Wheat Seeds and Letter from the Church

The little girl finished speaking and burst into tears again.

By "taken away," she naturally meant captured by those Rangers to be used in some evil ritual.

Cao Xing and Liu Muxue exchanged a glance.

It was clear that the little girl, having lost her father, had fallen into the hands of these insane Rangers. If Cao Xing hadn't arrived, her fate was unimaginable.

Liu Muxue looked at Cao Xing and said softly, "A Xing, can we take her back to the camp?"

Cao Xing pondered for a moment and nodded.

The camp was gradually getting on track, and adding one more mouth to feed wouldn't be an issue.

Besides, this little girl was a survivor, and she might be helpful in the future.

Liu Muxue gently comforted her, "Little sister, would you like to come back to our camp with big sister?"

The little girl, named Tong Chuchu, gradually stopped crying and asked with confusion, "Your camp... do you have food? Chuchu hasn't eaten in a long time..."

Liu Muxue stroked her head and said, "Of course, the owner of this Territory is this big brother over here. He's very capable."

Her tone was filled with admiration.

Upon hearing this, Tong Chuchu immediately turned her gaze to Cao Xing, her eyes filled with a mix of fear and curiosity. Then, she seemed to remember something and tentatively asked, "Can... can you take my mom with us too?"

"Dad won't come back, and Mom is still alone at the camp..."

Cao Xing was taken aback.

Right, this version was a team-based family mode. Since Tong Chuchu was with her father, her mother must also be at the camp.

However, this question plunged Cao Xing into a dilemma.

After all, human survivors were not like the native inhabitants; they wouldn't easily rebel against a Lord, and their Loyalty could be seen.

He understood the saying that one could never truly know another's heart.

The reason he was willing to take the little girl was that she had no combat ability and posed no threat to Cao Xing.

It was a different story for adults.

So, Cao Xing opened the system interface and asked, "If I want other survivors to join my Territory, how can I do that?"

A System Prompt immediately appeared.

The answer to this question was the Territory Merging function, which currently had two methods.

Method 1: As a new Lord, invite the other party to join the Territory, sharing building permissions, resources, etc.

Method 2: As a civilian, recruit the other party to join the Territory. They would only have basic living and construction permissions and would be unable to attack friendly units.

Seeing the second method, Cao Xing felt reassured.

"Very good, I can recruit other survivors into the Territory as civilians."

"This way, I don't have to worry about newly recruited survivors damaging my Territory."

Cao Xing looked at the little girl and then asked, "Do you remember where your camp is located?"

The little girl nodded, "I remember. Mom taught me how to read the mini-map."

"Our camp is about five kilometers from this place."

Cao Xing and Liu Muxue exchanged a look.

So close, no wonder those Rangers targeted them.

Liu Muxue asked softly, "A Xing, can we go take a look?"

Cao Xing pondered for a moment, "Five kilometers... we can go."

"However, whether they are willing to join our Territory will depend on her mother's choice."

Upon hearing this, a gentle smile appeared on Liu Muxue's face.

She knew Cao Xing would agree.

Hearing this, the little girl gradually stopped crying and repeatedly thanked Cao Xing.

"Thank you, big brother. Chuchu will remember your kindness forever!"

In this world, two days of harsh living had matured her significantly.

Cao Xing shook his head and then looked towards the other humans in the tent.

These were the native inhabitants of this world.

Cao Xing spoke directly, "Do you know Jasmine and Sapphire?"

The six humans on the ground exchanged glances.

One of the older humans said, "Yes, they are our companions."

Cao Xing nodded, "Very good. They are now residents of my Territory, and it was they who told me you were captured by the Rangers."

"So, are you willing to submit to me now and join my Territory?"

Cao Xing didn't waste any words. His goal this time was to expand the Territory's forces.

The elderly human tentatively asked, "My Lord, what about the Rangers outside?"

Cao Xing replied, "As you can see, I've killed them all."

The next moment, these humans said in unison respectfully, "We are willing, esteemed Lord."

Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction, then had the tall Assam walk over, cut the ropes binding these humans, and freed them.

Recruitment successful: Colin Hopper, Lucio Lore, Marlene Kuhn... have joined your Territory. Territory Population +6.

Another group of Western names, three men and three women. Cao Xing's mouth twitched.

He directly pointed at the slightly older human and said, "Starting today, you will be called Cao Yi, you will be called Cao Er, and you will be called Cao San."

"For the women, starting with Si Hua, you will be called Si Hua, Wu Hua, and Liu Hua, respectively."

These humans exchanged glances, then nodded one after another, "Thank you, Lord, for bestowing names upon us."

Then, a flood of prompts about increased favorability sounded.

Cao Xing glanced at their Attributes.

Citizen: Cao Yi
Level: 3
Talent: Basic Speech Skill (Deliver a speech to soothe the citizens' emotions)
Loyalty: 70
Hunger: 44

Citizen: Si Hua
Level: 2
Talent: Basic Cooking Skill (Food cooked will provide an additional 20% Satiety)
Loyalty: 72
Hunger: 47

Seeing these citizens' Talents, Cao Xing's eyes lit up.

Good heavens, there are actually two individuals with special Talents.

Although the other citizens had no Talents, they were all between Level 2 and 4.

The quality of these citizens is very high!

With this, Cao Xing would have enough manpower to allocate and build various Territory facilities!

After recruiting these people, his Territory's population cap became: 25/50.

After subduing all these refugees.

Cao Xing noticed a yellowed wooden box in the corner of the camp.

As he approached, a System Prompt appeared.

Ranger's Storage Box (White): Can be opened.

Cao Xing directly clicked to open it.

Obtained White Bread *17, obtained Wheat Seeds *72, obtained Milk *5, obtained Copper *7, obtained Letter from the Church (Special Item).

There were quite a lot of supplies inside. Cao Xing began to examine them.

White Bread, 1 White Bread = 2 Food. Wheat Seeds (White): Can be planted on cultivated land.

Cao Xing was delighted, "Oh? I can farm now?"

This way, he would have a stable source of Food and wouldn't have to worry about depleting his resources!

However, to farm, he would need to cultivate a piece of land near the Territory first.

In addition, he would need to build a shed on it, otherwise, if a blizzard were to occur, the seeds sown would all be in jeopardy.

Cao Xing continued to examine the items.