Xia Lunong and his team were afraid to drive too fast because the ground was slippery.

Fortunately, they acted in time and quickly left the bear's territory.

On their way back, they caught two nets of fish in the lower reaches of the river.

These fish were roughly the same as the ones they had caught before, with only a few species unique to the river in the bear's territory.

They dumped the fish into the truck, mixed them with the bears, and pulled them to Xiong Antian and his team.

It was already dark when they arrived outside the Black Gold Base.

Xiong Antian was surprised to see them.

When he saw the spoils in the truck clearly, Xiong Antian's eyes almost popped out.

He turned to look at Yan Xinian, "Brother Yan, you guys are really strong!"

"Keep your voice down." Yan Xinian said tiredly, "We will rest here for another night. You pay for the room and the care fee. Sorry for the trouble."

"No problem!" Xiong Antian rubbed his hands, "The room you stayed in last time is still there. You can just go upstairs. I'll stay downstairs to take care of it!"

Yan Xinian patted his shoulder, "Sorry for the trouble."

Yan Xinian and the others entrusted the truck to Xiong Antian, and everyone carried a huge backpack on their shoulders.

Xiong Antian smelled the blood in their backpacks, but he didn't dare to ask more questions. He pretended not to smell it.

Several people went upstairs.

Just happened to run into Mai Dong coming down head-on.

Yan Xinian said, "Thank you for the map and information. I'll treat you to dinner tomorrow."

"You're too polite." Mai Dong had a complicated look on his face. "I didn't expect you guys to have the strength to fight a bear."

"Just by sneaking."

Yan Xinian and his friends were very tired and didn't want to say much. After a simple greeting, they went upstairs.

When Yan Xinian stepped onto the top step, Mai Dong called him, "Captain Yan."

Yan Xinian turned around.

Mai Dong was about to say something but stopped.

Xia Huoqu's eyes fell on him.

Mai Dong somehow felt a sense of encouragement in that calm gaze.

He took a deep breath and asked, "Are you willing to sell the bear meat and fish outside the base? There is no tax on selling them here."

Yan Xinian's eyes showed no surprise, "If we sell them here, what do people usually bring in exchange?"

"Whatever people in the Black Gold Base will bring in exchange, the people here will bring in." Mai Dong's foot injury has not yet healed completely. He leaned on the handrail of the stairs with one hand, stared at Yan Xinian and gave examples softly, "Weapons, instruments, seeds, black gold coins... Whatever you want, the people here can give it."

Yan Xinian smiled, "That's great, if everyone can eat it, we don't want to pay the high entrance fee to the Black Gold Base."

Mai Dong said, "Then I'll notify the people nearby?"

"Excuse me." Yan Xinian said, "I wonder if it's convenient tonight? I hope to sell all the bear meat tonight."

Mai Dong nodded and limped out.

Xia Lunong watched his figure disappear outside the door and asked in a low voice: "Is it safe for us to exchange bear meat here?"

"It's not safe at the Black Gold Base either." Xia Huoqu whispered, "We will have to go to the bear habitat again in a few days and take all the bear meat to the Black Gold Base to exchange. The risk is too great."

Xia Lunong squinted and looked out the window, saying, "I'm a little worried about the thieves robbing the thieves."

Yan Xinian patted Xia Lunong on the back, "Don't worry, we know what's going on. You and Kong Zhi should go to bed first."

Xia Lunong looked at him, then at her brother, and without asking anything, she went back to the room with Kong Zhi carrying her backpack.

Xiong Antian has a room with hot water and a hair dryer here.

Xia Lunong first took a bath in human form, then suppressed his fear of water and turned into a cat to wipe himself with a wet towel. Finally, after his fur was blown dry, he turned into a big, sleek cat and fell asleep in Kong Zhi's arms.

He was very tired and even snored after falling asleep.

Kong Zhi looked much better than him. Even when he was asleep, he still paid attention to the situation outside.

Xia Maomao was awakened by the noisy voices outside at night.

He opened his emerald green eyes, turned his head and looked around. Kong Zhi was no longer in the room, but the room was not dark.

He turned his head and looked around, only to see orange-yellow light coming in from the window.

The street lights outside were turned on at some point.

He quickly ran to the window. His brothers were exchanging bear meat outside the truck.

Most of those who came to exchange bear meat were young men. All of them were carrying backpacks or holding things. They looked very alert.

Xia Maomao poked his head out of the window and looked for a while.

Kong Zhi was the first to notice him and waved at him.

Xia Maomao retracted his head in a flash.

He changed back to human form, put on several layers of clothes from inside to outside, and then walked downstairs with his backpack.

He had slept too little today and still looked sleepy.

Xiong Antian and others saw him going downstairs and greeted him warmly.

Xia Lunong nodded politely and went out to the truck.

Many people just glanced at him and then stopped distracting their attention to him.

Xia Lunong seldom saw so many nervous people.

Many of those who were queuing up to exchange bear and fish were overly vigilant.

Looking at the expressions on many people's faces, it seemed that they were about to pull out their weapons in the next second.

Xia Lunong looked at his brother and his friends.

His brother and his friends had relatively calm expressions on their faces, and were estimating the value of what each person had brought.

Xia Lunong actually couldn't do much to help, he just went over and watched.

Kong Zhi moved a chair for him to sit on.

Mai Dong and his friends were keeping order on the side.

I don't know if it was because of their presence that there were no troublemakers in the team.

Mai Dong and his friends had spread the word a long time ago.

Among those who came to exchange for bear meat, the most brought various instruments.

There are many instruments in the wilderness, and now they are basically ownerless.

These instruments usually don’t fetch much at the market in the Black Gold Base, but Xia Huoqu and his friends were interested, so they exchanged them with them.

Xia Huoqu and his friends only accept one of each instrument.

If the person in front exchanges an instrument, the person behind can only exchange other things.

When it comes to the exchange, people at the back bring out various kinds of beast meat and seeds.

Many seeds are not optimized seeds in the Black Gold Base, but seeds found in the wild.

Xia Huoqu and his friends accept everyone, as long as they are crop seeds, they are all willing to exchange, but the amount of bear meat they get in exchange varies.

Bear meat, which is full of energy, can promote the growth of beastmen.

Their bear meat is very popular, and people often come from farther places to line up.

In addition to various kinds of animal meat, they also exchanged for various weapons, armor and daily necessities.

By one in the morning, they had exchanged all the bear meat and fish meat on display.

Many people who arrived late were disappointed when they saw their empty car race and asked them if they would go bear hunting again.

Yan Xinian smiled and said it depends on fate.

After the bear meat was exchanged, the few people finally stopped to rest.

Their dinner and midnight snack were fried bear meat.

Like frying steak, Xia Lunong put the bear meat in the pan and fried it with oil and sauce, making it fragrant on the outside and tender on the inside.

Bear meat contains more fat, and it has a special fragrance after being fried in oil.

Mai Dong and the others are helping tonight.

Xia Lunong also made a portion for them when she made midnight snacks.

Yan Xinian asked Mai Dong at the table, "It's too difficult to live here. I wonder if you are interested in moving to another place to live?"

Mai Dong asked, "Where to move? To your base?"

Yan Xinian smiled and said, "There are not many people in our base, and we are short of people now. If you are willing to come over, we will naturally welcome you with open arms."

Mai Dong was silent for a moment and said, "It's not easy for everyone to gather near the Black Gold Base. I'm afraid we don't have the courage to take risks easily."

Yan Xinian said, "The Black Gold Base is getting bigger and bigger, and the resources nearby are getting less and less. I'm afraid it will become more and more difficult to live here."

Xiong Antian couldn't help but interrupt, "Captain Yan, what is your base like? I heard that your base has a public cafeteria? Everyone can go to the cafeteria to eat."

"Yes." Yan Xinian nodded and said, "Everyone in our base can eat enough now, and even eat meat every month. However, there are many elderly people and children in the base, and the quality of the meat is relatively low."

"Wow, it's good enough to have meat to eat, who cares about the quality." Xiong Antian sniffed, "Are there many wild animals and mutant plants near you?"

Yan Xinian: "Not many, we will focus on cleaning up the area near the base to ensure the safety of the base personnel. However, there are not many people near our base. If you want to hunt, you can go to a farther place. This autumn, we also caught dozens of mutant sheep."

Yan Xinian briefly introduced the situation near the base, and Xiong Antian and others were amazed.

After a midnight snack, everyone's expression was different.

They had already replaced the bears and fish in public.

After moving the exchanged materials into the room, several people went back to sleep.

Xia Lunong looked at the messy materials they exchanged, "This time we are considered to lose money to gain publicity?"

Yan Xinian patted his shoulder, "You can understand it that way."

Xia Huoqu said lightly: "The bear meat taken to the Black Gold Base is not much different from this, but the materials exchanged now are more scattered."

Xia Lunong looked at this and that, and asked: "Brother, do you really want to bring people back to the base?"

"Try?" Xia Huoqu said, "The base does need to expand, and we need different talents. Did you notice the injury on Mai Dong's foot?"

Xia Lunong nodded.

The injury on Mai Dong's foot was too obvious, and it was hard for him not to notice it.

Xia Huo said, "In just two days, he was able to walk with a limp, which means there are people nearby with decent medical skills. Look at where they are, they have everything, including water, electricity, gas, and weapons. It is impossible that the Black Gold Base sent technical personnel to help them with maintenance."

Xia Lunong understood what his brother said, "Does this mean that they have a technical team hidden here?"

"More than that." Xia Huo said, "Unlike our base, this place is almost entirely young people. This means that if they are willing to go back with us, once they go back, they will be strong and capable."