Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Great Xia Year 1, the fifth day of the fifth month.

"A new record is out! An eleven-year-old Lumbering Realm cultivator."

"It hasn't been long, the new record was just set half a month ago, and it's already broken again?"

"Eleven years old, a year younger than before, this is too fast."

"Amazing!"

...\n\n...\n\n...\n\nInside the martial arts hall behind the wooden building in the valley, Xiao Heng was practicing his fist techniques, volatilizing the beast meat energy within his body. Hearing the sudden commotion in front, he couldn't help but feel curious.

"Did someone break through again?"

"Who is it?"

"It seems to be Liu Peng, and this time he broke the Lumbering Realm record."

"Lord Qiu Peng has arrived and personally awarded 500 contribution points!"

"Tsk tsk, 500 points, enough to cultivate in the martial arts hall for ten days."

...\n\n...\n\n...\n\nHearing about the 500-point reward, Xiao Heng and Xiao Lin exchanged glances, their eyes simultaneously revealing envy.

"500 contribution points. Uncle Cheng and Father, even if they hunt a low-level Frost Beast, they only get a little over 300 points. Divided among twenty people, that's only fifteen points per person. Relying solely on hunting, they might not even earn 500 points in a month."

Xiao Lin's father was Xiao Yuan, so he was very clear about the situation of the hunting team. 500 contribution points were indeed a large sum for an individual.

"Today is the fifth. Father and the others have only hunted three Frost Beasts in total. It's much better than before in Five Ape Mountain, but compared to other teams, it seems a bit lacking."

Xiao Lin nodded and said, "I heard yesterday that the five teams—Dragon Slaughter, Falcon Hunt, Steel Bristle, Golden Eagle, and Dragon Summon—have already completed their minimum quota target for this month. How exaggerated is that!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Heng couldn't help but feel shocked.

The minimum quota was fifteen Frost Beasts. Xiao Lin heard it yesterday, so wouldn't that mean these five teams could hunt an average of four Frost Beasts per day?

"It's terrifying, right? I heard from Father that the captains of these five teams all went out hunting with the leader in the early days. Not only are they strong, but they also know the habits of Frost Beasts like the back of their hand, and their hunting experience is very rich. We people who came from Five Ape Mountain later simply can't compare with them."

"I know. Father has been frequently seeking out Yuan Cheng, the captain of the Dragon Slaughter team, to understand the habits of various Frost Beasts and the key points of hunting them."

Xiao Lin loved joining in on the fun. Seeing everyone gathered in front, discussing enthusiastically, he greeted Xiao Heng and went over to listen.

Xiao Heng stayed where he was and continued to practice his fist techniques. Recalling Yuan Cheng's visit to his father yesterday, and the conversation his father had with him afterward, his expression became much heavier.

"Still playing around every day? Do you know how old this Yuan Cheng is this year?"

"How old?"

"Eighteen years old! The same age as your future brother-in-law. His basic strength is already 29,000 catties, and he's about to use beast blood to prepare to break through to the Frost Resistance level. You kid is still happy-go-lucky every day, thinking you're amazing just because you broke through to the Lumbering Realm. If you don't hurry up and cultivate, don't even mention comparing yourself to those peers in Great Xia. I estimate that even your two older sisters will leave you far behind."

His father, Xiao Kangcheng's, words were like a heavy hammer hitting Xiao Heng's heart.

In Five Ape Mountain, in Xiaohe Camp, he was a fifteen-year-old Lumbering Realm genius, highly anticipated by everyone in the camp, and spoiled by his parents and two older sisters.

But when he arrived in Great Xia, he realized he was nothing.

Especially in the past few days, Father and Uncle Yuan spent money to let him and Xiao Lin enter the martial arts hall to cultivate. As he got to know more people and understand more, he also realized that his talent was not worth mentioning in Great Xia at all.

If it was Yuan Cheng, he still had a chance to catch up. Then his future brother-in-law, Xia Chuan, and the current Hunting Department Chief, Yuwen Tao, these two were basically existences he could never reach.

The eighteen-year-old Earth Digging Realm limit had already begun to use beast blood and was about to break through to the Frost Resistance level.

Not to mention, at the very top, there was also a leader, Xia Hong.

When he learned a few days ago that the leader was only twenty years old, he was stunned.

No wonder his father wanted to use Yuan Cheng to motivate him.

If he used these three people, it wouldn't be motivation, but a blow.

At this moment, Xiao Lin also found out the situation and walked over excitedly.

"A Heng, I found out. Liu Peng, who just broke through, has an older brother, Liu Yuan, who is a member of the Cloud Dragon team. I heard that Liu Yuan is extremely wealthy and often sends his younger brother to the martial arts hall to cultivate. No wonder he broke through so quickly!"

Hearing that Liu Yuan was a member of the Cloud Dragon team, Xiao Heng's expression changed.

"That's not surprising. The members of the Cloud Dragon team don't lack contribution points at all. I heard from my eldest sister that Chief Si's team is very likely to become the first intermediate hunting team in Great Xia. I heard that they have successfully hunted two intermediate Frost Beasts."

Xiao Lin immediately nodded and said, "I also heard Father say that the first intermediate hunting team is either the Cloud Dragon team or the Dragon Martial team."

As he spoke, Xiao Lin thought of something, a hint of envy appeared in his eyes, and he teased, "Hehe, you still call him Chief Si? You have to call him brother-in-law."

Xiao Heng was stunned when he heard this, but he didn't say anything and continued to practice his fist techniques.

He could naturally see the envy in Xiao Lin's eyes.

He probably knew what the other party was thinking. Those who were currently striving for the Earth Digging Realm were most concerned about the situation of the various hunting teams. After all, once they broke through to the Earth Digging Realm, they would have to enter the Hunting Department, and then choose a team to join.

Xiao Lin probably felt that with Xia Chuan as his brother-in-law, he would definitely be able to enter the Cloud Dragon team in the future.

To say he didn't want to join would definitely be a lie.

But Xiao Heng had other plans.

His father, Xiao Kangcheng, also created a team called Xiao Mountain. Originally, he planned to call it Xiaohe, but the Hunting Department issued a regulation prohibiting the use of the original camp name, so he changed one word to call it Xiao Mountain.

The Xiao Mountain team was obviously created by his father to commemorate Xiaohe Camp.

Although it was currently very weak and not ranked among the twenty-three hunting teams, Xiao Heng saw his father's hard work.

So, unless something unexpected happened, he would definitely join the Xiao Mountain team and help his father when he broke through to the Earth Digging Realm.

Thinking of breaking through, Xiao Heng immediately asked, "A Lin, what's the current record for breaking through to the Earth Digging Realm?"

Xiao Lin liked to inquire about these things the most, and immediately replied, "Fifteen years and nine months, named Li Yuanqing."

Fifteen years and nine months.

Hearing this number, Xiao Heng's expression suddenly became a little frustrated.

He was already fifteen years and seven months old, and his basic strength was 7,400 catties. According to the current cultivation progress, it was almost impossible to break through to the Earth Digging Realm and break this record in the next two months.

"A Heng, don't think about it. We had too hard a life before. Our cultivation talent and physical foundation can't compare with those people in Great Xia. For example, Liu Peng, who just broke through to the Lumbering Realm, do you think he's very powerful? I just heard them discussing that Liu Peng's record is estimated to be gone in two days."

Xiao Heng was puzzled when he heard this. Breaking through to the Lumbering Realm at the age of eleven was already exaggerated enough. Gone in two days? What did that mean?

"There are several children in their early teens who are attacking the Lumbering Realm. Among them, there is a Lu Dong who is already on the verge of breaking through. Breaking the record is guaranteed."

Xiao Heng was already a little numb.

He broke through to the Lumbering Realm at the age of thirteen. At that time, it caused a sensation in the camp for several months. His father also said that in the Five Ape Mountain area, there were probably no Lumbering Realm cultivators younger than him.

Early teens, Lumbering Realm!

"A Lin, we have to hurry up and cultivate. Don't waste time. 50 contribution points a day is not cheap. We have to make good use of it. We don't know when we'll be able to come in next time."

Xiao Heng felt a strong sense of urgency in his heart. After speaking, he immediately devoted himself to cultivation.

The martial arts hall only had 200 places every day. It wasn't like you could come in to cultivate just because you had contribution points.

The Camp Needs Department divided the places in the martial arts hall into three parts according to cultivation level: Earth Digging Realm had the most, accounting for 120; Lumbering Realm had 50; and below Lumbering Realm had 30.

On this basis, they also had to rotate, which showed how tight the places were.

There were already more than 4,000 Lumbering Realm cultivators in the camp. Relying on those 50 Lumbering Realm places, Xiao Lin had to wait at least three months to come in once.

He was a little better because of his good aptitude, and the Camp Needs Department would take special care of him, but even so, he had to wait more than a month to come in once.

In the past few days, he and Xiao Lin were able to come in to cultivate not only because their respective fathers paid for the contribution points, but even the places were their fathers'.

This situation was not an exception in the camp. Many older Earth Digging Realm cultivators would do this.

The Camp Needs Department recently issued a clear regulation that the places to enter the martial arts hall could be transferred, but only between blood relatives.

As a result, not only him and Xiao Lin, but also others who replaced their fathers' or relatives' places to come in to cultivate were very hardworking.

"Time's up, everyone get out!"

Time passed slowly. As the person in charge of the martial arts hall reminded them, everyone who had cultivated for a day left one after another.

Xiao Heng and Xiao Lin were also among the crowd. Feeling that their basic strength had improved a lot, they were excited and reluctant at the same time.

"It would be great if we could stay in the martial arts hall to cultivate all the time."

"It's not realistic. It's not just us who want to become stronger..."

Xiao Heng shook his head slightly. After speaking, he pointed to the front of the martial arts hall.

Outside the martial arts hall, two hundred people who were already prepared immediately filled in after their group left.

Xiao Lin shrugged and walked towards the wooden building with Xiao Heng.

It was the last moment before dawn. As they walked, they found that a small part of the crowd bypassed the wooden building and walked to the side.

"What are they going to do?"

Xiao Lin's curious nature was immediately exposed. He quickly squeezed to the front and followed, not forgetting to pull Xiao Heng along.

The two followed the crowd around the wooden building, arriving at its front, which was the west side. As several wooden houses came into view, the discussions of the crowd ahead drifted into their ears.

“Is that building that's already finished, the house of Lord Si Cheng?”

“Of course. The one being built next to it is the house of Lord Yuan Cheng, the captain of the Dragon Slaying Squad.”

“Besides these two, there are currently eight more under construction. So many?”

“Aren't the names of the owners written on those houses? Look for yourselves.”

“Number 3, Luo Yuan; Number 4, Zhao Long; Number 5, Zhao Hu; Number 6, Zhao Bao; Number 7, Huang Yong; Number 8, Hong Gang; Number 9, Ying Xuan; Number 10, Yue Feng. How can these eight have so many contribution points? I remember plot number 11 already costs 5000 points. Plots 3 through 10, being closer to the wooden building, shouldn't they be even more expensive?”

“Nonsense. Lord Luo Yuan is the captain of the Tiger Leopard Squad; Lords Zhao Long, Zhao Hu, and Zhao Bao are respectively the captains of the Falcon, Steel Bristle, and Golden Eagle Squads. You can't not know these five hunting squads, right?”

“So it's them. No wonder.”

“That's not right. Lord Si Cheng, Lord Yuan, and these five captains, it's understandable that their hunting squads are strong and they have many contribution points. But what about the other three?”

“I remember Lord Yue Feng's Mountain River Squad was only established last month. Their strength shouldn't be that high. Hong Gang and Ying Xuan aren't captains of any hunting squads either. How can they have so many contribution points?”

“You wouldn't understand this, would you? Yue Feng, Hong Gang, and Ying Xuan were all members of the first batch of hunting squads in Da Xia. It's said that in the early days, they followed the leader on hunts and earned a lot of contribution points that they didn't use, which is why they have so many now.”

“So that's how it is. I was wondering why the Dragon Martial Squad is also very strong, but we haven't seen Yuwen Si Zheng buy land to build a house. He only joined the Da Xia camp last month, so his contribution points probably aren't enough yet.”

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“Hey, take a look at the sign in front of plot number eleven.”

Hearing that person's words, Xiao Heng and Xiao Lin quickly turned their heads to look.

A sign stood directly in front of plot number 11, with the three characters "Yuwen Tao" written on it, clearly indicating that it already had an owner.

“Lord Si Zheng is really fierce. I heard that he only came to the Da Xia camp on March 19th. It's only been a month and a half since he created the Dragon Martial Squad, and he's already able to come up with 5000 contribution points. How many Frost Beasts would he have to hunt?”

“After all, they are one of the only two hunting squads capable of hunting intermediate-level Frost Beasts. It's said that if the Dragon Martial Squad hadn't recently been transferred to the Mirror Valley to garrison, they might have advanced to the intermediate level faster than the Cloud Flood Dragon Squad.”

“The Cloud Flood Dragon Squad hasn't advanced to the intermediate level yet, right?”

“Not yet, but they're close. They've already hunted an intermediate-level Snow Mane and an intermediate-level Magic Ram, and they're only three types of intermediate-level Frost Beasts away.”

… … … … … …

Xiao Heng and Xiao Lin looked at the two finished houses not far away, as well as the other eight under construction, their eyes full of envy.

Both of them lost interest in listening to the discussions around them, their hearts filled only with longing.

“Ah Lin, when do you think we'll be able to move out and build a house of our own?”

Xiao Lin pondered for a moment and replied, “5000 contribution points. My dad said it would take at least four months to save up.”

The camp's control over iron ore is still in effect. Building houses is only allowed with wood, and wood can be chopped down and brought back from outside, so the highest cost is still the land. Apart from that, it's just a matter of paying the artisan department a little labor fee. Someone has already calculated that it's less than three hundred points, which is almost negligible compared to the price of the land.

This answer clearly didn't satisfy Xiao Heng.

He shook his head and said, “What I'm talking about is a house that completely belongs to us, not one that your father helps you build.”

Upon hearing these words, Xiao Lin stood frozen in place.

Just then, the sound of a group of children playing and frolicking came from the side of the wooden building.

“Luo An, when will your house be finished?”

“My dad said it will be done the day after tomorrow. Then my mom and I can move in and live there. Finally, we don't have to squeeze in anymore, haha.”

“Wow, that's so good. I also want to move out and live there.”

“Zou Ping, have your dad go outside and do it too.”

“My dad said he's still a little short on contribution points. It'll probably take a few more days.”

“That's soon too, Zhao Quan, your house will be done soon too, right?”

“My dad said it will be done in three days, right next to your house.”

“Hahaha, then we can cultivate and play together then.”

… … … …

Hearing the voices of a group of six- or seven-year-old children, Xiao Lin's face flushed red.

“Did you hear that, Ah Lin? Only these children rely on their fathers for everything. We're not young anymore. I heard my father say that two years ago, the Leader was eighteen and Si Cheng was sixteen. At that time, the Da Xia camp only had a little over a hundred people, and there was only one logging team, which all died at the hands of the Ghouls.

The Leader and Lord Si Cheng, the two brothers, took on the responsibility in the face of danger. In just two years, not only did their strength become so strong, killing the Ghouls and avenging our father, but they also developed the Da Xia camp to such prosperity. If we two were to encounter such a situation, do you think we could do it?”

Not to mention being able to do it, whether they could survive such a predicament was another matter.

Xiao Lin directly shook his head. He hadn't even seen a Ghoul yet, only heard about them from his father's mouth. They were an extremely terrifying creature, and death was certain upon encountering them.

“Therefore, we have to work hard. Da Xia has such good conditions. If we're still like before, we'll definitely be left far behind by others. We don't ask to compare with geniuses like the Leader, Lord Si Cheng, and Si Zheng, but at the very least, we can't be pulled too far behind by our peers.”

“I understand, Ah Heng!”

Sensing the seriousness in Xiao Heng's tone, Xiao Lin nodded heavily, a little more determination in his heart.

Speaking of which, his aptitude wasn't even as good as Xiao Heng's. Even Xiao Heng was feeling so much pressure after coming to Da Xia. If he didn't work hard, he could still live a good life now by relying on his father, but it would be hard to say in the future.

Everything in Da Xia is based on strength. If you want something, you have to exchange it for contribution points, and contribution points are actually a quantified indicator of strength.

“Xiao Heng, why are you standing outside? Come back with me quickly.”

A gentle voice suddenly sounded behind Xiao Heng. He quickly turned his head and smiled when he saw that it was his eldest sister, Xiao Ning, standing behind him.

“Big sister, you're back!”

“I just came back from hunting. Father and the others went to the camp's supply department to hand in the prey. They told me to come back first, and I happened to run into you.”

Hearing that his father and the others had returned, a smile appeared on Xiao Heng's face. He pulled Xiao Lin next to him and returned to the wooden building together.

The Xiao Shan Squad also had to go out hunting every night. It was just about dawn at this time, so it was indeed the time for them to return to the camp.

Xiao Ning followed behind, looking at Xiao Heng, a hint of relief in her eyes.

Based on Xiao Heng's personality during the Five Ape Mountain period, those words just now would never have come out of his mouth no matter what.

In just over half a month since coming to the Da Xia camp, her younger brother had changed so much.

“Father will definitely be very happy if he knows.”

… … … …

Xiao Kangcheng, along with his wife and three children, had a family of five.

Although he also led a hunting squad, and had a special relationship with Si Cheng Xia Chuan, his position in the camp was not low, but he did not enjoy any special treatment.

During the housing distribution on the twenty-first of last month, his family, like the other eight households, were assigned to a room according to Xia Chuan's household registration system.

However, they were assigned to the third floor of the wooden building.

The rooms on the first and second floors of the wooden building were all 10 meters long on each side, which is 100 square meters, while the third floor only had 100 rooms, so each side was 20 meters long, a full 400 square meters.

This could be considered a special treatment, but it was not aimed at Xiao Kangcheng's family, but at all Earth Piercing Realm cultivators in the camp.

It was impossible for nine households to live together without any separation.

Because there was enough space, and they were all Earth Piercing Realm families, they were relatively well-off. They simply brought wooden planks and left two one-meter-wide passages vertically and horizontally, dividing the large room directly into nine independent small rooms.

The Xiao Kangcheng family lived in the west-facing room number 96 on the third floor.

Xiao Ning took Xiao Heng and Xiao Lin up to the third floor. Before they even reached their home, they saw a large crowd of people gathered in front of their door.

“Congratulations, congratulations, Captain Xiao.”

“Where are your eldest and second daughters? Lord Si Cheng has been here for so long, why haven't the two girls arrived yet?”

“They're probably shy and don't dare to see people, hahaha!”

“Lord Si Cheng, what is this link called? Betrothal gift, right?”

“It's the betrothal gift. Didn't you hear Lord Si Cheng say just now that he'll give the betrothal gift first, and then agree on a date for the wedding after they agree, and finally get married.”

“Is this entire process called Xia Ritual?”

“No, no, this is just a part of the etiquette chapter of the Xia Ritual, about weddings. Didn't Lord Si Cheng say that he's just making a template today? Whether or not to follow this in the future depends entirely on ourselves.”

“Then I have to take a good look at what the difference is between having a wedding and not having a wedding, hahahaha.”

“Many girls are coming to watch today to set the date. I heard it's very interesting.”

… … … … … …

As soon as she got closer, hearing the discussions of the crowd, vaguely realizing something, Xiao Ning's face flushed red, and she didn't dare to approach her home for a moment.

“Silly girl, what are you standing there for? Come over here, come over here quickly.”

The sharp-eyed Lin Lan immediately saw her eldest daughter at the back of the crowd and walked over with a smile to pull Xiao Ning back home from the crowd.

“The eldest daughter is back, the eldest daughter is back.”

“Lord Si Cheng, the object of the betrothal gift has arrived.”

“Hahaha, she's here, she's here.”