Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

“Next, what are your thoughts?”

Xia Chuan sat upright in the main seat, withdrew his gaze from the map, swept it around the seven people sitting in the hall, and asked in a low voice.

The seven heard the sound, and the excitement on their faces subsided slightly, and then they all lowered their heads to think.

Chen Yingba did not leave. Although he looked dazed, he couldn't help but prick up his ears, wanting to hear the next move of Da Xia.

After a long time, Yuan Cheng was the first to stand up, clasping his fists and speaking.

“Sir, we took down the Hive without losing a single person. Right now, there are only over two hundred Earth Realm cultivators here. With a little trickery, we only need to leave a hundred to keep an eye on them. In my opinion, we should strike while the iron is hot and take Yanglu as well!”

The expressions of everyone in the hall shook slightly upon hearing this.

Take Yanglu as well!

If this could really be done, Da Xia would swallow the territories of the two giant camps in Longyou. Judging from the situation on the map in Xia Chuan's hands at this moment, this breath would at least expand 1,500 square kilometers of territory.

1,500 square kilometers, what kind of concept is this?

Da Xia's newest expanded territory is the area around Five Ape Mountain. Even with that place added, the current total territory is only 900 square kilometers.

It has to be said that Yuan Cheng's proposal made everyone present excited.

Even Xia Chuan, looking down at the map, couldn't help but waver a little.

The Hive is located on the southeast side of the Pingxi Plain, bordering Hongmu Ridge to the south, with an east-west length of about thirty-five kilometers; the Hanjiong Camp is to the north, about twenty kilometers from north to south, and the entire territory covers an area of about 700 square kilometers.

The Yanglu Camp, which is comparable in strength to the Hive, also has a territory of about 700 square kilometers. The two territories combined are almost 1,500 square kilometers.

No, it's not just such a large area, there's also… … … …

Xia Chuan looked at the map, a gleam of light appearing in his eyes.

“Yanglu and the Hive are the only two of the twelve families in Longyou that are adjacent to the northern entrance of Hongmu Ridge. That is to say, as long as we can take these two, the two entrances on the west and north sides of Hongmu Ridge will belong to Da Xia!”

Xia Chuan's gaze became even more fiery.

“Inappropriate…”

However, at this moment, Yuwen Tao expressed a different opinion.

“Sir, with all due respect, the fact that we were able to take the Hive so smoothly has little to do with our own strength. No one knows the situation of Yanglu. We know nothing about where they are stationed, how many people they have, how many Frostguard level cultivators, and how many Earth Realm cultivators. It is not appropriate to attack rashly!”

Xia Chuan was startled by these words, the fire in his eyes disappeared instantly, and his expression became much clearer. A trace of fear flashed through his heart, and then he gave Yuwen Tao a grateful look.

He almost did something stupid!

Being able to take the Hive without bloodshed is certainly a capital worth bragging about, but it also shows from the side that Da Xia did not rely on bloody battles, but more on his planning, or to put it bluntly, luck.

The news and deployment map sent back by Big Brother in advance; the internal response of the Hive; himself and Luo Yuan disguising themselves as Lu Sheng and sneaking into the Hive's base five days in advance… … … …

It can be said that all the preparations made by Da Xia in advance can only be regarded as the preliminary preparations for successfully taking the Hive today.

The decisive factor that really allowed them to take the Hive without bloodshed was the perfect timing of Zhaoyang's attack on the Hive.

He took Luo Yuan and the other three, and on April 20th, they had already infiltrated the main area of the Hive. They even approached Chen Yingba and Wu Tianxing in the middle. Why didn't they directly take the two at that time? It was because they didn't have enough confidence.

Chen Yingba and Wu Tianxing both had the power of six manes.

After he broke through to the Frostguard level, he also had the power of six manes. With the 30% increase of the Da Xia Holy Mark, he had a maximum of eight manes of power. It was no problem to take down one of them, but what about the other?

Yuan Cheng and Luo Yuan had more than three manes after breaking through, Zhao Long had two manes, and Hong Tian only had more than one mane. Even with the blessing of the Da Xia Holy Mark, the four of them together could not kill a Frostguard level cultivator with the power of six manes, let alone capture him alive.

Moreover, the five of them were all in the main area of the Hive. If they failed to take them down in a short period of time, and were besieged by hundreds of Earth Realm cultivators from the Hive, then they would be in trouble.

In order to be safe, Xia Chuan ordered people to first control the No. 19 mining area, and then let the people from Jinggu continuously sneak into the Hive in batches, and also called Yuwen Tao over.

But to be honest, even with such prudence, it was impossible for Da Xia to completely take down the Hive without bloodshed. Everything was still due to Zhaoyang's hard work in the previous two days. They had consumed most of the Hive's combat power.

Wu Tianxing's trick of deceiving the door was even more icing on the cake. If it weren't for that, the main area space of the Hive, which was as hard as a tortoise shell, even if Da Xia came with a thousand people, plus their eight Frostguard level cultivators, I'm afraid they would only be as helpless as Zhaoyang's people.

“This great victory is entirely due to too many coincidences. I almost got carried away and even wanted to continue attacking Yanglu. Thanks to Yuwen Tao's reminder, if I had gone rashly, I'm afraid I would have suffered a big loss in the end!”

Xia Chuan shook his head slightly, suppressed the greed in his heart, and stopped looking at the map. Then he turned his head and said to Yuan Cheng: “Yuwen Sizheng is right, Yanglu is different from the Hive, we know nothing about him, it is unwise to attack rashly.”

Yuan Cheng and the other six were not stupid either. They could understand what Yuwen Tao said. After thinking for a moment, they all nodded, obviously agreeing with Xia Chuan's decision.

“Sir, Cheng Ping requests to see you!”

Just as Xia Chuan was about to speak, a voice came from outside.

Meng Yi immediately got up and walked outside, but returned after a while and reported to Xia Chuan: “Sir, the casualty statistics have been completed. There are 214 Earth Realm prisoners from Zhaoyang, a total of 721 Earth Realm cultivators in the Hive, a total of 592 died, and 129 remain. In addition, there are 4,921 Lumbering Realm cultivators, 1,282 died, and 3,639 remain. In addition, the remaining population of the Hive totals 29,273, and they have all been counted!”

Hearing that only 214 people were left in Zhaoyang, a trace of sorrow flashed across the faces of Hou Ming and the other four Zhaoyang kneeling below, and their expressions were grief-stricken.

They brought more than 1,500 people this time, and 80% of them died. Now even they have become prisoners of Da Xia, which can be described as extremely miserable.

Chen Yingba was also the same. More than 700 Earth Realm cultivators died, leaving only a little over a hundred. More than a thousand Lumbering Realm cultivators also died. The main force of the Hive was almost completely lost. In the future, there will be no foundation to gain a foothold in Longyou.

The key is that the garrison has been taken over by Da Xia. Even if Big Brother comes back, he will not be able to turn the tide. The Hive is really going to become history!

Realizing this, the grief on Chen Yingba's face became even stronger. He suddenly thought of something, turned his head and glared at Wu Tianxing kneeling on the ground, a bloody color rising in his pupils.

If Wu Tianxing hadn't betrayed, how could Zhaoyang have invaded so smoothly?

If he hadn't tricked himself into opening the iron gate at the last moment, let alone the Zhaoyang camp, even this group of people from Da Xia would not have been able to step into the main area tonight.

“Wu Tianxing, you beast, I will kill you, I will kill you…”

“We treated you so well, why did you betray the Hive!”

“Big Brother trusted you so much, and he would share the Jade Bone Marrow with you every time. You ungrateful bastard, I will kill you, I will kill you!”

… … … … … …

Chen Yingba, who was surging with anger, forgot for a moment that this was Da Xia's home field. He drew his saber and roared, directly rushing towards Wu Tianxing, trying to kill him.

Wu Tianxing, who was kneeling on the ground, was obviously caught off guard. His pipa bones were pierced by curved hooks, and he was unable to make an effective resistance. In a panic, he could only roll on the ground to dodge.

But he, who could not exert his strength, barely dodged one knife.

Chen Yingba's second knife was aimed at his neck.

“Stop!”

Clang… … … …

Seeing that the broadsword was about to chop off Wu Tianxing's head, a broadsword flashed from the flank, directly resting on Wu Tianxing's neck, blocking Chen Yingba.

Chen Yingba didn't seem to hear Yuwen Tao's angry shout, and even drew back his broadsword to continue killing Wu Tianxing.

In this way, Yuwen Tao would not indulge him. He first raised his foot and kicked him directly in the chest.

Chen Yingba had only fought against Hou Ming before. Among the eight Frostguard level cultivators in Da Xia, he knew that Xia Chuan was the strongest, and he didn't take the others seriously.

Therefore, facing Yu Wentao's kick, he simply dodged and then threw his saber directly at Wu Tianxing on the ground.

Bang…

In the next second, his body was kicked away like a cannonball, smashing through the wall and flying more than ten meters to the outside of the hall.

Puchi…

Chen Yingba climbed up outside the hall, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Looking up at Yu Wentao again, his pupils were filled with horror and shock.

“Seven-Tails, his strength is even stronger than mine!”

Clang…

Seeing that the broadsword he threw was blocked by Yu Wentao's sword, failing to kill Wu Tianxing, Chen Yingba's expression instantly withered.

Wu Tianxing, having narrowly escaped death twice, was both fortunate and seemed to have reached an emotional breaking point. He turned to look at Chen Yingba and roared, “Betrayal? This Hive was originally my Wu family's, you two brothers…”

“It seems you still don't understand your situation!”

Xia Chuan, who was above, was a little unhappy with this farce.

He stood up, directly interrupting Wu Tianxing's roar, a clear impatience in his eyes. He looked at the two and said in a low voice:

“I am not interested in the hatred between you, I only care whether you two can be loyal to Great Xia and work for me!”

Wu Tianxing hardly hesitated, immediately turned around and knelt down to Xia Chuan, respectfully bowing and saying, “Wu Tianxing is willing to lead his entire family to join the Great Xia camp and serve you from now on!”

Xia Chuan naturally wouldn't take a traitor's allegiance too seriously. He nodded with an noncommittal smile, then looked at Chen Yingba.

Chen Yingba subconsciously showed a hint of anger, but then, as if thinking of something, his expression became very struggling.

Xia Chuan didn't continue to ask, but turned to Meng Yi with an inquiring look.

Meng Yi understood and immediately cupped his fist and said, “The families, including collateral relatives, of Chen Yingyuan, Chen Yingba, and Wu Tianxing, as well as everyone related to them, totaling 426 people, have all been investigated. We are just waiting to send people back to the garrison after nightfall tomorrow.”

These words were undoubtedly the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Thump…

As soon as the words fell, Chen Yingba knelt down directly to Xia Chuan, his expression full of sorrow and compromise, bowing and saying, “Chen Yingba is willing to serve you, only asking that you treat my family well.”

Wu Tianxing on the other side also became more respectful.

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Xia Chuan finally showed a smile on his face and said loudly, “Good, as long as you serve Great Xia well, not only will your families be fine, but they will live even better lives than you do now!”

Judging from the expressions of the two, it was clear that they only remembered the first sentence.

Serving Great Xia would ensure their families were safe.

“Alright, the Hive matter ends here. Starting tomorrow night, arrange for someone to go to Jinggu to inform Yue Feng to bring people over and escort the prisoners back to Jinggu in batches. Meng Yi and Hong Tian will temporarily lead the team to garrison here. Do you two have any problems?”

“Don't worry, sir, we have no problems!”

Meng Yi and Hong Tian immediately took a step forward, cupping their fists to obey.

The Hive only has a little over a hundred Earth Piercing Realm cultivators left, along with more than three thousand Lumbering Realm cultivators, more than twenty thousand ordinary people, two Cold Resistance level cultivators, and two full-strength intermediate hunting teams of one hundred people. Controlling them shouldn't be difficult.

The thousands of people who came this time were all members of the intermediate hunting teams, a total of twenty teams. Each of their eight Cold Resistance level cultivators has one team under their command, so there are actually twelve intermediate hunting team captains who haven't arrived.

After Xia Chuan pondered for a moment, he continued, “The remaining nine hundred people will also temporarily stay here, under your two commands, awaiting my orders.”

Hong Tian and Meng Yi once again cupped their fists in agreement, their eyes slightly brightening.

It wasn't because they could command nine hundred more people. With the current situation of the Hive, only they two leading a hundred people could control it. Leaving nine hundred people behind was obviously not for the Hive.

If it wasn't for the Hive, what else could it be for?

Expansion hadn't ended!

Not only the two of them, but Yu Wentao, Luo Yuan, and the others also noticed this, their eyes also lighting up with some anticipation.

“It should already be dawn outside…”

Xia Chuan murmured in a low voice, then turned back and continued, “Yu Wentao, Luo Yuan, Yuan Cheng, Zhao Long, Hong Guang, the five of you come with me to investigate the situation of Yanglu.”

“Yes, sir!”

Of course, he had to bring the other two along as well.

“Chen Yingba, Wu Tianxing, you should be much more familiar with this neighbor, Yanglu, than we are, so you two will lead the way for us.”

“Yes, sir!”

Chen Yingba and Wu Tianxing could only cup their fists in agreement and stood up respectfully.

Snap…

“Thank you, sir!”

Yu Wentao on the side directly unhooked the iron hook on Wu Tianxing's chest. Facing Wu Tianxing's thanks, he simply waved his hand and said, “Serve Great Xia well in the future, and you won't be treated unfairly!”

Wu Tianxing was full of gratitude.

Chen Yingba, on the other hand, felt awkward at the thought of working with this traitor for Great Xia in the future.

“Alright, time is of the essence, let's set off immediately!”

With Xia Chuan's order, he led the seven Cold Resistance level cultivators directly from the secret passage on the top floor of the main building to the ground.

…

Just as Xia Chuan had expected, it was indeed already dawn outside.

The eight people walked out of the passage. Except for Chen and Wu, the other six from Great Xia couldn't help but be a little lost when they saw the scene outside.

If Redwood Ridge was a maze carved from ice crystals, a perfect combination of snowflakes and natural vegetation;

Then the Pingxi Plains were an ocean paved with snow, the snowfield like solidified waves, and everywhere the eye could see was a vast expanse of white. When the wind wrapped snowflakes and howled, fine silver sand rose from the ground, as if the earth was breathing.

“The scenery during the day does have a unique flavor. I've been broken through for more than two months now, and I still can't get enough of it!”

Others were focusing on the differences between the Pingxi Plains and Redwood Ridge.

Yuan Cheng didn't have so much leisure and elegance. He was still more immersed in the daytime scenery in front of him, obviously the excitement of breaking through to the Cold Resistance level hadn't passed.

Xia Chuan and the other five smiled when they heard this.

Among them, Luo Yuan, Zhao Long, and Hong Tian had broken through around the same time as Yuan Cheng, so they resonated with his words.

“Me too, I can't get enough of it.”

Yuan Cheng thought of something and laughed loudly:

“Yue Feng broke through last month, and almost cried with excitement when he saw the daytime for the first time. Xu Ning and I were so happy on the side, hahahaha…”

…

The few people joked with each other, not noticing at all that Chen Yingba and Wu Tianxing, who were following behind them, were experiencing an earthquake in their pupils when they heard their words.

These people all just broke through…

Chen and Wu simultaneously recalled Xia Hong, the leader of Great Xia they had encountered in Jinggu some time ago, their gazes slightly dazed.

Of the six Great Xia people in front of them, Hong Tian looked the oldest, and should also be the oldest in age. Luo Yuan and Zhao Long also looked almost thirty.

The remaining Yuan Cheng, Yu Wentao, and Xia Chuan were obviously not very old. Even if the real age of a Cold Resistance level cultivator was much older, these three wouldn't be over thirty.

Gudong…

Chen Yingba suddenly swallowed and slightly suppressed the shock in his eyes.

“It's a pity that only a very few people can see this scenery. In the end, this world still doesn't belong to humans!”

Yu Wentao suddenly let out a sigh, interrupting everyone.

Everyone fell into thought upon hearing this, and the atmosphere suddenly became much more serious.

Indeed, strictly speaking, the Ice Abyss World didn't belong to humans.

Cold Beasts and Strange Creatures were more extensive than humans in terms of both space and time. Compared to humans, they were obviously more favored by this world.

“Whether the Ice Abyss belongs to humans or not depends on human effort. Who would have thought that our Great Xia could get to where it is today? By the same token, no one can say for sure what will happen in the future. Perhaps one day in the future, the Ice Abyss will belong to humans!”

“Si Cheng is right, no one can say for sure what will happen in the future.”

Yu Wentao immediately responded, his expression also becoming much more invigorated.

Seeing that the morale of the crowd had been boosted, Xia Chuan turned to Chen and Wu on the side and gestured, “Lead the way!”

The two nodded and immediately led the six people towards the west.

“Yanglu's garrison is at Yangyuan Peak, the location is at…”