[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades":3,"chapter-endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-107":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Endless Winter: My Camp Infinitely Upgrades",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2266533,4425,"Chapter 107: Camp Strength, Rapidly Enhanced (Combined Chapter 2-in-1)","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-107",107,"\u003Cp>As Xia Hong had predicted, within less than ten days after Luo Yuan broke through, Zhao Long followed suit, and soon after, Xia Chuan, Zhao Hu, and Zhao Bao all achieved Foundation Establishment within the next twenty days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More crucially, during this process, the number of reserve personnel breaking through to the Woodcutting Establishment continued to rise steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Zhao Bao, the youngest of the Zhao brothers, reached the Foundation Establishment, the number of Woodcutting Establishment cultivators in the camp had grown from 110 to 140, and based on Xia Hong’s observations of the reserve personnel, this trend was still ongoing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reserve personnel totaled 302 people, yet only 109 had broken through so far; with the same standard supply of cold-beast meat, breakthroughs varied by talent, but the time gaps between them never stretched too long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was foreseeable that the remaining 193 would all break through soon, meaning this current cycle of Woodcutting Establishment growth in the camp was far from over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rapid increase in Woodcutting Establishment cultivators brought clear benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, the rate of wood accumulation nearly doubled; under Daxia’s current population size, wood was no longer an issue—there was only surplus, never shortage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, Mu Dong’s workshop and Xia Chuan’s supply depot were no longer led by just three bare-bones commanders; both institutions selected individuals from the Woodcutting Establishment according to their needs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third, more people in the valley were now actively working.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Organizing wood, cleaning the valley environment, going out to cut trees, exploring the surrounding terrain with logging teams, assisting workshop workers in making tools, helping the hunting team process cold beasts, assisting the supply depot in organizing storage…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These tasks sounded simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in reality, without Woodcutting Establishment cultivation, none of them could be done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just consider organizing wood: those trees weighing thousands or even tens of thousands of catties—you couldn’t move them without sufficient base strength, and even if you were given a knife, you couldn’t cut through them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you couldn’t even break the wood, how could you possibly make tools from iron?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Mu Dong, before he broke through to Woodcutting Establishment, had to rely on logging team members to help him make components for the new wooden huts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Xia Hong had suspected that Woodcutting Establishment was the baseline standard for humans in the Ice Abyss world—anyone below this realm, without relying on stronger cultivators, had no right to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let alone going out to cut wood or doing any other tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite this, numerous practical problems still lay ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the increasingly bustling atmosphere within the valley made Xia Hong feel deeply fulfilled, convinced his efforts over this period had not been in vain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five consecutive months of intense, relentless hunting had cost him more than just energy and fatigue; both he and the other fifteen members of the hunting team bore numerous real, visible scars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others had even faced near-fatal situations on several occasions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had Xia Hong not strictly confined the hunting range to within five hundred meters, and had they not possessed the miraculous Jinshuang ointment, deaths in the hunting team would have been highly probable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because their leader had set a strong example, every single person in the camp who had broken through to Woodcutting Establishment spent their nights busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either joining Cheng Feng to go out logging;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or helping the workshop;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Digging foundation stakes required no orders from Xia Hong—whenever the iron furnace burned coal, someone immediately picked up idle tools and began digging;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or at the very least, organizing wood or cleaning the valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humans naturally compare themselves to others; the first hundred-plus who broke through created a fiery atmosphere that ignited even greater training enthusiasm among the remaining reserve personnel who had yet to break through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without speaking of proving their worth, merely the chance to go outside after breaking through was enough to make them envious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reserve personnel felt this way—how much more so the remaining ten members of the hunting team?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and four others broke through, the ten sets of clothing promised to Foundation Establishment cultivators were now down to five; to claim the remaining five sets, their training drive intensified further—they secretly pushed themselves harder during both hunting missions and camp duties, terrified someone else would break through before them and claim the clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong made no further changes to the camp, nor did he specifically reorganize the logging team, hunting team, supply depot, or workshop; he let the camp continue its current momentum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he didn’t do nothing—so the new wooden house could begin construction sooner, he reduced hunting frequency and dedicated time with Xia Chuan and the other three to mining and digging foundation stakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One month passed after Zhao Bao’s breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong, dust-covered and weary from leading the hunting team back to camp, had not even entered his hut when Mu Dong approached him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Mu Dong’s words, Xia Hong’s face lit up with joy; after a brief pause, he turned to Xia Chuan behind him and said: “Chuan, gather everyone in the camp with Woodcutting Establishment or higher—have them all assemble in the hut.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Leader!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sending Xia Chuan to notify others, Xia Hong strode into the hut and sat directly on the wooden chair beside the iron furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Camp: Daxia (Level 0)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Lord: Xia Hong】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Population: 902】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Resources: Wood 52905 Coal 230 Iron 150 Silver 0 Gold 0】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Unlocked Buildings: 4—Iron Furnace (Level 2), Wooden Stake (Level 1), Decoction Pot (Level 1), Polishing Stone (Level 1)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Unlocked Buildings: 5—Bamboo Fence, Marker Stone, Yellow Earth, Small Wooden Table, Rough Iron Chain】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening the camp system interface and seeing the data for wood, coal, and iron, Xia Hong exhaled slightly in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coal and iron were low, but at least stabilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They not only covered the material needs of the new wooden house, but with more people participating in mining, slight surpluses had begun to appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the current camp, this was already good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six Foundation Establishment cultivators could mine 1,200 catties of coal per day and 600 catties of iron per day—equivalent to 60 units each in the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, with 60 units of coal or iron mined daily, after a month, Xia Hong’s coal and iron reserves shouldn’t be this low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But reality was far more complex than anticipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong couldn’t just have people mine—he still had to conduct hunting; the camp still needed cold-beast meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he wanted to delegate hunting duties, Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and the other four had only just broken through—their strength and experience were still insufficient; Xia Hong needed to observe them longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunting was too unstable, and with the camp’s resources already scarce, losing any one of these five Foundation Establishment cultivators would be unacceptable to Xia Hong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold-beast meat reserves were now abundant, so this month Xia Hong allocated only ten nights for hunting; the other twenty nights were split evenly between coal and iron mining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vast majority of the camp’s current coal and iron were being used solely for the new wooden house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iron ore was used to make tools or forge components for the new house; coal was mostly fed into the iron furnace to soften the ground, allowing more Woodcutting Establishment cultivators to dig trenches and accelerate stake-driving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The stakes will be finished soon. Once the new house is built, the accumulation speed of coal and iron should increase—should I upgrade a building first, or unlock the other five?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, no—more people will break through to Foundation Establishment; I should prioritize making weapons and crafting more traps to further reduce hunting difficulty, and there are also many iron tools currently in short supply…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong helplessly realized the camp needed iron and coal for far too many purposes; among the four unlocked buildings, upgrading any of them required resources he simply couldn’t afford in the short term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of the four, the Iron Furnace required the least resources to upgrade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To upgrade from Level 2 to Level 3, it needed 2,000 wood and 5,000 iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wood was no problem, but 5,000 units of iron—even if Xia Hong took Xia Chuan and the other five Foundation Establishment cultivators and did nothing but mine iron ore, it would take at least three months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having six Foundation Establishment cultivators do nothing but mine iron ore was unrealistic anyway, especially since the camp had other needs, let alone the other three buildings requiring far more resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the short term, upgrading buildings was out of the question—he’d stick to his original plan: steadily enhance the camp’s overall strength; as more people broke through to Foundation Establishment, resources would naturally increase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong steadied his mind and looked up—he found over a hundred people already gathered densely before the iron furnace, with more arriving steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The closest were the four Foundation Establishment cultivators: Luo Yuan and the three Zhao brothers; behind them stood Yuan Cheng, Mu Dong, Cheng Feng, and the hunting team members; then the twenty logging team members; the outermost ring consisted of the hundred-plus who had recently broken through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leader, all 140 Woodcutting Establishment and above personnel are present.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan walked forward from the rear, reported, then stood beside Luo Yuan and the three Zhao brothers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Ice Abyss world, the principle of strength above all was deeply ingrained—Daxia was no exception; the positioning of the crowd revealed it clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over this period, with ample cold-beast meat, everyone’s physique had surged dramatically—these 140 Woodcutting Establishment cultivators were among the most impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each was broad-shouldered and muscular; most wore leather skirts, exposing most of their bodies, and their qi-enhanced muscles allowed them to breathe with long intervals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over a hundred people standing before him radiated overwhelming pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, as Daxia’s leader, Xia Hong felt no such pressure—only profound pride and rising arrogance within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, these 140-plus people were Daxia’s core strength—or put another way, they were the rich reward he had earned through his tireless efforts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How long has Daxia been in this valley?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire crowd fell silent, so Xia Hong’s question rang out clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Six months, Leader!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Luo Yuan who answered—he, as a former member of Luoge Camp, clearly remembered the exact date of Daxia’s relocation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong nodded and declared loudly: “Correct—six months. My initial promise of the cold-beast meat system has now been in effect for six months. Today, Daxia Camp has six Foundation Establishment cultivators and 140 Woodcutting Establishment cultivators. You have not disappointed the hunting team’s hard work, nor have you let me down—excellent!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his words ended, the crowd remained silent, but every face bore a look of pride, and their eyes filled with deep reverence for Xia Hong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The camp was small—everyone knew roughly how many had broken through; the real honor came from Xia Hong’s personal affirmation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They also knew that without Xia Hong’s cold-beast meat system, they would still be lying in their huts, numb and aimless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Luo Yuan, the Zhao brothers, and all former Luoge Camp members now looked at Xia Hong with reverence, some even bordering on fanaticism;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If even they felt this way, how much more so for Da Shi, Da Chuan, Huang Zhao’s followers? To the people of Daxia, Xia Hong’s gaze was no different from that of a god—filled with fervor and devotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six Foundation Establishment, one hundred forty Woodcutting Establishment—this strength far surpassed the former Luoge Camp; even if you added up every camp previously on Redwood Ridge, none could compare to present-day Daxia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Revering the strong is a human universal—especially in the Ice Abyss, a frozen hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A leader who not only possesses great strength but also guides the camp to grow and improves everyone’s lives holds a status in their hearts far greater than any god—by a thousandfold, even ten thousandfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Ice Abyss world was said to be a punishment from the gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gods would not save them—but Xia Hong would. Not only did he save them, he made them live better and become stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The camp’s hunting capability continues to strengthen, so the cold-beast meat supply will remain unchanged—your cultivation cannot slack off just because you’ve achieved some results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, Woodcutting Establishment strength is of little use beyond cutting trees and helping with minor camp tasks—you can’t hunt, you can’t mine, and even for digging trenches, you can only work on ground softened by coal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So cultivate, cultivate, keep cultivating—only when you break through to Foundation Establishment will you truly have the foundation to stand, and only then can you truly help me and make greater, more vital contributions to the camp. Understood?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood, Leader!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over a hundred people, including Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan, answered in unison—loud, resolute, shaking the entire hut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the unwavering determination on every face, Xia Hong felt their resolve and drive, and his expression softened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good—I’m watching.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, Xia Hong finally revealed the true purpose of gathering them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve called you here for two reasons. First: the future assignment of Woodcutting Establishment personnel in the camp.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Xia Hong’s first point, everyone immediately perked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over this period, over a hundred new Foundation Establishment cultivators emerged; aside from a few hired by the Supply Office and the Craftsmen’s Workshop, none of the other Foundation Establishment cultivators held official status as loggers or hunters, though they accompanied Cheng Feng on logging and gathering missions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is no trivial matter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Official status as a logger entitles one to a daily ration of five catties of Cold Beast meat; hunters receive even more—ten catties per day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Supply Office and Craftsmen’s Workshop currently have only Xia Chuan, Yuan Cheng, and Mu Dong—each month they gain an extra thirty catties of Cold Beast meat; but according to Xia Hong’s recruitment standards, anyone admitted to these two offices will surely receive even more Cold Beast meat in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of the hundred-plus newly elevated Foundation Establishment cultivators, Xia Hong has made no specific arrangements yet; all follow Xia Chuan’s rules and currently receive the highest reserve status ration: two catties of Cold Beast meat per day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two catties per day was sufficient during reserve status, but after reaching Foundation Establishment, two catties fall far short of their cultivation needs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold Beast meat is obtained at great risk by hunters venturing outside; moreover, during this period, seeing Xia Hong overwhelmed with work, no one dared trouble him with this issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that they heard Xia Hong was finally making arrangements, everyone grew intensely excited and listened with rapt attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The current hunter team has fifteen members, sufficient to meet the camp’s needs. Absorbing Foundation Establishment cultivators would be useless, so the hunter team will not expand this round. Going forward, only Earth-Digging cultivators may apply.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Xia Hong’s words, the others showed little reaction, but the original hunter team members—except Luo Yuan and the other five who had advanced to Earth-Digging—breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With six Earth-Digging cultivators now, they had feared Xia Hong would reduce the hunter team’s size and expel all Foundation Establishment cultivators; fortunately, their fears were unfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The logger team currently has twenty-one members; this round, expand it to eighty. Additionally, establish a gathering team, initially recruiting forty members, with the same rations as the logger team.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leader, is the gathering team specifically for harvesting Crystal Fruits?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the question from below, Xia Hong immediately shook his head: “Harvesting Crystal Fruits is only one task. Recording the growth cycles of Ice Stone Trees, searching for wild medicinal materials, locating and documenting more fruit-bearing plants… As our hunter team expands its range, the gathering team must follow, seeking more useful resources for the camp—these are all the gathering team’s duties…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, Xia Hong paused, then continued: “The gathering team’s work is vital. Our Wound Healing Powder formula was derived from the Blue Condensing Herb brought back by Cheng Feng.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone now understood what the gathering team was for, and nodded thoughtfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Also, the Supply Office and Craftsmen’s Workshop will receive the same rations as the logger and gathering teams: five catties of Cold Beast meat daily. Recruitment for these two departments is fully entrusted to Xia Chuan and Mu Dong; they need only report to me. Whether you get in depends entirely on your own ability.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Supply Office manages all camp supplies; as resources grow, more personnel will certainly be needed—but currently, there’s little enough that few are required.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Craftsmen’s Workshop doesn’t need ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators, but those with some craftsmanship skill—or at least a natural talent for it. Even now, it requires few people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, over this period, Xia Chuan and Mu Dong have each already recruited a few: two for the Supply Office, five for the Craftsmen’s Workshop—all reported to Xia Hong, so he is fully aware.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The logger and gathering teams are open to all: one hundred twenty positions total, enough for you to choose freely. Of course, you may choose not to join either—but then, you will receive no Cold Beast meat going forward.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, everyone shook their heads, treating it as a joke; having reached Foundation Establishment and refusing to join either team would make one nothing but a useless parasite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone like that—let alone future meat rations—even the meat they’ve already eaten would be demanded back by the entire camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Xia Hong as the leader’s example, it’s clear: not now, nor ever, will the Great Xia Camp tolerate such parasites.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In short, eight words: Great Xia Camp does not feed idlers!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Before you have strength to venture out, the camp must support you. Once you gain strength, you must repay the camp. Great Xia cannot grow stronger relying on me alone—no matter how powerful I am, there’s a limit. Only when everyone contributes value will the camp’s strength grow, and our lives will surely improve.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xia Hong spoke these two sentences, his tone was grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone nodded solemnly, etching the words deep into their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good. First matter concluded. Now, the second.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After giving everyone a moment to absorb the news, Xia Hong began the second matter—but he did not speak directly. Instead, he cast a glance toward Mu Dong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Dong nodded, stepped forward with an excited expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Comrades, preparations for the new wooden huts are complete. All tools and components are ready. Over six hundred meters of foundation stakes have been driven—we are now ready to begin construction simultaneously!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that the new wooden huts could finally break ground, over a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators and others gathered nearby broke into smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Xia Hong had learned of this news earlier than others, he looked around at the wooden hut he’d lived in for half a year—and couldn’t help smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hut they currently lived in was far too cramped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like everyone else, he had long yearned for construction to begin so they could move into new homes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",3168,"2026-06-19T20:30:15.201Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","47bca342947a81ec53b7734069fa15a019247695dc11c5bfcefb01c3e538233f","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-108","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-106",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fendless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-cover.jpg"]