When they heard the gunshots coming from the mountainside, the others could no longer sit still. They ran over to the edge of the outpost and looked down. Meanwhile, Nonsense was still sitting there calmly eating his meat. He asked, "Y 'all came back in such a hurry today. Have you all bought enough seasonings and whatnot? Even though the game is delicious, it's still a waste to only have salt. Seasonings are the right thing to do! "
Ren Xiaosu gave him a look. "Yes, I've bought them all."
Li Qingzheng's deal with Old Wang was quite successful this time. Not only did they bring back enough salt to marinate the cured meat, but they also brought back rice vinegar, star anise, Sichuan peppercorns, and so on. Actually, Sichuan peppercorns were not that rare and could be found in the wilderness in a pile.
When Li Qingzheng was buying and selling things, he felt it was much easier to do business with Old Wang than to slowly sell the cured meat by himself.
At this moment, someone from that platoon walked up and said to Nonsense, "All five of them have been killed."
"Alright." Nonsense nodded. "Bring them back to the stronghold and tell them to be careful of the Pyro Company. We'll definitely not kill innocent people if we come across a force like the Pyro Company."
"Roger." The platoon left with his men after receiving the order.
But when Ren Xiaosu saw this group of people, he was a little puzzled. They were not wearing the combat uniforms unique to the Li Consortium's troops, yet they were much stronger than the private troops. What kind of fighting force were they?
Nonsense said with a smile as he ate, "I've finally gotten rid of an errand. I feel a lot more relaxed now. You guys don't know, but this matter has been weighing on my mind for the past few days. I haven't been able to eat or sleep well."
Ren Xiaosu asked the students next to him, "What did you talk about in class today? Lend me your notes so I can catch up on my progress. I'll ask Teacher Hu about anything I don't understand before he goes to bed."
But as soon as he said that, Nonsense immediately stood up. "Hahahaha, I'm tired. I'm going to bed!"
After Nonsense entered the house, Ren Xiaosu asked the others to move the things from the truck into the house. Sister Xiaoyu also distributed the winter clothes that she had prepared for everyone.
Chen Wudi went back to his room and changed into his new clothes happily. These clothes were prepared for Ren Xiaosu, Chen Wudi, and the other eight students. When Li Qingzheng saw this, he felt a little down. "It's so good to have a family."
Deep into the night, Ren Xiaosu quietly walked deeper into the mountains by himself. He wanted to warn the wolves again not to let those nanosoldiers sneak up on them.
After all, the wolves had to take care of their families. It would be a pity if the Li Consortium's elites launched a sneak attack and the wolves did not have time to take their pups with them when they fled.
He had not walked far into the mountains when he saw the Wolf King waiting for him on the mountain path. The Wolf King had a tacit understanding when it saw him and directly led him to the wolf den.
Ren Xiaosu muttered, "Their injuries should have healed by now, right? Did they eat according to my doctor's advice?"
The Wolf King ignored him. When they arrived at the wolf den, the wolves seemed to be a little friendlier to Ren Xiaosu this time. Ren Xiaosu first checked on the wounds of the wolves and felt relieved when he saw that they had healed.
He sat on a large rock and said, "It seems like the Li Consortium is going to send their elites to practice on you guys. Are y 'all confident?"
The Wolf King gave him a somewhat disdainful look. Ren Xiaosu said in seriousness, "Those are super soldiers equipped with nanomachines. They're here specifically to encircle you guys. The Li Consortium isn't stupid either. If they dare to encircle you guys, they must have something up their sleeves. "
The Wolf King was still disdainful.
"Alright then." Ren Xiaosu sighed and said, "But don't eat them after you kill them. There are nanomachines in them, so you might get diarrhea if you eat them. When the time comes, hide the corpses and leave them to me. I'll trade them for the black medicine."
When the Wolf King heard the words "black medicine," its eyes lit up.
"But you'll definitely have to move this wolf den a little further away." Ren Xiaosu said, "After all, those wolf cubs of yours can't run very fast. It'll be bad if they get hit by stray bullets."
On the way back, Ren Xiaosu wondered if he would be able to accumulate nanomachines faster with the help of the wolves.
Thinking of this, Ren Xiaosu felt a little excited.
The next morning, everyone was busy taking out the meat they had stored and marinating it. After all, they did not have enough salt to marinate the meat, so they had to stop for the time being.
A group of men set up several tables in front of the outpost. They were so tired they were sweating profusely. But when they thought about how this was the source of their improved meals, they all felt extremely fulfilled.
If someone who did not know what was going on went up the mountain and saw this scene, they would probably mistake this for a bacon workshop and not an outpost. Everyone's guns were left in the huts, and some of them had not even touched a gun for several days.
To be honest, if it weren't for the sake of survival, no one would be willing to join the army in this crappy place. Everyone did not have a sense of belonging to the Li Consortium either.
Right now, no one had any beliefs or feelings. All they cared about was surviving.
So having meat to eat was better than anything else.
Someone laughed and said, "When spring comes next year, let's go to the mountains and get some grape seeds. We'll plant them in the open space behind this outpost. When the grapes are harvested in summer, we can even make our own wine."
"Right, we'll build a grape trellis and plant some garlic, onions, cucumbers, and carrots next to it. When summer comes, we'll have cucumbers with mashed garlic and shredded carrots to go with the wine. That'll be such a comfortable life!"
There was a lot of laughter in front of the outpost. The harsh winter chill seemed to have dissipated a little. As it was nearing the end of the year, everyone's mentality had changed. They were thinking of everything in a festive manner.
Ren Xiaosu said, "There's something I need to do. I still have some family members in town. I'm thinking of driving a truck over to bring them over to live with us during the new year, but we definitely won't have enough houses. Let's work a little harder and build a wooden hut over the next few days. Is anyone skilled at carpentry?"
"Me!" Li Qingzheng said with a smile, "I've done carpentry for two years, so I'm very familiar with it."
"Alright, after we finish marinating the meat, we'll help Ren Xiaosu build a house," someone said with a smile.
This person was a refugee who had escaped with Ren Xiaosu. When he first arrived at the outpost, he was bullied by Li Qingzheng. But as everyone became part of the same group, the animosity between them slowly faded away.
At some point, Ren Xiaosu thought it would be quite good for them to be self-sufficient in the mountains with only a few people.
All of a sudden, the voice from the palace said, "Side quest activated. If no wolves die in seven days, a new product from the vending machine will be unlocked: seeds."
When Ren Xiaosu heard this, he was stunned. Was it because he wanted to be self-sufficient in the mountains that the palace had activated the side quest related to seeds at the right time?
But the palace did not say what the seeds could grow into. Could there be some other magical effects?
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