Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 174: Camp Integration, Territory Expansion (Part )
The importance of the hunting team is self-evident.

It can be said that among the six departments of Daxia at present, this is the most important one.

Even the Quartermaster Department, which is in charge of all financial goods, cannot compare with the hunting team in status.

The reason is also very simple.

Firstly, it itself represents the strongest armed force in the camp;
Secondly, animal meat and blood are essential supplies that everyone needs, and are also the driving force behind the camp's development. The status of a hunting team that can produce these two resources will naturally rise.

Finally, it was the attention of the leader Xia Hong.

For the people in the camp, being able to go out hunting cold beasts with Xia Hong is a matter of great honor in itself, not to mention that they can also get a huge amount of contribution points.

Due to many reasons, the fifteen members of the hunting team, including Xia Chuan, became nervous when they heard Xia Hong say that the first thing to be changed was the hunting team.

Not only the members of the hunting team, but also the more than 50 people in Daxia who have recently broken through to the Digging Realm are the same.

They all turned their heads, intentionally or unintentionally, to look at Yuwen Tao and the other forty or so people, and they couldn't help feeling some pressure in their hearts.

"I have decided to disband the previous hunting team. From now on, all the people in the camp who have broken through to the Digging Realm must register with the Hunting Department. Then, the specific hunting matters will be organized and taken care of by the members of the Hunting Department. I will no longer interfere in all matters related to hunting cold beasts, unless there are special circumstances. Do you understand?"

After hearing what Xia Hong said, most people were confused, only a few, such as Yuwen Tao, Hong Guang, Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan and others, lowered their heads and fell into deep thought, and soon their eyes lit up.

"Spontaneous hunting, then leader, are all the Digging Realm qualified to form a hunting team?"

"Captain, may I ask if there are any levels in the hunting team?"

"Are there any hard and fast rules for allocating contribution points for hunting cold beasts?"

"The changes in the hunting team members and the frequency of going out to hunt cold beasts, are they decided by ourselves or by the hunting department?"

…………

Xia Hong did not answer the questions one after another, but just nodded continuously. When everyone had finished asking, he raised his head and smiled and said:
"The questions you raised are good, but I am not responsible for them. I just proposed the idea of ​​reforming the Hunting Department. The specific regulations and rules will be formulated by the new Director of the Hunting Department... Yuwen Tao!"

When everyone heard this, their expressions suddenly froze.

Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, Yuan Cheng, Yue Feng and other former members of the Great Xia Hunting Team all changed their expressions in an instant. They looked at Xia Hong with disbelief on their faces. Some of them hesitated, opened their mouths and seemed to be about to speak.

Unlike the people in Da Xia, the forty-one Digging Realm people in Jingxian Camp and others had very excited expressions on their faces.

They all knew very well that hunting was the top priority no matter which camp. If Yuwen Tao could become the head of the hunting department, it would definitely be beneficial to them in the future.

Unlike the others who were either surprised or happy, Yuwen Tao, the person involved, had a calm expression. He just turned around and glanced at the people around him, then said in a deep voice, "Chief, I'm new here, and I'm afraid I'm not qualified for the position of the head of the hunting department. Why don't we choose someone else..."

"No need to refuse. The hunting department specializes in hunting cold beasts. The commander must of course focus on force. You have the ability to lead a team to hunt mid-level cold beasts. Among the current more than 100 people, there is no one stronger than you. You must be the chief today!"

Xia Hong's eyes were questioning as he glanced at all the people from Da Xia, and he especially paused for a while on Luo Yuan and Yuan Cheng.

If he guessed correctly, these two people should be the most interested in the position of Chief of Hunting Department.

As expected, the expressions of the others were just slightly dissatisfied, except for these two who lowered their heads slightly after seeing Xia Hong's gaze.

"However, Yuwen Tao, I have something to say in advance. I am only responsible for providing the general idea of ​​the hunting department. The specific operating rules must be discussed and formulated by you and your team. How to manage the hunting teams below is also your business.

Since the hunting department is responsible for hunting, I have only one request for you. From now on, there must be no problems with the supply of all cold beast-related resources in the camp, otherwise I will hold you accountable. Do you understand?"

Supply of all resources related to cold beasts.

From large items like animal meat, to medium items like rodent teeth, Tengjiao tendons, Tengjiao poison sacs and other special materials, to small items like animal skins and bones, and of course the most difficult thing is animal blood.

This is not an easy task. According to the price of cold beast meat currently set by the camp, there is basically no difficulty in exchanging it above the Logging Realm, not to mention the Digging Realm.

What's even more outrageous is that those who haven't broken through to the logging level also have a fixed quota of free wood every month; even children under the age of six can get five kilograms a month.

You know, the total population of the camp is now more than 4,000.

With this calculation, it would not be so easy to fulfill the request made by Xia Hong at this moment.

Yuwen Tao was a smart man, and of course he could hear the seriousness in Xia Hong's tone. After thinking for a moment, he raised his head and looked directly at Xia Hong, clasped his fists, bowed, and spoke in a deep voice:
"Now that I have the leader's trust, I must do my best. If I really cannot meet the leader's requirements, you can just remove me as the chief."

"it is good!"

Xia Hong made the final decision and then said, "From today on, I will no longer interfere in the affairs of the hunting department. If there are special circumstances that require me to go out hunting in person, I will only select a hunting team to accompany me. It will depend on your strength at that time."

Hearing this, everyone's eyes suddenly lit up.

They all saw the strength Xia Hong displayed in the Jingxian Camp.

"The leader shouldn't need us to hunt down intermediate-level frosty beasts now. If he goes out in person, it's likely that he will hunt down high-level frosty beasts..."

"The minimum contribution value of an intermediate-level frigid beast is more than 4,000 points. How much more is a high-level beast? If I can go out with the leader..."

"The leader himself does not participate in the distribution of contribution points. As long as you can go out with him, you will definitely get a lot of contribution points."

"We must form a hunting team!"

"And you have to perform well enough to get the leader's approval!"

………………

The people of Da Xia have started to become active, especially Luo Yuan and Yuan Cheng, who have even begun searching the crowd for suitable team members.

Hong Guang, Hong Tian and other Mirror Immortals and the Digging Realm did not react that much. After all, they had just arrived and did not know how much benefit there would be in going out hunting with Xia Hong.

"We have finished discussing the Hunting Department. Next are the Camp Supplies Department and the Craftsmen Department. Mu Dong will be the Chief of the Craftsmen Department for the time being. Xia Chuan will select a suitable candidate to be the Chief of the Camp Supplies Department.

Cheng Feng and Bai Dongying both have rich experience, so you two will continue to serve as the chiefs of the gathering and logging departments.

Finally, there is the pioneering department..."

Speaking of the pioneer department, Xia Hong pondered for a moment and signaled Xia Chuan with his eyes.

Xia Chuan nodded slightly, took out a beast skin scroll from behind him, slowly unfolded it, and hung it directly above the stove, facing everyone.

The one hundred or so people gathered around the stove all brightened up a little and looked much more excited when they saw the contents of the scroll.

On that scroll was a map.

A map radiating from east to west with the valley as the center.

Although the map had clear terrain and distance markings everywhere, in order to prevent everyone from seeing clearly, Xia Hong stood up and pointed at the map to explain it to everyone.

"With the valley as the center, it's five kilometers west to Hongmu Ridge, six kilometers south to the Ying River, and the entire Arrow Bamboo Forest to the north, all the way to the basin, about twenty kilometers away. This large area totals about 300 square kilometers, and it is currently considered the border of our Great Xia!"

On the map, Xia Hong had outlined a narrow area that roughly ran from north to south, but at the top, there was a large area extending eastward.

When everyone saw the word "Da Xia" marked in the middle of the territory, an inexplicable look flashed across their faces and their expressions gradually became excited.

Not to mention the people from Daxia, you have to know that just a year ago, they could only huddle on the slopes, leading a difficult life in which they were precarious.

This past year or so has been like a dream.

Daxia had already possessed such a large territory without realizing it;

The same is true for Luo Yuan, Huang Yong, Hong Gang and others who joined later.

Not to mention the Digging Realm cultivation they now possess, weapons, cold beast meat, clothes, animal skin products, wooden products, coal, iron ore... everything that the Great Xia Camp possesses today, they would not even dare to think about half a year ago.

Three hundred square kilometers, the territory that belonged exclusively to Daxia, was far beyond their comprehension. Not to mention the small camps of Huangzhao, Dachuan, and Dashi, even the strongest Rogue Camp in Hongmu Ridge had a territory that was less than one-tenth of Daxia today.

Yuwen Tao and forty-two others also looked dazed.

Of course, the Jingxian Camp also has its sphere of influence, but they have never been able to view the territory controlled by their own camp so intuitively through a map.

Moreover, the impact of three hundred square kilometers on them is equally huge.

The sphere of influence of the Jingxian Camp before, even if the entire Arrow Bamboo Forest was included, was less than half of the current sphere of influence of Daxia. Not to mention that everyone reacted so strongly, even Xia Hong, looking at the Daxia boundary drawn by himself on the map, could not help but feel a little excited.

For others, the concept of boundaries is at best a feeling.

But he had actually been to these places.

Every inch of land he drew was located when he personally visited that location.

The Xing River in the south, the basin in the north, the Shuanglong Mountain Cliff in the east, the four-kilometer depth of Hongmuling in the west, and the current territory of Daxia were all measured by him himself.

When it comes to feelings about territory, no one can be as deep as he is.

"Before talking about the pioneering department, mentioning the territory...

Firstly, it is to give you an idea of ​​Daxia’s current territory.

Secondly, we need to assign tasks to the pioneering department..."

Xia Hong paused here, pointed to the north and west of the Great Xia territory on the map, and said:

“The west of the existing territory is deep in the Redwood Ridge. If the territory wants to expand in this direction, it can only rely on me and the people from the hunting department to explore inwards;
The northwest of the northern basin is Pingxi Plain. Although the nearest Beehive Camp is about the same strength as us, they have the Longyou Alliance behind them, so before we have a deal with them, it is not advisable to expand to the north for the time being.

We won’t talk about the Shuanglong Mountain blocking our way to the east. The situation on the mountain is even more complicated and the terrain is not suitable for our expansion.

so…………"

Xia Hong paused, pointed to the southern part of the map, and continued:
"The south is currently the best direction for our expansion."

On the map, the two landmarks, Xinghe and Xinggu Pass, have been clearly marked. As everyone's eyes were focused on these two locations, Xia Hong began to continue speaking.

"The width of the Ying River is about five miles. Along the northern bank, which is our side, there is a slope that rises continuously from west to east. The slope is densely forested and connected to the mountain wall. I have been to this area before. If nothing unexpected happens, there should be many human camps in this large area."

Xia Hong held a piece of coal stone and framed the entire slope along the north bank of the Xing River going eastward along the mountain wall.

"If I'm not mistaken, if we go east from here, we should be able to connect to the outside world on the east side of Shuanglong Mountain. If He Yuanhun didn't lie to us, then this long distance is at least two hundred kilometers."

The north bank of the Xing River, more than 200 kilometers long, connects to the outside world...

For a moment, the eyes of everyone gathered around the stove were stunned.

Curiosity about the unknown and exploration of the outside world are part of human nature.

Although the Ice Abyss world is dangerous, it still cannot erase this nature.

Whether it was the people of Daxia or Yuwen Tao and others, when they heard these words from Xia Hong for the first time, they couldn't help but show strong interest in their eyes.

"The pioneering department we formed some time ago is currently focusing on the northern bank of the Xing River. Of course, we are not asking you to explore the entire 200-plus kilometers at once. You can slowly explore and expand eastwards based on your own strength."

More than 200 kilometers, such a large area, let alone entrusting it to other people in the camp, even if Xia Hong goes out personally now, the risk is still very high. It is definitely impossible to explore it quickly.

"The pioneering department was established half a month ago, but it was delayed for a long time due to He Yuanhun's incident. I remember that we selected thirty people before..."

Xia Hong paused here and looked at the people from Da Xia.

Among the sixty or seventy people, a large group of people soon came out one after another.

Xu An, Shi Ping, Liu Yuan, Li Yuankun, Hong Mu…………

Xia Hong immediately recognized the familiar faces at the head of the group.

After counting the total number of people standing up, Xia Hong found that there were exactly thirty. He nodded slightly, and a flash of understanding came into his mind.

When we talked about forming a pioneering team half a month ago, there were not many people in the Digging Realm, so we could only select from the Logging Realm. The selection method was the same as that for the first batch of hunting team members, which was to fight against wooden dummies.

Those who are selected are already the best in the logging realm. It is normal for them to break through earlier than others in the subsequent digging realm boom.

That’s just right, it saves me a lot of trouble!
"Opening up new territories is no less dangerous than hunting. Before, the camp didn't have enough people at the Digging Realm, so we had no choice but to select from the Woodcutters Realm. Now that we have enough people, let's make a rule. From now on, if you want to join the Land Reclamation Division, just like the Hunting Division, you must have at least the Digging Realm cultivation level."

Naturally, everyone had no objection to this. However, they noticed that after Xia Hong finished speaking, his eyes began to search the crowd, and everyone's expressions suddenly became nervous.

Like the other departments, the general plan of the pioneer department has been discussed, and the next step is to appoint a chief.

Obviously, Xia Hong was looking for someone to serve as Si Zheng.

After searching for a while, Xia Hong's eyes finally fixed on behind Yuwen Tao.

Hong Guang, Hong Tian, ​​Meng Yi, Zhu Ling, and Zhu Yuan felt Xia Hong's gaze and straightened their chests unconsciously.

Just as Xia Hong said just now, the danger of pioneering is no less than hunting.

When selecting the position of Si Zheng, strength is definitely an important consideration.

In terms of strength, these five are obviously the most suitable candidates.

But to be honest, if we choose from these five, I feel that Xia Chuan and others on the left might have some objections.

As of now, Daxia nominally consists of six tribes, but in terms of strength, the Hunting Tribe and the Land Development Tribe are obviously superior to the other four tribes.

Yuwen Tao already took charge of a hunting tribe. If the pioneering tribe was still led by people who had just been merged from Jingxian Camp, Xiachuan, Luoyuan and others would certainly have objections.

Xia Hong turned around and saw Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan and others seemed to be hesitant to speak. He thought for a moment and swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

"How about this, just appoint them directly. I don't have any suitable candidates. The most important goal of the pioneering department right now is to increase the population of the camp. It will be for one month. Xia Chuan will temporarily act as the acting chief for this month. Whoever brings more people to the camp after one month will get the position of chief of the pioneering department. What do you think?"

"I agree. The chief's idea is correct. The original intention of expanding the land and reclaiming wasteland is to increase the population of the camp. Although strength is important, the ability to win people's hearts is also important. Let's compare them for a month. Whoever is more suitable will be the chief."

After Xia Hong finished speaking, the first person to speak in agreement was Yuwen Tao.

No one expected that all the digging masters would look at him sideways.

Hong Guang and the other five people showed a hint of surprise in their eyes after hearing Xia Hong's proposal of a competition. When Yuwen Tao opened his mouth, they showed even more incomprehensible expressions.

Da Xia and the others did not expect this. After all, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Xia Hong was not directly appointed because he was forced by them. No matter how you think about it, Yuwen Tao should not agree to it.

"I agree too. Let's compare and see who is more suitable!"

Only Xia Chuan spoke up and agreed with Xia Hong's proposal, then looked at Yuwen Tao with a glimmer of admiration in his eyes.

"You know the big picture, good!"

Xia Hong did not react much, but praised Yuwen Tao in his heart, and then slowly said:
"I have finished discussing the affairs of the six ministries. Today, I will also announce a personnel appointment for the camp..."

The eyes of everyone in Daxia immediately focused on Xia Chuan.

Xia Chuan's position in the Supply Department has been abolished, and he was only acting in the Land Development Department for one month. Right now, he is the only one who has no position.

Noticing their gazes, Yuwen Tao and the others realized that Xia Chuan was going to be appointed to a position, and their eyes suddenly became curious.

They already knew about the relationship between Xia Chuan and Xia Hong, so they were naturally curious about what position their leader Xia Hong would assign to his younger brother.

"From now on, the camp will establish a position of Si Cheng, who will take charge of all affairs inside and outside the six ministries on my behalf. When I am not here, I will be the Si Cheng, and everyone must obey his orders..."

Xia Hong paused for a moment, then spoke directly:
"The position of Sicheng will be taken by Xia Chuan!"

As soon as this appointment was finally made, all the people from Da Xia on the left suddenly showed deep joy on their faces, and looked at Xia Chuan with expressions full of respect and congratulations.

Obviously, they were extremely satisfied and approved of this appointment.

Different from them are Yuwen Tao and others on the right.

Especially the five people, Hong Guang, Hong Tian, ​​Meng Yi, Zhu Ling and Zhu Yuan, who had just missed the position of director of the Land Development Department, all had obvious resentment on their faces.

(End of this chapter)