Chapter 118

Although the truth is a bit cruel, it seems to be true.

The experts at the Search and Rescue Animal Training Academy were suddenly in a trance.

They stared at the iron crocodile below with dismay, dazed and unwilling to accept reality...

"But, it was clearly an autonomous rescue action..."

"Even if our starting points are different, what does it matter..."

"Anyway, it saved people. As long as it can save people, it means that crocodiles can be trained for rescue. No, no problem, yes, no problem..."

Seeing that they were almost broken, Mu Ling scratched her face and muttered, "Well, now that we've found the guards, if you're willing, you can continue your research. Do you still need my help?"

More than 20 people suddenly looked at Mu Ling and shook their heads frantically: "No need!"

The rescue beasts suddenly turned into a family game in her mouth. They didn’t want to see Director Mu again in the short term!

She is so good at it!

Mu Ling didn't realize that she was being disliked. After a while, another car came and took Mu Ling and others away.

Director Lu and others continued to follow the Iron Crocodile as it left, while Mu Ling returned to the service area. Then Mu Ling called Xiang Bie and Wei Li and talked about another matter.

"I felt that I had overlooked something about the butcher before. Today's guarding incident reminded me of it. I think I know what I had overlooked."

Xiang Bie and Wei Li said nothing and just looked at her.

Mu Ling said: "We have always distinguished war beasts from ordinary animals. We believe that there must be a reason why war beasts do this. It must be because they were raised by humans, so they did this because they were influenced by human behavior..."

"But after watching the guards' behavior today, I realized that this is not necessarily the case. Although guards are war beasts, they also learn the survival rules of their own kind. This means that, apart from their identity as war beasts, they are still animals in essence."

Wei Li was a little confused by the director's confusion. He said in confusion, "Director, they are animals after all."

Mu Ling looked at him: "If it's an animal, can the butcher's behavior be explained from the perspective of ordinary animals?"

Wei Li: “…”

Wei Li was stunned: "How do you explain it?"

Mu Ling asked, "A wild animal, the only male in the entire park, suddenly expresses concern for a female of another species. Considering the animal's estrus period, is it possible that the butcher is being kind to the female wolf simply because she's in heat and has nowhere to vent her hormones, so she's releasing her desire for reproduction on other animals?"

Wei Li: “…”

Wei Li was stunned: "Butcher, are you in heat towards Meihua and the others?"

Mu Ling shook her head: "It's not estrus, it's emotional catharsis, probably like an old bachelor who can't get married or have children. When he is exhausted, he starts to be nice to other pregnant women. He focuses on one of them, and since he has nowhere else to use the remaining love, he spends it on you."

Wei Li understood now, and he started to search on StarNet: "So when does the Black Claw Badger go into heat..."

Mu Ling said, "Honey badgers like to breed in spring and summer, while black-clawed badgers prefer to breed in autumn and winter due to their different habitats. In other words, Butcher is normally in estrus right now."

Wei Li frowned: "But I haven't seen it send out any mating signals."

Mu Ling said, "Didn't I just say that it's the only black-clawed badger in the entire park? Who is it courting? Air?"

Xiang Bie pondered for a moment and said, "I'll ask the War Beast Center."

As he spoke, he went to make a call. After a while, Xiang Bie came back and said, "The War Beast Center said that it is indeed still the mating season for the Black Claw Badger."

Mu Ling asked hurriedly: "Can they contact single female badgers there?"

Xiang Bie shook his head: "I asked, and they said that the black-clawed badger is an S-level talent animal, and its number is already rare, and the mating season is almost over."

Like the honey badger, the black-clawed badger is a polygamous species, which means that a strong badger can have several wives. In this case, female badgers in the breeding base are even more sought after.

Many healthy black-clawed badgers can’t find a wife, let alone the ones in their family, which are sick.

Mu Ling looked haggard. "But our butcher is such a good father. Look how kind he is to other people's pregnant women. He must be even better to his own wife. No, I'll ask someone else."

Mu Ling began to ask for a wife by offering a large sum of money in the communication groups of various zoos. After asking for a long time, she found a zoo that also had a retired black-clawed badger, but the one in their family was also a male, so they could not pair up.

Mu Ling asked for a long time but still couldn't find a blind date for the butcher.

Just when she was about to give up, Director Tian of Changshan Zoo spoke up in the group chat: "I know a zoo that took in a female black-clawed badger some time ago."

Mu Ling quickly called Director Tian and said with a smile, "Grandpa Tian, which zoo are you talking about?"

Director Tian smiled as Mu Ling called him so sweetly, and said, "It's called Maple Leaf Zoo. It's not in our East Star Region, but in the Ancient Blue Star in the Southwest Star Region. Isn't Planet 917 also in the Southwest Star Region? There was a monster riot on Planet 917 before, and the black-clawed badger was injured and retired in that battle. I heard from the deputy director of Maple Leaf Zoo that they haven't figured out how to raise the black-clawed badger yet."

When Mu Ling heard that the Maple Leaf Zoo was still on the Ancient Blue Star, she was immediately surprised. Mu Ling had a natural liking for the Ancient Blue Star. Her grandfather had always liked the culture of the Ancient Blue Star. As a result, although Mu Ling had never been to the Ancient Blue Star, she had longed for it since she was a child!

Mu Ling hurriedly said, "Director Tian, can you help me ask if the Maple Leaf Zoo is willing to have a blind date with us? Our butcher is really good, with smooth fur, delicate features, smart and brave, and both wise and brave. It's no exaggeration to say that I have never seen such an outstanding black-clawed badger in my entire life. He is simply the ceiling of the black-clawed badger world! It's really worth having a blind date with him!"

Listening to her boasting, Director Tian said helplessly, "Let me ask for you and get back to you later."

After hanging up the phone, Mu Ling waited anxiously here.

Ten minutes later, Director Tian called: "The Maple Leaf Zoo said that it's not impossible to arrange a blind date, but you have to go there by yourselves."

Mu Ling hurriedly said, "Of course I should!"

Afterwards, Director Tian gave Mu Ling the contact number of the person in charge at Maple Leaf Zoo. Mu Ling thanked Director Tian again, and after hanging up the phone, she immediately called Deputy Director Liu of Maple Leaf Zoo.

Deputy Director Liu had already heard what Director Tian had said, and communication with Mu Ling was going smoothly. However, he emphasized two points: "Your butcher hasn't sent out any mating signals yet, so it's hard to say whether it's in heat or not. You need to confirm this clearly. Secondly, our female badger, 'Arrogant', has just been injured, so we're not sure if she's in the mood for a blind date. We can only ask the two children to meet and get to know each other first. We can't guarantee whether the relationship will develop."

Mu Ling hurriedly said, "Just meet him once, just meet him once. We will confirm as soon as possible whether the butcher is in heat or not. Once we are sure, we will contact you immediately."

Deputy Director Liu said kindly, "Okay."

It is actually very simple to determine whether the butcher is in estrus. Mu Ling asked Brother Xiang to ask the War Beast Center for a recording of a female badger in estrus, and then arranged for people to play the recording in a loop near the wolf habitat to see if the butcher reacts. If there is a reaction, report it immediately!

Mu Ling originally thought that it would take at least a day or two before the butcher could hear the recording, but that afternoon, the butcher started yelling at the recording.

Although the keepers did not take a picture of it, from the recorded sound, the butcher had already fallen deeply in love with this female cyber badger. It desperately sent signals to her and asked her to meet in the grove.

Mu Ling took the recording to show Deputy Director Liu, who immediately confirmed that the butcher was indeed in heat. Then the two sides discussed the specific date for the blind date.

Deputy Director Liu meant that the sooner the better, because it is already mid-December. If it is delayed any further, the female badger may no longer feel anything.

Mu Ling was shocked when she heard this and immediately gave a death order to the general manager of their park: "Brother Wei, I don't care what method you use, whether it's anesthesia or a trap, within 48 hours, I want to see the butcher locked in a cage!"

Wei Li: “…”

Wei Li felt a little aggrieved. He knew that as the general manager, he would never get any good things. When encountering such a difficult situation, the director thought of him!

Wei Li sighed and carried his gun into the mountain...

The first day yielded nothing.

The next day nothing was found.

OK, 48 hours have passed.

Mu Ling: “…”

Wei Li: “…”

The director and the general manager fell silent at the same time.

Just when the two top leaders of the Beek Zoo were getting extremely anxious and unable to come to a conclusion, Xiang Bie hid the blue light in his eyes and placed a cage containing a sleeping badger in front of them.

Mu Ling immediately looked at Brother Xiang with admiration.

Wei Li immediately looked at the Marshal with admiration.

The two of them said in unison: "Brother Xiang, there is light on you!"

Category: "..."

Not necessarily.

The butcher has been caught, so the problem now is who will take him to the blind date. Wei Li definitely won't go. He can't imagine how the butcher will go crazy on the road if he wakes up and finds himself locked up. He is completely unable to handle this situation!

So it was finally decided that Mu Ling would take him there personally.

Xiang Bie frowned when he heard this and said, "I'll go with you."

Mu Ling looked at him.

Xiang Bie explained: "Once it starts making noise, you can't suppress it."

Wei Li nodded at this time: "Yes, Director, you definitely can't suppress it. The flat-headed brother dares to touch even tigers and lions. It would be as easy to crush you, the director, to death as it is to crush an ant. You are no match for it."

Mu Ling: “…”

What you said is quite pertinent...

In short, in the end Mu Ling and Xiang Bie left together.

They were on the starship bound for the Ancient Blue Star at noon that day.

The starship traveled for 10 hours. During the journey, the Black Claw Badger woke up once. Mu Ling took advantage of its unconsciousness and quickly used a syringe to feed it a large tube of canned snake soup, which contained a sleeping aid. After eating, the Black Claw Badger raised its head and fell asleep again.

Mu Ling breathed a sigh of relief, but the black-clawed badger did not wake up afterwards on the journey.

At 12 o'clock that night, they finally arrived at the ancient blue star.