Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 327: Early Training, the Number of Cold-Resistant Level Personnel Increased Sharply
After more than two months of renovation by Xia Chuan, the outer city has been divided into four distinct districts: east, south, west and north.

The outer city of Daxia is surrounded by three city walls and the walls of Shuanglong Mountain. It is four kilometers long from north to south and three kilometers from east to west, with a total area of ​​only twelve square kilometers.

Xia Chuan designed the four districts to be extremely compact and as close to the edge of the city wall as possible, leaving a large area in the middle, obviously intending to plan for subsequent population growth.

In the very center of Xiacheng, there is a square wooden shed with a side length of about 500 meters.

The wooden shed is divided into five floors, each of which is the same size. Except for a few windows on the top floor for ventilation, the rest are almost completely enclosed. Not even much light can penetrate from inside. People standing outside cannot see anything inside the wooden house.

However, there was a huge wooden plaque hanging on the top floor of the wooden shed.

In the middle of the wooden plaque, the word "military camp" was written in gold powder.

Although the military camp was far away from the streets of the outer city, about two or three hundred meters away, it still could not stop people's curiosity, especially some half-grown children, who often gathered around and looked at the military camp with envy and yearning on their faces.

"Did the Longwu Army just call for assembly?"

"Yes! Didn't you see the fire coming out from the second floor?"

"Second floor, what do you mean?"

"The barracks are built on five floors. It seems that the Lord wanted to build five armies in the short term. These five floors are specially used for the five armies. Currently, only two floors are in use."

"The first floor is from the Yunjiao Army, and the second floor is from the Longwu Army?"

"Yes, the construction standards of this military camp are not low. I heard that the ground piles alone are more than 20 meters high. The floor partitions and joints are made of pure iron. Even if tens of thousands of people squeeze in together, it will not collapse."

"Of course. After all, this is a military camp. The soldiers of both armies have at least reached the Digging Realm. If we don't do it firmly, they will trample on us. Wouldn't that be a joke?"

"Is the Longwu Army training? Should we sneak over and take a look?"

"You are crazy. The military camp is now a forbidden area. Except for the soldiers, no one else is allowed to approach. Violators will be beaten at the very least and sentenced to forced labor at the worst. If you want to die, go by yourself. I won't go crazy with you."

"Hehe, I was just joking. How could I forget the rules set by Si Cheng last month? Even if I go in, I will go in with dignity as a soldier of the army."

"Don't dream. By the time you break through the limit of the Digging Realm, let alone five, our Great Xia will probably have more than a dozen armies. It will not be your turn!"

"Don't look down on others. Just wait and see."

"Okay, okay, I'll wait and see."

………………

Military camp, second floor square

The square square is more than 200 meters wide, which can accommodate not only a thousand people, but even ten thousand people. At this moment, a thousand soldiers of the Dragon Warrior Army are standing in the center of the square, looking straight ahead.

The forged iron armor worn by the soldiers of the Longwu Army is not light gold in color, but pure black, and you can tell at a glance that it is produced in Longshan.

Not only their armor, but also their weapons configuration is different from that of the Yunjiao Army.

The hundred men in the front row held different weapons in their hands, and were obviously an elite scout battalion like the Yunjiao Army; among the nine square formations of a hundred men at the back, three were holding swords, and the remaining six were using spears about ten feet long.

At the front row, Yuwen Tao, wearing a nearly pure golden battle armor, slowly walked over. He only glanced at the square formation and asked loudly:
"Is everyone here?"

At the front row of the army, the captain of the scout battalion, Zhou Yuan, stepped forward and saluted and replied:

"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, all the ten battalions, totaling a thousand men, have arrived!"

Yuwen Tao nodded and continued to walk to the front of the army. He looked at the captains of the ten battalions including Zhou Yuan, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

“Although my Longwu Army was established later, its starting point is much higher than Si Cheng’s Yunjiao Army. At the beginning, there were four cold-resistant-level warriors, Zhou Yuan, Hou Quan, Yuwen Yong, and Zhu Yang. If we can make good use of this, it is not impossible for us to catch up and surpass the Yunjiao Army in combat power!”

Just as many people in Xiacheng speculated, Yuwen Tao had always had the idea of ​​competing with Xia Chuan in his heart, especially after he was defeated by Xia Chuan by one move in the martial arts competition in June this year, this idea became even stronger.

Xia Hong's strength was on another level entirely. Yuwen Tao felt that he had neither the mind nor the courage to compete with him, and he didn't even have a strong desire to catch up with him.

But Xia Chuan is different!

He was of similar age to himself, had a similar level of cultivation, and had comparable combat aptitude. Yuwen Tao had even always been certain that Xia Chuan was inferior to himself in terms of combat talent.

However, in the martial arts competition in June, he actually lost to Xia Chuan.

For Yuwen Tao, that failure was not just about losing the qualification to establish an army, so he was always angry.

The next martial arts competition will have to wait until next year, so he has to defeat Xia Chuan in other aspects once. The establishment of the Longwu Army is an opportunity.

As soon as he returned to Xiacheng ten days ago, he immediately went to find Zhou Yuan and Hou Quan. After much effort and persuasion, he finally succeeded in persuading them to join the Longwu Army.

Including Yuwen Yong and Zhu Yang whom he brought from the Longwu team, the fledgling Longwu army already has four cold-resistant level soldiers, and Zhou Yuan and Hou Quan, two of whom are at the cold-resistant level, are both stronger than the Nine Manes.

Before the fifth day of December, he had been in the Beehive, so he was very clear about the situation of the Yunjiao Army. Up to now, the Yunjiao Army, including Liu Yuan, had only five members of the Cold-Resistant Level.

In terms of the number of cold-resistant tanks alone, there is no gap between the two armies.

The next thing to make up is combat power!
Yuwen Tao took a deep breath, looked around at the soldiers in front of him, and spoke loudly:
"Originally I was going to take you out the day after tomorrow. After we get to the Beehive, we'll train with the cold beasts in the Yanglu Territory. But I think, since we're training, why do we have to wait until we get to the Yanglu Territory? There are a lot of cold beasts in Hongmu Ridge. We can't waste these two nights, so I summoned you here temporarily!"

The soldiers of Longwu Army were cheered up when they heard this. They had only been formed into an army in the past few days and had never gone out to fight once.

"There are only 950 people who will set out the day after tomorrow night. You should all know the reason. In order to deal with the strange incident in the Yanglu Realm, the lord recently vacated all the places in the Martial Arts Academy to help those in the Digging Realm break through their limits. The Yunjiao Army was allocated 100 places, and our Longwu Army has just been formed, so we only have 50 places."

The martial arts academy can accommodate 200 people practicing together at the same time. The soldiers of the Yunjiao Army and the Longwu Army are all at the extreme level of the Digging Realm, so they naturally occupy the most places.

The remaining 50 were distributed to the rest of the Digging Realm masters in the camp who were not in the army.

When everyone heard about the quota for the Martial Arts Academy, their expressions immediately became interested.

Half of the soldiers of the Longwu Army are new recruits from Longyou. They have only been in Xiacheng for more than two months. Most of them have only heard about the accelerated training in the Martial Arts Academy but have never gone in to experience it.

Nevertheless, judging from the information revealed by other people in the camp, the speed of training in this martial arts academy is definitely true, so they are naturally thinking about the quota and want to try to train in it.

“I have already tentatively decided on the 50 places for the Dragon Warrior Army. There will be a list after the army is disbanded. You can go directly to the Martial Arts Academy to practice.

However, there will be people who will make a breakthrough later. Once someone makes a breakthrough, the place in the Martial Arts Academy will be vacated, and the 50 places in the Dragon Army will not change, so I will select someone else to replace the one who has made a breakthrough.

Now let me tell you about the selection criteria!" As soon as Yuwen Tao finished speaking, everyone became excited.

Yup!

Among the first 50 people who enter, some will surely make a breakthrough gradually. As long as someone makes a breakthrough, won’t the spot be vacant?

The 50 places belonging to the Longwu Army will not change, which means that as long as someone breaks through, they will have the opportunity to replace them and continue to practice in the Martial Arts Academy!
Everyone's expressions became eager, and they all pricked up their ears, listening attentively to what Yuwen Tao was going to say about the selection criteria.

Yuwen Tao smiled and continued, "In fact, the difference between your cultivation levels is not that big. Everyone who enters the Martial Arts Academy this time is eligible to exchange for high-level beast blood. Your contribution points must be enough, so as long as you can enter this time, breaking through to the Cold Resistance level is basically a foregone conclusion."

Having said this, he paused slightly and continued in a deep voice:
"Since everyone can break through, I can't just give them a spot casually. My selection criteria are: the person who stands out the most in training tonight and tomorrow night, in other words, the person who kills the most cold beasts, will be eligible to enter the Martial Arts Academy!"

Everyone showed a hint of understanding on their faces. Ever since Yuwen Tao said that he would go to Hongmuling to train his troops in advance, they had some guesses in their minds, so they were not surprised to hear that the competition for the quota would be based on the number of cold beasts killed.

"I will ask the captains of the tenth battalion to keep good records on the battlefield. Your performance will be related to the allocation of subsequent quotas. Don't be angry if you lose. In addition, I have something else to tell you..."

Yuwen Tao paused, looked around at everyone, and continued:

"As far as I know, the matter in Yanglu Realm this time is not simple. There are hundreds of high-level cold beasts around Yangyuan Peak, not to mention that there is a powerful Bailu Gui standing behind these cold beasts. The lord is mobilizing the Yunjiao Army and our Longwu Army at this time, including giving up the quota of the Martial Arts Academy to the Digging Realm Limit Breakthrough, just to solve the big trouble on Yangyuan Peak.

There will be a fierce battle at the end of the year. If you can grab a spot now and enter the martial arts academy and break through to the cold-resistant level in advance, you may be able to save your life. This general is just a reminder to you. How you perform in the training tonight and tomorrow night is entirely up to you. Do you understand?"

In the last question, Yuwen Tao deliberately emphasized his tone.

Everyone's faces froze when they heard the voice, and then they shouted in unison:
"understand!"

"You haven't eaten yet? Louder!"

Yuwen Tao's roar frightened everyone.

Everyone took a deep breath, then tilted their heads back and answered again.

"My subordinate understands!"

This time the morale is obviously much higher.

The entire wooden shed of the military camp shook slightly.

"Okay, Zhou Yuan, lead the scout battalion and set off first. Bring all the small torches with you. The other nine battalions will follow. Go west out of Xiacheng and enter Hongmu Ridge as quickly as possible. Let's go!"

At Yuwen Tao's order, Zhou Yuan took the lead in leading the scout battalion downstairs and walked out of the west exit of the military camp. The soldiers from the other nine battalions quickly followed behind.

"The Yunjiao Army started training with a few cold beasts at first. The Longwu Army now has five cold-resistant beasts, so there is no need to be so slow. We can just start with a small-scale beast tide in the double digits. We must improve our combat power as quickly as possible so that we won't be a drag on the Yunjiao Army when we reach the Yanglu Realm!"

Yuwen Tao took a deep breath and followed the army.

The Yunjiao Army's training method is indeed the fastest and most effective, so he asked the scout battalion to carry small torches.

He was so anxious to improve the combat effectiveness of the Longwu Army because he did want to compete with Xia Chuan, but this was only secondary.

He would not take the lives of the Longwu Army soldiers lightly just to compete with Xia Chuan.

The most important purpose is what he just said.

Before the fifth day of December, he stayed in Yanglu Realm and worked with Xia Hong to clear out the herds of cold beasts around Yangyuan Peak, so he was very familiar with the situation around Yanglu Realm. The events in Yanglu Realm this time were indeed not simple, and the fierce battle at the end of the year was most likely true.

If the Longwu Army does not quickly improve its combat effectiveness at this time, holding back the Yunjiao Army would be just a small matter, but losing their lives would be a big deal.

The Longwu Army had just been established, and he didn't want too many people to die at once.

"It's better to get hurt now than to lose your life on the battlefield in the future. Let's start with a double-digit beast tide tonight!"

After making up his mind, Yuwen Tao led everyone out of the city gate and headed straight to the west.

The straight road due west of Xiacheng is connected to an iron mine in Hongmu Ridge. It is usually used by miners. He led the Longwu Army through here just to save time and get into the depths of Hongmu Ridge as quickly as possible.

………………

The news that the Longwu Army was training in advance soon spread throughout Xia City.

Xia Chuan didn't say anything after finding out. It wasn't a bad thing to train soldiers in advance. The Longwu Army was indeed formed a little late. If they could form combat effectiveness earlier, fewer people would die when they went to Yanglu Realm later.

He was still paying close attention to the situation in the Martial Arts Academy. As long as someone made a breakthrough, he would immediately send people to the Beehive to notify the Yunjiao Army soldiers to come back as replacements, and do his best to urge those who had reached the Digging Realm to break through to their limits.

It is not difficult to break through the limit of the Digging Realm to the Cold Resistance Level, especially now that the camp is well supplied with beast blood, with the help of auxiliary elixirs such as the Blood Essence Pill, and the fact that the Martial Arts Academy can improve the efficiency of reshaping the membrane. With these three factors combined, there is almost no obstacle.

It's just a matter of how fast the membrane remodeling process is.

The selection process for this quota is very strict. Anyone who is selected to enter the martial arts academy has a progress of over 70% in reshaping the membrane, so after staying there for five to ten days, they will basically be able to make a breakthrough.

On the tenth day of the twelfth month, two people made a breakthrough.

On December 11, four people broke through.

On December 12, three people broke through

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Until dawn on December 29th.

"Five more breakthroughs last night, Si Cheng!"

Xia Chuan, who was practicing in the quiet room of the main building, opened his eyes immediately after hearing Qiu Peng's report and asked, "Have you counted how many people there are in total?"

Qiu Peng had obviously already done the statistics, and answered without hesitation: "From the sixth day of December to today, a total of 102 people have made a breakthrough. I have just dismissed everyone in the martial arts academy, leaving only 15 who have the hope of making a breakthrough tonight."

"102, including the previous 106, that's enough. Notify all the cold-resistant classes to assemble at the Hive immediately. Send someone to watch over the last batch tonight. As soon as they break through, let them go to the Hive. I'm going to notify the lord first."

"My subordinates will do it now!"

After Xia Chuan finished speaking, he walked out of the quiet room, left the main building, and headed towards the city gate; Qiu Peng sent a large number of his men to various parts of Xiacheng to notify all the cold-resistant levels.

(End of this chapter)