Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

The contempt, of course, was for a reason.

The twenty-three people in front of him, although also wearing beast skin clothes and boots, had very obvious differences from those of Great Xia in terms of workmanship, style, and even material.

Great Xia can now hunt as many as twenty-one kinds of cold beasts, and even more if you count the intermediate ones. The camp obtains not only a large number of beast skins, but also a wide variety.

On this basis, the Craftsman Department has also begun to refine the processing of animal skins, so the clothes made are not only more colorful, but also better in texture than before.

For example, Yue Feng himself was wearing a brown cloak, while Li Yuankun and others were wearing four colors: brown, yellow, black, and cyan, which were far richer than the other party's.

Not only the color, but also the texture and workmanship, the quality can be distinguished by the naked eye.

Of course, not only the clothing, but also the weapons were even more different.

Yue Feng and his seventeen men not only had a main weapon of various styles, but also short swords and daggers hanging from their waists, and a set of ten-stone iron-fetal bows on their backs.

Although the other twenty-three people were also equipped with weapons, they only had one main weapon, not as complete as Yue Feng and the others. Only ten of them carried bows on their backs, which was less than half of the total number.

"I am Lu Sheng from the Honeycomb Camp hunting team. May I ask, which camp's hunting team are you from? Why are you here at the Mirror Immortal Station?"

With such a big gap in clothing and weapons in front of them, of course not only the people from Great Xia could see it, but the other party was not stupid either.

Hearing that the other party was from the Honeycomb Camp, Yue Feng did not have much surprise on his face.

Jinggu is generally located in the southeast of Pingxi Plain. To the north and west are the sphere of influence of the Honeycomb Camp. The Mirror Immortal Camp has been destroyed for more than a month. It is not surprising that someone from the other side came to inquire about the situation.

"Fortunately, the Secretary Cheng was prescient and asked us to prepare in advance and come to Jinggu more often recently. If it had been later, the Honeycomb Camp would have sent people to take over this place, and we would have suffered a silent loss."

Yue Feng thought to himself, his hand still holding the bowstring, looked at Lu Sheng and said in a deep voice: "The Mirror Immortal has joined our Great Xia Camp. From now on, this Jinggu belongs to our Great Xia. Didn't you see the monument erected by our Great Xia when you entered from the northern passage?"

Monument?

Lu Sheng frowned. He did see a monument engraved with the words "Great Xia" when he first came in, but he had no intention of paying attention to it at the moment.

When did a Great Xia Camp emerge from the Arrow Bamboo Forest?

And they annexed the Mirror Immortal Camp!

The leader once said that He Yuanhun and Yu Wenhuh were not simple characters. The Mirror Immortal has these two Cold Resistance level experts, and three to four hundred Tunneling Realm cultivators. Their strength is not bad. How could they be annexed by Great Xia for no reason?

The strength of this Great Xia...

Lu Sheng raised his head, saw the clothes of Yue Feng and his party of seventeen, and the three weapons each person was equipped with, and his face immediately eased. He smiled and said: "So that's how it is. You misunderstood, everyone. Today is the trading day agreed between our Honeycomb and Mirror Immortal. I didn't see anyone from the Mirror Immortal Camp coming after nightfall. I thought something had happened to the Mirror Immortal Camp, so I brought people over to take a look."

Trading day?

Yue Feng didn't ask in detail, just kept it in mind and continued to look at Lu Sheng.

Seeing that the seventeen people did not put down the bows and arrows in their hands, Lu Sheng realized something, turned his head and said to the people around him: "Put things down..."

After speaking, he turned back to Yue Feng and smiled: "I thought these were unowned objects before, and there were many offenses. I hope you will forgive me."

Although the vigilance was not completely put down, the other party was so polite, and even put down the cold beasts. Yue Feng's face naturally eased, he released the bow and arrow in his hand, and cupped his hands:

"Great Xia Mountain River Team, Yue Feng!"

After Yue Feng finished speaking, he waved to Li Yuankun and others on the side.

Everyone immediately understood and put down the bows and arrows in their hands.

"Brother Yue, now that the Mirror Immortal has been incorporated into the Great Xia Camp, can the future transactions continue to be conducted between your camp and our Honeycomb?"

Thinking of the mutual trade fair in Five Ape Mountain, Yue Feng probably guessed what was going on with the trading day just now. Hearing Lu Sheng's request, he pondered for a moment and said:

"I'm afraid I can't make the decision on this matter. I have to go back and report it first. If Brother Lu doesn't mind, come over in five days and I will give you an answer!"

Lu Sheng looked at Yue Feng, his expression flickered, and then he nodded.

"Since that's the case, I won't stay any longer. Today was completely a misunderstanding. I hope Brother Yue won't mind."

Yue Feng shook his head to indicate that it was okay, watching Lu Sheng lead people towards the northern passage, noticed that the bags on two people were very bulging, and also made a crisp collision sound when walking, his brows suddenly lowered, and said in a deep voice:

"Please also ask Brother Lu to bring a message back, the Mirror Immortal has been incorporated into my Great Xia, and its territory should also belong to Great Xia. I hope the people of the Honeycomb Camp will not trespass into Jinggu in the future. This is the first time, Yue will pretend not to know, if it happens again, it won't be so easy."

Lu Sheng's body slightly stagnated, he turned his head and showed a smile on his face, and cupped his hands: "Brother Yue, don't worry, I will definitely bring the message."

Watching all twenty-odd people walk out of the northern passage, Li Yuankun on the side finally couldn't help it and said: "Captain, what's in that bag is obviously iron ore. These people must have stolen the iron ore from the east."

"It's 100% sure. The two bags should be almost ten thousand catties. They started digging from the beginning of the night, and more than twenty people worked together. They should have brought tools, but they hid them and didn't dare to let us see them."

"Each person mined about four to five hundred catties, they must have brought tools, and it's estimated that they are not worse than our Great Xia's rodent chisels."

"It is estimated that last night after nightfall, as soon as we left, he brought people over, and seeing that there was no one in the station, he explored around and found the iron ore and immediately started stealing it. These people are really cunning!"

"Stop talking, send two people to see which mine they stole!"

Yue Feng directly interrupted everyone's discussion, ordered two people to go to see the iron mine, and then looked up at the direction Lu Sheng left, his face slightly sinking.

Although the other party was polite just now, he was not that simple.

Politeness comes from strength. To put it bluntly, they were not sure that they could take down these seventeen people of their own. Otherwise, judging from the other party's reaction when they found the cold beast meat, and the behavior of stealing iron ore, it would not have been so easy tonight.

"They have already stolen iron ore, and they also proposed to continue trading with our Great Xia. Are they treating us all as blind?"

Li Yuankun's unintentional words made Yue Feng's expression stunned.

"Delaying time."

The other party is trying to delay time!

Yue Feng suddenly woke up, realized the other party's intention, his face immediately became serious, and he raised his head and said: "Yuankun, take two people and send those two wounded back. After returning to the station, immediately report to Secretary Cheng and explain the situation here, and let him bring people over quickly!"

Just now, after hearing the four words "delaying time", everyone also reacted.

"Okay, I'll go back now."

Li Yuankun immediately nodded and picked out two people and walked towards the location of the two wounded.

Soon, the two people who went to see the iron mine came back.

"Captain, they stole from Mine No. 2. It's the closest to the valley entrance, and they even made a mark at the entrance. It seems that they really intend to occupy it for a long time."

Hearing the news brought back by the two people, Yue Feng's brows were even lower.

This Lu Sheng's character is obviously not as open as he shows.

"Everyone, come with me to guard Mine No. 2. If there are no accidents, this Lu Sheng should bring people over later."

Yue Feng led the remaining fourteen people towards Iron Mine No. 2.

There are two iron mines on the east side of Jinggu. One is located in the south, and the other is near the northern passage. Since the Mirror Immortal was incorporated, these two iron mines have naturally become the property of Great Xia and have been numbered separately.

"The iron mine on the south side of the valley is almost running out. These two iron mines are very important to the camp, so there can be no mistakes. I hope Secretary Cheng can bring people over as soon as possible."

Yue Feng didn't know where the Honeycomb Station was specifically located, or how far away it was from Jinggu. If the other party brought people over one step earlier than Xia Chuan, it would be a fool's dream to try to stop them with these fifteen people alone.

It's not that he was afraid. From Yu Wentao's previous words, it could be judged that the overall strength of the Honeycomb Camp was at most similar to that of the previous Mirror Immortal Camp. Of course, the current Great Xia would not be afraid.

The problem is, if the other party really forcibly occupies the iron mine, it will definitely take a lot of effort for Great Xia to get it back.

Naturally, troubles that can be avoided should be avoided as much as possible.

Yue Feng stayed here with people in order to occupy the high ground first and show Great Xia's sovereignty over these two iron mines.

I just don't know if the other party will act recklessly because they see that there are few people on their side.

Yue Feng's mind sank slightly, turned his head and looked at the remaining fourteen people, and found that most of them had apprehension on their faces. After pondering for a moment, he said in a low voice: "You can hide on the side, I'll just stay here alone."

It doesn't take so many people to just declare sovereignty.

If it's really like he guessed, and a large number of people come, fifteen people really won't be of much use, it's better to just leave himself here alone.

"Captain, I'm not afraid. Who knows how many people they will bring? It's much better for us to guard here together than for you to guard alone."

"That's right, Jinggu is originally our Great Xia's territory, and these two iron mines are also ours. It's okay to let them steal a little, but there's no such cheap thing as wanting to occupy them all."

"We are a team, so we have to advance and retreat together. If we shrink on the side and let the captain stand in front, wouldn't other teams laugh at us?"

"Defending the territory is not the duty of the captain alone, we also have a share."

"Secretary Cheng and the leader will definitely not treat us badly when they know about it."

"Yes, we won't leave, we'll guard here with the captain."

Everyone spoke at once, quickly dispelling the fear in their hearts, replaced by the determination to defend the Great Xia territory.

Looking at the firm expressions on everyone's faces, a trace of emotion flashed across Yue Feng's face.

Everyone was certainly aware of how dangerous it was to stay.

But even knowing this, they still resolutely chose to stay.

It should be known that most of the members of the Mountain and River Squad had only joined the camp this month. In such a short time, it would be unrealistic to say that they had developed a strong sense of belonging to Great Xia.

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It could be said that what prompted them to make this choice was the experience of fighting side by side during the hunting trips in the previous half month or so, which made everyone accustomed to advancing and retreating together, sharing life and death.

“No wonder when I created the team, Lord Si Cheng said that all the teams in the Hunting Department are the absolute backbone of the camp in the future, and our captains will inevitably become the pillars of Great Xia in the future!”

At this moment, Yue Feng recalled what Xia Chuan had said before, his heart slightly trembled, realizing that his choice would affect these people below, and a stronger sense of responsibility arose from the bottom of his heart.

He looked at everyone, a surge of heroism rose in his heart, and he said in a deep voice:

“Okay! Since everyone is not afraid, then let’s stay here together. No matter how many people come from the Hive Camp, if they want to take the iron ore, they must step over the corpses of us.”

Everyone nodded heavily in response, their expressions becoming even more determined.

To return to the mountain valley from Mirror Valley, you have to pass through the Arrow Bamboo Forest. A quick round trip takes about an hour. Considering Li Yuankun and the other two are dragging two wounded, this time may be extended.

Yue Feng stood outside the mine and glanced at the sky. After roughly calculating in his mind, he said to everyone: "It's probably only half an hour before dawn. Lord Si Cheng will bring people over, so we should wait until nightfall again. Let's prepare, we will spend this day in the mine."

Hearing this, everyone's expressions relaxed a lot.

Indeed, it was not far from dawn. It would take Li Yuankun more than half an hour to go back and report the news. By the time Xia Chuan found out, it would already be dawn, and bringing people over would definitely be after nightfall.

Although the specific location of the Hive Camp was unclear, it must be some distance away from Mirror Valley. So, by the same reasoning, it would definitely be after nightfall when Lu Sheng brought people over.

They could still sleep peacefully through this day.

Soon, everyone lit a coal fire in the mine. As soon as it dawned, they directly sealed the mine and lay down inside to rest.

“You two form a group, each group guards for half an hour, and I will guard the last half hour. Hurry up and rest and sleep, there should be nothing wrong during the day.”

Although it was highly unlikely that anything would happen during the day, Yue Feng still arranged for guards.

There were only four hours in the daytime, seven groups guarded for three and a half hours, plus the last half hour he guarded himself, the time allocation was just right.

Great Xia's strength was indeed different from the past, and everyone's life was much better than before, but some fundamental things had not changed.

Except for the leader Xia Hong, everyone else in the entire camp still couldn't move around during the day and could only live a life of hiding during the day and coming out at night.

“When will I break through to the Cold Resistance level, so I can see the Ice Abyss world during the day like the leader.”

Yue Feng closed his eyes, thinking of Xia Hong now being able to appear in the sunlight without any scruples, his heart was full of envy and yearning.

“Captain, it’s almost night.”

Yue Feng was awakened after sleeping for an unknown amount of time.

Through the small opening left in the mine, he saw that the sky outside was already dim. Realizing that it was about to get dark, he hurriedly got up, signaled the last group to go to sleep, and walked to the edge of the cave to start guarding.

A stream of cold air poured in through the thumb-thick hole. Although there was a coal fire to keep warm in the cave, Yue Feng couldn't help but shiver when he reached out and touched the solidified cold air.

“Just the cold air is so scary, if I were to be illuminated by that cold light…”

Yue Feng shook his head slightly, retracted his fingers, and quietly waited for nightfall while observing the outside situation through the small hole.

“Crack…crack…crack…”

Yue Feng originally thought he could wait smoothly until dark.

However, just as the sky was about to darken.

A series of heavy footsteps suddenly entered his ears.

The Mirror Immortal camp had been empty for a long time, and usually no cold beasts came to this side of the valley. The accumulated snow on the ground made the footsteps particularly clear.

After hearing the sound, he did not wake up the others, but first observed the situation outside through the small hole in the cave.

At this sight, Yue Feng's pupils suddenly contracted.

A white figure was approaching the mine, braving the dim sunlight. Although his pace was slow, his goal was very clear.

Obviously, the other party had noticed that there were people in the mine.

“Get up, someone is coming, everyone get up!”

Seeing that the other party was less than ten meters away, knowing that the other party was coming for him and others, Yue Feng simply shouted loudly to wake up the others.

The fourteen people sprang awake instantly, without the slightest hesitation, quickly grabbed their respective weapons, and soon drew their bows and nocked arrows, aiming at the cave entrance.

After all, they were all people who had been hunting outside for a long time. Even when sleeping, they had to be vigilant at all times.

Although everyone's reaction was timely, when they noticed that the sky outside was not completely dark, and then linked to Yue Feng's saying that someone was coming, their faces instantly turned ugly.

A person who braves the cold light and comes during the day!

The answer was obvious.

The one who came was actually a Cold Resistance level expert!

Bang…

Along with a loud noise, the branches sealing the cave scattered in all directions. As the white figure at the entrance of the cave gradually became clear, the hearts of everyone, including Yue Feng, were suddenly suspended.

“You, are you people from that Great Xia camp?”

As the cave entrance was kicked open by the newcomer, a large amount of cold light shone in. Yue Feng could only lead the people to retreat to the depths of the mine.

The newcomer was middle-aged, with large features and a domineering look between his eyebrows. His appearance matched his unrefusable tone when he spoke.

He was very burly, and the clothes he wore were not made of animal skin, but seemed to be made of cotton cloth. Because it was very fitting, the knotted muscles all over his body were exposed, giving people a strong sense of oppression.

Although he knew that the other party was someone he couldn't afford to offend, Yue Feng gritted his teeth and took a step forward, cupping his fists and saying: "Yue Feng of the Great Xia Mountain and River Squad, I have met senior. May I ask, senior, are you from the Hive Camp?"

“Hmm!”

The middle-aged man frowned, let out a cold snort, and then flicked his hand at Yue Feng.

Whoosh…

A pebble the size of a fingernail suddenly flew out of his hand, directly piercing Yue Feng's right ear.

Yue Feng's pupils constricted. He reached out and touched the blood flowing from his earlobe. Although his heart was full of anger, he could only stand there and dare not say anything.

The other party was still showing mercy, otherwise, there would be no problem in directly piercing his ear, or even his head.

“I’m in a good mood today. Seeing that you are not too old, I’ll teach you how to speak. You are not qualified to ask me questions. I’ll ask you something, and you honestly answer it. Understand?”

Although the anger in his heart kept surging, Yue Feng looked at the sky outside, still clenched the fist under his sleeve tightly, and said in a deep voice: "Then I don't know, senior, what do you want to ask?"