Chapter 422: I Can Handle It

Scouts from the Su Xing team inside the wasteland grass wall of Territory No. 2 monitored activity inside Territory No. 3 and reported, "Someone entered Territory No. 3 through the north gate and is moving around inside the territory."

Xu Pin stirred the green-light rice porridge in his bowl with his chopsticks, deep in thought—before the captain woke up, what method could he use to get Xia Qing into the Evolution Forest…

Inside Territory No. 3, Xia Qing, who had no time to cook, gnawed on two strips of beef jerky and, with a tube of premium nutrient solution clamped between her teeth, contacted her idol.

Zhang San's voice sounded listless, "Xia Qing, up this early?"

"Third Brother, I got my hands on a high-grade evolved green-light python. Hardness evolution, with only 2.3‰ residual element content. Want to come have some python meat?"

Zhang San's voice instantly filled with warmth, "The wolf pack gave it to you? You're sure it's a high-grade evolved green-light python?"

The broken-waist wolf, broken-leg wolf, and sick wolf had all been personally treated by her idol, so Xia Qing had no need to hide the python's origin. "This python is fifteen meters long, weighs over a ton, and its skin hardness is at least double that of the last two, so it must be high-grade evolution. The wolf pack took it down last night and delivered it before dawn. The temperature is below zero right now, so the meat is still very fresh."

"How many jin can you trade me?"

No evolver could refuse high-grade evolved green-light meat, especially Zhang San, who loved green-light delicacies. Hardness evolution? Chewy!

The corners of Xia Qing's mouth turned up, her eyes shining, "This python will yield at least 1,400 jin of meat. I'll keep 500 jin for myself and trade at least 500 jin to other friends. The python skin and spine have already been traded away. If Third Brother wants it, I can send you everything that's left."

Zhang San might be petty, but he never took small advantages. "This python's size puts it above 99% of the pythons on Blue Star, and it's green-light, so its nutritional and medicinal value are both extremely high. Keep what you need, and I'll take everything else—the meat, ribs, and offal—at 500 points per jin. Do you want points or supplies?"

"The people from Territory No. 2 think I blew up their helicopter. From last night until now, they've sent several groups to watch me. Right now there are still people inside the northern wasteland grass wall of Territory No. 2 using equipment to monitor activity in my territory. I don't even dare speak in my own courtyard—I can only hide inside the house and call you. So I want to trade with you for anti-surveillance equipment—the higher the grade, the better."

Truly a top-quality idol of Blue Star—500 points per jin right off the tongue, 200 higher than Xia Qing's estimate!

Yang Jin, sitting atop Mountain No. 61, sent a message to Xia Qing, asking: Do you want to reveal your alliance with the Azure Dragon Squad?

Xia Qing presented her specific trade conditions to her idol.

"The second is the potion for soaking python skin. The one you formulated last time that can enhance the skin's toughness, corrosion resistance, and breathability."

Xia Qing stated her trade request, "Third Brother, I want to trade you for two kinds of supplies now, and save the rest for trading for potions."

"Fine." Zhang San nodded. "I'll have Daya and Jili head over. They'll come through the south gate. Don't leave the territory for now. Wait until the Liehuo people are gone and only the Su Xing remain before you make your move."

Xia Qing replied: No need for now, I can handle the current situation.

"Thank you, Third Brother." Daya was Third Brother's trusted man, and Jili was a member of the special forces unit of Huiyi Base's military. Their entering Territory No. 3 through the south gate was a deliberate show for the people of Territory No. 2.

Her idol was using actions to show he stood on Xia Qing's side, so of course Xia Qing had to thank him.

Then Xia Qing sent another message to Yang Jin, telling him about the python meat trade and, in passing, asking for Tang Zhengpo's phone number.

Sunlight pierced through the clouds, falling on the summit of Mountain No. 61, illuminating the thick snow covering the peak.

Boom—boom—boom—

Two brain-domain evolved giant bears, bringing along the "bear cub" injured on Mountain No. 50, passed through the clouds at the mountainside and reached the summit, glaring at Yang Jin with towering rage.

"Roar—"

"Roar—"

The two giant bears roared simultaneously, shaking the earth and mountains.

Yang Jin pocketed his phone and tossed the two Liehuo team members disguised as refugees in front of the brain-domain evolved giant bears. "These are the bad humans who wounded that bear and tried to start a fight between humans and the bear pack. They're yours to deal with."

The bear cub, covered in small wounds with its arm still bandaged, saw the two humans lying on the ground who had attacked it and instantly flew into a rage, growling low and slapping the rocks. The two giant bears only stared at Yang Jin, ready to attack.

Even if the bear pack couldn't understand human language, the attitude of that bear cub—which stood taller than Yang Jin when it rose up—already confirmed these were the "culprits."

Half the purpose of this trip had been achieved.

Yang Jin opened the lid of the jar beside him. "This time it was humans who broke into the bears' den and started the fight—that was our mistake. So this jar of green-light honey is given to you as compensation."

The scent of honey was carried over by the gale. The two giant bears were unmoved, but the "little bear cub" behind them, covered in countless small wounds with its arm still bandaged, twitched its nose and grew restless.

"Roar—"

The brain-domain evolved male bear roared once more, and the little bear immediately behaved.

Seeing that the giant bears' fury had largely subsided and they no longer intended to charge into battle, Yang Jin knew the purpose of this trip had been achieved. Without a glance at the two human wretches on the snow—gagged, their lips blue-purple, their eyes full of fear—he turned and headed down the mountain.

These two had been injured by Yang Jin and dragged for dozens of li, then frozen on the snowy mountain for so long that only a last breath remained. Leaving them that last breath was to clear up the misunderstanding between the bear pack and humans. Even if the bear pack couldn't understand human language, they could read human expressions—and that was enough.

Next, Yang Jin was going to find Su Xing and Liehuo to "settle accounts."

"Tang Dong, this is Xia Qing from Territory No. 3. Is Tang Huai's injury getting any better?"

After getting through to Tang Zhengpo, Xia Qing first identified herself, then expressed concern for her injured neighbor, offered a get-well gift, and conveyed her goodwill.

"I have some yellow-light white chrysanthemum and green-light mint leaves here. If you don't mind, I'll hand them to Third Brother first, and you can take them back for Tang Huai to brew tea when you bring him to Territory No. 7 for a follow-up."

The yellow-light white chrysanthemum was gathered by her from the valley, and the green-light mint was grown by her. Given Tang Zhengpo's strength, these weren't exactly precious supplies, but they represented Xia Qing's sincerity.

Xia Qing had plenty of more precious supplies, but this was her first dealing with Tang Zhengpo. These two items were already sufficient in weight—offering something more precious would have backfired.

Tang Zhengpo's voice was gentle. "Tang Huai has already taken Third Brother's medicine and is much better. But his vocal cords were injured quite badly, so he can't talk to Miss Xia on the phone. White chrysanthemum and mint are exactly the herbs Tang Huai needs right now—thank you so much."

Before stating the purpose of her call, Xia Qing once again expressed her desire to build friendly relations with Territory No. 12. "Just call me Xia Qing. Tang Huai and I are neighbors—helping each other is only natural."

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