Chapter 315, "The Strange Cold Apple Tree and the Seized Silver Mine (3)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Long Mountain's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Thank you, Leader, for the Spirit Pill. and closes on This is almost unquestionable; otherwise, where did so many Cold.... The key payoff is that it turns Long Mountain's growth into a concrete upgrade step and sets up the next payoff in the power growth storyline linked to Li Xuanling.

Chapter 244, "Hunted Down, Strength, and Rescue", is the clearest early answer because it turns Long Mountain's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with The Long Mountain army, which was originally heading towards the... and closes on Xia Hong didn't use his blade; he turned sideways and rammed directly.... The key payoff is that the danger stops being abstract and the conflict around Long Mountain becomes immediate, forcing the surrounding cast to react under pressure.
Chapter 332, "Chen Ying's New Discovery, Xia Yuning, and a String of Good News (Part 2)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Long Mountain's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with However, today is already July 25th. and closes on Considering how often Chen Ying has been heading to the North Slope.... The key payoff is that the chapter exposes hidden motives around Long Mountain, so readers can finally see how the conspiracy layer of the plot is actually moving.
Chapter 335, "Songyang Ridge, Seven Houses Surrender, First Batch of Silver Arrives", is the clearest early answer because it pushes Long Mountain into a new phase or setting. It opens with In the third year of Great Xia, on the eighth day of August, during... and closes on I was shortsighted." "As expected, the lord is far-sighted.. The key payoff is that it turns Long Mountain's growth into a concrete upgrade step and sets up the next payoff in the power growth storyline linked to Great Xia.
Chapter 306, "Helplessness, Shifting Loyalties, Total Annihilation and New Territory (Part 2)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Long Mountain's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with All right, listen to the leader and go ahead to keep watch!" Although... and closes on The boy is simply too young, too cautious, afraid of everything..
Chapter 332, "Chen Ying's New Discovery, Xia Yuning, and a String of Good News (Part 2)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Long Mountain's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with However, today is already July 25th. and closes on Considering how often Chen Ying has been heading to the North Slope.... The key payoff is that the chapter exposes hidden motives around Long Mountain, so readers can finally see how the conspiracy layer of the plot is actually moving.
Chapter 315, "The Strange Cold Apple Tree and the Seized Silver Mine", is the clearest early answer because it turns Long Mountain's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with I heard from Hou Hu that out of the two Cold Apple Trees, one was... and closes on Unfortunately, Xia Hong completely ignored her, waiting for Li....
Chapter 315, "The Strange Cold Apple Tree and the Seized Silver Mine (3)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Long Mountain's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Thank you, Leader, for the Spirit Pill. and closes on This is almost unquestionable; otherwise, where did so many Cold.... The key payoff is that it turns Long Mountain's growth into a concrete upgrade step and sets up the next payoff in the power growth storyline linked to Li Xuanling.
Chapter 312, "Reining In, Killing, Shock and Submission (Part 2)", is the clearest early answer because the violence around Long Mountain becomes final instead of hypothetical. It opens with You overestimate those so-called high-level figures you keep talking... and closes on The resource allocation model of the Longyou camps predestined that a....
Chapter 315, "The Strange Cold Apple Tree and the Seized Silver Mine", is the clearest early answer because it turns Long Mountain's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with I heard from Hou Hu that out of the two Cold Apple Trees, one was... and closes on Unfortunately, Xia Hong completely ignored her, waiting for Li....
Chapter 291, "Infighting in Long Mountain, Li Tiancheng's Caution", is the clearest early answer because the buildup finally cashes out in a real clash. It opens with Who would have thought that Li Xuanping and his group of fools would... and closes on Li Xuanling, sitting at the head, who felt utterly exhausted, finally....
Chapter 313, "Migration Preparations, Population Boom, Cold Resistance Level Arrangements", is the clearest early answer because Long Mountain finally turns buildup into a real advancement. It opens with This number surpasses the peak Cold Resistance Levels during the Long... and closes on The night before, Xia Chuan had explained the current system of Great....