Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely-Chapter 101: The Excitement of New Clothes

It’s not that Xia Hong is particularly handsome.

It’s mainly that this outfit really adds a lot of points.

The light blue hat made of the fine fur of a Frost Wolf head, with two five or six inch long white Snow Mane tusks; the mane of the Demon Sheep is not pure white, but a white-tinged brown, and the straight trousers made from it are also white and brown.

The highlight has to be that black cloak made from Snow Mane Skin. Although Xia Hong is tall, his build is rather slim, but wearing this cloak makes him appear much more robust.

Paired with those black Snow Mane Skin boots, the whole person looks full of imposing aura.

Especially when compared to Xia Chuan and Mu Dong standing next to him, he looks like he’s a size bigger, with the two white tusks on the edge of the hat, appearing both fierce and domineering.

"Leader, your aura is way stronger than those two from before!"

Yuan Cheng was obviously most impressed by this outfit, and after a closer look, he said admiringly with a look of envy in his eyes.

Hearing Yuan Cheng mention Yang Li, Xia Chuan’s eyes flashed with a cold gleam, and he said disdainfully, "Those two useless fools, they just rely on a slightly better background, and they dare to compare with our leader?"

Last time when the Wood Puppet Monster was exterminated and Xia Chuan woke up, he knew about how Yang Li wanted to either kill him or take him away from Great Xia.

Even without mentioning that, the few kicks Li Hu gave him were not light.

Obviously, Xia Chuan still remembers those two people till now.

Xia Hong didn’t have a good impression of those two either, but he didn’t continue Xia Chuan’s words, just waved his cloak, turned, and sat horizontally in the chair.

Looking at the crowd of burly men in Beast Skin Skirts in front of him, and then glancing at his own outfit and the chair he was sitting on, the words "mountain king" popped into Xia Hong’s mind, and his expression immediately became peculiar.

The temperament Xia Chuan spoke of, he wasn’t sure about that, but the way he sat, combined with the hundreds of people in Beast Skin Skirts in front of him, definitely gave off a mountain king vibe, plus the ice and snow outside...

Forest Sea and Snowy Plains?

The words popped into Xia Hong’s mind, and he looked down and chuckled softly to himself.

Shaking off the strange thoughts in his mind, Xia Hong looked around and found that everyone was still looking at him with eyes full of envy. Pondering for a moment, he said loudly:

"Don’t worry, now as the camp continues to take down more Cold Beasts, the Beast Skins will eventually overflow. Do you remember when the camps first merged, many people could only wear straw clothes, unable even to wear a Beast Skin Skirt."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded. The situation was indeed as Xia Hong said. The complete spread of Beast Skin Skirts throughout the camp to the point where everyone had one occurred just half a month ago.

"When the Cold Beast Skin overflows, Mu Dong making a few more sets of clothes will just be a casual task. Eventually, you’ll all be able to wear them."

When Xia Hong finished this sentence, the crowd’s faces immediately showed a bit more spirit.

But at this moment, Xia Hong changed his tone:

"However, the clothing making process is cumbersome. Not counting these decorations, a complete set takes several days, and obtaining Cold Beast Skin is not easy. So, we need to set a standard for who gets to wear it first."

The crowd suddenly had their interest piqued by Xia Hong, all looking up and staring at him, waiting for his next words.

Although they believed Xia Hong’s words that eventually everyone would be able to wear them,

Who knows when that sooner or later will come.

Although Cold Beasts are large, each one provides plenty of hides and fur.

But the camp’s demand is also large!

Xia Hong’s outfit used Cold Beast Skin, Demon Sheep fur, and Frost Wolf fur, with many additional materials, obviously taking a lot of effort. Everyone wants to wear something like this, but it’s clearly not possible now, and they admit they’re not qualified.

But judging by the amount of Beast Skin used, making a full outfit requires the skin and fur of at least two adult Cold Beasts.

Besides, clothing is not a particularly scarce resource. Those living in the camp stay near the Iron Refining Furnace for long periods, so temperature isn’t an issue. The more significant use of the Beast Skin Skirts is to avoid being naked.

The vast amount of Beast Skin needed for clothing and the non-scarce nature of the resource clearly indicates that when Xia Hong said everyone could wear them, it means it will take a long time for that to happen.

Being able to wear it one day sooner is certainly the best.

So, everyone eagerly anticipated Xia Hong’s next words.

"Mu Dong, the ground stakes will take approximately another four months to finish, during this time, take some spare time to make fifteen sets of clothes with your people."

"Yes, Leader!"

Xia Hong first gave Mu Dong an order, then turned to face everyone and spoke with a smile, "You all heard, the first batch will have fifteen sets. The first ten to break through to the Earth-digging Realm, and the first five to break through to the Logging Realm, each gets a set. Whether you can wear it depends on yourselves!"

Almost the moment Xia Hong finished speaking, those originally circling around him, whether from the Hunting Team, Logging Team, or the reserved forces, immediately dispersed and went to cultivate individually.

In moments, the sound of continuous punching echoed from inside and outside the wooden huts.

Those who hadn’t consumed Cold Beast Meat quickly prepared themselves a meal, just as obviously intending to train right after eating.

This sudden change made the smile on Xia Hong’s face grow wider, and his heart was filled with new ideas.

Due to the inertia from his past life, Xia Hong believed that unity and cohesion were the most crucial aspects of the camp. He would intentionally or unintentionally downplay the notion of hierarchy and class in the camp.

Although he knew in his heart that a sense of hierarchy would naturally develop due to the differences in cultivation and the varying roles individuals played, and that this sense would deepen as the gap in cultivation widened,

Xia Hong believed that the existence and deepening of this notion would eventually lead to a lack of unity and integrity in the camp, affecting overall cohesion. So, he chose to downplay it as much as possible.

Just as when Mu Dong brought out the wooden chair and clothes made for him, his first reaction wasn’t to accept them but to resist, which was his way of downplaying and resisting this notion.

However, at this moment, the scene before him made him realize that the existence of this hierarchy was not entirely a bad thing.

At the very least, it made these people more motivated to cultivate.

The gap between the Earth-digging Realm and the Logging Realm, and the ordinary people, with different levels of cultivation playing different roles, differentiation was always present. Since this notion was unavoidable, it could only be accepted.

Xia Hong reminded himself once more internally that this was not his previous life; the harshness of the Ice Abyss World far surpassed even the collapse of order described by the phrase ’rebellion against decorum.’ Holding onto the mindset of a civilized society would eventually lead to a great loss.

"One outfit could spark such a big motivational response; the wooden hut being built soon, the Golden Sore Powder, the weapons, and the martial arts in my mind all seem like things that could be leveraged..."

Seeing the enthusiasm for cultivation rise even higher compared to before, and realizing there were many more things to use to his advantage, Xia Hong’s eyes shone with a newfound spirit.

From the night when the distribution standard of the fifteen sets of clothes was set, almost everyone in the camp was training tirelessly, the whole camp plunged into a frenzy of cultivation.

Especially when Xia Hong returned from hunting every night, wearing those clothes as he walked back to the wooden hut in front of everyone, he clearly felt the vigor in everyone’s punching increase in strength and intensity.

The members of the Hunting and Logging Teams were even more motivated.

The cultivation in the Logging Realm and the Earth-digging Realm involves consuming energy and absorbing the essence contained in Cold Beast Meat, and hunting and logging are themselves extremely effective ways of expending energy.

Therefore, when outside, they worked noticeably harder than before, and naturally, their harvest increased significantly in tandem, visibly stocking up more material in the camp’s mine warehouse and speeding up the stake-driving process considerably.

Two months later, the first person, besides Xia Hong, to gain the qualification to wear a complete outfit finally appeared.

Surprisingly, this person didn’t come from the Hunting Team or the Logging Team but from the reserves.

Moreover, he was someone Xia Hong was relatively familiar with.

Shi Qing’s son, Shi Ping.