?Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Bonfire Upgrade, Recruit Polar People!

    Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Bonfire Upgrade, Recruit Polar People!

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    Obviously, if the “Eternal Power” talent were to function, it’s necessary to gather more territorial forces.

    ?€€?€€”It seems I should develop along the line of Lord Stream,” Cao Xing thought to himself.

    ?€€?€€At this moment, Cao Xing noticed a countdown overhead.

    ?€€?€€[Time until nightfall: 4 hours 32 minutes…]

    ?€€?€€[Note: During the newbie protection period, there will be no monster attacks on the camp, newbie protection period remaining: 5 days 17 hoursa€|]

    ?€€?€€”Only 4 hours left until dark!”

    ?€€?€€Cao Xing’s scalp tightened instantly.

    ?€€?€€He knew that in this extremely cold world, the temperature would plummet drastically at night.

    ?€€?€€Cao Xing’s gaze turned to the bonfire in front of him.

    ?€€?€€[Camp Fire: Level 1]

    ?€€?€€[Bonfire Effect: Can increase the temperature of a 10-meter radius by 5~20a??]

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    ?€€?€€[Materials required for upgrade]: Stone *5

    ?€€?€€Currently, the temperature near the bonfire was already at -32a??, and it would drop another 20 degrees or more at night.

    ?€€?€€Obviously, the heat emitted by this Level 1 bonfire was not enough to let him pass through the night safely.

    ?€€?€€Cao Xing then looked at another collapsed small hut nearby.

    ?€€?€€[Damaged Lord’s Hut: Repairable]

    ?€€?€€[Materials needed for repair: Stone *10, Wood *20.]

    ?€€?€€Cao Xing’s eyes lit up instantly.

    ?€€?€€This is it!

    ?€€?€€Once repaired, the territory interface could be opened, and he could hide inside at night to avoid the harsh cold.

    ?€€?€€However, repairing the Lord’s Hut required materials like stone and wood.

    ?€€?€€Cao Xing surveyed the surrounding snowfield, where there were a pile of white stones and some cut wood near the bonfire.

    ?€€?€€[Stone (white): A basic material.]

    ?€€?€€[Wood (white): A basic material.]

    ?€€?€€Just as Cao Xing was about to pick up the wood, Liu Muxue softly inquired nearby: “Axing, the prompt sound asks me to choose a profession, what should I choose?”

    ?€€?€€Obviously, this woman had already digested the system information and accepted the fact that she was in a new world.

    ?€€?€€Cao Xing nodded secretly, her adaptability was quite fast.

    ?€€?€€”Sis-in-law, you should choose Aurora Knight.”

    ?€€?€€Cao Xing had a personal bias for letting her choose this profession.

    ?€€?€€Because Aurora Knight had many powerful boost skills in the later stage, but the effects were always short-lived.

    ?€€?€€And with his own “Eternal Power” talent, he could turn these boost effects into permanent states.

    ?€€?€€Imagine, at that time, Cao Xing controlling a group of permanently buffed units, how terrifying their combat power would be.

    ?€€?€€Although, be it in demeanor or appearance, Liu Muxue didn’t match the knight image at all.

    ?€€?€€Especially since today she was wearing white silk stockings.

    ?€€?€€Thinking of Liu Muxue wearing armor on top and white silk stockings below, Cao Xing felt it was quite a mismatch.

    ?€€?€€Uh…

    no, maybe it’s not bad?

    ?€€?€€A white-silk knight…

    hehe…

    ?€€?€€”Alright, then I’ll choose Aurora Knight.” Liu Muxue didn’t doubt Cao Xing’s decision.

    ?€€?€€In this unfamiliar world, Cao Xing was the only person she knew.

    ?€€?€€Cao Xing nodded and then saw a small wooden box next to the bonfire.

    ?€€?€€[Territory Storage Box: Level 1]

    ?€€?€€[Storage Box Capacity: 40 slots]

    ?€€?€€[Note: There are some initial supplies and tools inside, please open it as soon as possible.]

    ?€€?€€Cao Xing stepped forward and opened it, revealing many supplies inside.

    ?€€?€€[Successfully opened: Obtained Bread *20, Obtained Iron Pot (white) *1, Obtained Stone Axe (white) *4, Obtained Stone Hammer (white) *4, Obtained Wooden Magic Wand (white) *1, Obtained Wooden Round Shield (white) *1]

    ?€€?€€The supplies inside were for four people, and the system didn’t dock the supplies even though they were only a two-person team.

    ?€€?€€Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction.

    ?€€?€€With the stone hammer, he could start building the Lord’s Hut.

    This was key to safely passing the first night.

    ?€€?€€Then he began to gather nearby stones and wood, moving them piece by piece.

    ?€€?€€System prompts appeared continuously.

    ?€€?€€[Stone +1]

    ?€€?€€[Stone +1]

    ?€€?€€[Wood +2]

    ?€€?€€…

    ?€€?€€These stones were quite heavy; after a while, Cao Xing was drenched in sweat.

    ?€€?€€As a modern person, my physical fitness really is lacking.

    ?€€?€€However, after nearly twenty minutes of hard work, he finally gathered enough materials to repair the Lord’s Hut.

    ?€€?€€Cao Xing stood before the small hut.

    ?€€?€€[Start repairing the Damaged Lord’s Hut?

    It will take 17 minutesa€|]

    ?€€?€€”Yes.”

    ?€€?€€Then, Cao Xing began wielding the stone hammer himself, hammering away to the system’s given template.

    ?€€?€€There was no choice; only after repairing the Lord’s Hut could he unlock other territory constructions.

    ?€€?€€Before recruiting Polar People, Cao Xing could only do it himself.

    ?€€?€€Seeing him busy, Liu Muxue crouched on the ground, hugging her arms tightly against the cold, perfectly displaying her curves.

    ?€€?€€She looked at him with curious eyes and asked: “Axing, is there anything I can help with?”

    ?€€?€€Cao Xing glanced at the fire on the ground and then at the scattered stones and wood in the snow, nodding: “You go collect the nearby stones and wood first, then upgrade the campfire as soon as possible.”

    ?€€?€€Liu Muxue, hearing this, had no hesitation.

    ?€€?€€She stood up directly and walked out to the fire.

    ?€€?€€Soon, she returned, awkwardly carrying a stone.

    ?€€?€€It was clear that the weight of this stone was quite burdensome for her.

    ?€€?€€Liu Muxue held it in her arms, her arms turning red from the cold.

    ?€€?€€But she gritted her teeth and continued moving stones.

    ?€€?€€[Stone +1]

    ?€€?€€The high heels were inconvenient, so Liu Muxue took them off, walking barefoot in the snow, her face pale with cold.

    ?€€?€€Cao Xing, busy repairing the Lord’s Hut, did not stop her.

    ?€€?€€In this world, to survive, everyone had to exert effort.

    ?€€?€€”Hmm…”

    ?€€?€€When Liu Muxue put down the stone, her perky hips faced Cao Xing, perfectly showcasing her curves, making blood rush.

    ?€€?€€Cao Xing quickly turned his gaze away, focusing on his work.

    ?€€?€€There he was, repairing the Lord’s Hut.

    ?€€?€€Liu Muxue was transporting stones to upgrade the bonfire, the two collaborated in division of labor.

    ?€€?€€Soon, Cao Xing heard a system prompt.

    ?€€?€€[Your campfire has been upgraded to Level 2.]

    ?€€?€€[Campfire: Level 2]

    ?€€?€€[Bonfire Effect: Can increase the temperature of a 20-meter radius by 10~20a??]

    ?€€?€€[Consumption]: 1 wood per 13 minutes.

    ?€€?€€[Materials required for next level]: Stone *10

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    ?€€?€€The upgraded bonfire’s coverage was significantly larger.

    ?€€?€€Even Cao Xing, who was working, felt a bit of warmth, and his efficiency improved.

    ?€€?€€A few minutes later, a system prompt appeared.

    ?€€?€€[Lord’s Hut built successfully, territory interface unlocked, congratulations!

    You can now build more basic infrastructure.]

    ?€€?€€Cao Xing smiled joyfully, he could finally construct other buildings!

    ?€€?€€The next step was to build the “Polar People Hut” and then summon some Polar People to formally begin his path as Lord!

    ?€€?€€Simultaneously, a second system prompt appeared.

    ?€€?€€[As the first survivor on all servers to build a Lord’s Hut, you earn a reward: Ice Healing Skill (Skill Book).]

    ?€€?€€[Ice Healing Skill (white): Consumes a certain amount of spiritual power to cast Ice Healing Skill on a target, restoring Life Value at 0.8 times Spirit per second, lasting 3 seconds.]

    ?€€?€€Smack!

    ?€€?€€A yellowed skill book appeared in the snow in front of Cao Xing.

    ?€€?€€Great!

    It was actually a skill book!

    ?€€?€€And one for himself.

    ?€€?€€Although combat rarely occurred during the rookie protection period, this skill book undoubtedly increased Cao Xing’s confidence significantly.

    ?€€?€€[Learn Ice Healing Skill (white)?]

    ?€€?€€”Yes.”

    ?€€?€€Cao Xing clicked to learn directly.

    ?€€?€€At this time, many functional panels appeared before Cao Xing.

    ?€€?€€They were: [Territory], [Construction], [Carrying Backpack], [Crafting], [Channel], [Personal], and [Territorial Forces].

    ?€€?€€These interfaces nearly covered all functions.

    ?€€?€€Cao Xing first opened the [Backpack], which had only 20 slots of storage space.

    ?€€?€€Of course, it was empty inside.

    ?€€?€€Then, he opened [Construction].

    ?€€?€€Clicking it, many Level 1 constructions popped up.

    ?€€?€€Including: [Level 1 Simple Stove], [Level 1 Simple Hearth], [Level 1 Smelting Factory], [Level 1 Logging Factory], [Level 1 Blacksmith Shop], [Level 1 Polar People Hut], among others…

    ?€€?€€Without looking at the other basic facilities for now,

    ?€€?€€Cao Xing first opened the [Polar People Hut] introduction.

    ?€€?€€[Level 1 Polar People Hut: Can summon Polar People to work for you by spending food.]

    ?€€?€€[Area: 12 square meters]

    ?€€?€€[Capacity: 4 people.]

    ?€€?€€[Materials required for construction: Stone *10, Wood *30.]

    ?€€?€€[Repair time: 45 minutes (Population can be added for repair, accelerating repair time, limit: 2 people)]

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    ?€€?€€Cao Xing thought to himself: “It takes 45 minutes for one person to build, that’s a bit slow.”

    ?€€?€€”There are only three hours left until nightfall, and I still need to do other things.”

    ?€€?€€Thus, he looked at Liu Muxue, “Sis-in-law, come help me.”

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    ?€€?€€Liu Muxue, due to moving stones and wood, had consumed a lot of physical energy, her dress soaked with sweat.

    ?€€?€€Through her dress, one could see the outline of her white lace underwear.

    ?€€?€€Hearing Cao Xing calling her, Liu Muxue put down her tasks and walked over slowly.

    ?€€?€€”Axing, what do you need me to do?”

    ?€€?€€Cao Xing pointed to the empty space in front of them and said, “I want to build a Polar People Hut here, but constructing it takes too long.”

    ?€€?€€”Help me build it together, and it will be much faster.”

    ?€€?€€Liu Muxue looked slightly confused, seemingly not understanding, but nodded anyway.

    ?€€?€€Then, the two started cooperating to build the Polar People Hut.

    ?€€?€€”Clang!

    Clang!”

    ?€€?€€Rhythmic hammering sounds echoed in the vast snowy field.

    ?€€?€€Half an hour later.

    ?€€?€€A system prompt appeared.

    ?€€?€€[Successfully built: Polar People Hut, Territory Population +4]

    ?€€?€€[Now, you can recruit Polar People to work for you by consuming food.]

    ?€€?€€[Note: As a Lord, you need to provide daily food for your subordinates, if left in hunger for long, they will abandon you.]

    ?€€?€€In front of the two, a small hut resembling a camp tent suddenly appeared on the snowy ground, standing just under two meters high.

    ?€€?€€At this moment, another system prompt appeared in Cao Xing’s ear.

    ?€€?€€”As the first survivor on all servers to build a [Polar People Hut], you earn a reward: Bread *50.”

    ?€€?€€Seeing this system prompt, a glimmer of delight flashed in Cao Xing’s eyes.

    ?€€?€€Great!

    A full 50 pieces of food, this reward is quite impressive.

    ?€€?€€Cao Xing couldn’t help but feel grateful for having played this game, allowing him to construct these buildings ahead of everyone in the shortest time.

    ?€€?€€Cao Xing thought to himself: “Recruiting a Polar Person requires 5 units of food, if not for this system reward, I could only recruit a maximum of 2.”

    ?€€?€€”But now, I can directly recruit 4 Polar People.”

    ?€€?€€Thinking of this, Cao Xing clicked on recruitment directly.

    ?€€?€€[Consume food *20 to recruit Polar People *4?]

    ?€€?€€”Yes.”

    ?€€?€€As soon as the words fell, the tent-like camp began to tremble.

    ?€€?€€Then, the door was pushed open.

    ?€€?€€Out came four figures, each less than 1.5 meters tall, dressed in thick snow suits, with rough appearances.

    ?€€?€€These were the Polar People.

    ?€€?€€After coming out, they looked at Cao Xing and Liu Muxue, respectfully saluting.

    ?€€?€€”Honorable Lord, the Polar People pledge their service to you!”

    ?€€?€€On the side, Liu Muxue was completely taken aback by this miraculous transformation.

    ?€€?€€Her small mouth opened slightly, and she exclaimed: “Ah ah ah ah, Axing, they came…came out!”

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