"Chief, the corpses from earlier have all vanished. The entire camp is empty. Apart from us, there’s no one around and not a sound to be heard."
"Same here, nothing."
"Nothing here either, it’s all empty."
By the bamboo building, with Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, Yuan Cheng, and the others gradually returning, Xia Hong put away the mirror in his hand and stopped pondering.
"Chief Xia Hong, we’ve searched the warehouse, the cellar, and all the houses. There’s no one left. Everyone who worshipped the Mirror Immortal and committed suicide has likely been taken by He Yuanhun’s Different Space."
Yuwen Dao also quickly returned with forty people.
Seeing Yuwen Dao and his group, Xia Hong revealed an intriguing expression.
Just now, he had only instructed Xia Chuan and the sixty-seven others to search the Mirror Immortal’s camp.
But Yuwen Dao also took men and went there upon hearing the order.
The implication of this is quite clear.
Yuwen Dao obviously noticed Xia Hong’s look, exchanged glances with Hong Tian, Meng Yi, Zhu Ling, and Zhu Yuan beside him, saw the four nod, pondered for a moment, and slowly walked up to Xia Hong.
"If you wouldn’t mind, we hope Chief Xia Hong will take us in, as well as the remaining three thousand people in the camp. We are willing to join Great Xia and faithfully serve Chief Xia Hong without any hesitance!"
Yuwen Dao showed a faint plea on his face and slightly bowed after speaking.
Hong Tian, Meng Yi, Zhu Ling, and Zhu Yuan followed suit, bowing with him, and the thirty-six others from the Earth-digging Realm also bowed deeply to Xia Hong.
Seeing this scene, Xia Chuan, Luo Yuan, Yuan Cheng, and the rest of the Great Xia people immediately showed a trace of excitement, their expressions brimming with enthusiasm.
However, Xia Hong had anticipated this scene, so his expression didn’t change much.
With Yuwen Hu dead and He Yuanhun gone, there were over three thousand people left in the Mirror Immortal camp, but only a little over forty in the Earth-digging Realm. It’s impossible to continue relying on this small number of people to sustain the rest by holding onto the Arrow Bamboo Forest.
Not just Great Xia; even the Hive Camp on the Pingxi Plain would certainly not tolerate them if they learned of the situation.
Moreover, Xia Hong hadn’t come all the way here tonight solely to eliminate the deceitful monster.
Yuwen Dao is a smart person and naturally knows how to choose.
"Stand up. From now on, we’re all one family. It’s getting late; have your people inventory the remaining valuable assets in the camp. Take the essential ones tonight, and leave the rest to be collected later."
Though he was quite sure Xia Hong wouldn’t refuse, actually hearing his answer made Yuwen Dao’s heart heave a sigh of relief.
Considering the current strength of Great Xia, whether Xia Hong would agree without hesitation was indeed uncertain.
The strength of Great Xia mainly lies in Chief Xia Hong.
The strength of the subordinates is quite average.
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Moreover, Great Xia only has just over a thousand people in total. How to manage and integrate these over three thousand people will indeed be a huge challenge.
Whether Xia Hong has other plans, Yuwen Dao couldn’t be sure either.
Fortunately, Xia Hong’s confidence and decisiveness far exceeded his expectations.
"Hong Tian, notify Hong Guang to have those three thousand people wait a while in the Arrow Bamboo Forest. Tonight, we’ll move directly to Great Xia. Meng Yi, take people to move the Coal; Zhu Ling, take people to move the Iron; Zhu Yuan, move the raw bamboo silk, the Crystal Fruits, and the Cold Beast Meat. Let’s make it quick and efficient."
With Yuwen Dao’s order, apart from Hong Tian going to the south side of the Arrow Bamboo Forest, the remaining thirty-nine Earth-digging Realm members immediately divided into three groups and began transporting materials.
"Chief, let’s go help too."
Of course, Xia Chuan and the others didn’t stay idle. Hearing about moving materials, their eyes lit up, and they all followed.
Last time Xia Hong killed He Meng and his group of twenty-five, they gained such abundant resources; now they’re seizing the entire camp’s resources of the Mirror Immortal.
A giant camp of twelve thousand people, one can only imagine how abundant the stored resources are.
Xia Hong did not accompany the others to tally up the materials but walked to the collapsed wall of the bamboo building, pulled out a section of snow-white bamboo, and examined it carefully.
The bamboo has an approximate diameter of ten centimeters. Other than its unique snow-white color, it’s not very different from the green bamboo in the Arrow Bamboo Forest.
Of course, the most important aspect is that this white bamboo is covered with a layer of dense spikes over ten centimeters long.
Recalling when he approached the bamboo building earlier, these spikes seemed to come alive and shot at him, causing Xia Hong’s brows to furrow slightly.
"This white bamboo somewhat resembles the Green Bamboo Fence, just with slightly less impact force—about eight to nine thousand pounds. It’s sufficient for fending off low-level Cold Beasts. But I wonder about its yield."
Though the Green Bamboo Fence’s spikes have a force of ten thousand pounds, the density of these spikes is not as good as this snow-white bamboo, which piqued Xia Hong’s interest.
If this snow-white bamboo has a high yield, using it to encircle the camp would certainly have strong defensive power.
However, that’s probably not very likely!
Xia Hong glanced at the bamboo building and shook his head slightly.
This bamboo building is where He Yuanhun lived, and it’s the only one in the entire Mirror Immortal, which suggests its yield isn’t high, or it’s very difficult to obtain.
"Chief, this is called Snow Bamboo. The spiky layer outside can autonomously sense and attack enemies from the front. It generally grows deep in the Arrow Bamboo Forest, emerging after every Cold Beast tide. If not harvested promptly, it’ll turn into ordinary green bamboo. So, over the years, we’ve only managed to collect a little bit."