Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 116: Did You Fall into Heaven?

The moment when you walk to the front of the crowd and see the scene in the valley.

Chen Ying and his two sons immediately understood why those people had exclaimed.

First of all, as you enter the valley, you will be instantly greeted by a warm feeling, and the temperature increase is noticeable immediately.

On both sides of the valley, wood was piled up like mountains, most of which was golden wood. Near the outer area, there were some cut boards. At this moment, there were quite a few people holding saws and utility knives, working hard nearby, obviously making boards for building wooden houses.

There is a small cave on the south side of the valley. The aroma of crystal fruit wafting out of it has almost condensed into substance and can be clearly smelled even from a distance of dozens of meters.

At this moment, someone was walking out of the cave, holding in his hands dozens of azure blue cold beast meat, weighing hundreds of kilograms each.

Some people walked in with crystal fruits on their backs, and when they came out, their bags were empty, obviously because they had put the crystal fruits in the bags back in.

If nothing unexpected happens, that should be the warehouse of the Daxia camp.

In the middle of the valley, there is a huge square wooden house with a side length of about 200 meters and a height of 15 meters.

The wooden house emitted a faint golden light under the illumination of the fire.

Chen Ying knew at a glance that they were all made of golden wood.

The roof of the wooden house is of the four-cornered peaked type. Although it is now covered tightly with snow, the animal skin tarpaulin laid under the snow can still be clearly seen at the eaves.

Generally speaking, the outermost layer of fur on animal skins is suitable for making clothes; the second layer inside is relatively strong and not easy to rot, and is suitable for making leather scrolls for writing and recording; the third layer below is the strongest and hardest, and most tarpaulins used in camps are made of the third layer of skin.

It was just an ordinary animal skin tarpaulin, certainly not enough to shock Chen Ying.

The problem is that this wooden house is so large, and the roof is covered with animal skin tarpaulin, which is very scary.

The outer wall of the wooden house is estimated to be six meters thick, and is made entirely of single pieces of golden wood. At each joint, there are many large iron devices exposed for reinforcement.

The two doors of the wooden house are five meters high. Although the main body is made of wood, it is surrounded by iron sheets. Even from a distance, a sense of heaviness can be felt.

The gate was open at the moment, and some people were moving pieces of planks in and out of the gate. Almost all of those coming in and out had wooden tools in their hands, and some even had various iron tools in their hands.

The second and third floors of the wooden house have wooden windows with a diameter of half a meter. Through the open windows and the firelight coming from inside, you can clearly see what the people inside are doing.

A warm spring-like environment, countless wood, free access to cold beast meat and crystal fruits, a giant wooden house with a large number of iron parts, and a variety of iron tools in people's hands...

At the first glance, Chen Ying and his two sons were completely stunned.

Not to mention, there were even children among those in the camp who were grabbing the cold beast meat and stuffing it into their mouths. The youngest one looked less than ten years old.
There were about 40 to 50 people carrying huge logs, and they were obviously capable of logging.

There were four bonfires in front of the wooden house, each with dozens of complete animal skins on it. Women were beating them with wooden sticks, obviously roasting them. Some young children were running around, holding small wooden weapons in their hands, laughing and playing.

Chen Ying and his two sons were completely speechless at what was happening before their eyes, let alone the other 200-odd people in Chen Ye's camp.

"We're not going to heaven, are we?"

"Redwood Ridge, is there such a place?"

"Is this the Daxia camp?"

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Everyone was stunned where they were, their eyes full of unreality. Many of them even thought it was an illusion and pinched themselves subconsciously.

Until they realized that everything before their eyes was real, everyone, including Chen Ying and his two sons, showed joy on their faces, and more than half of them even cried for joy.

But after their joy, they subconsciously turned their gazes to Chen Ying, with a look of worry and anxiety on their faces again.

The same is true for Chen Ying and his two sons.

Chen Ying was especially worried when he noticed that Xia Hong and the others went directly to the big wooden house after entering the valley, and did not come to him to discuss the matter of taking in Chen Ye's camp.

Is such a powerful country like Da Xia really willing to take in a group of them?
When Chen Ying was feeling anxious, a young man who was younger than his son suddenly came up to him and called him with a smile on his face.

"Chief Chen, don't worry. Since our leader has decided to take you in, he won't regret it. Since you've come to Daxia, you're a family. Come with me to make records first?"

Seeing that the young man had a kind face but a burly physique, and even more imposing than himself, and was wearing the same ready-made clothes as Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan and the other four, Chen Ying did not dare to be arrogant at all, and hurriedly took his two sons to pay their respects together.

"Excuse me, who is your Excellency?"

Hearing this title, the young man was obviously stunned for a moment, but then he showed a rather pleased expression, smiled, waved his hand and said: "Just call me Shi Ping, I'm not an adult, just a member of the camp supply office, under the order of Master Xia Chuan, I'm responsible for recording the newcomers, come with me!"

Shi Ping?

Hearing this name, Chen Ying was stunned for a moment, as if he had thought of something. He looked a little strange, and asked with a hint of speculation: "Sir, could it be Shi Qing's..."

"Old Chen?"

Before Shi Ping could speak, a surprised voice came from behind him. Chen Ying turned his head and looked over, and a look of surprise immediately appeared on his face.

"Old Stone!"

When seeing Shi Qing coming over, the young man respectfully made way.

Chen Ying immediately knew that he had guessed correctly.

"Lao Shi, your son is amazing!"

Shi Ping's aura was even stronger than his own; he was wearing a set of clothes which was one of the few in the entire Great Xia camp; and his younger brother Xia Chuan who took orders directly from the leader Xia Hong, all of which were enough to show that his status in the Great Xia camp was definitely not low.

"Hahahaha, it's okay, it's okay."

Hearing Chen Ying's slightly envious tone, Shi Qing was naturally very pleased. Although he knew that Chen Ying must have misunderstood, he did not explain. He laughed a few times, and led him and the other people in Chen Ye's camp to follow Shi Ping to register.

The population of Daxia is only about a thousand, and the residential area is limited, so there is no need for such a strict household registration system. The so-called registration is nothing more than recording the number of people, names and ages to facilitate the division of personnel.

As more than 200 people in Chen Ye's camp reported their names and ages one by one, Shi Ping made records on the leather scroll and quickly screened them out.

"There are a total of 212 people, including 37 people under the age of six. They are not old enough to eat cold beast meat. They will be given 5 kilograms of cold beast meat every month, which can be crushed with crystal fruit and eaten in small amounts as a supplement.
The remaining 172 people were all put into the reserve force, all with a strength of less than 1,000 jin, and a daily quota of one jin.

In addition, Leader Chen, Chen Shang, and Chen Ping are all in the logging realm. Currently, there are vacancies in the gathering team. You have no choice but to join the gathering team. Once you join, your daily quota is five catties."

There were supposed to be 277 people who escaped from the cave at Chen Ye’s camp, but they were caught up by the two rats and more than 60 of them died, so there were only 212 left.

"Little Stone, just call me Uncle Chen, but don't call me Chief anymore. I am also a member of Da Xia now. If you call me that again, it will only make you laugh."

Chen Ying felt much more relaxed when he saw Shi Qing. The two had known each other for a long time. The reason why he was familiar with Shi Ping's name was because he had seen Shi Ping as a child before. Naturally, he was not as restrained when speaking at this moment as before.

Chen Ying was in a good mood when he heard that everyone in the camp, including himself, had been assigned to different teams, and Shi Ping had also considerately explained the quotas for each grade of cold beast meat.

The cold beast meat was secondary. The main thing was that from Shi Ping's arrangements, he was finally sure that Da Xia was really going to accept people like him.

Not only him, but also Chen Shang, Chen Ping, and other people in Chen Ye's camp, realized that from today on, they were people of Da Xia. At this moment, they were also at peace and there was no longer any worry on their faces.

"Old Chen, you guys are lucky. The wooden house should be completed in the next two days. We can live in the new house as soon as we arrive. This is what they call arriving at the right time rather than arriving early. Hahahaha..."

Chen Ying's mood calmed down and he naturally became interested in talking. When he heard Shi Qing's joke, he just shook his head and told him everything about how these people came here.

When Xia Hong discussed the matter of the group of gnawing rats earlier, Shi Ping was present, but Shi Qing was not.

After hearing about the thrilling escape from Chen Ye's camp and the huge group of rats lurking on the northern slope of the mountain, Shi Qing first comforted Chen Ying with a few words, but then immediately realized the huge danger that the Daxia camp was currently facing.

Hearing that the group of rats had been successfully led away but had returned again and were still lurking on the northern slope of the mountain, Shi Ping and Shi Qing, father and son, knew that Da Xia was not out of danger yet. Worry immediately appeared on their faces.

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In sharp contrast to the joy and excitement of everyone in Chen Ye’s camp was Xia Hong, who had just returned from the temporary wooden house.

Xia Hong sat alone, his brows furrowed, his face full of worry.

This has been the situation since we returned to the camp.

"It's already been confirmed that the torch can't lead them away. Now we can't fight them, and we can't run away. Is it really possible that we can only sit and wait for death?"

Sit back and wait for death!

Putting our hopes on the rat swarm, we were unable to find the valley base.

What’s the difference between that and waiting to die?
"There must be a way. Calm down first. According to what Chen Ying said, the thing that attracted the swarm of rats is on the north slope of the mountain wall. It is farther away from the valley and should not be found in a short time. If there is really a problem, the worst that can happen is that we can take everyone back to the slope!"

Unable to think of any good solution, Xia Hong could only calm himself down temporarily. Although the crisis was there, it had not yet arrived, so he could not lose his composure.

Xia Hong was tired after being outside all night, so after calming down, he just lay down on a chair and closed his eyes to rest. However, before he could rest for a while, Xia Chuan and Mu Dong came in from outside the house together.

After approaching, seeing Xia Hong open his eyes, Xia Chuan spoke first:
"Leader, the people in Chenye's camp have been settled. The total population is 212, including those over six years old..."

Xia Hong nodded as he listened. In fact, as soon as the group from Chen Ye's camp entered the valley, he had already learned the total population through the system, but he still needed to listen to Xia Chuan's report on how many children and adults there were, and the ratio of men to women.

After Xia Chuan finished speaking, Xia Hong turned his gaze to Mu Dong next to him. Seeing the slightly excited look on Mu Dong's face, he already had some guesses in his mind.

"Chief, tomorrow, tomorrow the wooden house will be finished!"

Even though he was still thinking about the rat swarm, Xia Hong couldn't help but reveal a hint of joy on his face when he heard Mu Dong's words.

The new house, which took more than half a year to build, is finally completed.

(End of this chapter)