Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 190: Lu Sheng's theft and humiliation
There is, of course, a reason for the contempt.

Although the twenty-three people in front of him were also wearing animal skin clothes and animal skin boots, there were obvious differences in workmanship, style, and even fabrics from those of Daxia.

There are now as many as twenty-one types of cold beasts that can be hunted in Daxia. If the intermediate ones are included, there will be even more. The animal skins obtained by the camp are not only large in quantity, but also rich in variety.

On this basis, the craftsmen began to refine their treatment of animal skins, and the clothes made from them not only had more colors, but also had better texture than before.

For example, Yue Feng himself was wearing a brown cloak, while Li Yuankun and the others were wearing brown, yellow, black, and blue, which was much richer than the other party;
Not only the color, texture and workmanship, but also the quality can be distinguished by the naked eye.

Of course, the difference is not only in clothing, but also in weapons.

The seventeen people on Yue Feng's side not only had a main weapon of different styles in each of them, but also had short swords and daggers on their waists, and a set of ten-stone iron-framed bows on their backs.

Although the twenty-three opponents were equipped with weapons, they only had one main weapon, unlike Yue Feng and his group, who were well equipped. Only ten of them were carrying bows, less than half of the total number.

"I am Lu Sheng from the Hive Camp Hunting Team. May I ask which camp's hunting team you are from, and why are you here at the Mirror Fairy Station?"

From clothing to weapons, there is such a huge gap before our eyes. Of course, it is not only the people on Daxia's side who can see it, the other side is not a fool either.

When Yue Feng heard that the other party was the Beehive Camp, there was not much surprise on his face.

Mirror Valley is generally located in the southeast of Pingxiyuan. To the north and west are the sphere of influence of the Beehive Camp. The Mirror Fairy Camp has been destroyed for more than a month, so it is not surprising that someone from the other side came to inquire about the situation.

"Fortunately, Lord Si Cheng had the foresight to let us prepare first and come to Jinggu more often in the near future. If we are late, the Beehive Camp will send people to occupy this place, and we will suffer a loss in silence."

Yue Feng said in his heart, the bowstring in his hand still not loosened, looking at Lu Sheng and said in a deep voice: "All the Mirror Immortals have been incorporated into our Great Xia camp. From now on, this Mirror Valley belongs to our Great Xia. When you came in from the north passage, didn't you see the inscription on the monument erected by our Great Xia?"

Inscription on the stele?

Lu Sheng frowned. He had indeed seen a stele with the words "Da Xia" engraved on it when he just came in, but he was not in the mood to pay attention to it at the moment.

When did the Big Xia camp appear in the arrow bamboo forest?

And also annexed the Jingxian Camp!

The leader once said that He Yuanhun and Yuwen Hu were not simple characters. Jingxian had these two cold-resistant masters, who were at the level of three or four hundred earth-digging realms and their strength was not bad. How could they be swallowed up by Daxia inexplicably?

The strength of Daxia...

Lu Sheng looked up and saw the clothes worn by Yue Feng and his group of seventeen people, and each of them was equipped with three weapons. His expression immediately eased and he said with a smile, "I see, you misunderstood. Today is the trading day agreed upon between our Hive and Mirror Fairy. After nightfall, I didn't see anyone from Mirror Fairy camp coming over, so I thought something happened at Mirror Fairy camp, so I brought people over to check it out."

Trading day?
Yue Feng did not ask any further questions, but just kept an eye on him and continued to watch Lu Sheng.

Seeing that the seventeen people had not put down their bows and arrows, Lu Sheng realized something and turned to the people around him and said, "Put your things down..."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and smiled at Yue Feng, "I thought these were ownerless things before. I'm sorry for the offense. I hope you can forgive me."

Although he was still on guard, the other party was so polite and even put down the cold beast. Yue Feng's expression naturally eased. He released the bow and arrow in his hand and said, "
"Daxia Mountain and River Squad, Yue Feng!"

After Yue Feng finished speaking, he waved to Li Yuankun and others beside him.

Everyone immediately understood what he meant and put down their bows and arrows.

"Brother Yue, now that Jingxian has been incorporated into the Daxia Camp, can your camp continue to conduct transactions with our Hive in the future?"

Thinking of the exchange meeting in Wuyuan Mountain, Yue Feng probably guessed what happened on that trading day. After hearing Lu Sheng's request, he thought for a moment and said:

"I'm afraid I can't make the decision on this matter yet. I have to go back and report first. If you don't mind, Brother Lu, come over in five days and I'll give you an answer!"

Hearing this, Lu Sheng looked at Yue Feng, his expression flickered slightly, and then he nodded.

"In that case, I won't stay any longer. Today is all a misunderstanding. I hope Brother Yue, please don't mind."

Yue Feng shook his head to indicate that it was okay. He watched Lu Sheng lead people towards the north passage. He noticed that the bags on two people were very bulging, and there were crisp collision sounds as they walked. His brows suddenly lowered and he said in a deep voice:
"Please bring back a message, Brother Lu. Jingxian has been incorporated into Daxia, and its territory should belong to Daxia. I hope that the people in the Beehive Camp will not trespass into Jinggu in the future. This is the first time, and I will just pretend I didn't know. If it happens again, it won't be so good."

Lu Sheng's body paused for a moment, and he turned around with a smile on his face, and said with a cupped hand: "Brother Yue, rest assured, I will definitely pass on your message."

After watching all 20 people walk out of the north passage, Li Yuankun couldn't help but said, "Captain, the contents of the bag are obviously iron ore. These people must have stolen the iron ore in the east."

"That's absolutely true. The two bags should weigh nearly 10,000 kilograms. They started digging at nightfall, and more than 20 people worked together. They should have brought tools, but they hid them so that we wouldn't see them."

"Each person collected about 400 to 500 kilograms. They must have brought tools, which are probably no worse than the rodent chisels we have in Daxia."

"I guess he brought some people here last night after we left. Seeing that there was no one at the base, he explored the surrounding area, found the iron ore, and immediately started mining it illegally. These people are really cunning!"

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"Don't talk about it for now, go and see which one they are stealing!"

Yue Feng directly interrupted everyone's discussion and told the two to go and see the iron mine. Then he looked up at the direction where Lu Sheng left, his face slightly gloomy.

Although the other party was polite just now, he is not that naive.

Politeness comes from strength. To put it bluntly, they, the seventeen of them, were not sure of winning. Otherwise, judging from the other party's reaction when they discovered the cold beast meat and their behavior of stealing iron ore, tonight would not be so easy.

"They have already illegally mined iron ore, yet they still want to continue trading with Daxia. Do they think we are blind?"

Li Yuankun's unintentional words made Yue Feng look stunned.

"Delay for time."

The other party is trying to delay time!

Yue Feng suddenly woke up and realized the other party's intention. His face immediately became solemn. He raised his head and said, "Yuan Kun, take two people with you and send the two wounded back. When you return to the base, immediately report to the Chief Secretary and explain the situation here. Ask him to bring people over quickly!"

When they heard the word "delay", everyone reacted.

"Okay, I'll go back now."

Li Yuankun immediately nodded and picked out two people and walked towards the location of the two wounded.

Soon, the two people who went to see the iron mine came back.

"Captain, they are stealing from the No. 2 mine, which is the closest to the valley entrance. They even marked the entrance. It seems like they really intend to occupy it for a long time."

Upon hearing the news the two brought back, Yue Feng's brows became even more gloomy.

Lu Sheng's personality is obviously not as open as he appears.

"Come with me to the No. 2 Mine and keep watch. If nothing unexpected happens, Lu Sheng should bring people here soon."

Yue Feng took the remaining fourteen people and walked towards the No. 2 Iron Mine.

There are two iron mines on the east side of Jinggu, one is located in the south and the other is near the northern passage. Since Jingxian was incorporated, these two iron mines naturally became the property of Daxia and were numbered separately.

"The iron mine on the south side of the valley is almost dry. These two iron mines are very important to the camp, and we can't let anything go wrong. I hope Si Cheng can bring people here quickly."

Yue Feng had no idea where the Hive Base was exactly and how far it was from Mirror Valley. If the other party brought people here before Xia Chuan, it would be a pipe dream for him to stop them with just fifteen people.

It’s not that I’m afraid. From what Yuwen Tao said before, I can judge that the overall strength of the Beehive Camp is at most similar to the previous Mirror Fairy Camp. Of course, I’m not afraid of the current Daxia.

The problem is, if the other party really takes over the iron mine by force, it will be very difficult for Daxia to get it back.

Naturally, we should try our best to avoid troubles that can be avoided.

Yue Feng and his men stayed here in order to gain the upper hand and demonstrate Daxia's sovereignty over the two iron mines.

I just don’t know if the other party will act recklessly because they see that they are outnumbered.

Yue Feng's mind sank a little. He turned to look at the other fourteen people and found that most of them had trepidation on their faces. After thinking for a moment, he whispered, "You can hide on the side. I'll stay here alone."

It's just a declaration of sovereignty, there's no need for so many people.

If a large number of people really come as I guessed, fifteen people will not be able to play any role. It would be better for me to stay here alone.

"Captain, I'm not afraid. Who knows how many people they will bring? It's much better for us to guard here together than for you to guard it alone." "That's right. Jinggu is originally our Daxia's territory. These two iron mines are also ours. It's okay for them to steal some, but it's not so easy to take over everything."

"We are a team, so we must advance and retreat together. If we stay at the sidelines and let the captain go to the front alone, the other teams will laugh at us if they find out."

"Defending the territory is not just the captain's responsibility, we also have a role to play."

"If the Sicheng Lord and the chieftain knew about this, they would definitely not treat us badly."

"Yes, we won't leave. We will stay here with the captain."

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Everyone talked one after another, and soon the fear in their hearts was dispelled, and it was replaced by the determination to defend the territory of Daxia.

Looking at the determined expressions of the crowd, a trace of emotion flashed across Yue Feng's face.

Everyone must be aware of how dangerous it is to stay.

But even though they knew the answer, they still stayed without hesitation.

You have to know that most of the people in the Shanhe team were only incorporated into the camp this month. It is definitely unrealistic to say that they have developed a strong sense of belonging to Daxia in such a short period of time.

It can be said that what prompted them to make such a choice was the experience of the entire team fighting side by side while hunting in the previous half month or so, which made everyone accustomed to advancing and retreating together, and sharing life and death together.

"No wonder when I created the team, Lord Si Cheng said that all the teams in the hunting department will be the absolute backbone of the camp in the future. We captains will definitely become the backbone of Daxia in the future!"

At this moment, Yue Feng recalled what Xia Chuan had said before, and his heart sank a little. He realized that his choice would affect the people below, and a stronger sense of responsibility arose from the bottom of his heart.

He looked at everyone, a sense of pride rising in his heart, and spoke in a deep voice:
"Okay! Since you are not afraid, let's stay here together. No matter how many people come to the Hive Camp, if they want to take the iron ore, they must step over the bodies of us."

Everyone nodded heavily upon hearing this, and their expressions became more determined.

To return to the valley of the garrison from Jing Valley, one has to pass through the bamboo forest. It takes about an hour to go there and back quickly. Considering that Li Yuankun and his two companions are also dragging along two wounded soldiers, this time may be extended.

Yue Feng stood outside the mine and looked at the sky. After a rough calculation in his mind, he said to everyone, "It's only about half an hour before dawn. When Lord Si Cheng brings people here, it should be night again. Let's get ready. Let's spend the day in the mine."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions relaxed a lot.

Indeed, it is not far from dawn now. It will take more than half an hour for Li Yuankun to go back and report the news. By the time Xia Chuan knows, it will be dawn. It must be after nightfall for him to bring people here.

Although the exact location of the Hive Station is unclear, it must be some distance away from Mirror Valley. So by the same token, Lu Sheng must have brought people here after nightfall.

They can still sleep peacefully during the day.

Soon, everyone lit a coal fire in the mine, sealed the mine at daybreak, and lay down inside to rest.

"You two will form a team and guard for half an hour each. I will guard the last half an hour. Go and have a rest and sleep. You should be fine during the day."

Although there was a high probability that nothing would happen during the day, Yue Feng still arranged for someone to be on duty.

There are only four hours in total during the day, seven groups of people guarding for three and a half hours, plus the last half an hour he guards alone, the time allocation is just right.

Da Xia's strength is indeed different from what it used to be, and people's lives are much better than before, but some fundamental things have not changed.

In the entire camp, except for the leader Xia Hong, everyone else is still not allowed to move during the day and can only live a life of hiding during the day and moving out at night.

"One day, when I break through to the cold-resistant level, I will be able to experience the ice world in the daytime just like the leader."

Yue Feng closed his eyes, thinking of how Xia Hong could now appear in the sun without restraint, and his heart was filled with envy and yearning.

"Captain, it's almost night."

Yue Feng was woken up after sleeping for an unknown amount of time.

Looking through the small opening left in the mine, he saw that it was already dark outside and realized that it was about to get dark. He hurriedly got up, signaled the last group of people to go to sleep, and walked to the entrance of the cave to start guarding.

There was a constant flow of cold air into the small hole, which was as thick as a thumb. Although there was a coal fire in the cave for heating, Yue Feng could not help but shiver when he reached out and touched the condensed cold air.

"The cold air alone is so scary. If I were to be hit by that cold light..."

Yue Feng shook his head slightly, withdrew his fingers, observed the outside world through the small opening, and waited quietly for the night to fall.

"Ka...ka...ka..."

Yue Feng thought he could wait until dark smoothly.

However, just as the sky was about to darken.

The sound of heavy footsteps suddenly came into my ears.

There has been no one in Jingxian Station for a long time. Usually there are no cold beasts coming to the bottom of the valley. The snow on the ground makes the footsteps unusually clear.

After hearing the sound, he did not wake up others, but first looked through the small hole at the entrance of the cave to observe the situation outside.

Upon seeing this, Yue Feng's pupils suddenly contracted.

A white figure, under the dim sunlight, was approaching the mine. Although his steps were slow, his goal was clear.

Obviously, the other party noticed that there were people in the mine.

"Get up, someone is coming, everyone get up!"

Seeing that the other party was less than ten meters away, knowing that he and the others were coming, Yue Feng simply shouted loudly to wake up the others.

Fourteen people were instantly awakened, and without any hesitation, they quickly grabbed their weapons, drew their bows and arrows, and aimed at the cave entrance.

After all, they are people who have been hunting outside for a long time, so they have to stay vigilant at all times even when they are sleeping.

Although everyone reacted promptly, when they noticed that it was not completely dark outside, and thought about what Yue Feng had just said about someone coming, their faces instantly turned ugly.

The person who came here during the day, facing the cold light!
The answer is obvious.

The one who came was actually a powerful cold-resistant master!
boom…………

With a loud bang, the branches sealing the cave fell and scattered. As the white figure at the entrance of the cave gradually became clearer, everyone's heart, including Yue Feng, suddenly became hanging in the air.

"Are you from the Daxia camp?"

As the entrance of the cave was kicked open by the intruder, a large amount of cold light shone in. Yue Feng could only lead his men and retreat to the depths of the mine.

The man looked middle-aged, with large features and a domineering look in his brows. His appearance matched the tone that brooked no rejection when he asked.

He had a very burly build, and the clothes he wore were not made of animal skins but cotton. They fit him well, revealing all his muscular bodies, giving people a strong sense of oppression.

Although he knew that the other party was someone he could not afford to offend, Yue Feng gritted his teeth, took a step forward, clasped his fists and said, "I am Yue Feng from the Great Xia Mountain and River Team, hello, senior. May I ask, are you from the Beehive Camp?"

"Ok!"

The middle-aged man frowned, snorted coldly, and swung his hand towards Yue Feng.

call out…………

A stone as big as a fingernail suddenly flew out of his hand and pierced Yue Feng's right ear.

Yue Feng's pupils condensed and he reached out to touch the blood flowing from his earlobe. Although his heart was filled with anger, he could only stand there and dared not say anything.

The other party was showing mercy, otherwise he would have pierced his ears or even his head without any problem.

"I'm in a good mood today. Since you're not that old, I'll teach you how to talk. You have no right to ask me questions. Just answer whatever I ask you honestly. Do you understand?"

Although his anger continued to rise, Yue Feng looked at the sky outside, clenched his fists tightly, and said in a deep voice: "Then I wonder what you want to ask, Senior?"

(End of this chapter)