Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely-Chapter 269 - 156: Mirror Immortal, 10 Days to Gather Enough Beast Blood
Chapter 269: Chapter 156: Mirror Immortal, 10 Days to Gather Enough Beast Blood
Mirror Immortal Camp, snow-white three-story bamboo building
Top floor main hall, crowded with about twenty or thirty people.
The two chairs at the head of the room were empty, while most people below were discussing eagerly, occasionally glancing up at the partition behind the chairs.
"It’s been four days, and the people of Great Xia don’t dare to come to Redwood Ridge anymore. This northern area should be ours from now on, right?"
"Haha, just the northern area? You’re being too timid. Given Great Xia’s limited strength, how can they compete with us Mirror Immortals? What do you think the two leaders gathered us here for today?"
"You mean, we should continue moving south?"
"Hmph, that Xia Hong, after killing so many of us, thinks he can settle the matter by just conceding this little piece of northern territory? Dream on!"
"Within Redwood Ridge, there are many Cold Beasts, precious trees, and an abundance of wood and coal mines. Such a treasure land left for Great Xia is indeed a waste."
"Here in Arrow Bamboo Forest, the vegetation is too monotonous, and the reserves of coal and iron are low. There aren’t many Cold Beasts normally, but every four months there’s a Cold Beast tide, which scares us. If we could take over Redwood Ridge, life would be much easier!"
Hearing this, the people around nodded in agreement with a hint of fear.
There’s something wrong with the Arrow Bamboo Forest.
Normally, there aren’t many Cold Beasts inside, yet every four months a Cold Beast tide comes. It wasn’t clear when they first explored the forest where these beasts came from.
Now they understand. They’re all gathering from the direction of Redwood Ridge.
The Cold Beast tide isn’t a simple migration of one type; it’s all types and levels—thousands of Cold Beasts—gathering like mad to one spot.
Even the weakest low-level Cold Beast is three to four meters long, with an explosive impact force of at least ten thousand.
Such Cold Beasts, even in small groups of three or five, can threaten a low-level Hunting Team, let alone thousands of them, whose destructive power far exceeds the imagination of ordinary people.
Not to mention, there are quite a few intermediate, and even advanced Cold Beasts among them.
Though the Mirror Immortal Camp is strong, it still stands powerless against the Cold Beast tide.
Those two or three dozen people here are considered the backbone of the Mirror Immortal Camp.
Most of them have witnessed the Cold Beast tide within Arrow Bamboo Forest, so the thought alone is enough to cause lingering fear.
"Taking Redwood Ridge shouldn’t be a big problem. I reckon, perhaps, we’ll even move our base there in the future."
"I’ve seen the Great Xia station from afar, nestled between the crevices of Twin Dragon Mountain. It’s backed on three sides by the cliffs of Twin Dragon Mountain, making it unlikely for Cold Beasts to come down. There’s only an opening to the west, directly facing Redwood Ridge. It’s easy to defend and hard to attack. Such a good place, the leader surely won’t pass it by!"
"But that Xia Hong is a bit of trouble. Even the Second Leader can’t handle him; last time he killed so many. Hmph..."
"What’s there to fear? The Great Leader hasn’t taken action yet. Once he does, that Xia Hong won’t stand a chance."
"The Great Xia Camp has only a little over a thousand people, with less than twenty in the Earth-digging Realm. Their strength isn’t significant. There’s no need for the Great Leader to act. If all of us just mobilize and surround the valley, do you think Xia Hong wouldn’t surrender?"
"I just don’t know why the Great Leader didn’t give the order earlier!"
"I heard that the Second Leader and his son spoke well of Xia Hong. The Leader values talent, so he gave them multiple chances. I guess he won’t tolerate it anymore this time."
"After losing so many people to Xia Hong, if we keep enduring, where’s our camp’s pride? The Second Leader and his lot can endure it, but I can’t."
"He Meng and He Gang are the Great Leader’s nephews, and they’ve been killed. The Great Leader hasn’t recovered them yet; who knows if they can be revived!"
"The Second Leader brought the Yuanzhou Camp to join Mirror Immortals just over a year ago, always speaking for Xia Hong. In my opinion, he and his son, and those from Yuanzhou Camp, are not aligned with us at all."
...
The conversation in the hall gradually shifted from hatred toward Great Xia to accusations against Yuwen Hu and his son, and even the old members of Yuanzhou.
Awkwardly, among these twenty people was Yuwen Dao himself.
Though his expression remained unchanged, as he listened to their quiet accusations, Yuwen Dao’s fists clenched slightly under his sleeves, breathing became heavier, emotions clearly a bit volatile.
He wasn’t alone. Five others were sitting next to him, all about Yuwen Hu’s age, a generation older than him, but not as composed. Their faces flushed red, emotions on the verge of explosion.
"Enough, all of you!"
Suddenly, a thunderous voice came from the partition at the top of the hall.
Everyone’s expressions changed slightly, closing their mouths in anger.
Yuwen Dao and the other five raised their heads with a hint of joy.
Yuwen Hu slowly walked out from the partition, scanning the ones who had just spoken, his face a bit grim.
Clearly, he had heard everything that was said in the hall.
"The leader’s order is, in ten days when night falls, to besiege the Great Xia station..."
Ten days later?
The people below, upon hearing this, all showed a trace of confusion on their faces.
Before Yuwen Hu could finish, someone interrupted him directly.
"Why ten days later, Second Leader, can you explain?"
"Exactly, if we plan to besiege their station, why wait ten days? It’s just a trifling Great Xia, apart from that Xia Hong having some skill, the others are nothing. We should act sooner and swallow them in one go!"
