Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

The reaction time of the Hive Camp was actually quite fast.

From the sound of the explosion to the organization of personnel from the main area to the mining area, it only took half an hour, and a riot was quelled.

Chen Yingba stood at the entrance of the mining area with a furious expression, wishing he could slap the three mining area负责人 to death.

The three mining area负责人 all looked very embarrassed. Two of them had knife wounds on their bodies, and they couldn't say a word.

Looking at the remaining one who was not injured, Chen Yingba asked:

"Tell me, how many people escaped?"

Hearing Chen Yingba's question, the man immediately stood out and said, "A total of 105 people lived from No. 80 onwards. During the riot just now, 32 were killed, 41 were caught, and the remaining 32 are all missing. The pursuit at the驻地通道 is still ongoing. It's daytime now, they definitely can't escape..."

Pa...

Chen Yingba slapped the man directly, sending him flying three meters away, pointing at the通道区域 behind him, and roaring angrily, "Open your dog eyes and see, is it daytime or nighttime now!"

The man got up from the ground, looked up in horror, followed the direction Chen Yingba pointed, saw the big pit above the No. 19通道, and realized that no light was projected in from outside the pit, and only then did he realize that it was already night.

32 were killed, and 32 escaped. A total of 64 earth-burrowing realm slaves, who could mine nearly 10,000 catties of iron ore for the camp every day, were just gone. Chen Yingba felt like his heart was bleeding.

He turned to the right. A large row of people were kneeling on the ground over there, with many people holding weapons guarding them. They were the 41 people who were captured during the riot.

Seeing that the shackles on these people's feet were all broken, a stern look appeared on Chen Yingba's face, and he said, "Separate all the people for me, and ask them one by one who opened their shackles. If anyone dares to lie, beat them until they are honest."

Upon hearing this, a group of subordinates immediately took action, pulling the captured people aside to question them separately. Judging from the screams that came, the method of questioning was obviously very bloody.

Chen Yingba then led the three mining area负责人 into the No. 19通道, looked up at the big pit above his head leading directly to the ground, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

"Repeat what happened just now."

Hearing Chen Yingba's question, one of the three负责人 immediately said:

"We were sleeping when we suddenly heard a bang, thinking that some part of the mining area had collapsed. We were about to get up to check when we heard many people clamoring to run away. Realizing that the mine slaves were going to escape, we immediately rushed out with weapons.

As soon as the three of us rushed out of the room, we saw that the shackles of those mine slaves had all been opened, and they were escaping out of the通道. So we quickly stopped them, and the other miners in the mining area also came out to help, but everything was too fast. By the time the others reacted, those mine slaves were already climbing up at this position, so in the end, so many people escaped."

Hearing these words again, Chen Yingba's expression became even more solemn.

As the first person to arrive at the mining area, he not only personally participated in the capture of the rioters, but also observed the big pit inside and out.

The opening of this big pit is only the size of a human, but the diameter on the ground is five or six meters, as if something was dug through from bottom to top.

According to this person's statement, those mine slaves were obviously prepared, which means that the big pit in the通道 is likely to have been created by them.

How is this possible?

This通道 is at least fifty meters away from the ground. Even if those more than one hundred earth-burrowing realm mine slaves were given a day and a night, it would be impossible for them to dig through it.

"大人, could it be some unknown cold beast?"

"Do you think those mine slaves can control cold beasts to help them dig holes?"

Chen Yingba denied the man's guess in one word, and his eyes became more and more puzzled.

Just then, the interrogation results from the mining area came out.

"大人, we found out that Wang Hun, Zhang Jun, and Liu Hua opened the shackles of most people. The ones who notified them to escape were also basically these three people, as well as four others from the No. 93洞穴. We have searched all the corpses on the ground, and there is indeed no trace of these seven people. The problem should be in this No. 93洞穴."

No. 93洞穴!

Chen Yingba was about to speak when two of the three injured mining area负责人 spoke at this time.

"That's right 大人, I remember now, when those mine slaves rushed out, the three of us went to stop them and were almost killed. Someone came to our rescue, also from the No. 93洞穴, who just arrived today, seems to be called Hong Yu..."

"It's Hong Yu, that's right, he saved us. I also personally saw him kill several escaping mine slaves and help others stop them."

"Yes, yes, it was him. If he hadn't woken up the others in time, I'm afraid even more mine slaves would have escaped just now."

Hong Yu?

Finding that he had no impression of this name at all, Chen Yingba's brows furrowed.

"Is this person also a mine slave?"

"He is not. He is a newcomer who just arrived yesterday and was assigned to the mining area."

"Not a mine slave, why was a newcomer who just arrived assigned to live in the No. 93洞穴?"

Seeing the three负责人 stammering and unable to speak, Chen Yingba immediately knew what was going on, and a nameless fire rose in his heart, and he directly rewarded them with another slap.

He knew very well that these people below were taking kickbacks. The newcomer was assigned to live in the mine slave洞穴, simply because he didn't give benefits, or offended someone somewhere, otherwise, why would these three have such a reaction.

"Where is that Hong Yu? Go bring him over!"

"Hong Yu is not here. I seem to have seen him go with 成平大人 to pursue those mine slaves. I don't know..."

Bang...

Hearing that Hong Yu was also not there, Chen Yingba was about to get angry, but at this moment a corpse suddenly slid down from the big pit, hitting the ground with a loud noise.

Bang... Bang... Bang... Bang...

After that, four more corpses fell down one after another. After a total of five corpses came out, two disheveled people slid down from the big pit one after another.

"成平?"

"Who is that person?"

"The corpse on the ground seems to be Wang Hun!"

"It's really Wang Hun, and the four next to him are also from the No. 93洞穴."

...

"I originally brought four brothers to mine here, but I happened to hear the explosion and saw those mine slaves rushing out to escape. I immediately led people to stop them, but they were numerous and powerful, and they were prepared early, so I couldn't stop them for a while. Fortunately, brother Hong Yu woke up the people from the other洞穴 in time and helped us stop them, otherwise..."

Soon, 成平 told the story, including how he led people to the ground to intercept Wang Hun and the other five, but unfortunately his strength was not good, and he was injured by Wang Hun, and even four of his men were killed. If Hong Yu had not appeared in time, I am afraid that even he would have been killed by Wang Hun.

"Alright, you should apply medicine first!"

Seeing that the wound on 成平's arm was still bleeding, Chen Yingba frowned slightly, interrupted him, threw a bottle of medicine to him, then glanced at the five corpses on the ground, turned his head and faced Hong Yu and asked: "Wang Hun and the other five were all killed by you alone, and you also saved 成平?"

Xia Hong nodded and said: "That's right. When these mine slaves first rioted, I also killed a few people inside. Many people saw it."

After hearing Xia Hong's words, Chen Yingba's brows immediately condensed, and then he turned his head and signaled to a person beside him with his eyes.

Whoosh...

That person understood and directly drew his knife and slashed at Xia Hong.

Xia Hong, who was standing on the spot, was obviously a little caught off guard. He seemed to have even forgotten to draw his knife. He directly drew the long knife from his back and blocked it sideways.

Clang...

Xia Hong's strength was obviously not as good as that person. The wooden sheath was cut with cracks, and his body also retreated several meters. His face was full of astonishment and he said: "大人, why do you want to do this..."

咻...

Before he could finish his words, the man's broadsword continued to slash over.

Xia Hong twisted his body to dodge, and seeing the blade cutting through his clothes, he seemed to be unable to bear it any longer. Finally, he showed an angry look, kicked his legs, and instead of retreating, he advanced, raised his long knife, and pounced towards the man's chest.

Although his strength was not as good as that person's, his swordsmanship and body skills were stronger than his. Between dodging and moving, he not only avoided countless blades of that person, but also left his body less than a meter away from him.

"Eh?"

The person who attacked Xia Hong, while showing a surprised expression, also had an obvious look of embarrassment on his face. He stopped his broadsword and his body suddenly bounced, aiming at Xia Hong's head with extreme speed, and slashed down fiercely.

Whoosh...

Whether it was strength or speed, that person far surpassed Xia Hong. A knife so close was bound to hit Xia Hong no matter how he dodged.

But no one thought that in the face of such a knife, Xia Hong not only did not try to avoid it, but even held the hilt in reverse, seized an extremely weak and small opportunity, aimed the tip of the knife at the man's throat, and slammed it upwards.

"Stop!"

In fact, there was no need for Chen Yingba to speak.

The man's broadsword had already forcibly stopped when it was only half an inch away from Xia Hong's head;

Correspondingly, the tip of Xia Hong's unsheathed knife was also only half an inch away from his throat.

"A base strength of 26,000 catties, and able to fight Chen Hai like this. This Hong Yu has top-notch swordsmanship and combat experience. A talent!"

Chen Yingba looked at Hong Yu, his eyes full of appreciation.

"大人, I am here to join the Hive Camp. Yesterday, no hunting team accepted me. I was arranged to mine, and I didn't say anything. I was arranged to live with the mine slaves for no reason. Although I was angry, I still endured it.

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"I ran into the riot and promptly notified the others, helped to stop it, and even killed the ringleader Wang Hun. You didn't even give me credit for that, and now you're having people attack me. If the Hive doesn't welcome me, then Hong Yu will find another home. Please grant my request, and Hong Yu will leave the Hive immediately!"

"Don't be angry. I personally captured Wang Hun, and I know his strength very well. You said that you alone killed five of them and saved Cheng Ping. I naturally didn't believe it just now, but now, I do!"

For Chen Yingba to explain himself like this, given his status, was clearly rare and valuable. The surrounding people realized that Hong Yu had caught Chen Yingba's eye, and their eyes immediately filled with envy.

"Hong Yu, you have good strength. The injustice you suffered in the camp yesterday was all because of these incompetent fools. From today onwards, you are a member of my team. This time you have made a great contribution, and the camp will not mistreat you. How about this, we will award you a house in the main district, along with a complete set of weapons and two hundred catties of beast meat!"

As Chen Yingba's voice fell, the expressions of everyone around him froze instantly. After a full ten breaths, those who reacted looked at Xia Hong with eyes full of envy, even jealousy.

Two hundred catties of beast meat and a house are actually nothing.

Directly entering Chen Yingba's hunting team is the real benefit.

The hunting group has more than thirty teams under its command, and the strongest and best-treated team is undoubtedly the one led by the团长 himself, Chen Yingba.

A look of astonishment appeared on Xia Hong's face, and he looked up at Chen Yingba, unable to speak for a moment.

Such a reaction, in Chen Yingba's eyes, was naturally quite ordinary.

He looked back at Chen Hai and said, "Subtracting these five people, there are only twenty-seven escapees left. There are still people outside searching. You also take people and try to bring everyone back."

Chen Hai nodded immediately and led people out.

Chen Yingba then looked at the person in charge of the mining area and said in a deep voice, "Keep a close watch on the mining area for the next few days, fill in this big pit, and find out how this big hole came about. If there really are any unknown cold beasts appearing, and you are negligent, you will lose your own lives."

"Yes, sir!"

After speaking, Chen Yingba looked up at the big hole and walked directly towards the main district along the passage.

Xia Hong stood on the spot, the astonishment on his face had disappeared, and looking at Chen Yingba's departing figure, a smile slowly appeared on his face.

Originally, he thought that making a contribution would allow him to leave the mining area and smoothly enter Luo Ming's team. With his help, Luo Ming's team would easily enter the sight of Chen Yingba or even Chen Yingyuan, and it would be more reasonable to strive to go to Longshan with them later.

Unexpectedly, he accidentally entered Chen Yingba's team directly.

This is much more convenient than entering Luo Ming's team.

The members of Chen Yingba's team, needless to say, are definitely considered high-level members of the Hive. It is certainly more appropriate to inquire about the situation from them.

Moreover, today is already the eighteenth of the first month, and there are only three months left until mid-April. When Chen Yingyuan goes to Longshan to participate in the alliance meeting, he will have to bring supplies to pay tribute, and Chen Yingba's team will most likely be dispatched.

This can also be considered a pleasant surprise!

During this time, gather more information about the Hive and its surroundings; also, take the opportunity to see how Chen Yingyuan, Chen Yingba, and Wu Tianxing, the three cold-resistant levels, cultivate.

Also, the Hive's fourth cold-resistant level, who exactly is it, must also be found out!

"Let's go, let's go to the main district!"

Xia Hong said with a smile, and Cheng Ping, who had always been apprehensive, immediately followed quickly.

With Chen Yingba's order, Xia Hong's treatment when he returned to the main district to report was completely different from the last time.

The person who received him in the main building, his attitude changed all of a sudden, not only enthusiastically told him where to live, but also introduced him to the situation and members of Chen Yingba's team.

Chen Yingba's team has a total of twenty-five people. Not surprisingly, except for Chen Yingba, the other twenty-four are all elites of the Hive.

Soon, Xia Hong received an iron plate, with the character Chen on the front and the number 25 on the back.

Above the number was even marked "Ranking."

Seeing the word ranking, Xia Hong's expression froze.

The person who gave him the plate, seeing Xia Hong's expression, immediately smiled and explained: "The team leader's team is different from other teams. You twenty-five people all have strength rankings."

"Why is that?"

Xia Hong had some guesses in his mind, but he still asked.

"The team leader rarely goes out hunting. Generally, when he goes out, it is to hunt intermediate cold beasts, and he will not bring everyone, only ten of them. But everyone wants to go, so there is no way but to use the strength ranking method to screen them. Basically, every time they go out, it is these ten people from numbers 1 to 10. If the people below want to go, they can only find a way to rise up."

"If I want to improve my ranking, what is the way?"

"Challenge, but each challenge requires 20 catties of beast blood!"

After listening, Xia Hong's face was a bit strange, but he quickly reacted.

The basic strength of the Hive's elites has basically exceeded 30,000 catties, which means that they have all started using beast blood. Then, for these people, beast blood is the most precious thing.

The problem is that the Hive's productivity is not as advanced as Da Xia. Judging from their living environment, their experience in hunting cold beasts is probably not as much as Da Xia's. Xia Chuan, Yu Wentao, and others, after exceeding the 30,000 catties limit, can lead the team to hunt intermediate cold beasts in a team-coordinated manner using traps and tools.

But the people on the Hive's side can't do it.

Moreover, because of the elite system, they cherish their lives, and at the same time, they are probably a little wary of others. Their teamwork ability is probably not good either.

In this way, it is estimated that it will be even more difficult to obtain beast blood.

Following Chen Yingba on hunting trips should at least allow them to share some beast blood, so they are so eager.

Judging from the Hive's implementation of the elite system, not surprisingly, the upper echelons' control over beast blood resources is definitely even more exaggerated than beast meat.

This is not difficult to understand.

If beast meat is the means by which the Hive's elite class controls everyone below, then, by analogy, beast blood is the means by which the Chen Yingyuan brothers and Wu Tianxing, the three cold-resistant levels, control the elite class.

"Killing the chicken to get the eggs, putting the cart before the horse, no wonder the Hive has only this much climate after so many years. Just like their residence is underground, long-term shrinking to protect themselves, greedy for comfort and enjoyment, safety is safe, but development is also extremely limited. Once they encounter something slightly bigger, I am afraid that they will collapse in an instant."

Xia Hong wrote down his feelings on the animal skin scroll and shook his head slightly.

"As I thought before, the original intention of this elite system is definitely good, but as the days go by and the camp becomes larger, the so-called elite group has formed a powerful class, which has already become too big to fail.

The Chen Yingyuan brothers should also be able to see it, but the problem is that they themselves are also members of the powerful class, and maybe they even came out of it. After finally becoming a mother-in-law after suffering as a daughter-in-law, they will naturally continue to use this method to maintain their detached position.

It is easy to talk about reforming and innovating, but it takes a lot of courage to do it.

"Remember this matter, in the future Da Xia must take this as a lesson. When it is time to reform, it must be reformed. Sticking to the old ways and clinging to the wealth of a few people is tantamount to self-castration. Not to mention that the camp cannot develop, if something happens, everyone will suffer!"

Xia Hong shook his head slightly after writing down his feelings on the animal skin scroll.

"Uncle Yu, is Uncle Yu home?"

Just then, Luo Cheng's voice came from outside the door.

Xia Hong frowned slightly, but still stood up and walked towards the door.