Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1316: Chapter 430: Emerging from Seclusion, Adding Hairpins and Unintended Consequences, The Grand Scene of Great Xia and the Eve of a Surge (Part 3)

Under Qiu Peng’s presiding, the distribution process quickly concluded, with everyone receiving a share of the tribute according to their noble title.

”Alright, the ritual is over. Xia Chuan, the Directors and Deputy Directors of the Eight Departments, and all Chief Envoys of major stations, head to the Political Debate Hall. I haven’t been out for almost a year; it’s time you update me on the camp’s situation. Everyone else, if there’s nothing else, you may leave!”

Xia Hong left these words and picked up Xia Yuyao and Xia Yusheng, flying directly towards the main hall, with Li Xuanling following closely behind.

Xia Chuan and the others who were named quickly descended from the Sect Temple and headed towards the main hall, while nearly three hundred remaining people at the Holy Platform gradually dispersed.

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”21,800 jin, 21,500 jin, my goodness, in less than a year, you will have to start reshaping your skin membrane. To reach Cold Resistance Level before the age of ten!”

Main hall, Political Debate Hall.

Xia Hong sat at the chief seat, first looking at the two little ones in his arms and couldn’t help but praise.

”Heh, of course, Ah Yao is daddy’s daughter!”

Upon hearing his daughter’s words, Xia Hong couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

”Others will be entering the hall soon, stop clinging to your daddy. Hurry and come over here!”

Hearing their mother’s slightly stern tone, the two little ones immediately restrained themselves, hurriedly jumped off Xia Hong’s lap, and quickly went to their mother’s seat, obediently sitting by her side, one on each side.

Seeing how obedient the children were to Li Xuanling, Xia Hong couldn’t help but shake his head, feeling slightly envious.

”Speaking of which, I get a bit annoyed. The Spiritual Milk Pill was originally planned for them to consume one per month. They actually sneaked into my room, dug out the Spiritual Milk Pills, and secretly hid them, consuming two more each month. If I hadn’t noticed the abnormal speed of their power growth after coming out from seclusion, probably no one would know till now.”

Hearing this, Xia Hong was startled for a moment, then looked at the two little ones, with a slightly stern expression, ”Daring to consume even Dan Medicine recklessly, your courage is getting too big!”

Upon hearing their mother’s words, Xia Yuyao and Xia Yusheng were already feeling guilty, and hearing their father’s stern tone, they immediately hung their heads low.

”This time, you are punished not to leave the Inner City for a month. Dare to misuse Dan Medicine again, and it will be a year. Will you dare again?”

”We won’t dare anymore!”

Hearing the two little ones answer in unison, Xia Hong was finally relieved.

Despite their good talents, the two little ones are still only at the Earth-digging Realm cultivation. Fortunately, the Spiritual Milk Pill has mild medicinal power. If they had mistakenly consumed Dan Medicine inappropriate for their stage, the consequences would be severe.

”I originally planned to suppress their progress, and now they might indeed break through to the Cold Resistance Level before the age of ten. If that’s the case, none of you will think of leaving Xia City before you turn fifteen!”

Hearing Li Xuanling’s words, Xia Yuyao and Xia Yusheng’s little faces immediately turned bitter, almost wishing they could engrave the words ”regret” on their foreheads.

”Hahahaha...”

Seeing the expressions on the two little ones, Xia Hong was immensely amused.

Last year, when the two little ones first took the Spiritual Milk Pill, Xia Hong was beside them the whole time. He knew then, with their aptitude, the monthly limit should be three pills.

Giving only one per month was a decision made by Li Xuanling.

The reason isn’t too complicated; it’s simply to avoid them showcasing overwhelming talent, which might invite potential disasters.

Though the Great Xia’s strength is formidable now, there are still two Feudal Towns watching above. No one knows what the future environment will be like. If the two kids showed too extraordinary talents, it might not necessarily be a good thing.

The tree that stands out in the forest will inevitably be blown down by the wind.

Considering this, Xia Hong ultimately agreed with Li Xuanling’s decision.

Who would have thought the two little ones would sneak out the Spiritual Milk Pill on their own and secretly consume one extra a month? No wonder their basic strength is over 20,000 jin now. Just by consuming one extra pill per month, their improvement is so terrifying. If they had consumed up to the limit, wouldn’t they reach the Earth-digging Realm Limit?

From this perspective, Li Xuanling’s decision was indeed farsighted.

The two little ones had dreamed of going out of Xia City to explore. Originally, according to Li Xuanling’s plan, if their strength growth wasn’t so fast, it wouldn’t be a problem to take them out when they reached a certain age.

Their act of secretly consuming the Spiritual Milk Pill turned out to be a clever trick gone wrong, resulting in Li Xuanling’s decree of not leaving Xia City before fifteen.

Looking at their tense little faces, Xia Hong couldn’t help but be amused.

”Behave, don’t make your mother angry, and she will let you out!”

Xia Hong gently comforted them, noticing the sound of many footsteps approaching, and immediately sat upright, facing the entrance of the main hall.

”Greetings, Lord!”

Xia Chuan soon led more than thirty people briskly into the hall.

”Oh, Xia City now has new districts?”

Xia Hong swept his gaze over the group briefly, instantly curious.

He had only summoned the Directors of the Eight Departments and all Chief Envoys of major stations. There were forty-one people in the hall at the moment; the front row comprised Xia Chuan and the eleven Directors of the Eight Departments, while the back row stood thirty individuals.

He recalled that when he went into seclusion last year, Xia City had a total of twenty-two districts, plus Long Mountain, East Ridge, Wuyuan, Hongmen, and Bashang, making a total of twenty-seven Chief Envoys. The Great Xia had not expanded outwardly, so the additional three must be due to three new districts under Xia City.

As expected, as soon as Xia Hong finished speaking, three individuals immediately stepped forward from the crowd below, respectfully bowing to him: