Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Pulled by her mother's hand through the crowd, Xiao Ning saw Xia Chuan sitting to her father's left as soon as she entered the house, looking at her with a warm smile. Her already rosy cheeks flushed even redder.

“The eldest daughter is shy, shy, hahaha.”

“Didn't the second daughter just run into her room? Quickly pull the second daughter out too.”

“She's about to become the Sicheng's wife, don't be shy, come out and let everyone see.”

… … … … … …

Unable to withstand the teasing from those around her, Xiao Ning quickly broke free from her mother Lin Lan's hand and ran straight into her room.

Xiao Kangcheng, seeing his usually calm eldest daughter revealing such a shy demeanor, couldn't help but smile and cup his fist towards Xia Chuan, saying, “My daughter has lost her composure, I hope Sicheng doesn't laugh.”

Xia Chuan shook his head and chuckled, saying, “Father-in-law, please don't call me that anymore. After the betrothal gifts are presented, we're family. You should change the way you address me. Just call me Xia Chuan from now on.”

Even though he had already heard the title “Father-in-law” just now, Xiao Kangcheng still revealed a pleased expression on his face upon hearing it again, the smile at the corner of his eyes impossible to hide, and he said softly, “Alright, we're all family from now on, so I'll be presumptuous and call you Xia Chuan.”

Among the onlookers, there were many who were about the same age as Xiao Kangcheng. Their families also had daughters, whether married or not, and seeing this scene, they felt a burst of emotion in their hearts.

In the Bingyuan World, matters between men and women have always been very casual.

This casualness doesn't mean that men and women are promiscuous, but that everyone simply doesn't take this matter to heart. Young men and women get together when they like each other, without the consent of their parents or any procedures. As long as they say a word, it's considered done.

Because men have a natural advantage in hunting, and are generally stronger than women in cultivation, the family is dominated by men after they form a family. The connection between women and their natal families is more emotional, with little practical support.

As a result, the tradition of valuing men over women is not surprising. The main thing is that the man's relationship with the woman's parents is also basically non-existent. After a slightly longer period of time, they become completely separate families, with almost no contact.

In the Daxia camp, marrying a woman has never been a big deal.

After all, women themselves are not valued.

There's nothing wrong with getting used to this tradition, because everyone is like this.

But Xia Chuan's visit today made them suddenly realize that all of this can be changed.

Moreover, there are rituals to follow!

《Xia Rituals》

Everyone's gaze couldn't help but focus on Qiu Peng next to Xia Chuan, or rather, on the scroll in his hand, with a strange look on their faces.

Sitting in the chair, Xia Chuan noticed the gazes of the crowd, and with a slight movement of his mind, nodded to Qiu Peng next to him.

Qiu Peng understood and clapped his hands with a smile.

Six people immediately entered from outside the door, smiling and carrying six wooden boxes.

“Now, Xiao Kangcheng has two daughters, Xiao Ning and Xiao Yu. Sicheng Xia Chuan intends to propose marriage, and presents six betrothal gifts, sincerely requesting Mount Tai's approval.”

Qiu Peng opened the book, obviously reading from the contents above.

The people around, including Xiao Kangcheng, didn't care, and listened with great interest, waiting for his next words.

“Gift one, one hundred pounds of beast meat.”

The first box was opened in response, and ten dark blue cold beast meats were displayed inside. The eyes of the crowd suddenly lit up.

“Tsk tsk, one hundred pounds of cold beast meat, that's 50 contribution points!”

“What a generous gift, I have to chop trees for several days to earn that.”

“You have to hunt three prey to get so much.”

“This is just the first item, don't quarrel, there are five more boxes!”

… … … …

“Gift two, ten meters of cotton cloth.”

The second box was opened, and a roll of pure white soft cloth was placed inside.

“Gift three, two long swords.”

“Gift four, six beast tooth carved chairs.”

“Gift five, ten pounds of aged wine.”

“Gift six, two thousand pounds of coal stone.”

As the remaining wooden boxes were all opened, the six betrothal gifts were displayed in front of them, and everyone in the room was stunned, their expressions frozen.

“Cotton cloth, it's cotton cloth made of bamboo silk. If I remember correctly, the camp's supply department recently set the price at 20 contribution points per meter.”

“Two long swords cost 600 contribution points?”

“Aged wine, you need 80 points to exchange for one pound, ten pounds is 800 points?”

“I've seen beast tooth carved chairs, they're a bit worse than the ones in the leader's room, but you still need 40 points to exchange for one, six is 240 points.”

“2000 pounds of coal stone is 100 contribution points, which means that the first item, beast meat, is actually the cheapest of the six?”

“These six betrothal gifts add up to almost 2000 points?”

“Hiss… … … … This betrothal gift is too much!”

“2000 points, it takes the hunting team two or three months to earn it!”

… … … … … …

After a long silence, heated discussions filled the entire room.

The emotions of the onlookers gradually transformed from shock at the betrothal gifts to envy of Xiao Kangcheng's family, and most of the women were filled with strong envy, while a small number of unmarried women were full of longing on their faces.

“This… this… the betrothal gift is too heavy, absolutely not, Si… Xia Chuan, I can't take these things!”

Xiao Kangcheng stood up directly from his chair with a whoosh, ignoring his wife Lin Lan grabbing his arm, and refused Xia Chuan's betrothal gift.

Honestly, he certainly wanted these things, especially the aged wine. Last time Xiao Yuan exchanged for a pound and shared a sip with him, he had been thinking about that taste for many days, waiting for enough contribution points to exchange for it again. Now that he got ten pounds at once, how could he not want it.

But for no reason, how could he accept it!

That's right, like everyone else in the camp, and even everyone in the Bingyuan World, marrying a daughter was not a big deal in Xiao Kangcheng's mind.

“Father-in-law, don't be impatient, listen to me first…”

Xia Chuan also stood up, smiled and comforted him, and continued: “These six gifts are just my marriage proposal etiquette, and how to dispose of them is up to you.

The contribution points spent on this betrothal gift are not much for me, but they are definitely not low, which is my emphasis on Xiao Ning and Xiao Yu.

If you don't accept it, you are rejecting my marriage proposal.”

How to dispose of it is up to himself!

Emphasis on his two daughters!

These two sentences made Xiao Kangcheng's eyes light up slightly.

Many people around also reacted instantly and nodded slightly.

2000 contribution points are really not a high or low number for Xia Chuan. The Yun Jiao team is now the top team in the hunting department. It is conceivable how many contribution points Xia Chuan, the captain, earns every month.

The value of these six betrothal gifts can indeed reflect his emphasis on proposing marriage.

The key is that how to dispose of it is entirely up to Xiao Kangcheng himself.

That's even better, at worst, let the daughter take it away when she marries over.

After Xia Chuan finished speaking, he took the book from Qiu Peng and, facing the rest of the people in the room, continued: “Everyone, the leader said that there is no distinction between the value of these six gifts, as long as they cover the six materials of clothing, food, housing, transportation, soldiers, and drinks. The amount is entirely up to the individual's ability. I don't want to be a bad person who delays everyone's marriage…”

Hearing Xia Chuan's teasing, everyone reacted and laughed.

“Hahahaha, yes, yes, yes, it's just a ritual, it should be done according to one's ability.”

“Hahahaha, I said, if everyone is like this, our camp's supplies are not enough!”

“Sicheng is marrying two at once, so he has to pay more attention to the gifts!”

“Hahahaha.”

“Did you hear that? Sicheng has the ability to get so much.”

“Get out, get out, get out, I didn't say I wanted it.”

“Hahahahaha…”

… … … …

The subtle quarrels between several couples made everyone laugh even more, and the atmosphere in the entire hall instantly became lively.

“Sicheng, was that 《Xia Rituals》 personally compiled by the leader?”

However, a few clever people, thinking of what Xia Chuan had just said, immediately asked about the book in his hand.

When the others heard this, they also quieted down and looked at Xia Chuan curiously.

Someone finally asked about this.

Xia Chuan felt relieved, smiled and faced everyone, raised the book in his hand, nodded, and said loudly: “That's right, this 《Xia Rituals》 was personally compiled by the leader.

The leader said that without rules, there can be no standards, and without rituals, there can be no rules. We humans are different from strange monsters and cold beasts. Since we are huddled together to keep warm, we should have our own civilization and system. Since we can't find the developed civilization of the Guyuan Machine period, let's create a new set ourselves.

This Xia Ritual currently only has four chapters, namely Camp, Ritual, Hunt, and Cultivation.

The Camp System chapter standardizes the titles of all positions in the six departments of the Daxia Camp, and clarifies the various affairs that these positions are specifically responsible for.

The Ritual System chapter covers various daily affairs such as marriage, funeral, sacrifice, and customs, and is used to regulate the behavior and daily activities of our Daxia people. Today's betrothal and future wedding are the contents of the Wedding chapter. Today, I will give you a template.

The Hunt System chapter, as the name suggests, is a system for regulating hunting behavior, including who can go hunting, which areas to hunt in, the preparations before and after hunting, and the various things to pay attention to. There are detailed explanations inside.

The Cultivation System chapter regulates our cultivation, including logging, digging, cold protection, and even the unknown Xianyang level in the future. It covers the cultivation methods and strength levels of each realm, as well as the corresponding titles, and has basically been initially standardized.”

Xia Chuan briefly introduced Xia Li's current four chapters. Seeing the puzzled looks on everyone's faces, he remembered what his elder brother had said, and sighed inwardly.

“The civilization of the Ice Abyss World has fallen for too long, so long that people have forgotten everything except some rules passed down from generation to generation.

It's impossible to regulate everyone with just one Xia Li. Only through gradual influence and years of penetration, allowing the content to fully integrate into their lives, can it truly play a role.”

Is civilization and education so important?

A trace of confusion flashed in Xia Chuan's eyes. In his opinion, the lengthy and complicated rules made by his elder brother not only had no practical significance at present but would also bring a lot of trouble to the camp.

At the very least, once these etiquettes are popularized, the consumption of resources will increase. What are the benefits?

Despite his doubts, Xia Chuan still trusted Xia Hong instinctively and didn't think too much about it. He looked up at everyone, ready to continue speaking, but someone asked him a question first.

“Lord Si Cheng, will everyone in our camp strictly follow Xia Li in the future?”

Xia Chuan was stunned when he heard this, then immediately shook his head and said, “No, Xia Li is not mandatory. For example, the marriage system and my courtship process today are not required for everyone. Everyone can continue as before.”

“Then what is the use of this Xia Li?”

Someone else asked.

Hearing this question, a strange expression appeared on Xia Chuan's face.

Someone actually asked! Big brother is really like a prophet!

“What is the use of Xia Li? Good question! In my opinion, it's not very useful!”

After Xia Chuan said it was useless, everyone looked at each other in confusion.

But then, he changed the subject and continued loudly:

“But it will be the fundamental difference between our Great Xia and other camps.

The Ice Abyss World is vast. Leaving aside other places, there are countless large and small camps near Shuanglong Mountain alone, not to mention the area north of Wuyuan Mountain, Pingxi Plain, Longshan Boundary, and Mao'ao Mountain south of the Ying River and east of Shuanglong Mountain. Human camps are as numerous as the stars.

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So many camps, what makes us different from them, what makes Great Xia different from them? The difference lies in this Xia Li in my hand!

We follow Xia Li, act with procedures, have systems in our hearts, and everything has rules to follow, so we are Great Xia people.

This is the difference between us and barbarians. We are no longer just a human camp that only knows how to forage for food and survive in the Ice Abyss World, but a camp with its own etiquette, rules, and systems, or in other words, a camp with its own civilization.

As Great Xia develops and grows stronger in the future, the power of this civilization will continue to expand and strengthen, spreading in all directions through the hands of all of us, and re-igniting the fire of human civilization throughout the Ice Abyss World…”

As Xia Chuan's voice fell, hundreds of people inside and outside the house were silent. Everyone's emotions were clearly infected. Their eyes flickered with light, and their expressions gradually became excited and excited.

Xia Chuan was not surprised to see everyone's reaction.

He felt the same way when he heard these words from Xia Hong three days ago.

To be precise, it was only after repeating these words completely that Xia Chuan truly felt the powerful infectiousness contained in them.

We follow Xia Li, so we are Great Xia people.

Just this simple sentence has a strange power that urges a sense of holiness as a Great Xia person to rise in Xia Chuan's heart.

If even he, the Si Cheng, felt this way, what about the others in the camp?

Everyone stood there, not recovering for a long time.

Seeing such a big reaction from everyone, Xia Chuan exchanged a glance with Qiu Peng, and a hint of joy rose in their eyes.

Today's small-scale lecture is just a warm-up.

As this wedding proceeds normally, the others in the camp will definitely know about the existence of Xia Li, and then it will be natural to promote Xia Li.

“Father-in-law, then it's settled. The wedding will be held on the second floor of the wooden building, three days later, which is the eighth day of May. I will come to pick up the bride half an hour before dawn, how about that?”

“Okay… Okay, it's settled.”

Xiao Kangcheng was still immersed in the words just now. He was pulled by his mother-in-law, Lin Lan, before he woke up and nodded quickly in response.

“Half an hour before dawn, wouldn't we be able to make it too?”

Hearing the voices of the people around him, Xia Chuan smiled and said, “The wedding will be held after dawn. The wooden building will be closed at that time. Anyone in the camp can come and visit, no one will be refused. I'm just afraid that the hall won't be able to accommodate so many people, so everyone has to grab a seat in advance.”

Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this, and they all excitedly said that they must grab a seat and have a good time.

Looking at the cheers of everyone, Xia Chuan's face was also full of smiles.

The goal of his wedding is very clear, to set an example for everyone in the camp, so of course, as many people as possible should come.

It's just that there are too many people in the camp now, more than 20,000 people, and a main hall simply can't accommodate them, so it needs to be prepared carefully to avoid accidents.

Thinking of this, Xia Chuan no longer stayed and left with Qiu Peng and the others to prepare in advance.

“Congratulations, Brother Xiao, for having such a good son-in-law!”

“Lord Si Cheng is your son-in-law, Brother Xiao, congratulations, congratulations!”

“This six engagements, I guess not many people in the entire camp can afford it. Brother Xiao, you've gained face today, congratulations, congratulations.”

“Where are you saying, where are you saying, congratulations to you too, hahaha.”

… … … …

Hearing the congratulations from acquaintances, Xiao Kangcheng's mouth was modest, but the smile on his face never stopped, and his mood was naturally extremely good.

… … … … … …

Mirror Valley, dawn.

Because no one has lived there for more than a month, most of the thirty-odd houses in Mirror Valley are in a state of disrepair.

However, since the end of last month, when Xia Chuan appointed Yue Feng as the person in charge of the Mirror Valley station and left the five hunting teams including Yu Wentao here, the situation has changed.

In the center of Mirror Valley, seven houses have been cleaned very cleanly, and some animal bones are piled up at the door, which are obviously inhabited by people for a long time.

The door of a wooden house in the middle and on the right is open.

Yu Wentao walked out of the door, grinning and facing the cold light outside the house. He only stood for more than an hour before he couldn't hold on and hid back inside.

“Okay, Si Zheng is better than me. I can only last for half an hour at most.”

“Lao Meng can do it too, about an hour.”

“My skin membrane has just started, and I can't stand it for five minutes.”

… … … …

Inside the house by the door, Hong Guang, Hong Tian, Zhu Ling, Zhu Yuan, Meng Yi, and Yue Feng, a total of six people, were surrounding a coal stove. Seeing Yu Wentao walking in, with a large patch of blue on his body, they couldn't help but make fun of him.

Among the six people, only Yue Feng couldn't get a word in. He hadn't entered the stage of reshaping the skin membrane. Unlike Yu Wentao and the other five, who could briefly appear in the sunlight, he could only look at the six people with envy in his eyes.

“This skin membrane stage is magical enough. You have to completely reshape it before you can see the light completely? Are there no exceptions?”

Zhu Yuan's question made everyone curiously look at Yu Wentao.

Among them, Yu Wentao has the deepest understanding of the Cold Resistance level.

After all, with a Cold Resistance level father, Yu Wentao obviously has a certain understanding of this issue. After thinking for a moment, he said: “There are no exceptions. Even if you wrap your whole body with something, you can't be exposed to the sun outside.

The Ice Abyss World after dawn not only has coldness in the light, but also in the air. The so-called Leakless Skin Membrane Realm actually refers to your ability to control the pores on the skin membrane, lock the breath in the body, on the one hand, prevent the cold air from the outside world from penetrating into the body, and on the other hand, prevent the body temperature from being lost. The so-called Cold Resistance level refers to this meaning.

Look outside, the sunlight is not omnipresent. Sometimes it will be blocked by trees or mountains. If you think that as long as you avoid the sunlight, you can move around during the day, then we have too many ways.”

Everyone suddenly understood when they heard this.

Yue Feng's expression changed, and he asked: “That is to say, the Cold Resistance level only has the qualification to move around during the day, but it does not mean that it can appear in the sun all day long, is that what you mean?”

“That's right!”

Yu Wentao thought for a moment and gave a definite answer.

But this answer made Yue Feng and the others stunned instantly.

The six people looked at the roof of the wooden house on the left at the same time, their expressions full of confusion and incomprehension.

Following the eyes of the six people, Yu Wentao's expression suddenly stiffened.

On the roof of the middle house, Xia Hong, dressed in black, was sitting cross-legged on it. The light from the cold sun in the sky enveloped his whole body almost without leaking a drop.

This scene clearly overturned what he had just said.

“During this time, as long as it is daytime, the leader will sit there cross-legged to practice. According to you, the leader is not Cold Resistance level?”

“Isn't the next level after Cold Resistance level the Bright Sun Realm?”

“Did the leader break through?”

… … … …

Hearing the questions from the six people, Yu Wentao's face was also full of confusion.

Xia Hong probably hasn't broken through to the Bright Sun level. Others may not know, but he can basically be sure.

Because the current Xia Hong gives him the feeling that the difference between him and He Yuanhun is not very big. He can feel that Xia Hong's strength is probably a little stronger than He Yuanhun, but it is not enough to say that he is a realm stronger.

But he couldn't explain this situation either. After thinking for a moment, he shook his head and said: “I don't know about the leader's situation. It is said that only the strong in the Bright Sun Realm can be exposed to the sun so recklessly, but he…”

Even Yuwen Tao, with his extensive knowledge, couldn't explain it, let alone anyone else.

The crowd could only attribute this anomaly to Xia Hong's unique characteristics. As a result, their gazes towards him naturally became even more reverent.

Xia Hong, who was sitting cross-legged on the roof with his eyes closed, revealed a faint smile.

The discussions of the people below naturally couldn't escape his ears.

Xia Hong actually had an answer in his heart as to why he could appear under the sunlight without any reservations. At first, he wasn't sure, but now, he could basically conclude that he was a special case.

This special case should be based on the perfect reshaping of his skin and membrane.

"My skin and membrane not only have defensive capabilities far surpassing ordinary Cold Resistance levels, but even the chill in the sunlight can't penetrate it. If there are no accidents, the defensive ability of my skin and membrane should be comparable to the Yang Manifestation level. It's just that I don't know how much my strength still lags behind a true Yang Manifestation level…"

Xia Hong slightly opened his eyes, raised his head, and looked directly at the cold sun in the sky. Feeling the flesh and blood under his skin and membrane slowly reshaping, his expression was both excited and distressed.

He was excited because he had probably found a way to improve his strength after the Cold Resistance level.

The next stage of reshaping the skin and membrane should be regenerating flesh and blood.

By releasing cold light into the skin and membrane, he could achieve the effect of first destroying the muscle tissue and then using self-healing to regenerate flesh and blood.

But he was distressed because this method of basking in the sun was too slow.

If he really cultivated in this way, Xia Hong estimated that he might not be able to complete the entire process in decades.

"If there are no accidents, I still need to put effort into those high-level cold beasts…"

Just as he was pondering to himself, Xia Hong suddenly raised his head and looked towards the valley entrance to the north. His brow furrowed slightly, and after showing a hint of displeasure, he spoke in a deep voice:

"Since you're here, stop hiding!"

Someone's coming?

Yuwen Tao, Yue Feng, and the others below were awakened by Xia Hong's voice. They quickly got up and stood by the entrance, looking towards the north.