Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely-Chapter 110 - 106 Expanding Hunting Grounds, Camp Expansion [3-in-1]

In the valley, the construction of the new residence is in full swing.

The fifteen-meter-high wooden walls on all sides have been erected, and the internal load-bearing columns are being constructed in conjunction with the roof;

One after another, the already cut giant pieces of Golden Frost Wood are being continuously transported to various parts of the wooden house for installation; ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com

Countless iron materials are also being collectively transported to various locations to assist with the construction...

Clink... thunk...

"Pass me a piece of wood over here!"

"Old Yuan, we need a hammer here, bring it over quickly."

"Coming, coming, they still need four planks over there, each seven meters long, get some people to move them quickly."

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In the valley, the bustling crowd is everywhere, full of busy figures hurrying around, and the clanking and banging sounds from the iron and wooden materials and tools are constant.

Nowadays in Great Xia, unlike half a year ago, Xia Hong and others returning with prey is no longer something novel. People merely greet them, but the majority remain fully engrossed in their construction work.

After instructing someone to process the Cold Beast, Xia Hong walked into the wooden house alone, found the Force Measuring Stake, and after fiddling with it for a while, his already furrowed brows grew even more serious.

"Just over twenty thousand pounds, it seems I wasn’t mistaken. The Cold Beast Meat I’m eating currently has a negligible effect on my enhancement. What could be the reason..."

In the first month after moving into the valley, Xia Hong’s Basic Strength increased from thirteen thousand to fifteen thousand;

In the subsequent five months, by the day the new house broke ground, he had measured just over twenty thousand;

By today, the eleventh day since the new house started construction, his Basic Strength has only increased by at most one or two hundred.

As Basic Strength increases, the rate of improvement slows down. An initial jump of two thousand in the first month, followed by a gradual decrease each month is understandable.

But to drop to only a hundred or so pounds in ten days is clearly not normal.

Looking at the string of Cold Beast Meat hanging by the stove, Xia Hong seemed lost in thought.

"The more I eat Cold Beast Meat, the less heat my body generates, and the increase in Basic Strength diminishes. Logically, this means that lower-level Cold Beast Meat no longer works on me, so must I eat Intermediate Cold Beasts’ meat to continue improving?"

This thought popped into Xia Hong’s mind, and he shook his head vigorously.

Not to mention the lower-level Cold Beasts, the ones he’s encountered so far are only three kinds. There are still three more he hasn’t seen in the Cold Beast Scroll left by Luo Ming.

He knows nothing about what Intermediate Cold Beasts are like or how strong they are. In this situation, let alone hunting them, he might not even be able to save his own life if he accidentally bumps into one.

"It doesn’t necessarily have to be Intermediate Cold Beasts. The Cold Beast Meat I’ve eaten so far comprises only Snow Mane, Frost Wolf, and Demon Sheep. Maybe my body has developed immunity to these three types of Cold Beast Meat, and trying others might still be effective."

Xia Hong considered a second possibility.

After eating Cold Beast Meat, the body heats up.

This symptom is very much like signs of poisoning.

Moreover, the Cold Beast Meat is azure, and the blood is dark green. Considering these two features, it’s not hard to deduce that Cold Beast Meat should have some degree of toxicity, and humans increase their Basic Strength by absorbing its essence, which certainly has a limit.

At least for lower-level, or the three types of Cold Beast Meat Xia Hong has encountered, it’s like this.

"Wild guesses are useless. To be safe, I’ll continue slowly increasing with these three kinds of Cold Beast Meat. As long as it still works, I’ll eventually hit the thirty thousand pounds limit, though it might take a bit longer; being bolder, I’ll expand the hunting range and test other three kinds to see if my guess is correct!"

Xia Hong took out the Cold Beast Atlas left by Luo Ming. After contemplating the last three types of Cold Beasts, he made a decision.

"According to this, the other three kinds of Cold Beasts, despite having different abilities, still fall under the lower-level Cold Beasts category. As long as I’m careful, there shouldn’t be any issues, plus the spinal cord of the Cloud Mist Teng Jiao is a necessary material for making bows, originally an essential item. If Luo Ming could successfully hunt them with a team, so can I!"

The importance of bows and arrows isn’t fully evident in the hands of people in the Logging Realm. After all, with the strength of those in the Logging Realm, even if they hit a Cold Beast, at most, they’d injure it; killing it is completely impossible.

But in the hands of people in the Earth-digging Realm, it’s different.

An arrow shot with ten thousand pounds of force inflicts greater damage on Cold Beasts, and coupled with the Earth-digging Realm’s inherent ability to confront lower-level Cold Beasts head-on, their hunting success rate should certainly be higher with bows and arrows.

Especially considering that the bows and arrows currently used by the camp are only ordinary iron and not Ten-forged Level iron. When Xia Hong noticed this earlier, he began to plan.

With a plentiful supply of iron ore, in the future, each member of the Great Xia Hunting Team will definitely be equipped with a broadsword and a set of bows and arrows.

Although the timber in this world is strong, it can’t compare to the even stronger Basic Strength of humans. To make bows and arrows usable by both Logging Realm and Earth-digging Realm individuals, the bow body and arrowheads must be made of pure iron, and since the bowstring needs to withstand tension, the material requirements are the most stringent. It must be made from the spinal cord of a Cloud Mist Teng Jiao.

The Cold Beast Atlas left by Luo Ming states clearly that the spinal cord of a single Cloud Mist Teng Jiao can be drawn out to a length of thirty meters, enough to make at least ten longbows.

"Expand the hunting range, prioritize finding Cloud Mist Teng Jiao, and the other two Cold Beasts can wait. Given my current strength, taking five Earth-digging Realm individuals with me shouldn’t lead to any unforeseen events."