Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1124: Chapter 387: The Two Who Refuse to Give Up, the Xiang Family’s Tragedy and the Bashang Population, Yuan Cheng’s Teasing

"Vice Director Xu, was that person just now also a Vice Director?"

"It’s estimated that his strength is around thirty Brushes. This makes him the eighth top expert above thirty Brushes in Great Xia after Xia Chuan, Yuwen Dao, Yuan Cheng, Qiu Peng, Yue Feng, Lin Kai, and Shi Ping. How many more experts does Great Xia have?"

"The key is that this Lord Xu isn’t very old either, his talent is astonishing!"

"There must be more. We heard that very few people have actually been to the Great Xia town, only some core high-ups from the Eight Towns. They definitely know more than we do."

"Just look at the Eight Towns’ attitude towards Great Xia!"

"That’s right, Great Xia openly trades with our village-level camps, clearly extracting the lifeblood of the Eight Towns. The trade port has been open for more than two months now, and the Eight Towns don’t dare to take any action. Doesn’t that say something?"

"These eight people are surely just the tip of the iceberg for Great Xia’s town. I reckon Great Xia’s strength far exceeds our imagination."

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The basic strength of the Earth-digging Realm, from the initial breakthrough at ten thousand pounds to the Earth-digging Realm limit, excluding some extreme cases, shows that different cultivation progresses in the Earth-digging Realm have a strength span of at most a hundred thousand pounds;

Unlike the Earth-digging Realm, the basic strength of the Cold Resistance Level is measured in Brushes, with one Brush equating to a hundred thousand pounds. Adding the restriction of Battle Body talent, the strength span at this stage is massive.

For instance, one Brush versus fifty Brushes, although both are called Cold Resistance Level, their power difference is like a vast chasm.

Over at the Moao Nine Towns, the Cold Resistance Level is typically divided into three ranks based on strength: over eight Brushes are called adept, over 24 Brushes are called experts, and over 30 Brushes are deemed top experts.

Anyone with a bit of knowledge about War Bodies quickly understands the reasoning behind this classification. Without using substances to boost further, the maximum strength of an ordinary Cold Resistance Level is barely eight Brushes; being able to boost strength over 24 Brushes means one can rival the peak of Cold Resistance Level with a top-grade Battle Body; boosting strength to over 30 Brushes means one can dominate the Cold Resistance Level stage, regardless of War Body talent.

In the Eight Towns, the number of Cold Resistance Levels with a strength over thirty Brushes can practically be counted, with each town averaging out to about a dozen.

Great Xia only sprang into prominence in Moao Mountain this April, and now there are already eight of them. Who knows how many more are in their town?

Hence, the terror on everyone’s face at this moment is understandable.

While everyone discussed, Yuan Cheng and Xu Ning had already walked away with the Cloud Jiao Army soldiers. Yang Ning and Li Hu stood facing each other, their pupils filled with shock and horror.

"It’s him. Although his clothing and demeanor have completely changed, I can confirm that nine years ago, among the six people Xia Hong brought to Rogel Camp, was that burly young man we just saw!"

Li Hu whispered confidently beside Yang Ning.

Yang Ning didn’t reply, but the tumult in his pupils showed that he was even more certain of this conclusion than Li Hu was.

Nine years isn’t exactly a long time.

Moreover, nine years ago, their risk-taking journey across the North Bank of the Heng River to map Redwood Ridge with the help of Chui Mountain Town was memorable, so both of them remembered it well.

If Li Hu could recognize Yuan Cheng, then so could he.

"Over thirty Brushes, how is that possible? How could it be? Nine years ago, Xia Hong himself was only in the Earth-digging Realm, and the six he brought were all just in the Logging Realm. It’s only been nine years..."

Yang Ning was almost dazed at this point. Despite the mental preparation before coming this time, confirming that the famous Great Xia across the Nine Towns now was the small camp they encountered at Redwood Ridge nine years ago shocked him deeply, even made him start doubting himself.

This year he’s thirty-three, with a peak Cold Resistance Level cultivation and strength of twenty-one Brushes, definitely the standout among his peers in Beishuo. But compared to that Yuan Cheng, what does he amount to?

The key is, Yuan Cheng was merely one of the six young men Xia Hong took from the Great Xia Camp to Rogel Camp nine years ago.

The other five, and... Xia Hong?

Thinking of the rumors about Great Xia Lord Xia Hong, Yang Ning couldn’t help but tremble.

"It’s a Deceitful Monster, it must be a Deceitful Monster. No normal camp can develop this quickly. Brother, didn’t we come this time to confirm this? Now that we have the answer, we should be happy!"

Hearing Li Hu’s words, Yang Ning looked at him and saw that his face, besides horror, also had a tinge of fear. After pondering for a moment, he immediately understood what Li Hu feared.

Nine years ago, due to the issue of the ownership of the Wooden Puppet Monster, Li Hu nearly killed one of Xia Hong’s subordinates.

Thinking of this, Yang Ning’s brow immediately furrowed.

Not just Li Hu, he too wanted to take that subordinate of Xia Hong to Beishuo City back then, but later was compelled to retreat with Li Hu under the pressure from the people of Redwood Ridge.

"It’s fine, that Yuan Cheng didn’t recognize us just now. Since we’ve infiltrated using fake identities, let’s gather all the information we can and bring back some intel; Lord Town Chief will definitely be pleased!"

At his words, Li Hu’s eyes lit up immediately, and he nodded vigorously.

Both he and Yang Ning are commanders in the Beishuo Town Defense Army, so they’re privy to a lot of information. Great Xia has been too prominent recently, and its series of actions like opening ports for trade seriously damage the interests of various towns. Currently, except for Muyin and Jiangxia, the other Six Towns are all very hostile towards Great Xia, with the Northern Three Towns seeing Great Xia as a thorn in the side.