Apocalypse Descent: Farming with My Harem

Chapter 56: Looting the Camp, Resource Harvest

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This was also the place where that boss-level assassin charged out from.

Upon entering, one saw a small wooden cabin with a furnace burning inside, and a small wooden table beside it.

On the table lay a piece of yellowed parchment map.

It seemed that due to the sudden circumstances, the black-robed priest hadn’t had the chance to put away the map before rushing out.

Cao Xing went over and picked it up.

[Gained Gale Snow Plain Map *1]

[Click to unfold and view]

Cao Xing clicked on it.

The map unfolded before him, revealing various symbols.

There were rivers, mountains, beasts, and towns.

In the upper left corner of the map, Cao Xing saw the sign of a large town, with its name written above.

[Dorun Lake City]

Cao Xing was taken aback, “Wow, so Dorun Lake City is there.”

He glanced at the distance, realizing it was over a thousand kilometers from his current location!

Based on the icons on the map, it looked like [Dorun Lake City] was a large town with a dense population.

Cao Xing thought, “The distance is too far, it seems that this delivery task cannot be completed in the short term.”

“Also, I don’t know if the residents of this town have received the news that the hunters are planning a massacre soon.”

Shaking his head, he pushed these thoughts aside.

Besides these icons, Cao Xing also saw on the map, various sun symbols.

These suns came in different sizes.

One slightly larger sun was located right where they were.

And about ten kilometers further into the canyon, there was an even bigger sun.

Suddenly, Cao Xing thought of something and exclaimed, “Oh my… are these markings indicating all the hunter camps’ locations?”

“Does this map mark all the hunter strongholds in the entire Gale Snow Plain?”

Cao Xing felt his breath catch, realizing the importance of this map!

From the battles before, it was clear that destroying these [hunter camps] would not only yield rewards but also reputation value.

Mastering these locations equated to mastering a wealth of benefits!

Cao Xing exclaimed with excitement, “Just in time, I have a blueprint for a tavern. Once the tavern is built, attracting powerful followers will require high reputation value.”

“When the reputation value isn’t enough, I can just hit a few hunter camps and watch the reputation soar!”

Cao Xing thought merrily.

At this time, Liu Muxue’s voice interrupted his thoughts.

“Axing, there’s a storage box here.”

Hearing this, Cao Xing turned his gaze and saw a yellowed wooden box in the corner.

Nodding, he said, “Alright, I’ll come take a look.”

[Hunter’s Storage Box (Blue): Can be opened]

“A blue-grade storage box!”

This was a medium-sized camp, so the storage box grade was higher, and likewise, it might contain some good items.

Cao Xing, rubbing his hands, felt a thrill of anticipation.

Then, he clicked to open it.

[Successfully opened the Hunter’s Storage Box, obtained Smoked Fish *6]

[Obtained Honey *3 jars]

[Obtained Milk *5]

[Obtained White Bear Skin *1]

[Obtained Basic Level Watchtower Construction Blueprint *1]

[Obtained Ridania Centaur Liquor *7]

[Obtained Skill Book: Courage Blessing]

[Obtained Black Diamond *1]

“So many things, and there’s honey and milk!”

In this resource-scarce icy world, the value of these two resources was unimaginable.

Especially honey, a delicacy only nobles could enjoy.

If the subjects like Dahua knew Cao Xing had brought back honey, they would undoubtedly jump with joy.

Besides these, there was also a skill book and a blueprint.

Cao Xing examined the attributes of the skill book.

[Courage Blessing (Blue): Condenses the power of Aurora, increasing the physical and magical attack power of friendly entities within a certain range by the equivalent of spiritual power *1.5, lasting 90 seconds, with a cooldown of 200 seconds.]

Upon reading the attributes of the skill book, Cao Xing was astonished.

“Wow, isn’t this one of the auxiliary divine skills of the early-stage Aurora Knight, the Courage Blessing?”

Liu Muxue’s spiritual power wasn’t high at the moment, so the attack boost wasn’t as powerful as imagined.

However, as she leveled up and her spiritual power grew, one blessing could dramatically boost the attack power of the entire team.

So, Cao Xing directly gave her the skill book.

“Muxue, learn it.”

“Okay.”

Liu Muxue nodded lightly, then clicked to learn the skill.

Moments later, with a joyful smile, Liu Muxue said, “It’s done, Axing.”

Cao Xing nodded in acknowledgment.

At this moment, he held a diamond glowing with black crystal luster in his hand.

The diamond was thumb-sized, and under the firelight, it appeared extremely bright.

[Black Diamond: Special material, embedding it in equipment can increase Charm by 20 points]

(An exceedingly rare mineral, regarded by nobles as a symbol of status. Any black diamond will trigger a frenzy and can fetch a high price at auction.)

Reading the description, Cao Xing was stunned, then a look of delight appeared on his face.

“Wow… just one gemstone can increase charm by 20 points, that’s outrageous!”

“No wonder those nobles are so desperate to own a black diamond!”

Whether keeping it himself or trading it in town, this black diamond could bring massive benefits to Cao Xing.

Satisfied, Cao Xing nodded and stored the black diamond back in his backpack.

With this, they had looted everything in the camp, achieving a bountiful haul.

“Let’s go, time to head back!”

After saying this, they departed the camp.

Then, the group climbed up the pile of boulders along the cliff edge.

Thud! Thud thud!

Once Da Bai climbed up from the cliff, Cao Xing’s team reassembled.

He glanced at the time displayed above.

[Time until nightfall: 1 hour and 17 minutes…]

[Current temperature: -56℃]

Cao Xing felt reassured, “More than enough time before night falls to return to the camp.”

Then, he sat on the back of the track robot and continued onward.

The group, along with four machines and a mammoth, advanced swiftly across the vast icy plains.

Before long, snowflakes began to fall from the sky.

“It’s snowing, Axing.”

Liu Muxue extended her right hand, murmuring, “How beautiful…”

Cao Xing glanced around.

Although the weather forecast mentioned a light snowfall.

In this snowfield, even a light snowfall was akin to heavy snow on Blue Star.

Whoosh—

The cold wind howled, and temperatures plummeted.

Snowflakes flew thickly, turning the scene into a vast expanse of whiteness, making it hard to discern directions.

Fortunately, Cao Xing had a small map feature provided by the system.

Under his guidance, the team moved steadily against the snowstorm.

Before long, they saw their camp’s location.

From afar, they could see a large bonfire blazing.

Snowflakes drifted near the bonfire, quickly melted by the heat it emitted.

In contrast to the blanket of white outside.

Cao Xing’s camp seemed like an independent world in a sea of snow.

At this moment, the Polar People were tirelessly working under the heavy snowfall.

Liu Muxue remarked, “Axing, our territory has expanded quite a bit, and there are many more structures!”

She seemed a little excited.

After all, it was the territory of her and Cao Xing.

Cao Xing nodded, noticing the changes in their territory as well.

Compared to when they left, the territory area had increased significantly.

This meant that during this time, Dazhuang and the others had upgraded the campfire by at least two levels.

Moreover, there were many more small shelters within the territory.

The [Blacksmith Shop], [Cafeteria], had all been built.

“Let’s go back to camp.”

Cao Xing and his team gradually approached.

The Polar People noticed the large group approaching in the snow from afar, their eyes filled with caution and wariness.

But when they saw Cao Xing sitting on the track robot, their pupils widened in surprise.

“Oh, dear! It’s the Lord!”

“How did he bring back so many creatures so quickly?”

“Oh my! Even a mammoth, how did the Lord manage to tame such a sacred creature?”

These Polar People were utterly shocked to see Cao Xing return from a trip with so many powerful creatures.

Simultaneously, all the subjects stopped their work, standing respectfully together in anticipation.

Standing out among them, wearing tight jeans with a tall figure, Xia Yanni exuded a rich sense of maturity, like a ripe peach.

Holding Tong Chuchu’s hand, Xia Yanni nervously watched the large creatures beside Cao Xing.

Cao Xing jumped down from the track robot and asked, “Dazhuang, did anything happen while I was away?”

Dazhuang hurriedly came forward and reported, “Lord, nothing special happened. Everyone has been working diligently.”

“Except that, around noon, a few frost goblins tried to attack us but were shot down by Lady Yilena and the powerful Elemental Arrow Tower.”

Cao Xing nodded at this.

Frost Goblins were a common type of monster in the wild.

These wild creatures couldn’t enter the territory but could target workers outside the territory.

Thankfully, before leaving, Cao Xing had left Yilena to guard the territory and had built an [Elemental Arrow Tower].

Cao Xing looked at Snake-man Yilena beside him and said, “Yilena, well done.”

Yilena twisted her body, sticking out a crimson tongue, and said, “Happy to serve you, my Lord.”

Dazhuang respectfully handed over several blue stones, saying, “Lord, these are what fell from the Goblins, containing a magical aura.”

Cao Xing accepted them.

[Obtained Ice Crystal Stone *4.]

[Ice Crystal Stone (Green): A stone that bursts out from certain ice element monsters, containing a strong frost ice aura, usable for constructing special buildings or forging certain ice attribute equipment.]

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Cao Xing’s eyes lit up, “Oh, it’s this kind of stone?”

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