Chapter 1492: Sister Qing, Can You Provide Aid to Eleven?

"After Blaze and Sandstorm completed their first transaction, Sandstorm was dissatisfied with the quality of the blood Blaze provided and demanded Blaze supply them with another 5 milliliters, or they would not proceed with a second transaction. Yesterday, Fire Phoenix flew into a rage and wrecked an office; Liao Wendong had a fierce argument with her. I just received intel that Liao Wendong secretly left the Blaze base, leaving a body double to handle work in his place. His whereabouts have not yet been traced."

Xia Qing asked, "How many people did Liao Wendong take with him?"

"Not a single person on the surface. Liao Wendong is a very shrewd businessman and understands the importance of cutting losses in time. I suspect he has already judged that he cannot use his squad's strength to kill his enemies, so he wants to take extreme measures for revenge while the other party is off guard." This was also why Yang Jin called Xia Qing immediately after getting the news.

Xia Qing asked, "Who is Liao Wendong's enemy?"

"Liao Wendong's wife and his son and daughter all died in Hui-1's underground experiments, and they died in different projects. The researchers who participated in these experiments back then are scattered across the research institutes of Hui-1, Hui-5, and Hui-10, and two people from our base's research institute also interned in the underground lab. Besides the direct participants, the officials who supported the underground experiments and helped cover them up back then could also be his targets for revenge, and these people are even more scattered. I can't guess which one he'll go after."

After briefing on Liao Wendong's situation, Yang Jin continued to brief Xia Qing on the second piece of intel about the Blaze squad: "Fire Phoenix's bodyguard, Blaze's sixth-ranked fighter Huo Ting, has also gone missing. It's reasonable to infer that his body has developed a problem and he can no longer carry out the mission of protecting Fire Phoenix."

Wherever Fire Phoenix goes, two bodyguards are always by her side—Blaze's fourth-ranked fighter Huo Zhen and sixth-ranked fighter Huo Ting. These two are the last protective barrier around her. Huo Ting certainly wouldn't be dispatched on other missions; if he doesn't show up, something has happened to him.

Xia Qing asked, "What's the deal with the decline in blood quality that Sandstorm mentioned? Has the recovery factor in Fire Phoenix's blood decreased?"

The Sandstorm squad's captain Wu Cangsong traded for Fire Phoenix's blood to extract the recovery factor from it and keep his daughter alive, so Xia Qing guessed his anger was related to the insufficient recovery factor.

"Correct," Yang Jin replied. "A decrease in the recovery factor means Fire Phoenix's body's resistance is declining. It seems Blaze's stockpile of spring water and potions is running out."

Xia Qing agreed with Yang Jin's analysis: "Huo Zhen and Huo Ting are both modified humans and need large amounts of uncontaminated spring water to maintain their physical condition. If even the two of them can't maintain combat effectiveness, the situation of the other modified humans in the Blaze squad is probably even worse."

Yang Jin then gave Xia Qing some good news: "Xin Yu's plan over there is progressing smoothly. Heavy Alliance has also demanded Blaze trade them blood, or they will stop supplying uncontaminated spring water to Blaze."

Xin Yu reached a cooperation with Green Dragon six days ago, and it's already showing results today?! Xia Qing stroked Wolf Lao Er's fur and replied, "Yu Dongming is taking action this quickly probably because he's afraid that if he delays any longer, he won't be able to get the blood."

Blaze is about to collapse. Everyone wants to draw Fire Phoenix's blood and obtain the recovery factor before she self-destructs.

Yang Jin urged, "Blaze will very likely play a big one at the last moment. You must be very careful recently. No matter where you go, wear the special protective suit and a protective mask."

Blaze's weapons and attack methods all carry poison, making them hard to guard against. Xia Qing agreed: "Alright. Any news from Qu Fangzhou?"

Yang Jin replied, "None. Her counter-reconnaissance awareness is extremely strong. We can only infer that she might still be hiding within or near the Hui-5 Safe Zone."

Blaze is destroyed, and Fire Phoenix is very likely to self-destruct, but Qu Fangzhou certainly won't. This person's danger level is no lower than Fire Phoenix's. Hearing that Yang Jin didn't speak again, Xia Qing knew he had no new information, so she asked, "Did you guys catch that giant octopus this morning?"

Yang Jin often sends Xia Qing videos and pictures, so Xia Qing knows what sea beasts he fights every day. The sea beast that was driven to launch an attack this morning was a giant octopus with tentacles over ten meters long. Xia Qing could tell from the photo that the creature would definitely not be easy to deal with.

Yang Jin, with bruises on his face, smiled: "Caught it. And we got another huge haul of crustaceans. Our organic fertilizer plant has almost stockpiled enough raw materials for a whole year next year."

The raw materials used by the organic fertilizer plant to produce crab-shell fertilizer are, of course, crustaceans. This time, the large-scale marine animal attack on Hui-3's mangrove forest included millions of evolved crabs. The giant evolved ones among these creatures are bigger than a washbasin. The territory alliance's organic fertilizer plant isn't that large, and the crustaceans Yang Jin's squad gathers daily while guarding the evolved forest are indeed enough for the organic fertilizer plant to process for a year.

Xia Qing urged, "Stay safe."

Naval combat is no joke—one careless moment and you're dead.

The distant sea surface began to boil again. Large flocks of seabirds started gathering in the air; a new battle was about to begin. Yang Jin gripped the handlebars of his motorboat: "Alright, you too."

After hanging up the phone, Yang Jin drove his motorboat toward the battlefield, and Xia Qing went out to find Zhang Shi.

Fire Phoenix's blood quality is declining, and Blaze urgently needs blood from recovery-type evolvers to trade for supplies. They will definitely intensify their search for Zhang Shi. Little Eleven must be extra careful when leaving the territory at this time. Also, Ye Yang, who is with Little Eleven and uses Zhang Shi's blood to maintain his physical condition—his blood is very likely to test positive for the recovery factor.

Zhang Shi also grew nervous upon hearing this, but she still decided to let her daughter make the trip: "The factor in Ye Yang's body can't be detected. If they cancel the trip at this time, it will only arouse more suspicion."

What Zhang Shi said also made sense. If Liao Wendong's sudden disappearance this time is really meant to test Eleven, then her canceling the trip would instead arouse more suspicion.

Xia Qing only shared the information she obtained with her allies and did not interfere with their actions. As she turned to leave, Zhang Shi made a request: "Sister Qing, if Eleven encounters danger and sends out a distress signal, can you provide assistance? Regardless of success or failure, I will pay you a walnut-sized mid-grade Use Yishi."

A farmer cannot resist the temptation of Yi Stones. Xia Qing nodded calmly: "I can. I will do my best to bring her back."

After notifying Zhang Shi, Xia Qing also informed her close friend Xin Yu, another iron ally—Broken-Waist Wolf and temp worker Daigua—of the latest news, telling everyone to stay safe. She did not try to persuade her allies to cancel their trips to the Safe Zone, because the territory alliance's allies are not Blaze's targets.

Early the next morning, the military's medium patrol aircraft landed on time at the Ninth Center's training field. Xia Qing, dressed in a full set of special combat gear, led four Ninth Center employees, eleven allies, and the inspection team captain Tan Junjie to board the aircraft, heading to the Hui-3 Safe Zone.