Chapter 131 Is Yuanyuan willing to help them?

"My God!"

Someone let out a soft exclamation.

"Quick, tap me, am I seeing things?"

Another elderly professor rubbed his eyes, looking again and again, still unable to believe it.

He reached out to touch it but didn't dare, afraid of breaking it. "This is...this is a bioluminescent fern, right?"

"They've been extinct for millions of years, yet this fruit still exists, and its shape is exactly the same as that of fossilized organisms!"

"Hey you, quick, quick, find the photos I took before so I can compare them and see if they match."

The assistant beside him frantically began searching.

Grandma Zhang from the nearby botanical research institute picked up a plant and examined it carefully.

"The smell is right too. I never expected to see one alive. It's incredible."

Compared to the giants of the plant kingdom, the animals are clearly much calmer.

When he saw the dozens of animal hides that Yuanyuan took out, he couldn't stay calm anymore.

"This is too cruel! How many animals must have been hunted to get so many intact animal hides!"

The speaker was the newly arrived vice president of the animal protection association, who hadn't seen a live broadcast before.

He cursed fiercely, but his eyes never left the animal skins.

His secretary, standing nearby, nudged his arm and whispered, "Vice President, look at that animal hide, it's in such good condition. If only we could collect one or two..."

"We still need to discuss the ownership of these animal hides. Let's look at the others first."

Gu Zheng interrupted, "Let's look at the others first."

"Yuanyuan, what is this big one that looks like a watermelon?" Lu Yuan asked, pointing to a round, green fruit.

"This is called a green melon!"

Yuanyuan licked her lips, clearly craving it. "This is delicious! The flesh inside is pink, and there are very few seeds. One is enough to fill you up."

Lu Yuan immediately became interested and wanted to find a knife to cut it open and taste it, but was stopped by the others.

"Don't move, take photos for record-keeping first, and keep some for sample testing. All you think about all day is food."

"Right, right, I almost forgot the important thing!" Lu Yuan awkwardly touched his nose, nodded quickly, and took out his phone to take a picture.

The vice president and secretary of the animal protection association were still circling around the animal skin. "Vice president, look at that one with colorful feathers. The structure of the feathers looks very special."

"If we could study this, it might help us improve our conservation programs for endangered birds."

The vice president nodded in deep agreement: "And this snow-white one, with such dense fur, I wonder what kind of animal it is. If we could figure it out, it would also help with the protection of polar animals."

He paused for a moment, then said, "When we discuss ownership later, we need to try to get two more copies, one for research and one for exhibition, so that more people can learn about species from different worlds and raise everyone's awareness of conservation."

The secretary nodded in agreement, "No problem. Vice President, just tell us more about our research needs, and we'll definitely be able to get it."

Gu Zheng walked over to Yuan Yuan and handed her a bottle of warm water.

"Did you trade salt for all these animal hides?"

Yuanyuan took the water, took a sip, and nodded. "Dad, animal hides are their most common trade item, but fine salt is very expensive there. They want to trade with me for more salt, but I didn't bring much, so many people didn't get any."

Gu Zheng patted her head. "Dad knows. You can change whatever you want from now on. Don't worry about the salt. Dad will prepare it for you."

Hearing this, someone nearby immediately came over and said, "Professor Gu, don't worry about the salt, we'll take care of it."

We have as many as you want; whatever Yuanyuan wants to exchange, we will fully support her.

These supplies are so important for the research!

Another chimed in, "Yes, yes, there's plenty of salt."

If the orcs need anything else, like tools, we can provide that too. It's all worth it to get more samples of the orc world in return.

Yuanyuan blinked. "I understand."

The meeting room became increasingly lively, with some people studying the plants and fruits, and others discussing research directions for animal hides.

Of course, some people also asked Yuanyuan about the situation in the Beast World.

Yuanyuan tugged at Gu Zheng's sleeve, "Dad, when are we going home?"

I miss my mom, and I want to eat her braised pork ribs.

Gu Zheng glanced at his watch. "Let's wait a little longer until the uncles and aunties have registered their things, then we'll leave."

"But I can't wait any longer," Yuanyuan pouted.

Half an hour later, two researchers came over, holding a registration book in their hands.

"Professor Gu, all the supplies have been registered. We will allocate the plants and fruits and send them to the laboratory. We will seal the animal hides for now and deal with them after the allocation plan is finalized."

"good."

Gu Zheng nodded, bent down and picked up Yuanyuan, "Then we'll go back first, Yuanyuan misses her mother."

He said something to everyone.

"Okay!"

"Go quickly, Yuanyuan, remember to get some rest."

Yuanyuan leaned on Gu Zheng's shoulder, waved her little hand and said, "Okay, thank you, grandpas and uncles."

"I think that striped animal hide should be given to the ×× Research Institute; they need it more for their research on species evolution..."

"No, our research institute also needs comparative studies..."

"I'm not going to fight you for that, I just want this one, like the sika deer skin."

"..."

Gu Zheng shook his head, picked up Yuanyuan, and walked out of the conference room.

Sunlight streamed in through the corridor windows, warm and cozy, and Yuanyuan snuggled against him.

"Dad, are these things I brought back really that important?"

"Um."

“Researching these things will help us do many useful things and allow us to understand more secrets of the beast world.”

"Then can I trade with the orc uncle more often?" Yuanyuan's eyes sparkled. "I want to trade for more beautiful animal skins, and the things they make themselves are also very beautiful. I also brought a very pretty flower basket to give to my mom."

"Yuanyuan is so thoughtful, what about Daddy's?"

“Dad, don’t you like flowers?” Yuanyuan leaned closer to him. “I have a kind of flower here that I’ve never seen before. I saved it especially for you.”

"Yuanyuan is amazing!"

Gu Zheng chuckled and pinched her cheek.

“Dad, I also want to teach them how to grow rice. They eat meat and wild vegetables every day and don’t have any rice to eat.”

"Okay, Dad will find someone to teach you."

"Uh-huh."

"And weapons, we need them to build houses."

"good."

"Dad, do you know that I met an aunt in the Beast World? She was also a time traveler. She helped her tribe build a huge city wall and weapons. They can also weave cloth. She is so amazing. She can also teach them to raise livestock and grow rice."

Unfortunately, she was unwilling to help other tribes.

Yuanyuan sounded a little disappointed when she said this.

"Would Yuanyuan be willing to help them?" Gu Zheng asked in return.

Yuanyuan nodded frantically, "I'm willing, Yuanyuan is willing. If they learn to grow rice and raise animals, not so many people will starve to death in the cold season, and they won't freeze to death with big houses."