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

Chapter 681 The Hot Spring Pavilion, The Intrusion of the Green Snake.

A smile appeared on Cao Xing's face as well. "I can feel it. The power contained in this short gun is extremely strong."

"Your skills have improved again."

Harold lowered his head and replied humbly, "Compared to the Lord's help to me, this is nothing."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "I've retained the sharpness of the wild boar king's tusks on this short spear, and I've also added several other materials to increase its toughness."

"Not only is it extremely sharp, it can also be used as a stick."

"Its level should be no lower than the eighth rank. Please take a look, Lord."

After saying that, he respectfully handed over the short gun.

After Cao Xing received it, a system message appeared.

[Obtained: Unnamed Special Weapon (Orange)]

……

After glancing at the attributes, Cao Xing's eyes showed admiration.

Just as Harold said, the short gun was level 80, and its base attack power was quite strong.

It also comes with effects such as armor penetration, tearing, and piercing.

Even among weapons of the same tier, it is considered one of the top-tier.

At this moment, Harold seemed to remember something and said respectfully:
"By the way, this weapon doesn't have a name yet. Please name it, my lord."

Cao Xing pondered for a moment, then replied, "Let's call it the Fury of the Jungle."

[Weapon: Jungle Fury - Named successfully.]

“The Fury of the Jungle…” Harold repeated, a look of amazement in his eyes: “What a wonderful name!”

Then, as if remembering something, he said, "Oh, right, my lord."

"Most of the combatants in our territory fight using long spears."

"This weapon is still a little short."

"If I want to forge it into a spear later, I can use Eternal Gold and Mithril to extend its shaft."

Upon hearing this, Cao Xing pondered for a moment and asked, "Could it be made into a modular spear?"

"For example, you could divide it into two parts and design a connecting device in the middle."

"When needed, they can be combined to increase attack range."

"When not needed, it can be disassembled and is suitable for close combat."

After Cao Xing finished speaking, Harold's eyes lit up at the suggestion.

He held the hammer and pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Lord's idea is quite ingenious! Although it is technically challenging, I will try my best."

He paused, a confident smile spreading across his face: "But it shouldn't be a big problem. The toughness of the gold is sufficient, and with the ductility of the mithril and all the mechanical designs, your idea can be fully realized."

Cao Xing nodded in satisfaction, "Very good, then I'll leave it to you."

After saying that, he put the weapon into his backpack and continued to ask, "Harold, when will the other materials be ready?"

He was referring, of course, to the scales, claws, and other debris that had fallen from the Lizardman Overlord's body.

These are all epic-quality materials, which can be used to craft powerful items or armor.

"My lord, this batch of materials is already being prepared."

"At my current forging speed, it can be completed in three days," the dwarf blacksmith replied quickly.

Cao Xing nodded slightly, "Very good, but don't push yourself too hard. It's best to balance work and rest."

"Yes, Lord Lord!"

……

After leaving the blacksmith's shop, Cao Xing temporarily put [Frost Fury] into his backpack.

This weapon has a very unique shape; it looks like a greatsword or a scimitar.

There aren't many people in the territory who can truly control it.

Then, he went to the alchemy workshop.

"crunch-"

As the door to the alchemy workshop was pushed open, a fragrant aroma of medicine wafted out.

Then, a beautiful figure came into view.

She held the book in one hand and the pestle in the other, stirring the crucible with graceful movements.

"Gudu... gudu..."

She stirred the medicine in the crucible until it bubbled up.

Cao Xing scanned the entire alchemy workshop and found that Francesca was the only person there.

Since he transformed Sabina into a shadow assassin, the witch has become somewhat isolated.

However, this seems to be a better outcome for her.

Then, Cao Xing walked towards Francesca.

"What's up?"

The witch sensed his presence, but without even lifting her eyelids, she asked softly.

Cao Xing took out a black flower from his backpack and said, "Take a look at this material for me."

Sensing the power contained in the flower in his hand, the witch was also intrigued.

Those deep eyes looked over.

She stopped what she was doing and took the flower from the sea.

After examining it closely, a look of surprise gradually appeared in his eyes.

"Such powerful dark and frost forces..."

"The two attributes combined in one flower have created a wonderful balance."

"This must be that legendary material, the Flower of the Deep Sea?"

As a learned woman, Francesca quickly recognized the flower's identity.

Cao Xing nodded. "That's right."

"Can you use this material to make medicine?"

Francesca pondered for a moment, then said, "Yes."

"Some time ago, I went through an advanced version of the alchemy classics."

"The various alchemy methods recorded in this version are too obscure and difficult to understand; I had great difficulty reading them before."

"Now that I've become a legendary alchemist, I can understand what's above."

"Among them... there are relatively detailed records about the material called 'Sea Flower'."

"It is said that this material can even be used to refine two legendary secret medicines."

"Two?"

Upon hearing this, Cao Xing's eyes widened in disbelief, and he pressed for details, asking, "Which two specifically?"

Francesca said calmly, "There is a potion called 'Eternal Night Frost Potion' that can greatly enhance the user's dark and icy power, making their attack power even stronger."

"Another one is called 'Deep Sea Breath Elixir,' which can greatly increase the user's resistance to ice and dark attributes, and grant the ability to survive in the deep sea."

Upon hearing this, Cao Xing's eyes once again showed a look of shock.

Just from Francesca's description, one can see how powerful these two legendary potions are.

The former greatly enhances spell damage, which is of great help to mages like Cao Xing!

The latter not only increases resistance to both attributes, but also grants the ability to survive in the deep sea.

If combined with his eternal power, it could even undergo a qualitative change!
Cao Xing asked, "Can you refine these two kinds of potions?"

Francesca pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly.

"Sure, but you'll need to find the corresponding additives for me."

Cao Xing continued, "What specific materials are involved?"

Francesca said, "To make the Eternal Night Frost Potion, in addition to the Deep Sea Flower, I also need the blood of an extremely cold-attribute creature, no less than legendary grade."

"And a dark core."

She paused, then continued, "To make another Deep Sea Breath Elixir, a small amount of Moon Essence is needed."

"Then, we also need a key material called 'Tears of the Deep Sea,' which is an item that only appears on deep-sea monsters and can increase the stability of the potion."

"That's basically it."

After the witch finished speaking, she slowly closed the book in her hand.

Cao Xing frowned slightly.

Francesca mentioned that none of the four materials are easy to obtain.

He had never even heard of Dark Core, Essence of the Moon, or Tears of the Deep Sea.

The simplest material here is actually the blood from a legendary creature...

However, it is a legendary creature that requires extreme cold.

At this moment, Cao Xing couldn't help but think of the name of another monster.

"That extreme cold demonic insect in Whirlpool Mountain should also be an extreme cold creature, right?"

"If we take it down, all that's left is the last Dark Core, and then we can make the Eternal Frost Potion."

"At the same time, we can also complete the first step of the task."

"It seems... it's time to get things moving to Whirlpool Mountain. I'll head there as soon as Binglan finds the exact location."

Cao Xing silently made up his mind.

Then he turned to the beautiful witch and said, "I understand. I'll put these underwater flowers here for now."

"Once we find other auxiliary materials, we'll let you refine it."

The witch nodded slightly and then said no more.

Cao Xing also remained silent.

A silence fell over the alchemy workshop.

"Gudu... gudu..."

The potion being brewed in the witch's cauldron was still bubbling continuously.

After a moment, Francesca seemed unable to bear it any longer and broke the silence first.

"Is there anything else you can do?"

Cao Xing shook his head. "It's nothing. I just wanted to ask you if you're used to being alone in the alchemy workshop."

"Do you need me to find someone to help you?"

Upon hearing this, the witch's eerie lips curved into a slight smile.

"Don't worry about me. Hundreds of years in the castle have made me used to living alone."

"Moreover, I also have other recreational activities in my territory at other times."

"Other recreational activities?" Cao Xing asked, a hint of curiosity in his eyes. The witch nodded. "Of course, after I finish work in the evening, I go to the library to read."

"I also occasionally learn to play musical instruments from Gwyneth."

Her voice carried a hint of pleasure, as if these simple activities brought her immense satisfaction.

Cao Xing smiled and said, "Okay, whatever makes you happy."

"Then I won't bother you."

After saying that, he turned and walked towards the door.

……

After leaving the alchemy workshop, Cao Xing was preparing to return to the lord's castle to rest.

At that moment... he remembered what he had promised Irena during the day.

My feet started moving involuntarily toward the hot spring resort.

Before long, they arrived at the second ring area of ​​the territory.

Ahead appeared a single-story building covering several hundred square meters, with steam rising continuously from its top.

This is the territory's hot spring resort.

Although the building has been built for a long time, it has hardly been used by any of the residents.

Because each room has a water storage device provided by Cao Xing, which provides hot water all day long.

On such a cold day, they would rather take a hot shower in their room and then get a good night's sleep.

Cao Xing stepped straight into the hot spring resort.

Then, two wooden doors appeared in front of them.

One side leads to the men's bath, and the other side leads to the women's bath.

The two bathhouses are far apart, so there is no situation where people in the men's bathhouse can hear people talking in the women's bathhouse.

Cao Xing stood at the door for a moment, then pushed open the wooden door to the women's bathhouse.

"crunch-"

Suddenly, a hazy mist appeared in front of them, along with a long passage.

Cao Xing proceeded through the passage.

Faintly, one could hear the sound of flowing water coming from ahead.

"Splash... splash..."

As he walked through the passage, the scene before him became much more spacious.

Cao Xing has arrived at the bath area.

At the edge of the bath, a white figure could be seen.

A tail covered in white scales kept breaking the surface of the water, bringing up strings of glistening water droplets.

On the shore, a wet figure lay sprawled.

She pinned her hair up in a bun, her pale blue eyelids slightly closed, seemingly enjoying the warmth of the water.

This woman was Irene.

Sensing Cao Xing's presence, Irena immediately opened her eyes.

A look of joy appeared on her exquisite face.

She said happily, "My lord, you've arrived."

Cao Xing nodded. "Yes, are you all alone here?"

Upon hearing this, Irena chuckled.

"Hehehe..."

Her laughter was very soft, with a wonderful charm, as if a bright girl was smiling and walking towards you.

In addition, her fair skin, swaying up and down with her laughter, made people feel a little dizzy.

Irena chuckled and said, "Of course I'm all alone here, my lord."

"Or do you think I'm not enough and want to call a few more sisters over?"

Cao Xing's expression remained unchanged in the face of Irena's teasing, and he replied calmly.

"It's not impossible."

Upon hearing this, the snake-man murmured, "What a greedy lord you are~"

"However, if you want to call the others 'sisters,' you'll have to get past me first~"

As she spoke, she slowly swam to the surface and reached the shore.

Her long tail trailed behind her underwater, and her upper body was already soaked, with water droplets dripping from her fair skin.

"Wow--"

A long tail broke through the water's surface and quickly wrapped around Cao Xing's waist.

Cao Xing stood still, his expression unchanged.

He was already used to Irene's actions.

A moment later, that beautiful face was right in front of him.

"Hissssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss..."

Irena spat out a scarlet tongue, the forked tip of which swayed slightly in the air.

It has a kind of eerie beauty.

"My lord... are you afraid of me like this?" she asked tentatively, placing her hands on Cao Xing's shoulders.

Cao Xing didn't say anything, but simply pulled with one hand.

"Shoot..."

He ripped off a piece of white cloth and tossed it aside carelessly.

A moment later, both of their body temperatures began to rise.

Although one of them is a frost mage and the other is a snake-man, both of them possess an aura of icy coldness.

But that doesn't prevent them from having normal body temperatures.

"Ilena, get ready," Cao Xing's voice rang out.

The snake-man nodded slightly. "Yes, sir."

At the same time, Cao Xing ran his right hand over the scales on her body.

Then, the two gradually became entangled.

"Huh...huh..."

Cao Xing took several deep breaths.

He could sense the icy aura emanating from Irena's body.

The snake people have a cool constitution; touching them will draw away some of the body's vital energy.

In the legends of this world, there are also some humans who have mated with snake people, night demons, or even vampires.

But such people often fall seriously ill afterward.

However, Cao is a tenth-tier Frost Mage.

Irene took a deep breath.

Then, gazing tenderly at Cao Xing, she said, "Irena, I love Lord Cao the most!"

Her voice gradually grew louder, echoing throughout the entire hot spring resort.

Both of them had entered a state of complete absorption.

And at this moment——

A figure in blue quickly lifted the curtain and suddenly appeared on the shore.

The figure was none other than Irena's younger sister, Lana.

She looked as if she had been waiting outside for quite some time.

At this moment, Lana looked at the two people entangled in the water, her blue brows furrowed, and asked in a low voice.

"Sisters, what are you doing?"

Upon hearing the sound, Cao Xing and Ilena stopped moving in the water.

At this moment, the two were still embracing.

Irena's tail wrapped tightly around Cao Xing, and her fair hands held his neck.

The two of them turned their heads together.

The green snake was staring at them with a serious expression.

Irena asked softly, "Lana, what brings you here?"

Lana said in a cold voice, "I didn't see you in the room, nor did I find you in the territory."

"Then, following the scent, I arrived here."

She paused, then asked again, "Sister, tell me, what are you doing?"

Lana's expression was extremely serious, as if this was something very important to her.

Irena was about to speak.

"Well……"

Irena let out a charming voice.

"I...I'm here..."

As a green snake who has lived for hundreds of years, Lana could naturally see what her sister and Cao Xing were doing.

She didn't ask Ilena any more questions, but instead looked at Cao Xing.

"You are human, and my sister is a snake-woman. How could you do such a thing?"

Cao Xing chuckled and said, "Why can't we do this? Is there a problem?"

"you!"

Lana was furious and wanted to say something, but she didn't know how to start.

He held the white snake and walked out of the water step by step.

"Wow..."

As the water broke open, strings of glistening water droplets dripped from Cao Xing's body.

At this moment, Lana gazed at Cao Xing's slender and agile body.

Even with her composure, her face couldn't help but flush slightly.

She instinctively turned her head away.

But feeling that this would weaken his momentum, he stubbornly turned his head and stared into Cao Xing's eyes.

(End of this chapter)