At what point does the novel make "Short on Meat, Short on Manpower, Someone Delivers" feel important for Long Mountain instead of just atmospheric?

Chapter 207, "Reforming Corvée Labor, Changes in the First Year [Happy New Year!!!]", is the clearest early answer because it turns Great Xia's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on On the southern side of the Great Xia Valley, there is a giant... and ending on Brother, how long have you been in Great Xia?.

Chapter 141, "Intermediate Thunder Kui, Second Reshaping Skin [Three in One]", is the clearest early answer because it turns Snow Mane's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on It's a pity that Xia Hong and the fourteen members of the Hunting... and ending on Based on the speed and power of the Snow Mane's spikes and the....

Chapter 188, "Venting, Drawing Lines, Preparations", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Hong's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Chen Yingba hadn't finished speaking when he saw Xia Hong flick his... and follows through with The leader didn't strike fatally and let him go; if those two leaders....

Chapter 159, "Blood and Flesh Wall, The Leader Hasn't Broken Through Yet?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Zhao Bao's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Sir, he has already taken people to the east corridor, and Zhao Hu... and follows through with Luo Yuan, take people to kill the Teng Jiao; Zhao Long, you three.... By the close, Xia Chuan turned his head;

Chapter 140, "Mining Competition, The Hunt Begins [Triple-Length Chapter]", is the clearest early answer because it turns Luo Yuan's situation into a concrete plot event. Early on, Don't just say two trees a night is enough, even if we have them cut.... By the end, Entrusting more and more matters to Xia Chuan is partly because Xia....

Chapter 190, "Xia Li, 4 Articles, Someone is Coming", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Hong's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from Is this Reshaping Skin stage really that magical, that one must... to He couldn't explain this situation either.. What makes it stick is that the chapter closes with Below, Yuwen Dao, Yue Feng, and the others were stirred awake by Xia Hong's voice.

Chapter 167, "Seizing the Mirror, He Yuanhun's Confidence", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xia Hong's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on From the moment he emerged, the Mirror Immortal Camp was no longer a... and ending on From 300,000 jin, it directly soared to 900,000 jin..

Chapter 145, "Murder, Gruesome", is the clearest early answer because it turns Yue Feng's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter turns that into something concrete by moving from A giant tree, over eight meters in diameter, came crashing down. to He and Liu Yuan were among the oldest members of the Great Xia, and.... What makes it stick is that the chapter closes with The Great Xia now had over three hundred people in the Logging Realm.

Chapter 159, "Blood and Flesh Wall, The Leader Hasn't Broken Through Yet?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Yuan Cheng's situation into a concrete plot event. The chapter gives readers a real answer by opening on Sir, he has already taken people to the east corridor, and Zhao Hu... and ending on Xia Chuan turned his head; directly opposite the corridor was Xia....

Chapter 203, "Shock, Prisoner Rules, What Is Guilt? (Part 3)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Xu Ning's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with The Mountain River Team, thanks to those forty-odd prisoners, not... and closes on For you risking your life to bring us information, both I and the....