Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

216: Chapter 142: 20%, The Turmoil Brought by the Martial Arts Training Ground [8000-word Big Chapter, Subscription Request] 216: Chapter 142: 20%, The Turmoil Brought by the Martial Arts Training Ground [8000-word Big Chapter, Subscription Request] [Camp: Great Xia (Level 0)]

[Lord: Xia Hong]

[Cultivation: Earth-digging Realm Fulfillment (Skin Remodeling Progress 5%)]

[Territory Population: 1096]

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

On the third day of the second month of the First Year of the Great Xia, two days later, Xia Hong woke up from his bed.

He first clenched his fists and felt the significant increase in basic strength, his face full of joy.

But then he looked at the skin remodeling progress in his system, which had only increased by three points, and the joy on his face vanished, turning into distress.

“Thirty-five thousand plus, after using up this 130 pounds, the increase in basic strength is about 3000 pounds, slightly higher than last time.

But the basic progress only increased by 3%, which means it really takes 50 pounds of Cold Beast blood to increase one point of progress.

If I want to complete the entire process of skin remodeling, I still need at least over 4700 pounds; converted, it still requires the hunting of…

eighty Intermediate Cold Beasts!”

Reaching the number eighty, Xia Hong felt a bit dazed.

Last night, he had already woken up three times in between.

The first time he woke up, his resources were already depleted, so he didn’t dare to use that much all at once, using only forty pounds, which resulted in him fainting again.

The second time, he was hesitant even with forty pounds and used only thirty-five pounds, resulting in him fainting from the pain without suspense.

As estimated, only when his nerves reached the limit of pain tolerance did the system help him through the bout by deducting resources.

During the rest of the time, as long as the pain did not cause a devastating blow to the body, even if he was in agonizing pain, the system would not intervene.

The third time he woke up, he used the last bit of beast blood and then went straight to bed and fell asleep.

“Fainted three times just to increase by three points, and now the beast blood is gone.

Eighty Intermediate Cold Beasts, how long will it take to hunt them all down?

Why is the process of skin remodeling so difficult?

The difficulty of breaking through to the Cold Resistance Level is absurdly high…”

Xia Hong frowned deeply; although the increase in basic strength was tempting, the difficulty was indeed absurdly high.

“One point of progress seems to increase basic strength by about 1200 to 1300 pounds.

To complete the entire skin remodeling process, my basic strength must be at least over 150,000 pounds.

Wouldn’t that make me a humanoid tyrannosaurus?”

150,000 pounds, and that’s just basic strength.

The maximum impact force generated by an Intermediate Snow Mane in a frenzy is only 100,000 pounds.

This means that any strong person at the Cold Resistance Level, even without any weapons, can easily crush an Intermediate Snow Mane with sheer physical strength.

“Eighty is eighty, must speed up the progress!”

Although Xia Hong had not personally verified the strength of a strong person at the Cold Resistance Level, he could roughly estimate it from his current cultivation progress.

And such strong persons, the Mirror Immortal Camp has two.

“Let’s hold off a bit, save up some resources, and upgrade the wooden mannequin to see if it brings any new surprises!”

The strength of the Cold Resistance Level may be far beyond imagination.

Upon reaching this conclusion, Xia Hong also knew that he certainly could not break through shortly.

Therefore, upgrading the wooden mannequin takes priority.

From the experiences of absorbing the Cold Beast blood twice, the resources had played a role in testing his willpower limits, or perhaps they helped him exercise his willpower, enhancing his capacity to endure more Cold Beast blood.

The currently tested limit is forty-two pounds, so for now, let’s stick to using forty pounds, which isn’t a slow progress either.

Using up the 130 pounds took him two days, which means at his current endurance level, a single day is sufficient for one Intermediate Cold Beast’s worth of blood.

“Previously, I set hunting every three days.

Calculating it like this, at least three Intermediate Cold Beasts must be hunted each time to keep up with my usage…”

Xia Hong’s brows tightened; based on the last experience, hunting three Intermediate Cold Beasts in one night, although extreme, was not impossible.

Just adding a few more animal traps would suffice.

The problem is whether there are enough Intermediate Snow Manes in the current explored area…

“There’s no use thinking about it too much, what if there are plenty of Snow Manes?

If they are obliterated, then push in a bit deeper, or at worst, shift to hunting other Cold Beasts!”

Having made up his mind, Xia Hong no longer hesitated.

Only two days had passed since the last hunt, and the next excursion was the following day, so the current day should not be wasted.

He took the Chewing Teeth Chisel and went to the mine to dig Iron.

Of course, it wasn’t just him; Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and others had already started digging in the mine.

Seeing Xia Hong walk in, everyone knew that he had already absorbed all the 130 pounds of beast blood, and their faces showed curiosity.

Their curiosity, naturally, was about how much Xia Hong’s strength had increased.

Xia Hong did not explain but simply raised the chisel and started mining.

Everyone’s curiosity was satisfied as they witnessed Xia Hong’s incredibly efficient mining display.

The improvement in basic strength was accompanied by an enhancement of various physical qualities.

The most crucial aspects of mining are the body’s load-bearing capacity and endurance.

Upon initially breaking through to the Earth-digging Realm, using a regular Sheep Horn Chisel, the typical daily output was about 100 pounds, which could double to 400 pounds with a Chewing Teeth Chisel.

Of course, besides Xia Hong, none of the camp’s fifteen other Earth-digging Realm individuals were newcomers; with a Chewing Teeth Chisel, their output could reach over 500 pounds daily.

Xia Hong’s mining efficiency was even more terrifying, initially about twice theirs, achieving over 900 pounds in a day.