Chapter 1570: Yan Long's Hidden Ability 2

Xia Qing happily stuffed the empty foam egg carton into her backpack, then limped over to Broken-Waist Wolf and answered its earlier question, "Broken-Waist, do you know how many major districts the human bases in our Hua Nation are divided into?"

This kind of basic knowledge certainly couldn't stump the studious brain-evolution wolf. But before it could raise its paw, Little Wolf Bro, who loved answering questions, hopped over and stretched out one fluffy paw, trying to spread it open.

Broken-Waist Wolf was very satisfied with its cub's performance and nuzzled it with the side of its head.

"Little Wolf Bro got it right. Hua Nation's current total population is 151 million—one more zero than the points on your card. These humans are divided into five major districts by geographical region, ranked from strongest to weakest by overall strength: Red City, Lan City, Hui City, Baicheng, and Guicheng."

Xia Qing casually rewarded Little Wolf Bro with two pieces of freeze-dried meat and continued her introduction, "Yan-jie is the captain of the Jiaolong Special Ops Team—the highest-ranked military combat team among the ten bases in our Hui City. In other words, she's the strongest human combatant in our Hui City! Huo Zhun, Wang Man, Wu Lianmin, and Di Ming are all soldiers Yan-jie has trained."

After saying that, Xia Qing watched Yan Long with burning eyes, moving her body to recover her combat ability as quickly as possible. Once Handsome Giant Wolf was knocked down, it would be her turn again. She had thought of a better way to counterattack and could give it a try when she went up later.

Broken-Waist Wolf opened its mouth in displeasure, "Aow!"

Xia Qing was all too familiar with that tone. Without even turning her head away from watching Yan Long fight, she answered, "You're right. Of course the Queen is the strongest combatant among the wolves in our Hui City."

Broken-Waist Wolf bared its little fang tips, barked twice to get Xia Qing to look at it, then vainly tossed its big head twice as if flipping a nonexistent wig.

"You're asking about Yang Jin? Yang Jin is the strongest human combatant in our Hui-Three Base. If he fought Yan-jie to the death, Yan-jie couldn't beat him, because he's a top-tier speed evolver. But in a match where killing the opponent isn't the goal, Yang Jin might not be Yan-jie's match. Because…"

Xia Qing gazed at Yan Long, whose breathing was still not particularly heavy despite fighting Handsome Giant Wolf for so long, and explained in a low voice, "Yan-jie is a high-level lung-capacity evolver among humans."

To become a top-tier combatant, effort and perseverance alone aren't enough—you also need talent. Otherwise, you can never stand at the top of the pyramid.

Xia Qing hadn't taken those beatings over the past two years for nothing, and she hadn't studied for nothing either. Although Yan Long had never mentioned it, she had already figured out Yan Long's hidden evolutionary ability: "High-level lung-capacity evolvers use a unique breathing method that lets them inhale far more oxygen than ordinary humans. It puts all their muscles into a state of extreme coordination under ultra-high oxygen supply, giving them the upper hand in prolonged battles."

Broken-Waist Wolf had studied videos on evolutionary abilities, so it used its paw to write a standard human character on the snow: 艙 (cabin).

"Broken-Waist, you're really clever—no wonder you're the Queen's favorite wolf." Xia Qing habitually praised Broken-Waist Wolf, then answered its question, "Yan-jie's condition really is similar to being in an oxygen-supply cabin. The longer the fight goes on, the more it favors Yan-jie. But Handsome Giant Wolf is also very good at endurance battles, which is why they've been able to fight this long."

Broken-Waist Wolf watched the human and wolf fighting, then wrote another character: 水 (water).

"Right, Yan-jie can swim, and her combat ability in water is higher than on land." After introducing Yan Long's combat ability, Xia Qing got down to business, "Letting Handsome Giant Wolf train with Yan-jie can improve its combat ability, which means improving our Northern Wolf Pack's combat ability. So you should pay half of Handsome Giant Wolf's tuition."

Broken-Waist Wolf immediately clamped its mouth shut, indicating it didn't want to spend even half a point.

What are you saving all those points for? Tightwad to the extreme! Xia Qing raised her hand and pointed at the little wolves nearby, "Broken-Waist, Little Wolf Bro and Little Wolf Sis will leave the Northern Wolf Pack's territory after a while to find their own territory, right?"

Broken-Waist Wolf tilted its head, not understanding why Xia Qing was asking this question.

Xia Qing explained, "Little Wolf Bro and Little Wolf Sis are indeed very clever, but the outside world is very dangerous. The alliance between me and the Northern Wolf Pack is already a semi-open secret among the Hui-Three Base human leadership. A lot of people are watching us."

"Although the Blaze Squad has already been crushed, there's an even more powerful evil human alliance—the Blue Blood Alliance. They've definitely got their eyes on our territory. If the little wolves leave the Northern Wolf Pack's territory, they'll very likely be spotted and captured by evil humans, becoming their experimental subjects or taming targets."

"Woo!" Broken-Waist Wolf bared its sharp, bone-white fangs and let out an angry roar at Xia Qing.

Xia Qing's leg muscles had recovered and were no longer trembling. She stood steadily on the snow and asked the clever wolf with a serious expression, "There are many very evil humans out there. To get supplies, points, food, and power, they'll do extremely cruel things. Broken-Waist, would you keep the Northern Wolf Pack's little wolves inside the pack's territory forever because the outside is dangerous, or would you want them to become stronger—free to go wherever they want?"

Broken-Waist Wolf thought for about a dozen seconds, then turned and pulled a brand-new pink points card from the side pocket of its protective suit and placed it in front of Xia Qing.

Xia Qing immediately beamed with joy, "Broken-Waist, you really are an evolutionary wolf standing at the top of Blue Planet's pyramid. You're the most far-sighted and cleverest. The Queen can rest easy at home carrying her pups with a partner like you. Little Wolf Bro and Little Wolf Sis already stand at the top of Blue Planet's lucky pyramid with such wonderful parents as you and the Queen!"

"Besides Little Wolf Bro and Little Wolf Sis, do the other little wolves want to learn? Little Four-Eyes is also a brain evolver, so it needs to learn too, right? … Okay! What about Three-Headed? It learns too? Okay! Broken-Waist, you really are our pack's Number Two Leader…"

After Handsome Giant Wolf was beaten until it couldn't stand, Yan Long lay on the snow, gasping for breath, with a thoroughly exhilarated smile on her face.

Seeing Yan Long fall, Handsome Giant Wolf forced itself to stand and shook out its fur.

Seeing that the human hadn't stood up, the little wolves barked happily.

When the competitive Yan Long flipped herself up to her feet with a kip-up, Handsome Giant Wolf dropped into a stance, ready to continue fighting.

Xia Qing saw that Handsome Giant Wolf was forcing itself and immediately stepped in front of it, "Yan-jie, what do you think of Handsome Giant Wolf? Does it still have room for improvement?"

Yan Long shook her head to flick off the ice chips from her hair, pulled out a water-absorbing cap to cover her short hair, then put on her protective face mask before answering, "Of course it does. Its room for improvement is much greater than yours."

Xia Qing……

"Want it to join the special training? Sure, it doesn't have to pay tuition."

Xia Qing!!!

Hearing that no tuition was required, Broken-Waist Wolf's eyes immediately lit up, and it raised a paw to pat Xia Qing's arm. Xia Qing asked, "What about these little wolves joining the special training? Does Yan-jie charge a fee?"

Broken-Waist Wolf immediately looked at Yan Long, tilted its head slightly, curled up the corner of its mouth, and revealed its adorable, snow-white little fang tips.