[Snake Tribe Priest: Ilena]
[Race: Snakeman]
[Level: Level 5 132/4000]
[Health: 480]
[Attack power: 51~54 (weapon bonus)]
[Attributes: Strength 21, Agility 17, Spirit 18, Constitution 24]
[Skill: Scale Armor (can be used for yourself or a friendly unit, providing an additional 10 points of armor, cooldown time 90 seconds).
Serpent Man Frenzy (Gives frenzy effect to yourself or friendly units, movement speed +20%, attack speed +20% within 60 seconds, cooldown time 120 seconds.)]
[Talent: Ice Blood (Can survive longer in extreme weather)]
[Hunger: 67]
[Loyalty: 68]
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"Oh my god... what powerful attributes! It really deserves to be a level 5 creature!"
Cao Xing was surprised.
And the most important thing is that Cao Xing saw two skills of Ilena: [Snake Man Frenzy] and [Scale Armor]!
These two skills are actually amplification BUFF skills.
Combined with their SSS-level talents, they have permanently increased their armor by 10 points!
(For ease of calculation, 1 point of armor offsets 1 point of attack power).
For ordinary creatures like polar people, 1 point of strength is roughly equal to 2 points of physical attack power.
(Depending on the profession and racial talents, the attack power added by strength is also different. The bonus of 1 point of strength ranges from 1.5 attack power to 3 physical attacks.)
In other words, except for Da Zhuang, the attacks of the other polar people can hardly cause effective damage to Cao Xing.
This shows how terrifying the improvement this skill brings in the early stages.
The other skill, [Snakeman Frenzy], increases movement speed and attack speed by 20%, which is an even more terrifying percentage-enhancing skill.
At this moment, Cao Xing felt like he had found a treasure!
Restraining his excitement, Cao Xing said, "Yilena, use the snakeman's berserk skills on us first."
In this world, he must of course seize every opportunity to improve his own strength.
Ilena spit out a scarlet letter and said, "With pleasure, my lord~"
As she finished speaking, Ilena raised her spear, and a ball of red power gathered on her spear.
Then she pointed her spear and a ball of energy fell on Cao Xing.
In an instant, Cao Xing felt a surge of hot energy in his body, which greatly increased his attack speed and movement speed.
[Successfully cast [Snakeman Frenzy], the talent [Eternal Power] has taken effect, and this skill has become permanent...]
Seeing this prompt, Cao Xing clenched his fists excitedly.
It really works!
At the same time, Ilena raised her spear again, and a ball of white energy fell on her body.
Cao Xing only felt that there was an extra layer of invisible scales on his body.
[The [Scale Armor] was cast successfully, the talent [Eternal Power] has taken effect, and the skill has become permanent...]
This layer of scales is very hard and smooth,
and it only appears when attacked.
In other words, under normal circumstances, Cao Xing is no different from a normal person.
Cao Xing said excitedly: "Great, great, this way, my defense power will increase dramatically!"
After waiting for the skill cooling time to end, Cao Xing asked Ilena to add two statuses to himself and Liu Muxue respectively.
After the talent activation prompt sound.
Ilena also discovered that the power in her body would not disappear as before, but would remain permanently.
She was a little confused, and then when Cao Xing cast a permanent [Ice Healing Spell] on her, Ilena understood the reason.
"My Lord, your power is truly immense and unfathomable. It will remain in my body forever."
Cao Xing looked a little strange.
Why do I feel this sentence is weird...
Shaking his head, Cao Xing began to think about other issues.
This berserk skill can increase speed by 20%.
In other words, if we can add all four polar people, we can increase their work efficiency.
So, Cao Xing asked: "Yilena, can you continue to release skills?"
Ilena shook her head gently, "My Lord, these skills consume my mental energy. I need some time to recover."
Cao Xing nodded.
Then he looked at the four polar men who were working in the distance.
At this time, Da Zhuang and Er Zhuang were jogging over, each carrying a bundle of processed wood.
The third and fourth strong men were holding a few stones.
The picture of four dwarfs running in the snow always feels funny.
Then, they put the materials near the campfire, and they will disappear automatically, and system prompts will appear one after another.
[Wood +5]
[Wood +5]
[Stone +3]
[Stone +3]
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Cao Xing calculated that it would take about ten minutes for the four of them to go back and forth.
There is still an hour and a half before dark.
That is to say, before dark, a maximum of 90 pieces of wood and 54 pieces of stones can be collected for Cao Xing.
"I need more labor now, but the Polar Man Hut can only build one."
"If we want to recruit more polar people, we can only upgrade the polar people's huts."
"A level 2 polar hut can recruit four more polar people, which can greatly increase work efficiency."
"But at the same time, these polar people will consume more food and take up my population limit."
Cao Xing glanced at his own population.
[Population: 8/50]
(The maximum population limit for a level 1 territory is 50, which can be increased by upgrading the lord's hut.)
At this moment, San Zhuang took a step forward and ran to Cao Xing and said.
"My Lord, I have something to report to you!"
Cao Xing looked at San Zhuang, "What's the matter?"
San Zhuang replied, "Where Si Zhuang and I were collecting stones, we discovered a small coal mine about three or four hundred meters to the right in front of us."
"However, there seemed to be two snow wolves guarding there, so we didn't dare to get close."
"I'm worried that those snow wolves will pose a threat to our camp, so I came to report to the Lord!"
Hearing the word "coal mine", Cao Xing's eyes instantly lit up.
You know, coal is a more advanced energy material than wood. It not only burns longer, but also emits more heat.
If he could occupy the coal mine, he could save a lot of wood to build other facilities.
Cao Xing quickly asked: "What is the strength of those snow wolves? Do you know how many there are?"
San Zhuang nodded, "We have been observing for a while, and we have only seen two snow wolves so far."
"I feel like these snow wolves are a bit stronger than that venomous snake."
After hearing this, Cao Xing's smile became even more joyful.
According to San Zhuang, the two snow wolves are slightly stronger than the snow vipers, which means they are probably monsters of level three to four.
Before summoning Ilena, Cao Xing was not sure he could deal with them.
But now, we can find a way to occupy that coal mine first.
So Cao Xing nodded and said, "San Zhuang, good job!"
"I'll give you and Si Zhuang a piece of snake meat as a reward tonight!"
When he heard that there would be snake meat to eat in the evening, stars almost popped out of San Zhuang's eyes.
He nodded excitedly and said, "Thank you for your generosity, Lord. San Zhuang will do his best to contribute to you!"
After saying that, San Zhuang continued to move his short legs and started collecting stones.
Liu Muxue also heard the conversation between the two and asked nervously, "Axing, are we going to fight?"
Cao Xing nodded. "Well, the coal mine is an important resource point. The sooner we take it down, the better."
There was some fear in Liu Muxue's eyes, but she still mustered up the courage and said, "I will fight with you."
Cao Xing did not refuse.
Although the snow wolf is powerful, Liu Muxue has been blessed with three permanent BUFFs.
Both defense and recovery capabilities have been greatly improved. Together with level 5 Ilena, dealing with two snow wolves should not be a problem.
However, before the battle, he can also use some props to increase his combat effectiveness.
Cao Xing took out a purple poison sac from his backpack.
[Snow Viper Venom Sac (Green)]
[Effect: Apply it to a weapon to add the 'Level 1 Poisoning' status to the next 15 attacks.]
[Number of uses remaining: 10 times. ]
Cao Xing smeared venom on Ilena's trident and Liu Muxue's ordinary stone axe.
There was a faint purple light on their weapons.
After making these preparations, Cao Xing nodded and said, "Then, let's set off now."
After saying that, he raised his white wooden stick and walked towards the snow.
Ilena walked in front, holding a trident.
The snake-like body twisted on the snow, leaving a clear mark.
Cao Xing and Liu Muxue followed behind her.
Sand… Sand…
The farther away from the campfire, the thicker the snow on the ground became, almost reaching above the ankles.
Waves of chill came over me.
It took them about four minutes to arrive at the place San Zhuang mentioned.
There, there was indeed a pitch-black mine, and next to the mine, there was a pile of mined coal.
[Small Coal Mine: Special Resource Point]
[Number of remaining mineable resources: coal*1754, stone*754, soil*5360]
[Current status: Unoccupiable]
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(End of this chapter)