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Liu Muxue was shocked by the sight of four Polar People materializing out of thin air in the snow,

while Cao Xing was not surprised at all.

Anyone who had been a Lord knew that this was perfectly normal.

At this moment, the four Polar People were staring with wide eyes, expectantly looking at Cao Xing.

Cao Xing started to check their attributes.

[Polar Person: Alfanasi (name can be changed)]

[Level: 1, 0/100 (can gain experience through combat and other activities)]

[Detailed Attributes: Click to expand]

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[Polar Person: Zack (name can be changed)]

[Level: 1, 0/100]

[Detailed Attributes: Click to expand]

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[Polar Person: Mama Duo (name can be changed)]

[Level: 1, 0/100]

...

The attributes of these four Polar People were mostly similar, although the one named Zack had a slightly higher constitution.

Because these names were of a more Western style, Cao Xing didn't want to put effort into memorizing their names.

So, Cao Xing pointed at the Polar Person named Zack and said, "From now on, you shall be called Dazhuang; you are the captain of your small team."

"The others are Erhuang, Sanhuang, and Sizhuang, respectively."

"Do you all understand?"

Beside him, Liu Muxue chuckled, seemingly amused by Cao Xing's simple and crude naming style.

However, the faces of the Polar People, covered with hair, showed joy.

"Understood!"

"Thank you, Lord, for granting us names!"

[You successfully named the Polar Person; Dazhuang's loyalty increased by 5 points...]

[You successfully named the Polar Person; Erzhuang's loyalty increased by 5 points...]

...

Cao Xing was surprised; could he increase loyalty with that?

Seventy-five loyalty points were already very high; at least they wouldn't defy Cao Xing's orders.

Once the Polar People were recruited, they needed to start working.

Cao Xing opened the [Construction] interface to check the buildings that could be constructed.

[Level 1 Simple Furnace: Can be placed indoors, raising the temperature by 15~20 degrees Celsius.]

[Consumption: 20 minutes/1 wood]

[Construction materials required: Stone*6]

Note: If you don't want to freeze to death at night, I suggest you build it immediately!

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[Level 1 Simple Stove: Can be used for cooking, steaming, and other actions.]

[Construction materials required: Stone*8, Wood*4.]

Note: This is for eating, pal; you should know how important it is, right?

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[Level 1 Logging Factory: Can be used to process logs.]

[Area: 30 square meters]

[Construction materials required: Stone*30, Wood*50.]

Note: To get rich, start chopping trees; I suggest you prioritize building the logging factory.

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[Level 1 Sewing Shop: Can make simple cold-resistant clothing or armor.]

[Area: 30 square meters]

[Construction materials required: Stone*40, Wood*60.]

Note: As a Lord, you wouldn't want your subordinates to go naked into battle, right?

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[Level 1 Ore Processing Plant: Can smelt and sort collected ores from the wild.]

[Processable ores: Coal, Iron. (Upgrading the processing plant can smelt higher-grade metals!)]

[Area: 50 square meters]

[Construction materials required: Stone*80, Wood*150.]

Note: To create more advanced equipment, a processing plant is indispensable.

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[Level 1 Blacksmith Shop: Can forge weapons or tools inside]

[Area: 30 square meters]

[Construction materials required: Stone*100, Wood*200, Iron*20]

Note: Listen, pal, soldiers without weapons are like toothless tigers.

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...

There were many types of level 1 buildings; besides these, there were also [Medical Room], [Small Shelter], [Wall], [Gate], etc.

However, these buildings required a lot of stone and wood, as well as higher-level materials like fine iron.

Clearly, Cao Xing didn't have a piece of iron.

Moreover, the stone and wood near the campfire had already been used up.

In this icy world, where else could resources be gathered?

Cao Xing scanned his surroundings, suddenly his eyes lit up.

About a hundred to two hundred meters away, he could see a patch of snow-covered small woods and some large stones.

These should be the initial resource points.

Thus, Cao Xing took out four stone axes and four iron shovels from his backpack and handed them to the four Polar People.

Then he said, "Dazhuang, Erzhuang, you team up to chop wood over there."

"Sanzhuang, Sizhuang, you take the tools and go collect more stones."

The four Polar People straightened up immediately and respectfully said, "Yes, Lord!"

After speaking, they each took their tools and walked toward the snow outside the bonfire.

Because of their talents, they could work outside the bonfire for longer than Cao Xing and the others.

All four Polar People were sent out by Cao Xing to gather supplies.

Liu Muxue blinked her pretty eyes, "Axing, what should we do now?"

Looking at her frostbitten skin and face gradually turning pale.

At this rate, Liu Muxue would either freeze to death or fall seriously ill.

Getting sick in the snow was a troublesome matter.

Cao Xing said, "Sis-in-law, you should work indoors next, build the furnace and stove first."

"Okay."

Liu Muxue whispered in response, not forcing it further, and walked inside gracefully.

Cao Xing checked the remaining supplies.

[Food*50, Wood*27, Stone*17.]

"The most lacking material now should be stone, but wood is also essential, as we need it for warmth at night."

"Although the current temperature can barely get through the first night, it's still not very safe."

"So, let's upgrade the campfire."

The system prompt appeared.

[Do you want to consume Stone*10 to upgrade the campfire's level?]

Cao Xing clicked 'yes' and started clanging away.

A dozen minutes later.

Cao Xing saw the bonfire in front of him piled with stones over a meter high, gradually taking the shape of a furnace.

The roaring flames burned brightly.

[Campfire upgrade successful, current level: 3.]

[Campfire: Level 3]

[Bonfire Effect: Can increase temperature by 10~20℃ in a 40-meter radius area]

[Consumption]: 10 minutes/1 wood.

[Materials required for the next level]: Stone*20, Wood*10.

"Great, although the temperature hasn't increased, the heating range has doubled!"

But similarly, the consumption was greater, with 1 wood consumed every 10 minutes.

At this rate, the camp's wood wouldn't last long.

Once the wood was exhausted, they would lose their heat source, facing at least minus sixty degrees of harsh weather.

It wouldn't be long before they froze to death.

Cao Xing furrowed his brow, "Hopefully, those Polar People can gather wood smoothly..."

Working outside for too long, Cao Xing felt almost frozen stiff.

So, he also went into the Lord's Hut.

Inside the hut, due to the lack of lighting equipment, it appeared dim.

A shapely figure was building a stove in the corner.

She bent down, her long white silk legs were straight, and looking up, her hips were wrapped in a dress...

This pose accentuated her curves round like a bowling ball.

"Wow... so big," Cao Xing couldn't help but remark.

Liu Muxue thought Cao Xing was there to supervise the work, wiped the fine sweat from her forehead, and said softly, "Axing, the furnace is almost done."

Cao Xing shook his head, "Sis-in-law, let me help you."

"Okay..." Liu Muxue responded softly.

With Cao Xing's help, the construction of the furnace sped up significantly.

A few minutes later, a system prompt appeared.

[Level 1 Furnace construction successful...]

However, this time, Cao Xing didn't hear a reward prompt.

His mind was suddenly clear.

It seemed that the [Furnace] was such a basic building and wouldn't trigger rewards.

Of course, it was also possible that other survivor teams had already built it in advance.

This time, more than 7 billion people worldwide had landed in the snowy world, among them naturally would be many with amazing adaptability.

"Sizzle!"

As the sound of wood catching fire emerged, the furnace gradually emitted an orange-red glow, illuminating the entire Lord's Hut.

Currently, the Lord's Hut was empty; apart from a furnace, there was nothing else.

Near the furnace, the two felt waves of warmth coming over them.

Cao Xing glanced at the indoor temperature.

[Current temperature: -16℃]

Although still very cold, it was much better compared to the outside temperature of minus several dozen degrees.

Liu Muxue curled up her body, continually shivering.

Having been working without feeling it before, she now realized her body was already a mass of frostbite.

Cao Xing furrowed his brow, thinking.

'It seems the Sewing Shop should quickly be put on the schedule, considering our thin clothing is practically like being naked.'

'At this rate, let alone Liu Muxue, even I would freeze to death.'

A strong sense of crisis reemerged.

Cao Xing started to explore other functions in the Lord interface.

Clicking on the [Crafting] interface, a slew of basic tools appeared.

Such as: Stone Axe, Stone Hammer, Stone Pickaxe, Wooden Bowl, Wooden Table, Wooden Chair, Wooden Bed, etc...

Cao Xing reviewed them and got the gist.

"Here, I can craft simple work tools or furniture items."

Then, he began to check out the [Chat Channel] feature, revealing four options.

[World Channel: All servers, limited to one message per person per day]

[Regional Channel: This is a 500*500 kilometer square area, including all survivors in the area, with no message limit.]

[Team Channel: Only survivors within your territory can speak here, with no message limit.]

[Private Chat Channel: 1-on-1 unlimited chatting.]

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Cao Xing opened the world channel and was greeted by a flood of information.

Zhao Shengbing: "Good heavens! Why did I suddenly come to this godforsaken place? I'm freezing to death!"

Chen Erya: "Help! So cold, so cold!"

Zhang Qiang: "Didn't the system say we'd be allocated according to family? Who are these folks? I don't know any of them!"

Bell Grylls: "A survival game? I like it; this presents an unprecedented challenge for me!"

Yamagami Tetsuya: "Let the boomstick once again shine brightly!"

Ma Dongxi: "Hey! Don't let me find out whose prank this is, or I'll smash his balls!"

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: Child, You Are Invincible!

Cao Xing mused to himself, "Just as I expected, besides me, no one has played this game in advance, and everyone is in a state of utter ignorance."

"If they don't take action and quickly adapt to this world, a lot of people might die on the first night..."

Even though they were currently in a beginner protection period, and no monsters would attack the camp,

the cold at night was no joke.

Just then, Cao Xing heard a frantic knocking at the door.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

"Lord! Something has happened!"

"Lord... please help me!"

Hearing the cries for help, Cao Xing frowned, feeling a bad premonition.

He quickly tossed the Small Wooden Shield to Liu Muxue and took out a Wooden Magic Wand, preparing for battle.

When he pushed open the Lord's Hut door, he saw two Polar People huddled together, fear in their eyes.

Cao Xing asked, "What happened?"

Erzhuang quickly replied, "Lord! There's a snake!"

"In that grove, there's a huge Snow Poison Snake. It bit Dazhuang, and he's fading fast!"

Cao Xing looked over, and Dazhuang's face was turning purple, his body trembling.

At the same time, purple numbers of -2, -2 kept appearing above Dazhuang's head.

It was a sign of severe poisoning.

Seeing this, a look of concern also appeared in Liu Muxue's eyes.

Cao Xing checked Dazhuang's attributes.

[Polar People: Dazhuang]

[Level: 1 Level 0/100]

[Life Value: 52/140]

[Current Status: Poisoned (Level 1 Snake Venom)]

Seeing this poisoned status, Cao Xing felt relieved, "Don't worry, it's just Level 1 snake venom. Madame, just cast a Purification Skill."

Liu Muxue seemed a little confused, but she quickly understood.

Then, Liu Muxue raised her right hand, and a colorful Aurora condensed in her palm.

"May the Holy Aurora bless you!"

Liu Muxue's cool voice rang out.

With those words, the Aurora entered Dazhuang's body.

At the same time, Dazhuang felt a pure power surge in, melting the snake venom like ice and snow.

His complexion gradually improved.

Dazhuang gratefully said, "Thank you, great and kind lords!"

However, although Dazhuang was free from the snake venom, he still looked weak.

His Life Value had dropped to half, indicating he was in an injured state.

Without a Medical Room, treating injuries was troublesome.

Cao Xing checked his skill bar.

Besides an [Ice Ball Skill], there was an [Ice Healing Skill].

Then, Cao Xing raised his Magic Wand, and an unusual Frost Power gathered within it.

With a wave of his hand, the Frost Power surged into Dazhuang's body.

The next moment, green numbers of +3, +3 continuously appeared above Dazhuang's head.

Then, a system prompt appeared.

[Successful use of [Ice Healing Skill], talent [Eternal Power] activated, this skill has become a permanent state...]

Hearing this prompt, Cao Xing's jaw dropped in shock.

"Holy crap! Healing Skill works too?"

He recalled the introduction of this talent.

[Eternal Power]: Makes all friendly units within the territory, when receiving a temporary boost, permanently gain the boosted state.

But to have a Healing Skill also classified as a boost was something Cao Xing had never considered.

At that moment, sheer joy appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

Because it meant Dazhuang now had an infinite healing buff!

Watching Dazhuang's continuously recovering Life Value, Cao Xing couldn't help but marvel.

Kid, you're invincible!

Of course, Cao Xing's current spiritual strength was low, so he could only restore 3 Life Points.

Even though Dazhuang could heal infinitely, if he encountered an enemy that was too strong, a single slap could still end him, so he wasn't truly invincible.

Before long, Dazhuang's Life Value was fully restored, and he was lively once more.

At this moment, an excited Dazhuang exclaimed, "Lord, I feel a healing power within me, constantly restoring my life!"

Cao Xing nodded knowingly.

"Thank you, Lord. Your power is so great and vast!"

[Dazhuang's loyalty to you increased, current loyalty: 80.]

Cao Xing began pondering a question.

If the [Ice Healing Skill] could infinitely heal Polar People, then could it also work on him or Liu Muxue?

Cao Xing thought for a moment, then cast an [Ice Healing Skill] on Liu Muxue.

The same system prompt appeared.

[Successful use of [Ice Healing Skill], talent [Eternal Power] activated, this skill has become a permanent state...]

Cao Xing and Liu Muxue widened their eyes, and both saw the shock mirrored in each other's pupils.

Holy crap! This talent could also work on human survivors!

Cao Xing could only say, "This is incredible!"

This meant his survival capability would experience a qualitative leap!

He was eager to cast a green light on himself.

As he was about to raise his Magic Wand, his head suddenly felt dizzy, almost causing him to faint.

Cao Xing shook his head and quickly realized the reason.

"Because my spiritual power is insufficient, releasing two Ice Healing Skills is my limit?"

Restoring spiritual power requires rest or eating.

However, the urgent task now was to expel or kill the venomous snake in that grove.

Otherwise, the source of the territory's Wood would be cut off.

Currently, the team had two beings with infinite healing, and they should be able to handle ordinary beasts.

Cao Xing said directly, "Let's go, follow me to deal with that snake."

The two Polar People raised their Stone Axes and shouted, "Follow the Lord's steps!"

Then, he led Dazhuang, Erzhuang, and Liu Muxue out of the Lord's Hut.

As for Sizhuang and Sizhuang, they were busily transporting Stones into the territory.

[Stone +1]

[Stone +1]

System prompts appeared continuously.

Cao Xing nodded in satisfaction.

Before long, they stepped out of the Bonfire's range.

In an instant.

The temperature dropped by more than ten degrees!

The cold rushed in like invisible blades, continuously slicing through everyone.

Waves of stinging pain struck.

Liu Muxue instantly shrank, her body trembling with cold.

Even Cao Xing felt his body stiffen.

With temperatures at minus fifty degrees, without the Polar People's constitution and cold-resistant clothing, they couldn't last a few minutes before turning into icicles.

Fortunately, the grove Cao Xing headed for was not far from the Bonfire, just over a hundred meters away.

The four of them walked across the snow, leaving a trail of footprints.

Before long, they reached the small forest, where dozens of white birch trees were planted sparsely, their branches covered in ice and snow.

"Lord! That poison snake is over there!"

Following the direction of Dazhuang's point, Cao Xing indeed saw a large snake about two meters long, coiled on a tree branch.

"Hiss! Hiss hiss!"

The Snow Poison Snake, entirely snow-white, stuck out its crimson forked tongue at the four, posing a threat.

Cao Xing saw the attributes of the poison snake in front of him.

[Snow Poison Snake: Level 2]

[Race: Beast]

[Life Value: 160/160]

[Attack Power: 8~10]

[Attributes: Power 4, Agility 7, Spirit 5, Constitution 8]

[Skills: Raid, Neurotoxin]

[Note: This is a snake adapted to polar conditions, having undergone unknown evolutions.]

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A Level 2 Beast, no wonder Dazhuang and Erzhuang together couldn't defeat it.

Even with Cao Xing, they would have to approach carefully to withstand it.

But now, things were different.

Because in his team, there were two beings with infinite healing!

Of course, Liu Muxue currently had no combat power.

Cao Xing brought her along just to help her adapt to the battle rhythm of this world.

Liu Muxue was a smart woman.

She understood Cao Xing's intention and was swiftly acclimating to everything in this world.

"Dazhuang, attack!" Cao Xing ordered directly.

As the words fell, Dazhuang charged forward with his Stone Axe raised.

With a loyalty of 80 points, he could basically follow orders without hesitation, never defying Cao Xing's commands.

"Hiss hiss!!!"

The Snow Poison Snake's body arched and then shot out like a spring!

Whoosh!

Like a white shadow, it flashed by in an instant, biting Dazhuang on the shoulder.

Its sharp fangs pierced through the thick icy snow clothing and into Dazhuang's flesh.

[-6]

The next moment, purple numbers of -2, -2 appeared once again above Dazhuang's head.

Dazhuang was poisoned again.

Yet, after a while, green numbers of +3, +3 emerged.

A look of joy appeared on Dazhuang's face.

"I have the Lord's blessing upon me! You, evil creature, can no longer harm me!"

With that, Dazhuang reached out his large hand and grabbed the Snow Poison Snake by the neck.

Then with a swing of the Stone Axe, he struck down.

: First Kill Reward: Snake-man Tribe Priest Recruitment Scroll

Puff!

This axe strike carved a bloody gash into the smooth body of the Snow Poison Snake, skin and flesh splitting open instantly.

[-8]

A damage number floated up.

The Snow Poison Snake, in pain, bit down even harder.

However, in an infinite healing state, Dazhuang fought as if he was on stimulants.

He grabbed the Snow Poison Snake and started slashing and hacking chaotically.

Slash! Slash! Slash!

[-10]

[-9]

[-9]

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The sound of flesh being hit repeatedly echoed.

After several bites, the Snow Poison Snake seemed to realize something was amiss.

Its life value was continuously decreasing, quickly dropping below 80.

Yet, this opponent, clearly weaker, was still lively and vigorous after all this!

The snake was bewildered.

It also realized that the enemy in front of it was in an unusual state.

Twisting its body, it turned around, trying to slip away.

Cao Xing had been watching the actions of the Snow Poison Snake from the back, and upon seeing this situation, he quickly said from behind, "Don't let it escape, Erzhuang, you join in too!"

"At your service, my Lord!"

Erzhuang obeyed the order, rushing up to tangle with the Snow Poison Snake.

With Erzhuang's joining, the life value of the Snow Poison Snake decreased even more quickly.

Slash! Slash! Slash!

Two stone axes continued slashing at the snake's body.

In no time, its life value dropped below 30.

Meanwhile, after a brief rest, Cao Xing also recovered a bit of spiritual power.

So, he raised his magic wand, and the nearby frost power gathered.

In a short while, a fist-sized ice ball formed at the tip of Cao Xing's magic wand.

"Go!"

Cao Xing flicked his wand.

The ice ball catapulted out instantly.

It landed on the Snow Poison Snake, and with a 'pop,' it exploded!

[-21!]

An exaggerated damage number emerged from the Snow Poison Snake.

The enemy's life value hit zero, collapsing completely.

A system prompt appeared.

[Successfully killed Snow Poison Snake lv2, you gained 30 experience points.

[Combat personnel: Dazhuang gained 15 experience points, Erzhuang gained 15 experience points.]

[Congratulations! You are the first creature in this area to kill a wild creature, earning a first-kill reward: Snake-man Tribe Priest Recruitment Scroll *1.]

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Seeing the power of the [Ice Ball Skill], a shock appeared in the eyes of Dazhuang and Erzhuang.

"My Lord, your power is intimidating!"

"Our Lord is so powerful!"

Cao Xing glanced at them lightly.

These Polar People were always amazed by trivial things.

The profession of a Frost Mage was like this, with high damage also comes high consumption.

This one Ice Ball Skill directly drained the spiritual power he had barely recovered.

Meanwhile.

Cao Xing came to the corpse of the Snow Poison Snake, and a system prompt appeared before him.

[Snow Poison Snake corpse (can be decomposed)]

Cao Xing directly clicked decompose.

In an instant, the body of the Snow Poison Snake vanished.

Then, on the icy snow ground appeared a torn snake skin, more than a dozen segments of fresh red snake meat, and a purple poison bag.

[Torn snake skin (white) *1]

(Though torn, it can still be used to make simple leather clothes.)

[Fresh snake meat (green) *17]

(Fresh snake meat, 1 piece of snake meat = 5 food units)

[Poison bag (green) *1]

(A snake's poison bag, when smeared on a weapon, may have unexpected effects?)

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Seeing the items on the ground, a look of surprise appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

"Whoa! So much snake meat, and a snake skin, this is a big haul!"

17 pieces of snake meat meant a total of 85 food units!

And the most crucial part was that apart from dry bread, they now had new food.

And it was fresh, delicious snake meat!

At this moment, Dazhuang and Erzhuang were staring intently at the fresh red snake meat on the ground, the sound of gulping saliva continuously heard.

"Meat... it's meat!"

"Heavens! How many years has it been since we've seen meat?"

"Erzhuang, pinch me, am I dreaming?"

Polar People were creatures living in the subterranean world for long periods, seldom able to eat fresh meat.

Cao Xing was unaware of their way of life, but from previous conversations with some Polar People, he could infer that their living environment was probably very harsh.

Erzhuang pulled Dazhuang's goatee and exclaimed, "Dazhuang, you're not dreaming, this is real meat!"

"Oh my god, if someone would let me taste delicious meat, I would give my life for them!"

Cao Xing knew that these Polar People were saying it for him to hear.

"Alright, you all speed up your work, tonight everyone gets to drink snake soup."

Hearing this, Dazhuang and Erzhuang immediately sprang up from the ground, shouting loudly.

"Long live the Lord!"

"We'll get to work right away!"

Then, the two Polar People, wielding stone axes, enthusiastically went off to chop wood.

Watching their energetic demeanor, Cao Xing collected all the materials on the ground.

He looked at Liu Muxue, who was standing to the side, and said,

"Sister-in-law, did you remember?"

"When encountering enemies in the wild, you also need to fight like this to defeat them."

Liu Muxue hugged a shield to her chest and nodded firmly, "Mm-hmm, I remember, Axing."

Cao Xing nodded in acknowledgment, then led her back near the bonfire.

The moment they stepped into the fire's coverage, the coldness was significantly dispelled.

"Hiss!"

The two of them shivered instantly.

This time, they had been active outside for roughly seven minutes.

According to Cao Xing's estimation, their maximum current activity time was fifteen minutes.

If they could make cold-resistant clothing, their activity time could be greatly extended.

Cao Xing glanced at his territory's resources.

[Food *135, Wood *36, Stone *54]

"Still not enough materials to craft a Sewing Shop, it seems it won't be made today."

"So, are there any other ways to resist the severe cold?"

Cao Xing turned his gaze to the Polar People nearby, clad in thick snow suits.

Clearly, the set of clothes these Polar People wore was very thick and had excellent cold-resisting features...

It's likely that most survivors at this point were considering using some forceful means to seize these Polar People's clothing.

But it's advised not to do so.

Because once you kill the first Polar Person, the goodwill of this race will immediately drop by 50%.

When you kill the second Polar Person, you will become directly hostile to this race.

Not only will you be unable to recruit Polar People to work for you, but any Polar People encountered on the road will also launch attacks on your camp.

Cao Xing mused internally, "Forget it, let's just hang on like this for today."

"Probably by tomorrow, enough wood and stones will be gathered to build a Sewing Shop."

At this moment, Cao Xing recalled the first-kill reward that the system just gave, which seemed to be a recruitment scroll.

After taking it out from his backpack, the scroll's attributes appeared before him.

[Snake-man Tribe Priest Recruitment Scroll: Can summon a level 5 Snake-man Tribe Priest to assist the Lord in battle.]

[Occupies 2 population.]

Seeing this system introduction, a look of joy instantly appeared on Cao Xing's face.

Goodness, it's actually a scroll that can summon a level 5 creature!

This reward is really nice!

However, the Snake-man Tribe, this race, was something Cao Xing had never encountered in the game before, so he didn't know what they were like.

Of course, it could also be because Cao Xing hadn't developed to the later stages, and hadn't explored the full range of that game.

The vastness of this world exceeded Cao Xing's imagination.

[Do you want to consume the scroll to summon the Snake-man Tribe Priest?]

"Yes."

With the words spoken, a hexagram array emerged in front of Cao Xing out of thin air.

The next moment, the hexagram array emitted a dazzling light.

Liu Muxue, beside him, was also curiously watching Cao Xing's actions.

Meanwhile, they suddenly felt as if a strong, cold aura had descended.

Then, the cold wind blew.

A winding, white-bodied creature appeared.

The five-meter-long snake body was covered in scales, and the slender tail swung casually in the snow.

And atop this serpentine body, there was a human female head.

With elongated eyes and chiseled features, one glance exposed an air of enchantment.

Cao Xing and Liu Muxue, both stunned, gazed at this towering snake-woman.

"Wow... what a massive snake..." Liu Muxue's small mouth hung slightly open.

Cao Xing, also seeing such a creature for the first time, found it beyond his expectations.

"So this is the Snake-man Tribe? Truly living up to its name."

At this moment, the snake-bodied human-headed creature locked eyes with Cao Xing using its ghostly green pupils. It opened its dark purple lips and softly spoke.

"Esteemed Lord, Yilena, the Priest of the Snake-man Tribe, at your service."

The attributes of this Snake-man appeared before Cao Xing.

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