273: Chapter 157: The Disappearance of the Cold Beast, Breakthrough Tide_2 273: Chapter 157: The Disappearance of the Cold Beast, Breakthrough Tide_2 Within five hundred meters of the perimeter, all low-level Cold Beasts have vanished.
After a brief moment of thought, Shi Ping also agreed with the two’s view.
The one-kilometer restriction, to put it plainly, means starting from the Great Xia Valley and extending towards the west, namely towards Redwood Ridge, Great Xia’s recent activities can only occur within this one kilometer sector.
From the valley to Redwood Ridge itself is five hundred meters, meaning any recent logging, resource extraction, and hunting activities cannot exceed a five hundred meter depth into Redwood Ridge.
If it was the former Great Xia, such a large range would naturally suffice.
But the present-day Great Xia is different from before.
More than five hundred at the Logging Realm—even when taking turns, their daily logging quantity is astonishing; as for the low-level Cold Beasts, it’s unnecessary for Xia Hong to even intervene—several people in the Hunting Team can hunt them alone.
Moreover, everyone knows that resources can help Xia Hong break through to the Cold Resistance Level, and the threat from the Mirror Immortal Camp is imminent.
From the issuance of the restriction on the third day of the third month to today, a total of twelve days, everyone has been working hard to extract resources.
As a result, that small five hundred meter area at the middle of the perimeter has undergone changes due to over-extraction of resources, which is understandable.
This is what Shi Ping thought, and Luo Yuan and Yuan Cheng thought the same.
Only Xia Chuan remained silent, merely lowering his head in thought.
Apparently, he had a different opinion.
“Yuan Cheng, do you remember the time when the camp was at the embankment, and the Demon Sheep broke into the camp?”
Upon hearing Xia Chuan’s inquiry, Yuan Cheng was taken aback, then recalled, and his expression immediately changed.
“Are you saying this is the same as last time?”
What are you talking about?”
Luo Yuan, not understanding what they were discussing, immediately inquired.
Beside them, Shi Ping also looked puzzled.
Yuan Cheng hastily explained to the two of them once over.
Earlier, when the Great Xia Station was at the embankment, that Wooden Puppet Monster once controlled a Demon Sheep to break into the cave of the Great Xia Station, taking advantage of the chaos to kill a person named Wang Ping from Great Xia, and then controlled the corpse to sneak into the cave, even attempting to ambush Xia Hong at the last moment.
Unfortunately, Xia Hong had been prepared in advance and had applied a layer of Solidified Fire Oil on his body, thus the deceitful monster was ultimately unsuccessful.
Upon hearing this, the faces of Luo Yuan and Shi Ping immediately changed.
Now they too were part of Great Xia, familiar with the functions and attributes of the Iron Refining Furnace, torches, and Solidified Fire Oil, quickly understanding.
The fire of the Iron Refining Furnace is feared by deceitful monsters, but Cold Beasts are unafraid!
Not only unafraid, but there’s also a kind of near-mad obsession.
For such a long time, they have only been using torches to lure them, and the Cold Beasts have been so frenzied; just imagine their reaction upon seeing the Iron Refining Furnace!
“You mean that the Cold Beasts in the periphery haven’t completely vanished, but have gathered together, possibly brought together by that deceitful monster from the Mirror Immortal Camp, aiming to attack our camp?”
When Shi Ping spoke, both Yuan Cheng and Luo Yuan on the other side immediately furrowed their brows, a look of horror flashing in their eyes.
“We must quickly report to the leader!”
As soon as Yuan Cheng spoke, Xia Chuan shook his head.
“This is just my speculation; recently the camp has indeed over-extracted resources in that small area of the perimeter, so it can’t be ruled out that this is the reason all the Cold Beasts have disappeared.”
Upon hearing these words, the three of them immediately fell into thought.
“It’s a pity we can’t go out.
If we could expand the range and check the distribution of Cold Beasts in other places, it would be easier to make a judgment!”
Luo Yuan’s tone carried a hint of regret, as the one-kilometer restriction was still in place; without Xia Hong’s order to lift it, they definitely couldn’t wander out.
It’s not that they fear disobeying Xia Hong’s orders; mainly it’s because the Mirror Immortal Camp could be watching from the side.
If it were just the Mirror Immortal Camp’s people, they could take the risk to go out and see, but if it involves the deceitful monster, they can’t act recklessly.
“This is no small matter; it’s better to report to the leader first.
We aren’t strong enough to dare to venture out, but the leader is powerful—perhaps he can go and check.
If the situation is confirmed, we can also prepare accordingly!”
Upon hearing Yuan Cheng’s words, Xia Chuan pondered for a moment before nodding.
However, at this time, Shi Ping revealed a look of difficulty.
He hesitated a bit, looking at Xia Chuan, then spoke:
“Sir, today the leader ordered me to deliver all 1850 pounds of beast blood that was collected over the past period.
It seems that he plans to retreat and officially break through to the Cold Resistance Level, and when I delivered it, he specifically instructed not to disturb him unless it’s something very important.”
Shi Ping’s words stunned the three of Xia Chuan.
Since the issuance of the restriction, Xia Hong hasn’t retreated for a long time.
Having Shi Ping deliver all 1850 pounds of beast blood at once, along with such specific instructions, clearly indicates that Shi Ping’s guess is likely accurate.
Xia Hong is truly in retreat, officially breaking through to the Cold Resistance Level!
This matter can be both big and small; if it’s truly as Xia Chuan predicts and is orchestrated by the deceitful monster from behind the Mirror Immortal Camp, then informing Xia Hong is warranted.
However, if it’s a false alarm, then notifying him would be in vain, not to mention disturbing Xia Hong’s retreat and training.
Facing such a dilemma, Luo Yuan, Yuan Cheng, and Shi Ping all hesitated, not daring to make a decision, and cast their eyes on Xia Chuan.
Xia Chuan hesitated for a long while, then decisively spoke:
“In such ambiguous matters, we shouldn’t notify the leader.
If we require him to make decisions about everything, then what are we here for!”