Jiang Shulian ran forward excitedly, hugged Qi Xili and Li Gangtie and gave them a long talk.

"The Wenmeng officers were extremely anxious. If it weren't for the smart bracelet showing that you were all together and still alive, we would definitely have gone to rescue you."

Wen Chao stepped forward and noticed that everyone looked exhausted, so he quickly said, "Let's go, let's go back and talk about it."

"Yes, yes, I was confused. Let's go back and talk about it. It's so cold outside," Jiang Shulian quickly apologized.

The group walked into the base, passing through Zone D and Zone C, until they reached Zone B. With the help of the dim light of the streetlights, Wen Mengguan noticed that Li Gangtie and half of his guards had injuries on their faces and bodies.

"My God, what's going on?" Wen Mengguan asked anxiously.

Li Gangtie smiled and said nonchalantly, "We had a good harvest, but we encountered wolves on the way. After a fierce battle, we finally won. The process was quite difficult. Fortunately, Captain Qi helped us, otherwise, we would have become rotten meat in the wolves' mouths."

Wen Mengguan felt a wave of fear wash over him, thinking that those who had gone out this time were all elite members of the guard team. If something had happened, how much damage would the base have suffered!

"My God, how many wolves would it take to injure our elite guards! How are you all? Should we go to the hospital for a check-up?" Wen Mengguan said.

Li Gangtie felt he was fine, but he didn't make decisions for others.

He looked at his team members, and seeing that they were shaking their heads, he said, "It's alright, let's finish processing the prey first, and then go to the hospital for a check-up. Old Shen bandaged our wounds very well."

Wen Mengguan looked at Shen Yanming and said with a smile, "Then I'm relieved. That's how it should be from now on. When you go out, bring a medical professional with you so that any problems can be dealt with promptly."

Upon hearing this, Yanming, a medical worker, felt so embarrassed he wanted to disappear into the ground.

He shook his head: "Please don't say that. I don't know anything. I just brought some pills with me."

"Well, as long as it works, that's fine," Wen Mengguan said nonchalantly.

Shen Yanming: "......" Can I just stay in seclusion?

"Alright, enough joking. Just how many prey did you guys hunt this time?"

Although Wen Mengguan saw the horse-drawn sled carriages bulging on the road, he was unsure how much stuff was inside because they were covered by tattered quilts.

Although he was itching to ask, he was more concerned about the guards' health and didn't inquire further. Now that Li Gangtie brought it up, he took the opportunity to bring it up as well.

"Hey, hehe, this is definitely a huge haul!" Li Gangtie said, his eyebrows dancing. This 1.9-meter-tall man managed to exude an unusually comical aura.

Seeing the "big black worm" on his face moving, Wen Mengguan couldn't help but laugh: "You little rascal, still keeping me in suspense!"

“Is that not allowed?” Li Gangtie grinned. “I’m telling you, when you see it in a moment, you’ll definitely scream out in surprise.”

"Really? I just don't believe it," Wen Mengguan deliberately poured cold water on the idea.

"Heh, you've got your moment of truth." Li Gang tossed his head and strode towards Area A.

Ye Wengui stepped forward and took Wen Mengguan's arm: "Leader, let's hurry up. When we get there, I'll show you our results. They'll be absolutely amazing, believe me!"

Wen Chaohui chuckled and followed the group briskly toward the agricultural area. Jiang Shulian and the guards followed behind, eager to join in.

When they finally returned to the agricultural area, Li Gangtie, without Wen Mengguan's instructions, pulled the tattered cotton quilt off the horse-drawn sled.

Everyone gasped in shock when they saw the three carts full of meat.

"My God, you guys are amazing! You actually made so much money!"

"How many wolves were there? You're so lucky to have come back alive!"

"And this fish, it's huge! It must have been growing for several years, right?"

Wen Mengguan's eyes reddened as he looked at the meat. He glanced at Qi Xili, somewhat embarrassed, and hesitated to speak.

"What's wrong? Please speak frankly," Qi Xili asked with a smile.

"What do you plan to do with this meat?" Wen Mengguan thought, hoping they would be willing to sell it to the guards.

"Logically, we should split it equally. But after discussing it, we decided to give all the snakes and wolves to the guard team. The remaining pigs, sheep, and deer, along with their offal and fur, can also be given to the guard team. We can also give some fish. But could you give everyone a wolfskin rug?"

Wen Mengguan blinked, feeling that this was much better than he had expected.

He nodded: "Okay, we'll distribute them to everyone once they're tanned. Thanks!"

The group laughed and said nonchalantly, "Commander Wen, you don't need to worry about it. We've got enough meat to eat until next year."

While it's not something I eat every day, it's enough to at least make sure it's once a week. Reaching that standard is quite good.

Although the group was exhausted, they decided to make sure they were clear about the details before leaving. And so, they all stayed in the agricultural area.

Wen Mengguan, wanting to watch the spectacle, didn't leave either.

Finally, after processing and weighing, each person received one pheasant or rabbit, fifteen catties of wild boar meat, four catties of mutton, four catties of venison, and four fish.

As for the two sparrows, they were given to Chang Anhui, because he was the one who found the fish for everyone, making a significant contribution.

Chang Anhui was a content man, and the two little ones had completely fooled him, making him laugh like a fool.

As for the guards, they left the rest behind.

There were a total of eighteen snakes, thirty-five wolves, and five rabbits. There were also twenty-five catties of pork, along with pig heads, skin, offal, and bones; twenty catties of mutton, along with sheepskin and internal organs; forty catties of venison, along with deer internal organs; and thirty-two fish. This was more than Qi Xili had initially stated.

“Oh my, I suddenly feel like I got so little, not nearly as much as I imagined,” Tang Shunlin suddenly remarked.

The others were also a bit confused. The expected bounty of meat did not materialize. After the division, each of them only received fifty jin of meat.

Wen Mengguan was a little embarrassed. He tentatively asked, "How about we give you some more wolf meat?"

Upon hearing this, everyone seemed to wake from a dream and hurriedly shook their heads, saying, "No, no, no, let's just leave it at that. We don't really like eating wolf meat."

"Yes, it's much better than before." Before, when they hunted, each person would only get about 10 or 20 pounds of meat, which wasn't much.

Wen Mengguan didn't press the issue. He smiled and said, "I'll give you a chance to consider it. If no one comes to me for meat within three days, I'll distribute the wolf meat to the base residents. It's almost the New Year, so it'll be a good opportunity to give them an extra meal."

How can anyone go back on what Wen Mengguan said? Going back on it would be unreasonable.

So they all laughed and said, "It's okay, it's okay, we can just go hunting again next time. It's not a one-off deal."

Wen Mengguan pointed to the wounds on everyone's bodies: "Let's wait until they're fully healed before we talk about it, otherwise we won't be so lucky next time."