Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

The Great Tree was only ten li away from Mirror Valley. The group, traveling light, quickly arrived at the northern entrance of Mirror Valley.

A square stone tablet stood at the northern entrance.

The words "Great Xia Mirror Valley" were carved in large characters on the stone tablet.

"We're here!"

Seeing the stone tablet, Yue Feng immediately turned his head and instructed, "Yuan Kun, you and the others take these three back first. Heal them first, then throw them into the mining area. I want to take this kid back to the city to see the Chief Administrator."

Li Yuan Kun glanced at Luo Cheng, nodded, and led the others away.

Although Yue Feng was the captain of the Mountain and River Squad, he hadn't had much energy to manage the team since Xia Chuan appointed him as the garrison commander of Mirror Valley. Therefore, he promoted Li Yuan Kun to deputy captain, and he handled many of the team's affairs on a daily basis.

"Come with me, we won't enter Mirror Valley, we'll go straight back to the city!"

Back to the city?

When Yue Feng spoke to Li Yuan Kun just now, Luo Cheng had already noticed the last two words he said. Hearing it again, he felt even more confused.

Wasn't the Great Xia's base that valley?

Luo Cheng was already eight years old when he left the valley two years ago, and he still had a deep impression of the environment of his base, so hearing Yue Feng say "back to the city", he was really confused.

But being new here, he didn't ask much, just followed Yue Feng, bypassing Mirror Valley from the side, and heading towards the bamboo forest on the south side.

Following Yue Feng around Mirror Valley, a tunnel three meters high and five meters wide, built of green bamboo, came into view, and Luo Cheng was instantly stunned.

The tunnel was covered with snow, level with the snow on the side, obviously someone had cleared a snow path first, then driven stakes into the ground on both sides, inserted green bamboo, and then sealed the top, and then the snow covered it, forming a completely enclosed green bamboo tunnel.

"Don't be dazed, come with me."

Hearing this, Luo Cheng quickly followed Yue Feng into the tunnel.

Seeing the situation inside the tunnel, the surprise on Luo Cheng's face grew even stronger.

Inside the green bamboo tunnel, a torch was lit every ten meters, and an iron coal stove every hundred meters, so not only was the visibility high, but it wasn't cold at all.

On both sides of the tunnel floor, there were two deep trenches, which at a glance were known to be dedicated wooden wheel tracks; the green bamboo walls on both sides were also reinforced with a lot of iron, obviously to increase the load-bearing capacity in case the tunnel was crushed by snow.

The tunnel was bottomless. Luo Cheng looked ahead and only saw torches and coal stoves. He immediately realized that the length of this passage was probably far beyond his imagination.

"Kid, haven't seen a road like this before, have you?"

Hearing this, Luo Cheng shook his head directly and praised, "Such a tunnel, whether it is built or maintained, consumes extremely terrifying manpower and material resources, but it must be said that the role it plays in the large-scale flow of personnel and materials is limitless. When I was in the Hive, I saw them transporting materials, and the efficiency was simply ridiculously low, but if there was such a passage, the speed would be increased tenfold or even a hundredfold, I'm afraid it's more than that…"

Hearing this, a smile suddenly appeared on Yue Feng's face.

"Sir, may I ask how long this tunnel is in total?"

"A total of sixteen kilometers, crossing the bamboo forest from the southern entrance of Mirror Valley, all the way to one kilometer outside Xia City."

The total length is sixteen kilometers. Not to mention the sixteen kilometers of ground piles that need to be driven to build this tunnel, the wood and coal that need to be burned every day for every ten meters of torches and every hundred meters of coal stoves is also extremely alarming.

Moreover, this tunnel crosses the bamboo forest, will there be fewer cold beasts in the middle?

Once there is an accident, it must be repaired, and even the cold beasts around the tunnel must be cleaned regularly…

How strong is Great Xia's strength?

Luo Cheng saw the big picture through a small window. From the tunnel, he had already associated it with Great Xia's strength, which was no longer what it used to be, and his heart became more and more curious.

But Yue Feng didn't know that, looking at Luo Cheng's face full of surprise and emotion, he thought he was shocked by this tunnel, and the smile on his face suddenly became more and more proud.

The reason is very simple.

This tunnel was built after he gave Xia Chuan advice!

Mirror Valley has two iron mines, and there is also a coal mine in the bamboo forest, plus bamboo silk, cold beast prey and other materials. They must be transported to Xia City every once in a while. Every time, it takes a lot of manpower and material resources, and the process is not so smooth.

Transporting materials is only one aspect. The beast tide last time, as well as the subsequent invasion of the Hive camp, these two things also reminded Yue Feng of the importance of rapid passage between the two places. You can't always hope that the leader will come to save them every time something happens. This is not realistic.

After thinking about it, Yue Feng suggested to Xia Chuan to build an underwater tunnel.

Unexpectedly, once it was proposed, it was quickly adopted by Xia Chuan.

Of course, there were also many troubles encountered during the construction process, such as piling, collecting materials, ventilation, torches, coal stoves… The advantage is that Great Xia is now rich in resources and the people are strong. It took more than a month to really build this tunnel.

Just as Luo Cheng said just now, because it crosses the bamboo forest, the cost of maintaining this tunnel is not low. On weekdays, there is not only a dedicated hunting team responsible for driving away and hunting the cold beasts around the tunnel, but also the craftsman's workshop regularly sends people to clean the snow above the tunnel and check the various joints of the tunnel. Once there is a risk of collapse, it will be immediately reinforced and repaired.

"The only trouble with this tunnel may be the beast tide every four months. At that time, the tunnel area in this part of the bamboo forest will definitely be trampled and damaged, but it only happens three times a year. It's a big deal to spend more effort to repair and build it. Compared with the benefits brought by this tunnel, it is completely acceptable!"

Yue Feng looked at the tunnel and began to think about what could be improved.

"We have no experience in building directly underground, and the manpower and material resources required will be several times that of the ground. It is definitely not realistic at present…

We can cut down all the trees around the tunnel, so that we can avoid the cold beasts from occupying it, and the maintenance cost can be reduced at ordinary times…"

This tunnel has been named "Xia Straight Road" after being adopted by Xia Chuan.

Now this Xia Straight Road is not only being built in Mirror Valley, but also in Wuyuan, and several coal mines in Redwood Ridge have also started.

It is worth mentioning that Yue Feng received a reward of 5,000 contribution points for proposing the "Xia Straight Road" suggestion. If he can propose better improvement suggestions, it is expected that the subsequent rewards will not be less.

Luo Cheng naturally didn't know what Yue Feng was thinking.

He observed the tunnel all the way and walked more than ten kilometers south, and found that the green bamboo walls on both sides had become vermilion frost wood walls, and immediately realized that he should have left the bamboo forest.

Obviously, Great Xia used local materials when building the tunnel. The section from Mirror Valley to the bamboo forest used green bamboo; the section from the bamboo forest to the Great Xia Valley used vermilion frost wood.

"We're here!"

After walking another five or six kilometers south, with Yue Feng's reminder, Luo Cheng looked up at the end of the tunnel, and the light source was indeed over.

The end of the tunnel was actually a wooden house. Luo Cheng followed Yue Feng into the wooden house, and the moment he walked out of the wooden house, the expression on his face instantly froze.

In front of the wooden house, about one kilometer away, a black giant city wall, leaning on Shuanglong Mountain in the east and reaching Redwood Ridge in the west, came into view. Although it was a bit far away, Luo Cheng could judge with his naked eyes that the height of this city wall was at least more than ten meters.

"Sir, this… this… is this the city wall built by Great Xia?"

"Follow me first, get closer, and you can see it more clearly!"

Luo Cheng's reaction was naturally within Yue Feng's expectations.

Not only Luo Cheng, even him, had seen this city wall countless times, but every time he came back from Mirror Valley and saw it again, his face would still show a strong sense of pride and respect.

The giant city wall, fifteen meters high and three kilometers long, can cause a huge impact on people visually, not to mention that this is only the north side.

As a member of the Great Xia camp behind the city wall, and having personally participated in the construction of this city wall, Yue Feng naturally had feelings of reverence and pride in his heart.

Following behind Yue Feng, walking west along the north city wall to the end, and then turning south again, seeing the west city wall, which was as long as four kilometers, the horror on Luo Cheng's face became more and more intense, and the curiosity in his heart about Great Xia also climbed to the extreme.

Yue Feng said "back to the city" three times, so that's what he meant!

Only two short years after his father left the valley, Great Xia has developed this place into a giant city. How many cold beasts and monsters can such a magnificent city wall block? How much space can the inside of the city wall accommodate? To what extent has Great Xia developed now…

The confusions in Luo Cheng's mind came one after another. When he followed Yue Feng to the middle of the west city wall and saw the magnificent iron gate, his breathing suddenly stopped, and all the confusions in his mind disappeared in an instant.

The city gate was fifteen meters high, parallel to the city wall, and eight meters wide. It was suspended in mid-air by sixteen chains as thick as people. I don't know what method was used to fix it. At this moment, it was half-hanging, only half-opened.

Above the city wall, there was a giant wooden plaque with the two golden characters "Great Xia" written on it, shining brightly under the illumination of the furnaces hanging on both sides.

People were coming and going under the city wall, some wearing black iron armor, some wearing light golden armor like Yue Feng's men, some wearing casual clothes like Yue Feng, and even women leading children, talking and laughing…

They were all carrying long bows and holding sharp blades. Many of them had just returned from hunting outside, and were also carrying giant prey. Luo Cheng even saw two or three prey, each with a body of nearly ten meters, which at a glance were known to be intermediate-level cold beasts.

"Yue Feng is back."

"The lord is back!"

"Garrison Commander is back."

"I haven't seen you for many days. Oh, why did you bring a child?"

"Isn't Yue Yuan only one year old? He's so big in the blink of an eye?"

…

Walking to the city gate, many people greeted Yue Feng. Those who were close to him, upon seeing Luo Cheng, even started teasing him.

“Go, go, go, I have important matters to attend to, no time to chat with you.”

Yue Feng replied with a smile, a hint of joy appearing on his face as he thought of his son whom he hadn't seen for many days. He pulled Luo Cheng and walked towards the city gate.

Of course, the necessary procedures were still in place.

A team of people guarded the city gate. Seeing Yue Feng, they first saluted, then took out a piece of solidified fire oil to check both of them, and only let them pass with a smile after confirming that there were no problems.

“Sir, how many of these people wearing light golden armor are there in Great Xia?”

After entering the city gate, Luo Cheng finally couldn't help but ask this question.

Yue Feng’s ten subordinates also wore light golden armor, and they had all taken action when killing Lu Sheng’s five men. Judging from the force of their arrows, Luo Cheng could deduce that the basic strength of these people was definitely above 20,000 pounds, possibly even higher.

He originally thought that these people who could wear light golden armor must be the elites of Great Xia. Compared to the situation in the Hive, Great Xia definitely wouldn't have too many of them.

But just now, at the city gate, he had seen at least sixty or seventy of them, even the team guarding the city gate was like that, which made him even more curious.

“You mean the Thunder Kui Golden Armor? There should be over a thousand of them now!”

Gulp…

Yue Feng’s answer made Luo Cheng couldn't help but swallow, the horror in his heart rising to its peak. He even felt that Yue Feng was bluffing to scare him.

However, no matter how he thought about it, Yue Feng had no motive to do so!

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Over a thousand people, what kind of concept is that?

The Hive only has a total of seven hundred or so Earth Burrowing Realm experts!

Great Xia has more than a thousand people with basic strength above 20,000 pounds, so how many Earth Burrowing Realm experts do they have?

Walking through the five-meter-wide city wall area and entering the interior, the shock in Luo Cheng’s eyes never stopped.

The land inside the city wall was completely different from the outside. The ground should have been treated with some special method. Not only was the snow shallow, but stepping on it even gave a warm feeling.

The avenue leading directly to the valley was fully ten meters wide, and both sides of the road were planted with blue, red, cyan, white… all kinds of trees whose species Luo Cheng didn't know. The only one he recognized was the Ice Shuo, with an average of one tree every thirty meters, planted all the way to the valley entrance.

Near the city gate, there were no buildings on the land, but as they approached the valley, many buildings under construction could be seen on both sides of the avenue, as well as many planned lands with various building materials placed on them, obviously intended for construction.

After walking three kilometers, Luo Cheng, feeling his heart deeply shocked, finally looked up and saw the familiar valley.

But when he lowered his head and saw that the valley entrance passage, which was previously piled up with broken wood and stones, had been replaced by a giant iron gate twenty-seven meters high and twelve meters wide, even more magnificent than the city gate outside, his gaze froze again, and his expression instantly became dazed.

“How is it, do you still recognize this place?”

Yue Feng had an impression of Luo Ming’s youngest son.

Seeing Luo Cheng’s gaze shocked by the valley iron gate, he chuckled, pulled the still confused Luo Cheng, and walked straight in.

The city wall had only been built for more than two months, everything in the outer city area was still being planned, and the space inside the valley was sufficient, so many people had not moved outside yet, so insufficient popularity was inevitable.

In contrast, the inner city of Great Xia, that is, inside the valley, was much more lively.

The valley was full of buildings, the lights in the buildings, the four wide main roads, the stoves on both sides of the main roads, the various clothes worn by pedestrians on the streets, the teenagers of similar age playing together, the groups of children playing…

Everything in the valley was completely turned upside down compared to two years ago, not only making Luo Cheng instantly dazzled, but also making him more directly realize how correct his choice to return to Great Xia was.

In the past two months, when he saw those things from Uncle Yu, he could already feel the strength of Great Xia, but that was just a feeling. Everything he saw tonight along the way with Yue Feng was a truly direct experience.

Everything he saw with his own eyes was something that even ten Hives could not compare to.

“Father, Uncle He, Uncle Ping, Uncle Kang… I must work harder to cultivate, so that everyone can come back quickly and come to Great Xia!”

Luo Cheng clenched his fists, his expression full of determination.

Everything in the valley had changed, Luo Cheng could only follow Yue Feng along the main road. When he saw a quiet three-story building, Yue Feng stopped, and he also stopped.

“Come up with me!”

Following Yue Feng to the third floor, stepping into the gilded and brilliant hall, looking at the snow-white cold beast sculptures on both sides of the hall, the golden beast chair on the high platform of the hall, a majestic and powerful sense of oppression came over him, Luo Cheng dared not let his gaze wander at will, and couldn't help but lower his head directly.

That chair should be for the leader Xia Hong to sit on!

In just two short years, how did that young leader develop Great Xia to its current state!

Memories of Xia Hong from two years ago appeared in Luo Cheng’s mind, and his heart became more and more curious and expectant.

“What’s the matter, so urgent to see me?”

Suddenly, a gentle voice sounded from above the hall. Luo Cheng couldn't help but raise his head and sneak a glance. Seeing that the person in black on the high platform was not Xia Hong, his expression suddenly froze.

If he remembered correctly, that person seemed to be called Xia Chuan, the person who was kicked and injured by that Li Hu two years ago, the younger brother of the leader Xia Hong.

Luo Cheng also had some impression of Xia Chuan.

Seeing Xia Chuan appear, Yue Feng immediately bowed and saluted, then took out the letter he was carrying, as well as the animal skin scroll given by Luo Ming.

“Greetings, Director Si. This is a letter sent back by Hong Yu from the Hive.”

Hearing the words “Hong Yu”, Xia Chuan’s expression immediately changed. Luo Cheng didn't even see clearly, and he had already stood in front of Yue Feng, took the letter from his hand, and started reading it directly.

Uncle Yu’s position in Great Xia should not be low.

Xia Chuan’s reaction, falling into Luo Cheng’s eyes, naturally made him come to the conclusion.

And Xia Chuan on this side, looking at Xia Hong’s letter, his expression changed from the initial excitement to gradual calmness, then a bright color appeared in his eyes, and the expression on his face began to move.

After a long time, Xia Chuan finished reading the letter, the bright color in his eyes was still there, he looked down at Luo Cheng, clapped his hands and said to the outside:

“Come, take this kid to the Camp Needs Department to register first!”

A person immediately walked in from outside the hall, leading Luo Cheng away.

“Yue Feng, go and notify the Directors of the Six Ministries, as well as all the Intermediate Hunting Team Captains in the valley. Everyone come here tomorrow morning to prepare for a meeting!”

Luo Cheng, who had not yet walked out of the hall, heard Xia Chuan’s words behind him, his heart moved slightly, and he became even more curious about Uncle Yu’s identity.

The animal skin scroll that his father gave to Yue Feng contained the specific location of the Hive’s underground space, as well as the deployment map of the thirty-two passages.

Being young doesn't mean knowing less.

Luo Cheng knew very well what his father was doing. What he was curious about was why Yu Shu’s letter had such a strong power, not only could it make Xia Chuan personally arrange for him, but also make him immediately gather everyone in Great Xia for a meeting.

Luo Cheng, who was led away, naturally didn't know everything that happened in the hall.

At dawn, the lights in the main building hall were brightly lit, and the people notified by Yue Feng all came one by one.

Inside the hall, the seats were lined up on both sides, with clear order.

Yuwen Tao, Luo Yuan, Yuan Cheng, Shi Ping, Qiu Peng, Mu Dong, Cheng Feng, Bai Yingdong, Zhu Yuan, the nine Directors and Deputy Directors of the Six Ministries sat in the front row;

Hong Guang, Zhu Ling, Zhao Long, Meng Yi, Zhao Hu, Zhao Bao, Huang Yong… a total of seventeen Intermediate Hunting Team Captains were positioned at the back;

Yue Feng walked into the hall last, cupped his hands and said: “Director Si, there are still five hunting teams stationed in Jing Valley and Wuyuan, the captains can’t all come, these are all the people who could come!”

Xia Chuan stood below the high platform, nodded to signal Yue Feng to sit down first, then handed the letter and the animal skin scroll in his hand to Yuwen Tao first, signaling him to read it and then pass it down.

Yuwen Tao took the letter, his expression immediately shook when he saw the handwriting on it. After reading the content, seeing the animal skin scroll, his expression became even more excited, and he handed the things to Luo Yuan on the side.

Luo Yuan took the letter, his reaction was exactly the same as his, after reading it, he gave it to the next person. Soon, the expressions of everyone in the entire hall became excited.

“Hive deployment map, with this, what are we waiting for?”

“Three Cold Resistance levels, the highest strength is only eight manes, more than 30,000 people, only seven hundred or so Earth Burrowing Realm experts, sir, what are we waiting for?”

“I’ve long been displeased with that bunch of people, Director Si, let’s attack directly!”

“The leader has been mixed in there for more than two months, with him there, what are we afraid of?”

Hearing the noisy discussions in the hall, most of which were suggestions to lead people to attack directly and destroy the Hive, Xia Chuan suddenly shook his head and smiled.

It’s no wonder everyone’s reaction is like this!

I have to say, with the current strength of Great Xia, based on the Hive situation described in Xia Hong’s letter, it is really easy to destroy them.

“It seems that you haven’t understood the content in the leader’s letter!”

Xia Chuan interrupted everyone’s discussion, a hint of arrogance rising on his face, and slowly said: “What is a mere Hive, the twelve families of Longyou and even the entire Pingxi Plain are our goals!”

Everyone in the hall was suddenly shocked.

“If Longyou is a solid iron plate, it won’t be so easy for us to stretch our hands into the Pingxi Plain, but if they have problems themselves, then don’t blame us!”

Others might have a little trouble deciphering Xia Hong's letter.

But Xia Chuan was different.

Even if the letter didn't explicitly state it, Xia Chuan could still glean Xia Hong's larger plans and intentions from it. This was a unique understanding shared only between the two brothers.

“Weren’t Lu Sheng and the other four killed by Yue Feng? That's perfect…”

Xia Chuan's expression flickered slightly. After asking Yue Feng a question and receiving an answer, he began meticulous preparations.