Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 591: Chapter 253: Short on Meat, Short on Manpower, Someone Delivers

Second Year of Great Xia, April 28th

As night fell, a large group of people streamed out from the gates of the Wushuang Giant Stone Camp. They were all armed, with a few wearing iron armor. Upon walking out, they looked at the people of Great Xia with eyes filled with gratitude and emotion.

In the crowd, someone was the first to turn back and bow towards the iron gate. Seeing this, the others followed suit and respectfully bowed before leaving.

Inside the iron gate, Qiu Peng observed the actions of the Long Mountain and Zhaoyang families from the Earth-digging Realm, a trace of a smile emerged on his face as he spoke to Xia Chuan with a light chuckle:

”After all, people’s hearts are made of flesh. The leader was right; these people have been saved twice by Great Xia. Now we’ve returned all their weapons and equipment and let them all leave. One way or another, they’ll somewhat remember the favor from Great Xia.”

”It’s more than just a little...”

Xia Chuan’s smile deepened, shaking his head as he continued: ”Remember what happened earlier in the Gourd Valley, and you’ll understand why these people bowed.”

Qiu Peng lowered his head in thought for a moment before quickly realizing.

”That’s right, the leader was ambushed by Li Xuanling in the Gourd Valley last night, and these people from the Earth-digging Realm witnessed it firsthand. The people from Long Mountain were directly involved in the ambush, while those from Zhaoyang hid in the valley, standing idly by. Even if they didn’t directly strike, they were accomplices.”

After failing to kill Xia Hong, Li Xuanling continued to attack the Inner Valley. Hou Tong led a defense, followed by Wu Xiong revealing his deceitful monster true form, engaging in a massacre inside the valley, driving off Li Xuanling and other Cold Resistance Level fighters, almost turning the entire Gourd Valley into a living hell.

Xia Hong reappeared to save them at this critical moment!

After understanding the entire incident, Qiu Peng could not help but look back at the direction of the main building where Xia Hong resided, his eyes filled with genuine respect.

”The ambush in the Gourd Valley clearly was a conspiracy between the Long Mountain and Zhaoyang families. After the leader escaped, not only did he not hold a grudge, but he went back to save them in their moment of crisis. This is not just a simple act of saving lives. As long as these 1600-plus people have a bit of conscience, they are unlikely to act against us in Great Xia in the future.”

”Isn’t this what the leader talked about before, repaying grievances with kindness? I didn’t fully understand it before, but today I’ve finally witnessed it.”

At this moment, although Qiu Peng fully understood the actions of those people, his heart was mostly filled with admiration and respect for Xia Hong’s magnanimity.

”In essence, it’s about vision and scope. What our leader carries in his heart is probably too grand for us to comprehend. I can’t understand it, and neither can you!”

Xia Chuan sighed slightly, a sense of urgency rising within him. Seeing Xia Hong again after four months, he clearly felt that the gap between himself and his big brother had widened. This gap was evident not just in strength but also in magnanimity, vision, and scope.

”The biggest reason we haven’t been able to conquer Longyou is that we cannot continue dragging the leader behind us. The overall strength of Great Xia and our personal capabilities must be accelerated!”

Qiu Peng nodded heavily upon hearing this, a trace of guilt in his eyes.

The current situation in Longyou is strictly among three forces: Great Xia, Zhaoyang, and Long Mountain.

In terms of top battle strength, Great Xia is not inferior. They are already aware of what happened on the right side of Long Mountain on the night of the 14th—Li Tiancheng and Hou Hu are no match for the leader.

The biggest problem now lies in the Blood Guard Army, the Longyou Army, and the fact that the Long Mountain and Zhaoyang families have far more Earth-digging Realm people than Great Xia.

Simply put, it’s the matter concerning these subordinates!

”Are Luo Yuan and Zhu Yuan’s numbers fully reported?”

Upon Xia Chuan’s inquiry, Qiu Peng immediately nodded and said: ”They’ve been busy with this for four hours since dawn and have reported everything to me.”

As he spoke, he took out a ledger from his bosom, and continued:

”Last night, a total of 17,421 people came from Hanqiong. Of these, 2,931 are from the Earth-digging Realm. Excluding the 1,672 who just left from Zhaoyang and Long Mountain, the remaining 1,259 Earth-digging Realm individuals all came from the Hanqiong Camp and are considered people of Great Xia. This number was compiled by Luo Yuan.

Additionally, according to Zhu Yuan, during the distribution of solidified fire oil last night, the Dewdrop Plague outbreak resulted in 421 deaths, mostly ordinary people without cultivation; among the remaining 14,069 people, there are 4,282 from the Logging Realm, with the rest being ordinary people.”

Yuwen Dao is still recuperating in the Beehive, so matters regarding the Earth-digging Realm naturally fall to Luo Yuan, the Deputy Director of the Hunting Department; Zhu Yuan, the Director of the Civil Affairs Department, handles all population-related issues.

Xia Chuan didn’t react upon hearing, merely kept looking at Qiu Peng.

Seeing Xia Chuan’s gaze, Qiu Peng immediately understood, flipping through the ledger before continuing:

”On the side of Wushuang, excluding the 821 captured in the last battle with us, the total population is 28,814. There are none in the Earth-digging Realm, 3,821 in the Logging Realm, and 24,993 ordinary people.

The Beehive has 129 in the Earth-digging Realm, 3,639 in the Logging Realm, and 29,273 ordinary people.”

”What’s the migration status from the Beehive?”

”The Beehive has long started the migration. Three days ago, Meng Yi and Yue Feng, stationed at Jing Valley, began their coordination. According to their agreed plan, it should take a total of six days to relocate all the ordinary people to Xia City.”

Xia Chuan nodded; the migration plan was drafted by him and his team, so he was familiar with the details. It was agreed three days ago that after the captives were escorted back, ordinary people would be prioritized to migrate back to Xia City, while the Logging Realm and Earth-digging Realm individuals would remain in place.