Chapter 1142: So Strict

On this team bird-hunting trip, the eleven-person squad harvested a total of two red-grade and one yellow-grade live crocodiles, weighing 2545 jin in all; 145 live birds and 155 dead birds ranging from 5 to 9 jin, of which 24 were green-grade, 59 yellow-grade, and 217 red-grade, with a total weight of 2367 jin.

This weight, and this ratio of edible food, sent the squad members into raptures, and also shocked Di Ming and the other territory members who had come to watch.

The large harvest was because the team members this time were high-level strength evolvers, with strong carrying capacity.

The high ratio of edible game was due to two reasons: first, Xia Qing had obtained accurate hunting locations ahead of time from the Broken-Waist Wolf; second, Class C magnetic-sense evolver Seeing Xin Yu was able to use her ability to screen the quality of the game.

Of course, Xia Qing would not mention these two points. She would simply wait until the supplies were distributed, then take from her own share the portion that should have been additionally allocated to Seeing Xin Yu and privately hand it to her.

Seeing Xin Yu was not short of these points, but this was a matter of principle — what was owed was owed.

According to mission contribution, the squad captain Xia Qing, who bore the tasks of leading the way, defense, and carrying the load, naturally received fifty percent of the supplies from this mission, and had priority selection rights over the supplies.

She chose four green-grade black-maned geese, one green-grade wild duck, and 120 jin of yellow-grade crocodile meat. Of course, this portion did not amount to fifty percent of the total supply value. The shortfall would be made up after the squad members chose their game and the remaining game was converted into points; someone would then deliver the points card to Xia Qing.

As for whether the team members chose to take game or points, Xia Qing did not interfere.

The 120 jin of crocodile meat was placed by Xia Qing in Territory Seven, all made into freeze-dried portions, saved for her companions to eat. Then, Xia Qing set aside a green-grade goose and a green-grade duck for her idol, and after warmly inviting her idol to come to her home that evening for iron-pot stewed goose, she hurried back to her own territory.

That noon, the kitchens of the territory alliance members were all filled with mouth-watering aromas of meat, and the lord channel was full of laughter and cheerful chatter. Wen Nengjie of Territory Seventeen had also traded for a yellow-grade goose, and while plucking its feathers, enthusiastically discussed with everyone how to cook goose meat deliciously.

Apart from the two green-grade game animals Xia Qing had sent into Territory Seven, Zhang San had also traded with other lords for several green-grade game animals, and was in good spirits discussing with everyone how to remove the gamey smell from wild meat and enhance its fragrance.

The only two not online were Seeing Xin Yu, who did not like to talk, and mission captain Xia Qing.

Although Seeing Xin Yu was not online, the kitchen in Territory Eight was also filled with fragrance; only the kitchen in Territory Three was cold and cheerless, without a trace of cooking smoke or aroma.

In the cage in the courtyard, three black-maned geese with clipped wing feathers were honking nonstop, their noise making Xia Qing, who was inside the house studying the nineteenth episode of the teaching video for "Medical Ethics," leap to her feet.

Wolf Lao Er, who had already begun dozing off, thought something had happened, and immediately jumped off the sofa into an attack stance; Sheep Lao Da, pedaling the stationary bike, was completely unaffected and continued pedaling furiously.

"Lao Er, it's nothing, go back to resting." Xia Qing rushed into the courtyard, picked up the cage, ran in one breath to the breeding greenhouse, and placed the three geese beside the wooden rack used for raising insects.

She was afraid of noise, but the insects were not!

After returning home, Xia Qing sat at the table and continued studying.

"Baa~"

Sheep Lao Da jumped down from the power-generating bicycle, walked over to Xia Qing and nudged her with its big head; Wolf Lao Er, who had fallen asleep watching TV with Xia Qing, also raised its head.

"Lao Da, Lao Er, hungry? I'll go make food." Xia Qing turned up the video's volume, went to the kitchen and made a mixed feed for Lao Da, and also cooked a pot of diced meat, spinach leaves, and poached eggs.

After the poached eggs were done, Xia Qing first served Wolf Lao Er three poached eggs and a few ladles of broth before adding seasoning, then carried the small pot and sat in front of the TV, eating while watching.

She had no choice — she had to seize every moment to study, with no time to cook anything elaborate.

At five in the afternoon, the Broken-Waist Wolf arrived at Territory Three right on time to take part in the laboratory acceptance inspection and the "Medical Ethics" course exam.

Why so punctual?

Damn it, to confirm the exam time, this fellow had made three video calls to Xia Qing that afternoon, making her so angry she wanted to block it.

Perhaps because it sensed Xia Qing's foul mood, the very particular Broken-Waist Wolf brought her three small walnuts as a gift. After handing the gift to her, the fellow lay down on the sofa, stared at Xia Qing — who was muttering and reciting her notes — for a while, then turned on the TV and began watching a video about bird migration.

Xia Qing was speechless. "Broken-Waist, have you already learned all of 'Medical Ethics'? Later when Third Brother comes, he'll check how much we've learned."

The Broken-Waist Wolf stared at the TV and casually flashed its little sharp white fangs.

Xia Qing felt even less confident, hugged her notebook and ran to the second floor, closed the door, and continued reciting her notes.

At six in the afternoon, Xia Qing went into the kitchen, took out the freshly killed goose meat chunks that had been soaking for two hours in pollution-free spring water, blanched them in the pot and drained them, then following the recipe Professor Wu Cheng had given her, first stir-fried them in a dry pot to render out the oil before scooping the goose meat out, then used the goose oil to sauté scallions, ginger, garlic, star anise, bay leaves, and chili until fragrant, added soybean paste and fried until aromatic, and finally poured the meat chunks back in and stir-fried.

Smelling the aroma of meat in the kitchen and looking at the green-grade hazel mushrooms, potatoes, and wide noodles soaking in the basin, Xia Qing finally felt a little more reassured. If it weren't for her idol wanting to eat, Xia Qing could not bear to use so many precious ingredients.

At six-thirty in the afternoon, Xia Qing went to the north gate of Territory Three to welcome her idol.

Zhang San, wearing the protective suit of the Hui Three Special Operations Team and a single-sided light-transmitting protective mask, entered Territory Three, walked down the neatly maintained mountain path through the buffer forest, first went to check on Xia Qing's bees, then observed her cuttings of green-grade fig branches that had already sprouted, and at Xia Qing's warm invitation, personally dug up two green-grade sweet potatoes in the sweet potato shed before contentedly making his way to the laboratory.

Zhang San took off his gloves, pulled disinfectant wipes from his pocket to clean his hands, and asked, "Where's Broken-Waist?"

Xia Qing immediately replied, "It's studying inside. Should I call it over?"

Before Xia Qing could call it, the Broken-Waist Wolf, which had already heard the voices, swiped open the door, came out of the house, walked over, and stood at Xia Qing's side and slightly behind her, staring at Zhang San with a serious expression.

The single-sided light-transmitting protective mask hid the wearer's eyes, making the Broken-Waist Wolf feel threatened.

Without needing Xia Qing's reminder, Zhang San took off his protective mask, took a packaged bag from his backpack, and poured the corpse of a red-grade goose onto the ground. Then, following the communication habits between Xia Qing and the Broken-Waist Wolf, Zhang San first pointed at the Broken-Waist Wolf, then at the goose, and finally at the laboratory door.

"Broken-Waist, take this goose into the laboratory and scan it with the CT machine."

Great!

Xia Qing let out a quiet sigh of relief — Third Brother hadn't given a written test, but was testing practical skills, which was much simpler!

The Broken-Waist Wolf turned its head to look at Xia Qing.

Before Xia Qing could make any move, Zhang San sternly repeated, "Broken-Waist, you take the goose in and scan it yourself. Xia Qing is not allowed to help."

Xia Qing……

So strict……

Getting nervous again……

Want to go to the bathroom……

The Broken-Waist Wolf thought for a few seconds, turned around and used its teeth to open the flap of the back pocket on its protective suit, took out a packaged bag with its teeth, then pried it open with its paw and stuffed the goose on the ground inside.

Then this clever wolf, holding the bag in its mouth, pushed open the laboratory's screen door, rinsed all four paws clean in the water basin at the doorway, rubbed them on the grass mat beside it, then raised a front paw and tapped the password keypad six times — beep beep beep — successfully opening the laboratory door, picked up the bag containing the goose in its mouth, and walked in.

On Blue Star, in the eleventh year after the apocalypse, the procedural memory and episodic memory abilities of this brain-domain evolved creature before him far exceeded humanity's understanding of the evolved wolf species — it could actually remember a six-digit password!

It was rewriting the evolutionary history of Blue Star's living creatures!

The Broken-Waist Wolf had already moved on to the next step, but her idol was still standing outside without moving. Xia Qing summoned her courage and quietly reminded him, "Third Brother, aren't you going in?"