Chapter 944: Evolution White Mouse

Zhang San saw that Xia Qing didn't object, so he nodded.

After Zhang Song went out, Zhang San instructed, "Zhang Song is a high-level brain-domain evolver, with very strong observation skills. Although he's only interested in animals, just to be safe, it's better not to let him enter the terraced fields for breeding."

The pollution-free spring water is inside the terraced fields — that's the biggest secret within Xia Qing's territory; the fewer people who know, the better.

"Understood." Xia Qing asked, "Third Brother, he won't reveal the wolf pack's secrets to outsiders, will he?"

"He won't." Zhang San explained Zhang Song's stance to Xia Qing, "His views on building Blue Star's new ecology are the same as mine — that's why I agreed to let him join Territory Seven. Take out that rat of yours, I need to take a sample."

Mine is a very impressive red squirrel, not a rat…

Xia Qing obediently took Little Feimao out of the cage, and Daigua the monkey seized the chance to grab Xia Qing's arm with its trembling little black hand. Xia Qing didn't shake off its little hand, and switched hands to hand Little Feimao to her idol.

After Zhang San entered the testing room, Xia Qing still didn't shake off Daigua the monkey's little black claws, letting this high-level brain-domain evolver with its foolish-looking face clutch her for a sense of security.

Earlier Zhang Song said this monkey was very clever and could understand the concept of multiplication. Although Xia Qing hadn't tested it, she felt the Broken-Waist Wolf could too — but this was something she wouldn't dare let Zhang Song know.

After grabbing onto Xia Qing, Daigua the monkey stopped trembling and began eating the fig it had crushed out of shape in its grip.

Xia Qing took out her phone and seriously calculated how many points Daigua owed her, and how many red-veined stones it would take to repay the debt. Xia Qing didn't need it to learn multiplication — as long as it could do addition and subtraction, and count how many stones, that was enough.

When Zhang San walked to the testing room, he saw Xia Qing staring at her phone and grinning foolishly, and the ugly monkey in the cage beside her licking its fingers — as foolish as could be.

Seeing her idol come out, Xia Qing put away her phone, took Little Feimao and stuffed it back in the cage, shut in together with Daigua. This was Territory Seven's rule — outside wild animals had to be kept in cages, to prevent injuring the fragile researchers in the territory or damaging research equipment.

"Third Brother, did you find out how Ji Li picks the beans?"

Zhang San took off his antibacterial gloves and tossed them into the disinfection bin, then slumped back into the soft chair. "At the end of last month, Huiyi Research Institute sent a batch of lab mice. I had Daya steal the surveillance footage and look carefully — the number of lab mice sent into the territory was one more than the number sent into the lab. That missing white mouse should have abilities similar to your rat."

So it was a little white mouse. "I thought it was Princess Cat or one of the kittens that had evolved this ability."

Zhang San shot Xia Qing a look. "Cats are carnivores — they won't be interested in plant seeds. This is a special deodorizer. Wherever an animal pees or poops, you can dilute it 1 to 10 with water and wipe or rinse the spot. Even though you're a high-level evolver with high resistance to the evolution bacteria, you still need to pay attention to the sanitary conditions of your living environment."

"…Thank you, Third Brother. With the formula you prepared, I can live with much more peace of mind."

The Boss, Wolf Lao Er, and Daigua all don't pee or poop in the house, and when they come inside they rinse their paws in water mixed with sterilizing liquid. Only Little Feimao, who doesn't have the strength to push the door open, pees and poops in the dirt basin inside the house. Combined with Xia Qing being very diligent and tidying up morning and evening every day, there was no strange smell in her house.

But of course she wouldn't refuse the special formula her idol had prepared.

"Ah! Thud!"

Xia Qing walked out of the office carrying the cage, and the sound of a fall and a scream came from the corridor, scaring Daigua in the cage into squeaking.

Almost the instant the sound rang out, six armed security team members appeared in the quiet, empty corridor, and Ji Li and Zheng Chen also arrived in the blink of an eye. Four security personnel rushed toward Zhang Song, who was sprawled awkwardly on top of a crate, while the remaining four pointed their guns at Xia Qing.

Xia Qing stood still, not moving at all.

"I'm fine, I'm fine — I tripped on the crate." Zhang Song climbed up with Ji Li's support, using both hands to straighten the protective mask on his head.

At Ji Li's raised hand, the security team members finally put away their weapons. Zheng Chen lifted the thirty-plus-jin heavy crate by Zhang Song's feet and asked, "Where did you want this delivered?"

"These are all equipment, to be sent to Territory Three." Zhang Song gave Xia Qing an ingratiating smile. "I'll carry the monkey, Sister Qing helps me carry the crate?"

Xia Qing…

You carry the monkey, I carry the crate, and we carry you too?

Hearing that Zhang Song was going to Xia Qing's territory, Zheng Chen immediately volunteered. "I'll take you over, shall I? Xia Qing, is that alright?"

Xia Qing nodded. Ji Li confirmed at the security gate that the crate only contained ordinary instruments before letting them through.

Zheng Chen loaded the things onto the car and drove Xia Qing and Zhang Song to Territory Three.

By the time Tang Huai heard the car and ran out, Zheng Chen had already driven back, and the south gate of Territory Three was locked.

Xia Qing walked ahead carrying the crate in one hand and the cage in the other, with Zhang Song limping along behind her, quietly pledging, "Sister Qing just go about her business — pretend I don't exist."

I'd love to pretend you don't exist, but the Boss and Wolf Lao Er won't agree.

Passing through the more-than-five-meter-wide wild-grass wall, Zhang Song saw a gray shadow flash and disappear, and asked, "Just now was—?"

Xia Qing quietly instructed Zhang Song, who was only wearing a Level-3 field protective suit, "That was Wolfdog Lao Er — it's right inside the wild-grass wall. Brother Song, don't go near that village over there — that's Lao Er's core territory. And don't go near the northern buffer forest either; there's a green-lit Chinese toon tree inside the buffer forest — that's Sheep Boss's core territory."

Zhang Song was brought in by Xia Qing, so the Boss and Lao Er didn't react much — otherwise he'd have been sent flying by the Boss's headbutt, or pinned under Lao Er's paws by now.

The Level-3 field protective suit on him could keep out insect bites, but couldn't take a beating — Xia Qing was afraid the Boss would headbutt him and fracture his bones in one go.

Zhang Song specialized in researching animals, so of course he knew the rules. He didn't look around, and obediently stayed by Xia Qing's side. "Got it. Where's this monkey's territory? The western buffer forest?"

"It doesn't have a territory — I'm taking it to the shed to work. Brother Song can follow along." It had to work — if it didn't work, it would go find Lao Er, and if Zhang Song followed, he'd definitely get beaten up by Lao Er.

Don't be fooled by how obedient Lao Er is in front of Xia Qing — it's a pure wild evolved wolf, with extremely fierce combat ability.

W-work?!

Zhang Song's eyes lit up. "Can I record video?"

Xia Qing replied, "You can only film the monkey — you can't capture the Boss or Lao Er on camera, and you can't film my face either."

"Understood." Zhang Song followed Xia Qing to the monitoring room beside the farmland, opened the crate and took out a camera to hang around his neck, picked up a few more instruments to carry on his back, then held a notebook in his hand and trailed behind Xia Qing.

Xia Qing opened the cage. Little Feimao shot off like a streak and vanished in no time, while Daigua the monkey crawled toward Xia Qing — it still couldn't run fast, and Zhang Song made it nervous, so it instinctively stayed close to Xia Qing, who made it feel safe.

The moment Zhang Song aimed his camera at Daigua the monkey, he saw Xia Qing pick up this precious high-level brain-domain evolver like a plush toy and carry it outside.

And this little monkey, which had been so anxious in the lab earlier, obediently let Xia Qing carry it like a piece of old rag.

After entering Shed No. 6, Xia Qing stuffed a basket into Daigua's hands.

Xia Qing took out a small packet of roasted mealworms from her pocket, and communicated with Daigua the monkey using gestures. "Daigua, pick up the fallen peaches on the ground — like this, put them in the basket. When you're done picking, I'll give you roasted worms."