Recruiting Icefield Druids

Seeing their names, Cao Xing's mouth twitched again.

They were all flower names, and they sounded nice.

But Cao Xing felt these names were too elegant, not fitting his style.

So, he directly pointed at one of the women and said, "Starting today, your name is Da Hua."

"And she's Er Hua, and this one is San Hua."

The three human women knelt down again and said respectfully, "Thank you for bestowing names upon us, benevolent Lord."

You have successfully named your villager: Da Hua. Loyalty has increased. Current Loyalty: 75

You have successfully named your villager: Er Hua. Loyalty has increased. Current Loyalty: 73

Cao Xing glanced at their attributes.

Villager: Da Hua Level: 1 Attributes: Strength 3, Agility 2, Spirit 3, Constitution 3 Talent: None Loyalty: 75 Hunger: 41

Villager: Er Hua Level: 1 Attributes: Strength 3, Agility 3, Spirit 2, Constitution 2 Talent: None Loyalty: 73 Hunger: 37

The loyalty of these three was quite high, but their hunger was a bit low. It was clear they hadn't eaten in a long time.

So, Cao Xing said, "Go start a fire and cook something to eat. We don't have a mess hall built yet, the stove is inside the Lord's Hut."

The three women nodded respectfully upon hearing this.

"Yes, Lord."

After they left, Cao Xing continued to ponder by the bonfire.

These newly recruited villagers needed Small Shelters built for them to rest at night.

Then, a dedicated mess hall would need to be built for the villagers to eat.

However, both building and upgrading structures required a lot of time.

Cao Xing looked at the 8 Polar Humans who were busy working and sighed, "Still not enough manpower..."

"If there were more people, we could divide the labor and greatly speed up the development efficiency of the territory."

"Is there any way for me to recruit some more people?"

Cao Xing couldn't help but recall his past experience playing games on his tablet.

On there, Game characters also faced the problem of insufficient manpower.

However, in the game, there were several solutions.

One was that once your territory reached a certain level and gained some prestige in the surrounding area, some nearby tribal residents or refugees would voluntarily pledge allegiance.

The second was to send out your subordinates, like Assam, to roam outside, with a chance to bring back some people from the wilderness.

The third was to go to cities or towns in this world and recruit NPCs with special abilities by paying a certain reward.

The fourth was to directly wage war and conquer nearby tribal residents, forcing them to pledge allegiance.

In short, there were many methods, not limited to the above.

But obviously, none of these methods were applicable to Cao Xing at the moment.

Just then, the three newly joined villagers, after eating their fill, brought Cao Xing a piece of news.

Upon hearing this news, Cao Xing's spirits immediately lifted.

He looked at Da Hua and asked, "You mean you escaped from a group of Rangers' camp?"

"And there are still many humans imprisoned in that camp?"

Da Hua nodded, "Yes, Lord. Those Rangers are extremely brutal, utterly inhuman!"

"Many of our companions have already fallen victim to them."

"If possible, we hope the Lord can provide assistance and rescue them!"

As she said this, Da Hua knelt on the ground, her tone full of pleading.

Cao Xing was precisely in a time of great need for manpower.

Upon hearing this intelligence, Cao Xing almost instinctively wanted to act.

But he quickly suppressed his excitement and helped Da Hua up.

"Do you know how many of those Rangers there are, and what their strength is?"

Da Hua had lived in the icy wilderness for years. Her pale Western face seemed to be recalling something.

Then, she said respectfully, "Lord, that group of rangers is about 20 to 30 people."

"Most of the rangers' auras inside feel similar to yours, Lord."

Cao Xing mused for a moment, then nodded.

He was a level 3 Frost Mage, meaning those rangers were around level 3 to 5.

After Da Hua finished speaking, she added, "Besides the normal rangers, they also have two squad leaders whose strength is slightly higher than this Snake Person lady."

"In addition, there is a strongest captain, whose aura is similar to Mr. Assam's Frost Wolf."

It could be seen that Da Hua was very smart and had strong communication skills.

Through her description, Cao Xing already knew the strength of that group of rangers.

One level 10 ranger, two rangers above level 5, plus more than twenty rangers below level 5.

If Cao Xing relied solely on his previous strength, he might not have been able to deal with them.

However, now that Assam had advanced to a Tier 2 creature, and coupled with the 'Icefield Druid' recruitment scroll in Cao Xing's hand, dealing with these rangers was not a problem at all.

Moreover, it was said that those rangers also hid some treasures...

It was clear that Cao Xing was tempted.

Assam also saw through Cao Xing's thoughts.

"Lord, the location Da Hua mentioned is about seven kilometers from the camp."

"At our speed, it will take about an hour and a half to arrive."

Cao Xing nodded.

Moving speed in the snow was inherently not fast, and an hour and a half was within an acceptable range, at least they could return before dark.

Liu Muxue also stood by at this time and said softly, "A Xing, I'll go with you."

Cao Xing nodded, "Okay."

After speaking, Cao Xing gave her the Black Iron Plate Armor (Green) and the Aurora Blessing skill book.

Looking at the equipment and skill book in her hands.

Liu Muxue looked at Cao Xing gratefully again.

She naturally knew the importance of this equipment and skill book at the current stage.

Liu Muxue didn't say much, but silently clicked to learn the skill book and put on the armor.

Cao Xing saw.

Now Liu Muxue was wearing black armor on her upper body, while her lower body was bare with two long legs, and she was also wearing a thick wolf fur coat outside.

At minus tens of degrees, still wearing bare legs, even without thinking, I can't stand it. This attire had a rather seductive style.

Cao Xing himself also clicked to learn Ice Cone Technique, and then took out the Icefield Druid recruitment scroll.

A system prompt appeared.

Do you wish to consume the Icefield Druid Recruitment Scroll to recruit a Druid with Elite level 15 strength? Icefield Druid occupies: 3 Population. Cao Xing directly clicked 'Yes'.

At the same time.

In front of Cao Xing, a hexagram array with a diameter of five meters appeared, even larger than before.

Waves of intense light erupted from the hexagram array.

Then, a powerful and ancient aura appeared.

Through the light barrier, Cao Xing could see a humanoid creature about two and a half meters tall with a sturdy build.

It stood there motionless, exuding a terrifying pressure!

When the light barrier dissipated, everyone finally saw the other party's full appearance.

It was a creature covered in snow-white fur, with sharp bear claws and thick limbs, but in a human-like form. On its furry face, there was a look of piety. Then, he placed his right hand on his chest, bowed slightly, and said, "The power of nature will guide me forward."

"Guardian Andrew, reporting to you."