[{"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-121":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},2266547,4425,"Chapter 121: Poison Sac, Bowmaking [Combined]","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-121",121,"\u003Cp>\"Leader, Yuan Cheng has woken up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Xia Hong stepped out of the supply shed, he was told Yuan Cheng had regained consciousness; he hurried straight to the main hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the iron furnace in the main hall, Yuan Cheng was indeed awake; though still lying face-down and pale, the necrotic wounds on his back had improved significantly, and his mental state clearly showed strong recovery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Greetings, Leader!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Xia Hong arrive, everyone quickly bowed and made way for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough, don’t move—keep lying down and rest your wound!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yuan Cheng struggle to rise, Xia Hong immediately stopped him, then re-examined his back and estimated he’d recover in one or two days; he finally exhaled a deep breath of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next time you hunt, don’t get so close to your prey. You got lucky this time—I discovered the Tengjiao saliva could neutralize the poison; otherwise, you’d be dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was too reckless this time—I’ll remember this lesson, Leader!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Cheng nodded heavily, a flicker of fear in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This lesson was brutal—if he didn’t learn from it, he’d lose his own life; he knew well enough what was at stake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the fear in his eyes, Xia Hong knew he’d learned his lesson and said no more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The camp now had only seven Digging Earth cultivators—too few to spare any one—and losing even one pained him deeply, especially since Yuan Cheng was an old hand from Great Xia, having followed him all the way from the dirt slope, their bond deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leader, your pouch is smoking!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the reminder behind him, Xia Hong turned quickly to look at the pouch hanging at his waist—and froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pouch was indeed emitting thin white smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, scatter! Get away, all of you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong realized what it meant and shouted loudly, ordering everyone to clear out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pouch contained the freshly retrieved Tengjiao poison sac.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing everyone—including the injured Yuan Cheng—had been safely evacuated without incident, Xia Hong finally relaxed, staring at the now tightly sealed pouch, his brow furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t the Tengjiao poison sac wrapped in meat?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t leaking back there—why is it leaking now, for no reason?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment’s thought, Xia Hong turned his gaze to the iron furnace; a suspicion crossed his face, and slowly, he moved the pouch toward the heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hssss……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the pouch warmed, the Tengjiao poison sac inside emitted a faint hissing sound, thin wisps of white smoke rising steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong quickly pulled the pouch back—and understood at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While he’d crouched to check Yuan Cheng, his waist pouch had been too close to the furnace, accidentally heating the poison sac and triggering the toxic vapor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"High heat triggers the poison gas inside the sac.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing this, Xia Hong’s expression sharpened, then lit up with sudden brilliance—his excitement surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it! Hahahaha! Got it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong gripped the pouch tightly, his face alight with fervor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Send someone to the mine—tell Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and the other four to come to the forge. I’ll wait for them there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight’s hunt had been short; dawn was still far off, so Xia Chuan and the other four had gone straight to the mine to mine iron after returning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Leader!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing someone dispatched to notify the five, Xia Hong didn’t linger in the main hall—he headed straight to the adjacent forge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon entering the forge, fearing further leakage, Xia Hong carefully wrapped the poison sac in another layer of leather. After sitting down in thought for a moment, Xia Chuan and the other four entered quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sit down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The camp had a surplus of wood, and many wooden chairs stood in public areas: the forge, the alchemy room, and the main hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the five seated, their faces full of curiosity, Xia Hong didn’t delay—he told them everything about the Tengjiao poison sac and saliva.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Long and his two brothers were fine—they’d seen the Nieshu  before, but they hadn’t been present during the earlier chase when they’d fled to the Tengjiao’s territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan, who had been there, heard the news about the sac and saliva, thought for a moment, then their eyes instantly brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked at Xia Hong—and immediately understood why he’d summoned them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leader, if I’m not mistaken, you plan to use the Tengjiao poison sac against the Nieshu  on the north slope of the cliff?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Yuan spoke first; seeing Xia Hong nod, he knew he was right—his expression brightened, then he shook his head after a pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, from last time, they aren’t afraid of the Tengjiao—they walked right through the toxic mist. Using mist to drive them off won’t work; also, Tengjiao poison likely won’t kill them—maybe just slow them down…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Luo Yuan spoke, he looked up at Xia Hong—and instantly realized Xia Hong never intended to drive them off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother’s plan is to use the poison mist to weaken them, then we strike together and kill the whole group?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan picked up the thread—but as he finished, even he, Luo Yuan, and Zhao Long’s brothers wore expressions of doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It couldn’t be done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three or four hundred Nieshu —even weakened by poison mist—were beyond their reach. Not even seven Digging Earth cultivators, let alone every Logging Earth cultivator in camp, could defeat them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if we add this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong knew exactly what they were thinking. He walked slowly to the forge wall, drew a bow, and showed it to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five stared—stunned at first sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, after a moment’s thought, their eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Nieshu ’s defense is weak—bows are effective!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We tested it before—bows over ten thousand jin pull deal massive damage; if aimed well, they can kill instantly. Logging Earth can’t kill outright, but they can wound severely. With enough arrows, hunting them is possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we release large amounts of Tengjiao mist to slow them, bow accuracy will soar—killing them won’t be hard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And if we find a good position, we might not suffer heavy casualties—it really could work!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The only problem is the Nieshu ’s sheer numbers. To take them down, we’ll need massive quantities of bows and poison sacs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the other four, Xia Chuan’s final words were far more thorough—he’d pinpointed the core difficulty in one sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong nodded, his brow darkening slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chuan’s right. To deal with the Nieshu , we need vast quantities of bows and poison sacs—and more, if possible: more Logging Earth and Digging Earth cultivators. But we don’t have the time…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could, Xia Hong wouldn’t confront the Nieshu  now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could wait until Great Xia had enough Digging Earth and Logging Earth cultivators to eliminate the threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Nieshu  wouldn’t give him that time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Less than two kilometers away—they could discover the valley at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he didn’t act now, he was waiting for death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knock knock knock…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leader, the Tengjiao spinal tendons have arrived!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knock interrupted the six men’s thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Ping pushed the door open, bowed to the five, then handed Xia Hong a bundle of Tengjiao spinal tendons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Tengjiao has been fully processed. Aside from the poison sac, there are five jin of viscous fluid—likely the saliva you mentioned. Meat yield: 2,210 jin. Spinal tendons: thirty-eight meters. Bones ground to powder and sealed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong nodded, then turned his gaze to the tendons in his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tengjiao spinal tendons possessed elasticity, toughness, and durability—the perfect material for bowstrings. The camp already had bows; Xia Hong had studied them before, so he was familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our camp’s eleven bows have ten-forged iron limbs, but all use dual strings with a pull of five thousand jin—unsuitable for Digging Earth cultivators, correct?\" Xia Hong’s gaze shifted to Zhao Long and his brothers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Long nodded. As the best archers in camp, they understood bows deeply; after a moment’s thought, he replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"True. During the rescue of Chen Ye’s group and just now during the Tengjiao hunt, I felt it too. With my current base strength, using a five-thousand-jin bow long-term would likely snap the string. Dual strings aren’t enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logging Earth cultivators had base strength above five thousand jin; ordinary bows and arrows couldn’t be used by them, let alone Digging Earth cultivators with ten-thousand-jin strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Longbows consist of two parts: the limb and the string.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This world’s iron, unlike the past, was strong yet retained some flexibility and resilience—so the limb must be iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wood was useless—he’d tested it before using past experience: iron arrowheads with wooden shafts resulted in arrows too light, with drastically reduced power and terrible accuracy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The string? Tengjiao spinal tendons. Logging Earth bows typically used dual strings—two strands. To increase pull, you needed a third strand—and more material.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget Digging Earth bows for now. Five-thousand-jin bows are enough for the Nieshu . Our Logging Earth numbers are sufficient. Our main task now: produce as many bows and arrows as possible in the shortest time—and improve every Logging Earth cultivator’s archery!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our camp currently has 152 Logging Earth cultivators. In the short term, a few may break through to Digging Earth—but the number will be small.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>=9+ Shu _ Ba\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the Logging Earth count, Xia Hong nodded slightly—satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the wooden huts began, the camp had already had 140 Logging Earth cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since then, eighteen had been lost during night expeditions by the gathering and logging teams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So in roughly a month since the new huts were built, over thirty new Logging Earth cultivators had emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One five-thousand-jin iron-limbed bow requires at least 350 jin of iron ore. Each arrow uses only five jin—but one bow needs at least fifty arrows. So one full set requires six hundred jin of ore—roughly equal to a greatsword’s cost!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong calculated further: \"For safety, we should deploy every Logging Earth cultivator against the Nieshu . That means we need to produce at least a hundred sets of iron-limbed bows.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One bow set requires six hundred jin of iron ore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hundred sets: sixty thousand jin of iron ore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The six men all reached this number—and frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number was large, but not impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The camp’s seven Digging Earth cultivators: two using Nie teeth drills produce eight hundred jin daily; five using ordinary goat-horn drills produce five hundred each—totaling thirteen hundred jin daily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sixty thousand jin of ore would take about a month and a half to mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their frowns weren’t about quantity—they were about time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just mining takes a week and a half—what about forging?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those in the Woodcutting Realm lack forging ability, so these hundred-plus iron-tough bows must be forged by the seven of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the camp’s hunting activities cannot stop; the seven of them cannot spend all their time solely on mining and bow-making.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This timeline is too long—it won’t do. So during this period, we must find a way to go over there and risk killing a few more Nieshu ; if each of us can get a Niechizao , the mining speed will increase dramatically!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Xia Chuan and the other four immediately brightened and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If all seven could be equipped with Niechizao , daily iron ore extraction would reach nearly three thousand jin—sixty thousand jin would then take only twenty days, doubling the speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Also, we need to hunt more téngjiāo and stockpile extra venom sacs and saliva; we still don’t have enough téngjiāo spinal tendons for bowmaking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a group of three or four hundred Nieshu , we must prepare several venom sacs;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saliva can be used to antidote our own people, so we must stockpile more;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spinal tendons are even more critical: bows for the Woodcutting Realm require double strings, each bow needing two meters of tendon. The téngjiāo we killed tonight was fairly long—its tendons totaled thirty-eight meters; without waste, they could make about nineteen bows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But we need to make over a hundred bows, requiring at least one hundred sixty meters—so we must kill at least five more téngjiāo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our stock of cold-beast meat is currently ample; for the next month, the hunting team won’t need to go out. Once Yuan Cheng’s wound heals, I’ll take the six of you out to hunt five more téngjiāo. For the rest of the time, all six of you will work with me to mine iron ore full-time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Leader!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having made the decision, Xia Hong wasted no time and began organizing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, Chuan, go notify Shi Qing right now: for the duration, everyone in the camp at or above the Woodcutting Realm must spend half their evenings practicing archery under his instruction—make sure he teaches them well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since we don’t have enough bows yet, tell Xiang Mudong to have the workshop rush-produce some wooden ones for practice; once the real bows are ready, there won’t be time for training.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Leader!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan nodded and left immediately, going downstairs to notify Shi Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the remaining four—Luo Yuan and the others—Xia Hong spoke directly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No time to waste. The four of you return to the mine. I’ll stay here to forge bows. Tonight at dusk, we’ll head to the northern slope of the mountain wall and see if we can find a chance to kill a few more Nieshu .”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four nodded and obeyed, turning and heading downstairs to the mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One hundred and twenty points of iron resources are enough for only four bows. There should still be some ore left in the mine—first mass-produce the bows; arrows can wait.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong immediately took the iron ore and tossed it into the furnace to melt, beginning the tedious, monotonous process of bowmaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, the Great Xia Camp’s weapon-forging efficiency was extremely high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Luo Ming’s earlier account, a standard ten-fold-forged greatsword required two Earth-Digging Realm cultivators working together for three to five days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with the polishing stones at the Great Xia Camp, a single Earth-Digging Realm cultivator could forge a ten-fold-forged weapon weighing around seven hundred jin in one night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The iron-tough bow weighed only three hundred jin; the Great Xia Camp could forge two in a single night—an efficiency far beyond imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, thinking of needing to forge over a hundred, Xia Hong still felt it was too slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No rush, no rush. First use up the iron ore we have, then focus entirely on mining with the other six. With enough ore, seven Earth-Digging Realm cultivators together will speed up bow production.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the iron ore was melting, Xia Hong didn’t idle—he consumed the cold-beast meat already prepared beside him and began cultivating with every second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After notifying Shi Qing, Xia Chuan also went directly to the mine, joining Luo Yuan and the other four in frantically mining iron ore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon receiving the order, Shi Qing immediately called his son Shi Ping and separately visited Bai Dongying and Cheng Feng, relaying Xia Hong’s command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All Woodcutting Realm cultivators in the mining, logging, and hunting teams must spend half their evenings practicing archery!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Cheng Feng and Bai Dongying didn’t understand, upon confirming it was Xia Hong’s order, they immediately complied and notified all members of the mining and logging teams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming that all Woodcutting Realm cultivators in the hunting team and the workshop had been informed, Shi Ping went to the mine to report to Xia Chuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan, still mining, didn’t turn around; after a moment’s thought, he said directly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Also tell them: every ten days, we’ll hold an archery contest. The top three get ten contribution points; fourth to tenth get five.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, my lord.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Ping’s expression froze for a moment, then lit up with joy. He nodded and hurried off, eager to spread the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan understood why he was so pleased: Shi Ping, though only at the Woodcutting Realm, had inherited his father Shi Qing’s archery skill and was quite formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Top three might be uncertain, but top ten was certain—that’s why he was so happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brilliant. With contribution points at stake, they’ll train harder than ever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chuan, no wonder the Leader made you Camp Supply Officer—you’re sharp!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Shi Ping left, Luo Yuan and the other three, still mining nearby, couldn’t help raising their thumbs toward Xia Chuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without a contest, the camp’s Woodcutting Realm cultivators would surely train seriously—after all, they’d need archery on future expeditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with this contest, they’d train even more diligently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The camp’s overall archery proficiency would rise faster still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing their praise, Xia Chuan remained expressionless and said gravely: “The faster their archery improves, the greater our chances against Nieshu  swarms. In the end, they’re training for themselves—contribution points are merely a bonus.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Luo Yuan and the others grew slightly solemn and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Focus on mining—we’re keeping the Leader waiting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five raised their tools again and accelerated their mining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please support with subscriptions and monthly tickets! Premium status requires three thousand—don’t know if we’ll make it, but let’s at least hit two thousand. Thank you all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2843,"2026-06-19T20:30:15.201Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4a0795dcdb589121c77d86e6958fb47215e3e3e95595343b9f689ef995a99469","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-122","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-120",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fendless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-cover.jpg"]