Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1285: Chapter 422: Ji Jiang’s Predicament, True Sibling Affection, the Decapitator Strikes Again (Part 2)

For example, at the end of January when the goods arrived, the Xia Clothing Workshop released the Blood Jade Fox Fur for the first time. She immediately realized that these clothes would be a hit. As soon as she finished stocking up, she began purchasing Blood Jade Fox Skins in the city, and then she and the store assistants worked day and night to make over 300 pieces. This alone brought her at least 1,500 taels of profit.

“Just relying on purchasing, the profit margin is still too small. It seems I also need to take some time to go out hunting. This way, I can earn Contribution Value by submitting Beast Meat, keep the Beast Skin to make clothes and stock the store, and even sell other scraps in the city for some money…”

Ji Jiang sat in the chair, bowing her head in contemplation, and soon came up with an idea.

At the beginning of this year, the Camp Supply Department had already issued new regulations. From now on, individual hunting gains in Great Xia do not need to be fully submitted. For Low-level Cold Beasts, only Beast Meat must be submitted, and for Intermediate and Advanced Cold Beasts, only Beast Meat, Beast Blood, and Beast Bone need to be submitted. Other parts can be submitted for Contribution Value or kept for personal use; the choice is entirely up to the individual.

“Just like that. My hunting experience is too minimal, so I won’t touch Intermediate and Advanced Cold Beasts for now. Hunting some Low-level Cold Beasts around Beining Mountain shouldn’t be a problem, and I can also gather some materials for dyeing in the mountains, reducing my clothing costs. I can’t change the depressed situation in the city, so I can only try to cut costs and increase profit margins, aiming to boost my revenue back above 10,000 taels next month!”

Ji Jiang is at the mid-stage of the Cold Resistance Level, with the strength of a Seven-maned; this strength is only used to hunt Low-level Cold Beasts. If others knew, they would probably be dumbfounded.

This has to bring up the care her brother showed her!

Ten years ago, when their parents just passed away, Ji Jiang was only nine years old, and Ji Hong was fourteen. The siblings were both not yet adults, so there was naturally no need for them to go out. When it reached the first year of Great Xia, Ji Hong turned fifteen and became officially an adult. He almost took charge of everything at home, including the siblings’ living expenses and cultivation resources, all earned by Ji Hong from the Hunting Team.

In the fifth year of Great Xia, Ji Jiang finally turned fifteen. She wasn’t weak in talent and originally wanted to join the same Hunting Team as Ji Hong. However, Ji Hong refused without a second thought and strictly forbade her from going hunting, directly sending her to the Camp Supply Department. It was only when she demonstrated remarkable clothing making talent that she got into the Xia Clothing Workshop in the Craftsmen Department.

Two years ago, Ji Jiang broke through to the Cold Resistance Level and could not bear it any longer. She declared that she had broken through to the Cold Resistance Level but had never seen what a Cold Beast looked like. After persistently pestering Ji Hong for a long time, Ji Hong finally took her to Redwood Ridge three times to personally experience the feeling of hunting Cold Beasts.

When she just broke through to the Cold Resistance Level, her strength was 2.6-maned. Naturally, she could handle Low-level Cold Beasts easily, but she knew that those at the Cold Resistance Level at the camp could normally team up to hunt Advanced Cold Beasts. So after hunting two Low-level Cold Beasts, she suggested trying Intermediate Cold Beasts.

She was somewhat famous in the Inner City, often catching Zou Ping, Liu Peng, Lu Dong, Zhao Yuankong, and the other younger boys for a beating. With her talent in cultivation, even if she hadn’t hunted before, she was confident in her strength, believing that Intermediate Cold Beasts would be a sure catch.

However, the result was that her 2.6-maned strength was helpless against an Intermediate Snow Mane when fighting alone. Moreover, in a desperate situation, if her brother hadn’t intervened in time, she might have been seriously injured.

It was at that moment that Ji Jiang realized how much her brother had suffered over the years to take care of her;

Of course, that dismal performance also brought Ji Hong’s stern warning, clearly telling her that in future, when she is alone, she should only hunt Low-level Cold Beasts at most.

Ji Jiang naturally kept her brother’s words in mind. No matter how strong her 7-maned power was now, she still only thought about going after Low-level Cold Beasts.

“At least, I should first accumulate some hunting experience. It wouldn’t be wise to rashly deal with Intermediate Cold Beasts. If I get injured, I’d have to waste money on Healing Pills and make my brother worry; it’s unnecessary!”

After pondering for a moment, Ji Jiang stood up, preparing to gather all the scattered silver on the table. But just halfway through collecting them, a voice came from outside.

“Shopkeeper, why is there not a single piece of clothing in the store?”

Upon hearing the voice, Ji Jiang was momentarily stunned. Then she quickly realized, her face instantly full of joy. She immediately put down the jar in her hand and ran outside.

Ji Jiang rushed out to the outer room and saw a young man with strikingly handsome features, dressed in black summer clothes, standing in the middle of the store, looking at her with eyes full of affection. Who else could it be but her long-missed brother, Ji Hong!

“Wow… Brother, it’s really you!”

Seeing Ji Hong, Ji Jiang couldn’t help but shout in delight, rushing forward like an arrow straight into her brother’s embrace.

“Alright, alright, you’re all grown up. How can you still act like a child?”

Ji Hong’s face was full of a doting smile as he patted his sister’s head, thinking how they were both no longer young, yet still took on the air of an elder brother.

After standing up, Ji Jiang pouted with a cry-like tone, “Brother, it’s been almost five months since you last came to see me. If you hadn’t told me in the letter not to leave the city, I would have gone to Bashang to find you several times.”

Seeing his sister’s eyes turn red, Ji Hong’s expression softened instantly, and he said gently, “I just joined the Dragon Martial Army and am only in the reserves. I am very busy in the Bashang Military Camp and wouldn’t have had time for you even if you visited. See, as soon as I had time, I came to see you immediately, didn’t I?”