Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 220 Hesitant Before Leaving
Beehive Station, top floor of the main building

A hole suddenly opened up above the spacious hall. Chen Yingyuan was the first to fall out, followed closely by Wu Tianxing and Chen Yingba.

Chen Yingyuan entered the hall and went straight to the first seat on the high platform.

The other two sat on the left and right sides below.

The three of them remained silent for more than ten minutes. Finally, Chen Yingba lost his patience and spoke first.

"Brother, there is nothing to consider. What Hou Tong said makes sense. Li Tianhua did not show up at the previous three alliance meetings. It is unclear whether he is still alive. Even if he is alive, he does not have much strength. Zhaoyang Hou Hu is at the peak of his power. Comparing the two, it should not be difficult to choose."

Chen Yingyuan looked up at his brother, thought for a moment and said, "You think it's simple. Let me ask you, what do you think was the reason why the eldest son issued the leader's order last year? Is he really crazy?"

Leader's order?
Chen Yingba was stunned when he heard this, but he quickly remembered.

Last year, at the last alliance meeting, the eldest son of Longshan issued an alliance leader order, which stated that each of the eleven camps in the Longyou Alliance should pay tribute of five million kilograms of iron ore, ten kilograms of jade bones, and send a hostage to Longshan.

Last May, the three of them went to Jinggu and were beaten up by the leader of Daxia. On the way back, the eldest brother Chen Yingyuan mentioned the matter of the leader's order. At that time, he thought that the eldest son of Longshan was indeed crazy.

From a normal logic point of view, there is absolutely nothing wrong with my idea.

The old leader Li Tianhua hasn't shown up for three years, and Zhaoyang Houhu is eyeing the position of leader. At this critical juncture, the eldest son of Longshan is not pacifying the camps below, but is still thinking about making huge fortunes, and even uses the leader's order to plunder them. What else could this be but madness?
Not to mention the five million kilograms of iron ore, even if more than seven hundred digging masters from the Beehive Camp worked together, it would take at least two months of continuous mining;

Ten kilograms of jade bones is even more outrageous. Normally, high-level cold beasts produce only more than three kilograms of bones. Ten kilograms means three high-level cold beasts.
Let's talk about the final part of sending hostages. Not everyone can be a hostage. It must be the leader's biological son. If there is no son, a direct relative will be sent. When the Longyou Alliance was first established, each of the eleven camps sent a hostage over, and thereafter one was sent every fifteen years for rotation.

It is worth mentioning that his elder brother Chen Yingyuan was the hostage that Fengchao sent to Longshan in the 15th year of Longyou.

This year is the 48th alliance meeting. His eldest brother sent his eldest son Chen Yuan over three years ago. It has only been such a short time and yet he is sending another hostage over.

Moreover, the eldest son's order as the leader clearly stated that all camps must send an additional hostage to Longshan. In other words, from now on, each of the eleven camps in Longyou must have two hostages staying in Longshan at the same time.

This alliance leader's order has three requirements, each one more outrageous than the last. It is incredible that it was issued at this critical juncture.

"Is he really crazy?"

But Chen Yingyuan just used a rhetorical tone when he said this.

Chen Yingba was not stupid. He lowered his head and thought for a moment, and soon figured out the meaning of his brother's words.

"Brother, what you mean is that the eldest master already knows that Hou Hu is secretly trying to win over other camps and resist the alliance's rule, so he deliberately uses such harsh requirements to test the loyalty of our ten camps?"

Although Chen Yingyuan did not answer, his solemn expression said it all.

But at this moment, Wu Tianxing spoke.

"It could also be that they are bluffing, deliberately using this method to intimidate the camp below, making us fearful and afraid to turn to Zhaoyang!"

Hearing Wu Tianxing's words, Chen Yingba's eyes suddenly lit up and he nodded slightly.

But Chen Yingyuan obviously disagreed with this statement.

He shook his head and said in a deep voice: "You all don't know Li Xuanyan. I was a hostage in Longshan back then and was in the same hunting team with him, so I know him very well. With his calm and reserved personality, he would never do anything bluffing. Even this leader's order doesn't seem to be issued by him. This kind of overbearing style of behavior, I think, is more like..."

Having said this, Chen Yingyuan paused, a hint of fear flashing in his pupils.

"Li Tianhua's work!"

"Even if it's Li Tianhua, so what? He's almost dead of old age, big..."

"Shut up!"

Chen Yingyuan interrupted Chen Yingba with one word and scolded him harshly: "Stupid!
Hou Hu has reached the peak of the Yu Han level and is so powerful, but until now he has only dared to send people to secretly win over a few of us. Why do you think that is?
Hou Tonghua's words sound nice. If Hou Hu was really so confident, why didn't he just attack Longshan directly? He tried so hard to win us over. After all, he was afraid, so he pulled people together to give himself courage.

As long as the news of Li Tianhua's death is not 100% confirmed, the eleven families in Longyou, including Hou Hu, dare not act rashly. Isn't this enough to prove how terrifying Li Tianhua is?

Don’t think that Wu Xiong, Han Jiuli and the other three families are having fun now. If Li Tianhua wasn’t dead, they would all suffer.

In addition, don't think that there is only one Li Tianhua in Longshan. His brother Li Tiancheng, three sons and one daughter, as well as the Eight Vajra of Longshan under his command, and the Longyou Army are not simple characters. If you rashly defect and something goes wrong, you will know how miserable it will be when the time comes to settle the score. "

"But Chief, Hou Tong's attitude today is already very bad. If he continues to waver like this, we will offend both Longshan and Zhaoyang!"

Wu Tianxing's words made Chen Yingyuan feel conflicted again.

He and Hou Hu went to Longshan as hostages at the same time, and he knew Hou Hu well.

Compared to the gentle Li Xuanyan, Hou Hu is much more domineering, which can be seen from the behavior of his subordinate Hou Tong. If he has to choose between the two, he will choose Hou Hu without hesitation.

But Li Tianhua was like a mountain pressing on his heart, making it impossible for him to make a successful decision.

"Let me think about it again. There is still more than a month before the alliance. Let me wait a little longer. Let me wait a little longer..."

Seeing Chen Yingyuan waving his hand with a look of distress, Chen Yingba and Wu Tianxing didn't know what to say anymore. They could only bow and leave the hall one after another.

………………

Xia Hong was naturally unaware of Chen Yingyuan's dilemma.

He had spied on too much information at once, so when he returned to the Hive, he went straight into the yard. While thinking about Daxia's subsequent response, he quietly waited for the day of the alliance to arrive.

Of course, during this process, he would still take time to guide Luo Cheng.

Not only Daxia has a calendar system, Fengchao also has one, but they use the Longyou calendar.

As the name suggests, the Longyou calendar was founded by Longshan, and all twelve camps in the Longyou Alliance use this calendar.

Coincidentally, the chronology of Daxia and Longyou differed by only ten days.

In order to make it easier for himself to remember the days, Xia Hong ignored the Longyou calendar and only counted the days according to the Daxia calendar.

Soon, a month passed.

The 25th of March, the 2nd year of Daxia.

In the yard, Luo Cheng, holding the gun in both hands, had a sharp gleam in his eyes. He leaned his hands back, jumped up suddenly, and exerted force with his arms. The spear drew an arc of about half a meter from back to front, and then suddenly chopped down.

As he chopped down, his body also moved forward a lot. On the ground five meters in front of him, there was a small knife, which was the sword he had carried before.

boom…………

The tip of the spear chopped down and collided violently with the blade. Luo Cheng, who had been practicing for more than a month, felt that the spear in his hand was unstoppable. Not only did it break the knife with a click, it even left a deep scratch more than half a meter long on the ground.

Luo Cheng looked at the deep marks on the ground, his expression froze. Then he walked forward, touched the marks with his hand, and an expression of disbelief suddenly broke out on his face.

"Dig the ground. Can I even break through the ground?"

Although the deep mark was only half an inch, it was a real mark.

He actually used brute force to break the ground.

how can that be!

The disbelief on Luo Cheng's face soon turned into deep ecstasy, and his expression became extremely excited.

"We've only broken a little, why are you so excited? Give me the gun!"

Seeing Xia Hong coming out of the house, Luo Cheng hurriedly handed him the spear.

Xia Hong took the spear with one hand, gently drew a half arc from behind him, and chopped down at the mark on the ground.

The seemingly casual movement hit the mark accurately.

boom…………

With a loud bang, the ground within a radius of several meters shook instantly.

Luo Cheng, who was standing not far away, staggered and almost fell. He then looked down at the bullet mark, which had turned into a big ditch. His eyes became dull for a moment, and the pride that had risen in his heart disappeared in an instant.

Gulp... "Your basic strength is already 6,700 kilograms. If you practice this spear splitting move to perfection, it won't be a problem to increase your explosive strength by 30%. You only have 20% at most now. Don't be too proud, keep practicing."

"Uncle Yu, I understand!"

Luo Cheng took a deep breath, held the spear and continued to practice, still practicing the spear-splitting style that he had been practicing for more than a month.

"It's a bit of a waste for this kid to stay here. We need to think of a way..."

It has to be said that in the past month, Luo Cheng's talent in spearmanship has once again refreshed Xia Hong's cognition.

This continued for a month, with him practicing splitting the spear 10,000 times every day. Not to mention that the spear was specially made by Xia Hong and weighed 1,500 kilograms, making it difficult to wield. Even if it was an ordinary wooden stick, it would not be easy to swing it 10,000 times.

But not only did Luo Cheng manage to persevere perfectly, but looking at his appearance, he was obviously getting more and more adept at it. From constantly adjusting his posture in the beginning to basically being able to do it effortlessly now, he didn't show any impatience at all throughout the whole process, which was even more commendable.

He has a good talent in spearmanship and a strong aptitude for cultivation. Although he has only gained four or five hundred pounds in the past month, the growth rate has indeed slowed down. But considering that Luo Cheng is only in his early teens, this is not easy.

"The growth rate will be slower as time goes by. Even if he stays in the Hive, he can probably break through to the Digging Realm before he is fifteen. If he goes to Daxia, this time should be earlier..."

If Xia Hong remembered correctly, the youngest person in the Digging Realm in Da Xia was only a little over thirteen years old. Considering that Da Xia had abundant supplies and many things to assist in cultivation, Luo Cheng's aptitude was even more terrifying in comparison.

Xia Hong naturally couldn't let such a good seedling stay in the beehive and gather dust.

"Boy, do you want to go to Daxia?"

clang…………

Luo Cheng, who was practicing spear splitting, paused, turned around to look at Xia Hong, and suddenly showed a hint of joy on his face and said, "Of course we want to go. My father, Uncle He, Uncle Kang, Uncle Ping, everyone wants to go. Uncle Yu, can you take us?"

Xia Hong thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Your father and the others are not available for the time being, but you can go first."

Luo Cheng suddenly looked depressed and said, "I can't go alone. The Beehive is not a good place. I am worried about leaving my father and the others here."

Quite filial!

Xia Hong could see through Luo Cheng's thoughts at a glance, and said with a smile: "You also know that the Beehive is not a good place. You have good qualifications, and with my recommendation, Daxia should take you in, but your father and his family can't. They are not very qualified, and they have not done anything for Daxia. They will not take them in for no reason."

Luo Cheng's expression suddenly froze and he lowered his head to think.

"You don't need to worry about your father and his family for the time being. If you really want to take them over there, go there first to improve your strength. When you are strong enough, Daxia will take your father and his family over for your sake. Isn't that better?"

These words immediately made Luo Cheng interested.

After all, he was just a child. Just thinking about the scene described by Xia Hong made him feel overwhelmed with vanity, and it was natural for him to show some desire.

At this moment, Xia Hong raised his eyebrows slightly, glanced outside the house, and then said, "Go back and think about it first, and tell me next month!"

Luo Cheng nodded, put down his spear and left the yard.

Luo Cheng had just left, and after a while, Cheng Ping walked in.

"Sir, the leader announced today that we will set off for Longshan at the end of the month!"

Xia Hong's expression brightened when he heard this, and he immediately asked, "Who will you bring along?"

"Just take the hunting team under Chen Yuan and Chen Yingba."

That's it!

Xia Hong nodded, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

As expected, tribute had to be paid at the annual alliance meeting. It was impossible for Chen Yingyuan to carry so many supplies with him. He would definitely need someone to accompany him and escort them. Chen Yingyuan did not have a hunting team under his name, so he would choose the nearest one, and he would definitely let Chen Yingba's hunting team follow.

He is now the 25th member of Chen Yingba's hunting team, and will naturally be able to go to Longshan with Chen Yingyuan.

"Who is this Chen Yuan?"

"He is the leader's second son, eighteen years old this year..."

Cheng Ping paused for a moment, then hesitated for a moment, and continued with hesitation: "I heard something recently, I don't know if it can help you, sir. Last year, the eldest son of Longshan issued an order to become the leader of the alliance..."

After listening to Cheng Ping's story and learning about the hostage and the alliance leader's order, Xia Hong's eyes became brighter and his mind began to think quickly.

Five million kilograms of iron ore; ten kilograms of jade bones; and a proton.

In this situation, daring to issue such an excessive order from the leader is obviously forcing the ten camps in Longyou to choose sides between Longshan and Zhaoyang!

Is it just bluffing, or is he confident enough to reveal his true intentions?

Or maybe there is a bigger plot!

Xia Hong's eyes flickered slightly. Having been able to sit firmly on the position of leader of Longyou for nearly fifty years, he had no doubt about Longshan's strength. However, the timing of the issuance of this leader's order really puzzled him.

Li Tianhua has not shown up for three years, and Zhaoyang Houhu is at the peak of his power. The people of Longyou are in panic. The eldest son in charge does not try to appease them, but instead comes up with such a harsh alliance leader order to embarrass other camps.

No matter how you think about it, it feels weird!
Xia Hong thought for a while, turned around and saw Cheng Ping with a worried look on his face. He immediately knew what he was worried about. After thinking for a moment, he smiled and said, "Okay, you go back first. Come to me on April 1st. I will give you the antidote for the next month. Don't worry!"

Hearing this, Cheng Ping's heart finally settled down. He bowed to Xia Hong, then slowly retreated.

Looking at Cheng Ping's respectful attitude, Xia Hong chuckled.

Chengping has been much more well-behaved recently, and his fear of me has obviously become stronger. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be because of my trip to the top floor of the main building last month, which had some deterrent effect on him.

"No matter what Longshan's plan is, I will get involved. Also, I have to keep a backup plan for the Hive. I have to find a way to send a message to Xia Chuan and the others. There have been major changes in Pingxi, and Daxia can make preparations first!"

Xia Hong thought for a moment, took out a piece of white paper from the package and began to write a letter.

The second year of Daxia, March 30th.

On the last day of March, Luo Cheng finished his shooting practice in the yard as usual and was about to leave, but was stopped by Xia Hong.

"Notify your father and Li Baihe and ask them to come here."

"Yes, Uncle Yu!"

Luo Cheng thought that Xia Hong was finally willing to accept his father and others, and a look of joy immediately appeared on his face. He nodded in agreement and ran home to call people.

Dong dong dong......

But after a moment, Xia Hong heard a knock on the door.

"Is Lord Hong Yu here? Luo Ming wants to see you."

"come in!"

Luo Ming and Li Baihe walked in slowly, but unlike Li Baihe who was expectant and a little excited, Luo Ming looked a little nervous. He was obviously still worried that Xia Hong would blame him for what happened before.

"Master Hong Yu, it was my fault before. During this period of time, please teach Luo Cheng. Luo Ming will be grateful!"

After hearing what Luo Ming said, Xia Hong immediately realized that Li Baihe only told Luo Ming what happened in the mining area that day. As for his own identity, Luo Ming might still not be clear.

"I have a letter here. Find a chance to hand it to Yue Feng for me. I also want you to tell Yue Feng the exact location of the Hive Station and all the defenses in the station. What do you think? Are you willing or not?"

When Xia Hong finished speaking, Luo Ming and Li Baihe were stunned.

The two of them were vaguely aware of something. After looking at each other, they looked up at Xia Hong at the same time, bowed and said, "Sir, we are willing!"

Xia Hong smiled and nodded, "That's good. Next time you go to see Yue Feng, bring your son with you. He can go back to Da Xia first. From now on, you can follow Yue Feng's orders!"

Luo Ming's eyes suddenly showed a hint of relief. He walked forward with Li Baihe, took the letter from Xia Hong's hand, and nodded heavily.

"Don't worry, sir. We will definitely get it done!"

(End of this chapter)