Chapter 118: New Earth-Digging Realm, improving mining efficiency [Three-in-one]

Clang... clang... clang...

The third day of moving into the new home, in the iron-making room on the second floor.

Xia Hong was shirtless, constantly hammering a giant piece of iron in front of him.

Both sides of the giant iron were semi-fan-shaped, with a radius of about seventy-five centimeters, and a round iron in the middle, estimated to be ten centimeters thick. Both sides were beaten very thin, and at a glance, it was known to be an edge.

Under the furnace, there was also a two-meter-long black iron rod. The head of the iron rod had a groove, which was clearly compatible with the middle part of the giant iron being hammered.

Xia Chuan walked over in a hurry with Yuan Cheng. Seeing the giant iron that had already taken shape on the furnace, both of them showed a bright look in their eyes.

Seeing that Xia Hong was still hammering continuously, the two did not disturb him, just stood and waited.

Sssss...

Until Xia Hong finished hammering and sank the giant iron into the water prepared on the side, emitting a burst of white smoke, Xia Chuan walked over and began to speak.

"Big Brother, everything has been arranged. The current total population of the camp is 1,096. There are 642 adults over fifteen years old; 322 between six and fifteen years old, and 132 under six years old.

Divided by family, only 182 households were assigned rooms. This part accounts for 70% of the total population, about 702 people, among which 7 households are on the third floor, 92 households on the second floor, and 83 households on the first floor;

the remaining 394 people, 293 are adults, 101 are minors.

Of the adults, 204 are male and 89 are female. There are not many people in the Woodcutting Realm in this part, only 16, 12 men and 4 women, all assigned to the ten-person rooms on the second floor; the others are all assigned to the ten-person rooms on the first floor;

of the minors, as Big Brother said, 52 children under six years old have no self-care ability and are all assigned to those Woodcutting Realm families to be adopted; 49 children over six years old have a certain self-care ability. Those willing to be adopted are arranged, and those who are unwilling are all assigned to the ten-person rooms on the first floor to live together.

The current overall situation is that, except for your room, Big Brother, 8 rooms have been assigned on the third floor, seven single households, one five-person room, and 92 rooms remain;

95 rooms have been assigned on the second floor, including 92 single households, 3 ten-person rooms, and 185 rooms remain;

111 rooms have been assigned on the first floor, including 83 single households, 28 ten-person rooms, and 249 rooms remain."

Although Xia Hong was concentrating on polishing the giant iron in his hand, he heard every word of Xia Chuan's words.

Hearing Xia Chuan report the numbers one by one in an orderly manner, Xia Hong could not help but raise a touch of approval in his eyes.

It is easy to read these numbers, but to think of them, one must spend a lot of time conducting detailed investigations.

With the system, he has the total population of the camp, but what the population structure is like, how many adults and minors there are, still depends on Xia Chuan leading people to identify and distinguish.

"How many people do you estimate this wooden house can accommodate at most?"

Xia Hong suddenly asked a question. Hearing the question, Xia Chuan pondered for a moment and immediately gave the answer.

"Less than one-third of the camp's rooms have been assigned. Based on the current space used, the number of people this wooden house can accommodate, under normal circumstances, can at least reach five thousand. If it is used tightly, then it is estimated that doubling it again is not a problem."

If used tightly, let alone twenty thousand, it is estimated that forty or fifty thousand is not a problem, but it will be cramped and uncomfortable to live in.

Before the gnawing rat pack problem is solved, without accident, the population of the Does Da Xia camp should not usher in a surge for a long time.

The current wooden house is enough for them to use for a long time.

Although the appearance of the gnawing rat pack made the significance of the new home not as great as previously thought, after half a year of preparation, Xia Hong still breathed a sigh of relief when it was truly successfully landed and solved.

Can't prevent the gnawing rat pack, but it's fine to prevent other cold beasts!

"The new contribution value rule has also been officially implemented. All camp members above the Woodcutting Realm have been registered. The camp supplies office has now increased to ten people, and there are people responsible for recording everyone's contribution points every day. From tonight, those above the Woodcutting Realm who want cold beast meat and other materials must exchange them with contribution points."

Hearing that the new contribution value rule was officially implemented, Xia Hong finally showed a smile on his face and asked: "Have you calculated whether the camp's cold beast meat consumption is more or less after the new rule is implemented?"

Xia Chuan clearly thought about this question and answered with a smile: "According to common sense, it should be more, but judging from the situation in the past two days, it should be less."

The previous quota for the Woodcutting Realm was five jin per day. According to the current new rule, as long as you are not lazy, it is very easy to obtain three contribution points every day. Converted, it should be six jin per day. If cold beast meat is allowed to be exchanged, according to the normal algorithm, the camp's overall consumption is definitely more than before.

But Xia Hong immediately understood Xia Chuan's meaning.

"In the past two days, many people have been asking Mu Dong about the customization prices of various wooden products, iron products, and clothes in the craftsman workshop. I have observed that these are almost all those who have formed families and have great demand for various items. I heard that Luo Yuan's wife is forcing him to buy a set of ready-made clothes. We laughed when we heard it."

"Hahahahaha..."

Hearing Luo Yuan's embarrassment, Xia Hong laughed loudly.

Women have no resistance to clothes by nature.

It's not to say that they are vain, mainly because the camp has the conditions now. The contribution degree new rule is to allow them to have a normal way to enjoy these materials by making contributions to the camp.

Since contributions have sizes, it is inevitable that classes and comparisons will appear. Using such a way to stimulate these people to make greater contributions to the camp is the original intention of this system.

"However, it is still necessary to let them understand that strength is the foundation. Before having enough strength, no matter how well you dress, eat, or use, it is just a mirror flower and water moon, bamboo basket drawing water."

Hearing Xia Hong's slightly serious tone, Xia Chuan was full of agreement:

"Of course. In my opinion, it is just that the new rule has just been implemented, and many people are just fresh. In a few days, they should turn around and understand this truth."

Xia Hong nodded. The cruelty of the Ice Abyss world, not only he understands, his reminder is actually a bit redundant. The importance of strength, let alone Luo Yuan, even the children under six in the camp know.

As Xia Chuan said, the craze that has risen now is just a fresh period.

After this period passes, they will naturally understand what is most important.

"Leader, is this giant axe a new weapon you made?"

During the conversation just now, Xia Hong's hands had not been idle.

Seeing him embed the polished fan-shaped giant iron into the two-meter-long black iron rod beside him, Yuan Cheng, who had been staring for a long time, finally could not help but ask.

In Xia Hong's hand was a two-meter-long double-edged giant axe. Ten silver forging patterns on the axe body were clearly visible; the axe blades on both sides faintly revealed silver cold light, and they had already been sharpened.

Whoosh...

Xia Hong raised the giant axe and swung it casually in front of him. Suddenly, the wind roared, and even he was moved a few steps by it, which showed the weight of the giant axe.

Seeing Yuan Cheng looking at the giant axe with undisguised love in his eyes, Xia Hong smiled lightly and hit him: "Why, like it?"

Yuan Cheng subconsciously wanted to nod. He did prefer heavy weapons, but thinking that this giant axe was so big, it must have consumed a lot of iron ore, and Xia Hong made it himself, it must have a great use, so he shook his head.

Xia Hong could naturally see his thoughts, laughed and said: "Like it, but I can't give it to you now. I have a great use for it. Besides, even if I give it to you now, with your strength, you can't swing it at all."

Xia Chuan was stunned when he heard this, and a strange look appeared on his face.

Yuan Cheng also showed a strange expression, chuckled and said: "Leader, don't underestimate me. Why don't you let me try?"

Still have a temper?

Xia Hong also couldn't help but want to tease Yuan Cheng, so he nodded and smiled, handing the giant axe to him.

Yuan Cheng reached out to catch the giant axe handle. The moment Xia Hong let go, his whole person fell forward, his body staggered forward for a meter or two. It was hard to stabilize, and after raising his head, his flushed face was full of horror.

"Leader, this giant axe is too heavy, right?"

"Hahaha, two thousand eight hundred jin, how about it, can you swing it?"

Hearing Xia Hong's ridicule, Yuan Cheng showed an unconvinced expression, then stood firm, lifted the giant axe, and actually gritted his teeth and swung it more than ten times.

Bang...

By the time Yuan Cheng's hands were exhausted and he put the giant axe on the ground, Xia Hong was completely stunned.

Just now, Yuan Cheng's stagger was naturally not because he couldn't lift it, but because he was careless and didn't expect the giant axe to be so heavy.

Xia Hong also understood this point. The basic strength of the Woodcutting Realm was five thousand jin. This giant axe was two thousand eight hundred jin, so lifting it was definitely not a big problem.

But lifting it and swinging it were two completely different things.

The weight of the weapon and the basic strength of the user had a great relationship.

If the weapon is too light, the kinetic energy will be insufficient when used, not only will the lethality be greatly reduced, but the user's strength will be too great, which is easy to break; if the weapon is too heavy, it will increase the user's burden when used, which will greatly affect speed and flexibility, and in serious cases, it will even lead to exhaustion, making the battle very dangerous.

Xia Hong had tested it before. To use a weapon normally, the weight is best controlled at one-tenth of his basic strength.

The giant axe he made was basically hit according to the limit of the Earth-Digging Realm's strength. He was very strenuous when using it. To swing it more than ten times in a row, without strength above ten thousand jin, it was absolutely impossible.

Xia Hong's mind popped up this thought, and then seeing the smile on Xia Chuan's face beside him, he immediately realized it and turned his head to look at Yuan Cheng.

"Good boy, you broke through?"

"Leader, I intended to tell you when I came in, but unfortunately there was no chance."

"Hahahahaha, good, you boy gave me a big surprise!"

Xia Hong was in a good mood. Remembering the longing look Yuan Cheng had when looking at the giant axe, his heroic spirit was born, and he said loudly:

"When your strength exceeds twenty-five thousand jin, this giant axe will be given to you."

Hearing Xia Hong's words, Yuan Cheng's pupils burst into joy, his expression was excited, and he bowed to Xia Hong.

"Thank you, Leader. Yuan Cheng will definitely practice hard in the future!"

The seventh Earth-Digging Realm would actually be Yuan Cheng.

This indeed greatly exceeded Xia Hong's expectations.

At the beginning of the hunting team's formation, it had to be said that the strength of the eight people in the former Luo Ge camp was clearly above others. The subsequent breakthrough of Luo Yuan and the Zhao brothers to the Earth-Digging Realm also confirmed this point.

Xia Chuan was able to emerge suddenly because he obtained the inheritance of the wooden puppet strange monster, and broke through to the Earth-Digging Realm one step ahead of Luo Yuan. Yuan Cheng did not have it.

Xia Hong originally expected that the next breakthrough should still be the people in the former Luo Ge camp. Unexpectedly, Yuan Cheng actually grabbed in front of them.

"Big Brother, this giant axe is used to hunt the Teng Jiao, right?"

Seeing Xia Chuan guess the purpose of the giant axe at once, Xia Hong did not hide it and nodded lightly.

The Teng Jiao seen last time was more than thirty meters long, with a waist thickness of sixty or seventy centimeters. Its body shape was several points larger than the largest Golden-Eyed Demon Sheep encountered before.

And because its body was too long, plus the trees in Red Wood Ridge were large enough, the Teng Jiao could also coil and walk on the trees. Its body shape was so large, but its flexibility was extremely high.

More importantly, it was the poisonous mist.

Because of the existence of poisonous mist, the time to hunt the Teng Jiao was at most half an hour. If it could not be killed within half an hour, it must retreat. If the situation of failing to hunt and being chased was also counted, the time would be even less.

The larger the body, the stronger the vitality; high flexibility, not easy to chase; hunting time must be controlled very short.

Combining these three characteristics, to successfully hunt the Teng Jiao, you cannot drag it out. You must cause the greatest damage in a short time.

The large knives and bows and arrows currently used by the camp were clearly a bit inappropriate.

"Even the large knives are too light and small, let alone bows and arrows. Even if pure iron arrows are used, it is estimated that it is only enough to scratch the Teng Jiao. It depends on whether this giant axe can play a role."

Xia Hong picked up the large knife beside the furnace while talking. It was exactly the Jing Han knife he had personally made earlier. The Jing Han knife was one point five meters long including the blade and handle, and the back of the knife was twelve centimeters thick, with a net weight of six hundred and twenty jin.

If it were an outsider who didn't know the reason, hearing the four words "too light and small" said by Xia Hong, he would probably think he had gone crazy.

But the actual situation was indeed so.

Too light and small, it depends on who you compare with.

Compared with Snow Manes, Frostwolves, and Demon Sheep, the large knife is naturally not small or light, but in front of the Teng Jiao, the evaluation of these four words is absolutely fair.

Seeing the Jing Han knife, Yuan Cheng's eyes lit up.

During this period, Xia Hong had not made any new weapons.

The camp currently only had five large knives.

Jing Han was naturally in Xia Hong's hands, and the other four were initially in the hands of him, Luo Yuan, Zhao Long, and Hong Gang.

But as Zhao Hu and Zhao Bao broke through to the Earth-Digging Realm, the two large knives in his and Hong Gang's hands naturally belonged to those two.

If there were none from the beginning, Yuan Cheng would not be so eager. The key was that he had it and then lost it, which was very uncomfortable.

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During this short time, he worked hard to break through to the Earth-Digging Realm, partly to regain the right to use the large knife.

Originally, he thought about taking back the original large knife, but seeing Jing Han in Xia Hong's hand, Yuan Cheng immediately changed his target.

This knife was personally made by Xia Hong and had been used for a period of time. Not to mention that it was the first weapon of the Does Da Xia camp, its significance was extraordinary, much more precious than the original one.

If he could use it, that would be too...

Xia Hong, who had long noticed Yuan Cheng's eager look, deliberately swung the large knife a few times to tease him. Seeing Yuan Cheng's eyes moving with the large knife, he laughed loudly and threw the Jing Han knife directly to him.

"Alright, alright, I know you want it. You use this large knife first. I will use this giant axe during this period."

Yuan Cheng took Jing Han, and although his face was full of joy, he thought for a moment and soon raised his head again, with a hint of hesitation, and handed the knife back.

"Leader, this giant axe was just made. You don't know how to use it yet, right? Why don't you use Jing Han first? After you are familiar with the giant axe, I will use this large knife."

Xia Hong raised his eyebrows and shook his head, not taking the knife.

"Don't worry about me. You guys follow me to the mine cave first!"

After speaking, Xia Hong pulled out a long sheep-horn chisel from behind the furnace, led the two directly downstairs, and then walked toward the mine cave in the south.

The materials in the mine cave had all been moved to the warehouse on the second floor of the wooden house, and it was much more spacious inside now.

Clang... clang... clang...

The three of them had walked in for less than five or six meters, and there was a rhythmic chiseling sound inside, accompanied by the chatting of Luo Yuan and the other four.

"Luo Yuan, that piece of yours, how many jin?"

"Should be more than sixty jin."

"So much, the piece I just got was only forty-odd jin."

"Sixty jin in one piece, earned it. Six contribution points can be exchanged for twelve jin of cold beast meat. If I get another piece today, I can exchange for more than twenty jin of cold beast meat."

"How can I exchange all for cold beast meat? In that house of mine, there is no furniture now. The wife at home is arguing. Wooden bed, wooden barrel, chair, and other things, the whole set adds up to 75 contribution points. I have to save up first, and wait for a period of time before exchanging them together."

"By the way, my wife is the same. She took the child to the craftsman workshop to see the wooden bed, and came back and immediately argued with me to want it. It takes 25 contribution points. I have to dig for two or three days to exchange for one."

"It's expensive, but it's comfortable. The wooden bed is equipped with animal fur pads. Lying on it is soft, much more comfortable than sleeping on the ground. Let alone women and children, I also want it after trying it."

"Woodcutting team, gathering team, craftsman workshop, and camp supplies office all have their own channels to obtain contribution degrees. It's just our hunting team. The leader doesn't know when to announce it. Going out once for the woodcutting team is one point. How about ours? At least two points, right?"

"It must be higher than them, but I don't know how to divide it specifically. The leader should distribute it according to the role played by each, and we will know when the time comes."

"I'm just waiting for the leader to announce it, and then go out to hunt and earn contribution points. Every day when I go home, the wife and children tell me they lack this and that. Annoying!"

"No way, cold beast meat definitely cannot be broken. If you want to exchange for those things, you can only earn more contribution points."

"Hahahahaha, the things in the craftsman workshop are indeed many. Mu Dong doesn't know how to figure them out. Women and children can't move after seeing them, and they just come back to torture us."

Hearing the content of the four people's conversation, Xia Hong could not help but laugh lightly.

It's interesting to say that among the seven Earth-Digging Realms in the camp, only he, Xia Chuan, and Yuan Cheng have not formed a family. Luo Yuan and the Zhao brothers already have wives and children.

And except for Luo Yuan, an only child, Zhao Hu and Zhao Bao each have two sons. The eldest Zhao Long is even more exaggerated. The wife gave birth to four, three boys and one girl.

Synchronized with the new contribution value rule, the camp began to officially divide households by family. Accompanied by various wooden products, leather products, and tool customization launched by the craftsman workshop, as well as material exchange at the camp supplies office, these families had a great demand for contribution values.

Currently, because materials are scarce and craftsmen are also nervous, the prices of various items are still set very high. Even Luo Yuan, Zhao Long, and the other four have a hard time exchanging them, let alone other Woodcutting Realm families.

However, as materials become abundant and craftsmen increase, the prices of these materials will definitely decrease slowly, and the degree of popularization will naturally increase. The era when everyone can use them will come sooner or later.

"Leader, you are here!"

"See the leader."

Seeing Xia Hong come in, Luo Yuan and the other four hurriedly stopped talking, put down the sheep-horn chisel, and bowed to him.

Xia Hong nodded slightly, took out the sheep-horn chisel in his hand, walked to the rock wall, found a position that had not yet been mined, and began to dig.

Ding...

Just after the first chisel, hearing the sound, Luo Yuan and the other four, as well as Xia Chuan and Yuan Cheng who followed Xia Hong in, were stunned for a moment. Immediately after, the eyes of the six people all gathered on the sheep-horn chisel in Xia Hong's hand.

"This chisel, why is the sound of mining so crisp?"

"That chisel, isn't it made of iron?"

"It's really not, it's white, isn't that..."

"It's the teeth of a gnawing rat!"

Xia Chuan, with sharp eyes, was the first to see it.

The other five immediately reacted.

The sheep-horn chisel in Xia Hong's hand still had an iron handle.

But the head was actually made of the gnawing rat teeth brought back earlier.

Ding... ding... ding...

The six people did not disturb Xia Hong, but continued to watch. Noticing that Xia Hong only chiseled more than a hundred times, the iron ore on the rock wall began to totter. The faces of the six people immediately burst into thick joy.

Clatter...

Half an hour later, as that piece of iron ore fell to the ground, Xia Hong also breathed a sigh of relief and let go of the sheep-horn chisel in his hand.

"Leader, can this gnawing tooth also be used to dig mines?"

"With an ordinary iron pick, it would take us at least two hours to dig a piece. With this iron tooth, the efficiency has directly doubled?"

After Xia Hong slowed down for a while, he picked up the iron ore on the ground, and his face was also full of joy.

When fighting the gnawing rats earlier, he noticed that the hardness of their gnawing teeth was harder than iron, so he had already thought that it could be used to dig mines, but he did not expect the effect to be so good.

It actually doubled directly.

A single Earth-Digging Realm person can mine up to four hundred jin of iron ore a day, and if it is coal, it can reach eight hundred jin!

"Leader, can this gnawing tooth be used to make weapons?"

"Too light, it definitely won't work as a weapon. And the bones of cold beasts are brittle and cannot be shaped at all. Once the tip is worn, it is permanent. At most, it can be used as a disposable bone weapon. Only by using it to mine can the benefits be maximized!"

Before Xia Hong could speak, Xia Chuan immediately answered Luo Yuan's question.

Xia Hong also nodded. Among the several types of cold beast bones he had come into contact with, they could only be used as disposable bone weapons, or ground into bone powder for medicinal use. He had not yet encountered any that could be melted like iron.

"There are two gnawing teeth in one gnawing rat, and four can make a chisel. A total of four were killed earlier, and another one can be made. From now on, the camp will use this kind of gnawing tooth chisel to mine coal and iron."

Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and the other six people's eyes lit up when they heard this.

Using a sheep-horn chisel, you can dig at most one hundred jin of iron ore a day, which is ten points converted into contribution value; if you use this kind of gnawing tooth chisel, it is forty contribution points a day.

"There are only two now. You guys use them in turns first. After killing a few more long-tailed gnawing rats, you can make a few more!"

Xia Hong naturally understood what they were thinking.

After speaking, looking at the iron ore in his hand, Xia Hong sighed slightly again.

"It's a pity that the Woodcutting Realm still cannot participate in mining!"

Although the gnawing tooth chisel can improve the efficiency of mining, it still cannot slow down the rebound force on the ore. In other words, without basic strength above ten thousand jin, it is still impossible to withstand the rebound force when chiseling, and naturally, it cannot mine.

Xia Hong shook his head slightly. He had been thinking of ways to hope that the Woodcutting Realm could participate in mining.

"Is it a material rule? No wonder it's called the Earth-Digging Realm. As long as you don't reach this cultivation realm, you can't mine underground resources."

At this moment, the thought in his heart was completely extinguished.

"Just right, all six of you are here. Prepare, follow me to the inner circle of Red Wood Ridge tomorrow night after dark to hunt the Jiao!"

The six people's expressions brightened when they heard this.

Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan had both seen the Teng Jiao. Although the Teng Jiao looked very bluffing, the two had a certain understanding of its strength, so at this moment, there was no fear on their faces, but rather eagerness to try.

And the Zhao brothers and Yuan Cheng were ignorant and fearless, purely curious. They were not only curious about the new species of Teng Jiao, but also curious about the inner area of Red Wood Ridge beyond five hundred meters that they had never set foot in.

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