Chapter 6 - 6, Moving The entrance was quickly sealed by over a hundred people working together. Although there was firelight in the cave, once the entrance was closed, it became much darker. The sense of security brought by the enclosed space somewhat alleviated the pained expressions on the faces of the camp members. Yet their expressions remained bewildered, and their faces were full of confusion. "Brother, what do we do next?" Xia Chuan's voice immediately directed everyone's gaze to Xia Hong. From initially discerning the true Xia Ding, to later leading the desperate struggle for survival, to finally creating that life-saving small fire pit. It can be said that without Xia Hong, almost no one in the camp would have survived. At this moment, it was only natural for everyone to pin their hopes on him. Xia Hong naturally felt the reliance in their eyes, feeling the pressure multiply. In fact, he had no choice but to step up. Xia Ding and the logging team of 13 people have been confirmed dead. In the massacre just now, 72 more died. He just counted, and now only 154 people are left in the camp. Among these, only 53 are adults. The reason these older people stayed in the camp, instead of going out with Xia Ding for logging and hunting, was due to their weak abilities and only normal human strength. Among the remaining 101, 25 are about his age, including himself, and the rest range from 3 to 12 years old. He was originally the strongest person in the camp. Plus, being the son of the former leader Xia Ding, continuing to lead the camp's people to survive naturally became his responsibility. Xia Hong shook off his chaotic thoughts, glanced around the cave, and quickly made his first decision: "We can't stay here. Pack up, and when night falls, we'll move." The deceitful creature from Redwood Ridge already knew the camp's location and could return at any moment. Staying here would surely lead to death. "Brother, which cave number are we moving to?" "To the west, to number four." In this world, humans are almost constantly evading from birth to death. Evading daylight, evading ice tides, evading Cold Beasts, evading deceitful monsters. In this long-standing state of evasion, humans have developed the habit of having multiple hiding places. The same goes for the Daxia Camp. Having lived in Redwood Ridge for decades, the Daxia Camp has long established six hiding places, all of which are caves. The six caves are spaced only five to six hundred meters apart, surrounding the eastern slope of Redwood Ridge in a circular layout. They are currently in cave number one, and number four is the furthest from it, so to be safe, Xia Hong chose cave number four. Naturally, no one objected, and they all turned around to pack their things according to Xia Hong's orders, preparing to move away at night. Taking advantage of this gap, Xia Hong focused his attention on the camp system that he hadn't had the chance to examine closely earlier. [Camp: Great Xia (Level 0)] [Lord: Xia Hong] [Camp Population: 154] [Resources: Wood 15, Coal 0, Iron 0, Silver 0, Gold 0] [Build: Small Fire Pit (Level 1) Daily Consumption of Wood 2 (Placed)] Small Fire Pit: Can significantly increase temperature within a ten-meter radius, deterring primary monsters but also strongly attracting Cold Beasts Special Function: Every 10 units of wood burned generates a special Small Torch, similar in function to the Small Fire Pit and can be carried Resources required to upgrade Small Fire Pit: Wood 200, Iron 50 At the bottom of the opened interface, there are also eight greyed-out options: Wooden mannequin, Green Bamboo Fence, Marking Stone, Medicine Decoction Pot, Yellow Earth, Polishing Stone, small wooden table, Rough Iron Chain. Xia Hong's heart stirred slightly, and he chose the wooden mannequin, suddenly a message appeared: Wooden Mannequin (Not Constructed) Resources required for construction: Wood 100, Iron 20 Sure enough, the other seven buildings all required resources to unlock. Of these, six buildings require wood, coal, and iron for construction. The small wooden table requires silver, and the last rough iron chain requires gold. Having witnessed the power of the small fire pit, naturally Xia Hong was envious of these buildings. But the reality was, not to mention gold and silver; in this world for a month, he hadn't even seen coal. Just to upgrade the small fire pit to level two, requires 200 wood and 50 iron. Xia Hong's heart moved slightly, and he walked to the side of the cave wall. On the ground were three trees roughly over thirty meters long and more than three meters thick. Although Xia Hong had never gone out to log, he had seen the nearby forest from the cave entrance over the past month. The trees in this world grow terrifyingly fast. Not only do they grow terrifyingly fast, but they are also outrageously dense. Due to the low temperature, a layer of ice crystals formed on the bark of all the trees, greatly increasing the difficulty of logging. With a fundamental strength below five thousand pounds, there's simply no possibility of logging. This is why logging has become a mark of strength. Each time Xia Ding went logging, he essentially picked the thinnest trees. It's not that he didn't want to choose thicker ones; they simply couldn't cut through the thicker ones. Even with good luck, if they managed to cut it, they probably couldn't carry it back. Xia Hong looked at the three trees on the ground, his eyes contemplating. "These three are probably about 15 units of timber, which means that upgrading the small fire pit to level two requires at least twenty such large trees and 20 units of iron." Thinking of this, Xia Hong shook his head and quickly stopped his thoughts. Forget twenty trees, even according to what Xia Ding and the logging team members said earlier, without five thousand pounds of strength, even cutting a tree is a problem. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺 Not to mention iron; among all the camps around Redwood Ridge, probably only Rogel Camp has it. "For now, surviving is the top priority. We must also intensify training. Although I originally planned to gradually reach five thousand pounds in a month, now it must happen as fast as possible!" Xia Hong murmured softly to himself, feeling a strong sense of urgency. 15 units of wood are only enough to sustain the small fire pit for seven and a half days. In the evenings, they can manage, but during the day, without a fire for warmth, the camp members could freeze to death. ... Though they had endured daylight before, the four hours of daylight today were exceptionally grueling for the camp members. On one hand, because they had just experienced disaster and lost many loved ones, their spirits were already low. On the other hand, the anticipation of moving at night left them with a sense of unknown anxiousness about the future. Nonetheless, this daylight, at long last, passed. Xia Hong pried open a crack at the cave entrance and looked outside. It was already nightfall; although it was dark, the ice crystals and snowflakes adorned the land in a silvery attire, making visibility fairly good. Of course, most importantly, once night came, the temperature rose. Xia Hong turned his head to look at the camp members behind him, all carrying packs. The 154 people were divided into three groups by him. The first group of 40 consisted of adults, both men and women; The second group comprised 76 children and 13 adult women; The third group included him, Xia Chuan, and another 23 young adults. "Adults leading, split twelve people to carry those three trees. All children in the middle, you 13 women, take care of them. Xia Chuan, along with you 23, will stay at the rear with me. Keep the formation steady; if anything happens, blow the bone whistle first, don't shout to avoid attracting trouble, do you understand?" "Understood!" Hearing everyone's unanimous response, Xia Hong then waved to signal the departure. Over a hundred of them gradually walked out of the cave. After the last group left, Xia Hong turned back to look at the small fire pit. With a thought, the small fire pit was extinguished, and its status in the camp system reverted to unplaced. After handling the fire pit, Xia Hong quickly jogged to the back of the group. The group set off westward, their white beast skin clothing blending with the snow, as if becoming part of this harsh and relentless icy world.