Bear Gallbladder Soup, Health Increase

System Announcement: "All survivors please note, the Level Ranking update is complete."

Upon hearing this announcement, survivors from all major regions worldwide clicked on the ranking list.

Survivors from District 174 were no exception.

However, the rankings above exceeded everyone's expectations.

District 174 Level Ranking 1st Place: Cao Xing (Level 4, 1%) 2nd Place: Wu Xinghu (Level 3, 25%) 3rd Place: Zhou Bo (Level 3, 14%) 4th Place: Ren Yixu (Level 3, 10%) 5th Place: Fang Long (Level 3, 7%) 6th Place...

Seeing this ranking list, the entire District 174 chat channel fell into a moment of silence.

Then, it was followed by a flood of messages.

Chen Hua: "Holy crap! It's not Fang Long, nor Wu Xinghu, the first place is actually the great Cao Xing!" Tao Mumu: "I really didn't expect it, the great Cao Xing is actually first, so strong!" Liu Dashu: "How did the great Cao Xing do it?"

Everyone was expressing their shock.

A survivor named Du Rong said, "I don't think everyone should be so surprised. The great Cao Xing is the man who killed a bear, so it's not unexpected for him to take first place." "Haha, I also think the great Cao Xing deserves it. Thanks to his Bear Meat, my whole family's Attributes increased. Now, not only have we survived a life-or-death crisis, but we've also gradually developed our Territory." "That's right, that's right. The great Cao Xing taking first place, I'm convinced."

In the chat channel, the comments about Cao Xing were almost unanimously positive.

After all, the Bear Meat he sold had indeed helped many people.

Meanwhile, Fang Long, Zhou Bo, and others had rather grim expressions.

"Damn it! How did this kid get first place?"

Fang Long's face showed a trace of anger and disbelief. But he quickly regained his composure.

Fang Long slowly let out a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, it's only a one-level difference. There are still three days left until the Novice Protection Period ends, which is more than enough time for me to catch up in levels!"

On the other side, Zhou Bo also showed an amused smile.

"Interesting. I originally thought this kid was just lucky and would be finished after offending Fang Long." "Now it seems he actually has some skill."

Zhou Bo opened his friend list, then clicked on private chat and said, "Go, use your network of contacts to investigate the background of this person named Cao Xing." Since they were trying to survive, asking acquaintances through the private chat channel sounded quite sophisticated, using their network of contacts. At this moment, in the Lord's Hut.

Outside the window, the snow light reflected, and the cold wind howled. Inside the room, the warm stove emitted heat.

The small wooden bed creaked, and the temperature under the covers was rapidly rising.

The beauty's face was flushed red, she turned her head away, not daring to look into Cao Xing's eyes, her hands tightly gripping his neck.

"A Xing... A Xing..." The beauty's call was long and ethereal.

The room was filled with the sweetness of their intimacy.

A moment later, after a long and ethereal moan, the sounds in the room gradually subsided.

Liu Muxue collapsed into Cao Xing's arms, her eyes filled with a hazy look.

At this time, they also heard the System Announcement.

Liu Muxue curved her swan-like neck, her eyes filled with excitement as she said, "A Xing, you're in first place, you're amazing!"

Cao Xing shook his head, unconcerned, "It's only temporary first place. Until I get the reward, I can't relax."

Liu Muxue's gaze was full of admiration, "But that's still amazing! After all, there are tens of thousands of people in our District 174!"

Cao Xing smiled, "Tomorrow we'll have to keep working hard and see if we can get you into the top ten rewards too."

Liu Muxue lightly nodded her head, clenching her small fists in response, "Okay! I'll work hard!"

Perhaps because her movements were too large and touched certain areas, Liu Muxue's face turned red again.

She cautiously looked at Cao Xing, only to find him staring at her as well.

Cao Xing lowered his head and kissed her again.

"Mmm..."

The beauty was delicate and gentle, and from her initial stiffness, she gradually relaxed.

Her body writhed like a water snake, and she actively entwined herself with Cao Xing.

The temperature at night began to drop rapidly.

However, the temperature in the room continued to rise...

The two spent a wonderful night together.

The next morning, bright and early.

Cao Xing saw several system prompts.

[Your territory building: Small Shelter construction successful...]

[Your territory building: Primary Elemental Arrow Tower construction successful...]

Cao Xing's eyes lit up, "The arrow tower has been successfully built!"

Through the window of the Lord's Hut, Cao Xing saw a fifteen-meter-tall hexagonal tower appear at the edge of the Camp Bonfire.

The tower was entirely built of stone, and the elemental fluctuations emanating from it were filled with deterrence.

If an enemy approached within 600 meters of the camp, this arrow tower would automatically attack, making it very powerful!

Cao Xing said with satisfaction, "Excellent, with this, we don't have to worry about the safety of the territory anymore. Those Polar Humans can also go out to gather resources more effectively."

At the same time.

A knock came from the door.

Cao Xing and Liu Muxue put on their clothes and looked towards the door, saying, "Come in."

The villager Si Hua brought in a bowl of Bear Gallbladder Soup and a portion of roasted Bear Meat.

A rich meaty aroma wafted over.

Si Hua said softly, "Lord, the Bear Gallbladder Soup and roasted Bear Meat you asked me to make are ready. Please enjoy."

Cao Xing nodded, "Put it on the wooden table."

These two ingredients could both enhance attributes.

The Bear Gallbladder could directly increase Health by 200 points, while the Bear Meat could increase Strength and Constitution by 2 points each.

For Cao Xing and Liu Muxue, this was a significant improvement.

This was also what Cao Xing had instructed the villagers to do yesterday.

Si Hua nodded and then respectfully withdrew.

Cao Xing, along with Liu Muxue, went to the dining table.

He took the first few bites of the Bear Meat.

Instantly, his mouth was filled with the savory flavor of the meat.

Cao Xing exclaimed, "A professional chef's cooking is indeed excellent."

A system prompt appeared.

Consuming Bear Meat (Blue) successful, attribute bonus obtained, Strength +2, Constitution +2.

As expected, his attributes had increased.

Then, Cao Xing picked up the Bear Gallbladder in the bowl with his chopsticks.

To his surprise, even after taking several bites, he did not receive any system prompts about attribute increases.

"Hmm?"

Cao Xing was puzzled and continued to eat the Bear Gallbladder.

It wasn't until he was almost full that the system prompt appeared.

Consuming Bear Gallbladder successful, maximum Health increased by 200.

Cao Xing's expression brightened, "So, you need to eat half of the Bear Gallbladder to get the attribute increase."

"This means the remaining half can be used for another enhancement."

So, he looked at Liu Muxue beside him and said, "Muxue, you come over too."

"There's still half of this Bear Gallbladder left, which should allow you to gain attribute enhancements as well."

Liu Muxue obediently walked over. She picked up the chopsticks Cao Xing had used and began to eat.

The Bear Gallbladder Soup was delicious, and it took Liu Muxue a few minutes to finish it.

Then, she looked at Cao Xing excitedly and said, "A Xing, my Health has also increased."

Cao Xing nodded.

One Bear Gallbladder had given them a total of 400 Health points, which was quite good.

Unfortunately, this type of food was only effective the first time it was consumed.

At this moment, a system prompt sounded.

Survivors, congratulations on passing the third night of the Frozen Era.

Novice Protection Period remaining time: 2 days 22 hours.

Weather forecast: There will be a light snowfall tonight, with the lowest temperature reaching -70℃. Please take precautions against the cold.