Chapter 426: Resistance-Boosting Meat

Chapter 426: Chapter 426: Resistance-Boosting Meat

After soothing the Wolf Group and watching them return to Wolf Valley, Xiaqing led the haughty Sheep Leader home, where she found Yan Long and the other two had already butchered a section of python meat over four meters long.

Things had become awkward, and Xiaqing was feeling a little embarrassed. Before she could apologize, Huo Zhun changed the subject.

"Xiaqing, have you seen the Weasel that’s with that Wolf Group? Does it have any easily recognizable features?"

"Yes. The corners of its mouth are slightly upturned, so it looks like it’s always smiling. It’s timid, so its whiskers are always twitching. Brother Huo, if you see it in the Evolution Forest, make sure to steer clear of it. Its attacks are incredibly potent." After replying, Xiaqing disinfected her long knife and began hacking at the Python Meat.

Neither Xiaqing nor Yan Long were very talkative, but Da Ya and Huo Zhun were great conversationalists. While they processed the python, Xiaqing listened to them share many amusing stories and recipes for the meat. Once they finished butchering the Python Meat, Huo Zhun and Yan Long worked together to transport the Python Meat and Python Skin back through the North Gate.

Da Ya wiped his hands clean and said cheerfully to Xiaqing, "Let me see your phone. Brother San told me to set it to an anti-eavesdropping mode for you."

Xiaqing immediately unlocked her phone and handed it to Da Ya.

Da Ya noticed that Xiaqing was still using a phone manufactured before the Natural Disaster. It was impressive that it was still in such good condition.

After the people from No. 7 Territory left, Xiaqing called over Hu Zifeng’s team. She gave Hu Zifeng the 275 pounds of Python Meat for the exchange with Yang Jin, then handed him another bag of meat. "This is High-Level Evolved Green Light Meat, from a Hardness-type evolution. I saved forty-four pounds for you guys."

Xiaqing had kept a total of 1,100 pounds of Python Meat. She set aside 550 pounds for herself and Sick Wolf, and the remaining 550 pounds were for trading—and only with her "friends."

Besides the shares for the Green Dragon Team and Xin Yu, there were still 165 pounds left. Xiaqing had already allocated it: 44 pounds for Hu Zifeng’s team, 33 pounds for Huo Lei, 22 pounds for Tan Junjie’s team, and 5.5 pounds for each of the five territories in the Territory Alliance, totaling 27.5 pounds. The remainder would be made into jerky and kept in reserve as a precious resource.

With the exception of Territory No.15, the other members of Xiaqing’s Territory Alliance had almost certainly never eaten the meat of a High-Level evolved animal. The effects would be significant, markedly increasing their resistance.

This was especially true for the Zhao mother and son in the neighboring territory. Xiaqing hoped they could build up their resistance to withstand the Harmful Rain and environmental pollution and live a few years longer, because she didn’t want to get new neighbors.

Hu Zifeng was overjoyed, not having expected his team to get a share. "How many points per pound?"

"500," Xiaqing explained. "Brother San said this Python Meat is extremely nutritious."

"500 points isn’t expensive," Hu Zifeng said, immediately transferring the points to Xiaqing. "For this level of Green Light meat, you couldn’t find it anywhere even if you had the points. Thank you, Xiaqing."

The public price for High-Level Evolved Green Light Meat was 300 points per pound, but that was for meat from high-level Green Light poultry raised at the Safe Zone’s breeding center. Hu Zifeng had bought that kind of meat before, and eating it hadn’t enhanced his Evolutionary Ability in the slightest.

As for High-Level Evolved Green Light Giant Python meat? Forget 500 points; even if Xiaqing sold it for a thousand points per pound, it would be snapped up in an instant. This was the real deal—authentic High-Level Evolved Green Light Meat, straight from the Evolution Forest.

Eryong, who had come over with him, was grinning from ear to ear. And why wouldn’t he be? This was High-Level Evolved Green Light Meat!

What did eating meat like this mean? It meant improving one’s ability to resist environmental pollution, and it meant potentially even advancing one’s Yi Evolution!

Both of these were guarantees for a better chance at survival.

Seeing how happy they were, Xiaqing offered a gentle warning, "Don’t get your hopes up too high. It’s not guaranteed to promote Yi Evolution."

Eryong smiled back. "If we don’t eat it, there’s zero chance. Thanks for thinking of us when you get something good, Sister Qing."

That Green Light Python was certainly massive, but if the Green Dragon Team had been the ones to hunt it, the share each of them received would definitely have been smaller than what Xiaqing was giving them.

In addition to the portion for Hu Zifeng’s team, Xiaqing also prepared 22 pounds for Tan Junjie’s patrol team and 5.5 pounds for each territory in the Territory Alliance, asking Tan Junjie to deliver it all for her.

Xiaqing sold them the High-Level Evolved Green Light Meat with only one condition: it was only to be consumed by them or their families to improve their resistance. They were not to reveal this to anyone or resell it.

In truth, Xiaqing didn’t even need to say it. After all, who would be foolish enough to sell High-Level Evolved Green Light Meat that could boost their resistance and potentially even advance their Yi Evolution? Certainly no sane person would.

Holding the meat, Qi Fu called his wife home from the greenhouse and instructed her in a hushed voice, "I’m going to keep an eye on the work at the greenhouse. Freeze half of this meat with the ice we put in the cellar last night, and dry the other half. Starting tonight, you need to eat a bowl of meat porridge every day."

Yuan Yan refused. "Absolutely not. We’ll eat it together!"

But Qi Fu was resolute. "You eat it. Your ability is more important."

In No. 6 Territory, Kuang Qingwei made the same choice as Qi Fu. "Your health has really suffered these past few years," he said. "You should eat all of this meat to replenish your strength. If by some chance you awaken an Evolutionary Ability, our child’s life will be much easier than ours."

Zhu Li threw her arms around her husband’s neck and planted a firm kiss on his cheek. "Thank you, honey!"

In the Tenth Territory, Shi Du adamantly rejected his parents’ decision. "We’ll eat it together! You two need to boost your resistance far more than I do. If you won’t eat it, then I won’t have a single bite either. I’ll let it rot before I eat it alone!"

In Territory No.15, Tan Junjie clapped his old comrade-in-arms on the shoulder. "This is from Xiaqing for you. I’m holding onto Qiqi’s share."

In Territory No. 4, Zhao Ze clutched the meat and wept. ’If only I had met Xiaqing a few years sooner,’ he thought. ’Maybe I could have awakened an Evolutionary Ability. Then my dad wouldn’t have died, and my mom’s arm wouldn’t have been hacked off...’

In the greenhouse of the Third Territory, Xiaqing finished fertilizing and tilling the soil and was now silently arranging the planting rows. The star plow-puller, Sheep Leader, lay beside her, chewing its cud with squinted eyes.

Sick Wolf walked to Xiaqing’s side and looked up at her.

Xiaqing paused and ruffled Sick Wolf’s head. "Second, you’re back? I’m fine. I just... I’ve realized how truly weak I am, and I’m trying to figure out how to get stronger."

"BAA." Sheep Leader bleated in agreement, its eyes still narrowed.

Today, Xiaqing had truly come to understand the gap between herself and a top-level master. "I asked Sister Yan," she murmured. "She’s not a Speed Evolver, but her attacks are so fast I can’t even react."

’Not long ago, I was so happy with myself for reaching the level of a Level 3 Speed Evolver after just six months of training.’

’But after clashing with Yan Long, I truly felt my own weakness.’

’Slow. I’m just too slow. Not only my running speed, but my reflexes as well. No wonder Luo Pei told me I had to train hard and reach the level of a Level 4 Speed Evolver just to be qualified for real combat.’

’At my current level, going into a real fight would just be feeding the enemy a free kill.’

’In other words, without the protection of Hu Zifeng’s team, if Xu Pin sent a real expert after me, I wouldn’t stand a chance of escaping.’

’To survive, I have to train like my life depends on it. I have to get stronger!’

’This winter, I’m definitely going to train with Yan Long!’

Sick Wolf nudged against Xiaqing’s leg, then started pawing at the soil, trying to help her mound the earth for the rows. Xiaqing stopped its well-meaning but unhelpful efforts, telling it to go rest with Sheep Leader. Once she had finished the rows herself, she began to select her vegetable seeds.