12: Chapter 12 Frost Giant, Strength Surges

"Boom~"

The sturdy giant leaped from his mount and landed heavily on the ground.

The earth seemed to tremble slightly.

Immediately after, the sturdy giant knelt before Lin Xiao like a collapsing mountain, his voice like a booming bell.

"Tu Lie greets you, Lord."

On the other side, the heavy cavalrymen wearing fire-red armor followed closely behind, bowing respectfully to Lin Xiao: "The Dragon Cavalry soldiers greet you, Lord."

"Good, good, good."

Lin Xiao was overjoyed. He said the word "good" three times in a row and hurriedly told everyone to rise.

Then, he impatiently opened their attribute panels to take a look.

[Tu Lie]

[Quality: Perfect]

[Rank: First Rank]

[Physique: 850]

[Spirit: 680]

[Cultivation Technique: Mangxiang Technique (A-Rank)]

[Skills: Courage Surpassing the Army (A-Rank), Unity of Man and Horse (A-Rank), Mountain Splitting and Rock Cracking (A-Rank), Blood Shadow Slash (A-Rank)]

Tu Lie was truly a Perfect-grade hero. Just after being summoned, he already possessed Second-Rank strength. Although restricted to First-Rank by the territory level, under the influence of Lin Xiao's talent, his strength was not affected in the slightest, leaping to become the territory's top combat power.

Far exceeding Jiang Yao.

With this attribute panel, Lin Xiao did not doubt that he could charge into a group of monsters alone, killing his way in and out seven times with only a slightly dirty hem of his garment.

Next were the attribute panels of the Dragon Cavalry. Lin Xiao looked at the person in the lead.

[Zhang Yu (Dragon Cavalry)]

[Quality: Rare]

[Rank: First Rank]

[Physique: 50]

[Spirit: 35]

[Cultivation Technique: Shanhong Technique (C-Rank)]

[Skills: Fearless Heroism (C-Rank), Iron Heavy Cavalry (D-Rank), Charge (D-Rank)]

The attributes of the other Dragon Cavalry were about the same as Zhang Yu's.

As a Rare-grade unit, the Dragon Cavalry's attributes were slightly stronger than the Black Armor Soldiers. However, this was mainly because the units were different. The Dragon Cavalry were more suitable for charging into battle, while the Black Armor Soldiers was the most reliable bedrock.

The two were suitable for different occasions. Considering their Cultivation Technique and skills, one could only say that each had its own merits, and neither was weaker than the other.

Lin Xiao was lucky; the number of Dragon Cavalry was also ten.

Bringing Tu Lie and the others out, Lin Xiao introduced them to Jiang Yao and the others.

As they were all Human Race units and both had maximum loyalty, it was not difficult for them to get along.

When the Frost Fortress was finished, Lin Xiao immediately went to the north side of the territory.

He saw an ice-blue miniature fortress standing on the ground, occupying about one hundred square meters.

Such a small size naturally did not live up to the name of a fortress, but the barracks had just been built and were only Rank 0. As it leveled up later, its footprint and scale would grow larger and larger.

As Lin Xiao approached, he saw that the land around the Frost Fortress had turned into frozen soil, and biting cold winds were whistling by.

Suddenly, it felt as if he had come from a pleasant plain to a biting frozen plateau.

It was said that Advanced buildings would change the environment of the territory, and Lin Xiao had finally witnessed it.

[Frost Fortress (Rank 0) (Sealed)]

[Quality: Perfect]

[Type: Barracks]

...

Seeing the words "Sealed," Lin Xiao was not surprised. It was, after all, a Perfect-grade building, and it could not exert its full building effects in the First Source Sea.

Fortunately, unit recruitment was not affected.

Lin Xiao opened the barracks panel and started recruiting.

Recruiting Perfect-grade units naturally required many Materials. Materials like the Heart of Frost were even rarer at this point in time, but fortunately, all of these could be bought from Jin Ruxuan.

Ten million new lords had entered the Chaos Source Sea. As long as the base was large enough, it would not be strange to open any kind of item, let alone commercial lords like Jin Ruxuan, who would definitely arrange for personnel to bring in a large number of Advanced items from the Main World.

A biting cold wave surged out from the Frost Fortress. The gate opened, and a Frost Giant over three meters tall strode out.

"Gunn greets you, Lord."

This newly summoned Frost Giant knelt before Lin Xiao, offering his loyalty.

"He's not that tall." Lin Xiao muttered to himself. Of course, he also understood that for this kind of giant unit, the body size would increase as the Rank increased.

This was the first Perfect-grade unit under his command, so Lin Xiao hurriedly opened Gunn's attribute panel.

[Gunn (Frost Giant)]

[Quality: Perfect]

[Rank: First Rank]

[Physique: 710]

[Spirit: 800]

[Bloodline: Giant Bloodline (B-Rank)]

[Skills: Son of Winter (B-Rank), Ice Magic (B-Rank), Frost Armor (C-Rank), Frost Burst Star (B-Rank)]

"Hiss, what powerful attributes."

Lin Xiao couldn't help but gasp. These attributes could rival Tu Lie's.

But that was only attributes; a hero's strength was all-encompassing. Whether it was true combat ability or growth potential, it was far beyond what a unit could compare to. The higher the Rank, the greater the gap.

"This trade was not a loss."

Lin Xiao was happy in his heart. Even if the Frost Giant's strength could not be improved, it could still play a huge role.

He summoned two more Frost Giants, but Lin Xiao had to stop.

He was out of money.

Although Jin Ruxuan gave him a half-price discount, he was still stretched thin, and resources were in short supply.

Now, Lin Xiao couldn't wait to clear out the new Void Land, obtain more resources from the area treasure chests, and recruit temporary minions.

Bringing the three Frost Giants back to the Lords Mansion, Lin Xiao introduced Gunn and the others to everyone else.

It was clear that it was not easy for units of different races to get along. Fortunately, the Frost Giant was not a unit with extremely poor compatibility with Human Race units, so there were no major problems for the time being.

There were many problems with Human Race heroes commanding them, so Lin Xiao decided to command these three Frost Giants himself.

Regardless, after completing the recruitment, the territory's strength had ushered in a surge, exceeding the previous level by unknown multiples.

Time quickly came to the next day.

Under Lin Xiao's command, the army assembled quickly.

After resting for most of the day, Jiang Yao and the others had long since recovered to their Peak state, and with the help of the Frost Clarity Pills distributed by Lin Xiao, their strength had also grown to a certain extent.

Tu Lie and the others were also well-rested and sharpening their blades.

At this time, the fifth layer of the Void Land had officially bordered the territory.

"Attack the north side first."

Of the four directions of the Void Land, Lin Xiao made a decision in an instant on which one to attack first.

Previously, they had encountered the Orc monster race in the Void Land on the north side. According to Lin Xiao's speculation, there was a high possibility that Orcs and their nests would appear in the subsequent Void Land.

If that were true, the Void Land on the north side would be the greatest threat.

Lin Xiao definitely had to eliminate them first.

"It really is Orcs."

Arriving at the north side of the territory and seeing the large number of green-skinned Orcs roaring and pressing against the invisible barrier, Lin Xiao immediately realized that his guess was correct.

"Attack."

Without any superfluous words, Lin Xiao gave the order directly.

The ever-diligent Black Armor Soldierss served as the vanguard again.

Led by Wang Wu, the ten Black Armor Soldierss crossed the invisible barrier without hesitation and entered the Void Land.

With shields in one hand and long blades in the other, they quickly cleared out a piece of territory as if chopping melons and vegetables.

The surrounding Orcs had no fear, surging over like a tide, as if to tear Wang Wu and the others to pieces.

The monster strength of the fifth layer of the Void Land was much higher than the fourth layer.

Although most were still Rank 0 Orc laborers, the number of Rank 1 Orc warriors had skyrocketed. They were mixed in the endless monster crowd, drowning the Black Armor Soldierss like a tide.

Fortunately, at this time, Jiang Yao quickly entered the battlefield. She did not delay at all, drawing her wind feather bow repeatedly.

"Boom, boom, boom~"

Sky-blue beams of light with astonishing power exploded in the crowd of monsters, taking away the lives of a large number of Orcs and rescuing Wang Wu and the others from the crisis.