Chapter 1661: Werewolf Squad Emergency Assembly

Zhang San pressed his forehead, reminding Xia Qing of the difficulty and cost of saving this evolved tiger. "Qiang-18 is a heavy-metal synthetic toxin; detoxifying it is extremely difficult. It requires six rare and scarce evolved herbs, including Qiangwu Grass, with a total value of no less than 5 million points. Counting the Qiangwu Grass you brought over, I have four here; the remaining two need to be exchanged with other institutions, or have the wolf pack and tiger pack search for them in the Evolution Forest. Besides that, detoxifying it also requires using a large amount of pollution-free spring water, with the total water consumption no less than twice that used by Luo Pei to detoxify the Qiang snake venom."

Precious medicinal materials plus pollution-free spring water, a cost of nearly ten million — indeed a massive expenditure. But the treatment fee for this tiger was covered by the old wolf, whose net worth was close to a hundred million, so Xia Qing didn't hesitate for a beat. "Points aren't a problem. Third Brother, as long as we gather all the herbs, can this tiger's poison be completely eliminated?"

"Qiang-18 has already caused severe nerve and organ damage to its body. Even if we gather all the herbs and pollution-free spring water, the recovery treatment will be extremely slow." Zhang San answered rigorously. "The treatment period will be roughly six to eight months, but to restore it to peak combat condition capable of guarding a territory again, it might take a year or even longer."

Hearing that the tiger could still return to peak condition, Xia Qing was relieved. "As long as it can be treated, send me the pictures of the two missing herbs. I'll have the wolf pack look for them; if they can't find them, we'll exchange for them."

Zhang San nodded and brought up another, more important task to continue resolving. "Based on the damage to its fur, teeth, internal organs, and joints, we can confirm that over the past four months, this evolved tiger has been continuously or repeatedly exposed to Qiang-18 toxin. In other words, Qiang-18 was very likely deployed in a slow-release manner within the evolved tiger's territory. It's reasonable to infer that the biological chain in that area has already been severely damaged and must be controlled and restored as soon as possible, or the consequences will be unimaginable."

Xia Qing understood. "Third Brother means the tiger's territory needs to activate the emergency disaster-elimination procedure?"

Zhang San nodded heavily and looked up at Xia Qing.

The rest went without saying — Xia Qing also understood that once the emergency disaster-elimination procedure was activated, Zhang Shi and Ye Yiyi would have to be transferred again, and the sooner the better.

Xia Qing wasn't afraid of hardship, but she felt things hadn't reached that point yet. "Third Brother, when I was active in Mountain Area 31, I saw large numbers of herbivorous animals. They showed no signs of poisoning, weakness, or death. The toxin definitely hasn't spread over a large area in that mountain region; otherwise, Fourth Brother wouldn't have let the tiger continue staying in that area, nor would he have let Zhang Shi move over there."

The old wolf, who had already completed the elementary school "Evolution Forest Biology" course with a perfect score, wouldn't make such a basic mistake.

Even so, Xia Qing still notified Duan-Yao Wolf, telling it to bring over as soon as possible the northern wolf pack squad that had entered the tiger's territory with her last night for testing, because they had hunted prey there.

The evolved tiger had been poisoned for over four months, yet other animals in the territory showed no signs of poisoning?

Zhang San's highly evolved brain domain rapidly deduced the greatest possibility, and he picked up his personal phone and made a call.

"Third Brother."

After the phone rang a few times, Xia Qing heard a long-unheard, cool and clear voice. The person Third Brother had contacted was actually Li Si, the former Lord of Territory Nine in Northern Area One — that is, Qin Qiong, currently a researcher at Red Eleven Research Institute.

Zhang San skipped all pleasantries and got straight to the point. "When you were at Liehuo, did you conduct genetic sampling on the fierce beast populations around Hui-1?"

Li Si also skipped all pleasantries and answered directly. "In the seventh year of the Catastrophe, Shan Ying established high-value fierce beast gene banks for Hui-1, Hui-3, Hui-5, and Hui-8. When I left Liehuo Mountain, the Liehuo laboratory had no fewer than twenty live evolved tigers, bears, wolves, macaques, and giant lizards locked inside."

Zhang San continued to inquire. "Did Wang Rujiang's research on high-specificity gene-targeted triggered toxins use fierce beasts for experiments?"

Liehuo Squad's senior researcher Wang Rujiang specialized in plant genetic engineering technology; Liehuo's Green-Light Poison Soybeans were his research achievement.

Xia Qing understood her idol's meaning, and her fists clenched: those Liehuo scoundrels might have administered a targeted killing agent to the tiger!

Li Si answered, "Wang Rujiang's position rank is higher than mine; I don't have clearance to access or interfere with his research projects. However, in the second half of the tenth year of the Catastrophe, Wang Rujiang had multiple contacts with Duan Linkong's team at the Hui-6 Research Institute."

Duan Linkong of the Hui-6 Research Institute specialized in evolved macaque defense. Zhang San acknowledged, then instructed, "Keep it confidential."

"Understood, top-secret level." Li Si had been pulled ashore by Zhang San; she had already made one mistake and would absolutely not make a second.

Zhang San hung up the phone and entered the pharmacy. After a short while, he came out with three doses of medicine and handed them to the New Human, who had already stuffed the dragon fruit skin into her pocket and was ready to depart. After explaining how to use the medicine, he asked, "Can Little Duan take on a mission?"

"He can." But it's expensive. Xia Qing proactively recommended the free option. "Mountain Area 31 is closer to Fourth Brother's territory; it's more convenient to send him."

"This time we're conducting large-scale sampling in the evolved tiger's main activity area. Little Fourth's professional ability is insufficient and he can't complete this work alone. Your task is to form a team within half an hour…"

Five minutes later, Xia Qing, wearing a single-sided light-transmitting protective mask, steadied Zhang Song — who had fallen flat on his back in pleasant surprise — and walked out of Territory Seven's laboratory building with steady steps.

Before she reached the south gate, she saw Ye Yang and Yuan Yan pass through Territory Seven's security check and walk in.

They were members selected by the Territory Alliance's Soil Research Department; they had entered Territory Seven to borrow the top-tier laboratory here to conduct efficacy experiments on the fluorescent bacteria spray.

After exchanging greetings with them, Xia Qing left Territory Seven, driving her off-road vehicle back while pressing the walkie-talkie button to call her allies. "Huo Zhun, Da Zi, Captain Hu, are you there? Can you take a mission right now?"

The melon-eating group of eight, who were just bustling along leisurely toward the territory's south gate, stopped immediately upon hearing Xia Qing's voice.

Huo Zhun, who was sulking at his desk scratching his scalp, immediately pressed the walkie-talkie button. "Here, absolutely can!"

Zhang Hongda, who was reclaiming land in Territory Fifteen, replied right after. "Here, can."

Hu Zi Feng, up in a tree in Territory Three, also pressed the walkie-talkie button. "Here, can."

"Captain Hu, in twenty-five minutes, fly the helicopter into Northern Area One territory and stop at Territory Seven's south gate to stand by; Da Zi, bring weapons and board." Xia Qing asked Huo Zhun, "Huo Zhun, who else in your territory can take a mission?"

Huo Zhun answered immediately. "Still me and Wang Damin; everyone else went out on a mission with Brother Huai."

Yanlong had taken on the high-priced job of protecting Tang Huai; as long as Tang Huai left the territory, she had to follow, and the veterans who didn't want to stay in the territory pulling weeds all wanted to go along.

After intense internal competition, Wu Lianmin became the sole weed-puller.