Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 337: Hanqiong Qisi, Moao Mountain, and Beishuo Again

On the sixth day of the eighth month in the third year of Daxia, just after nightfall
In Hanqiong Hulu Valley, in the main building lobby built against the stone wall on the east side of the inner valley, Lu Yang, dressed in the red Viscount Xuanling's uniform, was sitting at the table with a worried look on his face.

There were three people sitting on each side of the hall. On the left, they were Zhu Shun, the military officer of the Camp Supply Department, He Xing, the skilled worker of the Craftsmen Department, and He Ning, the chief of the Civil Affairs Department; on the right, they were Zhao Hu, the mountain guard of the Hunting Department, Lin Fan, the medicine officer of the Logging Department, and Wang Tao, the chief of the Prison Department.

Zhu Shun, the military officer of the camp supply department, was reading an account book.
"The total income for July is 32 kilograms of jade bones, 4300 kilograms of animal blood, 121 million kilograms of animal meat, 280 million kilograms of iron ore, and 582 million kilograms of coal. I won't mention the animal skins and bones. In addition, there is a red sun fruit tree, 52 cold grasses, 27 double-color liquid spirit fruits, 212 panxiang leaves, and some low- and medium-level medicinal materials, as well as Hanqiong's unique specialties, such as blue berries, Cuixiang dew, and green fluorescent mulberry silk..."

After Zhu Shun read out the entire account, he put down the account book and continued with a wry smile, "This batch of supplies sounds like a lot, but Hanqiong currently has a total population of 6924. To maintain the station operation every month, nearly 52% of the supplies are consumed in animal meat alone, and half of the iron ore and coal are required. I won't mention the rest. Before the escort team sent the supplies over yesterday, I had already counted them. Only a little over % can be transported to Xiacheng. It is estimated that Hanqiong's profit creation value this month will be , an increase of less than from last month, with almost no change."

After hearing what Zhu Shun said, the heads of the five departments in the hall immediately frowned;

And Lu Yang, who was already frowning, looked even more gloomy.

The profit creation value was formulated by Si Cheng Xia Chuan at the beginning of this year. It means the value created by the surplus of the station. To put it simply, it is how much materials each station can deliver to Xiacheng, and this amount is measured by the contribution value.

If we only calculate the total value of the materials seized by Han Qiong, it is definitely more than 52. However, as an independent station, Han Qiong also needs materials to maintain its operation. Excluding this part, the rest that can be transported to Xiacheng can be converted into profit and creation value.

Those who are willing to leave Xiacheng and station outside are obviously coming for the local resources, so they are basically at the logging and digging levels. These people have a higher level of cultivation, so they naturally consume more materials, especially cultivation resources.

As a result, the amount of supplies that the garrison can transport to Xiacheng will be even smaller.

There are many garrisons in Daxia at present, but except for the four districts of the outer city, there are only Longshan, Wuyuan, and Hanqiong under the jurisdiction of the Seven Departments.

There is no need to compare the headquarters and the four outer city districts. More than 80% of the hunting teams, including high-level hunting teams, and a large number of cold-resistant teams are there. They are the basic base of Daxia. The whole camp of more than 500,000 people is mainly supported by them.

There is no need to compare with Longshan. Lu Yang would ask about it every time he returned to Xiacheng. Under the governance of Yue Feng, the population of Longshan has exceeded 290. The profit and value in June was as high as million, which is almost six times that of Han Qiong.

After all, the resource endowments are different, and Lu Yang did not want to compete with Longshan. It is good to lean against a big tree for shade. Longshan is so big that there is no need for Yue Feng to pull people there. Many hunting teams are scrambling to go there, especially those who came from Longyou. They are not only familiar with the environment of Longshan, but also understand the species of cold beasts there, and they are all willing to go there.

But we can always compare with Wuyuan, right?
Wuyuan under Xu Ning's rule only has a small Wuyuan Mountain in the north, which is similar to Han Qiong's situation of only having a branch of Longshan Mountain. Logically speaking, the profit and creation values ​​of the two families should not be much different.

This was indeed the case when the Seventh Division was first established at the beginning of the year. Both Wuyuan and Hanqiong bases were in a terrible state, with their profit and creation values ​​being less than 100,000. Even precious cultivation resources such as beast blood had to be allocated from the Xiacheng headquarters to meet the needs of the bases.

Lu Yang not only recruited people, but also led the hunting team himself, and urged the people stationed in Hanqiong to mine, hunt, gather, and explore... Finally, in June, the profit and creation value was increased to 100. He thought it would be higher than Wuyuan, but when he returned to Xiacheng to inquire, he found out that Wuyuan's profit and creation value in June had exceeded million.

Han Qiong now became the last one among the three external stations!
Lu Yang sighed slightly and said to everyone, "Everyone, we have to think of a solution. We are already at the bottom, and the gap with Wuyuan is almost doubled. If we continue like this, let alone our year-end headquarters evaluation, we can't even say whether Hanqiong Qisi will be abolished next year. By then, we will have to return to Xiacheng in disgrace."

After hearing Lu Yang's words, the expressions of the six people present suddenly became more serious.

The original intention of Daxia to set up external stations was to grab resources for Xiacheng. The evaluation of the officials in charge of the external stations would naturally be based on the profit and creation value.

The better the year-end evaluation results are, the more rewards they will receive from the headquarters. Moreover, it also affects their future rank maintenance and promotion, which is more important.

There are currently only five ranks in Daxia, and the chief officers of the seven departments stationed there are ranked second to last, at the fourth rank. But even at the fourth rank, their monthly salary includes 3000 contribution points, 6 Yang Yuan Dan pills, and 20 meters of silk. Moreover, apart from these tangible benefits, after serving as the chief officer of the seven departments, everyone in the camp has to address him as "Sir", and their status has obviously improved a lot.

Therefore, if we don’t improve the quality, it won’t be easy to maintain it!

Many cold-resistant-level officers are eyeing their positions. Even if it's not as exaggerated as Lu Yang said, it is still very likely that Han Qiong's seven departments will be directly abolished and the headquarters will replace them with new people.

"I have asked someone in Xiacheng. The reason why Wuyuan's profit and creation value increased sharply in June is because Xu Shouzheng led his men to open up a new resource point eastward along the north bank of the Ying River. It seems to be called Songyang Ridge!"

Lin Fan from the Harvesting Department was the first one who couldn't help but speak up and told them what he had heard about the situation in Wuyuan.

Apparently, Lin Fan was not the only one who inquired about the situation in Wuyuan. Upon hearing this, the craftsman Si Hexing nodded immediately and continued, "It's called Songyang Ridge. I heard that not only a new species of cold beast called the Snow Ridge Fox was discovered, but also more than a dozen kinds of unfamiliar vegetation such as golden pine cones, white jade hazel, and blue mulberry trees were discovered. Several of them can be used to make pills, and Si Cheng was alarmed."

Hearing what the two said, Lu Yang frowned.

The situation in Wuyuan was no secret, and he was aware of it. The meaning of what Lin Fan and He Xing said was very clear, they simply wanted him to learn from Xu Ning and open up new resource points.

Han Qiong currently has only one resource point, which is the northern branch of Longshan Mountain. The north-south span of that branch is only more than 30 kilometers. In the past eight months, he and Zhao Hu, with two high-level hunting teams, have already explored it. Now the hunting teams have entered the mountains and started searching for prey along the west side of the mountain.

Opening up new resource points can not only discover new materials and new species, but also attract more hunting teams from Xiacheng. This is of course the best way to increase Han Qiongying's value creation.

This is the truth, but if he could do it, would he have waited until now?

Zhao Hu couldn't help but speak angrily:

"That kid called Han Feng is such a scoundrel. He just ran away with his men last year, but he actually collapsed all the mountain tunnels, wasting so much of our time. If not for that, we would have climbed up to the top of Shuanglong Mountain through the tunnels, and we wouldn't have been guarding a branch of Longshan Mountain until now!"

Everyone nodded slightly when they heard the voice, and their expressions were a little depressed.

Lu Yang looked the most depressed, and when he thought of Han Feng, he felt a little angry.

According to Hanqiong's resource endowment, there was actually no need to set up seven departments to govern it. After all, there was only a branch of Longshan Mountain here. It would basically be enough to set up a garrison and lead a dozen hunting teams to be stationed here.

It was Xia Hong who personally decided to set up seven departments in Hanqiong.

The reason is the secret passage discovered under the main building of Hanqiong last year.

"Since Han Feng dared to lead more than a thousand people to escape through the secret passage, it proves that this secret passage must lead to some safe place. After you take office in Han Qiong, the focus will be on exploring this secret passage and seeing if you can follow it to find Han Feng and his thousand people. If you can find other new camps, it will be even better!"

This was what Xia Hong told Han Qiong when he took office at the beginning of the year.

When Lu Yang took over as Hanqiong, he immediately organized people to explore the secret passage.

The secret passage below the main building goes all the way eastward to the mountain of Shuanglong Mountain.

Everything was fine at first, but after Lu Yang led his men nearly ten kilometers deeper, they found that there was no road ahead.

To be precise, the tunnel collapsed due to human intervention.

It goes without saying that it was definitely Han Feng's doing!
Han Feng was obviously worried that Da Xia would find their way through the secret passage. With his cold-resistant level of cultivation, it was natural for him to collapse the secret passage under the mountain with ease.

He was safe, but it brought great trouble to Lu Yang and others.

After all, it is a tunnel that goes all the way upwards and leads directly into the interior of Shuanglong Mountain, so the difficulty of excavating it is incredibly high.

Although it was basically certain that the tunnel led to the top of Shuanglong Mountain, Xia Hong had previously issued a strict order not to allow them to climb Shuanglong Mountain without permission, so they had no other choice but to clear out the secret passage.

It has been more than six months since February, but it has not been cleaned up yet. Not to mention Zhao Hu and others, even Lu Yang feels angry when he thinks about it.

"Master He, how is the progress of the secret passage?"

The task of tunnel digging is naturally the responsibility of the Craftsmen Department.

When craftsman Si Liangzao He Xing heard Lu Dong's question, he smiled bitterly and replied, "I personally watched it for a while before, but by the end of June, I had dug more than 20 kilometers and still couldn't see the end. I was a little annoyed, so I simply handed it over to Fan Kui. I haven't asked about it for more than a month. I'll ask him about the situation later!"

Fan Kui is He Xing's subordinate, and his position is Deputy Master Craftsman of Hanqiong Craftsmen's Department.

Lu Dong nodded. He was also aware of the progress at the end of June.

"Call them over and ask them. If it doesn't work, send more people. We must..."

"My lord, good news, good news!"

Lu Dong's words were suddenly interrupted by a surprised voice outside the door.

He and the six people in the hall immediately looked out the door.

"Is that Xiao Yuan's voice? He came back from Xiacheng so soon?"

"It's just nightfall, and the escort team can't come back. He should have come back early."

"What good news! You're smiling so happily!"

…………

The person who came was Xiao Yuan, the deputy military commander of the Camp Supply Department. Everyone knew him as soon as they heard his voice.

The day for all the garrisons of Daxia to hand over supplies to Xiacheng is the fifth day of every month, and Xiao Yuan is in charge of Han Qiong's side.

At this moment, the seven people were curious about why Xiao Yuan was so happy.

After Xiao Yuan came in, the smile on his face had not faded. He first bowed his hands and gestured to everyone, then smiled and said, "Xia City has had a lot of good news recently. Madam successfully gave birth to a pair of twins, the eldest prince Xia Yuyao and the second prince Xia Yusheng; the second wife of Si Cheng's family, Xiao Yu, also gave birth to a girl, named Xia Yuning; Chen Ying also found a silver mine on the north slope of the mountain wall. There is only a group of more than 2,000 rodents occupying the silver mine. People in Xia City say that it was a gift from God to our Great Xia when he saw the birth of the two princes."

Lu Dong and seven others stood up suddenly, their faces full of surprise.

These four pieces of good news are so rich in content.

But Xiao Yuan’s good news is obviously not over yet.

He took out a green porcelain bottle from his bosom and said excitedly, "The lord was so happy that he directly rewarded all the cold-resistant level soldiers in the camp with four Yang Yuan Dan each. There are a total of eighteen people in Han Qiong's camp, and the camp supply department directly gave me seventy-two pills and asked me to bring them to you."

After he finished speaking, he poured out four of them first, and then handed the porcelain bottle directly to Zhu Shun.

Zhu Shun is the military officer of the Camp Supply Department, so it is his responsibility to distribute the Yang Yuan Dan.

Lu Dong and the other seven looked at the Yang Yuan Dan, and the joy in their eyes became even more intense.

Yang Yuan Dan is also an extremely precious cultivation material for them.

Moreover, each person gets four...

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

Lu Dong couldn't help but bowed directly towards the south direction of Xiacheng. The other six people also became solemn and followed his example and bowed towards the south.

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

After everyone sat down again, Zhu Shun distributed the Yang Yuan Dan immediately.

Lu Dong held four Yang Yuan Dan pills in his hand and finally suppressed the excitement in his heart.

"Xiao Yuan, when you went back this time, did you see the Wuyuan and Longshan teams?"

Xiao Yuan obviously knew what Lu Dong wanted to know. He showed a trace of shame on his face before nodding and saying, "Yes, I have. I also saw with my own eyes the profit and value creation of all the garrisons announced by Qiu Sizheng. In July, Longshan ranked first with 362 million, Wuyuan ranked second with 192 million, Zhaoyang ranked third with 82, Xiling ranked fourth with 69, and our Hanqiong ranked fifth... Beiyuan ranked last with only 15."

Not only him, but also Lu Dong and the other seven people had a look of shame on their faces.

Not to mention Longshan, Wuyuan is almost four times the size of Hanqiong.

The key point is that Zhaoyang and Xiling, which are not governed by the Seven Departments, are also higher than them!

This is simply outrageous.

As if thinking that the mood of Lu Dong and the other seven was not low enough, Xiao Yuan smiled bitterly and continued, "I heard from Xu An, the deputy military commander of Wuyuan Camp Supplies Division, that Xu Shouzheng discovered seven giant camps in the north of Songyang Ridge earlier this month and has already started negotiating a merger with them. Wuyuan's profit and creation value in the next few months will definitely reach a new high, and maybe even compete with Longshan!"

Snapped……

Lu Dong finally couldn't sit still anymore, he stood up and said in a deep voice:
"No, no, we can't keep wasting time like this. If we keep dragging it out like this, let alone Wuyuan, all the garrisons below will be better than Hanqiong. When I return to Xiacheng, how will I have the face to see the lord and Si Cheng?"

After he finished speaking, he turned his head and looked at He Xing and said, "He Xing, deploy the manpower and gather all the Digging Realms in Han Qiong first. Be sure to clear that one first..."

"Sir, the tunnel is open, the tunnel is open!"

Lu Dong's words were once again interrupted by a surprised sound outside the door.

A man covered in mud and in a somewhat embarrassed state ran in from the door. He saluted everyone first, then looked at Lu Dong and said, "Master Fan asked me to inform you that the tunnel has been opened and the end has been revealed."

This...this...is too much of a coincidence.

I had just said that I would deploy manpower to concentrate on digging the tunnel, and the tunnel was actually opened!

Lu Dong looked a little surprised, but was soon replaced by surprise.

Once the tunnel is completed, we can explore the area above Shuanglong Mountain.

New resource points will be opened up soon!
Lu Yang was so surprised that he stood up and ordered the people below: "Zhao Hu, Zhu Shun, Wang Tao, the three of you take your elite team members and follow me."

"it is good!"

The three of them had happy expressions on their faces, and after answering, they went straight out of the hall to line up.

Lu Yang then raised his head and said to the outside, "Qingshan, inform Team 1 that they don't need to go out hunting tonight. Let them gather in the main building."

"I obey my orders!"

There was an immediate response from outside the door, followed by the sound of someone quickly coming down the stairs.

"Two advanced teams and two intermediate teams that are about to be promoted. They are almost there. We are just going to explore the way. There shouldn't be any danger!"

The resources at Hanqiong Station are not good enough, and there are not many hunting teams willing to come here, and their strength is not strong. There are only two high-level hunting teams in the entire station, one is his Dongyang team, and the other is Zhao Hu's Steel Mane team.

Although Zhu Shun's Zhaolong team and Wang Tao's Zhuhan team are both intermediate-level, they each have three cold-resistant levels and are actually not far from being promoted to advanced level.

"Han Feng was able to lead more than a thousand people out of the secret passage last year, so there is no reason why we can't. So, let's go find out the situation first, and then return to Xiacheng to report to the leader!"

Lu Dong pondered for a moment, made up his mind, and quickly walked out of the hall.

The entrance to the secret passage is located in the basement of the main building.

It was just getting dark and the people in the station had not had time to go out yet.

When Lu Dong arrived downstairs, the elite members of the four hunting teams had already arrived.

"Sir, a team of thirty people has all arrived."

Deputy Captain Hong Qingshan came forward and signaled that everyone was present.

The Dongyang team is already an advanced hunting team with a full strength of 100 people. Lu Dong followed the example of other advanced hunting teams in the camp and divided the members into three teams.

Team one consists of the thirty most elite people, whose cultivation is above the limit of the Digging Realm, and they are responsible for hunting high-level cold beasts; Team two consists of thirty people with lower cultivation and basic strength of more than 20,000 pounds, and they are responsible for hunting low- and medium-level cold beasts; Team three is the weakest, and is specifically responsible for completing the mining targets for the team.

Zhao Hu's Steel Mane Squad also had thirty elite soldiers; Zhu Shun and Wang Tao's teams each had twenty people, all of whom were wearing hundred-forged-level Thunder Kui gold armor. Like their own team members, their cultivation was all above the limit of the Digging Realm.

Lu Dong looked at the thirty members of the Steel Mane Team and suddenly noticed that there were seven members of the team who were at the Cold Resistance Level. A look of surprise immediately appeared on his face. "Another member of the Steel Mane Team has made a breakthrough. Congratulations, Master Zhao!"

The Steel Mane Squad has been in Hanqiong all the time, so Lu Dong knows very well that they, like the Dongyang Squad, only have six cold-resistant level soldiers. The extra one has obviously just broken through recently.

"Hahaha, Lord Lu has a good eye. Zhao Shen just made a breakthrough three days ago, and I haven't had time to report it to Xia Cheng yet. Zhao Shen, come and meet Lord Lu!"

On the flank of the Steel Mane Squad, the newly promoted middle-aged cold-resistant level immediately stepped forward, bowed to Lu Yang and said, "Zhao Shen greets Lord Lu!"

"You are Welcome."

His surname is also Zhao, so it seems likely that he is a relative of Zhao Hu!
Lu Yang nodded, motioned Zhao Shen to stand up, then looked around at everyone and said seriously: "Fan Kui should be waiting for us at the end. Let me make it clear first, the area behind the secret passage is unfamiliar. Since it is unfamiliar, it means danger. I will take you there tonight, just to explore the situation, not to do anything. Everyone must listen to my command and not act without authorization. Do you understand?"

Seeing Lu Yang's serious expression, everyone straightened up a bit, nodded and replied in unison: "Got it, sir!"

"Okay, let's go!"

After Lu Yang finished speaking, he was the first to jump into the secret passage, followed closely by Zhao Hu, Zhu Shun, Wang Tao and the next hundred elite soldiers.

boom…………

There was a secret passage more than fifty meters deep. When Lu Yang jumped down, there was a loud bang.

Having stayed in Hanqiong for more than eight months, Lu Yang had come down here dozens of times and was not unfamiliar with the place at all. He walked along the secret passage to the east with ease.

The current key task of the Hanqiong Craftsmen's Company is to clean up this secret passage, so people go in and out every day. A coal lamp is lit every hundred meters in the secret passage, so it is not dark at all.

The length of the area cleared in June was more than 20 kilometers. Fan Kui didn't know how far he had cleared now. Lu Dong was not impatient and led his men eastward along the secret passage.

"It's almost forty kilometers, right? It's not over yet?"

After walking for almost an hour, they still hadn't reached the top. The hot-tempered Zhao Hu finally became a little impatient and couldn't help but complain.

"We are not heading east all the time. This tunnel has an arc. It should have turned left a few times in the middle. We should be heading north now!"

Wang Tao has a good sense of direction and can tell the current direction immediately.

"Going north, that means the exit doesn't necessarily have to be the top of Shuanglong Mountain. That's right, if it leads directly to the top of the mountain, how could Han Feng dare to lead more than a thousand people to escape from here."

"Keep going, the temperature is starting to drop, we should be close!"

Lu Yang's feeling was correct. The group walked forward for less than five kilometers when the sound of the airflow became louder and louder. After walking forward for more than 500 meters, they finally heard voices coming from the front of the tunnel.

"Shouzheng is here!"

"Master Fan, Lu Shouzheng is here."

"Greetings to Shouzheng, Lord Zhao, Lord Zhu, and Lord Wang."

The tunnel had indeed been opened. Lu Yang saw the entrance from a distance and his expression suddenly became excited.

"No need to be polite, Fan Kui, have you been out to see it?"

Fan Kui shook his head and replied, "As soon as the secret passage was opened, I immediately sent someone to inform the adults. We all just took a look outside the cave entrance. I estimate that this should be the north side of Shuanglong Mountain, not far from the outer perimeter. If you want to go out to explore, you can go north."

Lu Yang nodded, walked to the cave entrance, leaned out and looked outside, his expression suddenly became excited.

The entrance to the cave where they were was in the middle of a steep slope over a hundred meters high.

Outside the cave entrance is still a world of snow, which is not much different from Hongmu Ridge, Arrow Bamboo Forest and Longshan.

What really excited Lu Yang were the countless unfamiliar vegetation, the occasional flash of cold beasts he had never seen before, and the complex mountains not far away... This was a new world that was completely different from the Pingxi Plain under the Shuanglong Mountain. It was an unfamiliar area that Daxia had never set foot in.

"Zhao Hu, Zhu Shun, Wang Tao, get everyone ready and follow me out!"

At Lu Yang's command, the expressions of the one hundred elite hunting team members who had just followed over were suddenly extremely excited. Everyone immediately put on their armor and prepared their bows, checked their weapons and equipment, and prepared to walk out of the cave.

"Fan Kui, you lead the others to guard here. Be careful to hide and don't let others find this cave entrance. I will exchange secret signals with you when I come back."

"Yes, my lord!"

After a moment, seeing that everyone was ready, Lu Yang gave Fan Kui a final instruction, and then walked out of the cave first. Zhao Hu and more than a hundred others immediately followed him.

"What kind of tree is this? It's purple under the icicles."

"Look over there, there are a lot of green fruits on the tree. Xia Cheng has never seen them, right?"

"Look at that patch of grass to the south. Is it glowing?"

"Do you see that cold beast on that tree over there? What kind of beast is that with a pointed mouth and monkey cheeks?"

"It's developed, really developed, with so many new species."

………………

As soon as they jumped out of the cave and saw the outside world clearly, everyone became excited. Fortunately, they still remembered Lu Yang's instructions. Although they were excited, they lowered their voices when speaking and just whispered.

Zhao Hu, Zhu Shun and Wang Tao could not hide their excitement at this moment. They turned to look at Lu Yang, waiting for his order to go exploring everywhere.

"As Fan Kui said, let's explore the north first to see if this is the northern edge of Shuanglong Mountain."

Lu Yang was very calm. He first sensed the surrounding area and realized that the strength of the nearby cold beasts was not strong and the number of high-level cold beasts was not large. He immediately led everyone to explore to the north.

"Zhu Shun and Wang Tao will lead the team. Zhao Hu will follow me to explore the way ahead. Everyone can explore on their own, but no one should be more than 200 meters away from the team. Let's go!"

After walking about two kilometers forward, Lu Yang sensed that the strength of the surrounding cold beasts was getting weaker and weaker, so he immediately changed his strategy and took Zhao Hu forward first.

When Zhu Shun, Wang Tao and the remaining hundred people heard his order, their expressions suddenly became excited.

If they can explore on their own, they can freely hunt new cold beasts, pick new species, and bring new things back. Once they are tested to be of great use, they can be exchanged for a large amount of contribution value.

Putting aside the excitement of the crowd, Lu Yang and Zhao Hu left the team and quickly headed north, soon walking seven or eight kilometers.

Zhao Hu was probably feeling a little impatient and wanted to see how far the north was, so he found a tree over a hundred meters high and climbed up directly.

Lu Yang did not stop him, but continued to observe the surrounding environment.

Soon, he made a discovery in a snowy area.

"This is... a sleeve made of animal skin..."

Looking at the tattered black animal leather sleeve in his hand, Lu Yang's pupils were filled with light.

This sleeve can explain so many things.

There must be a human camp nearby, and their strength should not be too strong.

"This... Lord Lu, come up and take a look!"

Lu Yang was excited when he heard Zhao Hu's voice on the tree, and immediately climbed up the big tree where he was.

The tree is over a hundred meters high and the view is naturally very broad. Lu Yang thought that Zhao Hu had discovered something in the north, so he looked towards the north as soon as he reached the top of the tree.

It turned out that there was nothing to see in the north except the snowy forest.

"Look a little to the right!"

On the right is the direction of due north and east.

After receiving a signal from Zhao Hu, Lu Yang turned and looked to the east.

Upon seeing this, his expression froze, and horror immediately rose in his eyes.

“That…that…what is that…”

There is a mountain in the northeast direction!

Lu Yang has seen many mountains, including Longshan Mountain, Shuanglong Mountain, and Beimang Mountain.

An ordinary mountain is certainly not enough to make him show such an expression.

The problem is that the mountain is too high.

The top of the mountain seemed to be connected to the sky, as if a god or devil was overlooking the entire Ice Abyss from the sky. It was impossible to tell its height just by visual inspection.

The key point is that its top is not a point, but a whole straight line connected by the majestic mountains running from northwest to southeast.

"Gudong... Is Beimang Mountain half as high as this?"

Hearing Zhao Hu's voice, Lu Yang immediately took a deep breath and shook his head.

"Don't even mention half, I guess it's less than one-tenth. We can see it so clearly from such a distance. This mountain..."

Zhao Hu suddenly remembered something and exclaimed, "Could this be the Mo'ao Mountain that those two brats in Beishuo Town mentioned four years ago?"

Lu Yang was stunned for a moment, then he immediately realized who Zhao Hu was talking about.

Four years ago, Yang Ning and Li Hu from Beishuo Town did say that all of their human camps lived on the southern foot of Mount Mo'ao.

"Looking at the height, it should be Mount Moao!"

I actually saw Mount Moao...

Lu Yang took a deep breath, memorized the appearance of Mo'ao Mountain firmly in his mind, and prepared to report it to Xia Hong when he returned.

boom…………

“Hahaha, it’s done!”

"Someone!"

Zhao Hu suddenly turned his head and looked to the west, his face full of joy.

The Cold Resistance class can sense movements within an area of ​​several hundred meters in radius. Zhao Hu could hear the movement on the west side, and Lu Yang could naturally hear it as well. However, he had just seen half a piece of animal skin sleeve on the ground, so his reaction was not as big as Zhao Hu's.

"Go and take a look, don't alarm them!"

………………

In the snowy forest not far away, a teenager wearing a purple cotton coat, who looked no more than twelve or thirteen years old, was surrounded by more than twenty adults.

The child was standing on a sheep-shaped cold beast that was more than three meters long. His face was full of pride and he was enjoying the compliments from the people around him.

"Young Master shot an arrow directly into its left eye. Awesome!"

"This is an adult black demon antelope, with an estimated strength of fifteen thousand."

"Young Master is only twelve this year, right? His basic strength is already over nine thousand, and he is about to break through to the Digging Realm. He is too strong!"

"There are seven camps within a hundred miles. I guess the second young lady from Hongyuan Camp is a little more talented than the young master."

"Indeed, apart from Hong Yuru, there is probably no one else."

"I heard that Hong Yuru was favored by a big shot in Beishuo Town and got engaged a long time ago. It would be nice for her to marry our young master!"

………………

When Zhu Baixu heard the name Hong Yuru mentioned, he showed a hint of displeasure in his eyes and sneered, "Hong Yuru is sixteen years old this year. I heard that her basic strength is just over 25,000. I still have more than three years to catch up. It's only a matter of time before I surpass her."

"Not bad, not bad. You are young, so it will not be a problem for you to surpass her."

"Hong Yuru will eventually marry someone else. She won't stay in our Beining Mountain anymore. No matter how powerful she is, it will be useless."

"She's just a woman. What she said was favored by a big shot in Beishuo Town is definitely a rumor. If a big shot really favored her, why didn't he just bring everyone in Hongyuan Camp to Beishuo Town?"

"Yes, he is probably some minor character from Beishuo Town."

………………

Everyone heard the displeasure in his tone and immediately changed their words.

Zhu Baixu's expression improved a little after hearing this, but then he revealed a stern look and said, "My eldest brother has already gone to inquire. Hong Fan wants to marry his daughter to Beishuo Town and try to resist Zhuling's rule in Beining Mountain. It's wishful thinking. Even if he really gets close to some big shot, father has a way to make his plan go down the drain. Humph!"

When the adults heard his words, they all felt a chill inexplicably running down their spines.

In the Beining Mountain area, the authority of Zhuling Camp is indeed difficult to shake.

"Okay, that's all for tonight, let's go back!"

Zhu Baixu gave an order, and more than 20 adults immediately moved. Some helped him hold his bow, some helped him hold his weapons, and some helped carry the prey...

Obviously, this is a pampered master.

Just after everyone left, two voices suddenly came from the big tree.

"Did I hear correctly? Did they just mention Beishuo Town?"

"I definitely heard it right. It's Beishuo Town. This place must be not far from Beishuo Town. There are seven camps in Beining Mountain. Judging from the cultivation level of this kid and the more than 20 people in the Digging Realm, they should all be giant camps, at most village-level."

"That's great, let's go back and report to the lord!"

"No rush, first figure out the location of this camp and follow them!"

(End of this chapter)