Chapter 545: Large Population and Returning Legion. (6300)

She raised her head, bit her lower lip lightly, and looked at Cao Xing with a special look, as if she wanted to say something.

Cao Xing asked, “What’s wrong?”

The Baron’s mother seemed to have mustered up the courage and asked, “Lord Cao Xing, are you going to drive me away?”

Cao Xing shook his head: “No, it’s just that I promised you that I would ensure your safety before the enemy is eliminated.”

“Besides, I guess you’re not used to living in my territory.”

Hearing this, Gracie said softly, “It’s not like I’m not used to it. I live very well here.”

“Sir, do you think I am too old to serve you?”

Upon hearing this, Cao Xing’s face instantly darkened.

Then he sat on the chair.

“come over.”

After hearing Cao Xing’s serious voice, the petite woman immediately came to him obediently.

“Lie on my lap.”

“Yes……”

Gracie did as she was told and laid down on his legs.

The weight of her soft body was completely placed on Cao Xing, with her round and firm buttocks raised high.

At this time, Cao Xing raised his right hand and slapped it down fiercely.

“Snapped!”

A crisp sound sounded.

He only used 10% of his strength in this slap, but even with only 10%, it was still not something ordinary people could withstand.

Gracie suddenly shuddered and felt a burning pain.

She tilted her head and looked at Cao Xing with a pair of hazy eyes.

“grown ups……”

Cao Xing didn’t say anything, but clapped a few times again.

“Clap! Clap!”

“Hey…”

Several consecutive slaps made Gracie’s buttocks ripple and the petite lady’s face turned red.

There was mist in her eyes. She didn’t dare to resist at this moment and let Cao Xing do what he wanted.

Until he stopped, turned his head and asked tentatively.

“My Lord…are you angry?”

“I was wrong, can you please forgive me…”

There was a pleading tone in her voice.

Cao Xing loosened his hand, and then said earnestly: “Listen, I don’t mind your age.”

“I’ll forgive you this time, but don’t say that next time, okay?”

The baron’s mother lay on Cao Xing’s legs, and a happy smile suddenly broke out on her face.

He nodded like a chick pecking at rice and said, “Yes, I understand, sir. I will never say such things again.”

After saying that, she continued to lie on Cao Xing’s legs.

And Cao Xing also felt an unprecedented soft touch.

Gracey whispered, “Sir, you seem…”

Cao Xing glanced at Elisa next to him and chuckled.

Then he picked up the woman and put her on his shoulders and went into another room.

“Bang!”

As the door was closed, Gracie immediately knelt down obediently in front of him.

“My Lord…please let me have a taste. Gracie is hungry.”

Cao Xing knew before that the baron’s mother was actually very open-minded.

However, because of her identity, she has been suppressing herself.

Now that he had arrived at his territory, he had completely let go in front of Cao Xing.

A smile appeared on Cao Xing’s face, and then he said, “If you want to eat, help yourself.”

“Yes, sir…”

Gracie remained on her knees and came over to him.

“rustle……”

Then the Baroness’s mother began to eat with relish.

After a few minutes of tasting, Gracie’s face turned rosy.

She whispered, “Sir, there is a dull pain where you hit me just now. Please help me see if it is swollen.”

After she finished speaking, she squatted down, with her buttocks slightly raised and presented in front of Cao Xing.

Cao Xing saw at a glance that the round and white buttocks were covered with the marks of his slaps.

My mouth suddenly became dry.

Cao Xing didn’t hesitate at all. He put his hands on her plump waist and moved closer in an instant.

Until about an hour had passed.

Cao Xing walked out of the room refreshed.

The Baron’s mother, on the other hand, had a rosy complexion and put on her clothes…

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At this moment, Cao Xing was standing in the territory, thinking about what to do next.

“At present, the threat from the Church of Light has been resolved. Next, we need to find a territory for Tian Jing and then prepare to build a legion.”

“Once we have dealt with the matters at the Legion, we can explore the inheritance of that legendary wizard.”

“Then see if there is time to send people to Diesha Highlands to explore the dragon’s nest.”

“Finally, we have to go to Youlan Kingdom to look for Luo Xi from Chuanhai Fort.”

These things are all important and need to be done one by one.

Of course, the prerequisite is to wait for Hilda and the others to come back.

But it was almost time, because in the morning, they received news that they had arrived at the Briseban Wilderness.

Calculating the time, it should be about time for us to return to the Snowstorm Plains.

Sure enough, it was around one o’clock in the afternoon.

The staff heard a sound of breaking air overhead.

“Huh-huh-“

Huge shadows quickly flew over the territory.

That’s a group of griffins.

Obviously, the Knights of the Silver Hand returned first.

At the same time, griffins landed in the buffer zone of the territory.

Cao Xing saw that in addition to the Silver Hand Knights, there were also some unfamiliar figures on the backs of these griffins.

They were dressed in rags, wearing worn-out cotton coats and hats, and were of different heights.

Those were a group of polar people, and there were blacksmiths from various races.

In addition to the dwarves, there are also human blacksmiths.

There are nearly two hundred people in total.

After landing, these blacksmiths and polar people jumped off the griffin’s back one after another, and then stood there awkwardly.

Knight Captain Fordragon stepped forward and said respectfully, “My Lord, these are the blacksmiths that Lady Hilda captured in that stronghold.”

“The other polars were collected from other strongholds.”

“Since there were more people, I took the griffins with me and brought back all the captives.”

Cao Xing nodded slightly, “Well done, you guys have worked hard.”

The knight immediately replied respectfully: “It’s not hard, your honorable lord!”

“It is our honor to contribute to the territory!”

Including the other knights, they looked at Cao Xing with respect and admiration in their eyes!
Cao Xing first asked this group of knights to wait aside, then his eyes fell on the hundreds of captives and scanned their panel information.

There is no need to say much about the polar people. In this world, they are a group of hard-working people. They are the ones who eat one bowl of rice and do the work of ten bowls of rice.

The levels of these polar people are between level 3 and level 10, and there are more than 150 of them, which is very good.

As for the blacksmiths next to them, most of them are humans or dwarves.

Their skin is pitch black or dark yellow with mottled lines on it.

This is caused by years of exposure to high temperatures and fire.

These blacksmiths all have the life skill [Forging Mastery] on their panels.

There are blacksmiths from junior to senior level, and there are even two expert blacksmiths.

Seeing this scene, a smile appeared on Cao Xing’s face.

These blacksmiths are rare talents!

Now, there are more and more troops in his territory.

Those soldiers were still wearing the initial equipment they brought with them when they were summoned, which basically had little protective capabilities.

Although with Cao Xing’s [Ice Armor Technique], they can increase their armor by several thousand points, which is equivalent to the bonus of more than a dozen pieces of armor.

But it would be a good thing if these warriors could wear equipment and improve their strength.

He had had this idea before.

However, because there was only Harold in the territory at that time, his forging tasks were always saturated.

Now that there are so many blacksmiths, this model can be implemented.

With sufficient resources, he combined them with the three drawings he had obtained from a transaction not long ago.

You can then create large quantities of equipment in batches.

Cao Xing walked over and said, “Everyone, as you can see, the Church of Light has been destroyed by us.”

“From now on you won’t have to worry about this church arresting you, and you won’t have to work for them anymore.”

“And now, my territory is in a state of development and still needs a lot of manpower.”

“Would you like to join my territory?”

On the field, the group of polar people immediately responded without hesitation: “We are willing!”

They had already seen that the polar people in this territory were all strong and robust, and their aura was incredibly powerful!
Apparently, those polar people live well here.

So, what’s the point of hesitation in this kind of territory? Of course, join it!

However, when faced with Cao Xing’s question, the group of blacksmiths did not respond immediately, but stood there looking a little hesitant.

Some blacksmiths seemed to be hesitant to speak, as if they had something to say.

Cao Xing could see it, so he said, “If you have anything to say, you can speak freely.”

“Even if you don’t want to join my territory, I won’t force you.”

Hearing this, the expressions of the blacksmiths changed again.

At the same time, two figures walked out of the crowd.

One of them is tall and the other is short.

One is human and the other is dwarf.

Cao Xing took a quick look and found that both of them had [Expert-level Forging Mastery].

In other words, they are the ones with the highest forging skills among this group of blacksmiths.

Among them, the expert blacksmith of the human race asked tentatively: “This powerful lord, we are honored to receive your invitation to join this powerful territory.”

“We also hope to join your territory and work for you.”

“But before that, I want to ask a question on behalf of everyone.”

Cao Xing looked at the human blacksmith.

His name is Hogson, he is probably in his early forties, has a slight disability in his right foot, and walks unsteadily, looking like he was injured when he was young.

Cao Xing said: “You ask.”

The blacksmith named Hogson said respectfully, “We want to know if everyone can have a few days off every six months or a year after completing their work?”

“How many days off do you want to rest?”

Cao Xing showed a puzzled look in his eyes, and then said: “Don’t worry, in my territory, there is no need to overwork, and everyone’s working hours will not be too long every day.”

“After finishing work during the day, you will be free at night.” Upon hearing this, the people on the field looked at each other, seeming a little surprised.

However, the blacksmith Hogson still shook his head and said, “My Lord, you misunderstood.”

“We are not afraid of working too long or being too tired…”

“We just want a little time every year to be able to go back and see our family.”

Cao Xing was slightly stunned.

At this time, another senior blacksmith behind him said: “Dear Lord, since we were captured by the Church of Light, we have been making weapons for them day and night.”

“I haven’t been back to visit my family in several years.”

“When I was arrested, the baby in my wife’s belly was only a few months old. I don’t know how she is doing.”

“We really miss our family…”

Including the other blacksmiths, they all mustered up the courage and spoke in a pleading tone.

“Merciful Lord, please have mercy and let us see our families!”

“Please!”

Cao Xing didn’t say anything, but was thinking about something.

After a moment, he asked, “Do you know where your home is?”

The blacksmiths immediately spoke at once.

“My home is in Tallinn, Ostia”

“My home is in Oak Village in Brisebonne Wilds.”

“My home is in the Blue Water Town in the Kingdom of Velen…”

“I……”

After listening to their reports, Cao Xing suddenly felt a slight headache.

These blacksmiths came from all over the world, basically from the four or five nearby kingdoms.

Each kingdom covers a territory of four to five thousand kilometers, plus the barren areas outside the borders.

The journey from one kingdom to another is at least seven or eight thousand kilometers.

Not to mention, there are some blacksmiths here who come from even more distant countries.

Cao Xing said: “I can give you a holiday, and even give you enough time to go back and see your family.”

“But are you sure you can get back?”

“This is the Ice Crystal Kingdom. Apart from a few blacksmiths whose homes are nearby, do the rest of you have the ability to cross several countries?”

After Cao Xing finished speaking, most of the blacksmiths on the scene fell silent.

They all knew how difficult it was to cross the territory of a kingdom in such a dangerous world.

Even those experienced caravans need to find a large number of mercenaries or guards in order to travel between countries.

Moreover, they must take routes they are familiar with, otherwise if they leave the trade route, there is a high probability of casualties.

For ordinary people like them, this is even more impossible.

If all these more than one hundred blacksmiths really want to go home.

Ninety-nine percent of them will die on the road.

Thinking of this, a hint of dejection suddenly appeared on their resolute faces.

Some blacksmiths even felt a black screen before their eyes and almost fainted.

Cao Xing said: “Well, I will provide you with a plan that will allow you to see your family.”

Hearing this, everyone in the field had a terrifying light in their eyes, and then looked at him excitedly.

Cao Xing continued: “Next, you all will join my territory and work for me.”

“After I have stabilized my territory, I will send people to pick up your family members and settle them in my territory.”

“What do you think of this plan?”

Hearing this, all the blacksmiths on the field were stunned for a moment.

But they also know that this is a great thing!
Everyone wanted to agree immediately, but they were still a little unsure.

For a moment, everyone stood there awkwardly.

It was the expert blacksmith who spoke again: “My dear Lord, is what you said… true?”

“Is it really possible to bring our family over and settle in such a prosperous territory?”

Before Cao Xing could speak, the big guy Bron at the side spoke first.

“Ahaha! Our Lord will never lie to his own people. What he says is what he means!”

Other people in this territory can be said to share the same feeling with this point.

The other soldiers nodded.

Cao Xing also clearly replied: “It’s true.”

“Not only are there a large number of griffins in my territory, there are also many goblin airships.”

“These are highly mobile units that can ensure that your family members are brought here safely and without worries.”

After getting his personal confirmation, excitement appeared in the eyes of these blacksmiths!

“If that’s the case, I’m willing to work for you here in the territory for the rest of my life!”

“Me too!”

“We are willing to join, this kind and great lord.”

All of a sudden, these blacksmiths rushed to sign up.

Most of these blacksmiths are family men.

For them, what is the point of working so hard in those small towns or in the city?
Isn’t it just to make your family live a better life and have a warm home?

My biggest dream is to save some money and move to a big city in the future to ensure my own safety.

And now, this territory has all the conditions!
Not only is it warm and safe, but the lord also seems very kind.

This is simply the perfect home they have always dreamed of!

A smile also appeared on Cao Xing’s face.

“Very good, then you are welcome to join us.”

After saying that, he issued a recruitment invitation to all these people.

[Recruitment successful! Blacksmith: Luca/Oli/Stone… joined your territory, territory population +348]

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When everyone joined in, Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction again.

As a result, the number of staff in the territory increased dramatically again!

Cao Xing called Duan and called Harold, the dwarf blacksmith who was working.

When Harold came over holding a forging hammer, a steady and heavy aura continued to emanate from him.

In addition, Harold is now a master blacksmith, and even his steps have a special rhythm and charm.

The two expert blacksmiths on the field immediately recognized the source of Harold’s aura and exclaimed.

“Oh! My God, this is a master blacksmith!”

“Gods above! Am I seeing things? There is actually a forging master in this territory!”

Hearing this, the other blacksmiths’ eyes suddenly widened and they stared at Harold.

Only if you are a blacksmith yourself, you will know how rare it is to find a master blacksmith!
He is a rare figure among hundreds of expert blacksmiths.

After all, it is too difficult to awaken the [Craftsman’s Soul].

Without awakening the [Craftsman’s Soul], you will not be able to break through even if you have maxed out your proficiency.

If it weren’t for the [Statue of the God of Forging] in Cao Xing’s territory, even Harold would be stuck at the expert level and unable to break through.

Even the nobles had to be polite to such a person.

The other captured dwarf blacksmiths were even more excited.

Facing the admiring eyes of the other blacksmiths, Harold just glanced at them and paid no more attention to them, then came to Cao Xing respectfully.

“My Lord, please give me your orders.”

Cao Xing said: “Harold, as you can see, there are many more blacksmiths in our territory.”

“Next, you will lead this group of blacksmiths. First, arrange a place for them to live, and then take them to the blacksmith shop to have a look.”

“From now on, you will be responsible for making the batch of high-level materials I brought back.”

“They were responsible for creating the armor and weapons that the soldiers wore.”

“Then when you have free time, you can give them some guidance.”

Cao Xing issued a series of tasks.

“By the way, take these blueprints as well and have them forge them starting tomorrow.”

Harold took the blueprint from Cao Xing and replied solemnly: “Yes, Lord, I will lead them well.”

After saying that, he turned around and looked at the other blacksmiths, then said, “Everyone, come with me, I will arrange a place for you to stay first.”

“Okay, Master!”

They obeyed Harold’s every word.

Soon, a large number of blacksmiths followed Harold and walked towards the residential area.

After the blacksmiths left, Cao Xing called Duan over again and said, “Duan, these polar people are under your command.”

“First, take them to familiarize themselves with the territory, and then take them to the cafeteria for dinner.”

“Now that we have more manpower, you can assign a group of people to build a few blacksmith shops, and then upgrade them all to expert level.”

“After this is done, send these polar people out to mine the surrounding mines.”

“As you command, Lord Lord!”

Duan looked at the other polar people and said, “My fellow tribesmen, follow me.”

“Let me guide you through this sacred territory.”

The polar people immediately said excitedly: “We are delighted!”

They also followed Duan, exclaiming in amazement as they walked.

“Oh! My tribesman, you are really strong. Are you the polar man who inherited the blood of the earth bull as mentioned in the legend?”

Duan replied: “No, this is the power of the Lord.”

“If you behave well, you will be able to enjoy this kind of treatment in the future!”

“Mother Earth, this is truly something to be desired!”

“Haha, we will definitely behave well and work hard…”

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Soon, the voices of the polar people faded away.

After arranging these people.

Cao Xing asked the griffins to return to the griffin nest to rest, including the Silver Hand Knights, who also returned to their own residences.

Next, all we have to do is wait for the other fighters to return.

It was around two o’clock in the afternoon.

With his keen hearing, Cao Xing heard the noise coming from high above his head.

“Buzzing—”

The vibration sound continued, that was the sound of the propeller of the goblin airship.

“It should be Xierda and the others who are back.” Cao Xing thought to himself.

Sure enough, after a while, the voices of Hilda, Bojie and others rang in my ears.

“My Lord, we have arrived at the territory.”

A smile instantly appeared on Cao Xing’s face, and then he quickly pushed open the door of the lord’s castle with excitement.

Including other fighters, they also heard the noise above their heads and then came to the buffer zone of the territory to wait.

Under the gaze of the crowd, more than a dozen goblin airships slowly landed.

Teams of powerful soldiers walked out, as well as seventh-level warriors with terrifying auras.

Xierda, Ilena, Bojie, Tian Jing and others walked over one after another.

They came to Cao Xing and bowed respectfully.

Then he shouted loudly: “My Lord, we have successfully completed the mission and everyone has returned safely!”

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(End of this chapter)