Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

215: Chapter 141 Intermediate Thunder Kui, Second Reshaping Skin [Three in One]_4 215: Chapter 141 Intermediate Thunder Kui, Second Reshaping Skin [Three in One]_4 Last time he came, he had tried digging the swamp’s ground.

You know, at that time his basic strength had reached the limit of thirty thousand pounds, yet no matter how hard he tried, that piece of ground remained completely unmoved.

But this Thunder Kui could move freely within the Golden Swamp, even burying its entire body inside.

Just this fact alone showed that the power of this Thunder Kui was no simple thing.

“When you all head out hunting on your own later, first hunt a few low-level ones, understand the habits and tactics of the Thunder Kui, and report to me, then I’ll consider it!”

Though Xia Chuan and the others were somewhat disappointed, they knew Xia Hong’s approach was more cautious, so they all nodded.

…

The density of Cold Beasts in Redwood Ridge was indeed very high.

Xia Hong led the group inwards by two hundred meters, and within less than an hour, they discovered another Intermediate Snow Mane.

This was purely by focusing on finding Snow Mane.

If they had more hunting options, Teng Jiao, Thunder Kui, Frost Wolf, within a range of fifteen hundred meters, there were indeed many Intermediate Cold Beasts.

The first time hunting is unfamiliar, the second time just somewhat familiar, by the third time it becomes easy and practiced.

Fourteen Ten Thousand Pounds Iron Embryo Bows, five animal traps, Xia Chuan’s White Thread, and the Double-edged Giant Axe in Xia Hong’s hand, paired with everyone’s seamless cooperation.

This Snow Mane, only lasted for a little over an hour before falling in regret.

Having secured two Intermediate Snow Manes, more than six hours had passed, though the night was only halfway gone, everyone’s bodies were more or less at their limit.

Successfully hunting two Intermediate Prey in one night, both Xia Hong and the others were already quite satisfied.

Returning to the location of the first prey, everyone carried the two beasts back happily to the valley camp.

As soon as they returned to the camp, without Xia Hong’s instructions, Xia Chuan immediately ordered the people at the Camp Supply Station to start bleeding the two Snow Manes.

Xia Hong waited in his room for only a few minutes before Shi Ping and several others brought in a large basin of Cold Beast Blood.

“Leader, the two Snow Manes gave a total of 130 pounds of blood, it’s all here.”

“Alright, you all can leave now!”

After Shi Ping and the others left, Xia Hong stood up and walked to the basin, sniffing the rich bloody smell wafting from it, a touch of excitement passed over his face.

“130 pounds, it’s quite a lot, let’s see how much it can help me improve!”

Although the process of Reshaping Skin is painful, as long as you endure the moment, the subsequent rise in skin strength and the leap in Basic Strength is something that, once experienced, no one can refuse.

[Resources: Wood 12590 Coal 580 Iron 1220 Silver 0 Gold 0]

In just part of the night, the wood had increased by more than 1300 points, showing the enthusiasm for logging at the camp.

All members of the Hunting Team had gone out, so coal and iron hadn’t increased at all.

Looking at the remaining resources in the system, Xia Hong sank into thought.

Last time, to resist the immense pain brought about by a hundred pounds of Cold Beast Blood, he had used up nearly all the resources in the system.

He had nearly a hundred thousand in wood, over five thousand in iron, and over eight thousand in coal at the time.

Although the specific consumption rules were unclear, this time, with only so many resources, he certainly couldn’t just jump into the wooden tub again.

“Let’s try slowly first!”

Xia Hong took off his shirt, took out a large wooden spoon that had been prepared in advance, scooped out a spoonful of blood, and slowly applied it to his body.

For the first pound, there was only a slight pain;

The second pound, the pain intensified, but it was within an acceptable range;

The third pound…

the fourth pound…

the fifth pound…

“Hiss…”

By the tenth application, equivalent to ten pounds, the pain became intense enough that Xia Hong began to hiss.

But the system still hadn’t given any notification, indicating it was still within an acceptable range.

Xia Hong gritted his teeth and persisted, continuing to apply Cold Beast Blood to his body.

The fifteenth pound…

the twentieth pound…

the thirtieth pound…

“Ah…”

Xia Hong began to scream, large areas of skin began to show burns, and smoke was even rising, as his flesh and blood began to blur again.

Yet the system still did not give any notification.

“Ah…”

His screams intensified, his pupils began to glaze over, the intense pain making him dizzy, leaving only his remaining will waiting for the system’s notification.

“Still…

no…

notification…

this…”

His pupils began to fill with blood and turned red, his body started to weaken, and his hand holding the wooden spoon was trembling uncontrollably, but there was still no notification from the system.

The process of Skin Remodeling, the pain persists, it does not diminish.

This process cannot be stopped.

In other words, as long as the system doesn’t notify, Xia Hong would continue to endure such pain, whether it’s increasing or not, it stays the same.

Xia Hong looked at the wooden basin, bit his teeth, and used his wooden spoon to quickly scoop out the blood and continue pouring it over himself.

Thirty-five, thirty-six…

forty-one…

forty-two…

[Detected host’s nerves reaching the limit of endurance, system resources may be used to mitigate some neural pressure]

“Finally…”

At forty-two strokes, equivalent to forty-two pounds, the system’s notification finally arrived.

The wood was consumed first, dropping by 1000 each time, after thirteen drops it was all gone;

Next was coal, dropping by 50 each time, after eleven drops it was gone as well:

Lastly, iron, also dropping by 50 each time, after twenty-four drops, empty.

[Resources: Wood 0 Coal 0 Iron 0 Silver 0 Gold 0]

At the moment the resources were depleted, Xia Hong was stunned to discover the pain he was enduring hadn’t lessened in the slightest, it was exactly like before.

“Ah…”

Xia Hong let out a scream and fell unconscious beside the wooden basin.

At that moment of losing consciousness, he also realized:

Consuming resources only helped mitigate the additional neural pressure, which means that the intensity of the pain he was enduring was always at the limits of his will.

“If this process repeats a few times, my limit of endurance should get higher, and the resources consumed should gradually decrease.

It’s a good thing, it’s a good thing…”

Before passing out, this thought flashed through Xia Hong’s mind, and the pain on his face seemed to ease a lot, even revealing a slight smile.

Of course, this smile, appearing along with the expression of extreme pain, was bound to be a bit twisted.