Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

You should know that the Snowmane is only one of the weaker cold beasts currently known in Redwood Ridge, and is even, to some extent, the weakest.

The weakest is still more powerful than him, the strongest in Great Xia.

Although Xia Hong didn't use any weapons in the recent contest, he could already feel from those few exchanges that even if he had his saber, he wouldn't dare say he could win for sure in a one-on-one fight.

After all, this Snowmane in front of him is transformed from a wooden training dummy. Firstly, it won't hurt him; secondly, the environment in the wilderness is different from that in the valley; and lastly, the Snowmane's greatest strength isn't its power, but its cunning nature.

Although startled by the strength of the cold beast, Xia Hong regained his senses and looked at the Snowmane transformed from the wooden training dummy, and a burst of excitement couldn't help but rise in his eyes.

This wooden training dummy has more than just the function of sparring. As long as it's within the radiation range of the iron smelting furnace, it can follow commands and fight autonomously.

This means that if the camp is attacked in the future, the wooden training dummy can also serve as a super-strong guard that's no weaker than himself!

The only drawback is that the consumption of coal is not small, requiring five units of coal resources per hour, which translates to 100 catties of coal in real terms. You should know that a Ground Breaking Realm cultivator can only mine about 200 catties a day at most.

Thinking of the consumption of the wooden training dummy, Xia Hong lost interest in trying out the Frost Wolf and Magic Sheep, and quickly turned his head to look at the group of people at the outermost edge of the wooden house entrance.

"The selection method for the first batch of Hunting Team members is to fight this Snowmane alone. Each person only has one chance. You can choose either a bow and arrow or a broadsword as you wish. The fifteen people who last the longest will become Hunting Team members."

At the entrance of the wooden house, standing at the outermost edge were all Lumbering Realm cultivators from the camp.

Hearing Xia Hong's words, there wasn't much surprise on their faces.

Having just seen Xia Hong fighting the Snowmane, and recalling that Xia Hong had said earlier that he would select Hunting Team members tonight, they had already guessed it.

But fighting alone, even though they knew that this Snowmane in front of them was transformed from a wooden training dummy, everyone couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in their hearts.

"Luo Yuan, Zhao Long, put all your weapons over here!"

Hearing Xia Hong's order, Luo Yuan and the other nine people didn't hesitate at all, and neatly placed all the broadswords and bows and arrows in their hands on the ground.

At the same time, Qiu Peng and Xu Ning also stepped forward and reluctantly put down the bows and arrows in their hands.

Four broadswords and eleven bows and arrows were placed on the ground.

The fiery gazes of the thirty-six Lumbering Realm cultivators all converged on the weapons.

In fact, it wasn't just them. Behind them, all the ordinary people in the camp, especially those in the reserve team, the group closest to breaking through to the Lumbering Realm, also looked at the weapons on the ground with desire.

After all, taking a weapon and entering the Hunting Team not only meant proving their strength, but also meant that the distribution of cold beast meat and various resources in the camp would be tilted in their favor in the future.

Before, they might not have been so eager because they felt that the four-tiered meat distribution system was impossible to implement successfully.

But from the moment Xia Hong went out hunting tonight and brought back three cold beast prey, proving that the four-tiered meat distribution system was really feasible, it was completely different.

According to what Xia Hong said earlier, Hunting Team members must have Ground Breaking Realm strength. Considering the actual situation of the camp, it was an exception to select fifteen from their group to enter the Hunting Team first.

Hunting Team members get 10 catties of cold beast meat per day, while the Lumbering Team only gets 5 catties. This is a full double difference.

Looking back at the cold beast meat that had already been cut in the wooden house, everyone couldn't help but breathe heavier, and their eyes became even more fiery.

"Leader, I think that for those who use bows and arrows, it shouldn't be about the length of time they last, but about who shoots more accurately."

Xia Hong turned his head and found that the person who asked this question was Zou Yuankai.

Seeing Zou Yuankai and the Li brothers standing beside him, a trace of understanding immediately flashed in Xia Hong's mind.

During the previous hunting process, the accuracy of these three people's archery was obviously a cut above the others.

It's normal to propose a selection method that's beneficial to oneself.

After pondering for a moment, Xia Hong raised his head to look at Zou Yuankai and replied in a deep voice:

"What you said makes a lot of sense. Of course, archers should compete on who shoots more accurately, but the problem is, I'm not selecting archers, but Hunting Team members. The Snowmane won't stand still stupidly in the wild and let you shoot.

At night, apart from the first arrow that startles it, with your current strength, if you encounter it alone, no matter how accurately you shoot, you will definitely not have a chance to shoot a second arrow, and once it targets you, no matter how accurately you shoot, you will end up dead.

Currently, you don't have real hunting ability. When you go out hunting with me, you are mostly playing a supporting role.

I don't expect you to cause much damage to the cold beasts.

But at least, your survival ability must be strong.

I don't want to be distracted by taking care of your safety during the hunting process, so I'm using this selection method, understand?"

Hearing this answer, whether it was Zou Yuankai, the Li brothers, or the few people who had just agreed with his proposal, they all lowered their heads.

Including Luo Yuan and others, there was more or less some shame on their faces.

Although Xia Hong's words were harsh, it had to be said that they were all facts.

They only have Lumbering Realm strength, let alone facing cold beasts alone, just judging from the process of hunting three cold beasts last night, they wouldn't have harvested a single prey if Xia Hong wasn't there.

Seeing the ashamed expressions on everyone's faces, Xia Hong didn't take it to heart, but looked at everyone and said in a low voice:

"Questioning can avoid mistakes. I don't object to questioning. Anyone in the camp has the right to question me, but I must make it clear in advance that any questions you raise about my decisions should preferably be out of public interest, not self-interest!"

Hearing the seriousness in Xia Hong's tone, no one in the camp spoke. Zou Yuankai and the other three knew that Xia Hong was referring to them, their faces were even more ashamed, and they lowered their heads into their necks.

"Alright, let's start the selection now, who of you will come first!"

As soon as Xia Hong's voice fell, Xia Chuan stood up first.

"I'll go."

Xia Chuan didn't choose a weapon, but went directly to the opposite side of the Snowmane.

Having seen Xia Chuan's black saber and white thread, Luo Yuan and others naturally understood why he didn't choose a weapon.

Everyone widened their eyes, wanting to see how long Xia Chuan could last against the Snowmane, and also to prepare for their turn later.

As before, as soon as Xia Chuan stood still, the Snowmane rushed straight towards him.

At the moment when the Snowmane's huge body rushed towards him, Xia Chuan realized how terrifying his elder brother Xia Hong's strength was, being able to catch the Snowmane's impact with his bare hands.

He naturally didn't dare to take this head-on, and hurriedly turned around to dodge, while the black saber and white thread in his hands were also sacrificed at the same time.

The Snowmane is large and has strong impact inertia, so it shouldn't have reacted so quickly, but the actual situation was that the moment Xia Chuan turned around to dodge, it immediately reacted, twisted its body to adjust its direction, and instantly rolled behind Xia Chuan.

That pair of sharp, long fangs had even reached Xia Chuan's waist.

Xia Chuan jumped up dangerously and narrowly, avoiding its fangs, but unexpectedly, the Snowmane directly opened its mouth and sacrificed its long tongue.

Whoosh… … … …

The long tongue flew out, Xia Chuan was already prepared, and the black saber circled his neck and head.

The Snowmane transformed by the wooden training dummy obviously had extremely strong perception ability. It seemed to realize the threat of the black saber, and the long tongue turned in the air, and actually wrapped around Xia Chuan's leg.

But before it could extend forward for a meter, a white thread flew out winding from Xia Chuan's left hand, and with the flick of his fingers, it quickly wrapped around the Snowmane's limbs.

Xia Chuan, who landed quietly, narrowed his pupils suddenly and pulled hard.

The white thread suddenly tightened, and the Snowmane's limbs were instantly entangled together. With a stagger, it almost fell over.

"So strong!"

"The leader's younger brother, seems to be only sixteen years old this year?"

"That black saber and white thread are so strong, they were from the Wood Puppet's body some time ago."

… … … …

Xia Chuan's amazing performance immediately caused an uproar among everyone in the camp.

However, before the exclamation stopped, an accident happened.

The Snowmane seemed to realize the power of the black saber and white thread, and the limbs that were originally entangled suddenly exerted force, and almost instantly broke the white thread apart.

Although Xia Chuan had been tightening it very hard, how could his strength compare to that of an adult Snowmane.

The white thread couldn't be broken, but once it was scattered, the Snowmane's actions were no longer restricted, and it suddenly exerted force and charged forward.

Without the long tongue, just a charge, Xia Chuan was directly knocked out more than ten meters. If the Snowmane hadn't retracted its fangs at the last moment, I'm afraid Xia Chuan's body would have been directly pierced.

"Xia Chuan, thirty-nine breaths!"