Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1805: Chapter 577: Gold News, Shocking Rumors and Panic, Corpse Demon Army

“The system can detect gold in the Golden Saint Pill, thus confirming that one ingredient in the formula is gold. Unfortunately, the gold content in the pill is too low to be extracted.”

Xia Hong held the Golden Saint Pill with a somewhat regretful expression.

As soon as he acquired the Golden Saint Pill in Yang City, he used the camp system to test it. Indeed, there was gold contained within the pill, but the issue was that the system detected only 0.3 units, which was fundamentally impossible to extract.

The conversion ratio of system resources is increasingly high: the cheapest wood is 1000 pounds for one point; coal is 20 pounds for one point; iron is 10 pounds for one point; silver is 5 pounds for one point. By this calculation, gold is likely 1 pound for one point.

0.3 units represent a gold content of approximately 0.3 pounds in the Golden Saint Pill, which equates to 3 taels according to Great Xia’s weight standard.

One Golden Saint Pill is worth 30 million taels of silver, which indicates that although gold is only one of its auxiliary materials, its astonishingly high value is far beyond comparison with silver, with a conversion ratio that must be extremely frightening.

“Yang City appears so inscrutably mysterious, yet gold cannot be found. Currently, the only information obtained about gold is from the Great Xu Kingdom…”

Upon mentally recalling the term Great Xu, Xia Hong felt an inexplicable touch. This feeling was entirely different from when Great Xia was just a small camp and he first heard of medium, large, giant, or town-level camps.

The term state, which he first heard from Chu Tianxu, was mentioned in the words inviting him when leaving Yanling County at the year’s end.

Previously, he simply understood these words through the concept of a camp, but upon learning more from the Golden Saint Pill seller in Yang City about the state, he truly grasped the concept of these words.

“A state is not merely a gathering of town folk and cities, but a spiritual land favored by heavenly fortune; its lord is mighty, surpassing decades, encompassing territories, where the Venerable Appearance shines, there is total submission. The expansion of its territory spans thousands of miles, not relying on weapons, but directed by the hearts of the people; its national strength can fend off fierce beasts from Ice Abyss and evil ilk, protect billions of human clan lives, and elevate the fortune of the land.”

The seller’s few words left a profound impression on Xia Hong, who meticulously remembered them to this day.

Especially the last sentence regarding the elevation of the land’s fortune—the value of these six words, through Xia Hong’s experience from two lifetimes, he could roughly understand, undeniably cultivating a more intense desire to explore states.

“The seller is likely not from Great Xu, but merely visited there—a location priced at fifty million taels is overly exaggerated. There is no need to spend this money. Even if the location is known, it’s currently unreachable…”

Xia Hong shook his head, temporarily setting aside matters concerning Great Xu. Then he arranged the various materials from the Yellow Mustard Bag, categorizing them meticulously, and began listing them slowly one by one.

“Jade Yang Pill for Cold Resistance Level, Yang Breaking Pill for Peak of Cold Resistance Level, Bone Shedding Pill, Washing Marrow Pill, Bone Burning Pill… In total, there are 28 types of Dan Medicines from Yanling and Chen Cang purchased, plus those bought in Yang City, totaling 39 types. These levels of medicine are enough for the Alchemy Pavilion to research for a long time;

Chen Cang’s collection included five rice seeds, plus three Red Bud Rice Seeds and three Green Jade Sorghum in Yang City, which can serve as substitutes for Beast Meat. After handing them to Cheng Feng, have him urgently cultivate them in medicine fields first, then identify suitable planting areas within the Great Xia Territory. Once planting becomes widespread, within a few years, the average cultivation of Great Xia’s population will undoubtedly experience a surge;

High-quality Blood Jade Pearls numbering over 4000 can be used to remedy skin membrane and blood flesh defects; 36 Blood Jade Crystals can rectify bone flaws; six Blood Jade Marrow, highly probable to improve my Bone Appearance Talent. These three items are limited in number, so direct consumption would be wasteful. It’s best to let the Alchemy Pavilion research them to see if they can be used for refining pills;

From the previous three years, a collection of over a hundred types of materials amassed from Chen Cang and Cai Qiu, including various resources acquired last year in Yang City, estimated to take the Craftsmen Department a considerable time to digest…”

Xia Hong looked at the materials within the Yellow Mustard Bag, with a slight flash of excitement in his eyes.

During the three years of wandering along Moao River, his personal strength enhancement was secondary; the crucial point was the collection of these materials, which comprised the batch within the Yellow Mustard Bag.

Compared to other camps, Great Xia’s greatest advantage is the system, defining characteristics of the Artifact Refining Pavilion and Alchemy Pavilion, granting Great Xia absolute supremacy in imitation and innovation.

Due to this advantage, in terms of productivity, there’s no possibility of Great Xia falling behind other camps long-term. At least among the accessible camps, no matter how strong—it can be ensured.

If productivity doesn’t lag long-term, then catching up through development becomes a matter of course, with time as the only difficulty.

This is the core reason why Xia Hong is willing to sign the ceasefire agreement with Cai Qiu!

Knowing well that I will undoubtedly surpass you in the future, and in the short term, you lack the capability to overturn me, so why rush?

“Thirty years of peace, unless Cai Qianshan has the ability to break the agreement, Evergreen Valley can be at ease for now. Next, it’s all about putting in the effort to develop, elevate the overall strength, and of course, to thoroughly settle down for development, there’s a prerequisite as well—”