Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely-Chapter 276 - 158 Preparation, Arrival_2

The crowd subconsciously looked around and found that Mu Dong and others were indeed absent.

It’s related to the Cold Beasts.

The wooden houses need reinforcement.

Connecting these two matters, everyone’s expressions changed instantly.

"Stop speculating aimlessly. Instead of wasting time guessing here, put more effort into mining more iron ore. No matter what Lord Xia Chuan’s purpose is, it’s always for the safety of the camp!"

The usually silent Shi Ping suddenly spoke, interrupting everyone.

Upon hearing this, the others fell into deep thought, then quickly expressed agreement and resumed their full concentration on mining.

Indeed, their curiosity couldn’t change anything.

Iron ore currently served three purposes:

First, to help Leader Xia Hong breakthrough; second, to forge the weapons they needed; and third, to craft various tools and utensils for the camp.

No matter Xia Chuan’s purpose, it ultimately was for the camp’s safety.

Besides, they weren’t mining for nothing. All the mined iron ore would be converted into contribution points, credited to everyone’s account.

"Shi Ping, the iron ore upstairs is depleted. Quickly gather it and deliver it up."

Just at that moment, Lin Kai walked in from outside the mine.

Hearing the order, Shi Ping hurriedly put down his chisel, removed his leather bag, and began recording and collecting the mined iron ore from everyone, handing it over to Lin Kai directly.

"Used up so quickly? The last batch was over ten thousand pounds, and it’s all gone?"

Upon hearing Shi Ping’s inquiry, Lin Kai shook his head, visibly exhausted, and said, "There’s too much to forge. The ten thousand pounds of reserve iron ore left at the Camp Supply Station by the leader is already used up. What you have isn’t nearly enough. I’ll deliver this batch and come right back. And the rest of the Hunting Team members need to come down and mine as well."

Gasp...

The ten thousand pounds of iron ore reserve at the Camp Supply Station have been used up.

The Hunting Team also needs to come down to mine!

What exactly are they forging upstairs?

Hearing Lin Kai’s words, the confusion on the faces of everyone in the mine deepened, and their actions slowed down a bit naturally.

"Lord Xia Chuan has ordered that from tonight onwards, all outside activities from the camp are to stop. Apart from leaving fifteen people in the Blacksmith Room, the rest of the Earth-digging Realm must stay in the mine to extract iron. Without his orders, no one is allowed to leave. In short, exert all effort to mine iron."

After Lin Kai finished speaking, he didn’t wait for everyone’s reaction and rushed out of the mine holding a sack of iron ore.

The others exchanged glances, each showing a trace of nervousness, but soon returned to the tense mining operation.

They only knew a little about the situation with the Cold Beasts outside, but based on what Cheng Feng and Bai Dongying said, they could roughly guess a little.

Xia Chuan was urgently having them mine iron and leaving so many people at the Blacksmith Room for a reason.

Reinforcing the wooden houses was definitely for defense against enemies.

Currently, the enemies might be deceitful Cold Beasts or the Mirror Immortal Camp.

Either way, they’re dangerous for Great Xia.

The last time the entire camp worked so hard to mine and forge iron was for the rodent infestation on the mountain’s North Slope.

It’s been less than three months, and a new situation has emerged.

Inside the mine, everyone felt increasingly tense, quickening their pace in mining.

...

The original one-kilometer restriction was directly changed by Xia Chuan to stop all outgoing trips.

Even the five hundred meters outside Redwood Ridge was off-limits.

Now, not only those in the Earth-digging Realm mining inside the mine but also the rest at the camp felt something was off.

Especially as batch after batch of iron ore was sent to the Blacksmith Room, and the forging sounds continued day and night without interruption.

This made everyone even more certain.

Something significant that they didn’t know about was undoubtedly happening.

At the very least, Xia Chuan didn’t fully explain something to them.

The atmosphere in the Great Xia Valley suddenly turned tense.

The Earth-digging Realm remained in the mines, mining iron day and night;

As soon as anyone ascended to the Earth-digging Realm on the third floor, they immediately took the Chewing Teeth Chisel to the southern mine;

More and more from the Logging Realm were summoned to the Blacksmith Room to assist;

Those from the Logging Realm who weren’t summoned received Xia Chuan’s orders to move all the wood from both sides of the valley to the wooden houses and pile them up...

All signs pointed to an impending major event!

Especially with Xia Chuan’s final order, it wasn’t difficult to infer that an enemy was likely coming to the camp.

Cold Beast, Deceitful Monster, or Mirror Immortal Camp?

Even a five or six-year-old child in Great Xia knew the camp’s enemies were either of these three, and suddenly everyone began to speculate.

Naturally, this process intensified their feelings.

...

First Year of the Great Xia, March 17

"It can’t be the Cold Beasts, right? Could it be high-level Cold Beasts?"

On the northern side of the valley, Lin Wan leaned a large log diagonally and, with a worried expression, spoke to Shi Lu beside her.

Shi Lu shook her head upon hearing this, whispering, "It shouldn’t be. I heard from my brother before that the most formidable seen in Redwood Ridge so far was only Intermediate level. They haven’t even had a chance to encounter high-level Cold Beasts, so why would they suddenly break into the camp..."

Remembering that Lin Wan’s husband and younger brother were both in the Hunting Team, Shi Lu continued to ask:

"Sister Wan, don’t your husband and brother know anything?"

Thinking of her husband Yue Feng and brother Lin Kai, Lin Wan’s expression became more worried: freeωebnovēl.c૦m

"They haven’t been home since the night before last. They stayed in the Blacksmith Room at first, and then Lin Kai went mining with a few others. And when asked, they won’t say anything..."