[{"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-146":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},2266572,4425,"Chapter 146: The Easy Gain, the Malice [Combined Chapter]","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-146",146,"\u003Cp>The second day of the second month, Great Xia Year One\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the second floor of the wooden hut, outside the Supply Office\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This knife weighs over six hundred jin—damn powerful!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Knives are for close combat; this ten-stone iron-core bow is even deadlier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My brother-in-law said, when we go hunting with the leader, we rarely get close combat—mostly we use bows.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Kai and Xu Ning, their faces alight with excitement, kept gesturing with their great knives and iron-core bows, occasionally whispering to each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Members of the Logging Corps who came to submit resources at the Supply Office couldn’t help but gaze at them with envy, eyes fixed on the weapons in their hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Shi Ping, who had just issued the weapons to them, kept casting envious glances their way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in the camp now knew: the three who had broken through to the Digging Realm simultaneously two days ago—besides Cheng Feng, who still led the Gathering Team—Lin Kai and Xu Ning had both been promoted into the Hunting Team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Supply Office, Forge Workshop, Hunting Team, Logging Team, Gathering Team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though officially, the five departments of Great Xia each had their own duties and no hierarchy of rank or worth, people naturally compared themselves—especially after contributions were quantified, making differences in treatment and status glaringly obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Members of the Hunting Team unquestionably belonged to Great Xia’s first tier; their status even surpassed slightly that of Cheng Feng, Bai Dongying, and Xiang Mudong, the heads of the other three departments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple: first, their strength; second, their contribution points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take clothing as an example: currently, only the entire Hunting Team wore full sets of clothes—even most of their families had them too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other four departments combined had barely a hundred people in clothing, many of whom had acquired theirs from the accidental contribution points gained during the last rodent Qugan , a ratio nowhere near the Hunting Team’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, numbers played a part, but everyone knew the real reason: the other four departments simply couldn’t earn contribution points like the Hunting Team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, the only ways to earn contribution points in camp were gathering and hunting. The other four departments could only gather—only wood and crystal fruit—and even at their peak, they earned no more than ten or so points per day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Hunting Team was different: just mining alone could net them over fifty points a day; daily tasks included forging iron tools, hunting low-level cold beasts, gathering medicinal materials deep in Redwood Ridge, and occasionally being assigned to protect logging corps members on gathering missions…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their avenues for earning contribution points were far more numerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention the sheer volume per single haul was vastly greater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, they accompanied the leader on hunts for mid-level cold beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in camp now knew: one mid-level Snowmane beast was worth 4,500 contribution points, and the leader took none of the share—over the past half-month, the Hunting Team had returned with three mid-level Snowmanes every night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant the fifteen members of the Hunting Team each night received 900 contribution points…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nine hundred points in one night!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did nine hundred contribution points mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant one night could buy six sets of clothes, or one five-stone iron-core bow, one great knife, dozens of ordinary iron tools—let alone wooden goods and leather products…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just this alone was enough to drive everyone mad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone in camp with even a shred of ambition was now pushing themselves to break through to the Digging Realm and join the Hunting Team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it was no surprise that Lin Kai and Xu Ning, who had gotten there first, drew such envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, you two—your grins are ear to ear. Stop showing off here. Did you coat the flammable oil yet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the Hunting Team had begun arriving one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Feng, seeing their smug expressions, chuckled and teased them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha, brother-in-law, we coated it long ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe, finally getting to go out with the leader—we came here right after dark to get ready, just waiting for you and the leader!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Feng was Lin Kai’s brother-in-law; plus, Xu Ning and Lin Kai had been among Great Xia’s earliest logging corps members, and the three had always been close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You two rented both the great knife and the iron-core bow for your first outing? That’ll cost you 100 contribution points this month alone—doubt you’ll even break even!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Add in the flammable oil and torches, and before you even earn a single point, you’ve already spent over 150. Don’t end up in the red!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Yuan and Zhao Long, standing nearby, couldn’t resist joining in the teasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh no, I don’t have enough contribution points!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Kai feigned panic, but his acting was so over-the-top everyone couldn’t help but chuckle quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t fool me—I already checked: one outing with the leader nets you at least nine hundred points. Even if these things cost fifteen hundred a month, I wouldn’t care!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahahahahaha………………”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone burst into laughter; Luo Yuan and Zhao Long, caught out and teased in return, joined in with full-throated chuckles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan, stepping out of the Supply Office, couldn’t help smiling too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as they could reliably accompany Xia Hong on outings, renting these items—even if the cost rose to fifteen hundred points, they’d pay without hesitation, because even then, they’d still profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The contribution point rental fees for the great knife and iron-core bow were mostly symbolic, since the camp currently had so few Digging Realm cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All ready?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as Xia Hong’s voice echoed from the stairwell, their laughter instantly died. All turned toward the stairwell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong carried a double-bladed great axe, held an iron-core bow, and at his waist hung that ceremonial dagger—still clad in his black cloak, stepping down in black leather boots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oddly, Xia Hong’s physique wasn’t particularly imposing among the Hunting Team—Yuan Cheng, Luo Yuan, Zhao Long, and several others were far more burly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet to everyone’s eyes, Xia Hong descending the stairs now seemed to tower several times larger than all of them combined; invisible currents swirled around his body, radiating an inexplicable pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The closer he came, the heavier and denser that pressure became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made even breathing feel strained…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Deaf?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong’s thunderous voice boomed in their ears; everyone jolted, instantly replying in unison: “Ready!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong nodded, his gaze slowly shifting to the side where Xu Ning and Lin Kai stood, a faint smile on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Leader!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seventeen men all nodded, fully armed, falling in behind Xia Hong as they left the camp and plunged into Redwood Ridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering Redwood Ridge, Xia Hong led them directly north.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All seventeen wore varying degrees of excitement on their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew this outing likely wouldn’t involve hunting—the main goal was to patrol the northern border and check whether the Mirror Immortal Camp had crossed over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aggressive stance of He Meng’s group during the rodent incident was still fresh in memory; the Hunting Team members already held no fondness for the Mirror Immortal Camp and now eagerly hoped to encounter them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The territory previously demarcated by Lu Shang’s camp extended only five hundred meters north; Xia Hong ordered the group to scatter and survey the outer zone, which they quickly covered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who returned one by one reported their findings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Many places show signs of recent human activity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Low-level cold beasts are clearly fewer—definitely hunted.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Many trees have been cut down—must be the Mirror Immortal Camp.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though these reports were within Xia Hong’s expectations,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>realizing that the Mirror Immortal Camp had completely ignored the message he’d sent back through Yuwen Tao, his expression darkened considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I found fresh, large-scale footprints heading inward on the west side—very recent, likely within the past hour or two!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until finally, Luo Yuan, the last to return, spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong immediately turned toward the west, his voice low and sharp:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go in. Let’s see what kind of nerve these people have.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the fury in Xia Hong’s tone, everyone’s expressions grew solemn; they swiftly followed him, sprinting westward into the deeper reaches of Redwood Ridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outer signs were clear: the Mirror Immortal Camp’s hunting team numbered over twenty—roughly the same as last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the deeper they went into Redwood Ridge, the fainter the signs became, until they vanished entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The snow’s too deep, the temperature too low, the cold beast density too high—and they’ve deliberately erased their tracks. We can’t find them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After advancing over thirteen hundred meters and realizing they’d lost all trace, Xia Hong frowned at the deeper west.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, when leading hunts, except for the first time when chasing Snowmanes and accidentally venturing four or five kilometers, he’d always kept hunting within a 1,500-meter radius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This position was still well within that 1,500-meter range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they couldn’t see anything, the sheer size of mid-level cold beasts meant that if they were being hunted, pressing an ear to the ground would still pick up vibrations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet here, there was nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one possibility remained…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Mirror Immortal Camp is already stronger than us. If they’ve been hunting here for the past half-month, it’s no surprise they’ve gone deeper. Brother, keep searching inward!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan’s tone carried a ruthless edge, determined to find the Mirror Immortal Camp or not stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others nodded in agreement, clearly siding with Xia Chuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then keep going deeper. Xia Chuan leads the front; the rest pair up and spread out. Stay hidden. At each spot, listen to the ground first—this should help us find them faster!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Centered on Xia Hong and Xia Chuan ahead, the remaining sixteen split into eight pairs, spreading out as they advanced deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The area wasn’t large; once dispersed, it took barely half an hour before one pair heard something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Northwest—distance unknown, but we hear vibrations!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Yuan Cheng and Luo Yuan, sent to the northwest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the report, Xia Hong blew a soft series of bone whistles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan ahead and the other six pairs quickly converged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s the other pair? Who’s missing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing only seven pairs returned, Xia Hong frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone checked with each other and quickly realized who was absent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s Xu Ning and Lin Kai!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing those two names, everyone’s expressions instantly darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those two fools won’t have run too far, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s their first time hunting outside. No experience—maybe they wandered off.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Split up, search the surroundings…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong instinctively abandoned the idea of searching the northwest, and opened his mouth to order everyone to split up and look for the two—but before he finished speaking, Lin Kai’s voice came from the east.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leader! Leader! Hurry, come with me—I’ve found something huge!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Kai’s face was flushed with obvious exhilaration; even ten meters away, before he’d even reached them, he shouted out to Xia Hong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong’s expression grew suspicious, but seeing no unusual signs on Lin Kai, he still followed him over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others exchanged glances; though equally suspicious, they saw Xia Hong had already moved, so they immediately followed behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group followed Lin Kai eastward for over three hundred meters before spotting far off a massive tree, where Xu Ning was waving at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment they saw Xu Ning, every pupil contracted sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xu Ning’s head—there’s a Cold Beast!” “That Cold Beast isn’t moving—is it asleep?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A Demon Sheep—it’s a Demon Sheep.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, it looks like…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the group burst into exclamations, they swiftly drew their bows from their backs; Zhao Long and his two brothers, the fastest, had already nocked arrows and prepared to fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait—the Demon Sheep is already dead!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong, at the front, cut off their chatter; a smile crossed his face, and he harbored a suspicion, then swiftly darted toward Xu Ning’s position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leader, this Demon Sheep is dead—it’s covered in wounds, probably someone else’s kill, temporarily stored here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the tree, Xia Hong reached out and touched the knife wound on the Demon Sheep’s forehead; seeing the blood hadn’t fully dried, his expression turned strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others had now climbed up the tree, staring at the massive corpse arranged as if in slumber; after a moment’s thought, their expressions turned sly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>=9+ Shu _ Ba\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… was done by Mirror Immortal Camp?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course—it’s just like us. One night’s kill isn’t enough, so they stash the kills here, then retrieve them all after the hunt ends!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha, this is really…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So we just stumbled upon a free gift?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha, let’s see if they dare reach out again—this is going to be interesting. We haven’t even killed a Demon Sheep yet!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hunting party’s tone instantly turned excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong wiped away his strange expression, thought for a moment, turned to Xia Chuan, and pointed at the Demon Sheep: “Drain all its blood!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leader, aren’t we taking the meat?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mid-grade Cold Beasts are valued mainly for their blood; their meat is hardly different from low-grade ones. But a single mid-grade beast yields at least four to five thousand jin of meat—letting Mirror Immortal Camp get all this meat for free still stung.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re leaving the meat precisely so they know we drained the blood—hahaha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan quickly understood, laughed loudly, pulled out a leather sack, sliced open the Demon Sheep’s chest cavity, and began draining the blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others froze for a moment, then immediately grasped the meaning; their faces broke into wicked grins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right—if they took the whole beast, the others might think another Cold Beast did it. Draining the blood but leaving the meat? Clearly human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They risked their lives to kill the Demon Sheep—and now we’ve drained all its blood—hahaha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the Demon Sheep’s blood was completely drained. Xia Chuan tucked away the leather sack and laughed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong, too, felt his spirits lift; he turned to Lin Kai and Xu Ning, his expression full of praise, and waved grandly: “Lin Kai and Xu Ning—you did well. This sack of Demon Sheep blood counts as three thousand contribution points—split it evenly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing they’d each get fifteen hundred contribution points, Lin Kai and Xu Ning froze in shock; after recovering, they bowed deeply to Xia Hong:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Leader!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On their very first hunt, before even lifting a weapon against a Cold Beast, they’d already earned fifteen hundred contribution points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Kai and Xu Ning’s faces glowed with excitement; even Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and the others nearby couldn’t help but feel a pang of envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough. Luo Yuan, lead the way—check the northwest. Are they there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on the tracks seen earlier on the perimeter, Mirror Immortal Camp had come here many times over the past half-month—no telling how many mid-grade Cold Beasts they’d killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All these Cold Beast resources belong to Great Xia Camp!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One Demon Sheep’s blood won’t even cover their debt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of cold light passed through Xia Hong’s eyes; he ordered Luo Yuan to lead, and the group followed toward the location where he’d heard the earlier commotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following Luo Yuan, the group marched northwest for about a kilometer, then immediately sensed movement from the distant ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To the west—the sounds suggest another four or five hundred meters!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even at night, the visibility in Redwood Ridge wasn’t low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trees were the problem—these giants had trunks over ten meters in diameter, some even thicker; once you got far enough, sightlines were blocked, so you could only judge direction and distance by sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong rose from the ground and turned to the group: “Same as before—Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan stay with me. Everyone else, spread out around us three as your reference point. When you spot them, ready your bows—and watch my signals!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years of training bred instant understanding; fifteen men swiftly scattered in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go—take a look.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing everyone dispersed, Xia Hong spoke, then led Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan straight toward the source of the noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack… Boom… Whoosh… Whoosh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep shooting! Don’t stop!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This beast has entered Kui Marsh—it’s exhausted! Keep firing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they drew closer, the sounds ahead grew clearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crashing trees, a rapid volley of arrows, shouted commands, and the enraged roars of a Cold Beast…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a hundred meters, the group clearly saw the scene ahead: a hunting party in action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath a colossal Ice-Phy tree, seven or eight men wielded massive axes, circling a Tengjiao. On over a dozen surrounding trees, arrows rained down continuously, striking the Tengjiao’s vulnerable spots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the tree lay another beast—covered in wounds, motionless on the ground—a Golden Armor Lei Kui, nearly ten meters long, roughly the same size as the one they’d seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s… a Tengjiao?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a Tengjiao—estimated sixty to seventy meters long. Definitely mid-grade.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No—over there, there’s another!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s the Golden Armor Lei Kui we saw before—it’s dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This group’s so strong? Just killed a Lei Kui and immediately went for a Tengjiao?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not just that—Lei Kui, Tengjiao, plus the Demon Sheep—they’ve killed three different mid-grade Cold Beasts in a row.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group’s murmurs meant little to Xia Hong until…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when Xia Chuan uttered those final words did his expression turn grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A giant camp truly had far greater depth than Great Xia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing three different mid-grade Cold Beasts in succession wasn’t just about strength—it required deep knowledge of each beast’s habits, abilities, and weaknesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such precious experience could only be gained through predecessors risking their lives to test—and it was among the most valuable assets any camp possessed, impossible to acquire by merely training inside the camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Watch closely—let’s find the Tengjiao’s weak point!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Xia Hong, Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan instantly realized this was a rare learning opportunity; their eyes brightened, and they fixed their gaze intently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A mid-grade Tengjiao doesn’t produce toxic mist like a low-grade one?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impossible—that’s one of its key advantages. Why would it vanish after evolution?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing their confusion, Xia Hong frowned slightly, but after watching Mirror Immortal Camp’s battle scene for a while, he began to suspect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They avoid touching the Tengjiao’s body—and they’re deliberately guiding it toward that swamp.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong spoke, then watched the Tengjiao’s movements closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the Tengjiao’s body slipped into the swamp; it opened its fangs, trying to use its tail to brace itself, lift its upper body, and twist around to attack those behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A miraculous sight occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Tengjiao pushed its tail against the swamp, it began sinking in—and the harder it pushed, the faster it sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, over ten meters of its tail were completely buried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And once sunk, it couldn’t pull free…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Lei Kui’s habitat can be used to hunt Tengjiao!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Xia Hong understood instantly; he couldn’t help but silently marvel. Beside him, Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan wore identical expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, marveling was one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan hadn’t forgotten why they’d spent so much effort coming here tonight—to find Mirror Immortal Camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw clearly: the leader directing the group ahead was He Meng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the Tengjiao’s lower half already sunk into the swamp, he quickly turned and whispered to Xia Hong:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big brother, it’s time. If we don’t act now, the Tengjiao will die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong had already scouted the terrain; seeing the Tengjiao’s wounds worsening, he realized time was running out. He turned to Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan and whispered a few instructions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both nodded, eyes brightening; they pulled out several prepped torches and split up, sprinting left and right, circling around to the north and south sides of He Meng’s hunting formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong glanced around, chose a large tree, and climbed to its top—seventy or eighty meters up—then looked left and right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a torch flared to life over a kilometer to the south.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shortly after, a torch also lit up about two kilometers to the north.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though far away and the torchlight faint, Xia Hong clearly saw two torches rapidly moving toward the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the torches were secondary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, as the torches on both sides flared, Xia Hong clearly saw a massive creature on each side—north and south—speeding toward the torches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud… thud… thud…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the massive creatures drew closer, the noise grew louder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Meng’s group, still Wei killing the Tengjiao, suddenly paled and turned to look toward both north and south.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Help!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Save me, save me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As two torches approached from the distant dense forest, panicked screams echoed from both north and south.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Meng and his men still had their bows drawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their faces had turned ashen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why is someone coming now?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re still being chased by Cold Beasts…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bad luck, bad luck, these two bastards!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get lost, all of you, get away! Don’t lure the Cold Beasts here—run somewhere else!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In desperation, He Meng spun around and roared at the approaching figures from both sides, trying to drive them off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his roars were doomed to be futile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan feigned panic, their hearts were rejoicing; they were still about a hundred meters from He Meng’s group, and they guessed the Cold Beasts behind them were nearly upon them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them hurled their torches straight toward them…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why do people always say I update too little? Six thousand a day on average, sometimes seven or eight thousand—it’s really not little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",3557,"2026-06-19T20:30:15.201Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c15e2bf8486191cd4148ff27450a5898a52b40f9b08acf3ac3974deb180f7900","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-147","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-145",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fendless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-cover.jpg"]