Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1086: Chapter 379: Awakening, Promotion, and Expansion—Jiangxia’s Restoration and Choices

The eighth year of Great Xia, April 28, late at night

Less than two hours until dawn.

The streets of Xia City were filled with people returning from hunting and gathering outside, hurrying either to the various district offices to submit supplies, or having just submitted them, were preparing to go home.

Near the Inner City Main Hall, House No. 15

In the main hall on the first floor, Xu Ning sat at the top with scattered pupils and an empty expression, his face still holding the previous indifference and confusion.

Xia Hong stood right in front of Xu Ning, holding a piece of liver in his hand.

The liver was a deep, shiny black, pulsating slightly at a very slow rhythm, as if it still had life force, looking exceedingly strange.

There were six other people in the hall: Hong Qiaoru and three children, Xu An, and the Camp Supply Department Director Qiu Peng. Their eyes were both tense and hopeful.

Xia Hong slowly placed the liver on the lower right chest of Xu Ning, aiming at the original location of his liver, and then suddenly thrust it forward.

As the black liver got close to Xu Ning’s liver, it seemed to sense something and suddenly began to beat faster. Then, as Xia Hong forcefully slapped it, upon contact with Xu Ning’s body, it abruptly emitted a strong light and astonishingly fused directly into Xu Ning’s body.

“Mmm…”

Xu Ning, who had been silent and maintaining an indifferent and confused state for more than half a year, unexpectedly let out a painful grunt at this moment.

A strong cyan light suddenly rose from his liver area, quickly spreading throughout his body, and then gathered towards his eyes within moments.

It seemed to detect that Xu Ning only had a left eye, as the cyan light gathered at his eyes paused for a moment but quickly resumed, continuing to split into two streams, each flowing toward one of his eyes.

Seeing this change, a hint of anticipation appeared on Xia Hong’s face.

The others were still somewhat puzzled, but soon their faces showed shock and joy.

Because Xu Ning’s right eye socket, which had been hollow and sunken for more than eight years, began to bulge again.

Moreover, the cloudiness in his left eye’s pupil was rapidly dissipating, and as his gaze gradually became clear, the indifference and confusion on his face rapidly faded away.

Buzz…

After a long time, Xu Ning’s body suddenly shuddered, and two streams of cyan light shot out from his pupils, his eyes fully regained clarity. He looked up to see Xia Hong, Xu An, and the others in front of him, was momentarily stunned, and then realizing something, quickly stood up and said, “Lord, Dajue Temple…”

After Xu Ning’s body recovered, his memory clearly lingered on the night he narrowly escaped death from Qinghepu, recounting all of Dajue Temple’s events in one breath. After finishing, seeing Xia Hong and the other three unperturbed, and his wife Hong Qiaoru crying tears of joy nearby, he immediately sensed something.

He suddenly noticed his eldest son Xu Cheng behind his wife, seeing the change in Xu Cheng’s appearance, realized his son’s basic strength had reached over three thousand pounds, his expression suddenly froze: “Cheng’er has begun cultivation, how long have I been in a coma?”

“Father, you finally recognize me!”

“Father…”

As soon as Xu Ning spoke, Xu Cheng was barely holding back. Hearing his father call his name, he excitedly rushed into Xu Ning’s arms, followed closely by his brother Xu Ping, who dashed forward and hugged Xu Ning from the left and right with Xu Cheng.

Seeing his two sons so emotional, Xu Ning could already confirm he had been in a coma for a long time and quickly looked up at his brother Xu An.

“Big brother, it’s now the eighth year of Great Xia, April 28. From last September 24 until now, you have been in a coma for seven months and four days. Dajue Temple is gone, and that Master Wusheng who took your soul has been slain by the Lord. The Lord used the liver on Wusheng to save you…”

Xu An concisely recounted the past half-year’s events to Xu Ning, focusing especially on Xia Hong’s act of saving him.

Hearing that Dajue Temple had been annihilated and Great Xia now occupies Hongguan, securing the eastern passage, Xu Ning was extremely excited. Hearing that Xia Hong had fought one against five to save him and slain three grandmasters, he was deeply moved, directly walking up to Xia Hong, bowing as he apologized, “I was greedy for glory and acted rashly, causing the Lord to take such a risk to save me, a sin deserving of death!”

“No need for that. It’s true you were greedy for glory and acted rashly, but if it weren’t for the crucial intelligence on Dajue Temple you risked your life to bring back, our Great Xia wouldn’t have gained such advantage in the war, ultimately securing Hongguan and opening the eastern passage. Your contributions are immense, and while it resulted in your six-month coma, you… benefitted from misfortune in the end!”

Upon saying the last four words, Xia Hong’s expression was peculiarly scrutinizing Xu Ning.

Xu Ning was initially a bit puzzled but quickly realized something. After clenching his fists for a moment, his expression suddenly changed, filled with joy.

“My eyes have recovered, and not just my eyes, my power has surged directly to twenty-seven manes… How can this be…”

Xu Ning, in his daze, noticed for the first time that his right eye could see again. Just as a hint of joy appeared on his face, it was quickly replaced by excitement as he felt the boost in his basic strength.

He remembered clearly that when he narrowly escaped death last year, his cultivation was a bit short of the Peak of Cold Resistance, and his basic strength was eighteen manes. At that time, he broke through to Cold Resistance Level with a Top-level Combat Body Qualification, and his basic strength was 2.7 manes at the breakthrough.

Calculating from that, without using external enhancements, his basic strength would be at most just under twenty-two manes at the Peak of Cold Resistance.