Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 117 New House, New Rules, New Starting Point [Four Chapters in One]

In fact, the moment the swarm of rats appeared on the north slope of the mountain wall.

The significance of a new house is no longer as great as before.

Half a year of preparation, nearly seven months of total time; a huge amount of gold and wood; iron ore at any cost, and almost everyone in the camp participated...

If Xia Hong had invested so much manpower and material resources simply to improve living conditions, he would be completely crazy.

The biggest function of the new house, which was built at such a huge cost, is to resist the cold beasts that are constantly expanding outward from Redwood Ridge.

According to the design when the wooden house was first built, the six-meter-thick golden wooden walls were reinforced with iron devices at key locations. Even if it faced a powerful cold beast like the Snow Mane, there would be no risk of collapse as long as there were not hundreds of them colliding at the same time.

Currently, there are only three types of cold beasts that expand outward from Redwood Ridge: Snow Mane, Frost Wolf, and Golden Goat. This means that once the wooden house is built, even if the cold beasts discover it during the day, they can hide in the wooden house to protect themselves. If they are discovered at night, they can even use the defense of the wooden house to hunt the attacking cold beasts.

Improving living conditions is purely incidental. After all, compared with safety, comfort is not an important need at all.

Unfortunately, with the arrival of the swarm of rats, Xia Hong’s wishful thinking was completely in vain.

With the abnormal ability of damsels to dig holes, Xia Hong had to question whether this wooden house, or even a house made of pure iron, could stop the large group of them on the northern slope of the mountain.

Before getting rid of that group of rats, the security provided by the new wooden house would definitely be minimal. Of course, it was not just Xia Hong who understood this, Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan and the other four also knew it.

.........

At nightfall the next day, in a temporary wooden house.

Xia Hong, who had just finished eating the meat of a cold beast, felt the long-lost huge amount of heat in his body. Joy suddenly appeared in his eyes. He quickly stood up and started to practice long fist.

Xia Hong's basic strength of more than 20,000 kilograms, combined with his long fist routine that has reached perfection, can exert a maximum of 30% of his strength, which is more than 26,000 kilograms.

Such terrifying power, accompanied by the crazy pouring out of the fist, with continuous air explosions, the outer wall of the entire wooden house began to tremble, and the powerful fist made the campfire in the wooden house flicker.

Today is the last day for the completion of the new house. There is a lot to do. Almost all the adults in the camp have gone to help. There are only about a hundred young children in the temporary wooden house.

The harsh environment made these children understand the importance of strength early on. Looking at Xia Hong's majestic punches, their eyes were full of respect and admiration. Some of the braver ones also imitated Xia Hong and started practicing in an imitative manner.

"As expected of a leader, the sound of his punches is louder than others."

"Nonsense, the leader is the strongest man in Daxia."

"My father is in the hunting team. He said that the leader can hunt down the cold beasts by himself. In the future, I must become as strong as the leader."

"Luo An, stop bragging. You're not even six years old yet and you can't even swallow a large piece of cold beast meat. How come you've become as strong as the leader? Hahaha..."

"Hahaha, yes, yes, Luo An is exaggerating too much."

"Zou Ping, you were full from eating the cold beast meat yesterday. Don't think I don't know. Just wait until I can eat a big piece of cold beast meat. I will definitely be better than you."

"Well, okay, let's compete and see who is better!"

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Although the children in the room were whispering in low voices, Xia Hong, who was practicing boxing, could still hear it. He couldn't help but smile when he heard their childish quarrel.

If I remember correctly, the two people who were arguing were Luo An, the son of Luo Yuan, and Zou Ping, the son of Zou Yuankai. Both little guys were less than six years old.

The children in the camp today are different from usual. The last test showed that the age limit for eating cold beast meat is over six years old, and the age standard for reserves has been directly relaxed to over six years old.

In other words, all those over the age of six in the camp have been taken into reserve; and although children under the age of six cannot digest large pieces of cold beast meat, they can still improve their physical fitness by mashing crystal fruits and cold beast meat into a paste and making it into supplementary food.

These children under the age of six have a quota of five kilograms per month. In addition, their parents are at least in the reserve force, so their daily diet is basically supplementary food mixed with cold beast meat.

In just a few months, these children who were fed with the meat of cold animals as a supplementary food had changed. Not only did they grow rapidly in height, their physiques also soared like calves. They also often followed other adults to practice boxing in advance, changing their previous listless and thin image, adding a lot of vitality to the valley.

Xia Hong is very clear that this is only a short-term change. Physical improvement is a subtle process, and the current changes in this group of children are just the beginning.

Before the age of six, they can eat cold beast meat as a supplement. When they are six years old and officially eat cold beast meat, with a solid physical foundation, their cultivation speed will definitely far exceed that of their predecessors.
As this pattern of reproduction continues from generation to generation, the physical fitness of the people born after the Daxia camp will rise to an extremely terrifying level.

Maybe, one day, as long as one is a descendant of Daxia, his physique will be far superior to other humans, even comparable to cold beasts, and he will not be afraid of strange monsters...

"You're thinking too far ahead!"

Xia Hong laughed in silence and shook his head. The heat in his body had almost evaporated. He walked to the force measuring pile beside the chair, tested it and nodded.

"20400 jin, an increase of more than 200 jin in one go. As expected, the speed of improvement was slow before because I was immune to the first three types of cold beast meat. I recovered after eating the rat meat. I have to find a way to hunt cold beasts."

The speed of strength increase finally recovered, and Xia Hong's mood naturally became cheerful.

It is not far from the limit of 30,000 jin. After the digging level, it is the cold-resistant level. When you reach this level, you can walk freely under the sun.

As a normal human being, only Xia Hong himself knows how deep his desire for sunlight is. It has been almost a year since he came to this world, and he still has not seen what the world is like during the day.

"But after reaching the 30,000-jin limit, I still have no idea how to break through to the cold-resistant level. Should I explore the arrow bamboo forest in advance so that I can be prepared when I go to the beehive camp?"

Xia Hong lowered his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly realized something. He shook his head helplessly and patted his head.

"The most urgent matter is the rat colony on the north slope of the mountain. If we don't solve the big problem over there, everything else will be in vain. It's better not to have any more wild thoughts..."

Xia Hong had no idea what the strength level of the Cold Resistance Level was.

But at least he was sure that even if his basic strength broke through 30,000 pounds, it would be unrealistic for him to deal with the group of rats alone.

"We need to assign someone to keep an eye on the rat colony, so that we don't get caught by surprise if there's any disturbance. But the people we assign need to be flexible. Think about it, who should we assign?"

Before he could think for long, Xia Chuan's slightly excited voice came from the door.

"Chief, the wooden house has been completed!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Hong couldn't help but feel excited. He stood up from his chair and followed Xia Chuan out of the temporary wooden house.

"Make way, let the leader in!"

In the valley, the huge crowd was now gathered at the door of the giant wooden house in the middle. Upon hearing Xia Chuan's shout, everyone turned to look at Xia Hong and parted to make way.

Xia Hong walked through the middle aisle, taking in the excitement and joy on the faces of the people along the way, and couldn't help but start looking forward to his new home.

Walking to the front of the wooden house, a five-meter-high light golden body and a black iron-framed gate came into view. Standing next to the gate was Mu Dong, who looked excited.

Seeing Xia Hong approaching, Mu Dong helped push the door open.

Behind the gate was a five-meter-wide passage. When Xia Hong was the first to step in, Mu Dong followed closely behind him and began to explain. A large group of people behind them also followed the two of them in.

“The two gates are five meters high and two meters wide, both are covered with black iron and fixed with iron clips at the bottom. People inside can hook them. Once they are hooked, no matter how hard people outside ram them, at most they can only smash the wood part. It is impossible to make the two gates collapse.

Next is the passage on the first floor, which is five meters wide and seventy-five meters long. On the left and right sides are rooms separated by boards. Each room is ten meters by ten meters wide. There are three hundred and sixty rooms in total. They are divided into four areas according to the directions: east, south, west, and north. There are aisles between them, and they are marked with number plates.
At the end of the passage is the central hall, which is fifty meters long and wide. There are four load-bearing columns, and another eight are scattered in the remaining four areas. This place is specially reserved for everyone to move around.

Chief, look at this iron smelting furnace.

As Mu Dong walked and introduced, Xia Hong had already arrived at the central hall. In the middle of the hall, there was an iron smelting furnace with a diameter of more than two meters. A thick chain was hung on it, and the chain went straight upwards.

When Xia Hong looked up, he discovered that there was a large hole with a diameter of more than five meters in the middle of the second and third floors of the wooden house, which was obviously used for raising and lowering the iron smelting furnace.

As expected, Mu Dong stepped forward and grabbed one end of the chain and pulled it gently. The iron smelting furnace immediately rose slowly. When it rose to the second level, he let go and the chain was stuck.

The iron smelting furnace had clearly been moved up to the second floor, but the flames still illuminated the hall on the first floor. The light sources around it did not decrease at all and were as bright as before.

"The iron furnace is not only a light source, but also a heating and iron smelting furnace. Considering that all three layers are useful, and its weight can also be used to increase the stability of the wooden house, I made this device.

The chain of the iron smelting furnace is hooked together with the cast iron beams of the ceiling, and the beams are connected to other key iron fittings. If there is any external force attack, the weight of the iron smelting furnace can be added to greatly increase the stability of the house. "

Pulleys, elevators, related structures, and the previous mortise and tenon joints, woodworking accessories...

How many new things has Mu Dong come up with?
What a talent!

Even Xia Hong's eyes when looking at Mu Dong changed slightly.

Although Xia Hong knew all these things, at most he could only give him some ideas and asked him to do it by hand, which he definitely couldn't do.

It's incredible that Mu Dong can come up with so many things just by relying on the tools and ideas given by himself.

Not only Xia Hong, but also a large group of people who came in behind him were like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, looking here and there, with expressions of extreme excitement.

Not to mention, although most of them participated in the construction, most of them were only responsible for a small part. Their understanding of the overall wooden house was naturally not as comprehensive as Mu Dong's. So when they heard Mu Dong's introduction, they were no less shocked than Xia Hong.

"Captain, this way please..."

Mu Dong extended his hand to invite them, and led Xia Hong and everyone to continue walking to the left. There were two wooden staircases on the left and right sides of the hall, which obviously led directly to the second and third floors.

Because the stairs were right in the middle, after reaching the second floor, everyone went directly to the middle hall. At the same time, Mu Dong began to continue his explanation.

"The second floor is five meters high. Because it is used as the meeting hall of the camp, the largest space is reserved. In addition, the blacksmith room, martial arts training ground, medicine room, craftsman workshop, and camp supply center connected to the iron smelting furnace are also here. It can be regarded as a multi-functional floor.

There are fewer cubicles on the second floor than on the first, only two hundred and eighty.

The first floor is underground and does not have any windows for safety reasons. The second floor is different. There is a window every ten meters on all four sides that is large enough to accommodate two people. If there is an invasion, they can observe, shoot arrows, or even throw objects through the window.

In addition, there is a huge warehouse on the second floor, just behind the camp room. All the materials from the mine in the south have been transported in. In the future, the distribution of cold beast meat will also be carried out at the camp."

After introducing the second floor, Mu Dong led everyone to the third floor.

"The height of the third floor is the same as the first floor, also three meters, but the layout is different. Because it is the highest and relatively the safest, three-meter-wide outer corridors are left on all four sides. The rooms separated inside are relatively large, with a side length of twenty meters. There are only one hundred rooms in total.

Behind the central hall, there is a largest room, thirty meters wide. Chief, how about going in and taking a look?"

Xia Hong raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Mu Dong, and nodded.

Obviously, this largest room was reserved for him as the leader.

Mu Dong walked to the back of the central hall and pushed open a door.

Xia Hong followed him in, and Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, Zhao Long, and many others obviously wanted to see it too, so they followed him in.

Of course there can't be only one room in a 30-meter wide room.

What Xia Hong saw when he entered the room was a hall of over 100 square meters.

There were more than twenty wooden racks placed in a circle around the hall, with iron basins on the racks. Fire was burning in the iron basins, illuminating the entire hall.

In the center of the hall, there are seventeen wooden chairs. The one in the north is the exclusive chair that was previously customized for him. The eight chairs on the east and west sides are relatively ordinary, but they are also covered with animal fur cushions, which are obviously specially made.

At the back of the hall, there are even two large wooden screens three or four meters long, carved with three kinds of cold beasts. Behind the screens is the bedroom, with a two-meter-long wooden bed covered with animal fur, a large wooden barrel filled with water, a reclining chair more than one meter long, a wooden cabinet against the wall, and wooden smoke exhaust pipes densely distributed above the room...

These novel and beautiful things made Xia Hong himself, not to mention the other people in the camp, dazzled.

But soon, Xia Hong frowned, turned to look at Mu Dong, and asked in a serious tone:
"You have only come up with these things in the past six months?"

Seeing Xia Hong's serious expression, Mu Dong looked a little nervous, and immediately explained, "Don't worry, Chief, except for the 24 braziers, all other objects in this room are made of wood, and I took the time to bring people to make them in the past few days.

When we were making large parts, we got an extra 37 pounds of iron. I saw that it had no other use, and the leader didn't ask me for it, so I went to Master Xiachuan privately and asked him to help me make the 24 braziers."

Just like the last time when he made chairs and clothes for himself, Mu Dong carried Xia Chuan out again. Looking at the objects all over the room, Xia Hong turned to look at Xia Chuan who was smiling at him. In the end, Xia Hong didn't say anything.

Mu Dong explained it very clearly. All the materials used were wood. The only iron basin was made from the extra iron used in building the house, and it weighed only 37 kilograms.

Xia Hong does not reject comfort and enjoyment, which are basic human pursuits.

If the problem with iron could be explained clearly, then he could accept everything in front of him.

At present, there is an overabundance of wood in the Daxia camp, and it is not difficult to popularize wooden products.

The batch of things that Mu Dong prepared for himself was at most a little ahead of schedule. It was only a matter of time before the rest of the people in the camp would use these things.

The rest of the people in the wooden house looked at these objects with nothing but envy and anticipation in their eyes. Obviously, they also realized that they would be able to use these things in the future.

After looking at the entire room, Xia Hong didn't say anything else. He just nodded and led everyone back to the meeting hall on the second floor.

"Chief, can we move in tonight?"

"Can I choose any floor and room I want to live in?"

"How is that possible? The leader must have already arranged it."

"The rooms on the third floor are so big, they are obviously reserved for the leader and a few adults. For people like us, it's lucky to be able to live on the first floor."…………

As soon as they returned to the meeting hall, the people in the camp could not help but start talking and asking questions. Their eagerness to move in was evident in their words.

After visiting the entire structure of the wooden house, everyone had a general idea of ​​it.

Not to mention the third floor, the huge space, plus the luxurious large room specially reserved, is obviously prepared for the leader. Those who can live on the third floor must be the most important group of people in the camp.

The planning of the second floor is the same as that of the first floor, but the difference is that a meeting hall is reserved on the second floor, and the space is slightly larger than that of the first floor. It also has warehouses, blacksmith rooms, martial arts training grounds, barracks, etc., which obviously has more complete functions than the first floor.

Living on the second floor is definitely more comfortable than on the first floor.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were fixed on the room on the second floor, Xia Hong knew that this floor was their main target. He shook his head and chuckled, signaling Xia Chuan next to him with his eyes.

After Mu Dong informed Xia Hong yesterday that the wooden house would be completed soon, Xia Hong brought Xia Chuan and others together in advance to discuss how to divide the rooms.

Not to mention the one hundred rooms on the third floor, the rooms on the second and first floors add up to a total of six hundred and forty. It is impossible to let these people live there casually.

Xia Chuan received instructions and stood up directly. These rooms were also considered one of the resources of the camp. How to divide them would naturally have to be announced personally by him, the quartermaster.

"Everyone, it's not easy to build a new house. It takes a huge amount of manpower, material resources, time, coal, iron and wood. Not only are you a member of Daxia, you have also participated in the construction of the wooden house to a greater or lesser extent. It is only natural for you to move in..."

Xia Chuan paused, then changed the subject and said in a deep voice, "However, we have to say that as members of Da Xia, our contributions to the camp are also different.

For example, since Tupo began to lead the camp, our Great Xia's wood, crystal fruits, cold beast meat, medicine, coal, iron, etc.... all the supplies for the survival of the camp came from him, and he is willing to share them with us for free.

If there is no leader, there is no need to think about breaking through to the logging level or digging level.

There is a high probability that people like us will not survive.

Whether it's me or you guys, it's not an exaggeration to say that our lives were given by the leader, don't you think? "

Xia Hong was standing at the back and raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard Xia Chuan's preparations.

Although objectively speaking, I think there is nothing wrong with what Xia Chuan said.

But he was standing here, listening to others praising him in person. No matter how to say it, he felt a little strange in his heart.

"Correct!"

"Yes, if there was no leader, let alone breaking through the logging realm, I would have been killed by the wooden puppet on the slope earlier, and I would not be alive until now."

"Xia Chuan is right. If it weren't for the leader, I, Luo Yuan, would have died in the hands of the wooden puppet long ago, and would have no chance of breaking through the digging realm."

"Master Xia Chuan is right. Without a leader, I, Shi Ping, would have died over at Tashan long ago. I would not be able to live the life I have now."

………………

In fact, anyone with a little bit of intelligence would know that Xia Chuan was laying the groundwork.

But what he said was true.

I won’t talk about the first group of people from Daxia;

If it weren't for Xia Hong, the people in the Xianluoge camp would have been killed by the wooden puppet.
If it weren't for Xia Hong, all the people in Dashi Camp would have died when Tashan was destroyed;
The leaders of the Huangzhao and Dachuan families had also received favors from Xia Hong. If the remaining ordinary people had not moved here, they would not be able to live their current lives.
Not to mention the more than 200 people who had just moved to Chen Ye’s camp. If Xia Hong hadn’t led people to rescue them, they would all have died.

Just as Xia Chuan said, without Xia Hong, there is a high probability that the 1095 people in the camp will not survive.

Not to mention, after being incorporated into Da Xia, they didn’t have to do anything. They had animal skin skirts, crystal fruits, and even cold beast meat. Things they had never dreamed of before, now they had them all.

Survive, eat well, wear warm clothes, and even have the opportunity to practice.

Among the more than one hundred people at the logger level and the five people at the digging level, which one dares to say that he has achieved what he has today without the kindness of Xia Hong?

There were thousands of people below, and none of them disagreed with Xia Chuan's words at this moment. The endless voices lasted for more than ten minutes. If Xia Chuan hadn't waved his hand to signal, it would probably have continued for a long time.

“Well, it seems that the chief’s contribution is obvious to all, and everyone is a caring person.

Since contributions come in different sizes, all materials and benefits in the camp should be divided according to the size of the contribution. The more you work, the more you get, and the less you work, the less you get. Everything will be distributed according to the amount of contribution.

Today, I am taking the opportunity of allocating rooms to everyone as the new house is completed. I would like to tell you about the new contribution value rules that the leader has just formulated. Please listen to them first..."

Realizing that Xia Chuan had finally gotten to the point, everyone pricked up their ears and listened carefully. After all, this was related to their future life in the camp.

"First of all, what is the contribution value rule? To put it simply, from now on, except for the leader, everyone in the camp who is above the logging level will have a personal contribution value point at the camp supply office.

These points are yours to own. You can spend them to find a craftsman to order wooden products, clothes, hats, and all kinds of things; you can also find a barracks to exchange for cold beast meat, hides, iron, coal, weapons, etc.

Of course Xia Hong didn't listen. This contribution value rule was the idea he came up with last night, and then he discussed it with Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan and other five people.

In short, people who are at the logging level or above can bring back all the gains from their outings and exchange them for contribution points at the barracks. They can then use the contribution points to find other institutions and exchange them for various wooden products, animal hides, cold animal meat, coal, and even iron ore and iron products.

The current population of the Daxia camp is only a little over a thousand, so overly complicated rules are definitely not applicable. However, it is not very reasonable to still use the extensive management as before.

Therefore, this new contribution value rule can only be considered a simplified version at present.

After Xia Chuan briefly explained the new contribution value rules, he added:
"Generally speaking, this new rule is currently only aimed at camp members above the Lumberjack Realm. In other words, before reaching the Lumberjack Realm, the quota of cold beast meat will remain the same. Once you break through to the Lumberjack Realm, you will have to spend your contribution points to buy cold beast meat, wooden products, animal hide products, clothes, ironware, weapons, whatever it is!"

Doesn't this mean that the higher the level of cultivation, the more tired one becomes?

Without breaking through to the logging realm, you can just sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor?
After these words were spoken, ordinary people in the camp did not react much. However, many of those who were at the logging level and above showed some surprise on their faces, and quite a few of them were obviously planning to question this rule.

But before they could say anything, Xia Chuan had already added his explanation.

"Don't be impatient. Listen to me first. First of all, people without contribution points are only entitled to the basic quota of cold beast meat and crystal fruit. They are not eligible to exchange for other wooden products, animal skin products, iron tools, and even weapons."

As soon as Xia Chuan finished speaking, many people with quick reactions immediately understood. It seemed to be just a difference in exchange qualifications, but those who possessed contribution points would obviously belong to the privileged class in the camp in the future.

Wooden products, animal leather products, clothes, ironware, and even weapons, these things will only be available to the privileged class in the future.

Moreover, this new regulation is obviously still in its infancy. As the camp grows and the types of resources increase, the rights and resources enjoyed by this group of people will surely increase.

"Master Xia Chuan, can you tell me roughly how to obtain contribution points and the prices of some items in the barracks?"

When Xia Chuan heard this question, his eyes suddenly lit up and he thought to himself, finally someone has asked the point.

I turned around and saw that it was an old acquaintance who asked the question.

He is Hong Mu, the son of Hong Gang, the leader of the Xiandachuan camp.

Xia Chuan smiled at him. Seeing that everyone was looking at him curiously, he stopped keeping them in suspense and spoke directly:

“Okay, the hunting team will be in charge of the leader for now, I will first use the members of the logging team and the gathering team as examples.

Going out once every night will earn you one point of contribution; bringing back two thousand kilograms of Jinlin trees will earn you one point; bringing back four thousand kilograms of Zhushuang trees will earn you one point; bringing back fifty kilograms of crystal fruit will earn you one point; each plant of Lan Ning grass will earn you ten points; discovering a new Bingshuo tree will earn you two points; discovering a new blue jade tree will earn you one hundred points; discovering other new species of trees will earn you points according to the appraisal results…”

Xia Chuan roughly explained the methods and amounts of contribution points that the logging and gathering team members would obtain. After everyone had digested the information for a while, he continued:
"At the barracks, the price of cold beast meat is two kilograms for every contribution point. The prices of three layers of cold beast hide vary. For the velvet hide used to make clothes, 20 contribution points are exchanged for one meter; the second layer is exchanged for one meter for ten contribution points; the third layer is exchanged for one meter for five contribution points. That's all I have to say for now. You can learn more about the beast tusks, bones, coal, iron, and gold wound powder later..."

Xia Chuan paused, and then added: "But let me explain in advance that the price of supplies will change with the amount of supplies in the camp. If the camp has more and more supplies, these things will naturally become cheaper, so everything depends on all of us working together."

Having said that, most people in the camp can basically understand it.

In essence, they plunder raw materials and resources from the outside world, return them to the camp in exchange for contribution points, and then the camp processes the resources in a unified manner to make finished products, and they then use the contribution points to exchange for these things.

One contribution is two kilograms of cold beast meat. An ordinary lumberjack can get one point for every time he goes out at night. According to their logging ability, it is not a problem to cut down a golden tree weighing four or five thousand kilograms in one night.

In other words, you can earn a guaranteed three contribution points a night, which is equivalent to six kilograms of cold beast meat. This is higher than the previous quota!
Not only the logging team and the gathering team, but even all the logging professionals in the camp, all started to calculate in their minds. Without exception, according to the new rules, the amount of cold beast meat they could exchange for every night in the future would be one to two kilograms more than before.

As a result, almost everyone's face was filled with joy.

This was within Xia Chuan's expectations. When he discussed the rules with Xia Hong, he had established them according to this standard.

The fastest way to get everyone in the camp to quickly accept the new rules is to make them realize that the benefits the new rules bring to them are greater and better than before.

When it comes down to it, the most important point about this new contribution value rule is that the camp must have hard currency. Coal and iron are currently in short supply for Xia Hong, so they will naturally not be released now, but cold beast meat is definitely possible.

After hearing about the new regulations, the first thing everyone thought of was the price of cold beast meat, which is enough to prove its special nature. It is most appropriate to use it as hard currency.

In addition, it is necessary to control the types of materials that can be exchanged and their unit prices. After all, materials are limited. If the price is set too low, they will be exchanged quickly and it will be embarrassing.

Xia Hong had already told Xia Chuan about these things last night. The prices of various materials in the barracks and the craftsman's workshop were also negotiated by them overnight. There would be no problem using them for a period of time, and if there were any problems later, it would be fine to adjust them later.

"Master Xia Chuan, can you tell me how many contribution points are needed to change a set of clothes?"

Hong Mu once again asked the question that concerned him the most, but when he asked this question, many people, even those in the hunting team, turned their heads and looked at him.

Apparently, he was not the only one concerned about this issue.

"Okay, then I'll tell you. To make a set of clothes, you need about four meters of first-layer animal fur, which is equivalent to 80 contribution points. This is just the materials. After you get the materials, you still need to go to the craftsman's workshop to order it. Mu Dong, you tell me!"

Seeing Xia Chuan turned to look at him, Mu Dong also stood up and said to everyone with a smile: "Everyone, the price of custom-made clothes from me is not low. A complete set of adult clothes, including upper and lower linings, hats, trousers, and coats, is a total of four sets. According to the materials and workmanship, the prices are 20, 10, 15, and 30 respectively, which is 75 in total."

The raw materials are 80, and the custom-made ones are 75, which adds up to a total of 155.

This price immediately made many people gasp.

According to the normal way of obtaining contribution points in the logging realm, it would be only three to four o'clock every night if nothing unexpected happened. This means that even if a pound of cold beast meat is not exchanged and all is saved, it will take at least two months to buy a set of clothes.

Is it possible not to exchange even a pound of cold beast meat?
Anyone who has enjoyed the process of improving basic strength can resist the temptation of becoming stronger. What's more, born in the Ice Abyss, everyone knows the importance of strength. It is impossible not to exchange for cold beast meat.

"Okay, now that we've finished talking about the new rules, let's start allocating the houses."

Xia Chuan turned his head and glanced at Xia Hong, and after getting the signal, he continued speaking.

"The reason why I mentioned the new contribution value rules just now is to prepare for the distribution of houses. Including the leaders, the total population of Daxia is 1096. Many of you have established families and have children. Considering this, those who have families will be divided first."

Hearing these words, many people in the camp smiled.

"In all families, as long as there is one person with contribution value, they can choose a room on the second floor; those without contribution value can choose on the first floor, and partners and immediate family members can live together;
For those who are not married, men and women will live separately, according to the number, with ten people living in one room. Those with contribution value can live on the second floor, and those without contribution value can live on the first floor. I will be responsible for the specific breakdown and I will announce it later.

In addition, members of the hunting team can go to the third floor and choose a room."

No one was surprised by the general result of this housing allocation.

According to what Xia Chuan said before, those with contribution points must be members above the Lumberjack Realm, and live on the second and third floors; ordinary people without contribution points can only live on the first floor.

The only thing they didn't expect was that it would be divided by family.

This means that as long as a family has a member at the Lumberjack level, they can live on the second floor. No, not only the second floor, but what Xia Chuan just said is that people without contribution points are not eligible to exchange supplies, but he didn't say that they can't use those supplies.

As long as your family members are in the logging realm, you can exchange the supplies back and they can use them as well!

The benefits of starting a family immediately became apparent at this moment.

The few single men and women present immediately became active in their thinking.

When Xia Hong, who was standing above, noticed the changes in the expressions of these single men and women, he couldn't help but feel a little proud.

His design of contribution points and housing allocation was intended to guide singles in the camp to get married and start families as soon as possible.

The exploration of the outside world is too difficult. Around Hongmu Ridge, only Lu Shang Camp has not been taken in. Once this camp is incorporated, it is foreseeable that Daxia may not be able to absorb any population for a long time.

In this situation, the only way to increase the population is to have more children.

There are only about 300 women in the camp at present, and a small number of them are children. The gender ratio is extremely unhealthy, and it is even more inappropriate for people of marriageable age to be single.

The living environment in the camp has improved a lot. There is no shortage of food now, and the cold is no longer a problem. Coupled with this new rule, it can be foreseen that there will be more and more small families living together, and everyone's willingness to have children will gradually increase.

Xia Chuan began to arrange the distribution of the new houses in an orderly manner, and all the members of the camp began to move happily.

Although it was dark, everyone was enthusiastic about moving into their new home. The new wooden house was brightly lit and almost everyone had a smile on their face.

Xia Hong was immersed in this relaxed and lively atmosphere for only a short while, then he went up to the third floor alone, carrying the cold beast meat, and returned to his small room.

"As long as the rat swarm is still here, the crisis is not over yet. It's still unclear whether we can defend this house. I don't have much time to waste!"

Xia Hong said to himself, took a deep breath, got into position, and began to practice boxing in the wooden house, constantly absorbing the energy stored in his body.

(End of this chapter)