Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 122 Materials are out of stock, archery competition [Nuan Yang Giant Extra 210]

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Ten days later, in the blacksmith room.

Xia Hong, Luo Yuan, Xia Chuan, and Zhao Long were all bare-chested, hammering at the iron blanks on the furnace. The sound of hammering was endless.
On the left side of the room, several people from the craftsman workshop immersed the red iron embryo into a wooden barrel filled with clean water. Thick smoke billowed out instantly. When the temperature of the iron embryo cooled down, they immediately sent it to the side of the furnace and handed it to Xia Hong and the other two to hammer.
On the right side of the room, Mu Dong was directing two people to tighten one end of Teng Jiao's spine, while he pulled the other end and installed the spine on the iron bow that had been made.

People kept coming in and out of the door, some came to deliver iron ore, and some stretched their necks to see if there were any new bows coming out of the furnace.

stretch…………

After installing the bowstring, Mu Dong pulled the iron bow in his hand hard to confirm that the tension and sound were fine. He immediately looked up and shouted towards the door:
"The 32nd iron bow is out of the oven. Someone come and take it away."

"Coming, coming, coming!"

Before he could finish his words, Shi Ping, who was guarding the door, had already run over. After taking the new bow from Mu Dong, Shi Ping said in shock:
"So fast? It's only been half the night and the leader has already played two cards."

"Yes, the leader. He is making the embryos faster and faster. I estimate that he alone can make three bows tonight. Together with Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and Zhao Long, we should be able to make six tonight."

Shi Ping turned his head and looked at Xia Hong who was sitting beside the stove, and respect suddenly rose in his eyes.

"Everyone is waiting downstairs. I'll pass the bow over first."

Mu Dong nodded, and when Shi Ping left, he took the other two people with him to continue to clean up Teng Jiao's spine and prepare for the next bow.

"Ten days, thirty-two bows. The iron and coal resources have kept up with the consumption. At the current rate, it should only take ten days for the number of iron bows to exceed one hundred!"

Although Xia Hong was working on iron the whole time, he could still hear the conversation between Shi Ping and Mu Dong clearly. He estimated the progress and realized that there were only ten days left to completion. After ten days of tense nerves, he could finally relax a little.

In the past ten days, he didn't just stay here to forge iron.

After making two bows the first day, he led the hunting team to the north slope of the mountain wall on the second night. Unfortunately, their luck was not good and they failed to encounter any lone rats. Using torches to lure them was too risky, so they had to give up and prioritize hunting the Teng Jiao instead.

The number of rodents is too large to be easily provoked, but the Tengjiao is different.

After 500 meters outside the outer area, there are many Tengjiao inside the Redwood Ridge. We saw three of them last time. We had killed one before. That night, Xia Hong led the hunting team to kill the other two in one go.

After testing, it was found that Teng Jiao did use its tail to sense the enemy, but the range was limited, about ten meters in radius. As long as the range was grasped more accurately, using the bow and arrow first, and then the giant axe as the main attack, hunting would not be difficult.

From the two Teng Jiaos, Xia Hong obtained two poison sacs, more than 75 kilograms of Teng Jiao saliva, and 38 meters of spinal tendons. Together with the meters obtained previously, the materials in his hands were enough to make iron-framed bows.

The spine is enough for now, and the next problem is iron ore.

With the help of two toothed chisels, the seven people could mine up to 1300 kilograms of iron ore per day. Moreover, Yuan Cheng's injury had not healed at the time, so with six people, the mining output was even lower.

Realizing that it would take a long time to gather all the iron ore, Xia Hong could only take the risk and take Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan to the north slope of the mountain every day to try their luck.

Fortunately, on the third day, their luck came.

Two more rats accidentally walked out of the north slope.

Xia Hong seized the opportunity and used a torch to lure the rats in an extreme position, successfully hunting and killing two rats, and the camp now had an extra rat chisel.

With three toothed chisels, seven people can mine up to 1600 kilograms of iron ore. In this way, the iron ore mined every day is enough to make five iron-frame bows, and even a little more.

Of course, in order to shorten the time of bow making as much as possible, as long as there is enough iron ore material, only three people will be left in the mine to mine, and he will take the other three to make bows in a hurry; if the iron ore is not enough for four people to forge at the same time, then they will send people down to mine together.

This way, efficiency will be much higher.

Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan and Zhao Long used the iron hammer made by Xia Hong. The three of them cooperated with each other. At the beginning, they could only forge two iron bows a night. However, as the number of forging times increased, the forging level of the three of them improved rapidly. Now, the three of them can each forge one bow every night.

Of course, with the blessing of the grinding stone, Xia Hong, who is the strongest, has a higher forging level. At the beginning, he could only make two in one night, but tonight, he can make three independently.

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"Iron ore is running out of supply. In three more nights, the dragon's spine will be almost used up. It's time to hunt dragons. We also need to go to the north slope of the mountain wall to check the movements of the rat group and try our luck to see if we can find a lone rat. It would be best if we could get two more rat teeth chisels so that we can increase our speed even more!"

Looking at the few remaining iron resources, Xia Hong's expression became slightly serious, and he handed the forged bow blank in his hand to several people in the workshop.

It would be impossible to make a bow relying on just him and Xia Chuan, who were at the Digging Realm.

Their biggest role is to melt the iron, beat out the bow blanks, and then hand them over to the craftsmen in the workshop to cool and shape them, and install the bowstrings. After being tested by Mu Dong himself, a longbow with a pulling force of 5,000 kilograms is finally formed.

The process is not complicated, but it requires carefulness.

When making the bow blank, if the curvature of the bow body is not well controlled, it will not be able to cooperate with the bowstring to generate enough tension. The bow made in this way will seriously affect the range and attack power, and it will be completely unusable and can only be remade.

The tightness of the bowstring is particularly important. If it is too tight, it will easily break when subjected to external force; if it is too loose, it will not be able to match the bow body and generate enough pulling force. The latter is fine and can be readjusted. If it is the former, once it breaks, the two-meter Tengjiao spine will be useless.

When Xia Chuan and the other two first started making bow blanks, they had to go back to the drawing board many times; the same was true for Mu Dong, who damaged his Tengjiao spinal tendons twice.

Fortunately, as their experience in bow making increased, their mistakes became fewer and fewer, and in recent days, they have been able to achieve a 100% success rate.

As Mu Dong installed the bowstring and tested it, indicating that there were no problems, the third longbow forged by Xia Hong tonight was also completely formed.

At the same time, on the other side, Xia Chuan and the other two had already formed the bow blanks in their hands and handed them over to the people in the workshop.

After Mu Dong had installed the bowstrings on all three bows and tested them successfully, Xia Hong breathed a sigh of relief and said to everyone, "We have almost used up all the iron ore. Let's take a break and save up some iron ore for two days."

Everyone's expressions relaxed a little.

For ten consecutive days, not only Xia Hong and the seven people in the Digging Realm were working around the clock, but Mu Dong and the people in the craftsmen's workshop also basically did not stop at night.

Saving up iron ore for two days means they can rest for two days, and they will naturally feel much more relaxed.

Of course, those who can relax do not include Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan and Zhao Long.

The Digging Realm still has to continue mining and collecting iron ore, which is their mission.

Although they were very tired, Xia Chuan and the other two looked as usual. They did not show any sign of slackness or boredom. Instead, they were full of energy.

Firstly, with Xia Hong as their leader, who set an example and worked faster and more than them, they dared not complain.
Secondly, the purpose of making bows was to deal with swarms of rats, not only for the camp but also for their own safety;
Thirdly, they felt a strong sense of accomplishment because these iron bows were forged by themselves.

You know, in all the camps around Hongmu Ridge, there were only eleven iron-framed bows in the past few decades, but in the past ten days, under the leadership of Xia Hong, they had produced thirty-six of them.

And as the progress accelerated, hundreds of iron-framed bows were within sight.

This sense of accomplishment cannot be described in a few words.

Once more than a hundred iron-framed bows are made, the strength of the Daxia camp will surely be greatly improved. Just imagining the scene of a hundred bows shooting at the same time is very exciting. Combined with the Tengjiao poison sac, even the group of rats on the north slope of the mountain wall will be unable to resist.

Seeing Mu Dong leading everyone to rest, Xia Hong also took Xia Chuan and the other two out of the blacksmith room, preparing to go downstairs to the mine.

However, just as I got down to the first floor, I heard a commotion coming from the door.

"Xu Ning, 200 meters, hit the first ring!"

"it is good!"

"Xu Ning, awesome."

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Xia Hong walked out curiously and found that hundreds of people were queuing up in the valley, taking turns drawing bows and shooting arrows at several targets set up in front of the wooden house.

Xu Ning had just finished shooting, and Shi Ping wrote down his score on a wooden board. Then another person took over, took the bow from Xu Ning, and aimed at the target.

This guy's level was probably not as good as Xu Ning's. Although he also hit the crosshairs and shot a perfect score, the target he chose was a hundred meters away.

"Luo Kai, one hundred meters, ten rings."

Shi Ping, who was far away, came out again, confirmed and read out the man's result aloud, then replaced him with another person to continue shooting arrows.

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"Is this a competition?"

Seeing the vertical targets in front of him, ranging from fifty meters to two hundred meters, combined with Shi Ping's actions, Xia Hong immediately guessed it.

Xia Chuan, who was standing by, remembered that Xia Hong still didn't know about the archery competition, so he immediately stepped forward to explain it to him.

After Xia Hong heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Yes, this competition will help them improve their archery skills faster!"

There are contribution point rewards, and you can show your face in front of people, gain both fame and fortune. No wonder these people are so enthusiastic about competing.

"We can create a ranking system for improving basic strength, whether it should be done once a month or more often, with different echelons for logging and digging levels. Those with the biggest improvement will also be rewarded with a certain amount of contribution value."

Xia Hong immediately realized that this competition could be extended to cultivation and even many other things.

Xia Chuan's eyes lit up when he heard this and he nodded immediately.

"Understood, Chief, I'll make the arrangements!"

Being in the Ice Abyss world, it is natural that everyone in the camp is a soldier. Training is as indispensable as eating and drinking. Everyone must master short weapons, bows and shooting, wilderness survival skills, and various types of hunting knowledge.

The archery practice in the camp was not as grand as it is now because there were not enough iron-framed bows. There were only eleven in total, which the hunting team needed when they went out. Xia Hong only left one in the camp, and not many people could practice.

Now the number of iron-frame bows has suddenly increased to forty-seven. Although it is not enough for everyone to have one, it is enough for more than a hundred people to take turns practicing.

Humans are social animals. Once everyone starts practicing, competition and comparison are bound to arise. In addition, Xia Chuan Ding's competition every ten days not only allows them to show off in front of everyone in the camp, but also provides contribution value rewards.

If they could win the competition, it would be a great thing to gain both fame and fortune, so everyone's enthusiasm for practicing archery was naturally high.

This can be seen from this heated competition.

"Shi Ping, 200 meters, 10 rings."

"Wow, Shi Ping's archery skills are also so strong?"

"Nonsense, our archery instructor Shi Qing is his father."

"He's also in Class A. There are already nine people in Class A, and only half of them have competed. It seems that those in Class B won't be able to make it into the top ten."

"Definitely. The number of people who advance to the A-level is definitely more than ten."

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"How are the rules of this competition designed?" Seeing Shi Ping also participating in the competition, his shooting results caused a burst of exclamations from the crowd. Hearing the discussions in the crowd, Xia Hong became curious about the rules of the competition and turned to ask Xia Chuan.

The competition was planned by Xia Chuan, he knew it very well, and said:

"Except for the hunting team, anyone above the logging level can participate. The targets are divided into three types: 200 meters, 100 meters, and 50 meters. All have ten rings. The contestants are divided into three levels: A, B, and C according to the targets they choose."

"Only if you hit the ten rings will it count as a result, right?"

After hearing the results of Xu Ning, Shi Ping, and several others, all of which were ten rings, Xia Hong immediately understood the rules set by Xia Chuan.

As expected, Xia Chuan nodded after hearing this.

Xia Hong thought for a moment and said nothing.

Such rules may seem strict, but they are definitely beneficial and have no disadvantages.

Those who go out hunting know best the cruelty of the Ice Abyss world.

If you can't hit the target with static shooting like this, then you are not qualified to deal with the powerful and cunning cold beasts in Redwood Ridge.

"But what if the number of Class A exceeds ten?"

Since hitting all ten rings is considered a score, then those who can get an A grade will have the same score, so it is naturally impossible to distinguish between the high and the low. However, the rewards set by Xia Chuan are all based on the ranking.

Xia Chuan was obviously prepared for this question and pointed to the left.

Xia Hong looked in the direction he pointed and found a wooden man standing quietly on the left side of the crowd. He immediately understood.

"Okay, let them compete. Let's go to the mine first..."

Xia Hong was just planning to take Xia Chuan and others away, but before he could finish his words, he was discovered by people behind him.

"The leader is coming!"

"The leader has also come to watch our competition."

"Make way for the leader."

"Everyone, how about letting the leader shoot an arrow for us to see?"

"Yes, I have never seen the chief shoot an arrow."

"Yes, Chief, shoot an arrow for us to see."

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I don't know who was the first one to ask Xia Hong to try shooting an arrow. Everyone immediately became interested. After all, except for a few people in the hunting team, none of them had ever seen Xia Hong shoot arrows.

Of course, even if they had never seen it, they had heard something from the members of the hunting team and knew that Xia Hong was a good archer, so they started to make a fuss.

Xia Hong smiled and waved his hands. He didn't want to try it, but seeing that everyone was very enthusiastic, Shi Ping even took the lead and handed the bow to him. He could only shake his head helplessly.

"Okay, if you guys want to see it, I'll give it a try. However, I won't compete with you for the rankings. Just take a look!"

Since it was hard to refuse such a kind invitation, Xia Hong did not refuse it.

He reached out to take the longbow handed to him by Shi Ping, and with a slight movement of his mind, the coal stone in the groove on the belly of the wooden man on the other side immediately lit up.

After a flash of light, the wooden man turned into a bone-spiked frost wolf and walked to the other end of the wooden house, about two hundred meters away from Xia Hong, before stopping.

"The cold beasts of Redwood Ridge are not static targets. Whether you are out hunting, gathering, or logging, once you encounter them, they will not stand there stupidly and wait for your arrows!"

As soon as Xia Hong finished speaking, the other wooden man transformed into a bone-spurred frost wolf, suddenly exerted force on its limbs, and its body rushed towards him like a cannonball leaving the barrel.

Among the five kinds of frosty beasts that we have encountered so far, the speed of the frost wolf is second only to that of the gnat. A mere 200 meters takes less than ten breaths for the frost wolf.

Whoosh…whoosh…whoosh…whoosh…

As soon as the Frost Wolf moved, Xia Hong had already bent his bow and drawn his arrows, and shot four arrows in succession. Except for the first arrow, which took him a breath, he shot the remaining three arrows almost as soon as he drew his bow and shot them without taking the time to aim at all.

Everyone quickly turned around to look at the Frostwolf, and everyone gasped.

Four arrows, the first two of which hit the Frostwolf's eyes respectively. The terrifying impact of the two arrows caused the Frostwolf's head to flip backwards, almost taking its body with it to fly backwards.
The next two arrows predicted the direction in which the Frostwolf would fly backwards, and pierced directly through its shoulder blades, nailing its body to the ground.

Puff... puff... roar...

The frost wolf transformed by the wooden man was extremely lifelike. Although it was hit by the four arrows, its life force was not completely cut off. It thrashed and roared wildly on the ground. It broke free from the two arrows in its shoulder blades and began to retreat, apparently trying to escape.

Xia Hong's eyes lit up slightly. The simulation of this wooden man was indeed realistic to the extreme, and it almost restored the reaction of the cold beast one to one.

Of course, he did not stop his actions. He quickly took a few steps forward, drew his bow and arrow again, and shot six arrows in a row at the Frost Wolf that was fleeing and dodging left and right.

One arrow hit the head, four arrows pierced the body, and the last arrow hit the tail.

The frost wolf transformed from the wooden man was finally nailed to the ground by Xia Hong's arrow.

After Xia Hong shot all ten arrows, the whole place fell silent.

Everyone was dumbfounded as they looked at the Frostwolf lying motionless on the ground.

Xia Hong's firing of the ten arrows just now took only more than ten breaths of time.

More than ten breaths was not enough time for those who had just participated in the archery competition to draw their bows, put their arrows on, and aim.

But Xia Hong not only shot all ten arrows, but also hit the target without missing a single arrow. Almost every arrow hit the target exactly as he expected. Even according to the judgment of the wooden man, he had successfully hunted down a frost wolf with a bow and arrow.

"You are so good at archery, does the leader know everything?"

"The leader's archery skills are too strong!"

"This is more than just powerful, it's simply amazing."

"Doesn't that mean that the leader can hunt alone with a bow and arrow?"

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“Gudong…”

Shi Ping walked through the crowd and came to the front. He found that almost half of the arrows shot by Xia Hong had been inserted into the ground. He swallowed immediately, his eyes full of horror and shock.

You know, all these arrows first penetrated the body of the Frostwolf and then hit the ground.

"Not only is it so accurate, but its power is several times greater than ours. No wonder, no wonder the leader said that he would not participate in the ranking. If he did, then why would we fight for the top ten..."

Shi Ping has always been proud of his archery skills. After all, he has been taught by his father Shi Qing since he was a child, and his talent is not low.

It can be seen that after seeing Xia Hong's ten arrows, he suddenly became much more sober.

"The leader's archery skills were obviously learned from my father, and he hasn't practiced for a long time, but his level is much higher than mine. It seems that only by participating in real hunts and facing real cold beasts can I quickly improve my archery skills. I also need to improve my strength quickly and strive to join the hunting team as soon as possible, and go out with the leader and Lord Xiachuan!"

Shi Ping was somewhat shocked to find that his archery skills, which he had always been proud of, were so poor. However, at the same time, he also ignited a stronger fighting spirit in his heart, and was eager to improve his archery skills to Xia Hong's level.

Shi Ping calmed down and looked up to find that while everyone was discussing, Xia Hong had already led Xia Chuan and others quietly towards the mine.

Looking at Xia Hong's back, Shi Ping's eyes were full of admiration and fanaticism.

"Okay, let's continue the competition! The leader's strength is beyond our reach. If one day our archery skills can be half as good as the leader's, we will be very lucky!"

After the heated discussions among the crowd had died down, Shi Ping stepped forward and announced that the competition would continue.

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"No wonder you don't want the hunting team to participate in the competition. These people's reactions are too big!"

At the entrance of the mine, Xia Hong, who had just walked in, shook his head slightly, thinking of the exaggerated reactions of everyone in the camp when his demonstration just ended, and his expression was a little strange.

"Hahahaha, leader, after all, they have never been on a formal hunt, and they have rarely seen cold beasts. How could they have seen such amazing archery skills?"

Luo Yuan couldn't help but burst out laughing. Xia Hong's strength was unquestionable, but if we only talked about archery, there were actually many people in the hunting team who were better than him.

For example, Zhao Long next to him is one of them.

"Not really. The leader's archery skills are actually not weak. In addition, his basic strength is much stronger than ours, so the arrows he shoots have greater lethality. It's normal for these people to react so strongly after seeing this!"

Hearing what Zhao Long said, Xia Chuan nodded and said with a smile: "If we let the hunting team compete with them, it would be bullying. I think if Yuan Cheng went, he would be able to occupy one of the top three places."

"Ha ha ha ha…………"

Everyone burst into laughter when they heard this, even Xia Hong couldn't help but laugh a few times.

Among the fifteen members of the hunting team, Yuan Cheng is the least skilled in archery.

"Chuan, your archery skills aren't that good. Wait until I have some time to practice with you for a few days. Then I'll let you take the last place."

The four people who were laughing had unknowingly walked deep into the mine.

Yuan Cheng, who was mining inside, obviously heard Xia Chuan's ridicule and couldn't help but retort.

"Hahaha……"

Xia Hong laughed a few times and walked in quickly with the three of them.

"Meet the leader!"

Yuan Cheng, Zhao Hu and Zhao Bao, who were mining, saw Xia Hong coming in and hurriedly turned around to greet him.

Xia Hong waved his hand and asked the three to stand up. Looking at the twenty or so pieces of iron ore on the ground, he looked a little worried.

"We can't keep up with the iron ore, and we're running out of ribs. Tomorrow night we'll go to the north slope of the mountain wall to see if we can kill a few more gnats, and then go to Redwood Ridge to hunt a few Tengjiao back."

Everyone nodded after hearing this.

"It's almost dawn, let's make a fire in the cave. The seven of us will dig more iron ore today and try to speed up the progress!"

After Xia Hong finished speaking, he picked up the sheep horn chisel on the ground and started digging.

Luo Yuan and Zhao Long did the same as him. Xia Chuan went outside and soon brought people to bring in a lot of wood. After the fire was started and the temperature in the cave rose, he also picked up the ram's horn chisel and started mining with the six people.

(End of this chapter)