Chapter 1579: Bai Yi Feces with Yi-Element Content Above 10?

Xia Qing took off her protective boots and protective suit, entered the bathroom on the first floor where her animal companions bathed, and saw Handsome Giant Wolf had already soaked itself in the tub; there was a puddle of muddy water beside the tub, and she got a little angry.

You could say it's slovenly, yet before soaking in the medicinal bath it knows to rinse itself clean; you could say it's not slovenly, yet every time it enters the house, it ignores the foot-washing basin and straw mat placed right at the door!

The room was a bit cold, so Xia Qing turned on the bath heater and stood huffily beside the tub, "Big Brother Giant Wolf, lift your head out!" Damn it, the water in the tub isn't even two palms deep — what are you pretending to be, drowned?!

Handsome Giant Wolf didn't lift its head, only opened those ice-blue eyes. Under the glow of the bath heater's light, those outrageously beautiful eyes carried an obvious unhappiness. Xia Qing's anger dissipated of its own accord, and she asked in a soft, gentle voice, "Who did you go fight with? Lost again? How did you end up looking like this?"

Handsome Giant Wolf closed its eyes and plunged its wet big nose into the water, pretending it had already drowned. The warm water flowing in through the pipe gradually submerged its body little by little; the silver-gray fur, dampened by the water and clumping into strands, swayed and spread out in the water layer by layer as the water level rose — too beautiful for words.

Xia Qing watched and lost her temper even more. She reached out to test the water temperature, then turned the spigot's switch to make the water a bit hotter. Both bathrooms in the house can supply hot water 24 hours a day — thanks must go to Big Brother Sheep, who diligently generates electricity every day.

After Xia Qing left the bathroom, Handsome Giant Wolf raised a paw to turn the water temperature down a little, then dipped its nose back into the water and closed its eyes.

Xia Qing took a packet of medicinal solution out of the Waist-Breaking Wolf's double-door big refrigerator, returned to the downstairs bathroom, glanced at the handle of the water spigot, and turned it back, "Handsome Wolf Brother, this medicinal solution needs the water temperature to reach forty degrees to work at its best — don't fiddle with the switch. I just traded for this with Third Brother; after you soak in it, the injuries you got from fighting with Sister Yan will heal faster. Don't go fighting for now — finish all the special training items on the training schedule Sister Yan made for you before you go…"

After Xia Qing finished lecturing the Handsome Giant Wolf that was pretending to be deaf, she returned to the sofa in the first-floor living room and video-called Yang Jin. When Yang Jin's smiling, handsome, and easy-on-the-eyes face appeared on the screen, Xia Qing really wanted to grab her phone, rush into the bathroom, lift up Handsome Giant Wolf's big head, and show it what kind of male is actually popular!

But such a boring and childish thing, Xia Qing only thought about it. Chatting casually with Yang Jin, she opened the small bag containing 1149 high-quality spinach seeds.

The fragrance of spinach drifted out, and Little Feimao in the luxurious nest on the wall, and Big Brother Sheep lying on the tatami chewing its cud, immediately rushed over to Xia Qing.

"Baa~~~" Big Brother Sheep gazed at Xia Qing with its big doe eyes, indicating it hadn't eaten enough yet.

Hearing Big Brother Sheep's coquettish bleating, Yang Jin, who was so busy with work his head ached, felt envious, "Big Brother Sheep's brain evolution level is actually quite high."

Hearing Yang Jin's voice, Handsome Giant Wolf in the bathroom immediately opened its fierce, murderous eyes and lifted its nose to sniff. Confirming that short-haired human wasn't in the room, it plunged its big head back into the medicinal liquid.

"Of course it's not low." A sheep that can become a companion of the wolf pack is certainly very clever. Xia Qing handed Big Brother Sheep a section of spinach root specially saved for it, then poured the seeds into a small basket woven from willow branches.

Little Feimao was so excited its fur stood on end, and it immediately jumped into the basket to look for the most delicious food.

Neither Xia Qing nor Yang Jin on the other side of the screen spoke anymore; they held their breath in anticipation.

When Little Feimao spent a full half minute carefully selecting before finally picking up one seed and tucking it into Xia Qing's pocket, Yang Jin spoke softly, "Such a long selection time means the difference between this seed and the others isn't very significant."

Xia Qing responded, and waited until Employee No. 001 Little Feimao had selected four seeds and began casually scooping up a pile of seeds with its two little paws to stuff into its mouth — Xia Qing promptly held out a small piece of spinach root to block its mouth, swapped out the seeds in its paws, then grabbed the little fellow and gave it a shake. After confirming no seeds were stuck to its fur or paws, she set it aside and covered the small basket with gauze.

If she didn't cover it, these seeds would be stolen clean by Little Feimao and Big Brother Sheep in one night.

Yang Jin asked, "After the four selected seeds finish their dormancy period, should they be planted in the laboratory?"

Xia Qing shook her head, "The period after the first spring rain is the most suitable time for spinach growth. I plan to plant half the seeds in the terraced fields, using Yi Stones to isolate harmful elements. I'll keep the other half as a backup."

"When it comes to farming, you do have more experience." Yang Jin asked, "For the organic fertilizer used to grow the first crop of spinach, has Sister Qing prepared it?"

Xia Qing knew the moment she heard it that Yang Jin was about to bring up a trade, and immediately got excited, "I've prepared some high-quality green lantern manure, but the quantity is far from enough."

That small bottle of giant bee feces in the laboratory can't even provide the nutrients needed for one spinach plant's growth period.

Yang Jin proposed the trade terms, "Do you need the high-Yi-element termite feces from Huiyi Base? Though termite feces may not be very effective, because the Blaze Squad has only traded termite feces once."

Huiyi Base raises a colony of termites with Yi-element content above 10?; this is the raw material Huiyi Base uses to produce special-effect medicinal solutions and Yi-element stimulant fluid. Huiyi's control over the termites is extremely strict — even big shot Zhang San can now only obtain termite extract at a high price, and can't get live termites anymore.

Hearing that Yang Jin could get his hands on termite feces, Xia Qing immediately perked up, "Termites' main food source is wood; their feces contain incompletely digested lignin and cellulose, so the organic matter content is very low. Therefore termite feces can only improve soil aeration and structure — it can't provide plants with sufficient nutrients…"

When it came to fermented organic fertilizer, Xia Qing was quite professional and spoke with great authority. After analyzing termite feces, she introduced her plan, "I want to use termite feces to feed earthworms, then use the fermented earthworm castings as organic fertilizer to grow spinach. How many jin of termite feces can Brother Jin get?"

Yang Jin answered, "Huiyi's high-quality termite feces are currently mainly used as pigment for painting and as an additive in pottery-making — they're in very high demand. I can't guarantee a large amount, but two or three jin shouldn't be a problem, at a price of around 20,000 points per jin."

Although Xia Qing's face was still a mottled blue and purple, she was in high spirits, and maintained a poker-faced expression as she asked about the price, "At this price, however much Brother Jin can get, I'll take it all. What's the agent's fee percentage?"

Yang Jin didn't answer directly, but put forward his own exchange condition, "If Sister Qing waives the agent's fee for Old Four guiding us this time, I'll also waive my agent's fee for procuring high-quality feces with Yi-element content above 10? for you. How about it?"

Xia Qing wasn't so easy to fool, "If you can get 20 jin of termite feces at no more than 20,000 points per jin, that can offset Old Four's agent's fee for this mission."