At the same time, Cao Xing and Liu Muxue stood together on the city wall.
Then, he took out the new item he obtained today, the Ice Dragon Horn.
[Would you like to use the Ice Dragon Horn (small)?]
[Once used, for the next 6 hours, Ice Nests within a 30-kilometer radius will descend near your territory.]
Cao Xing immediately clicked confirm.
The next moment, Cao Xing heard a resounding dragon roar!
The dragon roar echoed throughout the territory, then swiftly surged into the pitch-black night sky.
At the same time, a second system prompt appeared.
[Please select an increase effect for the Ice Dragon Horn.]
[Option 1: Increase material drop rates, decrease experience value.]
[Option 2: Increase experience value, decrease material drop rates.]
Was there any need to think about it?
Cao Xing definitely chose option one.
With a bit of calculation, he knew that there would be many Ice Nests crashing down around his territory.
If he chose experience, they would max out their experience in no time.
At that point, reaching full level without the Intermediate Power Heart would mean squandering this opportunity.
[Selection successful, please prepare for battle.]
Cao Xing took a deep breath.
And just then, a message suddenly appeared in the chat channel of Region 174.
Regional Announcement: "Survivor Lord: Cao Xing has used the Ice Dragon Horn (small). For the next six hours, some territories will be spared from Ice Nest attacks. Please coordinate the development time among these lords."
Upon seeing the information in the regional chat channel, the other survivors were instantly stunned.
Ge Xiong: "Damn! The system said Big Bro Cao Xing used the Ice Dragon Horn, what is that thing?"
Tian Congyou: "I saw someone from the United States mention it on the world channel, it seems to make all the Ice Nests within thirty kilometers descend into his territory."
Hearing this, the other survivors were even more shocked.
Chen Guo: "Wow... Thirty kilometers, doesn't that mean facing dozens of Ice Nests simultaneously, for six hours, that's hundreds?"
Cheng Wenjun: "That's absurd! We can barely handle one Ice Nest. Big Bro Cao Xing is taking on hundreds by himself!"
Gong Zhang: "The brothers near Big Bro Cao Xing's territory are in luck. For the next six hours, there won't be any Ice Nest Monsters to disturb you. You need to seize the time to gather resources and develop your territories."
The other survivors immediately realized something.
"Wow, that makes sense!"
"No wonder the system said let some lords reasonably arrange development time. That's what it meant."
"I hope Big Bro Cao Xing's territory is near mine. Damn it, I spent the whole day fending off these Ice Nest Monsters, and my territory's resources are almost depleted!"
"Haha, I also want to be near Big Bro Cao Xing's territory!"
after Cao Xing used the Ice Dragon Mark,
soon, everyone saw two Ice Nests crash down.
The ground shook violently.
These two Ice Nests landed over by Blom's side.
Before long, dozens of hyena-like Ice Nest Monsters charged out.
Blom laughed heartily, "New soldiers, charge up with Blom!"
Although Blom commanded only 20 Ascalon Soldiers and couldn't use the Legion Skill [Fearless Charge],
with the group blessing from Liu Muxue and Queen's Will from Hilda,
their combat abilities were still formidable, making it easy to handle these Ice Nest Monsters.
Under Blom's leadership, the soldiers quickly engaged the Ice Nest Monsters.
Then, they swung their standard weapons in unison.
This terrifying damage was not something a First-tier creature could unleash.
Their attack power was greatly enhanced, taking only two strikes to defeat an Ice Nest Monster.
The soldiers were thrilled.
"O Gods above, is this truly the damage I dealt?"
"Terrifying! If we had the power of this Lord five thousand years ago, Ascalon could have ruled the entire Western Continent!"
"No doubt, I seem to see a great Lord rising, soon, his name will surely echo across the Continent!"
The next moment, they attacked the Ice Nest Monsters with even more enthusiasm.
"Soldiers! Let us fight for this mighty new Lord!"
The Ice Nest Monsters were chopped into pieces by the soldiers' plain short swords.
Meanwhile, on Cao Xing's side, he also saw constant kill notifications.
[Your territory member: Luigi killed an Ice Nest Monster lv7, gained experience value 14]
[Combat Personnel gained experience value: 7]
[Your territory member: Sirad killed an Ice Nest Monster lv8, gained experience value: 16]
[Combat Personnel gained experience value: 8]
Because he chose the increase in material drop rate, the experience value decreased significantly.
However, it was evidently worth it.
Cao Xing already saw many Ice Dragon Marks burst out on the ground after the Ice Nest Monsters died!
The subjects also cautiously leaned against the city wall, watching the battle outside.
And seeing how easily Blom and others took care of the first wave of Ice Nest Monsters, they also showed delight on their faces.
Their territory was as strong as ever!
But Cao Xing knew, all this was just an appetizer.
More Ice Nests would appear next.
Moreover, because Cao Xing, to maximize benefits, did not destroy the Ice Nests, letting them hatch monsters,
it meant that soon, they could possibly face impacts from hundreds or even thousands of Ice Nest Monsters simultaneously!
Indeed, as he expected.
After a few minutes, another two Ice Nests crashed down.