Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

“Hiss… … … … … … ”

“What a huge Snow Mane, how could it be so big?”

“This is an intermediate Frost Beast!”

“An intermediate Frost Beast, they actually hunted an intermediate Frost Beast…”

“Why is the leader’s flesh a bloody mess?”

“He must be injured. Zou Yuankai and Zhu Shun are also unconscious.”

… … … … … …

At the Great Xia camp, Xia Hong led his team back to the valley, immediately causing exclamations from those left outside.

Their shouts brought everyone rushing out of the wooden houses.

Everyone surrounded the enormous corpse of the Snow Mane, their eyes filled with shock and emotion.

The Snow Mane's eyes had both been shot out. Even though it was motionless, completely dead, everyone still felt a chill in their hearts.

Those two-to-three-meter-long tusks, stained red with blood;

The body covered in knife wounds and holes;

And the Snow Mane's head, riddled with holes;

All demonstrated the thrilling battle the hunting team had just experienced.

Most people knew that the hunting team was going to look for an intermediate Frost Beast tonight.

When they left, many in the camp were worried.

But then they thought, they were just going to look, not hunt, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

Who would have thought that they would actually try to hunt an intermediate Frost Beast…

And, they succeeded!

Everyone's gaze shifted from the Snow Mane to the hunting team, and finally, they all looked at Xia Hong, the leader, their eyes full of admiration and respect.

Even with a hint of fanaticism.

Of course, some people also noticed the seriously injured and unconscious Zhu Shun and Zou Yuankai, as well as the leader, Xia Hong, whose face was disfigured and somewhat frightening from being burned by the beast's blood.

“Don't crowd around here. Carry Zhu Shun and Zou Yuankai inside and heal them first; Xia Chuan, take people to carry the prey up for processing; everyone else on the hunting team who is injured, go back and recuperate quickly; Mu Dong, quickly make a wooden barrel with a diameter of two meters and send it to my room.”

As soon as Xia Hong finished speaking, he rushed upstairs with the bag of blood.

The others were still a little confused, only Xia Chuan and the hunting team members looked up at him, worry on their faces.

Before, in Hongmu Ridge, the light was dim, and they were in a hurry, so they didn't notice. After leaving Hongmu Ridge, they could see clearly the terrible state of Xia Hong's exposed skin, burned by the Frost Beast's blood.

“Will the leader be alright?”

Luo Yuan couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

Xia Chuan thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, “He should be fine. If something was really wrong, he wouldn't have been able to hold on for so long just now. Hurry up and drain the blood. Big Brother should try to break through to the Frost Resistance level soon!”

The worry on Luo Yuan's face immediately disappeared, replaced by a hint of excitement.

The leader is about to break through to the Frost Resistance level!

… … … … … …

“Hiss… … … … ”

On the third floor, Xia Hong returned to his room.

As soon as he sat down in the chair, he reached out and touched his facial skin.

With just a light touch, intense pain immediately flooded his mind.

“All the skin has been burned off. Now, I’m really disfigured!”

Xia Hong walked to the small wooden tub in the room and glanced at his face in the water, his pupils showing a hint of horror.

A large area of burns had appeared on his face. There wasn't a single piece of good skin left, only flesh. His facial features were exposed like this. If it weren't for the bloodstains, it would probably be several times more frightening.

“Although it hurts, I can clearly feel that my skin is constantly recovering, and the speed is getting faster and faster, but this burning sensation hasn't subsided at all, and it's getting more and more serious… … … … ”

Xia Hong looked down at the skin on his body, and a few tiny white spots had appeared. Although the speed was very slow, the white spots were visibly spreading.

Moreover, as the white spots spread, he could clearly feel that his basic strength was also constantly increasing.

Xia Hong clenched his fists, and a hint of excitement gradually flashed across his painful expression as he felt the increase in strength.

“Sure enough, strength can continue to improve. Luo Ming once said that the standard for the Frost Resistance level is to be able to be completely exposed to the sun. 'Completely' should refer to those four hours during the day. That is to say, the breakthrough to the Frost Resistance level is not something that can be achieved overnight, but requires the continuous reshaping of the skin with intermediate Frost Beast blood until it is finally complete.

And the standard for completion is to withstand those four hours during the day!”

This wasn't just Xia Hong's random guess. When he saw Yuwen Tao in Hongmu Ridge just now, this guess had already popped up in his mind.

At this moment, feeling that the process of reshaping his skin was still in its initial stage, he was even more certain of his guess.

Yuwen Tao's basic strength should be above his own, but he was still hunting at night and hadn't broken through to the Frost Resistance level, which already explained the problem.

“There are thirty or so pounds of blood in this bag, plus that Snow Mane, there should be nearly a hundred pounds of Frost Beast blood. I wonder how much it can reshape my skin!”

The pain was clearly gradually disappearing, but there was no joy on Xia Hong's face, and even a sense of emptiness in his heart.

Because along with the pain, the feeling of increasing strength was also fading.

That kind of exhilarating feeling was something that no one who had cultivated could refuse.

“Leader, the blood has been drained, and the wooden barrel is ready.”

“Come in!”

Xia Chuan and Mu Dong carried in a large wooden barrel.

The wooden barrel was two meters in diameter and more than one meter high. It was already filled with more than half of the bright red blood, obviously from the Snow Mane they had just brought back.

Afraid of the blood in the wooden barrel splashing out, the two moved very lightly and slowly, and slowly carried it to the main hall of the room before gently putting it down.

“Big Brother, are you okay?”

Xia Chuan put down the wooden barrel and turned to look at Xia Hong. Seeing that his face was normal, he was relieved a lot, but he still couldn't help but worry.

“It's okay. You all go and do your own things. These days, unless there is something absolutely necessary, don't come and disturb me.”

“Yes, Leader!”

Xia Chuan nodded in agreement and led Mu Dong out.

After the two left, Xia Hong also walked to the side of the wooden barrel with the leather bag, opened the bag, and poured all the thirty or so pounds of Demon Goat blood inside.

Xia Hong reached out and put his hand into the wooden barrel, and immediately felt a burning sensation, but at the same time, the tingling and refreshing sensation caused by the reshaping of the skin also emerged.

During this tingling and refreshing process, the increase in muscle strength was particularly obvious, even more intense than the previous improvement after taking Frost Beast meat and then volatilizing it.

Xia Hong's slightly painful face even couldn't help but show a look of intoxication.

“This is probably the pain and happiness. A hundred pounds, let's see, to what extent can it reshape my skin!”

Thinking to himself, Xia Hong couldn't bear it any longer, and directly took off his clothes and jumped into the wooden barrel.

“Uh… … … … Ah… … … … … … ”

Jumping into the wooden barrel, the moment his body was soaked in blood, intense pain flooded his mind. Xia Hong only felt that the skin all over his body was being cut open by knives, bit by bit, and his veins suddenly bulged.

From low roars to screams, to the final twitching and angry roars.

His painful roars immediately echoed inside and outside the wooden house.

Xia Chuan, who had just gone down to the second floor and hadn't stayed for long, and the other members of the hunting team, all changed their expressions when they heard the sound and immediately rushed up.

“Big Brother, what's wrong with you?”

“Leader, are you okay? We're coming in!”

Xia Chuan only shouted once and was about to knock on the door.

But then Xia Hong's intermittent low roars came from inside.

“No… … need… … don't… … … … uh… … … … Ah… … Don't come in, I… … 'm… … fine… … … … Ah… … … … ”

The large group of people surrounding the door immediately looked at each other.

“No… … need to worry, I… … 'm fine, all go and do your own… … ”

Although Xia Hong's voice was much calmer than just now, Xia Chuan and others outside the door could still hear the pain and repression in his voice.

Everyone's face showed worry, but they didn't dare to break in rashly, so they could only shift their gaze to Xia Chuan in front.

“The leader said he's fine, so he's fine. Go back and do your own things. I'll stay here alone. I'll notify you if there's anything.”

Xia Chuan dismissed the crowd, while he continued to stay outside the door.

Although everyone was worried, they couldn't help much, so they could only leave.

“Uh… … Ah… … … … Hiss… … … … ”

Xia Chuan, who stayed outside the door, heard Xia Hong's painful roars inside. Although he understood that he was trying to break through to the Frost Resistance level with Frost Beast blood, he couldn't help but worry.

“There's no precedent to follow, and I haven't found out the correct way to use intermediate Frost Beast blood. Big Brother is trying to break through so rashly, it's too risky. If it weren't for that damn Mirror Immortal Camp… … … … ”

Xia Chuan clenched his fists, and a hint of hatred gradually appeared in his eyes.

If it weren't for the sudden appearance of the Mirror Immortal Camp, which made Xia Hong eager to break through to the Frost Resistance level, he wouldn't have been so reckless.

If there was enough time, he could have gone to the Beehive Camp to find out the method of breaking through before trying to break through.

Thinking like this, Xia Chuan naturally didn't have a good impression of the Mirror Immortal Camp.

But now, no matter how much he hated it, there was nothing he could do but wait for Xia Hong to finish.

“Hiss… … … … Ah… … … … ”

Although with time, Xia Hong's voice seemed to be weakening and the frequency was decreasing, the painful and suppressed low roars continued without stopping.

From dark to dawn, and until nightfall again.

Until January 26th of the Great Xia Era.

The screams that had lasted for two days finally stopped.

When the sound stopped, Xia Chuan was still a little worried.

But when he put his ear to the door and heard Xia Hong's rhythmic breathing inside, he immediately relaxed.

Even, feeling that Xia Hong's breathing was longer and steadier than before, a look of anticipation even appeared on his face.

It was just a pity that Xia Hong didn't come out immediately.

Xia Chuan could only continue guarding the entrance.

… … … … … …

North of the Arrow Bamboo Forest is generally a boundless plain.

However, on the eastern side of the plain, there is an oval basin that is recessed inward.

The basin is about five or six li in circumference, with a depth of more than ten meters at its deepest point. It is surrounded by a dense circle of artificially transplanted arrow bamboo, enclosing the entire basin airtight.

On the front and rear sides of the basin, two roads lead directly to the ground, only two meters wide, with arrow bamboo surrounding both sides, barely enough for two or three people to walk side by side.

Clearly, there is a human settlement in this basin.

Indeed, inside the basin, dozens of houses built with a mixture of green bamboo and round wood are arranged in order.

The houses are divided into left and right sides, each with four rows and five houses in each row. Roads have been built in front, behind, left, and right of every five houses, maintaining perfect order.

People are constantly going in and out of the wooden houses, talking and laughing, and there are quite a few of them.

In the very center of these wooden houses stands a giant bamboo building about twenty meters high. Unlike the green bamboo used for the other wooden houses, the bamboo used for this building is snow-white.

Snow-white bamboo sounds somewhat eerie.

Judging from the exterior structure of this bamboo building, it is indeed so.

These bamboos are about one or two meters in diameter. Not only are they snow-white, but their surfaces are also covered with a layer of dense, fine thorns more than ten centimeters long, which are not so obvious because of the thick snow covering them.

The bamboo building is about ten meters wide and has three floors. A giant iron pillar more than three meters in diameter is inserted in the center, running from the bottom straight to the top of the building.

The bottom of the iron pillar has openings, and the coal inside is burning vigorously, providing a continuous source of heat to the entire bamboo building through the iron pillar.

The bamboo building is also very well sealed, with no heat escaping at all. Although it is covered with thick snow on the outside, the inside is as warm as spring and not cold at all.

The hall on the third floor of the bamboo building is currently packed with hundreds of people.

Yuwen Tao and his group, who had returned from Redwood Ridge, had finished recounting everything that had just happened. Several people next to him immediately stood up, filled with righteous indignation.

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"Second Leader, Xia Hong is so arrogant, are we going to continue to endure this?"

"A mere Earth Digging Realm dares to be so rude to our Mirror Immortal Camp. This is unbearable! Their settlement should be on the east side of Redwood Ridge. What are we waiting for?"

"Young Master Tao also said that Xia Hong already had the intention to kill. If we continue to tolerate this, it's simply cowardly!"

"That Great Xia is at most a large camp. In my opinion, there's no need to say so much. Just go directly to their door, kill that Xia Hong, and take over the rest of their population."

"The Great Leader already said that we need to continuously expand the camp and increase the population. We just passed through the Arrow Bamboo Forest and encountered this Great Xia camp, which means that even Heaven is favoring us. Second Leader, this is a golden opportunity!"

… … … … … …

"Alright, shut up first. Your tempers have been getting bigger and bigger lately!"

At the very top of the hall, there are two snow-white bamboo chairs.

The one in the very center is currently empty, while the one on the left, slightly lower, is occupied by a middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man has thick eyebrows and a broad face, with a calm expression. He is also dressed in black, and even has a giant broadsword beside him. His appearance is seventy percent similar to Yuwen Tao.

From his appearance and the act of scolding the crowd to be quiet, it can be seen that he is obviously Yuwen Tao's father, the Second Leader of the Mirror Immortal Camp in their mouths, Yuwen Hu.

Yuwen Hu glanced around at the crowd below, who were filled with righteous indignation, focusing his gaze on He Meng, who was at the head. He frowned slightly, then looked at his son, Yuwen Tao, and asked in a low voice after a moment of contemplation:

"Are you sure that Xia Hong's strength is even inferior to yours?"

Yuwen Tao pondered for a moment, then nodded and said: "Although I was injured at the time, my perception may not have been accurate, but his Qi muscle movements are indeed inferior to mine at my peak. At most, he has just passed the 30,000 jin limit.

He immediately accepted half of the Frost Beast Blood I sent over, which is enough to prove that he should currently be in the stage of reshaping his skin membrane, and his progress should not even be as good as mine!"

Yuwen Hu shook his head, looking puzzled, and said: "Earth Digging Realm limit, and he has only just reshaped his skin membrane. With so little strength, he dared to have you bring back a message saying that he wants our Mirror Immortal Camp to mind its own business?"

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Tao also looked somewhat puzzled, and said with a hint of speculation:

"Perhaps, he is not clear about the strength of our Mirror Immortal Camp?"

After saying this, he turned his head to look at He Meng, whose face was full of anger, and continued: "Didn't He Meng say last time that the Great Xia camp has hundreds of Timber Felling Realm cultivators, and everyone is equipped with bows and arrows? Perhaps their Great Xia camp has sufficient ironware, and there are quite a few Earth Digging Realm and Timber Felling Realm people."

… … … …

Yuwen Hu immediately shook his head upon hearing this.

Having many Timber Felling Realm and Earth Digging Realm cultivators, could they still compare to the Mirror Immortal Camp?

On the other side, He Meng couldn't help but sneer:

"Young Master Tao, you are too boosting the morale of others. With such little strength, how can Great Xia compare to my Mirror Immortal Camp? Don't even mention hundreds of Timber Felling Realm cultivators, even if they had hundreds of Earth Digging Realm cultivators, they would only be crumbling dogs in front of my Mirror Immortal Camp."

"In my opinion, he is just a fool who has gained some ambition, has no knowledge, and is somewhat unable to recognize himself. Didn't Lu Shang say that on the east side of Redwood Ridge, there was originally only one Rogge camp that was a medium-sized camp? That Great Xia was originally just a small camp.

It is estimated that it was because of the previous Wooden Puppet Wraith incident that Xia Hong contributed and took advantage of the Rogge camp's heavy losses, and annexed it. This allowed Great Xia to gain momentum on the east side of Redwood Ridge in one fell swoop.

Now that Xia Hong has gained power, it is inevitable that he will be arrogant and somewhat unable to recognize himself, which is very normal!"

The person who spoke after He Meng was called He Gang, who was also one of the fifteen people who had crossed the Arrow Bamboo Forest with him last time.

As soon as he said this, many people immediately nodded.

This guess seemed to be the most reasonable.

Even Yuwen Hu couldn't help but somewhat agree.

Only Yuwen Tao shook his head directly after listening, looked at his father, and said:

"Father, that Xia Hong is meticulous in his actions, extremely cautious in his personality, and not arrogant at all. He is definitely not the kind of person He Gang described!"

He Gang's face showed a hint of anger upon hearing this. Just as he was about to open his mouth to refute, Yuwen Tao added another sentence:

"Moreover, in my opinion, that Headman Xia Hong is definitely not an arrogant and domineering person. He even deliberately explained the matter of the Gnawing Rat swarm to me, saying it was a misunderstanding. Therefore, what Captain He said last time should also be biased!"

This time, He Meng couldn't sit still anymore.

"Young Master Tao, that Xia Hong almost killed you tonight. I am speaking up for you, but you are so good, so protective of that Xia Hong. Could it be that you have received some benefits from his Great Xia camp?"

He Gang's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he followed closely behind him, sneering:

"I was wondering, Young Master Tao, why you would secretly run out hunting in the middle of the night, without even greeting the leader. It turns out you have a guilty conscience?"

… … … …

After listening to He Gang and He Meng's words, Yuwen Tao, who originally had a calm expression, immediately changed his face. He turned his head to look at the two of them, suppressed his anger, and said in a deep voice:

"The reason I went out hunting was because I didn't want to take up the camp's share of Frost Beast Blood, so as not to be ridiculed by you people, saying that I can only rely on my father for everything;

Whether I have received any benefits from the Great Xia camp or not, you can ask the people who went out hunting with me, there are also people from your side in there.

Oh, right, you are already slandering me, so it is impossible for you to ask!"

After Yuwen Tao said the last sentence with a hint of sarcasm, he walked to the side of the He Meng brothers, and regardless of the injury on his shoulder, he raised his broadsword and pointed it directly at the two of them, angrily saying:

"Also, I warn you, from now on, call me by my name. No matter who it is, if anyone dares to call me Young Master Tao again, even if the Great Leader is present, I will definitely pull him onto the arena and fight to the death!"

"Young Master Tao" is not an elegant title, it is a nickname that He Meng deliberately gave to Yuwen Tao, satirizing him for only being able to rely on his father, Yuwen Hu, for everything.

At first, this nickname was only called in private. Although Yuwen Tao didn't like it, there was nothing he could do. But tonight, He Meng and others actually publicly called it out, how could he endure it?

Yuwen Tao's voice was very loud, and the anger contained within it was even greater. Anyone who dared to call that nickname again, he would really follow the camp's rules and pull him onto the arena to fight to the death. No one present doubted this.

Normally, with a normal meeting stiffening to this point, even if He Meng was not deterred by Yuwen Tao's anger, he would not be able to say anything more.

However, not only did he not shut up, but he also met Yuwen Tao's anger with full force, not giving an inch, saying: "Go to the arena? Do you think I'm afraid, Yuwen Tao? Who are you scaring? Why don't we go to the arena now?"

Although he said he wasn't afraid, He Meng still didn't dare to say the three words "Young Master Tao" again. However, his confrontational attitude made Yuwen Tao subconsciously stand directly out.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to agree to He Meng's proposal to go to the arena, Yuwen Tao turned his head and saw his father above him gently shaking his head at him. He immediately calmed down, pondered for a moment, and finally did not open his mouth and took a step back.

"Heh… … … …"

In the eyes of He Meng and others, Yuwen Tao's posture was naturally admitting defeat, and he immediately sneered triumphantly.

"Alright, say a few words less!"

Yuwen Hu, who was above, continued after stopping the quarrel:

"Regardless of what trump cards or strength that Great Xia camp and that Xia Hong have, it is impossible for them to occupy Redwood Ridge for no reason.

Since we have already made contact, then we will speak with strength.

Regardless of what entanglements Rogge and Great Xia have, or what agreements they have had, the territory of the Lu Shang camp belongs to my Mirror Immortal Camp, without a doubt.

All hunting activities will proceed as normal, and Redwood Ridge will still be entered as usual."

When you meet Xia Hong again, relay these words to him, tell him that if he truly wants to seize Redwood Ridge for his family, then let his strength do the talking!”

Hearing these words, a hint of a smile immediately appeared on He Meng's face.

Letting strength do the talking was originally in line with his intentions.

Thinking of something, He Meng revealed a fierce look and stepped forward to inquire:

“Second Leader, the Great Xia has quite a population. Chief Datu once said that we should quickly expand our population. Why not just kill that Xia Hong and directly incorporate all the people from the Great Xia camp into our Mirror Immortal Camp?”

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Hu didn't answer immediately but first turned his head to look at the back of the bamboo building, a trace of hesitation flashing across his face.

“There's no need to directly kill people. Let's try to persuade them first, to get that Xia Hong to voluntarily lead his people to join our Mirror Immortal Camp. That would be best…”

Before Yuwen Hu could finish speaking, He Meng interrupted him and continued to ask:

“What if persuasion doesn't work?”

Yuwen Hu looked at He Meng, his brow furrowed. Of course, he knew what answer He Meng wanted to hear, but it didn't align with his principles, so he didn't answer.

Seeing that Yuwen Hu didn't answer for a long time, He Meng became increasingly impatient and was about to speak when a gentle and refined voice came from behind the bamboo building.

“Tao'er did well tonight, leading the team to hunt two mid-level Frost Beasts. Despite being seriously injured, he was still able to deal with people and successfully bring back the two prey. He is brave and resourceful. Second Brother, you have a good son!”

Everyone in the hall, upon hearing this voice, all respectfully knelt on the ground.

“Thank you for the leader's praise!”

Facing the praise from behind the bamboo building, Yuwen Tao hurriedly lowered his head in response, his expression calm, and his face showed no change.

He Meng, on the other hand, clenched his fists tightly, his face full of jealousy.

Yuwen Hu, who was sitting at the top, also stood up directly at this moment, slightly lowering his head in the direction the voice came from.

“Leader, you overpraise him!”

The voice behind the bamboo building was silent for a moment before speaking again.

“From today onwards, the camp will add another intermediate hunting team, led by Yuwen Tao, responsible for hunting mid-level Frost Beasts.”

Upon hearing this, a burst of heated discussion erupted among the crowd in the hall.

The Mirror Immortal Camp's hunting teams are divided into three levels: high, intermediate, and low.

As the name suggests, each level of hunting team deals with Frost Beasts of the corresponding level.

The low level goes without saying, the Mirror Immortal Camp has quite a few low-level hunting teams.

There is currently only one high-level team, with twelve members, personally led by the leader and the second leader, both Frost Resistance level experts. The other ten are the strongest ten Earth Piercing Realm experts in the Mirror Immortal Camp.

There were previously only two intermediate teams. Those who can enter are also a group of relatively strong Earth Piercing Realm experts in the camp.

He Meng is the captain of one of these hunting teams.

And now, a new one is being established, and it will be personally led by Yuwen Tao.

Seemingly just an intermediate hunting team captain, but the increased say, the leader's attention, and even the improvement in treatment, these three things can be said to be what all Earth Piercing Realm experts in the camp dream of.

With just one sentence from the leader, Yuwen Tao has it all!

Everyone turned to look at Yuwen Tao, and their eyes couldn't help but reveal envy.

He Meng, who was already full of jealousy, now had an even more distorted expression.

And Yuwen Tao, obviously, also didn't expect that the leader, He Yuanhun, would value him so much, and his expression was suddenly a little surprised.

“Whether it's killing or persuasion, that Great Xia camp, I don't care what methods you use, as long as you incorporate all of them into our Mirror Immortal Camp. Second Brother, I'll trouble you to put more effort into this matter!”

After He Yuanhun finished speaking these last words, without waiting for Yuwen Hu to respond, there was obviously a sense of silence behind the bamboo building.

“Yes, Leader!”

Yuwen Hu cupped his hands in response, and everyone also respectfully saluted. After a long time, realizing that the leader was no longer paying attention to the hall, everyone slowly raised their heads.

“Alright, the leader's meaning, you two, understand, right?”

Hearing Yuwen Hu's inquiry, He Meng and Yuwen Tao nodded at the same time.

The two turned their heads to look at each other, their eyes filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.