After dinner, the six members of the Jackal Squad went together to find the HR Alliance representative at the Supply Base and sold him all the monster materials they had collected over the past few days.
They sold everything except the Frost Shadow Deer materials.
At Villa D6, in the second-floor living room.
The six members of the Jackal Squad gathered around the computer and began dividing up the money.
Hu Yonghua took out his notebook. Seeing how eager everyone looked, he didn't waste any time and quickly completed the fingerprint scan.
Then he entered the three layers of dynamic passwords and logged into the Jackal Squad's shared account.
"We got lucky. Not counting the Frost Shadow Deer, that batch of monster materials sold for a total of six hundred million Huaxia Currency!"
"As we agreed, I'll take 25%, Chu He and Chu Yunpeng will each get 20%, Wei Xiaoping will get 15%, and Yang Yi and Pang Song will each get 10%."
"Also, the Frost Shadow Deer was killed by Chu Yunpeng, Chu He, and me, so by the usual rules, we'll take 90% of the credit, and you'll get the remaining 10%. Any objections?" Hu Yonghua looked around at everyone.
They nodded, and Chu He smiled as well.
"Good. As for the contributions to killing the Frost Shadow Deer, Chu He, Yunpeng, let's keep it simple and split them evenly. Thirty percent each. Sound good?"
Chu He and Chu Yunpeng exchanged a glance, then both nodded.
All three of them had played crucial roles in killing the Frost Shadow Deer. If they were to examine the matter closely, Hu Yonghua had probably contributed the most.
By splitting things evenly, Hu Yonghua was clearly looking out for them.
"You said you wanted to use your personal contribution to claim the Frost Shadow Deer's antlers, heart, tail, and penis for yourself, while selling the sinews and hide. Is that right?" Hu Yonghua turned to ask Chu He.
"That's right!" Chu He nodded repeatedly.
Aside from the heart, he had kept the hearts of the other monsters he'd killed for himself too: about eight Junior Beast General hearts and dozens of Beast Soldier hearts.
He had also kept the penises of the three Blood-patterned Saber-toothed Tigers.
No one wanted these things, so they weren't included in the six hundred million.
"Right. The heart doesn't count; no one's ever wanted that. But we can use the past prices of the hide, antlers, tail, and penis as a reference."
"A year ago, someone in Russia sold a Frost Shadow Deer on the Martial Artist Forum. It was the same as ours—a Intermediate Beast General."
As he spoke, Hu Yonghua opened the Martial Artist Forum and searched for the post.
"The price was... let me see. The total came to 160 million, about the same as a typical Advanced Beast General."
"160 million..." Chu He frowned.
The post didn't give specific prices for the Frost Shadow Deer's individual parts. If he wanted to keep the penis, tail, and the rest, he'd probably have to keep the entire deer.
From the six hundred million they'd earned from everything else, he could take 20%, or 120 million.
Then there was his contribution to killing the Frost Shadow Deer: 30% of 160 million, which came to 48 million. That would just about make up the difference.
He'd even have eight million left over.
"Chu He, if you want to keep the whole Frost Shadow Deer, you'll have to give up your 20% share for everyone else to split," Hu Yonghua reminded him.
Clearly, he thought Chu He had no reason to give up 120 million just to brew wine for Old Chu.
He could always buy a few bottles of good wine instead, couldn't he?
That was 120 million!
But Hu Yonghua didn't know that money meant nothing to Chu He.
Besides, this was money from Earth.
Once he brewed Red Blood Wine, he could make as much as he wanted.
Of course, until he'd grown strong enough, Chu He wouldn't be foolish enough to actually sell the wine.
"Uncle Hu, I'll keep the whole Frost Shadow Deer," Chu He said, making up his mind.
"Well..." Hu Yonghua glanced at Chu Yunpeng, then gritted his teeth and agreed. "All right!"
"That means you'll only get eight million."
"That's enough for me." Chu He took it in stride. "Uncle Hu, make the transfer."
"Beep." "Beep." "Beep."
"Transfer successful."
One notification after another appeared on the computer.
Chu He looked down at his Communication Watch. It had already received a notice that his balance had changed.
"Bank of Communications reminds you: 8 million yuan was deposited into the bank card ending in 8594 on November 6 at 15:51."
That afternoon, the Jackal Squad returned to the Base City by train.
At the HR Alliance Mall, in a private dining room on the third floor, the table was laden with dishes.
"My treat today!" Hu Yonghua called out with a laugh.
"Sounds good, Captain!"
"Now that's generous!"
"Come on, Captain, let me toast you!"
The Jackal Squad members chatted freely, eating their fill of meat and drinking heartily. They were having a great time.
Every time they came back from the Wilderness Zone, they'd made it back from the brink of death!
Naturally, they needed to find somewhere to unwind.
Chu He felt the same way.
They'd only spent seven or eight days in the Wilderness Zone this time, but it was desolate and run-down everywhere. The ruined cities had long since been wrecked beyond recognition.
Monsters swarmed the place. They had to be cautious even when scouting, for fear of being surrounded by a herd.
In those cities, no one dared let their guard down for even a moment.
All they could do was spend every day on tenterhooks!
Only the Base City was safe for humans to live in!
This was where civilization endured!
"Drink!"
"Now that's the life! Xiao Chu, come on, have a drink!"
After everyone had toasted the captain, they turned to Chu He and started drinking with him.
"That's right! You're leaving the Jackal Squad after just one trip with us, but after ten days together, we've all come to think of you as a real brother..."
"Cut it out! You think of him as a brother? That makes him a generation above you, you know? He calls the captain Uncle Hu!"
"Exactly! Calling him a brother... You think I don't know what you're really thinking? Well, I feel the same way! Chu He, if you ever want to join a team and head back to the Wilderness Zone, you're always welcome with the Jackal Squad!"
"Hahahaha!"
The dinner was a celebration of their safe return and the fortune they'd all made. At the same time, everyone felt a little sad that Chu He, a Spirit Reader, was about to leave.
Their feelings were complicated, so they drank and talked with abandon until late into the night. Then they all headed home.
Chu He staggered home too.
His parents and younger sister had already gone to bed.
As soon as the train entered the Base City, Chu He had called his father to let him know he was safe.
After confirming everything with Hu Yonghua over the phone, Chu Tianxiong had relaxed. He'd persuaded Xu Qingqing and Chu Xi to go to bed as well.
Chu Tianxiong was a Warrior himself, so he knew perfectly well that once the group returned to the Base City, they'd go out for a big meal and drinks.
Some might even go to a bathhouse for a soak, a sauna, and karaoke—all in one go.
Wait at home and cook for him?
Forget it. They'd be eating better than you anyway!
They'd made it home in one piece, without losing an arm or a leg. They could catch up in the morning.
But Chu He didn't go straight to bed.
He had all the materials ready. Unless he started brewing Red Blood Wine right away, he wouldn't be able to rest easy.
How could he possibly sleep now?
Fighting to stay awake, he took out the One-horned Iron Rhino's heart and infused it with the Spirit Nourishing Technique.
Then he took out the White Jade Ginseng, Monotropa Uniflora, and more than ten other auxiliary ingredients, preparing each one in turn.
Only then did he summon the White Jade Wine Pot from his Sea of Consciousness, put all the ingredients inside, and begin brewing.
With the White Jade Wine Pot, he didn't need any extra brewing equipment for wine he planned to drink himself.
The Wine God's heirloom was much easier to use than anything Chu He could make himself!
In his Sea of Consciousness, Chu He sensed the ingredients dissolving and breaking down inside the White Jade Wine Pot, their Spirit Machines gradually blending together. Only then did he relax, lie down on the bed, and fall asleep.
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