“Of course,” Xia Zhining replied gently, “but if you don’t mind, you might need to come down the mountain with me for a while.”

"Use some instruments to conduct a more thorough examination."

[Down the mountain?!] The frog's eyes lit up instantly.

[I've never been down the mountain yet!]

[I heard there are metal boxes that can move and giant mushrooms that glow at night down the mountain!]

[Wow, I want to go see!]

It immediately puffed out its cheeks and let out a loud shout: [Leave it to me!]

Then, like a small cannonball, it "whooshed" into the bushes.

Not long after, it returned with several "fellow patients".

The three listless Chinese toads each had several unnatural red spots on their backs.

The frog, like an enthusiastic guide, eagerly introduced her: "This is the doctor! She's amazing; even snakes listen to her!"

The Chinese toad, also known as the "toad," is one of the five poisonous creatures in folklore.

Strangely, the three plump toads were struggling to hold up leaves that were larger than their bodies with their front paws.

Upon seeing the summer lemon, they all instinctively pulled their leaves aside, leaving only a few pairs of wet eyes peeking out timidly.

The frog whispered, "Every time humans come up the mountain, they call them 'toads' or 'toady creatures,' and they say... they say toads want to eat swan meat, ugly monsters causing trouble."

[As they listened, they hid themselves inside the leaves.]

These little creatures, called "toads," do look a bit clumsy.

Rough skin, bulging eyes, and slow reaction time.

But they are gentle and honest by nature. When they are bullied, they just squat in place, keep touching their eyes with their paws, and pitifully arch their bodies and shrink back little by little, thinking that this will make it less painful.

They only secretly secrete toxins to protect themselves when subjected to extreme stimulation.

This little creature can silently eat tens of thousands of pests a year, protecting an entire acre of land.

Xia Zhining looked at the three closely packed "leaf balls" on the ground, and saw the Chinese toad desperately using leaves to cover what it thought was its ugly body. Suddenly, her heart softened.

“It’s okay,” Xia Zhining said softly, “I never hold back when treating patients.”

“Each of you is a wonderful treasure.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the leaves rustled.

The three Chinese toads slowly lowered their "shields," revealing their chubby, aggrieved faces: [Sister, we're so itchy...]

Xia Zhining: "Leave it to me!"

With the addition of the water frog, the four little guys lined up and entered Xia Zhi Ning's water tank.

Xia Zhining, with the four quacks on the mountain, returned to Senyu Zoo as the sun set.

Xia Zhining urgently compiled a rigorous report, including detailed analysis of the causes of illness and records of clinical symptoms of the four small animals, along with samples of polluted silt collected in Yanlan Mountain, and formally submitted it to the forestry department.

The forestry department attaches great importance to this.

After a preliminary review, the person in charge, Wu Zhe, immediately contacted her.

"This is a very rare case; it's the first time we've encountered one like this."

"It cannot be ruled out that it is a novel pathogen that has not yet been recorded."

Wu Zhe informed Xia Zhining that the department had decided to organize a top-notch team of biological experts to conduct a thorough investigation at Yanlan Mountain.

"At that time, we will also need your participation as an expert in animal language to assist the team of biological experts in comprehensively assessing and managing the ecosystem of Yanlan Mountain."

“No problem!” Xia Zhining agreed immediately.

Through the communication, she gained a general understanding of the forestry department's intentions.

It is very likely that Yanlan Mountain will be closed off for afforestation, and in-depth purification and ecological restoration of soil and water sources will be carried out.

This means that it was shortly after Xia's Group's high-end new dog food was launched with great fanfare.

The supply of "Ge Xian Mi," a specialty algae of Yanlan Mountain, will be completely cut off due to the mountain closure!

The entire product line will collapse!

However, the Xia Group was completely unaware of this crisis at the moment.

With Xia Zhining's excellent solution, the research and development of the new product progressed exceptionally smoothly and rapidly.

Meanwhile, Xia Zhining had already been secretly acquiring large quantities of "Ge Xian Mi" stock on the market.