Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely-Chapter 272 - 157: The Disappearance of the Cold Beast, Breakthrough Tide

Chapter 272: Chapter 157: The Disappearance of the Cold Beast, Breakthrough Tide

The Great Xia Station, second floor of the wooden house.

A large crowd of dozens gathered at the entrance of the Camp Supply Station, all looking up with keen interest at three wooden boards at the entrance, discussing animatedly.

The three wooden boards, labeled at the top with coal stone, were titled the Wood List, Coal Mine List, and Iron Mine List. Below them were densely packed names and the amount of resources each person had gathered during this period.

Wood List (1 point equals 1,000 pounds):

First place, Bai Dongying, 724

Second place, Cheng Feng, 689

Third place, Liu Yuan, 674

Fourth place, Xu An, 663

Fifth place, Bai Wuting, 647

...

Coal Mine List (1 point equals 20 pounds):

First place, Yuan Cheng, 1520

Second place, Yue Feng, 1480

Third place, Hong Gang, 1470

Fourth place, Ying Xuan, 1380

Fifth place, Qiu Peng, 1370

...

Iron Mine List (1 point equals 10 pounds):

First place, Luo Yuan, 3217

Second place, Xia Chuan, 3195

Third place, Zhao Long, 2995

Fourth place, Zhao Hu, 2871

Fifth place, Huang Yong, 2862

...

All those gathered here were from the Logging Realm, and naturally, their main focus was on the first list. Anyone who saw their name in the top thirty showed a look of surprise and joy.

"The captain is still amazing; since the start of the competition until now, it’s been only forty-eight days, yet 724 points, that translates to over 180 trees, averaging three trees brought back every night... hiss..."

Hearing this, everyone did some mental calculations and couldn’t help but express amazement.

The resource gathering competition started on January 27, and as of today, it has indeed been forty-eight days. By the weight of smaller trees on the outskirts here, averaging four to five thousand pounds, it translates to four to five points.

Converting that, it’s indeed a minimum of three trees every night.

"There’s no need for three trees; haven’t you noticed in the past ten days, there are no small trees left in the outskirts? What remains now has a minimum diameter of six to seven meters."

"Right, I saw it. The big tree Captain Bai brought back with a wheelbarrow last night had a diameter of over ten meters and was estimated to weigh over ten thousand pounds."

"Tsk tsk, no comparison, no comparison. Look, Lin Wan in thirtieth place has 542 points, and she’s a girl, and we can’t even match her!"

"I remember Lin Wan is the wife of Yue Feng from the Hunting Team, and her brother Lin Kai recently broke through to the Earth-digging Realm and joined the Hunting Team. Their whole family is fierce!"

"Haven’t you noticed, in the past few days, there have been minimal changes in the wood rankings, so the final result might not differ much from what’s currently displayed."

"Nonsense, in the past ten days, no one has been allowed to leave the one-kilometer radius of the valley. The remaining wood on the outskirts of the midsection of Redwood Ridge is probably almost all chopped down by us. Nine days ago, when Hong Mu’s team cut down a tree, it even alerted the Cold Beasts. If not for the Hunting Team’s timely arrival, there might have been casualties."

"It’s not just that time; in recent days, the number of trees available for felling has decreased drastically. Many people, upon discovering Cold Beasts, first come back to inform the Hunting Team to kill the beasts before felling the trees."

"Luckily, all the Cold Beasts here are of the low-level kind, so the leaders don’t need to get involved. Lords Xia Chuan and Luo Yuan can take care of them."

"I’ve been exhausted for a month and a half, and I’ve barely made it past 500 points. The top thirty looks like a long shot."

"Same here, I’ve already observed it: the frequency of going out, logging tools, transportation tools are all the same for everyone. The main difference is in logging efficiency, which ultimately is related to strength."

"Exactly, logging and mining are essentially the same; the higher the basic strength, the greater the extraction volume. This list is actually another form of strength ranking!"

"No wonder, my rank is just below yours, and my basic strength is also just over two hundred pounds less than yours."

...

"Why are you all gathered here? At this time, instead of chatting away, you’d better use the time to train!"

Xia Chuan, accompanied by Luo Yuan and Yuan Cheng, hurriedly went up to the second floor. Seeing the people gathered at the Camp Supply Station entrance, Xia Chuan immediately reprimanded them.

Currently, most of the affairs of Great Xia were handled by Xia Chuan. Since the one-kilometer ban was issued, Xia Hong had become even more reclusive, which strengthened Xia Chuan’s authority in the camp daily.

Upon hearing this, everyone thought about the station’s current situation and lowered their heads slightly.

"Sir, they just returned from logging outside and gathered here for a short while, just to check the rankings!"

Shi Ping happened to come down from the third floor at this moment, and seeing Xia Chuan’s stern expression, he quickly helped cover for them, nodding towards the crowd as he spoke.

Given the hint, everyone dispersed immediately.

Xia Chuan didn’t mind, only asking Shi Ping:

"Has the leader returned?"

"He just came back, brought back two Frost Wolves and a Teng Jiao tonight. I just delivered the Beast Blood upstairs, and he’s already started secluded training."

Seeing the anxious expressions on Xia Chuan and the others’ faces, Shi Ping guessed there was something urgent and quickly asked, "Sir, is there something you need to discuss with the leader?"

Hearing that Xia Hong had already started secluded training, Xia Chuan and the others showed hesitant expressions.

"It shouldn’t be anything major, probably don’t need to inform the leader?"

"It’s possible that we’ve been too aggressive in hunting lately, and they’ve been scared away."

"The one-kilometer radius includes only over five hundred meters of the outskirts of Redwood Ridge, and all logging and hunting recently have been concentrated in that area. In less than half a month, more than twenty low-level Cold Beasts have been killed, so it’s normal for them to be gone."

"The trees have also been mostly cut down, and those Cold Beasts, having no suitable place to dwell, have probably gone elsewhere, which is also normal."

...

Listening to the conversation between Luo Yuan and Yuan Cheng, Shi Ping finally understood.