Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1804: Chapter 576: Xia Hong Presents the Sword, Bone Appearance Advancement (2)

Su Xing’er was taken aback by the words, and then her face was full of excitement, her eyes even glistening with tears, as she almost tremblingly received the Silver Sparrow Saber.

The blade was heavy, weighing about 400,000 to 500,000 jin, approximately 4 to 5 long, just right for her stage, clearly forged specifically for her; the blade’s patterns were countless, but the luster indicated it was Ten Thousand Forging Level; for such a weight, undoubtedly it was forged with pure silver, and crucially, there was a layer of black substance on the blade surface, Su Xing’er pressed her finger onto the blade, and a sharp pain immediately surged into her mind.

“Master… the Lord still remembers Xing’er, still remembers Xing’er…”

Su Xing’er was so overwhelmed with emotion that she forgot she was in front of strangers, clinging to the long saber, sobbing uncontrollably.

The three brothers of Su Jing, seeing the long saber in Su Xing’er’s hands, were also filled with joy, clearly realizing the weight of Xia Hong’s gift.

Luo Cheng did not interrupt Su Xing’er; instead, the envy in his eyes grew more intense, clearly understanding the significance of the Lord’s gift compared to Su Jing and his brothers.

From what he knew, ever since Great Xia emerged from the Mud Slope, Xia Hong, the Lord, rarely gifted weapons to others, especially ones specifically ordered for forging and given away, which are exceedingly rare.

With Xia Hong’s current status, the Silver Sparrow Saber he gave away had far exceeded the scope of mere weapons.

To cite a simple example, over ten years ago, when Great Xia was insignificant, the first Ten Forged Level Big Saber was personally forged by the Lord, and Xia Hong named it Shock Frost.

According to Luo Cheng’s knowledge, that Shock Frost Saber eventually landed in the hands of the Director of the Garrison Department, and if it were an ordinary Ten Forged Level Big Saber, left on the streets of Xia City today, no one would even look at it, making it entirely worthless.

However, in the ninth year of Great Xia, when the Yuan Family established their lineage and rituals, the first thing the Director of the Yuan Family did was to designate the Shock Frost Saber as the Yuan family’s hereditary artifact, only the clan leader qualified to wield it.

Things are treasured because of people, Xia Hong’s status in the hearts of Xia people is extraordinarily high, even the most ordinary thing, once touched by him, becomes immeasurable in value, this is the result of the Xia people’s fervent worship.

Precisely because of this, the Shock Frost personally forged by Xia Hong, even if just an ordinary Ten Forged Level Big Saber, was precious enough for Yuan Cheng to consider as a family heirloom.

This Silver Sparrow, though not personally forged by Xia Hong, was specially ordered from the Craftsmen Department, and Luo Cheng had handled it, just from the weight and material, he immediately recognized it was custom-made for Su Xing’er.

Crucially, among all the weapons the Lord currently used, one Yi Blade was named Dragon Sparrow, and he named the saber specifically given to Su Xing’er as Silver Sparrow.

Su Xing’er’s aptitude, even inferior to his, let alone compared to two Highnesses, how could the Lord have the intention to take a disciple? How is that possible?

“Sorry for letting you laugh, Brother Luo…”

Su Xing’er naturally could not see how complex Luo Cheng’s heart was at this moment; she only thought her reaction was too exaggerated, making Luo Cheng laugh at her.

Luo Cheng shook his head, enviously eyeing the Silver Sparrow Saber, shaking his head inwardly: “If only the Lord would give me a weapon, I’d be willing to die for it!”

He certainly wouldn’t say those words aloud; he withdrew his sight and continued: “Apart from this saber, the Lord also asked me to convey a message to you, that you don’t need to rush to see him. When it’s time, you will see him naturally. Great Xia doesn’t have Cai Qiu’s Six-Class System; everything is determined by strength. He advises you not to get involved in the affairs of Green Jade Valley for now, to return to Xia City for a period, truly integrate into Great Xia, become Xia people, and strengthen yourself, which is the best repayment for him!”

Su Xing’er, meeting Luo Cheng’s gaze, then realized his previous words outside the main tent were all true; with Xia Hong’s strength, everything that happened on Guangning Mountain couldn’t be hidden from him.

She closed her eyes and pondered for a moment, then opened them, took a long breath, her face devoid of prior gloom, smilingly saying to Luo Cheng: “Please extend a message to the Lord that Xing’er understands…”

“I can’t!”

Luo Cheng immediately waved and interrupted Su Xing’er, smiling wryly: “Besides giving you the message, the Lord also assigned me a task to lead you back to Xia City, introduce some of the areas within Great Xia Territory along the way, and help you settle in the city.”

While saying these words, Luo Cheng’s tone was somewhat inexplicable, evidently confused from receiving this task until now.

Upon hearing this, Su Xing’er’s heart warmed slightly, thinking it was Master Xia Hong still valuing the teacher-disciple relationship, thus being so considerate to her.

Meanwhile, Second Brother Su Zhi, after glancing over Luo Cheng and staring at his sister for a moment, seemed to realize something, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

“Alright, let’s set off then! Anyway, we should follow the Lord’s instructions; I’ve been out for a long time. It’s just the right time to return to Xia City, check on mother and younger siblings.”

As Luo Cheng spoke, Su Xing’er and the four others no longer dilly-dallied, following him together towards the southern side of Green Jade Valley.

The distance from Guangning Mountain to Xia City is at least over a thousand kilometers, and while the northern side of Bone-Eroding Path may still be manageable, once entering Southern Slope Territory, having Luo Cheng, a local, lead the way is naturally much safer.

“Brother Luo, how old is the Lord this year? I heard the Xia Army soldiers say it’s only the thirteenth year of Great Xia; why is the Great Xia calendar so short?”

Su Xing’er, with her heart full of doubts about Master Xia Hong and Great Xia, soon opened up to inquire with Luo Cheng, with the five young people chatting and laughing, keeping the journey from being dull.

……

“Luo Cheng is so young; he seems not to have realized my intentions!”

In the main tent of Guangning Mountain, recalling Luo Cheng’s confused demeanor when he was just instructed to handle matters, Xia Hong’s expression was somewhat strange, then couldn’t help but shake his head and laughed.

“Things will happen naturally; there’s no need to worry about them. I should also set off to check the situation at Bone-Eroding Path, but before that…”

The main tent was empty, and Xia Hong sat cross-legged, with an over eight-zhang tall dark red Bone Appearance quickly emerging behind him.

“Eight zhang and five, it’s been half a month since leaving Chuyang City, those three Golden Saint Pills saved me at least a decade of painstaking cultivation, next I just need to complete this last half zhang, breaking into Late Stage, and my strength should see a significant increase.”

When he killed Yang Zhun in Beishuo, Xia Hong’s base strength was 78 jun; naturally in such a short time there couldn’t be any improvement, but the subsequent medicinal power of the Golden Saint Pills gradually came into effect, enhancing his Bone Appearance Golden Body tremendously.

“Yang City is truly an extraordinary place, Golden Saint Pill, it can only be used thrice in a lifetime, and there’s actually such a medicine; but it’s so expensive, costing 30 million silver per pill; if it weren’t for selling Tribulation Qi Pearl for money, I doubt I could afford to buy it…”

Xia Hong took out a golden dazzling Spirit Pill from the Yellow Mustard Bag, glancing at the shimmering golden medicine, his heart filled with admiration, his pupils carrying a touch of deep anticipation.

“That seller was curious too, not knowing why I wanted to buy four, he even directly told me that Golden Body Pill couldn’t be imitated, advising me to buy only three, but I refuse to believe that; no matter how strong this Golden Saint Pill is, it can’t be better than the system, even though the Alchemy Pavilion can’t imitate it now, it doesn’t mean they won’t be able to do so in the future.”

Xia Hong understood well that his own aptitude was an exception, allowing him to save a dozen years of cultivation, others with lesser aptitude would see even more terrifying effects; once this Golden Saint Pill can be imitated, the difficulty and process of cultivating to Xianyang Level in Great Xia would greatly reduce.

The future impact would indeed be on the quantity of Tribulation Body Realm!

He couldn’t disregard it; even if it meant spending 300 million or even 3 billion silver, he had to pay for it!