Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 286 Breakthrough, New Army, High-Intensity Training

The 48th year of Longyou, the 4th day of the 6th month

Shortly after nightfall, Longshan was about five kilometers deep.

boom!
A blue thorn wolf with iron arrows all over its body fell to the ground. Li Hu, Xue Ping and four others jumped down from the tree with excitement on their faces.

"It went very smoothly tonight. I just came out and I hunted a thorn wolf."

Hearing Xue Ping's sigh, Li Hu smiled and said nothing. He just walked quickly to the side of the wolf and asked, "A Zhong, are you not hurt?"

"Ahem...it should be fine."

Yang Zhong's cough was heard from under the body of the Thorny Wolf. Xue Ping quickly lifted up the body of the Thorny Wolf, and Li Hu also stepped forward in time to help Yang Zhong up.

Only then did everyone realize that blood was oozing out of Yang Zhong's left leg.

"Brother Zhong, are you injured again?"

Hearing Xue Ping's words, Li Hu did not hesitate to pull out a strip of cloth and bandage the bloody part of Yang Zhong's left leg. Then, his eyes flickered slightly, and he asked in a low voice: "How is it, can we continue?"

"It's the old injury on my left leg that broke open the day before yesterday. It's nothing serious. I can continue!"

Hearing Yang Zhong's weak voice, Xue Ping said worriedly, "I should have rested for a night. The wound broke open last night and it broke open again tonight. If it continues like this, I'm afraid it will never heal."

"It's okay, don't worry about me, let's go and keep going!"

Yang Zhongqiang struggled to stand up, but he walked with a limp, which was obviously abnormal.

Li Hu frowned and said directly: "Forget it, we can't let you go on. Just like last night, you stay here and rest. The six of us can go in and come find you after the hunt is over."

"this…………"

Seeing Yang Zhong's embarrassment, Xue Ping immediately said, "Captain is right. Brother Zhong, you can't hold on any longer. Your leg injury has really left a root cause. It will be a big problem in the future. Just like the past two days, stay here to recover. We will come to find you after the hunt."

The other three people in the team didn't say anything. Yang Yue curled his lips slightly, as if he wanted to make a few sarcastic remarks, but when he saw Yang Zhong's bloody left leg, he held back.

"Okay, I'll stay here and watch over this prey, you guys go in."

Yang Zhong was finally convinced and nodded.

Everyone helped Yang Zhong hang the prey on the treetop, and then cleared a place for him on the tree before continuing to move deeper into the cave.

Before leaving, Li Hu exchanged a subtle look with Yang Zhong.

As soon as everyone walked away, Yang Zhong on the tree immediately stood up, tore off the cloth tied around his left leg, and a gleam of intelligence appeared in his eyes.

There was no injury on his left leg at all, only a small cut, and the amount of blood flowing out was not as terrible as it looked.

He jumped down from the tree and began to search and grope in the snow forest. His legs moved freely and there was no sign of injury at all.

In just a moment, he came to a slope. After groping on the slope for a while, he found the entrance to a small cave with ease.

Yang Zhong was very cautious. He did not enter the cave directly. Instead, he turned around and looked behind him to make sure that no one was following him before he walked in. After entering, he did not forget to immediately seal the cave entrance with wood.

sizzling…………

Inside the cave, Yang Zhong lit a small bonfire, then walked to the depths of the cave and quickly took out an iron pot, five pieces of reddish animal meat, a jar, and a porcelain bottle.

"I wish we could stop practicing in secret. Today is the third day. If we don't break through, we'll be out of time."

While Yang Zhong was setting up the pot to cook the meat, he quickly took the Beast Spirit Pill and began to practice.

This cave is where he and Li Hu hid their supplies.

As for the injury, it was a drama directed and performed by him and Li Hu themselves, just to get away from Yang Yue's sight and practice peacefully.

The surveillance of Li Yuanqing and Yang Gan was too tight. After returning from Daxia, he and Li Hu secretly used the training materials given by Xia Chuan in this way.

Originally, the two of them were supposed to take turns every one or two days, but the quarrel between Li Yuanqing and Yang Gan three days ago made them feel a sense of urgency. In addition, Li Hu had already broken through the limit of the Digging Realm, so Li Hu gave him the opportunity to practice in the next three days.

"I only need two hundred kilograms to break through. With one Beast Spirit Pill and ten kilograms of intermediate beast meat cooked with refined salt, it shouldn't be a problem for me to break through tonight."

After the beast meat was cooked, Yang Zhong began to stuff it directly into his mouth. With the assistance of the Beast Spirit Pill, the energy contained in the beast meat immediately spread around his body.

He quickly began punching to release his energy and increase his strength and muscle strength.

With the help of the medicine, steam continued to come out of his body, the power of his punches became stronger and stronger, and his physical strength was obviously getting stronger and stronger.

This cultivation speed is five or six times faster than before. Although it is not the first time that Yang Zhong has experienced it, he can't help but sigh in his heart as he feels his basic strength growing rapidly:

"The previous Beast Yuan Pill was strong enough. This Beast Spirit Pill is at least ten times more effective than the Gathering Power Powder used by Longshan. Not to mention the refined salt, which not only makes the meat so delicious, but also helps the body absorb the energy of the meat. Daxia is definitely not simple to be able to easily produce such a magical item. Maybe there are even more magical things in their base!"

Longshan also has things that can improve the speed of cultivation, but compared with these things in Daxia, they are simply worthless.

"Si Cheng was willing to give Hu Zi and I 200 kilograms of beast blood, as well as so many elixirs and refined salts before we broke through. It will be even more so after we break through. If we can provide Da Xia with more useful information, Hu Zi and I will not lack resources for subsequent cultivation."

Yang Zhong's eyes were full of longing for Daxia.

To be precise, it is the yearning for these super-powerful training materials.

Because of their background, he and Li Hu had never been treated fairly in Longshan. Instead, they were humiliated by Li Yuanqing, Yang Gan and others for years. Naturally, they had no loyalty at all.

On the contrary, Daxia was obviously unfamiliar with them, but not only had it saved their lives twice, it was also willing to spend such a huge price on them. So even though they knew they were being used, Yang Zhong and Li Hu were happy to accept it.

"The new army has been established for two days, and there are not many spots left. We must make a breakthrough tonight. Moreover, Li Yuanqing has already started to make changes to the hunting team. Those three people should leave soon. Then only Hu Zi, Xue Ping and I will be left. We will not be qualified to go into the mountains to hunt."

Li Yuanqing really did not lie to them that day. The next day, which was the second day of the Chinese New Year, the camp promulgated regulations for the establishment of a new army. Although it has only been two days, the number of people has exceeded 100, and there are only places left.

Li Hu broke through the limit of the Digging Realm three days ago, but he has not applied to join yet, just to wait for him to join.

The purpose of joining the new army was, firstly, to find out more information about the high-level officials in Longshan and the specific movements of the Longyou Army, so as to pass on more useful intelligence to Daxia; secondly, to deal with the targeting of Li Yuanqing and Yang Gan.

Li Yuanqing sent someone to find the other three people in their team the day before yesterday. Yang Zhong knew what the purpose was without asking.

The Longshan Camp has regulations that ordinary hunting teams must have at least five people, and elite hunting teams must have at least ten people before they can go into the mountains to hunt normally.

Of course, if you don’t have enough people, you can prove your strength.

The problem is that Li Yuanqing can also do something to prove his strength.

The original intention of this rule was obviously to ensure the safety of hunting, so it was not bad, but now it has become a tool used by Li Yuanqing to deal with them, which is ridiculous. Li Yuanqing sent people to find the three people in the team, just to make them leave their hunting team, so that they could not go into the mountains to hunt normally, which was equivalent to blocking them from obtaining animal meat in disguise.

Beast meat is considered the basic equivalent of all major camps, and Longshan is no exception. If the income from beast meat is less, all other cultivation resources will naturally not keep up.

So Li Yuanqing's move really hit their weak spot.

"All you need to do is join the new army. The army has a fixed quota of beast blood. Li Yuanqing is a lieutenant commander and doesn't have the guts to do anything about it."

While Yang Zhong was thinking, he had already devoured all the meat in the pot. His boxing speed became faster and faster, and the blood energy emanating from his body became stronger and stronger.

When the blood and energy became extremely dense, his body seemed to have reached a critical point. He let out a muffled groan and clenched his fist to gather strength.

Sizzle…………

His membrane suddenly tightened and a slight sound was heard. Then the blood and energy surrounding his body penetrated back into his body through his pores.

It was at this moment that he suddenly opened his eyes and punched the stone wall on one side of the cave.

boom!
The mountain wall shattered with a loud bang, and his fist penetrated into it for more than ten centimeters.

"Breakthrough!"

Yang Zhong pulled out his fist, feeling the basic strength of 30,000 pounds and the toughness after the membrane was tightened, his face full of excitement and emotion.

After standing there for a long time, he moved and walked into the cave. He opened a leather bag and looked at the bright red animal blood in the bag. A hint of eagerness flashed in his eyes.

But he quickly suppressed his emotions.

"Si Cheng only gave us 250 kilograms in total. Instead of sharing it between the two of us, it would be better to give it all to Hu Zi and use it to help him break through to the Cold Resistance Level first."

Li Yuanqing has already made a breakthrough, and Yang Gan will soon too. If one of them doesn't make a breakthrough first, they will have no chance of winning against these two.

After making up his mind, Yang Zhong packed up all the supplies, put out the campfire, walked out, restored the cave entrance to its original state, found the big tree where he came from, and waited quietly for Li Hu and others to come back.

"Ah Zhong, we are here."

It was not until the middle of the night that Li Hu finally came back with a few people.

Seeing Yang Zhong jumping down from the tree, Li Hu obviously sensed something and his expression slightly brightened, but he said nothing. He just asked everyone to take the prey and hurry back to the camp.

As soon as Yang Zhong returned to the base, he was immediately taken by Li Hu to report to the military camp.

Those who have reached the limit of the Digging Realm are eligible to join the new army. Both of them have broken through, so naturally there is no problem and they were directly incorporated into the second regiment of the new army.

Of course, as expected, the commander-in-chief of the Second Regiment was Li Yuanqing.

Moreover, the two were assigned to Yang Gan's team.

The Longyou Army consists of 500 men in a regiment and 100 men in a team. With Yang Gan's level of cultivation, it is not surprising that he is the captain, but the fact that the two of them were assigned to his team by such a coincidence clearly shows that there is something fishy going on.

But Li Hu and Yang Zhong didn't say anything, and didn't even go to the commander-in-chief Cheng He to complain. They just accepted the arrangement silently.

"Li Yuanqing and Yang Gan can make things difficult for us if they want. Our biggest mission is to stay in the new army. We will officially enter the military camp for training tomorrow. Be honest and don't make any mistakes."

After returning from the military camp, Li Hu began to give instructions to Yang Zhong.

Yang Zhong's temper was a little worse than his and he was easily angered. If Li Yuanqing caught him with something during the new army training, being expelled from the army would be a small matter. However, if he violated military orders, the consequences would be serious, so he had to say a few more words.

Yang Zhong listened to his advice, nodded and said in a deep voice: "I understand. Just be patient for a while. We have endured for more than ten years. It doesn't matter if we endure for a while."

Li Hu then felt relieved and practiced martial arts with Yang Zhong in the yard.

But the subsequent developments were obviously somewhat beyond the expectations of the two.

On the fifth day of June, after the two men entered the new army and began training, Li Yuanqing and Yang Gan never came up to cause trouble.

Although Li and Yang each have military positions, they also have to participate in training, so Li Hu and Yang Zhong can meet them.

Judging from the look in his eyes, Li Yuanqing obviously still wanted to cause trouble for them, but for some reason, he never really did so once.

"This Longyou Army is really good!"

Li Hu and Yang Zhong thought about it for a long time but could not figure out the reason. In the end, they could only attribute it to the strict military regulations.

But soon, they began to understand something.

The training intensity of the new army is a bit outrageous.

Practicing spear attack in the camp was secondary. Once the Second Regiment was full, they were taken to Longshan that night and began to work together to hunt the cold beasts.

After that, every night, they practiced with spear in the first half of the night and went into Longshan for actual combat in the second half, with almost no time to rest.

The commander-in-chief Cheng He was watching it all the time, and even the new army captain Zhou Yuan was there in person, either inspecting or giving orders.

Under such high-intensity and high-standard training, Li Yuanqing and Yang Gan were covered in dust and dirt every day. Not to mention that there was no chance, they probably wouldn't have the energy to cause trouble for them.

"Such a high training intensity is just as I expected. There must be some big moves in the camp, otherwise it wouldn't be like this."

On the tenth day of June, at dawn, everyone in the military camp fell asleep. Li Hu lay on the bed and spoke softly to Yang Zhong beside him.

"But we haven't heard any news. The other three Longyou armies haven't made any moves either. They stay in the barracks every day, following the same schedule as us."

Hearing Yang Zhong's words, Li Hu's eyes flashed with light, and he said: "Being here every day is a signal. The three Longyou armies don't need to train together. Under normal circumstances, they should go out hunting or do other things in groups. But during this period of time, they have been staying in the camp. It is obvious that they are preparing for something!"

After he finished speaking, he paused and continued, "It should be soon."

As if to confirm his words, there was a sudden crackling noise outside the military camp. It was obvious that it was the sound of a large number of iron tools colliding.

"Everything should be laid out. It will be delivered after nightfall. Don't miss any."

"Put them over here. Each team has ten boxes. Don't make the mistakes."

"Put it over here, quick!"

………………

Hearing the noise outside the military camp, Li Hu and Yang Zhong looked at each other, and a bright light appeared in their eyes at the same time.

(End of this chapter)