Chapter 800: Big Wolf, Wait a Sec

"Big Wolf, long time no see!"

Xia Qing stood on the isolation strip outside the north gate of Territory One-North, greeting the handsome giant wolf that was slowly walking out of the Evolution Forest with great enthusiasm.

The handsome giant wolf calmly looked at Xia Qing with its ice-blue eyes, and at the little thing on her leg. The Flat-top, who was tearing meat off Xia Qing's calf, noticed the giant wolf, twisted its body, and scurried away cockily.

Xia Qing shook the mud off her leg, swiped open the north gate, and said, "Thanks for saving me, Big Wolf. Got something to discuss—shall we go inside?"

The handsome giant wolf didn't care for that very dangerous, ever-opening-and-closing door beside Xia Qing. It ran forward two steps, leaped, cleared two tall wire-mesh walls in one bound, and landed steadily inside Territory Three.

Old Sheep, who was lying in the sheep shed chewing cud, heard the commotion. His cud-chewing mouth paused for two seconds, then continued.

Yang Jin? He was resting with his eyes closed in the quiet meeting room of Territory Three, where there was no crying or cursing. He should have gotten a good sleep in Territory One before coming over, but he wanted to see Xia Qing more than he wanted to sleep, so he came.

After the handsome giant wolf jumped over, Xia Qing didn't have a single temper tantrum, and turned to walk back. Before the lurking Flat-top could rush in, the iron gate closed, infuriating it into cursing as it marked its scent outside the door, then turned to go find some jerky.

Xia Qing ran to the handsome giant wolf's side, her little mouth running nonstop. "When you jumped in just now, the moonlight all gathered on you—way too handsome! Why does the moon like you so much? You didn't build a pyramid on the moon too, did you…"

No matter how much Xia Qing chattered, the handsome giant wolf stared at her hand expressionlessly.

After Xia Qing had said enough, she finally asked, "Big Wolf, did you come for some nutrient solution? Okay, I'll get it for you right away!"

Whether it was the native spinach planted on March 2 or the base-issued X-2 planted on March 10, both had now entered the seed-setting stage. Forget pinching off spinach leaves—even knocking off a single crumb could cause a spinach-seed explosion.

Still, if those two plots can't be pinched, there's a third. Xia Qing planted 100 native spinach seeds on April 20, and the 70 spinach plants that grew are now in the perfect window for pinching leaves freely.

She went into the greenhouse, pinched a few leaves, went home to juice them and drip the liquid into the nutrient source, then brought it to the handsome giant wolf in the yard, who was staring at the sheep shed. "A family of red squirrels lives in there, not enemies. Drink up, Big Wolf—it's fresh."

The handsome giant wolf lowered its head to sniff, drank the premium nutrient solution in big gulps, then looked up at Xia Qing. Xia Qing, being very perceptive, poured it a small half-basin of pollution-free spring water. After drinking, the handsome giant wolf still showed no expression, turned around, and left.

"Big Wolf, wait a sec."

Xia Qing immediately called it back, pulled out her phone, and showed it a photo. "A human wearing clothes like this escaped into the Evolution Forest during the Scorching Rain period. Have you seen him, Big Wolf?"

Xia Qing stared at the handsome giant wolf hopefully for a while, then gave up trying to read yes or no from its expression. This wolf had a stone-cold face—she couldn't extract any information from its expression, so she could only communicate with gestures and pantomime.

"Big Wolf, this person is extremely dangerous. If the wolf pack runs into him, don't fight him. Come back and tell me, and I'll bring people to catch him."

Can the handsome giant wolf understand? Xia Qing guessed it could understand some of it. It was the Third Leader of the Northern Wolf Pack, and might now also be the boss of the Western Wolf Pack. Its IQ might not be as high as the Head Wolf's or the Broken-Waist Wolf's, but it was definitely higher than the other evolved wolves. So Xia Qing repeated it two more times, then looked hopefully at this Lucky Wolf that had sent her a New Year gift package.

Seeing that Xia Qing had stopped talking, the handsome giant wolf raised its big paw and continued forward.

Xia Qing, completely undiscouraged, gave one final reminder: "Big Wolf, if the wolf pack spots this human, you absolutely have to tell me!"

The handsome giant wolf, having been called to a halt, was silent for a few seconds—then actually raised its head.

Not good!

"Aooo—ooooo—ooooooo—"

"Aooo—aooo—oooo—"

Hearing the wolf howls, Yang Jin flashed out of the meeting room and reached Xia Qing's side in seconds. The lord walkie-talkie crackled with Tang Huai's inquiry: "Xia Qing, what's the situation?"

Yuan Rui, the screening-team member on duty, also came online to ask, "Territory Three, what's happening?"

What's the situation, what's going on? Xia Qing looked at the handsome giant wolf facing off against Yang Jin, pressed the button, and said, "I'm testing the bird-scaring weapon's effect. I didn't control the volume well—sorry about that."

Everyone…

Taking me for a fool? Tang Huai muttered, then fell silent.

In Territory Six, Hearing Zhu Li whispered, "That doesn't sound like it came from a loudspeaker either…"

"Copy that." Yuan Rui replied dead seriously, "Sister Qing, please file a report in advance next time before testing weapons."

"Understood."

Xia Qing looked at the murderous handsome giant wolf and quietly briefed Yang Jin on the situation. "Captain Yang, the giant wolf is helping me gather intel. No ill intent—please rein in your killing intent."

Yang Jin reined it in as best he could. Xia Qing stepped forward two paces and tried to reason with this straight-talking wolf. "Big Wolf, thanks…"

"Aooo—oooo—ooooo—"

Before Xia Qing could finish, a familiar wolf howl rose from Mountain Fifty-One. This is… the Broken-Legged one? Could that scumbag from Territory Seven have escaped to Mountain Fifty-One?

"Aooo—aooo—oooo—"

Another wolf howl came from the direction of Mountain Fifty-Two to the north—this is… Scar Wolf!

"Aooo—oooo—"

"Aoooooo—oooo—"

A wolf howl also came from Mountain Forty-Eight to the west. This was an unfamiliar wolf—Xia Qing was hearing it for the first time. Based on the direction, she judged it might be from the Western Wolf Pack.

Listening to the rising and falling wolf howls, Tang Huai couldn't help but grumble: Xia Qing's "weapon" might have unclear bird-scaring effects, but its wolf-attracting effect was pretty impressive.

Wolf howls from the east, west, and north left Xia Qing completely disoriented and struck terror into the lords' hearts.

Tan Junjie immediately called to ask, "Xia Qing, will the wolf pack attack the territories?"

Xia Qing explained, "No, Captain Tan can rest easy."

After Tan Junjie hung up, Yuan Rui quickly posted an announcement on the lord channel: Attention all lords, attention all lords: the wolf pack is hunting in the nearby Evolution Forest. Please do not panic, do not make loud noises, and do not leave your territories.

"Aooo—oooo—"

After hearing the rising and falling wolf howls, the handsome giant wolf gave a long response, walked a few steps outward, and looked back at Xia Qing.

Xia Qing understood. "Big Wolf wants me to follow you?"

The handsome giant wolf, of course, didn't respond, and kept walking forward.

"Big Wolf, wait a sec!" Xia Qing immediately went back inside to grab her weapon, then apologized to Yang Jin. "Captain Yang, the wolf pack may have spotted the defector from Territory Seven. I'm going out with the giant wolf. You…"

Yang Jin was very decisive. "I'm going with you. You're not that person's match yet."

Xia Qing certainly had no objection to having top-tier combat power move with her, but she had to get the handsome giant wolf's approval.

After Xia Qing expressed her intent several times with no reaction from the handsome giant wolf, she took that as consent. She notified Hu Zifeng to send someone to guard her territory, called out to Old Sheep when passing the greenhouse, and only then left Territory Three with Yang Jin, following the handsome giant wolf.

Once they entered Section Three of Mountain Forty-Nine, Xia Qing climbed onto the handsome giant wolf's back without a word of protest. "Big Wolf, let's go!"

The handsome giant wolf…

Yang Jin…