Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1602: Chapter 503: Huang Shengyong’s Triumph, Black Concealing Hood and Infiltration_2

After speaking, he paused, revealing a hint of a cold smile in his eyes, and continued: “These brothers under the commander’s command are all set to fight the Xia Army. Naturally, these strenuous tasks should be carried out by the brothers from East Ridge. Please go ahead!”

Upon hearing this, Lu Yun’s pupils flashed with astonishment, but he quickly concealed that trace of surprise and immediately donned an angry expression, his voice seething with anger as he spoke: “Commander Huang, just push these ten iron wheel cars in directly; it won’t be a big deal. This counts as strenuous labor?”

“Brother Lu, do you know what kind of place this is? The battle of Zhongyang is imminent. This is a storeroom of great importance. Besides Beast Meat, nothing else is allowed inside. These ten iron wheel cars simply can’t be taken in. You must move all the Beast Meat on the cars to the specified location.”

“You…”

Lu Yun clenched his fists tightly, with a flush rising to his cheeks, seemingly on the verge of bursting out cursing at any second.

But he ultimately held back, releasing his fists abruptly and turning to the people beside him, saying: “Since Commander Huang has given the order, we will comply. Brothers, let’s start moving!”

After finishing, he didn’t spare Huang Shengyong a glance, instead walked directly to the first iron wheel car, picked up a bundle of Beast Meat, and headed towards the storeroom door.

“Hmph!”

Seeing Lu Yun suppressed, Huang Shengyong’s face was full of triumph, signaling with his eyes to the soldiers at the storeroom door, instructing them to open the door, and then directly leading Lu Yun inside.

Thus, the thousands of men from East Ridge’s convoy, under the guidance and supervision of Huang Shengyong and his men, transported the 2 million jin of Beast Meat on the ten iron wheel cars into the storeroom, bundle by bundle, bag by bag.

Even though 2 million jin of Beast Meat is quite a bit, it was all packaged well, totaling only 1120 items. With over a thousand men from East Ridge, ideally, they should only need to run back and forth once to complete the task quickly.

But as Huang Shengyong led a group of soldiers in supervision, he deliberately made things difficult, sometimes saying to place this here, other times saying to place that there, thus forcing Lu Yun and others to move the goods repeatedly, taking them over a hundred breaths to finally complete the task.

Delivering goods to aid others was rarely so suffocating; it was a first for everyone, including Lu Yun and the over a thousand people from East Ridge, who during the transport process almost everyone wore a sullen face.

After finally finishing moving the goods, Lu Yun’s face was as ugly as could be; he didn’t even want to greet, let alone say a word to Huang Shengyong, instead directly leading everyone away with the ten iron wheel cars.

“Hahahaha…”

Seeing the East Ridge convoy leaving disgracefully, Huang Shengyong and his men raised their necks in a triumphant cackle like roosters who’d won a fight.

Seeing Lu Yun and others quicken their pace, they thought their laughter had an impact, naturally not holding back from increasing the volume.

“These fools…”

Lu Yun, who had already exited the storeroom area at the front, heard the seventh junior brother Yang He preparing to speak, immediately turned his head and glared at him.

“Don’t speak carelessly!”

Xianyang Level experts are highly perceptive, whatever attention they might pay to this side, nothing said here would escape their ears.

Yang He also realized, quickly shutting his mouth.

“Young Hero Lu, Lord Yang has already arranged accommodations for you all, please follow me…”

As soon as Lu Yun and the others came out, an elder welcomed them, leading them to the edge of the camp area.

…

“Close the storeroom door!”

Once the men from East Ridge left, and with a command from Huang Shengyong, the storeroom door was closed from the outside, plunging the entire storeroom into silence.

The storeroom wasn’t particularly large, roughly 200 meters in length, with most parts made of iron, using only a minimal amount of wood.

For a town-level camp like Beishuo, iron ore is generally in abundance. A critical place such as a camp warehouse must be built to guard against both humans and Cold Beasts and to maintain a certain degree of sealability, naturally it’s not viable to construct using wood.

Once the storeroom door was closed, the cold wind outside was immediately shielded, leaving almost no detectable sound inside.

Rip…

Yet in such a silent setting, a faint ripping sound unexpectedly emerged, clearly the sound of a knife slicing through a bag.

The sound came from the northwest corner of the storeroom.

A knife tip, somehow stealthily stretched out from a bag.

Following this, the knife blade slowly drew downward, causing the huge leather bag containing the Beast Meat to split open, subsequently a hand silently extended from amidst the piled meat.

Rip…

A person cloaked entirely in a black robe stealthily crawled out from the bag, first turning his head to glance around the pitch-black storeroom, then lightly tapped the ground three times with the long knife.

Thud… Thud… Thud…

With the three tapping sounds, the previously quiet storeroom seemed to have received some signal, abruptly emitting a series of ripping sounds.

A succession of four individuals in black clothing emerged from bags in different areas, after exiting, promptly gathering around the first one to emerge.

The five removed the black hoods from their heads, revealing five exceptionally young faces.

“These fools, letting Senior Brother lead the move to bring us in, it’s simply stupid to the extreme, Second Senior Brother…”

Zhu Baixu couldn’t help but feel a bit irked, yet instinctively aware that making any noise right now was forbidden, thus merely patted Second Senior Brother and mouthed the words towards him.

The first person to emerge from a bag was none other than Lu Yang’s second disciple, Han Li. Seeing Zhu Baixu’s words, he gently nodded without responding, merely turning to gaze at the multitude of Beast Meat in the storeroom, unable to hide the excitement in his pupils.

“The storeroom is essentially made of iron with only minimal use of wood. Fortunately, we tampered with the Beast Meat, otherwise even ignition might be impossible…”

Han Li also communicated in silence, heading towards the leather bag he had hidden in, slicing it open with a knife, revealing that only the outer layer contained Beast Meat, while the inside was wrapped entirely with dry grass and Beast Fur.

He reached inside, fetching two sizable ceramic pots, each roughly the size of a human head, opening them to reveal they were filled with black coal oil.

“All in all 50 pots of coal oil were brought, be careful to identify each by marking, don’t make a noise, spread the contents throughout the storeroom, keeping an additional 10 pots for yourself, once the fires ignite in the storeroom…”

As Han Li described the tasks in meticulous detail using silence, Zhu Baixu, Bai Wuji, Wan Qingyu, Nie Shen, their pupils filled with enthusiasm.

Once Han Li finished speaking, the four nodded emphatically, then resumed wearing their black cloaks, stealthily beginning their operations inside the storeroom.

Noticing the four junior brothers initiating separate activities, Han Li lowered his gaze upon the black robe he wore, his pupils brimming with excitement.

“This Black Concealing Hood, it can even seamlessly evade the perception of Xianyang Class, truly extraordinary; it’s a pity the quantity is so scarce, reportedly there are no more than 10 pieces in all of Great Xia…”

To say Huang Shengyong is foolish might be a bit excessive.

Han Li knows very well that tonight’s smooth infiltration into the storeroom for the five of them was less due to Huang Shengyong’s foolishness and more due to other factors.

Just earlier, upon ascending the Southwest Mountain Road, he could sense a Xianyang Level surveilling the iron wheel cars, meaning Beishuo was not entirely unwary of them either.

One could surmise that, given it’s a crucial storeroom area, ordinarily it’s one matter; but with the imminent battle, how could entry be granted so casually?

Regrettably, the Xianyang Level had perhaps too much self-confidence in their perception, utterly failing to conduct a thorough inspection.

“The seven of us, are risking our lives for wealth and glory; should Governor Mu seize the Central Yang Camp, this Northward Expedition of Great Xia, we’ll claim the highest merit!”

Han Li’s pupils brimmed with excitement, having officially joined Great Xia for over five years led by their master Lu Yang, he, like the ordinary people of Great Xia, had been dreaming day and night of one day earning a title and ascending the chamber.

Unfortunately, Great Xia has seen little warfare in recent years; under normal circumstances, given his current 22 Mane level strength, it’s challenging to achieve enough merit to earn a title.

Risking to seek fortune isn’t limited to him alone; Senior Brother Lu Yun, as well as the five junior brothers, equally aspire for a title. The seven of them deliberated collectively, leading to the current act.

Master Lu Yang initially opposed.

Yet as the seven persisted, he ultimately consented.

Of course, Lu Yang didn’t permit them to recklessly risk their lives but specially returned to Xia City to borrow these 5 Black Concealing Hoods for them.

“If the task proves unfeasible, abandon it; do not foolishly lose your lives; mere Zhongyang, it will be seized eventually; it’s merely a matter of time.”

Tapping his Black Concealing Hood, recalling his master’s guidance before the departure, Han Li’s expression displayed a hint of gratitude, then his gaze turned increasingly resolute, rising to discreetly proceed with activities inside the storeroom.