Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 876: Chapter 335: Songyang Ridge, Seven Clans Submit, First Shipment of Silver Arrives_4

In the past, getting married to a lord was wholly different from staying by the lord’s side to serve him, Ji Yang would surely understand Xu Ning’s meaning.

He exchanged a glance with Nie Xinchuan, a hint of hesitation flitting through their eyes, but in the end, they helplessly nodded.

“Ji Yang thanks Lord Xu!”

Xu Ning had just put it so plainly; if they still did not agree, they would truly be lacking in discernment.

There was no embellishment in what Xu Shicheng had just said—just with the over three hundred people who had arrived tonight from Great Xia, there would be no issue in taking them down.

“Alright, Brother Ji is indeed straightforward. Then, there’s no time to lose. The seven families can now go back to count the people and pack their things. Moreover, please each form a temporary guard team. Tonight, I’ll first lead people to station at Wanlong Camp. Tomorrow night, we’ll start escorting your relocation along with the guards!”

It took more than three months of negotiations with the seven families of Songyang Ridge to finally conclude.

Xu Ning was extremely excited at this moment, with joy all over his face.

As long as it’s annexation and expansion, whether there’s a war or not, the headquarters would reward military merit and contribution value. The key Minister values battle damage greatly—the smaller the battle damage, the greater the reward. Thus, for them, completing annexation and expansion without warfare naturally maximizes benefits.

This is the reason for Xu Ning’s excitement at this moment.

Of course, not just Xu Ning, but also Lin Kai, Zhao Bao, Yu Bin, and even Xu Shicheng who had just looked furious, couldn’t help but show joy on their faces, let alone the elite hunting teams at the back.

Ji Yang, Nie Xinchuan and others from Songyang Ridge, uncertain about their future, had expressions that seemed somewhat despondent and lost.

Xu Ning saw it but did not comfort them, for he knew that their despondence and loss at the moment would soon dissipate quickly as they reached Xia City and saw everything in Great Xia.

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Great Xia, Year Three, August 12

Just as Xu Ning had previously thought, the moment Ji Yang, Nie Xinchuan, Wang He and others, a total of fourteen people, led the first batch of migrating people from Songyang Ridge to Xia City, their expressions instantly turned bewildered.

They hadn’t even entered the city; just seeing that grand city wall stretching for four kilometers filled their eyes with an undeniable shock.

“Old Ji, look at those people under the city gate.”

Upon hearing Nie Xinchuan’s reminder, Ji Yang hurriedly looked towards the city gate. What he saw added a few more hints of amazement on top of his already shocked expression.

There were more than a hundred people under the city gate, clearly guards. The problem was, their attire was identical to the over three hundred elites Xu Ning brought to Songyang Ridge this time.

Hundred-forged armor, Hundred Forged Level weapons, and all at the Earth-digging Realm Limit cultivation.

It turned out that the three hundred people Xu Ning took to Songyang Ridge four days ago were not elite forces. Even the gate guards of Great Xia had Earth-digging Realm Limit cultivation.

“Oh, Xu Ning is back from Wuyuan!”

Coincidentally, a group of people also walked out from inside the city.

The man leading them wore the same dark red regular uniform as Xu Ning. Upon seeing Xu Ning from afar, he immediately brought over forty people with a smile, raising an eyebrow as he looked at Ji Yang and others, and asked Xu Ning:

“Are these the people from Songyang Ridge?”

“Xu Ning greets the Deputy Director!”

The man was Luo Yuan. Xu Ning first made a hand salute, then nodded, pointed to Luo Yuan, and introduced him to Ji Yang and others: “This is Lord Luo Yuan, the Deputy Director of the Daxia Hunting Department.”

The fourteen people following Xu Ning, including Ji Yang and Nie Xinchuan, already had shock on their faces. They couldn’t even feel Luo Yuan’s prowess. The issue was that of the fifty people behind Luo Yuan, there were actually thirteen with Cold Resistance Level auras.

Just how many Cold Resistance Levels does Great Xia have?

Ji Yang and others were too stunned in their hearts, so much so that they forgot to salute Luo Yuan.

Luo Yuan didn’t mind that much, and looking at Ji Yang and others, he suddenly remembered something, chuckling as he teased Xu Ning:

“Are these the ones sending women to the lord? I heard Xu Shicheng sent someone back the day before yesterday to tattle in front of the wife. Xu Ning, you’re in for a scolding this time!”

Hearing this, Xu Ning showed a wry smile. While he had anticipated Xu Shicheng would report back, the quickness was a little unexpected.

“I didn’t even agree! I only promised to send them to the wife. If she doesn’t like them, she can just send them back.”

“Haha, pretty clever. But now that you’ve sent them over, can the wife refuse? From my perspective, the wife must hate you this time. No matter what, these kinds of things offend people—next time, just brush it off directly, and you’ll be right.”

Hearing from Luo Yuan that he was already hated by the wife, Xu Ning’s expression grew uneasy, and the initially great mood of returning to Xia City with major accomplishments also dimmed somewhat.

“Alright, not scaring you anymore, haha, I’m off hunting, see you later!”

Luo Yuan waved a hand, taking everyone away and leaving Xu Ning standing there with apprehensive feelings.

“Lord Xu, we apologize for causing you trouble!”

Having listened for a while, Ji Yang felt more uneasy than Xu Ning. Once Luo Yuan left, he immediately stepped forward with Nie Xinchuan to apologize to Xu Ning.

“It’s fine, let’s enter the city, it’s merely a few reproaches!”

Xu Ning shook his head. Since he had done it, he wouldn’t regret it. Moreover, he hadn’t done anything excessive, so Li Xuanling shouldn’t blame him too much.

Tonight, the first batch of migrating people consisted of the core members of the seven families from Songyang Ridge, totaling over five hundred people. After passing the City Gate Commander’s screening, they gradually followed and entered the city.