Chapter 732: Three Monks Have No Water to Drink

Xia Qing indeed had not yet had time to make lunch, nor did she stand on ceremony with Zhao's mother; she thanked her, accepted the buns, and said, "I asked professionals. That mother rabbit likely ate her kits because her body lacked certain trace elements. When I have time, I'll go to where the rabbit was caught, find some edible grass and soil from that area, and bring them back for you to plant in the territory to feed the rabbits."

"It really could be a deficiency, because once the kits' fur grew in, the mother rabbit stopped biting them," Zhao's mother asked, "I recall you said the rabbits were caught on Mountain Fifty?"

Xia Qing nodded.

Zhao's mother discussed with Xia Qing, "When you go to patrol Mountain Fifty again, let Zhao Ze go with you? Let him do the work of finding grass, so it doesn't interfere with your important business."

Although the mountain road from the territory to the third peak of Mountain Fifty belonged to the Evolution Forest, people frequently traveled it, making the safety factor relatively high; Xia Qing nodded and agreed.

After returning to Territory Three, Xia Qing placed the two baby rabbits into the newly built rabbit hutch.

The rabbit hutch was south of the chicken coop; its four walls rose only a little over one meter above the ground, the top half was a roof, and the other half was covered with wire mesh to prevent the baby rabbits from escaping. During heavy rain or bad weather, the rainproof tarp on the roof could be pulled down to cover the open-air section as well.

Once the two baby rabbits were put inside, they could dig into the soil and burrow to live.

This was built by Xia Qing after listening to Zhang Song's advice and carefully reviewing the rabbit-raising books she had collected previously.

Such a rabbit hutch was more spacious than a cage, giving the rabbits greater activity space and allowing them to "connect with the earth." Once she brought back soil and edible plants to put inside the hutch, the baby rabbits would be able to obtain the specific trace element or elements needed for their growth.

Xia Qing was not worried about the rabbits digging tunnels and escaping, because no matter how well they could dig or how fast they could run, they could not run out of her territory.

The two baby rabbits, having grown up cared for by humans since childhood, were not afraid of people; after Xia Qing lifted them out of the cage, they obediently let her pet them several times before being placed in their new home. After hopping around to explore for a while, the two little creatures burrowed into the nest Xia Qing had nailed together for them using wooden boards.

Seeing that the two little creatures were adapting well, Xia Qing felt relieved, returned to the room, and decided to make an egg drop soup and slice some cucumbers to eat with the buns.

The Sheep Boss, who had been squinting while basking in the sun, saw Xia Qing return to the room, immediately trotted over to the rabbit hutch, placed its two front legs on the low wall, and poked its head inside to look.

After confirming that what was inside was not its food, the Sheep Boss lost interest, lay back down on the hanging chair, and continued swaying while basking in the sun.

Before Xia Qing inside the room had finished making the egg drop soup, she received a call from Yue Haiying.

"Xia Qing, Feng Wen circled around to the south side of Territory Fourteen and called out to Liao Chen. After the two spoke for a few minutes under the bus stop sign, Feng Wen followed Liao Chen into Territory Fourteen."

Because there were no auditory evolvers inside Territory Fifteen, Yue Haiying could only see the two speaking under the bus stop sign but could not hear what they were saying.

Xia Qing had long expected Feng Wen to go to Territory Fourteen. "Feng Wen's brother, Feng Teng, has some connection with Yan Meng. She dared not return to the Safe Zone, and I would not let her enter Territory Three, so she could only go to Territory Fourteen. I deduce that her first target today was likely Territory Fourteen."

Feng Wen knew Xia Qing would not take her in, so after being driven out of Territory Three, standing on the passage and cursing loudly was not just to save face, but also to shout for Yan Meng to hear.

Of course, Xia Qing letting Feng Wen enter the territory to speak was also for Yan Meng to see; the purpose was to make Yan Meng know that she still cared about Feng Wen as a person.

Yue Haiying responded, "Possible. Among those who survived the eleventh year of the disaster outside the Safe Zone's outer city, there was not a single fool. What are your plans next?"

The water in the pot boiled; thin slices of bright red tomatoes tumbled up and down with the splashing water, quickly scattering into fragments, and the clear water turned into a pot of pale red soup.

Xia Qing turned down the heat and answered, "Only Yan Meng and Liao Chen are in Territory Fourteen; the conflict between them is not yet obvious. Once Feng Wen joins them, it becomes three monks with no water to drink. We don't need to lift a finger; they will turn into a pot of chaos on their own."

Yuan Yan's remark that "the barefoot fear not the shod" hit the nail on the head.

Xia Qing had a territory and companions; she could not directly kill Yan Meng, who was hiding inside the territory, so the best method was to make them fight amongst themselves.

Would they unite to deal with Xia Qing?

Given the nature of those three, who would die if they didn't get a share of the profit, even if they truly conspired on something, one or even two of the three would surely secretly do something to gain greater personal benefit. Therefore, they could not unite at all.

"Alright, then let us wait and see." Yue Haiying felt again that Luo Pei was wrong; his disciple's head was not filled only with farming; she was very smart.

Xia Qing asked, "Brother Yue, have you registered for the Anti-Corruption Agent?"

Xia Qing had seen the public notice list online yesterday but could not find the retired wounded soldiers from Territory Fifteen, so she asked Yue Haiying whether they had registered.

"I registered several brothers in the territory," Yue Haiying sighed, "but the brothers with severe injuries or illnesses did not have enough contribution points to rank in the top three hundred."

Of the first batch of Anti-Corruption Agent produced in Territory Seven, Yang Jin and Xia Qing took ten vials; Hui Yi's helicopter took away 330 vials, and the remaining 180 vials were safely delivered by Yang Jin back to the Safe Zone and handed over to the Base Commander.

Of these 180 vials of Anti-Corruption Agent, 150 were administered to the patients or wounded who ranked in the top 150 for registration; the remaining 30 vials were kept as emergency medicine in the Safe Zone hospital pharmacy.

The wounded and sick personnel ranked 151 to 300 for registration must wait until the second batch of Anti-Corruption Agent is produced before they can take it. The Anti-Corruption Agent gave many people hope, greatly increasing their enthusiasm to contribute to the base.

The retired wounded soldiers inside Territory Fifteen, unless they cultivated high-yield element or high-stability crops, could not significantly increase their personal contribution points. Therefore, unless the Anti-Corruption Agent was mass-produced and put on the market, the possibility of them receiving the Anti-Corruption Agent from the base was equivalent to zero.

Xia Qing lowered her voice and asked, "Did Brother Yue register for Dazi? What is the current content of the Corruption Element in his body?"

Those waiting in line for the second batch of Anti-Corruption Agent would have to wait until late August at the earliest to get their wish.

Because the most important ingredient for preparing the Anti-Corruption Agent—some active enzyme—required at least four months to "cultivate" a batch.

In addition, the high-yield element spinach seeds for cultivating cordyceps fungi had just been placed in the hydroponic nutrient solution; the fungal sprouts would not mature and be ready for harvest until four months later.

This batch of spinach seeds was provided by Yang Jin, originating from the high-yield element spinach he had secretly planted last winter.

Now that the price of spinach seeds has not yet dropped, after the second harvest of cordyceps fungi is sold, besides other costs, Yang Jin's seed costs advanced for Xia Qing must also be deducted; only then is the dividend belonging to Xia Qing.

There is another issue: the entire second batch of Anti-Corruption Agent will be handed over to the authorities and will not be distributed to Xia Qing and Yang Jin.

So the Iron Rooster cannot earn "side income" anymore. But Xia Qing can get it whenever she wants, because the one who developed the Anti-Corruption Agent is her idol and ally!

If there are still people within the Alliance who need the Anti-Corruption Agent, she can appeal to her idol to claim a few vials from the third or fourth batch.

Zhang Hongda was the first person she selected within the Alliance to take the Anti-Corruption Agent.