Apocalypse Descent: Farming with My Harem

Chapter 1910: Chapter 639: Surging Population and Inheritance Rewards

But they also felt an unprecedented sense of powerlessness, as if they could no longer summon the courage to face the enemy.

Even when they closed their eyes, they saw that group of monsters exuding a pungent bloody smell, looking mad!

The Bloody Army had become their nightmare!

But now, the fear in their hearts was dispelled, and their fighting spirit was reignited!

These soldiers shouted in unison.

"For honor, we will fight to the death for you!"

Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction, "Very good, now all of you go into the territory and take on the temporary defense duties."

"Yes, Lord!"

With that said, the group of soldiers all entered the territory.

Looking at the increasing population within the territory, Cao Xing praised, "Not bad, the Blood Chaos is a terrifying crisis for the entire world."

"But since it is a crisis, with danger comes opportunity."

"If the survivors can seize this opportunity and recruit these fleeing villagers and soldiers, the population of the territory will see a significant increase."

Of course, no matter what, Cao Xing was still the biggest winner.

After all, his strength was evident here; in the whole Ice Crystal Kingdom, there was no area more prosperous and safer than this territory.

As long as word got out, a large number of refugees would flock to his territory.

As Cao Xing predicted.

In one afternoon, he received three waves of visitation applications in succession.

Among these people were wandering mercenaries, distressed villagers, and defeated soldiers.

There were even distressed nobles.

Altogether more than five hundred people.

Cao Xing was also open to all of them, bringing them all into the territory.

[Recruitment successful: Silver Fox Mercenary Group Elsa/Rogers/Said... joined your territory, territory population +205...]

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Seeing the prompt, Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction again, "Very good, today nearly eight hundred people were recruited."

"However, among these eight hundred people, only three hundred or so are combat personnel, the rest are just ordinary villagers and townspeople."

"At this rate, there will be a sufficient number of staff next."

This result was just as Cao Xing had expected.

After all, before this, the number of combat personnel in his territory was always far more than the number of staff.

And a strong territory needs to have sufficient logistics support besides combat power.

Moreover, he needs to plan for the third expansion of the territory, which requires a large number of staff.

After all, for Cao Xing now, wanting to increase the number of combat personnel is also a simple matter.

He still has tens of millions of war merits to squander; he can easily exchange for more than ten thousand recruitment scrolls.

He doesn’t need to worry about the number of combat units.

Thinking of this, Cao Xing returned to the territory and unified the arrangement for these newly joined soldiers and mercenaries regarding their team and patrol tasks.

As for those villagers, they started working under the leadership of Liuzhuang and others.

Most of the staff were assigned to the wall positions, while the women were assigned to the cafeteria kitchen, responsible for the territory’s food supply.

A part that looked younger was assigned to the territory’s agricultural area, participating in crop planting and care.

Among them was the Little Baron of Frostwind Town — Yorun Green.

Cao Xing was especially concerned with this person since he was a talent with [Advanced Management Mastery] and [Smart] Talent.

"Tap tap..."

Stepping over the ground paved with bluestone slabs, Cao Xing walked all the way to the agricultural area.

At this moment, this young man was quite clumsily watering, fertilizing, and trimming the branches on the grape trellis of those crops.

Although his movements were clumsy, his expression was extremely serious, paying special attention to the plants in front of him.

As if each plant was related to his future.

He worked with full concentration and didn’t even notice the arrival of the Lord.

Cao Xing paused to observe for a while, nodding slightly.

"This Yorun has a good character."

"After refining for a while longer, we can try investing resources to cultivate him."

After all, [Advanced Management Mastery] belongs to the secondary profession skills, and it can also be upgraded using the Skill Level Emblem.

And Cao Xing can fully exchange the remaining four [Master-level Badge] in the Battle Merit Store to directly upgrade his secondary profession skill to expert, or even master level!

Then, he left here and began to inspect the work situation of other newcomers.

Time quickly came to the evening.

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Meanwhile.

In the Angel inheritance.

Liu Muxue and Bai Zhi had smoothly passed the fifth trial.

They walked out from that tunnel of light and dark and merged into everything.

Everything before them vanished into illusion.

"Finally passed."

Liu Muxue slightly exhaled, her eyes carrying some fatigue, as if she had gone through a long and intense battle.

Beside her, Bai Zhi gently nodded, her complexion somewhat pale.

It was clear that she was also exhausted.

This fifth trial proved to be unexpectedly difficult.

After all, it didn’t test the challenger’s combat power but rather their temperament and endurance.

Even though Liu Muxue and Bai Zhi were both steadfast in spirit, the trial time exceeded expectations.

During a whole night, they shuttled back and forth in that illusionary tunnel facing various scenarios that were intensely realistic.

Even though they were able to hold onto their true selves at the beginning.

But as it continued, the illusions intensified, coming like waves one after another as if it was never-ending.

Those fictitious scenes constantly impacted their spirits, tearing open inner defenses.

Making it hard to distinguish whether they were in a dream or reality at the moment...

But fortunately, they ultimately succeeded.

Liu Muxue and Bai Zhi lifted their heads, exchanging glances and showing a hint of relief and comfort in their eyes.

This trial was tough, but it also served as a polishing of their spirit.

After enduring the illusions of whirlwind and downpour, the will of both women seemed to have undergone a sublimation.

At the same time, a system prompt appeared in front of them.

[Congratulations! Challenger, you have successfully passed the fifth trial of Angel Inheritance: the Light Trial.]

[In this trial, you confronted the most vulnerable parts of your heart and proved you can resist the devil’s temptation.]

[For your unyielding will, the Angel Inheritance will bestow upon you special rewards.]

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