Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

265: Chapter 154: Inheritance Rights, Strategic Contraction [Sorry for the Delay]_3 265: Chapter 154: Inheritance Rights, Strategic Contraction [Sorry for the Delay]_3 “They still have the leisure to battle us, these fools!”

“Hahaha, fantastic, absolutely fantastic.”

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Just as Xia Hong expected, upon hearing that the Mirror Immortal Camp had been infiltrated and controlled by a deceitful monster, everyone’s reactions were ones of excitement and joy.

Only Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and Yue Feng’s joy quickly faded.

After a moment of thought, their expressions turned heavy.

Xia Hong met each of their gazes and immediately knew they were on the same page as him.

Under normal circumstances, the Great Xia and the Mirror Immortal Camp wouldn’t be closely tied, but in the face of a cunning, homicidal deceitful monster that regards human life as worthless, such a description isn’t exaggerated.

Especially since they know the location of the Great Xia Station.

They have even started probing the Great Xia.

Probing means that the Great Xia has already become their target.

It wasn’t just Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and Yue Feng; the other members of the Hunting Team weren’t foolish either.

Especially since the incident with the Wood Puppet Monster was less than a year ago, many people slowly began to realize, and the joy on their faces gradually vanished, replaced by solemnity.

“With humans and monsters mixed together, even they themselves can’t distinguish each other, let alone us.

This Mirror Immortal Camp should not be approached for now!”

Xia Hong turned to look at Yue Feng, a trace of astonishment rising in his heart.

Unexpectedly, Yue Feng’s response was the quickest.

After confirming the link between the Mirror Immortal Camp and the deceitful monster, his first thought was to minimize or even cease contact.

The others heard these words, pondered for a moment, and quickly showed agreement.

If the Mirror Immortal Camp were purely a human camp, they could find ways to negotiate, perhaps temporarily concede interests, or continue to engage in guerrilla warfare; there would always be a way.

But once involved with deceitful monsters, common logic no longer applies.

Being able to infiltrate the Mirror Immortal Camp implies that this deceitful monster is undoubtedly powerful, but they know nothing about how it controls humans or what capabilities it has.

Under such circumstances, avoiding contact is the best choice.

Moreover, Xia Hong just mentioned that the deceitful monster is definitely afraid of the Iron Refining Furnace in the camp, meaning that as long as they stay in the camp’s valley, they can ensure safety.

In such a scenario, there’s even less reason to engage with the Mirror Immortal Camp.

“If Yuwen Hu can find clues about the camp’s deceitful monster through the leader’s hints and trigger another great battle, that would be ideal!”

Xia Chuan’s words caused subtle reactions among the others.

In this way, wouldn’t the Great Xia gain an advantage for free!

Xia Hong understood his implication but after contemplating, gently shook his head.

The probability of that is extremely slim.

“It doesn’t concern us how they act.

Since we know that the Mirror Immortal Camp leads to a dead end, there’s no need to deal too much with them.

As long as they don’t bring trouble, we can peacefully enhance our own strength.

But we can only wonder if that deceitful monster will come looking for us first…”

As Xia Hong spoke those last words, a trace of worry appeared on his face, but it quickly dissipated.

He stood up and continued speaking to everyone:

“Not just to the north, but we should avoid areas a bit further from the valley for now.

The station’s essential resources are merely wood, coal, and Cold Beast Meat.

From today on, no one from the camp, including you, is allowed to leave the valley’s one-kilometer range.

This distance will just cover the outer 500 meters of the midsection of Redwood Ridge.

Even if we collect all the resources in this area, it will be sufficient for quite a long time…”

Xia Hong slowly laid out his various plans, and from time to time, people raised a few objections, which he pondered, sometimes altering or insisting, and soon the discussion concluded.

In reality, to summarize, it’s just strategic contraction.

Without clear information on the Mirror Immortal Camp’s subsequent actions or specific details about the deceitful monster, all the Great Xia can do is minimize the scope of activities as much as possible while ensuring that cultivation remains unaffected, prioritizing safety.

Just one Primary Monster wiped out Rogel Camp’s more than a thousand three or four hundred people, leaving only fewer than two hundred survivors.

Today’s Great Xia is, of course, much stronger than Rogel Camp.

Can the deceitful monster possibly controlling the Mirror Immortal Camp be weaker than that Wood Puppet Monster?

Xia Hong’s strategy of contraction received unanimous endorsement from everyone.

Only Xia Chuan raised a question.

“If none of us go out, brother, what about your Cold Beast Blood?”

The others in the Hunting Team suddenly realized, remembering that Xia Hong needed a lot of Cold Beast Blood and resources to break through the Cold Resistance Level, and immediately showed signs of worry.

Xia Hong displayed a slight smile, shaking his head: “Don’t worry about me, the strength of the Mirror Immortal Camp isn’t enough to threaten me…”

Except for He Yuanhun and the deceitful monster behind the Mirror Immortal!

Although his expression was relaxed, Xia Hong was somewhat concerned internally about these two unknown figures.

Not only him.

Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and Yue Feng clearly also realized, with traces of worry visible in their eyes.