Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

In the Ice Abyss World, although there is little communication between camps, there are still very obvious similarities in the regulations of some items.

For example, weapons are a good example.

Like Great Xia, the weapons in the Mirror Immortal Camp are roughly of two specifications, divided by weight into 500 jin or more and 1,000 jin or more.

The iron fetal bow is even more obvious. Although the bowstrings used are different, the tension is also divided into two types: between 5,000 and 10,000 jin, and above 10,000 jin. Moreover, the weight of the bow body is about 300 jin for the former and 600 jin for the latter.

This is basically the same as the current regulations of Great Xia.

The reason is also very simple. Weapons, in the final analysis, are used by people. Due to different personal talents, there are various styles of knives, spears, swords, and halberds, but their weights will definitely not be too far apart.

After all, the 5,000 jin threshold for the Lumbering Realm and the 10,000 jin threshold for the Digging Realm are the same in any camp.

Of the more than 4,700 weapons, the lowest iron fetal bow also weighs more than 300 jin, and the heaviest long spear even weighs more than 3,000 jin. Even if calculated at an average weight of 1,000 jin, it would be at least more than 4 million jin.

There are only about a hundred Digging Realm cultivators who came tonight. Although they are all Digging Realm cultivators, it is definitely impossible to carry all these weapons back empty-handed.

Fortunately, the Mirror Immortal Camp has iron trolleys with wheels.

At the moment when they saw the iron trolley, not to mention Xia Chuan and others, even Xia Hong's eyes showed a hint of shock.

Great Xia has been making trolleys for some time.

However, except for the iron used for the axles and key parts, the main materials are basically wood.

No one dared to think about building one entirely of pure iron.

However, the Mirror Immortal Camp actually has three of them.

It really has a solid foundation, so generous!

On the snowy ground north of the Arrow Bamboo Forest, three giant two-wheeled vehicles lined up in a straight line and drove south. At the front of each vehicle, there were more than twenty people pulling thick iron chains. The people walked and talked, and there was no sign of being strenuous at all.

At the very front of the team, there were also more than a dozen people constantly clearing the snow on the road surface, clearing a road for the three trolleys behind to facilitate driving. In this way, the speed of the trolleys was not slow at all, and they soon saw the Arrow Bamboo Forest.

"This trolley weighs 500,000 jin and can carry five times its own weight in cargo. It used to be used by our camp to carry goods and trade with the Beehive Camp."

Xia Hong and his party, who were at the rear, had their eyes focused on the trolley. Hearing Yu Wentao's explanation, everyone couldn't help but click their tongues.

The trolley was more than ten meters long, and they had originally guessed that the weight would not be light, but 500,000 jin was still far beyond their expectations.

Only the surprise on Xia Hong's face was not strong.

The iron density in the Ice Abyss World is much greater than that in the ordinary world. A piece the size of a fist weighs forty to fifty jin, and the trolley is so large, so 500,000 jin is also reasonable.

However, after hearing Yu Wentao's last words, he immediately asked with interest:

"Trading with the Beehive Camp?"

Yu Wentao nodded, thinking that Great Xia was not large in scale, and Xia Hong did not know much about many camps, so he immediately explained: "In fact, most camps are limited by their location, and the resources they occupy are relatively single and limited, so they must find ways to exchange resources with other camps.

However, first, the camps are more suspicious of each other and it is difficult to trust each other;

Second, geographical distance is also a problem. Camps without strength cannot even go too far, let alone trade with other camps.

Therefore, truly successful resource exchanges often occur between two camps that are not too far apart and whose strengths are not too different. Just right, the Beehive and Mirror Immortal meet these two conditions."

This is similar to the situation of the Rogue Camp in Redwood Ridge before. Other small camps also used wood and crystal fruits to exchange for a small amount of iron weapons from them.

Xia Hong lowered his head and thought for a while, then immediately asked: "What you were short of before should be cold beast meat and cold beast blood. What you exchanged with the Beehive Camp for iron and coal was these two things, right?"

Among the supplies that were just counted, the smallest amount was cold beast meat and beast blood.

Seeing that Xia Hong guessed so accurately, Yu Wentao immediately nodded:

"That's right, cold beasts are one of the most scarce resources in the Mirror Immortal Camp. In most cases, what we exchange with the Beehive Camp is cold beast meat."

"Then what is the exchange ratio?"

Xia Hong didn't even need to ask why they only exchanged for cold beast meat and not beast blood.

Beast blood is a key resource for Digging Realm cultivators to break through to the Cold Resistance level, and it is very difficult to obtain. Any smart camp will definitely keep it for their own use.

Since the Beehive Camp's strength is similar to that of the Mirror Immortal Camp, it must not be wealthy enough to take out this kind of resource to exchange with others.

Hearing Xia Hong ask about the exchange ratio, Yu Wentao's face immediately showed a hint of helplessness, and he shook his head and said: "40 jin of iron ore or 70 jin of coal can be exchanged for 1 jin of cold beast meat."

Hiss… … … …

As soon as Yu Wentao's voice fell, before Xia Hong could speak, Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, Yuan Chuan, Yue Feng, and the rest of Great Xia who were surrounding him, all gasped, their eyes widened, and their faces were full of shock.

Xia Hong, of course, was no exception.

"So, the leader knows why we were so coveted by Redwood Ridge before, right?"

Yu Wentao didn't even need to add the last sentence.

Everyone in Great Xia had already realized what a treasure land they had been sitting on.

Xia Hong was also dumbfounded at the moment. If he had known earlier that cold beast meat could be exchanged for so much iron and coal, he wouldn't have had to bring the Digging Realm cultivators of the camp to stay in the mine every day with a bitter face.

No, no.

This is just a special case.

You have to happen to encounter a camp that lacks cold beast resources.

And it just so happens that this camp does not lack iron and coal.

Moreover, the strengths of the two camps must be comparable, otherwise what will eventually be formed is not an exchange, but annexation and conquest.

Xia Hong quickly realized the key to the problem.

This cannot be regarded as the real exchange ratio.

But Xia Hong realized even more the importance of communicating and exchanging with other camps.

"The Ice Abyss World is like this. Unequal resource exchanges are normal. After all, whether strong or not, all camps are almost limited by their location. If they want to get things from other places, they can only exchange with others. In the final analysis, all exchange ratios depend on which side needs it more."

Hearing Yu Wentao's words, not only Xia Hong, but also Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan and others nodded slightly, and the excitement on their faces calmed down.

Cold beast resources are necessary materials for cultivation in the Lumbering, Digging, and Cold Resistance realms, and are considered hard currency needed by all camps;

Iron and coal are certainly important, but the problem is that the threshold for obtaining these two is not high. Medium-sized camps with Digging Realm cultivators can basically mine them on their own as long as they can find coal and iron mines.

The Beehive Camp's strength is equal to that of the Mirror Immortal Camp. They must have coal and iron mines in their hands. In addition, they do not lack cold beast meat, so it is inevitable that this kind of unequal transaction will be formed.

"Of course, we also have things that the Beehive Camp wants. Raw bamboo silk and snow bamboo are the two most important things."

Raw bamboo silk!

A gleam of light rose in Xia Hong's eyes, and he took out a section of transparent white silk thread from his hand.

This white silk thread was not the first time he had seen it.

The first time he killed He Meng and He Gang's party, Xia Hong had already seen it once on the longbow seized from them.

"This bamboo silk is a material used to make bowstrings, right?"

Yu Wentao nodded and shook his head, then used a knife to cut off a small piece of clothing from his body and handed it to Xia Hong.

"Not only for bowstrings, but the texture of this raw bamboo silk will be much softer after being baked in a stove, but the toughness remains unchanged. The cloth woven from this silk is very comfortable to wear, has strong warmth retention, and even has a certain degree of defense. It is considered one of the most important materials in our camp. It is most cost-effective to exchange it with the Beehive Camp for cold beast meat. Five jin of raw bamboo silk can be exchanged for one jin."

Paper, cloth, silk!

Xia Hong touched the small piece of clothing, felt its soft and comfortable texture, and gently pulled it, realizing that the toughness was also good. His eyes lit up, and three things popped into his mind.

"Leader, the uses of this raw bamboo silk should be more than that. The bow we made for you, the bowstring is made by burning bamboo silk and intermediate Tengjiao tendons together. This method was researched by Mu Dong."

Hearing Xia Chuan's words, Xia Hong immediately nodded. Seeing Yu Wentao next to him looking curious, he directly threw the bow behind him to him.

Yu Wentao took the giant bow, looked at the bowstring material, and found that it was indeed Tengjiao tendons mixed with bamboo silk, and then pulled it hard, but couldn't even pull it halfway open.

"This bow can withstand 100,000 jin of tension. Except for Big Brother, no one should be able to use it for the time being."

Hearing Xia Chuan's explanation, Yu Wentao's pupils suddenly shrank.

Then, thinking of something, he also ran to a trolley in front, took out a bow and arrow, and handed it to Xia Hong.

Xia Hong immediately recognized that the bow was used by Yu Wenhuan before.

"The bamboo silk used for my father's bow is not ordinary raw bamboo silk, it is snow bamboo silk, and the yield is extremely rare. It only comes out a little during the cold beast tide every year."

As soon as Yu Wentao finished speaking, the others immediately understood what he meant.

The bamboo silk used for the bowstring of the bow in Xia Hong's hand was seized from He Meng and others.

This also means that the toughness of ordinary raw bamboo silk plus intermediate Tengjiao tendons after burning can be directly comparable to snow bamboo silk.

What if snow bamboo silk is burned with Tengjiao tendons?

This time, even Xia Hong was a little uneasy.

His basic strength is now as high as 900,000 jin.

To be honest, he had to hold back a bit when using this bow with a drawing force of 100,000 jin.

It would be great if he could make a bow and arrow that could withstand his full strength.

"They're here! Hong Tian and Hong Guang are here!"

They hadn't walked for long when the group reached the edge of the arrow bamboo forest.

Seeing Hong Guang and Hong Tian in the distance, Yu Wentao quickly signaled.

Led by the two, the group continued towards the edge of the bamboo forest, and behind a hill, a bonfire and a large crowd of people slowly came into view.

Seeing the more than three thousand people, Xia Hong's expression faltered slightly.

Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and the others were the same.

The reason was simple. Just a quick glance revealed that more than half of the three thousand people in front of them were children.

Adults formed a circle on the outside, with older children holding infants in the middle, and those under ten huddled together for warmth. The scale of the crowd made it easy to distinguish.

Noticing the expressions on Xia Hong and the others' faces, Yu Wentao, thinking he was dissatisfied, immediately explained, "It's probably because adults have a deeper understanding of the cruelty of the Ice Abyss World, so they are more easily bewitched by the Mirror Immortal. On the contrary, these children don't know much about the outside world and have survived."

Xia Hong nodded and smiled, saying, "It doesn't matter."

Hearing Xia Hong's normal tone, Yu Wentao was relieved and signaled Hong Guang, Hong Tian, and the others to quickly organize the people and start moving to the Great Xia Valley.

When Hong Tian came over just now, he should have already informed Hong Guang and discussed with everyone about joining Great Xia.

Therefore, although everyone looked sad about the relocation, they did not raise any objections.

Only a few adults showed resistance.

Most of the children had red eyes and bewildered faces, and some were obviously still sobbing, but the sounds they made were very small.

Only a few very young children occasionally looked at Xia Hong, with mostly curiosity and exploration on their faces, which was in line with their characteristics.

Judging from the population ratio of those who died from the Mirror Immortal, most of these children should have lost their parents, meaning they were orphans.

From an emotional point of view, Xia Hong naturally sympathized with them; but from a rational point of view, such children, as long as Great Xia cultivates them with care, will integrate into the camp the fastest in the future, and their sense of belonging to the camp will inevitably be the strongest.

"Xia Chuan, go back to the camp first and organize a group of people to pick up these children. It's too slow for them to walk like this."

Xia Chuan turned to look at the sky, which was gradually losing its darkness, and immediately nodded, heading back south.

The beast tide and battle last night had collapsed the wooden houses, and the valley was a mess. The base camp should still be in a state of reconstruction, and it was unlikely that they could spare anyone at this time.

But Xia Hong still ordered Xia Chuan to go.

First, he wanted to leave a good impression on these children and the Mirror Immortal people.

Second, dawn was approaching. The arrow bamboo forest alone was ten miles long, and after leaving the arrow bamboo forest, it was another six or seven miles to the valley. If so many people didn't speed up, there would be big problems when it got light.

Third, Great Xia's losses last night were, strictly speaking, all in property. There were not many casualties.

Xia Hong had been paying attention from beginning to end.

Not a single Earth Piercing Realm cultivator died; the children also went up to the third floor in time; only the Lumbering Realm cultivators on the first floor were impacted by the beast tide in the final stage.

The casualties were at most around ten people.

Compared to what the Mirror Immortal camp encountered that night, Great Xia, whose wooden houses were only destroyed, was extremely lucky.

"Urge the people in front to speed up. The people pulling the carts, hurry up, take turns. It's not long before dawn, everyone, seize the time!"

With Xia Hong's order, Hong Guang, Hong Tian, Luo Yuan, Yuan Cheng, including Yu Wentao, all the Earth Piercing Realm cultivators went to pull the carts, while those who weren't pulling carts went to the front to urge the team.

Everyone knew that dawn was approaching, so the speed of travel became faster and faster.

As dawn broke, the people at the front of the team finally saw the outline of Double Dragon Mountain in the distance.

At the same time, a team of three or four hundred people, pushing over a hundred wooden carts, was rushing towards this side from the eastern outskirts of Redwood Ridge.

"Children, come on up, we'll haul you back."

"I can take twenty here."

"Thirty is no problem on my side."

"Come on, come on, children who can't walk, come over."

"Those who are injured can also come, speed up, it's about to be dawn."

… … … … … …

The enthusiasm of the Great Xia people stunned Yu Wentao, Hong Guang, and the others, and a trace of emotion appeared in their eyes.

And those adults from the Mirror Immortal camp, regardless of whether they had Lumbering Realm cultivation or not, immediately followed the people from Great Xia to help the children onto the carts. Some pulled the carts directly, while others stayed behind the carts to help push them forward.

Those children who were urged or carried onto the carts were initially a little surprised, but as the carts moved and they saw the busy figures in front and behind, a sense of warmth rose in their faces.

… … … …

At the back of the team, seeing the performance of the Great Xia people, Xia Hong's face was filled with praise.

"That kid Xia Chuan is getting better and better at handling things!"

Without thinking, it must have been Xia Chuan who taught these people.

Xia Chuan's ability is indeed getting stronger and stronger.

After this wave, these people won't necessarily recognize Great Xia immediately.

But at least, it's a good start.

Obviously, the expressions of the few adults who had shown resistance had eased a lot.

Some of them even started talking to the people from Great Xia.

It seemed that they were obviously trying to find out about Great Xia's various situations.