Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

"Four sheep horn chisels, ten saws, five hammers, and three iron knives."

Sheep horn chisels for mining, saws for felling trees, hammers for forging tools and building houses, iron knives for daily cutting of cold beasts. With these four types of tools laid out before him, a glint of excitement flashed in Xia Hong's eyes.

Previously, when he first used the whetstone to forge tools, it wasn't that he hadn't considered making some practical tools for the camp, but the iron ore was limited, so he could only prioritize weapons.

Iron tools might seem like small items, but putting them to use was no easy task; not to mention popularizing them, which was even more difficult.

The fact that the Rogue Camp had mining capabilities for more than ten years, yet only had these twenty-odd small tools, was telling.

Next to the twenty-odd small tools were neatly stacked 3,000 catties of iron ore and 4,500 catties of coal. Xia Hong calculated in his mind for a while, then turned to Xia Chuan beside him and said:

"Chuan, go and inform everyone in the camp who is at the Lumbering Realm to come here."

"Yes, Chief."

After having people move all the coal and iron ore to the edge of the smelting furnace, Xia Hong threw in the coal and directly placed the iron ore on top to start melting it. Then, he brought over the whetstone, sat down beside it, and while checking the cold beast scroll given by Luo Ming, he quietly waited for the iron ore to melt.

At the same time, all those in the Lumbering Realm in the camp gradually arrived.

Xia Chuan, Yuan Cheng, Yue Feng, Lin Kai, Qiu Peng, Lu Yang, Xu Ning, Xu An, Liu Yuan, and Li Yuan Kun, the original Great Xia ten, stood on the left.

As the fifteen from the Rogue Camp on the right all arrived, Xia Hong, through Xia Chuan's introduction, also learned their names: Luo Yuan, Cheng Feng, Bai Wuting, Bai Dongying, Tong Xinglong, Li Yun, the Li Pingkai and Li Longkai brothers, Zou Yuankai, the Ying Xuan and Ying Yi brothers, the Zhao Long, Zhao Hu, and Zhao Bao brothers, and Lu Sheng.

Xia Hong recognized the fifteen on the right at a glance. Luo Yuan, standing at the front, was the one who had questioned whether he could do it when the meat distribution rules were announced earlier.

Luo Yuan and the Zhao brothers were all equipped with broadswords and bows, and the four Li and Ying brothers also carried bows on their backs. Finally, Zou Yuankai had a bow as well.

Seeing that the remaining fourteen people were standing one step behind Luo Yuan, clearly with him as their leader, Xia Hong's mind stirred slightly, and he raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Everyone, sit down first!"

Seeing that all twenty-five people were sitting on the ground, Xia Hong, while fiddling with the iron ore on the smelting furnace, said: "According to the rules set earlier, only those in the Earth Digging Realm can enter the hunting team, but it's clear that we can't do that right now, so I need to pick some of you to join the hunting team first…"

Speaking here, Xia Hong paused for a moment before continuing:

"The daily cold beast meat quota for hunting team members is ten catties."

Hearing Xia Hong's last sentence, the breathing of the ten on the left, including Xia Chuan, suddenly became heavier, and their eyes also became fiery.

On the other hand, the fifteen on the right, including Luo Yuan, clearly didn't believe that Xia Hong could hunt so many cold beasts, so their reaction was relatively calm.

Of course, Xia Hong knew what Luo Yuan and the others were thinking, and he didn't explain. He just continued: "I will announce the specific selection method in three days. The night after tomorrow, Xu Ning, Qiu Peng, Luo Yuan, Zou Yuankai, the Zhao brothers, the Li and Ying brothers, and… Xia Chuan, these twelve will go out hunting with me."

Hearing the names of the first eleven, no one on Luo Yuan's side showed any surprise. Not to mention the broadswords on him and the Zhao brothers, the camp currently had a total of eleven bows and arrows, and these bows and arrows were in the hands of the eleven people Xia Hong had mentioned earlier.

Only when they heard Xia Chuan's name at the end did they show a hint of surprise on their faces, but after taking a look at Xia Chuan and thinking about his relationship with Xia Hong, they didn't say anything, just lowered their heads and remained silent.

On the other hand, Yuan Cheng, Yue Feng, and the others who were not selected all showed anxious expressions on their faces.

Seeing the anxious expressions on Yuan Cheng and the others' faces, Xia Hong waved his hand gently:

"Don't worry, the people from Huang Zhao and Da Chuan's camps haven't arrived yet. This is not the final list. After everyone arrives in three days, I will hold a fair and just selection. Whether you can enter or not will depend entirely on your strength."

After saying this, Xia Hong turned his gaze to Luo Yuan and the four:

"However, weapons are limited. I'll say it in advance, the camp has a total of five broadswords and eleven bows and arrows. Apart from the knife in my hand, the remaining thirteen weapons, whoever enters the hunting team will be qualified to use them!"

Hearing Xia Hong's words, Luo Yuan and the others' expressions all changed.

Luo Yuan even took a step forward, as if wanting to say something, but meeting Xia Hong's gaze, he still lowered his head and didn't speak.

Public use of resources, no private property, it was the same in any camp. The Rogue Camp was like this before, let alone precious resources like iron weapons.

These weapons that Luo Ming left behind before leaving were not for them.

Xia Hong didn't expose the fact that Luo Yuan had taken these weapons for himself privately, but naturally, he wouldn't indulge them and let them keep them.

"The remaining Lumbering Realm cultivators will temporarily be considered members of the lumbering team. When we go out hunting, you can't stop lumbering. In the future, the matter of picking crystal fruit will also be handled by the lumbering team. In the selection three days later, you will also be among them. At that time, a captain will be selected based on strength, and the captain will enjoy the treatment of a hunting team member. The captain will arrange the lumbering and fruit picking in the future."

The resource gap for the system buildings has always existed, and the accumulation of wood must not stop. The same goes for coal and iron ore.

The coal mine previously mined by the Rogue Camp was in Redwood Ridge, and Luo Ming had already clearly marked the location on the map he gave. The iron ore was even more convenient, located in the cave on the south side of the valley. The sheep horn chisels were also available. In theory, the mining of these two resources should not stop either.

The problem is, currently, Xia Hong is the only one in the Earth Digging Realm. Forging tools, hunting, and all the big and small affairs in the camp all rely on him alone. Not to mention mining coal and iron, even his own cultivation is almost too much to handle.

One person is really unable to handle everything, so he can only prioritize the important things.

He had already boasted in front of everyone in the camp, so hunting was the most important thing right now. Otherwise, once the people from Huang Zhao and Da Chuan's camps arrived, if the supply of cold beast meat couldn't keep up, he would be slapping himself in the face.

"In the short term, if I want to improve my hunting ability, relying on cultivation is definitely out of the question. I can only think of a way from the iron tools."

Xia Hong looked at the iron ore that was about to melt in the furnace. After thinking for a moment, he took the whetstone in his hand and began to shape it according to his own ideas.

Before he could work for a while, Luo Yuan led a person to his side.

"Chief, this is Mu Dong!"

Xia Hong looked up and saw a middle-aged man, about forty years old, with a honest face, walking out from behind Luo Yuan and respectfully bowing to him.

"This humble Mu Dong, greets the Chief."

Not knowing what the two were looking for him for, Xia Hong was a little puzzled.

"Chief, Mu Dong is the only remaining carpenter in our camp. He said that this wooden house has hidden dangers and wants to tell you about it in person."

Carpenter?

Hearing Luo Yuan's words, Xia Hong's eyes lit up instantly, and the way he looked at Mu Dong became much more enthusiastic.

"Chief, this wooden house was built temporarily after the disaster. It was only for speed and didn't consider stability or concealment. The wood was also chosen randomly. Over time, even if it's not discovered by the cold beasts in the mountains, it will be crushed by the snow. It can't be lived in for a long time. We still need to build a new house as soon as possible."

Xia Hong nodded. He had also noticed the problem with the wooden house before, but there wasn't much wood at the moment, so he wanted to wait until there was more wood before doing anything about it.

"Besides building wooden houses, what else can you do?"

Hearing this, Mu Dong looked a little uneasy and explained: "Chief, you're joking. This humble one doesn't even have the strength of the Lumbering Realm, and can't even lift those trees. How would I know how to build wooden houses? I only followed the previous carpenter master for a while and learned a little about the structure of wooden houses."

Seeing the confusion on Xia Hong's face, Luo Yuan quickly explained: "The Rogue Camp previously had three Lumbering Realm carpenters. Two died in the Wooden Puppet Wraith incident, one of whom was Mu Dong's master."

Xia Hong didn't need to ask to know that there was still one, and he must have left with Luo Ming. After thinking about it, he said to Mu Dong: "From today onwards, you will join the lumbering team, and your treatment will be the same as that of a lumbering team member. Before breaking through to the Lumbering Realm, stay in the camp. As for the wooden house, I'll tell you my ideas first…"

Hearing that he had joined the lumbering team, Mu Dong was already extremely excited, not to mention the fact that he didn't have to go out before breaking through to the Lumbering Realm. He quickly pricked up his ears and listened attentively to what Xia Hong said next.

Xia Hong had long had ideas about the new camp residence, but he was worried that there was no professional to handle it, and he himself was burdened with many things. Now that he finally had a semi-expert, he naturally wanted to make good use of him.