[{"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-445":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},2266871,4425,"Chapter 445: Arrangements, Strength Growth, Departure, the Hong Gate Spectacle","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-445",445,"\u003Cp>The Hu brothers are merely a side move!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both are medium-grade combat bodies; the elder, Hu Tiejiang, is 38 this year, and the younger, Hu Tiechuan, is 36—both have only just over 5 Zong in strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With such talent, it’s certain their investment won’t match returns; normally, there’s no reason to support them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one must find an exception for Xia Hong to make, it would be fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last month, they traveled together—though they themselves sought him out, it was enough for Xia Hong to remember them, so it counts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond fate, perhaps it’s their obsession with climbing the social ladder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In plain terms, it’s ambition!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they endured such calamity simply to shed their low-status status and their wives’ slave status; normally, after suffering so much inhuman torment and repeated beatings, the two brothers should feel some regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But according to Xia Hong’s observation, during their twenty days at the Hong residence, they never complained—not even their wives, Fang Jing and Wang Qing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This proves that despite all they’ve endured, they still wholeheartedly endorse and stand by their decision to escape their status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This refusal to accept mediocrity, this relentless drive to rise above fate at the cost of life itself—rare even in Great Xia, let alone in Cai Qiu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, no complaints don’t mean no hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two brothers’ hatred for the Zhang clan of Chihu Ridge and the Qinghuacheng Enforcement Team runs bone-deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the core reason Xia Hong chooses to support them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last August, after exiting Shigu Dao, to heal his wounds, he lived deep within the Changqing Valley with Su Jing and his three siblings for over four months; during that time, to secure cultivation resources for the four and to study the valley’s cold beasts, he slaughtered countless high-grade cold beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before departing last month, he took only five sets of beast-king bones; the rest remained stored in that cave—this stockpile means little to him, but to the Hu brothers, it’s a fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether they can properly use it, however, is another matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong gave them final instructions, then dismissed them outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If they truly rise through this stockpile, they’re worth cultivating—not enough to shake all of Cai Qiu, but within the Changqing Valley, they might make an impact;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if they lack the ability, this stockpile will only bring them disaster—risk and opportunity coexist; whether they seize it depends entirely on themselves!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the two left, Xia Hong returned to the main tower’s meditation chamber, sat once more upon the Awakening Lotus, and checked his remaining pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Six Washing Meridian Pills, thirteen top-grade Tui Gu Pills—used about a third in a month, similar to my previous Yugu condition; another two months to finish them. Cai Yunzhou was present just now—I’ve effectively warned him too; they won’t dare provoke me again. By the time I depart for Linchu County City in two months, I’ll have some security.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fabricating a false origin to intimidate others and ensure safety is out of desperation, but it’s the only option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until I understand the true strength of Jie Shen, I won’t dare set foot in Cai Qiu Town City—but Linchu County City, one level lower, is acceptable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, I need to forge another false identity; the Great Qin Prince title is intimidating, but it also restricts my actions—like not being able to buy things freely…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actions must match identity. My fabricated Great Qin frontier domain is powerful, so it should have far more fine goods than Cai Qiu; last month, I wanted many items at the Treasure Pavilion, but to avoid suspicion, I feigned disdain and barely bought anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even for Washing Meridian Pills, Burn Bone Pills, and top-grade Tui Gu Pills, I used the excuse of “studying and researching” when purchasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Burn Bone Pills are fine, but Washing Meridian and Tui Gu Pills are vital to me—if possible, I wouldn’t buy so little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thinking about it now is useless; I’ll figure it out once I reach Linchu County City!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After pondering briefly, Xia Hong found no solution, so he let it go—his current pills will last two more months; first, cultivate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes and soon sank into cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Xia Hong secluded himself in cultivation, the Hu brothers began their final preparations before leaving the mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tiejiang first found the steward Zhou Qing, asking him to take the entire family to the jurisdiction office to shed their slave and low-status status and register as commoners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The money they paid for their status change had been seized by the Enforcement Team; after Su Jing and his siblings rescued them last month, the team immediately returned it. With Zhou Qing representing the Hong Mansion’s prestige, the jurisdiction office dared not obstruct them again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After shedding their status, Hu Tiejiang didn’t leave immediately—he first returned his family to the Hong Mansion, then took his younger brother Hu Tiechuan to the Changqing Valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew why the brothers went to the Changqing Valley, but seven days later, they returned to Qinghuacheng pulling a large cart; they didn’t even enter the jurisdiction office, going straight to the Treasure Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the 23rd of the second month, the brothers finally returned to the Hong Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the side courtyard, they didn’t even meet their wives or families—directly entering the meditation chamber, Hu Tiejiang opened a bundle filled with over thirty small and large pill vials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the vials, both brothers’ expressions instantly brightened with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I never expected the supplies left by the lord in that cave would be so abundant—72 sets of Yugu bones, 17,000 jin of high-grade beast meat, nearly 8,000 jin of high-grade beast blood—total value reaching 15 million taels of Bai Yin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tiejiang couldn’t help but exclaim, then opened a vial, inhaling the aroma of the pills inside, his eyes filled with ecstasy, then he continued with renewed vigor: “Twenty-five vials of Yu Yang Pills for cold resistance cultivation—300 total; eight vials of Po Yang Pills for peak cold resistance cultivation—80 total; this batch of pills is enough for both of us to cultivate for three years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most crucially, thanks to the Hong Mansion’s name, they need not explain the pills’ origin—and for now, no one dares target them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When I went to the Treasure Pavilion, I said these were bought for the four young masters of the mansion. No one would believe we could afford so much—so as long as we keep them hidden and don’t flaunt them, no one will suspect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Tiejiang clenched his fist—this batch of pills is their chance to defy fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ironchuan, we stay at the Hong Mansion one more month. Once the heat dies down, we’ll quietly take Jing’er and Qing’er out of the city and return to the Changqing Valley. Now we have commoner status, and with Lord Hong’s protection, Zhang Yiqing and the others won’t dare touch us—but to be safe, we won’t return to Chihu Ridge. We’ll settle in a small village deep in the Changqing Valley, first calmly absorb this cultivation resource, then, once our strength rises, carry out the tasks the lord assigned seven days ago…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of Hong Yu’s instructions seven days prior, Hu Tiejiang’s heart was filled with fear, yet his pupils glimmered with intense excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Younger brother Hu Tiechuan nodded vigorously in response, then touched his facial scar, his pupils brimming with excitement—not a trace of fear remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of March, on a pitch-black night, the two Hu brothers went together to the Hong Mansion’s main tower to bid farewell. Though they received no response from Hong Yu, they still bowed deeply, then quietly took their families and slipped away under cover of night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Qiu Year 297, April 20th\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the main tower’s meditation chamber, Xia Hong, eyes closed, showed a faint trace of pain on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body was wrapped in a thin, elliptical crimson medicinal force, like a blood cocoon, the force seeping through his skin, scouring his meridians deep within flesh and bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The six-zhang dark-red bone manifestation hovering behind him showed almost no change in height compared to two months ago; but the color of the meridians surrounding it had shifted from transparent to pale red—not true blood-red, yet clearly taking the initial form of human meridians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huuu…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After an unknown length of time, the thin medicinal force was fully absorbed; once his flesh and meridians returned to normal, he exhaled slowly, and the six-zhang bone manifestation faded gradually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Same as before—unless I break into the late stage, neither my bones nor my manifestation will change, and my strength gains will be negligible—but the Washing Meridian Pills and the Twelve Blood Meridian Art have brought me surprising gains…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong clenched his fist, sensing his strength—his eyes instantly brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“45 Jun—up by 4 Jun! Before reaching the late stage, I now have a way to increase my power!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When crossing Shigu Dao, his base strength was 40 Jun; during the four months of healing in the Changqing Valley, he gained only 1 Jun; this time, after three consecutive months of seclusion, he surged by 4 Jun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Xianyang-level cultivation, every 1 Jun of strength gain is enough to create a vast gap with others—especially this most basic increase in physical power. With Xia Hong’s many techniques, he can at least convert these 4 Jun into 8 Jun of combat power.\u003C\u002Fp>",1564,"2026-06-19T20:30:17.581Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4d772c4b1f9a57a17fb5b7825e960b9404991f3d2a8de3ffedb28f5f697b2ff3","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-446","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-444",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fendless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-cover.jpg"]