Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 158: Lone Ranger, Xinggu Pass

The first year of Daxia, the seventh day of the third month

Six kilometers south of the middle section of Hongmu Ridge, at a depth of about two kilometers.

A man and a girl with snow-white mane were fighting fiercely in the dense forest.

The snow-mane was more than seven meters long and three or four meters high at the shoulders; its strong limbs were like four giant pillars supporting the sky; its fangs were more than two meters long, like two slender scimitars hanging on its mouth, emitting a chilling cold light; its back was covered with thorns and barbs, the outer layer of which was covered with a layer of frost, and the tips were translucent and sharp, as if hundreds of steel guns were inserted upside down on its back, which made people feel cold in their hearts.

The size of this snow-mane is awe-inspiring alone, not to mention its strong and muscular body. One can imagine the power contained in it.

However, this middle-level snow-mane with a terrifying appearance was being held tightly by a man by his fangs, unable to move...

A young man wearing a black cloak and a light blue fur hat put his hands on Snowmane's two fangs and pressed him to the ground with his eyes wide open.

Xuezong's shoulder height was more than three meters, and the young man was only about 1.9 meters at most. Normally, he would definitely not be able to reach him, but Xuezong had his head lowered at this moment, and it was obvious that he had just made an attacking gesture, but was controlled by the young man and pinned to the ground.

Swoosh…swoosh…

Snowmane's head was pressed to the ground, unable to move, and his limbs kept struggling and flapping, but he could not break free from the young man's hands.

"Roar…………"

When Snowmane opened his mouth and roared, only the root of his tongue was left in his mouth. The tongue, which was originally used as a sharp weapon, had been completely broken and was lying on the snow more than ten meters away along with a thin and narrow long knife.

Although the young man had a huge axe on his back, he never used it. He just held Snowmane tightly with both hands, obviously wrestling with it on purpose.

Snowmane's size is supposed to be more than ten times that of the young man. He is like a tiger with its head held down by a kitten with both hands. It cannot struggle free no matter how hard it tries.

Moreover, as the struggle lasted longer, Snow Mane began to show signs of exhaustion. His roars gradually faded, and even the noises gradually became smaller.

If an outsider saw this scene, he would probably think he was dreaming.

The young man's eyes were wide open with veins bulging. He pressed for more than a hundred breaths. When he saw that Xue Zong's movements had slowed down and his body's strength was fading, his eyes suddenly fixed.

He suddenly loosened his hands, quickly took out the double-edged axe from his back, and while Xuezong was hastily getting up, he turned over and swung the axe from behind, aiming at the right side of Xuezong's neck.

The giant axe was moving so fast that the scratches solidified in mid-air and were extremely clear in the night. Snowmane's head had just been raised less than half a meter when it was hit.

Ka...Bang...

The crisp sound of bones breaking first erupted from the neck, and Snowmane's huge head flew directly to the left like a kite with a loose string.

That's right, it flew out.

The young man actually cut off the head, which was half the size of a person.

The power of this axe is probably far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

The snow-maned mane didn't even have time to shoot out the barbs on its back.

His body stood there for more than ten breaths before falling to the ground with a loud bang.

boom…………

"The seventh one."

The young man was naturally Xia Hong who walked out of the camp alone.

laugh…………

Seeing a large amount of blood gushing out of Xue Zong's neck, Xia Hong hurriedly took out the leather bag that he had prepared long ago from his back and caught all the blood.

"Demon Sheep, Teng Jiao, Snow Mane, Thunder Kui, Frost Wolf, these seven prey have accounted for five types. I basically have the ability to hunt all the common intermediate cold beasts in the outer area alone!"

On the third day as a Maverick, Xia Hong had gradually gotten used to it from being uncomfortable at first, and now, he even enjoyed it a bit.

There are many benefits to going out with a hunting team.

For example, many things can be done by other people, so you don’t have to do it yourself; hunting efficiency is higher when multiple people cooperate than when you are alone, etc…

But the opposite disadvantage is that Xia Hong has to be distracted to take care of other people.

Among the current members of the hunting team, Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan, who have the highest basic strength, only have about 20,000, which is still very dangerous when facing a mid-level cold beast.

If Xia Hongru didn't pay attention to take care of others, the casualty rate would definitely be very high.

"It's a little inefficient, but at least it can ensure safety. Besides, I can fight these frosty beasts alone, and my combat experience and strength will increase faster. I'll just be a lone ranger. This is the only way for now!"

Previously, Xia Hong's membrane progress was not as high as it is now. It was basically no problem for him to lead a team out and hunt three intermediate-level cold beasts in one night.

Tonight is his fourth night out alone.

In four nights, seven intermediate-level cold beasts were killed. Although it was the first time they were hunting other species, it was an indisputable fact that the efficiency was greatly reduced.

"Seven cold beasts, with a total of about 400 kilograms of blood. The gap is only 2,000 kilograms. If we work harder, we only need the last 30 or so intermediate cold beasts!"

Xia Hong thought about it for a while, and a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes.

Recalling the time when he first started to break through to the cold-resistant level, Xia Hong calculated that he would need the blood of eighty intermediate-level cold beasts. At that time, he felt a little desperate.

But how long has it been? In less than two months, his progress has reached fifty-six.

Of course, the most crucial thing is that Xia Hong learned from Gao Yu that the reason why he needed so much intermediate beast blood to break through to the cold-resistant level was because his combat talent was too high. In other words, his potential was too great.

In this way, Xia Hong was no longer desperate, but instead became very motivated.

"Take advantage of this period of time to make up for all the beast blood gaps in one go!"

The Daxia ban has been implemented. Starting from the third night of the Lunar New Year, no one in the camp, whether gathering, logging, or hunting, can leave the valley within one kilometer.

It would be impossible for the hunting team to accompany him out in the short term.

Not only the hunting team, but even Xia Hong himself, went out for the first four nights, circling the edge of the camp and coming out from different places.

After leaving the valley, he didn't go to the north side of Redwood Ridge, let alone the middle section, and went directly to the south side of Redwood Ridge.

Before breaking through to the cold-resistant level, avoid any contact with the Mirror Fairy Camp.

"Thirty intermediate-level frosty beasts. Based on the current hunting efficiency, it will only take about half a month to kill them. I hope nothing else will happen during this period."

Xia Hong carried the collected animal blood on his back, then turned his head to look at the outer area on the east side, his expression slightly changed.

His current location was six kilometers south of Hongmuling, about two kilometers deep. Going out to the east was the earth slope where Daxia had previously stationed.

In other words, if you go further south, you will enter an unfamiliar area.

Xia Hong thought for only a moment, then immediately dragged the snow-maned beast from the ground and hid it on a tree. He then marked the location and walked directly to the outskirts of Redwood Ridge on the east side.

After leaving Redwood Ridge and walking to the previous earth slope camp, Xia Hong continued walking south without any hesitation.

The previous idea was to have the digging-level people in the camp to open up new land in the south, but something happened at the Mirror Fairy Camp and I guess I'm the only one who can go out in the short term.

In this case, I will go to the outpost first and see the situation! Shuanglong Mountain is formed by the combination of two mountains in the north and south. The early earth slope of Daxia is actually the part extending from the south side of Shuanglong Mountain.

From the information obtained from Gao Yu, we can infer that these people should be located under the cliff on the west side of Shuanglong Mountain.

Shuanglong Mountain is more than 200 miles long from east to west, and even Gao Yu can't figure out the distance from north to south. It is estimated that the width of the mountain is far beyond imagination.

In other words, the entire Hongmuling, including Pingxiyuan in the north, the arrow bamboo forest and larger areas, should all be located under the cliff on the west side of Shuanglong Mountain.

Xia Hong walked only one kilometer south along the slope when the mountain began to sink inward, to the east. If he wanted to continue exploring, he had to turn left and head eastward.

"The mountain is only sunken, not cut off. The mountain is still extending to the south. It is estimated to be at least hundreds of miles long. But there is a river in the south. In other words, this river flows down from Shuanglong Mountain. I just don't know whether we are in the middle reaches or the lower reaches..."

Xia Hong estimated the distance to the south of Shuanglong Mountain, then looked at the east-west glacier one kilometer to the south and fell into deep thought.

One kilometer away, the cold air hanging over the river was extremely conspicuous. Although the river surface could not be seen clearly, judging from the ice crystals on the outer layer of the trees in Redwood Ridge, the river surface was definitely covered with an extremely hard layer of ice.

It is extremely unreasonable that there are rivers of running water in such an extremely cold and frozen world. Not to mention that Luo Ming also mentioned that there are no signs of any cold beast activities around the glacier.

Xia Hong can basically conclude that there are definitely extremely terrifying creatures underwater.

The cold beasts that can survive on land are all so powerful.

They can survive underwater isolated by thick ice and scare other cold beasts away. You can imagine how terrifying underwater creatures are.

"Underwater life should be more valuable than land life. Water itself is an extremely scarce resource. Moreover, the direction of the terrain and Daxia's current location can be determined through water flow.

It's a pity that I'm not strong enough at the moment. I can't make use of this river for the time being. I can only wait until I'm strong enough in the future!"

Xia Hong walked another seven or eight hundred meters south. As he got closer and closer to the glacier, he felt an inexplicable sense of fear in his heart.

I could only see the cold mist on the water and the green, crystal-clear aquatic plants by the river, but the palpitations seemed to arise out of nowhere.

When there were only a hundred meters left to the glacier, Xia Hong's heart began to beat violently.

This feeling of extreme danger was even stronger than when he first hunted Snowmane and mistakenly entered the Redwood Ridge at a depth of four kilometers.

Xia Hong stopped and stared at the glacier mist in front of him. Finally, he took a deep breath, turned and walked to the left, which was the southern wall of Shuanglong Mountain.

"Living water, aquatic beasts, various scarce items under the water, including the green crystal water plants, are all treasures. If this river can be used in the future, the living environment of the camp will definitely be better..."

Xia Hong turned his head and looked at the glacier as he walked. After thinking for a moment, he took out the map from his arms and marked the location of the river:
【Xinghe River】

Luo Ming should have been close to this river before, but he did not give it a name, so Xia Hong simply gave it a name of his own.

Of course, naming is secondary.

More importantly, Xia Hong values ​​the value of this river.

"When we can make use of the Ying River, Daxia's strength should be able to dominate the entire Hongmu Ridge area!"

Xia Hong continued to explore along the southern mountain wall. After walking about four kilometers, the mountain wall that extended from east to west returned to a north-south direction.

At the same time, a dense forest that rises diagonally from west to east also comes into view.

Xia Hong looked to the south, then looked back to the north, the direction of his own valley, and immediately had an idea of ​​the outline of the entire Shuanglong Mountain.

The entire Shuanglong Mountain runs from north to south, and its exact length is unclear, but according to Gao Yu, it should be at least two hundred kilometers long from east to west.

From south to north, except for some occasional concave and convex mountains, the rest are generally mountain walls more than 2,000 meters high. The only gap should be where the Xing River flows, which is the slope in front of us.

In other words, Daxia Valley, Redwood Ridge, Arrow Bamboo Forest, and Pingxi Plain are all located at the bottom of the valley on the west side of Shuanglong Mountain. It is likely that the only opening connecting to the outside world is the slope in front of us.

Xia Hong climbed to the top of a big tree and looked out over the entire slope.

The slope is only ten miles long from north to south, and half of it is occupied by the Xing River.

Xia Hong only deduced it in his mind, and when he looked at the slope again, his eyes immediately changed.

"As long as we block this slope and control the Ying River, we can completely cut off the connection between the valley bottom and the outside world."

Such an important strategic location is right next to the Daxia headquarters!

"Hahaha, you're thinking too far ahead..."

Xia Hong lowered his head and laughed at himself. The current range of activities of Da Xia has been restricted by the Jingxian Camp to within one kilometer of the valley. No matter how important this valley is, it has nothing to do with the current Da Xia.

"When Daxia can integrate all the humans in the valley on the west side of Shuanglong Mountain, we can consider going east through this road to the outside world and see what the real Mo'ao Mountain, the Beishuo Town mentioned by Yang and Li, and the other eight towns are like!"

Xia Hong took a deep breath, calmed down his ambitions, jumped off the tree, took out the map, drew the location of the slope, and then marked it:

【Xinggu Pass】

"There should be quite a few human settlements here, but they are definitely located far away from the north and south banks of the Ying River. Unless there is a strong camp, it can already utilize the resources of the Ying River."

Xia Hong shook his head slightly. The probability of this happening is almost zero.

Even he, a man with the ability to withstand cold, did not dare to approach the Xing River within a hundred meters.

It is impossible that a camp that can utilize the resources of Xing River will appear here.

The two most important prerequisites for a location suitable for human settlement are resources and a naturally formed hidden environment.

Although Xinggu Pass is a slope, that is the overall situation. The mountain rises slowly from west to east. Judging from the dense forests and undulating mountains here, there must be many human camps hidden inside.

Xia Hong did not hesitate. After thinking for a moment, he went straight into the dense forest.

Sure enough, less than a mile into the dense forest, Xia Hong found footprints, makeshift firewood piles, scattered iron arrows, and even animal skin products used by humans in the snow.

A look of joy appeared on Xia Hong's face. He carefully observed the iron arrows and animal skin products, and immediately had a preliminary idea of ​​the development of human camps in this area.

"The craftsmanship of the iron arrows is not good, and the animal skins are all from low-level cold beasts. They should be a little worse than the previous situation in the Rogue Camp. You can come and take a look more often during this period. If nothing unexpected happens..."

Xia Hong climbed up another big tree, looked around, and soon found five small hills with an average height of no more than two or three hundred meters.

Human habits are universal. For any camp, as long as the digging level has not reached a certain level, it is unrealistic to build a city by digging the earth on their own.

Therefore, for any weaker camp, the first choice for choosing a base is a natural cave. Camp Rogue, for example, is an outlier among outliers because it can find a valley with unique advantages as a base.

It is not an exaggeration to say that I was blessed by God.

Looking at the five small hills, although Xia Hong was tempted, he finally sighed and temporarily suppressed the thoughts in his mind.

"Leave a mark first. Now is not the right time!"

Daxia itself is not safe at the moment, so how can it have the spare energy to accept other human camps? Even if it finds a human camp in this area, it is impossible for him to move them to the other side of the valley by himself.

After marking the location on the map, Xia Hong turned around and left.

(End of this chapter)