Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 88 Bear Trap

In view of the dangers of Daxia's migration, when Huang Zhao and Dachuan's camps moved over in the next two nights, Xia Hong brought all 26 loggers with him to ensure safety.

Fortunately, nothing happened for two consecutive nights. A total of 427 people from the two camps arrived safely in the valley in the early morning of the third day.

As soon as Xia Hong returned to the valley, he handed over all the merger matters to Xia Chuan, and he couldn't wait to go to the smelting furnace.

On the stove, a half-meter-long ring-shaped serrated trap was burning red, and seven silver-white forging marks had appeared on the side of the trap.

Xia Hong picked up the grinding stone beside him and continued the hammering that he had not finished last night.

Clang…clang…clang…

Half an hour later, Xia Chuan, with a heavy face, came over with Yuan Cheng, Luo Yuan, Huang Yong and Hong Gang.

"Chief, we have counted all the numbers. After the two camps were merged, the total population of the camp is now 902. Not counting you, there are 36 people in the logging realm; there are 302 people between the ages of 392 and ; there are people under the age of . According to the meat distribution rules we set earlier, not counting the chief, the monthly consumption of cold beast meat in the camp is approximately..."

Xia Chuan paused here, his face became more serious, and he continued:

"Over 20,000 jin!"

After Xia Chuan said this number, Luo Yuan, Huang Yong and Hong Gang all focused their eyes on Xia Hong's face.

A little over 20,000 jin, which, according to conservative estimates, would require fifteen cold beasts.

Every month, there are fifteen cold beasts, and on average one is hunted every two nights.

No matter how you think about it, this is impossible.

The four-tier meat-sharing rule that Xia Hong had boasted about before was doomed to fail.

The three of them were helping in the headcount just now, so they already knew the number. Although they didn't believe Xia Hong could really do it, they still wanted to see how Xia Hong would react after hearing the number in person.

Everyone, including Xia Chuan, thought that Xia Hong would be surprised, unbelievable, or even embarrassed after hearing this number.

Clang…clang…clang…

But Xia Hong showed no expression. He was still concentrating on hammering the circular sawtooth iron ring in his hand. Only when he stopped did he turn around and nodded to Xia Chuan and said, "Okay, I get it. You guys go back and rest first. After a good rest during the day, we will go out hunting at night."

Xia Chuan wanted to say something several times, but seeing that Xia Hong was concentrating on forging the weapon again, he held back and said nothing; Luo Yuan and the other two looked at each other, obviously surprised by Xia Hong's indifferent reaction.

Could it be possible that he could really do it?

impossible!
Luo Yuan shook his head in his heart. The other three didn't know, but he knew.

Before the Rogue Camp, there were five digging masters and more than thirty logging masters, which were much stronger than the current Da Xia. But even so, the number of cold beasts hunted each month was at most seven or eight, and this was under the condition of sufficient and complete weapons.

In the current Da Xia, there are only more than ten weapons at most, and there is only Xia Hong who is at the Digging Realm. Let alone fifteen, even seven or eight would be a big problem.

It is true that Xia Hong is strong, but no matter how strong he is, can he be stronger than five people in the Digging Realm?

Why is this new leader so confident?
Luo Yuan did not leave, but turned his head and stared at the circular serrated iron ring in Xia Hong's hand for a while, then he could not help but said: "Chief, you are going to set a trap, it's useless..."

Seeing Xia Hong looking up and sidelong glances, Luo Yuan continued, "The Rogue Camp had tried to set traps before, but the cold beasts were not active at night, so it was useless to set them. The cold beasts would occasionally step on them during the day, but the traps would at most injure them. It was impossible to keep them, and those cold beasts were cunning, and they would not take the bait without real people as bait."

People can act as bait at night, but cold beasts are inactive at night; bait cannot be put out during the day, as cold beasts will not take the bait. Even if a cold beast accidentally steps on it, it will eventually escape because there is no one around, and may even take the trap with it, meaning both the beast and your money will be gone.

Xia Hong understood what Luo Yuan said, but he didn't react much. But Xia Chuan, who was standing next to him, obviously thought of something, and his eyes lit up slightly as he looked at the trap.

"Don't worry, I have a plan. You guys go get some rest first, I'll call you at night. As for the logging team, Huang Yong and Hong Gang will take care of it tonight."

Seeing that his persuasion was fruitless, Luo Yuan had no choice but to leave. Huang Yong and Hong Gang also went to rest. Only Xia Chuan stayed where he was, and waited until Xia Hong finished forging the trap before he came over. Xia Hong breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the side of the trap, the ten silver-white forging lines, and finally a hint of joy appeared on his face.

"Brother, there are only two hours left until nightfall. You should take a rest first. I will go and prepare the torches and call you when night falls."

Hearing Xia Chuan's words, Xia Hong knew that he had understood his plan. He nodded, put the trap away, and lay down beside the stove to rest.

After two nights of running around and non-stop forging traps, he was really exhausted.

I have to go out hunting at night, so I have to rest now.

Xia Hong understood Luo Ming's departure because he knew the difficulties of being a leader, especially the weaker the camp, the more the leader has to pay.

Logging, hunting, forging, and mining. For the current Daxia, the only thing Xia Hong can really let go of is logging. Not only must the other three be done by him, but even forging and mining are things that only he can do.

Without a spirit of hard work and contribution, you can't be a leader.

This is the case with Daxia today, and it was also the case with the previous Rogue Camp.

It is human nature to give up, especially since Luo Ming has persisted for so many years.

"Hold on a little longer. The supply of cold beast meat will keep up, and the situation will get better soon!"

Xia Hong rubbed his swollen arms and could only cheer himself up in his heart.

This rare rest did not last long.

Night soon fell again. When Xia Hong woke up, Xia Chuan and the other eleven people were already fully armed and waiting for him.

Xia Hong looked around the camp and didn't see Huang Yong and others, and was immediately confused.

Seeing this, Xia Chuan, who was standing next to him, hurried forward to explain.

"Leader, Hong Gang and Huang Yong have already taken the rest of the group out to cut wood. Mu Dong said that they need golden trees to build a new house, so they took all ten saws with them."

Xia Hong nodded, then he remembered about the logging. Now he didn't have to worry about it anymore, and he felt a little relaxed.

Looking at the dark sky outside the wooden house, he waved to everyone.

"set off!"

Led by Xia Hong, a group of thirteen people opened the entrance to the valley under the cover of night. Under the gazes of everyone in the camp, they walked out of the valley and headed towards Redwood Ridge.

"Tell me, what the leader said before, that everyone can get a share of the cold beast meat, is it true or false?"

"How can it be true? It must be exaggerated to appease us. If we can really hunt so many cold beasts, how can Daxia agree to let us merge with it?"

"That's right. After all, the leader has just reached the Digging Realm. Everyone gets a share of the cold beast meat. The Rogue Camp has never done this before, so how can Daxia do it?"

"I don't ask for a share every day, I just hope to get one or two kilograms every month."

………………

Unlike other new entrants, most of the reserve members of the original Daxia logging team did not participate in the discussion. They just kept themselves busy by building up their strength or helped Mu Dong and others carry wood, taking the opportunity to exercise.

Even when they heard other people's discussions, these people didn't explain anything. They just smiled and said nothing.

(End of this chapter)