Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 806: Chapter 317: Wrapping Up the Migration, Great Xia’s Flourishing Scene, Star-picking Hall (Part 3)

The meaning of Xia Hong’s words is that her authority as his wife is locked within Xia City, and it doesn’t work beyond the city in other territories of Great Xia.

Of course, Li Xuanling is also aware that Xia Hong has done quite well to this extent, so even though she pouted, she didn’t say much and continued to follow Han Yue and others into the city.

“Senior Li, your residence is also in the Outer City; I’ll personally take you there.”

The group hadn’t entered the city yet when Hong Yu caught up from behind.

Li Tiancheng was taken aback, clearly not expecting the temporary dwelling arranged for him by Great Xia to be in the Outer City.

“Senior Li, no need to worry. You won’t be living cramped with others. The Craftsmen Department has built individual courtyards for each Cold Resistance Level person who came from Long Mountain. Director Qiu said this counts as an advance, and once you have enough Contribution Value, you can repay it at the Camp Supply Department.”

The Six Departments of Long Mountain have been established for more than two months, so Li Tiancheng is not unfamiliar with many of Great Xia’s rules. In fact, he has already set up his own Hunting Team in Long Mountain and has a considerable amount of Contribution Value.

Yet, this approach by Great Xia, of not giving any special treatment to the Cold Resistance Level, still stirred a slight peculiarity in his heart, increasing his curiosity about the scenes within the city.

“In that case, I ask young friend Hong Yu to lead the way ahead!”

After Li Tiancheng spoke, the group resumed their steps towards the city.

As they stepped through the city gates, the faces of Li Xuanling and Li Tiancheng were immediately illuminated by flames, their expressions dumbfounded as they took in the scene before them.

Before their eyes was a broad main road ten meters wide. Although large flakes of snow were floating down from the sky, no snow had settled on the main road. To be precise, the snowflakes melted upon nearing the ground and flowed as water toward the drainage channels on both sides of the road.

On both sides of the main thoroughfare, every five meters stood an iron pole seven meters high, on which hung a coal furnace. Through the furnace walls, one could see the glowing coal stone inside, emitting heat outward.

Admittedly, the heat was secondary; the light source was more important.

The densely arranged coal furnaces released a light source that illuminated almost the entire main road. With the buildings on both sides fully lit with fireplaces, no dark corners could be seen in the Outer City.

Besides coal furnaces, on both sides of the street, every twenty meters stood a large Ice Tree with a diameter of over five meters. These Ice Trees were evidently transplanted inside Xia City a long time ago, and even the outer ice layers covering them had vanished, faintly appearing in a greenish hue under the firelight.

“Madam, you came at a bad time. When these Ice Trees bear fruit, the fruits and branches will be encased in a thick layer of ice, and that’s when they look best. They were just harvested in August, and it’ll be another two months before the next harvest.”

Noticing the gazes of Li Xuanling and the others, Han Yue immediately began explaining.

“Both in the Great Xia Inner City and Outer City, there are four main streets. These Ice Trees aren’t considered rare vegetation, which is why they are placed near the city gates. Further in, you can see Chen Xiang, Green Water, Blue Jade, Green Saliva, Xiang Han, Bai Zhi, Jade Bone, Cold Red, and dozens of other types of trees. Madam, please.”

If the static streets, houses, trees, and everything else were just enough to make Li Xuanling and her uncle widen their eyes, then the occasional native inhabitants of Great Xia on the streets and the residents emerging from the houses on both sides were enough to leave them utterly speechless.

On the streets, many people had entered the city gates just like them, but one glance was enough; even without looking at their energy, their attire alone distinguished them from the native inhabitants of Great Xia.

Most people coming from Longyou wore Beast Skin Clothing; even those in the Earth-digging Realm would mix in some Beast Skin in their cotton clothing. Only those with Earth-digging Realm Limit Cultivation, or children of some high-ranking camp officials, wore pure cotton clothes.

But in Great Xia, it was different. Almost all adults in the Outer City wore cotton clothes on the inside, with standard Beast Skin Clothing for cold resistance on the outside.

Children playing around on the street, aged six or seven, wore complete sets of Beast Fur outfits, the craftsmanship and materials of which were evidently better than the cotton clothes worn by the adults.

“Xuanling, look at that boy over there, did I see it wrong?”

Li Tiancheng suddenly acted as if he had seen a ghost, pointing at a teenage boy not far off and signaling Li Xuanling to look.

Upon hearing this, Li Xuanling looked over, her face brimming with surprise.

“This boy is at most thirteen or fourteen, and he’s already broken through to the Earth-digging Realm?”

Hong Yu, standing nearby, naturally heard Li Tiancheng’s exclamation.

Following their gaze, Hong Yu glanced at that young boy and assumed a peculiar expression, saying, “Speaking of which, that boy actually shares the same surname as both senior and madam. His name is Li Yuanqing, and he just turned fourteen.”

Hearing this name, both Li Tiancheng and Li Xuanling’s expressions froze simultaneously.

This isn’t just a shared surname.

Li Xuantiang had a son named Li Yuanqing, who served as the Commanding Officer of the Second Regiment of the new army in Longyou. During the Changbai Gully battle, Li Yuanqing was captured by Great Xia, and Xia Hong had personally ordered his execution at the end of July.

Though Hong Yu hadn’t been in his role as City Gate Commander for long, he had learned many things from his father, Hong Guang. Seeing the rigid expressions of Li Xuanling and Li Tiancheng, and after a moment of contemplation, he realized that the person from the Li Family executed at the end of July was also named Li Yuanqing. That was when he realized he had brought up something he shouldn’t have.