Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 175: The competition ends, and surprises come one after another

Among the new six parts of Daxia, the only two that have really changed are pioneering and hunting, while the other four just have their suffixes changed.

Except for the replacement of the director of the Quartermaster Department, the other three departments, namely, Logging, Gathering and Craftsmen, even the directors remained the same, with basically no changes.

After discussing the changes that needed to be made to the six ministries, Xia Hong simply let go of the rest of the work and left it all to Xia Chuan, the new chief minister.

First, build a temporary residence; make preliminary preparations for rebuilding the wooden building; count the inventory of various materials in the camp; restore the pre-war supply of materials; urge the camp reserve and children to re-engage in training...

Xia Chuan arranged the current tasks of the camp in an orderly manner.

On the other hand, Yuwen Tao also led a group of people to begin formulating specific regulations and operating rules for the hunting department.

The day passed quickly, and the wooden house, which had been silent all night, began to become noisy again.

The more than 3,000 people who had just arrived at the Jingxian camp were not used to the new environment and most of them were still a little dazed; but it was different for Daxia and others. Almost all of them walked out of the wooden house and devoted themselves to various intense reconstruction tasks.

The advantage of strength in numbers was immediately apparent.

Just after half a night, another square wooden shed fifty meters wide was built.

The people who had been assigned in advance moved from the original building into the new house, and the crowd in the station suddenly became much more spacious.

"Sir, it is enough to build this temporary wooden house. It will only be used for a period of time."

Right in front of the valley, Mu Dong found Xia Chuan and reported that the temporary wooden house had been built. He continued:

"Preparations for the reconstruction of the wooden building have already begun. More than half of the diggers are mining in the mines, and some are forging iron materials. A large number of lumberjacks have also begun to go out. The original piles will be used. If nothing goes wrong, we can start construction tomorrow night. With so many people participating, the progress will be very fast."

There are so many people, it’s not just four words.

Xia Chuan looked around the valley, seeing the crowds of people coming and going, which were several times more than before, and he looked very excited.

"There are 110 people in the Digging Realm, more than 1500 in the Logging Realm, and more than 3000 people left. As long as there is enough cold beast meat, more people will continue to break through. I estimate that it will take less than a month and a half. If we speed up the time, it will be uncomfortable for everyone to be squeezed in two wooden sheds all the time."

"Yes!"

After Mu Dong answered, he turned around and went about his own business.

Shi Ping just walked over and bowed to Xia Chuan, saying, "Sir, Yuwen Tao and other people with cultivation above the Woodcutting Realm have all been registered. The total number of people in the camp at the Woodcutting Realm is 1581, with 982 new people added to this batch, and the original camp had 599 people."

1581!

Anyone who breaks through to the logging realm will be included in the contribution value system, and the people in the Mirror Immortal Camp are naturally no exception.

Hearing 1581, Xia Chuan nodded slightly. The number was about what he expected.

"The more than 900 newly added logging officers have all been assigned to the four divisions of supply, logging, gathering, and craftsman. The logging and gathering divisions have the most, while the craftsman and supply divisions have only recruited a small number."

"By the way, have you checked the supplies of the Quartermaster Department?"

Shi Ping frowned slightly, and said with a heavy face: "The damage to materials such as animal skins, Tengjiao tendons, poison sacs, frost wolf bones, and Jinchuang powder is not serious. It's just that the animal meat is much less. We originally had a reserve of 16 kilograms, but after counting just now, we found that there are only less than 3 kilograms left."

When Xia Chuan heard the voice, his expression suddenly became heavy.

Although there were not many casualties in this wave of cold beasts, the property losses were very serious. After the cold beasts destroyed the wooden house, the cold beast meat and various properties in the camp supply warehouse on the second floor were all destroyed.

Cold beasts also eat their own kind, so with so much cold beast meat, it naturally became their main target of destruction.

Cold beast meat is currently the most important consumable material in the camp.

The sudden loss of 13 kilograms has a significant impact.

"1581 catties. Based on the current population of the camp, there are 110 people in the Woodcutter Realm, in the Digger Realm, and the remaining people. More than two-thirds of them are in reserve, and the remaining people under the age of six also have a quota of catties per month. Calculated this way, even if they only exchange for what they need for their own cultivation, the daily consumption of cold beast meat is at least more than catties."

After Shi Ping roughly calculated the account, he continued, "I have already notified everyone that the cold beast meat reserves are tight at the moment. Everyone can only exchange according to their personal needs and cannot exchange more. Even so, the inventory was reduced by more than 4,000 kilograms at night."

It sounds like only over four thousand, but that's because Yuwen Tao and others who had just joined had just been registered and had not yet obtained contribution points, so naturally they could not redeem them.

This means that the original 1,000-plus people in Daxia consume more than 4,000 kilograms of meat every day; once the remaining 3,000-plus people start to exchange, the consumption will immediately increase dramatically.

"Have you informed Yuwen Tao of these circumstances?"

Shi Ping nodded immediately and replied, "As soon as the reserve of cold beast meat was counted, I immediately went to find Lord Yuwen to explain the situation. When I went there, he and Hong Guang and others were discussing the details of the hunting department. The results should be out soon."

Xia Chuan's expression relaxed a little. Since there was a serious shortage of cold beast meat, the hunting department had to resume its work as soon as possible.

The eldest brother has already said that except for special circumstances, he will no longer interfere with the hunting work in the camp, so the income from the cold beast meat in the future will all belong to the people under them.

"Why, is there anything you want to tell me?"

Seeing Shi Ping's hesitant expression, Xia Chuan's heart moved a little, and he immediately asked curiously.

Shi Ping hesitated for a moment, and after thinking about it, he spoke with a little resentment:
"Sir, Hong Guang, Hong Tian and the other five seem to have a lot of objections to your position as Si Cheng. In addition, they also have objections to the competition for the position of Si Zheng of the Development Department. It seems that they think the leader is biased!"

Xia Chuan raised his expression slightly when he heard this.

"Did you hear all this with your own ears?"

"Yes, I overheard it accidentally when I went to look for Yuwen Tao after dark."

"Did Yuwen Tao say anything?"

Shi Ping's originally angry expression suddenly eased a little, and he shook his head and said, "I think among them, only Yuwen Tao is a good person, so he stopped them from continuing to talk."

Hearing Yuwen Tao stop Hong Guang and others, Xia Chuan's expression eased a little and he said:

"That's enough. After all, there are more than 3,000 of them here. It's normal for them to be confused about their status. As long as Yuwen Tao can recognize it, their mentality will naturally change over time."

Offering a position as the head of the Hunting Department is already the biggest concession they can make.

Although there are more than 3,000 people in the Jingxian camp, they are the defeated party after all. According to common sense, it is already very good to be given a normal status.

This is also because Daxia is indeed short of people at the moment. Otherwise, given the previous conflicts between Jingxian and Daxia, it would be a question whether these people could receive normal treatment.

You know, Yuwen Tao and his group not only had the blood of Daxia's Digging Realm on their hands, they also participated in the encirclement and suppression of Big Brother Xia Hong.

"In my opinion, they are just not satisfied. The leader is magnanimous and does not care about their previous mistakes. We have not forgotten them. Fortunately, the widows and descendants of Li Yun and Li Kaiping are sensible and did not make trouble. Otherwise, they should be punished for the sake of these two families."

"Don't say these words again!"

Xia Chuan frowned and interrupted Shi Ping directly.

The two camps had so many conflicts before, and there will definitely be problems with their sudden merger. It seems that it will take some time for them to truly integrate.

Xia Chuan changed the subject, looked at Shi Ping and asked, "By the way, are you interested in the position of Chief of the Quartermaster Department?"

Hearing this question, Shi Ping showed a struggle on his face.

"You have basically handled all the affairs of the camp before, and now you are strong enough. The leader asked me to choose a successor. At the moment, I really can't think of anyone else except you."

Xia Chuan saw the struggle on Shi Ping's face and immediately knew what he was hesitating about, and continued:
"As for the position of Chief of the Land Development Department, let alone Hong Guang and Hong Tian, ​​even if Luo Yuan, Yuan Cheng, Yue Feng and others are interested, you will not be able to compete. My suggestion is that you honestly take over the position of Chief of the Camp Supply Department, so that you can have a seat in the decision-making level of the camp in the future."

Xia Chuan's ideas are already quite sophisticated.

He could clearly see that the reason why people like Shi Ping and Luo Yuan were pursuing positions in the six ministries was because they wanted to enter the decision-making level of the camp.

Shi Ping did a really good job in the camp and he also had talent in this area.

Now there is a shortcut to becoming the director of one of the six ministries, and he has no reason to refuse.

The struggle on Shi Ping's face quickly disappeared. He had obviously made a decision in his heart. He bowed to Xia Chuan and said solemnly:
"Sir, I have thought it through. I'd better join the pioneer department. Although I am envious of the position in the camp supply department, to be honest, whether it is to contribute to the camp or to gain more experience, I still yearn to go to the outside world. I hope you can help me."

Seeing Shi Ping was so serious, Xia Chuan didn't force it anymore and nodded: "Okay, then I'll look for other candidates!"

Although the tasks of the Camp Supply Department are complicated, the power is considerable. After all, it controls all the supplies in the camp and is in contact with almost everyone. There are many people who are eyeing this position.

The fact that Shi Ping gave up voluntarily proved that he really yearned for the outside world. Xia Chuan naturally couldn't say anything more and began to think of other candidates.

Yuan Cheng is definitely not suitable. He is too reckless to do such a delicate job.

Lin Kai, Yue Feng, Qiu Peng, Lu Yang and Xu Ning, any five of these are fine.

After thinking for a while, Xia Chuan decided to talk to the five people separately, observe them first, and then make a decision.

………………

The first year of Daxia, March 20th.

Yuwen Tao, Hong Guang and four others sat in a corner of the wooden house.

The six people who had been discussing for a long time looked tired, but they all had smiles on their faces. It was obvious that they were very satisfied with the results of the discussion.

"These are the details and regulations made by the Hunting Department for now. If there are any changes later, I will report to the Secretary-General first."

The six people got up and prepared to look for Xia Chuan, but they found that there were many people gathered around the stove in the wooden house, and there was a burst of noise from time to time, which seemed very lively.

All six of them showed curiosity on their faces and squeezed in.

After entering, I found that Xia Chuan was standing above, holding a wooden board in his hand, facing everyone, and speaking loudly.

"The timber list has been read out, now the coal list:
First place: Yuan Cheng, 1780 points, reward contribution value 2000 points;
Second place, Yue Feng, 1650 points, reward contribution value 1900 points;
Third place, Hong Gang, 1590 points, reward contribution value 1800 points;
Fourth place………………”

This is?

There was a hint of curiosity in the eyes of Yuwen Tao and the other six people, and Hong Guang directly pulled a young man over from the side.

"Who the hell is pulling me...ah, Dad, Second Uncle, Brother Tao..."

The young man's reaction was a bit exaggerated at first, he even started to curse, but when he saw that it was Hong Guang who was pulling him, he was so scared that his neck shrank and he quickly called for help.

The young man is called Hong Yu, the eldest son of Hong Guang. He is fifteen years old this year, two years younger than Yuwen Tao. Although he is young, he has broken through the logging realm for more than a year.

"Xiaoyu, what's going on?"

Hong Yu had been playing behind him since he was a child, and Yuwen Tao had a very good relationship with him, so he asked directly.

"I heard that Daxia held a mining competition some time ago. Today is the settlement period, and the rankings have just been announced. The top 800 in the timber ranking will be awarded 300 contribution points for the first place, and 2000th place will be awarded 1500 points. Five coal mines will be awarded, the first place will be awarded , and the fifth place will be awarded . The iron mine ranking has now been announced, listen..."

“The iron ore list is published below:

The first place winner is Luo Yuan, with 3290 points and a reward of 2000 contribution points;
The second place winner is Xia Chuan, with 3210 points and a reward of 1900 contribution points;
The third place winner is Zhao Long, with 3100 points and a reward of 1800 contribution points.
............"

Sure enough, when Yuwen Tao listened carefully, he heard that Xia Chuan above was indeed announcing the iron ore list.

"One point can be exchanged for 2 kilograms of cold beast meat, and 2000 contribution points are awarded at once. This is a lot of money. What's the matter with the points for the amount of mining?"

Hearing his father's question, Hong Yu immediately told him what he knew.

"I just inquired about it. The calculation of wood, coal and iron resources in Daxia is different from ours. They count 1000 kilograms of wood as one point; 20 kilograms of coal as one point; and 10 kilograms of iron ore as one point. This competition starts on January th. I heard that it is held for the breakthrough of leader Xia Hong. I am a little curious. What does this resource mining have to do with the breakthrough of the leader?"

Hearing Hong Yu's last slightly curious question, Yuwen Tao's eyes suddenly flashed with a gleam of brilliance, and he thought of the scene in which Xia Hong made millions of kilograms of coal and iron disappear in the Jingxian camp.

"Have you noticed that the temperature in the cabin is abnormal?"

Compared with Yuwen Tao and his six companions, Hong Yu obviously has a deeper understanding of the camp.

The six of them had been discussing the hunting department's affairs the day before. When they heard Hong Yu's question, they were suddenly awakened. There was only a stove lit in the wooden house, but the temperature was frighteningly high, much warmer than outside.

Yuwen Tao was the first to cast his eyes towards the stove with a diameter of more than one meter in the center of the room. Seeing this, the others also looked sideways with curiosity in their eyes.

Of course they had seen a coal-burning stove.

But can a stove with a diameter of only one meter warm up a wooden house that is fifty meters wide?

No, not only the wooden house, but also the area at least one hundred meters outside the wooden house has the same temperature as inside the house.

"Brother Tao, did you figure it out? I heard from the people of Daxia that the stove was a magical item made by the leader Xia Hong. Once it is lit, it can raise the temperature within a radius of 100 meters. In other words, as long as you stay within a 100-meter radius of the stove, you don't need to light a fire at all to keep warm. I have tried it myself, and it is really like this. Isn't it magical?"

This time, there was not only curiosity in Yuwen Tao's eyes, but also shock.

The same was true for Hong Guang and the other five people. Only at this moment did they realize that this ordinary stove in front of them had such miraculous effects.

“By the way, this stove can not only keep you warm, but it can also protect you from monsters. I heard that a monster broke into the camp before.

It's not just the stove. I inquired a lot the day before, and it seems that there are quite a few magical things in Daxia.

A grinding hammer that can be shaped into any shape;
A wooden man that changes into the appearance of a cold beast;

The green bamboo fence is very similar to our snow bamboo, or even more powerful than the snow bamboo;
A marker stone that can detect signs of life within a one-kilometer radius;
A decoction pot that can automatically record medicinal materials and automatically generate drug formulas;

Small torches, ignition oil......"

As Hong Yu talked about the magical items he had inquired about yesterday one by one, the expressions of Yuwen Tao, Hong Guang and the other five people kept changing, and in the end they even looked a little unbelievable.

Could it be that this kid is crazy because of the gain and loss?
"There is another one. I heard from them that the leader Xia Hong has a martial arts training ground. If you spend 20 contribution points, you can go in and practice for a day. The efficiency of practicing there is twice as good as outside!"

When Hong Yu finally mentioned the matter of the martial arts training ground, Yuwen Tao and the other six people looked stunned and they were speechless for a long time.

Pah……

In the end, Hong Guang couldn't help it and slapped his son.

"You are confused, kid. Where did you hear this? How dare you take it seriously?"

"It's true, Father, Brother Tao, when I first heard about it, I also thought it was fake, but later I asked several people from Da Xia, and they all said it was true, and several of them had even gone in to practice. I can be sure that it is absolutely true. I also plan to save up contribution points. As long as I can go in and practice for a few days, I will definitely be able to break through to the Digging Realm soon."

Seeing this, Hong Guang wanted to take action, but was stopped by Yuwen Tao.

"Uncle Hong, don't worry. Xiaoyu won't be fooled so easily..."

Although he said this, there was still some disbelief in Yuwen Tao's eyes.

Practice efficiency doubled?
How could such an unbelievable thing be possible!

Not necessarily. If the things in the martial arts training ground are unbelievable, then what Hong Yu just said are also difficult to understand.

"Brother Tao, believe me. I have seen torches and condensed oil. There are more than a thousand people in Daxia. It is impossible for them to unite and deceive me. Besides, I am not the only one who is asking around. Zhu Kang and Meng Ao were also asking around last night. They may know more than me. If you don't believe me, ask them."

Zhu Kang is the son of Zhu Ling, and Meng Ao is the son of Meng Yi. They are about the same age as Hong Yu, and are at the age when they are lively and like to ask questions everywhere.

In fact, at this moment, Yuwen Tao was already 70% convinced.

He knew Hong Yu, his playmate since childhood, and he was definitely not someone who would speak without a purpose. Since he dared to say that, he must be sure.

"It seems that this Great Xia still has many surprises waiting for us to discover!"

Yuwen Tao spoke slowly, with a hint of brilliance in his eyes.

"Yuwen Tao, how are the preparations for the hunting department going?"

Coincidentally, Xia Chuan, who had just received the rewards for the mining competition, also walked towards Yuwen Tao.

(End of this chapter)