Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

”As of last month, the Camp Supply Department’s total silver inventory was 8,920 tons. To minimize losses, last year Qiu Peng already raised the silver price to 120 points of contribution value per pound. Yet even so, at the beginning of each year, all Cold Resistance Level would exchange their quota in no time. If no new Silver Mines are found, I reckon this remaining stock won’t last more than two years, possibly not even two.”

[Resources: wood 1,892.6 million, coal 4,862.2 million, iron 2,762.5 million, silver 2.31 million]

After hearing Xia Chuan’s statement, Xia Hong glanced at the system’s silver resources and shook his head.

The 2.31 million points of silver resources he had were already converted and thus not counted in the Camp Supply Department’s inventory.

The 63,500 tons of Silver Mine sounds like a lot but it’s actually far from sufficient.

Silver can be used to forge weapons, and it can also be used in alchemy. Most importantly, it’s used to ward off malevolent spirits, and due to this property, it’s practically the universal currency for all camps in the Ice Abyss. As Great Xia now grows increasingly connected to more regions being explored, many with Cold Resistance Level personnel carry at least a small amount.

Leaving aside the system building upgrades and daily consumption, just the usual demand from those at the Cold Resistance Level in Great Xia is incredibly high.

The Camp Supply Department currently sets the annual exchange limit for each at Cold Resistance Level at one thousand pounds. With Great Xia now having over five thousand of such individuals, let alone those at the entry level for officials with higher limits, at a thousand pounds each, that’s five million pounds a year, converting to 2,500 tons.

Including the regular consumption from Alchemy Pavilion and Artifact Refining Pavilion’s daily research, the 8,920 tons really won’t last three years, and if we consider the wear and tear on buildings, the time becomes shorter.

”No matter!”

Xia Hong briefly cast off his distressed look and waved his hand, ”With the three newly discovered, plus the previous four, we now have seven Silver Mines with known locations. With my emergence from seclusion, Silver Mine will no longer be a problem.”