Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 193: Xia Li Four Chapters, Someone is coming
Xiao Ning was led by his mother's hand through the crowd. As soon as he entered the house, he saw Xia Chuan sitting below his father, looking at him with a warm face. His already red face suddenly became even more rosy.

"The big girl is shy, shy, hahaha."

"Didn't the second girl just run into the room? Hurry up and pull her out as well."

"You're about to become the wife of Si Cheng. Don't be shy. Come out and show everyone."

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Unable to resist the teasing of the people around him, Xiao Ning quickly broke free from his mother Lin Lan's hand and ran straight into his room.

Xiao Kangcheng looked at his eldest daughter, who was always calm and composed, and saw that she was so shy. He couldn't help but chuckle and said to Xia Chuan, "My daughter lost her composure. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Si Cheng."

Xia Chuan shook his head and chuckled, saying, "Father-in-law, please don't call me that. After the engagement, we are now a family. It's time to change the name. From now on, just call me Xia Chuan."

Although he had just heard the title of "father-in-law", Xiao Kangcheng still showed an expression of satisfaction when he heard it again. He couldn't hide the smile in the corner of his eyes at all, and said softly: "Well, from now on we are all family, I will be generous and call you Xia Chuan."

Among the crowd of onlookers, there were many people who were about the same age as Xiao Kangcheng. They also had daughters in their families. Whether married or not, when they saw this scene, they felt an inexplicable palpitation in their hearts.

Matters between men and women in the Bingyuan world have always been very casual.

This casualness does not mean that men and women can mess around, but that people simply do not take this matter seriously. Young men and women can be together if they like each other. They do not need the consent of both parents or go through any procedures. As long as they say it, it's done.

Because men have innate advantages in hunting and are generally stronger than women in spiritual practice, men are the main family members when both parties form a family. Women's ties with their maternal families are more emotional, and they have basically no connection with their mother's family in terms of life.

In this way, the tradition of favoring boys over girls is not a big deal. The main thing is that the parents of the man and the woman have almost no feelings for each other. After a while, they become two families and hardly have any contact with each other.

In the past, getting married was not a big deal in the Daxia camp.

After all, women themselves are not valued.

It’s okay to get used to such traditions, after all, everyone does it.

But after Xia Chuan's visit today, they suddenly realized that all this could be changed.

Moreover, there are etiquettes to follow!
Summer Rites

Everyone's eyes were involuntarily focused on Qiu Peng next to Xia Chuan, or to be more precise, on the book in his hand. There was an inexplicable expression on his face.

Xia Chuan, who was sitting on a chair, noticed everyone's gazes, his mind moved slightly, and he nodded to Qiu Peng next to him.

Qiu Peng understood what he meant and clapped his hands with a smile.

Six people immediately appeared outside the door, smiling and carrying six wooden boxes.

"Now there are two daughters, Xiao Ning and Xiao Yu, in Xiao Kang City. Si Cheng Xia Chuan is interested in marrying them. I have specially sent six gifts to betroth. I sincerely ask Taishan to agree."

Qiu Peng turned the page of the book and was obviously reading from the contents.

The people on the side, including Xiao Kangcheng, didn't care. They all listened with gusto and waited for his next words.

"Gift one, 100 catties of beast meat."

The first box was opened, revealing ten pieces of azure-blue cold beast meat. The eyes of everyone nearby lit up immediately.

"Tsk tsk, one hundred kilograms of cold beast meat, that's 50 contribution points!"

"It's a big deal. I have to chop trees for several days to earn that much."

"If you go out hunting, you have to kill three prey to get this much."

"This is only the first one. Don't make a fuss. There are still five boxes to go!"

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"Li Er, ten meters of cotton cloth."

The second box was opened, revealing a roll of soft, white cloth.

"Li San, two long swords."

"Gift number four: six animal-ivory chairs."

"Li Wu, ten kilograms of aged wine."

"Li Liu, two thousand kilograms of coal."

As the remaining wooden boxes were all opened, the six betrothal gifts appeared before everyone's eyes. Everyone in the room looked dazed and stunned.

"Cotton cloth, made of bamboo silk. If I remember correctly, the price recently set by the Supply Department seems to be 20 contribution points per meter."

"Two long swords cost 600 contribution points?"

"Aged wine, 80 points are needed to exchange for one kilogram. Ten kilograms is 800 points?"

"I've seen animal-tusk carved chairs before. They're a little worse than the ones in the chief's room, but you still need 40 points to change one, so six chairs cost 240 points."

"2000 kilograms of coal stone equals 100 contribution points. In other words, the first item, beast meat, is the cheapest among the six items?"

"These six betrothal gifts add up to almost 2000 points?"

"Hiss... This betrothal gift is too much!"

"2000 points, it would take the hunting team two or three months to earn that much!"

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After a long period of silence, heated discussions suddenly filled the room.

The emotions of the onlookers gradually changed from shock at the betrothal gift to envy of Xiao Kangcheng's family. The eyes of most of the women were filled with deep envy, and the faces of the few who were not yet married were full of longing.

"This...this...the betrothal gift is too heavy. This is absolutely unacceptable. Si...Xia Chuan, I can't accept these things!"

Xiao Kangcheng jumped up from his chair, and without paying attention to his wife Lin Lan grabbing his arm, he immediately rejected Xia Chuan's betrothal gift.

To be fair, of course he also wanted these things, especially the aged wine. Last time, Xiao Yuan exchanged a pound of it and gave it to him to taste. He had been thinking about the taste for many days, just waiting to accumulate more contribution points before exchanging it. Now that Xiao Yuan got ten pounds, how could he not want it.

But how could he accept it for no reason?

That’s right, just like everyone else in the camp, and even everyone in the Bingyuan World, marrying off his daughter is not a big deal at all in Xiao Kangcheng’s mind.

"Father-in-law, please be patient and listen to me first..."

Xia Chuan also stood up, smiled and comforted her, then continued: "These six betrothals are just the etiquette of my marriage proposal, how to deal with them is up to you.

The contribution value of this betrothal gift is not much for me, but it is definitely not low either. It shows my respect for Xiao Ning and Xiao Yu.

If you don't accept it, you are rejecting my marriage proposal."

It’s up to you how to deal with it!

How much he values ​​his two daughters!

These two sentences made Xiao Kangcheng's eyes light up slightly.

When many people around heard this, they reacted instantly and nodded slightly.

2000 contribution points is not a high or low number for Xia Chuan. The Yunjiao team is now the leading team in the hunting department. As the captain, it goes without saying that Xia Chuan earns a lot of contribution points every month.

The value of these six betrothal gifts truly reflects the importance he places on seeking marriage.

The key is that how to deal with it depends entirely on Xiao Kangcheng himself.

That's even easier. At worst, I can just let my daughter take it with her when she gets married.

After Xia Chuan finished speaking, he took the book from Qiu Peng, faced the rest of the people in the room, and continued, "Everyone, the leader said that the six specifications of the marriage are not divided by value. As long as they cover the six items of clothing, food, housing, transportation, soldiers, and drink, the quantity depends entirely on one's ability. I don't want to be a bad person who delays everyone's marriage..."

Hearing Xia Chuan's teasing, everyone reacted and started laughing.

"Hahaha, right, right, it's just a courtesy. You should do what you can."

"Hahahaha, that's what I said. If everyone behaves like this, our camp won't have enough supplies!"

"Master Si Cheng, marrying two people at once, isn't that too impolite?"

"Hahaha."

"Did you hear that? Lord Si Cheng must be capable to get so many."

"Go away, I didn't say I wanted it."

"Hahahahaha..."

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The slight quarrels between several pairs of men and women caused everyone to burst into laughter, and the atmosphere in the whole hall instantly became lively.

"Master Si Cheng, was the book "Xia Li" compiled by the leader himself?"

However, there were a few smart people who, thinking of what Xia Chuan had just said, immediately asked about the book in his hand.

Upon hearing this, the others also fell silent and looked at Xia Chuan curiously.

Finally someone asked this.

Xia Chuan felt relieved, and smiled at everyone, raised the book in his hand, nodded, and said loudly: "Yes, this "Xia Li" was compiled by the leader himself.

The leader said, there is no order without rules, there is no regulation without etiquette. We humans, unlike strange beasts, have gathered together in camps to keep warm, so we should have our own civilization and system. Since we can no longer find the developed civilization of the ancient Yuanji period, we should create a new one ourselves.

This book of Xia Li currently has only four chapters, namely Ying, Li, Lie and Xiu.

The Camp System chapter standardizes the titles of all positions in the six departments of the Daxia Camp, and clarifies the various matters that these positions are responsible for.

The etiquette chapter covers daily affairs such as marriage, funerals, sacrifices, customs, etc. It is used to regulate the behavior and daily activities of us Daxia people. Today's betrothal, future bride reception, and marriage are the contents of the wedding chapter. Today I will give you a template.

The hunting system, as the name suggests, is about the system that regulates hunting behavior, including who can go hunting, which areas to hunt, preparations before and after hunting, and various things to pay attention to. All of them are explained in detail.

The Cultivation Chapter regulates our cultivation, including felling trees, digging the ground, keeping warm, and even the unknown Yang-level. It covers the cultivation methods, strength levels, and corresponding titles of each realm, and basically regulates them in a preliminary manner. "

Xia Chuan gave a brief introduction to Xia Li's current four articles in one breath. Looking at the puzzled looks of the crowd, he remembered what his eldest brother had said and sighed slightly.

“It’s been too long since the civilization of the Ice Abyss World fell, so long that people have forgotten everything except for some rules passed down from generation to generation.

It is impossible to regulate everyone with just one book of Xiali. Only through subtle influence and years of penetration, when the content is fully integrated into their lives, can it really play a role. "

Are civilization and education so important?

There was a hint of confusion in Xia Chuan's eyes. In his opinion, these lengthy and complicated rules made by his elder brother not only had no practical significance at the moment, but would also bring a lot of trouble to the camp.

At the very least, once these etiquettes become popular, the consumption of materials will increase. What are the benefits? Although he was confused, Xia Chuan still did not think about it because of his natural trust in Xia Hong. He looked up at the crowd and was about to continue speaking, but he did not expect someone to ask him first.

"Master Si Cheng, from now on, everyone in our camp must strictly follow Xia Li when doing things?"

Xia Chuan was stunned when he heard this, then he immediately shook his head and said, "No, Xia Li is not mandatory, such as the marriage system. The marriage proposal process I followed today does not require everyone to follow the same procedure. If you want to continue as before, that's fine."

"Then what's the use of this summer gift?"

Another person asked.

Upon hearing this question, a strange look suddenly appeared on Xia Chuan's face.

Someone actually asked this question, brother is really good at predicting things!

"What's the use of Xia Li? Good question. If you ask me, it's not very useful!"

After Xia Chuan said it was useless, everyone looked at each other in confusion.

But then, he changed the subject and continued in a loud voice:
“But it will be the essential difference between our Daxia and other camps.

The world of Bingyuan is vast. Let alone other places, there are countless camps of all sizes near Shuanglong Mountain alone, not to mention the areas north of Wuyuan Mountain, Pingxiyuan, Longshan, and Mo'ao Mountain south of Xinghe River and east of Shuanglong Mountain. The human camps are even more numerous.

There are so many camps. What makes us different from them? What makes Daxia different from them? The difference lies in this book of Xia Li in my hand!
We follow the Xia rituals, have rules for our actions, and systems in our hearts. Everything has rules and etiquette to follow, so we are the people of Da Xia.

This is the difference between us and barbarism. We are no longer a human camp that only knows how to forage for food and survive in the ice abyss world, but a camp with our own etiquette, rules, and systems, or in other words, our own civilization.

As Daxia grows stronger in the future, the power of this civilization will continue to expand and grow, and through the hands of all of us, it will spread to all directions, allowing the light of human civilization to re-light the entire Ice Abyss world..."

As Xia Chuan finished speaking, the hundreds of people inside and outside the room had already fallen silent. Everyone's emotions were obviously infected. There was a faint flash of fire in their eyes, and their expressions gradually became excited.

Seeing everyone's reactions, Xia Chuan was not surprised.

He felt the same way when he heard these words from Xia Hong three days ago.

To be precise, only after repeating these words again in full did Xia Chuan truly feel the powerful appeal contained between the lines.

We follow Xia rituals, so we are the people of Daxia.

Such a simple sentence had an inexplicable power, which prompted Xia Chuan to feel a sense of sacredness as a Da Xia person.

If even he, the chief secretary, is like this, what else is there to say about the other people in the camp?
Everyone stood there in a daze, not coming back to their senses for a long time.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Xia Chuan looked at Qiu Peng next to him, and both of them showed a hint of joy in their eyes.

Today's small-scale lecture is just a warm-up.

As the wedding goes on normally, other people in the camp will definitely know about Xia Li's existence, and it will be natural to publicize Xia Li then.

"Father-in-law, it's settled then. The wedding will be held on the second floor of the wooden building. Three days later, which is the eighth day of the fifth lunar month, I will come to pick you up half an hour before dawn. How do you think?"

"Okay... okay, it's settled."

Xiao Kangcheng was still immersed in what he had just said. He was awakened by the help of his mother-in-law Lin Lan, who was beside him. He quickly nodded in response.

"Half an hour before dawn, can't we catch up?"

Xia Chuan heard the voices of the people around him and smiled, "The wedding will be held after dawn. The wooden building will be closed at that time. Anyone in the camp can come to visit. No one will be turned away. I'm just afraid that the hall can't accommodate so many people, so everyone has to grab a spot in advance."

Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this, and each of them expressed their enthusiasm to grab a seat and join in the fun.

Looking at everyone cheering, Xia Chuan's face was also full of smiles.

The goal of his wedding was very clear, which was to set an example for everyone in the camp, and of course, as many people as possible came.

There are just too many people in the camp right now, more than 20,000 people, and one main hall can’t accommodate them all. We need to make careful preparations to avoid accidents.

Thinking of this, Xia Chuan did not stay any longer and left with Qiu Peng and the others to make preparations in advance.

"Congratulations, Brother Xiao, on finding a wonderful son-in-law!"

"Master Si Cheng is your son-in-law, Brother Xiao, congratulations!"

"I guess not many people in the camp can afford these six betrothals. Brother Xiao is so proud today. Congratulations."

"What are you talking about? I'm happy for you, hahaha."

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Hearing the congratulations from an acquaintance, Xiao Kangcheng responded modestly, but the smile on his face never stopped, and his mood was naturally extremely good.

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Mirror Valley, dawn.

As no one has lived there for more than a month, the more than 30 houses in Jinggu are basically in a state of abandonment.

However, the situation changed at the end of last month when Xia Chuan appointed Yue Feng as the person in charge of the Jinggu station and left five hunting teams including Yuwen Tao here.

In the center of Jinggu, there are seven houses that are very clean. There are some animal bones piled at the door, which shows that people have lived there for a long time.

There is a wooden house on the middle right with its door open.

Yuwen Tao walked out of the door, baring his teeth in the cold light outside the house. He only stood there for more than an hour before he could no longer hold on and hid back again.

"Okay, Si Zheng is better than me. I can only last half an hour at most."

"Lao Meng is also OK, about an hour."

"My membrane is just starting to take shape, I can't even last five minutes."

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At the door inside the house, Hong Guang, Hong Tian, ​​Zhu Ling, Zhu Yuan, Meng Yi and Yue Feng, a total of six people, were gathered around a coal stove. When they saw Yuwen Tao walk in with a large area of ​​bruises on his body, they couldn't help but make jokes.

Among the six people, only Yue Feng could not get a word in. He had not yet entered the stage of reshaping the membrane. Unlike Yuwen Tao and the other six, he could not appear in the sun for a short time. So he could only look at the six people with envy in his eyes.

"This membrane stage is really amazing. Does it have to be reshaped to perfection before it can see the light? Are there no exceptions?"

Zhu Yuan's question made everyone look at Yuwen Tao curiously.

Among them, Yuwen Tao had the deepest understanding of the Cold-Proof Class.

After all, he had a father who was able to keep out the cold, so Yuwen Tao obviously had some understanding of this issue. After thinking for a moment, he said, "There are no exceptions. Even if you wrap your whole body with something, you can't be exposed to the sun outside.

In the world of Ice Abyss after daybreak, not only the light is chilly, but the air as well. The so-called leak-proof membrane actually means that you can control the pores on the membrane and lock the breath in your body. On the one hand, this prevents the outside cold air from penetrating into your body, and on the other hand, it also prevents your body temperature from being lost. The so-called cold-resistant level refers to this.

Look outside, the sunlight is not omnipresent, sometimes it is blocked by trees or mountains. If you think that you can move around during the day just by avoiding the sunlight, then we have too many ways to do it. "

When everyone heard this, they suddenly understood.

Yue Feng's expression changed, and he asked, "In other words, the Cold Resistance Class only qualifies for daytime activities, but does not allow them to be in the sun all day long. Is that what you mean?"

"That's right!"

Yuwen Tao thought for a moment and gave a positive answer.

But this answer made Yue Feng and the others stunned for a moment.

The six people all looked towards the roof of the wooden house on the left, their expressions full of confusion and puzzlement.

Following the gazes of the six people, Yuwen Tao's expression suddenly froze.

On the roof of the middle house, Xia Hong, dressed in black, was sitting cross-legged on it. The light from the cold sun in the sky covered his entire body almost completely.

This scene clearly overturned what he had just said.

"During this period, the leader would sit cross-legged and meditate during the day. According to you, the leader is not at the cold-resistant level?"

"Isn't the next level after the Cold Resistance Level the Yang Revealing Realm?"

"The leader has made a breakthrough?"

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Hearing the six people's questions, Yuwen Tao's face was full of confusion.

It is highly likely that Xia Hong has not broken through the Xianyang level. Others may not know this, but he is basically sure of it.

Because the feeling Xia Hong gave him now was not much different from that He Yuanhun gave him back then. He could sense that Xia Hong was probably only a level stronger than He Yuanhun, but not a level stronger.

But he couldn't explain this situation. After thinking for a moment, he shook his head and said, "I don't know the leader's situation. It is said that only a strong man in the Xianyang Realm can be so unscrupulous as to expose himself in the sun, but he..."

Even Yuwen Tao, who was so knowledgeable, couldn't explain it, let alone others.

Everyone could only attribute this abnormality to Xia Hong's own peculiarity. As a result, the way they looked at him naturally became more respectful.

Xia Hong, who was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed on the roof, revealed a faint smile.

Naturally, he could hear the discussions of the people below.

Xia Hong actually had the answer in his heart as to why he could appear in the sun without restraint. He was not sure at first, but now, he could basically conclude that he was an exception.

This special case should be based on the perfect reshaping of the membrane.

"My membrane not only has a defense capability far beyond the ordinary cold-resistant level, but even the coldness of the sun cannot penetrate it. If nothing unexpected happens, the defense capability of my membrane should be comparable to the Xianyang level. It's just that I don't know how far it is from the real Xianyang level in terms of strength..."

Xia Hong opened his eyes slightly, looked up at the cold sun in the sky, and felt that his flesh and blood under his skin were slowly reshaping. He looked both excited and distressed.

He was excited because he seemed to have found a way to improve his strength after reaching the Cold Resistance level.

The next stage of reshaping the membrane should be regenerating flesh and blood.

By releasing cold light into the skin membrane, it can achieve the effect of first destroying the body, using its self-healing power, and then regenerating flesh and blood.

The trouble is that this method of following the sun is too slow.

If he really practiced in this way, Xia Hong estimated that he might not be able to complete the whole process even after decades.

"If nothing unexpected happens, we still need to learn from the high-level cold beasts..."

While he was pondering inwardly, Xia Hong suddenly raised his head and looked towards the northern valley entrance. His brows knitted slightly, and he said in a deep voice with a hint of displeasure on his face:
"Now that you're here, stop hiding!"

somebody is coming?

Yuwen Tao, Yue Feng and others below were awakened by Xia Hong's voice. They quickly stood up and stood by the door, looking towards the north.

(End of this chapter)