Chapter 211 - 140 Mining Competition, The Hunt Begins [3-in-1 Mega Chapter]_4

Chapter 211: Chapter 140 Mining Competition, The Hunt Begins [3-in-1 Mega Chapter]_4

In three days, that’s 7,500. No matter how hard everyone tries, it won’t exceed 10,000. After all, the number of people is fixed.

Where did the 11,200 units come from?

Xia Hong’s perplexity was resolved when Mu Dong took him to the Craftsmen Workshop and he saw the new types of iron saws being made, along with various sizes of wooden carts.

"During this period, everyone has come up with quite a few strange and novel ideas to improve logging efficiency. They’ve truly racked their brains!"

Hearing Mu Dong’s words, Xia Hong’s face showed a hint of interest.

After all, it’s pressure that breeds motivation. Previously, when there was an excess of timber, no one could think of these things. But now with resource pressure, everyone immediately came up with many new inventions through collective brainstorming.

Of course, besides being interested, Xia Hong also felt somewhat moved.

The more than three hundred people in the camp, those above the Logging Realm, worked tirelessly and relentlessly to extract resources. Ultimately, it was for himself, to break through to the Cold Resistance Level as soon as possible.

"Big brother, since you can collect resources at will, can’t we let those logging people cut down the wood and leave it there, and then you go to Redwood Ridge to collect it directly?"

Hearing that Xia Chuan had this thought, Xia Hong’s expression became a bit strange. If it were this convenient, there would be no need for Xia Chuan’s reminder; he would have done it long ago.

"I’ve already tried before. I have to be within the radiation range of the Iron Refining Furnace to collect resources. It won’t work elsewhere."

"Then move the Iron Refining Furnace to..."

Xia Chuan instinctively came up with a new plan, but he soon realized it wouldn’t work and quickly stopped.

Xia Hong shook his head; he had thought of this plan himself, and the answer was still no.

Judging from the torch’s strong attraction to Cold Beasts, if the Iron Refining Furnace enters Redwood Ridge, who knows what kind of impact it would have? If it attracts a horde of Cold Beasts, it would be a major problem.

Besides, the most important function of the Iron Refining Furnace is to ward off Deceitful Monsters.

Once it moves, it means that everyone in the camp has to move with it.

Even when there are no Deceitful Monsters, Xia Hong doesn’t dare to move the furnace casually, let alone now when Great Xia Camp has already been targeted by a Deceitful Monster.

Thinking of the incident on the seventeenth of last month when Wang He mysteriously disappeared and was burned to death by Coagulated Fire Oil upon his return, Xia Hong’s mind stirred, and he quickly asked:

"So many people have gone out in these three days. Didn’t they encounter anything?"

Xia Chuan immediately shook his head and replied: "No, although groups go out in batches, each has at least ten people. Plus, before going out, everyone must apply Coagulated Fire Oil, and each group carries three torches. Normally, they are not lit. They should only be used when encountering Deceitful Monsters. Indeed, nothing happened in these three days, and everyone returned normally."

More than three hundred people from the Logging Realm, almost all moved out, yet the Deceitful Monster didn’t strike once. This is a bit strange...

Xia Hong’s brow furrowed, and his expression showed some confusion.

No issues happening is, of course, a good thing.

But considering the Deceitful Monster’s bloodthirsty nature, being so quiet is even more worrisome.

This proves that the Deceitful Monster is likely aware of the Coagulated Fire Oil and is more cautious than the original Wooden Puppet Monster.

Hiding in the dark with such caution makes it undoubtedly harder to deal with.

"Since it doesn’t strike, let’s continue to act as if it doesn’t exist. As long as the Iron Refining Furnace is here, it won’t breach the camp. Just remind everyone to be careful when going out. If there truly is any problem, we’ll address it then!"

This is a kind of helpless measure, having no idea how to deal with the Deceitful Monster, Xia Hong couldn’t think of any method.

Not going out to extract resources is certainly not an option.

With the furnace present, the camp is assuredly safe;

When coated with Coagulated Fire Oil, the opponent dares not strike;

Confirming these two points is already enough.

"For now, let’s do this. Inform Zhu Shun and all members of the Hunting Team that they don’t need to mine during the day today. Rest well and come out with me after dark!"

"Yes, big brother!"

More than three hundred people were all determined to extract resources, all for breaking through to the Cold Resistance Level themselves. Since everyone was working so hard, Xia Hong naturally also felt pressured.

Zou Yuankai’s injury is likely to take a while to heal. Missing one person shouldn’t be a big issue. Having once experienced hunting an Intermediate Snow Mane, as long as they don’t encounter other unknown Intermediate Cold Beasts, Xia Hong is still quite confident.

"A gap of 4,900 pounds of Cold Beast Blood, we must try to improve the hunting efficiency, the traps, weapons, and hunting tools, all need to be improved..."

Thinking of the massive amount of Cold Beast Blood needed for his breakthrough, Xia Hong frowned slightly and exhaled heavily after a long pause.

Elsewhere, the members of the Hunting Team mining in the cave learned from Xia Chuan that Xia Hong would lead them to hunt Intermediate Cold Beasts after dark, and they were all instantly thrilled.

Although mining also yields substantial contribution points, it’s far less compared to going out hunting, especially when going with Xia Hong.

Last time, when hunting that Intermediate Snow Mane, Xia Hong set the reward at 10,000 contribution points, and he himself didn’t take any. So, each of the fifteen Hunting Team members received over 600 points.

To earn over 600 points in one go, knowing that the duration of this mining competition is unknown, and the reward for first place is only 2,000 points.

The temptation of going out hunting with Xia Hong is self-evident.

"Last time was the first Intermediate Cold Beast, so the leader set it very high. This time there shouldn’t be 10,000 points, but it won’t be too low, maybe 8,000?"

"I don’t think so, should be 6,000!"

"You’re overthinking it. The highest for Low-level Cold Beast is currently Teng Jiao with 380 points; I’m guessing it will normally be set at 5,000, that’s the limit."

"5,000 is not bad either. We are fourteen people this time, each can get over 300 points, hehe!"

...

The Hunting Team discussed excitedly for a while, then all put down their Chewing Teeth Chisels and returned to their rooms to rest and prepare.

After dark, without needing notification from Xia Hong, the fourteen-member Hunting Team was already fully armed and waiting at the Camp Supply Station entrance.

"Are you all ready?"

"Ready, leader!"

"Let’s move out!"

Xia Hong didn’t waste words, and with one command, he led the fourteen members out of the camp, heading straight into Redwood Ridge.

It can be predicted that in the coming period, the frequency of hunts will definitely increase. It’s just unknown how long the excitement of these Hunting Team members will last...