Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Great Xia, Year 1, March 21st.

In front of a mountain valley, two temporary wooden houses stood.

Behind them, where the original wooden building had been, the outline of a new building was beginning to take shape, with thousands of people carrying wood and iron pieces in and out.

"Five iron stakes over here!"

"Four wooden tenons at the corner, and bring a large iron hammer."

"We need an animal hide tarp here, go to the logistics department and get one."

"I'll go get it now."

… … … … … …

The construction was in full swing. Mu Dong, along with the people from the artisan department, moved around the site. Simple tasks were assigned to others, while he personally oversaw the important parts. Originally, he was supposed to only be responsible for guiding the reconstruction as the Director, but he had become the busiest person on the entire site.

Even the Director was working so hard. The others saw this and their enthusiasm for work naturally soared. The progress of the new wooden building's reconstruction was rapidly increasing at a visible pace.

Behind the new building that everyone was constructing, there were also two eye-catching buildings.

The two buildings were basically the same in appearance, both square, with sides of twenty meters, and the outer walls covered with mysterious fire cloud patterns.

The only difference was that the door on the left building had the character 武 (Wǔ, meaning martial), while the door on the right building had the character 锻 (Duàn, meaning forging).

Whenever the people constructing the wooden house glanced at those two buildings, their faces would reveal excitement and fanaticism, and their eyes would also be filled with intense longing.

"Do you think our new leader is a god?"

"Of course, he is! He just waved his hand, and two buildings appeared. I've never seen anyone with that ability in my entire life."

"Director Si Cheng said that cultivating in the Martial Arts Hall for one day is equivalent to three days outside. Do you think that's true or false?"

"It should be true. Didn't you see those people from Great Xia acting crazy last night? They were all fighting to go even at 50 contribution points a day. Director Yuwen and the forty-odd adults from Hong Guang were all invited in to experience it, and they all stayed inside for a whole day. If it were fake, they wouldn't have stayed that long."

"Improving cultivation speed is simply unbelievable. No, I have to earn contribution points quickly. I have to go in and cultivate no matter what. I'm only a little over a thousand pounds of strength away from the Earth Digging Realm."

"Me too, as long as I can go in and cultivate, I'll be able to break through soon."

"It's just that these contribution points are a bit hard to earn. Building a wooden house only gives 10 contribution points a day. It's enough to exchange for beast meat, but it's hard to exchange for anything else."

"Be content! Why do you think most of the spots for building the wooden house were given to us?"

On the east side of the wooden building, Hong Yu carried a piece of iron and placed it on the ground. Hearing the discussions of several Wood Chopping Realm cultivators beside him, he directly interjected.

The others were clearly familiar with him. Hearing this, they immediately looked at him curiously.

Indeed, of the more than a thousand Wood Chopping Realm cultivators participating in the construction of the wooden building, 90% were people who had joined after Mirror Immortal. Some people who didn't understand why, had some complaints in their hearts, feeling that Great Xia was treating them, these newcomers, as laborers.

"Of the Six Ministries of Great Xia, only four departments can be entered by Wood Chopping Realm cultivators. The Logistics and Artisan Ministries have the fewest people, and ordinary people can't get in. So, you should be like me, either in the Collection Ministry or the Wood Chopping Ministry, right?"

Hearing this, the others nodded. The Logistics Ministry needed very few people. Unless they actively recruited, it was impossible to get in. The requirements for the Artisan Ministry were even more stringent. Director Mu Dong had to personally certify that they possessed artisan talent.

So, as Hong Yu said, the vast majority of Wood Chopping Realm cultivators from Mirror Immortal could basically only enter the Collection and Wood Chopping Ministries.

Of course, not only them, but the Wood Chopping Realm cultivators of Great Xia were the same.

Seeing everyone nod, Hong Yu continued, "Regardless of collection or wood chopping, unless there are special circumstances, such as discovering special medicinal resources or finding new species of trees useful to the camp, otherwise, ordinary Wood Chopping Realm cultivators, how many points do you think you can earn in one night at most?"

Hong Yu's question stunned everyone.

Leaving aside special circumstances, the most stable way for them, these Wood Chopping Realm cultivators, to obtain contribution points was actually by chopping down trees.

Once the mining competition ended, the conversion for wood returned to normal: 2000 catties of Golden Frost exchanged for 1 point, 4000 catties of Vermilion Frost exchanged for 1 point. The most common trees outside Red Maple Ridge were these two types.

A Wood Chopping Realm cultivator could bring back three trees in one night at most. Counting five to six thousand catties per tree, even if they were all chopping Golden Frost trees, they would only earn 7 to 8 contribution points in one night.

Realizing this, everyone suddenly reacted.

Hong Yu then spoke, saying in a deep voice, "Director Si Cheng, isn't it because he sees that we are all newcomers and don't have many contribution points on us, fearing that we won't even have beast meat to exchange for, that's why he gave us all the spots."

"That's not right, Hong Yu. I see that almost all Wood Chopping Realm cultivators in Great Xia are wearing complete sets of clothes. Where did their contribution points come from?"

After coming to Great Xia last night, the first thing these Wood Chopping Realm cultivators inquired about was the price of clothes. They all knew that it took 155 contribution points to exchange for a complete set of clothes. If it was as Hong Yu said, and it was so difficult for Wood Chopping Realm cultivators to earn contribution points, then clothes should not be popular in Great Xia at all.

Hearing everyone's questions, Hong Yu's mind moved slightly.

It was no wonder these Wood Chopping Realm cultivators cared about the price of clothes. Although the Mirror Immortal camp was stronger than Great Xia before, the popularity of clothes was not as high as in Great Xia.

The problem still lay in the scarcity of cold beast resources.

Although the clothes made of bamboo silk were exquisite and warm enough, due to the material, the amount of bamboo silk used to make a set of clothes was almost a hundred times more than that of a bowstring. In this way, it was too uneconomical to use bamboo silk to make clothes.

Therefore, previously, in the Mirror Immortal camp, only a dozen or so people could wear clothes made of bamboo silk. Because the output of animal skins was too small, only Earth Digging Realm cultivators could wear complete sets of clothes. Almost no Wood Chopping Realm cultivators could wear them.

"Contribution points are not only used on yourself. If you work hard to break through to the Earth Digging Realm, you can earn more contribution points and easily get a set of clothes for your wife and children."

"Great Xia has been implementing the contribution point rules for so long. Those Wood Chopping Realm cultivators have saved enough, a set of clothes is nothing to be surprised about!"

Suddenly, two young voices rang out from the side, answering everyone.

Hong Yu turned his head and a smile immediately appeared on his face.

It was Meng Ao and Zhu Kang. Both of them were carrying a huge log on their backs, obviously workers on the wooden building like them.

"You two are here too. I thought you looked down on these few contribution points!"

"Get out of here, how could I not come to such a good thing?"

"In a while, when the wooden building is completed, contribution points won't be so easy to earn."

The three of them had grown up together since childhood, and their relationship was extremely close, and they also liked to tease each other.

In fact, to be precise, there were four people, and there was also Yuwen Tao.

It was just a pity that Yuwen Tao had a higher talent and broke through to the Earth Digging Realm first, and was even close to the Cold Resistance level. With the ability to hunt, the four of them had less time to play together.

After the three finished teasing each other, they all looked at the Martial Arts Hall intentionally or unintentionally, with a hint of longing in their eyes.

Zhu Kang couldn't help but say first, "Brother Tao and Father have been inside for a day. A three-fold cultivation speed is probably true. It would be great if we could go in and cultivate someday."

Meng Ao nodded lightly and said, "With a three-fold cultivation speed, if I could go in and cultivate, and there was enough cold beast meat, I should be able to break through to the Earth Digging Realm in ten days at most."

"My strength is similar to yours, and it should only take ten days to cultivate inside."

After Hong Yu finished speaking, he thought of something and said, "Fifty contribution points a day. Director Si Cheng said last night that only two hundred people can be accommodated to cultivate inside each day. I estimate that the spots for entering the Martial Arts Hall will definitely have to be snatched in the future."

Zhu Kang on the side shook his head when he heard this and said, "That won't happen. If it really depends on snatching, then wouldn't it all be used by those in the Earth Digging Realm? The contribution points on us Wood Chopping Realm cultivators are not as many as theirs in the first place, and plus their status in the camp is high, we definitely won't be able to snatch them if it really depends on snatching."

Hong Yu immediately showed agreement and nodded, "According to the current operating rules of Great Xia, the spots for the Martial Arts Hall should be the same as other things. People with higher cultivation have priority, but a small portion will be reserved for people with lower cultivation."

Hearing this, Zhu Kang and Meng Ao nodded slightly, all showing agreement.

It had been two days since they came to Great Xia. Even if the three of them didn't understand much, they had at least basically understood the rules and systems of the camp.

As Hong Yu said, the current operating rules of Great Xia could be summarized in one sentence: People with higher cultivation have priority, but no matter what, a small portion will be reserved for people with lower cultivation.

Even cold beast meat, such an important resource, was even implementing a system of equal distribution.

Private hoarding was not allowed, and everyone could exchange according to their own needs.

Although this was largely due to Great Xia not lacking cold beast resources, even in the case of not lacking, the impact on the hearts of these people was still great to dare to open up the supply of beast meat like this.

After all, previously, in the Mirror Immortal camp, every catty of cold beast meat was very precious.

Because of their fathers, the supply of beast meat for the three of them had never been a problem.

But what about the others?

"Just the supply of beast meat alone is enough to make these people have a very high sense of belonging to Great Xia. After a long time, I estimate that no one will remember the words Mirror Immortal."

"Not only Mirror Immortal, but I'm afraid the words Ning Zhou will also be completely forgotten!"

The three looked at each other, and a complicated look flashed across their faces.

After the destruction of the Mirror Immortal Camp, most of the Earth-Digging Realm and Wood-Cutting Realm cultivators who escaped were former Ning Zhou people.

Although Yuwen Hu was dead, Yuwen Tao was still alive, and their fathers, Hong Guang and the other five, were also present. Compared to merging into Great Xia, Hong Guang and the others actually preferred to rebuild the Ning Zhou camp together with Yuwen Tao.

Unfortunately, circumstances were stronger than people. The five of them probably realized that Xia Hong would not allow such a thing to happen, so when Yuwen Tao proposed merging into Great Xia, they all acquiesced.

Influenced by their fathers, Hong Yu and the other three also had the idea of rebuilding the Ning Zhou camp.

However, after only two days in Great Xia, they had gradually realized that this idea was destined to be impossible to realize.

“Clinging to the name of Ning Zhou is not a good thing in itself. No matter where we are, our goal is simply to constantly become stronger and then live a better life. If Great Xia can help us achieve this, then we will stay in Great Xia forever and become a part of Great Xia. What's wrong with that?”

Meng Ao was the first to break the silence. When Zhu Kang and Hong Yu heard this, although they both showed agreement in their eyes, they did not respond.

“By the way, have Uncle Hong and the others formed hunting squads?”

Seeing that the two did not respond, Meng Ao directly changed the subject and asked about something else.

“Zhenwu Squad!”

“Xuanwu Squad!”

Meng Ao chuckled and said, “Xiongwuu Squad.”

The fathers of the three, Meng Yi, Zhu Ling, and Hong Guang, were all Earth-Digging Realm cultivators who had begun to reshape their skin membranes, so they were naturally qualified to form hunting squads.

“Not only them, but my second uncle also formed one, called the Yingwu Squad.”

“My second uncle is the same. The one he formed is called the Shenwu Squad.”

Zhu Kang's second uncle was Zhu Yuan, and Hong Yu's second uncle was Hong Tian.

Hearing that the five people who came from Mirror Immortal had all formed hunting squads, the three of them showed excited expressions on their faces.

“There are a total of forty-two Earth-Digging Realm cultivators who came with us. In theory, we can form eight squads, but I don't know if everyone can agree.”

“Brother Tao should also form one later. Currently, besides the leader, only he has the ability to lead a team to hunt intermediate Frost Beasts. The leader won't participate. I heard my father say that the first intermediate hunting squad in the camp will definitely be led by Brother Tao. I'm just waiting to break through to the Earth-Digging Realm to see if I can join Brother Tao's squad.”

“You're not joining your dad's squad, but his? You're crazy.”

“I don't care. These hunting squads are not hereditary. When I become stronger, I might create one myself!”

“Alright, stop talking nonsense and hurry up and work. Lord Sicheng is here.”

Seeing Mu Dong walking not far away, the three immediately stopped chatting and started working.

… … … … … …

Behind the temporary wooden house, in a room separated by wooden planks, Xia Hong was sitting on a chair, quietly listening to Xia Chuan's report from behind.

“Big brother, the affairs of the Hunting Department have already gotten on the right track. I went to Yuwen Tao today to understand the situation. Currently, there are ten hunting squads that have been initially formed, encompassing all 110 Earth-Digging Realm cultivators in the camp. I have a copy of the list here.”

As Xia Chuan spoke, he took out a beast skin scroll and handed it directly to Xia Hong.

Opening the beast skin scroll, the first line was prominently Yuwen Tao's name:

Yuwen Tao, Dragon Martial Squad, eight members;

Xia Chuan, Cloud Serpent Squad, ten members;

Luo Yuan, Tiger Leopard Squad, ten members;

Yuan Cheng, Dragon Slaying Squad, ten members;

Zhao Long, Falcon Squad, ten members;

Zhao Hu, Steel Bristle Squad, ten members;

Zhao Bao, Golden Eagle Squad, ten members;

Huang Yong, Zhaolong Squad, eight members;

Hong Guang, Xuanwu Squad, seven members;

Hong Tian, Shenwu Squad, six members;

Zhu Ling, Zhenwu Squad, five members;

Zhu Yuan, Yingwu Squad, seven members;

Meng Yi, Xiongwuu Squad, nine members;

The most ⊥ new ⊥ small ⊥ say ⊥ at ⊥ six ⊥ 9 ⊥ ⊥ book ⊥ ⊥ bar ⊥ ⊥ first ⊥ hair!

After reading the entire list, Xia Hong immediately frowned.

The number of people in Yuwen Tao's six teams added up to exactly 42;

The number of people in Xia Chuan's seven teams added up to exactly 68.

“Big brother, these were all formed spontaneously. I also felt a bit strange when I first saw it, but after thinking about it carefully, after all, this group from Mirror Immortal has only been here for two days, so they definitely won't integrate into us so quickly.”

Hearing Xia Chuan's explanation, Xia Hong's brows relaxed slightly, and he sighed slightly in his heart.

The two groups of people were not only clearly divided in terms of their respective members, but even the names of the squads made a very obvious distinction, which was not a good sign.

But as Xia Chuan said, Yuwen Tao and his group had only been here for two days, so it was normal that they hadn't integrated into Great Xia so quickly.

“This time, let it go. The Earth-Digging Realm cultivators who break through later cannot continue to be distinguished like this. Whether by guidance or coercion, no matter what method is used, they must be disrupted to speed up the integration progress of the upper levels.”

“Understood, big brother!”

Hearing the seriousness in Xia Hong's tone, Xia Chuan nodded heavily in response.

With Great Xia's current system, it was only a matter of time before the Wood-Cutting Realm and the ordinary people below were integrated. Only Yuwen Tao and Hong Guang, a group of stronger people, wanted to completely integrate them and become a part of Great Xia, which was not so simple.

“Have you chosen a candidate for the Sicheng of the Camp Affairs Department?”

“I've chosen, Qiu Peng.”

Qiu Peng was also one of the oldest people in Great Xia.

Xia Hong nodded slightly, then looked at Xia Chuan and slowly asked, “Do you think it would be better to give up the position of Sicheng of the Development Department?”

Xia Chuan almost instantly understood the meaning of Xia Hong's words.

A look of resistance immediately appeared on his face, and he said:

“Big brother, you should be clear about the importance of the position of Sicheng of the Hunting Department. It's already very generous to let Yuwen Tao be it. If we give the position of Sicheng of the Development Department to them for nothing, then how should we in Great Xia conduct ourselves? The brothers will definitely have opinions.”

Seeing that Xia Hong didn't speak, Xia Chuan continued, “Mirror Immortal was originally the defeated side. It's already very good not to care about the previous grudges. There's no need to accommodate them at all. Besides, it's not like we're not letting them be the Sicheng of the Development Department, it's just a fair competition. In the end, whoever can be it depends on their own abilities.”

Seeing Xia Chuan's resistant attitude, Xia Hong shook his head slightly and suppressed his thoughts, then turned his head to look at him and said with a slightly teasing tone:

“Fair competition, I don't think so, right? Today you gathered Luo Yuan, Yuan Cheng, and the others together, didn't you say that you wanted them to work together to push Shi Ping to the top?”

Xia Chuan was stunned when he heard this, and looked up at Xia Hong, with some astonishment on his face.

Although he didn't speak, the expression on his face was obviously saying, how would big brother know the content of our conversation.

“Around the wooden house, I can see everything you say and do!”

Xia Hong smiled lightly twice, and a hint of arrogance flashed in his pupils.

After the skin membrane was reshaped, it not only improved basic strength, but his five senses were also greatly improved. He could clearly perceive any disturbance within a radius of two hundred meters.

Big brother's strength has become stronger again!

Xia Chuan thought that Xia Hong's strength had improved again, and a touch of reverence immediately rose in his eyes, then he remembered the question just now and said in a deep voice: “Big brother, Great Xia is said to have six departments, but the Hunting and Development Departments are obviously the most important. The Hunting Department has already been given to Yuwen Tao, and the remaining Development Department cannot be given to their people. We must hold it in our hands.”

The people below have begun to fight for power.

This thought flashed through Xia Hong's mind, and he sighed slightly.

It is said that Great Xia currently has less than 5,000 people in total, and the scale is actually very small. In addition to the title and status of the Sicheng and the six department Sichengs, he did not give any real benefits.

But people's nature is like this.

“You want to fight for it yourselves, I don't care, but there is one rule that everyone must abide by, and that is that you must not attack your own people. Whoever dares to violate this rule, I will never let him go!”

Xia Hong almost stared into Xia Chuan's eyes when he said the last sentence.

“Understood, big brother!”

Hearing Xia Hong's stern tone for the first time, Xia Chuan naturally engraved this sentence firmly in his mind.

“Go and notify Yuwen Tao to come to me, I have something to ask him.”

Xia Chuan nodded and obeyed, and immediately retreated.

“Leader, Yuwen Tao requests an audience.”

Soon, Yuwen Tao's voice came from outside the door.

“Come in!”

Seeing Yuwen Tao walking into the room, his aura was still a little unstable. Remembering that he had spent the whole day in the Martial Arts Hall today, Xia Hong asked with a smile:

“How is that Martial Arts Hall?”

From the moment he walked into the room, Yuwen Tao's eyes always showed reverence when he looked at Xia Hong. Hearing the question, he replied without thinking: “A treasure, no, a treasure is not enough to describe it, it should be said to be a divine object!”

Hearing the shock in Yuwen Tao's tone, Xia Hong smiled slightly.

Yuwen Tao's reaction was normal. The people of Great Xia, because they had been with him for a long time, were used to the wonders of the system's buildings, so their reaction was not so great.

“Leader, did you call me here for the Hunting Department's matter? I…”

“No, no, no, you can discuss these things with Xia Chuan. I called you here because I want to ask you some things separately.”

Xia Hong interrupted Yuwen Tao's words, then motioned him to sit down and asked:

“How much do you know about the Super Grade Battle Body?”

When fighting against the strange creatures in the Mirror Immortal's base, Yuwen Tao mentioned the Super Grade Battle Body. Xia Hong heard it at the time.

Yuwen Tao was stunned when he heard this. Seeing that Xia Hong really had a look of asking for advice, he realized that he really didn't know about the Super Grade Battle Body, and his expression suddenly became a little messy.

He didn't know about the Super Grade Battle Body, but he broke through the Cold Resistance Grade?

“Leader, you don't know that you are a Super Grade Battle Body, so how did you control the dosage every time you used beast blood to reshape your skin membrane before?”

Hearing this question, Xia Hong raised an eyebrow and casually said, "I directly used the limit. As long as I could withstand it, I would keep increasing the amount."

Gulp…

Yu Wentao swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and his expression changed instantly as he looked at Xia Hong.

He was also reshaping his skin membrane, and he knew very well how painful it was when using beast blood.

As long as you can withstand it, you keep increasing the amount.

He couldn't even imagine how much the price behind this sentence was.

"Chieftain, what's the maximum amount of beast blood you can use at once? 10 pounds, 15 pounds, or 20 pounds?"

Xia Hong's expression was strange, and he didn't answer this question.

Yu Wentao thought he had guessed correctly, so he continued to speak.

The upper, middle, and lower grades of battle bodies were the same as what Gao Yu, or He Yuanhun, had said when they came to Da Xia before; the only thing was that Gao Yu didn't mention the transcendent battle body. After Yu Wentao's explanation, Xia Hong also understood.

As the name suggests, a transcendent battle body is one level higher than the superior grade. The difference is that people with this level of battle body talent will have their base strength soar to at least three manes, which is 300,000 pounds, when they break through the Yuhan grade.

"Then what's the highest?"

"I heard my father say that the highest he's ever seen was six manes of strength."

"He Yuanhun?"

Hearing this name, Yu Wentao's eyes revealed hatred, and he nodded.

He Yuanhun, but he has more than six manes of strength!

Recalling the strength that He Yuanhun himself displayed after Mirror Immortal's death, Xia Hong's brow furrowed slightly.

At that time, He Yuanhun's sword had at least eight manes of strength.

Obviously, Yu Wenhuan and Yu Wentao didn't understand He Yuanhun thoroughly enough.

Seeing Xia Hong lower his head and ponder, Yu Wentao didn't interrupt, but stood aside and waited quietly.

After a long time, Xia Hong raised his head and continued to ask, "Do you know the cultivation levels after the Yuhan grade?"

Yu Wentao's expression was slightly condensed, and he recalled for a long time before opening his mouth:

"I only heard He Yuanhun mention it once, it seems to be called the Xianyang grade."

Hearing his uncertain tone, Xia Hong gave up the plan to ask further. Obviously, Yu Wentao only had a smattering of knowledge.

Xianyang grade?

Does it mean completely exposed to the sun?

Xia Hong frowned, did not continue to think about it, looked at Yu Wentao, a smile rose on his face, and said:

"The last question, what's going on with the Ning Zhou camp?"

Hearing the words Ning Zhou, Yu Wentao's expression suddenly stagnated, and then his face changed for a while, and he knelt down directly and said: "Chieftain, did someone talk nonsense? Please tell your subordinate, and your subordinate will definitely punish this person severely."

This Yu Wentao is indeed smart.

He hadn't even said anything yet, just mentioned the Ning Zhou camp, and Yu Wentao was able to guess so much.

"Don't be nervous, I'm not blaming you for anything, I just heard it by chance, so I asked you. You are a smart person. I trust you, so I handed over the hunting department to you. It must not be so smooth for more than 3,000 people to integrate into Da Xia. You have to pay more attention during this period and cooperate well with Xia Chuan to speed up the integration of the two groups of people, understand?"

Hearing the heaviness in Xia Hong's tone, Yu Wentao's expression gradually became serious. He knelt on the ground and bowed down, and replied in a deep voice: "Please rest assured, Chieftain, your subordinate understands."

"You can compete for the position of the Tuohuang Department, but don't make it too ugly, and remember a rule, and tell Hong Guang and the others when you go back, no matter who it is, you must not attack your own people. This is the bottom line, and I will never let him go if anyone dares to violate it."

"Yes, Chieftain, I will definitely bring the words!"

"Alright, go get busy!"

Yu Wentao respectfully got up, saluted, and slowly retreated.

Xia Hong stayed alone in the house, took out a white mirror from behind, looked at the mirror, and his eyes were thoughtful.