Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1510 - 473: Little Dragon Head Ji Hong, Number 1 on the Heavenly List—How Is This Possible?

On the eastern side of Lu River Valley’s outskirts, there lies a secluded and deep gorge nestled between two unnamed small mountains.

Usually, there’s no wind in the valley; this gorge is merely ten meters wide from north to south and is hidden within the crevice between two mountains. Not to mention the wind; even the air currents gently flow down from the eastern slope, enveloping the entire gorge in utter silence and tranquility.

”Windless Valley, is this where you planned the uprising earlier?”

Xia Hong descended from the sky, saw dozens of empty iron wheel cars in the valley, and instantly guessed the purpose of this place.

”Lord, impressive; you saw it right away. The weapons and war armor for this uprising were all procured from the black market by the Frost Ash Association’s Yanling Headquarters. We started transporting the armor here since September, following...”

Jiang Xinfan explained the entire process of the uprising, from planning to preparation, and then to connecting with the branch members for discussions, ultimately detailing the final decision and execution. He even roughly reported the accounts of the Frost Ash Association.

”Yanling Headquarters, have you and Ji Hong met the general leader inside, or the six great dragon heads of the main altar?”

”May I report, Lord, this is the prowess of the Frost Ash Association...”

Jiang Xinfan didn’t directly answer Xia Hong’s question but first sighed before responding, ”I arrived in Chen Cang in mid-March this year, and joined the Frost Ash Association in May with Ji Hong’s assistance. Given the short time since joining, it makes sense not to have met the general leader or the dragon heads.

However, Ji Hong is different. According to him, he joined the association three years ago, it’s been three years till now. Moreover, in November of the previous year, he performed an extraordinary feat at the Blood Miasma Plain trial in Chen Cang, and last year was recommended by the four dragon heads to become the Little Dragon Head of the Frost Ash Association. But until now, let alone the six great dragon heads, he hasn’t met many people from the Yanling Headquarters, let alone the general leader.”

To develop under the nose of Chen Cang, could it be a simple character?

Receiving this answer, Xia Hong didn’t show any surprise on his face, but quickly seized on the key information in Jiang Xinfan’s words, raising an eyebrow with curiosity, asking, ”What extraordinary feat did Ji Hong perform?”

”Lord has been trapped in the Blood Miasma Plain for almost two years, it’s no wonder you’re not aware. In November of the previous year, the deceitful monsters retaliated fiercely, causing massive losses to Chen Cang and Cai Qiu’s two vassal towns...”

Jiang Xinfan narrated the entire story of the 37-day-long retaliation by the deceitful monsters at the Blood Miasma Plain from start to finish to Xia Hong.

Although Xia Hong had left the Blood Miasma Plain for over two months, he had been recuperating in Qingwu Village during this time. Zhang Qinggu, a Cold Resistance Level slave with 6 Zong power in the Slave Village, wouldn’t have known about these events.

Cai Qiu’s army lost nearly a hundred thousand troops, including thirty thousand of the most elite Silver Scale Army, with a total of 41 Xianyang Level experts perishing;

Chen Cang, as the main target of the deceitful monsters’ retaliation, was in worse condition, losing over one hundred thousand troops and 51 Xianyang Level experts dying.

Crucially, the miasma resurged, aggressively advancing six kilometers north, and the areas painstakingly cleared by the two vassal towns were once again enveloped by the blood-colored miasma, effectively rendering two years of efforts futile.

Hearing the deceitful monsters’ retaliation brought such enormous losses to Chen Cang and Cai Qiu, Xia Hong’s heart soon surged with tumultuous waves. After pondering briefly, his expression turned to one of joy and surprise.

The joy was self-explanatory; the severe losses of the two vassal towns were undoubtedly beneficial to Great Xia and him. The surprise, naturally, was the terrifying strength of the deceitful monsters in the Blood Miasma Plain.

Yet he didn’t interrupt Jiang Xinfan and continued listening.

”The losses of the two vassal towns don’t end there. The deceitful monsters at the Blood Miasma Plain launched a Beast Tide against the army while dispatching a Mysterious Ice Dao Monster that secretly infiltrated the Trial Zone, causing an ice disaster that directly or indirectly claimed the lives of over sixteen hundred disciples from the two vassal towns, nearly wiping out the vassal towns’ lineage of talent...”

Xia Hong’s eyes showed a hint of darkness upon hearing this, but it quickly disappeared as he continued to listen to Jiang Xinfan’s account.

”Initially, the death toll of the two vassal towns’ trial disciples wasn’t this high—over eight hundred from Cai Qiu, and under five hundred from Chen Cang, supposedly totaling over 1300. However, only over one hundred and sixty disciples from Chen Cang survived, so there are actually over three hundred trial disciples who have disappeared and whose death hasn’t been confirmed.

Strangely, Chen Cang dispatched a large number of Xianyang Level experts to search the Trial Zone but couldn’t find over three hundred disciples. Until May last year, when the Frost Ash Association announced the whereabouts of those over three hundred disciples, everyone finally understood what had happened.”

”Ji Hong also participated in the Chen Cang trial; those over three hundred Chen Cang disciples were all killed by him. Because of this contribution, the Frost Ash Association conferred him the title of Little Dragon Head, am I correct?”

Jiang Xinfan was almost immune to Xia Hong’s speed of response at this moment. He didn’t even show surprise but merely nodded, then his eyes revealed a trace of astonishment, saying, ”I only arrived in Chen Cang this March, honestly, I was quite shocked to hear this matter.”

Ji Hong was coerced into coming to Chen Cang by Chen Yiqing in the ninth year of Great Xia. According to the Minister before I infiltrated Chen Cang, Ji Hong’s strength was less than 10 Zong when he left Great Xia.

In just over a year, he single-handedly killed over three hundred Chen Cang trial disciples. When I first arrived in Chen Cang, I even wondered if he had been possessed by a deceitful monster, but after some probing, I confirmed he had no issue before daring to connect with him.

Later, I clarified everything; the reason he was able to lure and kill so many Chen Cang’s gifted disciples...”

At this point, Jiang Xinfan paused, showing a peculiar expression, then continued, ”While there are reasons related to his own strength, fundamentally, it was largely thanks to that Mysterious Ice Dao Monster...”