Apocalypse Descent: Farming with My Harem

Chapter 249: Chapter 147: Ice Dragon Horn, The Eve of Battle Chapter 249: Chapter 147: Ice Dragon Horn, The Eve of Battle “Hiluviya insisted that I bring this new item over to you…”

“New item?”

Cao Xing became interested, “Let me see.”

Aili extended her small hand and handed over an ice carving shaped like a horn.

Cao Xing took it.

[Obtained: Ice Dragon Horn (small) *1]

…

“Oh? Is this the new material the system mentioned? What does it do?”

Cao Xing glanced at the attributes of the item.

[Ice Dragon Horn (small): After use, you can actively summon the power of the giant dragon, making all ice nests within a 30-kilometer radius descend near your territory for the next six hours.]

[Note: To reward the user’s brave performance, you can choose to increase the drop rate of the Ice Dragon Mark or the experience gained from defeating Ice Nest Monsters.]

[Option ①: You can choose to increase the drop rate of the Ice Dragon Mark and Ice Glacier Fragment by 100%, at the cost of reducing the experience value by 80%.]

[Option ②: You can choose to increase the experience value from defeating Ice Nest Monsters by 50%, at the cost of reducing the drop rate of the Ice Dragon Mark and Ice Glacier Fragment by 80%.]

…

After reading the notes on the material, Cao Xing was taken aback!

“Damn… this thing can actually summon all ice nests within thirty kilometers to my territory.”

“You can even choose to increase the drop rates of materials or the experience gained. This is surprisingly user-friendly!”

Cao Xing pondered for a moment and quickly understood the reason for this item’s appearance.

“I see, because after the official period started, survivors had to fight against ice nests while gathering resources, leaving little time for development.”

“If things continued like this, billions of survivors were essentially suffering a slow death, as their development pace couldn’t keep up with the upgrade of ice nests.”

“And in each big area, there should be one or two, or even a few strong presences!”

“At this point, they can choose to attract all the ice nests near their territory.”

“In this way, other survivors face less pressure and have more time to gather resources and develop their territories.”

“And similarly, these strong individuals can gain a large amount of experience and items from defeating the ice nests, which is quite a win-win!”

Thinking of this, Cao Xing nodded slightly to himself.

Then he pondered, “Should I give it a try?”

“Calculating proportionally, there’s a diameter of sixty kilometers within my territory, involving roughly twenty to thirty territories.”

“That means if I used this mark, for the next six hours, dozens of ice nests would land near my territory each hour.”

“This pressure is quite significant; it’s equivalent to a two- to three-fold increase in defense difficulty.”

Cao Xing weighed a bit, then assessed his power.

Finally, he concluded that he could completely withstand so many Ice Nest Monsters.

Cao Xing nodded, “It’s worth a try. Whether it’s experience or the Ice Dragon Mark, I desperately need them.”

“Of course, not now. Right now, Dazhuang and the others are still out gathering resources.”

“If I use this Ice Dragon Horn and a large number of ice nests drop, crushing my Polar People, that would be quite amusing!”

Thinking of this, Cao Xing decided to use it later at night when it gets dark.

Meanwhile.

After a morning of battles.

Blot, Assam, and others had already conquered all resource points within a five-kilometer radius.

Subject Cao Yi also laid down the iron rails.

All eight resource points were connected to the [Ore Processing Plant] and [Logging Field] within the territory.

Cao Xing stood on the city wall.

He saw several iron rails suddenly connected to the territory in the snowy field outside.

Dozens of mine carts were moving back and forth, loaded with various stones, coal, and metal like iron.

Wood could also be transported by mine carts similarly.

Inside Cao Xing’s territory, the ore processing plant and logging field began to operate at full capacity.

“Buzz buzz buzz!”

The sound of sawing and stones falling constantly echoed.

Although it seemed a bit noisy.

But when Cao Xing saw resources in his territory increasing at an impressive speed, these emotions disappeared without a trace in an instant.

[Wood +6]

[Wood +7]

[Stone +6]

[Stone +3]

[Iron +5]

[Copper +3]

[…]

“Very good, at this speed, excluding iron and coal, about thirteen pieces of wood and nine stones can be gathered per minute.”

“In the coming days, we can mine for at least ten hours a day.”

“This means I can gather thousands of pieces of wood and stone each day!”

This efficiency could leave other survivors far behind in the dust!

And this is the advantage of mechanized mining.

Meanwhile, Polar Person Du An also came over with a joyful expression, saying, “My Lord, the small communication devices you ordered are completed.”

“Due to time constraints, we could only make nine of them.”

Cao Xing heard this and showed happiness on his face.

With this, he could send Assam and others out to clear all the monsters near the territory.

Dazhuang and the others could also gather resources more safely.

[Obtained: Small communication device *9]

Cao Xing nodded and said, “Du An, well done.”

“Now, go and make more electronic components, and then install the magic-powered water purification device in our rooms.”

“At your command, esteemed Lord!”

Then Du An left immediately.

…

And Assam and Andrew, who had finished the battle, also returned from the snowy field.

They came to Cao Xing’s side and reported respectfully, “We fulfilled the mission, my Lord. The monsters and beasts in the resource points have all been cleared out.”