Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 80 Accepting the Gift
Seventeen logging areas.

A valley with an excellent location, high seclusion and unique advantages.

Two coal mines and iron mines that can be mined directly.

Not to mention, as long as Rogue Camp is taken over, Daxia will naturally become the strongest camp nearby.

From now on, Da Xia will have the final say on the outer area on the east side of Hongmuling.

This seemed like a no-brainer, just go for it.

But we can't think of things too simply. If it were really that good, Luo Ming wouldn't be kneeling here begging me to take over Rogue Camp.

Firstly, the integration of more than one hundred people is not easy, not to mention that there are seventeen people in the Lumberjack Realm among them. Currently, there are only nine people in the Lumberjack Realm in Daxia. Will there be conflicts when the two groups merge? If conflicts arise, Xia Hong can suppress them with his strength, but doing so will only make the integration more difficult.

The more than one hundred people brought by Shi Qing were different. The Dashi camp was completely destroyed, and the logging army was annihilated. Without Daxia's shelter, they could not survive at all. So out of gratitude, they all trusted Xia Hong unconditionally, and because they knew they were latecomers, they were trying very hard to actively integrate.

But the more than one hundred people in the Krog camp were different.

According to Luo Ming, giving up the valley base would mean that Xia Hong would have to move all three hundred people there, and they would definitely resist. Moreover, the number of loggers in the Rogue Camp is nearly twice that of Da Xia, and conflicts are likely to arise between the two sides at that time.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Hong asked:
"Captain Luo, please forgive me for being blunt, but since there are still 17 woodcutters left, why don't you choose one of them to be the leader and continue to lead the others to survive?"

Hearing this question, Luo Ming's face immediately showed a hint of appreciation. At the same time, he was sure in his heart that he had not made a mistake and became more resolute in his thoughts.

“Brother Xia Hong, I did have this idea a few days ago, but among the remaining 17 people in the camp, I really can’t find anyone more suitable than you.

First of all, they are not as strong as you, and secondly, these people do not have the qualities to be a leader.

It had only been two days since the disaster, and many of them were still immersed in the sorrow of losing their loved ones. When I proposed to take people away, they became even more discouraged.

Let alone letting them lead the camp, I'm worried that once I leave, these people might be the first to sink, and in the end, the remaining more than 100 people in the camp will not be able to survive. I really have no choice but to come to you, brother Xia Hong, for help. "

After hearing this, Xia Hong was a little confused at first, but when he thought of the tragic situation in the Rogue Camp before, he quickly understood.

Out of more than 1,300 people, only over 100 were left. Even the leader Luo Ming was disheartened, not to mention the loggers under him.

In addition, Luo Ming proposed to take people away, and from what he said, he seemed to be planning to take away Shang Ping, Li Baihe, and Xu Kang, the three Digging Realm masters, as well as their children.

As a result, the remaining people would probably become even more desperate.

Under such circumstances, it is indeed impossible to let them lead the camp.

No, no, maybe this group of people did this on purpose just to prevent Luo Ming from leaving. If I agree to Luo Ming, wouldn't that be tantamount to facilitating the departure of Luo Ming and others? I'm afraid I would be even more hated then.

Xia Hong's expression suddenly became strange.

Luo Ming happened to see it, and he immediately smiled bitterly:
"Brother Xia Hong is smart and saw it at once. Yes, they really wanted to use this as a threat to prevent me from taking people away. But Luo now only has my youngest son to worry about. I really don't want to stay in Hongmu Ridge any longer. On the one hand, I am afraid that seeing the things will remind me of my parents, and on the other hand, I am worried that I will encounter danger again in the future and I will not be able to protect my youngest son by myself.

Therefore, it is imperative for Luo Ming to leave."

At this point, Luo Ming changed the subject and said in a firm tone: "Brother Xia Hong, rest assured. As long as you agree to accept them and promise to treat them equally, Luo will do his best to persuade them before he leaves. If there are people who cannot be persuaded, you can deal with them at your discretion. I will not say a word."

After Luo Ming said this, he bowed to Xia Hong again.

Although he didn't look at Xia Hong's expression, Luo Ming was already 80% sure in his heart. To be precise, before he came, he was already 60% sure that Xia Hong would agree to take over the more than 100 people in Rogue Camp.

Although he had only dealt with Xia Hong briefly when fighting against the wooden puppet, Luo Ming had been the leader for so many years and considering his age, he still had some ability in judging people.

When Xia Hong learned that the wooden puppet had sneaked into Rogue's camp, he ran to inform them immediately regardless of the risk, and was also willing to follow him and others back to the camp to help deal with the wooden puppet, which proved that he was a good person.

When fighting against the wooden puppet, he led a group of people in a well-planned, courageous and resourceful manner, which was also noticed by Luo Ming. He was definitely worthy of the description of outstanding ability.

This is why Luo Ming took a fancy to him and thought he could take charge of the more than 100 people in the camp. When he heard that there were still 17 woodcutters in the camp, everyone else immediately smiled and became very excited. Only Xia Hong looked calm and quickly considered the difficulties of integrating the two groups. He was extremely thoughtful.

The most important thing is that Luo Ming saw that Xia Hong was ambitious.

Especially after hearing the meat distribution rules set by Xia Hong, Luo Ming became even more certain that he was not mistaken.

An ambitious leader will not stick to the current number of people in Daxia. Any ambitious leader knows that resources are important, but population is the biggest foundation.

Without a large population, all ambitions are just empty talk.

A leader with good character, outstanding ability, clever mind and ambition, faced with more than a hundred people who were sent to him for free, as well as the ready-made resources in the Rogue Camp, plus his humble attitude at the moment.

Xia Hong couldn't refuse, and had no reason to refuse.

"Captain Luo, I, Daxia, will take over those one hundred people!"

Although he was sure in his heart, Luo Ming still breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Xia Hong agreed to him.

"Brother Xia Hong, thank you very much!"

Xia Hong stepped forward with a smile, and this time he successfully helped Luo Ming up.

Although I don’t know why Luo Ming must leave.

But with so many good things being offered to him, Xia Hong had no reason to refuse.

The hidden valley of Rogue Camp, the ready-made coal and iron mines, the territory as large as the periphery of Redwood Ridge, and more than a hundred people, including seventeen logger-level fighters.

No matter which one it is, it is extremely tempting to Xia Hong.

Although we know these benefits, they are accompanied by troubles.

But troubles are meant to be solved, aren’t they?

To feed five hundred people is nothing more than a matter of getting more crystal fruits;
If there are troublemakers in the seventeen logging areas, they will be persuaded first. If that doesn't work, at worst they will be suppressed by force.

The supply of cold beast meat suddenly increased a lot, which meant we just had to go to Redwood Ridge and hunt a few more cold beasts.

Once these troubles are completely resolved and Da Xia becomes stronger and completely replaces Rogue Camp, Da Xia will have the final say on the area east of Redwood Ridge.

With such an attractive prospect, Xia Hong had to take it no matter how troublesome it was.

After discussing the details, Luo Ming left satisfied.

After Xia Hong sent Luo Ming away, he returned to the cave and saw everyone staring at him with excitement. He couldn't help but feel a little excited.

"Pack your things, and as soon as tomorrow night falls, we will start moving!"

"We're moving, hahahaha."

"The valley at Rogue Camp is a great place."

"Not only the valley, but their territory will also be ours from now on."

"Hahaha, if more than a hundred people were to join Daxia, our population would be over 500. Wouldn't that make it a medium-sized camp?"

………………

For a moment, the camp was filled with noise and everyone cheered.

(End of this chapter)