Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 336: Silver Mine from Heaven, Yu Yao, Yu Sheng, Why Use a Butcher Knife to Kill a Chicken [Continue to Add to the -Word Chapter]

On the north slope of the mountain, Xia Hong followed Chen Ying and entered the cave of the former Chen Ye camp through the passage. After walking about 300 meters deep into the cave, he immediately saw the fire and human figures in front of him.

"The captain is here, and there are people following him. They must be from the quartermaster department."

"Captain, Lord... Lord... Greetings to the Lord!"

Brother He Yuanfeng was the first to hear the noise and came forward immediately. When he saw the person behind Chen Ying, he was startled and bowed quickly.

Chen Shang and others in the back also reacted and quickly stepped forward to salute Xia Hong.

"Meet the lord!"

"Meet the lord!"

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"No need to be polite, just stand up!"

Xia Hong raised his hand to signal everyone. After scanning everyone, his eyes stopped at the younger Chen Shang and said with a smile, "I remember Chen Ying had two sons, named Chen Shang and Chen Ping. You are the eldest, Chen Shang, right?"

Obviously, Chen Shang did not expect Xia Hong to still remember him. His expression suddenly became excited and he nodded heavily, "I am Chen Shang, Chen Ping is my brother."

"As expected, a good father will have a good son, that's right!"

Seeing Chen Shang's excitement, Xia Hong smiled and praised him. Chen Shang looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old, with a basic strength of 21,000. This talent was indeed quite good in Da Xia.

However, he would remember the two brothers mainly because of his younger brother Chen Ping.

At the first Daxia Martial Arts Competition last year, among the top 100 in the Lumberjack Realm group, only three had not broken through to the Digging Realm, and one of them was the fifteen-year-old Chen Ping.

Chen Ping's cultivation aptitude was naturally not very strong as he had not yet broken through the Digging Realm at the age of fifteen. However, he was able to rank among the top 100 with his Woodcutting Realm cultivation. His combat talent was obviously far beyond that of ordinary people, so Xia Hong was deeply impressed by him.

"Chen Ying, you lead the way, and the rest of you continue to guard here."

Xia Hong was eager to see the silver mine at the moment and didn't want to talk much. He just called Chen Ying behind him and signaled him to continue leading the way.

"Lord, please follow me!"

Chen Ying nodded and went straight into the secret passage in the stone wall, followed closely by Xia Hong.

Just as Chen Ying had said before, this tunnel extended into the mountain of Shuanglong Mountain. Xia Hong followed him and walked nearly four kilometers inside before finally seeing traces of a newly excavated tunnel.

"My Lord, you should have noticed that the first four kilometers are basically underground tunnels dug by rats. They were not as unobstructed as they are now. It took me more than a month to open them up. From this location forward, we have the tunnels we dug in the last nine days."

In fact, there was no need for Chen Ying to explain. The new tunnel he led the team to dig was extremely small, with a diameter of no more than one meter. Both of them had to crouch down to get in. And the four-kilometer secret passage they had just walked through had a diameter of at least two meters. They were obviously not on the same level.

However, the tunnel is not so narrow throughout. There are still many wide areas in the middle. Moreover, Xia Hong discovered that every hundred meters or so, the diameter of the tunnel would become almost the same as the secret passage in front.

He immediately realized that these suddenly widened areas were dug out by rats, but because they were all independent, they were not connected. What Chen Ying had been doing during this period was obviously to connect them.

"This rat is indeed a natural master at digging holes. I wondered a lot in the past, how did we get those caves when the mountain of Bingyuan is so hard? Now that I think about it, I'm afraid they were all dug by rats."

Chen Ying nodded immediately after hearing this: "That's true. I've also discovered that these rodents love to dig holes by nature. They have dug countless tunnels in the mountain. If you don't pay attention, they will collapse. In fact, I spent most of the previous nine days fixing the tunnel structure."

Xia Hong continued to follow Chen Ying and walked more than two thousand meters inside. Finally, he saw a faint silver light far ahead, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

You know, it's night time now. According to what Chen Ying said before, the exit at the end of the tunnel is another valley stone wall, so there should be no light.

Could this silver light be...

"Lord, we've arrived, look!"

Finally reaching the end of the exit, Xia Hong heard Chen Ying's signal and took a deep breath. He walked forward a few meters, half of his body was out of the cave, and he looked down at the stone wall.

Upon seeing this, his expression suddenly became extremely excited, and his eyes were filled with unstoppable surprise and excitement.

Just as Chen Ying said, the area below was indeed a valley about two kilometers in radius.

At the bottom of the valley, there are more than 2,000 rodents densely living. More than half of the rodents have their bodies burrowed underground, leaving only a long flesh-colored tail swaying on the ground. Only a few are still rustling around outside.

In the middle of the valley, there are eighteen advanced rodents with a body length of only half a meter and whose hair has evolved into golden color. With them as the core, there are hundreds of intermediate rodents with a body length of more than four meters on the periphery.

Of course, a mere colony of rodents was not enough to make Xia Hong excited. The key point was that there were hundreds of clearly visible silver lights on the ground of the valley where these rodents were lurking.

Sure enough, the faint silver light I just saw was emitted by the silver.

There really is a silver mine under this valley.

Moreover, the silver in the mineral veins has already been exposed on the ground!

Developed, this time it is really developed......

Xia Hong suppressed his excitement, looked around the valley, then raised his head and the joy on his face suddenly became more intense.

This valley is located inside the Shuanglong Mountain. The entrance to the cave where he was located was indeed in the middle of the stone wall, about four hundred meters away from the valley bottom. The stone wall above was estimated to be more than two thousand meters high. It was too far away, so he couldn't see how big the opening above was. He could only vaguely see a little bit of the night sky.

“Climb up the mountain wall and you’ll reach the deepest part of the west side of Shuanglong Mountain!”

Xia Hong looked up at the night sky above, with a hint of intention in his eyes.

Today, climbing up Shuanglong Mountain along the mountain wall is not a difficult task for him or many people in Daxia.

But he has strictly ordered everyone in the camp not to go up Shuanglong Mountain.

The reasons are simple: one is safety, and the other is demand.

Because the top of the mountain wall where they were located was theoretically the deepest part of the west side of Shuanglong Mountain. If there was no accident at the location of the cliff, there must be no human activity. In addition, the rule of the three resource areas of Hongmu Ridge, Arrow Bamboo Forest and Longshan is that the deeper you go, the more dangerous it is. So by the same token, the environment above the mountain wall must be extremely dangerous. The huge vibrations that Xia Cheng felt from time to time above were enough to prove this point.

The demand is better understood!
The three resource areas currently controlled by the camp have not yet been fully explored, and all resources in Xiacheng are currently in an overflowing state. The camp has no urgent need to explore new areas.

"That's true, but if we can explore new areas, we can obtain more new resources, which will also be of great benefit to the camp!"

Xia Hong took a deep breath and turned to look towards the north.

"However, there is more than one tunnel in the mountain. There is also a secret passage in the main building of Hanqiong Inner Valley, which leads directly to the interior of Shuanglong Mountain. I just don't know where the final exit is. Lu Yang should have found out most of it!"

When Han Qiong was destroyed last year, Han Jiuli's son Han Feng refused his recruitment and fled through the secret passage with more than a thousand people. Xia Hong did not forget about it.

Lu Yang is the current chief envoy of Hanqiong. When he went to Hanqiong to take office at the beginning of the year, Xia Hong had already instructed him to explore along the secret passage to see if he could find the whereabouts of Han Feng's more than a thousand people.

"Lord, this silver mine is a gift from God to our Great Xia. In such a closed valley, there is only a small population of rats, so it is basically not difficult to mine. I congratulate you for finally getting what you wished for!"

Xia Hong had a thousand thoughts in his mind, but in the end it was only a moment.

Seeing his excited face, Chen Ying remembered that Xia Hong had been running around for the silver mine since the beginning of the year, and immediately bowed to congratulate him.

Xia Hong smiled even more when he heard this, and nodded, "You have made a great contribution to finding this silver mine. Don't worry, what I just said is still valid. Xia Chuan, when we return this time, give Chen Ying 500 military merits directly, and the rest of the rewards should not be reduced either."

Si Cheng is not here, what does Xia Hong want him to do?
Chen Ying looked a little confused, but within three or four breaths, he knew why Xia Hong called Xia Chuan, and immediately turned around to look towards the tunnel behind.

"I obey your command, lord. There is great joy, great joy!"

In the tunnel, the voice arrived before Xia Chuan appeared.

After four or five breaths, Xia Chuan and Yuan Cheng came into Chen Ying's sight.

The two of them walked quickly, with happy expressions on their faces. They ran over excitedly, shouting that there was a happy event.

"Chen Ying greets Si Cheng, and greets Yuan Si Zheng!"

Xia Chuan and Yuan Cheng waved their hands, signaling Chen Ying to stand up, and then rushed directly to Xia Hong, whose face was full of confusion.

"What's the big happy event?"

"Madam is in labor, and the two princes will be born soon!"

Xia Hong's expression changed immediately after hearing this, and he subconsciously walked out of the cave, but he stopped after taking two steps, frowned slightly and said, "You two should take a look at the valley below first."

Although they were mentally prepared before coming, Xia Chuan and Yuan Cheng still showed ecstasy on their faces when they saw the exposed silver in the valley below.

"More than 2,000 gnats, 18 high-level ones, and more than 100 mid-level ones. This silver mine is simply given to us for free!"

"This valley is completely enclosed. The rats have no way to retreat except to burrow into the ground and climb the walls. We only need to dig a tunnel to the bottom of the valley, ignite the Teng Jiao poison sac in the valley, and send part of the army to shoot arrows from the cave entrance on the mountain wall. We can quickly eliminate a large number of them, and then let the army go underground to clean up. It will take less than an hour to clear them all. This silver mine is really no different from being given away for free."

Compared with Yuan Cheng, Xia Chuan's thinking seemed much clearer, and he directly told Yuan Cheng how to deal with the group of rats below.

Upon hearing this, Xia Hong immediately showed approval and asked, "Have you sent someone to inform Yuwen Tao? There are only two hours left until dawn. The Longwu Army took a straight route and rushed back from Longshan. Isn't it a bit too late?"

Xia Chuan nodded and said, "I have already sent someone to notify them. I will let the Longwu Army rest in Jinggu tonight. After nightfall tomorrow, I will lead the Yunjiao Army, and Yuan Cheng will lead the Dragon Slayer Army to set out from Xiacheng. The three armies will then meet here.

Qiu Peng has already ordered the quartermasters to prepare mid- to high-level Teng Jiao poison capsules and detoxification pills, which will be distributed before the army sets out tomorrow night."

Hearing Xia Chuan's well-planned deployment, Xia Hong said nothing more and directly called everyone, "Then follow me back first. This place is less than two kilometers away from Xiacheng, so there is no need to keep anyone to watch over it. Come over tomorrow night and talk about it!"

After saying that, Xia Hong walked out of the tunnel in a hurry. It was obvious that he was not as calm as he appeared.

Xia Chuan and the other two behind had smiles on their faces and hurriedly followed.

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“Ah…it hurts, it hurts…it hurts so much…”

"Ma'am, don't worry, take a deep breath and take your time, it will come out soon."

"Go get another basin of hot water."

“No, ah…it hurts, it hurts so much…”

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In the Zhaixing Palace in Xiacheng, Li Xuanling's extremely shrill screams had been going on for a long time, and could be heard clearly even outside the door of the Council Hall, which was more than a hundred meters away.

Nearly three hundred people had gathered outside the council hall, almost all of them in the camp's cold-resistant level.

Everyone looked up at the Star-Picking Palace, their faces filled with worry and expectation.

"Why did it take so long? It's already been half an hour!"

"It's obviously not normal! Don't you feel that the temperature in the Star-Picking Palace is much lower than usual?"

"I feel it. I just heard from the maid over there that the entire Zhaixing Palace is filled with transparent mist. The Hanxu Cauldron is useless. Seven midwives have gone, and they have to take turns to withstand the cold!"

"Didn't they say that the Jade Dew Stone had already been refined by Madam?"

"Madam has reached the Cold Resistance level, yet she is still in so much pain, this..."

"Your Highnesses must be born safely!"

"I will, just wait a little longer, wait a little longer."

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In front of the crowd, Li Tiancheng, Meng Ying, Zhou Yuan and other Longshan people had worried looks on their faces. If the rules of Daxia were not too strict, they would have entered the Council Hall and rushed to the Star-Picking Hall from the iron bridge at the back.

The people of Bingyuan have strong physiques, and so do the women. Even for an ordinary woman, the childbirth process takes no more than half an hour. For those at the Logging Realm or Digging Realm, the higher their cultivation level, the shorter the time will be and the easier the process will be.

This is easy to understand. The stronger the physique, the stronger the body functions, and naturally the ability to endure pain is also higher.

Not to mention the cold-resistant-level pregnant women. After reaching the limit of the Digging Realm, the process of using animal blood to reshape the membrane is a hundred times more painful than giving birth. The pain of giving birth is nothing to them.

The childbirth process for Xia Chuan's two wives, Xiao Ning and Xiao Yu, lasted less than five minutes, and there were no screams, which was in line with common sense.

Li Xuanling's current condition is obviously abnormal.

Everyone immediately thought of what happened in Yanglu Realm last year, and it was basically certain that Li Xuanling’s current abnormality was caused by the Jade Dew Stone.

Whoosh……

When everyone was anxious, a figure suddenly rushed up from downstairs and broke into the Council Hall, went straight up the ladder and headed straight for the Star-Picking Hall.

"The Lord is back."

"It's the lord!"

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"Be quiet, don't make any noise, go into the Council Hall and wait for news!"

The crowd had just let out a few exclamations when they were interrupted by Xia Chuan who came up from behind. He signaled for everyone to be quiet and go into the Council Hall to wait for news. He then followed Xia Hong and walked towards the Star-Picking Hall.

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"what's the situation?"

Xia Hong's face naturally didn't look good as he heard Li Xuanling's shrill screams from a distance. After approaching the Zhaixing Hall, he found that the temperature in the entire hall was abnormally low. He frowned immediately, and when he saw Hanyue guarding the door, he immediately asked about the situation.

Han Yue looked very panicked at the moment, and spoke directly without even having time to salute:
"My Lord, half an hour ago, the temperature in the Star-Picking Palace was rising and falling, and this aqua-blue liquid condensed everywhere on the bedside, floor, desk, and windowsill in Madam's room. When we heard Madam screaming, we immediately went to notify the midwife.

After the temperature in the back room dropped completely, Madam's condition stabilized a little. The midwife was only at the Digging Realm and couldn't handle it at all. We have called seven midwives to take turns delivering the baby for Madam."

As Han Yue spoke, he took out a small packet of aqua blue liquid from his arms and handed it to Xia Hong.

"Is this... Han Ping Yu Lu?"

Coincidentally, Xia Chuan walked over from the Council Hall at this time. When he saw what Han Yue handed to Xia Hong, his expression was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted. His body shook violently, and he asked Han Yue: "You just said that the lady's room was full of this liquid. How much did you collect?"

Although Han Yue had only reached the Digging Earth Realm, she had served Xia Hong for a long time and often visited the Supply Department. Although she had never seen the Han Ping Yu Dew with her own eyes, she had heard of it and knew that it was an extremely precious material for alchemy.

Hearing Xia Chuan's question, she realized something and was slightly startled. Then she nodded and said softly, "We have collected at least thousands of drops, and more are still condensing in Madam's room."

"this…………"

Xia Chuan's expression froze for a moment, then he turned to look at Xia Hong. Both of them had surprise and deep worry in their eyes.

"The Jade Dew Stone must have been refined by Xuan Ling. She can't be lying. It's very likely that the refined Jade Dew Stone had some kind of impact on the child. Is difficult labor one of the reasons? It can even compete with the Level 4 Cold Ruins Cauldron. This kind of influence is too great!"

Xia Hong forced himself to calm down, then handed the Han Ping Yu Lu to Xia Chuan and began to pace back and forth to ease his mood. However, his repeated glances around the house proved that he could not calm down at all.

"Don't worry, bro, nothing will happen!"

Xia Chuan couldn't help much at the moment and could only offer words of comfort.

"Hmm? The temperature is rising!"

After waiting for more than a hundred breaths, Li Xuanling's voice in the room suddenly became a little softer. At the same time, Xia Hong also clearly noticed that the temperature in the room was rapidly returning to normal.

“Wow…wow…”

"Lord, don't be impatient. There is still a prince who hasn't come out yet. Wait a little longer."

A loud cry came from the room, and Xia Hong's face suddenly broke out with joy. If Han Yue hadn't stopped him in time, he would have almost rushed into the room in one step.

"Yes, yes, yes, there is one more, there is one more, I forgot, forgot!"

The smile that just appeared on Xia Hong's face was immediately replaced by uneasiness.

“No, it hurts…it hurts…ah…”

As Li Xuanling's second round of screams began, Xia Hong discovered that the temperature in the room was rising at an exaggerated rate, and the uneasiness on his face directly turned into a deep look of worry.

Obviously, both fetuses were affected by the Jade Dew Stone.

"Wow…………"

After the first child was born, the rest of the process seemed to go much more smoothly. Xia Hong only waited for less than a few minutes before she heard the second baby's cry.

This time, Han Yue finally did not stop him and let him in.

"Congratulations, lord. Congratulations, lord. Your wife has given birth to twins, a boy and a girl."

"The eldest prince is the elder sister, and the second prince is the younger brother."

"Congratulations, Lord." "A boy and a girl, twins. There are only a few pairs in Xia City."

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Xia Hong rushed into the room and immediately went to the bed to check on Li Xuanling's condition.

Seeing that Li Xuanling's face was pale, her blood was declining, and her body was obviously thinner, Xia Hong hurriedly reached out and put his hand on her arm. After sensing it for a moment, his expression suddenly became solemn.

Sure enough, at the age of twenty-eight, all his cultivation had dropped!
At the end of last year, Li Xuanling's basic strength was 27 manes, and it had been raised to 31 manes in the previous eight months, and he was only one mane away from the late stage of cold resistance.

After giving birth, she actually lost three levels of cultivation!

Xia Hong had seen with his own eyes how Xiao Ning and Xiao Yu looked after giving birth, and they were obviously not as miserable as Li Xuanling.

"Thanks a lot!"

"I sensed that the two children were extremely thirsty for blood when they came out, so I mobilized a portion of it for them. If their cultivation is gone, they can cultivate it back later. It's okay!"

Li Xuanling looked completely indifferent, and obviously did not take the decline in his cultivation level seriously. He just remembered that Xia Hong rushed to his side as soon as he entered the room just now, and a tender look suddenly appeared in his eyes.

"My Lord, please take a look. The holy patterns on the foreheads of the two young princes seem to be somewhat different from those of the two young masters Yu Zong and Yu Ning!"

Zhao Ying, the midwife in charge of the delivery, saw the two people finished their conversation and took the two children over with great insight.

Midwives have a special title in Daxia, called midwives, who belong to the Art Workshop, one of the four workshops of the Crafts Department. The Art Workshop was originally called the Carpentry Workshop, but as the population of Daxia grew, more and more people with special skills emerged, so the name was changed to the Art Workshop to specifically accommodate these people, including midwives.

Being able to come to Zhaixing Palace to deliver Li Xuanling's baby, Zhao Ying's skills were naturally unquestionable. She was considered the most skilled midwife in the magic workshop and had just delivered babies for Xia Chuan's two wives.

Since Zhao Ying had seen the two young masters of the Si Cheng family with his own eyes, he could tell at a glance that there was something unusual about the two young princes.

When Li Xuanling heard this, he immediately became nervous.

The moment Xia Hong took the pair of children from Zhao Ying, his expression changed slightly, and then he lowered his head to look at the brows of the two babies.

The holy patterns on the two children's foreheads were not unusual in shape, they were also three vertical cloud patterns, but their color was not the blood color like that of Yu Zong and Yu Ning.

The daughter's holy pattern on the left is aqua blue, with a transparent jade texture;
The holy pattern of the son on the right is golden red, and there seems to be flames burning inside.

The two babies had just been born, and were only wrapped in a silk blanket. Xia Hong could clearly feel that the touch of their skin was completely different.

My daughter's small body kept emitting cold air, which condensed when it encountered high temperatures, and soon formed a thin layer of transparent mist on her arms;

His son was just the opposite. He was like a little furnace, with an incredibly high body temperature. If he hadn't looked normal, Xia Hong would have really worried that the child was sick.

"Show me the child!"

Li Xuanling, who was lying on the bed, waited for a long time. Seeing Xia Hong's brows sometimes frowned and sometimes relaxed, he was worried for a long time. Finally, he couldn't help but half sat up and asked Xia Hong to hand the child to him.

Xia Hong didn't say anything, but leaned over and handed the two children to her.

The moment Li Xuanling took the children in his hands, his face changed slightly. He obviously noticed something unusual. He was about to ask, but found that both children stretched out their little hands and grabbed Xia Hong's sleeves and refused to let go.

Xia Hong bent down, but did not stand up immediately. He looked down at the two babies' little hands, and a look of deep surprise suddenly flashed in his pupils.

"this…………"

Li Xuanling stretched out her hand and pried open the two children's fingers. As she did so, she instantly realized something and a look of surprise flashed in her eyes. She looked up and was about to ask, but before she could say a word, Xia Hong stopped her with a look.

Xia Hong stood up, turned around and looked at the dozen people in the room, a smile appeared on his face, and he said slowly: "Thank you all for your hard work. Everyone who is responsible for delivering the baby tonight will be rewarded with 2000 contribution points."

Zhao Ying and seven other midwives, along with more than a dozen maids including Han Yue and Han Shuang, were stunned for a moment when they heard Xia Hong's words, and then immediately leaned forward excitedly to express their gratitude.

"Thank you, lord! Thank you, lord!"

"Thank you for the reward, Lord."

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A normal Digger who joins a low-level hunting team can only earn more than 1000 contribution points per month at most. 2000 contribution points is definitely a huge sum of money for the dozen or so women present, so it is not surprising that they would have such a reaction.

Zhao Ying had rich experience in delivering babies. When she noticed that Li Xuanling was playing with the baby on the bed, she remembered something and said to Xia Hong, "Your Highnesses haven't been given names yet? The Lord should give them names!"

Hearing these words, not only Hanyue Hanshuang and more than a dozen other maids, but also Li Xuanling suddenly became excited. Holding the two children, they turned their heads and stared at Xia Hong with interest, wanting to see what name he was going to give them.

"Yu Yao, Yu Sheng!"

Xia Hong was obviously prepared and directly said two names.

"Xia Yuyao, Xia Yusheng..."

Li Xuanling lay on the soft couch and gently read out the names of the two children. Her eyes were bright and she was obviously very satisfied with the two names.

"Your Highness Yu Yao, Your Highness Yu Sheng, oh! The two names that the Lord has chosen are really great. Just by listening to them, you can tell that they are two young nobles from a wealthy family. I will first pay my respects to the two young nobles, and get to meet them. Your Highness!"

Zhao Ying had obviously experienced many similar occasions. After his words, Xia Hong, Li Xuanling, other maids in the room, including Xia Chuan who had just walked in, all showed smiles on their faces.

"We want to share in the good fortune and pay our respects to the two young princes!"

Hanyue Hanshuang and her maids also bowed towards the bed in an orderly manner.

"Hanyue, go to the Council Hall and tell everyone that I will be there soon."

"Yes, Lord!"

"Xiachuan, come and hug your nephew and niece!"

After Xia Hong instructed Han Yue to notify everyone, he saw Xia Chuan coming in. He smiled and picked up the children from Li Xuanling's arms, motioning him to come over and hug them.

Upon hearing the voice, Xia Chuan hurried forward and took his nephew and niece from Xia Hong. He lowered his head and saw the strange holy patterns between their brows. He immediately looked up at Xia Hong with a worried look on his face.

"No problem, it's the Jade Dew Stone in Xuan Ling's body that caused it. These two guys are probably blessed in disguise."

Hearing this, the worry on Xia Chuan's face disappeared instantly. Just as he was about to speak, his eldest niece on the left reached out and grabbed his collar.

Xia Chuan was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly looked up with a look of shock on his face.

Five thousand pounds, born in the lumberjack realm, this... how is this possible!

Xia Chuan was a little bit unbelievable. He stretched out his index finger and fiddled with the little hand of his nephew Xia Yusheng on the right. After he was grabbed by him, he really confirmed that his perception just now was not an illusion.

“Brother…”

"No need to say more, they are just a little abnormal when they are born. We will know their talents only when they grow up. Let's go, there are still many people waiting in the Council Hall. Let's take them out to meet people first."

Upon hearing this, Xia Chuan nodded immediately and did not continue speaking. However, when he looked down at his nephew and niece in his arms, his eyes were filled with ecstasy.

"Hey, there are water droplets, what is this?"

Suddenly, he felt a chill in his left hand while holding his little niece. Xia Chuan lowered his head quickly and found that a thin layer of transparent mist had condensed on his arm.

The water mist was not completely transparent. There was a layer of water-blue fluorescence inside. Under the high temperature of the Hanxu Ding, the water mist was obviously turning into water droplets.

"Brother, is this mist turning into cold apple dew? Yu Yao is..."

"It's Hanping Yulu, for sure. If I'm not mistaken, Yu Sheng absorbed the core blue flame of the Jade Dew Stone, so his physique is more yang; Yu Yao merged with the transparent outer layer of the Jade Dew Stone, so his physique is more cold, and he keeps emitting this special cold air. Once this cold air encounters high temperature, it will condense into Jade Dew. It is obviously an extraordinary treasure!"

Xia Hong had seen the primary form of Hanping Yulu on two Hanping trees in Longshan Mountain. It was exactly the same as the water mist created by his daughter. He had already noticed it when he first came into contact with his daughter.

"The condensed cold apple jade dew has an effect on Yu Yao's body..."

"It doesn't have much of an impact. The coldness in Yu Yao's body is constantly flowing out, and it's basically overflowing. Otherwise, it wouldn't affect the surrounding environment!"

After hearing Xia Hong's answer, Xia Chuan's expression suddenly became more excited.

This means that as long as my niece grows up safely, Daxia will be able to produce Hanping Yulu continuously in the future.

My little niece is simply... too amazing!
No, if this is the case with my niece, then what about my nephew?

Just as Xia Chuan was about to continue observing, Xia Hong had already taken the two children from him and walked quickly towards the Council Hall.

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In the council hall, Li Tiancheng and other members of the cold-resistant class were laughing loudly.

Han Yue had just come and informed everyone of the news that Li Xuanling had successfully given birth to twins, a boy and a girl.

"Hahahaha, it's born, it's born, twins, a boy and a girl!"

"Yu Yao Yu Sheng, what a grand name! The Lord has chosen a good name!"

"Your Highnesses were extraordinary from the moment they were born. It takes at most half an hour for an ordinary child to be born, but it took your two Highnesses almost an hour, right?"

"Or maybe it's His Highness? Good things take time!"

"Your Highness Yu Yao, Your Highness Yu Sheng, I don't know if I will have a chance to see you today."

"It should be possible. Didn't the Lord ask Hanyue to inform us to wait?"

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"Yu Yao, Yu Sheng... Yu Yao, Yu Sheng..."

Li Tiancheng, who was in the front row, had the most excited expression. He kept repeating two names and couldn't stop stretching his head to look in the direction of the Zhaixing Palace. He was extremely eager to see his two grandchildren.

"You guys have been waiting for a long time!"

Xia Hong's voice came from behind. Li Tiancheng rushed to the bottom of the platform in one step and said with a bow, "Congratulations to the Lord for having twins, a dragon and a phoenix. Can I hold your two grandchildren?"

Seeing Li Tiancheng's eager attitude, Xia Hong chuckled twice and nodded to signal him to come over and hold the child.

Li Tiancheng, who is nearly 90 years old, showed a rare nervous expression. He wiped his hands first, then walked forward and gently took the child from Xia Hong's hands.

"this…………"

Just like what happened to Xia Hong and Xia Chuan just now, Li Tiancheng felt something unusual immediately after holding the two children. After seeing Xia Hong signaling him with her eyes to rest assured, he began to observe the two children with peace of mind.

"Yu Yao, Yu Sheng, good child, good name, good, good, good..."

Li Tiancheng obviously placed a lot of hopes on his two grandsons. He couldn't stop saying "good things". Many cold-resistant class soldiers in the back also gathered around, looked at the two children and praised them.

"The holy patterns on the foreheads of the two princes seem to be a little different!"

"Yes, they are different. The holy patterns of the two young masters Yu Zong and Yu Ning are both blood-colored, while the holy patterns of the two princes are one aqua blue and one golden red!"

"He must be gifted! His aptitude must be far beyond that of ordinary people."

"Needless to say, as the son of a lord, how can his talent be bad?"

"Why do I feel like the temperature is a little different when I'm close to the two princes?"

"I can feel it too. The temperature is higher next to His Majesty Yu Sheng, and lower next to His Majesty Yu Yao."

"this…………"

...............

While everyone was praising him, Li Tiancheng had already started fiddling with his grandson's small hand with his fingers. When Xia Yusheng pulled his finger, his body froze instantly. He then looked up at Xia Hong, his eyes full of surprise and confusion.

Xia Hong said nothing, but just nodded slightly at him.

“Gudong…”

Li Tiancheng, who considered himself knowledgeable, swallowed hard, then looked down at the two grandsons in his arms, his pupils full of surprise and emotion.

"Lord, I request that Meng Ying, Cheng Guang, Jiang Ping, Sun Yan, Yue Qian, and Song Kang stay by your side and be responsible for protecting your safety!"

Li Tiancheng suddenly spoke, and everyone quieted down immediately.

Xia Hong was also a little surprised, and then said with a strange look: "It's not necessary, the two babies are basically staying in Xiacheng, what's unsafe!"

Li Tiancheng immediately shook his head and retorted, "The Lord and his Lady are the two most powerful people in Daxia. They will definitely focus on cultivation in the future, and they will often go out. How can we keep an eye on the two Highnesses all the time? It is better to send someone to protect them."

After he finished speaking, he signaled with his eyes to Meng Ying and the other six people.

Meng Ying and the other six immediately stood up, bowed to Xia Hong and said:
"My Lord, the two princes cannot afford to make any mistakes. The six of us are willing to guard the princes from now on. I hope the Lord will agree!"

When Xia Hong saw Meng Ying and six others volunteering to do the job, he was stunned at first, but then he realized that Li Tiancheng had planned this a long time ago.

Of the Eight Vajras of Longshan, He Tu is dead. Among the remaining seven, Zhou Yuan had the talent to lead troops and was recruited into the Longwu Army by Yuwen Tao. The remaining six people including Meng Ying neither joined the Longwu Army nor formed a hunting team independently. Even when Xia Chuan suggested that they go to other garrisons to serve in the Seven Divisions, the six did not agree and have been staying in Li Tiancheng's Longyuan team.

He had previously thought that the six people had no ambitions for personal gain and were just going to continue living their lives like this.

So the six of them are waiting here...

"Lord, I also agree with Elder Li's proposal. The safety of the two princes is indeed important. It is necessary to send someone to follow them closely!"

Xia Chuan also stood up at this time and supported Li Tiancheng's proposal.

Xia Hong looked a little surprised, but after thinking for a moment, he nodded in agreement. However, after thinking for a while, he continued, "Let's wait until they can walk out of the Star-Picking Palace on their own!"

Li Tiancheng wanted to say something else, but when he thought that not many people could get through to the Star-Picking Palace, he nodded.

Meng Ying and his six companions successfully got the job, and they looked much more excited.

"Yu Ning, Yin Kuang, Yu Yao, Yu Sheng, today there are so many happy events one after another, it's a good omen, hahahaha!"

Xia Hong brought back two children, and was in a very good mood. Thinking of the more than a thousand drops of Hanping Yulu that Hanyue had just collected, he looked at the more than three hundred people below and said proudly, "My Xia family has three sons in one day, plus Yu Zong who was born on the Hanyuan Festival at the beginning of the year, a total of four. August 5th seems to be an auspicious day. How about this, all the cold-resistant level people in Daxia will be rewarded with four Yangyuan Pills each, just to celebrate the birth of my Xia family's fourth son."

Pah……

The hall fell silent in an instant, and everyone stared at Xia Hong with wide eyes, as if they thought they had heard it wrong.

That's the Yang Yuan Pill used for cold-resistant level training, with 3000 contribution points per pill. It's one of the most expensive pills currently in the Quarantine Department, and there's an exchange limit!
All cold-resistant grades, four per person?
The number of Da Xia's current cold-resistant-grade weapons is at least 1200. If each person has four, that would be more than weapons!
Lord, are you kidding?
Qiu Peng, the director of the quartermaster department, subconsciously wanted to persuade Xia Hong to take back his decision, but Xia Chuan next to him immediately whispered a few words in his ear. He was shocked and turned to look at Xia Yuyao, whom Xia Hong was holding in his left hand, his eyes full of surprise and emotion.

"What's wrong? Are you stupid? Don't you want it?"

How could I not want it!
The faces of all the cold-resistant-level players in the audience turned red instantly. No one knew what to say. In the end, Yuan Cheng shouted at the top of his voice.

"Long live the Lord, long live His Highness!!!"

These four Yang Yuan Pills are entirely thanks to the two princes...

"Long live the Lord, long live His Highness!!!"

Everyone shouted along with Yuan Cheng, looking at the two princes in Xia Hong's arms, their eyes full of surprise.

Xia Hong first covered the ears of the two children, fearing that they would be disturbed by the noise of the crowd. After everyone calmed down, he turned around and handed the children to Han Yue and Han Shuang next to him, saying, "It's too noisy here, send them back to Madam!"

Hanyue Hanshuang hurried forward and hugged each of them, then turned around and went back to the Zhaixing Palace.

"It's a good thing that you are here. Let's discuss the silver mine on the north slope of the mountain. Tomorrow night I will take you there to wipe out the group of rats first, and then..."

Yuan Cheng said carelessly, "Lord, our three armies are all ready. It's just that group of rats. Wouldn't it be an exaggeration for you to deal with them yourself? Just leave it to us!"

Xia Hong was stunned at first when he was interrupted, then he looked up at Yuan Cheng, a hint of intention suddenly showing on his face.

That's true, that group of rats are not very strong, so there is really no need for me to take action myself.

"What Yuan Cheng said is right. My Yunjiao Army now has 40 cold-resistant soldiers, the Longwu Army has 43, and the Tulong Army has 29. Why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken? Not to mention that we don't need the lord, the cold-resistant soldiers in the camp basically don't need to be deployed. Our three armies can easily take over the silver mine!"

"All right!"

Xia Hong was finally persuaded and nodded, saying, "In that case, I'll leave this matter to you three armies. But let me say this in advance. It's not worth it to have too many people die for the silver mine, so you must control the casualties. If the losses are too great, I will hold you accountable."

Yuan Cheng seemed full of confidence, and immediately patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, Lord, we will definitely ensure zero deaths!"

"Okay, then I will stay in Xiacheng and wait for your good news."

(End of this chapter)