After a moment, two words squeezed out of Putana's mouth, "Thank you..."
Cao Xing waved his hand, indicating she didn't need to mind it.
Andrew, Renice, and Blot all looked at Cao Xing with gratitude.
A long string of system prompts appeared.
[Due to your generous gift, Territory Member: Rasbi's loyalty has increased, current loyalty: 88]
[Due to your generous gift, Territory Member: Rabino's loyalty has increased, current loyalty: 85]
[Due to your generous gift, Territory Member: Putana Carson's loyalty has increased, current loyalty: 89]
[Due to your generous gift, Territory Member: Blot Sulfur Stone's loyalty has increased, current loyalty: 100]
(Loyalty is full, the other party will now unconditionally obey your orders.)
"Very good, another subordinate with full loyalty."
Cao Xing was very satisfied.
Then he said, "Now, start using these items in your hands to break through."
"We'll continue exploring the forest for a while longer."
Upon hearing Cao Xing's command, everyone solemnly responded.
"At your command, Lord!"
Then, they all infused their souls into their bodies or crushed the Hearts of Power.
Most people on the field started to transform.
And Cao Xing glanced at the countdown above his head.
[Time until nightfall: 3 hours 24 minutes]
[Current temperature: -53℃]
"Only the last three hours before dark."
"It will take at least an hour and a half to return to camp, and with the weather forecast predicting light snow today, we need to head back early."
"This means I only have roughly an hour left to explore."
Although with their current strength, staying outside overnight was not a big deal.
However, during the [Giant Dragon Resurgence expansion], an Ice Nest appeared near the territory at intervals.
So Cao Xing decided not to linger outside.
"This Witch Forest holds many secrets, and even the Light Church regards it so highly, it must not be simple."
"But with my current strength, I can't uncover all the secrets of this forest..."
"However, I've already gained enough this time!"
"Not only did I collect the Ice Phoenix Flower, but I also harvested a large amount of beast meat!"
"Tonight, I can use the Human-faced Tree Tree Heart to accelerate the growth of Wally Bell and the Pale Tree."
Thinking of this, Cao Xing was eager to return to the camp.
Just as he was contemplating these things.
Two Wild Boar Warriors simultaneously surged with power!
A system prompt appeared,
[Your Territory Members: Rabino/Rasbi successfully advanced to Elite Level Creatures, learning a new skill: Dual Blade Wheel Dance]
Cao Xing was delighted in his heart.
"Very good, after experiencing a failure, they also succeeded."
"Now all four Wild Boar Warriors are at least Elite Level, in the future when I form the entire Wild Boar Warrior army, they will serve as squad leaders."
However, it was a pity that Putana's aura came to an abrupt halt.
She failed to break through to the Boss Level.
At this moment, this tall woman looked at Cao Xing with a face full of apology.
Cao Xing waved his hand and said, "It's okay, don't worry about it."
Although he had a Boss Soul, Cao Xing had other candidates in mind.
So Putana would have to wait.
The system prompt appeared again.
[Your Territory Member: Renice Eagle Eye successfully advanced to a third-tier creature, basic attributes increased by 100%]
[Your Territory Member: Blot Sulfur Stone successfully advanced to a third-tier creature, basic attributes increased by 100%]
Cao Xing's eyes showed joy again.
"Great, two more third-tier Generals added to my ranks!"
He checked their attributes.
[Ascalon Archer: Renice Eagle Eye]
[Level: 20 Level 0/100000 (Third-tier Boss Level)]
[Detailed Attributes: Click to view]
[Black Smoke Shaman: Blot Sulfur Stone]
[Level: 20 Level 0/100000 (Third-tier Boss Level Creature)]
[Detailed Attributes: Click to view]
"Not bad, not bad! Both have over 1500 Attack Power!"
"Now Renice's critical hits deal at least 2000 damage!"
The advancement from second-tier to third-tier was also an important transformation.
Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction once more.
Now, just waiting for news from Andrew.
This made Cao Xing a little uneasy.
After all, Leader Level creatures were rare, not to mention dropping a soul...
He prayed in his heart, don't fail, don't fail...
However, unfortunately, Andrew's aura came to an abrupt end.
At this moment, Cao Xing was suddenly furious.
Damn it! Both a Boss Soul and a Leader Soul failed!
Andrew came over, full of apology, kneeling on one knee in front of Cao Xing, and said, "Lord, Andrew has failed and wasted such a precious opportunity for a breakthrough."
Cao Xing patted his shoulder and said, "It's okay, Andrew, it's not your fault."
He also knew the success probability of a Leader Level Soul was only 45%, so the failure rate was higher than the success rate.
Breaking through to Leader Level was not an easy feat.
But, although Andrew failed to break through, Cao Xing still had other items!
So, he took out the [Holy Light Priest Recruitment Scroll (Gold)] from his backpack.
This was the second Leader Level Recruitment Scroll he obtained after the leaderboard reward!
The scroll emitted a strong Holy Light Aura, giving a strong sense of holiness.