Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely-Chapter 205 - 139: Resource Gap, Changes in the Camp [Three-in-One]_2

The basic strength of an Intermediate Snow Mane should be around 90,000 to 100,000 jin. Without any iron tools, it’s impossible for humans to hunt it barehanded.

Based on the progress of his Reshaping Skin, the basic strength of the Cold Resistance Level should be over 100,000 jin. To hunt an Intermediate Cold Beast alone, probably only the Cold Resistance Level can do it.

This means that a wooden mannequin that can transform into an Intermediate Snow Mane can fully act as a Cold Resistance Level powerhouse within the radiation range of an Iron Refining Furnace.

Setting aside his own breakthrough, the biggest gain from this hunt should be the change in the wooden mannequin.

"Moreover, unlike the Cold Beast, as long as enough coal stone is provided, it won’t get exhausted, and since it’s a system building, there’s a high probability it won’t be damaged. This means..."

The Great Xia Camp has gained a hardworking, tireless Intermediate Snow Mane, which is immune to external damage and whose strength rivals a Cold Resistance Level powerhouse!

Xia Hong’s expression grew more excited as he reviewed the wooden mannequin’s description:

Wooden Mannequin (Level 1): Cultivation tool, activate with coal stone, can greatly enhance cultivation speed, and increase martial arts comprehension.

Special Function 1: Can record Cold Beast species through Essence Blood, transform into any Cold Beast, and display the strength of an adult beast.

Special Function 2: Activated within the radiation range of an Iron Refining Furnace, can follow commands and engage in autonomous combat.

Consumption: 1 Coal/Hour

Upgrade Conditions: 3000 wood, 6000 iron

Upon seeing the upgrade conditions for the wooden mannequin, Xia Hong was immediately tempted.

3000 wood is easy enough, while 6000 units of iron, equivalent to 60,000 jin of iron ore, would take about seven or eight days of full-scale mining at the current camp’s mining speed.

"Upgrading the wooden mannequin should bring quite a few surprises!"

Recalling the significant enhancement of functions when the small fire pit was upgraded to an Iron Refining Furnace, Xia Hong grew even more eager for the potential upgrades to the wooden mannequin.

In fact, if it weren’t for the unexpected situation caused by this breakthrough, not only the wooden mannequin but also the Medicine Decoction Pot, polishing stone, and Iron Refining Furnace were all structures Xia Hong planned to upgrade.

Including the Green Bamboo Fence, Marking Stone, and Yellow Earth, which only require wood, coal, and iron, he was prepared to construct all of them.

"Given the current situation, there’s no choice but to upgrade them. The changes in functionality after upgrading from the small fire pit to the Iron Refining Furnace indicate at least the wooden mannequin should be the first to upgrade!"

The imminent threat is the unpredictable risk brought by the Mirror Immortal Camp. freeweɓnøvel.com

Although he let Yuwen Dao go, Xia Hong remained extremely cautious of the Mirror Immortal Camp. Whether Yuwen Dao’s words were true or false remained to be seen. Xia Hong released him mainly to avoid major conflicts with the Mirror Immortal Camp.

After all, the Mirror Immortal is a colossal camp, housing over ten thousand people and boasting Cold Resistance Level powerhouses. Although Xia Hong had harsh words for Yuwen Dao, he understood that those words would have minimal impact.

In a world like the Ice Abyss, the survival of the fittest is an inevitable principle, whether between individuals or between camps.

Yet, he had to speak assertively, as seen from He Meng’s probing actions and aggressive attitude during their first encounter in the Arrow Bamboo Forest. If Xia Hong had shown any sign of submission or weakness, the outcome would have been disastrous.

Equipped with the system, Xia Hong was determined not to integrate the people of Great Xia into any other camp.

With this in mind, it was far better to adopt a tough stance initially, disorienting the adversary to buy more time. Hence, Xia Hong had spared Yuwen Dao and let him convey the message back.

He needed that time to achieve a breakthrough.

Xia Hong originally intended that once he reached the Cold Resistance Level, plus the system building’s functionality, the threat from the Mirror Immortal Camp would naturally be resolved.

Unfortunately, he didn’t anticipate such a complex process to achieve the Cold Resistance Level.

The procedure was not only complex but also required an astronomical amount of resources.

A short-term breakthrough was undoubtedly impossible.

Thus, he could only pin his hopes on the system buildings.

Previously, resource scarcity and the pressure from the Rodent swarms meant most of the camp’s coal and iron were exhausted by them.

But now it’s different, even excluding Xia Hong, the fifteen Earth-digging Realm participants, if they mined with all their might, could reach 12,000 coal and 6,000 iron per day. With some accumulation, they could upgrade all the relevant structures.

"Let’s upgrade the wooden mannequin first. If that doesn’t work, there are still several other structures. Solving the threat from the Mirror Immortal Camp shouldn’t be difficult. Resource extraction must continue, and hunting Intermediate Cold Beasts should not cease!"

In fact, the wooden mannequin that can transform into an Intermediate Snow Mane has practically resolved the threat from the Mirror Immortal Camp in another way.

Even if, as Yuwen Dao claimed, the Mirror Immortal Camp had two Cold Resistance Level powerhouses, if they really found the Great Xia Station, the wooden mannequin would give them a tough time, let alone the camp’s numerous people and iron tools.

"It’s not like they’ll bring everyone from the Mirror Immortal Camp, cross the Arrow Bamboo Forest, and attack the Great Xia Station at Redwood Ridge, right?"

Thinking of this, Xia Hong slightly shook his head, immediately dismissing this possibility.

In the Ice Abyss World, launching a large-scale mobilization is unwise, especially across unknown territories. At least, the Mirror Immortal Camp’s strength isn’t enough for such action.