Chapter 35: Yang Jin, the Leader of the Azure Dragon Team

Chapter 35: Yang Jin, Leader of the Azure Dragon Team

Yang Jin was the captain of the Azure Dragon Team, and Xie Yu was the vice-captain. Since Xia Qing had come to find Luo Pei, she never intended to hide it from both of them. "Not including those two. Do you have any clean containers here that can hold water? Once it's pitch black, I'll find an opportunity to bring today's water over."

Xia Qing chose to deliver it herself because she didn't want anyone to know where her water came from. Luo Pei nodded. "We have containers. What kind of weapons do you want?"

Xia Qing did not speak immediately. "We'll talk after the water's effectiveness is verified."

"Fine." Luo Pei's closed eyes were tearing up, yet a smile played on his face. "There is an evolver in Territory Two with visual and auditory evolution levels no lower than level five. Let me know before you arrive; I'll have someone lure them away and have Wei Chengdong wait for you at the location where I just picked you up."

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 violate the law, just say the word."

"Captain Luo, you overstate it. I am trading with you to protect my own territory." The matter of the spring could be hidden for a while, but not forever. Xia Qing had originally planned to cooperate with the military when she could no longer keep it a secret. Now that she discovered Luo Pei was injured and needed water, she had changed her plan to cooperate with the Azure Dragon Team.

The Azure Dragon Team did not belong to any faction of the base, giving them greater autonomy. With the existence of the "Territory Law" and the powerful rival, the Suffix Wind Team, as long as the Azure Dragon Team wasn't foolish, they would surely calculate that cooperating with her was more feasible than killing her to seize the spring.

After Wei Chengdong saw Xia Qing off, the team doctor entered to report the test results of the spring water. "This spring water doesn't just have almost zero toxin element content; the ratio of trace elements like selenium, strontium, and metasilicic acid is nearly perfect. The nutritional element content is even higher than the best spring in the base! If this volume is sufficient, I am confident I can completely neutralize the poison in Brother Luo's body."

From a level ten visual evolver to a man suffering near-blindness, Luo Pei reacted with extraordinary calmness upon hearing the news. "Dispatch three people to the perimeter of Territory Three to protect Xia Qing. Do not allow anyone other than the investigation team to approach Territory Three without her permission. Remember, it is protection, not surveillance. Do not enter Territory Three."

Only after the doctor left did Luo Pei reveal his agitation. His skeletal hands slowly rose to cover his dark red face, and the tall man standing beside him also had reddened eyes.

"Brother Luo." Wei Chengdong returned after seeing Xia Qing out and whispered his request, "Should we call the Boss and terminate the trade with the Blazing Fire Team? If we wait any longer, it'll be too late."

To detoxify Luo Pei, Yang Jin had taken two squads away from Hui San Base to head toward Hui Yi Base to trade with the Blazing Fire Team, who had occupied a spring vent.

Luo Pei shook his head. "Xia Qing's mountain spring water must absolutely not be leaked. We cannot terminate our trade with the Blazing Fire Team."

Wei Chengdong scratched his head. "But the Blazing Fire Team will definitely take this chance to fleece us mercilessly."

Luo Pei smiled slowly. "Is Yang Jin the kind of person who takes losses?"

"Of course not." Wei Chengdong chuckled. "Even if the Boss yields to Fire Phoenix, he won't be the one losing out..."

Luo Pei smiled but said nothing. Fire Phoenix indeed had her eyes on Yang Jin and had extended several olive branches to him, but it wasn't the kind of interest rumored outside; she was interested in his combat power and intellect.

Before Wei Chengdong could finish, a hearing evolver responsible for guarding ran in and knocked on the door. "Brother Luo, a helicopter is coming!"

"What?" Wei Chengdong jumped up and rushed outside. "Brother Luo, I'll go check it out."

As the helicopter approached, the roar of its blades slicing through the air caused the lords of nearby territories to hide cautiously under various hard shelters, looking up nervously.

While soothing Boss Yang, who was startled and trying to rush out to collide with the helicopter, Xia Qing used night-vision goggles to watch the small helicopter, flashing with red lights, land in Territory One.

Tang Huai, who saw the same scene, immediately dialed the number of Xu Pin, the vice-captain of the Suffix Wind Team.

Xu Pin's indifferent voice came through the phone. "Even if a small helicopter is completely packed, how many pounds of water can it carry? Isn't it more interesting to give Yang Jin a glimmer of hope first, only to snatch it away?"

"As expected, you're brilliant; you hit the nail on the head with a single sentence," Tang Huai flattered him, then hung up with a grim face.

The visual evolver, Zhou Xun, asked tremulously, "Boss, the vice-captain isn't suggesting we go blow up the helicopter, is he?"

"Blow up your ass. Get out and continue surveillance," Tang Huai cursed Zhou Xun away, his face remaining dark and silent.

Tang Heng, who looked sixty percent similar to Tang Huai, spoke up. "How many tons of water does Luo Pei need for his poisoning? Yang Jin has turned against the base for him and even led a team through the Evolution Forest to find water for his detox. If Luo Pei were in our team, Brother, how do you think the Captain would act?"

Tang Zhengsu would not only refuse to waste unpolluted water—which was more valuable than gold—to save someone, but he would also use Luo Pei's death to squeeze out his last bit of utility.

Tang Huai leaned back in his chair, staring straight at the dim yellow lightbulb on the ceiling.

After the helicopter landed, the cabin door opened. After Yang Jin walked out carrying two large water tanks, the rotor speed increased, and the helicopter roared as it ascended toward the northwest. Wei Chengdong rushed over to take the tanks. "Boss, where did this helicopter come from? You're incredible!"

Yang Jin didn't let go. "You can't lift that. How is Brother Luo?"

"He's alright." Wei Chengdong didn't try to show off and jogged ahead to lead the way.

Yang Jin walked into the room with long strides, set down the water tanks, and took off his night-vision goggles. Seeing Luo Pei sitting in a lounge chair, his bloodshot eyes darkened. "Brother Luo hasn't had a medicinal bath?"

Since his brothers were risking their lives to find water for him, as long as Luo Pei could hold on, he wouldn't waste water on a medicinal bath. He answered with a smile, "Of course I have. Did you come back on a military helicopter?"

Seeing the team doctor lower his head, not daring to look at him, Yang Jin knew Luo Pei wasn't telling the truth. He signaled for him and Wei Chengdong to carry the tanks down and immediately prepare the medicinal bath, then closed the door to answer Luo Pei's question. "The military at Hui Yi Base is transporting supplies this way; I tagged along to bring back two crates of water first."

Luo Pei asked with a smile, "What does Blazing Fire want? You, or Xie Yu?"

Xie Yu was the vice-captain of the Azure Dragon Team, a level three brain-domain evolver. If Yang Jin and Luo Pei were the main combat strength of the Azure Dragon Team, Xie Yu was its brain.

Yang Jin, who had been working non-stop for two days and nights to get water, lit an evolution cigarette to stay alert. "Traded for with weapons."

"Only weapons?" Luo Pei didn't believe it.

Yang Jin took a puff of the cigarette. "I led a team to complete one mission for them; the spoils belong to them."

Just as Luo Pei was about to ask for details, the team doctor walked in. "Captain Yang, Brother Luo, the water we just brought back is indeed mountain spring water, but the quality isn't as good as the bottle from this afternoon. Brother Luo's body is very weak now; I suggest using the good stuff directly."

The bottle from this afternoon? Yang Jin looked at Luo Pei. "Where did that water come from?"

Luo Pei sent the doctor out before telling Yang Jin about Xia Qing's spring. "I haven't discussed the specifics with her yet. How about you and Chengdong go over there?"

Hearing no response from Yang Jin, Luo Pei added, "Although Xia Qing is young, she is very sharp. She knows what she wants and knows how to repay kindness; otherwise, she wouldn't have brought the spring water over. Xia Qing is different from those women in the safe zone who are after you. Don't scare her with your cold face."

She certainly knew what she wanted. Yang Jin crushed the cigarette butt, his face flushing slightly.

Luo Pei lay quietly in the lounge chair, feeling that Yang Jin's silence was somewhat unusual.