Chapter 157 Inheritance, strategic contraction [Sorry for being late]
Xia Hong was silent for a moment, walked up to the three children, and asked softly:
"What are your names and how old are you this year?"
"Tell the leader, my name is Li Yan, I am five years old."
"Li Ting, three years old."
"Tell the leader, my name is Li Feng, I am four years old."
Hearing the three children sobbing and answering in a gluttonous voice, Xia Hong couldn't help but stepped forward and touched their heads.
Brothers Li Yan and Li Ting are the sons of Li Yun, and Li Feng is the only son of Li Pingkai.
It can be seen from the animal skin jackets worn by the three children and the complete sets of clothes worn by the two widows that the living standards of these two families must be at the top level.
That's right, Li Yun and Li Pingkai are both members of the hunting team, and their ability to obtain contribution points makes them the strongest group in the camp. As their family members, life is naturally very good.
Because of this, the five orphans and widowed mothers in front of them must feel even more uncomfortable at this moment!
Seeing that life was getting better and better, he suddenly suffered this tragedy.
Xia Hong squatted gently in front of the three children and suddenly asked:
"I failed to protect your father. Do you three hate me?"
"Leader..."
"Brother..."
Xia Hong stretched out his hand and pressed back to silence Xia Chuan and the others who wanted to speak. Then he looked directly at the three children, waiting for their answer.
The two widows stopped crying at this moment and looked nervous. They didn't understand why Xia Hong asked this question, and they were also afraid that their children would say the wrong thing.
Although Xia Hong's tone was extremely gentle, the three children, given their age, immediately shrank their necks when they saw everyone staring at them, their expressions became a little timid, and they subconsciously wanted to look at their mother.
"Don't be afraid, just answer me!"
This sentence comforted the child.
After more than ten breaths, someone finally spoke.
"I don't hate the leader. My father said that without the leader, it would be impossible for him to break through to the burrowing realm. It would also be impossible for me to eat cold beast meat supplements and put on new clothes. Without the leader, none of us would be able to live as we are now. ”
Surprisingly, it was Li Ting who spoke. When Xia Hong asked the names of the three of them just now, he was the only one who sounded cold and did not add "report to the leader" in front of them.
Xia Hong thought that he was the least eloquent of the three children.
As soon as Li Ting spoke, his brother Li Yan followed suit.
"Master Xia Chuan just said that the hunting team was ambushed by people from the Jingxian camp. My father must have been killed by them. I don't hate the leader, I only hate the people from the Jingxian camp. In the future, I will definitely kill them. , to avenge my father.”
"My father said that the leader is the best person to us. The food my mother and I eat now, the clothes we wear, and the house we live in all come from the leader. Brother Ting is right. He killed my father. , must be from the Jingxian camp. When I grow up, I will also avenge my father!”
Although the voices of the three children were childish, they sounded unusually firm.
There is sincere admiration and admiration for Xia Hong, and there is also deep-seated hatred for his father's murder.
When the rest of the people present heard this, their expressions became a little more solemn.
After listening to the words of the three children, Xia Hong's mood became even heavier.
Unlike adults, children have too many calculations and considerations in their minds. The probability of hearing the truth from their mouths is very high, let alone in such an unexpected situation.
The words of the three people revealed their unconditional trust in themselves, as well as their deep respect and gratitude. Xia Hong could feel it. This was exactly what made him feel most guilty.
Looking back at everyone, Xia Hong said in a deep voice:
"What happened today is my fault, please listen to me first..."
Seeing that the hunting team and others were about to retort, Xia Hong immediately raised his hand to suppress everyone, and then continued: "I underestimated the strength of the Jingxian camp and overestimated my own ability. Before the enemy's situation was unknown, I took you with me rashly. After many confrontations with each other, this disaster finally occurred. I, the leader, cannot escape the blame for the deaths of Li Yun and Li Pingkai!”
"Leader, I don't agree. In the final analysis, it's all about preserving the territory of Redwood Ridge. You're not the only one. We also think the same way. No matter how strong the Jingxian camp is, we should fight, and we still have to fight."
"The same goes for me. The leader is not wrong. Judging from the attitude expressed by He Meng and his gang at the beginning, once the north is given away, the entire Redwood Ridge will soon have no share of our Daxia. Fortunately, the leader will lead We, otherwise, the territory might have belonged to others long ago.”
"Without fighting, there are only two ways. Either wait for death, or all the members of Daxia will come together to the Jingxian camp to see others' opinions. I would rather die like Li Yun and Li Pingkai than go to other places to be looked down upon by others."
"The accounts opened by Li Yun and Li Ping can only be settled on the Jingxian camp. They were the ones who stirred up trouble first; they were the ones who crossed the line first; they were the ones who killed people first. They were the ones who bullied them like this because of their strength. If they are too harsh, you will have to fight with them.”
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Seeing the excitement among the crowd below, Xia Hong felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.
The reason he felt guilty was naturally not the fact that he initially chose to have a conflict with the Jingxian camp. Daxia wanted to keep the territory of Redwood Ridge, so a conflict with the Jingxian camp was inevitable.
Of course it would be easy to give up the northern area.
But once the other party tastes the sweetness, will he only want that piece?
In the Ice Abyss world, there is no such thing as cooperation and win-win.
Taking a step back often leads to an endless abyss rather than a vast sea and sky.
What he really felt guilty about was that before the enemy's situation became clear, he led everyone to patrol the northern territory in an impatience and rash manner.
This was also the most direct reason for the deaths of Li Yun and Li Pingkai.
In fact, Xia Hong had considered the possibility of being ambushed or encountering the opponent's large force before, but at that time, his skin film progress had improved a lot, and his basic strength had officially passed the cold resistance level threshold, and he was extremely confident. .
Unless the two cold-resistant classes from the Jingxian camp attack together, even if he encounters three hunting teams configured like He Meng at the same time, he will still have the confidence to retreat with everyone intact.
But he never expected that the Jingxian camp would be connected with the weird ones, and that they would almost all move out to encircle and suppress him tonight.
Yu Wenhu led the team with hundreds of diggers, which was almost the entire strength of the Jingxian camp except for He Yuanhun.
Moreover, the other party has been sending people to monitor the valley where they are stationed.
Judging from the situation of the ambush at that time, there were the most people in the east, that is, the large wave of people brought by Yu Wenhu, who obviously came from the outside temporarily.
In other words, on the Daxia side, as soon as the hunting team came out of the valley, the Jingxian camp would know it soon.
This must be the case, otherwise, it wouldn’t be such a coincidence!
Xia Hong raised his eyes and looked around the outside of the valley. After a few rays of cold light flashed in his eyes, he looked back, looked at everyone in the camp, and said:
“Let’s not talk about my fault for now!
Li Yun and Li Pingkai both died for the camp, and their widows and children will naturally be supported by the camp. Li Yan, Li Ting, Li Feng, and their two mothers will all have their expenses provided by the camp free of charge until they reach the realm of digging.
In addition, the houses of Li Pingkai and Li Yun will continue to be occupied by them, and the remaining contributions of the two, including weapons and bows, will be handed over to their children and will not be recycled in any way by the camp. ”
Phew…………
After Xia Hong finished speaking, everyone in the camp suddenly began to breathe a little heavier.
Even the expressions on the faces of some of the people in the hunting team who had children changed.
Li Yun and Li Pingkai were both members of the hunting team before. They both lived on the third floor. Even after they died, the room still belonged to their families;
Contribution points, bows and arrows, and weapons are all directly inherited by the child;
The most important thing is that before the three children, including the two mothers, went to the Digging Realm, all their training expenses were provided free of charge by the camp.
Even in a world as cruel as the Ice Abyss, family ties and blood ties are still the strongest bond between people.
After Daxia began to implement the contribution rules, everyone, regardless of gender, as long as they reached the level of cultivation, began to work towards contribution points.
Everyone's hard-earned contribution points are ultimately used in two ways: one for cultivation and one for family members.
When I go out, I don't talk about hunting cold beasts and fighting with other camps. I just cut wood and collect wood. Who can guarantee that I will never get into trouble.
Xia Hong's words relieved their worries at once. As long as one dies for the camp and Daxia, not only will the widow and children receive the best care from the camp, but their own contributions to the camp will not disappear, but will be inherited intact by their children.
The word "inheritance" sounds very common, but in fact, for the people in the camp, it is extremely strange and has never been imagined.
It should be noted that there has never been such a precedent before in Daxia, Dashi, Huangzhao, Dachuan, or even Rogge Camp.
The reason is quite simple. When resources are not abundant, inheritance is out of the question. This is normal.
After all, limited resources must be given priority to the most valuable people.
In fact, even in today's Great Xia, resources are far from abundant. The cold beast meat, which had been the only serious overflow before, is expected to become tense soon due to the invasion of the Jingxian camp.
Although Redwood Ridge is very large, the scope of their hunting is only a little outside. With the loss of casualties of the hunting team this time, the invasion of Jingxian camp will definitely accelerate, and then the area for them to hunt will be even less.
Under such circumstances, Xia Hong made such a decision.
Xia Chuan immediately couldn't help but want to speak. Even Luo Yuan, Zhao Long and others who were members of Xianluoge like Li Yun and Li Pingkai looked hesitant and wanted to speak to dissuade them.
But they glanced at the widows of Li Yun and Li Pingkai, and saw the complexion on the orphaned and widowed mother's face that had finally recovered. After thinking about it, they still held back.
"The rest of the hunting team, come up with me!"
After Xia Hong announced his decision, he didn't say anything more and just led everyone up to the third floor.
He did not choose to reveal the connection between the Jingxian camp and the monsters in front of everyone for fear of causing panic, but the hunting team still wanted to talk about it.
In addition, after this big defeat, there will definitely be some action behind the Jingxian camp, and Daxia's arrangements for going out to collect resources will definitely have to make some changes.
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On the third floor, Xia Hong sighed quietly when he saw the fifteen people in the hunting team.
As soon as he entered the valley, he discovered that all fifteen people were injured. The most serious ones were Zhao Bao and Ying Xuan. The former could no longer walk with his left leg and could only walk on a wooden crutch. The latter had holes on both sides of his face and arrows. Although it was pulled out, the hole was still extremely clear and I couldn't speak at all.
Xia Hong pondered for a moment and told all the strange situations in the Jingxian camp and his guesses.
"Hahaha, you deserve it. It turns out they were infiltrated by monsters, so let's just wait and see how they die."
"Resurrection from the dead, being controlled by monsters without knowing it, great, this Mirror Fairy camp is over."
"You still have time to fight with us, these idiots!"
"Hahahaha, great, great."
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As expected by Xia Hong, when they heard that the Jingxian camp was infiltrated and controlled by monsters, everyone reacted with excitement and joy.
Only Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and Yue Feng's joy quickly disappeared. After thinking for a moment, their expressions immediately became serious.
Xia Hongshun met the eyes of the three of them, and immediately knew that the three of them had the same thought as him.
Daxia and the Jingxian camp, under normal circumstances, would definitely not have a close relationship, but in the face of murderous and cunning monsters who regard human life as nothing, it is not an exaggeration to describe them like this.
In particular, the other party also knew the location of Daxia's station.
He has even begun to test Daxia.
Testing means that Daxia has become the opponent's target.
Not only Xia Chuan and the other three, the rest of the hunting team were not stupid either.
Especially for Mu Puppet's incident, less than a year has passed, and many people have slowly come to their senses, and the joy on their faces has gradually subsided and turned solemn.
"Humans and ghosts are mixed together, and even they themselves can't tell them apart, let alone us. We can no longer contact this Jingxian camp for the time being!"
Xia Hong turned to look at Yue Feng, feeling surprised in his heart.
Unexpectedly, Yue Feng's reaction was the fastest.
After confirming the connection between the Jingxian camp and the weird ones, his first thought was to reduce or even eliminate contact.
The others heard the words, thought for a moment, and soon showed their approval.
If the Mirror Fairy were a purely human camp, they could still find ways to deal with it, either by temporarily selling off their interests, or by continuing to fight in roundabout ways. There was always a way.
But if it has something to do with weirdness, then it cannot be judged by common sense.
Being able to infiltrate the Mirror Immortal camp, this strange monster is very powerful without even thinking about it, but they have no idea how it controls humans and what abilities it has.
In this case, no contact is the best option.
What's more, Xia Hong just said that the weird one must be afraid of the iron-making furnace in the camp. In other words, as long as he hides in the valley of the camp, he can ensure safety.
Under such circumstances, there is no need to contact the Jingxian camp.
"It would be great if Yu Wenhu could use the leader's prompts to find out the clues about the strange things in the camp and break out a big war!"
Xia Chuan's words made the others' expressions change slightly.
In this way, wouldn't Daxia be able to get a free advantage?
Xia Hong also understood what he meant, but after thinking about it, he immediately shook his head slightly.
This probability is extremely slim.
"We don't have to worry about what they do. Since we know that the Jingxian camp is a dead end, we don't have to do much to deal with them. As long as they don't cause trouble, we can safely improve our strength. I just don't know. Then Weird, will you find me in advance..."
When Xia Hong said the last words, a trace of worry appeared on his face, but it was quickly swept away. He stood up and continued to speak to everyone:
"Not only the north, but also places a little further away from the valley, we don't need to go there for the time being. The necessary resources for the station now are nothing more than wood, coal, and cold beast meat.
Starting today, everyone in the camp, including you, is not allowed to leave the one kilometer radius of the valley. This distance just covers the outer 500 meters of the middle section of Redwood Ridge. Even if we fully exploit the resources in this area, it is enough for us. It’s been a long time……”
Xia Hong slowly explained his many arrangements, and everyone raised several objections from time to time. After thinking about it, he either changed or insisted, and the discussion was quickly over.
In fact, to sum it up, it can be summed up in four words: strategic contraction.
Before he was unsure of the follow-up actions of the Jingxian camp and the specific information about the strange monster, what Daxia could do was to shrink the scope of his activities as much as possible while ensuring that his practice would not be affected. Everything was about safety.
A low-level monster killed less than 200 people in Rogge's camp of 1,300 to 400 people.
Today's Daxia is certainly much stronger than Camp Rogge.
Could the monster controlling the Mirror Fairy camp be weakened by that wooden puppet?
Xia Hong's strategic contraction was unanimously recognized by everyone.
Only Xia Chuan raised a question.
"We're not going out, brother, what about your cold beast blood?"
The rest of the hunting team also reacted immediately. They all looked worried when they thought that Xia Hong would need a lot of cold beast blood and resources to break through the cold resistance level.
Xia Hong smiled slightly and shook his head: "Don't worry about me, the strength of the Jingxian camp is not strong enough to threaten me..."
Except for that He Yuanhun and the weird one behind Jingxian!
Although there was a relaxed look on his face, Xia Hong was still a little worried about these two unknown characters.
It's not just him.
Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, and Yue Feng had obviously thought about it, with a hint of worry in their pupils.
I went out to do some errands today. I was so busy that I felt dizzy. I only got home now. I’m really sorry for you all. I’ve been thinking about how to adjust and speed up the pace recently. Please forgive me!
(End of chapter)