229 Chen Wudis question (1/2)
Ren Xiaosu looked at the Wolf King and said, ”Don't continue giving chase. We're not far from the outpost anymore. Besides, they still have some cluster grenades left. I saw them take out eight, but they only threw three at us.”
The Wolf King nodded and expressed that it wouldn't be giving further chase.
Ren Xiaosu took out nine vials of the black medicine for the Wolf King and said in a serious tone, ”Don't use it too frequently.”
The Wolf King was silent.
”It's time to go. Head deeper into the mountains this time. After this group of people get back, there will be a large number of troops coming here. When that happens, there will be real danger,” Ren Xiaosu said.
The wolf pack would only be safe if they hid deep in the mountains. Beyond the quest, Ren Xiaosu was also hoping that no harm would befall the wolves.
Although the nanomachines were a priority, he believed he would still find a lot of chances to get his hands on them.
On top of that nanosoldier who had been killed earlier, a total of ten nanosoldiers had died this time. Ren Xiaosu took their sabers and put them away in his storage space. He was in no hurry to inspect them since he had to run back to the outpost.
When Ren Xiaosu took a detour and returned to the outpost, everyone there had already been startled by the explosions caused by the cluster grenades. They were all standing out in the open space in front of the outpost and discussing what might have just happened. Ren Xiaosu took advantage of the chaos and went over to the group to join the discussion with everyone else.
By the time Ren Xiaosu got back, Lin Qi and the other officers had still not made it back to the outpost yet. The off-road vehicles they arrived in were still parked there quietly.
But it wasn't long before the originally dignified-looking nanosoldiers sprinted out of the mountain path. They all looked miserable and pathetic.
They saw the outpost's soldiers chatting, and Ren Xiaosu was the first to rush over and ask, ”What happened in the mountains just now? Are you all OK?”
Although Ren Xiaosu looked extremely sincere, why would Lin Qi and the officers care to answer a refugee like him?
”Make way.” Lin Qi sneered as Ren Xiaosu stepped aside for him.
The outpost's soldiers watched as these nanosoldiers got back into their off-road vehicles and drove back down the mountain. Even though they didn't show it on their faces, people like Li Qingzheng could still sense the fear in them.
”There were more of them when they went into the mountains.” Wang Yuchi said, ”I counted 48 of them earlier when they went in, but they only have 38 people now.”
Li Qingzheng nodded and said, ”It looks like a battle broke out after they headed into the mountains. Was it with the wolf pack? Everyone, remember this carefully. We don't know anything about the wolf pack lurking around here, understand? All of us ate the meat the wolves brought to us, so it won't do any of us any good if this gets out.”
”Understood!” everyone at the outpost said in unison. They had somehow become a group that shared a secret.
In fact, psychologists had conducted studies into this a long time ago and came to the conclusion that people got closer if they shared a common secret.
All of a sudden, Ren Xiaosu realized Hu Shuo had not stepped out of his house all this while. It was as though he wasn't interested in the goings-on of the outside world.
But of course, there could also be another possibility, and that was Hu Shuo not wanting to break the status quo with everyone at the outpost.
Actually, any smart person who stayed here for a few days would surely know there was something fishy about this outpost. How else could the matter of the wolves sending meat over be explained?
What? Did the wolf pack have to pay a property tax to the outpost? That wouldn't be believable at all!