Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 132 Mining Capacity Soars

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In the mine in the south of the valley, Xia Hong converted all the iron ore and coal that covered the ground into system units, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

The hundreds of iron-framed bows used up all the iron ore in the camp, not to mention the increase in wood prices. When Xia Hong set out to deal with the swarm of rats, he clearly remembered that there were only more than 500 points of coal left in the system, and no iron at all.

There are so many of them now. Coal is measured in units of 36400 jin, which is equivalent to 12600 jin. Iron is measured in units of jin, which is equivalent to jin.

Today is the 16th, and he hasn't mined a single day in the past half month.

Obviously, these extra resources were collected by Xia Chuan and others.

"Brother, I brought Yuan Cheng and installed a few more toothed chisels, and now the mining efficiency is much higher than before.

Luo Yuan and you are both injured, so there are only five of us mining, Yuan Cheng, Zhao Long and I. We each have a ratchet. In the first fifteen days, except for four times when we went out hunting, we didn't go mining. In the remaining eleven days, we mined iron for six days and coal for five days, and that's how much we got out."

Coal mines can produce 200 kilograms a day, and iron ore can produce 100 kilograms a day. In addition, the higher the basic strength of the digging realm, the more appropriate the increase will be. If a toothed chisel is used, the amount can be doubled, reaching four times the basic mining volume.

Five people can mine more than 4000 kilograms of coal and more than 2000 kilograms of iron a day. Converted into system units, both are 200.

Adding the remaining coal, the mining capacity of Xiachuan and the other four just corresponds to the amount of system resources.

"Huang Yong and Li Ping have made breakthroughs, and there will be more breakthroughs in the future. The output of iron ore should increase. It is estimated that it will not take long before the iron ore in the valley is not enough for us to mine."

Xia Hong shook his head and laughed, of course he would not take Xia Chuan's teasing seriously.

It is unclear how big the iron mine in the valley is, but it can be mined by the Rogue Camp for more than ten years. Judging from the volume of a single iron ore grain, it is estimated that even if Daxia's mining capacity is multiplied several times, it will take several years to mine all the iron ore.

This wave of the Digging Realm's boom mainly involves the 15-member hunting team, which is not a large number; but when the next wave, which is the current logging realm, begins to break through the Digging Realm one after another, the camp's mining capacity is expected to take a big step forward.

You know what, by that time the iron mine in the valley might not be enough to mine.

Xia Hong's mind was slightly moved, and he directly instructed Xia Chuan beside him:

"But we can also prepare in advance and have the collection team keep an eye out for black thorns when they go out, and mark them once they find them. There's no need to worry about coal mines, as there are many golden thorn trees in Hongmu Ridge, so the coal mines underground should be very rich."

Blackthorn is the vegetation associated with iron ore, and finding it is equivalent to finding iron ore.

Xia Chuan nodded in agreement, and after hesitating for a moment, he asked:
"Leader, the Arrow Bamboo Forest has been returned to the Jingxian Camp. What should we do with the territory of the former Lu Shang Camp in Hongmu Ridge?"

Hearing this question, Xia Hong did not answer immediately, but lowered his head to think. Thinking of Lu Shang's camp, he felt a little regretful.

If the swarm of rats had not appeared, the hundreds of people in Lu Shang's camp should have been members of Da Xia by now. It was a pity that they were delayed by the swarm of rats, and the Mirror Fairy Camp suddenly appeared halfway.

According to convention, as everyone was incorporated into the Jingxian Camp, the territory originally owned by Lu Shang Camp in Hongmu Ridge would naturally also belong to the Jingxian Camp.

But this is unreasonable.

Second, Daxia will not agree!

The land of Lu Shang Camp was originally divided out to everyone by Rogge Camp. If it weren't for Rogge Camp, they would not have been able to get any land in Redwood Ridge.

The reason why the Rogue Camp allocated territory to them was largely because they were both camps surrounding Redwood Ridge. Now that Lu Shang had been incorporated into the Jingxian Camp north of the Arrow Bamboo Forest, he was no longer considered a member of Redwood Ridge.

Naturally, this land could no longer belong to them.

The point that Daxia will not agree to is even simpler.

The location of other parts of Redwood Ridge is unclear, but in the eyes of Xia Hong and everyone else in the camp, the eastern side belongs to the sphere of influence of Daxia.

The rights and interests of the 500-meter span in the north will be transferred to the Jingxian Camp.

It’s unrealistic and impossible!

"No need to deal with it. Send people to gather and hunt in an orderly manner. If someone from the Mirror Fairy Camp crosses the line, warn them the first time, and take direct action the second time. I want to see if the other people in the Mirror Fairy Camp act as arrogantly as He Meng!"

A hint of coldness flashed in Xia Hong's eyes. It took him a long time to realize after he came back from Beipo last time that He Meng first asked him for all the prey, and then only asked for half of it. It was clearly a test.

Isn't it just for the purpose of controlling and oppressing others later to test the waters first?

At that time, if he had loosened up a little, the result would probably have been completely different.

This also made Xia Hong realize that from the first moment they met, He Meng and his group had deep hostility and a strong desire to attack him and others.

Thinking of this, Xia Hong felt scared and naturally had no good feelings towards the Jingxian Camp. He even became wary of other camps.

"It just so happens that I haven't been to the northernmost part yet. In the next period of time, I will go there to hunt. I can also keep an eye on the arrow bamboo forest to prevent them from making any new moves."

The territory of Lu Shang Camp is on the northernmost side. Previously, in order to take Lu Shang Camp's ideas into consideration, Da Xia had never crossed the border. Now that it has decided to incorporate that territory into its own sphere of influence, Xia Hong naturally has no scruples.

"Brother, are you ready to hunt the medium-sized cold beast?"

The key to breaking through the cold resistance level is the blood of medium-level cold beasts. Xia Chuan also knew this. When he heard Xia Hong say that he was going to the north to hunt, he immediately asked. Hunting medium-level cold beasts...

Xia Hong recalled the experience of facing the Rat King before. A hint of hesitation flashed across his face and he began to waver in his heart.

There is no doubt that the Rat King is very powerful, even in a one-on-one fight.

But to be honest, as long as there are enough Diggers, their weapons are well prepared, and the enemy does not live in a group, they are not invincible.

The only key is...

"The gnats are low-level cold beasts, but the leader, the rat king, is of medium level. This means that other types of cold beasts also have high and low levels. I just don't know if other cold beasts are like gnats, living in groups, with the leader rat leading a group of ordinary gnats. If so, then hunting any medium-level cold beast is nothing but a pipe dream."

Xia Chuan thought for a moment and said, "That shouldn't be the case. The only social creatures we've encountered so far are rats, snow manes, frost..."

Before he even said the word "wolf", Xia Chuan was stunned and paused.

Obviously, he also remembered the pack of frost wolves he encountered when he moved from the slope to the valley.

"Although we didn't see the leader wolf that time, we can basically judge that the Frost Wolves also travel in groups. If that's the case, the Snow Manes and Demon Sheep may also travel in groups. So we shouldn't rush into hunting medium-sized frosty beasts. We need to confirm first!"

As Xia Hong spoke, he led Xia Chuan out of the mine.

There were still three or four hours before dawn, and many people were lingering outside the wooden house.

Whether they were practicing boxing, collecting snow water, practicing archery, or playing around, no matter what they were doing, when these people saw Xia Hong passing by, they would stop and salute him respectfully.

Xia Hong smiled and said nothing, but after a quick look, he found that among the hundreds of people outside the house, more than a dozen were wearing clothes, and he became curious.

"You've added a lot of new clothes recently?"

It's not that they can't afford it. With the current hunting capabilities of the camp, it isn't too difficult to have a set of clothes for everyone, as long as they're not as elaborate as what Xia Hong is wearing.

The problem is that this dress requires contribution points to be exchanged, and it is very expensive!
"If I remember correctly, a set of clothing made of animal skin, plus the custom-made one at a craftsman's workshop, should cost a total of 155 contribution points. Do these people have so many contribution points?"

Xia Chuan laughed a few times and said, "Brother, you forgot about the rat group. That night, many people received a large amount of contribution points. Apart from the Digging Realm, most of them were members of the Hunting Team, and a small number of Woodcutters. They all received more than 320 contribution points, and the highest one person received . It was more than enough for them to change into a set of clothes."

That's it!

"Everyone has used their contribution points to exchange for clothes, but no one is exchanging bows and arrows?"

Weapons are the greatest guarantee of safety. Xia Hong was a little curious. It was such a simple truth that it was impossible for the people in the camp not to understand it.

The demand for clothes is obviously not as high as bows and arrows!

After hearing that Xia Chuan set the exchange prices for the two iron-frame bows as 800 and 2000 respectively, I immediately understood.

At this price, only those in the Digging Realm and the Hunting Team have hope. It is simply impossible for others to get it. It will take at least half a year to save up. No wonder so many people just went to exchange clothes.

"Brother, is it too high?"

Seeing that Xia Hong's expression was a little gloomy, Xia Chuan looked nervous, thinking that he was blaming him for setting the price too high and making it unaffordable.

Xia Hong chuckled and shook his head, approvingly saying, “No, it’s very suitable, the right of use and the right of ownership are different.

Weapons kept in the barracks are useless and will always be used by people. It doesn't matter if the rental price is lowered. Even in an emergency like the one with the swarm of rats this time, we can just give them the weapons directly.

But the ownership is different. Once they exchange the bows and arrows, they become their personal belongings. If they are lost, dropped, or lost, the camp will not intervene. It is equivalent to selling them directly to them, so the price will naturally be high."

An ordinary iron bow weighs 300 kilograms. From mining iron ore to digging, and even forging it by himself, to finally turning it into a fine product, the resources, effort and sweat consumed in the process are not low.

The price of 800 contribution points is absolutely appropriate considering the current scarcity of iron-frame bows and the number of people the camp is suitable for.

"By the way, Luo Yuan's injury should be healed, right?"

"Almost. He walked out of the cabin a few days ago. He should be back soon."

"Notify everyone. In the next three days, all the Digging Realm soldiers will go down the cave to mine iron ore. Three days later, I will take the eight of you to the north. Have the gathering and logging teams follow us to explore the 500-meter span of Lu Shang's camp. From now on, the entire east side of Hongmu Ridge will belong to Daxia. No other camps are allowed to get involved!"

Hearing the last sentence, Xia Chuan's eyes flashed with excitement, and he nodded heavily and said, "Yes, Chief!"

The two were talking as they prepared to go into the house and upstairs, but just as they entered the door,

"what…………"

A shrill scream was heard from the passage at the entrance of the valley, instantly alarming everyone outside the wooden house, including Xia Hong and Xia Chuan.

"what's the situation?"

The two men's expressions changed in shock, and then they immediately flew towards the entrance of the valley.

(End of this chapter)