Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 172: Trade Bamboo Silk
In the Ice Abyss world, although there is little communication between camps, there are still obvious similarities in the regulations of some items.

For example, weapons are a good example.

Like Daxia, the weapons in Jingxian Camp also roughly have two specifications, weighing more than 500 kilograms and more than 1,000 kilograms respectively.

The iron-frame bow is even more obvious. Although the bowstrings used are different, the pulling force is divided into two types: between 5,000 and 10,000 jin, and more than 10,000 jin. Moreover, the weight of the bow body is about 300 jin for the former and 600 jin for the latter.

This is basically the same as Daxia’s current regulations.

The reason is very simple. After all, weapons are for people to use. Due to different personal talents, there are various styles of swords, spears, swords and halberds, but their weight will definitely not be too different.

After all, the threshold for the logging realm is 5,000 jin, and the threshold for the digging realm is 10,000 jin. It is the same no matter which camp it is in.

There are more than 4700 weapons, the smallest iron-framed bow weighs more than 1000 kilograms, and the heaviest spear weighs more than kilograms. Even if we calculate the average weight as kilograms, it would be at least more than million kilograms.

There are only about a hundred people from the Digging Realm who came here tonight. Although they are all at the Digging Realm, it is definitely impossible for them to carry all these weapons back with bare hands.

Fortunately, Jingxian Camp has an iron trailer with wheels.

The moment they saw the iron trailer, not only Xia Chuan and the others, but even Xia Hong showed a hint of shock in their eyes.

Daxia has been making trailers for some time.

But except for the rotating shaft and key parts which are made of iron, the main material is basically wood.

No one dared to think of building one with pure iron.

However, there were actually three of them at Jingxian Camp.

After all, he has a wealthy family and is very rich!

On the snowy ground north of the bamboo forest, three giant two-wheeled vehicles were lined up in a straight line heading south. In front of each vehicle, there were more than twenty people pulling a thick iron chain. They talked as they walked, and there was no sign of effort on their part.

At the front of the team, there were more than ten people who were constantly clearing the snow on the road to make way for the three trailers at the back for easy travel. In this way, the speed of the trailers was not slow at all, and they soon saw the arrow bamboo forest.

"This trailer weighs 500,000 jin in total and can carry cargo that is five times the weight of the trailer. It only requires more than 20 Earth Digging Realm people to drive it. In the past, our camp also used it to carry cargo and trade with the Hive Camp."

Xia Hong and his companions, who were at the rear, had their eyes fixed on the trailer. When they heard Yuwen Tao's explanation, they couldn't help but click their tongues.

The trailer was more than ten meters long, and they had originally guessed that it would be heavy, but five hundred thousand kilograms was still far beyond their expectations.

Only Xia Hong's face did not show much surprise.

The iron density in the Ice Abyss world is much greater than that in the ordinary world. A fist-sized piece weighs forty to fifty kilograms. For a trailer as big as this one, five hundred thousand kilograms is reasonable.

However, after hearing Yuwen Tao's next words, he immediately asked with great interest:
"Trading with the Hive Camp?"

Yuwen Tao nodded, remembering that Daxia was not large in scale and Xia Hong was not familiar with many camps, he immediately explained: "In fact, most camps are restricted by their locations, and the resources they possess are relatively simple and limited. We must find a way to exchange resources with other camps.

But firstly, there was a lot of suspicion between the camps and it was hard for them to trust each other;
Secondly, geographical distance is also a problem. A camp without strength cannot even go too far, let alone trade with other camps.

Therefore, truly successful resource exchanges often occur between two camps that are not too far apart and have similar strengths. It just so happens that Beehive and Mirror Fairy meet these two conditions. "

This was similar to the situation at the Rogue Camp before Redwood Ridge. Other small camps also used wood and crystal fruits to exchange for a small amount of iron weapons from them.

Xia Hong lowered his head and thought for a while, then immediately asked, "What you were short of before should be the meat and blood of cold beasts. You used iron and coal to exchange for these two things at the Beehive Camp, right?"

Among the supplies just counted, the smallest quantities are cold beast meat and beast blood.

Seeing that Xia Hong's guess was so accurate, Yuwen Tao nodded immediately:

"Yes, the Frost Beast is one of the most scarce resources in the Mirror Fairy Camp. Most of the time, we go to the Beehive Camp to exchange for Frost Beast meat."

"Then what's the ratio?"

Xia Hong didn't need to ask why only the cold beast meat was exchanged and not the beast blood.

Beast blood is the key material for breaking through to the cold-resistant level from the Digging Realm, and it is very difficult to obtain. Any smart camp will definitely keep it for their own use.

Since the Beehive Camp's strength is similar to that of the Mirror Immortal, it is definitely not wealthy enough to exchange such supplies with others.

When Xia Hong asked about the exchange rate, Yuwen Tao showed helplessness on his face and shook his head, saying, "40 kilograms of iron ore or 70 kilograms of coal can be exchanged for 1 kilogram of cold beast meat."

hiss…………

After Yuwen Tao finished speaking, Xia Hong hadn't spoken yet, but Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, Yuan Chuan, Yue Feng, and the rest of the Da Xia people who were standing nearby all gasped, their eyes widened, their faces filled with shock.

Xia Hong, of course, is no exception.

"So, Chief, do you know why we coveted Redwood Ridge so much before?"

Yuwen Tao didn't need to add the latter sentence at all.

Everyone in Da Xia has realized it.

What a precious land they have been sitting on.

Xia Hong was also stunned at this moment. If he had known that the meat of the cold beast could be exchanged for so much iron and coal, he would not have to lead the camp to dig underground every day and stay in the mine in misery.

No, no.

This is just a special case.

You have to stumble upon a camp that is short on Chill Beast resources.

And it just so happened that this camp had no shortage of iron and coal.

Moreover, the strength of the two camps must be equal, otherwise what will eventually happen is not an exchange, but annexation and attack.

Xia Hong soon realized the crux of the problem.

This cannot be regarded as the actual exchange rate.

But Xia Hong was more aware of the importance of communicating with other camps.

"That's how it is in the Ice Abyss. Unequal resource exchange is normal. After all, no matter how powerful they are, almost all camps are subject to geographical restrictions. If you want to get something from other places, you can only exchange it with others. In the end, all exchange ratios depend on which side needs it more."

After hearing Yuwen Tao's words, not only Xia Hong, but also Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan and others nodded slightly, and the excitement on their faces also calmed down.

Cold beast resources are necessary materials for the three realms of cultivation: logging, digging, and keeping warm. They are considered hard currency that all camps need.

Iron and coal are of course important, but the problem is that the threshold for obtaining these two is not high. If you have a medium-sized camp in the Digging Realm, as long as you can find coal mines and iron mines, you can basically mine them by yourself.

The strength of the Beehive Camp is equal to that of the Mirror Immortal. They must have coal mines and iron mines. In addition, they are not short of cold beast meat, so this unequal transaction is inevitable.

"Of course, we also have things that the Beehive Camp wants. Raw bamboo silk and snow bamboo are the two most important ones."

Raw bamboo silk!
A glimmer of light appeared in Xia Hong's eyes, and he took out a piece of transparent white silk thread from his hand.

This white silk thread was not the first time he had seen it.

Xia Hong had seen it once before, on the longbow that was seized from He Meng, He Gang and his group when he killed them for the first time.

"This bamboo thread is used to make bowstrings, right?"

Yuwen Tao nodded and shook his head, then cut off a small piece of his clothes with a knife and handed it to Xia Hong.

"Not only can it be used to make bowstrings, but after being roasted in a furnace, the raw bamboo silk will become much softer, but its toughness will not change. Cloth made from this silk will be very comfortable to wear, and it is also very warm and has a certain degree of defense. It is one of the most important supplies in our camp. It is also the most cost-effective to use it to exchange for cold beast meat at the Beehive Camp. Five pounds of raw bamboo silk can be exchanged for one pound."

Paper, cloth, silk!
Xia Hong touched the small piece of clothing and felt its soft and comfortable texture. He pulled it gently and found that it was quite tough. His eyes suddenly lit up and three things popped up in his mind.

"Captain, there are more uses for raw bamboo silk. The bow we made for you has a bowstring made by mixing bamboo silk with intermediate Tengjiao tendons. This method was researched by Mu Dong."

Hearing Xia Chuan's words, Xia Hong nodded immediately. Seeing Yu Wentao next to him with a curious look on his face, he threw the one behind him to him. Yu Wentao took the giant bow, looked at the bowstring material, and found that it was indeed Tengjiao tendons mixed with bamboo silk. Then he pulled hard, but it didn't even pull halfway.

"This bow can withstand a tensile force of 100,000 kilograms. Apart from my eldest brother, no one else can use it for the time being."

After hearing Xia Chuan's explanation, Yuwen Tao's pupils suddenly condensed.

Then he thought of something and ran to a trailer in front, took out a bow and arrow, and handed it to Xia Hong.

Xia Hong immediately recognized that the bow was the one used by Yuwen Hu before.

"My father's bow is not made of ordinary raw bamboo silk. It is made of snow bamboo silk. The production is extremely rare. Only a small amount is produced every year during the cold beast tide."

As soon as Yuwen Tao finished speaking, others immediately understood what he meant.

The bowstring of the bow in Xia Hong's hand is made of bamboo silk, which was seized from He Meng and others.

This means that the toughness of ordinary raw bamboo silk combined with intermediate Tengjiao tendons after firing can be directly comparable to that of snow bamboo silk.

What if snow bamboo silk is fired together with Tengjiao tendons?
This time, even Xia Hong was a little uneasy.

His basic strength is now as high as 900,000 pounds.

To be honest, he had to be careful when using this bow with a pulling force of 100,000 pounds.

It would be great if we could make a bow that could withstand all his strength.

"Here we are! Hong Tian and Hong Guang are here!"

After walking for a while, they had already reached the edge of the bamboo forest.

Seeing Hong Guang and Hong Tian from afar, Yuwen Tao quickly signaled them.

Following the two men's lead, everyone continued to walk towards the edge of the bamboo forest. Behind a mound of earth, a bonfire and a huge crowd slowly came into view.

Seeing the more than 3,000 people, Xia Hong was slightly stunned.

The same is true for Xiachuan Luoyuan and others.

The reason was simple. With just a cursory glance, they discovered that more than half of the more than 3,000 people in front of them were children.

The outer circle is full of adults, in the middle are older children holding babies, and those under ten years old huddle together for warmth. It is easy to distinguish them from the size of the crowd.

Noticing the expressions of Xia Hong and the others, Yuwen Tao thought that they were somewhat dissatisfied, and immediately explained: "It is probably because adults have a deeper understanding of the cruelty of the Ice Abyss world, so they are easily bewitched by the Mirror Fairy. On the contrary, these children do not have a deep understanding of the outside world, and they still survived."

Xia Hong nodded, a smile appeared on his face and said, "It's okay."

Hearing Xia Hong's normal tone, Yuwen Tao felt relieved and signaled Hong Guang, Hong Tian and others to quickly organize people and start migrating to the Daxia Valley.

When Hong Tian came here just now, he should have already informed Hong Guang and discussed with everyone about the matter of merging into Da Xia.

So although everyone looked sad about the migration, they did not raise any objections.

Only some adults showed resistance.

The vast majority of children had red eyes and confusion on their faces, and some were obviously still sobbing, but the sounds were very small.

Only some very young ones would look at Xia Hong from time to time, with expressions of curiosity and exploration on their faces, which was consistent with their characteristics.

Judging from the population ratio of Jingxian deaths, most of these children should have lost their parents, that is, they have become orphans.

From an emotional level, Xia Hong naturally sympathized with them; but from a rational point of view, as long as Daxia cultivated these children with care, they would be the ones who would integrate into the camp the fastest and have the strongest sense of belonging to the camp.

"Xia Chuan, go back to the camp first and organize a group of people to pick up these children. It will be too slow for them to walk alone."

Xia Chuan turned his head to look at the sky which was gradually fading away from darkness, and immediately nodded and headed back south.

Due to the fierce battle with the cold beasts last night, the wooden house has collapsed and the valley is in ruins. The base should still be under reconstruction, so it would be hard to spare any manpower at this time.

But Xia Hong still ordered Xia Chuan to go.

Firstly, he wanted to leave a good impression on these children and the Mirror Immortals;

Secondly, it was really getting light. The bamboo forest alone was ten miles long. It would take another six or seven miles to get out of the bamboo forest and into the valley. If so many people didn't speed up, there would be big problems once daybreak.

Thirdly, Da Xia’s losses last night, strictly speaking, were all in property, and the casualties were not large.

Xia Hong was paying attention from beginning to end.

None of the Digging Realm people died; a group of children also went to the third floor in time; the Logging Realm people on the first floor were attacked by the cold beast in the final stage.

The casualties were at most around ten.

Compared with what happened at Jingxian Camp that night, Daxia, which only had its wooden house destroyed, was extremely lucky.

"Hurry up the people in front to speed up, and the people pulling the carts should hurry up and take turns. It's not far from dawn. Everyone, hurry up!"

At Xia Hong's command, all the Digging Realm soldiers in Hongguang, Hongtian, Luoyuan, Yuancheng, including Yuwen Tao, went to pull the carts, and those who did not go to the front to urge the team.

Everyone knew that dawn was approaching, so they walked faster and faster.

At daybreak, the people at the front of the team finally saw the outline of Shuanglong Mountain in the distance.

At the same time, a team of three to four hundred people, pushing hundreds of wooden trailers, also rushed towards this side from the eastern outskirts of Redwood Ridge.

"Come up, kids. I'll drag you back."

"I can have twenty of them here."

"Thirty is no problem for me."

"Come on, everyone. Children who can't walk, come over here."

"Anyone who is injured can come, hurry up, daybreak is almost here."

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The enthusiasm of the people of Daxia made Yuwen Tao, Hong Guang and others look stunned, and their eyes showed a little touch of emotion;
As for the adults in the Jingxian camp, whether they had the cultivation level of a woodcutter or not, they immediately followed the people from Daxia and helped the children get on the bus. They either pulled along directly or stayed behind the bus to help push it forward.

The children who were urged to get on the bus or were directly carried on the bus had some surprise on their faces at first, but as they were pulled by the trailer and saw the busy figures in front and behind, some warmth appeared on their faces.

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At the end of the team, seeing the performance of Da Xia’s people, Xia Hong’s face showed a look of deep approval.

"Xia Chuan is getting better and better at dealing with things!"

There is no doubt that it was Xia Chuan who taught these people.

Xia Chuan's abilities are indeed getting stronger.

After this wave, it is not possible for these people to recognize Daxia just by saying it.

But at least, it's a good start.

It was obvious that the expressions of the few adults who had shown resistance just now had softened a lot.

Some of them even started chatting with people from Daxia.

It seems that he is obviously trying to find out about the various situations in Daxia.

(End of this chapter)