Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 177: Fusion, Xianyang, and Si Zheng’s Struggle
March 21, the first year of Daxia
In front of the valley, two temporary wooden houses stand.

At the location of the original wooden building in the rear, the outline of a new building has begun to emerge, accompanied by thousands of people carrying wood and iron pieces in and out.

"Five iron stakes this way!"

"Four wooden dowels for the corners, and a big hammer."

"Here we need a hide tarpaulin. Go to the quartermaster's office and get one."

"I'll go get it now."

………………

The construction was in full swing. Mu Dong led the craftsmen around the site, leaving some simple areas to others, and he took the important parts to complete them himself. Originally, he, who was supposed to be only responsible for directing the reconstruction, became the busiest person in the whole site.

Seeing that even Si Zheng was working so hard, the enthusiasm of the others naturally increased, and the progress of the reconstruction of the new wooden building was increasing rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Behind the new building that everyone is building, there are two conspicuous buildings.

The exterior styles of the two buildings are basically the same. Both are square with a side length of twenty meters, and the outer walls are covered with a layer of mysterious fire cloud patterns.

The only difference is that there is a "Wu" character on the gate of the left building, while there is a "Duan" character on the gate of the right building.

Whenever the people who were building the wooden houses saw the two buildings, they would show excitement and enthusiasm on their faces, and their eyes were filled with strong yearning.

"What do you think? Is our new leader a god?"

"Of course he did. He just waved his hand and two buildings appeared. I have never seen anyone with this ability in my life."

"Master Si Cheng said that one day of training in the martial arts hall is equivalent to three days outside. Do you think it's true or not?"

"It should be true. Didn't you see those people from Da Xia go crazy last night? They were scrambling to get 50 contribution points a day. Yu Wen Si Zheng and Hong Guang, more than adults, were invited to experience it. They stayed in there for a whole day. If it was fake, they wouldn't stay there for so long."

"It's unbelievable to increase the speed of cultivation. No, I have to earn contribution points quickly. I have to go in to cultivate no matter what. I'm only a thousand pounds of strength away from the Digging Realm."

"It's the same for me. As long as I can go in and practice, I will be able to break through soon."

"It's just that it's a bit hard to earn contribution points. Building a wooden building only gives 10 contribution points a day, which is enough to exchange for animal meat, but it's difficult to exchange for other things."

"Be content! When we were in Jingxian before, we only got so much in a month. According to Daxia's current rules, we can at least get 20 kilograms a day. In the past, we couldn't even dream of this."

"You still think it's hard to make money? Do you know why most of the quotas for building wooden buildings were given to people like us?"

On the east side of the wooden building, Hong Yu was moving a piece of iron and placing it on the ground. When he heard the discussions of several lumberjacks nearby, he spoke up and interrupted them.

Several people were obviously familiar with him, and they looked at him curiously when they heard the voice.

Indeed, among the more than one thousand lumberjacks who participated in the construction of the wooden building, 90% were people who joined after Jingxian. Some people who didn't understand the situation had some opinions in their hearts, thinking that Daxia was treating these latecomers as laborers.

"Among the six departments of Daxia, only four departments are accessible to the logging realm. The two departments of supply and craftsmen have the least people, and ordinary people cannot enter. So you should be like me, either entering the gathering department or the logging department, right?"

Several people nodded when they heard this. The Quartermaster Department needed very few people, and unless they took the initiative to recruit, no one could get in. The requirements of the Craftsman Department were even more stringent, and it had to be personally certified by Si Zheng Mudong and have the talent of a craftsman.

So it is just as Hong Yu said, most of the logging realms that come from Jingxian can basically only enter the two departments of gathering and logging.

Of course, it's not just them, the logging community in Da Xia is the same.

Seeing everyone nod, Hong Yu continued: "Whether it's collecting or logging, unless there are special circumstances, such as discovering some special medicinal materials, or finding a new species of tree that is useful to the camp, otherwise in the ordinary logging realm, you can calculate, how many points can you earn at most in one night?"

Hong Yu's question surprised everyone.

Leaving aside special circumstances, the most stable way for those in the logging realm to gain contribution points is actually to cut down trees.

As soon as the mining competition was over, the wood conversion returned to normal. 2000 kilograms of Jinlin was exchanged for 1 point, and 4000 kilograms of Zhushuang was exchanged for 1 point. These two types of trees are the most common on the outskirts of Hongmu Ridge.

At the logging level, bringing back three trees a night is basically the limit, and each tree weighs five to six thousand kilograms. Even if they are all chopping down golden trees, they can only make 7 to 8 contribution points a night.

After realizing this, everyone reacted immediately.

Hong Yu also spoke up at this time, and said in a deep voice: "Master Si Cheng, it's because we are new here and don't have much contribution value. He is afraid that we won't even have the meat to exchange, so he gave us the quota."

"That's not right, Hongyu. I see that almost all the woodcutters in Daxia are wearing a complete set of clothes. Where do they get their contribution points?"

After coming to Daxia last night, the first thing these lumberjacks inquired about was the price of clothes. They all knew that it took 155 contribution points to buy a complete set of clothes. If it was as Hong Yu said, it was so difficult for lumberjacks to earn contribution points, then clothes in Daxia would not be widely available.

When Hong Yu heard the questions from everyone, his mind moved slightly.

It is no wonder that these lumberjacks are concerned about the price of clothes. Although the Jingxian Camp was stronger than Daxia before, the popularity of clothes was not as high as that in Daxia.

The problem still lies in the scarcity of cold beast resources.

Although clothes made of bamboo silk are exquisite and warm enough, due to the material, the amount of bamboo silk used to make a set of clothes is almost a hundred times more than that of bowstrings. As a result, it is not cost-effective to make clothes with bamboo silk.

Therefore, before this, there were only about a dozen people in Jingxian Camp who could wear clothes made of bamboo silk; because the output of animal skins was too small, only those at the Digging Realm could wear a full set of clothes, and there were almost no people at the Woodcutting Realm who could wear them.

"Contribution points can't only be used on yourself. If you work hard to break through to the Digging Realm, you can earn more contribution points and buy a set of clothes for your wife and children. Isn't it easy?"

"It's been a long time since Daxia implemented the contribution value rule. Those people in the logging realm have saved enough. It's just a set of clothes. What a fuss!"

Suddenly, two young voices were heard nearby, answering everyone.

Hong Yu turned around and a smile immediately appeared on his face.

The ones who came were Meng Ao and Zhu Kang, both of them carrying a huge piece of wood on their backs. It was obvious that they were also one of the workers of the wooden building.

"You two are here too. I thought you didn't think highly of this contribution!"

"Go, go, go, why wouldn't I come for such a good thing?"

"After the wooden building is completed, contribution points won't be so easy to earn anymore."

The three of them grew up together, have an extremely close relationship, and love to joke with each other.

In fact, to be precise, there were four people, and one was Yuwen Tao.

It’s a pity that Yuwen Tao has a higher talent and broke through to the Digging Realm first, and is almost at the Cold Resistance Level. With the ability to hunt, the four of them have less time to play together.

After the three of them finished joking, they all looked towards the martial arts hall intentionally or unintentionally, with a hint of longing in their eyes.

Zhu Kang was the first to speak up: "Brother Tao and father have been in there for a day. The three times training speed is probably true. It would be great if we could go in and train someday."

Meng Ao nodded gently and said, "Three times the training speed. If I can go in and train, and if I have enough cold beast meat, it will take at most ten days. In ten days, I should be able to break through the Digging Realm."

"My strength is about the same as yours, so it should only take ten days for me to practice inside."

After Hong Yu finished speaking, he thought of something and said, "Fifty contribution points a day. Lord Si Cheng said last night that only 200 people can go in for training every day. I guess that the places to enter the martial arts hall will definitely be snatched in the future."

Zhu Kang, who was standing by, shook his head and said, "No, if we really have to rob them, then all the points will be used by the Digging Realm. We, the Woodcutters, don't have as many contribution points as them. Besides, they have a high status in the camp. If we really have to rob them, we will definitely not be able to win."

Hong Yu immediately showed his approval and nodded, saying, "According to the current operating rules of Da Xia, the quota for the martial arts hall should be the same as other things. People with higher cultivation have priority, but a small number will be reserved for people with lower cultivation."

Hearing this, Zhu Kang and Meng Ao nodded slightly, both looking in agreement.

It has been two days since they came to Daxia. Regardless of how much they know about the camp, at least they are basically clear about the rules and regulations of the camp.

Just as Hong Yu said, the current operating rules of Daxia can be summarized in one sentence: people with higher cultivation have priority, but no matter what, a small part will be reserved for people with lower cultivation.

Even such important supplies as cold beast meat were even distributed equally.

Private hoarding is not allowed and everyone can exchange according to their needs.

Although this has a lot to do with the fact that Da Xia has no shortage of cold beast resources, even if there is no shortage, the courage to release the supply of beast meat like this would have a huge impact on the hearts of these people.

After all, when they were in the Jingxian camp before, any pound of cold beast meat was very precious.

Thanks to their father, the three of them never had a problem with the supply of meat.

But what about others?
"The supply of animal meat alone is enough to make these people feel a strong sense of belonging to Daxia. After a long time, I guess no one will remember the words Mirror Immortal."

"Not only Jingxian, but the name Ning Zhou will probably be completely forgotten too!"

As soon as Hong Yu opened his mouth, Zhu Kang immediately followed up with a sentence.

The three of them looked at each other, and a complicated expression flashed across their faces.

After the destruction of Jingxian Camp, most of the Digging and Logging Realm people who escaped were actually Ning Zhou’s old men.

Although Yuwen Hu is dead, Yuwen Tao is still there, and their fathers, Hong Guang and the other five people are also there. Compared with merging into Daxia, Hong Guang and others are actually more inclined to follow Yuwen Tao to rebuild the Ningzhou camp.

Unfortunately, the situation was stronger than the people. The five of them should have seen that Xia Hong would not allow this to happen, so when Yuwen Tao proposed to merge with Daxia, they all agreed.

Influenced by their fathers, Hong Yu and other two also had the idea of ​​rebuilding the Ningzhou camp.

But after only two days in Daxia, they have gradually realized that this idea is doomed to never come true.

"It's not a good thing to hold on to the word Ning Zhou. No matter where we are, our goal is to become stronger and live a better life. Daxia can help us achieve this, so we will stay in Daxia forever and become a part of Daxia. What's wrong with that?"

Meng Ao was the first to speak and break the silence. Upon hearing this, Zhu Kang and Hong Yu showed agreement in their eyes, but did not respond.

"By the way, have Uncle Hong and his team formed a hunting team?"

Seeing that the two did not respond, Meng Ao directly changed the subject and asked something else.

"Zhenwu Squad!"

"Xuanwu Squad!"

Meng Ao chuckled and said, "The Xiongwu Squad."

The fathers of the three, Meng Yi, Zhu Ling and Hong Guang, were all at the Digging Realm where they had begun to reshape their membranes, so they were naturally qualified to form a hunting team.

"Not only them, my second uncle also formed a team called the Yingwu Squad."

"My second uncle is the same. The team he formed is called the Shenwu Squad."

Zhu Kang’s second uncle is Zhu Yuan, and Hong Yu’s second uncle is Hong Tian.

When the five people heard that Jingxian was coming, they formed a hunting team, and three of them showed excitement on their faces.

"There are a total of forty-two Diggers who came here with us. We should be able to form eight teams, but I don't know if we can reach an agreement."

"Brother Tao will probably form a team later. Currently, apart from the leader, he is the only one who has the ability to lead a team to hunt intermediate-level cold beasts. The leader will not be eliminated. I heard from my father that the first intermediate-level hunting team in the camp will definitely be led by Brother Tao, if nothing unexpected happens. I am waiting to break through to the Digging Realm to see if I can join Brother Tao's team."

"You're crazy if you don't join your father's team but his."

"I don't care. This hunting team is not hereditary. When I become stronger, maybe I will create one myself!"

"Okay, stop talking and get to work. The Chief Justice is here."

Seeing Mu Dong approaching not far away, the three of them immediately stopped chatting and started working.

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Behind the temporary wooden house, in a room separated by wooden boards, Xia Hong was sitting on a chair, listening quietly to Xia Chuan's report.

"Brother, the hunting department's affairs are on track. I went to Yuwen Tao today to learn about it. Currently, there are ten fledgling hunting teams, and all 110 digging realms in the camp are included. I have a list here."

As Xia Chuan spoke, he took out a piece of animal skin scroll and handed it directly to Xia Hong.

When the animal skin scroll was opened, the first line was Yuwen Tao's name:
Yuwen Tao, Longwu Squad, eight members;
Xia Chuan, Yunjiao Team, ten members;

Luo Yuan, Tiger and Leopard Squad, 10 members; Yuan Cheng, Dragon Slayer Squad, 10 members;

Zhao Long, Falcon Squad, ten members;

Zhao Hu, Steel Mane Squad, ten members;

Zhao Bao, Golden Eagle Team, ten members;

Huang Yong, Zhaolong team, eight members;

Hong Guang, Xuanwu team, seven members;

Hong Tian, ​​Shenwu Squad, six members;

Zhu Ling, Zhenwu Team, five members;

Zhu Yuan, Yingwu team, seven members;

Meng Yi, Xiongwu team, nine members;

After reading the entire list, Xia Hong frowned immediately.

The total number of people in Yuwen Tao's six teams was exactly 42;

The total number of the seven teams on Xiachuan's side is exactly 68.

"Brother, this was all done spontaneously. I thought it was a bit wrong when I first saw it, but after thinking about it carefully, the Jingxian gang has only been here for two days, so they definitely can't integrate with us that quickly."

After hearing Xia Chuan's explanation, Xia Hong's brows relaxed slightly and he sighed slightly in his heart.

Not only are the two groups' members clearly separated, but even the names of the teams are clearly differentiated. This is not a good sign.

But just as Xia Chuan said, Yuwen Tao and his group had only been here for two days, so it was normal that they hadn't integrated into Daxia so quickly.

"Forget about this time. For subsequent breakthroughs in the Digging Realm, we cannot continue to differentiate them in this way. We must guide or force them, no matter what method we use, to disrupt them and speed up the integration of the upper levels."

"I know, brother!"

Hearing the seriousness in Xia Hong's tone, Xia Chuan nodded heavily in response.

With Daxia's current system, it is only a matter of time before the lumberjacks and ordinary people below them are integrated. However, it is not so easy to fully integrate Yuwen Tao and Hong Guang, a group of relatively powerful people, and make them a part of Daxia.

"Have you chosen the chief of the quartermaster department?"

"I've chosen it, Qiu Peng."

Qiu Peng is also one of the oldest people in Daxia.

Xia Hong nodded slightly, then looked at Xia Chuan and slowly asked, "Do you think it would be better if you give up the position of Director of the Development Department?"

Xia Chuan understood the meaning of Xia Hong's words almost instantly.

A hint of resistance appeared on his face, and he said:

"Brother, you should know the importance of the position of the Chief of the Hunting Department. It is already very generous to let Yuwen Tao take the position, and you also gave the position of the Chief of the Land Development Department to them for free. How should we in Daxia deal with it? The brothers will definitely have opinions in their hearts."

Seeing that Xia Hong didn't speak, Xia Chuan continued, "Jingxian was originally the loser. It's already very good that they don't care about the previous grudge. There's no need to accommodate them. Besides, it's not that they are not allowed to be the chief of the pioneer department. It's just fair competition. Whoever gets the position in the end depends on their ability."

Seeing Xia Chuan's resistance, Xia Hong shook his head slightly, suppressed the thought in his mind, then looked at him sideways, and said with a hint of sarcasm:
"Fair competition, I don't think so. You called Luo Yuan, Yuan Cheng and others together today, didn't you say that you wanted them to work together to push Shi Ping to the top?"

Xia Chuan was stunned when he heard this, and looked up at Xia Hong with a look of surprise on his face.

Although he didn't say anything, the expression on his face clearly said, "Brother, how do you know what we were talking about?"

"Around the cabin, nothing you say or do can be hidden from me!"

Xia Hong smiled twice, with a hint of pride in his eyes.

After the membrane was reshaped, not only his basic strength was improved, but his five senses were also greatly enhanced. He could clearly sense any movement within a radius of 200 meters.

Big brother’s strength has become stronger again!

Xia Chuan thought that Xia Hong's strength had improved again, and a touch of respect suddenly rose in his eyes. Then he remembered the question just now and said in a deep voice: "Brother, Daxia said there are six divisions, but the hunting and pioneering divisions are obviously the most important. One hunting division has been handed over to Yuwen Tao, and the remaining pioneering division cannot be given to them. We must keep it in our hands."

The people below began to fight for power and profit.

This thought flashed through Xia Hong's mind and he sighed slightly.

It is said that Daxia currently has a total of less than 5,000 people, and its scale is actually very small. He did not give any practical benefits to the positions of Si Cheng and the six ministers except for the title and status.

But you can't help it, that's human nature.

"You guys want to fight, I don't care, but there is one rule that everyone must abide by, you can't attack your own people. Whoever dares to break this rule, I will never let him go!"

When Xia Hong said the last sentence, he almost stared into Xia Chuan's eyes.

"I know, brother!"

It was the first time that Xia Chuan heard Xia Hong's stern tone, and he naturally engraved these words firmly in his mind.

"Go and tell Yuwen Tao to come over to me. I have something to ask him."

Xia Chuan nodded and obeyed, then walked out directly.

"Leader, Yuwen Tao wants to see you."

Soon, Yuwen Tao's voice was heard outside the door.

"come in!"

Seeing Yuwen Tao walking into the room, his aura was still a little uncertain. Thinking of him staying in the martial arts hall today, Xia Hong smiled and asked:

"How about the martial arts hall?"

From the moment he entered the room, Yuwen Tao looked at Xia Hong with respect. When he heard the question, he answered without thinking, "Rare treasure, no, rare treasure is not enough to describe it, I should say divine object!"

Hearing the shock in Yuwen Tao's tone, Xia Hong smiled slightly.

Yuwen Tao's reaction was normal. The people from Daxia had been following him for a long time and were used to the wonders of the system's architecture, so their reaction was not that big.

"The leader asked me to come here because of the hunting department. I..."

"No, no, no, you can just go and discuss these things with Xia Chuan. I came here to ask you something alone."

Xia Hong interrupted Yuwen Tao, motioned him to sit down, and asked:

"How much do you know about super combat bodies?"

When fighting against the monsters at Jingxian’s base, Yuwen Tao mentioned the super combat body, and Xia Hong heard it at that time.

Yuwen Tao was stunned when he heard this. Seeing Xia Hongzhen's expression asking for advice, he realized that he really didn't know anything about the super combat body, and his expression suddenly became a little confused.

Not sure about the super combat body, but has broken through to the cold-resistant level?

"Captain, don't you know that you are a super combat body? How did you control the amount of animal blood you used to reshape your skin membrane?"

Hearing this question, Xia Hong raised his eyebrows and said casually: "I just use it to the limit. As long as I can hold on, I will keep increasing the dosage."

Gulp...

Yuwen Tao swallowed and looked at Xia Hong, whose expression changed instantly.

He was also reshaping his membrane, and he knew very well how painful it was to use animal blood.

As long as you can hold on, keep increasing the dosage.

He couldn't even imagine how great the price behind these words was.

"Captain, how many kilograms of beast blood can you use at most at one time, 10 kilograms, 15 kilograms, or 20 kilograms?"

Xia Hong looked strange and did not answer the question.

Yuwen Tao thought he had guessed it right, so he continued talking.

The three levels of combat physique, namely upper, middle and lower, are the same as what Gao Yu, also known as He Yuanhun, said when he came to Daxia before; only Gao Yu did not mention the super combat physique. After Yuwen Tao's explanation, Xia Hong also understood.

As the name suggests, the super combat body is one level higher than the superior one. The difference is that people with this level of combat body talent, when breaking through the cold-resistant level, their basic strength will at least soar to three manes, which is 300,000 kilograms.

"What about the highest?"

"I heard from my father that the highest he had ever seen was the power of six manes."

"He Yuanhun?"

When Yuwen Tao heard the name, hatred appeared in his eyes and he nodded.

He Yuanhun has more than just the power of Six Manes!

Thinking back to the strength displayed by He Yuanhun himself after Jingxian's death, Xia Hong frowned slightly.

At that time, He Yuanhun's sword had at least the power of eight manes.

Obviously, Yuwen Hu and Yuwen Tao did not have a thorough understanding of He Yuanhun.

Seeing Xia Hong lowering his head in deep thought, Yuwen Tao did not interrupt him, but just stood aside and waited quietly.

After a long time, Xia Hong raised his head and continued to ask: "Do you know the level of cultivation after the Cold Resistance Level?"

Yuwen Tao's expression froze for a moment, and he thought for a long time before speaking:
"I only heard He Yuanhun mention it once, and it seemed to be called Xianyang Class."

Hearing his uncertain tone, Xia Hong gave up the idea of ​​asking further. It was obvious that Yuwen Tao only had a vague understanding of the matter.

Xianyang level?
Does it mean to be completely exposed to the sun?
Xia Hong frowned, and did not think further. He looked at Yuwen Tao, a smile appeared on his face, and he said:

"One last question, what's going on at Ningzhou Camp?"

When Yuwen Tao heard the two words "Ning Zhou", his expression froze for a moment, and then his face changed for a while. He knelt down and said, "Chief, did someone say something nonsense? Please tell me, I will punish this person severely."

This Yuwen Tao is indeed smart.

He hadn't even said anything yet, just by mentioning the Ningzhou camp, Yuwen Tao was able to guess so many things.

"Don't be nervous. I didn't blame you for anything. I just asked you by accident. You are a smart person. I trust you, so I handed over the hunting department to you. It will definitely not be smooth to integrate more than 3,000 people into Daxia. You have to pay more attention recently and cooperate well with Xia Chuan to speed up the integration of the two groups. Do you understand?"

Hearing the heaviness in Xia Hong's tone, Yuwen Tao's expression gradually became serious. He knelt on the ground and bowed down, responding in a deep voice: "Please rest assured, leader. I understand."

"You can fight for the position of Chief of the Land Reclamation Department if you want, but don't make it too ugly. And remember one rule. Tell Hong Guang and the others when you go back that no matter who you are, you can't attack your own people. This is the bottom line. I will never let anyone who dares to violate it go."

"Yes, Chief, I will definitely pass on your message!"

"Okay, let's get to work!"

Yuwen Tao stood up respectfully, bowed, and slowly retreated.

Xia Hong stayed alone in the room. He took out a white mirror from behind him and looked at it with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)