Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1169: Chapter 398: Rewards and Generosity, Three Towns Unite in Pressuring

"You must have used many kinds of beast blood, haven’t you?"

Xia Hong naturally noticed Ji Hong’s gaze and smiled as he asked.

Ji Hong nodded heavily and answered with cupped hands, "Lord, when my basic strength reached 120,000 pounds, it became very difficult to improve further. The blood of common winter beasts in the Longyou region like Snow Mane, Frost Wolf, and Demon Sheep had no effect on my skin membrane anymore. I had to search for other types of beast blood. Up to now, I have used seventy-four kinds of beast blood."

"There are only seventy-six kinds of cold beasts recorded in the Great Xia Cold Beast Record. Wow, you’ve tried almost all the beast blood types?"

Upon hearing Ji Hong’s words, the crowd’s faces were filled with astonishment, and Xiao Kangcheng couldn’t help but voice his disbelief, his tone full of awe.

The human body builds immunity to the same type of beast meat over time. If one cultivates using only one type of beast meat, they will eventually be unable to convert the meat’s energy. Therefore, everyone in the camp tries to use different types of beast meat for cultivation.

After years of relentless research in Great Xia, with the increasing number of earth-digging realm limit samples, it is now understood that beast blood works similarly to beast meat.

The skin membrane also builds immunity to a single type of beast blood, so once a certain type reaches its enhancement limit, it is necessary to switch to another type of beast blood.

Furthermore, beast blood varies in quality. For instance, high-level beast blood is many times more effective than intermediate-level beast blood. Even higher, the Beast King-level blood not only has a stronger effect but can also enhance potential to some extent once the skin membrane becomes completely immune to ordinary beast blood.

"Have you used Beast King-level blood yet?"

It was Xia Hong who first discovered this. He was, of course, well-aware of these situations. Observing Ji Hong for a moment, he quickly discerned that Ji Hong had already used Beast King-level blood.

Ji Hong nodded, expressing gratitude, "Lord Qiu knew I was trying to achieve a top-grade battle body. Two months ago, he specially gave me a quota to exchange for five pounds of Beast King-level blood. Unfortunately, my potential is limited. When I used up to four pounds, my strength stopped increasing. Now, I’m just over a hundred pounds away, but I can’t push any further!"

Currently, only Xia Hong in Great Xia has the ability to hunt Beast Kings. As of now, he has killed a total of sixteen Beast Kings. The blood yield of a single Beast King is about one hundred pounds. Calculating it, the Camp Supply Department has approximately 1,600 pounds of Beast King-level blood in stock. Allocating five pounds for Ji Hong to exchange is already quite generous.

Beast King-level blood can only contribute to a certain extent. The main factor is the person’s own potential. Using this level of beast blood to reshape the skin membrane involves considerable pain and risk, so it can’t be given out unrestrictedly.

Ji Hong’s lack of results after using four pounds indicates his potential has essentially reached its limit, which aligns with Xia Hong’s observations.

"The Beast Kings I hunted before were all common types. Reaching this level is already commendable. If you want to improve further..."

Xia Hong said with a smile, suddenly turning to signal Xu Ning behind him.

Xu Ning understood and immediately retrieved a string of Beast Skin Pouches from behind him. The string had about twenty pouches. He took one and tossed it to Ji Hong, smiling as he congratulated, "You’re in luck today! The lord recently wounded a Beast King-level Jiao Long, just acquiring about twenty pounds of Jiao Long blood. I’ve just checked; this Jiao Long blood is of much higher quality than other Beast King-level blood. Take a pound and try it. It should help you push through that last hundred pounds!"

The lord recently wounded a Beast King-level Jiao Long...

Xiao Hen, Yuan Bai, and the others, hearing this, felt their pupils quake and looked at Xia Hong with eyes full of admiration and zeal.

Since the incident with the Red Blood Demon Dragon in Qinghepu spread in Xia City, everyone’s understanding of dragons, a type of cold beast, has become clearer. They know that any cold beast related to the word ’dragon’ is incredibly powerful.

Learning that Xia Hong could wound a Jiao Long naturally astonished them.

Of course, amidst their astonishment, they did not forget to cast envious looks at Ji Hong.

"Ji Hong, bow your thanks to the lord!"

As the main person involved, Ji Hong clutched the Beast Skin Pouch tightly with both hands. Feeling its heat from the Jiao Long blood inside, he was overwhelmingly emotional as he bowed to Xia Hong. If Xia Li hadn’t specified that Xia people should not perform kneeling etiquette lightly, he would have knelt down to thank him.

"No need for that. Your strength increasing is a boon for Great Xia. This pound of Jiao Long blood is an extra gift from me, no need to report it to the Camp Supply Department."

"The lord’s kindness, Ji Hong will never forget..."

Ji Hong, hearing this, was visibly moved, and his voice choked up.

He was part of the old community during the Mud Slope era. His parents perished in the calamity caused by the Wood Puppet Monster ten years ago. From Great Xia’s beginnings, barely surviving the slaughter by the Wood Puppet Monster, to its territorial expansion by several hundred times today, entering the ranks of the Nine Towns and establishing the prospering First Town of Moao South Slope, he has been both a witness and a highly involved participant in all these developments.

Whether towards Xia Hong, the lord, or the entire Great Xia Camp, Ji Hong’s feelings were much deeper than those of others.

The fact that Lord Qiu specifically allocated a quota for Beast King-level blood to him already left him flattered and overwhelmed. Now, with Lord Xia Hong personally gifting him such precious Jiao Long blood, how could he not be moved?