Seeing that the two did not respond, Meng Ao directly changed the topic and asked about something else.
Meng Ao chuckled and said, "Xiongwu Team."
The fathers of the three, Meng Yi, Zhu Ling, and Hong Guang, are all at the Earth-digging Realm with the cultivation of Reshaping Skin, naturally qualifying them to form hunting teams.
"Not just them, my second uncle also formed one, called the Heroic Team."
"My second uncle as well, his team is called the Divine Martial Team."
Zhu Kang’s second uncle is Zhu Yuan, Hong Yu’s second uncle is Hong Tian.
Hearing that the five people from Mirror Immortal all formed hunting teams, the three showed excitement on their faces.
"There are forty-two of us who came over together to the Earth-digging Realm, theoretically we can form eight teams, it just depends on whether they can all integrate."
"Brother Dao should also form a team later. Right now, besides the leader, he’s the only one capable of leading a hunt for Intermediate Cold Beasts. The leader won’t step in. I heard from my father that the first Intermediate Hunting Team from the camp, without any surprise, will definitely be led by Brother Dao. I’m just waiting to break through to the Earth-digging Realm to see if I can join Brother Dao’s team."
"You’re not joining your dad’s team but his? You’re crazy."
"I don’t care, these hunting teams aren’t hereditary. When I get stronger, I might even create one myself!"
"Alright, stop blabbering, get to work, Lord Chief is coming."
Seeing Mu Dong approach from a distance, the three immediately stopped chatting and went back to work.
Behind the temporary wooden house, in a room separated by wooden planks, Xia Hong sat quietly in a chair, listening to Xia Chuan’s report.
"Big brother, the matters of the Hunting Department have already gotten on track. Today I went to Yuwen Dao to learn about it. There are currently ten newly established hunting teams, and all 110 Earth-digging Realm cultivators in the camp are included. I have a list here."
Xia Chuan spoke while taking out a Beast Skin Roll and handed it directly to Xia Hong.
Opening the Beast Skin Roll, the first name was shockingly Yuwen Dao:
Yuwen Dao, Dragon Wu Team, eight members;
Xia Chuan, Cloud Jiao Team, ten members;
Luo Yuan, Tiger Leopard Team, ten members;
Yuan Cheng, Dragon Slayer Team, ten members;
Zhao Long, Falcon Hunting Team, ten members;
Zhao Hu, Steel Mane Team, ten members;
Zhao Bao, Golden Eagle Team, ten members;
Huang Yong, Zhao Long Team, eight members;
Hong Guang, Xuanwu Team, seven members;
Hong Tian, Divine Martial Team, six members;
Zhu Ling, Zhenwu Team, five members;
Zhu Yuan, Heroic Team, seven members;
Meng Yi, Xiongwu Team, nine members;
After reading the entire list, Xia Hong’s brow immediately furrowed.
The numbers of the six teams including Yuwen Dao add up to exactly 42;
The seven teams on Xia Chuan’s side add up to exactly 68.
"Big brother, this was all spontaneously organized. I thought it seemed a bit off at first too. But thinking about it carefully, these folks from Mirror Immortal, after all, have only been here for two days, there’s no way they would integrate so quickly with us."
Hearing Xia Chuan’s explanation, Xia Hong’s brow slightly relaxed, and he sighed inwardly.
The two groups are not just clearly separated by their members; even the names of the teams are distinctly divided, which is not a good sign.
But just as Xia Chuan said, Yuwen Dao and his group have only been here for two days; it’s normal that they haven’t integrated quickly with Great Xia.
"Let it go for this time, but for any future breakthroughs to the Earth-digging Realm, they must no longer differentiate . Whether through guidance or coercion, by any means necessary, they must be mixed. We need to accelerate the integration process at the higher levels."
"Understood, big brother!"
Detecting the seriousness in Xia Hong’s tone, Xia Chuan nodded emphatically in response.
With Great Xia’s current system, both the Logging Realm and the ordinary people below will eventually integrate. However, for those like Yuwen Dao and Hong Guang, who are relatively strong, fully integrating them and making them members of Great Xia won’t be so simple.
"Have you selected a candidate for the Camp Supply Department Director?"
Qiu Peng is also one of the oldest people in Great Xia.
Xia Hong nodded slightly, then looked at Xia Chuan and slowly asked, "Do you think letting go of the Pioneer Department Director position might be better?"
Xia Chuan almost instantly understood the implication in Xia Hong’s words.
He immediately showed a trace of resistance on his face and said:
"Big brother, the importance of the Hunting Department Director position should be clear to you. It’s already considered generous to let Yuwen Dao take it. If we further give away the Pioneer Department Director position freely, how should we, on Great Xia’s side, find our position? Surely, the brothers will have opinions."
Seeing Xia Hong remain silent, Xia Chuan continued: "Mirror Immortal was originally on the losing side. Not begrudging past grudges is already very good, there’s really no need to accommodate them. Moreover, it’s not that we’re preventing them from taking the Pioneer Department Director position; it’s just fair competition. Whoever can ultimately take it depends on their own abilities."
Seeing Xia Chuan’s stance of resistance, Xia Hong slightly shook his head, pressed down his own thoughts, then turned his head to look at him, slightly teasing:
"Fair competition, I think not? Didn’t you gather Luo Yuan, Yuan Cheng, and the others today to say you want them to work together to push Shi Ping to the top?"
Hearing this, Xia Chuan was taken aback and looked up at Xia Hong, a bit stunned on his face.
Though he did not speak, the expression on his face clearly suggested, "Big brother, how do you know what we talked about?"
"Around the wooden house, whatever you say or do cannot be hidden from me!"
Xia Hong chuckled twice, his pupils flashed with a trace of arrogance.