Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1558: Chapter 489: Ready for Battle, Arrogant Troops and Fierce Generals (Part 2)

It’s unfortunate that despite the numerous measures, there are still loopholes, and many infiltrators manage to sneak into the city under the guise of travelers or lodgers to gather intelligence on Great Xia.

However, their capabilities are limited to intelligence gathering only.

Due to the existence of the Holy Pattern bloodline, outsiders at the Cold Resistance Level have a six-month inspection period upon joining Great Xia. After six months, their sincerity or insincerity is easily distinguished. Great Xia established the rule three years ago: all newcomers undergo a one-year inspection period.

Therefore, regardless of how well these outside infiltrators disguise themselves, they will inevitably be exposed. Before gaining official status within Great Xia, their efforts to infiltrate are thwarted.

Over time, these outside infiltrators became aware of the Holy Pattern issue and no longer hoped for infiltration but focused on gathering intelligence.

The thousands of Five Towns infiltrators Yuan Bai just mentioned are not ordinary people. They’re masters at the Cold Resistance Level, proficient in disguise and stealth.

“These outside infiltrators, every move they make within Xia City is monitored by the Ancestral Spirit Stele at the Prison Hall. Any slight misconduct will be immediately apprehended by the Prison Department, with over a thousand caught red-handed. The Northern Five Towns never learn from their mistakes; sending more people is futile!”

Not only Yuan Bai, but Tie Xinchuan is also an old hand in Great Xia, so he naturally knows about the Ancestor Spirit Mother Tablet. Upon hearing his words, he shook his head and responded, “They dare not come into the city, but outside is uncertain. The Prison Department has said that the Ancestral Spirit Stele’s monitoring range is confined to the city. The Second Prince is going out tonight; it’s wise to be cautious!”

Upon hearing this, Yuan Bai’s expression became more serious, and he nodded.

“Commander, Vice Commander, the Second Prince’s carriage has exited the city!”

Suddenly, the voice of a Dragon Forbidden Captain came from the side. Both individuals turned their heads towards the northern part of the city, their expressions slightly invigorated.

Three hundred Dragon Forbidden Captains were escorting a fiery red carriage, slowly moving along the north wall towards Milk Tiger Forest.

“The last time I saw the Second Prince was at the beginning of the year when he entered the Martial Arts Pavilion. I remember his basic strength was already 130,000 pounds. I wonder what it is now. This time, we can finally see.”

Upon hearing Yuan Bai’s words, Tie Xinchuan replied with interest, “I saw his basic strength in May; it was 170,000 pounds. It’s been half a year now, and I estimate it’s at least 230,000 now.”

The cultivation of the two princes is one of the things most intriguing to the Xia people now. Firstly, they want to know how high the brother and sister’s talent is under Lord Xia Hong’s brilliance. Secondly, because they rarely leave Xia Palace, their mystery grows, naturally piquing the Xia people’s curiosity.

Compared to Xia Yuyao’s reclusiveness, the Second Prince Xia Yusheng occasionally leaves the Star-Picking Hall and walks around various places in Xia Palace, allowing those cultivating in the Martial Arts Pavilion to sometimes glimpse him if they’re lucky.

Upon hearing Tie Xinchuan say the Second Prince’s basic strength in May had already exceeded 230,000 pounds, Yuan Bai’s expression abruptly shook.

“23,000 hasn’t broken through, the Second Prince’s Battle Body Talent has already surpassed that of Yuwen Sizheng and the Minister, right?”

With Great Xia’s burgeoning population, the sample size for breaking through the Cold Resistance Level has increased dramatically, and the content of “Xia Li·System Chapter” has become increasingly comprehensive.

Yuan Bai recalled the System Chapter saying in the Reshaping Skin stage, once a basic strength exceeds 200,000 pounds, upon breaking through the Cold Resistance Level, the basic strength wouldn’t merely double. There would be an additional enhancement beyond doubling. The higher the basic strength, the greater the enhancement.

He himself possesses a top-grade Battle Body, but unfortunately, during the Reshaping Skin stage, his extreme basic strength only reached 170,000 pounds. So upon breaking through the Cold Resistance Level, his basic strength was systematically 3.4 manes.

Whereas Xia Yusheng’s basic strength was over 230,000 pounds in July; now, he’s likely already broken through the Cold Resistance Level, and his basic strength is surely over 6 manes, perhaps even beyond.

“Do you think the Second Prince has already broken through the Cold Resistance Level?”

Tie Xinchuan saw Yuan Bai’s expression and immediately guessed what he was thinking, asking with a smile.

Yuan Bai paused upon hearing and then nodded. But upon seeing Tie Xinchuan’s smile, he quickly realized: the maid chief steward of the Star-Picking Hall responsible for caring for the Second Prince, Han Yue, is his wife.

Connecting the dots from Tie Xinchuan’s smile, Yuan Bai understood instantly, and his expression abruptly shook, asking in surprise, “The Second Prince hasn’t broken through yet?”

Tie Xinchuan nodded, speaking with envy, “Even if Han Yue didn’t detail it for me, I can confirm the Second Prince hasn’t broken through yet…”

His basic strength was over 230,000 pounds in July; he hasn’t broken through yet.

What must Xia Yusheng’s basic strength be now?

When he truly breaks through to the Cold Resistance Level in the future, what will his basic strength be?

Yuan Bai was suddenly bewildered, unable to hold back from exclaiming, “Isn’t the Second Prince’s Battle Body Talent greater than both Lady and Lord?”

Currently, the best Battle Body Talent publicly recognized in Great Xia is that of Lord Xia Hong and Lady Li Xuanling. Interestingly, no one knows their exact basic strength when they broke through the Cold Resistance Level.

This, however, doesn’t stop speculation by Xia people, with some saying 7-maned, others 8-maned, and some even suggesting 9-maned. Although opinions vary, it’s universally agreed that Xia Hong and Li Xuanling definitely surpassed the Minister’s 6-maned benchmark.