Chapter 128: Wealth God Wolves

"I finally know what method Li Si wrote about in the *Green Capital Cultivation Guide* — 'employ advanced technical means to ensure air circulation while also ensuring the plants are not affected by Harmful elements'!"

This technical means is simply placing a piece of Yishi beside the plants. Advanced indeed, but does this have anything to do with technology?

Luo Pei was speechless.

After saying so much, the first thing Xia Qing thought of was the use of Yishi in farming. True to form as a lord — her mind really is full of farming.

Xia Qing asked again, "Brother Luo, has the surface layer of this Yishi in my hand been broken open?"

Luo Pei shook his head. "No. Although you can see the patterns inside, it's still wrapped in a transparent material."

That's great — this stone hasn't released Harmful elements outward yet, so it's still usable.

Xia Qing continued to inquire, "How large is the protection area of this Yishi, and how long does it last?"

"That requires testing the Harmful element content of the Yishi to determine. The typical characteristic of Yishi is that the stone shows black-and-white spiral patterns. The more uniform the black and white colors and the more even the patterns, the higher the Harmful element content of the stone. Looking at the patterns exposed on your Yishi, it should be mid-grade, and the Harmful element release duration is between one to two months. As for the protection area…"

Luo Pei thought for a moment. "Because Yishi are precious and scarce, they're always cut before use. The three-gram high-grade Yishi pendant I wear has a protection diameter of two meters. Yours weighs thirty grams, so even if it's mid-grade, I'd estimate the protection diameter should be over fifteen meters."

This pigeon-egg-sized Yishi of hers could protect an area fifteen meters in diameter from Harmful element influence.

She had four stones like this…

Swish swish, swish!

Xia Qing immediately allocated uses for the four stones. With these "advanced technical means," the probability of her green-light crops surviving the third Harmful rain increased dramatically!

Xia Qing continued to humbly seek guidance. "Brother Luo, after breaking open the raw stone's surface, is there a way to prevent the Harmful elements from dissipating, and only release them when needed, to extend the Yishi's effective period?"

Luo Pei answered, "Grind the original surface material into powder, mix it with metal to make a protective shell. When people discover Yishi, they bring back the nearby stones and soil to make Yishi protective shells. My pendant's outer shell is a Yishi protective shell. I only open the protective shell to let the Yishi function during Harmful rain or when entering dangerous Evolution Forests."

Xia Qing continued asking, "Does Brother Luo know the method for making the protective shell?"

Luo Pei nodded. "I can get it."

Xia Qing took another Yishi from the drawer, and together with the one Luo Pei had just returned, handed them to him. "Brother Luo, these two wolves were rescued by Third Brother, you, and me together. The wolf pack brought over four plants and four Yishi in total. The plants went to Third Brother, and the Yishi — two each for us. Brother Luo, please don't refuse. If you feel bad about it, just give me the method for making Yishi protective shells for free? I've learned blacksmithing, so once I have the method I should be able to make protective shells myself."

Luo Pei looked at the stones in Xia Qing's hand with a solemn expression. "Xia Qing, do you know the value of these two Yishi? If you took them to the Safe Zone, you could exchange them for at least 400,000 points."

Four hundred thousand?

Xia Qing knew Yishi were expensive, but she hadn't expected two such small stones to be worth that much. "No wonder the wolf pack only brought four. One stone alone is enough to cover the surgery fees for both wolves. Brother Luo, take them. No matter how many points they're worth, this share is what you deserve."

Xia Qing wasn't being falsely polite. If Luo Pei hadn't rushed over last night with two squad medics, Xia Qing truly didn't know how she would have handled the wolves' injuries.

Luo Pei saw that Xia Qing was sincerely offering, so he only took one. "One is enough, thank you. Xia Qing, you absolutely must not reveal that you have Yishi. It's best not to tell Third Brother either."

Xia Qing immediately nodded. "Understood. Third Brother's surgery fee has already been settled to be repaid with the next harvest of green-light spinach seeds. Besides Brother Luo, I won't tell anyone."

Luo Pei nodded, unable to resist marveling again at Xia Qing's luck. "If that wolf with the injured spine really recovers, you may be able to exchange for more Yishi with the wolf pack in the future."

Xia Qing flashed a row of neat, white teeth. "Definitely! If Brother Luo needs to exchange for Yishi in the future, come to me!"

Is a mountain expensive?

Is eighty thousand a lot?

No, no, no! When four pigeon-egg-sized stones can settle the matter, can that even count as a lot?

After seeing Luo Pei off, Xia Qing looked at the wolves in the sheep pen again. Even the one baring its teeth at her, she thought looked brave and fierce — very pleasing to the eye.

Drive them out?

How could she? These two are Wealth God Wolves — they must be served with good food and drink.

Xia Qing asked the broken-legged wolf in a gentle voice, "Your brother with the broken spine just had surgery and can't eat yet, but you can. Would you like some spring water and some meat?"

The broken-legged wolf stood in front of the broken-spine wolf, glaring viciously at Xia Qing.

"Want to drink? Sure."

Xia Qing cheerfully took the basin they had drunk from yesterday back to the house and scrubbed it, poured in spring water and added two drops of the oral anti-inflammatory medicine brought back from Territory Seven, then carried it over and set it at the sheep pen entrance. Then she grabbed a five-or-six-jin yellow-light snake from the snake-raising box, chopped off its head, and placed it beside the basin. "You two eat well and drink well. If you need anything, find Boss Sheep. I'm off to be busy."

Xia Qing first went back to the house to wash the bowl, then hid the Yishi on her person — such a treasure naturally had to be kept on her at all times. Going outside, she discovered Boss Sheep had actually entered the sheep pen and was lying beside the two wolves, chewing cud.

This scene was truly too much for the eyes. Xia Qing couldn't stand looking at it for a second longer. "Boss, take good care of your friends. I'm off to work in the fields."

Coming out, Xia Qing didn't spot any trace of the three Evolution Wolves, but she didn't mind. She first went to thank Hu Zifeng. After sending him back, Xia Qing's first task was feeding the chickens, then going to check on the pumpkins.

Today was the third day after the yellow-light pumpkin vines had been cut. Over twenty flower buds had already grown, and one had bloomed — a gorgeous golden yellow. The green-light pumpkins had only had their branches cut yesterday, so no flower buds had grown yet. They should grow tomorrow.

Passing by the potato vines, Xia Qing suddenly remembered she had forgotten to discuss with Luo Pei about placing the potatoes in Territory One. Not discussing was fine too — Xia Qing had changed her mind now. She planned to build a cold storage room within her own territory that could store fresh food.

Expensive to build? Any problem that can be solved with points isn't a problem for her. The prerequisite was that she had to heal the two wolves' injuries.

Xia Qing walked cheerfully forward to check on her two fish ponds. Hu Zifeng had already fed the fish, and the ponds were so quiet it seemed like not a single fish was there. This was normal — a two-mu fish pond with only a few fish, it would be strange if there were any activity.

The second-crop plants planted three days ago hadn't sprouted yet. The rice was growing well. The green-light peanuts were full and not hungry. The green-light alfalfa and perilla had both bloomed, with a strong — even foul — smell. After spraying deodorizer, Xia Qing began weeding and catching insects.

Working continuously until noon, she picked some vegetables, carried a large bucket of spring water down the mountain, then filled a large water tank with river water from the reservoir and hauled it on her shoulder. No choice — two honored guests had come to the house, increasing water usage. Her "laborer" Boss Sheep was at home keeping the guests company, so the heavy lifting had to be done by herself.