Chapter 452: Yi-Element Stimulant

"The tender sprouts of hydroponic spinach break through the soil layer, so sprouting equals germinating."

After putting away the seeds, Yang Jin took the initiative to bring up the situation with Liehuo. "The news that Hui-3 Base is cultivating promotable high-Yi-element spinach seeds was leaked by an insider Tang Zhengrong had planted beside the base leader. Fire Phoenix is actively reaching out to Tang Zhengrong, hoping to learn more about this batch of seeds."

"But the insider has already been cleaned out, and Tang Zhengrong doesn't even know where this batch of spinach is planted. Fire Phoenix tried several times but couldn't get through the base leader's office door. So Fire Phoenix took the initiative to announce that Liehuo's spinach seeds were stolen — I estimate Hui-1 Base's management will make moves soon."

"Liehuo is searching for the high-Yi-element spinach planted within Hui-3 Base, and will completely eradicate it to maintain Liehuo's monopoly on high-Yi-element spinach cultivation." Yang Jin speculated, "There are evolved wolves with highly developed hearing and smell in your territory, so they probably won't send trained beasts again — the likelihood of sending people in is very high."

Xia Qing nodded and carefully noted it down.

When Shan Ying came to the territory today in a very high-profile manner, proposing to exchange high-Yi-element spinach for sick wolves, Xia Qing knew that Liehuo had already listed her as a key suspect.

After all, she had traded spinach with Zhang San on the lord channel plenty of times before. Although she had previously fobbed off Li Si with the ordinary green-light spinach Zhang San gave her, if high-Yi-element spinach were growing in her greenhouse, anyone coming in and pinching off a leaf could quickly test it, which would bring a series of troubles and might even expose the secret of the spring water.

Just to be safe, Xia Qing simply decided not to plant high-Yi-element spinach this winter, and would plant it next spring. By next spring, Hui-3 Base would promote the cultivation of high-Yi-element spinach, and by then every territory in Hui-3 Base would have high-Yi-element spinach planted.

By that time, it would only be natural for Xia Qing to plant a patch of green-light spinach.

Xia Qing asked, "The spinach planted in Territory One and the spinach used to cultivate cordyceps fungus — they won't be found by them, right?"

Territory One was certainly also on Liehuo's key inspection list.

Yang Jin smiled, his expression remarkably similar to the waist-broken wolf's. "No, because the spinach isn't in Territory One at all."

Xia Qing was surprised for a moment, then relieved. Someone as clever as Yang Jin would certainly leave himself plenty of fallback options. Perhaps he had claimed plots of land to the east, south, west, and north outside Hui-3 Base, and even claimed land in other bases.

If Xia Qing were in Yang Jin's position, she would do the same.

Yang Jin slung his backpack on his back and asked with a smile, "After pulling up this bed of spinach, you won't have any high-Yi-element green-light spinach to eat this winter, right? Need some high-Yi-element spinach leaves? 500 points per jin."

This price was indeed discounted. Because Xia Qing's high-Yi-element spinach seedlings were sold to the Green Dragon Squad at 600 points per jin.

The fact that this guy has survived peacefully until now without getting hacked to death is entirely thanks to his pretty face!

Xia Qing straightened her back and began to press for payment. "No need for now. If you're not strapped for cash at the moment, could you pay the 125,000 points for the green-light python meat exchange?"

This was the first time Xia Qing had smiled so brightly and confidently in front of him. Yang Jin's head went hot, and he truly wanted to give her his entire fortune.

After receiving the points Yang Jin had returned, Xia Qing began to consider what to give Yan Long so that she could feel her gratitude.

Thank her for being willing to take her along for training.

When Ji Li brought over the potions and herb pictures Zhang San had exchanged to Xia Qing, Xia Qing seriously asked this question.

The corner of Ji Li's mouth twitched almost imperceptibly, and he confirmed with Xia Qing, "You want to give Yan Long a gift?"

"Yes." Seeing his reaction was so big, Xia Qing asked in a low voice, "Does Brother Ji think it's inappropriate?"

"It's not that it's inappropriate, it's that no one has ever thought along these lines." Ji Li looked at Xia Qing with a somewhat pitying gaze. "Yan Long's status is special — I don't think she can accept overly expensive gifts. I think you'd be better off using points to exchange some potions for quickly replenishing stamina and pain relief from Third Brother, otherwise I'm afraid you won't be able to withstand Yan Long's special training."

"Thank you for the reminder, Brother Ji. I've already prepared plenty of medicine."

Xia Qing had indeed prepared them, but she didn't plan to use them. Because she was currently using body-damage healing potions, she couldn't take or use any other potions — no matter how much it hurt, she had to tough it out.

Not getting an answer from Ji Li, Xia Qing carried the potions back home, and while checking the potions' effects and usage methods, discussed with her companions, "I'm planning to give Yan Long part of our surplus python meat. Boss, Wolf Lao Er, what do you think?"

Sheep Boss was playing on the power-generating bicycle and had no time to bother with Xia Qing.

The sick wolf lying in front of Xia Qing stuck out its tongue — hahaha, it agreed with any proposal Xia Qing made.

"This potion is amazing — take one pill and it can quickly counteract the anesthetic effect of anesthetics." Xia Qing examined the first medicine, her eyes lighting up. Worthy of her idol, to actually research this kind of medicine.

Putting down the small bottle containing the pills, Xia Qing picked up the bottle containing the pink liquid. After reading the text description on it clearly, she felt the bottle was frighteningly heavy. "This liquid can actually quickly corrode the visor of a protective mask…"

This kind of potion was even more heaven-defying! If people from Territory Nine came to release poison, Xia Qing could splash this liquid out and make them suffer the consequences of their own actions.

"This…"

Xia Qing picked up two unremarkable bagged potions. After reading the words on them clearly, she immediately stood up and put this potion into the refrigerator for storage.

Idol Zhang San had actually given her two vials of Yi-element stimulant!

More crucially, the side effect after taking this Yi-element stimulant was only muscle weakness for 12 hours — far less than the side effects of Yi-element stimulants on the market.

This was something that could save her life at a critical moment — the idol was truly too generous.

After putting the potions away, Xia Qing carefully examined the herb pictures Ji Li had brought over, and discovered that these three herbs all used their roots as medicine. Their purple leaves looked unremarkable at first glance, but on closer inspection seemed like something she had never seen before.

Xia Qing took photos of the three pictures one by one to save them, and after finishing lunch continued to collect fallen leaves to fill the cold-protection trenches.

Xia Qing spent five days completing the cold-protection trenches for the two wheat greenhouses, one rapeseed greenhouse, and two regular greenhouses.

At this time, the daytime high temperature had already dropped below 15°C, and at night it had dropped below minus 10°C. Looking far away, the area of Mountain Forty-Nine and Mountain Fifty's Shanfeng covered by white snow had increased. The evergreen trees of the Evolution Forest were still struggling against the cold wind, while the deciduous trees had already become bare.

Through Xia Qing's observation, Territory Two had been continuously investigating the helicopter bombing, with only one or two waves of refugees leaving the territory each day heading toward Mountain Fifty-One. The people of Territory Nine were still holed up inside their territory, with no intention of going out to catch wolves.

According to the weather forecast, Qiang Snow would arrive in two days.

Xia Qing felt that now was the time to go harvest the green-light peanuts on Mountain Fifty.