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

Chapter 668 Level 8 Legion, Epic Legion Treasure Chest.

After they left, Cao Xing nodded to himself, "Very good, the food problem should be solved now."

"Next, there's the issue of manpower, which is also a huge problem."

Yes, although Cao Xing now has several thousand workers.

However, to build such a massive city, it would take at least two or three years with only a few thousand workers.

After all, building a giant city is not as simple as just constructing a wall.

It also needs a large number of houses, streets, drainage systems, public facilities, etc., which require a lot of manpower and time.

Obviously, it's impossible to make him wait two or three years.

Cao Xing thought to himself, "Now that the Blood War has just ended and the surrounding kingdoms are in turmoil, we can recruit a large number of workers in a short period of time."

"However, there is a rather troublesome issue: my territory's population is reduced to only about ten thousand."

"These ten thousand people are what I intend to use to activate those recruitment scrolls..."

"Or are you saying that all the money will be used to recruit workers?"

Cao Xing frowned slightly, weighing the pros and cons in his mind.

At this moment, his gaze fell on the [Legion] section of the system interface, and his eyes suddenly lit up!
"I almost forgot, I am the commander of the Starfire Legion!"

"I can activate the Legion Cooperative mode and have them send people to help me build it!"

The so-called legion cooperation model is easy to understand.

This applies to lords within the [Starfire Legion] and their subjects.

With the lord's permission, one can go to other territories to build.

Otherwise, Wei Jianyi and Bai Zhi's territory wouldn't have developed so quickly.

Of course, members who are not part of the territory only have the right to build, not the right to demolish.

Furthermore, they will not enjoy the bonus effects of territory buildings.

In simpler terms: outsourced workers.

"Now, my [Starfire Legion] has reached level 6 and has a total of 400 members."

"These four hundred members represent four hundred lords."

"The total number of their staff is definitely seventy or eighty thousand, or even more!"

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Cao Xing's lips.

If so many people help with the construction, the progress will be accelerated many times over!

"In addition, this bloody chaos has increased my reputation by hundreds of thousands, which should be enough to directly upgrade the Starfire Legion to level 8."

"Based on the previous upgrades, the legion's lord population cap can be increased by another 200 people."

"If we could mobilize the power of these lords, even if it was only half of it."

"My colossal city will be completed in two or three months at most!"

Cao Xing was secretly making plans in his mind.

Of course, the idea is wonderful, but putting it into practice is fraught with difficulties.

If it's just a small favor, the survivors would probably be happy to help out of respect for him.

But building a giant city is a huge undertaking.

It's certainly impossible to get these lords to sacrifice their development time and invest in such a massive project.

Apart from trusted confidants like Ji Xinyue and Yao Yiming, practically no one would agree.

However, Cao Xing quickly came up with another solution.

“I can give them some other benefits.”

"For example, allocating some of the city's future housing rights, shop usage rights, and so on."

"The greater the contribution in the construction of this megacity, the more rights and benefits one can obtain."

"In this way, not only will they not have to work for free, but the enthusiasm of these lords can also be mobilized."

"They even compete to come and help me build the city."

A smile gradually appeared on Cao Xing's lips.

As survivors from Earth, many of them have heard about the huge profits and potential of real estate since childhood.

They couldn't possibly fail to see the potential of Cao Xing, this giant city.

In the near future, this place will definitely become a place where every inch of land is worth its weight in gold.

Even the capital city of a kingdom cannot compare to this place.

Cao Xing decided that after a period of time, once he had accumulated enough basic resources, including food, he would wait until he had prepared them.

Then I formally explained this matter to the group members.

"But before that, we can upgrade the legion's level."

Then, Cao Xing's wings flapped, carrying him directly into the high sky.

Then, at an extremely terrifying speed, they rushed towards the legion headquarters, which was Yao Yiming's territory.

Just over ten seconds later, Cao Xing landed steadily on this vast territory.

Compared to the previous period, many more buildings have appeared in Yao Yiming's territory.

Numerous high-level arrow towers stand along the edge of the city wall, creating a formidable sight.

The city walls of the territory have all been upgraded to the advanced level.

The entire territory gives the impression of being powerful and prosperous.

Although it is still far inferior to Cao Xing's territory.

But among the survivors, this is already considered quite good.

This made Cao Xing think of a question.

"My territory is 15 kilometers away from the legion headquarters."

"This distance will shorten again when I expand in the future."

"If one day in the future, the legion headquarters also starts building a giant city, wouldn't there be two giant cities in this area?"

"Or should I just swallow up the legion headquarters as well?"

After thinking for a moment, Cao Xing shook his head. "Forget it, it's too far off to think about these things."

"Now, let's think about building a city in my own territory."

After saying that, he walked towards the center of the territory.

The survivors he encountered along the way would excitedly greet Cao Xing upon seeing him.

"Hello, Captain!"

"Commander, it's a rare treat to come to the Legion Headquarters!"

"Cao Xing has become even more handsome."

Cao Xing responded to these greetings with a smile and a nod.

Then, a figure wearing a gray cloak appeared before them.

This person had a very gloomy demeanor, exuding an aura of malice and death, making those who approached him feel subconsciously uncomfortable.

This strange fellow is none other than the lizardman, Tian Jing.

Upon seeing Cao Xing, Tian Jing quickly removed his cloak, revealing a happy smile on his scale-covered face.

However, his smile seemed so eerie to Cao Xing.

"Boss, you're here!" Tian Jing greeted him warmly.

Cao Xing nodded. "I'll upgrade the legion's level."

"Go do what you need to do, you don't need to worry about me."

"Understood, boss!"

After saying that, Tian Jing quickly left.

Then, Cao Xing walked to the center of the territory, opened the legion interface, and took a look.

[Spark Legion]

[Level: Level 6]

[Legion Bonus: All legion members' base attributes +11%, critical hit rate +11%]

[Team Leader: Cao Xing]

[Deputy Commanders: 3/4 (Ji Xinyue, Yao Yiming, Tian Jing)]

[Number of members: 400/400]

Prosperity Level: 1328

……

Cao Xing nodded secretly and said, "A level 6 legion has very good attribute bonuses."

"Looks like I can improve some more attributes today."

With that in mind, he clicked the '+' sign next to the legion level.

[To upgrade the Starfire Legion to Level 7, you need: 20 Reputation Points, 50 Fine Iron, 6 Mithril, 5000 Master-level Elemental Crystals, and 1500 million Coins...]

"Yes."

[Insufficient refined iron; upgrade failed.]

……

Cao Xing was taken aback when he saw the notification.

"Damn it! They don't even have enough of my materials."

"The resources required to upgrade this legion are just outrageous!"

A full 50 units of refined iron is simply beyond the reach of ordinary territories.

In fact, most other legions are still at level four, while some top legions are able to reach level five.

There isn't a single legion of his level 6 in the entire server.

Based on the progress of the other survivors, it will be a long time before they upgrade their legions to level 6 or 7.

Therefore, this is also a drawback brought about by Cao Xing's rapid development.

However, this problem is easily solved by trading directly with other lords through the 'market'.

Resources like refined iron are generally stockpiled by every lord.

"Fortunately, I still have a lot of Lizard Overlord meat left in my backpack."

"With this kind of hard currency, there's no worry about not being able to exchange for these resources."

So Cao Xing quickly went to the [Market] area and put up a full 40,000 servings, or 4,000 pieces of [fresh lizard meat (orange)].

The trading market, with hundreds of thousands of people in the four major districts, remains as bustling as ever.

Within minutes of being put on the shelves, all 40,000 servings of lizard meat were sold out.

They received a total of 1.5 million refined iron and 10,000 master-level elemental crystals in exchange.

After the transaction was completed, Cao Xing closed the market with a smile on his face.

"Great, we've gathered all the materials. Now we can continue to upgrade the legion's level."

After saying that, he opened the [Legion] interface again and upgraded it.

The familiar system message appears: 【Congratulations! Upgrade successful!】

Your legion has successfully reached level 7, with 100 more members and attribute and critical hit rate increases from 11% to 13%.

……

[Attention! As the first lord in the entire server to upgrade your legion to level 7, you have received a special reward: 5 Reputation Points and 1 Random Legion Treasure Chest]

……

Upon seeing the last message, Cao Xing chuckled: "I almost forgot, the first lord to upgrade his legion to the highest level will also receive a reward."

"Not bad."

Not only Cao Xing, but all members of the Starfire Legion saw the system notification.

They were excitedly discussing it in the Legion channel.

"The commander has upgraded the legion again, awesome!"

"That's awesome! There isn't a single level 5 legion in the four major regions, and we've already reached level 7. It's an absolute crushing victory!"

"Haha, a 13% attribute boost! That's awesome!"

"..."

At the same time, Cao Xing opened the Legion interface and performed a second upgrade.

[To upgrade the Starfire Legion to Level 8, you need: 40 Reputation Points, 1 million Fine Iron, 100 Mithril, 10 Master-level Elemental Crystals, 3000 million Coins...]

……

"The materials and requirements for upgrading to level 8 are even more outrageous now..."

The reputation value alone needs to reach 40. If Cao Xing hadn't recently accomplished several major events that had an impact worldwide, even he wouldn't have reached that requirement.

There are also coins, which will cost a full 3000 million.

He didn't have many crowns to begin with, and if he upgrades, he'll be completely broke.

After thinking for a moment, Cao Xing finally clicked 'Upgrade'.

After all, money can be earned again; let's get the benefits first.

Congratulations! Upgrade successful!

Your legion has successfully reached level 8, with 100 more members and attribute and critical hit rate increases from 13% to 15%.

……

[Attention! As the first lord in the entire server to upgrade your legion to level 8, you have received a special reward: 10 Reputation Points and 1 Random Legion Treasure Chest (Orange)]

……

"Oh? This time the reward is an orange treasure chest?"

A look of anticipation appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

However, he didn't start it immediately. Instead, he opened the Legion Channel and pulled several vice-leaders into a separate chat channel.

Meanwhile, the members of the Starfire Legion were completely ecstatic when they heard that the legion's level had been upgraded to level 8.

They were all celebrating enthusiastically in the chat channel.

Some excited survivors even posted the Starfire Legion's level on the forum, causing another widespread sensation.

After all, with everyone else's legion level still at level three or four, you've directly leveled up to level eight, which is just too exaggerated.

Deputy leaders, including Ji Xinyue and Yao Yiming, also spoke excitedly in the chat room.

Yao Yiming: "Commander! You actually raised the legion's level by two levels without saying a word, that's amazing!"

Ji Xinyue: "Yes, Cao Xing gives us a surprise every now and then."

Cao Xing smiled and then said, "The legion's level has been upgraded again, and the number of members has increased by two hundred."

"Next, you deputy commanders will have to work hard to recruit enough people."

"The hiring standards remain unchanged from before."

"In a few days, I may need other group members to help me with some things."

Upon hearing this, several deputy commanders readily agreed in the chat room.

Recruiting is also part of their job responsibilities.

After arranging things for the legion, Cao Xing flapped his wings and left the legion headquarters again.

……

Half a minute later, Cao Xing returned to his territory.

Looking at the two Legion Treasure Chests in his backpack, he thought, "I'll open them both at once."

After saying that, he took them all out.

[Open the random Legion Treasure Chest?]

[Upon activation, you will receive a Legion Treasure of random quality.]

[Open the random Legion Treasure Chest (Orange)?]

[Upon activation, you will receive an Epic quality Legion Treasure.]

……

Cao Xing clicked "yes" on all of them.

[Startup successful.]

[Award: Discipline Banner (Gold)]

[Acquired: Legion Strategy Sandbox (Orange)]

……

"Flags and sand table? That's quite in line with the Legion's style."

Cao Xing smiled, then glanced at the attributes of the two treasures.

[Discipline Flag (Gold)]

[Quality: Rare]

[Item Type: Legion Treasure]

[Item Effect: Plant it in the ground on the battlefield, and every 10 seconds, remove 3 abnormal statuses from all friendly units within a 1000-meter radius.]

Flag Durability: 500

(Note: Once the flag is destroyed, it will automatically return to your inventory, but you will need to wait 60 seconds to place it again.)
……

[Legion Strategy Sandbox (Orange)]

[Quality: Epic]

[Item Type: Legion Treasure]

【Item effect: Placing it in the Legion Headquarters will allow you to learn about the situation on the battlefield.】

In the event of war, locations can be marked on the sand table, and commands such as attack, support, and defense can be issued.

The marked locations will appear simultaneously on the minimaps of all legion members.

It also increases the hit rate and movement speed of all members by 15%.

……

After reviewing the attributes of the two items, Cao Xing nodded in satisfaction.

"These are decent legion treasures. They can be quite useful in the event of a large-scale war."

“That ‘Discipline Banner’ can be used even in peacetime combat, and it can also be amplified by the ‘Eternal Power’.”

"As for the strategic sand table that follows, if this thing is given to someone with outstanding command ability and a large army, it could probably trigger a qualitative change."

Overall, the benefits gained from this legion upgrade are quite good.

Cao Xing put it into his backpack.

He then continued to patrol the territory, occasionally flying out to check on the situation in various places.

The 2,500 workers he dispatched were tasked with mining resources in various mining areas.

Dozens of transport vehicles rumbled back and forth between various mining areas, carrying large quantities of ore back to their territory.

Then a group of strong polar people unloaded the ore.

The transport vehicle then set off again, continuing its journey to the mining area.

The ground outside the four gates of the territory was covered with dense tire tracks.

The frozen soil on the ground has long since become as hard as iron due to repeated compaction.

Such efficient operation has led to a surge in various resources in Cao Xing's territory!
Almost every ten minutes or half an hour, I would hear a system notification.

[Log cutting successful, territory resources: wood +18542]

[Ore sorting successful. Territory resources: Stone +21392, Iron Ore +3519, Copper Ore +2182, Coal +2318]

[Ore smelting successful. Territory resources: Iron +4142, Copper +2018, Eternal Gold +125]

【ore……】

……

Looking at the constantly changing numbers, Cao Xing couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction.

"Great. At the current pace, we should be able to gather all the necessary resources in a little while."

……

Time flew by, and a morning had passed in the blink of an eye.

Around four o'clock in the afternoon, Cao Xing stood on the city wall, watching the situation outside the territory.

At that moment, he suddenly raised his head.

At a glance, a small black dot appeared in the sky above.

The small black dot was growing larger at a visible speed and was rapidly approaching the territory.

In the blink of an eye, it transformed into the shape of a frost-blue dragon with a wingspan of over a hundred meters.

It was Serafis.

At this moment, Ice Orchid, King Velen, and Isabel were all standing on the dragon's back.

Upon seeing Cao Xing, they quickly adjusted their position and rushed towards his location.

"Huh-huh-"

Serafis's wings whipped up gusts of wind, and in the blink of an eye, he landed below the city wall.

Isabel stepped on a beam of light, which carried her lightly to the city wall, where she floated gently to Cao Xing's side.

She said in a soft voice, "My lord, we have returned safely and successfully unlocked the treasure beneath that great lake."

"The contents of that treasure are all in our backpacks."

After she finished her report, Cao Xing smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Isabel."

"Now give me everything in your backpacks."

"Yes."

Isabel quickly stepped forward and handed the backpack from her waist to Cao Xing.

Zevilin and Binglan, who were standing nearby, also came over and each handed over a purple-quality backpack.

…………

(End of this chapter)