Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely Chapter 1227 - 410: The Zhao Family Rises, Joy and Inferiority, A Father’s Love for His Daughter, Old Xiang Family’s Pride

With Minister Xia Chuan delivering the transfer directive to the Commander of the Fifteenth Army, the events in Hongmen City reached their official closure.

Minister Xia Chuan saved the military arrangements for the end; over six hundred individuals from diverse branches of Great Xia had exited the hall thirty minutes beforehand, enabling them to commence packing sooner and gear up for heading back to their regions to take on their roles again.

"Falcon Hunting Army, assemble! Head back to Long Mountain in an hour and a half!"

Commander Zhao Long of the Falcon Hunting Army was the final one to step out from the primary hall of the government building. He made a beeline for the North City Camp, promptly starting to rally every soldier in the Falcon Hunting Army for the journey back to Long Mountain.

Under usual circumstances, gathering a vast force wouldn't demand such time.

The key challenge lay in the sheer volume of personnel exiting Hongmen City that evening; twelve armies were involved, alongside more than twenty thousand additional people all needing to depart at the same time. A mass exodus would jam the direct paths completely, so to avoid chaos, the leaders of the twelve armies scheduled staggered exits.

Eight armies were heading westward via Hongguan, each leaving at intervals of half an hour. The Falcon Hunting Army was slotted third, granting the troops a little extra time to gather—roughly an hour and a half.

"Mountain River Army, assemble! Set off in half an hour!"

"Xiong Wu Army, assemble! Set off in one hour!"

"East Sun Army, assemble! Set off in two hours!"

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Indeed, right after Zhao Long uttered his words, calls from various armies mustering for departure rang out swiftly across the encampment.

Zhao Long went back to the central tent of the Falcon Hunting Army to gather his gear.

His possessions were few; the battle armor stayed fastened on him, while his weapons, sturdy bow, quiver of arrows, and water flask got bundled up rapidly.

Yet no sooner had he completed the task than Vice Commander Lu Sheng rushed in from beyond.

"Commander, Zhao Hu and Zhao Bao wish to meet you!"

Hearing that his two siblings had arrived for a visit, Zhao Long's forehead creased a touch, but he soon agreed with a nod, saying, "Escort them inside."

The Military Department enforced a rigid policy barring non-military folk from entering the camp without notice, so despite Zhao Hu and Zhao Bao's high standings and fraternal ties, they required prior announcement for access.

Before long, Lu Sheng guided Zhao Hu and Zhao Bao into the tent.

"Big brother!"

"Big brother."

"Commander, I'll go oversee the brothers' packing!"

Lu Sheng sensed at once that the trio needed privacy for sibling talk, so he bowed swiftly to Zhao Long, offered a nod to Zhao Hu and Zhao Bao, and departed.

"What keeps you in Hongmen still? Is there something you need from me?"

Though the three siblings had convened in the main structure of the government office the previous night, Zhao Long found himself grinning anew at the sight of his brothers.

Ever since Great Xia's rise, numerous aristocratic clans had emerged within its borders, yet Zhao Long firmly believed that the Zhao Family ranked supreme among them.

Regarding seniority, the three brothers had trailed Lord Xia Hong from the Twin Dragon Valley era and ranked as early recruits in Great Xia's Hunting Team, helping to secure families in Redwood Ridge, dominate Mirror Valley, strike Beehive, and seize Longyou... As Great Xia evolved from obscurity to its present might in Moao Territory, the trio served not just as observers but as vital contributors. On merits or tenure, only veterans from the Great Xia Slope days could rival them;

On rank, he commanded the Falcon Hunting Army as a fourth-grade officer; his second brother Zhao Hu served as Mountain Yu Envoy for the East Ridge Hunting Bureau, while third brother Zhao Bao managed Camp Supply and Military Equipment in Wuyuan, matching his own grade. Importantly, all three earned the ninth-rank Xuanling Marquis honor in Great Xia's third year, and his own title advanced to eighth rank this year. Notably, Red Cloud Marquises number scarcely more than thirty throughout Great Xia at present;

On power, the brothers had all attained Peak Cold Resistance Cultivation, with him and second brother Zhao Hu possessing Superior Battle Bodies—his boasting 29 manes, Zhao Hu's 27—while third brother Zhao Bao, though not as naturally endowed, wielded an Intermediate Battle Body at 21 manes now.

The Zhao Family's fame as "One Household, Three Pillars, Three Marquises" had circulated across Great Xia for years, and with the clan's many direct heirs, no other house in Great Xia could challenge its bloodline depth, amplifying the Zhao Family's sway ever further.

The vital aspect was their relative youth!

Zhao Long turned 47 this year, second brother 45, third 44. Against elite leaders like the Lord Minister, they might seem aged, but in Great Xia and the Nine Towns broadly, they stood firmly in their peak years.

Cold Resistance Level granted a century of life; thus, the three could safeguard the Zhao Family for no less than another fifty years, especially if fortune allowed any to ascend to Xianyang Level. With Great Xia's ongoing prosperity, by those fifty years' end, the Zhao Family's abundant direct descendants would be fully honed.

Hence, barring unforeseen calamities, as the Zhao Family's heritage endured and expanded, whatever heights Great Xia attained ahead, the Zhao Family would surely claim a place among the elite founding nobles.

From the harsh days hunkered in Rogel Camp amid the valley's perils, to today's vibrant and promising existence; from the Logging Realm's mere ten thousand pounds of Basic Strength, to the current near-30 manes of Cold Resistance Level prowess; from a modest valley household to possessing almost thirty direct heirs, a thriving lineage, and the exalted Zhao Family of "One Household, Three Marquises"...