Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

In the Ice Abyss World, the weaker the camp of humans, the more they yearned to integrate into a stronger camp, this was beyond doubt.

After all, the stronger the camp, the higher the survival rate, the better the environment, and the more abundant the resources. Anyone with a normal brain understood this.

Of course, it's also possible that a few camps have high-level members unwilling to give up their superior positions, leading to resistance and attempts to obstruct mergers.

But with the Xiao Kangcheng and Xiao Ning father and daughter before him, although the contact time wasn't long, Xia Chuan could basically be certain that they weren't such people.

If that's the case, then there must be another reason?

Recalling that he didn't understand the camp situation around Five Ape Mountain, Xia Chuan was silent for a moment before asking, "Everyone seems to have concerns. Could you tell me the reason? Xia is not talented, but I have some say in my own camp. As long as your requests are not excessive, I can agree on behalf of my leader. How about it?"

Xia Chuan's inquiry didn't receive a response. Instead, after he said these words, Xiao Kangcheng and the others' expressions became even more vigilant.

The scene was silent for more than ten breaths. Xiao Kangcheng suddenly winked at a member of the hunting team, and that person, upon receiving the signal, immediately turned and left.

Xia Chuan's expression sank slightly. Although a hint of wariness arose in his eyes, he wasn't too worried. He had just saved Xiao Ning, and with Xiao Kangcheng's character, he wouldn't attack him.

Sure enough, the person who left quickly returned.

Except on his back, he carried a Snow Mane and a Frost Wolf respectively. He walked over and directly placed the two prey in front of Xia Chuan.

They were planning to see him off!

As soon as he saw the two prey, Xia Chuan immediately understood the other party's meaning.

"Sir Xia Chuan saved my daughter today, and Xiao is endlessly grateful. Our Xiao River Camp, besides people, if there is anything that sir takes a fancy to, Xiao will definitely offer it with both hands. Other matters, please don't mention them again."

Xiao Kangcheng's tone suddenly became so stiff, catching Xia Chuan somewhat off guard.

He didn't expect the other party to refuse him directly without even saying the reason. The many arguments he had prepared were all useless.

Although he still wanted to try again, seeing the obvious resistance and repulsion on Xiao Kangcheng's face, realizing that it was better not to overdo it, Xia Chuan still held back.

He only lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then raised his head and revealed a smile:

"Camp Leader Xiao, rest assured, I saved Miss Xiao today purely by chance and have no other intentions…"

After saying this, Xia Chuan paused, his eyes met Xiao Ning's, and the sincerity in his eyes made Xiao Ning's stiff expression slightly dodge.

"Since everyone doesn't welcome me, Xia Chuan will leave!"

After saying that, Xia Chuan didn't linger any longer, directly got up and bowed to Xiao Kangcheng, then walked outside.

"Sir, these two prey on the ground…"

Xiao Kangcheng reminded him to take the prey away, but Xia Chuan didn't even turn his head, directly following the path he had come in from and walked out.

Just as he was about to leave, Xia Chuan remembered something, paused his steps, took off the iron token from his waist, and threw it towards Xiao Kangcheng.

"Recently, there may be many people from Great Xia active on the north shore. To avoid unnecessary conflicts, this token is given to Camp Leader Xiao. If you encounter any trouble, you might as well try it. It might be useful."

Xiao Kangcheng took the token, his expression softened a little, but he was still vigilant. It wasn't until he confirmed that Xia Chuan had left the cave that he sat back in his chair, the vigilance on his face gradually turning into annoyance and self-blame.

"Sure enough, strangers shouldn't be brought back to the camp. I was confused. Not only has the location been exposed, but even the camp's strength has been thoroughly assessed. If this person has any evil intentions, our situation will be precarious…"

Hearing Xiao Kangcheng's words, Xiao Ning and her two siblings, as well as the hunting team members, all looked grave.

"Camp Leader, it's not your fault. This Xia Chuan behaved so kindly from beginning to end, and his appearance was extremely deceptive. We didn't expect him to reveal his true intentions until he entered the base. We didn't think of it either."

"Dare to have any evil intentions? No matter how powerful he is, he's just one person. We've already shown mercy by not attacking him today."

"He knows our location now. What if he goes back and tells the people from their Great Xia camp to come over?"

"Even if they come, we're not afraid. Do you really believe what he just said? If Great Xia's strength is really as powerful as he said, why would they come to take in people like us? In my opinion, he was just making it up to deceive us."

"Definitely. Just like the Three Tiger Camp, they first use sweet words to trick us into getting hooked. Then, when we really go there, besides the Earth-Digging Realm, ordinary people and Wood-Cutting Realm cultivators are either used as slave labor or as bait for cold beasts."

"A perfectly good Five Ape Mountain has already been ruined by those three evil tigers into this ghostly state. Now, it's great, another Great Xia has come."

"The cold wave is coming again recently. It's a troubled time!"

"Alright, stop talking nonsense. In the recent period, tell the people in the camp not to go too far at night. When going out to cut trees, try to stay nearby. Go down and inform them!"

After listening to everyone's discussion for a while, Xiao Kangcheng directly interrupted them.

Everyone immediately dispersed to inform them, except for Xiao Ning, who didn't move.

Seeing his eldest daughter holding the token that Xia Chuan had just left behind, her expression somewhat dazed, Xiao Kangcheng looked at her, his expression gradually becoming strange.

"Ning'er, you shouldn't still be thinking about…"

Xiao Ning came back to her senses from her daze. Seeing her father's gaze, she immediately stomped her foot and said angrily, "Dad, what are you thinking!"

After she finished speaking, she paused for a moment, raised the token, and said with a gradually heavy expression, "I just feel that the craftsmanship of this token is something that even the Three Tiger Camp might not be able to produce. Even if what that Xia Chuan said has some bragging, the strength of this Great Xia Camp is probably not to be underestimated, and might not even be weaker than the Three Tiger Camp."

Xiao Kangcheng took the token and carefully examined it for a while, his expression also becoming serious.

The token was rectangular, about the size of a fist. On the front, besides the raised "Cloud Dragon", there was also a small character "Xia" at the top. The rest of the token, except for the lettering, as well as the surrounding area, had deliberately hammered out a layer of cloud patterns, making it even more beautiful.

The iron in the Ice Abyss World is very dense. A fist-sized piece weighs forty to fifty pounds. Xiao Kangcheng weighed this token slightly and knew that it weighed more than fifty pounds.

It's not to say that making a token is difficult, but the main thing is that they are willing to use so much iron to create a token, and they also spend effort to make beautiful cloud patterns. This in itself can explain a lot of things.

"This Great Xia Camp doesn't lack Earth-Digging Realm cultivators, doesn't lack iron, doesn't lack coal, and might not even lack cold beast meat. These few points alone are enough to prove that their strength is not much different from the Three Tiger Camp."

Hearing his daughter's words, Xiao Kangcheng's brow furrowed. Recalling the two prey on the ground just now, Xia Chuan didn't even look at them, as well as the iron scabbard of the thin, narrow sword he wore around his waist, he nodded slightly.

"However, Dad…"

Xiao Ning hesitated for a moment, two red clouds flying onto her cheeks. She looked up and continued, "I feel that Brother Xia Chuan is different from the people in the Three Tiger Camp."

It's over!

Seeing his daughter's reaction, Xiao Kangcheng immediately had two words pop up in his mind.

A hero saving a beauty, moreover, that Xia Chuan's appearance was not bad, and he had a good strength at a young age, coupled with that graceful and extraordinary temperament, it's normal for his daughter to be unable to resist being moved.

Not to mention within Xiao River Camp, even in this area of Five Ape Mountain, no matter what young talents, his daughter Xiao Ning has always looked down on them. Seeing that his daughter is eighteen and still not married, Xiao Kangcheng is also anxious. It's not easy for a good match to appear that she can look up to, and he should be happy.

The problem is, thinking that he knows nothing about Xia Chuan, and that the other party has also revealed a clear intention to annex them, he feels more apprehensive and hesitant.

The lesson from the Three Tiger Camp is too profound.

If this Great Xia is like them, then it's not a good match, but a huge dangerous situation.

"Let's see first. According to what that Xia Chuan said, there will be many people from the Great Xia Camp active on the north shore recently. We'll observe then."

… … … … … …

Just when Xiao Kangcheng and the others were uneasy, Xia Chuan, on this side, had just learned from Zhao Hu the reason why they would show such a reaction.

"So, the Three Tiger Camp previously annexed many camps by means of deception, but their camp's rules are to concentrate all resources to supply the top-level leaders. Besides the Earth-Digging Realm cultivators and their families, ordinary people and Wood-Cutting Realm cultivators are either used as slave labor or as bait for cold beasts, and their fates are very miserable?"

Hearing Xia Chuan's question, Zhao Hu, who had been talking for a long time, first nodded, then shook his head and said, "Not only Wood-Cutting Realm cultivators and ordinary people, but even some Earth-Digging Realm cultivators can't escape. What I've heard is that even some Earth-Digging Realm cultivators have to listen to the words of those three leaders because their families are controlled."

Even Earth-Digging Realm cultivators were threatened!

Xia Chuan's brow furrowed. Before he could speak, Zhao Hu continued:

"On this Five Ape Mountain, the initial population was twenty to thirty thousand, with thirty to forty camps of all sizes. There were more than ten medium-sized ones and more than twenty small ones. That Three Tiger Camp was one of the medium-sized camps. Using this method, they almost ruined sixty to seventy percent of the small camps. Even two medium-sized camps were deceived by them. It was only after someone escaped from those two medium-sized camps and made this matter public that they weren't so easy to deceive later on."

After listening to this, Xia Chuan completely understood why Xiao Kangcheng and the others had such a reaction just now.

Perhaps Xiao River Camp had also been deceived before, but they just hadn't succeeded.

"Having deceived so many people, what is the strength of this Three Tiger Camp like?"

Hearing this question, Zhao Hu frowned slightly and shook his head, saying, "The small river camp I found only has a population of just over two hundred. They inherently know very little, and they are very wary of me. If I hadn't used some methods, I probably wouldn't have been able to find out any of this information."

Used some methods?

Xia Chuan raised an eyebrow slightly, looking at Zhao Hu and the nine members of his Steel Bristle Squad behind him, noticing that their expressions were somewhat evasive, and he immediately understood.

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This either meant they had beaten someone up or threatened them.

Thinking about it, it's normal. Ten Earth Realm cultivators facing a small camp with a population of just over two hundred can almost form a crushing advantage.

Under such circumstances, Zhao Hu certainly wouldn't be as polite as he was to the Xiao River Camp. After all, the difference in status and strength between the two sides was too great.

"Lord Secretary, the camps here are too wary of us, making it impossible to communicate properly. It's better to be a little tougher and directly incorporate them into the camp. After a long time, when they experience the many benefits of joining Great Xia, they naturally won't have any more objections to us."

Recalling his experience in the Xiao River Camp, Xia Chuan, although able to understand Zhao Hu, did not directly agree. After pondering for a moment, he shook his head:

"This kind of method cannot be used frequently. When encountering small camps with small populations, such an approach can be used in extreme cases. Most of the time, we still need to use normal persuasion methods. After all, we are absorbing people into the camp. If people have a negative impression of the camp before they even arrive, the integration speed will slow down, and in the end, we will be the ones who suffer…"

Speaking of this, Xia Chuan paused for a moment, his expression solemn, and said:

"Killing is absolutely not allowed."

Hearing this last sentence, Zhao Hu immediately waved his hand, shook his head, and laughed:

"One person is worth 50 contribution points. I can't bear to kill them!"

"Hahaha, that's right, they're so valuable, we can't kill them."

"We don't do business at a loss."

"Hahahahaha…"

The members of the Steel Bristle Squad behind him laughed loudly, joining in the commotion.

Xia Chuan also revealed a hint of a smile. Indeed, killing shouldn't be happening.

The contribution point rewards for pioneering mainly come from three channels:

First, map expansion, one point for every ten meters;

Second, discovering camps, ranging from small to giant, worth 500 to 10,000 points.

Third, absorbing outsiders into the camp, 50 points per person, with no upper limit.

A hunting squad hunting and killing a low-level cold beast can probably only get about 30 contribution points. 50 contribution points are worth two hunts for them. Who would be foolish enough to kill these people?

"Lord, we're back!"

Xia Chuan turned his head and noticed that not far away, Shi Ping was leading the other eight members of the Cloud Flood Squad towards him.

"So happy, what's up, did you find something?"

Seeing the excitement on Shi Ping's face, Xia Chuan felt something and asked.

Shi Ping nodded heavily and said, "I found a logging team with more than twenty people. The leader is called Shen Dong, and their camp is called Mu Chuan, with a total of more than four hundred people. I've already talked to that Shen Dong. They are very wary of outsiders and didn't directly agree, only saying that if we sincerely invite them, they will wait for him at the old place next time, and he will send someone to Great Xia to take a look. If the situation is true, he will bring the entire camp and merge into Great Xia."

As expected, not only the Xiao River Camp, but all the camps in the Five Ape Mountain area have been made wary of outsiders by that Three Tiger Camp.

Xia Chuan looked at Shi Ping and made a rough guess, finally shaking his head.

Running into a logging team means that Shi Ping doesn't know the exact location of the Mu Chuan Camp. He probably encountered Shen Dong and his party in the dense forest.

That Shen Dong must have seen that Shi Ping and his nine men were too strong, and didn't dare to refuse directly. Uncertain whether Shi Ping would use force, he deliberately used the excuse of sending someone to Great Xia to take a look next time they meet to ensure his own safety.

Most likely, the other party will not come to the old place next time.

Xia Chuan looked around and saw that all his team members and Zhao Hu's team members were there. He didn't say much, but after pondering for a moment, he took everyone back.

Shi Ping wasn't stupid. Seeing that Xia Chuan wasn't very interested in hearing about his discovery, he started chatting with Zhao Hu on the way back. After learning about the Three Tiger Camp in Five Ape Mountain and the surrounding camps, his face suddenly turned ugly.

He also realized that he had probably been fooled by that Shen Dong.

Next time he goes to the old place, if they don't come, where will he find them?

"Don't worry, we're lucky. At least we found something. The Xuanwu Squad has been here recently but hasn't found anything. The Dragon Martial and Divine Martial Squads have both come to help him. There are still more than twenty days left. We'll spend more effort here later. Our hope is greater than theirs!"

Hearing Xia Chuan's words, Shi Ping's expression improved a lot.

Currently, the camp is vying for the position of Secretary of the Pioneer Department. Looking at the recent movements of the Xuanwu Squad, it is clear that Hong Guang is determined to win this position. The captains of the Dragon Martial and Divine Martial Squads are Yu Wentao and Hong Tian respectively, and these two are clearly going to help him as well.

"The Lord has high hopes for me. I must not let him down. The Cloud Flood Squad has already completed its hunting quota for this month. I will come here every night from now on. I must attract enough people to win the position of Secretary!"

Thinking that Xia Chuan had brought the entire Cloud Flood Squad and even pulled in Zhao Hu's Golden Eagle Squad, just to help him compete for the Secretary position, Shi Ping secretly made up his mind that he must not lose.

Xia Chuan, who was leading the way, combined the news that Zhao Hu and Shi Ping had brought back in his mind, and a trace of thought appeared in his eyes.

"It seems that the problem lies with this Three Tiger Camp. If we want to incorporate all the camps here into Great Xia, we must first solve this Three Tiger Camp. Small camps definitely don't know much. The breakthrough point is still the Xiao River Camp!"

This is not like before, when Da Chuan, Da Shi, Huang Zhao… these families, although not familiar with Great Xia, were all making a living in Red Wood Ridge. If not knowing everything about each other, at least there was a certain basic relationship, so merging was not so troublesome.

Five Ape Mountain is different. The geographical location is far from Great Xia, and the situations on both sides are different. People will not listen to a few words from you and come to Great Xia in a muddle.

In the Ice Abyss World, trust is a very precious thing.

This is especially true for the weak camp humans.

"Luo Yuan, Yuan Cheng, Zhao Long, Zhao Bao, Huang Yong, all five of their teams should have completed their quotas for this month. Starting tomorrow night, tell them all to come over here and find out the situation of the camps in Five Ape Mountain. It's best to find the location of the Three Tiger Camp. I want to see how scary those three vicious tigers really are!"

Hearing Xia Chuan's words in front, a hint of excitement appeared on Zhao Bao's face.

"Hehe, with so many people coming over, it will be lively. It doesn't matter if the quota isn't completed. Although there aren't many cold beasts on the north shore, we can still find them if we look carefully. Hunting a few is as easy as playing."

Shi Ping was different. Realizing that Xia Chuan was going to let the other five hunting teams come over to help him, he immediately felt even greater pressure.