[{"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-109":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},2266535,4425,"Chapter 109: Expand Hunting Range, Expand Camp Capacity [Combined Three-in-One]","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-109",109,"\u003Cp>In the valley, construction of the new dwellings was in full swing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fourteen-meter-high wooden walls had already been erected; interior load-bearing pillars were being installed alongside the roof frames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Giant blocks of Jinlin wood, already cut, were continuously transported and fitted into place across the cabins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless iron materials were also being jointly carried by the workers to various positions to assist construction…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding ding… Dong dong…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pass me a log!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Yuan, bring a hammer here, quick!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Coming, coming! Also need four planks, seven meters long—send a few people to carry them over, fast.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the valley, crowds of people filled every corner, all bustling about; the clanging of iron and wood, the pounding of tools, never ceased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today’s Great Xia was no longer like six months ago; Xia Hong and his team returning with prey was no longer news—those who noticed them merely nodded greetings, while most remained fully absorbed in construction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After ordering the cold beasts to be processed, Xia Hong walked alone into the cabin, found the strength pillar, fiddled with it for a while, and his already furrowed brows grew even heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just over twenty thousand jin—so my intuition was right; the cold beast meat I’ve been eating offers me negligible gains. What’s the reason…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the first month after arriving in the valley, Xia Hong’s base strength rose from thirteen thousand to fifteen thousand jin;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the next five months, until the day the new house broke ground, he measured it at just over twenty thousand jin;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, eleven days after construction began, his base strength had increased by no more than one or two hundred jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As base strength grows, the rate of improvement slows—this decline from two thousand jin in the first month to diminishing monthly gains was understandable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But dropping to only a hundred jin every ten days? That was clearly abnormal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the string of cold beast meat hanging by the stove, Xia Hong’s eyes grew thoughtful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The more often I eat cold beast meat, the less heat my body generates, and the smaller the gains in base strength. Logically, that means low-grade cold beast meat no longer works on me—I must eat medium-grade cold beast meat to continue improving?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong immediately shook his head hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention low-grade cold beasts—he’d only encountered three so far, and there were three more in Luo Ming’s beast atlas he’d never seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no idea what medium-grade cold beasts looked like, how strong they were, or even whether he could survive if he accidentally encountered one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It doesn’t have to be medium-grade. I’ve only eaten three types: Snowmane, Frostwolf, and Demon Sheep. Maybe my body has developed resistance to these three—trying other cold beast meats might still work.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong recalled this second possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After eating cold beast meat, the body heats up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This symptom resembled signs of poisoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And cold beast meat was azure-blue, its blood crimson-green—combining these traits, it was clear the meat carried some toxicity; the human body absorbed its essence to boost base strength, which must have a limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, for low-grade—or the three types Xia Hong had encountered—it did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Guessing won’t help. Safer to stick with these three and slowly improve. As long as they still work, I’ll eventually reach the thirty-thousand-jin limit—just slower. Or take risks: expand the hunting range, test the other three meats, and see if my theory holds!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong took out Luo Ming’s beast atlas, stared at the last three beasts, thought for a moment, then made his decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to this, the other three are still low-grade, differing only in abilities. If I’m careful, it shouldn’t be dangerous. Besides, the sinew of the Mist-Writhing Dragon is essential for bowmaking—it’s already a necessity. If Luo Ming could hunt them successfully, so can I!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The importance of bows and arrows was not fully apparent among Timber-Cutting cultivators; even if they hit a cold beast, they could only wound it—killing it was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But among Earth-Digging cultivators, it was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arrows fired with ten-thousand-jin strength inflicted far greater damage, and since Earth-Digging cultivators could already face low-grade cold beasts head-on, those armed with bows would have significantly higher hunting success rates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since the camp’s current bows and arrows were still ordinary iron, not ten-forged iron—Xia Hong had already been planning this since he first noticed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With sufficient iron ore, future members of Great Xia’s hunting teams would be standardly equipped with a large blade and a full set of bow and arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the wood in this world was strong, it couldn’t withstand the greater base strength of humans; to make bows usable by both Timber-Cutting and Earth-Digging cultivators, the bow staves and arrowheads must be pure iron, and the bowstring—subject to the greatest tension—must be made from the spinal sinew of the Mist-Writhing Dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Ming’s beast atlas clearly stated: one Mist-Writhing Dragon could yield thirty meters of spinal sinew, enough to make at least ten bows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Expand the hunting range—prioritize finding Mist-Writhing Dragons. The other two types can wait. With my current strength, taking five Earth-Digging cultivators shouldn’t lead to trouble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong made up his mind and quickly gathered Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and the other four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All five held weapons, bare-chested, sweat pouring from their foreheads—they’d clearly been pushed hard by Xia Hong’s training and had thrown themselves into frantic cultivation upon returning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing their diligence, Xia Hong’s expression softened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chuan, how much cold beast meat does the camp currently have in storage?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“176,820 jin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan answered without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this astonishing number, neither Luo Yuan, Zhao Long, nor the others, nor even Xia Hong, showed any surprise—as if it were ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those responsible for hunting knew roughly how many cold beasts they’d killed over the past half-year, so the number didn’t shock them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meat distribution system seemed to consume heavily, but that was only under conditions of insufficient hunting capacity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carefully calculated: the hunting team, timber-cutting team, and reserves consumed about seven hundred jin daily, totaling twenty-one thousand jin monthly; adding two thousand jin monthly for those under thirteen, plus Xia Hong’s large share, total consumption barely exceeded twenty-five thousand jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six months ago, Xia Hong’s team killed three cold beasts on their first night, harvesting over four thousand two hundred jin of meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, once hunting capacity improved, cold beast meat overflowed rapidly, and storage grew terrifyingly fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remember, when the meat distribution system first began six months ago, the camp had already overflowed by over ten thousand jin in just six days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even ignoring later improvements in hunting strength, if we assume ten thousand jin overflow every six days, after half a year, cold beast meat reserves would be at least three hundred thousand jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, if Xia Hong hadn’t spent so much time on mining, forging iron, and building new cabins, the reserves would be far more than three hundred thousand jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seventeen thousand jin—enough for the camp to last many days, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the question, Xia Chuan gave a strange look and shook his head: “The camp currently has 140 Timber-Cutting cultivators. Excluding the ten hunters, the remaining 130 are split between gathering and timber teams, with a few assigned to the supply office and workshops—each gets five jin daily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reserves have recently been replenished, totaling 212; they receive two jin daily. Add the 372 under thirteen, who receive monthly rations of over eighteen hundred jin—about sixty jin daily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including leaders and our five, our daily cold beast meat consumption is roughly thirteen hundred jin. At current reserves, even without hunting for four months, we’d be fine!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan, as supply officer, was clearly highly competent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew both total reserves and current consumption by heart; his detailed explanation earned nods of approval from Xia Hong and the other four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong had a rough sense of meat consumption, but not as precisely as Xia Chuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six months ago, Xia Hong’s team of fifteen Timber-Cutting cultivators killed three cold beasts in one night, harvesting over four thousand two hundred jin—let alone now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet today, the camp’s daily consumption is only thirteen hundred jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This means Great Xia’s hunting capacity far exceeds current population demands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leader, we have so much excess cold beast meat—I suggest we admit those over thirty into the reserves. They’re strong and fit; with fixed rations, they can break into Timber-Cutting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Agreed. Handle it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong agreed without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were fewer than two hundred people over thirty in the camp; adding them to reserves would increase daily consumption by only three or four hundred jin—nothing significant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Also, test children aged six to thirteen—find the minimum age at which they can train normally on cold beast meat. Anyone who can train should be admitted into the reserves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Xia Chuan’s eyes lit up instantly and he nodded vigorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other four, especially Luo Yuan and Zhao Long, widened their eyes, faces alight with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current reserve minimum age of thirteen was set based on population, not actual training capability; lowering it further could significantly increase reserve numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Determining the minimum edible age for cold beast meat was a mission of immense strategic value; once completed, it meant every child in Great Xia could receive cold beast meat as soon as they reached training age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was no small matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Procreation was one of humanity’s most fundamental and enduring beliefs—hoping one’s descendants would live better than oneself was perfectly natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Yuan and Zhao Long were both married with children, which explained their intense reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong hadn’t thought this deeply—he simply wanted to consume more cold beast meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the meat wouldn’t spoil, leaving it idle was useless; turning it into strength was its true purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment’s thought, Xia Hong turned to Luo Yuan and the others:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Also, Luo Yuan, do any of you know the locations of Chen Ye and Lu Shang’s camps?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Yuan paused, then immediately understood, his face lighting up with excitement: “I know their approximate locations—I can find them quickly. Leader, are you planning to absorb these two camps?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong’s expression remained calm as he nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunting capacity was far beyond saturation; cold beast meat overflowed massively—expanding population and camp size was inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, three months ago, he’d already considered it, but back then, excess meat wasn’t yet abundant, and Great Xia had only recently absorbed four groups; its cohesion wasn’t strong enough, so he delayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Great Xia had abundant resources; cold beast meat reserves were sufficient; basic foods like crystal fruits were in massive supply;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The new dwellings, as Xia Hong originally envisioned, could house ten thousand people—yet the camp currently had only 902.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention Chen Ye and Lu Shang’s two small camps, totaling barely five or six hundred people—even ten more such camps could be sustained, and they’d still gain training opportunities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether these two camps would agree to join Great Xia was never a concern for Xia Hong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A full belly, warm bed, safe and stable environment, massive cold beast meat rations, and the chance for everyone to cultivate—any leader, Chen Ying or Lu Shang, would choose this if they weren’t fools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good—I’ll head north to find Lu Shang and Chen Ying. Once they learn you’re willing to accept them, they’ll be overjoyed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These two camps together have over five hundred people. If they join, Great Xia’s total population will reach nearly fifteen hundred—close to the standard for a large camp!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Luo Yuan finished, Xia Chuan eagerly chimed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing “large camp,” everyone’s faces glowed with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Xia Hong was moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the strongest Luo Ge camp, at its peak, had only one thousand three or four hundred people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past decades around Redwood Ridge, no large camp had ever existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Great Xia achieved this, it would break new ground in Redwood Ridge’s history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, this monumental achievement was accomplished by Leader Xia Hong in barely over a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing this, Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, Zhao Long, and the other three turned to look at Xia Hong, their expressions filled with raw fervor and reverence, unhidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>=9+ Shu _ Ba\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For the next month, during hunting expeditions, I won’t intervene unless absolutely necessary—you five will be the main force. I hope you won’t disappoint me. In a month, you’ll be ready to take over the hunting team from me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, the five men grew solemn and nodded firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment’s thought, Xia Hong continued: “If you perform well, next month I’ll take you five and expand the hunting range another five hundred meters into Redwood Ridge!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Xia Hong planned to expand the hunting range, the five instantly grew excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curiosity for the unknown, the desire to explore—these are primal, unchanging impulses within humanity; not just Xia Hong, but Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and others felt the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Human beings in Binghe were undoubtedly unfortunate—everywhere brimmed with danger, every step carried peril, and death was commonplace;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>yet in a certain sense, they were fortunate, for to them, the unknown to be explored was endless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take the Great Xia Camp: the region five hundred meters beyond Redwood Ridge was completely unknown to them, let alone what lay further in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wasn’t just Redwood Ridge—the frozen river south of it, the arrow bamboo forest to the north, the Pingxi Plain beyond the bamboo path, and so much more…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the high mountains on either side of the valley where the Great Xia Camp resided—what lay atop them—they knew nothing at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, curiosity was curiosity, and the desire to explore strong as it was, Xia Hong wouldn’t act recklessly—life was only one, and expanding exploration gradually with rising strength was the safest path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The base strength boost from ice beast meat had become negligible; Xia Hong therefore temporarily abandoned cultivation, dedicating all his time at camp to practicing archery and forging blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since recognizing the value of bows, Xia Hong had imposed a strict rule: everyone in the Great Xia Camp, no matter who, must train in archery, and he appointed Shi Qing as chief instructor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Qing, finally given a legitimate task—especially one personally assigned by Xia Hong—took it seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The camp originally had only eleven bows; he ingeniously ordered craftsmen to make wooden replicas using ice beast sinew, specifically for those yet to reach Woodcutting Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Woodcutting Realm cultivators had too much base strength—replica bows wouldn’t work. Shi Qing petitioned Xia Hong to permanently leave one of the hunting team’s eleven bows in camp for practice, and Xia Hong approved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With only one bow in camp, over a hundred Woodcutting Realm cultivators were far too many; there was no other option. Those wishing to train either queued up, or waited until the hunting team returned and the other ten bows became idle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As leader, Xia Hong had certain privileges—when he trained in archery, Shi Qing always accompanied him to offer guidance. With this master archer at his side, Xia Hong’s skill rose rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second task—forging blades—was preparation for those soon to break into Earthdig Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The camp currently had six Earthdig Realm cultivators, but including Xia Hong’s Jinghan, they had only five Ten-Forged blades. If not for Xia Chuan’s wooden puppet black blade, which didn’t require a Ten-Forged weapon, the six couldn’t even be fully armed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Woodcutting Realm cultivators, having a weapon merely added a bit more self-defense; for Earthdig Realm cultivators, equipping Ten-Forged blades meant they could truly pierce low-tier ice beast defenses—their power didn’t just improve slightly, it surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With iron ore currently in surplus and no other urgent needs, prepare a batch of weapons now for future Earthdig Realm cultivators—better safe than sorry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The absurd advantage of the Polishing Stone was now evident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From melting iron, shaping, forging the forging patterns, to final sharpening—no great skill was needed, only Earthdig Realm strength, and the entire process took just one night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now the camp had more than one Earthdig Realm cultivator, and with the Polishing Stone, Xia Hong no longer forged weapons himself as he once did—he entrusted the task to Xia Chuan, Zhao Long, and the other two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he still supervised the forging process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each standard-issue greatsword required six to seven hundred jin of iron ore—enough for six Earthdig Realm cultivators to mine for a full day. No waste could be tolerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Xia Hong didn’t delegate forging merely to slack off—he primarily wanted to see if any of the current Earthdig Realm cultivators possessed forging talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, someone with zero forging knowledge, could effortlessly produce Ten-Forged weapons using the Polishing Stone; if someone with true forging talent used it, wouldn’t it be even easier? Perhaps even produce stronger weapons on this foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, after careful observation, Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and the three Zhao brothers—all five clearly showed interest in weapons, but none displayed any special talent for forging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong wasn’t discouraged—talent emerged from population size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As more people broke into Earthdig Realm, those with forging talent would inevitably emerge—this was certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, practicing archery and leading Xia Chuan and the other three in forging were just side tasks Xia Hong did when not leaving camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, hunting and mining remained Great Xia’s primary tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mining need not be explained—coal and iron were essential, scarce resources; since ice beast meat now overflowed, allocating more time to mining was only logical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong had always intended to hand hunting over to Xia Chuan and others, so during future expeditions, to train the hunting team, he refrained from intervening unless absolutely necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the trial against Snowmane, which nearly ended in failure, had struck him with enough criticism and humiliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since then, during several hunts, Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and the other three had become far more cautious, their hunting techniques grew more refined, their harvests increased, and most importantly, no dangerous situations had occurred again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong saw their rapid improvement and was satisfied; he further relaxed restrictions on them, allowing them to hunt as they saw fit, while he merely watched nearby, ready to prevent accidents, offering no advice or orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few trials confirmed the five truly possessed coordinated hunting ability, Xia Hong finally relaxed fully, beginning to deliberately leave the group during later hunts, letting them hunt independently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half a month later, north of Redwood Ridge’s outer edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mature Golden-Eyed Demon Sheep collapsed heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its back bristled with over a dozen arrows; its right leg was caught in a half-meter-diameter trap; its neck was tightly bound by white threads; its abdomen bore seven or eight deep gashes, oozing emerald-green blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and the three Zhao brothers stood around the corpse, breathing heavily, yet their faces glowed with excitement, pupils wide with thrill, showing no fatigue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the Zhao brothers, Zhao Hu had the most impulsive nature; after battle ended, he rushed to the corpse, yanked out the arrows from its back, and saw its Golden Eye remained intact—his expression brightened further as he turned to Xia Chuan and the others:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“None of those arrows hit the Golden Eye—so this demon sheep was taken down by direct confrontation by all five of us, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other four, though silent, showed no less excitement than Zhao Hu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Golden-Eyed Demon Sheep’s strength was unquestionably superior to Snowmane’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially before its back eye suffered a fatal wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiding in trees and using bows against Golden-Eyed Demon Sheep was a tried-and-true tactic, but not always effective—the sheep weren’t fools; they wouldn’t stand still to be shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And ice beasts could climb trees; without ground fighters to engage the sheep directly, only archers couldn’t possibly kill it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, even the best archers were affected by environment, weather, wind direction, or personal condition, leading to accuracy issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight, the Golden-Eyed Demon Sheep had taken refuge on a Jinlin tree, located in an extremely open area, with no other suitable large trees nearby for the other ten to hide and set up bows. Reluctantly, they chose a more distant position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t want to get closer—Yuan Cheng and the other ten were only Woodcutting Realm; if they drew near and the ice beast noticed them, they wouldn’t even have time to flee. Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan’s five Earthdig Realm cultivators would then have to fight the beast while protecting the ten—far too costly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this distance, accuracy inevitably suffered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of ten bows, not a single arrow struck the Golden Eye on the sheep’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In desperation, Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and the other three chose direct confrontation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, their combined effort actually killed the demon sheep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snowmane, Frost Wolf, and Golden-Eyed Demon Sheep—all low-tier ice beasts—but in size and strength, the demon sheep was unquestionably the strongest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That the five could kill it through direct confrontation proved not only their strength, but also that they truly possessed the ability to take over the hunting team from Xia Hong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was why they were so excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is the leader gone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Left long ago—he’s probably exploring the inner region again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they were disappointed Xia Hong hadn’t witnessed this landmark moment, hearing Xia Chuan’s words, Luo Yuan and the other three grew even more excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In recent days, Xia Hong hadn’t joined the hunting team—he’d crossed the five-hundred-meter boundary alone, surveying the terrain inside Redwood Ridge, preparing for the camp’s expanded hunting range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pack up and head back—we’ve got two kills tonight, that’s enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Xia Chuan, all nodded. They’d already killed one Frost Wolf; adding this demon sheep, without Xia Hong leading, killing two ice beasts in one night was already excellent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xia Hong returned and learned they’d killed the Golden-Eyed Demon Sheep through direct confrontation, he’d surely be delighted—perhaps even hand over hunting duties to them sooner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Excited, they quickly gathered the trap and the demon sheep’s corpse, preparing to return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Luo Yuan turned northward, glanced, paused, then spoke to Xia Chuan: “It’s still early before dawn; we’re close to Chen Ye’s camp. I’ll go find Chen Ying to discuss what the leader mentioned earlier—you go back first!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Xia Chuan’s eyes lit up and nodded immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Yuan broke from the group and sped swiftly northward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",3717,"2026-06-19T20:30:15.201Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1ffcb5df7e27f8db4e21497ec959006ad47a7f54c92864a09f1b060ba603ba75","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-110","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-108",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fendless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-cover.jpg"]