Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 107: Camp strength increases rapidly (2 chapters in 1)

The fact was just as Xia Hong expected. Less than ten days after Luo Yuan's breakthrough, Zhao Long also broke through. Then it was Xia Chuan, Zhao Hu and Zhao Bao who all broke through to the Digging Realm in the following twenty days.

More importantly, during this process, the number of people in the reserve force who broke through the logging realm continued to increase.

By the time Zhao Bao, the third of the three Zhao brothers, broke through the Digging Realm, the number of Lumberjacks in the camp had increased from 110 to 140, and according to Xia Hong's observation of the reserve forces, this trend was still continuing.

There are 302 reserve personnel, and only 109 of them have broken through now. With the same standard supply of cold beast meat, the breakthroughs will occur in different times depending on their talents, but the time difference will never be too long.

It can be predicted that in the near future, another 193 people will break through, so the current cycle of growth in the number of people in the logging realm in the camp is far from over.

The rapid growth in the number of loggers has brought obvious benefits.

First of all, the speed of wood accumulation is almost doubling. It can be said that with the current population size of Daxia, wood is no longer a problem. There is only overflow, and there will no longer be a shortage.

Next is Mu Dong's craftsman workshop and Xia Chuan's supply center. They are no longer just the three of them. Both organizations have selected some people from the logging camp according to their respective needs.

Finally, more and more people are working in the valley.

Arrange wood, clean up the valley environment, go out to cut wood, explore the surrounding environment with the logging team, cooperate with the craftsmen to make tools, cooperate with the hunting team to deal with cold beasts, and cooperate with the camp to organize the warehouse...

These things sound simple.

But in fact, people who have not reached the level of lumberjack cannot do it at all.

Let's just talk about a simple matter of sorting wood. If you don't have enough strength, you can't move those huge trees that weigh thousands or even tens of thousands of pounds. Even if you are given a knife, you can't cut them.

I couldn’t even break wood, let alone make tools out of iron.

It was Mu Dong. Before he broke through to the logging realm some time ago, he also asked the logging team for help when making accessories for the new wooden house.

In fact, Xia Hong suspected from the beginning that the Lumberjack Realm was the bottom line standard for humans in the Ice Abyss World. Anyone who did not reach this realm would not even be qualified to survive without relying on a strong person.

Not to mention going out to cut wood or even do many other things.

Despite the fact that there are still a lot of practical problems before us.

But the increasingly busy scene in the valley camp made Xia Hong feel fulfilled and felt that his efforts during this period were not in vain.

After five consecutive months of high-intensity and crazy hunting, he paid not only energy and fatigue. Both he and the other fifteen members of the hunting team had many scars on their bodies.

And others even nearly lost their lives several times.

If Xia Hong had not strictly controlled the hunting range to within 500 meters, and if they had not had the magical medicine Jinchongsan, it would have been very likely that someone in the hunting team would have died.

Perhaps it was because the leader Xia Hong set a good example, that almost no one in the camp who had broken through to the logging level was idle at night.

Either follow the trend and go out to cut wood;

Either help out in the craftsman's workshop;
There was no need for Xia Hong to arrange the digging of the piles. As long as the iron furnace was burning coal, someone would immediately take over the idle tools and start digging.

At the very least, I can help sort the wood and clean the valley.

Everyone has a competitive mentality. The more than one hundred people who broke through first created this enthusiastic atmosphere, which aroused the remaining reserve personnel who had not yet broken through to have a higher enthusiasm for cultivation.

Not to mention proving one's own worth, just the fact that one can go out after a breakthrough is enough for them to envy.

The reserve forces are in such a bad condition, let alone the remaining ten members of the hunting team.

Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan and the other five people broke through, and only five of the ten sets of clothes promised to the Digging Realm were left. In order to keep those five sets of clothes, they practiced even harder. Whether they were out hunting or staying in the camp, they were secretly encouraging themselves, fearing that they would break through too slowly and their clothes would be taken away by others.

Xia Hong did not make any changes to the camp, nor did he specifically sort out the affairs of the four institutions: the logging team, the hunting team, the camp supply center, and the craftsman workshop. Instead, he let the camp continue to maintain this atmosphere.

Of course, it's not that he did nothing. In order to start the construction of the new wooden house as soon as possible, he reduced the frequency of hunting and took Xia Chuan and the other three people to set aside time for mining and digging piles.

Another month passed after Zhao Bao's breakthrough.

Xia Hong, who had just returned to the camp with the hunting team, was found by Mu Dong before he even entered the wooden house.

After hearing what Mu Dong said, Xia Hong's face suddenly showed joy. He then thought for a moment, turned to Xia Chuan behind him and said, "Chuan, go and gather all the people in the camp who are above the logging level to gather in the wooden house."

"Yes, leader!"

After asking Xia Chuan to notify others, Xia Hong quickly walked into the wooden house and sat directly on the wooden chair next to the iron smelting furnace.

[Camp: Daxia (Level 0)]

[Lord: Xia Hong]

[Territory population: 902]

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【已开启建筑4：炼铁炉（2级）木人桩（1级）煎药罐（1级）打磨石（1级）】

[Unopened Building 5: Green Bamboo Fence, Marking Stone, Yellow Soil, Small Wooden Table, Thick Iron Chain]

After opening the camp system interface and seeing the data of the three resources of wood, coal and iron, Xia Hong breathed a sigh of relief.

Although there is not much coal and iron left, at least the situation has been stabilized.

Not only did it provide the materials for building new wooden houses, but as more and more people participated in the mining, a slight surplus also appeared.

That's pretty good for the current camp.

With six digging masters, the daily coal mining output can reach 1200 kilograms, and the daily iron mining output is 600 kilograms. When converted into the system, both are 60 units.

Normally, 60 units of coal or iron are produced every day. After a month, Xia Hong’s coal and iron resources should not be limited to this amount.

But the actual situation is much more complicated than expected.

It is impossible for Xia Hong to just bring people to mine, hunting activities must still be carried out, and the camp's demand for cold beast meat still exists.

Although he wanted to hand over the hunting mission, Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan and the other four had just broken through not long ago, and their strength and experience were not sufficient. Xia Hong would definitely have to wait and see for a while.

The hunting process is too unstable. The camp is short of resources now and relies on these five Digging Realm warriors. The loss of any one of them would be unacceptable to Xia Hong.

The reserves of cold beast meat are now very large, so this month, Xia Hong only used ten nights for hunting. Of the remaining twenty nights, half was used for mining coal and the other half was used for mining iron.

At present, most of the coal and iron in the camp are used to build new wooden houses.

Iron ore is used to make tools or accessories for newly built wooden houses; most of the coal is put into iron smelting furnaces to soften the ground, allowing more loggers to participate in digging trenches and increase the speed of driving piles.

"The ground piles will be finished soon. Once the new house is built, the stockpiling speed of coal and iron resources should be able to increase. Should we upgrade the building first, or exchange the other buildings first?

No, no, there will be more and more people breaking through the Digging Realm, so we should make weapons first, and also make a batch of animal traps quickly to continue to reduce the difficulty of hunting. There are also some iron tools that are in short supply now..."

Xia Hong helplessly discovered that there were too many places in the camp that needed iron and coal. For him, there was no need to think about upgrading any of the four buildings that had been opened by the system in the short term.

Among the four buildings, the iron furnace consumes the least resources to upgrade.

To upgrade from level 2000 to level 5000, you need wood and iron.

Wood is certainly not a problem, but 5000 units of iron would take at least three months, even if he brought five digging-level masters like Xia Chuan with him and did nothing but mine iron ore.

It is unrealistic to have six Digging Realm masters doing nothing but mining iron ore, not to mention that there are still places to be used in the camp, not to mention the other three buildings, which require even more astonishing resources.

In the short term, there is no need to think about upgrading buildings. We should still follow the previous idea and steadily improve the overall strength of the camp. As more people break through the digging realm, resources will naturally increase.

Xia Hong calmed himself down and looked up, only to find that there were more than a hundred people gathered in front of the iron smelting furnace, and more were coming behind.

The ones standing closest were Luo Yuan and the three Zhao brothers, four people at the Digging Realm; behind them were Yuan Cheng, Mu Dong, Cheng Feng and the hunting team; then the twenty people from the logging team; and the outermost were the more than one hundred people who had made a breakthrough recently.

"Leader, there are 140 people above the logging level, all of them are here."

Xia Chuan came over from the back, and after reporting, he stood directly beside Luo Yuan and the other three. In the Bingyuan world, the concept of strength being respected has long been deeply rooted in people's minds, and Daxia is no exception. This can be seen from the positions of the crowd.

During this period, with sufficient supply of cold beast meat, the physique of everyone in the camp has skyrocketed. The 140 people in the woodcutting realm in front of them are the best among them.

They were all big and strong, as most of them wore animal skin skirts, most of their muscles were exposed, and because of their strong air muscles, their breathing intervals were very long.

There were more than a hundred people standing in front of me, creating an oppressive feeling.

Of course, as the leader of Da Xia, Xia Hong could not feel this kind of oppression. He only had a strong sense of accomplishment and rising pride in his heart.

After all, these more than 140 people are all the assets of Da Xia. In other words, they are the generous rewards he has received for his wholehearted efforts over this period of time.

"How long has it been since Daxia moved to this side of the valley?"

The whole place was silent, so Xia Hong's question was extremely clear.

"It's been six months, Chief!"

The one who answered was Luo Yuan. As a native of the former Rogge camp, he obviously remembered the time when Daxia migrated here very clearly.

Xia Hong nodded and said loudly, "Yes, it is six months. The cold beast meat system that I promised at the beginning has also been implemented for six months. As of today, our Great Xia camp has a total of six people in the Digging Realm and 140 people in the Logging Realm. You have lived up to the hard work of the hunting team, and you have not let me down. Very good!"

After the words fell, the whole place remained silent, but everyone's faces showed pride, and their eyes were filled with deep respect for Xia Hong.

The camp is so small, and everyone has a rough idea of ​​how many people have broken through. The problem is that they feel more honored to get Xia Hong's personal affirmation.

Secondly, they all knew that if it weren't for Xia Hong's implementation of the cold beast meat system, which gave them the opportunity to practice, they would probably still be lying in the wooden house, living in a daze.

Even Luo Yuan, the three Zhao brothers, and all the people in the Xianluoge camp were looking at Xia Hong with respect, and even gradually revealed a hint of fanaticism;
Even they were like this, not to mention Dashi, Dachuan, Huang Zhao's people. Even the people in the Daxia camp looked at Xia Hong as if he were a god, full of fanaticism and piety.

Six people at the Digging Realm and one hundred and forty people at the Logging Realm, this strength is far beyond the previous Rogue Camp. Even if all the previous camps in Redwood Ridge are added together, they cannot compare with the current Daxia.

Respecting the strong is a common trait of human beings, especially in a world like Bingyuan that is like an icy purgatory;

A leader who is not only powerful but can also lead the camp to grow and develop and make everyone live a better life, his status in their hearts is definitely a thousand times or even ten thousand times greater than that of a god.

After all, it is rumored that the Ice Abyss World is the product of punishment from the gods.

The gods will not save them, but Xia Hong will. Not only will he save them, but he will also make them live better and become stronger.

“The camp’s hunting capabilities are getting stronger and stronger, so the supply of cold beast meat will still follow the previous system and will not change. Correspondingly, you cannot slack off in your cultivation just because you have made some progress.

To be honest, the strength of the Lumberjack Realm is not very useful except for going out to cut trees and helping a little in the camp. It is not useful for hunting or mining. Even for digging ditches, people like you can only dig the ground that has been softened by coal and stone.

So practice, practice, and practice. Only by breaking through the Digging Realm can you truly have the capital to stand on your own feet. At the same time, you can really help me and make more important contributions to the camp. Do you understand?"

"Understood, Chief!!!"

More than a hundred people, including Xia Chuan Luo Yuan and other digging masters, answered in unison, so loud and powerful that it shook the entire wooden house.

From the resolute looks on everyone's faces, Xia Hong also felt their determination and drive, and his expression was slightly moved.

"Okay, then I'll wait and see!"

After saying this, Xia Hong then revealed the real purpose of gathering everyone here.

"I called you here for two reasons. The first is to arrange for the logging personnel in the camp in the future."

When everyone heard the first thing Xia Hong said, they immediately became excited.

During this period, the number of people in the logging territory increased by more than one hundred. Except for a few people recruited in the barracks and the craftsman workshop, the rest of the logging territory also followed Cheng Feng to go out to cut wood and gather trees, but they did not have the status of members of the formal logging team or hunting team.

This is no small matter!

The official status of a member of the logging team means a daily quota of 5 kilograms of cold beast meat, and the hunting team has more, 10 kilograms per day;
Although there are only three people, Xia Chuan, Yuan Cheng and Mu Dong, in the Barracks and Craftsmen's Workshop at present and they can get an extra 30 kilograms of cold beast meat every month, according to the recruitment standards set by Xia Hong, as long as they can enter these two institutions, they will definitely be able to get more cold beast meat in the future.

Xia Hong has not made any specific arrangements for the more than one hundred lumberjacks who have recently broken through to the level of Lumberjack. All of them have to follow the rules set by Xia Chuan. Currently, they are receiving the highest standard among the reserves, which is two kilograms of cold beast meat every day.

When they were in the reserve force, two kilograms a day would definitely be enough, but after breaking through to the logging realm, two kilograms were far from meeting their needs for cultivation.

The cold beast meat was originally obtained by the hunting team at the risk of their lives. In addition, everyone saw that Xia Hong was busy and exhausted during this period, so they were embarrassed to bother him with this matter.

Hearing that Xia Hong was finally going to make arrangements, everyone was naturally extremely excited and listened attentively.

"The current hunting team consists of fifteen people, which can meet the needs of the camp. Moreover, it is useless to absorb the logging level, so the hunting team will not be expanded this time. In addition, only the digging level can apply to enter from now on."

After hearing Xia Hong's words, the others did not react. However, all the people in the original hunting team, except Luo Yuan and the other five who had broken through to the Digging Realm, breathed a sigh of relief.

There are now six people at the Digging Realm. They are all worried that Xia Hong will cut the size of the hunting team and eliminate all the people at the Logging Realm. Fortunately, their worries are unnecessary.

"The logging team currently has 21 people, and this round will be expanded to 80 people. In addition, a collection team will be added, tentatively recruiting 40 people. The members of the collection team will receive the same treatment as the logging team."

"Leader, is the gathering team here to pick crystal fruits?"

Hearing someone asking, Xia Hong immediately shook his head and said, "Picking crystal fruits is just one of the tasks. We also need to record the growth cycle of the ice tree, search for medicinal materials available in the wild, find and record more fruit plants, etc. As our hunting team's activities expand, the gathering team must also follow up and search for more useful things for the camp. These are all the tasks of the gathering team..."

At this point, Xia Hong paused and continued, "The work of the collection team is very important. The formula of our Jinchuang Powder was obtained from the blue condensation grass that Cheng Feng brought back."

Everyone understood what the collection team was and nodded thoughtfully.

"In addition, the treatment of the camp supply station and the craftsman workshop is the same as that of the logging team and the collection team. Five kilograms of cold beast meat per day. Xia Chuan and Mu Dong are fully responsible for recruiting people for these two departments. You only need to report to me. Whether you can get in depends on your own ability."

The camp supply department is responsible for managing all the supplies in the camp. As the supplies increase, people will definitely be needed, but there are not many things at the moment, so not many people are needed;

What the craftsman workshop needs is not ordinary lumberjacks, but lumberjacks with certain craftsmanship skills, or at least some craftsman talent. At present, it does not need many people.

Moreover, during this period, Xia Chuan and Mu Dong had each recruited some people, two for the supply department and five for the craftsmen's workshop. They had all reported to Xia Hong, so he knew everything.

"You can join the logging team or the gathering team. There are 120 positions in total, which is enough for you to choose. Of course, you can choose not to join either, but in that case, you will not get any of the cold beast meat in the future."

When everyone heard this, they immediately shook their heads, thinking that Xia Hong was joking. If they broke through to the logging realm and did not join the gathering team or the logging team, they would just be termites that did nothing.

For people like this, don't even think about getting the cold beast meat later. Even if you eat it before, everyone in the camp will try to make you vomit it out.

With Xia Hong as a leader setting an example, it can be predicted that not only now but also in the future, the Great Xia camp will not tolerate such termites.

"In short, the Great Xia Camp does not support idle people!"

"Before you have no strength and can't go out, the camp should support you. Now that you have strength, it's your turn to give back to the camp. Daxia relies on me alone. No matter how strong we are, there is a limit. Only when everyone can play their role, the camp will become stronger and stronger, and our lives will definitely get better and better!"

Xia Hong's tone was quite serious when he said these two sentences.

Everyone nodded heavily, engraving it firmly in their hearts.

"Okay, now that I've finished talking about the first thing, let's talk about the second thing."

After giving everyone some time to digest, Xia Hong began to talk about the second thing, but he did not say it directly. Instead, he gave Mu Dong a look first.

Mu Dong nodded and stood up with an excited look.

"Everyone, the preparations for the new wooden house have been completed. The tools and accessories required are all ready. The ground piles have been driven for more than 600 meters. We can now start the construction simultaneously!"

Upon hearing that the construction of the new wooden house could finally begin, the faces of the one hundred or so lumberjacks and other people who gathered around were immediately filled with joy.

Even though Xia Hong had learned the news earlier than others, he couldn't help but smile when he looked around the wooden house where he had lived for half a year.

The wooden house we live in now is really too crowded.

Like everyone else, he had been looking forward to the construction starting soon and moving into the new house.

(End of this chapter)