Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Five thousand catties of coal, four thousand catties of iron?

Xia Hong's disbelief did not arise out of nowhere.

As far as he knew, when the Rogue Camp had all five Earth Digging Realm cultivators, the daily output of coal was only about a thousand catties.

A thousand catties a day, over time, sounds like a lot.

But consider that the Rogue Camp previously had a total population of over a thousand people.

These thousand-plus people lived in the previous five large wooden houses, each requiring one hundred and fifty catties of coal, along with wood, to maintain heating for a day.

That is to say, heating alone consumed seven hundred and fifty catties of coal every day, almost three-quarters of the daily output.

Not to mention that heating consumption was just a small part; iron smelting was the major consumer.

Therefore, five thousand catties of coal was definitely not a small amount for the Rogue Camp; Xia Hong even suspected that their usual reserves would not be much higher than this number.

Iron was even more so; the Rogue Camp had not even popularized ironware to this day, and even those with cultivation had not all been equipped with iron weapons.

From this point alone, it could be seen that whether it was mining iron ore or smelting ironware, the difficulty was definitely beyond imagination.

Five thousand catties of coal, four thousand catties of iron.

Luo Ming, how could he be so generous?

Helping Luo Ming with a great favor was a fact, and Xia Hong did not deny it.

But Luo Ming's almost taking out all the assets of his own camp and giving them to himself really shocked Xia Hong a bit, and even made him feel a little strange.

Although Xia Hong muttered in his heart and couldn't understand it, his body was very honest in the face of these three tempting bags.

It was impossible not to accept them!

It was a fact that he had risked his life to help Luo Ming, and since Luo Ming took out so many things to thank himself, then he could certainly accept them.

Moreover, they were coal and iron, which he urgently needed!

The other eight buildings in the system were still nowhere to be found, not to mention that the camp itself also had a strong demand for coal and iron.

Xia Hong first gave Xia Chuan, Yuan Cheng, and the others a look, asking them to take all three bags, then took a breath and bowed to Luo Ming, saying:

"Chief Luo is generous. If there is anything I can help with in the future, please feel free to ask. As long as Xia Hong can do it, I will never refuse!"

Hearing this, a smile immediately appeared on Luo Ming's face.

The generous gifts prepared by Luo Ming were accepted by all five camps.

With the things received, the people from the five camps naturally did not want to stay any longer.

Xia Hong's side was fine, as it was only a day's journey from the Great Xia Camp. The people from Hong Gang and the other four camps had been out for more than half a month, and were obviously worried about their own camps, eager to return.

Leaving the entrance of the Rogue Camp, after bidding farewell to Luo Ming, everyone embarked on their return journey.

Because they all had to enter Redwood Ridge first and then return to their respective camps, everyone did not separate. Taking advantage of the time to reach Redwood Ridge, Xia Hong also deliberately paid attention to the people from the four camps.

Speaking of which, the most miserable this time were these four camps.

According to what Luo Ming said before, the four camps came with a total of forty-three people, including the four leaders, to eliminate the strange entity.

But now, only ten people remained.

Three each from Da Chuan and Huang Zhao, and two each from Chen Ye and Lu Shang.

What died were not thirty-three ordinary people, but thirty-three Lumbering Realm combatants, the absolute backbone of the camps. Losing so many at once, I'm afraid that for a period of time in the future, the days for these camps would be very difficult.

Xia Hong sighed secretly in his heart, but didn't say anything.

Chen Ye's and Lu Shang's camps were north of the Rogue Camp, so they bid farewell to Xia Hong and the others as soon as they entered Redwood Ridge and headed north.

Da Chuan's and Huang Zhao's camps were south of the Rogue Camp, so they traveled the same way as Xia Hong and the others.

Upon reaching the Huang Zhao Camp, Huang Yong and his two companions left first.

Finally, entering the Da Chuan Camp's territory, Hong Gang and his two companions also left.

Xia Hong and his party of seven continued south, passing through Da Shi's territory, and after reaching the Great Xia territory and leaving Redwood Ridge, they walked five or six hundred meters east and soon saw the small earthen slope where the Great Xia Camp was located.

Seeing the snow-covered small earthen slope, lying quietly and silently on the ground, with no difference from usual, the expressions on the faces of the seven people also relaxed a lot.

It had to be said that although they had only been away for a day, whether it was Xia Hong or the other six, they were actually thinking about the camp in their hearts, after all, their family and friends lived here.

In addition, seeing the human tragedy at the Rogue Camp, they naturally felt even more cherished at this moment when looking at the safe and sound camp.

Xia Chuan rushed to the entrance first and shouted inside:

"The wind and rain from all directions can't compare to the rain in our Redwood Ridge."

"There is rain in Dragon Gate Mountain, and snowfield tigers come down the mountain!"

A slightly surprised response sounded from inside, and the trees blocking the entrance were quickly pulled open from the inside. Xu An, Liu Yuan, and Li Yuankun greeted them happily.

"The chief is back!"

"I said, the chief will definitely be fine."

In addition to the three, some young people from the camp also came out to greet them. Seeing that all seven were present and accounted for, and also carrying four large bags, smiles appeared on everyone's faces.

As soon as Xia Hong led the six into the camp, seeing that Xu An was about to lead people to re-seal the entrance, he immediately stopped him and said: "No need to seal it. From today onwards, in the future, the entrance can be opened at night to let everyone get some fresh air!"

Xu An was stunned, and Liu Yuan, Li Yuankun, and those young people who were preparing to help were also a little confused.

Xia Chuan smiled beside him and said: "That wooden puppet strange entity has been defeated by the chief, and I personally killed it, so there is no need to worry in the future."

Hearing that the wooden puppet strange entity was dead, shock appeared on the faces of Xu An and the others, but what followed was joy and elation. Especially after receiving confirmation from Xia Hong's face, everyone's emotions immediately surged.

"The wooden puppet strange entity is dead, hahahaha, it's finally dead."

"It was defeated by the chief, and the revenge of our camp has also been avenged."

"It killed so many people some time ago, but now it's finally dead, finally dead, that's great, that's great, hahahaha…"

"In the future, we can be like before, and we don't need to seal the cave."

… … … …

The wooden puppet strange entity harmed not only the Rogue Camp.

The Great Xia Camp was the same.

Of course, there was also the Da Shi Camp.

The nearly two hundred remaining people of the Da Shi Camp were also in the cave.

It was just that they were all gathered on the right side of the stove, and were relatively far away, appearing somewhat distinct from the people of the Great Xia Camp.

Xia Hong's heart stirred slightly, and he walked to the side of the Da Shi Camp's people.

Everyone consciously made way for him, and Xia Hong walked into the crowd, only to find that Shi Qing was lying in the middle position, with his son and daughter, Shi Ping and Shi Lu, responsible for taking care of him.

"Chief…"

Seeing Shi Qing tossing and turning, wanting to get up, Xia Hong hurriedly took two steps forward and shook his head, saying: "Your body's injuries have not yet healed, don't move."

Shi Qing had previously been pierced through his entire body by white silk threads, and the bones in his body had been pierced with holes, basically rendering him useless. Seeing that Xia Hong still respected him so much, a touch of emotion appeared on his face.

"Shi Qing, on behalf of the more than one hundred people who died tragically in the camp, thanks the Chief for his great kindness."

Shi Qing could naturally hear the boiling discussion in the cave. Knowing that the wooden puppet strange entity was dead, he was naturally grateful to Xia Hong. But his body could not move, so after thinking about it, he turned to his son and daughter and said: "Ping'er, Lu'er, on behalf of your father, kowtow to the Chief. Your mother, uncle, and those who died tragically in our Da Shi Camp, their great revenge has finally been avenged…"

Speaking of his deep emotions, probably thinking of his wife and brothers, as well as those who had died in the camp before, Shi Qing couldn't help but shed tears.

Shi Ping and Shi Lu also had faces full of emotion, and directly walked to Xia Hong's side and knelt down, preparing to kowtow.

Xia Hong of course immediately stopped the two, noticing that the two young people were still competing with him, wanting to forcibly kneel down and kowtow, Xia Hong chuckled and shook his head, pressing the two to Shi Qing's side, then looked at Shi Qing and spoke with a serious expression:

"Uncle Shi, since you call me Chief, from now on we are one family. You one hundred and eighty-seven people are also part of my Great Xia Camp. If you are still so distant, it won't be good!"

Hearing Xia Hong's words, Shi Qing suddenly froze, looking at Xia Hong, his face full of emotion and gratitude.

When Xia Hong spoke just now, he deliberately raised his volume. Not only Shi Qing, but also Shi Ping and Shi Lu, who were surrounding him, and the more than one hundred people from the Da Shi Camp, all heard clearly.

They all looked up at Xia Hong, their faces full of excitement.

Some people even couldn't help but sob.