Chapter 53

Saturday, 4:30 pm, King Starship Center.

The operations manager of Silin Zoo had just checked in his luggage and when he turned around, he saw the operations manager of Fuai Zoo coming in from outside.

There are many zoos on the planet of God, but the two largest ones are undoubtedly Silin and Fuai.

The two zoos are old rivals and old friends, so it is natural for them to say hello when they meet.

Manager Chen of Silin Zoo said, "You guys are quite late today. We're almost boarding the ship, so you must have arrived just in time."

Harry, the manager of Fuai Zoo, smiled and said, "Where are they? I just went to check in the animals."

"Hey, what animals did you bring?"

"Just Roumei and Xiaoduo."

Manager Chen knew: "Your two internet-famous lionesses? Are they going to be sent to Siwan Star for a blind date?"

"Yes, we've mentioned this to several zoos over there. They all have suitable male lions. We'll take our time choosing. Roumei and Xiaoduo are quite picky. We previously talked to the director of a zoo on Planet B11, and they brought all the male lions here. Roumei and Xiaoduo didn't even look at them, and the male lion was so withdrawn when he left."

"Hahaha." Manager Chen laughed. "It's just that Taiji from our park is too young. If you can wait another two years, Taiji will definitely be able to win over both Roumei and Xiaoduo."

Manager Harry waved his hands quickly, "That can't wait. Your Tai Chi is only a year and a half old, and our Roumei and Xiaoduo are already four. There's a huge gap between them."

The people from the two zoos were chatting, and after a while, Manager Chen's phone number suddenly rang. He looked at the caller ID and saw it was Director Wang.

Manager Chen quickly pressed the answer button, but after just a few words, he was stunned. After a while, after hanging up the phone, Manager Chen began to look around.

Manager Harry was puzzled: "What's wrong?"

Manager Chen said, "Director Wang said that a zoo has been temporarily added to this exchange meeting. Can you guess who it is?"

Manager Harry was a smart man. After a moment's thought, he wondered which zoo on the planet Shenwang was the most famous these days. Wasn't the answer obvious?

"Beak's Zoo?"

Manager Chen nodded. "Director Wang said the person who came from Beek Zoo was their director, the girl you saw online. She said it was her first time attending this kind of exchange meeting, she had no experience, and no connections. They were worried she would suffer any loss, so they asked us to take good care of her."

Manager Chen continued to look around, muttering, "But we're about to board the ship, and there's no one to see."

Manager Harry listened and found a photo of Director Mu on the Star Network and started looking for him as well.

Logically speaking, people in the same industry look down on each other, so they shouldn't really take care of the people in Piccolo Zoo. Just like Silin and Fuai, although they occasionally cooperate, they are essentially competitors and they also compete with each other in private.

However, they really have no hostility towards the Piccolo Zoo. The reason is very simple. First, the Piccolo Zoo is too young and is still in its infancy, so it does not pose such a big threat. Second, caged zoos and wildlife parks are actually not in the same field. Third, due to the recent popularity of the Piccolo Zoo, other zoos on the God King Planet have also benefited from it. Tourists who cannot go to the Piccolo Zoo naturally have to find alternatives. Among them, Silin and Fuai, as the leading figures in the zoo industry on the God King Planet, are definitely the ones who benefit the most.

Just for the free traffic, the two of them can't target the Piccolo Zoo, besides, Director Wang has given the order.

But after searching for a long time, the two of them really couldn't find him. Hearing the radio urging them to board the ship, the two of them became anxious. They hurriedly called Director Wang, asked him for the contact number of Director Mu, and then called him.

The call was quickly picked up, and Manager Chen introduced himself first: "Hello, is this Director Mu? I'm from Silin Zoo. Have you arrived at the Starship Center?"

Mu Ling's apologetic voice immediately came from the communicator: "Oh, hello, hello, I'm here, but when I was checking in the animals, the staff at the Starship Center sent me directly to the starship. I was just about to ask Director Wang for your contact number. I'm so sorry, I didn't know this would happen."

Manager Chen frowned as he listened, then said, "It's okay, it's okay. Just get on board. We'll be there soon. See you on the starship later."

After hanging up, Manager Chen sighed and said helplessly to Manager Harry, "Director Wang was right. You really don't have any experience at all."

Manager Harry asked, "Did she board the ship early?"

Manager Chen nodded. "Yes, she said the staff asked her to go directly. She probably has never checked an animal before and doesn't know if she doesn't have to accompany the whole process. Let's go, I'll teach her later. But she also brought an animal, I don't know what it was."

Manager Harry laughed and said, "I guess they're breeding animals. They can't be war beasts, right?"

They all knew that Piccolo Zoo was famous for its war beasts, so they made this joke.

Twenty minutes later, inside the starship cabin.

Managers Chen and Harry stared blankly at the young girl who extended her hand toward them. The girl was polite and well-mannered, but their eyes couldn't help but gravitate toward the enormous backpack in her arms. As they stared, they became transfixed...

"Eh... Manager Chen? Manager Harry?" Mu Ling called out tentatively when she saw that the two men didn't move.

Manager Chen came back to his senses in silence, but he still shook hands with Director Mu. Then hesitantly asked, "Is this the animal you brought with you?"

Mu Ling was carrying a sports backpack in her arms. She put the bag on her back in front of her and opened the bag. Above the bag, a snow-white fox head was sticking out. The head was pressed against Mu Ling's chest. The fox's purple eyes were watery, and a weak "weeping" sound came out of the fox's mouth from time to time.

As long as Manager Chen and Manager Harry are not blind, they can see that this is a red-heart fox.

A rare fox breed with extremely high talent, perfect for use as a war beast...

But... no way? That shouldn't be possible, right?

"Yes, this is the animal I brought with me. It's an S-rank retired war beast, a red-hearted fox, named Lingren."

It’s true!

She really brought the war beast!

Manager Chen and Manager Harry were both stunned. They subconsciously took two steps back and asked with complicated expressions, "Have you put on the anesthesia collar?"

Mu Ling hurriedly pulled down the opening of her backpack and showed them the red collar around the fox's neck. "It's on, and it's chained. The starship staff has just checked it. Look, here's our registration certificate."

Mu Ling showed a small ID card pinned to her chest.

Seeing that the security measures were complete, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief. Manager Harry said, "No wonder you were brought aboard alone."

The Starship Center has regulations that anyone who brings a war beast or a retired war beast on board the starship must have the owner and the war beast ride together in a dedicated carriage and must not mix with other passengers or animals to ensure safety.

Mu Ling smiled and said, "Yes, the flight attendant said that people like me have to board the ship in advance, otherwise there might be an accident. Also, I can't sit with another employee of our zoo. I have to sit alone and I have to stay with the war beast the whole time. So now that I come to see you, I can only hold it in my arms."

Manager Chen waved his hand. "That's nothing, but your fox doesn't look like it was injured and retired. It seems quite stable. If it's not an injured and retired war beast, then it's nothing."

Mu Ling said: "Its damage value is 83.8%."

Manager Chen and Manager Harry: "..."

"Then go back quickly!!!" The two of them chased people away frantically, not wanting to see Mu Ling again!

Seeing this, Mu Ling didn't want to talk any more. She made an appointment with the two of them to meet again at Siwan Star, and then went back to the exclusive carriage alone.

This exclusive carriage was very large, but Mu Ling was the only one sitting in the entire carriage.

This type of carriage is specially for people who bring war beasts on board. Generally, if there is no passenger with a war beast on the entire starship, this carriage will be requisitioned for other purposes.

It takes a full ten hours to fly from Shenwang Star to Siwan Star.

Mu Ling felt bored after sitting down for a while, so she just lay down and went to sleep.

When she slept, the actor would cling to her body, with his nose resting on her neck, and sleep with her.

During the flight, a flight attendant brought the meal. Mu Ling sat up drowsily, checked the time, and said thank you.

The flight attendant nervously glanced at the backpack in Mu Ling's arms, then asked cautiously, "Excuse me, can I take a photo with you?"

Mu Ling had gotten used to taking group photos recently. Although she didn't show her face in her own videos, her appearance had already been exposed. She didn't have any objections and said with a smile, "Sure."

The flight attendant became even more excited: "Can this fox also appear on camera?"

Mu Ling was very easy to talk to: "Sure."

The flight attendant was very happy and took a photo with Mu Ling smoothly. Of course, the actor in the camera was also forced to work and let Mu Ling support him while looking at the camera.

The flight attendant was very satisfied and kept talking to Mu Ling about how much she liked the videos of the Piccolo Zoo and how much she liked the war beasts. She said that she would definitely go and see them in person when she had a holiday.

Mu Ling politely welcomed her. The flight attendant wanted to say something, but at this moment, another flight attendant suddenly came in and called the flight attendant away.

Mu Ling didn't take it seriously and lowered her head to eat her dinner.

After dinner, she took out the animal food from the luggage bag, poured it into a foldable plastic bowl, and gave it to Lingren.

The snow-white fox was probably not very hungry. After eating half of it, it didn't want to eat anymore. It slowly crawled out of the backpack and sat directly on Mu Ling's knees. Then it raised its head and called her softly in a sticky voice: "Ga~"

Mu Ling lowered her head and kissed the red hair on the fox's forehead that looked like a flower ornament: "Be good."

The fox cried again: "Ga~"

Mu Ling kissed again: "Be good."

The fox also called out: "Ga~"

Mu Ling: “…”

Mu Ling laughed and rubbed the white fox's head, muttering, "Did you do that on purpose? You really are a little vixen."

As she spoke, Mu Ling began to check the white fox's hands, feet and tail.

The bandages on the wounds were still intact, and there was no pressure or bleeding along the way. Mu Ling changed her position while holding the white fox, then turned on the light brain. Since she was the only one occupying a section of the ship, she simply expanded the screen to mid-air and started an animation.

The characters in the cartoon are all small animals, and one of the main characters is a little yellow fox.

The actor watched the cartoon, tilting his head again and again. He was very interested in the bright colors.

Mu Ling explained the content of the cartoon to it and asked it if it liked female foxes like Little Yellow Fox.

Of course Lingren didn't answer her. He just sniffed in the direction of the display screen, and when he didn't smell anything, he fell down, leaned on Mu Ling's chest, and closed his eyes lazily.

The man and the fox were living a peaceful life here, but on the other side, in the cargo hold on the underground floor, several flight attendants were already in a state of panic.

The flight attendant rushed over and asked, "Hasn't it been found yet?"

One of the flight attendants said bitterly, "No, we've searched the entire basement level and can't find it."

The purser suddenly looked at another flight attendant, frowning. "You too! Couldn't you have checked the animals carefully when you placed them? We checked six animals today: two lions, a pet dog, two pet cats, and that box of hamsters. How could you have let the hamsters escape? This starship is so big. If they really got upstairs, how would you have found them?"

The flight attendant felt very aggrieved: "But I clearly checked it thoroughly..."

"You're still quibbling, you..."

The purser was about to say something when the intercom suddenly rang. The monitor's voice came from the other end: "Purser, I checked the surveillance footage. The hamster escaped from the animal hold five minutes ago. The door to the hold was open. After it came out, it stopped in the corridor for a while, then ran into the restroom and hasn't come out since."

When the flight attendant heard this, he immediately rushed to the toilet. When he opened the door, he saw that the toilet was empty.

The flight attendant suddenly looked up and looked at the vent on the ceiling. In the entire toilet, this was the only place where the hamster could possibly enter and exit.

"It's over," the flight attendant was completely stunned. "The passenger's hamster is completely lost now!"

The faces of the several flight attendants outside were very ugly, especially the one who was in charge of the animal cargo hold, whose face turned pale.

A hamster may not be too expensive, but just looking at the cage that contains the hamster, you can tell that the owner clearly dotes on the hamster. If someone loses their pet, it is not just a matter of paying compensation; you may even be sued!

The crew was in a gloomy mood. On the other side, the white fox was watching a cartoon. While watching, he actually fell asleep.

Seeing this, Mu Ling turned down the volume of the cartoon. She thought to herself, Lingren doesn't like watching cartoons, so next time she should just find an animal documentary for him to watch...

I was just thinking about what documentary to watch, but at this moment, the white fox, which was obviously fast asleep, suddenly raised its head.

The white fox's pitiful purple eyes were suddenly filled with a sharp light. It stretched its head forward and sniffed the air with its nose.

The actor was already very slow due to his lack of common sense and confused memory, but the smell was too close, so close that it seemed to be right next to him, and he couldn't ignore it!

Mu Ling was stunned for a moment. She hugged the white fox and stroked its head. "What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?"

The white fox stood up directly on Mu Ling, climbed its two front paws onto Mu Ling's shoulders, raised its slender body upwards, and continued to sniff the air, mainly towards the ceiling.

Mu Ling felt like Lingren was about to climb onto her head, so she quickly took it down, forced it to sit, and asked, "What's wrong? Lingren, don't scare me."

The direction of the smell seemed to have changed. The white fox's eyes became fierce and he was about to jump off the chair and run away.

As a result, it had not run a meter away when the iron chain around its neck pulled it back.

The white fox was very excited and turned around to bite the chain with its teeth.

"No!" Mu Ling picked it up, then thought about it and stuffed the whole fox into the backpack, then ran outside holding the white fox.

There were a lot of people in the cabin in front of Mu Ling. Some people were shocked to see her running hurriedly in the corridor holding a fox. They didn't know why someone brought animals on the starship, but the animals were not in the animal cargo hold, but were roaming around in the normal cabins.

Mu Ling didn't bother to stop and explain. She walked through two cabins before she saw a flight attendant. She grabbed the flight attendant's arm and said, "I have something to tell you."

The flight attendant was stunned and was dragged by Mu Ling to the connection between the two cabins. There was no one there.

Mu Ling's face was serious, and she got straight to the point: "This is just a war beast in my arms. It's in a very bad condition right now. The last time I saw a war beast with an expression like this was when a strange beast appeared nearby... Do you understand what I mean?"

Flight attendant: “…”

When the flight attendant heard the words "strange beast" and "war beast", she was completely stunned. She looked like she was asking herself who she was and where she was. Words like "war beast" and "strange beast" generally do not appear in normal people's lives.

For example, you watch the news and know that there are many fugitives and murderers in society, but you don’t think that such people will appear around you. To you, although they exist, they are very far away from you.

Fortunately, the flight attendant was knowledgeable and experienced. After a moment of confusion, she quickly recovered and asked Mu Ling seriously, "Are you sure?"

The white fox in her arms started getting anxious again, wanting to jump out and run, but Mu Ling couldn't let it run around in public, so she could only hold it down and continue walking forward, saying to the flight attendant, "I'm not sure, but it's better to believe it than not. Strange beasts can hurt people, even kill them. If there are other animals on board, they can also be infected and mutate if they haven't been vaccinated. So I'm going to continue chasing them with the war beasts. You report it immediately!"

Mu Ling said this and ran away quickly again.

The flight attendant quickly notified the chief steward via the intercom.

The purser was still worried about losing a passenger's hamster and was thinking about how to communicate with the passengers when he heard his subordinate's words on the intercom and was stunned: "War beast? Alien beast? You said there is an alien beast on our starship, and a female passenger is chasing it with a war beast?"

"War Beast?" The flight attendant who had taken a photo with Mu Ling earlier asked directly, "Is it my wife and the actor?"

The flight attendant looked at her and asked, "What did you say?"

The flight attendant revealed who his wife and actress were. The chief purser, upon hearing they were the director of the Beak Zoo, realized the seriousness of the situation and immediately reported it to the captain. She also said, "There are seven animals on the starship. Aside from the specially placed fox war beast, five of the other six are in the cargo hold. Only one hamster was released due to a mistake by one of our crew members. If Director Mu's war beast was chasing alien beasts, then the only animal on the starship that could be an alien beast is the escaped hamster!"

The captain's face turned grim after hearing this. He said directly, "Have someone reassure the passengers first. I'll go talk to the zoo director."

The captain said this and quickly took the air police to find Mu Ling.

At the same time, Mu Ling finally stopped after running to a certain cabin.

Because the white fox in her arms made a "ga" sound and asked her to stop.

Manager Chen was sleeping with an eye mask on when suddenly the subordinate sitting next to him pushed him a few times and said, "Manager, manager, look!"

Manager Chen took off his blindfold and looked over. He saw Director Mu standing in the corridor ahead.

Manager Harry, who was sitting in the row behind Manager Chen, was also woken up by his subordinates. He leaned over and asked Manager Chen, "What is Director Mu doing?"

Manager Chen didn't understand either. He even frowned. "Why is she still running around with the war beast? 83% damage value, she's really brave!"

Manager Harry said, "Look, the air marshals are coming."

After the middle-aged captain caught up with Mu Ling, he was about to approach Mu Ling with four air police, but he saw the girl suddenly move again. She walked a few steps to the door of the toilet and then turned the door.

The toilet door wouldn't open, and an impatient male voice came from inside: "Don't you see anyone?"

At this time, the white fox in Mu Ling's arms became even more excited.

"Ga! Ga!" It keeps calling!

Mu Ling was anxious, and the captain was decisive when he saw this. He didn't ask any more questions, but knocked on the door and said to the inside of the toilet: "Hello, I am the captain of this starship. There is a problem with this toilet, and we are about to repair it. Please come out immediately. Thank you."

The person inside was very unhappy: "Don't try to trick me out, I haven't finished pooping yet...Ahhhh, what is this, something fell! A rat! There's a rat!"

Mu Ling's face changed drastically in an instant. The white fox struggled to jump out of the bag. The captain also panicked and continued to knock on the door: "Passenger, please open the door, please open the door!"

"It's biting me, where did this rat come from? It's biting me, ahhhhhh!"

“Passengers, passengers!”

The noise from the toilet was so loud that many passengers were attracted over here, including Manager Chen and Manager Harry, who were also looking over here curiously.

Mu Ling was now completely certain that there must be a strange beast inside. She shouted, stopping the passengers from gathering around: "There is a strange beast, don't come near, everyone disperse and stand on the chairs!"

After saying that, he said to the flight attendant: "Bang the door!"

The four flight attendants looked at the captain.

The captain pointed at the door with sweat on his forehead: "Hurry up and crash!"

The four flight attendants immediately slammed the door, and in a few seconds, the door was opened a crack. In an instant, a white mass suddenly jumped out from the crack.

The white fox bared its teeth and roared: "Ga-ga-"

Mu Ling took a look inside the toilet and saw that the male passenger was sitting on the ground without wearing any pants, his face and hands covered in blood!

Mu Ling immediately looked at the captain: "I want to release my war beast now and let it catch the alien beast. Do you agree?"

The captain had never encountered such a situation before, and he was now drenched in sweat. He looked at the cabin which was already in chaos, because after hearing the word "strange beast" and seeing the white rats running out, the passengers were now in chaos and screaming.

Looking back into the toilet, the male passenger was crying with his head in his hands. His wounds looked hideous and bloody. The captain gritted his teeth and risked his life: "I agree, let him go! I will take responsibility for any consequences!"

Mu Ling immediately untied the chain from the white fox's neck. She placed the cold, murderous, and imposing white fox on the ground, kissed it hard on the forehead, and shouted, "Linger! Your home court! Go!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she loosened her fingers, and a white shadow like clear snow suddenly jumped up like thunder and lightning and flew out directly!