Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 938: Chapter 349: Attempting to Cheat, East Ridge’s Strength, Lu Yang’s Tactics

The saying “Gaining ten thousand jins of silver is not as valuable as a promise from Yang Zhun” started to spread widely among the Moao Nine Towns after this event.

Setting other things aside, Yang Zhun’s reputation for valuing trust quickly spread. Since this was the case, the people of Beishuo Town, who regarded Yang Zhun as the Great Lord, naturally had to emulate him.

Zhu Yang did not dare to wield power and suppress others forcibly. While there were factors such as his apprehension of Gu Tianxiong and Institute Chief Huang, the deeper reason was that he did not dare to tarnish Beishuo’s reputation of trustworthiness.

Before the competition began, Lu Yang repeatedly asked if he was representing the Beishuo Inspection Office today. Zhu Yang had also given a clear answer that his every word and action represented Beishuo.

If today he dared to wield power to suppress others and helped Zhu Ling forcibly cheat, with He Wuyang as a witness, the matter could escalate to Gu Tianxiong and Institute Chief Huang, charging him with tarnishing Beishuo’s reputation, which would be considered a light punishment.

If he were charged with tarnishing the Lord’s reputation, that would be severe.

The environment of Ice Abyss dictates that in any camp, the Lord is the absolute supreme existence, revered by all in the camp. In a powerful town-level camp like Beishuo, this is even more so.

Of course, the same goes for Great Xia.

The Prison Department of Great Xia has clearly stipulated laws that if someone dares to tarnish the Lord’s reputation, the lightest punishment is one year of forced labor, and the most severe is direct execution.

Whether or not Yang Zhun himself cares about tarnishing the Lord’s reputation is uncertain, but his large group of supporters in Beishuo City certainly would not agree.

This is the core reason Zhu Yang dared not wield power to suppress others today.

He was already old, and this time being assigned to Jingxi, it was evident to discerning eyes that he was being marginalized by the Inspectorate.

Many are eyeing the position of Dean he holds!

If he were to bear the burden of a serious crime such as tarnishing the Lord’s reputation, regardless of the final outcome, he certainly could not keep the position of Dean.

In other words, this is a charge that even Zhu Yang does not dare to bear, so would the leaders of Zhu Ling’s five families dare to bear it?

Lu Yang looked down at the five, a smile full of confidence on his face.

Of course not!

Today, he’s certain of having these five families in a bind.

“Leader Lu, five years is simply too much…”

After a long silence, Zhu Tong finally spoke.

His tone carried some threat, pausing for a moment before continuing in a low voice: “If we hand over so many resources, my five families will have no way to survive in the future. We cannot agree. Even if you escalate it to Dean Gu, we still can’t deliver.”

“That’s right, Leader Lu, we simply can’t provide that much.”

“To say nothing of the rest, 150,000 tons of iron ore, divided among the families would be 30,000 tons each, which is nearly the total mining capacity of half an iron mine. My five families can’t possibly have people mining every day for the next five years.”

“So much, forgive me, Yanggu, cannot provide it.”

“The same goes for me, Wanxing cannot provide it.”

The four leaders quickly expressed their stance after Zhu Tong.

Seeing the five with expressions indicating they had no intention of acknowledging their debt, Lu Yang’s smile gradually faded away, and his gaze fell sharply.

“Leader Lu, perhaps…”

“He Wuyang, shut up!”

He Wuyang was about to speak on behalf of the five people when Zhu Tong felt a hint of joy in his eyes. But this joy was quickly snuffed out by Lu Yang’s stern rebuke.

Lu Yang actually directly reprimanded He Wuyang, telling him to shut up.

How could he dare to?

Not only Zhu Tong but Bai Bo and the other four leaders, and even Zi Jin and Hong Fan standing behind Lu Yang, were instantly stunned.

The leaders of the seven families first looked up at Lu Yang, then all simultaneously shifted their gaze backward, at He Wuyang, who had been reprimanded and told to shut up.

What followed was a scene completely unfamiliar to them!

He Wuyang’s face first flushed deeply red, betraying his intense anger. Yet, despite his anger, within three or four breaths, he forced himself to return his expression to normal, then turned and left the venue as if nothing happened.

……

He Wuyang, a genuine Beishuo Black Mark Inspector, was reprimanded by the leader of a village-level camp, and without saying anything, just left?

The scene that just unfolded caused a shock in the hearts of the seven family leaders a hundred times stronger than when Zhu Yang left just now.

Why?

Why?

At this moment, an expression of horror appeared on the faces of Zhu Tong and the others, their minds full of confusion.

“Since you can’t produce so much, how did you dare to propose this gamble to me in the first place? You were sure my East Ridge would lose, right?”

With the scene of He Wuyang being reprimanded and retreating fresh in mind, Lu Yang’s deep and angry voice at this moment became even more intimidating to Zhu Tong and the others.

The five did not dare to meet his gaze and all lowered their heads immediately.

Seeing them still acting like pigs unafraid of scalding water, Lu Yang let out a couple of cold laughs and continued, “A deal is a deal; this is an unchanging truth since ancient times. You probably think that even if Dean Gu knows about this, he won’t care about your little resources, at most scolding you and that’s it. So even if you don’t give it, I can’t do anything to you, right?”

The five continued to stay silent with their heads down.

“If you think so, you are gravely mistaken!”

Lu Yang gave a cold laugh, then continued, “Since you won’t give, my East Ridge will take it ourselves. Starting today, my East Ridge will send people every night to patrol along the North Mountain line. From now on, don’t think about setting foot in Beining Mountain again!”