"It's really spicy enough, but it's not as good in other aspects. The taste is too simple and far from the refreshing hot pot experience I remember. It would be nice if there were butter and Sichuan peppercorns."
Chu Xin, who had just finished boiling the venison slices, was savoring the taste and analyzing the further improvement direction of the hot pot. The pig-headed cook was taking notes carefully on the side.
Although the overall taste is a bit lacking, it is still very satisfying to eat. Under the nourishment of the spiciness, my whole body feels warm and all the coldness is gone.
I have to say, snowy days and hot pot are a perfect match.
Cao Tuan couldn't get used to eating such abnormally spicy food, and gave up completely after tasting a small piece of venison. Bing Meng, on the other hand, was surprisingly fond of hot pot. He almost ate the venison twice the size of his body, but his stomach didn't feel at all. Seeing the changes, it was as if the food I ate had been put into a different dimension.
After dinner, it was completely dark, and the cold winter night came more often than in the morning.
However, this did not stop the energetic Bingmeng and Cao Tuan. The two little things found a new toy, Chu Xin's sled.
At the moment, they were sitting on a sled outside, running happily on the snow. Even if it was pitch dark around them, it did not affect their play at all.
As ghost wolves as drivers, as undead creatures, they are naturally not affected by the night and can run flying in the snow with their legs spread.
Although Cao Tuan and Bing Meng often compete when eating, their relationship becomes better and better due to this interaction. They fish, play cards, eat and drink together every day, and they have become cat friends.
Xiaoqing and Tieqing don't have the same energy as them. They seem to be affected by the weather recently and are very sleepy. They spend most of the day sleeping, and they are rarely seen moving.
"Perhaps we can organize a sledding competition another day!" Chu Xin thought happily as she touched her chin.
Ignoring the two little guys outside, Chu Xin returned to his room. At night, it was time for him to exercise his mental and liver copies.
Smelling like hot pot, Chu Xin simply took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and then buried herself on the bed.
Opening the territory's star promotion panel, he checked the star promotion conditions above. After this period of time, a lot has been completed, and only the last few conditions were left.
[Territory star promotion conditions]: 1. Please expand the current territory to 20.1 kilometers (achieved); 2. Please increase the lord star rating to five stars (achieved); 3. Please increase the territory's comprehensive power value to 50,000 points. (Achieved); 4. There are no monster groups or other forces in the territory (Achieved); 5. The population in the territory reaches 2,000 (not achieved); 6. The territory destroys one territory of five stars or above (not achieved) ;7. The territory has a strong person with seven stars or above (achieved)
"There are only two final conditions left before the territory can be promoted to five stars. Destroy the five-star territory and expand the population to 2,000."
"We already have the five-star territory target. The three forces of the Three Kingdoms to the south and the Yuren territory to the north are all suitable targets. Solving any one of them can complete the star promotion conditions."
"In terms of population, there are still about 300 people left. It's simple. Just continue recruiting in the Exile Land dungeon and you're done."
The star-leveling condition for population is just a matter of time and effort. Just spend some time to clear the dungeon. What really gives Chu Xin a headache is the destruction of the five-star territory.
If he just wanted to simply wipe out a five-star territory, Chu Xin could now use all the territory's troops to achieve this goal easily.
But these two places, one is a six-star territory and the other is three five-star territories reunited, are not so easy to deal with.
The most important thing is that Chu Xin cannot judge the forces behind the opponent at this stage. If he provokes the advance army of a certain empire, it will be a very bad thing.
Therefore, for these places, the golden villain still needs to conduct further investigations and obtain more information before he can better formulate corresponding strategies.
At the same time, there is also a very important thing, which is to hoard magic crystals, which can ensure the first time to defeat the opponent and completely erase the space transmission beacon of the forces behind the opponent.
These are the major things Chu Xin has set out to do this winter.
In terms of the development planning of the territory, there is one urgent thing to do, and that is the drainage system of the territory.
In the past, the territory was protected by gentle wind and drizzle. The territory would not encounter difficulties in drainage due to heavy rains, so we did not think too much about this aspect and simply built a few shallow drainage ditches.
But the snow is different now. Gentle wind and drizzle have no effect on the snow. A large amount of snow is crowded in the territory. When it melts, it will turn into a large amount of snow water.
Without a complete drainage system, many buildings will be immersed in wet mud, and even some low-lying areas may be flooded.
Chu Xin gave a general idea about this matter. Ron and his people were planning and designing. Once the design drawings were approved by Chu Xin, the construction could be officially started.
Ron is also rushing to get on the shelves now. He only had the experience of being a village chief in the past, but now, under the pressure of the environment, he has adapted and grown quickly.
As a man in his fifties and with rich life experience, Chu Xin still believed that he could do things well.
This time, domestic sewage has also been included in the entire drainage system for planning and design. This is actually not a big problem in the territory. The toilets in the basic buildings themselves have the function of collecting sewage.
After the biggest problem is solved, the remaining things to consider are mainly the sewage from daily bathing, laundry and kitchen logistics. Chu Xin plans to build a three-stage sedimentation tank to simply filter it.
After arranging things, Chu Xin officially started practicing at night.
He closed his eyes and calmed down. Under the influence of advanced concentration, his mind quickly became empty.
There was a vague fluctuation in the mental energy on Chu Xin's body, and gradually, his breath merged with the air.
At this moment, if someone walks in, they will find that although Chu Xin can be seen in the room, he is not there at all in their mental perception.
This ability is actually a bit like the use of mental power in illusion, but it is not exactly the same. Chu Xin does not change the surrounding environment, but changes himself and integrates with the surrounding environment.
Most powerful people never rely on their own eyes to conduct searches. Instead, they often use their own strong mental power to conduct large-scale searches. With this ability, he will easily become invisible under the eyes of the opponent.
Speaking of which, this breath assimilation and concealment ability was developed by Chu Xin based on the breath concealment function that was unlocked in the territory not long ago. It is the same principle, but the target has changed from the territory to the individual.
Black Castle would not explain the principle of this function, but Chu Xin could perform reverse calculations based on changes in the aura of the territory, and after repeated research, he really succeeded in figuring it out.
Chu Xin has always been very concerned about life, so this ability has always been at the top of mental training since it was researched.
After these days of training, he has now successfully reduced the time for his breath to be assimilated and hidden, from the initial time of more than half an hour to the current ten seconds.
But Chu Xin is still not particularly satisfied with this time. The ideal time in his mind is one second. After all, in many emergency situations, one second can determine life or death.
In the bedroom, Chu Xin's breath continued to assimilate - recover, assimilate - recover... just like a swimmer practicing holding his breath, he was constantly expanding his limits in this way.
Half the night passed like this.
At around ten o'clock in the evening, there was a knock on the door outside Chu Xin's bedroom. He used his mental power to open the door, and he unexpectedly saw Friday.
Friday, who went to the Wind Continent to fight, finally returned to the territory after more than half a month.
Chu Xin has actually been paying attention to Friday these days. It has grown rapidly, and its bones have been completely promoted to the gold level, and its strength has gradually stabilized at the upper reaches of the six-star level.
I haven't seen him for a long time, but Friday seems to have a bit more power, and he seems to have the aura of a skeleton king.
But the moment he saw Chu Xin, Friday's impression softened and he returned to the cute little skeleton he once was.
"Master, I'm back!" Friday's soul fire beat happily, and the skull full of bones grinned slightly, as if smiling.
It can definitely be regarded as an alien among skeletons. It is a rare undead with rich emotions, unlike those souls that are confused and confused.
"Sit down and tell me, how was your harvest this time?" Chu Xin stopped her mental exercise, patted the place beside the bed, and motioned Friday to sit over.
Friday did not include Hu. He put away the bone knife and sat down.
"Hey, my undead army has expanded a lot during this trip. The undead knight army has now exceeded five hundred in size, and its strength has basically remained above four stars. As for the skeleton army, the skeleton warriors and skeleton archers total about four thousand. The number is about 1,000, and the zombie army has exceeded a thousand."
"Wende and King Kong have also grown greatly in strength this time, but they did not come back with me this time and stayed in the territory over there."
"Master, when you go there and take a look, you will definitely be surprised."
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Perhaps it was too long since he had seen Chu Xin. He talked a lot on Friday and Chu Xin spent most of the time listening to it. Looking at this little skeleton, he felt quite proud that his child had finally grown up.
In fact, Chu Xin has always been paying attention to the situation in the sub-territory, and has always been aware of the general situation.
He knew that Friday also built a city there, which was modeled after the city in his current territory. There was also a huge castle in the center of the city, which should have been specially built for him.
However, Chu Xin did not interrupt it, nor did he show any signs that he already knew about it. Instead, he looked interested.
He knew that Friday wanted to give himself a surprise.
"I'll be there in a few days. You stay in the territory for the next two days, relax for two days, go fishing, and play cards with Cao Tuan and the others." Chu Xin touched Friday's little bald head without looking at his expression. , he can now roughly guess that he looks like a loving father.
"But I'm not worried about that. I'd better go over there tomorrow and have a look!" Friday said hesitantly.
Chu Xin smiled and said warmly: "Don't worry, Wen De is watching over there, everything will be fine. Work requires a balance between work and rest."
As if seeing the concern in Friday's eyes, Chu Xin continued: "You know, I raised you like this, not because I want you to become an emotionless war weapon. Even if you are an undead, you can still have your own life. And Happy, don’t worry, they won’t be unwilling to be with you just because you are an undead soul.”
He knew what Friday was worried about, that he was afraid that he would be disliked by Xiaoqing and the others. After all, no one would want to stay with an undead body except its owner, except the owner.
This is an inferiority complex unique to Friday. Chu Xin knows that Friday has always been very envious of the human body. It longs to be able to eat and have fun with other people like normal people.
Regarding Friday, he actually felt guilty in his heart. As his strength grew, Chu Xin felt that the things he had promised at the beginning were more and more hopeless.
It is difficult for humans to transform into undead. For undead to transform into humans, it should not be easier than conquering the Dark Land. However, Chu Xin has never forgotten this promise and has always kept it in mind.
Chu Xin's words at this moment made Friday's emotions surge. If it had tears, it would have shed tears of excitement at this time, but it had no tears and could only nod heavily.
After talking to Friday for a while, Chu Xin let him stay in the room to rest. Although the undead didn't seem to want to rest, Chu Xin still forced him to sleep.
Friday has learned to sleep since he was a little skeleton, and Chu Xin knows this.
Looking at the little skeleton lying next to his bed, Chu Xin smiled without any fear in his heart. It should be a very scary scene, but he felt a bit warm instead.
Maybe, this is the loneliness of empty nesters!
Chu Xin lay on the bed and greeted Xiao Qing, Cao Tuan and others one by one, asking them to take their friends to have fun tomorrow, fishing, sledding, playing cards... they all come one by one, and they must do it. Make up for the time away from the territory on Friday.
After arranging the activities for Friday and tomorrow, Chu Xin continued to play the Land of Exile dungeon.
In the Exile Land dungeon exchange, 500 record points are needed to exchange for a human refugee, and his harvest in one round can be exchanged for about three people, with a population of more than 300. After conversion, he still needs to clear the level more than 100 times.
The most uncomfortable thing is that the situation in the dungeon will change every time, and many places will change. The route is not static, and he often runs the risk of overturning.
Therefore, it is a relatively conservative statement to clear the level more than 100 times. Even if it is converted into a 10-minute round, excluding time loss and rest in the middle, it will still take at least 16 or 7 hours.
Converted to normal progress, I'm afraid it will take three days to calm down.
There’s a long way to go!
