Obviously, for the Eternal Power talent to truly shine, he needed to build up a larger territorial force.
Looks like I should develop along the lord route from now on. Cao Xing thought to himself.
At that moment, Cao Xing noticed a countdown above his head.
Until nightfall: 4 hours 32 minutes...
Note: During the Newbie Protection Period, monsters will not attack the camp. Newbie Protection Period remaining: 5 days 17 hours... 6
"Only four hours until dark!"
Cao Xing's scalp instantly tingled.
He knew that in this freezing world, the temperature would plummet even further at night.
Cao Xing turned his gaze toward the campfire before him.
Campfire: Level 1 Campfire Effect: Raises the temperature by 5–20°C within a 10-meter radius 4
Consumption: 1 wood per 15 minutes.
Materials required for upgrade: Stone*5
The temperature around the campfire had already reached -32°C. At night, it would drop by more than another twenty degrees.
Clearly, the heat emitted by this Level 1 campfire would not be enough to get him safely through the night.
Cao Xing then looked at a collapsed little hut beside it.
Damaged Lord's Hut: Repairable Materials required for repair: Stone*10, Wood*20.
Cao Xing's eyes immediately lit up.
That was it!
Once it was repaired, he could unlock the territory interface. He could also crawl inside at night and shelter from the bitter cold.
However, repairing the Lord's Hut required materials like stone and wood.
Cao Xing looked around the snowy ground. Near the campfire was a pile of white stones and some cut logs. 1
Stone (White): A basic material.
Wood (White): A basic material.
Cao Xing was just about to pick up some wood when Liu Muxue softly asked from beside him, "A-Xing, that prompt told me to choose a class. What should I choose?"
Clearly, this woman had already processed the system information and accepted the fact that she had arrived in a new world.
Cao Xing nodded inwardly. She adapted rather quickly.
"Sister-in-law, choose Aurora Knight." 15
Cao Xing had his own selfish reasons for telling her to choose that class.
Because Aurora Knights would gain many powerful enhancement skills later on, but their effects were all very short-lived. 4
With his Eternal Power talent, however, he could turn those enhancement effects into permanent states. 6
He could already imagine how terrifying the combat power would be when he commanded a group of troops stacked with permanent BUFFs. 6
Although Liu Muxue's temperament and appearance had nothing to do with a knight.
Especially since she was wearing white stockings today. 16
When Cao Xing imagined Liu Muxue in armor with white stockings on her lower body, he found the image incredibly out of place.
Uh... no, maybe it wasn't bad either?
A white-stockinged knight... hehehe... 4
"Alright, then I'll choose Aurora Knight." Liu Muxue did not doubt Cao Xing's decision. 11
In this unfamiliar world, Cao Xing was the only person she knew.
Cao Xing nodded, then spotted a small wooden chest beside the campfire.
Territory Storage Chest: Level 1 storage chest capacity: 40 slots Note: Contains some early-stage supplies and tools. Please open it as soon as possible.
Cao Xing stepped forward and opened it. A large amount of supplies immediately appeared inside.
Opened successfully: Obtained Bread*20, Iron Pot (White)*1, Stone Axe (White)*4, Stone Hammer (White)*4, Wooden Staff (White)*1, Wooden Round Shield (White)*1
The supplies were enough for four people. The system had not reduced them just because there were only two people in their party.
Cao Xing nodded in satisfaction.
With the stone hammers, they could start repairing the Lord's Hut. That was the key to whether they could safely survive their first night.
He then hurried to gather nearby stone and wood, carrying them over piece by piece. 3
System prompts kept appearing.
Stone+1
Stone+1
Wood+2
The stones were quite heavy. After carrying them for a while, Cao Xing was drenched in sweat. 1
As a modern man, his physical fitness was still somewhat lacking.
However, after nearly twenty minutes of effort, he had finally gathered all the materials needed to repair the Lord's Hut. 3
Cao Xing walked up to the hut.
[Begin repairing Damaged Lord's Hut? This repair will require 17 minutes...]
"Yes."
Cao Xing then began swinging his stone hammer himself, following the framework provided by the system and hammering away with a clang, clang. 6
There was no other way. Only after repairing the Lord's Hut could he unlock the territory's other buildings.
Before recruiting Polar People, Cao Xing could only do everything himself.
As she watched his busy figure.
Liu Muxue crouched on the ground nearby. The bitter cold made her hug her arms tightly, and her perfect body curves were fully displayed at that moment.
She widened her curious eyes and asked, "A-Xing, is there anything you need me to help with?" 6
Cao Xing glanced at the fire, then at the scattered stones and wood across the snow. He nodded. "Go collect nearby stones and wood first, then upgrade the campfire as soon as possible." 2
Liu Muxue did not hesitate in the slightest after hearing that.
She stood up immediately and walked out beyond the fire.
Before long, she could be seen carrying over a stone somewhat clumsily.
It was obvious that the weight of the stone was a little difficult for her.
Liu Muxue held it in her arms, her arms reddened from the cold.
Yet she still gritted her teeth and persevered, continuing to move stones. 6
Stone+1
Her high heels were inconvenient, so Liu Muxue took them off and walked barefoot through the snow, her little face frozen pale. 17
Cao Xing, who was repairing the Lord's Hut, did not stop her.
In this world, everyone had to contribute if they wanted to survive.
"Mmph..."
As Liu Muxue set down the stone, her raised, rounded backside faced Cao Xing, fully revealing its soft curves in a sight that made one's blood race. 19
Cao Xing quickly averted his gaze and focused on his own work. 5
He repaired the Lord's Hut on his side.
Liu Muxue carried stones to upgrade the campfire. The two worked together with a clear division of labor.
Before long, Cao Xing heard a system prompt.
Your Campfire has been upgraded to Level 2.
Campfire: Level 2 Campfire Effect: Raises the temperature by 10–20°C within a 20-meter radius 4
Consumption: 1 wood per 13 minutes.
Materials required for next level: Stone*10
The upgraded campfire's coverage was clearly much larger.
Even Cao Xing, who was still working, could feel some warmth. His work efficiency increased as well.
A few minutes later, another system prompt appeared.
Lord's Hut successfully constructed. Territory interface unlocked. Congratulations! You can now construct more basic facilities.
Cao Xing's face lit up. He could finally build other structures!
The next step was to build a Polar People Hut, then summon several Polar People and officially begin his path as a lord!
At the same time, a second system prompt appeared.
Because you are the first survivor on the server to construct a Lord's Hut, you have received a reward: Ice Healing Technique (Skill Book) 28
There were definitely four people's worth for the two of them; four people's worth was somehow less efficient than two people's. That was a little absurd. Ice Healing Technique (White): Consumes a certain amount of mental power to cast Ice Healing Technique on a target, restoring HP equal to Mental*0.8 per second for 3 seconds. 8
A yellowed skill book appeared on the snow before Cao Xing.
Nice! It was actually a skill book!
And it was one he could use himself.
Although battles rarely occurred during the Newbie Protection Period, this skill book undoubtedly gave Cao Xing much more confidence.
Learn Ice Healing Technique (White)?
"Yes."
Cao Xing directly tapped to learn it.
At that moment, several more function panels appeared before him. 1
They were: Territory, Buildings, Personal Inventory, Crafting, Channel, Personal, and Territory Forces.
These interfaces covered nearly every available function.
Cao Xing opened his inventory first. It contained only twenty storage slots. 1
Naturally, it was completely empty.
Then he opened Buildings. The moment he did, a large number of Level 1 buildings popped up.
Such as: Level 1 Simple Furnace, Level 1 Simple Stove, Level 1 Smelter, Level 1 Lumber Mill, Level 1 Blacksmith Shop, Level 1 Polar People Hut, and so on...
He set the other basic facilities aside for now.
Cao Xing first opened the description for the Polar People Hut.
Level 1 Polar People Hut: Consume food to summon Polar People to work for you.
Area: 12 square meters Population capacity: 4.
Materials required for construction: Stone*10, Wood*30.
Construction time: 45 minutes. (Additional population can participate in construction to speed it up. Maximum: 2 people.)
It needs forty-five minutes. Building it alone would take too long, Cao Xing thought.
There are only three hours until dark, and I still need to do other things.
So he looked toward Liu Muxue beside him. "Sister-in-law, come help me." 6
After carrying stones and wood, Liu Muxue had exhausted a great deal of stamina. Her dress was already soaked through with sweat. 11
The outline of her white lace underwear could be seen through the dress.
Hearing Cao Xing call for her, Liu Muxue put down her work and slowly walked over.
"A-Xing, what do you need me to do?" 1
Cao Xing pointed to the open space ahead. "I want to build a Polar People Hut here, but it will take too long to construct." 1
"If you help me build it, it'll be much faster."
Liu Muxue looked slightly confused, as though she did not understand, but she still nodded. 12
Then, the two began working together to build the Polar People Hut.
"Clang! Clang!"
Rhythmic hammering immediately rang out across the empty snowy field. 2
Half an hour later.
A system prompt appeared.
Successfully constructed: Polar People Hut. Territory population+4
You may now consume food to recruit Polar People to work for you.
Note: As a lord, you must provide your subordinates with food every day. If you leave them hungry for too long, they will abandon you. 6
A small hut resembling a camp tent suddenly appeared on the snow before them, less than two meters tall.
At that moment, another system prompt sounded by Cao Xing's ear.
"Because you are the first survivor on the server to construct a Polar People Hut, you have received a reward: Bread*50." 45
A delighted look flashed through Cao Xing's eyes when he saw the prompt.
Nice! Fifty whole units of food. This reward was really good. 1
Cao Xing could not help feeling fortunate that he had played this game before. That was why he could construct these buildings in the shortest amount of time and get ahead of everyone else. 2
Recruiting one Polar Person requires five food. Without this system reward, I could recruit at most two.
But now, I can directly recruit all four Polar People.
With that thought, Cao Xing directly tapped Recruit.
Consume Food*20 to recruit Polar People*4?
"Yes."
The moment he spoke, the camp tent before him began to shake.
Then, its door was pushed open.
Four dwarves under one and a half meters tall crawled out, dressed in thick snow-padded clothing and with rough, burly appearances. 2
These were the Polar People.
After coming out, they looked at Cao Xing and Liu Muxue, then respectfully bowed.
"Honorable Lord, the Polar People are at your command!" 1
Liu Muxue, meanwhile, stared at the scene of people appearing out of thin air and fell completely dumbfounded.
Her small mouth hung open as she cried out, "A-A-A-A-Xing, they... they came out!" 25
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