Chapter 179

In the Frozen Abyss world, the weaker the camp humans are, the more they look forward to merging into a stronger camp. This is beyond doubt.

After all, the stronger the camp's strength, the higher the survival rate, the better the environment, and the more abundant the supplies. Anyone with a normal brain understands this.

Of course, it does not rule out a small number of camps where high-level officials are unwilling to give up their superior status and will develop resistance, trying every means to obstruct the merger.

But the Xiao Kangcheng and Xiao Ning father and daughter before him, although the contact time is not long, Xia Chuan can basically be certain that they are definitely not such people.

Since that is the case, is there another reason?

Recalling that he does not understand the situation of the camps in the Five Liu Liu Yuan Shan area, Xia Chuan was silent for a moment and asked: "You all seem to have concerns. Can you tell me the reason? I, Xia, am not talented, but I have some say in my own camp. As long as your requirements are not excessive, I can promise on behalf of our leader, how about it?"

Xia Chuan's inquiry did not get a response, but instead, after he said these words, the expressions of Xiao Kangcheng and others became even more vigilant.

The scene was silent for a full ten breaths. Xiao Kangcheng suddenly gave a wink to someone in the hunting team, and the person, upon receiving the signal, turned and left directly.

Xia Chuan's face sank slightly. Although a trace of precaution rose in his eyes, he was not too worried. He had just taken action to save Xiao Ning, and with Xiao Kangcheng's character, he would not lead people to take action against him.

Sure enough, the person who left returned quickly.

Only on his back, he was carrying a snow mane and a frost wolf respectively. He walked over and placed the two pieces of prey directly in front of Xia Chuan.

This is the intention to see the guests off!

Seeing the two pieces of prey, Xia Chuan immediately understood the other party's meaning.

"Lord Xia Chuan saved my daughter today, and I am very grateful. In our Xiao River camp, except for people, if there is anything the Lord takes a fancy to, I will definitely offer it with both hands. As for other things, please do not mention them again."

Xiao Kangcheng's tone suddenly became so stiff that Xia Chuan was caught off guard.

He also didn't expect that the other party would refuse him directly without even saying the reason, and all the rhetoric he had prepared was useless.

Although he wanted to try again, seeing the obvious resistance and repulsion on Xiao Kangcheng's face, realizing that going too far is as bad as not going far enough, Xia Chuan held back.

He only lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his head and revealed a smile:

"Leader Xiao, don't worry. I saved Miss Xiao today purely by coincidence, not for any other purpose..."

After saying this, Xia Chuan paused, his eyes meeting Xiao Ning's. The sincerity in his eyes made Xiao Ning's stiff expression dodge slightly.

"Since you all don't welcome me, Xia Chuan will leave!"

After finishing speaking, Xia Chuan no longer lingered, stood up directly and saluted Xiao Kangcheng, then walked out.

"Lord, the two pieces of prey on the ground..."

Xiao Kangcheng reminded him to take the prey, but Xia Chuan didn't look back at all, walking out directly along the path he had just entered.

Just as he was about to go out, Xia Chuan thought of something, paused, took off the iron token from his waist, and threw it toward Xiao Kangcheng.

"Great Xia may have many people active on the north bank recently. To avoid unnecessary conflicts, I will give this token to Leader Xiao. If you encounter any trouble, you might as well try it; it might work."

Xiao Kangcheng took the token. Although his expression softened a bit, he was still vigilant. It was not until he confirmed that Xia Chuan had left the cave that he sat back in his chair, the vigilance on his face gradually turning into annoyance and self-reproach.

"It really is that strangers cannot be brought back to the camp. I was confused. Not only did this expose the location, but even the camp's strength was figured out clearly. If this person has any evil intentions, our situation will be bad..."

Hearing Xiao Kangcheng's words, the three siblings Xiao Ning and the hunting team members all became solemn.

"Leader, you can't be blamed. This Xia Chuan performed so kindly from beginning to end, and his appearance is also very deceptive. We didn't expect that he would reveal his true intentions only after entering the station."

"If he dares to have any evil intentions, no matter how powerful he is, he is only one person. We didn't take action against him today, which is already showing mercy."

"He knows our location. What if he goes back and notifies the people in their Great Xia camp to come together?"

"Not afraid if they come. Do you really believe what he said just now? If Great Xia's strength were really as powerful as he said, why would they come to collect us? In my opinion, he was just making it up just now to deceive us."

"Definitely. Like the Three Tigers camp, first use flowery words to trick us into taking the bait, and then after we really go to their place, except for the Earth-Digging Realm, ordinary people and Woodcutting Realm cultivators are either slaves or bait for cold beasts."

"A good Five Liu Liu Yuan Shan has already been ruined by those three evil tigers into this ghost appearance. Now it's good, another Great Xia has come."

"The cold wave is coming again recently, it's an eventful autumn!"

"Okay, stop talking nonsense. Recently, tell the people in the camp not to go too far at night, and try to cut trees nearby when going out. Go down and notify everyone!"

Hearing the crowd discuss for a while, Xiao Kangcheng directly interrupted them.

The crowd dispersed to notify, only Xiao Ning didn't move.

Seeing the eldest daughter holding the token Xia Chuan just left, her expression a bit trance-like, Xiao Kangcheng looked at her, and his expression gradually became strange.

"Ning'er, you wouldn't still be thinking..."

Xiao Ning came back to her senses from the trance. Seeing her father's eyes, she immediately stomped her feet and said angrily: "Dad, what are you thinking about!"

After she finished speaking, she paused, held up the token, and said with a gradually solemn expression: "I just think that the workmanship of this token, the Three Tigers camp might not be able to make it. Even if what Xia Chuan said just now has elements of boasting, the strength of this Great Xia camp is probably not to be underestimated, and it might not even be weaker than the Three Tigers camp."

Xiao Kangcheng took the token and examined it carefully for a while, and his expression also became solemn.

That token was rectangular, about the size of a fist. Besides the raised "Yun Jiao" on the front, there was also a tiny character "Xia" at the very top. The rest of the token, except for the font, and the surrounding area, were deliberately knocked out with a layer of cloud patterns, making it more beautiful.

The iron in the Frozen Abyss world has a very high density. A piece the size of a fist weighs forty or fifty jin. Xiao Kangcheng weighed this token slightly and knew it was over fifty jin.

It's not that it's difficult to make a token, it's mainly that being willing to use so much iron to create a token, and also spending energy to make beautiful cloud patterns, this in itself can explain a lot of things.

"This Great Xia camp is not short of Earth-Digging Realm cultivators, not short of iron, not short of coal, and maybe even not short of cold beast meat. These few points alone are enough to prove that their strength is not much different from the Three Tigers camp."

Hearing his daughter's words, Xiao Kangcheng frowned, recalled the two pieces of prey on the ground just now, Xia Chuan didn't even look at them, and the iron scabbard of the thin, narrow long knife he carried on his waist, and nodded slightly.

"However, Dad..."

Xiao Ning hesitated for a moment, two red clouds flew onto her cheeks, and she raised her head and continued:

"I feel that Big Brother Xia Chuan is different from the people in the Three Tigers camp."

Finished!

Seeing his daughter's reaction, two words immediately popped into Xiao Kangcheng's mind.

Hero saves beauty, not to mention that Xia Chuan's appearance is not bad, plus he has an extraordinary strength at a young age, combined with that graceful and extraordinary temperament, it is actually normal for his daughter to be unable to hold back and be moved.

Not to mention in the Xiao River camp, even in this area of Five Liu Liu Yuan Shan, no matter what young talent it was, his daughter Xiao Ning had always looked down on them. Seeing that his daughter was already eighteen and hadn't married yet, Xiao Kangcheng was also anxious in his heart. It was not easy for a good match to appear that she could look up to. In theory, he should be happy.

The problem is, thinking that he knew nothing about Xia Chuan, and the other party also showed a clear intention of annexation, he was more uneasy and hesitant in his heart.

The lesson of the Three Tigers camp was really too profound.

If this Great Xia is also the same as them, then it is not a good match, but a huge danger.

"Let's see first. According to what Xia Chuan said, many people from the Great Xia camp will be active on the north bank recently. We will observe again when the time comes."

……………… Just as Xiao Kangcheng and the others were uneasy, Xia Chuan here had just learned from Zhao Hu the reason why they showed such a reaction.

"In other words, the Three Tigers camp previously used deception to annex many camps, but their camp's rule is to concentrate all resources to supply the top high-level officials. Except for the families of the Earth-Digging Realm, Woodcutting Realm cultivators and ordinary people are either slaves or bait for cold beasts, and the outcome is very miserable?"

Hearing Xia Chuan's rhetorical question, Zhao Hu, who had been talking for a long time, nodded first, then shook his head and said: "Not just Woodcutting Realm cultivators and ordinary people, even some Earth-Digging Realm cultivators couldn't escape. The situation I found out is that even some Earth-Digging Realm cultivators had to listen to the three leaders because their families were controlled."

Earth-Digging Realm cultivators were also threatened!

Xia Chuan frowned, and before he could speak, Zhao Hu continued:

"On the Five Liu Liu Yuan Shan side, the population was two or three thousand at the beginning. There were thirty or forty camps large and small, more than ten medium-sized ones, and more than twenty small ones. That Three Tigers camp was one of the medium-sized camps. Using this method, it almost ruined six or seven out of ten small camps, and even two medium-sized camps were deceived. That is, after those two medium-sized camps were deceived, some people escaped and made this matter public. Only then did they not find it so easy to deceive people later."

After listening to this, Xia Chuan completely understood why Xiao Kangcheng and others had that reaction just now.

Perhaps the Xiao River camp had also been deceived, but it was not successful.

"Deceived so many people, how is the strength of this Three Tigers camp?"

Hearing this question, Zhao Hu frowned slightly and shook his head: "The small river camp I found has a population of only two hundred, so they knew very little, and they were very vigilant against me. If it weren't for using some means, these situations probably wouldn't have been found out."

Used some means?

Xia Chuan raised his eyebrows slightly, looked up at Zhao Hu and the nine people of the Steel Mane team behind him, and found that their expressions were a bit evasive, so he immediately understood.

This is either beating people or threatening people.

Thinking about it, it is normal. Ten Earth-Digging Realm cultivators against a small camp with a population of only two hundred can almost form a crushing situation.

Under such circumstances, Zhao Hu would definitely not be as polite as he was to the Xiao River camp. After all, the status and strength of the two sides were really too far apart.

"Deputy, the camp here is too vigilant against us, and we can't communicate well at all. It's better to be tough, directly take them into the camp first. After a long time, they will realize the many benefits of joining Great Xia, and naturally they won't have any opinions about us anymore."

Recalling his encounter in the Xiao River camp, although Xia Chuan could understand Zhao Hu, he didn't directly agree, thought for a moment, and then shook his head:

"This method cannot be used often. In extreme situations when encountering small camps with few people, it can be done, but in most other cases, normal persuasion must be used. After all, we are absorbing population for the camp. If people haven't come yet and already have a negative impression of the camp, the integration speed will slow down, and in the end, it will be us who suffer..."

Speaking of this, Xia Chuan paused and said solemnly:

"Killing, absolutely not allowed."

Zhao Hu heard this last sentence, immediately waved his hand and shook his head with a smile:

"50 contribution points per person, I can't bear to kill!"

"Hahaha, right, so valuable, we won't kill."

"We won't do loss-making business."

"Hahahaha..."

The members of the Steel Mane team behind him laughed when they heard this, and they all started to make a fuss.

Xia Chuan also revealed a smile. Indeed, killing should not happen.

There are three main channels for contribution point rewards for land reclamation:

First is map expansion, 1 point for every ten meters;

Second is discovering camps, ranging from 500 to 10,000 depending on the size from small to giant.

Third is absorbing outsiders for the camp, 50 points per person, with no cap.

The hunting team members hunt a low-level cold beast in a group, and the contribution points they can share are probably only about 30. 50 contribution points can be worth two of their hunts. Who would be stupid enough to kill these people?

"Lord, we are back!"

Xia Chuan turned his head and found that not far away, Shi Ping was also rushing toward him with the other eight members of the Yun Jiao team.

"So happy, why, any discoveries?"

Seeing the excitement on Shi Ping's face, Xia Chuan asked with a feeling in his heart.

Shi Ping nodded heavily and said: "I found a woodcutting team with more than twenty people. The leader is called Shen Dong, and their camp is called Mu Chuan, with a total of over four hundred people. I have already talked to that Shen Dong. They are very vigilant against outsiders and didn't agree directly, only saying that if we sincerely invite them, then wait for him at the old place next time. He will send someone to see our Great Xia. If the situation is true, he will bring the whole camp and merge into Great Xia."

Sure enough, not only the Xiao River camp, but all the camps in this area of Five Liu Liu Yuan Shan have been made very vigilant against outsiders by that Three Tigers camp.

Xia Chuan looked at Shi Ping, made a rough inference, and finally shook his head.

They ran into a woodcutting team, which means Shi Ping didn't know the specific location of that Mu Chuan camp, and probably ran into Shen Dong's group in the dense forest.

That Shen Dong must have seen that the nine of them were too strong, so he didn't dare to refuse to their faces, and wasn't sure if Shi Ping would use force, so he deliberately used the excuse of sending someone to see Great Xia first next time to ensure his own safety.

Probably, they won't come to the old place next time.

Xia Chuan looked around and saw that all his team members and Zhao Hu's team members were there, so he didn't say much, just thought for a moment and took everyone back.

Shi Ping was not stupid. Seeing that Xia Chuan was not interested in his discovery, he chatted with Zhao Hu on the way back, learned about the Three Tigers camp on Five Liu Liu Yuan Shan and the surrounding camps, and his face immediately became ugly.

He also realized that he had probably been fooled by that Shen Dong.

If they don't come to the old place next time, where is he going to find them?

"Don't worry, we are still lucky. At least there is a discovery. The Black Tortoise team has been here recently but hasn't found anything. The Dragon Martial and Divine Martial teams have both come to help him, and there are still more than twenty days left. Spend more effort here later, our hope is greater than theirs!"

Hearing Xia Chuan's words, Shi Ping's expression improved a lot.

At the moment, the camp is competing for the position of Deputy of the Land Reclamation Department. It is clear that Hong Guang is determined to win this position. The Dragon Martial and Divine Martial teams, whose captains are Director Yu Wen Tao and Hong Tian respectively, are clearly also going to help him.

"The Lord has high hopes for me, I must not let him down. The hunting target of the Yun Jiao team for this month has been completed. I will come here every night later, I must pull enough population to win this Deputy position!"

Thinking that Xia Chuan took all the members of the Yun Jiao team and also pulled Zhao Hu's Golden Eagle team just to fight for that Deputy position for himself, Shi Ping secretly made up his mind in his heart that he must not lose.

Xia Chuan, who was leading, synthesized the news brought back by Zhao Hu and Shi Ping in his mind, and a trace of thought appeared in his eyes.

"It seems that the problem lies with this Three Tigers camp. To include all the camps here into Great Xia, we must first solve this Three Tigers camp. Small camps don't know much, the breakthrough point is still in the Xiao River camp!"

This is not like the beginning. Chuan, Shi, Huang Zhao... these families, although they were not familiar with Great Xia, they were all living in Seeing Hong Mu Ridge. Not to mention knowing each other well, at least there was a certain foundation of relationship, so merging was not that troublesome.

Five Liu Liu Yuan Shan is different. The geographical location is far from Great Xia, and the situation on both sides is different. People won't listen to a few words from you and come to Great Xia in a daze.

In the Frozen Abyss world, trust is a very precious thing.

For weak camp humans, it is even more so.

"The five teams of Luo Yuan, Yuan Cheng, Zhao Long, Zhao Bao, and Huang Yong should have all completed their targets for this month. From tomorrow night, call them all to come here, figure out the situation of the camps on Five Liu Liu Yuan Shan, and it is best to find the location of the Three Tigers camp. I would like to see how scary those three evil tigers are!"

Hearing Xia Chuan's words in the front, Zhao Bao's face immediately showed excitement.

"Hehe, so many people coming, it will be lively. It doesn't matter if the target is not completed. Although there are not many cold beasts on the north bank, you can find them if you look carefully. Hunting a few is like playing."

Shi Ping was different. Realizing that Xia Chuan was going to let the other five hunting teams come to help him, he felt even more pressure.

(End of chapter)