (Orange)] from his backpack and handed it over.

"What is this?" Xiao asked in confusion after taking it.

"Open it and see."

"Yes, sir."

Xiao gradually opened the manual.

As the recorded content appeared, Xiao's eyes instantly became serious.

Eventually, a sense of indescribable shock appeared!

He exclaimed, "It's hard to imagine, this is actually a manual left behind by a Legendary Sword Saint, recording his life's work!"

"It even records Legendary combat skills!"

Once these words were spoken, not only Xiao, but the Star Country swordsmen behind him also felt extremely shocked.

Cao Xing asked, "Xiao, do you have the confidence to learn the abilities in it?"

The swordsman's expression immediately became solemn, then he nodded and said, "Yes, respected Lord!"

"The various sword techniques recorded in this manual are very suitable for me. Just by glancing at them briefly, I have gained quite a few insights."

"If I can practice for a long time, it can allow my swordsmanship to make a leap in a short period, breaking through the Master-level bottleneck and evolving to the Hero-level!"

A look of appreciation appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

Sure enough, someone like Xiao who could create his own sword techniques was generally a genius in the path of the sword.

"Very good, then I will leave this manual with you first. Study hard."

"Yes, sir! I will definitely not disappoint your expectations, Lord, and I will strive to comprehend the sword techniques inside as soon as possible!"

As if he had obtained a treasure, he carefully put the manual into his backpack.

The other swordsmen also watched him with envious faces.

Being swordsmen themselves, they knew clearly how precious this manual was.

After all, it was the insights of a Sword Saint, and it even contained Legendary combat skills; it would not be an exaggeration to say it was personal instruction from a Legendary Sword Saint.

Such things would cause some powerhouses on the continent to fight over them!

Cao Xing continued, "Alright, everyone go to the canteen to eat. I will find you all in a while."

"Yes."

The crowd dispersed one after another.

Including Xiao, who also headed quickly to the training ground with an excited mood, preparing to practice the sword techniques inside.

Watching his retreating back, Cao Xing glanced again at the remaining 10 [Sword Language Stones] in his backpack.

He did not give this kind of stone to Xiao for many reasons.

One reason is that this thing is too rare.

Moreover, perhaps he might encounter a stronger swordsman than Xiao later.

At that time, bestowing these 10 Sword Language Stones to him would maximize the benefits.

Although Xiao is strong enough, he is not the best candidate in Cao Xing's heart.

Of course, if he truly has extraordinary talent and can learn the skills of this Sword Saint in a short time, then Cao Xing would consider using this precious resource on him.

At this moment, Cao Xing looked at the pile of scrolls in his backpack, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Very good, over the past half month, their battles near the territory have also brought me quite a lot of gains."

"However, besides these recruitment scrolls and materials, killing these Enhanced Ice Nests also yields gold point rewards!"

"This is also an extremely precious resource. After all, there are still many good things in the Gold Point Shop that haven't been redeemed yet."

After the Battle of the Oracle ended, he had spent almost all his gold points, leaving only 28 points.

Then, in the first week of the development period, Bjorn and Xiao together obtained 460 gold points for him.

Coupled with the monster siege clearance of the seventh wave and the leaderboard rewards, he was given 200 gold points.

It's just that he didn't know, in the six days he was away, how many points had Bjorn and Xiao obtained for him?

With anticipation, he took a look.

[gold point * 1128]

A smile appeared at the corner of Cao Xing's mouth.

"gold points have broken one thousand; this is quite satisfying…"

He had been eyeing that recruitment scroll for the priestess Farnaz in the Gold Point Shop for a long time.

In the entire shop, besides that Dominator-level recruitment scroll, she was the most expensive, costing a full 1000 gold points!

Now, he had finally gathered enough.

So he clicked to redeem without hesitation!

[Do you want to consume gold point * 1000 to redeem Tier 4 Priestess Farnaz Recruitment Scroll * 1?]

"Yes."

The gold points were consumed again, leaving only 128 points.

And an orange scroll appeared in Cao Xing's backpack.

Speaking of which, there were many recruitment scrolls in his backpack that needed to be summoned now.

Besides the Priestess and Dragon Blood Warrior scrolls, there were also dozens of Wandering Swordsman ones.

Just as Cao Xing was preparing to summon, a figure wearing a cyan magic robe walked over with light steps.

Then, they bowed respectfully.

"Lord, good evening."

This person was the wind-element Archmage in the territory, Allen, who currently possessed level 67 strength.

"Allen, is there anything?" Cao Xing replied.

"Respected Lord, I have come to report my recent cultivation progress to you."

"The manual you gave me last time recorded many wind-element spells. After this period of cultivation, I have currently learned two new spells."

"They are 'Blessing of the Wind God' and 'Wind Beacon'."

Allen quickly finished his report.

A look of admiration appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

The two skills he comprehended were both very powerful and very helpful to the territory.

Wind Beacon could mark an enemy's location, with a maximum distance of several thousand kilometers.

And [Blessing of the Wind God] was even more overpowered; not only could it attach a high-durability shield, but after the shield shattered, it could also deal nearly double the bursting damage to enemies!

However, Cao Xing had originally released these two skills via [Spell Scrolls].

It's just that he didn't know what changes would occur after these Archmages released them?

Cao Xing glanced at the two new skills on Allen's panel.

[Blessing of the Wind God: Condense wind elements to attach a layer of shield with 281,242 durability to a friendly unit (Magic Attack + (Spirit * 50). After the shield shatters, deal 188% of self-attack power as shattering damage to surrounding enemies. Cooldown: 100 seconds.]

[Wind Beacon: Condense wind elements to attach a mark to the target, allowing vague sensing of the other party's location. Maximum distance: 3500 kilometers. Cooldown: 5 minutes.]

"Wow— — — — — — Did it actually increase by so much all at once?"

You have to know, previously on that magic scroll, it could only attach a fixed shield with 20,000 durability points.

But now, according to Allen's attributes, one could directly obtain a shield with nearly 280,000 durability points!

One can imagine what kind of concept this is.

Moreover, there is more than just this one status in Cao Xing's territory that can attach a shield.

"Besides Alan, Woli also possesses the skill 'Thunderous Fall', which can grant a shield equal to 10% of base HP to all members."

"And Woli is now a level 70 Leader-tier creature; without counting the Pale Tree's bonus, his HP has already reached 3.9 million!"

"Then there is Francesca's 'Blessing of the Forest' skill, which can grant allies a shield equal to 20% of their maximum HP."

"In other words, adding these three shield effects together is equivalent to almost one million in maximum HP!"

After arriving at this figure, Cao Xing was overjoyed.

After all, this wasn't just one million for a single person; everyone in the entire territory could receive this bonus.

Even the staff members could possess this kind of monstrous shield effect.

The Arctic People are currently around level 20, and after a series of status bonuses, they can even solo Tier 6 Elite-tier creatures.

It's equivalent to fighting dozens of levels above their own; one can imagine what kind of concept that is.

"Good, good, good! My 'Shield Bomb' build is just around the corner!" Cao Xing couldn't help but say with pleasant surprise.

Of course, in addition to [Blessing of the Wind God], another skill—[Wind Beacon]—had also undergone some slight changes.

It was previously fixed at 3,000 kilometers, but now the maximum marking range has reached 3,500 kilometers.

Cao Xing was very satisfied with Alan's performance.

"You've done well, Alan. Continue working hard to learn the spells above."

"Strive to learn 'Wind Wings' and the forbidden spells as soon as possible."

Alan immediately replied respectfully: "Yes, I will certainly not fail your expectations, My Lord."

Cao Xing told him to wait on the side for a moment, so he could refresh the status for everyone later and add the [Blessing of the Wind God] ability.

Then, he had Bjorn come to the territory to find him.

A slight figure walked over quickly.

Carrying his giant axe, he bowed slightly and said politely: "Good evening, My Lord."

In his daily life, Bjorn appeared very gentlemanly, completely different from the wild style he displayed during battle.

Cao Xing said directly: "Commander Bo Jie, first give me the loot obtained from dealing with those Ice Nest Monsters recently."

Upon hearing this, Bjorn quickly took out a small backpack from his waist, which contained his harvest from the past half month: "It's all here, please take a look."

After taking it, Cao Xing quickly scanned it, and a smile appeared on his face once again.

He then transferred everything inside into the [Dragon Pattern Bag].

[Obtained: Tier 5 Dragon Blood Warrior Recruitment Scroll * 31]

[Obtained: Tier 5 Elite Dragon Blood Warrior Recruitment Scroll * 5]

[Obtained…]

Counting the 27 from Xiao's place, there were a total of 63 Dragon Blood Warrior Recruitment Scrolls.

And in his territory, there were already 54 Dragon Blood Warriors.

With this, gathering a legion of one hundred Dragon Blood Warriors was more than enough.

Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction.

He then took out all the Dragon Blood Warrior scrolls and clicked to summon them all at once.

This was the most Dragon Blood Warriors he had ever summoned at one time.

"Hum! Hum!" The sky vibrated continuously.

Ice blocks, each sealing a Dragon Blood Warrior, tore through the mist-covered sky and landed in front of Cao Xing.

"Crack! Crack!" One by one, the Dragon Blood Warriors shattered the ice blocks and stepped out from the seals.

As a warrior race, each of them exuded a powerful fighting spirit.

"The Norn Clan, 13th Legion, Ojiin/Skorn/Ent—reporting to you!"

As the words fell, Bjorn stepped forward and spoke first: "I am the Commander of the Dragon Hunting Legion, Bo Jie, Sun Chaser. Former kinsmen, I will lead you to fight side by side once again!"

On the field, the group of Dragon Blood Warriors cast their gazes upon him, looks of surprise appearing in their eyes.

"It is Commander Bo Jie, the Legendary Norn!"

"I never expected we would have the honor of fighting under your leadership again."

"Commander Bo Jie, we will obey you completely!"

But at this moment, Bjorn shook his head and said: "You do not need to obey me completely, but rather, you must obey the Lord completely."

"He is the master of this territory and possesses a host of Master-tier powerhouses under his command. None of you are to act presumptuously."

The Dragon Blood Warriors turned their gazes toward Cao Xing.

Upon feeling the vast magical power emanating from him, looks of admiration and respect immediately appeared.

The Norn Clan reveres strength and the powerful.

Clearly, the power Cao Xing now possessed had already won them over.

These newly joined Dragon Blood Warriors said respectfully: "Greetings to this powerful Lord. We will contribute our strength to you."

Cao Xing nodded slightly: "Welcome to the fold, mighty Norn Clan."

Then, he had them wait on the side for now.

Cao Xing scanned the panels of a few of them.

These Dragon Blood Warriors, upon reaching one hundred, also activated a legion skill.

He looked at the attributes.

[Legion Skill · Dragon Wings: Condense the dragon blood power within the body to grow a pair of dragon wings on the back, increasing self-mobility by 30% and gaining the ability to fight at low altitudes.]

"Not bad. This legion skill makes the Dragon Blood Warriors more agile, allowing them to adapt to various battlefields."

"And once Alan learns 'Wind Wings' later, it will be equivalent to them having two pairs of wings."

After summoning the Dragon Blood Warriors, it was time to use the next type of recruitment scroll.

The Wandering Swordsmen from the Sword Tomb!

[Use Tier 6, 7 Wandering Swordsman Recruitment Scroll * 46?]

[Use Tier 6, 7 Elite Wandering Swordsman Recruitment Scroll * 8?]

[Use Tier 6 Leader-tier Wandering Swordsman Recruitment Scroll * 2?]

"Yes."

In an instant, a total of 56 scrolls in his backpack disappeared.

Then, they transformed into longswords, flying in mid-air.

"Clatter…" These longswords seemed to have a spirit of their own, dancing continuously in the air, attracting the gazes of many people on the field.

Then, they landed on the ground and transformed into figures.

"Wandering Swordsman: Zoke Zofi/Kelly—reporting to you."

Cao Xing took a look.

This group of Wandering Swordsmen were all dressed similarly.

They wore worn-out yet stylish leather trench coats, the leather weathered by time, shimmering with a bronze luster.

They wore wide-brimmed felt hats on their heads, the shadows covering most of their faces, revealing only pairs of sharp, eagle-like eyes.

Hanging at their waists were ancient and heavy longswords; even while standing still, they maintained a posture ready to draw their swords at any moment.

Among them, the two Leader-tier Wandering Swordsmen had the most powerful aura.

Cao Xing said routinely: "Welcome to the fold, wandering swordsmen."

These newly recruited Wandering Swordsmen quickly observed the territory.

Upon seeing the luxurious buildings, looks of admiration couldn't help but appear in their eyes.

"Powerful Lord, you have a prosperous territory."

"And your own strength is as vast as a glacier. We will fight for you."

Ever since Cao Xing's strength increased, he could say that he had much less trouble.

A Tier 7 Archmage possesses formidable strength, and only with sufficiently great strength can one win the respect of these people.

Cao Xing smiled: "You all wait here for a moment as well; I will arrange accommodation for you shortly."

"Yes."

All the swordsmen obediently walked to the side and waited silently.

Cao Xing looked at their attributes.

Of course, he was looking at the attributes of those two Leader-tier Wandering Swordsmen.

[Wandering Swordsman: Zofi]

[Race: Human]

[Level: 56 (Tier 6 Leader-tier creature)]

[HP: 1,885,263 / 1,885,263 (Blessing of the Pale Tree)]

[Attack: 8,735 ~ 8,981 (Domination Technique)]

[Armor: 2,124 ~ 2,178]

[Skills: Expert-level Sword Mastery, Phoenix Falling Slash, Water-Severing Flow, Flowing Wind Slash, Sword Sheath Release!]

[Talent: Sword Affinity]

[Bond – Wandering Swordsman Legion: 10 people, 20 people, 50 people—Attack +20, Attack Speed +20%, Skill Cooldown -20%. At 100 people, additionally activate skill: Ronin's Sword Heart]

"The attributes are not bad."

When challenging the Sword Tomb earlier, Cao Xing had experienced the fighting style of these swordsmen.

Everyone had decent sword mastery talent, and their damage wasn't low either.

Of course, the one with the highest burst damage was their Leader-tier skill—[Sword Sheath Release].

Upon being summoned, this group of Wandering Swordsmen immediately had two leaders, plus all personnel had a minimum battle power of Tier 6.

It could be said that they were now the highest-level troop type, excluding the core combat personnel.

Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction.

Then, he took out the last recruitment scroll from his backpack and clicked to use it.

[Use Recruitment Scroll for Priestess Farnaz?]

"Yes."