[{"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-72":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},2266498,4425,"Chapter 72: Heartening","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-72",72,"\u003Cp>Five thousand jin of coal, four thousand jin of iron?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong’s disbelief was not unfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to what he knew, when all five Digging Realm cultivators were still alive in Luo Ge’s camp, their daily coal output was only one thousand jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One thousand jin per day, accumulated over time, might sound like a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But consider that Luo Ge’s camp previously had over a thousand people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These thousand-plus people lived in five large wooden huts, each requiring one hundred and fifty jin of coal, plus wood, just to maintain heating for one day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That means heating alone consumed seven hundred and fifty jin of coal daily—nearly three-quarters of the daily output.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention, heating was only a minor expense; iron smelting was the real drain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So five thousand jin of coal was by no means a small amount for Luo Ge’s camp; in fact, Xia Hong suspected their usual reserves never exceeded this number by much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for iron, it goes without saying—Luo Ge’s camp hadn’t even popularized iron tools, let alone equipped all their cultivators with iron weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this alone, it was clear that both iron mining and iron smelting were far more difficult than anyone could imagine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five thousand jin of coal, four thousand jin of iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Ming, how could he be so generous?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had indeed done Luo Ming a tremendous favor—that was true, and Xia Hong did not deny it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Luo Ming giving him nearly the entire wealth of his own camp was truly shocking, even making Xia Hong feel something was odd about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Xia Hong murmured inwardly and couldn’t understand it, his body was still very honest when faced with these three tempting sacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t possibly refuse!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had risked his life to help Luo Ming—that was fact; since Luo Ming was offering so much in gratitude, he was certainly entitled to accept it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since it was coal and iron, what he desperately needed right now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other eight structures in his system were still unestablished, not to mention his own camp’s intense demand for coal and iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong gave Xia Chuan, Yuan Cheng, and the others a signal to take the three sacks, then took a breath and bowed to Luo Ming:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Luo Leader, you are magnanimous. Should you ever need help in the future, don’t hesitate to ask—Xia Hong will do whatever I can!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Luo Ming’s face immediately broke into a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Ming’s generous gifts were accepted by all five camps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After securing the gifts, the five camps naturally had no reason to linger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong’s group was fine—they had come from Great Xia Camp in just one day—but Hong Gang and the other four camps had been away for over half a month and were clearly eager to return home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After exiting Luo Ge’s cave entrance and bidding farewell to Luo Ming, everyone set off on their return journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since all were heading first into Red Wood Ridge before returning to their own camps, they stayed together, and during the walk through Red Wood Ridge, Xia Hong deliberately observed the four other camps’ people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be fair, the worst off were these four camps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Luo Ming’s earlier account, these four camps had sent forty-three people—including their four leaders—to eliminate the phantom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, only ten remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Da Chuan and Huang Zhao each had three; Chen Ye and Lu Shang each had two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These weren’t three hundred ordinary people who died—they were thirty-three Cutting Realm combatants, the absolute backbone of their camps. Losing so many at once would make life extremely hard for these camps in the near future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong sighed inwardly but said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye and Lu Shang’s camps lay north of Luo Ge’s camp, so once they entered Red Wood Ridge, they bid farewell to Xia Hong’s group and headed north.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Da Chuan and Huang Zhao’s camps lay south of Luo Ge’s camp, so they traveled with Xia Hong’s group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Huang Zhao’s camp, Huang Yong and his two men left first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, as they entered Da Chuan’s territory, Hong Gang and his two men departed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong’s group of seven continued south, passed through Da Shi’s territory, entered Great Xia’s territory, exited Red Wood Ridge, and walked five or six hundred meters east, soon spotting the small hill where Great Xia Camp was located.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the snow-covered hill, silent and still as always, the seven relaxed considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they’d only been gone one day, Xia Hong and the other six all missed the camp—they lived here with their families and friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Added to the horrors they’d witnessed at Luo Ge’s camp, seeing their own camp untouched filled them with deep appreciation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan rushed to the cave entrance and shouted inside:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Winds from all directions can’t match the rain of Red Wood Ridge.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rain falls on Mount Longmen; the Snowplain Tiger descends!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surprised reply echoed from within; the logs blocking the entrance were quickly pulled aside, and Xu An, Liu Yuan, and Li Yuankun stepped forward, beaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leader’s back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I knew the Leader would be fine!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the three, some young people from the camp also came out, and seeing all seven returned unharmed, carrying four large sacks, their faces lit up with smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xia Hong and the six entered the camp and saw Xu An preparing to reseal the entrance, he immediately stopped him: “No need to seal it. Starting today, the entrance can stay open at night—let everyone breathe freely!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu An froze. Liu Yuan, Li Yuankun, and the young people ready to help also looked stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Chuan chuckled beside him: “The wooden puppet phantom has been defeated—and I killed it myself. No more worries.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the wooden puppet phantom was dead, Xu An and the others were stunned, then burst into joy—especially after confirming it with Xia Hong’s nod, their spirits soared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The wooden puppet phantom is dead, hahaha, finally dead!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Defeated by the Leader—our camp’s vengeance is avenged!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It killed so many of us recently—now it’s finally dead, finally dead, so good, so good, hahaha…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From now on, we won’t need to seal the cave anymore.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wooden puppet phantom’s devastation wasn’t limited to Luo Ge’s camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great Xia suffered the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So did Da Shi Camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nearly two hundred survivors from Da Shi had also taken shelter inside the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they clustered on the right side of the furnace, far away, clearly separate from Great Xia’s people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong’s heart stirred slightly, and he walked over to the Da Shi group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd instinctively parted for him; as he stepped into the group, he saw Shi Qing lying in the center, attended by his two children, Shi Ping and Shi Lu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leader…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Shi Qing stir as if to rise, Xia Hong stepped forward two paces and shook his head: “Your injuries aren’t healed yet—don’t move.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Qing had been pierced through his entire body by white threads, his bones drilled with holes—he was essentially crippled. Seeing Xia Hong still treat him with such respect, his face flushed with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shi Qing, on behalf of the hundred-plus who died in our camp, thanks you, Leader, for your great kindness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Qing had heard the clamor inside the cave; learning the wooden puppet phantom was dead, he was deeply grateful to Xia Hong—but he couldn’t move. After thinking, he turned to his children: “Ping’er, Lu’er, bow to the Leader on your father’s behalf. Your mother, your uncle, and all those who died in our camp—our vengeance is finally complete…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, remembering his wife, his brother, and the dead of his camp, Shi Qing couldn’t hold back his tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Ping and Shi Lu’s faces were equally moved; they walked straight to Xia Hong and knelt down, preparing to kowtow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong immediately stopped them. Sensing the two youths were still resisting, trying to force a kowtow, Xia Hong smiled faintly, shook his head, and gently pressed them down beside Shi Qing. Then, looking at Shi Qing, he spoke seriously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uncle Shi, since you call me Leader, from now on we are one family. Your one hundred and eighty-seven people are now part of Great Xia Camp too—don’t be so formal!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Xia Hong’s words, Shi Qing froze, staring at him, his face filled with emotion and gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Hong had deliberately raised his voice; not only Shi Qing, but Shi Ping, Shi Lu, and the hundred-plus from Da Shi Camp all heard clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all looked up at Xia Hong, their faces alight with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some couldn’t help but sob quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1444,"2026-06-19T20:30:15.201Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1f3d4fc6c711f54821ce6b4766ba9da5f0617a703ae5870f253dbb3ac1090896","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-73","endless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-chapter-71",521,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fendless-winter-my-camp-infinitely-upgrades-cover.jpg"]