Chapter 677: Physical Exam

The last day for the three sick wolves to come take their medicine, they were escorted over by the head wolf and the Broken-Waist Wolf together. Or more precisely, the head wolf and the Broken-Waist Wolf brought four nursing mother wolves from the northern pack to take medicine, and brought the three sick wolves along as well.

Among the four mother wolves were Broken-Leg Girl and the two mother wolves who had come last time for deworming drops, plus one giant wolf — Xia Qing guessed she had only recently given birth, which was why she hadn't come last time.

Including the head wolf, all the pregnant and birthing mother wolves of the northern pack this year should be here. A wolf can give birth to three to eight pups at a time; even if half die, the northern pack can still raise over a dozen pups this year. By autumn, these pups will grow into half-grown wolves capable of protecting themselves, and by next spring, they'll be able to hunt in formation with the pack.

By then, Xia Qing should be able to see the pups of the head wolf and the Broken-Waist Wolf. She was dying to know what abilities the pups of two brain-evolution wolves might inherit.

Broken-Leg Girl and the other three mother wolves were ferociously fierce, the three sick wolves huddled into a ball, the head wolf stood majestic and commanding, the Broken-Waist Wolf raised a paw and pointed at the medicine box, and Xia Qing's face was a picture of utter confusion.

What does the Broken-Waist Wolf mean by this?

Could it be protesting why all the mother wolves got pills but it didn't? Xia Qing patiently explained, "Broken-Waist, you already took them the first time you brought those three wolves over. This kind of preventive medicine only needs to be taken once."

The Broken-Waist Wolf pulled its paw back, stared at Xia Qing thoughtfully, clearly unsatisfied with her answer. Xia Qing didn't keep guessing either; she picked up the medicine box and went to collect saliva and blood samples from the three sick wolves.

Today was the third day of medication, and the three sick wolves were in much better shape than when they first came. These three wolves were unusually well-behaved today — when Xia Qing pried open their mouths to take saliva samples, the brutes didn't so much as bare a fang or struggle, not even daring to swipe a paw.

Because the head wolf was standing right beside Xia Qing; even though it didn't let out a single howl or swat a single paw, none of these wolves dared challenge the head wolf's authority.

After Xia Qing finished sampling, the Broken-Waist Wolf came over again, extended a wolf paw clad in a snakeskin protective suit, and pressed down on Xia Qing's hand just as she was about to put the sampling test tube into the medicine box.

Xia Qing looked up and locked eyes with this clever wolf for a few seconds, then suddenly understood. She gestured and asked, "You want me to take samples from you, the Empress, Broken-Leg Girl, and the others too?"

This time, the Broken-Waist Wolf finally revealed its adorable, snow-white little fang tips.

Squatting on the ground and looking up at a wolf that could smile, Xia Qing was even more deeply moved. She hadn't even watched any videos about regular physical exams yet, and this fellow had already considered the threat of infectious disease and proactively brought important members of the pack in for checkups!

The pack's half-baked medic, Xia Qing, turned to look at the head wolf, saw that it didn't object either, and nodded, "Alright, I'll take samples from all the wolves and test whether they're sick."

Fortunately, Xia Qing had brought enough sampling test tubes, otherwise she really wouldn't have been able to meet the pack's demands today. She took out the test tubes and labeled each one with the wolf's name: Head Wolf, Broken-Waist Wolf, Broken-Leg Girl, Grey-Eyed Grey-Furred Mother Wolf, Scarred Black Mother Wolf, Grey Giant Mother Wolf, then took samples from them one by one.

Although the four mother wolves bared their fangs, none of them made any move to hurt Xia Qing, and the sampling process went smoothly. But when taking samples from the Grey Giant Mother Wolf, Xia Qing was still a little scared inside. Because this was her first time handling this wolf — if it opened its mouth, it could bite Xia Qing's head clean off with a single snap.

After putting the samples away, Xia Qing began explaining to the two brain-evolution wolves the relationship between the Evolution Giant Python and the Qiang Snake, the deadliness of Qiang Snake venom, and the habits of the Qiang Snake.

To make the explanation clear, she used the videos and photos of the Qiang Snake and pythons she'd gotten from her idol, talking and gesturing as she went.

After repeating the explanation three times and confirming the two brain-evolution wolves understood, Xia Qing closed her notebook and said solemnly, "Empress, Broken-Waist, your territory is too close to Python Lake. You must be on your guard."

As for what the pack does about it, that's their business — Xia Qing couldn't interfere with the pack's decisions or offer them advice.

Unlike Xia Qing's solemn gravity, the head wolf and the Broken-Waist Wolf were both very calm. Xia Qing deeply understood what was meant by "the Emperor isn't anxious, but the eunuch is" — she stopped repeating herself, took a big bag of freeze-dried treats out of her backpack, tied it onto the Broken-Waist Wolf, and instructed the head wolf, "Empress, take these freeze-dried treats back to eat, and leave some for Wolf Lao Er too."

The Broken-Waist Wolf got food and showed its happy smile again.

The head wolf leaped out over ten meters in a single bound, the other wolves immediately followed, and in the blink of an eye they vanished from Xia Qing's sight. Taking advantage of the daylight still remaining, Xia Qing began disinfecting Wolf Valley.

Suddenly, she heard the sound of wolves moving again. She looked up toward Valley One, and when she saw the head wolf dart out, Xia Qing's eyes lit up.

The head wolf had actually carried a small wild boar over in its mouth — though it wasn't alive, Xia Qing was still very happy.

Once the head wolf set the small wild boar down in front of her, Xia Qing immediately launched into effusive admiration, "Is this little wild boar a gift for me?! Thank you, Empress! You're truly a dignified wolf standing at the pinnacle of Blue Star's Jin Zita — a little wild boar like this is perfect for roasting! Would you like to stay and eat some roast meat before you go?"

The head wolf calmly listened to Xia Qing finish her praise, circled her once, then turned and left.

"Safe travels, Empress! Bring Wolf Lao Er back to visit when you have time!"

After watching the head wolf disappear, Xia Qing tested and found the small wild boar was indeed green-light, very much in keeping with the head wolf's style. She sealed the small wild boar into a packaging bag, finished the valley's disinfection work, and immediately contacted her idol, "Third Brother, I got a green-light small wild boar weighing over twenty jin, freshly killed, still warm — should I bring it to you now?"

It was just getting dark, the perfect time to prepare dinner. Zhang San's voice was so kind it crumbled, "Good. It's a wild boar the pack raised in the valley — you killed it, no problem?"

"The wolves killed it and gave it to me." Now that her idol had accepted the small wild boar, the rest of the matter was much easier to handle. "Third Brother, besides the three sick wolves, I also took blood and saliva from six wolves. Could you help test them too — check whether they're healthy and whether they need medication?"

Zhang San……

Her idol didn't say a word, so Xia Qing immediately added more bargaining chips, "The treatment for the three sick wolves is finished. You just focus on researching potions back at the territory. I'll organize a team to dig green-light bamboo shoots tomorrow — how many do you want? I'll dig them all and bring them back."

Only then did Zhang San say slowly, "Dig as many as you can. I'll have Yanlong come over to pick up the supplies."

After the people from the Heavy Alliance left, Ji Li began his vacation, and Yanlong is now the person in charge of guard duties at Territory Seven and the supply pickup person.

After Yanlong arrived, Xia Qing handed over the samples and the wild boar to her. Seeing Yanlong looking at her, Xia Qing immediately assured her, "Don't worry, Sister Yan. I'll bring Tan Qi back exactly the way I took her there."

That afternoon, when Yanlong took Tan Qi to the reservoir at Territory Three for training, Xia Qing brought up organizing a team to dig bamboo shoots tomorrow. Tan Qi applied to join with her own weapons and gear. Seeing that Yanlong didn't object, Xia Qing also agreed to recruit this ten-year-old fourth-tier speed evolver into the team.

Although Tan Qi is young, her marksmanship and combat skills were both trained by Yanlong. Though she's a bit lacking in strength, her killing power isn't low — she can join the team for missions.