[{"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-37":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},2266463,4425,"Chapter 37: Earth-Digging Realm [Request Votes and Follows]","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-37",37,"\u003Cp>Boom…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The furnace was reignited; after the cave was sealed, warmth returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone gathered again around the bonfire; Xia Hong walked over to Xu Ning’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan, Yuan Cheng, and the others also clustered around him, their expressions grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, we bagged a big one this time, hehe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ning opened his single eye, pointed at the golden-eyed demon sheep lying on the ground, and forced a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong said nothing, only stepped forward to examine his right eye—seeing only a hollow void inside, his face darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t be reckless again. When facing unfamiliar cold beasts, be cautious!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to Xia Chuan and the others and added: “The same goes for you all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Ning, sensing the heavy atmosphere, chuckled: “At least I’m still alive. One eye’s gone—it’s no big deal. My cultivation’s intact, and my body’s fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing no one respond, Xu Ning remembered something and continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, Qiu Peng, your father used to be our camp’s only archer—he always shot with one eye closed. Now that my right eye’s blind, maybe when the camp gets richer, I can become an archer too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiu Peng froze for a moment, then nodded with a strange expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s true—I heard my father say archers aim with just one eye for precision. Too bad we don’t have any bows now…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan, Yuan Cheng, and even Xia Hong all felt a subtle shift inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Losing one eye wasn’t as trivial as Xu Ning made it sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it didn’t affect his cultivation, it severely damaged his field of vision and bodily coordination—for people like them who constantly fought cold beasts to the death, losing half their vision or losing coordination was fatal on either count.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong’s grim expression had come from realizing that Xu Ning, even if he went out, could no longer contribute meaningfully—he’d already decided to keep Xu Ning behind at camp from now on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Qiu Peng’s words had subtly reminded him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In combat, archers often only needed one eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in a way, since his other eye was completely gone, Xu Ning could now focus all his attention on his left eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had become a unique advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We don’t have any now—but we will!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong spoke with solemnity, giving Xu Ning a promise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others, hearing this, quickly chimed in to encourage him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly! You killed the golden-eyed demon sheep’s leader—getting you a bow is nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re not even afraid of supernatural entities anymore—how hard could it be to get a bow?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xu Ning, just rest up. When the bow comes, if you can’t master it, we’ll laugh at you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing their encouragement, Xu Ning’s expression softened, but he said nothing—only nodded heavily in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have something to attend to. You all go deal with the golden-eyed demon sheep’s meat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Boss.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching everyone eagerly set to work on the demon sheep, Xia Hong walked alone to the camp’s strength-testing post.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original wooden post for measuring strength had a maximum of a thousand jin; as more people broke through the Woodcutting Realm, two five-thousand-jin posts were added for convenience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong’s expression shifted slightly—he stacked the two five-thousand-jin posts together, then squatted down, clasping both with his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exhaling a turbid breath, Xia Hong clenched his teeth and suddenly surged power upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two posts lifted from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A look of wild joy flashed across Xia Hong’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve truly broken through!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After killing the golden-eyed demon sheep, he’d felt his strength increase slightly—but then the supernatural entity arrived, and he had no time to check.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, testing it—he’d truly broken through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A base strength exceeding ten thousand jin was the hallmark of breaking into the Earth-Digging Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this period, no one knew how much torment Xia Hong had endured over reaching the Earth-Digging Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d noticed that as he neared the breakthrough, his efficiency absorbing cold beast meat dropped steadily, and his power growth slowed further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem was his meat ration hadn’t changed—and he’d even tried increasing it to break through, yet the gains remained negligible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems only life-or-death combat can accelerate the breaking of physical limits. Earth-Digging Realm cultivation still relies on cold beast meat—will it be painfully slow?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong gradually suppressed his excitement, forcing himself to calm down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his physique strengthened, his demand for cold beast meat would only grow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for now, it wasn’t a major issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Woodcutting Realm, he’d already led hunts for cold beasts—how much more so now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key point was: breaking into the Earth-Digging Realm meant that from today, he qualified to mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coal, iron, silver, gold—if he found any ore veins, he could smoothly unlock the system’s other eight structures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Starting tonight, expand the search range—see if we can find any ore veins!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong’s expression brightened; he set down the posts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the golden-eyed demon sheep was also processed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Cheng called out from afar, excitedly reporting the meat yield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, the golden-eyed demon sheep yielded seventeen hundred jin of meat, plus one intact hide—enough for five leather skirts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seventeen hundred jin—at the camp’s current meat allocation—would last nearly twenty days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, and this too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Cheng remembered something and tossed something toward Xia Hong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong caught it—it was the short knife used to kill the golden-eyed demon sheep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Ming’s great sword, converted into system iron resources, was worth 60 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upgrading the small bonfire used 50 points; the remaining 10 points went into crafting this short knife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calling it a short knife was generous—it was less than five inches long; “dagger” fit better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it was too short, it likely couldn’t pierce the golden-eyed demon sheep’s hide, so Xia Hong hadn’t used it until he needed to strike its back eye—realizing the stone axe was unsuitable, he’d used the dagger, and it had worked surprisingly well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong tucked the dagger away and gathered all six Woodcutting Team members—Xia Chuan, Yuan Cheng—and the thirty-one new reserve members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Distribute all the meat immediately. Ten days from now, we’ll go out as usual. Xia Chuan, Yuan Cheng—you six, focus on strengthening your cultivation during this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, the reserve members must accelerate—see if we can get more to break into the Woodcutting Realm before we go out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Boss!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone answered in unison. Xia Chuan and the other six were calm, but the thirty-one reserve members—having just witnessed Xia Hong and the others slay the golden-eyed demon sheep—were already filled with envy, their desire to break into the Woodcutting Realm at its peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Xia Hong hadn’t said anything, they’d train like madmen, desperate to join the Woodcutting Team and follow him on hunts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time rewound to just earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment Wang Ping, controlled by the supernatural entity, was reduced to ash by the congealed fire oil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five hundred meters east of the cave where the Great Xia Camp lay, atop the outermost tree of Redwood Ridge, a piercing scream rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah………Ah……………”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hunched black-clad old man, barely one meter fifty tall, clutched a strand of white thread—one end in his hand, the other stretching far westward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thread was white, and against the icy snowscape, it was nearly invisible to the eye; only its direction revealed it connected to the cave where the Great Xia Camp lay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, the thread ignited spontaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man’s scream came from the flames licking his palm—he frantically slapped his arm, but the fierce fire refused to be extinguished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing he couldn’t put out the fire, the old man’s crimson pupils hardened—he raised his right hand, then lifted his left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slashed down hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the small knife held in his left hand, he severed his own burning right hand at the root.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he’d just cut off his own hand, his face showed no pain—only profound relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The severed hand hadn’t even hit the ground before the fierce flames turned it to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the wisp of black smoke, the old man’s crimson pupils flickered with wariness, then turned to the cave of the Great Xia Camp—his wariness now fully transformed into venomous hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait for me—you can’t escape. You won’t escape. Your lives are mine—all of them, mine…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1380,"2026-06-19T20:30:15.201Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","cb0588668e588ce6f7a7641889b4e6b7dd8e9782529721709990486f344bb7b2","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-38","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-36",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fendless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-cover.jpg"]