The rewards for the side quests from the palace had always been extraordinary. The first reward was a black saber, and the second reward was an Explosive Poker card. So far, Ren Xiaosu's gratitude tokens had slowly climbed to 460. But no one knew he had actually exchanged for a few Explosive Poker cards in between, nor did they know he had a few portable explosive bombs in his hands.
Now that the palace had issued another side quest, the reward didn't seem to have anything to do with weapons of mass destruction. It was just a small seed, but Ren Xiaosu paid extra attention to it.
The seed was hope, and Ren Xiaosu only hoped it would live up to this side quest.
If the seed was really magical enough, perhaps Ren Xiaosu could really find a place to be self-sufficient.
However, it would not be easy to protect the pack of wolves for seven days without dying.
It looked like he would have to pay more attention to the Li Consortium's nanosoldiers. If he missed out on this mission, what if the palace stopped issuing side quests related to seeds in the future?
While everyone was marinating the cured meat, Nonsense was slowly practicing Taiji. Ren Xiaosu suddenly thought of something and asked, "Are you practicing Taiji as a form of cultivation?"
"Cultivation?" Nonsense looked at Ren Xiaosu and said with a smile, "It's just a form of self-cultivation. Don't think too much about it."
Ren Xiaosu really wanted to know what Nonsense's superpower was. In fact, Nonsense did not hide anything. But the person who witnessed Nonsense's fight was Ren Xiaosu, so he was left speechless.
When Li Qingzheng said he had learned Taiji since he was a child, Ren Xiaosu thought it sounded like a superstition. But when Nonsense practiced Taiji so vigorously every day, Ren Xiaosu sometimes wondered if Li Qingzheng really had a set of powerful boxing techniques.
But at this moment, more than a dozen off-road vehicles rushed up from the foot of the mountain. Everyone stopped what they were doing when they saw the off-road vehicles.
"Put everything away," Li Qingzheng instructed in a low voice.
Marinating the cured meat was definitely not their proper job. After all, it was their job to keep a lookout. If they were patrolmen, they would definitely be displeased.
However, Ren Xiaosu knew that this was not a patrol.
The dozen or so SUVs came at lightning speed, looking very aggressive.
It seemed like this outpost was exceptionally busy.
Originally, everyone thought that they wouldn't see a stranger in this remote outpost for at least half a year, but now, there were people coming every few days.
What was going on?
Ren Xiaosu looked on quietly. He realized that Nonsense had entered the house without him noticing. It was as if he did not want to meet these people face to face.
More than ten SUVs stopped at the entrance of the outpost, and there were four people in each vehicle. They were all dressed in combat uniforms, and their ranks were all officers!
Speaking of which, Ren Xiaosu and the others were also soldiers. However, they were all dressed in strange clothes. They didn't even have a few sets of military uniforms. On the other hand, the soldiers on the other side were dressed in neat and tidy military uniforms.
From the looks of it, Ren Xiaosu and the others were more like cooks. They almost wore white aprons …
But what surprised Ren Xiaosu and the others was that there were actually people they knew among this group of officers!
To be precise, they were people the escapees knew. Back when they went for a physical examination, someone in the group had passed the synchronization test!
Now, that person had become an officer of the Li Consortium. Ren Xiaosu vaguely remembered that this escapee who had made it to the top in one step was called Lin Qi.
When Lin Qi got out of the car, he was also stunned when he saw Ren Xiaosu and the others. Then he laughed and said, "It's actually old acquaintances."
Ren Xiaosu and the others did not say anything. Today, Lin Qi had an imposing air about him. He did not look like the pathetic figure he had when he was fleeing back then. The combat boots on his feet were smooth and shiny, and the combat uniform he was wearing was a perfect fit.
Someone behind Lin Qi asked, "You actually know these people?"
Lin Qi paused for a moment before saying, "We came to Stronghold 108 together from Stronghold 109. Now that I see them at this remote outpost, I have to take care of them."
In Lin Qi's words, Ren Xiaosu and the others had become Lin Qi's "brothers."
At this moment, Lin Qi was feeling extremely superior. During their escape, Ren Xiaosu and the others had led such a good life. But now, Ren Xiaosu could only be a refugee, while he was an officer of the Li Consortium's regular army with the rank of first lieutenant!
The current Lin Qi and Ren Xiaosu were separated by a huge gap in the stronghold, and their statuses were as different as heaven and earth.
Ren Xiaosu and the others did not think Lin Qi was very powerful. In the past, Ren Xiaosu might have been envious of the stronghold residents, but now he was not envious at all.
But the other escapees who had traveled with Lin Qi were a little embarrassed. When they saw Lin Qi in his military uniform, they did not even dare to go up and talk to him.
Lin Qi's face was almost raised to the sky. He said with a smile, "How are y 'all doing at this outpost? It must be very difficult, right? If I had known y' all would be here, I would have brought a catty of pork with me from the army so that y 'all could have some meat. After all, it's more difficult for y 'all to eat meat here, but I get to eat it every day in the army. "
It would have been fine if it was anything else, but when it came to meat, Ren Xiaosu and the others had strange expressions on their faces. To be honest, they wanted to eat more vegetables right now as eating too much meat was not good for digestion.
However, Ren Xiaosu thought that if Lin Qi was really willing to share meat with others, it would mean that although he was vain, he still had a good heart. Then everyone would just take it that someone had paid them to cooperate and act cool. It would not be a loss for them.
But Lin Qi changed the topic. "Forget it, it's not good to bring meat to you refugees either. If y 'all have a taste of meat, it'll be bad for y' all if you can't eat anything else in the future."
Ren Xiaosu nearly burst into laughter. Li Qingzheng, who was next to him, stepped forward in time and said with an apologetic smile, "Sirs, what brings you here today?"
Before Lin Qi could finish what he wanted to say, Li Qingzheng changed the topic. His expression darkened, but he still quickly said, "We're here to cooperate with our other comrades in exterminating the wolf pack in the mountains. But this isn't the main battlefield. The main battlefield and more of our troops are at the neighboring outpost."
Ren Xiaosu was stunned. Was there a problem with the Li Consortium's intelligence?
But he quickly understood. The wolf pack had attacked the neighboring outpost, so the Li Consortium's troops might have thought that the mountains near the neighboring outpost were the wolves' true range of activity.
It was no wonder there were only 40 or so nanosoldiers here. Based on Ren Xiaosu's previous experience fighting them, if these people were as strong as the previous nanosoldiers, they probably wouldn't be a threat to the wolf pack.
However, he couldn't really underestimate this group of nanosoldiers either. That was because he had recently discovered that the nanomachines still had many practical functions that he had yet to develop. He was only using them as armor.
It just so happened that he could take this opportunity to see how the nanosoldiers fought.
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