Chapter 453
Cao Xing held down the soft hair with one hand, allowing the fountain to go deeper…
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Late at night…
Cao Xing did not know how he got back.
Anyway, he left Yilena’s room in a daze and then returned to his own hut, falling into a deep sleep.
He did not wake up until past nine o’clock the next morning.
Cao Xing was the first to open his eyes.
The beauty beside him lay in his arms, her eyes tightly shut, her long eyelashes slightly fluttering, making her look very peaceful in her sleep.
At the same time, Liu Muxue also gradually woke up from her dreams.
The two exchanged a smile, both feeling a rare sense of warmth.
As for what happened last night with Yilena,
Cao Xing did not think much of it.
Due to Yilena’s Snake-man Tribe body, they did not proceed to the final step.
He merely comforted her a bit.
The Lord caring about subordinates, this was quite normal, right?
Cao Xing smiled.
Then, he opened the system interface, reviewing the system prompts to see if he had missed any important information.
[All survivors, please note: you have survived the eighth day of the official period.]
[Weather forecast: Today’s temperature -46℃ to -57℃, light breeze, suitable for going out]
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The usual prompts, nothing particularly important.
Cao Xing chuckled and said, “Today’s weather is quite good; it seems we can go out.”
Upon hearing this, Liu Muxue blinked her beautiful eyes and softly asked, “Axing, are we going somewhere today?”
Hearing this question, Cao Xing pondered for a moment.
Indeed, he had to go out today.
After all, there was a primary issue before him.
That was obtaining a large number of [Advanced Power Hearts] and [Intermediate Power Hearts].
After last night’s battle, almost everyone in the territory had reached the current level cap, making it impossible to gain more experience from killing monsters.
They urgently needed Hearts of Power to break through.
And in Cao Xing’s hand were only two Advanced Power Hearts.
And this thing had a failure probability.
Cao Xing secretly thought, “According to the plan, there are several places where I can obtain resources, and then use them to improve myself.”
“For instance, getting some bait, searching for a new body of water to fish, then exchanging the caught fish meat with other survivors for resources.”
“Alternatively, going to the nearby city, Merlin City, selling some of my items, and seeing if I can buy some golden equipment or something.”
“There’s also exploring the Witch Forest, as well as investigating the ancient battlefield Yao Yiming mentioned, or even continuing to clear out other Hunters’ camps.”
For Cao Xing, there were many ways to become stronger, not limited to staying in the territory and grinding Ice Nest Monsters.
After pondering for a moment, he made a decision.
That was, to first visit the Witch Forest.
After all, the monster levels in that forest were quite high, and the probability of dropping Advanced Power Hearts was higher.
Moreover, there were Ice Crystal Human-faced Trees, monsters that were treasures in themselves.
Added to that, there was already a proven, confirmed witch there.
This time, his power greatly increased.
Cao Xing also wanted to explore what secrets the forest held.
Thus, he said directly, “Get up, Muxue, we’re going to the Witch Forest today.”
Hearing this, the beauty before him nodded obediently.
She would never interfere with Cao Xing’s decisions.
As long as Cao Xing made a decision, Liu Muxue would just follow him in execution.
This was her cleverness.
Although Liu Muxue was a subordinate lord of the territory, with certain privileges, she never used them.
Everything in this territory was decided by Cao Xing.
Of course, Liu Muxue also had her important role.
That was to protect Cao Xing closely.
Actually, her combat power was not weak, but in comparison, Cao Xing was more concerned about his own life.
He would rather have one less combat power in battle to ensure his own safety.
The two washed up and walked out of the Lord’s Hut.
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As soon as they stepped out of the hut, the huge temperature difference made them shiver involuntarily.
Even though they had been living in this world for more than half a month, the extremely cold weather still made them a bit uncomfortable.
Cao Xing took out a [Cloud Yak Overcoat] from his backpack and draped it over Liu Muxue.
Making her look dignified and elegant.
Feeling the warmth emanating from the coat, Liu Muxue’s face showed a look of surprise.
“Thank you, Axing.”
Cao Xing rubbed her head and laughed softly, “No need to thank me.”
He had 7 such coats in his backpack, and as Old Mel said, each one was a valuable item, priced no less than a [Moonlight Treasure Pearl], starting at 500,000 Crowns.
Just the coats in Cao Xing’s backpack were worth several million Crowns.
Cao Xing looked forward even more to encountering a new wandering merchant caravan soon.
This time, he wanted to make a grand purchase of these merchant goods!
Thinking about this, he led Liu Muxue around the territory.
Now, the territory’s roads were already paved with tiles, causing a ‘tap-tap’ sound when stepped on.
Compared to the previous muddy ground, the entire territory looked both clean and beautiful.
The Tree Spirit Clan sisters were hanging two [Winter Pumpkins] in front of each house, both for decoration and providing light at night.
Dozens of Polar People and other staff were bustling with activity.
“Lord, may you be well.”
“Lord’s Wife, today you are as pure and beautiful as the morning dew.”