Yang Jin is the captain of the Azure Dragon Team, and Xie Yu is the vice-captain. Xia Qing came to find Luo Pei without expecting to keep it from them as well. "Not including them. Do you have a clean container to hold the water? I'll bring it over after dark."
Xia Qing chose to bring it over because she didn't want anyone to know where her water came from. Luo Pei nodded, "I have containers. What kind of weapon do you want?"
Xia Qing didn't answer immediately, "We'll talk after we verify the water's effectiveness."
"Okay." Tears streamed from Luo Pei's closed eyes, but he smiled. "There are visually and auditorily evolved humans at least level five in Area Two. Let me know before you come, and I'll have someone distract them. Have Wei Chengdong wait for you at the place where I picked you up earlier."
After Xia Qing agreed, Luo Pei thanked her solemnly, "Xia Qing, from now on, your business is my business. As long as it doesn't break the law, just give me your orders." "Captain Luo, you flatter me. I'm exchanging places with you to protect my territory." The matter of the spring can't be hidden forever. Xia Qing originally planned to cooperate with the military when the truth was about to crumble. Now that she'd discovered Luo Pei was injured and needed water, she switched to cooperating with the Azure Dragon Team.
The Azure Dragon Team isn't affiliated with any faction within the base; they have greater autonomy. With the Territory Law and the formidable Su Feng Team as rivals, the Azure Dragon Team, unless they're fools, would surely realize that cooperating with her is more feasible than killing her and seizing the spring.
After Wei Chengdong saw Xia Qing off, the team medic came in to report the spring water test results. "Not only is the chromium content almost zero, but the ratio of trace elements selenium, strontium, and metasilicic acid is near perfect. The iodine content is also five points higher than the best spring in the base! If this water volume is sufficient, I'm confident I can completely cure Brother Luo's poisoning."
Upon hearing this news, Luo Pei, who had gone from a level ten visual evolver to someone suffering from near-blindness, remained surprisingly calm. "Send three people to the outskirts of Territory Three to protect Xia Qing. Don't let anyone other than the investigation team approach Territory Three without Xia Qing's permission. Remember, it's protection, not surveillance. Don't enter Territory Three."
After the team medic left, Luo Pei finally showed emotion. His thin, bony hands slowly rose, covering his dark red face. The tall man standing beside Luo Pei also had tears in his eyes.
"Brother Luo," Wei Chengdong returned after seeing Xia Qing off, lowering his voice to ask, "Should we call the boss and cancel the deal with the Blazing Fire Team? It'll be too late if we wait any longer."
To cure Luo Pei's poison, Yang Jin led two squads from Hui San Base to Hui Yi Base to trade with the Blazing Fire Team, who had occupied a spring.
Luo Pei shook his head, "Xia Qing's spring water absolutely cannot be revealed. Our deal with the Blazing Fire Team cannot be canceled."
Wei Chengdong scratched his head, "But the Blazing Fire Team will definitely take this opportunity to fleece us."
Luo Pei smiled slowly, "Is Yang Jin the kind of person who would suffer a loss?"
"Of course not." Wei Chengdong chuckled, "Even if the boss submits to Fire Phoenix, he won't be the one who suffers..."
Before Wei Chengdong could finish speaking, the hearing-evolved team member on guard duty outside ran in and knocked on the door, "Brother Luo, a helicopter is here!"
What? Wei Chengdong jumped up and rushed outside, yelling, "Brother Luo, I'm going out to check!"
As the helicopter approached, the roar of its iron wings cutting through the air caused the lords of several nearby plots to cautiously take cover under various sturdy bunkers, peering nervously upwards.
Xia Qing, while calming the startled Boss Yang who was about to rush out and crash into the helicopter, watched through his night vision goggles as the small helicopter with its flashing red lights landed on Plot One.
Tang Huai, who also witnessed this scene, immediately dialed the number of Xu Pin, the vice-captain of the Su Feng team.
Xu Pin's nonchalant voice came through the phone, "Even if a small helicopter is fully packed, how many kilograms of water can it hold? Wouldn't it be more interesting to let Yang Jin see some hope first before nipping it in the bud?"
"You're brilliant, you hit the nail on the head in one sentence," Tang Huai complimented, then hung up the phone with a grim face.
"Boss, the vice-captain isn't going to send us to bomb the plane, is he?" Zhou Xun, a visually evolved human, asked anxiously.
"Bomb my ass! Get out and keep monitoring," Tang Huai yelled, dismissing Zhou Xun, but remained silent, his face grim.
Tang Heng, who bore a striking resemblance to Tang Huai, spoke up. "Luo Pei is poisoned and needs several tons of water. Yang Jin even broke with the base for him, leading a team across the Evolution Forest to find water to detoxify him. If Luo Pei were on our team, what do you think the captain would do?"
Tang Zhengsu wouldn't waste the more valuable, uncontaminated water on him; he would use Luo Pei's death to squeeze out every last bit of value from him.
Tang Huai leaned back in his chair, staring intently at the dim yellow light bulb on the ceiling.
After the helicopter landed, the cabin door opened, and Yang Jin emerged carrying two large water tanks. The helicopter's rotor speed increased, and it roared to life, heading northwest. Wei Chengdong rushed over to take the water tank. "Boss, where did this helicopter come from? You're amazing!"
Yang Jin didn't let go. "You can't lift it. How's Brother Luo?"
"He's alright." Wei Chengdong didn't show off, jogging ahead to lead the way.
Yang Jin strode into the house, put down the water tank, took off his night-vision goggles, and saw Luo Pei sitting on the recliner. His bloodshot eyes darkened. "Brother Luo didn't take a medicinal bath?"
The brothers risked their lives to find him water; as long as Luo Pei could hold on, he wouldn't waste water on a medicinal bath. He chuckled and replied, "Of course I took a bath. Did you come back on a military plane?"
Seeing the team doctor lower his head and avoid looking at him, Yang Jin knew Luo Pei wasn't telling the truth. He gestured for him and Wei Chengdong to carry the water tank downstairs and prepare the medicinal bath immediately before closing the door and answering Luo Pei's question, "The military headquarters at Huiyi Base was transporting supplies here, so I went along to deliver two cases of water first."
Luo Pei smiled and asked Yang Jin, "What does Liehuo want? You or Xie Yu?"
Xie Yu was the vice-captain of the Azure Dragon Team, a level three brain-evolved human. If Yang Jin and Luo Pei were the main combat force of the Azure Dragon Team, Xie Yu was the brain of the team.
Yang Jin, who had been working non-stop for two days and nights to fetch water, lit an evolutionary cigarette to stay awake. "I traded weapons for it."
"Only weapons?" Luo Pei didn't believe him.
Yang Jin took a drag of his cigarette. "I'll lead a team on a mission with them; the spoils belong to them."
Luo Pei was about to ask for clarification when the team doctor walked in. "Team Leader Yang, Brother Luo, the water we just retrieved is indeed spring water, but the quality isn't as good as the bottle from this afternoon. Brother Luo is already quite weak; I suggest using the better quality directly."
The bottle from this afternoon? Yang Jin looked at Luo Pei. "Where did that water come from?"
Luo Pei asked the team doctor to leave first before telling Yang Jin about Xia Qing having spring water. "I haven't discussed the specifics with her yet. Why don't you go with Cheng Dong?"
Not hearing a response from Yang Jin, Luo Pei added, "Although Xia Qing is young, she's very clear-headed. She knows what she wants and is grateful; otherwise, she wouldn't have brought the spring water. Xia Qing is different from those women in the safe zone who are after you; don't try to scare her with a cold face."
Of course she knows what she wants. Yang Jin stubbed out his cigarette, a faint smile on his face.
Luo Pei lay quietly on the recliner, sensing that Yang Jin's silence was somewhat unusual.