Chapter 60

Ding Liang thought Cao Xing seemed to be easy to talk to, so he tentatively asked, “By the way, Cao Xing Bro, I remember you still have some bear meat that can increase attributes, right?”

Cao Xing: “That’s right, but there’s not much of it. For now, I only use it to trade for some blueprints or skill books.”

“Do you have any blueprints or skill books?”

Ding Liang replied, “Not at the moment, but I can go to the chat channel and shout out for you, Cao Xing Bro, haha.”

After speaking, he turned to the chat channel and said, “Buddies, I just made a trade with Cao Xing Bro, and he still has some blue-grade bear meat.”

“Anyone with blueprints, skill books, or equipment, feel free to trade with Cao Xing Bro.”

“There isn’t much, so it’s first come, first served.”

As Ding Liang finished speaking, other survivors seemed to recall this matter as well.

Jin Ye’an: “Damn! After exploring all day, I almost forgot about this. I just happened to find a blueprint and want to see if Cao Xing Bro has any use for it.”

Tao Ran: “Haha, I also got a piece of equipment from a box today, but it’s not for my use. I wonder if Cao Xing Bro is willing to trade with me.”

Sun Miaomiao: “I also have a recipe. I’ll give it a shot too.”

They all clicked on private chat to send messages to Cao Xing.

In an instant, Cao Xing received a flood of private messages.

Cao Xing took a glance.

There were quite a few interesting blueprints and skill books among them.

For instance: , , , , , etc.

But what Cao Xing was most interested in was a blueprint called .

“Oh? A specialized camp blueprint!”

Cao Xing’s face lit up with joy.

This archer camp blueprint was very useful to him.

It could train subjects like Cao Yi and Cao Er into archers.

Then, they could defend from watchtowers or be sent out for combat.

Cao Xing then took another look at the materials needed to construct this camp.

“Not bad, although the materials needed are quite substantial, with my reserves, it’s entirely sufficient.”

“The only troublesome part is the training manual.”

Cao Xing thought to himself, “I remember, these training manuals need to be dropped by killing in the wild.”

After pondering for a moment, Cao Xing shook his head and said, “Whatever, let’s trade for these blueprints first.”

Then, Cao Xing spent a total of 20 pieces of bear meat to trade for all these blueprints.

He used an additional 10 pieces of bear meat to acquire the .

Trade notifications kept popping up.

In no time, Cao Xing’s backpack was filled with four or five blueprints, plus a skill book.

A smile appeared in Cao Xing’s eyes.

Clearly, he made a big fortune with this trade.

If traded normally, these blueprints could not be exchanged merely for food.

Even in the mid-game phase, these blueprints would still be of great use.

However, bearing in mind that Cao Xing had food that increased attributes, he faced no competition.

Thus, he managed to acquire all these precious blueprints and skill books at a low price.

Cao Xing began to check the attributes and construction requirements of these blueprints.

(Perhaps, esteemed Lord, we could change our development direction and explore underground.)

(The lighthouse can provide illumination at night. Skilled lords must learn to utilize nighttime.)

(Tip: Small animal traps are only for small-sized creatures. You wouldn’t want to use them against a giant dragon, would you?)

Upon seeing the animal trap description, Cao Xing’s eyes lit up, “This thing is perfect for setting traps!”

“Later, I’ll make a bunch of them, and set circles of traps near the territory, and see who dares to invade my territory.”

“Moreover, the materials needed to craft traps aren’t much, allowing for mass production.”

“The only thing to watch for is making sure our own people don’t step on them.”

Cao Xing chuckled and quickly clicked to learn.

Now Cao Xing still had a recipe and a skill book in hand.

Cao Xing continued to examine them.

Cao Xing pondered, “Does this thing count as a beneficial effect?”

“If so, it’s equivalent to permanently increasing the life limit by 200 points, significantly boosting survival ability!”

He decided to try it given a chance.

Then he continued to look at the next skill book.

[Skill Effect: At the moment of being attacked, swing the shield to deflect the enemy’s attack, and determine the power attributes of both parties.

If power is less than the attack target, receive 30% less damage. If power is greater than the target, immune to current damage, cooling time is 20 seconds.]

(Use shield counters wisely, and the princess won’t run away.)

“Nice, this is a survival divine skill,” Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction.

Shield counter, being one of the key skills for Aurora Knights in the early stages, was also very powerful.

When used effectively, it greatly enhanced survival capability.

Of course, it required a lot of practice.

Cao Xing learned all these blueprints and recipes.

Then he intended to give the to Liu Muxue.

At that moment, Liu Muxue was wiping her body with warm water.

Since she liked cleanliness, Cao Xing used a few planks to separate a small compartment, serving as a temporary shower room.

The sound of splashing water could stir infinite imagination.

A moment later, Cao Xing saw a beauty poke her head out and walk barefoot from the corner of the small room.

Upon seeing Cao Xing, Liu Muxue shyly lowered her head.

Soon, she slipped into the bear skin blanket and poked her head out, bashfully saying, “Axing, we should rest…”

Cao Xing nodded, “Alright, let me shower first.”

However, Liu Muxue softly said, “No… no need for a shower; you don’t smell…”

Cao Xing was taken aback but didn’t insist.

He then took off his wolf skin coat and slipped into the blanket, wearing only briefs.

Warmth enveloped him instantly.

At that moment, a smooth and warm body snuggled up to him.

The body emitted a faint fragrance, like the only heat source in a cold night, one instinctively embraced.

Cao Xing felt the warmth of skin contact and Liu Muxue’s smooth touch.

They both slipped their heads under the blanket.

Soon, the small cabin resounded with creaking sounds.

The temperature under the blanket gradually climbed.

“Mm…”

“Mmm…”

Heavy breathing reverberated throughout the cabin.

“Axing… Axing…”

After a round of cloud and rain, heavy breathing turned into a long, ethereal sigh.

One hour later.

Liu Muxue lay in Cao Xing’s arms, tired and powerless.

Her long jade legs entwined with Cao Xing’s feet, gently caressing.

After a while, Liu Muxue softly asked, “Axing… have you… become stronger?”

Cao Xing was puzzled, “Hm? Why do you say that?”

“No… it’s nothing…”

“It just felt like… you’re even stronger than yesterday…”

Liu Muxue’s face turned bright red as she whispered.

Cao Xing chuckled, gently stroking her smooth back. “It might be because we leveled up a few times today.”

“Every time we level up, we get attribute boosts, which enhance our physical attributes.”

“In the future, after dozens of levels, we might have superhuman constitutions.”

The beauty in his arms responded softly.

“Muxue, I’ll be gentler next time.”

The beauty quickly shook her head, “No… no need…”

“I… I like you this way…”

After saying this, Liu Muxue blushed even more, her body twisting unnaturally.

At this moment, her thigh seemed to brush against something, her eyes widened, and her body froze.

Cao Xing turned his head, seemingly provoked into a thought by the beauty in his arms.

The small cabin was once again filled with sweet sounds in the midst of clouds and rain…

One hour later.

The beauty lay weak and limp.

Her face was flushed with satisfaction, quickly drifting into slumber.

In her dreams, she clung tightly to Cao Xing.

Their body heat kept warming the space under the blanket, insulating them from the world’s cold and darkness…