Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 349: Chapter 179: 3 Tigers Fall, Insights and Fond Hearts [Happy New Year] _4

Unfortunately, before he could even bow, he was held up by the man.

”There’s no need for formalities, Hong Guang, I’ve come to see you!”

Hong Guang, lying on the bed, heard this voice, and his originally vacant eyes immediately regained their brightness. He turned his head, seeing the young man in black standing by his bedside, he struggled to get up.

”You’ve been tormented to this extent, there’s no need for formalities, just lie there!”

Upon hearing this, Hong Guang’s face was full of shame, and he said, ”Leader, this time it was my stupidity, I was deceived, resulting in the death of two brothers, and even involved Lord Chief who brought so many people to save me. I am willing to accept any punishment.”

The man in black was naturally Xia Hong. As soon as he found out that someone had died in the camp, he couldn’t sit still. After understanding the situation, he directly came to find Hong Guang.

Hearing the remorse in Hong Guang’s tone, Xia Hong’s expression softened a bit, but he still said sternly, ”Your stupidity is not just about being deceived!”

Hearing this, Hong Guang froze.

”The two camps you recently brought in used coercion; it was basically forced with martial power, wasn’t it?”

”Leader, the people on the Five Ape Mountain side are too defensive and hard to communicate with. I forced them to come to the camp first. Once they experience the benefits, they will naturally integrate into our Great Xia. Is there anything wrong with this approach?”

”If that’s the case, then why do I need you people to go there?”

With one sentence from Xia Hong, Hong Guang was instantly stunned.

Standing next to him, Hong Yu’s expression also momentarily stiffened, but he quickly reacted, looking at Xia Hong with a touch of admiration in his eyes.

And after being stunned for a while, Hong Guang slowly processed it in his mind, and his facial expression began to change.

He wasn’t foolish; how could he not understand the implications of Xia Hong’s words?

If it were so simple to bring people over by force, the leader could act himself, and who on the Five Ape Mountain would dare to resist?

”With over three thousand people from Mirror Immortal’s family coming over, there are already so many minds to manage. On the Five Ape Mountain, there are nearly twenty camps, and if I took them all in at once, then Great Xia’s people would be a mix of good and bad. It could take years to resolve internal unity problems, and even then, it might not be satisfactorily resolved. What’s the point of such expansion?”

Lying on the bed, after hearing this, Hong Guang’s face was already full of regret.

Standing beside him, Hong Yu also had a few drops of cold sweat on his forehead. Xia Hong’s first sentence was pointing to his father’s attempt to compete for the position of the Pioneer Department Director, and he could certainly hear it.

Originally, one might have assumed that the leader, continuously in seclusion, knew nothing, yet he was aware of everything.

”Just a mere Three Tigers Camp, an entire hunting team, six Earth-digging Realm members, including you, at the peak of Earth-digging Realm, nearly all got wiped out. Tian Yu and Liu Zhuang essentially died in your place, so it’s proper for you to feel guilty.”

Xia Hong’s tone grew serious. In his eyes, the strength of the Three Tigers Camp was extremely weak, and such mistakes should not have been made. Hong Guang made them, and naturally, he wouldn’t be lenient.

”You will take care of the families of Tian Yu and Liu Zhuang from now on, but you cannot let them know. Each month, it will be deducted from your contribution value; you don’t need to compete for the Pioneer Department Director position; furthermore, the Xuanwu Team is to be disbanded from today, and your remaining five members will join other hunting teams.”

Three punishments, each heavier than the last.

Especially the last, upon hearing the direct dissolution of the Xuanwu Team, Hong Guang showed urgency on his face, wanting to say something, but his mouth trembled for a long while without a single word being uttered.

”Do you have any objections to my handling?”

Hong Guang lying on the bed shook his head, was silent for a long time, and then slowly spoke:

”No, I am willing to be punished!”

”That’s good, get well soon. When you break through to the Cold Resistance Level, I’ll give you a chance to rebuild the Xuanwu Team.”

Upon hearing this, Hong Guang’s expression immediately became excited; he instinctively wanted to open his mouth to express gratitude, but when he looked up, Xia Hong had vanished.

Hong Yu, standing beside Xia Hong, was even more astonished.

He had merely lowered his head for a moment.

In that moment, Xia Hong had disappeared.

”The leader’s strength is terrifying!”

Hong Yu’s admiration for Xia Hong instantly skyrocketed.

”Father, do you think Brother Tao can withstand three moves from the leader?”

Upon hearing his son’s question, Hong Guang’s face showed a trace of astonishment, and then, recalling something, he immediately shook his head.

Yuwen Dao, three moves?

What a joke!

Xia Hong, back then, could even kill He Yuanhun!

Though only over ten days had passed, Hong Guang clearly felt that Xia Hong’s strength had become much more terrifying than before.

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At the edge of the forge behind the valley.

The sisters Xiao Ning and Xiao Yu watched people coming in and out of the forge’s entrance, their hands holding all sorts of weapons and tools, as well as some large iron materials, their faces full of envy and emotion.

”Those large pieces of iron are used to build that wooden building. I just heard Qiu Peng say that once that wooden building is completed, everyone in the camp can live in it.”

After speaking, Xiao Yu continued, ”Those two wooden buildings are just their temporary accommodations. I really don’t know what the scene will be like once that wooden building is completed.”

Xiao Ning nodded, recalling the information she had just gathered, her face still reflected a touch of disbelief.

”A Cold Beast tide exceeding five hundred beasts, and Great Xia could actually withstand it. Their strength is incredible. That leader, the brother of Lord Xia Chuan, just how powerful is he? If only I could see him with my own eyes!”

Xiao Yu also showed a trace of yearning in her eyes. In her eyes, Xia Chuan was already an extraordinary figure. His brother, in the eyes of the Great Xia people, was even more of a god-like figure. She truly wondered what kind of charisma he possessed.

”Uncle Yuan was taken to see Brother Xia Chuan. Little Yu, it seems inevitable we will live in Great Xia from now on!”

Hearing this, Xiao Yu excitedly nodded.

Compared to the resource-deprived Xiaohe, no, it should be said the entire Five Ape Mountain, the Daxia Camp was extremely wealthy.

All sorts of wooden products, beast skin products, clothes, tools, medicines, weapons, beast meat, beast blood...

Not only wealthy but also powerful, with a safer and more comfortable environment.

Most importantly, the operational system of the entire camp was highly rational.

”We all have Earth-digging Realm cultivation. According to Great Xia’s regulations, we’ll enter the Hunting Department, join a hunting team, and earn contribution points ourselves. We’ll not only be able to exchange for finished weapons but also exchange for iron ore and have the forge customize weapons we like.”

Listening to the excitement in Xiao Yu’s tone, Xiao Ning chuckled softly.

She saw things, of course, from a more profound perspective than her sister.

”The most important thing is the Cold Beast meat; one contribution value can exchange for two pounds of beast meat. This means that for us, cultivation will never lack beast meat again. If Father and the others knew, they would surely be delighted.”

Xiao Yu nodded, recalling the scarcity of beast meat around Five Ape Mountain, her spirit even more uplifted, and her eyes full of desire to join Great Xia.

”I’ve heard the contribution value system was created by Brother Xia Chuan and his brother together. They are incredibly smart, with such a system in place, the development and growth of Great Xia is just a matter of time. By joining now, we might witness the rise of a colossal force in the future!”

Xiao Yu couldn’t discern the deep meaning in Xiao Ning’s words; she only noticed Xiao Ning’s admiration when she mentioned Xia Chuan and immediately giggled and teased:

”Sister, I think you’re getting impatient, could it be that your heart is moved and you’re in such a hurry to be closer to someone?”

Hearing her sister’s teasing, Xiao Ning’s cheeks turned crimson, and she raised her hand as if to hit her, but just as she moved, her expression suddenly changed, and she looked up towards the wooden house on the left.

”What’s wrong, sister?”

Xiao Yu had already moved away, and when she turned back to see Xiao Ning standing still, she followed her gaze but found nothing. She hurriedly asked.

”It seemed like someone was watching us?”

”No, there’s no one.”

Hearing Xiao Yu’s words, Xiao Ning slightly furrowed her brow, but after looking around and confirming it was just a wall, she thought that this was the Great Xia Station and wouldn’t be dangerous, so she set her mind at rest.

”Maybe because I’m in a strange place, I’m being overcautious!”