Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

177: Chapter 128 The Arrival of the Earth-digging Realm Boom Period 177: Chapter 128 The Arrival of the Earth-digging Realm Boom Period In the dead of night, fierce winds howled.

At the entrance of the Great Xia Valley, Xia Chuan led a hunting team of thirteen, returning dusty and tired from the outside.

“Xia Chuan, three prey, how is it getting more each time?”

Luo Yuan, who was outside the wooden house with his children practicing boxing in the reserves, saw the hunting team carrying three prey from afar, looking somewhat incredulous.

The hunting team, as long as they didn’t go beyond the 500-meter boundary of Redwood Ridge, didn’t need Xia Hong to personally lead.

His injuries hadn’t healed, so only Xia Chuan and five others in the Earth-digging Realm led the original eight in the Logging Realm outside.

In the past half a month, Xia Chuan had gone out four times, but each time he only brought back one or two prey.

Tonight, he brought back three in one go, clearly showing that his hunting skills had become more adept.

While Luo Yuan was speaking, the young ones in the reserves who had yet to break into the Logging Realm stopped their practice, turning their heads to look at the people in the hunting team, their eyes full of envy and admiration.

The people in the hunting team, hearing Luo Yuan’s praise, all lowered their heads and chuckled lightly, instinctively turning slightly to look at Huang Yong and Li Yun.

“Who told you to stop?

Get back to practicing right now.

Look at you all, haven’t broken into the Logging Realm for so long and still trying to slack off, wasting the Cold Beast meat!”

Luo Yuan didn’t notice the subtle actions of the group.

Seeing the reserves stop, he immediately turned and yelled at them.

Ho…

Ha…

Most of the adults in the camp had broken through, and the reserves were mostly teenagers.

Luo Yuan’s strict attitude was evidently effective; upon hearing the voice, they immediately started boxing again.

“Luo Yuan, practice them lightly, don’t break these kids.”

“Hahaha, don’t worry, practice them hard like this.

These brats ate Cold Beast meat, they’re full of strength, they need to train to become something.”

“Young ones, your Brother Luo can’t go out hunting recently, no Contribution Points, he’s feeling pent up.

Don’t provoke him.”

“Hahaha…”

The hunting team chimed in jokingly.

Hearing Yuan Cheng tease him, Luo Yuan couldn’t help laughing in response.

“Get out of here, Yuan Cheng, I have three to four thousand Contribution Value on my account.

Even if you go out ten more times, you won’t surpass me.”

“That’s not necessarily true.

I already have over a thousand on my account.

Tonight, two Snow Manes, a Golden Sheep, I can at least get nearly a hundred points, I’ll soon break the two thousand mark, just wait, surpassing you is only a matter of time.”

…

“Alright, enough chatting, go to the Camp Supply Station and hand in the prey!”

Seeing everyone getting more and more engrossed, with no sign of stopping, Xia Chuan couldn’t help but interrupt.

The conversation between Luo Yuan and Yuan Cheng was just a snapshot of the current enthusiasm for Contribution Points in the camp.

Mu Dong at the Craftsmen Workshop was constantly innovating, producing new wooden and beast skin tools, with an increasing variety.

Especially the recent addition of over a hundred bows and arrows, which were very tempting for those in the Logging and Earth-digging Realm, and everyone could foresee that as the camp’s coal and iron resources become abundant, more and more weapons and iron tools would certainly appear at the Camp Supply Station in the future.

All these things could be exchanged for Contribution Points.

Contribution Points themselves are a form of wealth, and quantify one’s contribution to the camp, so naturally, everyone started to secretly compare with each other.

This comparison led to the increasing enthusiasm for going out among those in the Logging and Earth-digging Realm, providing more motivation to extract resources for the camp.

Such an atmosphere was exactly what Xia Chuan had hoped for; the Contribution Points rule was originally established for this very scene.

…

On the second floor of the wooden house, after handing in the prey with the hunting team and registering everyone’s Contribution Points, the others gradually left, leaving Xia Chuan alone, looking up at the third floor.

“The leader still hasn’t come down today?”

The person in charge of registration at the Camp Supply Station was Shi Ping.

Hearing Xia Chuan’s question, he shook his head and replied, “No, but when I delivered the Cold Beast meat today, the leader was practicing boxing.

Judging by the sounds, his leg should be completely healed.

He’s probably just wanting to train a bit longer.”

Xia Chuan nodded, saying softly, “That’s fine too.

Usually, he led us out hunting and had to manage many things in the camp, so he didn’t have much time to train.

Now during his injury, it’s good to focus on cultivation for a while.”

Shi Ping agreed, nodding, looking at the third floor with a touch of respect in his eyes.

As one of the ninety-six Logging Realm archers, Shi Ping was part of the group that successfully drove away the Rodent swarm, where Xia Hong played a decisive role.

Not mentioning Xia Hong’s own battle achievements, just his calmness and wisdom in forcing the Mouse King to appear, he was more than worthy of the most credit.

Having such a leader in the Great Xia is the greatest fortune for him and everyone else.

“From the fifteen people that appeared that night, the strength of the Mirror Immortal Camp is undoubtedly strong, and the leader must have felt pressured.

In the end, it’s because our strength is lacking and we can’t alleviate his burdens.

If more Earth-digging Realm members could emerge, the leader wouldn’t be so exhausted!”

Luo Yuan, without anyone knowing when, had come upstairs.

Xia Chuan furrowed his brow slightly and said, “Indeed, the strength of the Mirror Immortal Camp is strong, but that’s not an excuse for their arrogance.

If they occupy Arrow Bamboo Forest, so be it.

As long as they don’t cross the boundary, we can coexist peacefully.

However, if they dare to cross into Redwood Ridge, then we might as well…”

“What, are we going to fight them?”

A voice came from upstairs, interrupting Xia Chuan directly.

Recognizing Xia Hong’s voice, the three of them immediately looked up with joy.

Xia Hong, draped in a beast-fur cloak and wearing a pair of new black beast skin boots crafted by Mu Dong, walked towards the three with a smile on his face, his stride full of energy.

Upon seeing Xia Hong, the three of them were momentarily stunned.

It wasn’t about how he was dressed or the fact that his leg had healed.

Mainly, around Xia Hong’s body, there seemed to be an intangible aura of blood vitality, overflowing with energy and with an intense sense of power, bringing a palpable pressure upon his approach.

“Big brother, have you reached the limit of thirty thousand pounds?”

Xia Chuan asked uncertainly.

Luo Yuan’s face immediately showed a look of anticipation.

“Not yet, but less than three thousand are left.”

Less than three thousand left meant over twenty-seven thousand pounds.

Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan both looked astonished;

Shi Ping, who hadn’t broken through to the Earth-digging Realm yet, showed a deep admiration.

“Leader, your speed is astonishingly quick.

I’ve been in the Earth-digging Realm for over two months, and my strength is only at fourteen thousand now, increasing by just over a thousand pounds each month on average.”

Luo Yuan finished, and Xia Chuan immediately nodded, “I’m about the same; at my current rate, reaching the thirty thousand-pound limit would take at least another year.”

“No!”

Xia Hong immediately shook his head, smiling as he denied Xia Chuan’s estimate, “It won’t take that long; I broke through to the Earth-digging Realm about eight months ago.

In the initial stages, the growth rate was about the same as yours.

Your bodies should have developed a resistance to the Snow Mane and the three types of Cold Beast meat, which is why the growth rate has slowed.

Just switch to Teng Jiao and Mouse Meat, go ahead and change!”

Hearing this, Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan shook their heads.

“Leader, let’s leave the Teng Jiao and Mouse Meat for your use first.

We’re still seeing increases at the moment, and we’ll use it when the reserves build up a bit more.”

Upon hearing Luo Yuan’s words, Xia Hong immediately understood their concern.

Recently, to make bows, Xia Hong hunted quite a few Teng Jiao, and together with the eighty-three Rodents harvested this time, the camp had stockpiled nearly thirty thousand pounds of Teng Jiao and Mouse Meat.

Thirty thousand pounds sounded like a lot.

But the problem was, he used plenty too.

He now needed fifty pounds a day; since obtaining Mouse Meat, it had been roughly forty days, meaning he’d used over two thousand pounds himself.

Having driven away the Rodent swarm, hunting more Rodents would be difficult in the short term.

Without him leading, hunting Teng Jiao would be challenging, so Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan likely intended to leave these types of Cold Beast meat for him.

“No need, I don’t require that much right now.

Based on my current consumption, just save 1500 pounds per month for me.

The rest can be open for everyone to exchange, but the price can be higher than the three Snow Mane types.”

The Cold Beast meat is no longer a scarce resource for the Great Xia, including Teng Jiao and Mouse Meat.

If necessary, he would personally lead hunting expeditions; it might be hard to find Rodents, but Teng Jiao was easy, and the yield per catch was large, so occasional kills could last a long time.

The price setting was also straightforward; hunting Teng Jiao and Rodents is harder than the three Snow Mane types, making them an advanced Cold Beast meat, so requiring more Contribution Points for exchange is reasonable.

“Understood, leader!”

Besides going out, the most important task for Xia Chuan now was managing the supplies at the Camp Supply Station, including setting the Contribution Value prices for various supplies.

Hearing Xia Hong’s suggestion, he quickly caught on.

“By the way, leader, there’s good news I haven’t shared with you yet!”

“What’s the good news?”

Seeing Xia Chuan’s mysterious demeanor, Xia Hong immediately showed interest.

Luo Yuan, obviously unaware as well, turned his head to look at him,

“Huang Yong and Li Yun have already broken through to the Earth-digging Realm, and as far as I know, Hong Gang, Li Pingkai, Ying Xuan, and Yue Feng are not far from breaking through either, likely within ten days or so.”

Hearing this, Xia Hong’s eyes lit up.

Luo Yuan’s mouth dropped open, recalling the three prey Xia Chuan brought back tonight and everyone’s performance when they returned to the valley.

He finally understood, shaking his head and laughing:

“I see, that explains why your haul was so large tonight!”

Adding two more to the Earth-digging Realm, and within the next ten days, four more breakthroughs were expected.

No, it should be more than just four!

Huang Yong, Li Pingkai, and the four Xia Chuan mentioned were all members of the hunting team.

Besides Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, Yuan Cheng, and the Zhao Long brothers, the start line was similar for everyone else.

Once a breakthrough begins, it means it’s close for everyone.

“The Earth-digging Realm’s boom period has arrived.”

Xia Hong felt a wave of excitement.

With all fifteen members of the hunting team breaking through to the Earth-digging Realm, the camp would not only experience a qualitative leap in strength.

More importantly, mining capabilities would increase exponentially.

He still had eighty-three Rodent teeth!

Two Rodent teeth could make a Chewing Teeth Chisel, meaning forty-one chisels from eighty-three Rodents.

Fifteen Earth-digging Realm members, each with a Chewing Teeth Chisel.

The camp’s iron and coal output would skyrocket!

“In the upcoming hunting trips, just the eight of you come with me, let the seven who haven’t broken through stay in the camp and focus on cultivation, breaking through as soon as possible.”

“Yes, leader!”