Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 275: Loss and Surprise, the Number of Cold-Resistant Level People Increases

The second day of the sixth month, the second half of the night, the second year of Daxia

Xiacheng was still bustling with people, but unlike yesterday, today it seemed as if everyone in the entire camp had poured into the inner city. Everyone gathered on both sides of the main road, cheering for the people fighting on the ring.

At the same time, explosive news was spread through word of mouth, and the crowd was buzzing with astonishment on everyone's face.

"Another breakthrough!"

"I knew it long ago. It's Chen Ying from No. 5, right?"

"No, it's Lu He from No. 8."

"It's only the second half of the night, and in the second round of the Digging Realm group finals, two more breakthroughs have occurred. Doesn't that mean that even the Cold Resistance Realm can't make it into the top ten?"

"Of course. Last night, eight people broke through. With the addition of Chen Ying and Lu He, there are already ten people in the Digging Realm who can withstand the cold. There must be more behind. Without the ability to withstand the cold, forget about getting into the top ten in the Digging Realm."

"Too scary. They say it's called the Digging Realm Grouping, but if you want to get into the top ten, you need to have at least the Cold Resistance Level cultivation."

"The divisions in the Lumberjack Realm are similar. Tonight is the second round of the preliminaries. Those who can last more than five games on the field all have the cultivation level of the Digging Realm."

"Of course. In last night's preliminary round, I was able to advance by luck, but that won't work tonight. When we get on the stage and fight one-on-one, we can only rely on our strength."

"I heard that in last night's preliminaries, more than 128 people broke through in Xia City alone. If you count the other five bases, there are even more. Without the Digging Realm, it is impossible to advance to the top !"

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In the crowd, Luo Ming, who had just stepped off the ring, heard the discussions around him, clenched his fists under his sleeves, and a trace of unwillingness flashed in his eyes.

"Old Chen and Old Lu actually broke through before us!"

"Chen Ying and Lu He, they used to buy coal from us, but now they have broken through to the cold-resistant level. It's really..."

…………

Li Baihe and Shang Ping sighed softly a few times, then looked at Luo Ming in the middle at the same time and shut up again.

Chen Ying and Lu He are the leaders of Chen Ye and Lu Shang respectively, and they are old acquaintances of theirs. When Rogue Camp was in charge of Redwood Ridge, he had dealt with the two of them a lot.

Three years ago, when Luo Ming took them away from Redwood Ridge, these two people were still only at the level of lumberjacks. Now they have broken through to the cold-resistant level, which is higher than the level of all of them.

When it comes to the feeling of how things and people have changed, I'm afraid none of them are as good as Luo Ming.

After all, Luo Ming was on equal footing with Xia Hong at the beginning.

But now, let’s not mention old acquaintances like Lu He and Chen Ying, just talk about Luo Yuan, Zhao Long, Zhao Hu, Zhao Bao... this group of old people from the Rogue Camp, not only have all broken through the cold-resistant level, but each of them holds an important position in Daxia, and their status is incomparable.

In fact, in the more than one month since returning from Longyou, Luo Yuan and others have not visited them once.

Li Baihe and Luo Ming naturally did not dare to have any opinions.

They even felt guilty and would consciously avoid Rogge's old friends, fearing to deal with them.

After all, they were the ones who abandoned these people and fled from Redwood Ridge. Now they have returned in disgrace. How can they have the face to face these people?
Seeing that Luo Ming was getting more and more depressed, Li Baihe sighed slightly and advised:

"Brother, don't be discouraged. You have already started using beast blood. With Daxia's current resource supply, it is only a matter of time before you break through to the cold-resistant level. It's already great that you can make it to the top 128 this time."

Shang Ping also followed Li Baihe's words and nodded:
"That's right. Bai He, Shang Ping and I should be able to break through the 30,000-jin limit this year. When we all break through to the cold-resistant level and make more contributions to the camp, Luo Yuan, Zhao Long and the others will naturally accept us again!"

Hearing the comfort from his two brothers, Luo Ming looked up and smiled.

It was just a smile, and it was obviously forced!
How could he not understand the principle of "one step slow, all steps slow"?

The gap between us and Luo Yuan and others has already emerged, and it will be difficult to make up for it.

But at this moment, Xu Kang ran over from the outside with a smile on his face.

"Brother, Xiaocheng has won ten games in a row and is currently ranked 79th in the Lumberjack Group. As long as the results can be maintained until dawn, it is certain that he will enter the top 128. There is also a high probability that he will enter the top tomorrow!"

Upon hearing Xu Kang's news, Luo Ming and the other two were immediately overjoyed and hurriedly followed him to the front of the main building.

"Hasn't Xiaocheng yet broken through the Digging Realm? He advanced yesterday because of good luck. How could he win ten games in a row? And he's ranked 79th? How is that possible?"

After Luo Ming’s ecstasy, he immediately began to worry again.

Although my son arrived in Daxia a while earlier than them, by the time the martial arts competition started, his basic strength was only 8600 pounds. In yesterday's preliminaries, he relied on luck to advance with his group.

Today, the Lumberjacks were divided into 128 groups. If they didn't break through to the Digging Realm, there would be no hope. Luo Ming had no confidence in his son at all.

He actually advanced. It's impossible that his basic strength would skyrocket to over ten thousand in just one night and he would break through the Digging Realm, right?
"Hahaha, you three didn't go. I watched Xiaocheng's ten matches with my own eyes. His spearmanship is too strong. A woodcutter can't last more than ten moves in his hands. Even if he breaks through to the digging realm, he can still win with his spearmanship. It's just that the opponents he met in the last three matches were a bit strong, otherwise his ranking could have moved up a bit."

Xu Kang looked very excited. As he spoke, he led Luo Ming and the other two to the bottom of the main building, and soon found Luo Cheng under the public notice board.

Luo Cheng was staring at the ranking on the bulletin board, looking very nervous.

Next to the notice board, there was a person from the quartermaster department holding a coal pencil. As long as someone from the arena came to deliver a message, he would modify the information on the notice board.

[84th place: Luo Cheng, won 10 games, total time 382 breaths]

After seeing his son's information on the bulletin board, Luo Ming finally felt relieved. However, when he realized that his son's ranking had dropped five places, he suddenly became nervous.

By the way, the ranking of the top 128 is based on the winning time, which means that as long as someone's winning time is less than 382 seconds, my son's ranking will continue to fall back. If he falls out of the list in the end, he will not be able to make it into the top .

"Good boy, you are so strong. You are the only one in the woodcutting realm on this list. Even if you can't make it into the top 100, you can still brag about it for a few months!"

"Hahahaha, not necessarily. It depends on the situation in the second half of the night. Maybe there will be a chance. You have given us a big surprise!"

Li Baihe and Shang Ping looked much more excited. They were not as strong as Luo Ming and did not even make it into the top 128 in the Digging Realm group. If their nephew Luo Cheng could make it into the top in the Logging Realm group, it would be a honor for them.

However, facing the praise from his father and two uncles, the eleven-year-old Luo Cheng did not show any pride. Instead, he said in a frustrated tone: "The leader has personally taught me spearmanship for more than two months and has given me so many good things. If I can't make it into the top 100, he will definitely be disappointed!"

It has been nearly two months since they came to Daxia. Not only Luo Cheng, but Luo Ming and others have already known that Hong Yu who was in the Beehive was Xia Hong.

Luo Cheng clenched his fists. When he was in the Beehive, he tried to become Xia Hong's apprentice, but was rejected. He didn't understand it at the time. It was only last month when he arrived in Daxia and found out Xia Hong's true identity that he understood why.

"There are too many geniuses in Daxia. In the preliminaries yesterday, there were at least hundreds of people of my age at the Digging Realm. My cultivation level is nothing in Daxia. No wonder Master refused to accept me. I guess my talent is not good enough for him..."

Luo Cheng felt a little powerless, especially when he saw that his ranking on the list had dropped by two places to 86th, his expression suddenly became more nervous.

Just as he said just now, if Xia Hong hadn't taught him spearmanship for two months, with his current level of skills, it would have been impossible for him to make it into the top 128.

"Liu Peng, Zhao Yuankong, Zhao Yuanwu, Zhao Yuanwu, Lu Dong... let alone their strength, I don't even have much of an advantage in age against these people. If I don't catch up, the gap between me and these people will only get bigger and bigger."

Although Luo Cheng is not very old, he has a very thorough understanding of things.

Although he has a good ability to adapt, he has only been in Daxia for two months. He doesn't know many people of his age. He used to think that his talent was top-notch even in Daxia.

But a qualifying match last night made him see himself clearly.

Not to mention the top ones, just speaking of cultivation, there are at least hundreds of people in Da Xia who are better than him. If he hadn't been fortunate enough to be taught the spearmanship by Xia Hong, he would not have had any hope of advancing to the top 128.

"Even in terms of family background, I can't compare with these people. I definitely can't compete with them in a normal competition of resources. So I must go all out in activities like martial arts competitions where I can gain more resources through my strength. Only in this way can I gradually narrow the gap with them. Only in this way can I really get closer to Master. Maybe one day, he will really recognize me!"

Luo Cheng clenched his fists, and his eyes gradually became firm.

Although Xia Hong had only taught him for two months, Luo Cheng had already regarded Xia Hong as his master in his heart. However, with his current strength, if he spoke out such an idea, he would inevitably be laughed at.

So he could only secretly set goals for himself in his heart. He believed that as long as he was strong enough and showed extraordinary talent, Xia Hong would truly recognize him as his disciple sooner or later.

"You must let me enter the top 128. If I make it, I can hold on for one more round and secure a spot in the top . This way I will be qualified to observe the Winter-Proof Martial Arts Competition, and I will also have the opportunity to see Master up close!"

It's ridiculous to say that although Luo Cheng has been taught spearmanship by the other party for two months, he still doesn't know what Xia Hong looks like.

Because Xia Hong wore a mask in the Hive.

After Luo Cheng knew this, he was eager to see Xia Hong. He wanted to know what Uncle Yu, who had taught him for more than two months, looked like.

It’s a pity that he has been in Xiacheng for almost two months and he hasn’t even seen Xia Hong once.

Although he knew that Xia Hong was in the hall on the top floor of the main building, he was not qualified to enter there.

The main building's top-floor hall is now open to the public except for the Chief Secretary, the six department heads, and some people at the cold-resistant level. No one else is qualified to enter.

Unless Xia Hong takes the initiative to summon him.

But such an opportunity is even more impossible for him.

What reason could there be for Xia Hong to summon a lumberjack?
This martial arts competition is a rare opportunity.

As long as he can make it into the top 100 list, he can go to the main hall to take a look at Xia Hong.

"We must go in, we must go in..."

Luo Cheng's prayers didn't seem to have much effect.

As news from one ring after another came in, his ranking on the list was constantly squeezed, and soon dropped from 86 to 100, and then to 110.

By the time dawn finally came, his ranking had reached 126th.

He is only two places away from the final rank. If two more people take less time than him to win ten games in a row, he will be squeezed out of the list and will not be able to make it into the top 100.

"On Arena No. 3, Wu Qing won ten games in a row, taking 379 breaths."

Soon, news came about another competition.

Luo Cheng's ranking dropped to 127th.

There was only one left, Luo Cheng clenched his fists, looking extremely nervous.

"The second round of selection for the Lumberjack Group has ended, and the top 128 have been eliminated!"

Fortunately, God still favored him.

The calculation ended, and his ranking finally stopped at 127.

Luo Cheng pinched his thigh hard and forced himself not to cheer.

But others couldn't help it.

"Hahahaha, I didn't fall off the list, I can make it into the top 100!"

"The list has been terminated. I have hope of making it into the top 100."

“Hahahaha…I’m still here, I’m still on the list.”

………………

Luo Cheng looked around and found that most of those cheering people were ranked very low like himself. It was obvious that they had been worried all night. Now that the list was finally closed, they naturally couldn't help cheering.

"We have to go back quickly and prepare for tonight's elimination match. As long as we win one game, we'll advance to the top 64. If we lose, we'll have to compete with others for the remaining 36 spots."

There are seven rounds in total in the knockout rounds, and the opponents are determined by random draw. The winner advances to the next round, and the one who wins seven games in a row becomes the champion. The 64 losers in the first round will enter the loser group and compete for the last 36 places in the top .

His place in the top 100 is not guaranteed yet, so he has to prepare in advance.

Luo Ming, Xu Kang and the other two also knew that it was a critical moment for Luo Cheng, so they hurried back with him to help him prepare for the final in the evening.

Not only Luo Cheng, all the top 128 players in the Lumberjack Realm group quickly rushed back to their homes and began to prepare for the final elimination match in the evening.

Some, like Luo Cheng, are only concerned about staying in the top 100; some want to sprint to the top ten; some have more radical goals and want to get into the top three; as for those who are aiming for the championship, there are probably only a few extremely confident people.

………………

At daybreak, unlike the streets which had returned to silence, the main building's top floor hall was bustling with activity.

There were ten people standing in the middle of the hall. Although they were all injured, their faces were full of excitement. Especially when they looked at Xia Hong on the high platform, there was a hint of excitement in their eyes.

"Okay, now that the rankings are out, Qiu Peng can distribute the rewards!"

Xia Hong didn't say anything more to the crowd and just waved to Qiu Peng.

Qiu Peng immediately stood up with a smile, and then ten people walked out from both sides of the hall one after another. They held an iron plate in their hands and quickly walked in front of the ten people in the field.

At the same time, Qiu Peng also started to call out the names of the students while holding the roster:

“掘地境分组会武冠军，刘元，血元丹30枚、兽血500斤、15000点贡献值、定制千锻兵器一把、一个月的专属武道院修炼名额、陈酿30斤、精盐50斤。

第二名，应轩，血元丹25枚、兽血450斤、13000点贡献值、定制千锻兵器一把、一个月的专属武道院修炼名额、陈酿25斤、精盐50斤。

Third place, Li Longkai, 20 Blood Yuan Pills, 400 kilograms of beast blood..."

The rewards for the top ten in the Digging Realm are of the same type, namely elixirs, beast blood, contribution points, and aged wine. The amounts of these four items vary.

The first to tenth ones are Liu Yuan, Ying Xuan, Li Longkai, Ying Yi, Zou Yuankai, Zhu Shun, Lu Sheng, Tong Xinglong, Li Yuankun and Xiao Kangcheng.

Xia Hong did not look surprised when he heard the top ten list announced by Qiu Peng.

This is actually quite similar to what he knew about the cultivation level of the camp’s population.

The development of Daxia to the present day actually has a general outline.

Among these ten people, Ying Xuan, Li Longkai, Ying Yi, Zou Yuankai and Zhu Shun were all members of Daxia's earliest hunting team; the remaining Liu Yuan and Li Yuankun were also the first group of people in Daxia to break through the logging realm; Lu Sheng and Tong Xinglong were also the remaining people from the early Rogue Camp; only the last one, Xiao Kangcheng, came over from Wuyuan Mountain.

The only thing that surprised Xia Hong was probably Liu Yuan's victory.

"Yes, I have reached the power of the Three Manes after the breakthrough. I have improved a lot."

Seeing Xia Hong reveal his strength in one sentence, Liu Yuan was shocked at first, but his expression soon recovered. He smiled and said, "Boss, you are too kind. I am the deputy captain of Yunjiao. I can't embarrass Lord Sicheng!"

Qiu Peng, as well as Yuan Cheng, Lin Kai and Lu Yang standing nearby, all laughed when they saw Liu Yuan's smug look.

They were all old men from Daxia who had walked all the way from Tupo. They were as close to each other as brothers. When they saw Liu Yuan break through the cold-resistant level and win the championship, they were naturally happy for him.

"Qiu Peng, there are more than ten people who have broken through to the Cold Resistance Level this time, right?"

The top ten finals of the Digging Realm group were held on the first floor of the main building. Even though Xia Hong was not paying attention, he had a general sense of the situation, so he was very clear.

Qiu Peng nodded and said, "There are fourteen in total. Chen Ying, Lu He, Bai Wuting, and Lin Fan failed to make it into the top ten."

Fourteen, which means that the total number of cold-resistance levels of the camp is now 37.

After coming up with this number, Xia Hong was in a good mood. He waved his hand and said cheerfully, "The fourteen people who have recently made a breakthrough will each be rewarded with a Yang Yuan Pill. This is to make up for the fact that you cannot participate in this cold-resistant martial arts competition."

One Yang Yuan Pill per person!

Upon hearing about this reward, Qiu Peng and others were immediately surprised.

Liu Yuan and the other ten also knew what Yang Yuan Dan was, and their expressions were extremely excited. After looking at each other, they all bowed to Xia Hong:
"Thank you, Chief, for the elixir!"

Xia Hong didn't care. He used the medicinal materials he got from the trade in Longshan and Zhaoyang some time ago to refine more than 500 Yang Yuan Pills. Fourteen pills were nothing. He couldn't use so many at one time. Instead of keeping them in his hands, he might as well give them to those who had recently made breakthroughs to practice and improve the overall strength of the camp.

"Okay, everyone go back and rest. After nightfall, continue to complete the martial arts competition for the logging teams. Notify me directly when the top 100 are selected."

"Yes, leader!"

Xia Hong waved his hand, signaling everyone in the hall to leave, and turned around and went straight back to the back room.

(End of this chapter)