Why did you provoke me?

Yu Meng listened to Qing Yuan's account without much expression on her face. "I want this alien. Xiao Wen didn't say who replaced it, but he found out so quickly. It must be someone he knows. Maybe it's a test."

Qingyuan nodded. "Since it's all been delivered to my experimental garden, it's our property. If we keep it, he won't have anything to say."

Yu Meng suddenly felt that Qingyuan should communicate more with Niannian. Look how good things are now; once they enter the experimental kindergarten, everything belongs to them.

In the past, Qingyuan would definitely have returned it. Even if they wanted to study it, they would have done so in a civilized way.

Yu Meng thought for a moment, "Aunt Qing, could you tell Xiao Wen to also pay attention to these strangely shaped dead branches? I have a feeling they're quite unusual."

Qingyuan nodded. "That's what I was planning to do too. I'll talk to Xiao Wen about it once he returns the box to me."

"It's just a box. If we don't tell anyone what's inside, no one will know. Even if they do, it's fate, so let's not try to stop them."

"You're so kind-hearted. This is a milestone. We only have so many resources. If everyone knew, would we still have these?" Qingyuan was always helpless in the face of Meng's generosity.

Every time Yu Meng was generous, Qing Yuan's heart ached. They swayed gracefully onto the production line, but they didn't see a single bit of profit.

The Black Spore Alien taught Xu Jie, but now they can't even catch a glimpse of him. They heard that Xu Jie went to the Third Base and has been given special attention.

If this alien umbrella were exposed, she really doesn't know how many people it would drive crazy.

When Xiao Wen returned, he not only retrieved the alien umbrella Qingyuan had given him, but also several more boxes.

"Aunt Qing, Teacher Yu, this is what Hua Shulang found in the Fourth Battlefield. Can you take a look and see if it's valuable?" Xiao Wen placed the several boxes from his pocket on the table.

Yu Meng reached out and grabbed one of them, "He replaced that withered branch alien too."

Xiao Wen's smile faltered. "I promised him I wouldn't tell."

Yu Meng nodded, "You didn't say, but I guessed it."

Qingyuan looked at Xiao Wen hesitantly, "Was it really him? That's perfect, have him go find some more of those aliens. I have a feeling it's not simple."

Xiao Wen smiled wryly and nodded. Now, he was in no position to explain himself.

Yu Meng looked at the aliens in the box. After peeling off the crust, they were all quiet.

"Hua Shulang's team is stronger than yours; at least his bone painter can peel off the alien's skin," Yu Meng said with a sigh.

Xiao Wen glanced at Qing Yuan but didn't say anything. Yu Meng noticed his gesture and dropped the subject.

"Yu Meng, how is it?"

"Keep it; you might need it."

Qingyuan looked at Xiaowen and said, "Xiaowen, bring back more of these strange alien creatures when you have the chance. Aunt Qing needs to study some things and needs a lot of different kinds, so I'll have to trouble you."

"It's alright, Aunt Qing. Just let us know if you need anything, and we'll take care of it for you." Xiao Wen readily agreed.

"What good children! Aunt Qing has some things here for you to play with." After saying this, Qingyuan took out a bag from under the table and handed it to Xiao Wen.

"Aunt Qing, no need. We're all grown up now, how could we accept your things?" Xiao Wen declined.

"Take a look? Otherwise, I'm afraid you'll regret it," Yu Meng chimed in from the side.

Xiao Wen hesitated before opening the bag, and a series of oval stones appeared before his eyes. Xiao Wen's eyes narrowed; he recognized these stones—they were medicinal stones, a whole bag of medicinal stones.

He held it in his hand, while two little voices in his mind were fighting: one wanted to keep it, and the other was a little embarrassed to take so much.

He looked at Yu Meng, wanting to ask for her opinion. But Yu Meng didn't even look up; she just stared at the alien in the box.

Seeing his reluctant expression, yet also embarrassed to take it all, Qingyuan said, "Just take it. As long as you can find the materials, I don't need this stuff."

Upon hearing Qingyuan's words, Xiao Wen neatly tied the bag and put it into his backpack. He then stood up straight and saluted Qingyuan and Yu Meng.

This medicine is a life-saving treasure; you can never have too much of it.

After finishing all that, Xiao Wen looked at Yu Meng pitifully, "Do you have any unused oddly shaped dough beads you could give me?"

Yu Meng pointed to the aliens in the box, "They don't have any dough anymore, and I can't create something out of nothing."

"Then you don't have any stock left?" Xiao Wen's voice was very soft.

Qingyuan stopped what she was doing. "Is there any explanation?"

Xiao Wen feigned pitifulness, "Anyway, everyone who did the verification said it was good, only our team didn't get it."

Yu Meng gave a forced smile, "Didn't I give it to you?"

"They gave them to me, but my team isn't fully equipped. I'm the captain, and I'm the only one who doesn't have any." Xiao Wen felt he couldn't keep up the act any longer. As a grown man, he was begging a little girl for something by feigning pitifulness. He felt like he should disappear into the ground if word got out.

"Does it really work?"

Xiao Wen nodded hurriedly, "It's useful, it's very effective on our battlefield. Captain Tian found more supplies this time than ever before, including many places he dared not go before. This time, they made a lot of money even on the fringes."

"Why didn't you say so sooner?" Qingyuan bent down and searched under the table for something. "In the future, say something earlier about things like this. I have a lot of alien-shaped noodles here. Which kind of alien do you want?"

Qingyuan pulled out a large box. "I mostly have withered branches, some swaying gracefully, and some oddly shaped little flowers. Which one do you want?"

Xiao Wen looked at Yu Meng, but he didn't understand any of this. Yu Meng glanced at the large box and said, "Give it all to him. From now on, this kind of thing is off the table."

Xiao Wen didn't even see the look on Yu Meng's face; he only heard her say, "Give it all to me."

Xiao Wenqiang suppressed his joy and said, "Thank you, Aunt Qing, thank you, Teacher Yu."

Xiao Wen felt as if he were walking on clouds, stumbling and unsteady as he walked out of Qingyuan's office.

"Don't forget what I told you to do," Qingyuan shouted.

"I'll do a great job, I guarantee you'll be satisfied," Xiao Wen's voice drifted from afar.

Qingyuan looked at Yu Meng and asked, "When did you discover this characteristic? If everyone is like this, wouldn't the Alien Battlefield be safe from danger?"

Yu Meng looked at the excited Qing Yuan and asked, "Is that what you think?"

"Isn't that how it is?" Qingyuan asked in confusion.

"Aunt Qing, do you know how big the alien battlefield is? Do you know how many people can peel off the alien's skin? Do you know how many people like us there are in the whole country?"

Qingyuan shook her head. "How would I know about these things?"

Yu Meng sighed, "Aunt Qing, I've discovered that aliens also have different levels. The aliens we're dealing with now are only the lowest level."

Qingyuan stood up in shock. "What did you say? The lowest level. Then, what's the next level like?" Qingyuan asked, trembling.

"The alien we discovered that day was a higher level," Yu Meng said earnestly, looking at Qingyuan. "It took me an hour to peel off its crust."

Qingyuan sat blankly in the chair. "Yu Meng, is there still hope for us?"

"Of course, Aunt Qing, have you ever heard of reclusive families?"

"What is that?"

Yu Meng shook her head helplessly. She could talk to Qing Yuan about aliens, but as for anything else, it was like trying to blow out a fire with a rolling pin—she knew absolutely nothing.