Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!

Su Wanqing chuckled, "There's still a large area over there; we just brought back a little bit for now. Anyone who has time can go and collect more; it's a good stuff."

Commander Zhao slapped his thigh: "I'm free! I'll go right now!" He turned around and shouted, "Old Li, Little Wang, Big Liu... come with me! The patrol team members, don't just stand around either, come along! Sweep that chestnut grove for me!"

It's rare to encounter such a stroke of good fortune, who wouldn't want to stock up on more? A dozen or so people quickly followed, and Zhou Yanshen was assigned to lead the way.

Su Wanqing stayed at the exploration site to wait.

She found a flat rock to sit on and rummaged through her basket to find food—she gets hungry quickly during pregnancy and feels anxious if she doesn't eat, so she always keeps braised eggs, braised meat, salt-baked eggs, and pork jerky on hand, and piles them up high.

No one bothered her; instead, everyone greeted her with smiles. Old Zhang said with concern, "Little Su, you've really suffered coming out with us. If you were at home, you wouldn't have to stay in this desolate wilderness. You could eat whatever you want and lie down however you want."

Su Wanqing bit into the pork jerky, looking speechless.

She, who did no work and just sat there eating and drinking, became the one "suffering"? If it weren't for Old Zhang's sincere eyes, like those of an old ox, she would have thought he was mocking her.

Never mind, I'll just eat my own food.

She chewed on a braised egg while attending to matters in her spatial dimension. The daily collected manure needed to be sorted—it could sell for over a thousand yuan a month, a considerable, respectable income. The medicinal herbs and vegetables she cultivated were harvested and stored directly in the compartments for permanent preservation.

Let's count the animals we raise: there are over 300 chickens, and they lay an astonishing number of eggs every day at ten times the flow rate. Each chicken lays at least ten eggs. Can you believe it?

The mare in this space is about to give birth, while the mare at home is only a tiny bit pregnant. The difference between the outside world and this space is like heaven and earth.

The rabbits are multiplying like crazy, producing seven or eight offspring in a litter, and giving birth to a new litter every two or three days. The baby rabbits can get pregnant again in seven or eight days. If they continue to reproduce at this rate, the number will probably exceed ten thousand in another month or two!

terrible!

Besides, raising too many isn't a good idea—it consumes too much feed, and the space is almost bursting at the seams. She's thinking of slaughtering a batch next month and making them into cured meat, chicken, and rabbit to stock up on. The space needs to be upgraded quickly so she can raise more species.

Su Wanqing looked at the number of refreshes for the day. There was still one free upgrade left. In the past few days, she would put raw food directly into the upgrade, and after it turned into cooked food, she would get a tenfold return and then store it.

What should I put in today? It's best not to put in too much raw food, about 200 catties would be ideal. It wouldn't be good if it were like pork meatballs. There are still more than 9,000 catties of pork meatballs in the space, which is far too much to eat!

Hesitating—

"Bang! Bang bang bang!"

A series of gunshots suddenly rang out, piercing through the mountains and forests, sending a shiver down everyone's spine.

Su Wanqing stood up abruptly. Old Zhang and Li Guodong's expressions also changed instantly; they had been boasting and bickering just moments before, but now they both fell silent.

Old Zhang immediately shouted, "You two, hurry up and take good care of Xiao Su! She's pregnant and can't run around!" He then waved to the others, "Quickly pack your things and get to a safe place!"

Li Guodong, disregarding the awkwardness, directed the students to pile the equipment in the middle: "It's possible that Commander Zhao and his men have run into trouble! We don't have any combat personnel here, so don't rush over there. Protect yourselves first!"

Su Wanqing was quickly escorted to the middle of the crowd, where everyone formed a circle, using the machine as cover.

The gunfire continued, one after another, terrifyingly dense. Su Wanqing's heart pounded, and she quickly set up all the hundreds of weapons in the space, just in case.

I wonder how Zhou Yanshen is doing over there? What could possibly make someone fire so many shots?

What could be in the mountains? Wild animals?

What kind of wild beast could make a group of people fire dozens of shots?

The gunfire continued for several minutes before gradually subsiding.

Su Wanqing kept her eyes fixed on the direction from which the gunshots came, but unfortunately, it was too far away for her Insightful Eyes to detect. She remembered just visiting that forest; it was perfectly safe, and she hadn't seen a single large animal...

Half an hour later, a group of people staggered into view.

Zhou Yanshen walked at the front, covered in blood, his expression as cold as ice. He spotted Su Wanqing in the crowd at a glance, his gaze lingering on her for a few seconds to make sure she was safe, before he finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Su Wanqing rushed over: "Are you injured?"

"It's not my blood." Zhou Yanshen held her hand. "I encountered a pack of wolves, more than a dozen of them. I killed nine, and a few escaped."

"Wild wolves?!" Su Wanqing gasped.

Commander Zhao limped along, his trousers torn open, revealing his bloodied calves. "We were picking chestnuts over there when we spotted a few rabbits. Thinking we could have some extra food, we gave chase. Who knew we'd startled the wolves? A pack of beasts charged out of the woods..." He winced in pain. "I've already sent someone back to get the medics. Several are badly injured. The smell of blood is strong over there; we need to get the wounded back quickly, otherwise, if those wolves bring even more, it'll be troublesome."

Su Wanqing's heart sank.

Those rabbits... she released them.

She had only wanted to have a snack, but she hadn't expected to attract a pack of wolves. Looking at Commander Zhao's legs and Zhou Yanshen covered in blood (even though it wasn't his), she felt very guilty.

Zhou Yan squatted down by the river and quickly took off his outer clothes to wash them. The bloody water floated away with the current, revealing several shallow scratches on his legs.

Su Wanqing took a deep breath, suppressing her guilt, and quickly walked over: "The first-aid kit is at the camp, but I have silver needles and the herbs I picked today. Take me to see the seriously wounded first, and treat those that can be treated first."

Commander Zhao spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, grinned, and said, "Damn it, luckily I brought a lot of men, and they were all armed, otherwise we really would have been done for today!" He pointed to the prey being dragged by several soldiers behind him, his eyes gleaming frighteningly. "But we didn't lose out either. Killing the Nine-Headed Wolf means we'll have meat to eat from now on!"

He turned to the exploration team, who were standing there dumbfounded, and waved his hand: "Old Zhang, Old Li, don't just stand there! Nobody knows if this place is safe or not right now. Hurry up and pack your gear and come with us. You don't have guns, and you can't be left behind."

Old Zhang and Li Guodong nodded repeatedly, and without saying a word, they began to instruct the students to pack up the equipment. As Old Zhang moved the equipment, he said, "Yes, yes, survival is the most important thing! The ore has been found, we can take our time with the rest. It's getting late, let's follow the main group."

In an instant, everyone sprang into action. Even old Zhang, with his frail bones, carried a box of equipment and followed the group toward the chestnut forest.

When they arrived at the chestnut grove, Su Wanqing gasped in surprise—