Chapter 178: Is This Really the Wolf Pack That Wiped Out the Fengyun Squad?

Xia Qing grabbed the sick wolf's muzzle with one hand and held its back with the other, lifting it into the cave.

The two people from Territory Seven followed her in. One injected the sick wolf with anesthetic while the other immediately disinfected and pest-controlled the cave, set up a tent, and prepared the surgical instruments. "Young Lady, don't let the wolf pack in. We're starting the examination and surgery now—it'll take about an hour."

"Alright, thank you both for your hard work." After Xia Qing handed the sick wolf over to them, the two zipped the tent shut, turned on the lights, and began treatment.

Although the light inside was on, none of it leaked out. Xia Qing had seen this kind of tent before—a military field medical tent. Territory Seven had so many good things that Xia Qing couldn't help drooling.

"Both eyes have evolution grass seeds embedded in them, already starting to take root. Disinfect the eye area, shine a light on its pupils, surgical forceps."

"Shave the fur off the left foreleg, administer dewormer."

"It's reacting, increase the anesthetic dosage."

"..."

Listening to the calm conversation from inside the tent and the drip, drip of dewormer falling through the IV tube, Xia Qing felt this wolf might actually be saved.

An hour later, when the tent was opened, the light inside had already been turned off, and a heavy smell of disinfectant rushed out.

The people from Territory Seven handed Xia Qing a large bag of medicine. "Over the next few days, the wolf will expel the parasites from its body. This is eye drops, once every eight hours; this bag is oral medicine, also once every eight hours. This one is medicine for the wolf with the injured waist..."

Xia Qing noted it all carefully and asked, "Will the wolf's eyesight recover?"

The other party gave an affirmative answer. "The evolution grass seeds were embedded the day before yesterday and had just started showing signs of rooting—they've been removed. Its eyeball and cornea are both preserved. As long as no infection or deterioration occurs during medication, it will recover."

After thanking them again and seeing the people from Territory Seven off, Xia Qing discussed with the alpha wolf. "This sick wolf needs medication three times a day, and we have to prevent bacterial infection. I need to bring it back to my territory for treatment."

"There are enemies guarding outside the territory right now—it's very dangerous. The Queen doesn't need to bring it food; I'll handle its food."

In less than an hour, dawn would break. Xia Qing had to return to her territory before sunrise. She picked up the weak sick wolf, put it into a sealed bag, and stuffed it into her backpack.

Of course, the sealed bag and backpack had to have breathing holes, otherwise this wolf would suffocate.

When Xia Qing returned to her territory and passed the small hut by the farmland, the three people inside, though not olfactory evolvers, still caught a foul stench.

Hu Zifeng came out and asked quietly, "Why did it take so long?"

Xia Qing answered softly, "The wolf pack brought another seriously sick wolf over. The surgery took quite a while. I brought the sick wolf back—it's very weak right now, so even if someone spots it, it won't be a big problem."

After the great biological evolution of Blue Star, humans had constantly tried to tame powerful evolved animals. Picking up sick or seriously injured evolved animals to tame was also a common method.

The two injured wolves couldn't be discovered because, despite their external wounds, they were still strong—and one of them was a rare brain-domain evolver. But this old wolf that was nearly dead from illness, if spotted, would only earn them ridicule for Xia Qing picking up trash and wasting time and points.

Even if a wolf like this was saved, how much combat power could it have?

Hu Zifeng held his breath and looked at Xia Qing, momentarily at a loss for words.

This wolf really wasn't a big deal, but Territory Three already had a crazy sheep, which was strange enough—adding a sick wolf on top of that would be even stranger.

Er Yong, the speed-evolver team member in the hut, couldn't help complaining, "The leader's missing a chunk of ear, the members are either broken-waisted, broken-legged, or nearly dead from sickness—is this really the wolf pack that wiped out the Fengyun Squad last year?"

Xia Qing...

Another speed-evolver team member, Jing Kuan, actually thought this wolf pack was impressive. "This pack has been having a rough time lately, but the alpha didn't abandon its injured members and even risked bringing them inside human territory for treatment. Just for that courage and sense of responsibility, it deserves the title of alpha. This wolf pack becoming powerful again is only a matter of time."

"Jing-ge is right." Although she'd had a conflict with the alpha wolf, Xia Qing also agreed the alpha was an excellent leader.

Hu Zifeng lowered his voice and told Xia Qing to go rest. "You've been busy all night—dawn's almost here. Go get some rest."

Dawn was less than an hour away. Xia Qing didn't plan to go back to sleep. She'd slept four hours last night and had the energy to last through the day.

After getting home, Xia Qing decided to give the sick wolf a bath while it was still under anesthesia. Although she wasn't an olfactory evolver, the sick wolf's smell was truly awful—she didn't dare take off her protective mask without bathing it first.

Xia Qing took the sealed bag containing the sick wolf straight out of her backpack and brought it into the bathroom. She'd use this big bag as a bathtub and fill it with warm water.

Sheep Boss walked into the bathroom and pawed at his own bathtub with his hoof, signaling Xia Qing to use the bathtub to wash the wolf—comfortable.

Xia Qing explained, "Bathtubs can't be shared—each uses their own. Boss, go wait outside; your wool's getting splashed."

Sheep Boss didn't move, just stood at the side watching.

While washing the wolf, Xia Qing chatted with it casually. "Before you met me, were you always with the wolf pack? Why weren't you with the pack this spring?"

Sheep Boss, of course, didn't answer.

Once the sick wolf's sparse, dull fur was wet, it looked even thinner. Fearing it would catch cold, Xia Qing quickly washed and dried it, then placed it on the straw mat in the sheep shed.

The August sun rose from the eastern mountains and shone into the sheep shed. Sheep Boss walked into the shed and lay down beside the sick wolf. His clean, glowing white wool formed a stark contrast with the sick wolf's dull, lusterless fur.

Xia Qing yawned and officially began the day's busyness.

She first went back inside and carefully rinsed her protective suit clean, sterilized it, and took the opportunity to wash and sterilize her newly acquired Yi stone as well. Then she took off the protective suit, opened the windows in every room to air it out, before going to the kitchen to boil a pot of corn porridge and mixing some dough to let it rise.

After communicating with the three female leaders of Territories Five, Six, and Ten on the Territory channel, Xia Qing had learned the technique of using baking soda to leaven dough, and now she could steam mantou and griddle leavened flatbread.

She'd expended a lot of energy last night and wanted to treat herself to a hearty breakfast. After kneading the flour into dough, Xia Qing took off the small Yi stone she wore around her neck and set it beside the dough basin.

This way, it could isolate the erosion of Qiang elements from the dough, making the griddled flatbread taste better. This trick wasn't taught by anyone else—Xia Qing had figured it out herself.

Once she had more Yi stones, she'd install one in every room to keep the violent Qiang elements out.

Can't help it—sister's just that generous.

To achieve that ideal life, she had to keep that sick wolf alive.

Xia Qing went down to the cellar to check the temperature and humidity, but the results were still not ideal. Under such temperature and humidity conditions, even with Yi stones, food and seeds couldn't be stored until next year's planting season.

A new plan formed in Xia Qing's mind. She carried the little chickens and goslings out of the cellar and put them in the chicken coop. Now only one red-light gosling remained, still thoroughly suppressed by the black-feathered little rooster. Xia Qing couldn't be bothered to separate them into different coops anymore and simply let the black-feathered little rooster lead them all.