Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 925: Chapter 347: Mirror Valley Council, Power Surge, Dajue Temple, Eight Battalion Tournament (Part 4)

The six of them, upon hearing Xia Chuan’s words, remembered the terrifying strength of Xia Hong in the sky just now, facing three and killing two Beast Kings alone, and all their expressions brightened, nodding heavily.

Previously, the silver mine was discovered but could not be exploited, and the reason was the Beast King.

Now that Xia Hong can crush the Beast King, combined with the army’s cooperation, the mining of the seven silver mines presents no problem.

“By the way, last year when I came out of retreat, you said Xu Ning had heard news about the Nine Towns over in Wuyuan, is that correct?”

Last year, Xia Hong came out of retreat and upgraded the Sect Spirit Stele, announcing the establishment of a sect for cultivation. He was entirely immersed in the Bone Tempering process, so when he heard Xia Chuan reporting the news from Wuyuan, he didn’t pay much attention at the time. Now that he’s out, naturally, he has to understand it well.

Xia Chuan nodded upon hearing, “Last year, on the original basis, Xu Ning further explored 50 kilometers east and discovered a place called Qinghepu, where he contacted three village-level camps. Those three were all attached to an organization called Dajue Temple. Among the three, Lower River Village seems to have had contact with Jiangxia Town, one of the Nine Towns. Xu Ning has been secretly investigating this Lower River Village and Dajue Temple for the past year.”

In the fourth year of Great Xia, Xu Ning mapped out the area of the Xing River North Bank 100 kilometers from west to east. Based on this exploration, he explored another 50 kilometers to the east. According to the initial estimate, there remained only the last 50 kilometers of the entire north bank’s 200-kilometer distance to the exit.

Three years ago, Lu Yang sent back a sketch of the Moao Nine Towns, indicating that the eastern exit of the Xing River North Bank was precisely the Chuishan and Jiangxia Towns. In this way, this Lower River Village having had contact with Jiangxia Town is evident.

Right, Dajue Temple!

Xia Hong suddenly remembered, last year, the Level 4 Spirit God Stele upgraded to the Level 5 Sect Spirit Stele, he didn’t connect it with the founding of the sect at first, it was because he heard the name Dajue Temple, and then thought of the sacrificial regulations.

“How about it, Xu Ning investigated for a year, he should have discovered a lot, right?”

Xia Chuan nodded with a solemn expression, “It’s much like what the Lord initially guessed, that Dajue Temple is indeed an extremely deceitful organization. The entire temple is almost entirely closed most of the time, and the people inside rarely come out to walk around, if they come out, they only go to other camps to collect people, only collecting six-year-old boys.”

“The ones who come out, are they bald monks?”

“Big brother, how do you know?”

Xia Chuan’s expression froze, clearly not expecting Xia Hong to guess even this.

Xia Hong laughed and waved his hand, a trace of solemnity gradually appeared in the depths of his eyes.

The name Dajue Temple, in the Ice Abyss surely few people know, but in the past life, it is just an ordinary name for a Buddhist temple, he could naturally guess a rough idea upon hearing it.

In the Ice Abyss World where civilization had completely collapsed, how could a temple suddenly appear out of nowhere? Moreover, recruiting six-year-old boys extensively, Xia Hong didn’t even need to look, he could roughly guess.

It must originate from the deceitful monsters of the Ancient Abyss Era.

Another special deceitful monster has appeared!

“Xu Ning investigated, that Dajue Temple suddenly appeared in the Qinghepu area seven years ago, initially showing no abnormal conditions, led by five bald old monks in yellow robes, bringing with them a group of ten-year-old novices, later as they recruited more and more boys, the temple began to expand outward.

But strangely, they never annexed other camps, only recruited boys who had just turned six from these camps. There were camps that refused before, but soon after refusing, these camps were either invaded by Beast Tides or suffered inexplicable natural disasters, all disappearing without a trace.

Nowadays, the entire Qinghepu, all three village-level camps, and eighteen large camps look up only to Dajue Temple. Fortunately, Xu Ning was cautious, he took a few people and infiltrated Lower River Village under assumed names. If he had gone directly under the identity of Great Xia, Dajue Temple would probably have detected it.”

It’s a solved case!

Dajue Temple appeared seven years ago. No wonder the Nine Towns have never been able to walk into the Pingxi Plain area from the Xing River North Bank. If the deceitful monster inside this Dajue Temple is strong, having it blocking the middle would explain everything.

“Let Xu Ning bring the people back, this Dajue Temple should be very dangerous, don’t continue staying in Qinghepu, I will personally go over once I’m done with the silver mine.”

“Okay, I’ll send someone to notify him as soon as I return to Xia City.”

Da Shi, Rogel, Mirror Immortal, Yanglu, Long Mountain… Anything related to the deceitful monsters cannot tolerate any sloppiness, it must be cautious, every previous encounter always resulted in rivers of blood.

Xia Hong doesn’t want to experience such an event in his painstakingly managed Xia City.

There are two roads to the east; one is blocked by Dajue Temple on the Xing River North Bank, which is not a big problem. Currently unclear about Dajue Temple’s strength, it’s best to find ways on the East Ridge side first.

Thinking of East Ridge, Xia Hong inquired, “By the way, what did Luo Ming just say, what does Lu Yang want the under-fifteen Earth Digging Realm youths to do at East Ridge?”

Xia Chuan was prepared to say it outside; now, hearing Xia Hong ask, he immediately explained: “The North Shu Town area where East Ridge is located has an eight-camp tournament initiated by Zhu Ling Village. I heard that in previous years it was just used to oppress other camps through this tournament, Lu Yang never cared.

This year’s situation is somewhat different, I heard there is a significant figure in Beishuo looking to take disciples, the winner has the opportunity to go to the core area of Beishuo City, Lu Yang feels it’s a good opportunity, so he sent a message wanting people from Xia City, I agreed, sending five young people with good talent, one of them happens to be Luo Ming’s son.”

Hearing this, Xia Hong’s expression slightly brightened.

In the past three years, Lu Yang did quite a bit in East Ridge, not only entering Beishuo City several times but also gathering lots of other information from the Eight Towns.

Great Xia now has a certain understanding of Moao Nine Towns’ strength.

This time it’s evidently different, the victor not only enters the core area of Beishuo City but also has the opportunity to contact significant figures in Beishuo.

A person who can impress all surrounding villages to choose disciples for him, this type of person must hold considerable weight in Beishuo Town. If one can make contact, the gains will surely be substantial.

“Lu Yang has done well these years, he should be an eighth-rank Marquis by now, right?”

Xia Chuan immediately laughed and said, “He was promoted to eighth-rank Marquis two years ago, his military achievements have increased quite a bit. I estimate that by the end of this year, it will be enough to be promoted to seventh-rank, the current camps with the fastest promotion speed are him and Xu Ning, they’re almost catching up to me and Yuwen Sizheng!”

Ninth Grade Snow Mane, Eighth Grade Frost Wolf, Seventh Grade Demon Sheep…

Xia Chuan and Yuwen Dao both wore ceremonial uniforms embroidered with the Golden-eyed Demon Sheep, naturally representing that both were promoted to Seventh-rank Qingming Marquis.

Their noble titles were personally conferred by Xia Hong, he is naturally aware.

Lu Yang and Xu Ning, one responsible for East Ridge and the other for Wuyuan, both are important passages for Great Xia’s eastward expansion, thus offering more chances to earn merits, their noble title promotions are fast, which is normal.

“Alright, I have grasped the situation almost completely now, Xia Chuan, you first return to Xia City to handle matters, the Six Armies will rest at Mirror Valley Camp for five days, afterwards, Yuwen Dao will lead the army to Long Mountain, I will wait for you at Long Mountain beforehand.”

“Understood, sir!”

“Understood, sir!”

Xia Chuan and Yuwen Dao simultaneously bowed in response.

The remaining four commanders, upon hearing, showed a slight brightening in their expression too.

Xia Hong just asked about the silver mine, and now he lets the army go to Long Mountain, the purpose is certainly to solve the current silver inventory shortage of the camp.

“The path over there at Wuyuan is temporarily not feasible, then we can only find opportunities over here on East Ridge. I haven’t ventured out of Xia City for a long time, it’s just right to take this opportunity to give Lu Yang explanations at East Ridge, and also to personally see the legendary Moao Mountain and… Beishuo Town!”

Xia Hong watched the six of them leave, sat pondering for a moment, then rose and left the council hall, directly transforming into a flame and flying northward.