Chapter 1353: The Stingy Wolf with No Dignity Befitting a Big Shot

When Xia Qing arrived at the helipad, the human team members were already assembled, but not a single wolf-type member had shown up.

However, less than a minute after Xia Qing arrived, the grey-white-furred Fourth Brother walked out of the eastern evolution forest with a scarred-faced little wolf whose fur was the same color as his own.

Xia Qing had just greeted the old one and the little one when she saw Broken-Waist Wolf walk out of the evolution forest on the other side, bringing Big Fellow and Little Wolf Girl.

As if by unspoken agreement, both brain-evolution wolves had brought the next generation of their respective packs, letting them tag along to broaden their horizons and meet the fierce beast lords of other mountain regions in the evolution forest.

Before leading the five wolves onto the helicopter, the very experienced team-builder Xia Qing confirmed the key point. "Fourth Brother, Broken-Waist, there's something we need to agree on in advance: Scarface and Little Wolf Girl can come along, but they're cubs—they're only coming to learn, and they don't get a share. Our share ratio stays the same as before."

The four humans in the helicopter immediately pricked up their ears and stared wide-eyed. Not to mention Wang Man, even Huo Zhun and Hu Zifeng, who had been on many missions with Xia Qing, were seeing her negotiate shares with wolves for the first time.

The old wolf nodded solemnly. No objections.

Broken-Waist Wolf closed his mouth, looking thoughtful.

Xia Qing……

Just knew this guy was up to no good!

A few days ago, Xia Qing had asked him to send a wolf over to protect Zhang Shi and Ye Yiyi. He agreed readily, then turned around and sent the whole Plucked-Fur family, demanding Xia Qing pay mission points for four wolves.

His reasoning: the Plucked-Fur family was most familiar with the dentist who used to live in the valley, making them the best fit for the mission.

The reasoning was reasonable enough, so Xia Qing agreed to pay for three mission wolves, with the Plucked-Fur cub and the two little white-fur cubs each counting as half a mission wolf.

That wasn't the end of it. After collecting the points, this petty, stingy wolf brought up another demand: he had sent the Plucked-Fur family to guard the valley for Xia Qing back in spring, and she still hadn't paid the mission points for that—she owed him back pay.

Is this something a normal wolf would ask for?!

We're about to set out today, and you freaking brought Little Wolf Girl along—trying to get her in on the split too? Do you have a single damn bit of decency befitting a big shot?!

Seeing the two little wolves sniff each other and start playing together, while Xia Qing and the three adult wolves still stood motionless, the usually composed Wang Man couldn't hold it in any longer. She turned to look at her teammate Hammer. Seeing Hammer's dumbfounded expression, Wang Man realized he didn't know anything either, and turned back to keep watching the three wolves.

Xia Qing urged, "Broken-Waist, if you have any thoughts, say them quickly. We're about to set out."

Broken-Waist Wolf raised a paw to signal Xia Qing to wait a moment, then leaped and vanished into the evolution forest. That leaping ability made Wang Man's eyes go wide instantly.

Huo Zhun leaned over and asked, "Sister Qing, is Brother Broken not joining this mission?"

"No." Xia Qing's face was calm; she had long since figured out the stingy wolf's thinking. "He wants to bring one more cub along on the operation."

Huh? Huo Zhun was even more confused, but Hu Zifeng, piloting the helicopter, immediately figured out which cub Broken-Waist Wolf wanted to bring.

When Xia Qing led the wolf team members into the helicopter, the team member perched on her head clicked angrily at him twice. Hu Zifeng didn't dare move a muscle.

This one he really couldn't afford to offend—in fact, if he went home carrying even the slightest scent, Little Fifth would avoid him from a mile away.

Once the old wolf, Broken-Waist Wolf, and Big Fellow stepped into the helicopter, they immediately locked their fierce gazes on the very impressive humans they had never seen before.

Before Xia Qing could make introductions, Wang Man, following Huo Zhun's example, took the initiative to greet these two wolf pack leaders from the north and south. "Fourth Brother, Brother Broken, I'm Wang Man, codename Mánshé, a Grade-4 Flexibility and Grade-6 Lung Function Evolver. Pleased to make your acquaintance."

It wasn't that Wang Man didn't want to greet the giant wolf—it was that Huo Zhun hadn't mentioned this one, and she didn't know what to call him.

Xia Qing added, "Fourth Brother, Broken-Waist, Big Fellow, Sister Man is a companion from Huo Zhun's territory. Her combat power is very high; she can be trusted. Captain Hu, let's go. Target: Peak Two of Mountain Region Fifteen."

"Yes." Hu Zifeng piloted the helicopter, heading east.

Inside Territory Three, Xiao Jiang, with bruises on his face, shook his fist at the helicopter flying away, then punched a tree trunk in furious frustration.

Clatter-clatter-clatter—

Sheep Boss, patrolling his territory, mistook Xiao Jiang's gesture for a challenge and charged over, pawing the ground.

Xiao Jiang, aching all over, scrambled nimbly up the big tree. He had just lost to the strength evolver Guan Tong and didn't want to fight another strength evolver.

Because fighting this sheep, you could only lose—if you won, it would howl for the wolves, and every wolf that came would be stronger than the last!

"Boom!"

Sheep Boss, bursting with energy, slammed hard into the big tree, trying to knock Xiao Jiang down and teach him a lesson.

Down in the basement, little Ye Yiyi, who had just finished a big bowl of fragrant vegetable and meat porridge, saw the sheep ramming the tree on her phone screen. Her eyes went wide instantly.

Zhang Shi, who always kept close watch on her condition, explained in a calm tone, "This white animal is an evolution sheep. Its name is Sheep Boss, and it lives here too…"

"Fourth Brother, land here?"

The helicopter arrived over Mountain Region Fourteen. The old wolf, sitting in the co-pilot seat, glanced at Hu Zifeng. Seeing no reaction, he could only turn back to look at Xia Qing.

Xia Qing, in charge of flank defense, immediately confirmed the situation with the old wolf. After he nodded, she gave the order. "Captain Hu, find a place nearby to land. Broken-Waist, Big Fellow, Sister Man, Brother Huo, the moment the cabin door opens we jump out. Then Captain Hu and Guan Tong continue patrolling Mountain Regions Thirteen through Sixteen from the air, monitoring the animals in the evolution forest and keeping records."

The helicopter, which should have been patrolling the northern evolution forest, had flown to the eastern evolution forest this time. The mission it filed was to survey the dynamics of large animals in this evolution forest for Territory Seven.

After animals in the evolution forest are infected with evolution anaerobic bacteria for a period of time, they begin to develop various ailments. Sick and weakened animals are very likely to lose control, rampage, and fight during the coming Killing Snow, forming beast tides that threaten human living areas. Therefore, Hui Three Base has stepped up evolution forest patrols over the past half month, doing its best to eliminate the risk of beast tides.

However, human combat teams and the military can only clear the evolution forest near human safe zones and territories. Deeper in, the evolution forest is occupied by all manner of fierce beasts, and a large human presence could be mistaken for provocation, leading to unnecessary conflict. So the deep areas are patrolled from high altitude by military helicopters.

The Green Dragon combat team's helicopter, assigned to the northern evolution forest, filing to patrol the deep eastern evolution forest didn't make sense. So Xia Qing had checked in with her idol and used his name to go out and gather wild fruit.

Her idol, standing at the top of Jin Zita, was far stronger than Broken-Waist Wolf and would never take advantage of the situation to fleece her just because she wanted to team up to pick fruit.

The helicopter landed steadily on a flat-topped Shanfeng. Once the cabin door opened, team leader Fourth Brother leaped out first, followed closely by the scarred-faced little wolf, Broken-Waist Wolf, Little Wolf Girl, Xia Qing with the Plucked-Fur cub perched on her head, Big Fellow, Wang Man, and Huo Zhun.