Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 888: Chapter 338: Rapid Progress, Martial Arts Skills, Dual Advance Eastward, Dormancy Period_3

Lu Yang nodded, then continued speaking after sitting down:

"Beining Mountain is located in the northern section of the Shuanglong Mountain Range, positioned right above us. Its east-west depth is approximately two hundred kilometers, and the north-south is about more than one hundred fifty kilometers. The lord was right in his guess; directly above our valley is the deepest part of Beining Mountain. On the cliff tops and walls, there are plenty of troublesome flying Cold Beasts. Although I haven’t seen them with my own eyes, I can clearly sense that humans around the camps near Beining Mountain are deeply fearful, even terrified of them."

Shuanglong Mountain Range!

Upon hearing these four words, Xia Hong immediately understood that the entire Shuanglong Mountain was much larger than he had originally anticipated. After all, according to Lu Yang, the Beining Mountain above the valley was only the northern section of the Shuanglong Mountain Range.

The troublesomeness of the flying Cold Beasts is not hard to understand.

Regardless of the level of these Cold Beasts, as long as they possess the ability to fly, they have a significant advantage over humans. After all, the range of bow and arrow is limited. Unless those Cold Beasts recklessly dive down, you can only stand by and watch helplessly.

Speaking of this, we have to mention the unique geographical position of Great Xia.

Because they live in the world at the bottom of the valley on the west side of the Shuanglong Mountain Range, Great Xia has so far only suffered one invasion of flying Cold Beasts. If Xia Hong remembers correctly, it was on the thirtieth of December in the first year. Finally, it was Yuwen Dao, who had just broken through the Cold Resistance Level, that personally dealt with it.

Leaving Xia Hong’s thoughts aside for now, Lu Yang continued to narrate:

"The final exit of the secret passage at the Hanqiong outpost is located on the northern outer periphery of Beining Mountain, about fifteen kilometers deep. If you continue heading north for another ten kilometers, you can pass through the Snow Forest, and then head east for five kilometers to reach Gaoyang Ridge.

On this Gaoyang Ridge, there is a village-level camp called Zhu Ling, with a population of about sixty thousand. By the way, the lord might not know how a camp is defined as village-level externally."

Upon hearing this, Xia Hong immediately showed interest and nodded slightly.

The population standard for a village-level camp is 20,000. If you just calculate it based on this, the twelve camps in Longyou previously all met the requirement. However, at the time, they always considered themselves giant camps, including Long Mountain, which later had a population exceeding 100,000.

There is no other way around it; information from Pingxi Plain was blocked, and even Long Mountain, which had the largest population at the time, did not know about it. How would other camps know?

Xia Hong had some guesses in his mind, but without external contact, it was hard to make a direct conclusion. Since Lu Yang had found out, he was naturally interested in knowing more.

"What I found out is that besides a population of over 20,000, a village-level camp must also have an item powerful enough to deter deceitful monsters!"

"A silver-made item?"

After listening, Xia Hong immediately guessed.

Lu Yang nodded and smiled, saying, "The regulation of Beining Mountain is to have a silver-made item weighing a thousand pounds. The lord, you can guess again, which family does this regulation come from?"

Seeing Lu Yang keeping suspense, Xia Hong smiled and cooperated by thinking deeply. With slightly furrowed brows, he quickly had an answer.

"Beishuo?"

Upon hearing these two words, Xia Chuan, who sat in front of Lu Yang, visibly shuddered and immediately turned to look at Lu Yang. It was evident that he had not heard this information from Lu Yang before.

Xia Chuan’s emotional fluctuation did not escape Xia Hong’s eyes. As for the reason, he knew it well. Obviously, Xia Chuan still harbored resentment for the kick Li Hu gave him four years ago.

It makes sense when you think about it; four years isn’t that long, especially since Li Hu’s kick almost cost him his life back then.

"The lord is so sharp, you guessed it right in one go!"

Upon getting Lu Yang’s confirmation, not only Xia Chuan, but even Xia Hong’s heart trembled slightly.

After more than four years, there was finally news about Beishuo Town.

The key was that having gotten information about Beishuo, the other eight towns, including Moao Mountain that Yang and Li talked about back then, should also...

"Moao Mountain is just northeast of Beining Mountain. I don’t know how far exactly, but its lofty peaks and majestic body are far superior to the Shuanglong Mountain, ten or even dozens of times. When Zhao Hu and I first saw it, we were all dumbfounded!"

With a whoosh, Xia Hong stood up from his chair, then realized something and quickly calmed himself, asking Lu Yang, "How powerful are the seven families in Beining Mountain? Did you gather any information about Beishuo Town, including its exact location? Tell me everything you know."

Seeing Xia Hong’s intense reaction, Lu Yang dared not keep the suspense anymore and quickly answered seriously, "Besides Zhu Ling, the other six families in Beining Mountain are Yanggu, Hong Yuan, Bai Yuan, Wanxing, Long River, and Zi Qiang, each with a population between thirty to fifty thousand. From what I’ve gathered, the seven families in Beining Mountain, even though their population is similar to the previous giant camps in Longyou, are obviously stronger. Each family has at least five with Cold Resistance Levels, and Zhu Ling even has more than a dozen.

The other six families, along with the other dozen medium to large camps along the fifty-kilometer northern periphery of Beining Mountain, all revere Zhu Ling as the leader. They have to contribute coal, iron, and Beast Meat to Zhu Ling every month. In turn, Zhu Ling must accept the jurisdiction of Beishuo Town, contributing once every six months. Every time, a team led jointly by the seven family leaders sets out.

I didn’t get the exact location of Beishuo Town; I only know that you have to head east along the Beining Mountain border, and the distance is over three hundred kilometers."