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

Chapter 646: A Combination of Kindness and Strictness, the Essence of Crimson Gold.

Cao Xing waved his hand and expelled them from his territory.

The blessing effect of the Pale Tree also disappeared.

These people immediately felt a powerful life force flowing out of their bodies, and they seemed to have aged more than ten years.

The other members of the territory, however, showed no sympathy but rather felt a sense of satisfaction.

After all, nobody wants to be working hard while someone else is slacking off and reaping the benefits without lifting a finger.

Everyone applauded the lord's action.

The group of people who were expelled from the territory collapsed to the ground, their faces ashen...

After dealing with this group of people, Cao Xing glanced at the others and softened his tone.

"Those who remained have already been tested."

“You have proven your loyalty and character, and now I will bestow upon you a miraculous blessing.”

After saying that, Cao Xing glanced at Liu Muxue beside him.

The woman understood immediately and raised her weapon to cast a blessing.

"Buzz!"

A dazzling light descended, and the power of all the territory members instantly surged, their bodies filled with surging power!
Everyone felt this powerful force, and their faces lit up with surprise and joy.

The awe and admiration in my heart for this young and powerful lord have grown even stronger!
Cao Xing did not use the Goddess Nessa's Blessing Ring, intending to wait for the other territory members to return before giving a unified blessing.

This is just to give them a taste of the benefits.

After doing all this, Cao Xing continued, "From now on, as long as you are diligent and responsible, the glory of the territory will be with you."

"Now, everyone go back to your rooms and rest."

Everyone responded and then left in an orderly fashion.

The more than one hundred people who had just volunteered to leave also packed their belongings and left the territory.

As for the more than one hundred people who were expelled from Cao Xing's territory, they were escorted overnight by Liu Zhuang and a team of soldiers to the Black Gold Mine, which was hundreds of kilometers away.

Cao Xing's actions tonight not only did not cause any resistance among the other territory members, but their loyalty increased significantly.

At the same time, it reduced the population by more than 200 people and saved on daily food expenses, which can be said to be a win-win situation.

The night passed quickly.

...

...

The next day, at six o'clock in the morning, the system notification appeared on time.

[Attention all survivors! You have successfully survived the 10th day of the turbulent period.]

[Yesterday, the Blood Legion activated 1 teleportation pillar. The remaining Blood Army in the world has significantly decreased. Please continue your efforts to eliminate all Blood Soldiers.]

[Number of Blood Teleportation Pillars Remaining: 8]

Today's weather: Strong winds and snowstorms continue across the snow-covered plains, with a low of -65℃ to -72℃.

...

The prompt ends.

A series of cheers erupted again in the chat channel.

"Great! Only eight teleportation pillars left! We'll be able to return to normal life soon!"

"Brothers, let's give it our all today and try to wipe out all these disgusting monsters."

"Why are you putting in so much effort? It's not like you dare to challenge the Blood Teleportation Pillar. You still have to rely on the legendary experts under Boss Cao Xing."

"Haha, that's true. So far, I've only seen the brothers from the four major regions gather the strength of several million people and destroy the Blood Teleportation Pillar with their strength. None of the other regions have done it."

"I think if everyone works hard, we can put together an army of two or three million people and give it a try."

"Is he dead, brother?"

……

A week has officially passed since the Blood expansion was released.

Over the past week, survivors around the world have been putting up a tough fight.

The number of online users has dropped from 20 billion to 18 billion.

In just seven days, nearly 200 million people died, demonstrating the devastation of this expansion.

Fortunately, because Cao Xing's side launched the expansion pack ahead of time, the Watchers were not able to make sufficient preparations.

In addition, his two consecutive actions resulted in the deaths of numerous legendary figures from the Watchers and the Blood Legion, keeping the Blood Catastrophe to a minimum.

Otherwise, the death toll would have been several times higher.

...

...

Upon seeing the notification, Cao Xing smiled.

"Good, only 8 left."

"Moreover, of these eight blood teleportation pillars, six are concentrated within the territory of the Kingdom of Kunard, while the other two are in an unknown region."

"As long as we maintain the current pace, the bloodshed can be completely ended today."

Even Liu Muxue, who was standing next to her, had a joyful smile on her face.

She looked at Cao Xing beside her and said seriously, "Great, Xing, the Blood Legion is finally going to be wiped out."

"You don't need to work so hard anymore, and you don't need to push yourself so hard..."

"That's great……"

Upon hearing this, Cao Xing paused, about to say that he hadn't forced himself.

But Liu Muxue said seriously, "Ah Xing, I know that you've always been under a lot of pressure."

"But you never show it, instead thinking that you can solve it on your own."

"You've changed a bit since two months ago when you learned that the Blood Legion was about to appear."

Cao Xing was stunned again, and asked in confusion, "Have I... changed?"

"Yes."

Liu Muxue nodded solemnly, "You have become even more eager for power, and you have tried every means to help everyone improve and improve yourself."

"You joined the Crystal Dragon's side in the War of Oracles, putting yourself on the opposite side of the players."

"Go to the ancient battlefield and force those undead to submit."

"In the Sword Saint's legacy, you demanded benefits from that Sword Saint's phantom."

"You are in Everfrost City..."

Liu Muxue read out all the things he had done.

Even Cao Xing looked bewildered.

Could it be... that I've really changed?

Her voice continued, gentle yet tinged with heartache.

"In order to become stronger quickly, you have even forgotten your original intentions."

"The same applies to the time we negotiated with the Demon Lord."

"You may not realize it yourself, but as someone who has been with you day and night, I know it very well."

"But I know that you did it so that everyone could survive the disaster to come."

"To ensure that more survivors on Earth can live."

"That's why I've never dared to say it out loud, and could only help you silently from the sidelines..."

"Now, it's finally over... You can finally be yourself..."

At this point, Liu Muxue's voice even trembled with a hint of a sob.

At that moment, Cao Xing opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.

A hint of bitterness appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Liu Muxue was right; the Blood Legion had always been a heavy burden on Cao Xing's mind.

More than two months ago, after learning that these monsters were going to make a comeback, Cao Xing began to make a series of preparations to deal with them.

The war of the oracle, the raid on the Church of Light's camp, the threat to the Demon Lord, and so on, were all for the purpose of gaining greater power.

Even Cao Xing felt that his personality had changed over the past few months.

They become more profit-driven and resort to any means necessary to gain power.

However, the enemy's strength was too great, and no matter how hard he tried, he always felt he was lacking something.

Although he was not a saint, he wanted to help more people, especially the survivors from Earth, to live.

Cao Xing looked at Liu Muxue in front of him, a look of emotion appearing in his eyes.

Sure enough, the one who understands him best is still the person who shares his bed with him day and night.

After a moment, he looked up and laughed, "The Watchers leader and the Bloodline leader haven't been dealt with yet. It's too early to say that the Blood War has been ended."

Liu Muxue was about to speak.

Cao Xing interrupted, "However... I will pay attention to this in the future, so that I won't be under so much pressure."

Upon hearing this, a smile returned to the beautiful woman's face.

Then he nodded solemnly.

A few minutes later, the two of them pushed open the gates of the lord's castle together.

"call--"

A gust of cold wind suddenly blew in my face, carrying with it a flurry of snowflakes that stung my face.

It's been snowing on and off for the past few days, and the snow around the territory has piled up to almost a meter high, enough to bury a person.

However, even on such a snowy day, a large number of staff members had already gotten up early and started working.

After last night's events, they all knew that the lord was fully aware of their whereabouts and work performance. Anyone who dared to slack off would be fired!

Therefore, the remaining people cherished the opportunity and worked very hard.

Even the mining robots went outside the territory early to shovel snow and connect the resource points to the roads within the territory.

"good."

Cao Xing nodded in satisfaction; this was exactly the effect he wanted.

Of course, this does not mean exploiting the staff.

Thanks to Cao Xing's territory infrastructure, as long as it is within the territory, the energy tower will continuously emit heat, providing heat to every corner evenly.

Then, while patrolling his territory, he opened the panel to check his battle achievements.

[Battle Merit* 1.67 million]

"Only 1.7 million? We're still far from enough to exchange for that legendary defense tower blueprint."

"If we fight for another day, I can conservatively estimate that I can get 40 million battle merits, and making 200 million will be a piece of cake."

"Then, we can use the extra battle merits to exchange for proficiency emblems..."

However, victory seemed imminent.

However, Cao Xing's heart was still shrouded in a dark cloud.

After all—no matter how many teleportation pillars he destroyed, no matter how many blood soldiers he killed.

As long as the Watchers Leader and the Freshblood Leader, both demigod-level powerhouses, are still alive, this expansion is not over yet.

"These two guys are indeed a significant threat; we need to find a way to deal with them..."

"But it will be soon. Mu Xue's level has reached 129. She only needs 21 more levels to reach the maximum level, and then she can break through to the demigod realm."

"At that time, once Liu Muxue becomes a demigod, I will no longer be afraid of these two guys."

Thinking of this, a glimmer of hope gradually appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

Of course, the closer we get to the end, the more vigilant we need to be.

Cao Xing pressed the communication device on his ear and asked, "Isabel, report your location."

"Zizi...Zizi..."

The sound of electricity sounded.

A moment later, the gentle voice of the Holy Light Priest rang out.

"My lord, we have now arrived at the territory of the Kingdom of Kunard."

"There are still six blood teleportation pillars here, the last two of which are in a no-man's-land."

"We plan to remove all the blood teleportation pillars by today."

Upon hearing this, Cao Xing replied, "Very good, but you still cannot let your guard down and must remain vigilant at all times."

"If anything unusual happens, immediately run towards the main city of the Kingdom of Kunard."

According to the Ice Crystal King, ancient teleportation arrays have been built in the main cities of these kingdoms.

This allows these legendary powerhouses to provide immediate support via teleportation arrays.

Isabel understood Cao Xing's meaning and solemnly replied, "Yes, my lord."

After hanging up the communication, the five legendary powerhouses resumed their operations.

At the same time, Cao Xing heard a buzzing sound coming from above.

"Buzzing..."

When he looked up, he saw streaks of black dots braving the wind and snow, rapidly heading towards the territory in the snow-covered sky.

As the black dots drew closer, Cao Xing realized that they were all goblin airships.

More than thirty of them sailed in together, a scale comparable to a small fleet.

At this moment, these goblin airships were arranged in pairs, each with a thick and sturdy vine tied to the bottom of its cabin.

At the other end of the vines were tied huge trees.

These trees have very peculiar shapes.

Its torso is dark red, like pieces of red-hot and cooled steel, with strange patterns covering its surface.

The branches are thick and twisted, resembling giant red pythons winding their way through the landscape.

The most peculiar thing is the leaves of these trees.

The leaves are reddish-gold, shimmering with a dazzling light in the wind and snow.

Clearly, these are the 'red gold oaks' that Sabina discovered.

A few days ago, Cao Xing sent Da Zhuang out to have them transport all these oak trees back.

I glanced at the properties of these oak trees.

【Red Gold Oak: A Magical Plant】

[Plant Description: An extremely rare magical plant containing powerful fire and metal elemental magic. In extremely cold environments, the entire plant undergoes a peculiar transformation.]

[Effect 1: The leaves can be collected and refined into 'Crimson Gold Essence (Orange)' at the alchemy workshop.]

(Note: Crimson Gold Essence is a rare alchemical material, usually used as a byproduct in some legendary potions. It can also be consumed directly to slightly increase attack power.)
【Effect 2: Can be sent to the lumberyard to be cut into 'Red Gold Planks (Orange)'】

(Note: Crimson Gold Plank is a type of plank with high hardness and containing special power, which can be used to construct some high-level buildings of epic quality or higher.)
……

Cao Xing nodded secretly and said, "That's right, just as Sabina said, these oak trees are a treasure from top to bottom."

"The torso can be crafted into high-grade materials, and even the leaves can be used to create epic-quality raw materials."

Clearly, these red oak trees are very valuable, and any one of them could fetch a high price.

Of course, putting all that aside, this oak tree is also very beautiful in appearance.

Even when planted within the territory, they can serve as ornamental trees, adding to the ambiance of the area.

At the same time, Da Zhuang's rough voice came through the communication device in my ear.

"My lord, we have successfully brought the Crimson Oak back!"

"However, this is only the first batch, only 16 trees. There are many more in that forest, almost a hundred in total!"

Cao Xing replied with a smile, "Well done, Da Zhuang."

"Land the airship now, and I'll call someone to come and meet you."

"Yes, my lord!"

At the same time, Cao Xing greeted them.

Soon, dozens of staff members quickly came over and waited in the buffer zone below.

Once the crew below were ready, the operators on the goblin airship slowly lowered it down.

"Crunch—crunch—"

The thick trunk of the red oak tree slowly made contact with the ground, pressing cracks into the bluestone slabs above it.

Once the oak tree had completely hit the ground, the airship stopped descending and hovered in mid-air.

Then, the staff quickly stepped forward and untied the vines binding the oak tree.

The goblin airships, like birds breaking free from their cages, soared into the sky once more.

Through the cabin window, Dazhuang waved to Cao Xing, then shouted through the communication device in his ear, "Lord, we're continuing our transport to that forest."

"Alright, remember to ask the territory for help if you encounter a strong enemy."

Da Zhuang replied with a laugh, "Don't worry, my lord, we scared away all the monsters in that forest!"

"You can't even see a bird!"

Cao Xing smiled after hearing this, "Alright, you can go ahead."

As they spoke, the dozens of goblin airships flew high into the sky and then disappeared into the horizon.

At that moment, looking at the dozens of crimson oak trees lying on the ground, the group of staff members asked, "Lord, would you like us to plant these magical plants?"

Cao Xing did not reply after hearing this, but instead focused his gaze on the 16 oak trees on the ground.

Because the 'Crimson Oak' contains fire and metal elemental magic, and has been subjected to extreme cold, this plant has undergone a mutation.

This mutation not only made it harder, but also significantly increased its weight, even causing fine cracks to appear on the bluestone floor.

Even a dozen ordinary people couldn't lift an oak tree.

So Cao Xing shook his head and said, "No need, I have a faster and less strenuous method."

Upon hearing this, the group of staff members looked puzzled.

Cao Xing didn't explain. He simply closed his eyes and began to scan the entire territory with his consciousness.

And in an instant, it sensed that clump of powerful vines lurking deep within the territory, like giant dragons winding and coiling!
In fact, since Cao Xing obtained this magical plant, he has only used it once, during the second expansion of his territory.

After so many days of growth, this giant vine looks even bigger!
As his spirit connects with it.

The next moment, the entire territory trembled slightly.

"Rumble..."

The stone bricks on the city wall kept shaking, and the towering arrow towers also began to tremble.

Thousands of staff members stopped what they were doing and stared at the ground with surprise and uncertainty.

Because they had a feeling, as if something was about to break through the ground beneath their feet.

Then, under their shocked gazes...

"Crack-!"

Dozens of enormous vines burst forth from the ground like earth dragons, instantly tearing the surrounding land apart!
The vines moved as nimbly as serpents, dancing in mid-air!

Many of the staff around were visibly shocked!

Because none of them knew that such a colossal creature was hidden beneath this territory!
"Gods above, this is truly a wondrous realm..."

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(End of this chapter)