Chapter 845: Where Did the Poaching Team Come From

After the wolf pack occupied Mountain 55 and howled for half the day, even the humans in the Northern District One heard about it, so Xia Qing thought the black python had already withdrawn and the wolves only let her come fill in the pool.

She hadn't expected this fellow to still be here! So when she was wandering along the pool's edge with the two clever wolves earlier, this fellow was listening from underwater?

That's way too scary!

The wolf pack isn't afraid of the giant python, but Xia Qing is. This thing is amphibious and very strong in combat. If it follows surface rivers or underground dark rivers southward during the Calamity Rain and enters human territory, it will definitely cause a catastrophic event.

She's just a worker; the python pool isn't hers to fill. If the black python has anger, it can fight the wolf pack—just don't take it out on her.

Not long after the black giant python's head surfaced, six medium and small pythons surfaced one after another. The alpha wolf stood on the stone wall with six evolved wolves, forming an attack formation.

The black giant python slowly rose. When Xia Qing secretly saw the bright red Calamity Snakes clinging to its body, her pupils contracted—the Calamity Snakes were still here too!

"Wooo—"

The alpha wolf let out a majestic roar. Broken-Waist Wolf and Broken-Leg Girl, who were protecting the wolf pups on the mountaintop, immediately ran into the cave. Five minutes later, the two wolves, wearing snake-skin protective suits, rushed to the front line and stood on either side of the alpha wolf. Seeing this, Xia Qing confirmed the wolf pack had taken back Mountain 55, because they had moved some supplies from Mountain 60 here.

The wolf pups born to the northern wolf pack this year—are they here, or still on Mountain 60? Black Wolf, Broken-Leg Wolf, and Scar Wolf didn't show up. Are they on Mountain 60 protecting the pups?

The wolves, who aren't good at water combat, won't enter the pool; the black python, not good at land combat, won't come ashore. So both sides fell into a stalemate and began a test of patience.

After a full ten minutes, the black giant python, wrapped around by the Calamity Snakes, slowly sank back into the water. The alpha wolf on the stone wall raised its head and let out a long howl. The wolf pack—including the little wolves on the mountaintop—joined in chorus.

Xia Qing, whose hearing wasn't great, couldn't hear the little wolves' howls. After confirming the giant python had sunk to the bottom of the pool, she went back to work.

After prying loose another stone and rolling it into the python pool, Xia Qing hid behind a tree and waited. She didn't see the black python surface, but saw Broken-Waist Wolf carry over a honey badger and place it by the python pool.

This honey badger, two sizes bigger than Little Flat-Top, stood up and furiously picked a fight with Broken-Waist Wolf.

Xia Qing……

At 5:30 in the afternoon, having knocked down thirteen "small stones," Xia Qing decided to call it a day. "Queen, my lord, the channel between the pool and the dark river should be blocked now. I'm heading back to the territory. Tomorrow morning I need to plant sweet potato seedlings, and I'll come back in the afternoon to continue working. Is that okay?"

The alpha wolf, who had been protecting Xia Qing nearby, nuzzled her. Broken-Waist Wolf, wearing a protective suit, jumped down from the mountaintop. It still remembered its earlier promise to escort Xia Qing back to the territory.

Running alongside Broken-Waist Wolf, Xia Qing complained, "Broken-Waist, I've worked half a day for you guys. The least you could do is give me a wild duck, right?"

Broken-Waist Wolf turned to look at Xia Qing, thoughtful.

Running and chattering, Xia Qing said, "Right, I did take two pieces of Yi Stone from you, but aren't we friends? I'm hungry, and it's time for humans to eat. Shouldn't you give me some food?"

Broken-Waist Wolf understood. With a leap, it vanished, and about two minutes later came back carrying… a duck egg!

Xia Qing……

"Broken-Waist, thanks for the duck egg, but I actually prefer roast duck."

Broken-Waist Wolf spat the duck egg into Xia Qing's hand and was just showing its cute little fang tips in a smile, when it closed its mouth and looked at Xia Qing thoughtfully.

It was almost dark. Xia Qing quickly stored the duck egg in a suitable container and kept running back with Broken-Waist Wolf. The person and wolf followed the winding beast trail through several peaks of Mountain 52, reaching the foot of Mountain 49. Broken-Waist Wolf refused to go further, signaling for Xia Qing to walk the rest herself.

Xia Qing waved goodbye to this busy wolf and entered the Green Dragon Squad's territory alone.

She hadn't run far when she saw Yang Jin waiting ahead. Then Xia Qing understood why Broken-Waist Wolf wouldn't escort her any further.

Seeing that Xia Qing's protective suit was covered in moss of all colors, Yang Jin knew she'd had a hard afternoon. He abandoned his plan to talk business with her right away and stepped forward to ask, "Xia Qing, can you hear me?"

Expressionless, Xia Qing nodded. "Yes, my hearing is much better. Captain Yang, you're here about the poachers?"

Yang Jin walked with her toward District Three of Mountain 49. "There's something else too. I still have things to handle. Can I come find you at Territory Three at eight tonight?"

"Sure." Xia Qing had done physical labor all afternoon and sweated a lot. Right now she just wanted to run back quickly, wash up, and drink water.

After parting with Yang Jin, Xia Qing had just entered District Three of Mountain 49 when Little Flat-Top blocked her path.

"Several honey badgers live on Mountain 49, but you're the only one who charges humans a toll." Xia Qing complained. She wasn't going to give this chubbier little honey badger any food. She leaped over its head and sped forward.

Little Flat-Top naturally refused to let Xia Qing go and chased after her huffily.

When she reached the edge of the Wild Boar Valley, Xia Qing couldn't go any further because she saw a Black Wolf, two red foxes, and a fox cub at the entrance of the wolf den.

Unlike the cub's light brown fur, the adult red foxes' reddish-brown coats were more brilliant than the sunset on the horizon. No wonder they became a primary target for humans hunting pelts.

"Brother Black Wolf, long time no see. What have you and Broken-Leg been busy with lately? Such a big scene as fighting Xiong Qun today, and neither of you showed up." Xia Qing greeted Black Wolf.

As expected, Black Wolf ignored her.

Xia Qing jumped down into the valley, pulled the fox cub out from under Black Wolf's paw, then took out the medical kit from her backpack and changed its dressing.

Seeing the little guy still listless, Xia Qing took out another homemade nutrient solution and squeezed some into its mouth to boost its resistance. Then she pulled out her phone, found a suitable moon shape, and instructed Black Wolf, "Brother Black Wolf, when you see the moon look like this, bring this little fox over to change the dressing."

Black Wolf isn't a brain-domain evolver, and Xia Qing wasn't sure whether it could understand.

When Xia Qing left Wolf Valley and reached the Northern Isolation Belt, Ram Boss was fighting Little Flat-Top. Fighting at dusk had already been scheduled into the routines of these two stubborn animals.

But without Xia Qing or Lao Er backing them up, Ram Boss wouldn't dare come out to fight. She looked up and, sure enough, saw Lao Er standing inside the north gate of Territory Three.

Seeing that Xia Qing had spotted it, Lao Er happily wagged its tail once and opened its mouth in a smile.

Looking like that, it's more and more like a dog.

Xia Qing was about to head back to the territory when she saw Tang Huai running over. Tang Huai was the audience for Little Flat-Top and Ram Boss's fights, rain or shine. As he ran over, Lao Er had already hidden into the wild grass wall of Territory Three.

"Xia Qing, I've been calling you for ages!"

Xia Qing answered expressionlessly, "Didn't hear you."

She isn't a hearing evolver, so not hearing is normal. Tang Huai cheerfully chatted with Xia Qing through the north iron-net wall while watching the fight.

He thought Xia Qing had gone with Zhao Ze and the others to widen the hidden valley, so he didn't ask why she was covered in dirt. "Did you hear? The ones who brazenly flew a helicopter here to hunt this morning were official people from Hui-6 Base! Damn these beasts that deserve to be killed a thousand times over!"

Xia Qing remained expressionless. "Official?"

"Right! Didn't expect that either, did you? These bastards who do nothing decent—damn it, just a few days ago they came to our safe zone, crying poor and begging us to lower the price and sell them the special medicine for killing Aspergillus…"

The cursing Tang Huai instantly beamed again. "The Green Dragon Squad hit the jackpot this time. The helicopter they captured is a military one, supposedly worth tens of millions of points!"

Seeing Xia Qing still expressionless, Tang Huai couldn't help complaining, "I mean, we're this familiar—we're friends, not enemies. Something this big happened, can you give me a reaction?! Did you have a fight with Hu Zifeng this morning?"

That military transport was shot down by Xia Qing. She had it repaired, took a ride on it herself, and only then had someone fly it back to Territory One.

What kind of reaction was she supposed to give? Covered in grime, Xia Qing pointed ahead. "Lao Er has already finished beating up the little honey badger."

Tang Huai glanced up and took off running.

Ram Boss came to Xia Qing's side and raised high its big head with the propeller-shaped horns.