Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

The undocumented individuals of Evergreen Valley don’t really live poorly, given that no governing body means relatively high freedom. Although deprived of Cheng Town’s various precious resources, as long as they tend to their own small piece of land, they may not see great prospects but at least will not go hungry.

However, in recent years, things have started to change.

Feudal town dignitaries frequently need to travel south via the Bone-Eroding Path, allegedly to the Southern Slope Territory. Initially, Su He was quite pleased, as consistent visits by dignitaries might mean Evergreen Valley would attract attention from higher powers.

Yet before any attention from town’s high officials could arrive, disaster struck first.

Rumor has it that a powerful, deceitful monster known as the Black Wind General resides within Bone-Eroding Path. Anyone wishing to pass through must pay a toll to him, and the toll is human lives.

Deceitful monsters’ lust for slaughter is no secret in Cai Qiu, so once the rumor spread, the people promptly believed it seventy to eighty percent.

Combined with the fact that in recent years, whenever dignitaries arrive, batches of young individuals are recruited from villages supposedly for long-term labor in the County City but none have ever returned, this rumor is virtually confirmed.

Those dignitaries clearly deceived young villagers, using them as toll payment to the monster.

This news only spread thoroughly at the end of last year, and when Su He and his father Su Lie first heard it, they fell silent for nearly half a day.

The reason is simple: four years ago, their village experienced such an event too. Several County Guard Army soldiers came to recruit 500 individuals under the age of 25 for long-term work in the County City. The villagers were overjoyed upon hearing this, and the 500 spots were quickly filled.

Of those five hundred individuals, a small number managed to escape and recounted the events within Bone-Eroding Path that year, so both Su He and his father Su Lie have actually known about it since four years ago.

But knowing doesn’t help!