As the person who has been with Xia Chuhe the longest, Lu Dangui can guess Xia Chuhe's little thoughts with just a few words.

Lu Dangui had already guessed Zhu Guanshan's identity, and keeping her by his side might be a good thing.

In this wasteland where genetic technology is advanced, only the upper class still clings to the tradition of bloodline inheritance, using outdated things to demonstrate their status.

At certain times, Zhuguan Mountain might become a bargaining chip in negotiations with higher authorities.

Lu Dangui offered Zhu Guanshan an olive branch: "I can forgive you, but on one condition."

Zhu Guanshan smiled broadly: "I agree to all the conditions you set."

Lu Dangui: "..."

“Sign the agreement and become our tour guide,” Lu Dangui said, giving Xia Chuhe a reassuring look.

Zhu Guanshan: "I cannot obtain what I desire."

Xia Chuhe, looking worried: "..."

How can I not feel at ease?

Due to a special agreement, Zhu Guanshan posed no threat to Xia Chuhe and the others, and the others reluctantly accepted the new guide in the group.

Over the next few days, Xia Chuhe was busy organizing the breeding techniques for chickens, ducks, geese, pigeons, and rabbits, as well as the planting and formulation of feed.

Unfortunately, even the soil deep in the wasteland is not as vibrant as the land on the farm, and the pasture grown there is always unsatisfactory.

Even the feed mill that Xia Chuhe originally planned to keep is now out of reach. Once it's even a little distance from Xia Chuhe, the feed mill left outside will only have two outcomes—it will be taken back to the farm, or it will remain permanently on the wasteland.

Xia Chuhe had no choice but to settle for second best, leaving plenty of feed for the Cape Trading Market and also giving Changsheng a share of all the seeds she had collected so far, so she could study them herself.

Besides his expertise in aquaculture, Xia Chuhe also attended an auction. The auction used the title of "farm owner" as a gimmick to attract a group of Xia Chuhe's former customers, including Hu Xue and Fan Tong.

Xia Chuhe didn't exchange many pleasantries with them, but privately instructed Weng Xintian to give some discounts to regular customers.

Xia Chuhe wasn't the only one in the team who had something to do; everyone else was also very busy.

To guard against Zhu Guanshan, Lu Dangui specially commissioned many hidden throwing knives and even learned a few moves from the masters of the Xintian Gang.

Li Qiusheng was digging around in the experimental field, testing the soil fertility and helping to loosen the soil.

Li Yue urgently opened a culinary training class to instruct the Xintian Gang members who came to learn the skills.

Bu Yi returned to his old ways, "swindling" people in the trading market to earn resources and new currency. (New currency is a new type of currency issued by the Xintian Gang, mainly circulating in the Haijiao Trading Market, and can be exchanged for points or resources at a certain ratio.)

Wang Yan forced Zhu Guanshan to organize the route, find and memorize the various routes from the trading place to the lighthouse, and make sure to take photos and make backups.

Bao'er and Mao Mao act as nannies, taking care of the little dragon who was only a few days old.

Perhaps because it had been trapped in the egg for too long, the baby dragon not only grew at a rapid pace but also had exceptionally high energy levels. The farm, which was neat and tidy in the morning, was in complete disarray by the baby dragon by evening, with some soil almost turning into a swamp.

Seeing that the farm could no longer contain this unruly dragon, Xia Chuhe had no choice but to take it out and assign it to Bao'er to take care of.

Poor, innocent Bao'er thought she had gained a pet, and she cherished it dearly, only to be doused with cold water.

Xia Chuhe hurriedly dried Bao'er's hair, moved the dragon away, and said fiercely, "Why are you crying again?"

Xiaolong ignored her and just cried.

Xia Chuhe remembered that when they were on the farm, the dragon always had a hen on its head... She quickly took the hen out as well, which made the little dragon stop crying and start laughing.

However, unbeknownst to Xia Chuhe, Bao'er and Xiaolong were always at odds. Not only in their names, but Bao'er was associated with fire, while Xiaolong was associated with water. The main reason was—

Bao'er always imagined teaching Xiaolong how to stand at attention, stand at ease, roll over, do a backflip, and jump through a fire hoop, just like Lu Danggui trained Xiao Hei.

Whenever Bao'er makes a wreath full of roses, Xiao Long will "poof" out the water and run away.

Fortunately, there was Zhao Maomao, who had nothing to do in the team, who could come over and keep an eye on the little dragon for Bao'er, so that it wouldn't run away.

However, the mischievous dragon must be quite capable to be able to turn the farm upside down; even with two pairs of eyes watching, it still manages to escape.

One day, at the Cape Trading Market.

Su Ye, who had come from afar, and her bodyguard A Bao were casually picking things out at the stall.

A little monster with a hen on its head rushed over, running and flying, and then spectacularly crashed into Su Ye's leg, before trying to run away.

With lightning speed, Ah Bao grabbed the slippery little dragon with one paw, while Su Ye picked up the dazed hen.

The torrential rain fell on Ah Bao's head, making him shake his head repeatedly.

Ah Bao frowned: "What kind of strange little thing is this? It even smells kind of delicious."

Su Ye glared at her: "You're still curious about all sorts of random things, whether they're delicious or fun. You've been delayed until now, and you've missed the auction. How are you going to explain this to Grandma when we get back?"

Bao'er, who had been chasing after the mischievous dragon, was overjoyed to see Su Ye: "Sister Su Ye!"

Su Ye squinted at Bao'er for a while, then exclaimed, "Bao'er! You've grown so tall in just half a year!"

The two exchanged pleasantries.

Su Ye revealed that the leader (the real leader) of the Meow Meow Legion received an invitation to an auction at the Cape Trading Market and wanted to bid on some pigeons. Unexpectedly, Ah Bao, being mischievous, accidentally entered a dungeon and was delayed on the way, causing him to miss the auction.

The forgotten little dragon, realizing that no one was paying attention to him, angrily moved the dark cloud onto Bao'er's head.

Su Ye pinched the little dragon horn: "Is it something Xia Chuhe just picked up? Ah Bao and I can help train it."

Upon hearing this, Bao'er almost jumped up: "Okay, I'll tell my sister."

Bao'er sent a message to Xia Chuhe, mentioning that the Meow Meow Legion had missed the auction.

When Xia Chuhe arrived with a cage of pigeons, the Mischievous Dragon actually sat obediently on all fours, closed its eyes, and meditated.

Su Ye winked at Xia Chuhe: "Okay, hang in there for a while, and Xiaolong will change a lot."

Xia Chuhe shifted his gaze from Xiaolong: "Long time no see."

Ah Bao blurted out quickly, "It hasn't been long since we last met. We just saw each other a few days ago."

Su Ye gave her another reproachful look.

Ah Bao made a zipping motion near his mouth, but couldn't help but say, "Little Dragon is just like the disobedient kittens in the army. Once he learns this, he can understand human speech."

Xia Chuhe vaguely guessed something, such as whether that little calico cat might be Su Ye's true form? Or that both A Bao and Su Ye were cat people, and that Xiao Long might become a dragon person in the future?

Xia Chuhe handed a cage of pigeons to Su Ye: "Bao'er said you missed the auction, so these are for you. Don't think it's too little."

Su Ye quickly pulled out a wad of new coins: "What was the auction price? We'll make up the difference for you."

Xia Chuhe took out the small wooden cat paw tag hanging around her neck and shook it: "Why are you being so polite? We're friends!"