Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

In fact, from the moment the rodent swarm appeared on the north slope of the mountain wall.

The meaning of the new residence was no longer as significant as before.

Half a year of preparation, nearly seven months in total; a massive amount of Golden Frostwood; iron ore regardless of cost, with nearly everyone in the camp participating…

Investing so much manpower and resources, if it were simply to improve living conditions, Xia Hong would be purely out of his mind.

The greatest function of the new residence, built at such a high cost, is to resist the constantly expanding Frost Beasts of Redwood Ridge.

According to the initial design of the wooden house, the six-meter-thick Golden Frostwood walls, reinforced with iron components in key areas, could withstand even Frost Beasts like Snowmane with their powerful impact, as long as there weren't hundreds of them charging at once, without any risk of collapse.

The Frost Beasts expanding outward from Redwood Ridge are currently only Snowmane, Frost Wolves, and Golden Rams. This means that once the wooden house is built, even if the Frost Beasts discover it during the day, they can retreat into the wooden house and be safe; if discovered at night, they can even use the defense of the wooden house to hunt the attacking Frost Beasts.

Improving living conditions is purely a side benefit. After all, compared to safety, comfort is not a very important need at all.

Unfortunately, with the arrival of the rodent swarm, Xia Hong's wishful thinking was completely shattered.

With the rodents' abnormal burrowing ability, the large group on the north slope of the mountain wall, let alone this wooden house, even a house made of pure iron, Xia Hong would have to question whether it could withstand them.

Before solving the rodent problem, the safety guarantee provided by the new wooden house is definitely minimal. Of course, Xia Hong is not the only one who understands this. Xia Chuan and the other five also know it.

… … …

The next day, after nightfall, in the temporary wooden house.

After eating the Frost Beast meat, Xia Hong felt the long-lost massive heat in his body, and his eyes immediately showed joy. He quickly got up and began practicing the Long Fist.

Xia Hong's base strength of over twenty thousand pounds, combined with the Long Fist techniques that had reached perfection, could unleash a maximum overflow of 30%, which is more than twenty-six thousand pounds.

Such terrifying power, accompanied by the crazy release of his fists, caused a series of sonic booms, and the outer wall of the entire wooden house began to tremble. The powerful fist force caused the bonfire in the wooden house to crackle.

Today is the last day of the new residence's completion. There are many things to do, and almost all the adults in the camp have gone to help. In the temporary wooden house, there are only about a hundred young children.

The harsh environment has made these children understand the importance of strength early on. At this moment, watching Xia Hong's majestic fist force, their eyes are full of reverence and admiration. Some of the bolder ones are also learning from Xia Hong, practicing in a decent manner.

"As expected of the leader, the sound of his punches is louder than anyone else's."

"Nonsense, the leader is the number one strongest person in Great Xia."

"My father is in the hunting team. He said that the leader can hunt Frost Beasts by himself. In the future, I must become as strong as the leader."

"Luo An, stop bragging. You're not even six years old yet, and you can't even swallow a large piece of Frost Beast meat. You want to become as strong as the leader, hahaha…"

"Hahaha, yes, yes, Luo An is bragging too much."

"Zou Ping, you also choked on Frost Beast meat yesterday, don't think I don't know. You wait, when I can eat large pieces of Frost Beast meat, I will definitely be stronger than you."

"Hmph, okay, then let's compare and see who is stronger!"

… … … …

The whispers of the children in the house, although lowered, could not be concealed from Xia Hong, who was practicing his fist. Hearing their childish quarrels, he couldn't help but smile.

If he remembered correctly, the two arguing were Luo An, Luo Yuan's son, and Zou Ping, Zou Yuankai's son. Both little guys were not even six years old yet.

The children in the camp are not the same as before. The last test showed that the age limit for eating Frost Beast meat was after six years old, and the age standard for the reserve team was also directly relaxed to over six years old.

In other words, all those over six years old in the camp are now included in the reserve team; and children under six years old, although unable to digest large pieces of Frost Beast meat, can still improve their physique by using crystal fruit and Frost Beast meat crushed into a paste as supplementary food.

These children under six years old have a monthly quota of five pounds, plus their parents, who are at least in the reserve team, so their daily diet is basically supplementary food mixed with Frost Beast meat.

In just a few months, the changes in these children eating Frost Beast meat supplements have already emerged. Not only have they grown rapidly, but their physique has also soared like calves, and they often follow other adults to practice their fists in advance, changing their former listless and thin image, adding a lot of vitality to the valley.

Xia Hong is very clear that this is only a short-term change. Physical improvement is a gradual process, and the current changes in these children are just the beginning.

If they can eat Frost Beast meat supplements before the age of six, when they reach six years old and officially eat Frost Beast meat, with a physical foundation, their cultivation speed will definitely far exceed their predecessors.

And as such generations continue to reproduce, the physique of the people born in the Great Xia camp will also climb to an extremely terrifying height.

Perhaps, one day, as long as they are descendants of Great Xia, their physique will far surpass other humans, even comparable to Frost Beasts, fearless of the bizarre…

"Thinking too far!"

Xia Hong smiled dumbly, shook his head, and just as the heat in his body had dissipated, he walked to the strength testing stake next to the chair, tested it, and nodded.

"20,400 pounds, an increase of more than 200 at once. As expected, the previous slowdown in speed was because I was immune to the first three types of Frost Beast meat. Eating rodent meat has restored it. I have to find a way to hunt different types of Frost Beasts."

The speed of strength improvement has finally recovered, and Xia Hong's mood is naturally cheerful.

It's not far from the limit of thirty thousand pounds. After Earth-Digging level, it's Frost-Resisting level. When I reach this realm, I can walk freely in the sunlight.

As a normal human, Xia Hong only knows how deep his desire for sunlight is. He has been in this world for almost a year, and he has not seen what the world looks like during the day.

"But after reaching the limit of thirty thousand pounds, I don't know how to break through to the Frost-Resisting level. Should I explore the Arrow Bamboo Forest in advance so that I can prepare when I go to the Beehive Camp!"

Xia Hong pondered for a moment, suddenly realized something, shook his head helplessly, and patted his head.

"The top priority is the rodent swarm on the north slope of the mountain wall; without solving the big trouble there, everything is empty talk, so don't daydream…"

Xia Hong doesn't know what strength the Frost-Resisting level is.

But at least he can be sure that even if his base strength breaks through to thirty thousand pounds, it is simply not realistic to deal with that group of rodents alone.

"A dedicated person must keep an eye on the rodent swarm, so as not to be unaware of any disturbances. But the person sent must be flexible. Let me think, who should I send?"

Before he had thought for long, Xia Chuan's slightly excited shout came from the door.

"Leader, the wooden house is completed!"

Hearing this, Xia Hong couldn't help but feel a little excited. He stood up from the chair and walked out of the temporary wooden house with Xia Chuan.

"Make way, let the leader in!"

The crowded crowd in the valley are all gathered at the door of the giant wooden house in the middle. Hearing Xia Chuan's shout, everyone turned to look at Xia Hong while separating to both sides, making way.

Xia Hong walked through the passage in the middle, taking in the excitement and joy on the faces of the people along the way, and couldn't help but look forward to the new residence.

Walking in front of the wooden house, the five-meter-high light golden main body and the black iron-framed gate came into view. Standing next to the gate was Mu Dong, with an excited expression.

Seeing Xia Hong approaching, Mu Dong helped to push open the door with force.

Behind the door was a five-meter-wide passage. When Xia Hong took the first step and walked in, Mu Dong followed closely behind and began to explain. The large crowd behind also followed the two and walked in together.

"The two doors are five meters high and two meters wide, all edged with black iron. There are iron clips at the bottom for fixing. People inside can hook them. Once hooked, no matter how the people outside rush, at most they will just smash the wooden part. It is absolutely impossible to make the two doors collapse.

Next is the first-floor passage, five meters wide and seventy-five meters long. On the left and right sides are rooms separated by planks. Each room is ten meters by ten meters wide. There are a total of three hundred and sixty rooms, divided into four areas: east, south, west, and north. There are also aisles left between each other, with numbered signs;

At the end of the passage is the central hall, which is fifty meters long and wide. There are four load-bearing pillars, and another eight are scattered in the other four areas. This is specially reserved for everyone to use.

Leader, look, this iron smelting furnace."

Accompanying Mu Dong's introduction while walking, Xia Hong had already arrived at the central hall. In the middle of the hall, an iron smelting furnace with a diameter of more than two meters hung a thick chain, and the chain went straight to the top.

Xia Hong looked up and realized that the middle of the second and third floors above the wooden house had a large hole with a diameter of more than five meters, which was obviously for lifting and lowering the iron smelting furnace.

As expected, Mu Dong stepped forward, grabbed one end of the chain, and pulled it gently. The iron smelting furnace immediately rose slowly. He released it and locked the chain when it rose to the second floor.

The iron smelting furnace clearly rose to the second floor, but the fire still illuminated the hall on the first floor, and the surrounding light did not decrease at all, as bright as before.

"The iron smelting furnace is now not only a source of light, but also provides heating and iron smelting. Considering that all three floors are useful, and its weight can also be used to increase the stability of the wooden house, I made this device.

The chains of the iron furnace are hooked together with the cast iron roof beams, and the beams are connected to the iron fittings of other key parts. If it encounters any external force, the stability of the house can be greatly increased by applying weight to the iron furnace.

Pulley device, elevator, related structure, and the previous tenon and mortise, woodworking accessories... ... ... ...

How many new things has Mu Dong come up with?

He's really talented!

Xia Hong's eyes changed slightly when he looked at Mu Dong.

Xia Hong knows all these things, but at most he can only give an idea. He definitely can't make it out of thin air.

Mu Dong was able to come up with so many things based on the tools and ideas he gave him, which is simply incredible.

Not only Xia Hong, but also a large group of people who came in behind him, are now like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, looking at this and that, with extremely excited expressions.

Not to mention, although most of them participated in the construction, most of them were only responsible for a small part. They naturally did not have as comprehensive an understanding of the overall wooden house as Mu Dong. Therefore, hearing Mu Dong's introduction, the shock in their hearts was no less than that of Xia Hong.

"Chief, this way please..."

Mu Dong reached out to invite, leading Xia Hong and the others to continue to the left. There are two wooden staircases on the left and right sides of the hall, obviously leading directly to the second and third floors.

Because the stairs are in the middle, after going up to the second floor, everyone directly arrived at the central hall. At the same time, Mu Dong also began to continue explaining.

"The second floor is five meters high. Because it is going to be the camp's conference hall, the space is left the largest. Moreover, the blacksmith's room connected to the iron furnace, the martial arts training ground, the alchemy room, the craftsman's workshop, and the camp's supply office are all here. It can be regarded as a multi-functional floor.

There are fewer compartments on the second floor than on the first floor, only two hundred and eighty.

The first floor is underground, and no windows are opened for safety considerations. The second floor is different. Windows large enough to accommodate two people are opened every ten meters on all four sides. If foreign enemies invade, there is no problem whether it is observation or archery, or even throwing objects.

In addition, a giant warehouse is reserved on the second floor, just behind the camp supply office. The materials in the southern mine have all been transported in. In the future, the distribution of cold beast meat will also be carried out at the camp supply office."

After introducing the second floor, Mu Dong took everyone to the third floor.

"The height of the third floor is the same as that of the first floor, which is also three meters, but the layout is different. Because it is the highest and relatively the safest, a three-meter-wide outer corridor is left on all four sides. The rooms separated inside are relatively large, with a side length of twenty meters, and there are only one hundred rooms in total.

Behind the central hall, the largest room is reserved, which is thirty meters wide. Chief, would you like to go in and take a look?"

Xia Hong raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Mu Dong, and nodded.

Obviously, this largest room is reserved for him, the chief.

Mu Dong walked to the back of the central hall and pushed open a large door.

Xia Hong followed in, Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, Zhao Long, and many other people obviously wanted to see it too, and followed in.

A room thirty meters wide, of course, cannot be just one.

What Xia Hong saw when he entered the door was a hall of more than one hundred square meters.

Around the hall, there are more than twenty wooden shelves placed in order, with iron basins on the shelves. At this moment, fires are burning in the iron basins, illuminating the entire hall.

In the center of the hall, there are seventeen wooden seats. The one in the north is the exclusive seat customized for him earlier. The eight seats standing on the east and west sides are more ordinary, but they are also covered with animal velvet cushions, which are obviously specially made.

Behind the hall, there are even two large wooden screens three or four meters long, carved with three kinds of cold beasts. Behind the screens is the bedroom, with a two-meter-large wooden bed covered with animal velvet, a large wooden bucket filled with water, a reclining chair of more than one meter, a wooden cabinet against the wall, wooden smoke exhaust pipes densely covering the top of the room... ... ... ...

These novel and beautiful objects, not to mention the other people in the camp, even Xia Hong himself, was a little dazzled.

But soon, Xia Hong frowned, turned to look at Mu Dong, and asked in a slightly serious tone:

"Have you only come up with these things in the past six months?"

Seeing Xia Hong's slightly serious expression, Mu Dong's expression was slightly nervous, and he immediately cupped his hands and explained: "Chief, don't worry, in this room, except for the twenty-four fire basins, all the other objects are made of wood, and they were made by me taking the time to bring people to make them in the past few days.

When making large accessories, there were thirty-seven catties of iron left over. I saw that there was no other use for it, and the chief didn't ask me for it, so I secretly asked Master Xia Chuan to help make the twenty-four fire basins."

Just like the last time he made chairs and clothes for himself, Mu Dong once again brought up Xia Chuan. Looking at the objects in the room, Xia Hong turned to look at Xia Chuan who was smiling at him. In the end, Xia Hong didn't say anything.

Mu Dong said very clearly that all the materials used were wood, and the only iron basin was made of the iron left over from building the house, and it was only thirty-seven catties.

Xia Hong is not opposed to comfort and enjoyment. This is a basic pursuit of human beings.

If the problem of iron can be explained clearly, then he can accept everything in front of him.

Now the Great Xia camp is completely in a state of surplus of wood. It is not difficult to popularize wood products.

The batch of things that Mu Dong made for himself was at most a little earlier. It is only a matter of time before everyone else in the camp uses these things.

At this moment, the eyes of the rest of the people in the wooden house were filled with envy and expectation when looking at these objects. Obviously, they also realized that they would be able to use these things in the future.

After watching the entire room, Xia Hong didn't say anything more, just nodded and led everyone back to the conference hall on the second floor.

"Chief, can we move in tonight?"

"Can we choose the floor and room to live in at will?"

"How is that possible? The chief must have arranged it."

"The rooms on the third floor are so big, they are obviously reserved for the chief and several adults to live in. It would be nice for us to live on the first floor."

... ... ... ...

As soon as they returned to the conference hall, the people in the camp couldn't help but ask questions, their eagerness to move in overflowing.

After visiting the entire structure of the wooden house, everyone had a general idea in their minds.

Not to mention the third floor, the huge space, plus the particularly luxurious large room reserved, is obviously prepared for the chief. The people who can live on the third floor must also be the most important people in the camp.

The second floor and the first floor are planned the same, but the difference is that the second floor has a conference hall, the space is slightly larger than the first floor, and it is also divided into warehouses, blacksmith's rooms, martial arts training grounds, camp supply offices, etc., which are obviously more functional than the first floor.

Living on the second floor is definitely more comfortable than on the first floor.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were fixed on the rooms on the second floor, knowing that this floor was their main goal, Xia Hong shook his head and smiled, and signaled Xia Chuan next to him with his eyes.

Yesterday, after Mu Dong notified that the wooden house was about to be completed, Xia Hong pulled Xia Chuan and others in advance to discuss the method of dividing the rooms.

Not to mention the one hundred rooms on the third floor, the rooms on the second and first floors add up to a full six hundred and forty, so it is impossible to let these people in and live in them casually.

Xia Chuan received the instruction and stood up directly. These rooms can also be regarded as one of the camp's resources. How to divide them is naturally to be announced by him, the camp supply officer.

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"Everyone, it is not easy to build a new house. The manpower, material resources, time invested, and the coal, iron, and wood consumed are all massive. You are not only members of Great Xia, but also participated in the construction of the wooden house to a greater or lesser extent. It is only natural to live in..."

Xia Chuan paused, then suddenly changed the subject and said in a deep voice: "However, it has to be said that even as members of Great Xia, there are differences in the size of contributions to the camp.

For example, since the chief took over the camp from the earth slope, the wood, crystal fruits, cold beast meat, medicine, coal, iron, etc. of my Great Xia... all the supplies for the camp's survival come from him, and he is also willing to share them with us for free.

If there is no chief, let alone breaking through to the Lumbering Realm or the Digging Realm.

Most likely, we would not be able to survive.

Whether it is me or you, it is no exaggeration to say that this life is given by the chief, don't you think?"

Xia Hong stood in the back and raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard Xia Chuan's introduction.

Although objectively, he felt that there was nothing wrong with Xia Chuan's words.

But he himself was standing here, listening to others praising himself in person, no matter what, he felt a little strange in his heart.

"Yes!"

"Yes, if there was no chief, let alone breaking through to the Lumbering Realm, I would have been killed by the wooden puppet at the earth slope, how could I have survived to this day."

"Xia Chuan is right, if it weren't for the chief, I, Luo Yuan, would have died in the hands of the wooden puppet a long time ago, and there would be no chance to break through to the Digging Realm."

"Master Xia Chuan is right, without the chief, I, Shi Ping, would have died at Tashan a long time ago, and it would be impossible to live the life I have now."

... ... ... ... ...

In fact, slightly smarter people know that Xia Chuan is setting the stage.

But he couldn't stand the fact that what he said was true.

Not to mention the earliest batch of people in Great Xia;

If it weren't for Xia Hong, the people in the former Luo Ge camp would have suffered from the wooden puppet's poison a long time ago;

If it weren't for Xia Hong, the people in the Dashi camp would have all died when Tashan was destroyed;

Huang Zhao and Dachuan's families had also received Xia Hong's favor, and if the remaining ordinary people had not moved here, they would not be living the life they are now;

Not to mention the more than two hundred people in the Chen Ye camp who had just moved over. If it weren't for Xia Hong leading people to rescue them, they would not have survived.

As Xia Chuan said, without Xia Hong, the 1095 people in the camp now would very likely not survive.

Not to mention, after joining Great Xia, they don't have to do anything, and they have beast skin skirts, crystal fruits, and even cold beast meat, things they never dreamed of before.

Survival, enough to eat, warm clothes, and even the opportunity to cultivate.

Now, which of those hundred or so Lumbering Realm cultivators and five Earth Digging Realm cultivators dares to say that they don't owe their current status to Xia Hong's grace?

The thousands of people below unanimously agreed with Xia Chuan's words at this moment, and the continuous voices lasted for more than ten minutes. If Xia Chuan hadn't waved his hand to signal them to stop, it would probably have continued for a long time.

"Okay, it seems that the leader's contribution is obvious to all, and everyone is mindful.

Since contributions are of different sizes, the camp's supplies and treatment should be distributed according to the size of the contribution in the future. More work, more gain; less work, less gain. Everything will be distributed according to the amount of contribution.

Today, taking advantage of the completion of the new house, I will give everyone a chance to distribute the rooms, and I will also talk to you about the new contribution value rules that the leader has just formulated. Please listen first..."

Realizing that Xia Chuan had finally gotten to the point, everyone quickly pricked up their ears and listened carefully, after all, this concerned their future life in the camp.

"First of all, what is the contribution value rule? Simply put, from now on, except for the leader, all people above the Lumbering Realm in the camp will have a personal contribution value point at the Camp Needs Office.

This point is privately owned by you. You can spend points to order wooden products, clothes, hats, and all kinds of things from the Craftsman's Workshop; exchange for cold beast meat, animal skins, iron, coal, weapons from the Camp Needs Office..."

Of course, Xia Hong didn't listen. The contribution value rules were originally his idea last night, and then he discussed them with Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and the other five people.

In short, people above the Lumbering Realm can bring back all the gains from their outings in the future, exchange them for contribution points at the Camp Needs Office, and then use the contribution points to exchange for various wooden products, animal skin products, cold beast meat, coal, and even iron ore and iron products from other institutions.

At present, the Great Xia Camp has only a little over a thousand people, and too cumbersome rules are certainly not applicable, but it is not reasonable to continue with the previous extensive management method.

So, this new contribution value rule can only be regarded as a simplified version for now.

After Xia Chuan explained the new contribution value rules in general, he added:

"Overall, this new rule is currently only aimed at camp members above the Lumbering Realm. In a word, before reaching the Lumbering Realm, the cold beast meat is still the same as the previous quota. Once you break through to the Lumbering Realm, then in the future, cold beast meat, wooden products, animal skin products, clothes, ironware, weapons, no matter what it is, you have to buy it yourself with contribution points!"

Wouldn't this mean that the higher the cultivation level, the more tired people become?

Before breaking through to the Lumbering Realm, one could sit back and enjoy the benefits without doing anything?

After these words were spoken, the ordinary people in the camp didn't react much, but many of those above the Lumbering Realm showed some incredible expressions, and many people obviously planned to question this rule.

However, before they could speak, Xia Chuan had already added an explanation.

"Don't worry, listen to me finish. First of all, those without contribution points only enjoy the basic cold beast meat and crystal fruit quota. They are not qualified to exchange for other wooden products, animal skin products, ironware, or even weapons."

As soon as Xia Chuan said this, many people with quick reactions immediately understood. It seemed that it was just a difference in exchange qualifications, but in the future, those with contribution points in the camp would obviously belong to the privileged class.

Wooden products, animal skin products, clothes, ironware, and even weapons, only people in the privileged class will be able to use these things in the future.

Moreover, this new rule is obviously still in its infancy. In the future, as the camp develops and grows, and the types of resources increase, the rights and resources enjoyed by these people will definitely increase.

"Master Xia Chuan, can you briefly talk about the ways to obtain contribution points and the prices of some items in the Camp Needs Office?"

Hearing this question, Xia Chuan's eyes lit up, and he secretly said that someone had finally asked the right question.

He turned his head and looked, and found that it was actually an old acquaintance who asked.

It was Hong Mu, the son of Hong Gang, the former leader of the Dachuan Camp.

Xia Chuan smiled at him, and seeing that everyone was curiously looking at him, he didn't keep them in suspense any longer and directly opened his mouth and said:

"Okay, the hunting team is temporarily managed by the leader, so I will first use the members of the logging team and the gathering team as examples.

One outing every night earns one contribution point; bringing back two thousand catties of Golden Frost Tree earns one point; four thousand catties of Vermillion Frost Tree earns one point; bringing back fifty catties of crystal fruit earns one point; one Blue Coagulation Grass stalk exchanges for ten points; discovering a new Ice Boulder Tree earns two points per tree; discovering a new Blue Jade Tree earns one hundred points per tree; discovering other new types of trees will be given according to the appraisal results..."

Xia Chuan roughly explained the ways and amounts for the logging team and the gathering team members to obtain contribution points. After everyone digested it for a while, he continued to speak:

"Over at the Camp Needs Office, the price of cold beast meat is two catties for every contribution point; the price of cold beast skin varies depending on the layer. The fleece skin for making clothes is twenty contribution points for one meter; the second layer skin is ten contribution points for one meter; the third layer is five contribution points for one meter; I'll say this much for now, beast fangs, beast bones, coal iron, and Jinchuang powder, you can learn about them later..."

Xia Chuan paused and added: "But let me state in advance that the price of materials will change with the camp's reserves. If the camp's materials become more and more abundant, these things will naturally become cheaper and cheaper, so everything depends on our joint efforts."

Having said this, most people in the camp could basically understand.

In essence, it is that they scavenge raw materials and resources from the outside world, bring them back, and exchange them for contribution points in the camp. Then the camp unifies the resources, makes finished products, and they use contribution points to exchange for these things.

One contribution point is two catties of cold beast meat. An ordinary Lumbering Realm cultivator earns one point for one outing at night. According to their logging ability, it is not a big problem to cut down a four to five thousand catty Golden Frost Tree in one night.

Converted, they can earn a minimum of three contribution points in one night, which is six catties of cold beast meat, which is higher than the previous quota!

Not only the logging team, the gathering team, but even all the Lumbering Realm cultivators in the camp were calculating in their minds. Without exception, according to the new rules, they would be able to exchange for one to two catties more cold beast meat every night than before.

As a result, almost everyone's face was filled with joy.

This was already within Xia Chuan's expectations. When discussing the rules with Xia Hong, they were originally established according to this standard.

If you want everyone in the camp to quickly accept the new rules, the fastest way is to make them realize that the benefits the new rules bring them are greater and better than before.

The most important point of this new contribution value rule is that the camp must have hard currency. Coal and iron are currently scarce things for Xia Hong, so naturally they will not be released, but cold beast meat is definitely possible.

After hearing the new rules, the first thing everyone considered was the price of cold beast meat, which is enough to prove its particularity. It is most appropriate to use it as hard currency.

In addition, it is necessary to control the types of materials that can be exchanged and their unit prices. After all, resources are limited. If the price is set too low, they will be exchanged quickly, which would be embarrassing.

Xia Hong had already told Xia Chuan about these things last night. The prices of various materials at the Camp Needs Office and the Craftsman's Workshop were also discussed by them overnight. It will definitely not be a problem to apply them for a period of time. If there are any problems later, it will be fine to adjust them.

"Master Xia Chuan, can you say how many contribution points it takes to exchange for a set of clothes?"

Hong Mu once again asked the question he was most concerned about, but when he asked this, many people, including those from the hunting team, all turned to look over.

Obviously, this question was not only concerned by him alone.

"Okay, then I will talk about it. Making a set of complete clothes requires about four meters of first-layer beast fleece skin, which is equivalent to eighty contribution points. This is just the material. After getting the material, you still need to order it from the Craftsman's Workshop. Mu Dong, why don't you talk about it!"

Seeing Xia Chuan turn to look at him, Mu Dong also stood up and smiled at everyone: "Everyone, the price of ordering clothes from me is not low. A complete set of adult clothes, including the top, bottom, inner lining, hat, trousers, and coat, is a total of four pieces. According to the materials and workmanship, the prices are 20, 10, 15, and 30 respectively, which is a total of 75."

The raw materials are 80, and the ordering is 75, which adds up to a total of 155.

This price immediately made many people click their tongues.

According to the way ordinary Lumbering Realm cultivators obtain contribution points, they will earn three to four points every night, which means that even if they don't exchange for any cold beast meat, they will have to save for at least two months to exchange for a set of clothes.

Is it possible not to exchange for any cold beast meat?

Anyone who has enjoyed the process of basic strength improvement cannot resist the temptation of becoming stronger, not to mention, living in the Ice Abyss, everyone knows the importance of strength. It is impossible not to exchange for cold beast meat.

"Okay, that's all for the new rules. Now let's start distributing the houses."

Xia Chuan turned to look at Xia Hong and continued to speak after receiving a signal.

"The reason why I talked about the new contribution value rules first was to prepare for the distribution of houses below. Including the leader, the total population of Great Xia is 1096. A large part of you have formed families and have your own children. Considering this, people with families will be distributed first."

Hearing this sentence, many people in the camp immediately showed smiles on their faces.

In all families, as long as one person has contribution points, they can choose a room on the second floor; those without contribution points will choose on the first floor. Partners and immediate family members can live together.

Unmarried men and women will live separately, ten people per room according to their assigned number. Those with contribution points can stay on the second floor, while those without contribution points will stay on the first floor. I will be responsible for the specific details and will announce them later.

In addition, members of the hunting team can choose a room on the third floor.

The crowd was not surprised by the general outcome of this room allocation.

According to what Xia Chuan said earlier, those with contribution points must be members at the Lumbering Realm or above, living on the second and third floors; ordinary people without contribution points can only live on the first floor.

The only thing they didn't expect was that it would be allocated by family.

This means that as long as one member of a family is at the Lumbering Realm, they can live on the second floor together. No, not just the second floor. Xia Chuan just said that people without contribution points are not qualified to exchange for supplies, but he didn't say they couldn't use those supplies.

As long as a family member is at the Lumbering Realm and exchanges the supplies, they can still use them!

The benefits of having a family were immediately realized at this moment.

The minds of the few single men and women present immediately became active.

Noticing the change in expression of these single men and women, Xia Hong, standing above, couldn't help but feel a little proud.

His design of contribution points and room allocation was intended to guide the singles in the camp to get married and start families as soon as possible.

Exploration of the outside world is too difficult. Around Redwood Ridge, only the Lu Shang camp has not been incorporated. Once this family joins, it is foreseeable that Da Xia may not be able to absorb any more people for a long time.

In this situation, the only way to increase the population is through childbirth.

Currently, there are only over three hundred women in the camp, and a small portion of them are children. The male-to-female ratio is extremely unhealthy, and it is even more inappropriate for those of eligible age to be single.

The living environment in the camp has improved a lot, there is no shortage of food now, and the cold is not a problem. With this new rule, it is foreseeable that small families living together will definitely increase, and everyone's willingness to have children will definitely gradually increase.

Xia Chuan began to arrange the distribution of the new houses in an orderly manner, and everyone in the camp began to move happily.

Although it was night, everyone's enthusiasm for moving into their new homes was high. The new wooden houses were brightly lit, and almost everyone's face was filled with smiles.

Xia Hong only immersed himself in this relaxed and lively atmosphere for a while before taking the cold beast meat alone, going up to the third floor, and returning to his small room.

"The rodent swarm is still there, so the crisis is not over yet. Whether we can defend this house is still uncertain. I don't have much time to waste!"

Xia Hong thought to himself, took a deep breath, adopted a stance, and began to practice boxing in the wooden house, constantly absorbing the accumulated energy in his body.