Chapter 318: Saleswoman Xia Qing

"My lord, look—this is a Level Four wilderness protective suit I've prepared for you, one grade higher than the one I'm wearing. It's more comfortable to wear and provides extra mobility, so you can run fast without feeling any resistance. And these shoes…"

Xia Qing picked up the small shoes and pitched hard, "See, these protect the pads under your feet. They're extremely comfortable for running. If you don't believe me, ask Wolf Lao Er."

Hearing Xia Qing call it, the sick wolf thought she was going to put a protective suit on it, walked up to Xia Qing, and raised one front paw.

Seeing that the sick wolf was called "Lao Er" by her and the alpha wolf showed no displeasure, Xia Qing went inside, took out the sick wolf's full protective suit, and dressed it in it. "My lord, look at Wolf Lao Er—is he handsome? Beautiful? Awesome?"

Seeing Xia Qing praise the sick wolf, Sheep Boss trotted over to Xia Qing as well.

Xia Qing had long anticipated this move from Sheep Boss, had already taken out its protective suit, and swiftly dressed it neatly.

"Baa!" Sheep Boss was not satisfied and pawed at the cement floor with its hoof.

Where are the shoes?

Xia Qing lifted Sheep Boss's front leg, squeezed its hard hoof, and explained to Sheep Boss—though really introducing it to the alpha wolf: "Boss's hooves are very hard, they can even kick stones to pieces, so it doesn't need shoes. My lord and Lao Er have sharp claws, but the pads under their feet are easily cut, so they need shoes. Boss is the most perfectly evolved, the most beautiful…"

After hearing all that flattery, Sheep Boss was satisfied, trotted around twice, then lay down beside the alpha wolf again. With the three together, the alpha wolf, who wasn't wearing a protective suit, looked conspicuously out of place.

Seeing the alpha wolf staring at her, Xia Qing immediately held up a protective suit in one hand and the largest Use Yishi she owned in the other, pitching hard.

"Does my lord need a protective suit? You only need this small piece of Use Yishi to trade for this whole set. Just one Use Yishi, and my lord can become majestic and imposing. Just one Use Yishi, and my lord can…"

Seeing the alpha wolf close its eyes, Xia Qing, already parched from talking, stopped as well. "My lord, think it over carefully. If you don't need it, I'll trade it to other dogs and wolves in a few days."

After Xia Qing went back inside, she saw a new message on her phone. Opening it, she found it was a reply from Hu Zifeng, saying Xu Pin had driven into Territory Two this afternoon.

So the injuries on Tang Huai's body—were they inflicted by Xu Pin?

Regardless, Tang Huai is still Tang Zhengsu's nephew. His father, Tang Zhengpo, though not an Evolver, still has a certain reputation and influence in the Safe Zone.

For Xu Pin to dare lay hands on Tang Huai, he must have had sufficient reason.

Xia Qing narrowed her eyes. Could it be that whatever Tang Huai warned her to be careful about got back to Xu Pin?

Does Tang Zhengpo know his son was beaten by Xu Pin?

Inside Territory Twelve, Tang Zhengpo hung up the call with his younger son, raised a hand to rub his forehead, then phoned Hu Zifeng. His voice remained unhurried and even, betraying no negative emotion.

"Captain Hu, is Captain Luo feeling better? I've reached a reliable channel at Huiyi Base and can purchase two thousand jin of fine wheat seed with a Qiang element content of 7.5 parts per thousand, but I need to go there in person to pick it up. Please pass this along to Captain Luo—if he's interested, ask him to contact me no later than six tomorrow afternoon."

Two thousand jin?!

After hanging up, Hu Zifeng immediately reported this news to the two captains. "Boss, why don't you call Tang Zhengpo back tomorrow first?"

Captain Luo's current condition isn't suitable for outside calls.

Yang Jin shook his head. "No rush. Let Captain Luo call him back tomorrow."

"Got it!" Hu Zifeng was so excited he nearly jumped up. The boss's words meant that after Captain Luo took the medicine, he'd be noticeably better by tomorrow. How could Hu Zifeng not be excited?

After Hu Zifeng went out, Yang Jin asked Xie Yu, "How much wheat seed have we managed to get so far?"

"Two thousand jin, Qiang element content also 7.5 parts per thousand," Xie Yu replied. "Tang Zhengpo needs us to pick up the seed, so he'll give up at least half. Combined, we can plant a hundred mu. Based on this year's yields from nearby territories, as long as no major disaster strikes, we can harvest at least a hundred and sixty thousand jin of wheat."

Yang Jin nodded. "That's enough. We still need to set aside land for spinach, chestnuts, rapeseed, and other crops."

Xie Yu grinned mischievously. "It really is enough. Should we trade a few dozen jin of our wheat seed to Sister Qing?"

Yang Jin shook his head. "No need. She must have already traded for high-quality wheat seed from Territory Seven."

Xie Yu twirled the pen in his hand. "What if she didn't?"

"No 'what if.'" Yang Jin yawned and stood up. "I'll leave the rest to you."

Xie Yu looked up, curious. "Why didn't you stay longer in Territory Three? Probably didn't even get to say a few words, right? Didn't Sister Qing ask why you were gone so long, or how you got the injury on your face?"

Yang Jin paused. "She was very busy."

Busy going home to stew rabbit for the wolf.

Xie Yu, the Brain Domain Evolver with extremely sharp observation skills, was full of gossip. "She was too busy to pay attention to you, and you're not angry?"

Yang Jin shook his head. "I'm not as petty as you."

Xia Qing has been alone for too long. Now that she has trustworthy companions, that's something to be happy about.

Who are you calling petty? Xie Yu snorted coldly. "Get lost and go sleep. Stop hovering in front of me—eyesore."

Early the next morning, Xia Qing lay in bed and watched the red squirrel drink water, then got up and went downstairs. Seeing the yellow lantern rabbit still looking quite lively, and the spring-water fish swimming around in the water, she hummed a little tune and asked Sheep Boss, who was lying on the tatami in the living room, "Boss, want to go patrol the territory? I'll pick some Chinese toon leaves for you to eat."

Hearing the second half of the sentence, Sheep Boss finally stood up from the tatami, picked up its little basket in its mouth, and followed Xia Qing outside.

The person and the sheep met the sick wolf on patrol behind the house. Xia Qing asked, "Lao Er, before my lord left, did she say when she'd be back?"

Last night, just after ten when Xia Qing had just gone to bed, she received a phone notification that the alpha wolf had left Territory Three under cover of darkness. Xia Qing was very much hoping it would bring back a Use Yishi to trade for her protective suit.

The sick wolf looked at Xia Qing with clear eyes and wagged its tail once.

That was its happy expression—seemed the alpha wolf would still come back. Xia Qing rubbed the sick wolf's head, where the fur was growing denser by the day, and headed north with Sheep Boss.

After inspecting the greenhouse over the cultivated land, Xia Qing told Sheep Boss to keep catching insects while she went into the terraced fields on the low slope to check on the Qiangwu grass in the spring cave.

With Yang Jin there yesterday, Xia Qing hadn't felt comfortable staring the whole time. Now that she was alone, Xia Qing turned on the flashlight on her phone and looked carefully.

After looking for a while, Xia Qing felt that this Qiangwu was less like grass and more like a succulent.

Because its leaves were thick, with a certain firmness, full of juice inside. With that appearance, plus its shade-loving nature, it looked a lot like a kind of succulent potted plant called "Jade Dew" that Xia Qing had raised before the Catastrophe.

If Jade Dew isn't raised well, it will rot and turn to mush.

If Jade Dew rots from poor care, the loss is just a few dollars. But if Qiangwu grass rots from poor care, the loss is at least a million points.