Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 867: Chapter 333: Silver Mine from the Heavens, Yu Yao and Yu Sheng, No Need to Use a Bull Knife to Kill a Chicken [10,000-Word Mega Chapter Continued]

”Everyone, thank you for waiting!”

Xia Hong’s voice came from the back, and Li Tiancheng quickly rushed to the front of the stage, cupped his hands, and said, ”Congratulations to the Lord on the birth of the dragon-phoenix twins. May I hold my grandchildren?”

Seeing Li Tiancheng’s eager demeanor, Xia Hong chuckled softly and gestured for him to come over and hold the children.

Nearly ninety years old, Li Tiancheng showed a rare nervous expression, wiped his hands, and then carefully took the children from Xia Hong’s hands.

”This...”

Just like when Xia Hong and Xia Chuan touched the children, Li Tiancheng immediately sensed something unusual when he held them. Seeing Xia Hong’s reassuring glance, he started to observe the two children closely.

”Yu Yao, Yu Sheng, good children, good names, wonderful...”

Li Tiancheng obviously had high hopes for his grandchildren, repeatedly saying ”good,” and many of the Cold Resistance Level people gathered around to praise the children.

”The holy patterns on Their Highnesses’ foreheads seem a bit different!”

”Indeed, they’re different. The holy patterns of Yu Zong and Yu Ning were red, while one of Their Highnesses has a water blue pattern, and the other has a golden red one!”

”Extraordinary talent, certainly far superior to ordinary people.”

”Of course, how could the children of the Lord be otherwise?”

”I sense a temperature difference when I’m near Their Highnesses.”

”I felt it too; around His Highness Yu Sheng, it’s warmer, and around Her Highness Yu Yao, it’s cooler.”

”This...”

..............

As everyone continued to praise, Li Tiancheng began to gently play with his grandchild’s small palm. When Xia Yusheng grabbed his finger, his body froze, and he looked up at Xia Hong with eyes full of amazement and confusion.

Without saying a word, Xia Hong just nodded at him.

”Gulp...”

Li Tiancheng, who prided himself on seeing much of the world, swallowed hard, then looked down at his grandchildren, his eyes flashing with joy and emotion.

”Lord, I request that Meng Ying, Cheng Guang, Jiang Ping, Sun Yan, Yue Qian, and Song Kang remain beside Their Highnesses from now on, dedicated to their protection!”

Li Tiancheng suddenly spoke, silencing everyone.

Xia Hong was taken aback, then said with a strange expression, ”Is that necessary? The two infants will primarily stay in Xia City; what danger could there be?”

Li Tiancheng immediately shook his head and argued, ”The Lord and his wife are already the strongest in Great Xia. In the future, you’d focus on cultivation and often need to go out. How can you constantly watch over Their Highnesses? Assigning dedicated guards is for the best.”

He then gestured to Meng Ying and the others.

Meng Ying and the others immediately stepped out, bowed to Xia Hong, and said, ”Lord, Their Highnesses cannot afford any mishaps. We six are willing to take on the duty of guarding Their Highnesses. We hope the Lord approves!”

Xia Hong was first stunned by their proactive request, then realized this was pre-planned by Li Tiancheng.

The Longshan Eight Great Vajra, with He Tu dead and Zhou Yuan absorbed into the Dragon Martial Army due to his talent, left Meng Ying and the others. They neither joined the Dragon Martial Army nor formed an independent Hunting Team, nor did they accept previous proposals from Xia Chuan to work in other Seven Departments. They stayed in Li Tiancheng’s Longyuan Squad.

He once thought they were content to lead a carefree life without ambition.

So they were waiting for this...

”Lord, I also agree with Elder Li’s proposal. Ensuring the safety of Their Highnesses is indeed important, and having people follow them closely is necessary!”

At this moment, Xia Chuan stood up to support Li Tiancheng’s proposal.

Xia Hong seemed a bit bewildered but, after a moment of thought, nodded in agreement. However, he added, ”Let’s wait until they can walk out of the Star-picking Hall by themselves!”

Li Tiancheng still wanted to say something, but knowing few could enter the Star-picking Hall, he nodded.

Meng Ying and the others were filled with excitement, having secured this task.

”Yu Ning, Silver Mine, Yu Yao, Yu Sheng—today is truly one joyful event after another. What a good omen, hahaha!”

Holding the two children, Xia Hong was in high spirits. Recalling the collection of over a thousand drops of Cold Apple Jade Dew by Han Yue, he looked at the crowd of over three hundred and said exuberantly, ”Our Xia Family gained three children in one day, plus Yu Zong born at the start of the Cold Element Festival, totaling four. August 5th indeed seems a fortuitous day. As such, every Cold Resistance Level in Great Xia will receive four Yangyuan Pills to celebrate the birth of the four Xia children.”

Clap...

The hall fell silent, everyone staring wide-eyed at Xia Hong, as if doubting what they heard.

Those are Yangyuan Pills, used for Cold Resistance Level cultivation. At 3000 contribution points each, it’s one of the most expensive Dan medicines in the Camp Supply Department, with limited exchanges!

Every Cold Resistance Level gets four?

Great Xia now has at least 300 Cold Resistance Levels; that’s over 1200 pills!

Surely the Lord must be joking?

Qiu Peng, the Camp Supply Department Director, instinctively wanted to persuade Xia Hong to withdraw the order, but Xia Chuan whispered something in his ear. He immediately turned and looked at Xia Hong holding Xia Yuyao in his left arm, eyes full of joy and emotion.

”What’s wrong, everyone dumbfounded, don’t want it?”

Who wouldn’t!

Every face among the Cold Resistance Level turned bright red, unsure what to say until Yuan Cheng shouted.

”Long live the Lord, long live Their Highnesses!!!”

These four Yangyuan Pills were entirely thanks to Their Highnesses...

”Long live the Lord, long live Their Highnesses!!!”

Everyone echoed Yuan Cheng’s chant, looking at the twins in Xia Hong’s arms, eyes full of delight.

Xia Hong preemptively covered the ears of the two children to protect them from the noise. Once the crowd’s emotion subsided, he turned to hand the children to Han Yue and Han Shuang beside him, saying, ”It’s too noisy here, take them back to their mother.”

Han Yue and Han Shuang quickly stepped forward, each taking a child, and returned to the Star-picking Hall.

”Since you’re here, let’s discuss the Silver Mine on the North Slope of the mountain wall. Tomorrow night, I’ll take you to exterminate that pack of rodents and then...”

Yuan Cheng boldly interjected, ”Lord, our three armies are all prepared. Isn’t it an overkill for you to personally handle those rodents? Just leave it to us!”

Xia Hong first paused, then looked at Yuan Cheng with a thoughtful expression.

Indeed, those rodents weren’t strong enough for him to bother with.

”Yuan Cheng is right. Our Cloud Dragon Army now has 40 Cold Resistance Levels, the Dragon Martial Army has 43, and the Dragon Slayer Army 29. Why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut? The Lord needn’t act, and the camp’s Cold Resistance Levels needn’t move either. Our three armies can easily take that Silver Mine!”

”Alright!”

Xia Hong was finally persuaded and nodded, ”In that case, your three armies will be responsible for this task. But let me say this: losing too many for the Silver Mine isn’t worth it, so you must control the casualties. If the losses are too high, I’ll hold you accountable.”

Yuan Cheng, brimming with confidence, patted his chest and promised, ”Rest assured, Lord, we’ll ensure zero casualties!”

”Good, then I’ll await your good news in Xia City.”