Global Coming: Farming with my sister-in-law in the end times

Chapter 523 Silent World, Cao Xing's Exploration Method. (6200)

Cao Xing turned around almost without hesitation, returned to the lord's castle, and closed the door tightly.

Then he drew the curtains and turned off all the lights in the room, leaving only the coal stove burning.

After doing this, he immediately pressed the communication device on his ear and said, "Everyone, turn off the light, stay in your respective rooms, and remember not to make any noise."

Hear the order.

The lighthouses throughout the territory were instantly shut down.

Including the windows of the residents' houses, they all closed their windows and drew the curtains.

Even the energy tower in the center of the territory has entered a low-energy consumption state.

Fortunately, most of the survivors' territories have now upgraded their campfires to furnaces.

And the furnace doesn't glow too brightly.

Otherwise, in such extremely low temperatures, you cannot use a campfire to keep warm, as that would freeze you to death!

As the lights go out.

At this point, the whole world fell into silence and darkness.

Whether it's the various buildings in the territory, or the machinery, cattle and sheep...

Outside the territory, the wild beasts and insects in the valleys were silent.

At this point, we have arrived at a truly silent world!
The survivors from other territories were now huddled in their rooms, waiting anxiously and uneasily.

Many people watched the live broadcast during the day, but they never saw how the survivor died from beginning to end.

We don't even know what the creatures inside look like.

The unknown is what scares people the most!
No one even dared to breathe, for fear of attracting the monsters in the fog and then dying in obscurity like Cai Ze.

In this depressing atmosphere, the first half of the night gradually passed.

Just after 00:00.

Cao Xing suddenly felt that something was approaching his territory rapidly.

There was a rustling sound of crawling and a buzzing sound of wings flapping.

Before, this sound only wandered around in the snow outside the territory.

And now it seemed to have climbed directly onto the city wall and was heading towards his territory.

Not only him, almost most of the survivors in the chat channel felt this way.

They didn't dare to make a sound and sent text messages one by one to ask.

"Fuck! Brothers, did you hear that sound? It seems like something has entered my territory!"

"I heard that, too. But how come these things didn't trigger the arrow tower's defenses? That's too weird!"

"Is there any brother with a big dick who can go out and see what the creature outside is?"

However, no one responded to this question.

Although everyone was very curious about what was moving around in the territory at this time.

But no one dared to try to commit suicide and everyone stayed in the room obediently.

Cao Xing was also very curious about what was going on outside.

So he slowly got up from the bed.

Liu Muxue next to him gently tugged at the corner of his clothes, with worry in her eyes.

Cao Xing made a gesture, indicating that she should not worry.

He was not so stupid as to open the door and come into direct contact with these unknown creatures.

Then, under Liu Muxue's worried gaze, Cao Xing slowly walked to the window and gently lifted a corner of the curtain.

Look outside through a small gap.

However, Cao Xing could only see darkness and endless fog, which seemed to completely cover the entire territory.

Cao Xing thought to himself, "Can't you see anything?"

He was not surprised by this scene.

After all, the creatures in the fog are so mysterious that even old Mel, an aboriginal who has lived for decades, doesn't know what those creatures are.

After observing for a while without any results, Cao Xing pulled the curtains back again.

Then he tiptoed back to the bed, hugged Liu Muxue and crawled into the warm bed.

It was foggy outside and the wind was howling.

At times like this, only the person next to you can give you a little warmth and comfort.

Just when Cao Xing thought that he could get through the night safely.

In the middle of the night, he suddenly heard a knock on the door.

“Boom…boom boom…”

"dong dong dong dong..."

The knocking sounded irregular, like the sound of stones hitting the door in a strong wind at night.

However, this sound is a bit misleading, as if it is inducing you to open the door!
Cao Xing remembered what old Mel said during the day.

So he quickly pressed the communication device on his ear, and then whispered in the quilt: "Everyone, please pay attention. Don't make any noise and don't open the door."

"Just pretend you heard nothing and saw nothing."

There was no sound in my ears. Everyone stayed in the room obediently and did not respond to Cao Xing's message.

However, the chat channel became lively again late at night.

The survivors kept sending various messages, and their words were filled with strong fear!
"What the hell is knocking on the door? Isn't this too weird?"

"Oh my god, I'm so scared... woooo..."

"WDNMD, my cabinet moved, I don't want to play anymore!"

"Brothers, listen to my advice. Don't go out to open the door, and don't make any noise."

And at this moment, one of them suddenly said.

"Fuck! You're too late. I thought it was another citizen knocking on the door. Now it's open..."

This person's message stopped abruptly before it was finished.

This scene made the survivors in the entire chat channel feel a chill in their hearts!
For a moment, no one even dared to breathe.

In this depressing atmosphere, the evening time was quite torturous for everyone.

Moreover, there were various crawling and banging sounds coming from outside the door, which made it impossible to sleep peacefully.

This situation continued for several hours.

It was not until six o'clock in the morning of the next day that the dawn light shone from the sky onto the earth.

The strange crashing sound gradually dissipated...

[Survivors, please note! You have passed the fifteenth day of the development period. The haze and fog disaster will continue to exist. Please be prepared. ]

[Today's weather: heavy fog, the lowest temperature is -58℃~-63℃, it is not suitable to go out]

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When the prompt appeared, many people in the chat channel breathed a sigh of relief with sleepy eyes.

"It's finally over... Fortunately, I got through the night without any major incidents."

"Damn, this is torture!"

"Don't let your guard down. This heavy fog will continue. We need to use the daytime to prepare."

"That's right! As long as you don't leave the territory during the day, you will be safe."

All of a sudden, the survivors took action.

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After seeing the system prompt, Cao Xing quickly pressed the communication device on his ear and asked.

"Everyone, please report the number of people. Are there any missing personnel?"

Hearing the sound, all the territory members responded.

After confirming that everyone in the territory was there, Cao Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he ordered, "Okay, let's continue today as we did yesterday."

"Let's work as needed and train as needed."

Upon hearing the instructions, all staff members stood up and started to act according to the pace of yesterday's development.

After the staff went to the cafeteria to have breakfast, they immediately started their day's work.

Those who build city walls will build city walls, and those who upgrade lighthouses will upgrade lighthouses.

The daytime passed quickly.

At night, the thick fog increased again.

With the experience of the first night, the survivors closed the doors and windows as soon as it got dark and went into a state of silence.

However, Cao Xing wanted to test what the creature in the fog was.

It is very simple to draw this conclusion. Just send a friendly creature to stand in the fog. If it dies, you can see through the system prompt what creature is attacking it.

Of course, he would definitely not conduct experiments on the staff or combatants in the territory.

He used his skill - summoning frost elves.

"Crack! Click!"

The cold air in the air was mobilized, and with a wave of Cao Xing's staff, two summoned creatures about one meter tall, made entirely of ice, appeared.

Then, under his control, the two frost elves quickly left the lord's castle and walked out of the territory.

Cao Xing's current mental power is able to control these frost elves to move within a range of about two to three kilometers.

Soon, the two frost elves reached the buffer zone outside the territory.

At this moment, Cao Xing was standing in the lord's castle, sticking close to the window, and he heard the sound of dense crawling and the buzzing sound of wings again.

The creatures in the mist began to move again and rushed into his territory.

However, Cao Xing heard the sounds of those crawling over the city wall, and they had appeared near the lord's castle.

The frost elite outside did not seem to have been attacked and was still standing there intact.

"Hmm? Could it be that the beings in the fog won't attack these summoned creatures?"

Just when he felt strange.

A large string of battle information suddenly began to flash across the screen!
[Your summon: Frost Elf was attacked by '???' and received 178 points of damage]

[Your summon: Frost Elf was attacked by '???' and received 185 points of damage]

【your……】

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At this moment, Cao Xing's eyes suddenly became serious.

These damage numbers don't look high.

However, what if I told you that these were thousands of messages, and thousands per second?

In less than two seconds, the two frost elves with a total health of 120 million turned into ice sculpture fragments and disappeared.

[Your summon: Frost Elf has died...]

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Seeing these two death notices, Cao Xing sighed in his heart.

"It's a bit scary. A frost elf with 120 million HP can't even last two seconds."

"More importantly, up to now, we don't even know what creatures are inside. This fog is really weird."

"It seems that listening to the system is correct. It's better not to go out easily."

Cao Xing did not continue to test.

This night.

Everyone stayed in the territory obediently, and no one took the initiative to commit suicide like they did on the first day.

The next day...

As the dawn broke, the thick fog was slightly dissipated.

Those unknown creatures also retreated.

After that, the rhythm remained the same. During the day, everyone stayed in the territory as much as possible to make some preparations.

Or use the resources at hand to exchange with others for some coal and wood.

And prepare some supplies you will need at night in advance.

Then as soon as it got dark, he immediately retreated into the room.

Day three...

Day ...

Day ...

This fog disaster lasted for seven days and there was still no sign of it dissipating.

Until the night of the seventh day.

Many survivors complained in the chat channel.

"Oh my god... this fog has lasted too long, hasn't it? It's been a week and it still doesn't seem to be dissipating."

"Yes, such a long fog disaster is really a test of our territory's reserves."

"It's over. The coal and wood in my territory are running out. I can only last one night before they run out. Does anyone have some coal to lend me? I'll exchange it for iron and copper."

"Brother, what are you thinking about? Don't you know how much the prices of coal and wood have soared? Even if you use high-quality materials like mithril, no one will trade with you!"

"100 units of wheat for 100 units of coal, is there anyone who wants to trade?"

Most of the survivors actually did not have much supplies stored.

After all, they don't have many staff members, and the number of resource points refreshed in the territory every week is limited, and these mining is barely enough for the development of their territory.

The seven-day fog disaster almost exhausted the survivors' supplies, especially food and coal, which were in short supply.

For a while, everyone started to worry about resources.

The next day...

On the eighth day of the fog disaster, the situation became even more serious.

As more and more survivors ran out of fuel, the furnace in their territory went out, causing the temperature to drop drastically.

Some people did not provide meals to the staff due to lack of food, and the situation in the territory was in chaos.

"What the hell! These unruly people, I didn't give them food for two days, and they are all like they are going to rebel. It's so foggy, where the hell am I going to find food for them?"

"The furnace in my territory has gone out. These polar people and civilians are not strong and can't stand the cold. They said they wanted to leave my territory and find other safe places, but now they have run into the fog and are all dead!"

"It's better to die! Damn it, it solves our food problem."

"I have some frozen meat here. Does anyone have some coal to exchange with me?"

This fog disaster came rather suddenly, and no one was prepared to deal with the disaster for a long time.

Eight consecutive days of fog had almost consumed most of the territory's resources.

However, Cao Xing's territory has sufficient resource reserves.

There is still plenty of food and coal.

The Baron had helped him collect a million kilograms of food before, most of which he had consumed, and a lot was still stored in the basement.

Not to mention coal.

Da Zhuang and his team mined a lot of materials when they were digging at the two large mining sites, the Mole Man Mine and the Lampri Caves.

The current reserves still amount to several hundred thousand, enough for him to use for several months.

Moreover, his energy tower now uses energy crystals, and coal is already a low-level energy source.

However, this also gave Cao Xing a different idea.

Of course, the idea is not to take this opportunity to exchange coal and food for precious supplies in the hands of the survivors.

There is no need for that, because if he wants, there are many ways to take the good things out of their hands.

After all, Cao Xing still had a large amount of saber-toothed tiger meat and lizard meat in his backpack that he had not sold.

What Cao Xing wants to do is to allow more people to survive the fog disaster.

Only when the strength of other survivors is improved can they obtain more precious resources and become good leeks for sustainable development.

Cao Xing pondered, "In these eight days, the resource points have almost been refreshed."

"And the resource points refreshed by the system are not too far from the territory. The farthest is only about two kilometers away, and the closest is only one kilometer away."

"Last time, from Cai Ze's live broadcast, we could see that he didn't encounter any danger when he was near the territory."

"Until he stepped into the depths of the fog and committed suicide."

"That is to say, we can actually try to dig these mineral veins during the day."

Of course, there are risks in doing this, and you have to take out an insurance policy.

Cao Xing quickly thought of a solution.

That is, use a long rope, tie it to these staff members, and then have another group of people pull the other end of the rope, ready to pull the people outside back to the territory at any time.

He decided to give it a try.

So Cao Xing quickly went to the blacksmith shop and took out dozens of human-faced tree vines.

The vines of these human-faced trees are extremely resilient and long enough that when they are connected together, they become a rope that is two to three kilometers long.

After doing all this, Cao Xing came to the territory wall again and looked around.

At a glance, I saw a looming mining site about seven or eight hundred meters away.

On the other side, about a kilometer away, there is a small forest.

These are all resource points refreshed by the system.

"Next, let's try this method."

So he raised his staff again and summoned two frost elves.

Anyway, these are summoned creatures, so there won’t be any loss if they die.

Then he wrapped one end of the vine around the neck of a frost elf.

With a thought, he controlled it to move towards the fog in the distance.

The frost elf floated and gradually entered the fog, and then came to the mining area.

Cao Xing still didn't stop.

After advancing for about two kilometers, the frost elf quickly turned back.

When Cao Xing saw the two frost elves appear intact, surprise appeared in his eyes.

"Haha! It really works."

"As expected, as long as you don't stray too far from the territory, you won't run into danger!"

"That way, resources can be mined during the day."

Cao Xing didn't really care about these small resource points.

The purpose of doing this is just to test the feasibility for other survivors.

If possible, those territories with scarce resources can be relieved of their urgent needs.

At the same time, more survivors will be able to survive this fog disaster.

So he called Duan over and asked, "Duan, how is the work going these days?"

"My Lord, the two buildings you asked me to build, the War Research Institute and the Imperial Knight Training Camp, have been completed."

"We have upgraded the lighthouse to expert level."

"We don't have much to do now. Please give us more tasks." The polar man reported respectfully.

Cao Xing nodded in appreciation: "Well done, your efficiency is as high as ever."

Hearing the lord's praise, the polar man seemed a little embarrassed, with a simple smile on his face.

At this time, Cao Xing changed the subject, straightened his expression and said: "Duan, now I have a task for you."

"This mission may be dangerous, are you willing?"

Duan's expression suddenly became serious, and he said solemnly: "Everything I have was given by the Lord. As long as you give the order, Duan will carry out your will to the end!"

Cao Xing nodded slightly, very satisfied with the loyalty of these polar people.

Then he expressed his thoughts.

When Duan heard that Cao Xing asked him to go into the fog, there was no fear or hesitation in his eyes.

"No problem! Respected Lord!"

"Duan is not afraid of danger as long as he can contribute to the territory!"

With die-hard level of loyalty, Cao Xing's orders are everything.

"very good."

Cao Xing picked up the vines on the ground and tied them around his body.

"Now let's go out of the territory and head to that mine, and try to dig some ore back."

"If anything happens, call for help immediately and I will use the vines to pull you back."

"Yes!"

After the polar man finished speaking, he rushed into the fog with a hammer in his hand without any hesitation.

"Crash."

The vines under my feet began to extend, leading into the depths of the fog.

Watching Duan's back gradually disappear.

Cao Xing held the vine tightly in his hand, ready to provide support at any time.

About five minutes later, a figure came back from the fog, carrying a piece of black ore on his shoulder.

It was Duan.

The polar man trotted all the way to Cao Xing, and said with surprise: "My Lord, I succeeded!"

Seeing this scene, Cao Xing also laughed.

"Well done, Duane."

Next, he called a few more polar people over and experimented with this method again.

Without exception, all these polar people returned safely.

This also confirmed this for Cao Xing.

During the day, you can move around the territory.

As long as you take protective measures, you won't get lost in the fog.

So, Cao Xing opened the chat channel and announced his discovery.

After the survivors saw the information about what happened to Cao Xing, there was an immediate sensation.

"It is possible to mine resources in the fog. Is this true? Boss Cao Xing?"

Cao Xing replied: "I just tried it out. It should be fine to use this method to collect resources during the day as long as you don't leave the territory too far."

"Remember to tie the rope tightly to prevent getting lost, and return to the territory before dark."

After getting Cao Xing's confirmation, exclamations suddenly rang out in the chat channel!

"Great! We can finally go out and collect resources!"

"I've seen the grove of trees that has been spawned next to my territory for a long time, but I've never dared to go out. Now I finally have wood to burn!"

"Boss Cao Xing actually tested this method specifically for us. He is such a good man!"

They had no doubts about what Cao Xing said.

After all, this person's character has been witnessed by all along the way.

For a moment, a large number of survivors expressed their gratitude to him in the chat channel.

At the same time, he felt fortunate that in their region, there was someone like Cao Xing who was both powerful and caring about ordinary people.

Although there are many experts in other areas, and they may have found some special methods, everyone is keeping them to themselves and is unwilling to share them.

It is precisely because of Cao Xing’s action that he indirectly saved countless people.

The survivors in the four major districts announced this method on the world channel or forum, and specifically noted that it was discovered by Cao Xing through experimentation.

For a time, his reputation in the four major regions and even the whole world skyrocketed again!

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(End of this chapter)