Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 897: Chapter 340: Seclusion, Growing Yu Generation, Family Banquet, Rapid Development

As the night of the tenth day of September descended, Lu Yang set out with five hundred men to East Ridge, while Xu Ning continued to oversee Wuyuan. The preparations for Great Xia’s dual expedition eastward began in an orderly manner.

Both Lu Yang and Xu Ning possess top-level combat body qualifications. Their basic strength was close to that of a Three-maned upon breakthrough, and currently, at the mid-stage Cold Resistance level, their strength is that of an Eight-maned.

Since the eastern expedition concerns Great Xia’s future grand strategy, Xia Hong is naturally uneasy about leaving it entirely in their hands. That’s why he had Xia Chuan personally oversee Wuyuan and sent Yuwen Dao to watch over East Ridge.

One is a Minister, the other is the most powerful Director; they are currently top experts in Xia City. Moreover, each holds command over the Cloud Dragon Army and Dragon Martial Army, should any unexpected incidents occur, they would likely be able to handle them.

The orders given to Wuyuan are to explore as much as possible without expanding, ideally to quietly gather comprehensive information about the entire North Bank of the Xing River, and then determine whether or not the area outside the North Shore truly falls within the sphere of Beishuo Town’s influence.

The orders to East Ridge are, as a new Camp, to establish a foothold around Beining Mountain, coexist with the seven village-level Camps there, and take advantage of the exchange opportunities to gather more information about Beishuo and the Moao Nine Towns.

Ultimately, the essence of both instructions is to lie low at first. At this stage, the priority is to scout information about the Nine Towns, aiming to buy more time for Xia City to fully convert the benefits brought by this round of building upgrades into power.

The capacity of the Martial Arts Pavilion was just increased from 200 to 1000;

The medicine field of the Alchemy Pavilion has only transplanted a dozen precious spirit plants like the Red Sun Fruit, Cold Beard Grass, and Double-colored Liquid Spirit Fruit. Cheng Feng is attempting to transplant the Cold Apple Tree from Long Mountain that is near death, but it is still uncertain whether it can be successfully revived;

The Artifact Refining Pavilion is still attempting to cast Ten Thousand Forged weapons. The production of Thousand Forged Weapons is still low. Thousand Forged Thunder Kui Armor is still in the research stage, and although the production rate of Beast Suppressing Weapons is slowly improving, most are still primarily Hundred Forged weapons;

There are only forty-five martial arts skills in total, which is clearly too few for the over six hundred thousand people in Great Xia Camp;

A lot of valuable fruit plants have been transplanted into the Third-level Black Land. The production capacity of refined salt, spiritual wine, dan medicine, and other goods has only just begun to increase.

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Transformation requires time!

Of course, the most crucial is Xia Hong’s own cultivation.

"From the partial information Yang Li and the others revealed back then, the Cold Resistance Level is certainly not the pinnacle of power in Beishuo Town, and the same goes for the other Eight Towns. Hence, for Great Xia to venture east to the southern slope of Moao Mountain and contend with the Nine Towns, breaking through to Xianyang Level is fundamental, but may not even be sufficient. Thus, my cultivation remains the utmost priority!"

At the Star-picking Platform, Xia Hong sat cross-legged on the Enlightenment Divine Lotus, his expression solemn.

Though Xu Ning and Lu Yang are not extraordinarily strong, they have stable dispositions, executing orders without compromise, further assured by Xia Chuan and Yuwen Dao watching over them. Thus, Xia Hong can temporarily rest assured about Wuyuan and East Ridge.

"Next, I must devote myself wholeheartedly to cultivation, first raising my basic strength to seventy-two manes to complete the third round of blood and flesh reorganization, thereafter channeling medicinal power for bone tempering and marrow nourishing to break through to Xianyang Level!"

After a moment of contemplation, Xia Hong opened a medicine bottle before him, poured out a Yangyuan Pill, and swallowed it down, beginning cultivation.

Though not fasting at the Cold Resistance Level, one can pre-store energy from substantial eating, a capacity that can be continually improved. Xia Hong is currently capable of only needing to eat every three days. He had previously notified Han Yue to bring food to the Star-picking Platform every three days, ensuring no interruptions during this time.

On the fifth day of September, when he last emerged from seclusion, Xia Hong’s basic strength already reached fifty-four manes. At that time, he estimated that it would take less than a year to increase it to seventy-two manes. By then, channeling medicinal power for bone tempering and marrow nourishing, breaking through to Xianyang Level would come naturally.

Currently, as long as the camp activities are confined within the Pingxi Plain, Great Xia essentially faces no threatening enemies, and with Xia Chuan and the seven divisions present, matters in Xia City demand no concern from him.

Driven by a desire to breakthrough to the Xianyang Level, Xia Hong commenced his first wholehearted secluded cultivation since arriving in the Ice Abyss World.

While he was secluded in cultivation, the camp was rapidly enhancing its overall capability by converting various benefits brought by this round of building upgrades.

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Time flew by in the blink of an eye, and it quickly came to the fourth year of Great Xia.

On the fifth day of August, at the edge of nightfall.

The cold sun in the sky, though gradually dimming, still relentlessly infused the land with cold air. While there were still several light sources remaining in the Outer City, the vast majority of people were already asleep, with only a few diligent captains from mid and high-level Hunting Teams and personnel from the seven divisions waking up early to start preparations before night.

In contrast to the Outer City, though the Inner City was smaller, many more people bearing the cold light were evident on the streets, often greeting familiar faces, stopping for a word, their low voices adding a hint of liveliness.

The area around the main building, however, was noticeably quieter, especially at the rear under the Star-picking Hall. Though brightly lit, with the Holy Tripod’s fire clearly visible at the center of the roof, and occasional sightings of maids passing through the porch, the overall atmosphere was silent and solemn.

After all, it is the Lord’s residence, the most crucial and mysterious place in Xia City. Whoever looks up at the Star-picking Hall from below would feel a sense of solemnity and awe, aside from the overwhelming fervor, of course.