Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 217: Achievement by Accident

The response time of the Hive Camp is actually quite fast.

It took less than half an hour from the time the explosion was heard to the time people from the main area were organized to go to the mining area, and the riot was quelled.

Chen Yingba stood at the entrance of the mining area with an angry face, looking at the three mining managers in front of him, wishing he could slap them to death.

The three mine managers all looked very embarrassed. Two of them had knife wounds on their bodies. They were timid and could not utter a word.

Looking at the remaining uninjured one, Chen Yingba asked:

"How many people ran away?"

Hearing Chen Yingba's question, the man immediately stood up and said, "There are a total of 80 people living behind No. 105. 32 of them were killed in the riot just now, 41 were captured, and the remaining 32 are all missing. The pursuit in the passage of the base is still going on. It's daytime now, and they definitely can't escape..."

Pah……

Chen Yingba slapped the man and sent him flying three meters away. He pointed at the passage behind him and roared, "Open your dog eyes and see if it's day or night!"

The man got up from the ground, looked up with fear on his face, and followed the direction Chen Yingba pointed. He saw the big pit above Passage 19 and discovered that there was no light coming in from outside the pit. Only then did he realize that it was already night.

32 were killed and 32 ran away, totaling 64 Digging Realm slaves, who could mine nearly ten thousand kilograms of iron ore for the camp every day. They were gone just like that. Chen Yingba's heart was bleeding at this moment.

He turned his head to look to the right, where a long row of people were kneeling on the ground, with many people holding weapons guarding behind them. They were the 41 people who were arrested during the riot.

Seeing that the shackles of these people were all broken, Chen Yingba showed a stern look on his face and said, "Separate them and ask them one by one who opened their shackles. Beat anyone who dares to lie until he tells the truth."

Upon hearing this, all the men took action immediately, pulling those who were captured alive aside and questioning them separately. From the screams they heard, it was obvious that the method of questioning was very bloody.

Chen Yingba, along with three persons in charge of the mining area, walked into Passage No. 19. He looked up at the large pit above his head that led directly to the ground, his eyes slightly condensed.

"Tell me what happened just now again."

Upon hearing Chen Yingba's question, one of the three responsible persons immediately spoke up:
"We were sleeping when we suddenly heard a bang. We thought the mine had collapsed somewhere, so we were about to get up to check when we heard a lot of people yelling for us to run away. We realized the miners were trying to escape, so we rushed out with our weapons.

As soon as the three of us rushed out of the room, we saw that the miners' shackles had all been opened and they were escaping out of the passage, so we hurried to stop them. Other miners in the mine area also came out to help, but everything happened too quickly. By the time others reacted, the miners had already climbed up from this position, so so many people escaped in the end. "

Hearing these words again, Chen Yingba's expression became even more solemn.

As one of the first people to arrive at the mining area, he not only personally participated in arresting the rioters, but also had already observed the pit inside and out.

The opening of the pit was only the size of a human, but its diameter from the ground level was five or six meters, as if something had dug through it from the bottom up.

According to this man, the miners were obviously well prepared, which means that the big pit in the passage was most likely made by them.

How can this be?

This passage is at least fifty meters from the ground. Even if the one hundred or so digging slaves were given a day and a night, they would not be able to open it.

"Sir, could it be some unknown cold beast?"

"Do you think those mining slaves can control the cold beasts to help them dig holes?"

Chen Yingba denied the man's guess with one word, and his eyes became more confused.

Just then, the results of the interrogation at the mining area came out.

"Sir, we have found out that the shackles of most people were opened by Wang Hun, Zhang Jun and Liu Hua. It was basically these three who notified them to escape. There are also four people in Cave 93. We have searched all the bodies on the ground and there is indeed no trace of these seven people. They must have escaped. If nothing unexpected happens, the problem lies in Cave 93."

Cave No. 93!
Chen Yingba was about to speak when two of the three mining area managers who were injured also spoke.

"Oh, sir, I remember now. When the miners rushed out, the three of us tried to stop them and were almost killed. Someone rescued us. He was also from Cave 93 and had just arrived today. His name seemed to be Hong Yu..."

"It was Hong Yu, for sure. He was the one who saved us. I even saw him kill several escaped miners with my own eyes, and he also helped others to stop them."

"Yes, it was him. If he hadn't woken up the others in time, there would probably be more miners who escaped."

Hong Yu?

Chen Yingba frowned when he realized that he had no impression of this person's name.

"Is this man also a miner?"

"He's not. He's a newcomer who just came yesterday and was assigned to the mining area."

"If they are not miners, why are the newcomers arranged to live in Cave 93?"

When Chen Yingba saw the three responsible persons hesitating and unable to speak, he immediately knew what was going on. He felt furious and slapped them in the face again.

He knew very well that these people were corrupt and demanding. The newcomers were arranged to live in the miners' cave simply because they were not given any benefits or they had offended someone somewhere. Otherwise, why would these three people react like this?

"Where's that Hongyu guy? Go and bring him here!"

"Hong Yu is not here. I seem to have seen him following Master Cheng Pingcheng to hunt down the miners. I wonder...?"

boom…………

Hearing that Hong Yu was also gone, Chen Yingba was about to get angry, but at this moment a corpse suddenly slipped out of the pit and hit the ground with a loud noise.

Bang…bang…bang…bang…bang…

Four more bodies fell down from behind, making a total of five bodies. Then two ragged men slid down from the pit, one in front and one behind.

"Chengping?"

"Who is that person?"

"The body on the ground looks like Wang Hun!"

"It's really Wang Hun. The four next to him are also from Cave 93."

…………

"I originally brought four brothers with me to come here to mine, but we happened to hear an explosion and saw the miners rushing out to escape. I immediately led people to stop them, but they were outnumbered and well prepared, so we were unable to stop them. Fortunately, Brother Hong Yu woke up the people in other caves in time and helped us stop them. Otherwise..."

Soon, Cheng Ping told the whole story, including how he and his men chased to the ground and intercepted Wang Hun and his four men. Unfortunately, they were not strong enough and were injured by Wang Hun, and even four of his men were killed. If Hong Yu had not appeared in time, he would have been killed by Wang Hun too.

"Okay, apply the medicine first!"

Seeing that the wound on Cheng Ping's arm was still bleeding, Chen Yingba frowned slightly, interrupted him, threw a bottle of medicine to him, then glanced at the five bodies on the ground, turned to face Hong Yu and asked: "You killed all five of Wang Hun by yourself, and you saved Cheng Ping?"

Xia Hong nodded and said, "That's true. When these miners first rioted, I killed a few people inside. Many people saw it."

After hearing what Xia Hong said, Chen Yingba's brows immediately frowned, then he turned around and signaled with his eyes to someone beside him.

call…………

The man understood what he meant and drew his sword to chop at Xia Hong.

Xia Hong, who was standing in place, was obviously caught off guard. He seemed to have even forgotten to draw his sword. He directly pulled out the long sword from behind and blocked it sideways.

clang…………

Xia Hong was obviously not as strong as that man. The wooden sheath was cut and cracked. His body retreated several meters. He said with astonishment on his face: "Sir, why do you have to do this..."

call out…………

Before he could finish his words, the man's sword continued to chop at him.

Xia Hong turned around to avoid the attack, and seeing the blade cutting his clothes, he seemed to be unable to endure it any longer, and finally showed an angry look. He kicked his legs, and instead of retreating, he moved forward, holding a long knife in his hand, and rushed towards the man's chest.

Although he was not as strong as that man, his swordsmanship and body movement were better than that man. As he dodged and evaded, he not only avoided the man's countless blades, but also kept his body less than one meter away from him.

"babble?"

The man who attacked Xia Hong was surprised, and his face was obviously a little embarrassed. He put away his sword and bounced his body suddenly. He aimed at Xia Hong's leader at an extremely fast speed and chopped him down fiercely. Huh...

That person was much stronger and faster than Xia Hong. With the sword so close to him, no matter how Xia Hong tried to dodge, he would definitely be hit.

But no one expected that facing such a knife, Xia Hong not only did not try to dodge, but even gripped the handle of the knife in reverse, seized an extremely weak and tiny opportunity, aimed the tip of the knife at the man's throat, and pushed it upwards fiercely.

"stop!"

In fact, there was no need for Chen Yingba to speak.

When the man's sword was only half an inch away from Xia Hong's head, he forcibly stopped it;

Correspondingly, the tip of Xia Hong's unsheathed knife was just less than half an inch away from his throat.

"With a basic strength of 26,000 jin, he can fight Chen Hai like this. This Hong Yu has top-notch swordsmanship and combat experience. What a talent!"

Chen Yingba looked at Hong Yu with admiration in his eyes.

"Sir, I am here to join the Beehive Camp. Yesterday, no hunting team accepted me and arranged for me to mine. I didn't say anything. I was arranged to live with the miners for no reason. Although I was angry, I still endured it.

I accidentally ran into a riot, and I notified others in time, helped to stop it, and even killed the main culprit, Wang Hun. It would be fine if you didn't give me credit, but now you have someone attack me. Since the Hive doesn't welcome me, Hong Yu will go to another place. Please agree, sir, Hong Yu will leave the Hive now!"

"Don't be angry. I arrested Wang Hun myself. I know his strength very well. You said that you killed five of them and saved Cheng Ping by yourself. I naturally didn't believe it just now, but now, I believe it!"

Given Chen Yingba's identity, it was obviously very rare for him to explain in this way. The people around him realized that Hong Yu was favored by Chen Yingba, and envy immediately appeared in their eyes.

"Hong Yu, you are quite capable. The injustice you suffered yesterday at the camp was all because of these incompetent idiots. From today on, you are a member of my team. You have made a great contribution this time, and the camp will not treat you unfairly. How about this, I will give you a house in the main area as a reward, a complete set of weapons, and 200 kilograms of beast meat!"

As soon as Chen Yingba finished speaking, the expressions of everyone around him froze for a moment. After more than ten breaths, they reacted and looked at Xia Hong with eyes full of envy and even jealousy.

Two hundred kilograms of animal meat and a house are actually nothing.

Directly entering Chen Yingba’s hunting team is the real benefit.

The hunting group has more than 30 teams under its jurisdiction, and the one with the strongest strength and the best treatment is undoubtedly the one led by the team leader Chen Yingba himself.

Xia Hong also showed a look of surprise on his face. He looked up at Chen Yingba and was speechless for a while.

In Chen Yingba's eyes, such a reaction was nothing out of the ordinary.

He turned around and looked at Chen Hai, and said, "Except these five people, there are only 27 people who escaped. There are still people searching outside. You should also take people with you and try to catch everyone back for me."

Chen Hai nodded immediately and walked out with his men.

Chen Yingba then looked at the person in charge of the mining area and said in a deep voice: "Keep an eye on the mining area in the next few days, repair this big hole, and find out how this big hole came about. If there really is an unknown cold beast, you will lose your life if you are careless again."

"Yes, my lord!"

After saying that, Chen Yingba looked up at the big hole and walked directly along the passage towards the main area.

Xia Hong stood there, the shock on his face had recovered. Looking at Chen Yingba's departing figure, a smile slowly appeared on his face.

Originally, he thought that if he made a contribution, he could leave the mining area and join Luo Ming's team naturally. With his help, it would be easy for Luo Ming's team to enter the vision of Chen Yingba and even Chen Yingyuan. It would be more reasonable for him to try to follow them to Longshan later.

Unexpectedly, I ended up joining Chen Yingba's team by accident.

This is much more convenient than joining Luo Ming's team.

The members of Chen Yingba's team must be considered high-ranking officials of the Hive, so it would be more appropriate to ask them about the situation.
Moreover, today is already the 18th of January, and there are only three months left until mid-April. Chen Yingyuan will go to Longshan to attend the alliance and bring supplies as tribute. He will definitely have to bring a lot of people with him, and it is likely that Chen Yingba's team will be dispatched by then.

This is also a pleasant surprise!

During this time, find out more about the hive and the surrounding areas; you can also wait for an opportunity to see how Chen Yingyuan, Chen Yingba, and Wu Tianxing, the three cold-resistant level, practice;
By the way, there is also a fourth cold-resistant level in the hive, we need to find out who it is!
"Let's go to the main area!"

Xia Hong spoke with a smile on his face, and Cheng Ping, who had been looking nervous, immediately followed quickly.

With Chen Yingba's order, Xia Hong reported back to the main area, and his treatment was completely different from last time.

The person who received him in the main building suddenly became more friendly. Not only did he enthusiastically tell him where to stay, he also introduced the situation and members of Chen Yingba's team to him.

Chen Yingba's team has a total of twenty-five people. As expected, except for Chen Yingba, the other twenty-four are all elites of the Hive.

Soon, Xia Hong received an iron plate with the word "Chen" on the front and the number 25 on the back.

"Ranking" is actually marked right above the number.

When Xia Hong saw the word "ranking", he was stunned.

The man who gave him the sign saw Xia Hong's expression and immediately smiled and explained, "The captain's team is different from other teams. All twenty-five of you are ranked according to your strength."

"why is that?"

Xia Hong probably had some guesses in his mind, but he still asked.

"The leader rarely goes out hunting. Usually, when he goes out, he wants to hunt mid-level cold beasts. He won't bring everyone with him, only ten of them. But everyone wants to go with him, so he can only use the method of strength ranking to select. Basically, every time he goes out, the ten people from 1 to 10 will follow. If the people below want to go, they can only find a way to move up."

"So if I want to move up the rankings, how do I do that?"

"Challenge, but every challenge requires 20 kilograms of beast blood!"

After hearing this, Xia Hong looked a little strange, but he quickly reacted.

The elites of the hive have a basic strength of over 30,000 kilograms, which means that they have all started using beast blood. For these people, beast blood is the most precious thing.

The problem is that the productivity of the beehive is not as advanced as that of Daxia. Judging from their living environment, they probably don't have as much experience in hunting cold beasts as Daxia. After Xiachuan, Yuwentao and others have exceeded the 30,000-jin limit, they can lead the team to use traps and tools to hunt intermediate cold beasts in a team-based manner.

But the people on the Hive side can’t do that.

Moreover, because of the meritocracy, while they value their lives, they may be somewhat wary of others, and their ability to work in a team is probably not good.

In this way, it would probably be even more difficult to obtain beast blood.

If they go hunting with Chen Yingba, they should be able to get some animal blood, so they are so enthusiastic.

Judging from the fact that the hive implements an elite system, it is no surprise that the upper class's control over animal blood resources is definitely more exaggerated than that over animal meat.

This is not difficult to understand.

If beast meat is the means used by the elite class of the hive to control everyone in the lower class, then by analogy, beast blood is the means used by the Chen Yingyuan brothers and Wu Tianxing, the three cold-resistant-level people, to control the elite class.

"Killing the goose that lays the golden eggs is a waste of time. No wonder the hive has only had this much climate after so many years. Just like their base underground, they have long been hiding in self-protection, seeking comfort and enjoyment. They are safe, but their development is extremely limited. Once they encounter a slightly larger disaster, I'm afraid they will fall apart in an instant."

Xia Hong came out of the main building and quickly found the residence awarded to him by Chen Yingba. He sat in the main hall and pondered the pros and cons of the beehive elite system. He soon came to his own conclusion and kept shaking his head.

Just as he had thought before, the original intention of this elite system was absolutely good, but as time went on and the camp grew in size, the so-called elite group formed a powerful class that could no longer be eliminated.

The Chen Yingyuan brothers should also be able to see that the problem is that they themselves are also members of the powerful and wealthy, and maybe they even came from among them. They have finally made it from being a daughter-in-law to a mother-in-law, so naturally they have to continue using this method to maintain their superior status.

It is easy to say that reform is necessary, but it requires great courage to actually do it.

"Remember this. In the future, Daxia must take this as a warning. When it is time to change, we must change. Sticking to the old ways and clinging to the wealth of a few people is a disguised form of self-castration. Not only will the camp fail to develop, but if something goes wrong, everyone will suffer in the end!"

Xia Hong finished writing his insights on the animal skin scroll and shook his head slightly.

"Uncle Yu, is Uncle Yu home?"

Just at this moment, Luo Cheng's voice came from outside the door.

Xia Hong frowned slightly, but still stood up and walked towards the door.

(End of this chapter)