Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1254: Chapter 415: Jiao Long Nest Blossoms and Bears Fruit, Changes in the Siblings’ Personalities (4)

Up to now, the entire Great Xia has produced more than thirty sets of Ten Thousand Forged Iron Armor.

With so few, it’s naturally impossible to distribute them widely within the army. At the beginning of the year, when Xia Chuan and Yuwen Dao were promoted to Sixth-rank Zidian Marquis, Xia Hong simply designated the Ten Thousand Forged Iron Armor as the corresponding reward for the Sixth-rank title.

Currently, besides the two Sixth-rank Marquis, Xia Chuan and Yuwen Dao, the only other eligible to wear the Ten Thousand Forged Iron Armor is the Fifteenth Army Commander of Great Xia.

”Just in time, for the future Fifth-rank Jinque Marquis, I’m still not sure what to use as a reward. This time, I’ve brought back over four thousand pieces of dragon scales, which should be enough for the Jiao Scale Armor.”

Upon hearing Xia Hong’s words, Mu Dong’s expression flickered as if he wanted to say something, but he held back, then gestured towards the last person.

Upon receiving the signal, the person immediately opened the tray he was holding.

On the tray was an armor as thin as a cicada’s wings, transparent and form-fitting.

”Is this made from the soft shedding under the dragon scales?”

Mu Dong first nodded heavily, then picked up the armor and handed it to Xia Hong, his expression filled with excitement as he said, ”That Jiao Long’s soft shedding measures over six hundred meters. The Jiao’s Shedding Armor made from a single layer of soft shedding can withstand any Cold Resistance Level attack. We’ve tested it; this soft shedding is very thin, and when multiple layers are stacked, the weight increase is negligible, but the defense capability keeps enhancing. The armor in the Lord’s hands is stacked with 20 layers, reaching the stacking limit. We couldn’t test its specific defense capability, so the Lord must try it personally!”

Xia Hong had already been pulling the armor with all his strength. While pulling might not indicate its defense ability, it at least tested the armor’s toughness.

He pulled hard a dozen times, and seeing that the armor had no reaction and even deformed only slightly, Xia Hong immediately realized how valuable this Jiao’s Shedding Armor was.

Xia Hong immediately grew concerned about the cost and asked Mu Dong, ”How many meters of Jiao shedding does it take to make such a set of armor?”

”This 20-layer one requires 5 meters to make. Rest assured, Lord, that Jiao shedding can be used in medicine; we naturally wouldn’t waste it. Currently, we’ve only made this one, specifically for the Lord. The rest, we’ve kept in the main hall treasury, reserved for subsequent alchemy.”

meters, that’s not too bad!

Last month, when Xia Hong fought with that black Jiao Long at the White Tiger Pond, its body length was over a thousand meters. This Jiao shedding being only over six hundred meters probably refers to the outer skin it shed in the previous stage.

”Then there’s the over a hundred types of metal ores you sent back, Lord. The Craftsmen Department has already identified more than seventy kinds and found many suitable for artifact refining, including a piece of Cold Marrow Iron weighing over thirty thousand jin. These are being used to cast instruments and forge weapons. By the way, we’ve selected the most precious among them to tailor a complete set of weapons for the Lord!”

Upon hearing Mu Dong’s last words, a smile immediately bloomed on Xia Hong’s face.

Ever since returning from Hongmen, Mu Dong had taken his Dragon Sparrow and Cold Blood. Therefore, he knew about the Craftsmen Department forging weapons for him.

”Alright, let’s see what good weapons your Craftsmen Department can create for me this time!”

Xia Hong looked at the spirit pills on the table, took the Spiritual Milk Pill and Sun-Rising Pill, and then smiled at Mu Dong, ”Alright, all the new things you showed me today are quite nice. We must reward you well this Cold Yuan Festival, head back to your work now.”

”I take my leave!”

Upon hearing this, Mu Dong’s expression immediately turned ecstatic. After calming down, he bowed and retreated.

”You should hurry and deal with that Chu Yan’er matter too! I can see the person possesses some skills, and likely comes from a complex background. Test them and see if they are from Chen Cang or Cai Qiu.”

”I’ll get to it!”

Xia Chuan immediately nodded, bowing and withdrawing from the Political Debate Hall.

Xia Hong watched the two leave, stood up, and exited the hall, but he bypassed the high platform and flew toward the Star-picking Hall behind the Political Debate Hall.

......

Star-picking Hall, rear chamber.

”Ahhhhhhh... I’m so mad, I’m so mad, Yuan Shao turns six today, Yue Yuan, Yue Bo, Xu Cheng, Qiu Hong, Lin Shou... they all turn six, and I have to wait until next year, have to wait until next year!”

Returning from the Yuan Mansion, Xia Yusheng was clearly quite irate, swinging his little fists continuously forward as if fighting with the air.

”It’s just under ten months, what’s the rush.”

A young girl’s voice drifted out from the inside of the chamber.

The voice, though young, carried a serene and elegant demeanor, forming a stark contrast with Xia Yusheng’s urgency and anger.

Xia Yusheng bypassed the chamber, seeing his sister Xia Yuyao sitting at the table in a sky blue little dress, holding a copy of Xia Li in her hands. He curiously asked, ”Sis, aren’t you anxious?”

”Being anxious doesn’t help. It’s better to prepare for cultivation with peace of mind. Don’t want to turn six next year and make a fool of yourself knowing nothing then!”

Xia Yuyao looked at her brother with an indifferent face and shook her head, ”This Xia Li·System Chapter was all written by father. It explains cultivation starting from age six clearly, including the Logging Realm, Earth-digging Realm, and Cold Resistance Level. You should take some time to read it too!”

”Read what? We both already have Earth-digging Realm cultivation and there’s no need to read it. We can’t cultivate yet, and reading the later cultivation realms will only make me more frustrated.”

Xia Yuyao, seeing her brother so resistant, no longer advised him but suddenly sensed something and quickly looked toward the door.

At this glance, her eyes immediately curved like a crescent moon, and her previously calm little face instantly blossomed into an incomparably happy smile.

She jumped down from her seat swiftly and directly pounced into Xia Hong’s embrace.

”Dad, weren’t you cultivating with mom at the Star-picking Platform? How come you have time to visit Ah Yao!”

Only then did Xia Yusheng notice his father’s arrival, and he rushed toward his father’s embrace excitedly.

”12800, 12200.”

Xia Hong opened his arms wide, catching the two children, sensing the current basic strength of the siblings, his eyes flashed with delight.

Without starting cultivation yet, by his estimates, the siblings could naturally grow to have a basic strength between fifteen to sixteen thousand by August next year when they turn six.

Now, it seems they might exceed that!

Xia Hong took out the prepared Spiritual Milk Pill from his arms, looked at the two, and smiled, ”Ah Yao, Sheng’er, try this spirit pill!”

Each took a pill without hesitation and swallowed it immediately.

With the pill down, the two little faces only flushed slightly, and in mere three breaths, they returned to normal.

”Yay, the strength has increased!”

”Dad, is this spirit pill specifically for increasing our strength?”

Upon detecting the increase in strength, Xia Yusheng’s face immediately became excited;

Xia Yuyao, however, thought more deeply. She knew that they couldn’t cultivate before age six, and normal cultivation-dedicated pills couldn’t be consumed. But since dad dared to give them this pill, it must be fine, so this pill must be specially made for them.

”Yes, Ah Yao is so smart, hahaha!”

Xia Hong couldn’t resist teasing Xia Yuyao’s little nose, praising her with a smile.

”Dad, I want more, I want more, I must continue to enhance my strength!”

Xia Yusheng was much more straightforward, directly expressing his desire to continue increasing his strength, reaching out towards Xia Hong.

”One pill a month, no more.”

Looking at his increasingly unruly little son and then at his older daughter Xia Yuyao in his other arm, Xia Hong felt a sense he couldn’t quite describe.

Ever since bringing the sibling duo to participate in the council at Hongmen, it seemed their personalities have undergone changes.