Chapter 1201: Lost or Won?

Following the gaze of this brain-evolved old wolf, Xia Qing glanced at the dark grey notebook in front of her. "Lao Si wants a laptop?"

Lao Si looked at Xia Qing's hand again.

Xia Qing glanced at the same-colored phone in her hand and was speechless. "You want a phone too?"

The old wolf turned its head and looked at Sheep Leader, the bicycle by the wall.

"... You also want a bicycle that can generate electricity?!"

This brain-evolved old wolf finally opened its mouth wide, flashing its greyish-white fangs.

Crazy Blue Star, crazy evolved creatures!

This guy is definitely shrewder than before—who did it learn from? It actually knows that after getting a phone and a laptop, it also needs a power-generating bicycle...

Xia Qing raised her hand and rubbed her face a few times, then very seriously gestured as she communicated with this world-weary old wolf. "Lao Si, phones, laptops, and power-generating bicycles are all electrical appliances. In the Evolution Forest, they'll get damp and break down fast, and if used improperly, they can cause danger and hurt you, even start a fire."

To make it understand the danger of electrical appliances, Xia Qing played a video of improper use causing explosions and fires that led to serious casualties and major property damage. Xia Qing had also shown this video to the Broken-Waist Wolf.

Lao Si looked dead serious. The Broken-Face Little Wolf, watching the scenes in the video, grew agitated and bared its snow-white little fangs in a snarl.

Does Daigua, the monkey forced to attend the lesson, immediately seized the chance and climbed from the table edge onto Xia Qing's shoulder.

Xia Qing patted the fuzzy little arm wrapped around her neck and asked again, "Lao Si saw it, right? Electrical appliances are very dangerous. Do you still want to trade for them?"

This time the old wolf bared four greyish-white fangs, its attitude resolute.

"... I can't make this decision on my own. Wait while I report up the chain." Xia Qing organized her words and thought for a while before dialing her idol's number.

After hearing the southern wolf pack's trade demands, Zhang San fell into a long silence.

Xia Qing, gathering her courage, continued, "Third Brother, do you have any ruggedized (dust-proof, explosion-proof, waterproof) laptops on your end? They don't need many functions, and the system doesn't have to be cutting-edge—just enough memory, super-long battery life, able to run in extreme temperatures, and with a high-brightness mode readable in sunlight."

Although Lao Si is smart, it's much rougher than the Broken-Waist Wolf. If it used the same model laptop as the Broken-Waist Wolf, it would definitely need a new one within a few days.

The kind of laptop Xia Qing was asking Zhang San for is specially made for military and field exploration use, and can't be bought on the open market. Since this trade is between Territory Seven and the southern wolf pack, Xia Qing dared to call her idol and get some perks for Lao Si.

Because a few days ago, when Xia Qing ran into the Blind-Eyed Tiger, Lao Si had turned back without hesitation and put itself in front of her, telling her to retreat first.

She needed to repay this favor as soon as possible.

Inside Territory Seven, Zhang San raised a pale, slender finger and pressed it to his forehead. "Didn't you say the southern wolf pack has a grudge against humans?"

Xia Qing corrected him very carefully. "They have a grudge against the blue-skinned wanderers, not against us. Evolved wolves are very intelligent animals—in their eyes, humans are divided into groups too. Third Brother, Lao Si is an evolved wolf whose intelligence is no weaker than Broken-Waist's and whose rationality is no weaker than the Northern Wolf King's. If we cooperate with it, it's definitely a win-win."

Zhang San was very cautious this time. "You use the medicine to negotiate the grass-seed gathering with it first. The laptop and phone trade is on hold for now—I need time to think it over."

"Okay, Third Brother."

After hanging up, Zhang San closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair for half an hour before picking up his phone.

"Zhang Song, come to my lab."

Inside Territory Three, the old wolf, which had brought the Broken-Face Little Wolf to learn new things, spent another two hours with Xia Qing learning how to turn on, turn off, and operate a laptop. In the end, it refused Xia Qing's suggestion to travel together tomorrow, and left Territory Three with the Broken-Face Little Wolf, returning to the pitch-black Evolution Forest.

Compared to Territory Three, which was full of human presence, the Evolution Forest made them feel much safer.

As the old wolf and the young one crossed the western wolf pack's territory, they ran into the Handsome Giant Wolf, which was hunting. After the three wolves silently locked eyes for a few seconds, the old one and the young one continued on their way.

The Handsome Giant Wolf gave up on that prey, which looked like it had plenty of meat, stood up and shook out its fur, then, bathed in moonlight, entered Mountain Forty-Nine and leaped into Territory Three.

Xia Qing, who was on a night run, saw this scene and her eyes lit up. "Big Brother Giant Wolf, the way you leap over the wall is just too cool! You're definitely the most handsome giant wolf on Blue Star, the face of Blue Star's evolved wolves, the pride of our Blue Star!"

The Handsome Giant Wolf stood in front of Xia Qing and stared at her hand expressionlessly.

Xia Qing understood. "Big Brother Giant Wolf is hungry? Okay! I'll prepare food for you right away!"

Xia Qing ended her night run, hurried to Shed One, plucked a handful of fresh spinach leaves and juiced them, added two drops of nutrient solution, three green-light eggs, and three jin of green-light jerky, and made the Handsome Giant Wolf a hearty dinner.

After eating its fill, the Handsome Giant Wolf squatted at the bathroom door on the first floor and stared at the tub.

"Big Brother Giant Wolf wants a medicinal bath? Okay!"

Xia Qing had just started filling the big tub with water when the Handsome Giant Wolf tried to step in. Xia Qing quickly stopped it, rinsed its fur clean before letting it in, and once the water level was high enough, added the medicinal liquid her idol had specially prepared for the Handsome Giant Wolf to soak in.

The Handsome Giant Wolf, half-full from dinner, lay in the tub and closed its eyes, savoring the comfort of the water rising bit by bit.

Its silver-grey fur spread out in the water—it was gorgeous.

Xia Qing sat by the tub and chatted with it. "Big Brother Giant Wolf, why aren't you wearing your protective suit?"

"Does Big Brother Giant Wolf like the protective suit I dyed specially for you?"

"Last time when I went to Mountain Thirty-Six to gather herbs with Lao Si and the Broken-Face Little Wolf, I angered the Blind-Eyed Tiger. Thanks, Big Brother Giant Wolf, for stepping out and blocking it for me."

"Big Brother Giant Wolf, I saw you fighting your brother—the Western Wolf King—on the snowy peak of Mountain Forty. Why weren't you wearing your protective suit?"

"Big Brother Giant Wolf, when you fought the Western Wolf King, did you win or did he? You're so amazing, Big Brother Giant Wolf—it must've been you who won, right?"

As the water rose bit by bit, the Handsome Giant Wolf nimbly ducked its head underwater, leaving only a big black nose above the surface.

This is... it lost? The Handsome Giant Wolf has taken so many medicinal baths, yet it still can't beat the Western Wolf King?! Is that guy really that strong?

At this rate, the Handsome Giant Wolf's dream of becoming Wolf King is in trouble.

Xia Qing stood up cheerfully. "Take a good soak, Big Brother Giant Wolf. I'll come get you in an hour."

After Xia Qing went out, the Handsome Giant Wolf's nose twitched, and it sank completely underwater.

An hour later, Xia Qing pulled the reluctant Handsome Giant Wolf out of the tub and let Wolf Lao Er, Does Daigua, and Little Feimao in to soak.

The leader? It still refuses to come inside.

The Handsome Giant Wolf endured the pain, walked out of the house with a pattering of paws, shook its fur hard under the eaves, and lay down under the eaves to rest.