Chapter 59: I Would Choose Suicide

Chapter 59: Chapter 59: I Would Choose Suicide

With the official business concluded, Xiaqing felt much more relaxed. She took a sip of tea to moisten her dry lips and asked Luo Pei, "Brother Luo, should I come over in five days to learn how to use a gun from you?"

"Okay." Luo Pei smiled as he proposed to Xiaqing, "Can I buy any surplus vegetables you have from your land? That way, Hu Zifeng won’t have to risk coming over to deliver them. The points for the transaction can be paid now, or they can be put on the Green Dragon Team’s tab."

Xiaqing nodded with a broad smile. "Of course you can."

Yang Jin raised his wrist and glanced at the time. "Is there anything else that needs to be discussed?"

’I want to ask him how he discovered I have a Three Systems Abilities evolution, but on second thought, it’s unnecessary. If the Green Dragon Team’s Third Combat Power, Luo Pei, is a Dual System evolution, how could their number one, Yang Jin, possibly have a single system?’

So, Xiaqing looked at Yang Jin earnestly and asked a very practical question, "Captain Yang, are there any edible evolutionary chickens, ducks, or geese on Mountain No. 49?"

’You led a team rummaging around that mountain for half a month, so you should know exactly what kinds of animals are up there, right?’

Yang Jin was speechless.

Luo Pei burst out laughing.

Yang Jin smiled too. "When I led the team up the mountain to test the water sources, I wasn’t paying attention to the animal species. But it seems there are evolutionary pheasants. I didn’t see any ducks or geese."

’Evolutionary pheasants work too! A pheasant is still a chicken, and if it’s a chicken, it can lay eggs!’ Just as Xiaqing was about to ask where on the mountain they were found and how many there were, there was a knock on the closed door.

Wei Chengdong walked in. "Brother Yang, Xu Pin, Tang Lu, and Tang Zheng have entered the Second Territory by helicopter."

’Just as I thought, wherever Yang Jin goes, Tang Lu follows.’ Xiaqing tactfully decided not to ask any more questions, putting on the expression of a spectator ready for some drama.

Yang Jin glanced at her and stood up. "If there’s nothing else, I’ll be heading back?"

"There’s nothing." Xiaqing offered her sincere thanks one last time. "Thank you, Captain Yang."

After Yang Jin left the Third Territory via the tunnel, Xiaqing sincerely thanked Luo Pei. "Brother Luo, with the Green Dragon Team sending people to guard Mountain No. 49, my territory’s security has improved a lot. Thank you, Brother Luo."

Luo Pei reminded Xiaqing, "The Green Dragon Team has only promised to block large, high-risk evolutionary animals, preventing them from entering the territory from Mountain No. 49. As for the area you’ve designated as not for rent, you’ll need to be responsible for that yourself."

"That’s more than enough." Xiaqing had never expected anyone else to shield her from all the risks. She knew that if she couldn’t handle a little danger, she would never have left the Safe Zone. "It’s getting late, Brother Luo. You should get some rest. I’ll be heading back now."

"Xiaqing."

Xiaqing, who already had one leg out the door, turned back to see Luo Pei standing ramrod straight by the table, looking at her with a solemn expression. Xiaqing couldn’t help but straighten up as well, listening intently.

"When I teach you, I will hold nothing back. Besides marksmanship, as long as you want to learn, I can also teach you skills like reconnaissance, hunting, and demolition."

"I will definitely study hard. Thank you, Brother Luo." Xiaqing knew how rare an opportunity like this was. She bowed to Luo Pei and added emphatically, "Even without my spring water, Captain Yang and Captain Xie would have found a way to get some from somewhere else to save you."

Luo Pei replied calmly, "I know. But that would have severely dragged down the Green Dragon Team. I would have chosen to kill myself."

As Xiaqing walked out of the basement, she was still thinking about what Luo Pei had said about killing himself. She believed he meant it. While shaken, Xiaqing also felt a pang of envy for the camaraderie between the three leaders of the Green Dragon Team.

’Thankfully, I have Sheep Leader now, or I’d be even more envious.’

"Xiaqing." Wei Chengdong, who had escorted her to the door of the dilapidated house, reminded her, "Brother Luo was the most versatile and outstanding special forces instructor at the number one military academy in Hua Country. You have to learn well from him. Don’t be afraid of the hard work. You can never have too many skills. Even if you don’t want to join a team, learning more to protect yourself is a good thing. We’re still a long way from restoring peace and order in this world."

Xiaqing nodded solemnly. ’Of course I’ll study hard. It’s not just for self-preservation—I also have to kill Tang Zhengsu to avenge my father.’ Putting on her Night Vision Goggles, Xiaqing scanned her surroundings and noticed two dazzling white lights shining from the direction of the Second Territory.

’Aren’t they afraid of attracting insects?’

’The eldest Miss Tang, Tang Lu, flew over to chase after Yang Jin. But why is the second Miss Tang, Tang Zheng, here?’ Xiaqing strolled back to her house and shut the doors and windows tightly.

While patrolling the mountain the next morning, Xiaqing found out the reason for Tang Zheng’s visit—she had come for Mountain No. 49.

Leading a team of well-equipped core members of the Su Feng Team, Tang Zheng, dressed in a light pink Protective Suit, tilted up her fair, delicate face. She spoke with a modest attitude as she negotiated with Hu Zifeng, who was blocking her way. "I heard from Chen Dongyang that there are Green Light Bamboo Shoots in this mountain. My grandmother is ill and has no appetite, so I’d like to go into the mountains to dig some up. Please, Captain Hu, be accommodating."

Hu Zifeng’s face was dark and grim. "I’ll repeat myself: this mountain has already been purchased by our Green Dragon Team to be used as a training base. Non-Green Dragon Team members are forbidden from entering."

Not expecting Hu Zifeng to be so dismissive, Tang Zheng’s face fell. With a flick of her exquisitely made-up eyebrows, her aura instantly became sharp and oppressive. "And what if I insist on going in?"

"It’s not impossible for Miss Tang to enter."

Dressed in a camouflage Protective Suit, Yang Jin stepped out from the First Buffer Forest into the quarantine strip, moving to stand in front of Hu Zifeng. His expression was murderous, as if he weren’t facing a group of people, but a swarm of detestable Qiang Evolution animals. "The Green Dragon Team didn’t just buy the mountain to train our members; we’re also open for business. I just haven’t had the chance to inform the brothers guarding the mountain yet. To enter Mountain No. 49 as a guest, each person must pay an entrance fee of two thousand points. Any resources a guest gathers from the mountain must be paid for in points to the Green Dragon Team at market price."

Facing the Green Dragon Captain, Yang Jin, Tang Zheng did her best to rein in her emotions. "Isn’t this a bit excessive, Captain Yang?"

Yang Jin remained strictly business-like. "There’s no other way. I gave Deputy Base Commander Tang one million, one hundred thousand points to buy this mountain. The team’s entire savings have been wiped out."

’In the Safe Zone, everyone respectfully called her father ’Mayor Tang.’ Now, Yang Jin was calling him ’Deputy Base Commander.’ It was obvious he was extremely dissatisfied and had no intention of giving the Tang Family any face.’

Tang Zheng could only grit her teeth and nod. "I’ll pay!"

Yang Jin swept a stern gaze over the team behind Tang Zheng. "Thank you for your patronage of the Green Dragon Team’s business, Miss Tang. With twenty of you, the total entrance fee is forty thousand."

After the Tang Family members transferred the points to Hu Zifeng, Yang Jin added a "kind" reminder. "There are two things to be aware of before entering the mountain, which I must inform you of in advance, Miss Tang. First, this mountain is a training ground, and it contains a large number of high-risk Evolutionary Biology. If you or your people are injured or killed, the Green Dragon Team will not be held responsible. Second, all resources on the mountain belong to the Green Dragon Team. Please do not intentionally destroy anything, or you will have to compensate for it at full price. If any of the three Green Light Bamboo stalks in the bamboo forest are damaged, you will be required to pay the Green Dragon Team a compensation of 5,000 points."

Tang Zheng, who had come to investigate why the Green Dragon Team had bought Mountain No. 49, couldn’t help but sneer, "Captain Yang really knows how to do business."

Yang Jin nodded, accepting her compliment as if he deserved it, then instructed Hu Zifeng, "Zifeng, Miss Tang and her group are the first guests at our training base. You guys show them the way. Liangzi, go make a sign with the rules for doing business on Mountain No. 49, so future guests will know how many points to pay."

"Yes, sir!" Hu Zifeng and the Green Dragon Team’s Level 4 Speed Evolution Captain, Wang Liang, responded loudly.

’He really is the Green Dragon Team’s number one Iron Rooster. In a word: brilliant!’

Standing in the Third Buffer Forest, Xiaqing gave a thumbs-up and savored the moment for a few seconds before she felt a pang of her own. When she signed the mountain rental contract with Yang Jin, she hadn’t considered that the Green Dragon Team would also be open to the public.

’The income from this business is pretty substantial. Can I get a cut of it?’

’Is it too late to sign a supplementary contract...?’