Chapter 518: First Time Using a Personal Flight Device

When the video got to the section on preventing infection by super-evolved bacteria, mentioning regular disinfection and taking deworming pills, Xia Qing paused it again.

When the Waist-Broken Wolf turned its amber eyes toward her, Xia Qing explained, "Handsome Wolf Bro, look at these pills. Taking them regularly can greatly reduce the risk of parasitic infection."

Xia Qing pointed at herself and proposed a trade, "Human, me, also needs to take these pills regularly. Handsome Wolf Bro, want to trade pills to give to your wolf companions? One pill per wolf every six months is enough."

After Xia Qing earnestly explained twice, the Waist-Broken Wolf seemed to understand. It turned and left the greenhouse, and in a short while came back carrying the pigeon-egg-sized Yi stone from the house, placing it in front of Xia Qing.

Xia Qing shook her head very seriously, gesturing as she explained, "This Yi stone, you already used it to trade for this laptop, and the knowledge inside. If you want to trade for pills, you need to give me another Yi stone like this one."

Friendship is friendship, business is business.

Knowledge—knowledge that raises survival odds—is very precious. This is something Xia Qing traded precious supplies to Yang Jin for; if the wolf pack wants it, they need to trade too.

Medicine is even more precious—if you want it, you have to trade supplies for it.

The Waist-Broken Wolf understood. It used its paw to nudge the laptop shut, pushed it into its basket, carried it home, placed it in the cabinet Xia Qing had assigned it in the second-floor storage room, and then left Territory Three.

Xia Qing understood the Waist-Broken Wolf was going back to fetch Yi stones. She immediately contacted Ji Li, and upon learning her idol wasn't busy at the moment, Xia Qing called him and explained why she was looking for him.

"Third Brother, I'd like to trade with you for 100 pills that evolved wolves can take, deworming pills. Would that work?"

"Sure." Zhang San agreed very readily, and the trade terms he proposed made Xia Qing very happy: "Trade with herbs. I'll have Ji Li bring you the pictures."

"Thank you, Third Brother." Xia Qing asked, "Do you have a video introduction for the herbs you want gathered? If so, please send me a copy too. I have a laptop now, and using a video will help the wolf pack understand the type of herbs you want and how to gather them."

Although the laptop had been traded to the Waist-Broken Wolf, it was still kept at Xia Qing's house, and Xia Qing could use it too. This deal was really perfect for Xia Qing!

Zhang San yawned, "Not for this batch. I'll find a way to make a video later."

About an hour after Ji Li delivered the pills, the Waist-Broken Wolf returned. The side pocket of its full-coverage protective suit was bulging, and by the shape, it contained three round objects.

The Waist-Broken Wolf turned sideways, signaling Xia Qing to take them out.

With an excited heart and trembling hands, Xia Qing pulled out a walnut-sized Yi stone and... two walnuts.

Although it wasn't three Yi stones, Xia Qing was still very content. "One Yi stone this big is enough. Thank you, Handsome Wolf Bro, for the walnuts."

Xia Qing took out the small bag of pills and earnestly explained to the Waist-Broken Wolf, "This is medicine. Can't eat too much. One wolf only gets one pill."

Afraid the Waist-Broken Wolf didn't understand, Xia Qing called over the sick wolf next door that was watching fish, took out a pill and placed it in front of the sick wolf, then took out another pill and placed it in front of the Waist-Broken Wolf. "One wolf, only one pill. Eating more will make you sick. Understand?"

Hearing the word "sick," the sick wolf immediately stopped smiling, closed its mouth, and stared at Xia Qing.

The Waist-Broken Wolf thoughtfully stared at the bag of pills for a few seconds, then turned and walked to the greenhouse exit, looking back at Xia Qing.

"You want me to come with you to Mountain Sixty? Door-to-door delivery? Great!" The middleman Xia Qing's eyes immediately lit up.

The Waist-Broken Wolf bared its lips, revealing cute little pointed fangs.

Hu Zifeng received Xia Qing's call, asking him to send someone to watch the territory; Xia Qing was going out for half a day.

Seeing Xia Qing leave the territory with a large backpack, carrying a long rectangular cardboard box, and accompanied by two wolves, Chen Cheng quietly asked her brother, "Bro, what do you think Sister Qing is doing?"

"Want to know?"

"Yes."

Chen Zheng hoisted his hoe onto his shoulder and walked toward the greenhouse with a calm expression. "Catch up and ask Xia Qing, or ask the wolves. If you don't want to chase, go ask Boss Sheep instead."

Boss Sheep, who had been watching its companions leave, heard someone calling it in a snide tone. It turned its head, narrowed its eyes, pawed at the razor snow on the ground, and charged at Chen Zheng.

"I... damn! It can hear from that far away?!" Chen Zheng dropped his hoe and started sprinting. Chen Cheng pretended to be an innocent piece of tree bark leaning against the big tree, while secretly bursting with joy inside.

After the two wolves and one person left Mountain Forty-Nine, Area Three, and entered the Green Dragon Squad training base, they were immediately captured by surveillance. In the monitoring room, Jing Kuan looked at Xia Qing's gear and was quite surprised. "There's snow everywhere in the Evolution Forest. What are Sister Qing and the wolves going to do?"

The tabby cat sleeping on the table lifted its head and stared at the two wolves and one person on the screen.

"Little Fifth, you seem very interested in Xia Qing and the wolves." Jing Kuan reached out to pet Little Fifth's head.

Little Fifth quickly dodged, opened its mouth wide to show its fangs, hissed at Jing Kuan, and warned him not to come closer.

Jing Kuan clicked his tongue twice. "So petty? Spit out my green lantern bamboo rat jerky!"

The two wolves and one person avoided the Mountain Fifty construction crew and the Second Disaster Elimination Echelon, trudged through the snow for another 40-plus minutes, and Xia Qing stopped.

The two wolves thought Xia Qing was going to rest again, but unexpectedly she opened her backpack and started fiddling with things. The sick wolf obediently waited in place, while the Waist-Broken Wolf doubled back to see what Xia Qing was doing.

"This is a personal flight device. In a bit I can fly up, even faster than you two running." Xia Qing placed the personal flight device on the cleared open ground, then stepped onto it, used the fixing buckles on top to secure her shoes, gripped the control handle, and eagerly called to her companions, "Waist-Broken, Wolf Lao Er, I'm about to start flying. Keep up!"

"Buzz—"

Xia Qing pressed the switch on the handle. The turbine engine started running—the sound was indeed not small, but they were already far from the roaring machinery of the dangerous Mountain Fifty zone, so there was no worry of being overheard. It did, however, startle the two wolf companions.

The Waist-Broken Wolf leaped several meters forward, shielding the sick wolf behind it, and stared wide-eyed at Xia Qing as she slowly left the ground.

Flying for the first time, Xia Qing stood in the posture from the tutorial video, slowly rose to over a hundred meters, and cheerfully called to her two companions on the ground, "Waist-Broken, Wolf Lao Er, let's speed up—see who can run faster!"

While the Waist-Broken Wolf was still in shock, the sick wolf had already gone sprinting after Xia Qing.

Flying at low altitude, Xia Qing could not only clearly see the tracks the wolves left on the razor snow, but also the birds startled into flight by her, and the rabbits, wild boars, pheasants, foxes, deer, and other animals bolting away. The feeling was truly different. Although the wind resistance was strong and her aerial balance wasn't controlled well enough, making her flight speed not fast enough, it was far less strenuous—and far faster—than trudging through the razor snow in the dangerous Evolution Forest.

The feeling of flying was so thrilling and exciting—Xia Qing loved it!

With a mirror on her back, Xia Qing flew over a dozen bottomless mountain crevices that looked like the gaping mouths of giant beasts, flew over the crocodile zone where the water surface hadn't frozen, and also flew over the high-danger razor-evolved plant zone where tree vines whipped about wildly. Ten minutes later, she landed on a beast trail still a dozen or so li from Mountain Sixty.