Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 349 Mirror Valley Council, Explosive Increase in Strength, Great Awakening Temple, Eight Camps Martial Arts Competition
As the first stop in the expansion of the Great Xia Dynasty, Mirror Valley actually holds a significant position.

It was the first transit station for the Great Xia Dynasty to enter Longyou from the north. Any garrison in Longyou that wanted to take the straight road would have to pass through here. Not to mention the people traveling between Xia City and Longyou, any army that was mobilized to Longyou would have to pass through here.

"Like other outposts, Jinggu has not changed much in the past few years. It is still the same small basin with a radius of five or six miles. However, because it is often used as a transit point for large armies, half of the area has been specially designated as a military camp."

Not far from the south exit of Mirror Valley, Xia Hong led Xia Chuan, Yuwen Tao, and the other four military commanders to quickly head towards the encampment. Xia Chuan noticed that he was staring at a large group of buildings on the left side of the encampment and immediately offered an explanation.

It turns out it's been converted into a military camp. No wonder everyone at the outpost is gathered on the right side, while there's not a single person on the left.

Several hundred meters away from the entrance, Xia Hong saw more than twenty figures already waiting at the entrance. He smiled and asked, "I remember the garrison commander of Mirror Valley is Li Longkai, right?"

Xia Chuan was taken aback upon hearing this, then, remembering that Xia Hong had been in seclusion for the previous three years, he immediately smiled and explained, "That's ancient history. Last year, Li Longkai was promoted to Deputy Military Commander of the Eighth District Supply Division. The current garrison commander of Jinggu is Luo Ming!"

Xia Hong was quite fast at this moment. In fact, before Xia Chuan had even finished speaking, he had already clearly seen the appearances of the more than twenty people waiting outside the entrance, and naturally he also saw that the person at the front was Luo Ming.

"Luo Ming, the garrison commander of Jinggu, along with the entire Luo Yang squad, pays his respects to the lord, the Minister of Justice, the Chief Justice Yuwen, and the four commanders!"

"Greetings, Lord, Minister, Chief Justice Yuwen, and the four Commanders!"

When Xia Hong reached the entrance and was only five or six meters away from Luo Ming, he instinctively wanted to call out "Brother Luo," but before he could speak, Luo Ming and the others had already bowed and greeted him loudly.

Thinking that it was indeed a bit inappropriate to call him Brother Luo now, Xia Hong shook his head and chuckled, "Luo Ming, from today onwards, we finally have a way to deal with the beast tides in Arrow Bamboo Forest. As the garrison commander of Mirror Valley, you should have some hope now, right?"

Xia Hong was aware that when Li Longkai was the garrison commander, Jinggu's annual profit was affected by the three rounds of beast tides, resulting in a very low ranking.

The annual ranking of the total profit value of all the outposts is related to the performance evaluation of these outpost leaders, which affects their promotion and treatment. Naturally, these people will rack their brains to find ways to improve.

Jinggu's earnings ranking has always been low due to the three annual beast tides. When Li Longkai was the garrison commander a few years ago, he had a lot of headaches.

Since Luo Ming was newly appointed last year, he must be troubled by this matter just like Li Longkai, which is why he made such a sarcastic remark.

He didn't notice that when he called out Luo Ming's name, Luo Ming himself, along with the more than twenty people behind him, became visibly excited.

"Stationing here is to share the lord's burdens. Your subordinates only know to do their best to deliver as many supplies as possible to Xia City. We dare not talk about any hope!"

Luo Ming was clearly surprised that Xia Hong still remembered him, and his voice trembled noticeably.

Hearing such an official answer, Xia Hong felt bored, but considering the huge difference in their current status, he could understand Luo Ming's mentality. Just as he was about to continue walking in, he suddenly remembered something and asked with a smile, "I remember you have a son named Luo Cheng, who has a pretty good talent for spear fighting. He should be an adult by now, right? Is he in Mirror Valley?"

When Xia Hong asked about his son Luo Cheng, Luo Ming became even more agitated and forgot to reply for a moment.

"What, he's not here?"

It wasn't until Xia Hong asked a second time that Luo Ming came to his senses and hurriedly cupped his hands in reply, "I didn't expect the lord to still remember my son. I was out of line and have no respect for what I have done. I hope the lord will forgive me!"

Seeing Xia Hong wave his hand to signal, Luo Ming continued to answer: "My son will not turn fifteen until December, so he has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony. Last month, Lord Lu of Dongling sent a message saying that he needed five people under the age of fifteen to go to the Digging Realm. My son just met the requirements and was selected to go."

The Great Xia Dynasty stipulated that fifteen years old was the age of adulthood. The so-called coming-of-age ceremony, or capping ceremony, meant that one could wear a hair-binding crown. It was usually held by the family unit.

"Dongling, what does Lu Yang want with a Digging Realm cultivator who is not yet fifteen years old?"

Upon hearing the news from Dongling, Xia Hong immediately turned to look at Xia Chuan. Seeing him nod in agreement that he also knew about it, Xia Hong waved his hand and said, "Don't stand here. We'll alert the people at the outpost soon. Let's go back to the camp first!"

There are still several thousand people at the Jinggu outpost. If they knew he was coming, they would probably all come out to pay their respects.

Xia Chuan nodded upon hearing this and immediately led Yuwen Tao and the other three to follow behind him, heading towards the military camp on the left side of the outpost. However, after taking a couple of steps, he seemed to remember something and turned back to give Luo Ming an order:
"Luo Ming, it's almost dawn. The army should have finished preparing the game and will be back soon. You can tell the people at the outpost to start cooking so they can eat as soon as the army returns. Then you can take over the game they bring back and send it back to Xia City."

"Your subordinate was prepared long ago!"

The military department has regulations that the personnel at the designated post where the army is stationed are responsible for the army's food and supplies transportation. Luo Ming was well aware of this, and after answering, he immediately led the people around him to the entrance to welcome the army.

Inside the council hall of Jinggu Camp.

Xia Hong entered the hall and sat directly in the main seat. After gesturing for Xia Chuan and the other six to sit down as well, he smiled and said, "I have been in seclusion for the past three years and have only come out a handful of times. I haven't had a chance to get a detailed understanding of the situation in Xia City. Since you are all here, there must have been quite a few changes in the past three years, right?"

In the previous three years, Xia Hong had left the pass quite a few times. Apart from the time last September when he established the regulations for founding a sect and establishing sacrifices in the Great Xia Dynasty, he hadn't left at all in the middle. Therefore, his overall impression of Xia City was indeed still based on the fourth year of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Xia Chuan naturally understood this, and he also knew what Xia Hong most wanted to know at this moment, so he stood up and spoke directly:

"Let me first tell you about the situation of the Eighth Division! Three years ago, after the Fifth Army Xuanwu Army was established, the Eighth Division, the Military Affairs Department, was also added. I transferred Yuwen Tao to be the Director of the Military Affairs Department, and the position of Deputy Director was temporarily vacant. Luo Yuan was promoted to Director of the Hunting Department, and Hou Jing was appointed as the Deputy Director of the Hunting Department. Apart from the changes in these two divisions, the positions in the other six divisions remained unchanged."

Xia Hong nodded in agreement. It was only right to transfer Hou Jing up. Including the people captured earlier, there were quite a few people of the Yuhan level in the original Zhaoyang. If they wanted to integrate into the Great Xia as quickly as possible, it was only right to share some of the power.

He had witnessed Hou Quan's performance on the battlefield. Putting aside the others, judging from Hou Quan's current changes, Xia Chuan's move to promote Hou Jing was clearly a good one.

"Next is the overall population and cultivation level. As of the beginning of this month, the total population of our Great Xia is 821746, of which 5054 are at the Cold Resistance level, 14547 are at the limit of the Earth Digging Realm, 189245 are at the Earth Digging Realm, and 425827 are at the Wood Cutting Realm."

As soon as Xia Chuan uttered those five numbers, not only Xia Hong, but also Yuwen Tao, Yuan Cheng, and the other four people showed a look of horror on their faces.

Clearly, although they did not engage in long-term seclusion like Xia Hong, they were also not very familiar with the overall cultivation level of the Great Xia Dynasty.

More than 5,000 Cold Resistance level, and the limit of the Digging Realm is 14,500!

Xia Hong silently recited the two data points in his mind. Although a hint of excitement appeared on his face, after pondering for a moment, he simply nodded slightly.

This increase in data is actually not exaggerated.

At the end of the second year of the Great Xia Dynasty, when dealing with the beast tide of Yanglu Realm, the total number of cold-resistant level troops in the camp was 214, which was not considered many at that time.
However, after the White Dew Ghost was resolved, the overall environment stabilized. In addition, the newly acquired large resource area of ​​Longshan was gradually digested, and the supply of resources such as beast blood, blood spirit pills, and jade bones was abundant. The number of people breaking through immediately began to surge. By the third year of the Great Xia Dynasty, when Xia City was expanded and the buildings were upgraded, the number of people at the Cold Resistance level had more than doubled to about 500.

Then, in the third year of the Great Xia Dynasty, the birth of the eldest daughter, Yu Yao, solved the shortage of Cold Dew in one fell swoop. The existing Cold-resistant level personnel in the camp had a sufficient supply of Yang Yuan Pills, and their strength began to increase dramatically. There were more and more high-level hunting teams, and the development speed of the three major resource areas accelerated. In the end, the logistics department saw a surge in the reserves of beast blood. In addition, the number of places in the Martial Arts Pavilion increased to 1000, and the speed of cultivation improvement naturally increased. In just one year, by the fourth year of the Great Xia Dynasty, when Xia Hong held a family banquet, the number of Cold-resistant level personnel had doubled again, exceeding one thousand.
Based on the growth rate of the first two years, the growth rate of the three years from the fourth to the seventh year of the Great Xia Dynasty clearly slowed down. However, this is understandable, as it means that the Great Xia Dynasty has fully digested the benefits brought by the building upgrade, and the development progress of the three major resource areas has also begun to slow down. Therefore, the growth rate of the number of people breaking through the cold-resistant level has also begun to return to a normal speed.

"Since Yuwen Tao and Luo Yuan are both here, let them tell the lord about the current situation of the Military and Hunting divisions!"

Xia Chuan pondered for a moment, then turned to look at Yuwen Tao and Luo Yuan. One was the Director of the Military Affairs Department, and the other was the Director of the Hunting Department, so it was naturally their turn to speak.

Yuwen Tao nodded, stood up first, and cupped his hands, saying, "Reporting to the lord, Bingrong currently has seven armies under its command, which are Yunjiao, Longwu, Tulong, Hubao, Xuanwu, Shenwu, and Longyuan in order of establishment. This time, in order to deal with the beast tide in Jianzhu Forest, all six armies have come to Jinggu Camp, while only the Longyuan Army, which was newly established last year, is stationed at Songyang Ridge."

"There are already over 14,000 people at the limit of the Earth Digging Realm, how come they've only built seven armies?"

Xia Hong immediately asked curiously, "Currently, the Great Xia only has one selection criterion for soldiers: the cultivation level of the Earth-Digging Realm. Of course, it is impossible to recruit all 14,000 people as soldiers. Some of them must be kept to serve in the hunting team and the eight departments. But even if only 30% are kept, there are still more than 10,000 people. It should not be that only seven armies are established."

Upon hearing this question, Yuwen Tao immediately turned to look at Xia Chuan.

Xia Chuan hurriedly stood up and said, "Lord, this is my decision. There is currently no external war in Great Xia, and the environment within the territory is basically stable. Seven armies are already a bit too many. Rather than incorporating them into the army, it would be better to keep them in the hunting team. Firstly, they can mentor the younger generation and young people, and secondly, they can continue to acquire various resources for the camp."

Xia Hong raised an eyebrow and instantly understood Xia Chuan's meaning.

The finances are a bit tight!
The Great Xia Dynasty implemented a system that combined military and hunting operations.

According to the original regulations for the Yunjiao Army: soldiers were not required to pay quotas for ore; only half of their hunting spoils needed to be handed over; the soldiers' weapons, armor, and healing pills were all provided by the logistics department; each soldier would also receive 1000 contribution points, 3 Blood Essence Pills, and 50 catties of beast blood as a monthly stipend...

Each time a large army is added to the camp, it means a huge amount of precious resources have to be spent, and the subsequent consumption will continue.

While a large army is certainly more efficient at hunting cold beasts than a hunting party, it's a bit of a loss considering that they only have to hand over half of their spoils.

Moreover, there aren't that many beast tides within the territory for the army to kill!
Creating animal tides with small torches is for training troops, not for hunting. Moreover, each training exercise results in personnel and weapon losses, so it's not a guaranteed profit. Furthermore, for safety reasons, this method cannot be used.

Therefore, under the current circumstances of no war and no expansion in the Great Xia, the unlimited increase of the army will indeed cause a huge burden on resources, especially now that the population has exceeded 800,000. Not to mention precious cultivation resources such as beast blood and jade bones, even beast meat is gradually becoming scarce.

"The beast tide in the arrow bamboo forest will still come every four months. Judging from your performance today, this beast tide should not be a bad thing. It can alleviate the camp's resource problem a little."

Upon hearing Xia Hong's words, Xia Chuan, Yuwen Tao, and the other four were all taken aback.

Even though the beast tide has been decimated like this today, will it still come again in the future?

Remembering that the six people still didn't know the cause of the beast tide, Xia Hong immediately explained it to them.

The beast tide wasn't attracted by anything in the arrow bamboo forest, but rather frightened out by something in the redwood ridge. Upon hearing Xia Hong's explanation, Xia Chuan and the other six froze in shock.

To be able to continuously scare out such a large-scale beast tide, and among them are many beast kings, how terrifying must the things in Redwood Ridge be?
Seeing the expressions on the six people's faces, Xia Hong waved his hand slightly and said, "Don't worry, this beast tide has lasted for so many years and nothing has come out, which proves that it has nothing to do with us in the short term. Maybe it's some kind of plant that can suppress the cold beasts and matures every four months? Since it doesn't pose a real threat to us, we don't need to worry about it."

Now that our army is strong enough to handle the beast tide, the four-monthly beast tide is a good opportunity for us to replenish our treasury. This can be seen as turning a bad situation into a good one after our strength has increased!

Upon hearing this, the six people's expressions gradually calmed down.

Xia Chuan nodded emphatically, for what Xia Hong was saying at this moment was exactly the same as what he had thought when he led his army to slaughter the cold beasts in the arrow bamboo forest.

"Moreover, I've already emerged from seclusion. Now that I've mostly absorbed the enhancements brought by the Three Pavilions, and the development speed of the three major resource areas has stabilized, it's time to start thinking about ways to expand outwards..."

At this point, Xia Hong paused for a moment.

The six people below became excited upon hearing this.

"Xia Chuan, upon your return to Xia City, you can begin expanding the army. Add three more armies, bringing the total to ten thousand." "Yes, sir!"

Xia Chuan immediately bowed and accepted the order, his expression extremely excited.

"By the way, have any new silver mines been found in the past three years?"

When Xia Hong asked about the silver mines, Xia Chuan's face first showed a worried expression, but he quickly recovered and his expression turned from worry to joy as he said, "In the past three years, three more silver mines have been discovered one after another, one in Beiman Mountain and two in Long Mountain."

The silver mine on the north slope of the mountain was emptied out as early as February last year.

Of course, hollowing out the camp doesn't mean there's no silver left.

The total silver mine on the north slope of the mountain has yielded 63500 tons, which translates to 2540 million silver points in the system. Xia Hong has already used up a significant amount of these points in the past few years for upgrading buildings. In addition, there are daily expenses, as well as normal losses in the artisan department and camp. There is indeed not much left.

"As of last month, the total silver inventory of the Operations Department was 8920 tons. In order to reduce losses, Qiu Peng had already raised the price of silver to 120 contribution points per kilogram last year. Even so, at the beginning of the year, all the cold-weather-grade silver will still rush to redeem their quotas. If no new silver mines can be found, I estimate that the remaining amount will only last for a little over two years at most, or even not two years."

[Resources: Timber 18926 million tons, Coal 48622 million tons, Iron 27625 million tons, Silver 231 million tons]

After hearing Xia Chuan's words, Xia Hong looked at the system's silver resources and immediately shook his head.

The 231 million silver resources he possesses have already been converted, so they are not included in the operational and demand department's inventory figures.

A silver mine of 63500 tons sounds like a lot, but it's actually not enough to cover all the expenses.

Silver can be used to forge weapons and as medicine. Most importantly, it can be used to ward off evil spirits. Because of its anti-evil properties, it is almost the universal currency of all camps in Ice Abyss. As the Great Xia expands its reach and explores more and more territories, many Cold-resistant level warriors carry some silver with them.

Leaving aside the upgrades to system buildings and daily consumption, the daily use of the Great Xia Cold-Resistant Level equipment alone is extremely terrifying.

The current regulations of the Ministry of Logistics stipulate that the annual exchange limit for the Cold-Resistant Grade is 1,000 catties. The number of Cold-Resistant Grade personnel in the Great Xia Dynasty has now exceeded 5,000. Not to mention that the exchange limit for officials of higher rank is even higher, if we calculate based on 1,000 catties per person, that would be 5 million catties per year, which is equivalent to 2500 tons.

If we take into account the daily research and development costs of the Alchemy Pavilion and the Weapon Refining Pavilion, 8920 tons really won't last three years. If we also factor in the wear and tear on the buildings, the time will be even shorter.

"It doesn't matter!"

Xia Hong swept away his dejected expression and waved his hand, saying, "With the three newly discovered mines, plus the previous four, we now have a total of seven silver mines whose exact locations we know. Once I leave seclusion, the silver mines will no longer be a problem."

Upon hearing this, Xia Chuan and the other six, recalling Xia Hong's terrifying strength in the sky, where he had single-handedly fought three opponents and killed two beast kings, all perked up and nodded emphatically.

The reason why the silver mine could not be mined despite being discovered was due to the Beast King.

Now that Xia Hong can crush the Beast King, and with the cooperation of the army, the mining of the seven silver mines will no longer be a problem.

"By the way, when I came out of seclusion last year, you said that Xu Ning had already found out about the Nine Towns in Wuyuan, right?"

Last year, Xia Hong emerged from seclusion to upgrade the sect's spirit tablet and announced the establishment of the sect and its shrine, all for the sake of cultivation. At that time, he was completely immersed in the process of bone tempering, so when he heard Xia Chuan report the news from Wuyuan, he didn't pay much attention. Now that he has emerged from seclusion, he naturally has to find out more about it.

Xia Chuan nodded upon hearing this and said, "Last year, Xu Ning explored 50 kilometers further east on the original site and discovered a place called Qinghepu. There, he came into contact with three village-level camps. All three were affiliated with an organization called Dajue Temple. Among the three, Hexia Village seems to have had contact with Jiangxia Town, one of the Nine Towns. For the past year, Xu Ning has been secretly investigating Hexia Village and Dajue Temple."

In the fourth year of the Great Xia Dynasty, Xu Ning explored a 100-kilometer area from west to east along the north bank of the Xinghe River. Based on this, he explored another 50 kilometers to the east. According to the initial estimate, the entire north bank was 200 kilometers long, and only 50 kilometers remained to reach the exit.

Three years ago, Lu Yang sent back a sketch of the nine towns of Mo'ao. It indicated that the eastern exit on the north bank of the Xinghe River was exactly where the towns of Chuishan and Jiangxia were located. So, this Hexia Village had contact with Jiangxia Town, which makes sense.

Oh, right, Dajue Temple!

Xia Hong suddenly remembered that last year, when the Level 4 Spirit Stele was upgraded to the Level 5 Ancestral Spirit Stele, he didn't initially connect it to the establishment of a sect and the establishment of a shrine. It was only because he heard the name Dajue Temple that he associated it with the sacrificial regulations.

"So, Xu Ning, you've been investigating for a year, you must have made quite a few discoveries, right?"

Xia Chuan nodded with a solemn expression and said, "It's pretty much what the lord guessed. The Dajue Temple is indeed an extremely strange organization. The entire temple is almost always completely closed off. The people inside rarely come out. Whenever they do come out, it's to recruit people from other camps, and they only recruit six-year-old boys."

"Were all the people who came out bald monks?"

"Brother, how do you know?"

Xia Chuan was stunned, clearly not expecting Xia Hong to have guessed that.

Xia Hong smiled and waved his hand, but a serious look gradually appeared in the depths of his eyes.

The name Dajue Temple would be unfamiliar to most people in Bingyuan, but in his previous life, it was just an ordinary Buddhist temple name, so he could guess its meaning just by hearing it.

How could a temple suddenly appear out of nowhere in the Ice Abyss world where civilization has completely collapsed? And why is it recruiting six-year-old boys? Xia Hong didn't even need to go and see for himself to guess what was going on.

It must be a strange creature originating from the ancient Yuanji.

Another strange and unusual creature has appeared!

"Xu Ning investigated and found that Dajue Temple suddenly appeared in Qinghepu seven years ago. At the beginning of its appearance, there was nothing abnormal. The leader was five bald old monks wearing yellow robes, leading a group of young novices around ten years old. Later, as they recruited more and more boys, the temple began to expand outwards."

Strangely, they never annexed other camps, only recruiting boys who had just turned six from those camps. Some camps had refused before, but not long after they refused, those camps were either attacked by beast tides or suffered inexplicable natural disasters and all disappeared.

Currently, throughout Qinghepu, all three village-level camps and eighteen large-scale camps follow the lead of Dajue Temple. Fortunately, Xu Ning was cautious; he brought several people under assumed names to infiltrate Hexia Village. If he had gone directly to make contact using his Great Xia identity, Dajue Temple would likely have already detected him.

Case solved!
Dajue Temple appeared seven years ago. No wonder Jiuzhen has never been able to enter the Pingxi Plain from the north bank of Xinghe River. If the monster in Dajue Temple is very powerful and has it blocking the way, then everything makes sense.

"Have Xu Ning bring people back. This Dajue Temple must be very dangerous. Don't stay in Qinghepu any longer. I will go there personally after I finish dealing with the silver mine."

"Okay, I'll send someone to inform him as soon as I get back to Xia City."

Da Shi, Luo Ge, Jing Xian, Yang Lu, Long Shan... anything related to ghosts and monsters cannot be taken lightly. We must be extremely cautious. Every time before, it was a bloodbath.

Xia Hong didn't want his carefully built Xia City to suffer the same fate.

There are two roads leading east. There is a Dajue Temple on the north bank of the Xinghe River, but it's not a big problem. We don't know the strength of Dajue Temple yet, so let's try to find a way from the east ridge first.

Thinking of Dongling, Xia Hong asked, "By the way, what did Luo Ming just say about Lu Yang, who is under fifteen years old and at the Earth-Digging Realm, want to do at Dongling?"

Xia Chuan was just about to speak outside when he heard Xia Hong ask about it. He immediately explained, "In the Beining Mountain area where Dongling is located, there is an Eight Camps Martial Arts Competition, which was initiated by Zhuling Village. I heard that a few years ago, they just used this competition to bully other camps, and Lu Yang didn't take it seriously."

This year is a bit different. I heard that a big shot in Beishuo is taking on apprentices, and the winner will have the opportunity to go to the core area of ​​Beishuo City. Lu Yang thought this was a good opportunity, so he sent a message to Xia City requesting people. I agreed and sent him five talented young men, among whom happened to be Luo Ming's son.

Xia Hong's expression brightened slightly upon hearing this.

In the first three years, Lu Yang did a lot of things in Dongling. He not only went into Beishuo City several times, but also inquired about the other eight towns.

The Great Xia now has a certain understanding of the strength of the Nine Towns of Mo'ao.

The winner of the Eight Camps Martial Arts Competition will not only be able to enter the core area of ​​Beishuo City, but will also have the opportunity to meet important figures in Beishuo.

A person who can persuade all the surrounding villages to choose their apprentices must hold considerable influence in Beishuo Town. If one could make contact with such a person, the gains would certainly be substantial.

"Lu Yang has done a good job these past few years; he should be an eighth-rank nobleman by now, right?"

Xia Chuan immediately laughed and said, "He was promoted to the eighth rank two years ago. His military merits have increased a lot. I estimate that he will be promoted to the seventh rank by the end of this year. Right now, the fastest promotion speed in the camp is between him and Xu Ning. They are almost catching up with me and Yuwen Sizheng!"

Rank 9 Snowmane, Rank 8 Frostwolf, Rank 7 Demon Sheep...

The crimson robes worn by Xia Chuan and Yuwen Tao were embroidered with golden-eyed demonic sheep, which naturally indicated that the two had been promoted to the seventh-rank Qingming Viscount.

Xia Hong personally conferred titles upon both of them, so he was naturally aware of it.

Lu Yang and Xu Ning, one in charge of Dongling and the other in charge of Wuyuan, are both important passages for the Great Xia to expand eastward. Naturally, they have more opportunities to make merit than others, and it is normal for them to be promoted in rank faster.

"Alright, I have a pretty good understanding of the situation. Xia Chuan, you go back to Xia City to take care of your business. The Sixth Army will rest here at the Jinggu Camp for five days. After five days, Yuwen Tao will lead the team to Longshan. I will be waiting for you at Longshan in advance."

"I obey my orders!"

"I obey my orders!"

Xia Chuan and Yuwen Tao bowed in response at the same time.

The remaining four commanders' expressions also brightened slightly upon hearing this.

Xia Hong had just inquired about the silver mine, and now he was sending the army to Longshan, the purpose of which was, of course, to solve the current problem of insufficient silver reserves in the camp.

"Since we can't go to Wuyuan for the time being, we can only look for opportunities in Dongling. I haven't left Xiacheng for a long time, so I'll take this opportunity to go to Dongling to explain things to Lu Yang, and also to see the legendary Mo'ao Mountain and... Beishuo Town with my own eyes!"

Xia Hong watched Xia Chuan and the other six leave, then sat and pondered for a moment before getting up and walking out of the council hall. He then transformed into a streak of fire and flew off to the north.

　I originally planned to post 1 words, but after thinking about it, I realized this chapter has too much content, and if I don't break it down, it will be very disjointed to read, so I'll post 7 words instead. Please forgive me!
　　
　
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