Chapter 339: Can I Use a Single Strong Martial Grass?

Seeing that the lead wolf had already closed its eyes to rest, Xia Qing took out a premium-grade nutrient solution and negotiated with the Broken-Waist wolf guarding nearby, "Handsome Wolf Brother, could you find a few companions to help me carry supplies back to the territory? I'll trade this premium-grade nutrient solution for it."

A single premium-grade nutrient solution is worth 3,000 points. If she posted a mission in the safe zone to recruit evolved humans for transport, she could easily gather plenty.

The discerning Broken-Waist wolf took the premium-grade nutrient solution from Xia Qing's hand and quickly brought back three large wolves.

These three wolves had all gone to Territory Three yesterday for the medicinal bath, so they should be the lead wolf's "direct line." The giant wolf that had carried Xia Qing over yesterday was among them. Although these wolves were full of wildness, the way they looked at Xia Qing was much "kinder" than the other wolves on the mountain.

Those wolves, lying behind trees or rocks, quietly watched Xia Qing. If not for the lead wolf's intimidation, Xia Qing would have long since been torn apart and chewed to pieces by them.

The Broken-Waist wolf was indeed very reliable.

Having a sheep companion, Xia Qing knew very well how to pack supplies so that animals could carry them conveniently and safely. The three large wolves carried six big bags of pecans for her, while she only had to carry the supplies she'd brought and the snake skin on her back.

After stuffing in an entire python skin, the total weight of Xia Qing's supplies was still less than two hundred jin. For Xia Qing, it was a piece of cake.

She picked up her backpack and called to the injured wolf and the resting lead wolf, "Queen, Wolf Lao Er, come back to the territory with me for treatment?"

The injured wolf limped over to Xia Qing's side, and the lead wolf slowly stood up and walked over. To Xia Qing's surprise, the Broken-Leg wolf actually came out of the cave carrying the wolf with two broken hind legs on its back, joining the wolf team carrying the pecans.

The injured wolf's front leg was swollen, and although it limped when walking, the problem wasn't serious and it could persevere. The lead wolf wasn't limping, but its condition was very bad.

Xia Qing negotiated with the lead wolf, "Queen, you have wounds on your legs and can't walk far. Let the Broken-Waist one carry you over, or shall I carry you back?"

The lead wolf seemed not to have heard Xia Qing speak. It held its head high, puffed out its chest, and walked with steady steps, leading the way forward.

It had its own persistence and pride. Xia Qing stopped trying to persuade it, said goodbye to the Broken-Waist wolf standing at the cave entrance, and followed the wolf pack away from Mountain No. 60.

Seven wolves and one human set off southward, their destination the human territory.

After walking for a while, Xia Qing discovered a terrible fact: the one dragging down the entire team's marching speed was not the "sick" lead wolf and the limping injured wolf she had assumed, but the only human in the entire team—herself.

When the wolves walking ahead kept turning back to look at her, Xia Qing, drenched in sweat, saw undisguised contempt in their eyes.

At first, Xia Qing still complained a few times that she only had two legs. After following the wolf pack at full speed for over two hours, she didn't even have the strength to complain.

Because the wolf pack had been holding back their full speed to accommodate her, a human running at full speed. But this speed was truly already Xia Qing's limit.

Although they were walking on the beast trails the wolf pack often used, and the various evolved creatures on both sides couldn't reach her, walking among plants of all colors and bizarre shapes, stepping on slippery mountain stones and sticky mud, following a group of evolved wolves living in the Evolution Forest as they ran over mountains and ridges, leaped across bottomless ravines, and crossed swamps by stepping on stones beside crocodiles' mouths—all of this was an enormous challenge for Xia Qing.

Damn it, those were crocodiles four or five meters long with their huge mouths gaping open. Are you kidding me?

Damn it, what the hell were those evolved plants with serrated petals on both sides of the beast trail? Why did they stay perfectly still when the wolf pack passed, but drool when she passed?

Damn it, these seven wolves were either injured or carrying heavy loads, yet they still ran the whole way!

If she hadn't replenished herself with a premium-grade nutrient solution, Xia Qing wouldn't have held out long ago.

Xia Qing, who had planned to take five hours to cross the sixty-li Evolution Forest, was dragged along by the wolf pack and covered the distance in just two and a half hours.

After entering her own territory, the mud-covered Xia Qing lay flat on her back in the buffer forest, panting heavily, waiting for rescue.

After reaching Mountain No. 49, Xia Qing used her phone to notify the Beard Feng Squad, telling them to return to Territory One to avoid encountering the wolf pack and causing conflict. So the only ones in Territory Three who could provide Xia Qing with rescue were her companions.

After a short while, the snow-white Sheep Boss appeared beside Xia Qing with pleasant-sounding footsteps, lowering its head to look at her.

The exhausted Xia Qing struggled to sit up, panting heavily. "Boss... I brought back... a lot... of supplies. Look."

Sheep Boss squinted at Xia Qing's small backpack, then turned around.

Xia Qing pressed her backpack onto her companion and called to the injured wolf resting beside her, "Wolf Lao Er, let's go... home."

When Xia Qing got home, the wolf pack was already resting in the sheep pen. The six big bags of pecans were still hanging on the three large wolves. Although they were unhappy, with the lead wolf intimidating them, they didn't dare to tear at the bags on their bodies.

Xia Qing entered the sheep pen, untied the ropes on the three wolves, took off the bags, and had Sheep Boss carry the bags up to the roof of the rack-building warehouse.

The weather was fine today, but the corn Xia Qing had harvested was still stored in the underground storage room, and the picked green bean pods were drying on the second-floor balcony, so the warehouse roof was still empty.

Xia Qing washed the mud off her feet and hands at the door, then put the bag containing the python into the underground storage room, and the sealed bag containing the python snake and the python's internal organs into the refrigerator. Only then did she drag her nearly falling-apart body to the second-floor bathroom, take off her protective suit and soaked clothes, and take a shower.

Cold water hitting her burning shoulders felt so good!

Although this trip was exhausting, she had gained a hardness-evolved python skin and six big bags of pecans. It was totally worth it.

She took out a pecan, put it into the Yi Element Detector for testing, and after confirming that the pecan's harmful element levels were also normal, Xia Qing called Yang Jin directly.

At the Azure Dragon Squad's station in the safe zone, Yang Jin picked up the phone and glanced at it. He quickly finished the task at hand, closed the door, took a deep breath, and answered the call. "Xia Qing, looking for me?"

Xia Qing...

What a question to ask. If I'm not calling for you, who else would I be calling for?

"Yes. Captain Yang, is it convenient for you to talk now?" After receiving confirmation, Xia Qing sent over the photos of the harmful snake and briefly explained the lead wolf's current condition, then asked, "Can Doctor Wang detoxify this kind of harmful snake's venom? Detoxification requires Strong Martial Grass, right? Is one million points for the price acceptable to you?"

Unless absolutely necessary, Xia Qing didn't want to ask Zhang San for detoxification. Because detoxifying the synthesized harmful poison required Strong Martial Grass and pollution-free spring water, both of which Xia Qing had in her territory, but they were secrets she didn't want to reveal to outsiders.

Luo Pei was poisoned by synthesized harmful poison, so the Azure Dragon Squad must have the specific antidote formula. Doctor Wang had been taking care of Luo Pei, so he should be able to detoxify the lead wolf. The skin torn off on the lead wolf's four legs could be stitched up by the Azure Dragon Squad's other team doctor, Chang Li.

If Doctor Wang wasn't confident, Xia Qing would find Zhang San. But this would require revealing to her idol the secret that she had pollution-free spring water. Zhang San was too powerful, and he was also a researcher. Xia Qing felt uncertain.

Ten years of natural disasters had already made Xia Qing thoroughly understand the evil of human nature. In the face of rare resources, Xia Qing, who didn't have enough strength, didn't dare to completely trust anyone.

Therefore, the fewer people who knew the secret of the spring water, the better.

Yang Jin didn't mention the points. "Brother Luo was also poisoned by this kind of harmful snake. The antidote formula and herbs are both available in Territory One. Whether Doctor Wang can detoxify depends on checking the lead wolf's poisoning situation first. I'm setting off now to 'deliver' the herbs."

Xia Qing really didn't know that the lead wolf and Luo Pei had been poisoned by the same kind of synthesized harmful poison. This was truly a blessing in disguise.