Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 94 [First Order] Selection Begins
You know, Snowmane is only a slightly weaker species among the known cold beasts in Redwood Ridge, and to some extent, it is the weakest.

The weakest one is stronger than him, the strongest in Da Xia.

Although Xia Hong did not use any weapons in the previous competition, he could already feel from those few moves that even if he had a knife and was fighting alone, he would not dare to say that he would definitely win.

After all, the Snow Mane in front of him was made of a wooden stake. First of all, he would not hurt him; secondly, the environment in the wilderness was different from that in the valley; finally, the most powerful thing about Snow Mane was not his strength, but his cunning character.

Although he was shocked by the strength of the cold beast, when Xia Hong came to his senses and looked at the snow mane transformed from the wooden man, a burst of heat rose in his eyes again.

This wooden man has more than just a training sparring role. As long as it is within the radiation range of the iron furnace, it can obey orders and fight autonomously.

This means that if the camp is attacked in the future, the wooden dummy can act as a super strong guard who is no weaker than itself!

The only drawback is that the consumption of coal is not small. Five units of coal resources are needed every hour, which is equivalent to 100 kilograms of coal in physical form. You should know that the daily output of a digging realm master is at most 200 kilograms.

Thinking of the consumption of the wooden man, Xia Hong lost interest in continuing to test the Frost Wolf and the Demon Sheep. He quickly turned his head to look at the group of people at the outermost edge of the wooden house door.

"The selection method for the first batch of members of the hunting team is to fight this Snowmane alone. Each person only has one chance. You can choose either the bow and arrow or the broadsword. The fifteen people who can hold out the longest can become members of the hunting team."

At the door of the wooden house, those standing at the outermost edge were all the lumberjacks of the camp.

When they heard Xia Hong's words, they did not show much surprise on their faces.

They had just seen Xia Hong and Xue Zong fighting, and remembered that Xia Hong had said before that the members of the hunting team would be selected tonight, so they had already guessed it.

But in a one-on-one battle, even though they knew that the Snow Mane in front of them was transformed from a wooden man, everyone still couldn't help but feel a little doubtful.

"Luo Yuan, Zhao Long, put all your weapons over here!"

After hearing Xia Hong's order, Luo Yuan, Zhao Long and the other nine did not hesitate at all. They all put their swords and bows and arrows on the ground.

At the same time, Qiu Peng and Xu Ning also walked forward and reluctantly put down the bows and arrows in their hands.

Four big swords and eleven bows and arrows were just placed on the ground.

The fiery gazes of the thirty-six Lumberjacks were all focused on the weapons.

In fact, it was not just them. Behind them, all the ordinary people in the camp, especially the reserve forces, the group closest to breaking through the logging realm, were looking at the weapons on the ground with eager eyes.

After all, holding a weapon and joining the hunting team not only means proving one's own strength, but also means that one will be allocated more cold beast meat and even various resources in the camp in the future.

Before, they thought the four-tier meat-sharing system was impossible to implement successfully, and they might not have been so eager for it.

But things were completely different from the moment Xia Hong went out hunting tonight and brought back three cold beasts, proving that the four-level meat distribution system was real and feasible.

As Xia Hong said before, all members of the hunting team must have the strength of the Digging Realm. Considering the actual situation of the current camp, it was considered an exception, and fifteen of them were selected from this group to join the hunting team first.

The hunting team members have a daily quota of 10 kilograms of cold beast meat, while the logging team only has 5 kilograms, a difference of twice as much.

Looking back at the cut cold beast meat in the wooden house, everyone's breathing became heavier and their eyes became more and more fiery.

"Captain, I think that those who use bows and arrows should not compete on how long they can hold out, but who can shoot more accurately."

Xia Hong turned his head and found that it was Zou Yuankai who asked the question.

When Xia Hong saw Zou Yuankai and the Li brothers standing beside him, a flash of understanding immediately came into his mind.

During the previous hunting process, the archery accuracy of these three people was obviously much higher than that of others.

It is normal to propose a selection method that is beneficial to oneself.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Hong looked up at Zou Yuankai and replied in a deep voice:
"What you said makes sense. Archers should of course compete to see who can shoot more accurately. But the problem is that I didn't choose an archer, but a member of the hunting team. Snowmane won't stand there stupidly in the wild and let you shoot him.

At night, except for the first arrow that wakes it up, with your current strength, if you encounter it alone, no matter how accurate your shot is, you will definitely not have the chance to shoot the second arrow. And once you are targeted by it, no matter how accurate your shot is, you will die in the end.

Currently, none of you possess true hunting abilities, so when you go out hunting with me, you are mostly playing a supporting role.

I don't expect you to cause much harm to the cold beasts.

But at the very least, you need to have strong ability to protect your life.

I don't want to be distracted by your safety during the hunt, so I use this selection method, do you understand?"

Hearing this answer, Zou Yuankai, the Li brothers, and the few people who just agreed with his proposal all lowered their heads. Including Luo Yuan and others, their faces were more or less ashamed.

Although Xia Hong's words were harsh, it had to be said that they were all true.

They only have the strength of a woodcutter, let alone fighting against the cold beasts alone. Judging from the process of hunting three cold beasts last night, as long as Xia Hong was not there, they would not be able to harvest any prey.

Xia Hong saw the ashamed expressions on everyone's faces, but he didn't take it seriously. He just looked at everyone and said in a low voice:

"Questioning can help you avoid making mistakes. I am not against questioning. Anyone in the camp has the right to question me. But I must make it clear in advance that any questions you raise about my decision should be out of public interest, not selfish motives!"

Hearing the seriousness in Xia Hong's tone, no one in the camp spoke. Zou Yuankai and the other two knew that Xia Hong was referring to them, and their faces became even more ashamed, and they lowered their heads into their necks.

"Alright, let's start the selection now. Who of you will be the first to come?"

As soon as Xia Hong finished speaking, Xia Chuan was the first to stand up.

"I come."

Xia Chuan did not choose a weapon, but walked directly to the opposite side of Xue Zong.

After seeing Xia Chuan's black knife and white line, Luo Yuan and others naturally understood why he did not choose weapons.

Everyone widened their eyes, wanting to see how long Xia Chuan could last in Xue Zong's hands, and also to prepare themselves for the game later.

Just like before, as soon as Xia Chuan stood still, Xue Zong rushed straight towards him.

The moment Snow Mane's huge body rushed towards him, Xia Chuan realized how powerful his elder brother Xia Hong was, who had just caught Snow Mane's attack with his bare hands.

Of course he didn't dare to take the blow head-on, so he quickly turned around to avoid it, and at the same time, he also threw out the black knife and white line in his hands.

Snowmane is large in size and has a strong inertia of impact, so it should not have reacted so quickly. However, the actual situation was that the moment Xia Chuan turned around to avoid it, it immediately reacted, twisted its body to adjust its direction, and instantly rolled behind Xia Chuan.

The pair of sharp fangs even reached Xia Chuan's waist.

Xia Chuan narrowly jumped up and avoided its fangs, but Xue Zong opened his mouth and directly extended his long tongue.

call out…………

The long tongue flew out, Xia Chuan was prepared, and the black knife went around his neck and head and slashed.

The snow mane that transformed into the wooden man obviously had a very strong perception ability. It seemed to be aware of the threat of the black knife. Its long tongue turned in the air and actually wrapped around Xia Chuan's legs.

But before it extended forward one meter, a white line flew out from Xia Chuan's left hand and quickly wrapped around Xue Zong's limbs as his fingers moved.

Xia Chuan landed quietly on the ground, his pupils suddenly condensed, and he pulled hard.

The white line suddenly tightened, and Snowmane's limbs were tangled together in an instant. He staggered and almost fell to the ground.

"So strong!"

"The leader's younger brother seems to be only sixteen years old this year?"

"That black knife and white thread are so strong. They were from the wooden puppet a while ago."

…………

Xia Chuan's stunning performance immediately caused everyone in the camp to exclaim in surprise.

However, before the exclamations stopped, an accident occurred.

Snow Mane seemed to be aware of the power of the black knife and the white line. His limbs, which were originally entangled, suddenly exerted force and almost instantly broke free from the white line.

Even though Xia Chuan was trying very hard to tighten it, his strength was no match for that of an adult Snow Mane.

The white line could not be broken, but once it was broken, Xue Zong's movements would no longer be restricted. While Xia Chuan was still not able to react, he suddenly exerted force and rushed forward.

Without a long tongue, Xia Chuan was knocked away more than ten meters with just a sudden charge. If Xue Zong had not retracted his fangs at the last moment, Xia Chuan's body would have been pierced directly.

"Xia Chuan, thirty-nine breaths!"

(End of this chapter)