Chapter 6, Moving
More than a hundred people worked together, and the entrance to the cave was quickly sealed.
Although there was fire in the cave, the cave entrance was still much darker.
Probably due to the sense of security brought by the closed space, the pain on the faces of everyone in the camp has also faded away a bit.
But his expression was still hesitant, and his face was full of confusion.
"Brother, what should we do next?"
Xia Chuan's voice immediately made everyone focus on Xia Hong.
From identifying Xia Ding's authenticity at the beginning, to taking the lead in desperately trying to survive, and even to the small fire that saved his life.
It can be said that without Xia Hong, almost no one in the camp would survive.
At this moment, everyone naturally placed their hope on him.
Xia Hong could naturally read the dependence in everyone's eyes, and suddenly felt the pressure doubled.
In fact, it’s okay if he doesn’t stand up.
Xia Ding and the logging team, a total of 13 people, have been confirmed dead.
In the massacre just now, another 72 people died.
He had just counted and there were only 154 people left in the camp.
Among them, only 53 are in their prime.
The reason why these older people stayed in the camp and did not go out with Xia Ding to log and hunt was because they were too weak and their strength was only at the level of normal people.
Among the remaining 101, 25 are close to him in age, including himself, and the rest are all between 3 and 12 years old.
He is the strongest person in the camp now.
Coupled with the fact that he is the son of the former leader Xia Ding, it naturally becomes his responsibility to lead everyone in the camp to survive.
Xia Hong put aside his chaotic thoughts, looked around the cave, and quickly made his first decision:
"We can't stay here anymore. Pack up your things and we'll move out when it gets dark."
The trickster in Redwood Ridge already knows where the camp is and may come back at any time.
Staying here will definitely lead to a dead end.
"Brother, which hole should we move to?"
"Go west, to No. 4."
Human beings in this world are avoiding it almost from birth to death.
Hide from the day, the ice tide, the cold beasts, and the strange monsters.
In a state of avoidance for many years, human beings have long developed the habit of hiding in three burrows.
The Great Summer Camp is no exception.
Having lived in Redwood Ridge for decades, the summer camp has already opened six hiding places, all of which are caves.
The average distance between the six caves is only five to six hundred meters, and they are all distributed in a ring around the earth slope on the east side of Redwood Ridge.
They are currently staying at No. 1, and No. 4 is the furthest away from No. 1. To be on the safe side, Xia Hong chose No. 4.
Naturally, no one had any objections. They all turned around and left. They packed up their things according to Xia Hong's order and prepared to move out after nightfall.
Taking advantage of this gap, Xia Hong turned his attention to the camp system that he had not had time to check carefully just now.
[Camp: Daxia (Level 0)]
【Lord: Xia Hong】
【Territory population: 154】
[Resources: Wood 15 Coal 0 Iron 0 Silver 0 Gold 0]
[Building: Small fire (level 1) consumes 2 wood per day (already placed)]
Small fire: It can greatly increase the temperature in a ten-meter area, and has the function of deterring and killing primary monsters, but it also has a strong attraction to cold beasts
Special function: Every time 10 units of wood resources are burned, a special small torch will be generated. Its function is similar to that of a small fire and can be carried around
Resources required to upgrade the small fire: Wood 200 Iron 50
Below the opened interface, there are eight dim options:
Wooden man stakes, green bamboo fences, marking stones, medicine pots, loess soil, grinding stones, small wooden tables, and thick iron chains.
Xia Hong's mind moved slightly and he chose the wooden dummy. Suddenly a message appeared:
Wooden dummy (not constructed)
Resources required for construction: Wood 100 Iron 20
Sure enough, the remaining seven buildings all require resources to unlock.
The resources required for construction of six of the buildings are wood, coal, and iron.
The small wooden table needs silver, and the last thick iron chain needs gold.
Seeing the power of small fires, Xia Hong was naturally jealous of these buildings. But the reality is that, let alone the gold and silver behind, he has been in this world for a month and has not even seen coal.
To upgrade a small fire to level two, you need 200 wood and 50 iron.
Xia Hong's mind moved slightly and he walked to the side of the cave wall.
There were three large trees on the ground, about thirty meters long and three meters thick.
Although Xia Hong had never gone out to cut wood, he had seen the woods not far away from the entrance of the cave this month.
The big trees in this world grow horribly.
Not only does it grow horribly, but its weight is also exaggerated.
Due to the low temperature, a layer of ice crystals formed on the bark of all trees, which greatly increased the difficulty of felling them.
The basic strength is less than 5,000 kilograms, so there is no possibility of cutting it down.
This is why logging has become a sign of strength.
Every time Xia Ding goes out to cut wood, he usually picks the thinnest ones.
It's not that they don't want to pick out the thick ones, they just keep cutting at the thick ones.
Even if you're lucky and it's cut off, you probably won't be able to lift it back.
Xia Hong looked at the three big trees on the ground, his eyes thoughtful.
"These three trees are about 15 units of wood, which means that if you want to upgrade the small fire to level two, you will need at least 20 such large trees and 20 units of iron."
Thinking of this, Xia Hong shook his head and quickly stopped his thoughts.
Not to mention twenty trees, according to what Xia Ding and the members of the logging team said before, even cutting down trees will be a problem until the strength reaches five thousand kilograms.
Not to mention iron, of all the camps around Redwood Ridge, probably only Rogge Camp has it.
"Right now, survival is the top priority. In addition, we need to step up our practice. Before, I thought of breaking through 5,000 pounds in a step-by-step manner, but now we have to do it as quickly as possible!"
Xia Hong whispered to himself, feeling full of urgency in his heart.
Fifteen units of wood are only enough to make a small fire for seven and a half days.
You can survive the night, but during the day, if there is no fire for warmth, the camp will freeze to death.
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It’s not like they haven’t experienced daylight in the past, but for everyone in the camp, these four hours of daylight today were particularly difficult.
On the one hand, we have just suffered a disaster and lost many family members, so we are already in a low mood.
On the other hand, because I knew I was going to move at night, I felt a sense of uncertainty about the future.
But no matter what, this day finally passed.
Xia Hong opened a gap from the entrance of the cave and looked outside.
It was already night outside, and although there was no light, ice crystals and snowflakes covered the earth with snow, so visibility was still acceptable.
Of course, the most important thing is that the temperature rises at night.
Xia Hong turned his head and looked at all the people in the camp carrying bags behind him.
People No. 154 have been divided into three groups by him.
The first wave of 40 people were all in their prime, both male and female;
The second wave consisted of 76 children and 13 prime-age women;
The third wave was him, Xia Chuan, and 23 other young adults.
"The strong men took the lead, and twelve people were divided to carry the three trees.
All the children in the middle, you thirteen girls, take care of them.
Xia Chuan, and twenty-three of you, come to the rear with me.
Don't mess up the team. If something happens, blow the whistle first and don't yell, so as not to cause trouble. Do you understand? ”
"Understood!"
After hearing everyone's unanimous answer, Xia Hongcai waved his hand to set off.
A group of more than a hundred people walked out of the cave one after another.
After the last group of people had left, Xia Hong turned back and looked at the small fire.
As his mind moved slightly, the small fire was immediately extinguished, and the status of the last small fire in the camp system also changed back to unplaced.
After taking care of the fire, Xia Hong immediately trotted to follow the team.
The group of people headed west, the white fur coats on their bodies mixed with the color of the snow, as if they were gradually blending into this cruel and merciless world of ice and snow.
(End of chapter)