Chapter 72: Heart-stirring

Five thousand jin of coal, four thousand jin of iron?

Xia Hong's disbelief didn't arise out of thin air.

According to what he knew, when the Luo Ge camp previously had all five Earth-Digging Realms, the daily production of coal stones was only one thousand jin.

One thousand a day, accumulated over time, sounded like a lot.

But one had to consider that the Luo Ge camp previously had a total population of over one thousand.

These thousand-plus people lived in the previous five large wooden houses. Each house needed one hundred and fifty jin of coal, combined with wood, to maintain heating for one day.

That is to say, heating alone consumed seven hundred and fifty jin of coal every day, occupying almost three-quarters of the daily production.

Not to mention, heating consumption was only a small part; iron smelting was the big part.

Therefore, five thousand jin of coal was absolutely not a small number for the Luo Ge camp. Xia Hong even suspected that their usual reserves would never be much higher than this number.

Iron was even more so. Up to now, let alone popularizing iron tools in the Luo Ge camp, even those with cultivation hadn't all been equipped with iron weapons.

From this point alone, one could see that whether it was mining iron ore or smelting iron tools, the difficulty must be absolutely beyond imagination.

Five thousand jin of coal, four thousand jin of iron.

Luo Ming, how could he be so generous?

Helping Luo Ming with a massive favor was a fact; Xia Hong didn't deny it.

But Luo Ming taking almost all of his camp's family assets and sending them to himself truly made Xia Hong feel a bit shocked, and even felt a bit strange in his heart.

Although Xia Hong was muttering in his heart and couldn't understand it, facing these three tempting bags, his body was still very honest.

It was impossible not to accept!

It was a fact that he had risked his life to help Luo Ming. Since Luo Ming took out so many things to thank him, he could naturally accept them.

What's more, it was coal and iron that he was currently urgently lacking!

The other eight buildings in the system still hadn't been settled, not to mention the camp itself, which also had a strong demand for coal and iron.

Xia Hong first gave a wink to Xia Chuan, Yuan Cheng, and the others, letting them take all three bags, then took a breath and bowed to Luo Ming:

"Leader Luo is generous. If there is anything I can help with in the future, please feel free to speak. As long as Xia Hong can do it, I will never refuse!"

Hearing this, a smile immediately appeared on Luo Ming's face.

Luo Ming's generous gift had been accepted by all five camps.

After putting the things away, the people from the five camps naturally didn't want to stay any longer.

Xia Hong's side was still okay; coming from the Does Does Da Xia camp, it only took one day. The people from the four camps, including Hong Gang, had been out for over half a month, clearly worried about the people in their own camps, and were already eager to return.

After leaving the Luo Ge camp entrance and bidding farewell to Luo Ming, everyone embarked on the return journey.

Because everyone had to go through Red Wood Ridge first and then return to their own camps, no one separated. Taking advantage of the time walking to Red Wood Ridge, Xia Hong also deliberately paid attention to the people from the four camps.

Speaking of which, the most miserable this time were these four camps.

According to what Luo Ming said earlier, the four camps had come with a total of forty-three people this time, including the four leaders.

But now, only ten remained.

Da Chuan and Huang Zhao had three each, Chen Ye and Lu Shang had two each.

These deaths weren't thirty-three ordinary people, but thirty-three Woodcutting Realm combatants, the absolute backbone of the camp. Losing so many at once, I'm afraid the days for these camps would be very difficult in the future.

Xia Hong sighed secretly in his heart, but didn't say anything.

Chen Ye and Lu Shang's camps were to the north of the Luo Ge camp, so they bid farewell to Xia Hong and the others as soon as they entered Red Wood Ridge and walked north.

Da Chuan and Huang Zhao's camps were to the south of the Luo Ge camp, so they were on the same path as Xia Hong and the others.

Arriving at the Huang Zhao camp, Huang Yong and the three left first.

Finally entering the scope of the Da Chuan camp, Hong Gang and the three also left.

Xia Hong's group of seven continued south, passing through the Great Stone territory, and after arriving at the Does Does Da Xia territory, they left Red Wood Ridge and walked east for five or six hundred meters, soon seeing the small dirt slope where the Does Does Da Xia camp was located.

Seeing the small dirt slope covered in snow, lying quietly on the ground, with no difference from usual, the expressions of the seven people also relaxed a lot.

Not to mention, although they had only left for one day, whether it was Xia Hong or the other six, they were actually thinking about the camp in their hearts. After all, their family and friends lived here.

Plus, having seen the human tragedy at the Luo Ge camp, looking at the safe and sound camp at this moment, they naturally felt even more cherished.

Xia Chuan rushed to the entrance first and shouted inside:

"Eight directions of wind and rain, cannot compare to the rain of our Red Wood Ridge."

"There is rain on Mount Longmen, the snowfield tiger comes down the mountain!"

Slightly surprised responses sounded from inside. The trees blocking the entrance were soon pulled away from the inside, and Xu An, Liu Yuan, and Li Yuankun welcomed them with great joy.

"The leader is back!"

"I said, the leader would definitely be fine."

Besides the three, some young people in the camp also followed to welcome them. Seeing that all seven were present and carrying four large bags, smiles appeared on everyone's faces.

As soon as Xia Hong entered the camp with the six, seeing Xu An about to lead people to seal the entrance again, he immediately stopped them: "No need to seal it. From today on, every night, the entrance can be opened to let everyone get some air!"

Xu An was stunned, and Liu Yuan, Li Yuankun, and the young people preparing to help were all a bit confused.

Xia Chuan laughed in the side and said: "That Wood Puppet Ghost has already been defeated by the leader, and I killed it with my own hands. We don't have to worry about it in the future."

Hearing that the Wood Puppet Ghost was dead, Xu An and the others were shocked, but what followed was joy and excitement, especially after getting confirmation from Xia Hong's face, everyone's emotions rose high.

"The Wood Puppet Ghost is dead, hahahaha, finally dead."

"Defeated by the leader, our camp's revenge has also been avenged."

"Some time ago, so many people were killed by it, now it's finally dead, finally dead, great, great, hahahaha..."

"From now on, we can be like before, no need to seal the cave."

The Wood Puppet Ghost didn't just harm the Luo Ge camp.

Does Does Da Xia was the same.

Of course, there was also the Great Stone camp.

The nearly two hundred survivors of Great Stone were also in the cave.

It was just that they were gathered on the right side of the stove, and were far away, appearing somewhat distinct from the people of the Does Does Da Xia camp.

Xia Hong's heart moved slightly, and he walked to the side of the Great Stone camp crowd.

Everyone consciously made a path for him. Xia Hong walked into the crowd and found that Shi Qing was lying in the middle, and the ones taking care of him were his son and daughter, Shi Ping and Shi Lu.

"Leader..."

Seeing Shi Qing turning over and wanting to get up, Xia Hong hurriedly walked two steps forward and shook his head at him: "Your body's injuries haven't healed yet, don't move."

Shi Qing had been pierced through his whole body by white silk threads earlier, and his bones had been pierced with holes, basically becoming a useless person. Seeing Xia Hong still treat him with such respect, a look of being moved immediately appeared on his face.

"Shi Qing, on behalf of the one hundred-plus people who died miserably in the camp, thanks the leader for your great kindness."

Shi Qing naturally heard the boiling discussion in the cave. Learning that the Wood Puppet Ghost was dead, he was naturally extremely grateful to Xia Hong, but his body couldn't move. Thinking for a while, he turned to his son and daughter and said: "Ping'er, Lu'er, on behalf of father, kowtow to the leader. Your mother, uncle, and those who died miserably in our Great Stone camp, the great revenge has finally been avenged..."

Speaking to the depth of his feelings, probably thinking of his wife and brothers, as well as those who died in the camp earlier, Shi Qing couldn't help but shed tears.

Shi Ping and Shi Lu's faces were also full of emotion, and they walked directly to Xia Hong and knelt down, preparing to kowtow.

Xia Hong naturally stopped the two immediately. Sensing that the two young people were still struggling with him, wanting to force a kowtow, Xia Hong smiled and shook his head, pressed the two to Shi Qing's side, and then looked at Shi Qing, saying sternly:

"Uncle Shi, since you call me leader, from now on we are one family. You one hundred and eighty-seven people are also part of the Does Does Da Xia camp. If you are so distant again, it won't be good!"

Hearing Xia Hong's words, Shi Qing was stunned, looking at Xia Hong, his face full of emotion and gratitude.

When Xia Hong spoke just now, he deliberately raised his volume. Not only Shi Qing, but Shi Ping and Shi Lu around him, as well as the hundred-plus people from the Great Stone camp, all heard it clearly.

They all looked up at Xia Hong, their faces full of excitement.

Some people even couldn't help but let out sobs.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 73 =====