[{"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-171":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},2266597,4425,"Chapter 171: Snow Bamboo, Longshan, Enrichment","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-171",171,"\u003Cp>\"Leader, all those corpses have vanished. The entire outpost is empty—no one else is here, and there’s not a single sound.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I haven’t found anyone either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Same here—everything’s empty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the bamboo pavilion, as Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, Yuan Cheng, and others returned one by one, Xia Hong put away his mirror and ceased his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leader Xia Hong, we’ve searched the warehouse, the cellars, and every building. No one remains. All who worshipped the Mirror Immortal and once committed suicide must have been taken by He Yuanhun’s otherdimensional space.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuwen Tao soon returned with forty men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Yuwen Tao and his group, Xia Hong gave a thoughtful glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had only ordered Xia Chuan and the other sixty-seven men to search the Mirror Immortal’s outpost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Yuwen Tao, upon hearing the order, also brought his men along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meaning was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuwen Tao clearly noticed Xia Hong’s gaze. He exchanged a look with Hong Tian, Meng Yi, Zhu Ling, and Zhu Yuan; all four nodded. After a moment of silence, he slowly stepped forward to stand before Xia Hong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you would not reject us, we humbly beg Leader Xia Hong to accept us—and the remaining three thousand people in the camp. From now on, we wish to join Great Xia, to serve you faithfully, without hesitation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Yuwen Tao’s face appeared a look of earnest pleading as he bowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tian, Meng Yi, Zhu Ling, and Zhu Yuan followed suit, bowing deeply. Behind them, the other thirty-six Earth-Digging cultivators also bowed low to Xia Hong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, Yuan Cheng, and the rest of Great Xia’s people, witnessing this scene, immediately wore expressions of excitement and fervor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xia Hong, having anticipated this, showed little change in expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuwen Hu was dead. He Yuanhun had left. The Mirror Immortal still had over three thousand souls, but only forty-odd Earth-Digging cultivators remained. With so few, they could never sustain the rest by holding onto the Arrow Bamboo Grove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention Great Xia—even the Beehive Outpost, located in the same Pingxi Plain, would never tolerate them once they learned the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Xia Hong didn’t bring this many men here tonight just to eliminate the supernatural creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuwen Tao was a smart man—he knew exactly what choice to make.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rise. From now on, we are one family. It’s late. Take your people and inventory all remaining valuable assets in the outpost. Take the important ones tonight; leave the rest to be retrieved later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he’d known deep down that Xia Hong would likely not refuse, hearing his answer still brought Yuwen Tao immense relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on his understanding of Great Xia’s current strength, whether Xia Hong would agree so readily was truly uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great Xia’s strength lay primarily in Leader Xia Hong himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others were, in truth, quite ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To sustain a large population, one man alone was insufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Great Xia had only a thousand or so people. Taking in three thousand more posed enormous challenges in management and integration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t be sure what other plans Xia Hong might harbor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Xia Hong’s confidence and decisiveness far exceeded his expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hong Tian, go notify Hong Guang. Have him keep the three thousand people waiting in the Arrow Bamboo Grove—we’ll move to Great Xia tonight. Meng Yi, lead your team to haul coal. Zhu Ling, lead your team to haul iron. Zhu Yuan, take charge of transporting raw bamboo silk, crystal fruits, and cold-beast meat. Move quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Yuwen Tao’s command, aside from Hong Tian heading to the southern Arrow Bamboo Grove, the remaining thirty-nine Earth-Digging cultivators immediately split into three groups and began transporting supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leader, we’ll help too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Xia Chuan and the others weren’t idle. Hearing the order to move supplies, their eyes lit up, and they all followed along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time, Xia Hong killed He Meng’s group of twenty-five and reaped abundant supplies. Now, they were seizing the entire Mirror Immortal outpost’s stockpile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive outpost of twelve thousand people—its reserves must be staggering. No need to guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong didn’t join the others in inventorying supplies. Instead, he walked to the collapsed wall of the bamboo pavilion, pulled out a segment of snow-white bamboo, and examined it closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bamboo was about ten centimeters in diameter. Aside from its snow-white color, it was nearly identical to the green bamboo in the Arrow Bamboo Grove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But most importantly, its surface was covered in dense, sharp spines, over ten centimeters long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling how those spines had surged toward him like living things when he’d approached the pavilion, Xia Hong’s brow furrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This white bamboo resembles the Green Bamboo Fence, though its impact force is slightly weaker—around eight to nine thousand jin. It’s sufficient to repel low-grade cold-beasts, but I wonder about its yield.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Green Bamboo Fence’s spines had ten thousand jin of impact, but their density was lower than this snow-white bamboo. Xia Hong’s mind began to stir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this white bamboo had high yield, surrounding the outpost with a ring of it would grant formidable defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the odds were slim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong glanced at the bamboo pavilion and shook his head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This pavilion was He Yuanhun’s residence. The entire Mirror Immortal had only one such structure—clearly indicating low yield or extreme difficulty in acquisition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leader, this is called Snow Bamboo. The outer spines sense and attack enemies directly ahead. They grow deep within the Arrow Bamboo Grove, sprouting only a few after each cold-beast tide. If not harvested promptly, they revert to ordinary green bamboo. That’s why, over the years, we’ve only gathered a tiny amount.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuwen Tao returned and, seeing Xia Hong studying the bamboo, immediately explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, Xia Hong set down the Snow Bamboo and, recalling the Arrow Bamboo Grove’s cold-beast tide every four months, his expression shifted slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How much do you know about the Arrow Bamboo Grove’s cold-beast tides?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuwen Tao paused, then quickly realized: now that they’d joined Great Xia, the Arrow Bamboo Grove would become Great Xia’s territory. Xia Hong asking questions was only natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment’s thought, he replied: \"We don’t know the exact cause, but we know it occurs every four months, synchronized with the Ice Stone Tree’s ripening cycle. The number is enormous—easily over ten thousand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing \"over ten thousand,\" Xia Hong’s expression froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder they didn’t understand. A cold-beast tide of ten thousand—even He Yuanhun and Yuwen Hu would have fled. Even now, he himself would avoid it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention attempting to investigate. If caught in one, escape would be impossible. They’d be crushed into pulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ten thousand? How large is the Arrow Bamboo Grove? Have they ever breached into this basin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold-beasts were terrifying in size. Medium ones were often seven or eight meters long, let alone high-grade or even stronger ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten thousand cold-beasts gathering together, every four months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That the Arrow Bamboo Grove hadn’t been flattened already was incredible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That the Mirror Immortal’s outpost, just one kilometer north of the grove, had remained undiscovered—was even more unbelievable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At once, Yuwen Tao pulled a beast-hide scroll from his robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the terrain map we drew earlier. Leader, please look!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yuwen Tao unrolled and explained, Xia Hong gained a clear understanding of the Arrow Bamboo Grove and the surrounding terrain of Pingxi Plain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Broadly speaking, the Arrow Bamboo Grove lay along the northern ridge of Twin Dragon Mountain, separated from the Redwood Ridge to the west by only a single path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bamboo grove ran east-west—meaning the side near the Redwood Ridge was its westernmost edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The basin where the Mirror Immortal was stationed lay one kilometer north of the grove, on the eastern edge of Pingxi Plain. Beyond that lay again the northern ridge of Twin Dragon Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard He Yuanhun say the Arrow Bamboo Grove stretches over seventy li east-west. Aside from the cold-beast tides every four months, only a few cold-beasts remain inside. Otherwise, the population is sparse. That’s why hunting was difficult for us—this is also why...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, Yuwen Tao paused, his face showing a hint of apology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why they’d been so desperate to seize the Redwood Ridge from Great Xia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong understood perfectly and waved his hand dismissively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hunting was hard for two reasons: first, cold-beasts were scarce; second, the Arrow Bamboo Grove’s cold-beasts were almost entirely one species—the Bai Pi. These beasts are entirely snow-white, with exceptional camouflage and astonishing defense. Low-grade ones are manageable, but medium-grade ones? Unless my father or He Yuanhun personally intervened, they were nearly impossible to kill.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yuwen Tao spoke, he unrolled another scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong took it and saw twenty-one distinct cold-beast species recorded—his eyes brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great Xia’s Cold-Beast Records, so far, had detailed only seven: Bone-Spined Frost Wolf, Long-Tongued Snow Mane, Golden-Eyed Demon Sheep, Blue Moon Spirit, Cloud-Mist Soaring Dragon, Long-Tailed Gnawing Rat, and Golden-Armored Thunder Kui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scanning the scroll, he confirmed all seven were present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four medium-grade cold-beasts He Yuanhun had gifted during his visit—Firestone Tiger, Frost-Flash Ape, and Blue Thunder Roar—were also there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond these ten, eleven others were unfamiliar to Xia Hong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bai Pi Yuwen Tao mentioned was among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Setting aside the cold-beast scroll, Xia Hong continued studying the map as Yuwen Tao spoke further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Arrow Bamboo Grove stretches over seventy li east-west. He Yuanhun personally led the outpost’s only high-grade hunting team, and their deepest penetration was twenty li. He was injured then—apparently, he encountered a pack of medium-grade Bai Pi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the eastern depths were unreachable, we turned to exploring from north to south. Only six months ago did we complete surveying the ten-li stretch along the western edge of the grove, discovering that narrow path—and the Redwood Ridge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dawn was approaching. Today should be the nineteenth of March. Xia Hong remembered clearly: when he first encountered He Meng’s group, during the Gnawing Rat infestation, He Meng had claimed the Arrow Bamboo Grove had belonged to the Mirror Immortal for three months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calculating backward, the timeline matched perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the map’s ten-li north-south marking along the western edge of the Arrow Bamboo Grove, Xia Hong’s expression turned peculiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten li north-south—that was the narrowest point of the western edge. Even adding He Yuanhun’s twenty-li penetration, this area covered less than one-tenth of the entire grove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Meng had dared claim the entire Arrow Bamboo Grove belonged to the Mirror Immortal outpost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was an outrageous lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the depth of exploration, it was barely plausible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grove stretched seventy li east-west. He Yuanhun’s team had penetrated nearly one-third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My strength surpasses He Yuanhun’s slightly. Leading a team further should be feasible. If so, claiming the entire Arrow Bamboo Grove may not be far off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, the Mirror Immortal outpost’s resource zones are essentially just this western edge of the Arrow Bamboo Grove and the surrounding basin. Your overall territory is roughly...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong traced a full outline around the Arrow Bamboo Grove, then enclosed the basin and nearby region as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>=9+Book_bar\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This area!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A region twenty li north-south and over seventy li east-west was marked on the scroll. Seeing Yuwen Tao nod, Xia Hong’s brow tightened. He pointed to the vast plain west of the basin and spoke softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You never go into Pingxi Plain?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong had already observed Pingxi Plain’s general layout before crossing the Arrow Bamboo Grove to reach the Mirror Immortal outpost last night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though a vast, endless ice plain, it featured several mountains and mounds. Frozen trees and vegetation existed—not as dense as the Redwood Ridge, but present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From terrain alone, Pingxi Plain surely teemed with cold-beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If hunting was hard in the Arrow Bamboo Grove, why not go to Pingxi Plain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beehive Camp?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Xia Hong’s speculative tone, Yuwen the Solemn nodded helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our basin lies roughly in the southeast corner of Pingxi Plain. To the west and north lie the Beehive Camp’s territory. We’ve had several dealings with them before—honestly, even if they alone tried to block us from entering Pingxi Plain, it would be impossible...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, Yuwen the Solemn paused, then slowly spoke four words:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Longyou Alliance!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after this explanation did Xia Hong understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why the Mirror Immortal Camp had stopped encroaching on Pingxi Plain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew the full size of Pingxi Plain, but not far from the Beehive Camp, there were eleven other massive camps, each with over ten thousand people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These twelve camps had united to form the Longyou Alliance, forbidding any other camp from touching Pingxi Plain—any violator would be jointly targeted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Longyou?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the name, Xia Hong’s face showed a strange expression. He didn’t ask about other alliances, but became curious about this name, asking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is it called the Longyou Alliance?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuwen the Solemn pointed his finger to the left side of the map—far west of the Mirror Immortal Camp—where a towering mountain was marked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This mountain is called Long. A Longshan Camp occupies it. My father told me this alliance has lasted for decades, originally proposed by Longshan Camp. Since the other eleven camps all lie east of Long Mountain, they named it the Longyou Alliance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong nodded, understanding, then his face turned thoughtful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Multiple camps uniting to claim land for self-protection wasn’t unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, Hongmu Ridge had been divided under Luo Ge Camp’s leadership.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Longyou Alliance was roughly the same as Hongmu Ridge’s earlier situation, only amplified: they not only divided the eastern part of Pingxi Plain, but also jointly excluded outsiders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leader, you should’ve noticed that Hongmu Ridge’s northern boundary likely extends into Pingxi Plain. As far as I know, the Beehive Camp also hunts into Hongmu Ridge from the north. Over time, this will inevitably lead to a clash with Great Xia... our camp!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unconsciously mentioning Great Xia, Yuwen the Solemn quickly corrected himself to \"our camp.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong paid no mind, glanced at the map, then his expression grew serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great Xia Valley lay east of Hongmu Ridge;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Beehive Camp’s Pingxi Plain lay north of Hongmu Ridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If both camps continued expanding their resource-gathering deeper into Hongmu Ridge, a collision was inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong shook his head slightly. The thought that everyone in Great Xia—including himself—had always treated Hongmu Ridge as Great Xia’s private property seemed absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So far, Great Xia had only penetrated about three to four kilometers into Hongmu Ridge from the east, spanning roughly ten kilometers north to south. This tiny area was likely a drop in the ocean compared to the entire Hongmu Ridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, he’d accused He Meng of boasting—yet wasn’t he himself boasting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give me the map. When we return, merge this with Great Xia’s existing maps. Then our camp’s territorial boundaries will be clear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking the map from Yuwen the Solemn, Xia Hong’s expression flickered with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single map meant little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What mattered was the meaning behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The regions the Mirror Immortal Camp had explored, the lands they had seized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From tonight onward, they belonged to Great Xia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the beast blood consumed; all the system resources spent; the desperate breakthrough to Cold-Resistant rank; surviving the cold-beast tide; risking everything to destroy the Mirror Immortal Camp; driving away He Yuanhun...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of Xia Hong’s efforts had finally reached their moment of harvest!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the harvest was far from over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people Yuwen the Solemn had sent out began returning one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, Yuan Cheng, and the rest of Great Xia’s group returned with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over a hundred people, nearly all carrying massive leather sacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mirror Immortal Camp’s people were fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Great Xia’s group could barely hide their grins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had it not been for concern over Yuwen the Solemn’s feelings, they would’ve burst into cheers the moment they saw Xia Hong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Yi unconsciously stepped toward Yuwen the Solemn, about to speak—then saw Yuwen’s glance and immediately understood. He bowed to Xia Hong and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leader, we’ve inventoried all 1.9 million jin of iron ore. Moving it all at once is impossible—we’ll need to send more people later to haul it back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Ling followed, bowing to Xia Hong:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leader, we’ve gathered 2.7 million jin of coal stone. Tonight we can only take part of it back—we’ll send others later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Yuan arrived last and spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leader, we’ve packed 90,000 jin of raw bamboo silk, 210,000 jin of crystal fruit, 70,000 jin of beast meat, and 1,500 jin of beast blood—all ready. We can depart anytime.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill, burn, and you get the gold belt\"—the ancients truly didn’t lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1.9 million jin of iron, 2.7 million jin of coal—these were just the reserves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much finished weaponry and usable iron tools must there be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This raid truly made us rich beyond measure!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Xia Hong’s awe could fade, Yuwen the Solemn spoke again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, Leader, east of the camp are two more iron mines, and there’s a coal mine in the Arrow Bamboo Grove—all still unexhausted. Their locations are marked on the map you just saw. You’ll know once you return.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Yuwen the Solemn’s group finished reporting, Xia Chuan and the others, who had waited long enough, could no longer hold back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leader, we’ve collected 4,700 weapons total: over 700 weighing over a thousand jin, over 700 iron-tough bows with draw strength above ten thousand jin, and the remaining 3,300 include over 1,000 five-stone iron-tough bows—the rest all weigh over five hundred jin each.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this astonishing number of weapons, Xia Hong couldn’t help but smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Divide the weapons—take them all back. Bring back the bamboo silk, crystal fruit, beast meat, and beast blood. Leave the coal and iron ore—I’ll carry them myself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Xia Hong’s words, Yuwen the Solemn and his group froze in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1.9 million jin of iron, 2.7 million jin of coal—4.6 million jin total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could Xia Hong carry it all alone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, they understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they saw the entire warehouse’s iron and coal vanish under Xia Hong’s touch, Yuwen the Solemn and the other forty-one men instantly went dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go. Head back now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong took it all in stride. Seeing everyone had sorted their loads, he gave the order directly: depart for the valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",3036,"2026-06-19T20:30:15.201Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6d2a17fd33f3467efa604141fd134dd552687f0ad007e1409bf0c7a94c0b1c35","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-172","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-170",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fendless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-cover.jpg"]