Chapter 222
Chapter 222 Rather die than admit to it
Hearing the gunshots ring out on the hillside, the rest of the group was unable to sit still any longer . They ran to the far edge of the outpost and looked down . Meanwhile, Hu Shuo was still sitting there calmly and enjoying the meat . He asked, “Did you get enough seasonings and other supplies since you came back in such a hurry? Although this exotic meat is delicious, it gets too salty if we only use salt on it . What we need is a greater variety of seasoning options!”
Ren Xiaosu gave him a look . “Don’t worry, we bought everything that we needed . ”
This time, Li Qingzheng had made a rather successful deal with Old Wang . He not only managed to bring back enough salt to preserve the rest of the meat, but also procured rice vinegar, star anise, Sichuan peppercorn, and some other spices too . Although, they could just grab a handful of Sichuan peppercorns from the wilderness since they were commonly found there .
While conducting the trade, Li Qingzheng realized it was much easier to do business with Old Wang than to slowly sell the cured meat by himself .
At this moment, someone from the other platoon walked over and said to Hu Shuo, “We’ve gunned down all five of them . ”
“Alright . ” Hu Shuo nodded . “Take them back to the stronghold and report the mission status to the higher-ups . Tell them to be careful and stay wary of the Pyro Company . There is absolutely no mistake in killing anyone who is from the Pyro Company . ”
“Roger . ” After the soldier received the order, he led his men away .
But Ren Xiaosu was a little puzzled as he looked at this group of people . They were not wearing the combat uniform of the Li Consortium, yet they were much stronger than the private troops . Which fighting force did they belong to?
Hu Shuo said with a smile as he ate, “I feel so relieved now that I’ve finally completed the assignment . You all might know, but I was so worried about this matter for the past few days that I couldn’t eat or sleep well . ”
Ren Xiaosu asked the students next to him, “What did the teacher talk about today? Let me have a look at your notes so that I can catch up with the lectures and clarify my doubts with Mr . Hu before he goes to bed . ”
But when he said this, Hu Shuo immediately stood up and said, “Hahahaha, I’m sleepy . I’m off to bed!”
After Hu Shuo went back into his house, Ren Xiaosu had the students unload everything from the truck into the house . He also distributed to them the winter clothing that Xiaoyu had procured .
Chen Wudi went back into the house and happily put on his new clothes . These things were all provided for Ren Xiaosu, Chen Wudi, and the eight other students . When Li Qingzheng saw this, he felt sad . “How nice it is to have a family . ”
When it got late into the night, Ren Xiaosu quietly headed to the depths of the mountains . He wanted to give the wolves another reminder to not get ambushed by the nanosoldiers that were going to be sent in .
After all, the wolves were burdened with their young right now . It would be upsetting if the Li Consortium’s elite soldiers attacked them and the wolves did not have enough time to bring their wolf cubs with them when they fled .
Before he could get deep into the mountains, he saw the Wolf King waiting for him on the mountain path . When the Wolf King saw Ren Xiaosu, it led him straight to the wolf den without having to communicate it to him .
Ren Xiaosu kept muttering, “Have they fully recovered from their injuries yet? Did they eat their food according to my advice as a doctor?”
The Wolf King did not even bother replying to his questions . When Ren Xiaosu arrived at the wolf den, the wolves seemed to be much friendlier towards him than last time . Ren Xiaosu first checked on the wounds of the injured wolves and only felt at ease after seeing they had already healed .
He sat on a large rock and said, “Seems the Li Consortium is sending their elite soldiers to ‘spar’ with y’all . Are you confident with handling them?”
The Wolf King looked at him with apparent disdain . Ren Xiaosu said in seriousness, “But those are supersoldiers with nanomachines . They’ve been specially assigned to eliminate y’all . The Li Consortium isn’t stupid either . If they’re willing to attack you, they must have a certain confidence in their plan . ”
The Wolf King was still giving him a disdainful look .
“Alright then,” Ren Xiaosu sighed . “But you better not eat them after they’re dead . They have nanomachines in them, so y’all might get diarrhea if you eat them . When the time comes, hide their corpses for me . I’ll use the black medicine to make a deal with you . ”
When the Wolf King heard the words “black medicine,” its eyes seemed to light up .
“But you definitely have to move your wolf den further away . ” Ren Xiaosu said, “After all, your wolf cubs can’t run fast enough . If a stray bullet hit them, that’d be bad . ”
On his way back, Ren Xiaosu was wondering if he could get his hands on the nanomachines at a faster rate with the wolves’ assistance . Ren Xiaosu was even starting to get a little excited at the thought .
The next morning, everyone was busy taking out the meat they had hidden away to continue curing the meat . They had to stop the process temporarily due to the lack of salt .
The group of men set up several tables at the entrance of the outpost and worked tirelessly, sweating profusely . But when they thought about how this was the source of better food, everyone felt exceptionally accomplished .
If those who did not know the truth went up the mountain and saw this place, they would probably mistake it for a cured meat delicatessen and not an outpost . Everyone had left their guns inside the houses, and some of them had not even touched them for several days .
To be honest, no one would be willing to be a soldier in a godforsaken place like this if it weren’t for survival . These people did not feel a sense of belonging to the Li Consortium anyway . In the present day, nobody had any faith or feelings to speak of . It would be good enough to survive . So having meat to eat was far more important than anything else .
Someone said with a smile, “It’s almost the start of spring . We should find some grape seeds in the mountains and plant them here in the open space behind the outpost . When we harvest the grapes in summer, we can even make our own wine . ”
“Yeah, let’s build a grape trellis . We can also plant some garlic, onions, cucumbers, and carrots next to it . During summer, we can mix the cucumber with minced garlic and some shredded carrots to pair with the wine . That will truly be a comfy life!”
With all the laughter at the entrance of the outpost, the cold of the winter seemed to be more bearable . Everyone’s mentality was different with the Lunar New Year approaching, and they were only thinking about how to celebrate the joyous occasion .
Ren Xiaosu said, “There’s something that I want to announce . I still have some family members who are staying in town that I was thinking of bringing over with the truck for the New Year . But we definitely don’t have enough houses for all of them to live in . Let’s work a little harder for the next few days so we can build another wooden house for them . Is anyone here good at carpentry?”
“Me!” Li Qingzheng said with a smile, “I worked as a carpenter for two years . I’m really good at it . ”
“Alright, let’s help Ren Xiaosu build a house once we finish curing the meat,” a man said with a smile .
This man was an escapee who had fled with Ren Xiaosu’s group here . He was constantly bullied by Li Qingzheng when he first arrived at the outpost . But after everyone integrated into the group, the animosity faded .
Sometimes, Ren Xiaosu thought it was actually quite good for the group to live here in the mountains and be self-sufficient .
All of a sudden, the voice from the palace said, “A side quest has been unlocked . Ensure there are no deaths within the wolf pack for seven days to unlock a new product in the vending machine: seeds . ”
When Ren Xiaosu heard this, he froze for a second . Did the palace unlock the side quest with seeds as the reward because he thought about wanting to be self-sufficient in the mountains?
But the palace didn’t mention what the seeds would grow into . Could they have magical effects?
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