Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1183: Chapter 401: The Supply Convoy, Ji Hong’s Influence, Chen Qing the Sociable, Arrival at Hongmen

This is a top-grade Battle Body!

Zhang Qingyuan looked at Ji Hong, thinking that this kid had a top-grade Battle Body, and couldn’t help but show some envy in his eyes.

He possessed the qualification of a Lower War Body, and at fifty-four years of age, his strength only reached 10 ’zong’ when he broke through to the peak of Cold Resistance two years ago. Originally, he had no chance for further improvement. Fortunately, last year, the Lord developed the Wuyuan Waters, producing Dragon Carp and Green Cod, along with the subsequent Black Death Pill, which allowed him to continue improving, reaching the current strength of 14 ’zong’.

’zong’ is also quite good. In the Nine Towns at the southern foot of Moao Mountain, it could be considered a good hand. However, compared to the current elites of the camp, it indeed pales a bit.

Especially in front of Ji Hong, who had 3 ’zong’ strength right after breaking through. In the future, when reaching the late stage of Cold Resistance, his strength would easily surpass his own, reaching 24 ’zong’ without even using Dan Medicine, thus entering the rank of the Nine Towns experts. Further improvement with Dan Medicine would be even more terrifying.

The key is that a top-grade Battle Body also holds great hope of breaking through to the Xianyang Level!

Not to mention the strength increase at the Xianyang Level, just the lifespan of 200 years alone is enough to drive someone at Zhang Qingyuan’s age crazy.

Zhang Qingyuan took a slight breath to calm down, then thought about this young man in front of him. As long as nothing unexpected happens in the future, his strength will surely continue to rise, and his status in the Great Xia will also grow higher and higher. Inevitably, he had some thoughts in his mind, and asked with a smile, "Ji Hong, you should be quite puzzled seeing so many people from the Seven Towns in the North heading to Hongmen City just now, right?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Hong immediately nodded, full of curiosity in his eyes.

Zhang Qingyuan, being the captain of the Dragon Martial Army, naturally knew more about the situation than these people. Seeing the curiosity in Ji Hong’s eyes, he smiled and said, "The day after tomorrow, there is going to be a big event in Hongmen City. The Northern Three Towns have jointly sent an external decree to our Great Xia, accusing Director Yuan of killing people from the Beishuo Chamber of Commerce. Yang Fazheng has gathered people from various towns to cause a disturbance in Hongmen City, thus the Lord summoned us..."

As Zhang Qingyuan unfolded the story of the Beishuo Chamber of Commerce crowd being killed, Ji Hong suddenly realized the reason behind the Dragon Martial Army personally coming over to escort supplies, why the exploration competition at the He Yin Station was terminated, and why these people were also required to escort the supplies—all these series of puzzles were now answered.

After listening, Ji Hong thought for less than a moment before he had the answer, looked up at Zhang Qingyuan, and asked, "The Three Towns want to take this opportunity to unite with various towns to suppress our Great Xia’s recently rising momentum. The Lord called us all back to completely establish the title of the First Town of Moao for our Great Xia, isn’t that right, Captain?"

Zhang Qingyuan froze for a moment. To be honest, when he first learned about these matters, he hadn’t thought so deeply, only feeling that the Lord was worried that the power of the Northern Three Towns was too strong, thus gathering them to Hongmen to prepare for defense.

It was only after Ji Hong’s reminder that he realized that Xia Hong this time really likely had this intention as well.

"Well done, kid. You’re smarter than me!"

Ji Hong, at this age, was even younger than his own son, so Zhang Qingyuan naturally wouldn’t feel embarrassed, directly admitting that the other party thought it through more deeply, and praised him.

"The captain is overpraising; Ji Hong just trusts in the Lord’s strength..."

After modestly saying so, Ji Hong paused and then continued, "If that’s the case, I think everyone from the various stations in the Great Xia Territory should arrive in Hongmen City before the 18th, which explains why I heard in Bashang City that yesterday, as soon as we set out, Director Xu led a second batch of people to set out the next evening."

The total distance from Bashang to Hongmen City is roughly over 130 kilometers. The straight road of 80 kilometers built within Bashang and Jiuqu Territory could be covered in half a night, but the 50 kilometers of road between Binjiang and Hongmen was not built, adding to the fact that more than three thousand people and eight giant Iron Wheel Cars made the marching speed inevitably slow.

Tonight is their second night marching after setting out from Bashang City.

It is also the last night, as they will soon reach Hongmen City.

Although Xu Ning set out a day later than them, without any cargo burden, he should also be able to reach Hongmen City tonight.

At this moment, Zhang Qingyuan fully agreed with Ji Hong’s speculation, nodded, and smiled, "You’re sharp, kid. You’ll make a good scout in the future, no wonder Captain Zhu directly put you in the reconnaissance camp."

"The captain is giving too much credit!"

Being young, after hearing Zhang Qingyuan’s continued praise, Ji Hong, despite his humble words, couldn’t help but show a smile on his face.

"Alright, continue to the front for vigilance, the army is about to arrive."

"Ji Hong obeys the order!"

The reconnaissance camp disperses for vigilance according to plan. It’s overseen by Captain Zhu Yang, who allocates sectors to the five scout teams, and then the team leaders further divide individual vigilance areas.

Ji Hong is part of the fifth team, so he naturally follows Zhang Qingyuan’s orders.

After nodding in agreement, he moved slowly forward to the north for vigilance.

However, after only traveling five or six kilometers north, following the Bluestone Road and turning west for another kilometer, he could see the shadow of Hongmen City’s walls.

"Here we are!"

Ji Hong was responsible for the frontline position of the marching troops, just five kilometers ahead of the main army.

If the Dragon Martial Army were to march alone, even on normal snowfields, it could easily cover fifty kilometers in an hour. But this time, escorting a large amount of supplies and accompanied by over a thousand Earth-digging Realm Limit individuals, the pace was naturally slower, only covering fifteen kilometers an hour.