Chapter 471: The Seventh Member of the Lord Alliance

Xia Qing looked directly into her idol's bright, candid eyes, stood up, and sincerely thanked him, "I will keep every word you just said in my heart, constantly reminding myself not to get lost in power and not to forget the promise I made to you."

Zhang San handed over the glass test tube containing a colorless, transparent liquid he had been fiddling with, "Drink it."

"Thank you, Third Brother." Xia Qing endured the pain, struggled to lift her trembling hands to hold the glass test tube, pulled out the rubber stopper, tilted her head back, and drank the potion down.

No need to ask; this was the agent for reducing the Qiang element that her idol had just developed.

Seeing Xia Qing drink so readily, Zhang San was satisfied and lazily asked, "I have the blood test data for that sick wolf and the broken-waist wolf before they were poisoned. Have you ever tested the Qiang and Yi element content of the alpha wolf before?"

Xia Qing nodded. "After it recovered from the Qiang poison last time, I tested it once. Yi element 7‰, Qiang element 4‰."

That meant the alpha wolf was a high-level evolved Green Light Wolf.

"After returning, test their current element content first, then feed them a Qiang-reducing agent. Test the Qiang element content again after a day. If it hasn't reached the pre-poison level, feed them an appropriate amount again until it reaches the previous level. Do not overfeed, or it will disrupt the body's original balance."

After explaining the usage of the Qiang-reducing agent to Xia Qing, Zhang San asked for her data, "What was the content of the Qiang and Yi elements in your blood before you were poisoned?"

Xia Qing directly stated the numbers, "Yi element 6.5‰, Qiang element 12‰."

So bad? "You are a dual-system evolved with Power and Vision, right?"

Since her idol asked, Xia Qing laid her cards on the table. "I am a three-system evolved. I claimed to be a single-system evolved for self-protection. My Power evolution level is six, Hearing is seven, and Vision is nine."

Xia Qing had one more system than Zhang San had guessed, and she was a rare high-level three-system evolved. Zhang San pushed up his glasses, which were about to fall off, and asked, "In what year and at what age did your three systems evolve?"

Xia Qing answered sincerely, "Fifteen years old, during the first great biological evolution in the first year of the Calamity. I didn't know my specific levels before; I only tested them after arriving in the territory, inside Territory One."

Zhang San understood. "No wonder Luo Pei taught you sniping, and Yan Long also planned to take you for special training. No wonder you dared to fight the Fiery Beast Capture Team with three wolves. I underestimated you."

Her idol guessed wrong; Brother Luo was willing to teach her marksmanship because she had exchanged Spring Water for it.

"Third Brother didn't underestimate me. Although I am a level-three high-level evolved, I have little combat experience, so my comprehensive combat power is very low. Currently, only you and the three leaders of the Green Dragon Combat Team know my true evolution abilities. Sister Yan doesn't know yet; please keep it secret for me."

Zhang San nodded. "You are going to undergo special training with Yan Long; you can't hide it from her. It's fine if she knows, just don't let Ji Li know, unless you want to join the Hui One Base Special Operations Team. With your abilities, why not join a first-class combat team as a main force, but instead entered the Construction Team as a laborer, and now you're out farming?"

Xia Qing answered sincerely, "I was mainly afraid that exposing my abilities would lead to people capturing me for research. Secondly, I hadn't found a suitable combat team. So I planned to go to the Construction Team first to learn the essential skills for surviving alone during the Calamity years. After passing the most difficult stage of the Calamity, I would find a place to farm, live freely with food and drink. So as soon as the Lord Policy was promulgated, I immediately came out to establish a territory and farm."

Zhang San was surprised. "You don't even look up to the Green Dragon Combat Team?"

"The Green Dragon Combat Team came to Hui Three Base only after I joined the Construction Team. Later, for these two years, I often went on missions with Brother Luo." Actually, Xia Qing had never planned to join the Green Dragon Combat Team, but there was no need to elaborate on that.

Through his lenses, Zhang San carefully examined Xia Qing, who could still sit and converse clearly with him after consuming the Yi element stimulant liquid. The more he looked, the more satisfied he became. "Being able to evolve three systems of abilities as soon as the Calamity appeared shows your potential is very good. However, you consumed too few nutrients before, so the Yi element content in your blood is lower than the average for three-system evolved, and the Qiang element is far higher than the average."

"Eat 150 jin of python meat within three months, and consume as much Green Light food as possible. Eat one or two stalks of high-Yi-element spinach every day. Your nutrition must be balanced. Once you lower the Qiang element in your body and raise the Yi element, your evolution level will increase further."

Xia Qing's eyes also began to sparkle. "Third Brother, how can I trigger the Speed evolution ability?"

Such a stupid question; could a high-level three-system evolved ask it?

Zhang San looked disgusted. "The Yi evolution direction is related to DNA. Simply put, whichever aspect you were outstanding in before the Calamity, the Yi evolution has a high probability of developing in that direction."

Xia Qing, who was not good at running before the Calamity, wilted...

Seeing her at a loss, Zhang San was very happy. "Since you are a high-level Hearing and Vision evolved, it means your second pair, seventh pair, and eighth pair of brain nerves have evolved well, and your brain's information processing ability is not low. What is your current running speed level?"

"Between level two and three."

Zhang San was disdainful. "Too bad."

Xia Qing...

"With your evolution potential, as long as the method is correct and the training volume is sufficient, you should at least reach the peak level of an ordinary Speed evolved."

Level five peak?! Wasn't that Jing Kuan and Er Yong's speed? Xia Qing felt it was doable again. Taking advantage of her idol's good mood, Xia Qing tentatively asked, "Third Brother, you are a high-level evolved with immense power. How do you stay clear-headed and not get lost?"

Zhang San yawned. "Do you know what my evolution ability is?"

Was there even a need to ask?

Given her idol's professional achievements and this weak body, Xia Qing didn't need to use her brain to know. "You must be a high-level Brain Domain evolved. I have some Green Light Walnuts over there; should I send another hundred jin to you?"

Zhang San set the price. "250 jin. You have taken medication, and your body has also suffered new damage due to the stimulant liquid. I need to re-formulate a body damage treatment potion for you."

True to form as a Blue Star quality idol, he even considered this for his fan. Xia Qing nodded immediately without a second word. "Okay, trouble you, Third Brother."

"You made one mistake just now: I have no combat power and am not the owner of immense power. Whether in peaceful times or during the Calamity, researchers are merely pawns in the hands of those with immense power. Such people need to use their research to exchange for the supplies and security guarantees needed for survival and research. Those with ability exchange with research results; those without ability exchange with empty promises."

Zhang San leaned lazily against the back of the chair, his tone flat, as if the "pawns" he spoke of had nothing to do with him personally.

"I am luckier than most researchers, my mind is clearer, and I can see the direction of Blue Star's evolution, so I have the opportunity to actively choose power."

Xia Qing...

"You are truly too modest. With your research capabilities, self-protection is absolutely no problem. You could completely establish your own combat team and wouldn't need to rely on any power at all."

Zhang San yawned. "I'm lazy, and I don't have the energy to do these things, so I allied with a power that suits my taste and only do what I like. You established a Lord Alliance?"

Territory Seven definitely had a high-level Hearing evolved; hearing the conversation next door in Territory Six would be very easy, so Third Brother knowing about the Lord Alliance was no surprise to Xia Qing.

She understood the meaning of Third Brother's words and immediately extended an invitation. "Yes. The purpose of my alliance is mutual help, to farm the fields well together, and increase the chances of survival. The alliance members currently only include six territories: Number Three, Number Four, Number Five, Number Six, Number Ten, and Number Fifteen. Third Brother, you are also a Lord; are you interested in joining?"

"Count me in." Zhang San agreed bluntly, smiling comfortably.

The Lord Alliance added a very powerful new member, and Xia Qing also smiled with extra comfort.