Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

229: Chapter 145: Murder, Gruesome 229: Chapter 145: Murder, Gruesome Redwood Ridge Outskirts

Bang…

A giant tree, over eight meters in diameter, came crashing down.

Xu An rubbed his sore arms, looking at the many large trees that had fallen nearby.

He put down the iron saw in his hands with a smile and said:

“Thirteenth one, we’ve got nearly seventy thousand pounds tonight, right?”

“Should be!”

On the opposite side, Liu Yuan nodded with a smile on his face.

However, as he thought of something, the smile faded, and he said, “Nine Golden Frosts, four Vermilion Frosts, that converts to just 31 contribution points.

Each of us only gets 15 points; it’s too slow.”

A Golden Frost Tree is worth 2000 pounds for one contribution point, and a Vermilion Frost Tree is worth 4000 pounds for one.

The nine Golden Frosts just now were about six thousand pounds each, and the Vermilion Frosts were four thousand, so it indeed calculates to that many contribution points.

“If I could be like your brother and join the Hunting Team to hunt Cold Beasts with the leader, the contribution points would come fast.”

Hearing Liu Yuan’s envy of his brother Xu Ning, Xu An also showed a proud smile on his face.

However, in his pupils, more prominently, was the same envy.

“Earning 900 points in a single night, once you’re in the Hunting Team, the contribution values are so abundant they can’t be spent.

Look at people like Luo Yuan and others, everyone in their families not only has clothes to wear but also a lot more ironware.

I saw yesterday, even his son Luo An ordered a set of small clothes from the Craftsmen Workshop.

Tsk tsk, that Luo An is not even six years old and is already wearing clothes!”

Xu An couldn’t help but join the conversation, extending the topic with envy:

“I saw it too, Zou Yuankai’s son Zou Ping did the same.

Yue Feng even went to order a blue velvet blanket from Mu Dong yesterday, said to be for Yue Yuan.”

Yue Yuan was just over a month old!

Liu Yuan was initially stunned, then his expression became even more envious.

What he envied, of course, wasn’t the children wearing clothes, but that these things represented the members of the Hunting Team having so many contribution points that they couldn’t expend them all.

“Clothing, wooden products, beast skin products, these are just minor items.

Recently, members of the Hunting Team have already exchanged for Ten-stone Iron Bows.

Those are the big items, costing 2000 contribution points.

I estimate, besides my brother and Lin Kai, other hunting team members have at least three to four thousand contribution points in their hands.”

Three to four thousand…

Hearing Xu An’s estimated numbers, and thinking about how he had only accumulated over three hundred contribution points thus far, Liu Yuan couldn’t help but shake his head with a bitter smile.

“Still need to break through quickly, how many pounds are you at now?”

“Eight thousand five, I reckon it’ll still take some time…”

After Xu An answered, remembering Liu Yuan’s basic strength was always a bit stronger than his own, he quickly asked, “And you?”

Liu Yuan finally smiled, extending his right hand towards Xu An, and lightly hooked his index finger.

“Nine thousand, whoa, you’re about to break through!”

Knowing Liu Yuan’s basic strength had reached nine thousand, Xu An felt a surge of excitement but couldn’t help feeling a sense of urgency.

He and Liu Yuan were among the oldest members of the Great Xia, and were also among the first ten, excluding the leader Xia Hong, to break through to the Logging Realm.

Without counting the leader, the first batch to break through on that slope were Xia Chuan and Yuan Cheng; the second batch was Yue Feng and five people; and the third batch included himself, Liu Yuan, and Li Yuankun.

Being in the same group of breakthroughs, he couldn’t lag too much behind Liu Yuan.

“Li Yuankun went to the Collection Team, I’m not sure about his strength.

I heard he was also assigned to Captain Cheng Feng’s group like us, so next time I see him, I definitely need to ask.”

Xu An nodded, he was also eager to know Li Yuankun’s progress.

Currently, both the Collection Team and Logging Team need to go out in groups of ten.

In the Logging Realm, one can freely choose to join either the Collection Team or the Logging Team.

He and Liu Yuan both entered the Logging Team, and because of their good skills, they were assigned to Captain Bai Dongying’s group;

Li Yuankun went to the Collection Team, apparently because of his good skills as well, and was assigned to Captain Cheng Feng’s group.

“I hope my skills aren’t the worst; don’t pull away from me too much!”

“Hahaha, probably not.”

Seeing Xu An’s annoyed expression, Liu Yuan couldn’t help but laugh, teasing him.

Among camp members, there was definitely some competitive spirit.

But the comparison mainly revolved around three things: strength, collection speed, and contribution points.

The three are interconnected, but everyone is aware that the most important is strength.

As long as the strength is strong enough, collection speed will increase, and contribution points will multiply as a natural course.

“Alright, let’s cut one more tree before heading back; it’s pretty much enough for tonight!”

Xu An nodded, followed behind Liu Yuan, searching for the next large tree.

“Beep…

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“Beep…

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Suddenly, two urgent bone whistle sounds came from the northern side!

The two, who were darting between the trees, suddenly had a drastic change in expression.

“Four sounds, the emergency retreat signal?”

“Someone’s in danger!”

The two exchanged a glance without the slightest hesitation, immediately pulling out the bone whistles hanging around their necks, blowing them towards the south.

“Beep…

Beep…

Beep…

Beep…”

“Beep…

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Beep…

Beep…”

While blowing the bone whistles, the two swiftly stored away their saws, quickly heading towards the east, which was outside the Redwood Ridge.

“Beep…

Beep…

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Beep…”

“Beep…

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And as the two began blowing, within a 500-meter range on the outskirts, from north to south, countless bone whistle sounds quickly echoed, signaling others to retreat swiftly.

The Great Xia now had over three hundred people in the Logging Realm.

To avoid attracting Cold Beasts, external personnel couldn’t be too concentrated.

For easy communication, everyone was equipped with bone whistles when going out.