Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 182: The Three Tigers Fall, What They See and Their Hearts [Happy New Year]

"It's so warm here!"

"Why are they all wearing animal skins, and the colors are different?"

"Lots of coal, Uncle Yuan, look, there's a lot of coal over there."

"Iron ore, lots of it, just lying there on the ground."

"So many weapons, and cold beast meat. What's that red thing?"

"They don't live in caves. How can this valley be so warm when there's no fire?"

"Look, even the children have clothes to wear, look quickly, big sister."

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Although they had made a lot of mental preparations, when they actually followed Xia Chuan and his group to arrive at the Daxia Valley, Xiao Yuan, Xiao Ning, and Xiao Yu were still stunned by what they saw.

Looking around at everything and everyone in the valley, the three people's eyes were filled with shock and emotion. They stopped in their tracks for a moment.

"Three of you, keep moving forward!"

It was not until Xia Chuan in front of them shouted that the three of them came to their senses. Seeing the smiles on Xia Chuan and others' faces, they all showed embarrassed expressions and hurriedly followed.

Just like those people who had been incorporated into Da Xia before, there was no need for Xia Chuan and the others to introduce them. The dazzling array of supplies and buildings in the Da Xia Valley alone was enough to shock Xiao Yuan and the other two so much that they couldn't recover for a long time.

The three of them walked for more than a hundred meters and took a general look at the situation in the entire Daxia Valley. Their expressions became even more moved. No one along the way even took the initiative to ask anything, as if they had forgotten that they came here with a mission.

Xia Chuan, who was leading the way, was about to say something when a man suddenly ran over in a hurry and bowed to him:
"Zhu Qing from the heroic team greets Lord Si Cheng..."

Seeing three strangers following Xia Chuan, Zhu Qing paused, then leaned close to Xia Chuan's ear and spoke a few words in a low voice.

"Got it, let Zhu Yuan wait for me in the main hall, I'll be there soon!"

Xia Chuan frowned after hearing this, but still signaled Zhu Qing to go first. Then he turned around and looked at Xiao Yuan and the other two, smiling and saying, "Uncle Xiao, I have something important to deal with. I'll let Qiu Peng take you around. You can ask him any questions you have. How do you do that?"

Xiao Yuan hurriedly cupped his hands and said respectfully, "Your Excellency is too polite. If you have important matters, just go and do them. We can just look around on our own."

Xia Chuan nodded, signaled to Qiu Peng with his eyes, and walked directly towards the wooden house on the left. Shi Ping and others followed him.

Qiu Peng stayed where he was, looking at Xiao Yuan and the other two, and invited them with a smile:

"Three of you, please follow me!"

Qiu Peng is the director of the camp supply department, in charge of the camp's supplies and contribution ledgers. It is only natural that he is the one to take Xiao Yuan and the other two on a tour.

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Temporary wooden house on the left, with partitions separating the main hall.

As Xia Chuan and the others walked in, they saw a row of strangers kneeling on the ground, tied up with ropes.

There were seventeen of them in total, all middle-aged, wearing full sets of animal skin clothing. Although they were all wounded, their faces were defiant and they all exuded a sense of fierceness. After Xia Chuan came in, their eyes quickly turned to him.

Although these people hid well, Xia Chuan still noticed the subtle murderous light deep in their eyes.

Especially the two leaders, the one on the left had a new scar at the corner of his eye, and the one on the right had a broken left arm. The fierceness in their eyes was most obvious.

"grown ups……"

Zhu Yuan, who was sitting on a chair, immediately stood up and saluted when he saw Xia Chuan come in.

The seventeen people kneeling below suddenly looked grim when they saw this scene.

When Xia Chuan first came in, they thought he was just an ordinary member of the camp because he looked so young. They didn't expect Zhu Yuan to be so respectful to him.

A few hours ago, they had fought with Zhu Yuan and his group and knew how powerful he was. This young man could make Zhu Yuan so respectful, so his strength and status must be far beyond their imagination.

Although he had guessed the identities of the seventeen people on the ground, Xia Chuan walked to the front and sat on the chair, and turned to ask Zhu Yuan:
"What's going on? Who are these people? Yuwen Tao didn't come back?"

Zhu Yuan nodded and quickly told him everything about the time when Yuwen Tao led his men to look for Hong Guang.

With Zeng Fan leading the way last night, Yuwen Tao and his group successfully found the Sanhu camp in a short time. Eager to rescue people, Yuwen Tao randomly arrested a lone man, interrogated him, and confirmed that Hong Guang was detained in the camp by them, and then took action immediately.

Although there are quite a few people in the Three Tigers Camp, more than two thousand, their strength is very weak. Including the so-called three tigers, there are only more than forty people in the Digging Realm.

Last night, in addition to his own Longwu team, Yuwen Tao also brought the teams of Hong Tian, ​​Zhu Ling, Zhu Yuan, and Meng Yi, a total of 35 people. Being fully armed, they were naturally not afraid.

Hearing this, Xia Chuan's face suddenly showed a trace of confusion.

The development level of the human camps in the Wuyuan Mountain area is indeed far behind that of Daxia, both in terms of strength and weapons and equipment.

But the problem is, no matter how far away they were, it was impossible for a camp of more than 2,000 people to be captured directly by Yuwen Tao and his 34 men, right?
"Originally, it shouldn't have been so smooth. After all, there are more than 2,000 people in the Sanhu camp. Although there are not many Digging Realm, there are also many Woodcutting Realm below. The lord hesitated for a moment, wondering whether he should come back to inform Si Cheng first, and then go to rescue Hong Guang and others..."

Seeing the confusion on Xia Chuan's face, Zhu Ling immediately started to explain, but when he got to this point, his tone suddenly turned angry. He first turned his head to look at the seventeen people kneeling on the ground, and then faced Xia Chuan and said:
"These beasts are so unpopular. The man that Lord Yuwen captured first rebelled when he heard that we intended to attack the Sanhu camp.

That person not only told us the residences of the three leaders, but also told us that there were only more than 20 Diggers in the camp who really protected the three leaders, along with more than 100 of their families. Almost all the others had grudges against them. As long as we could get rid of the top few first, the rest would follow us and attack them together..."

Xia Chuan frowned as he listened, and after he heard the entire process, his eyes as he looked at the seventeen people on the ground gradually became colder.

It seems that the situations that I heard before are most likely true.

The Three Tigers Camp is indeed a cancer in the Wuyuan Mountain area.

Zhu Ling continued before she finished her words: "These beasts built a prison in the garrison to detain the families of those in the Digging Realm and some disobedient people. They use this method to threaten others to work as slaves. Once someone gets into trouble, they cut off their family members' limbs and use them as bait for hunting.

They still have some value. Ordinary people who are of no use will have a more miserable fate. Men are beaten and killed at will, and women are indulged in debauchery. Not only that prison, but the entire station is like a devil's den.

There were a total of twenty-three people in their group. Five were killed last night, one escaped, and when the remaining seventeen were captured alive, those people almost came up and devoured them. If the adults had not stopped them and said that they would be taken back to the camp and handed over to the Si Cheng for punishment, they would definitely have died.

There were more than a hundred of their family members in total, and we didn’t even have to do anything, they were beaten to death by the rest of the people.”

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Although Zhu Ling did not explain it in detail, even by just listening, Xia Chuan could feel how heinous the evil deeds of the Sanhu Camp were.

"Master Si Cheng, I am Liu Erhu. If I am not mistaken, you are the leader of the Da Xia camp, right?"

Just as Xia Chuan's eyes were gradually becoming colder, the leader of the group of people kneeling on the ground actually spoke to him.

Surprisingly, Liu Erhu's voice was quite firm and contained a sense of equality, without any awareness of being a prisoner.

Zhu Ling's words were vague just now, and the other party only heard his position as Sicheng and thought he was the leader.

Xia Chuan sat on the chair and turned his head to look at Liu Erhu. He didn't explain, but just looked at him quietly to see what he was going to say next.

Liu Erhu's expression froze slightly when he didn't get a response, but he quickly adjusted his mentality and said with a touch of confidence: "Sir, we didn't know your camp was so powerful before, so we brothers offended you so much. I hope you will forgive me..."

Although he was asking for forgiveness, there was no trace of apology in his words.

Seeing that he was obviously laying the groundwork for what was to come, Xia Chuan did not interrupt him. Instead, he nodded slightly, as if to encourage him to continue.

Seeing this, Liu Erhu's face was filled with joy, and he continued, "The Great Xia Camp is in need of people right now. Erhu is willing to bring all the brothers to join us. From now on, we will follow your lead!"

"Sanhu is also willing to join."

"I'd also like to join your camp!"

"I would like that too."

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Seeing the other sixteen people asking to join the Great Xia Camp, Xia Chuan looked downcast and said nothing. He just turned to look at Zhu Ling again:

"Killed five, and one ran away. Is it the big tiger?"

In the three tiger camp, two tigers and three tigers are all there, only the big tiger is missing.

Seeing that Xia Chuan had guessed it, Zhu Ling was not surprised. He nodded and said, "That Liu Dahu, although he has started to use beast blood, is still no match for Lord Si Zheng. However, he has a very powerful stick in his hand. I don't know what material it is made of. It has strong elasticity, but it is extremely hard. It can even block Lord Si Zheng's sword, but he escaped in the end."

He is no match for Yuwen Tao, but he has a powerful weapon.

Xia Chuan's expression immediately relaxed a lot when he heard that. He was afraid that Liu Dahu was too powerful and would disturb his elder brother's practice.

"We are too short-handed, and there are still more than 2,000 people stationed there. The Lord is worried that it is not safe to migrate all of them at once, so he asked me to escort this group of people back first, report the matter to the Lord Si Cheng, and then arrange for more people to move all of them here safely."

With more than 2,000 people at a distance of more than 10 kilometers, it was indeed not safe to rely on Yuwen Tao's 30-odd people. What's more, Liu Dahu escaped. If the other party did something bad in secret, the situation would be even worse.

"Liu Dahu has a deep relationship with the two brothers, so he should find a way to rescue them. On our way back, the adults even escorted them for a while, but it's a pity that they never took the bait."

If we do not eradicate all evil, there will be endless troubles.

Obviously, Yuwen Tao also understood this principle.

But this Liu Dahu seemed very cunning and didn't take the bait.

Xia Chuan glanced at the seventeen people on the ground, and suddenly thought of something, and asked, "By the way, what's the situation of the Xuanwu team?"

Hong Guang must have been rescued, but according to Qiu Peng's report last night, Yuwen Tao was so angry, so something must have happened.

When Zhu Ling heard Xia Chuan's question, her expression suddenly became heavy.

"Tian Yu and Liu Zhuang are dead. Hong Guang and four others were tortured by them all night and suffered serious injuries. I brought them back and they are now recuperating."

Two were killed and five were injured.

The Xuanwu team only has seven people in total.

Xia Chuan's face suddenly turned cold when he heard this.

Zhu Ling walked up to Liu Erhu with an angry expression and kicked him hard. Then he continued, "Hong Guang was deceived by this beast. When he went there the night before, this beast pretended to negotiate with him and asked him to stay overnight. Hong Guang knew it was inappropriate and directly refused. This beast was very cunning and took the initiative to ask him to send someone back to report the news. As a result, Hong Guang fell into the trap."

Xia Chuan shook his head slightly, somewhat disappointed with Hong Guang.

Obviously, Liu Erhu deliberately dispersed their personnel. As expected, the people Hong Guang sent back to report the news were Tian Yu and Liu Zhuang.

"Tian Yu and Liu Zhuang were sent back to report the news, but they were killed by these beasts on the way. Hong Guang and his five companions were also besieged and captured alive by them. These beasts even wanted to follow Hong Guang to find our Da Xia. If Hong Guang and his five companions had not been so tough and didn't speak, they might have been killed before we got there."

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Zhu Ling's last paragraph made Xia Chuan feel a little relieved, and it also helped Hong Guang restore some of his image in Xia Chuan's eyes.

"Master Si Cheng, Erhu is sincere in his commitment. As long as Da Xia is willing to accept us, Erhu is willing to persuade my elder brother to surrender. He is very powerful and will definitely become your right-hand man!"

"Sir, Erhu has truly surrendered. I beg you to show some mercy."

"Master Si Cheng, Erhu is sincere!"

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Liu Erhu, who was kicked down by Zhu Ling, was angry, but he finally realized that Xia Chuan's reactions just now were just to tease him. Although he was full of anger, he kept asking Xia Chuan to surrender, trying to buy a chance of survival.

However, Xia Chuan ignored him and just looked at Zhu Ling and said:
"Go down and have a rest first. Tomorrow night you go and inform Yuwen Tao. The day after tomorrow I will send someone over to bring back the more than 2,000 people. However, there will be an exchange meeting at Wuyuan Mountain the day after tomorrow night. People from the eleven medium-sized camps will be present. I will..."

Zhu Ling listened to Xia Chuan's arrangements, nodded from time to time, her eyes became brighter and brighter, and finally she even showed an expression of approval.

During this process, Liu Erhu below did not stop talking either. After talking for a while, Xia Chuan's constant indifference finally made him unable to pretend. He raised his head and roared angrily: "Shame on you, you bastard. No matter how strong you are, you can't catch my eldest brother with his strength. If you dare to kill me, he will definitely help me get revenge."

As he did this, Liu Sanhu beside him also roared: "You don't dare to kill me. That man last night didn't dare to kill me because he was scared by my eldest brother. So what if you took us here? If you don't dare to kill me, just let me go..."

What’s even more outrageous is that the fifteen people kneeling behind also started speaking.

Looking at the seventeen people with vicious looks and the strong brutality in their words, Xia Chuan, who was interrupted, had a cold look in an instant. Zhu Ling, Shi Ping and the others in the hall also looked at them with a much gloomier look in their eyes.

The angry shouting of the seventeen people continued. This was originally a temporary wooden house, no more than fifty meters wide. The main hall was temporarily separated. Many people nearby had been attracted by their voices.

After more than ten breaths, seeing that the seventeen people were still not quiet, Xia Chuan's expression gradually became indifferent, and he raised his head to signal Shi Ping and the people in the Yunjiao team.

Shi Ping and the other eight people drew their swords and walked behind the crowd.

Click…click…click…

A series of crisp sounds of killing instantly made the entire main hall quiet.

Liu Erhu and Liu Sanhu, who were at the front, looked back at the fifteen people behind them, all of whom had their heads and bodies separated. They suddenly felt cold all over, their pupils were filled with fear, and their bodies began to tremble uncontrollably.

Kill them all...

How dare he, how dare he...

"Please spare us, sir. Please spare us, sir. We were wrong."

"I was wrong, sir, please spare us, we were wrong."

"Sir, please don't kill me. I can help you catch my elder brother."

"Please spare me, please spare me, sir, please spare my life."

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"Noisy!"

Puff…Puff…

Xia Chuan shouted angrily, and Shi Ping immediately understood what he meant. He pulled out two iron arrows from behind him, shot them left and right, and directly nailed the two men's mouths.

“Mmm…Mmm…Mmm…Mmm…”

The main hall finally quieted down. Xia Chuan heard the strange noises made by the two and shook his head: "These two beasts are still useful. Find a place to lock them up first and take them to Wuyuan Mountain the day after tomorrow."

Shi Ping nodded and carried the two people out directly.

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In the wooden house on the left, not far from the main hall, in a room specially used to accommodate the wounded, Hong Guang, covered in scars, was lying on the bed, looking at the ceiling with a somewhat empty expression, wondering what he was thinking.

Hong Yu, who had just applied Jinchuang Powder to him, sat by the bed. He knew what his father was thinking from his expression. After hesitating for a moment, he consoled him:
“Father, Tian Yu and Liu Zhuang were just accidents, don’t blame yourself too much!”

Hong Guang's eyes were lifeless as he continued to stare at the ceiling without moving, as if he didn't hear what his son said.

Seeing that Hong Guang still didn't speak, Hong Yu was about to speak again.

Snapped……

A hand with black sleeves and as crystal as jade suddenly patted his shoulder.

Hong Yu turned around and saw the person who came. He was stunned for a moment, then he became excited and quickly stood up, wanting to bow.

Unfortunately, before he could bend his waist, he was supported by the man.

"No need to be polite, Hong Guang, I'm here to see you!"

Hong Guang, who was lying on the bed, immediately regained his empty eyes when he heard the voice. He turned around and saw the young man in black standing beside the bed, struggling to get up.

"You've been tortured like this, why are you still polite? Just lie down!"

Hearing this, Hong Guang's face was filled with shame, and he said, "Chief, this time I was foolish and deceived, killing two brothers, and causing trouble for Lord Si Zheng to bring so many people to rescue me. Hong Guang is willing to accept any punishment."

The man in black was naturally Xia Hong. When he found out that someone had died in the camp, he could no longer sit still. After learning about the situation, he went straight to find Hong Guang.

Hearing the confession in Hong Guang's tone, Xia Hong's expression was slightly relieved, but he still said seriously: "You have done more stupid things than just being deceived!"

Hong Guang was stunned when he heard this.

"The two camps you recently brought in used coercion, which basically meant using force to force them over, right?"

"Leader, the people over at Five Ape Mountain are too defensive and too difficult to communicate with. I force them to come to the camp first. As long as they experience the benefits, they will take the initiative to integrate into our Great Xia. Isn't this okay?"

"In that case, what do I want you guys to do over there?"

Xia Hong's words stunned Hong Guang for a moment.

Hong Yu, who was standing next to him, also froze in expression for a moment, but he quickly reacted and looked at Xia Hong with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

Hong Guang was stunned for a while, and then his expression began to change after he slowly realized what was happening.

He is not stupid, so how could he not understand the meaning of Xia Hong's words?

If we can just suppress them by force and bring them here, and if the leader goes out himself, is there anyone in the Five Ape Mountain who dares to resist?
"You, the Jingxian family, have come here with more than 3,000 people, and you have so many things to think about. There are nearly 20 camps of all sizes in Wuyuan Mountain. If I take them all in at once, Daxia will have a mixed bag of people. It will probably take several years just to solve the problem of internal unity, and it may not even be solved satisfactorily. What's the point of such development and growth?"

Hong Guang, who was lying on the bed, had a look of regret on his face after hearing these words.

Hong Yu, who was standing next to him, also had a few drops of cold sweat on his forehead. Xia Hong's first sentence was about his father's competition for the position of the Chief of the Land Development Department. He could naturally hear it.

I thought the leader had been in seclusion all the time, but it turns out he knew everything.

"It's just a Three Tigers camp. The entire hunting team, six Diggers, and you, a Digger Limit, almost got killed. Tian Yu and Liu Zhuang died in place of the five of you. You should blame yourself a little."

Xia Hong's tone became serious. In his opinion, the Three Tigers Camp was extremely weak. Hong Guang made such a mistake that should not have been made, so he would naturally not let him off easily.

"You will be responsible for supporting the families of Tian Yu and Liu Zhuang from now on, and you must not let them know. The money will be deducted from your contribution points every month. You don't have to fight for the position of Chief of the Reclamation Department. In addition, the Xuanwu Squad will be directly disbanded from today onwards, and the remaining five of you will join other hunting teams."

There are three punishments, each one more severe than the last.

Especially at the end, when he heard that the Xuanwu team was directly disbanded, Hong Guang's face showed anxiety, and he wanted to say something, but his mouth trembled for a long time and he still didn't say a word.

"Are you dissatisfied with my handling of this matter?"

Hong Guang lay on the bed and shook his head. He was silent for a long time and then spoke slowly:
"No, I am willing to be punished!"

"That's good. Take good care of your injuries from now on. When you break through to the cold-resistant level, I'll give you a chance to rebuild the Xuanwu team."

Hearing this, Hong Guang's expression suddenly became excited, and he subconsciously wanted to express his gratitude, but when he looked up, Xia Hong had disappeared.

Hong Yu, who had been standing next to Xia Hong, had an even more horrified expression.

He just lowered his head.

As soon as he lowered his head, Xia Hong disappeared.

"The leader's strength is too terrifying!"

Hong Yu's admiration for Xia Hong instantly reached its peak.

"Father, do you think Brother Tao can last three moves against the leader?"

Hearing his son's question, Hong Guang showed a look of surprise on his face, then he remembered something and immediately shook his head.

Yuwen Tao, three moves?

What a joke!
Xia Hong, he was the man who could even kill He Yuanhun!
Although only more than ten days had passed, Hong Guang could clearly feel that Xia Hong's strength was much more terrifying than before.

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At the back of the valley, next to the forge.

Sisters Xiao Ning and Xiao Yu looked at the people coming in and out of the forge, holding all kinds of weapons and tools, as well as some large pieces of iron, with envy and emotion on their faces.

"Those large iron materials are to be used to build the wooden building. I just heard Qiu Peng say that once the wooden building is completed, everyone in the camp can live in it."

After Xiao Yu finished speaking, he continued, "Those two wooden buildings are actually just their temporary residences. I wonder what it will look like when the wooden buildings are completed."

Xiao Ning nodded, and when he recalled what he had just learned, a hint of unreality flashed across his face.

"Great Xia was able to withstand a wave of frosty beasts with a scale of more than 500. Their strength is too strong. How powerful is that leader, Lord Xia Chuan's brother? It would be great if I could see him with my own eyes!"

A hint of yearning also arose in Xiao Yu's eyes. In her eyes, Xia Chuan was already a great man. His brother was even more like a god in the eyes of the people in Da Xia. It was really amazing how charming he was.

"Uncle Yuan has been taken to see Big Brother Xia Chuan. Xiaoyu, if nothing unexpected happens, we should all live in Da Xia from now on!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu nodded excitedly.

Compared to Xiaohe, which is severely short of supplies, no, it should be said that the entire Wuyuan Mountain and the Daxia camp are really too rich.

Various wooden products, animal leather products, clothes, tools, medicines, weapons, animal meat, animal blood...

Not only is it rich, but it is also powerful, and the environment is safer and more comfortable.

The most important thing is that the operating system of the entire camp is also extremely reasonable.

"We all have the Digging Realm. According to Daxia's rules, we will enter the Hunting Department and join a hunting team. Then we can earn contribution points. Not only can we exchange them for finished weapons, we can even exchange them for iron ore and find a forge to customize our favorite weapons."

Hearing the excitement in Xiao Yu's tone, Xiao Ning smiled softly.

What she saw was naturally more profound than her sister's.

"The most important thing is the meat of the cold beast. One contribution point can be exchanged for two kilograms of beast meat. This means that we will never lack beast meat in our future cultivation. If father and the others knew about this, they would definitely be very happy."

Xiao Yu nodded. Thinking of the scarcity of animal meat near Wuyuan Mountain, he became even more excited, and his eyes were full of desire to join Daxia.

"I heard that the contribution value system was created by Big Brother Xia Chuan and his brothers. It's really smart. With such a system, it's only a matter of time for Da Xia to grow stronger in the future. If we join now, we may be able to witness the rise of a giant in the future!"

Xiao Yu could not hear the deep meaning in Xiao Ning's words, but he noticed the admiration on Xiao Ning's face when he mentioned Xia Chuan, and he immediately laughed a few times and teased:
"Sister, I see you are a little impatient. Could it be that you are so anxious to get closer to someone because your heart is moved?"

Hearing his sister's teasing, Xiao Ning's cheeks turned red and he stretched out his hand as if to hit her. However, just as he moved, he was suddenly stunned and looked up towards the wooden house on the left.

"What's wrong, sister?"

Xiao Yu had already escaped. She turned around and saw Xiao Ning standing there. She followed her gaze and found nothing there, so she hurriedly asked.

"It feels like someone is watching you?"

"No, there is no one."

Hearing Xiao Yu's words, Xiao Ning's brows darkened slightly, but after taking a few glances, he found that it was indeed just a wall. Thinking that this was the base of Da Xia and there would be no danger, he let down his guard.

"Maybe I'm just being too suspicious since we're in a strange place!"

(End of this chapter)