Chapter 610: The Chinese Toon Tree and the Helicopter

Ram Boss lowered its head to sniff, then drained half a basin of water in one go. Seeing it so thirsty yet still refusing to go home for water, Xia Qing's heart ached.

On the fifth day after she entered the territory last year, February 19th, she discovered this green-light Chinese Toon tree growing on Gao Po. At the time, the tree's buds weren't even a finger's length. This past winter was nearly ten degrees colder than usual, and today is only February 10th, so the Chinese Toon definitely won't bud within three to five days.

Ram Boss guarding here surely isn't just for the sake of getting the first taste of tender shoots.

After the great biological evolution of Blue Star, not only humans treat food like the apple of their eye—the animals in the Evolution Forest also fight each other bloody over high-quality food.

This tree is Ram Boss's favorite food source. Ram Boss guarding the Chinese Toon tree so seriously must have its reasons.

Xia Qing sat on a rock, looking up at the towering Chinese Toon tree.

Although she didn't know much about Chinese Toon trees, she did know that when Chinese Toon sprouts, it gives off a unique fragrance.

Ram Boss guarding here is very likely to guard against animals that compete with it for the Chinese Toon leaves.

What kind of animals could they be? Wild boars in the valley busy giving birth to and raising piglets, birds with wings flying everywhere, insects that have lain dormant all winter, or other sheep, deer, or cattle that like to eat Chinese Toon shoots?

Territory Three has already been enclosed with tall iron-net walls, so large animals without wings definitely can't get in. Birds don't need guarding against like this, so it's most likely insects.

Xia Qing closed her eyes and carefully listened through the gurgling water sounds, trying to distinguish any movement inside the bark and in the soil.

Before Xia Qing could detect the presence of insects, she was disturbed by the roar of a helicopter.

She opened her eyes and looked at the small black dot in the western sky, and soon heard Tan Junjie's announcement on the Lord Channel:

"Attention all lords, attention all lords: the heavy transport helicopter from the Chonglian Group is about to arrive over the northern Zone One territory. All lords please refrain from activity in the isolation belts and passages outside your territories. Attention all lords…"

With the helicopter's interference, Xia Qing had no way to use her hearing to diagnose the Chinese Toon tree's abnormality. She rubbed Ram Boss's head, stood up, and said, "I'm going to get the insecticide and fungicide."

Ram Boss, narrowing its eyes with killing intent at the helicopter, had no time at all to pay attention to Xia Qing.

Xia Qing was amused by its expression. "Don't worry, Boss, the helicopter isn't here to steal the Chinese Toon shoots."

"Xia Qing, are you there?"

Before Xia Qing could reach the small hut by the farmland, Tan Junjie was already calling her on the Lord Channel.

Xia Qing pressed the button. "Here."

"The supplies from the first helicopter will be unloaded on the northern Gao Po of Territory Three. Don't leave your territory for now, so you don't get accidentally injured."

Didn't they say they'd repair the wall on the west side of Territory Eight first? When did that change? Why?

"Copy that." Xia Qing's mind raced through countless thoughts, and after calmly responding she asked, "Captain Tan, the helicopter won't enter the airspace over my territory, will it?"

Tan Junjie answered seriously, "According to the agreement, it won't."

After getting the answer, Xia Qing sprinted home, hauled the grenade launcher out of the underground storage room, raced back to Gao Po, and pointed the barrel at the helicopter flying closer and closer, which seemed to be flying somewhat unsteadily.

Any abnormality means danger.

Xia Qing was very clear about the relationship between Chonglian and Xin Yu—if the helicopter dared to enter the airspace over her territory, she would blow it out of the sky without hesitation!

"Xia Qing, Chonglian doesn't have pilots who can't even fly a helicopter steadily in normal weather. If the helicopter loses control and enters your territory, it means these are invaders sneaking in under the guise, and you can eliminate them directly." Xin Yu, who rarely spoke on the walkie-talkie, came online with killing intent.

Xia Qing, standing on the tall pine tree, had already locked onto the helicopter above. "Copy that, I've aimed the grenade launcher."

Perhaps having heard the conversation between Xia Qing and Xin Yu, the large helicopter swaying unsteadily in the sky immediately behaved itself, hovering very steadily over the northern isolation belt of Territory Three, and began unloading.

Xia Qing's slightly narrowed eyes were aimed straight at the machine gunner inside the helicopter; the dark, grim barrel looked like the open mouth of an evolved python.

"Shit!"

The machine gunner inside the helicopter cursed under his breath, "That woman in the tree seems to be able to see me. Isn't she a Strength Evolver?"

"She's Luo Pei's disciple, holding the same top-tier sniper rifle as Luo Pei. How could she possibly be just a Strength Evolver."

The pilot flying the helicopter, staring at the majestic evolved wolf inside Territory Three, reminded his teammate, "This is a territory, and the lord of Territory Three is President Xin's friend. As long as we stay properly outside the territory, she has no reason to fire. But if you dare to fire a single bullet, she could blast us both to bits and not be breaking any law."

The machine gunner cursed again, "This woman looks just as stubborn and difficult as Xin Yu—no wonder the two of them could become friends."

"If she didn't have some real skills, what woman would dare come out to farm alone?" The pilot's gaze shifted to the gleaming white evolved sheep inside the territory, and he reminded his teammate again, "It's not that we're not carrying out the mission, it's that the situation has changed. The other side has already noticed our intentions, so the mission can't continue and can only be called off."

After saying that, the pilot gave his prideful teammate a way out, "We're just doing this to earn a living. It's not worth offending President Xin and Secretary Zhou over a verbal promise Yu Wenchuang made. They're titans clashing—we little devils should stay as far away as possible, or we won't even know how we died."

"Hmph." The sniper finally put down his sniper rifle, lounging lazily in the co-pilot seat, staring fixedly at the evolved wolf inside Territory Three. "That wolf—did it spot our bat?"

After the helicopter finished unloading, it took off smoothly and flew back. Xia Qing lowered the grenade launcher and shifted her gaze to the dozen or so wooden crates on the northern isolation belt.

The supplies inside the wooden crates were wrapped in waterproof cloth. They definitely weren't iron nets or iron frames—they were supplies meant for Xin Yu.

These goods weren't delivered outside Territory Eight's gate but placed on Gao Po instead—clearly meant to disgust Xin Yu. This kind of underhanded little trick should have been arranged by Xin Yu's very "caring" cousin Yu Wenchuang.

This style, this magnanimity, heh.

Before the first helicopter had disappeared from Xia Qing's field of vision, the second arrived at the western part of this territory, unloaded its full cargo of supplies onto the western isolation belt, then the eastern and southern ones.

The helicopters shuttled back and forth more than twenty times, only delivering all the steel frames, wire mesh, and fittings needed for the wall enclosure when dusk was falling.

Once Chonglian's construction crew and engineering vehicles are in place, they can start work.

Xia Qing confirmed that all the helicopters had flown away before lowering the grenade launcher and going to the small hut by the farmland to get the insecticide, fungicide, and sprayer.

"Thud!"

Before she could return to Gao Po, she heard a "thud" from up the slope.

Ram Boss was headbutting the tree!

Xia Qing immediately grabbed the chemicals and sprayer and rushed back to Gao Po, discovering Ram Boss using its big head with the spiral horn to thump-thump headbutt its precious big tree.