Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

When they reached the forefront of the crowd, the moment they saw the scene within the valley,

Chen Ying and his sons immediately understood why those people had been exclaiming in surprise.

Firstly, upon entering the valley, a wave of warmth immediately washed over them, the temperature increase was immediately noticeable.

On the left and right sides of the valley, wood was piled up like mountains, the vast majority of which was still Goldfrost Wood.

In the outer area, there were some pre-cut planks, and at this moment, many people were busily working with saws and tools, clearly making planks for building wooden houses.

From a small cave on the south side of the valley, the aroma of Crystal Fruit wafted out, almost solidified into substance, and could be clearly smelled even from tens of meters away.

People were walking out of the cave at this moment, holding dozens of dark blue Frost Beast meat in their hands, estimated to weigh several hundred pounds.

Others were carrying Crystal Fruit into the cave, and when they came out, the bags were empty, obviously having placed the Crystal Fruit inside.

Unsurprisingly, that should be the Great Xia camp's warehouse.

In the very center of the valley, there stood a huge square wooden house, about two hundred meters on each side and fifteen meters high.

The wooden house, illuminated by the firelight, emitted a faint golden glow.

Chen Ying knew at a glance that it was all made of Goldfrost Wood.

The roof of the wooden house was a pyramidal hip roof.

Although it was now completely covered by white snow, the eaves still clearly showed the animal hide tarpaulin laid beneath the snow.

Generally speaking, the outermost layer of animal hide with fur is suitable for making clothes; the second layer inside is relatively strong and not easily corrupted, suitable for making leather scrolls for writing and recording; the third layer underneath is the strongest and hardest, and most of the tarpaulins used by the camps are made of this third layer skin.

However, ordinary animal hide tarpaulins were certainly not enough to shock Chen Ying.

The problem was that the area of this wooden house was so large, and the roof was covered with animal hide tarpaulins, which was terrifying.

The outer walls of the wooden house were estimated to be six meters thick, and all were connected by single Goldfrost Wood logs, with many large iron fittings used for reinforcement exposed at each joint.

The two main doors of the wooden house were as high as five meters, and although the main body was wood, they were surrounded by iron sheets, giving a sense of heaviness even from a distance.

The doors were currently open, and people were carrying planks in and out, almost all of them had wooden tools in their hands, and some even had various iron tools.

The second and third floors of the wooden house had half-meter diameter wooden windows, and through the open wooden windows, as well as the firelight shining from inside, it was possible to clearly see the people inside working.

The warm, spring-like environment, the countless wood, the Frost Beast meat and Crystal Fruit that could be taken at will, the giant wooden house mixed with massive iron fittings, the various iron tools in people's hands...

At first glance, Chen Ying and his sons were completely stunned.

Not to mention the people in the camp who were grabbing Frost Beast meat and stuffing it into their mouths, and even children, the youngest of whom looked to be less than ten years old;

There were forty or fifty people just by counting those who were moving giant logs and had the strength of the Lumbering Realm;

In front of the wooden house, four bonfires each had dozens of complete animal hides stretched out, and women were beating them with wooden sticks, obviously roasting and processing them; some young children shuttled among them, each holding wooden toy weapons, laughing and playing.

Chen Ying and his sons were completely speechless at the sight of all this, let alone the other two hundred or so people from the Chenye Camp.

"Are we... in paradise?"

"Does Redwood Ridge have a place like this?"

"Is this... the Great Xia Camp?"

Everyone was stunned in place, their eyes filled with disbelief, and many even thought it was an illusion, pinching themselves subconsciously.

Until they realized that everything in front of them was real, everyone, including Chen Ying and his sons, showed joy on their faces, and more than half of them even cried with joy.

But after the joy, they subconsciously turned their gazes to Chen Ying, their faces showing a look of apprehension.

Including Chen Ying and his sons themselves, it was the same.

Especially noticing that Xia Hong and the others went directly to the big wooden house after entering the valley, without discussing the matter of accepting the Chenye Camp with him, Chen Ying felt even more uneasy.

Would such a powerful Great Xia really be willing to take in this group of people?

Just as Chen Ying was feeling uneasy, a young man, younger than his son, suddenly walked over and called out to him with a smile.

"Chief Chen, don't worry, since our leader has decided to accept you, he won't go back on his word.

Since you've come to Great Xia, we're all one family now, why don't you come with me to register first?"

Seeing that although the young man's face was kind, his physique was burly, his aura even surpassed his own, and he was wearing the same ready-made clothes as Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan before, Chen Ying didn't dare to be presumptuous at all, and quickly led his two sons to respectfully salute.

"May I ask, who is this sir?"

Hearing this title, the young man was obviously stunned for a moment, but then showed a rather pleased expression, chuckled, and waved his hand, saying: "Just call me Shi Ping, I'm not any sir, just a member of the Camp Needs Office, under the command of Lord Xia Chuan, responsible for registering new arrivals, come with me quickly!"

Shi Ping?

Hearing this name, Chen Ying was stunned for a moment, as if he had thought of something, his expression was a little strange, and he asked with a hint of speculation: "Sir, could it be that you are Shi Qing's..."

"Old Chen?"

Before Shi Ping could speak, a surprised voice came from behind him,

Chen Ying turned his head to look over, and immediately a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Old Shi!"

Seeing Shi Qing walk over, the young man respectfully made way.

Chen Ying immediately knew that he had guessed correctly just now.

"Old Shi, your son is amazing!"

Shi Ping's aura, which was stronger than his own; the Great Xia camp's few ready-made clothes on his body; and the fact that he directly obeyed Xia Chuan, the younger brother of the leader Xia Hong, were enough to show that his status in the Great Xia camp was definitely not low.

"Hahahaha, not bad, not bad."

Hearing Chen Ying's slightly envious tone, Shi Qing was naturally very pleased, although he knew that Chen Ying must have misunderstood, but he didn't explain, laughed a few times, and led him and the others from the Chenye Camp to follow Shi Ping to register.

The population of Great Xia was only close to a thousand, and the residential area was only so small, so there was no need for such a strict household registration system.

The so-called registration was just to record the number of people, names, and ages, in order to coordinate the division of personnel.

As the two hundred or so people from the Chenye Camp reported their names and ages one by one, Shi Ping made records on the leather scroll, and quickly screened the people.

"A total of two hundred and twelve people, thirty-seven under the age of six, not old enough to eat Frost Beast meat, five pounds of Frost Beast meat will be distributed each month, which can be crushed with Crystal Fruit and eaten in small amounts as supplementary food;

The remaining one hundred and seventy-two people are all incorporated into the reserve force, all of whom have strength below a thousand pounds, and the daily allocation is one pound.

In addition, Chief Chen, Chen Shang, and Chen Ping are all in the Lumbering Realm.

There are currently vacancies in the harvesting team, you have no choice, you can only enter the harvesting team, and the daily allocation is five pounds after entering."

The Chenye Camp should have had two hundred and seventy-seven people when they escaped from the cave, but more than sixty died after being caught up by the two giant rats, so only two hundred and twelve remained.

"Little Shi, just call me Uncle Chen, don't call me Chief anymore, I am now a member of Great Xia, it would be a joke to call me that again."

Seeing Shi Qing, Chen Ying felt much more relaxed.

The two had been old acquaintances in their early years, and the reason why he was familiar with Shi Ping's name was because he had seen Shi Ping when he was a child.

Now he was naturally not as restrained as he had been just now.

Hearing that everyone in the camp, including himself, had been assigned to various teams, and that Shi Ping had thoughtfully stated the allocation of Frost Beast meat for each level, Chen Ying was naturally in a great mood.

Frost Beast meat was secondary, the main thing was that from Shi Ping's arrangements, he was finally able to confirm that Great Xia really intended to accept them.

Not only him, but also Chen Shang, Chen Ping, and the others from the Chenye Camp, realizing that from today onwards, they were people of Great Xia, were now also at ease, and there was no longer any apprehension on their faces.

"Old Chen, you guys are lucky, the wooden house should be completed in the next two days.

You'll be living in a new house as soon as you arrive, that's what you call coming early, it's better to come at the right time, hahahaha..."

Chen Ying's mood calmed down, and he naturally had the interest to talk, hearing Shi Qing's joke, he just shook his head, and then told him how they had all come here.

Shi Ping was present when Xia Hong discussed the giant rat swarm earlier, but Shi Qing was not.

Hearing about the Chenye Camp's thrilling escape process, as well as the huge giant rat swarm entrenched on the north slope of the mountain wall, Shi Qing first comforted Chen Ying a few words, but then immediately realized the huge danger currently facing the Great Xia Camp.

Hearing that although the giant rat swarm had been successfully lured away, it had returned again and was still entrenched on the north slope of the mountain wall, knowing that Great Xia had not yet escaped the danger, Shi Ping and Shi Qing's father and son immediately showed worry on their faces.

In stark contrast to the joy of the people in the Chenye Camp was Xia Hong, who had just returned to the temporary wooden house.

Xia Hong sat alone, his brow furrowed, his face full of worry.

He had been in this state ever since he returned to the camp.

"It's already been determined that the torches can't lure them away.

Now we can't beat them, and we can't run away, could it be that we can only sit and wait for death?"

Sit and wait for death!

Hoping that the giant rat swarm wouldn't discover the valley base.

What's the difference between that and waiting to die?

“There must be a way. I need to calm down first. According to Chen Ying, whatever is attracting the rat swarm is on the northern slope of the mountain, further away from the valley. They shouldn't discover it in a short time. If there's a real problem, we can always take everyone back to the earthen slope!”

Still unable to come up with a good solution, Xia Hong could only force himself to calm down temporarily. Although the crisis was present, it hadn't arrived yet. He couldn't afford to panic.

Xia Hong was tired from being outside all night. After calming down, he lay directly on the chair, closing his eyes to rest. However, he hadn't rested for long before Xia Chuan and Mu Dong walked in together from outside.

Approaching, and seeing Xia Hong open his eyes, Xia Chuan spoke first:

“Leader, the people from Chen Ye's camp have been settled. The total population is two hundred and twelve, of which those over six years old are…”

Xia Hong listened and nodded. In fact, as soon as Chen Ye's group entered the valley, he had already learned the total population through the system, but he still needed to hear Xia Chuan's report about how many children, how many adults, and the male-to-female ratio there were.

After Xia Chuan finished speaking, Xia Hong turned his gaze to Mu Dong beside him. Seeing the slightly excited look on Mu Dong's face, he already had some guesses in his mind.

“Leader, tomorrow, the log cabin will be completed!”

Even though he still had the rat swarm on his mind, hearing Mu Dong's words, Xia Hong couldn't help but reveal a hint of joy on his face.

The new home, which took more than half a year to build, was finally about to be completed.