Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 133 New Monster

The scream was so shrill that it alarmed many people outside the wooden house.

Xia Hong and his companion were the first to arrive at the entrance. When they saw the scene in front of them, their hearts suddenly tightened.

In the passage, a howling fire man was struggling and rolling on the ground, constantly reaching out for help. His body had been burned and was beginning to dissolve, but when he saw Xia Hong approaching, he recognized him at a glance.

"Ah, I am Wang He, save me, save me......"

"Chief, save me, save me..."

There are special people guarding the entrance to the mountain pass every day. The gate will not be opened unless someone enters or leaves the camp and returns from outside and responds to the slogan.

The two gatekeepers had retreated back, looking extremely panicked. When they saw Xia Hong coming, they bowed hurriedly and then quickly explained the situation.

"The two of us were assigned to be on duty tonight. We just heard someone giving a secret signal outside and thought it was the members of the collection team and logging team who had returned, so we opened the door and found that it was Wang He who had disappeared from the collection team some time ago.

As soon as Wang He entered the passage, he caught fire within two steps! "

Xia Hong frowned as he listened until the man named Wang He on the ground was burned to ashes, and the two people's story just ended.

"Some time ago, among the missing members of the logging team, there was indeed a person named Wang He. But it has been three or four months. How come he suddenly came back, and is he related to Gui?"

Hearing Xia Chuan confirm Wang He's identity, Xia Hong's brows furrowed even more tightly.

The moment they saw this man spontaneously combust, he and Xia Chuan knew that the person on the ground was no longer the original Wang He.

Ever since there was an oversupply of wood in the camp, torches and fire condensate had been in a state of overflow for a long time.

When out hunting, torches can serve as bait for cold beasts.

Fire condensing oil can be used to ward off monsters.

Since these two supplies are overflowing, Xia Hong will naturally make use of them.

He had already ordered people to apply a layer of fire-condensing oil all around the valley, especially at the entrance of the passage, where a layer was applied every day.

Wang He, who had contact with the monster, apparently came into contact with the fire-condensing oil in the passage when he entered the camp, which caused him to spontaneously combust. This was the same situation as when the wooden puppet monster escaped using a fake body.

Many people in the camp knew about the application of fire-condensing oil.

The two gatekeepers also reacted at this time. They realized that Wang He was a monster and showed some fear on their faces.

All the people who had just gathered outside the wooden house had fear on their faces.

It's only been over half a year, and a new monster has appeared in Redwood Ridge?
Xia Hong was also shocked, but seeing the fear on the faces of the people around him, he calmed down a little and spoke calmly:
"Don't panic. Monsters don't dare to come within the radiation range of the iron smelting furnace. Moreover, we have covered the periphery of the valley with fire-condensing oil, so no monsters can get in.

You two clean up this place and close the door quickly."

After comforting everyone with a few words and asking the two gatekeepers to clean up, Xia Hong went straight upstairs, followed closely by Xia Chuan.

"He knew the codeword to enter the camp and also knew people. Judging from his reaction before he died, he might not even know that he was controlled by a monster. This..."

As soon as he reached the third floor, Xia Hong's face immediately turned gloomy.

"This is probably a being that is even more difficult to deal with than the wooden puppet..."

Hearing Xia Hong's whisper, combined with Wang He's reaction to being burned to death just now, Xia Chuan also reacted all of a sudden, and said in a low voice:
"Brother, what you mean is that this Wanghe is only used to spy on our camp, and the strange monster is hiding behind the scenes?"

Xia Hong did not answer, but his furrowed brows already gave the answer.

Obviously, this monster is very similar to the wooden puppet monster and can also hide in the dark to control people. Even judging from Wang He’s situation before his death, its ability is much stronger than that of the wooden puppet monster.

Since they sent Wang He to serve as the outpost, it proved that the other party already knew about Da Xia’s valley base. It was even very likely that when Wang He came in just now, the monster was hiding not far away outside.

Thinking of a monster stronger than the wooden puppet, staring at the Great Xia camp from the edge of the valley, Xia Chuan felt a chill on his back and immediately suggested:

"The enemy is in the dark and we are in the light. Brother, the camp needs to suspend outdoor activities, otherwise..."

"I was wondering, wait!"

Xia Hong raised his hand to interrupt Xia Chuan, lowered his head and thought for a moment, then shook his head and said:

"No need. Since Wang He is sent to serve as the vanguard, it proves that the monster itself does not dare to enter the valley, at least not now. There is no need to panic because of it. After all, the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light. It makes no difference whether we go out or not. It likes to stare at us, so let it continue to stare. As long as there are no casualties, just pretend it doesn't exist!"

The camp’s resources are limited, and it is definitely not possible to stop going out for a long time.

Timber is not a problem, but we cannot sit back and enjoy the meat of cold beasts; the iron mine is in the valley, so it’s fine, but the coal mine is in Redwood Ridge, so we have to go out.

The reason why the wooden puppet dared to come to the door head-on was because Daxia was too weak at that time; but today is different. Torches and condensed fire oil are inexhaustible, there is no shortage of digging realm, and there are more than 200 woodcutting realm. This monster knew the valley station, but did not dare to come in head-on, but sent Wang He to inquire, which proved that Daxia's current strength is enough to make it afraid.

"Based on the behavior of He Meng and his men, the Jingxian Camp is very likely to cross the border to Hongmu Ridge in the near future. If we don't go out for a long time, we might even lose our territory in the end. It's not worth it to lose so much just to guard against a monster that doesn't dare to confront us head-on!"

Xia Hong's meaning was very clear. Not going out for a short period of time would have no effect on the monster. It would continue to watch in the dark, which would not only be ineffective, but would also slow down the development of the camp itself. For him who was eager to break through the cold-resistant level, it would be a disadvantage.

If they don't go out for a long time, the resources of the camp will be tight, and the territory of Redwood Ridge may be encroached upon by the people from the Mirror Fairy Camp, or even occupied by others. In this process, the monsters will remain unharmed, and may even become stronger, and come up with more ways to deal with the camp. As a result, the gain will outweigh the loss.

"In a word, if we don't go out, the monster won't be able to kill us during this period, but it's still there, watching us in secret all the time. It has enough time to waste, but we don't. When the resources are exhausted, we will have to go out eventually. By then, we will be even more passive."

Xia Chuan thought for a moment and finally realized what was happening. He nodded and said, "But in that case, going out would be very risky. During this period, everyone must be equipped with sufficient fire oil and torches. And if possible, the gathering team and the logging team should also be equipped with a few earth digging masters. I just don't know how strong that weirdo is..."

As he spoke, Xia Chuan's expression became as gloomy as Xia Hong's.

The Wooden Puppet Monster hadn't even been promoted to the intermediate level yet, but it was already able to overwhelm a large group of Digging Realm cultivators, including Yang and Li from Beishuo Town. Judging from the current situation, this newly emerged monster is very likely to be superior to the Wooden Puppet Monster in both weirdness and strength.

If this is true, then even hunting teams may not be safe when they go out, let alone gathering teams and logging teams.

"No need to guess. As long as this monster doesn't show up, we will never know its specific strength and capabilities. In this case, we can just use static to control dynamics. If it is willing to show up, that would be the best. If not, then just pretend it doesn't exist and live on."

"I understand, brother!"

Although the two said this, they couldn't really not take it seriously in their hearts. After all, the previous experience of encountering evil was too terrifying. If they didn't act carefully, they would definitely suffer a great loss.

After talking, the two of them immediately went to the barracks warehouse on the second floor.

"Leader, Master Xia Chuan, we currently have 5192 torches in stock, and 1210 pieces of fire oil in stock.

Nowadays, iron smelting furnaces usually burn mainly coal, but they can also burn wood at the same time.

Since the wood overflowed, under the instructions of Master Xia Chuan, we usually mass-produce torches and fire oil at maximum efficiency, with a maximum output of 50 torches and 5 blocks of fire oil per day."

While listening to Shi Ping's report, Xia Hong recalled that when he and Luo Ming and others joined forces to deal with the wooden puppet, they only had a few pieces of fire-condensing oil in their hands, and they had to hide them before using them. Then, looking at the thousands of pieces of fire-condensing oil piled up into a small hill in front of him, and the many small torches next to them, his expression was a little dazed.

Although he was in a daze, Xia Hong was not that shocked.

Although this inventory amount is large, it is still reasonable considering the current surplus of wood in the camp.

The iron furnace burns 10 units of wood to produce a torch, and burns 100 units to produce a piece of fire oil. According to the current logging capacity of the camp, even if only about a hundred people are assigned to log, the daily income will be at least more than a thousand units, or even more.

A lumberjack could chop down a tree with a stone axe in one night, which yielded about five units of wood, but that was in the early days when they were on the slope.

In today's Daxia, there are iron tools and a large number of people. If they cooperate with each other and use saws, each person can produce at least ten logs of wood in a day.

Under such circumstances, as long as there are no major changes, the two supplies of fire condensing oil and torches will definitely not be in short supply in the future.

"Tell Cheng Feng and Bai Dongying about the strange incident. From today on, all members of the gathering team, logging team, and hunting team must first go to the camp to apply a layer of fire-condensing oil before going out, and also bring a torch.

When gathering and logging outside, a group of at least ten people is required, and when hunting, a group of at least three people is required, and no one is allowed to be out of sight;
There are also passages of fire-condensing oil around the valley, which need to be applied regularly;

The code words that need to be used when returning to the camp must also be changed every day.

Eliminate any possibility of weirdos sneaking in."

"yes, Sir!"

Xia Chuan nodded heavily in agreement and immediately turned around and left the warehouse to do it.

Xia Hong stood there, a layer of gloom gradually covering his face.

The strength and abilities of this new monster are unknown, and even what it looks like is unknown. The most important thing is that the other party may be quite familiar with the situation in Daxia.

This passive feeling is really uncomfortable.

Especially when thinking about the great pain that the wooden puppet had brought to Redwood Ridge before.

Xia Hong even felt a little frightened, and his expression became even more serious.

"We just drove away the group of rats, and the arrogant Mirror Fairyland came, which was not enough. A new monster appeared. Is it that Daxia is unlucky, or is this Ice Abyss world really not going to give humans a way to survive..."

Xia Hong stood there thinking for a long time, and finally clenched his fists.

"If an enemy comes, we will fight him; if a flood comes, we will block it with earth. I originally wanted to use a safer method to reach the Cold Resistance level, but it seems that this is not going to work. I still have to find a way to break through first!"

(End of this chapter)