Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 134: All members of the hunting team break through

The panic brought by the monster spread visibly throughout the camp.

Even though they knew that the valley was guarded by fire-condensing oil, everyone in the camp couldn't help but feel fear in their hearts.

Even those who have not yet broken through the logging realm and only need to stay in the camp are like this, not to mention the members of the logging and gathering teams who are going out.

There was no way around it. The pain caused by the wooden puppet had left a shadow in everyone's heart. Even the leader Xia Hong was worried, let alone the rest of them.

Except for some ignorant children, everyone's heart seemed to be covered by a shadow, and their mood was not as relaxed as before.

Under such circumstances, the entire camp naturally became less full of laughter and the atmosphere became tense and depressing.

Xia Hong was not surprised by such an atmosphere.

When Xia Chuan was asked to announce the strange incident, he had already thought of it in advance.

A tense and depressing atmosphere can bring many benefits in the short term.

First of all, the logging and gathering teams were much more cautious when they went out than before. They would come and get the fire oil and torches on their own without any reminders from the camp staff.

When they go out, they strictly follow Xia Hong's regulations of forming groups of ten and never leave the team's sight, and there are fewer problems than before.

Secondly, the overall vigilance of the camp is rapidly increasing.

Not to mention the gatekeepers, the level of strictness is astonishing; now a special team has been set up to patrol the valley; whenever someone goes out, there are inspection procedures when they come back, which are extremely strict.

There is no way. The fear of monsters is engraved in my bones.

It is better to be safe than sorry. The previous experiences of the three camps of Daxia, Dashi and Luoyuan are still vivid in our minds. Once a monster sneaks in, it will not be a problem that can be solved by just a few deaths.

Finally, it is about cultivation.

This tense and depressing atmosphere made Xia Hong and the eight Digging Realm masters, as well as the hunting team, logging team, gathering team and reserve forces below them. It can be said that everyone in the camp, from top to bottom, practice much more diligently and hard than before.

This can be seen from the number of people who broke through the Digging Realm in the next few days.

After learning that a new monster would appear on January 17 and ordering Xia Chuan to spread the news, Xia Hong called on all the existing Diggers in the camp and went directly to the blacksmith room.

Maybe it was because the news spread, but the hunting team was under too much pressure. Hong Gang, who was originally expected to break through the Digging Realm in about ten days, actually broke through on the second day.

Hong Gang's breakthrough was not yet complete. Two days later, Li Pingkai, Ying Xuan and Yue Feng also broke through at the same time.

As the news came, the Digging Realm experts in the blacksmith room immediately burst into heated discussions.

"It was originally estimated that it would take these four people about ten days, but I didn't expect that they all broke through in just three days."

"There are fifteen people in the hunting team, so now only Qiu Peng, Zhu Shun, and Zou Yuankai have not made a breakthrough!"

"There are twelve earth-digging realms. Once the leader breaks through to the cold-proof level, we won't have to be afraid of the Mirror Immortal Camp."

"There are quite a few people who have broken through to the Woodcutting Realm during this period. I estimate that the total number should be close to 300 now, right?"

"Not there yet, 283 people, but judging by the trend, it will be there soon!"

Hearing Xia Chuan mention that there were 283 people in the Woodcutting Realm, Yuan Cheng was excited. He turned around and suggested to Xia Hong who was still hammering the bow blank: "Leader, we can go into the inner circle and take a look at the intermediate-level cold beasts."

Upon hearing this, the others all turned around and looked over with expectant looks on their faces.

They all knew that the key to breaking through the cold-resistance level was the blood of intermediate-level cold beasts.

Everyone knew that whether it was the powerful and arrogant Mirror Fairy Camp or the newly appeared unknown monster.

With Da Xia's current strength, it is definitely not able to deal with it.

The reason why everyone has been practicing and improving madly during this period is because of this idea.

But although they could practice, they also knew that with the total population of Da Xia, no matter how many people there were at the Digging Realm or the Woodcutting Realm, it would not be as good as having one more strong person at the Cold-Resistant Realm.

It can be said that not only them, but everyone in the entire camp is looking forward to Xia Hong breaking through to the cold-resistant level.

Clang…clang…clang…

After hearing Yuan Cheng's words, Xia Hong didn't stop hammering, but said in a deep voice: "There's no rush to enter Hongmu Ridge. Wait a few more days and make the bow first. Intermediate cold beasts are no joke."

When everyone heard this, they remembered the Rat King they had met before and nodded.

Judging from the strength displayed by the Rat King after being poisoned that night, the difficulty of hunting a mid-level cold beast would probably be incredibly high. If one is not prepared in advance, let alone hunting it, one might even lose one's life.

Xia Hong suppressed everyone's idea of ​​going out and continued to stay in the camp. Every day he went to the blacksmith room and the mine.

The efficiency of the twelve Digging Realms, whether it is mining or ironmaking, is no longer comparable to before. The reserves of iron ore in the system increase by more than 400 units almost every day, and this is when he is not involved in mining.

Four days later, that is, January 24th, the first year of Daxia.

Something even more surprising happened.

"Chief, there is good news!"

"Come in."

Xia Hong, who was practicing on the third floor, stopped immediately when he heard Xia Chuan's voice outside the door, and then sat in the main seat.

The door was pushed open, and Xia Chuan walked in with three people, smiling.

Seeing the three people, before Xia Chuan even opened his mouth, Xia Hong had a guess in his mind and stood up directly from his chair.

"Breakthrough?"

"Chief, we have fulfilled your mission!" The three men bowed and spoke at the same time, their tone full of excitement.

The three people Xia Chuan brought were Zou Yuankai, Qiu Peng, and Zhu Shun, the last three people in the hunting team who had not yet made a breakthrough.

Xia Hong had previously speculated that, except for the first six people in the hunting team, the starting lines of the other fifteen people were actually similar, and the time for their breakthroughs would definitely not be too different.

As expected, the three of them broke through to the digging realm and were only four days behind the previous group.

"Okay, Xia Chuan, go and notify all members of the hunting team and ask them to go to the camp to get their bows. Come with me to Redwood Ridge tonight and let's go inside to see the intermediate-level cold beasts together."

"Yes, leader!"

Xia Chuan nodded excitedly. He had been waiting for a long time.

As soon as he broke through, he could follow Xia Hong to the inner side, and he could also see the intermediate cold beast, Zou Yuankai and the other two, and he looked even more excited.

Luo Yuan, Yuan Cheng, the three brothers Zhao Long, Huang Yong...all the members of the hunting team quickly gathered at the camp supply warehouse on the second floor under Xia Chuan's notification.

"Bring a bow? Isn't it enough to just apply fire-condensing oil and bring a few torches? We already have a five-stone bow, what else do we need to bring?"

The hot-tempered Hong Gang opened his mouth and shouted, and Yue Feng and others who broke through at the same time as him showed the same confusion on their faces.

Ever since the last time they made a ten thousand jin iron frame bow, in order to distinguish different levels, the camp required that a thousand jin be equal to one shi, a five thousand jin iron frame bow be called a five shi bow, and ten thousand jin be equal to ten shi. Hong Gang and his men began to use them within just a few days.

However, Luo Yuan, Yuan Cheng, and Zhao Long in front chuckled a few times. They had stayed in the iron workshop with Xia Hong for several days, and they obviously knew more than Hong Gang.

"My lords, the bows, fire oil, and torches are all ready."

Shi Ping came out with a few people from the camp supply department. Fifteen black iron bows and a pot of arrows were quickly distributed to everyone.

The moment Hong Gang got the iron-framed bow, he was immediately stunned.

"Hahaha, we have already broken through the Digging Realm. How can a five-stone bow be enough? The leader asked us to get a ten-stone bow, and the arrows are also specially made with seven pounds."

Several people who broke through at the Digging Realm later, including Hong Gang, suddenly realized what was going on. They touched the iron bow in their hands with excitement on their faces.

"Don't be happy too soon. This 2000-stone iron bow is only for your temporary use for hunting. If you want it, you still have to exchange it with contribution points like everyone else. points, not a penny less!"

Xia Chuan's words calmed everyone down instantly. They all turned to look at Luo Yuan with envy in their eyes.

"hey-hey!"

Luo Yuan gave a sly smile and deliberately showed his bow to everyone.

"Don't be complacent. If I can kill a few low-level frosty beasts tonight, my contribution points can be exchanged for a ten-stone iron bow."

"I'm almost there too."

The three Zhao Long brothers were the ones who coveted the ten-stone iron frame bow the most. When they saw Luo Yuan showing off, they couldn't help but speak.

"Okay, take all the things you prepared. The monthly rental price of the 50-stone iron bow is contribution points. Make sure you take them with you when you go out, and don't lose them."

When they heard the rental price, no one took it seriously.

The rental price of a five-stone bow is 10 points per month. The rental price of a ten-stone bow seems to be five times that, but the role it plays is much greater.

Judging from the experience of fighting the group of rodents last time, if the ten-stone bow is used well, even if there are only two people, they can cooperate to hunt low-level cold beasts.

A low-level cold beast has at least two to three hundred contribution points.

Calculated this way, the monthly rent of 50 contribution points is really a great deal.

"Leader!"

Xia Chuan suddenly looked up at the door with a solemn expression.

The others turned around when they heard the voice and saw Xia Hong walking in from outside. They immediately stopped talking and all bowed to him respectfully.

Xia Hong had the ceremonial sword hanging on his waist. He nodded to everyone first, then walked forward and took out the bow and arrow and hung it on his back. After applying the fire-condensing oil, he turned around and asked everyone:
"Is everything ready?"

"Ready, Chief."

"We will go into Redwood Ridge tonight and may go deeper than a thousand meters. Be alert. I don't want anyone to get into trouble. You have only seen the long-tailed rat king among the intermediate cold beasts. The others may not be weaker than it. You must be cautious after entering and follow my orders. Do you understand?"

"understand!"

Fifteen Diggers shouted at the same time. Their voices were so loud that the wooden boards around the room shook.

The fifteen members of the hunting team have been hunting together for more than half a year, so Xia Hong certainly trusts them.

Normally, if they wanted to go deeper into the area a thousand meters beyond Redwood Ridge to search for intermediate-level cold beasts, the number of people should be reduced. If Xia Hong didn't trust them, he wouldn't have brought so many people at once.

Furthermore, Xia Hong’s goal is not just to find a mid-level cold beast.

If possible, if we can hunt, of course we should hunt.

Otherwise, why did he make thirteen ten-thousand-jin iron-framed bows in one breath?
"Okay, let's go!"

Xia Hong gave the order and went downstairs first.

The fifteen people who were ready to go quickly followed him.

Under the envious and admiring gazes of everyone in the camp, sixteen people walked out of the valley together, blended into the night, and quickly moved towards Redwood Ridge.

(End of this chapter)