Chapter 67 "The King of Tianshan" is finished
In fact, before writing this article, Yu Mian read through the articles in the "Star Beast World" science column for reference.
However, Yu Mian found that these popular science articles were more like explanatory articles, introducing the habits, characteristics and many features of many animals in detail from beginning to end.
Although they can indeed be called "masterpieces" and are very powerful, they are indeed lacking in fun and memory for many young readers.
Therefore, in response to the "Snow Leopard" theme designated by the "Star Beast World" science column and the relevant materials and data given to him, Yu Mian finally decided to write a short story with a fairy tale flavor.
And among the normal ideas of writing about the collective perspective of a group of snow leopards, or writing about the perspective of a wild explorer and a snow leopard, Yu Mian finally chose a most special one.
That is to let a young student Daxi become a small animal and personally participate in the life of such a snow leopard.
And witness the beginning and end of a story in the snow leopard world from the perspective of a child...
And the story entry point that Yu Mian finally chose really surprised the first readers of this story.
After all, how can a person suddenly become a snow leopard cub! ?
This is almost incredible, like a fairy tale...
I have never read such a popular science article before.
But this extremely magical beginning did instantly arouse the strong curiosity of readers, and they couldn't help but read from the first line.
[When Daxi looked down at his furry paws and consciously called out, he found that his voice had become like the chirping of a bird!
It turns out that the calls of most snow leopard cubs are not the meowing of kittens as people usually imagine, but more like the pleasant chirping of birds.
After Daxi called out a few times, he soon realized helplessly that no one could hear his voice in this snowy cliff.
So Daxi twisted his little head covered with snowflakes, jumped out of the snow, and slowly stood firm in the snow with his four little paws in an unskilled manner.
What should I do...
When I thought about being separated from my teachers and classmates, and my schoolbag filled with food and tools was also submerged in the heavy snow, Daxi even felt like crying, and ran slowly along the snow with grievance.
The baby voice was very small in the flying snow, but it soon attracted the enemy in this wilderness, that is, the golden leopard!
In fact, as a low-altitude carnivore, the golden leopard should not compete with the snow leopard for food.
But as human activities caused the tree line to move upward, the golden leopard gradually became active in the territory that originally belonged to the snow leopard.
"Ah--"
Just when Daxi realized something was wrong and looked back in panic, he suddenly found that it was a huge golden leopard roaring and running towards him!
"Awooo!"
Just when Daxi's four little paws became a little limp with fear and fell on the snow, a brave adult snow leopard suddenly jumped up.
It directly scared away the golden leopard that tried to attack the cub, and the other side wandered around unwillingly before choosing to leave.
Daxi then realized that he seemed to have accidentally entered the territory of this adult snow leopard.
As a solitary animal, snow leopards will find their own territory and live alone after adulthood.
But Daxi found that after scaring off the territory invader, the adult snow leopard just glanced at him and turned away without mercy, so he immediately tried to catch up with it.
"Chiu--"
The little baby voice came from behind the tail, which successfully made the adult snow leopard stop, turn around and look at the cub, and then quickly speed up its pace.
It seemed to want to get rid of Daxi completely.
Damn, this big snow leopard didn't seem to want to pay attention to its cub at all...
Daxi continued to run towards the adult snow leopard with a little frustration. After all, he didn't know what else to do now.
When his claws became softer and softer and his whole body became tired and difficult to move, Daxi gradually closed his eyes.
Maybe he was really going to die here and never see his family and teachers and classmates again...
However, just when Daxi fell into a deep sleep, he vaguely saw a figure, who finally squatted in front of him hesitantly and reluctantly, and took him back to the nest.
After that, the two of them, one big and one small, gradually became familiar with each other. 】
"Oh my god... Fortunately it was taken back."
Teacher Muster, who read the story of the encounter between the two snow leopards in one breath, did not realize that he had read so many words so fluently. Instead, his tense mood finally relaxed.
After all, if one of his students became a lone little snow leopard during the summer research, Muster would be very worried that the other party would be injured or starved to death in the wild.
Now that there is an adult snow leopard to survive with the little guy, this must be the best.
Although this adult snow leopard does look a bit cold.
And the following plot of getting along with each other made Muster's heart melt slowly.
Because in this plot written by Yu Mian, the daily details of the two snow leopards getting along with each other are vivid and warm.
[The taciturn Gredo began to try to teach the cub Daxi how to hunt or how to comb his hair.
He would even occasionally use his thick and fluffy tail to block the heavy snow for the little guy who was blinded by the wind and snow.
Although Daxi was indeed very cute as a snow leopard cub, with a pair of clear big eyes like glittering stars.
Every time Gredo's big tail swept across his head, he would be clumsy and almost fall down, but was steady again by Gredo's claws.
After Daxi and Gredo became more familiar with each other, he learned that the reason why Gredo didn't like him at first was because he had a strong human aura, which made the snow leopard instinctively disgusted. 】
"Is that so?"
When Muster read this answer, he suddenly wanted to ask why humans made the snow leopard so disgusted?
Fortunately, the following text soon raised this question.
【"Then why don't you like humans?"
Daxi finally couldn't help but ask in a low voice after following the hunting Greydo.
But Gredo didn't answer.
Daxi was used to it. After all, Gredo was always aloof and didn't like to talk. Many times, he would say dozens of sentences before Gredo would reply.
But Daxi was sure that Gredo would not abandon him.
However, just as Daxi was getting familiar with this snowy wilderness with Gredo, Gredo was seriously injured during a hunting trip.
It turned out that he encountered a wolf pack and the golden leopard. Although Gredo won the fight and took back the food, he was also seriously injured.
This time, Gredo just threw the prey in front of Daxi, and then lay in the nest in silence, bleeding all the time.
【“Are you going to die? Greydo? Greydo, can you still hear me…”
Daxi was so scared that tears were about to come out.
After all, Greydo’s unusual weakness and silence made Daxi, who had always been under Greydo’s protection, realize for the first time that he was not playing house. He
was facing a real jungle fight where the fittest survive.
Even Greydo, who he always thought was strong and had no rivals, might die in this cruel competition of nature!
“No… I can’t let Greydo die like this.”
After the initial panic and fear, Daxi finally mustered up the courage for the first time and looked at the endless snowfield in front of him.
In fact, during this time, Daxi had also been observing and paying attention to the surrounding terrain, looking for the place where he turned into a snow leopard.
So when Daxi recalled the various skills that Gredo had taught him, he ran out of the snowfield alone and searched for a day and a night, and finally found his schoolbag like a miracle!
Exhausted, Daxi bit the strap of the schoolbag and brought it back to the nest. He then used his claws to find the field medicine inside and roughly sprinkled it on Gredo's wound.
He prayed madly that Gredo could survive this crisis!
Fortunately, the field medicine equipped by the school was indeed very effective. Not only did it successfully heal Gredo's inflamed and rotten wounds, but it even gradually recovered its health after a week.
During this time, it was also the first time that Daxi went out hunting hard and brought back food for the usually powerful Gredo.
"I've grown up, Gredo."
Facing Gredo who had just woken up, Daxi rubbed Gredo's chin affectionately with his tail.
Gredo also licked his fur for the first time with a gentle and approving look.
However, when Gredo saw the backpack in the nest that was obviously a human belonging, his eyes suddenly became alert and disgusted.
"Uh... I accidentally found this. There are a lot of interesting things in it, Gredo, do you want to see it?"
Daxi immediately concealed it, not wanting Gredo to know that he was actually a human and thus alienate himself.
After all, in Daxi's eyes, Gredo is now a very, very important friend.
If he could turn back into a human, he really wanted to take Gredo away from this harsh plateau wasteland and return to the safe and food-rich Federation.
Finally, Gredo seemed to believe what Daxi said.
He no longer resisted Daxi from touching the schoolbag, and even let Daxi drag out a lot of fun things from it.
But what attracted Gredo the most was a mirror.
Gredo would often stare at himself in the mirror for a while, and then quickly and vigilantly pounce behind the mirror, as if he suspected that there was an adult snow leopard that looked exactly like him.
Every time, Daxi couldn't help laughing, and even covered his eyes with his tail.
He really wanted to tell Gredo that this was actually a human mirror, and the image in the mirror was still himself, not another snow leopard.
During this period of time, Daxi has become more and more familiar with the various habits and living conditions of snow leopards. At first glance, he has become a decent young snow leopard. He
is no longer the little guy who walks crookedly at the beginning.
But what Daxi did not expect was that the mortal enemy, the golden leopard, who had been confronting Gredo, did not have a peak showdown with Gredo in the end, and the victory and defeat were determined in an open and aboveboard manner.
Because human poachers appeared.
As the sound of gunfire echoed for a long time between the cliffs after the snow melted, all the creatures on the plateau ran away in panic.
Only Daxi looked at Gredo who was standing motionless on the cliff, and found that Gredo was looking down at the golden leopard who was dragged away by humans at the foot of the mountain.
The golden leopard that Daxi hated and feared in the past was unusually quiet and silent at this moment, no longer arrogant as before. He
was dragged roughly by human poachers, leaving a pool of blood, and his tail drooped stiffly on the ground.
However, facing the unexpected death of Greydo's mortal enemy, Spot, Daxi found that he was not happy.
But Daxi did not have much time to think about why he was in such a complicated mood at the moment, and had to start facing the days of hiding from human poachers with Greydo. After all,
Greydo's smooth and shiny fur is a wild animal fur product that can be sold at a sky-high price in the eyes of poachers.
Not to mention that snow leopard bones can also be used as a substitute for tiger bones and have many uses.
"And I see if we catch the little one next to it and sell it, there must be many rich ladies willing to buy it and raise it at home."
Especially after the human poachers found out that Gredo always protected Daxi behind him, the greedy tone made Daxi so angry that the hair on her tail was about to explode.
But the two snow leopards' escape soon became weaker and weaker under the pursuit of human poachers' many technological means. They
were even forced to leave their familiar nest in the snowfield and get closer and closer to human settlements...
Just when Gredo was shot in order to lure away the poachers and leave Daxi the last living space, and was caught in a cage with his last breath, Daxi cried and saw the school teachers who were looking for her not far away!
It turned out that his disappearance during this period was reported to the higher authorities, which attracted national attention. The school and the federal government quickly arranged for relevant forces to search and rescue the missing students.
Daxi's sobbing and wailing soon attracted the attention of the search and rescue team, and they ran into a bloody poaching case that was secretly going on here!
When Daxi woke up exhausted again, he found that he had turned back into a human being, and was even surrounded by doctors, teachers and classmates on a hospital bed in a tent.
"Daxi, how are you? You fainted in the snow for so long but didn't die. This is simply a miracle!"
Facing everyone's relief and fear, Daxi asked about the snow leopard that was captured by poachers.
Only then did he learn that all the poachers were caught by government personnel, and Gredo had bitten through the tent and disappeared the day after he was treated.
"...So Gredo is gone?"
That's right, after all, he hates humans so much.
Although Daxi felt lost, he had to rest for a few days and return to the Federation Star with most of the other spaceships that left the wasteland star.
The days when he became a snow leopard seemed like a big dream.
However, just when Daxi deliberately delayed and became the last person to board the ship, the crowd on the starship shouted in surprise: "Daxi, be careful - snow leopard!"
Daxi looked back suddenly and found that Gredo had appeared again!
He even held the mirror that he played with the most in his mouth and threw it to him.
"Gredo - do you want to go home with me?"
Daxi, holding the mirror, shouted madly at Gredo who was running away the next second.
"I will raise you well, and you will never be hurt or hungry again!"
However, Gredo, who returned the mirror, just looked at Daxi deeply, and finally turned around and disappeared in the vast snowy wilderness.
He still chose to continue to be the lonely king of Tianshan in this harsh and desolate planet. 】
【"The King of Tianshan - Snow Leopard" End】
"..."
When Muster, as a reader, finished reading the whole story in one breath, he could not come back to his senses for a long time.
Instead, the other teachers who were returning to the office after class looked at Muster strangely.
"Mr. Mu? Mr. Mu! Why are your eyes red? What happened?"
The other teachers looked at Muster's stunned expression in surprise, and then saw the "World of Planet Beasts" in Muster's hand.
Isn't this the popular science magazine with a large circulation that the school subscribes to?
"World of Planet Beasts" is a well-known old magazine with a high national popularity. Many people in the Federation have read this book in the school library since they were young.
Therefore, "World of Planet Beasts" is also worthy of being the childhood memory of many people in the Federation.
However, as the readers of that year gradually grew up, although the "World of Planet Beasts" of the National Magazine is still being distributed, the sales volume has indeed gradually declined.
After all, children nowadays have more novel toys and games, so magazines that require patience to read have undoubtedly become somewhat insignificant.
Instead, collective subscriptions from many schools, governments and other official institutions have gradually become the largest sales channel for the magazine.
"No, I'm fine, I just think this article in this issue of "Star Beast World" is really interesting..."
Teacher Muster, who had reacted, immediately looked up and looked at his colleagues, subconsciously rubbed his eyes in embarrassment, and recommended the "Star Beast World" in his hand.
"I'm not kidding. This is a really good article, and the angle is also very unique. I've never read an article that popularizes the science of Star Beasts from this angle."
As if aware of everyone's doubts, Muster once again seriously introduced the book in his hand.
After everyone, who were half-believing and half-doubting, took their respective class magazines and opened them to read, the whole office gradually became quiet.
This article of just a few thousand words is indeed not long, but it can instantly absorb everyone's full attention.
"You say, why didn't Gredo go back with Daxi in the end? It's obvious that Gredo likes Daxi so much..."
After a long silence, as a teacher's somewhat disappointed question rang in the office, everyone raised their heads from the book as if waking up from a dream.
After all, after reading this popular science article "The King of Tianshan - Snow Leopard", most readers will undoubtedly be most touched by Gredo's decision to leave alone and return to the snowfield.
He loved Daxi so much, taught Daxi all the common sense and skills of being a snow leopard, and even sacrificed himself to lure away poachers for Daxi at the last moment.
And compared to the harsh environment of this plateau galaxy, the central star can definitely be well fed and clothed, without worries about food and clothing.
Why did Gredo still resolutely leave in the end...! ?
"Damn it, who is this hateful author? How could he write such a sad article, when the previous interactions were so heartwarming!"
Especially in the first part of "The King of Tianshan - Snow Leopard", the daily interactions between Daxi and Gredo were so cute from their first encounter to their gradual dependence on each other.
It can be said that the book perfectly displays all kinds of knowledge about snow leopards and interesting interactions.
Whether it is the bird-like chirping of the newborn snow leopard cubs, or the naive and heart-warming pictures.
Or the snow leopard's tail is almost as long as its body, so big and fluffy that Gredo can use his tail to shield Daxi from the wind and snow.
Even Daxi often runs and chases after Gredo with his tail in his mouth...
Every picture makes readers feel inexplicably uplifted.
It's as if they really saw the two snow leopards in the snowy Tianshan Mountains, spending time together in the cruel nature.
Even those cunning wolves and the mortal enemy Ban, who is always waiting for an opportunity, all have a kind of wild breath arranged by nature.
Even the characters that are like "villains" can't make people hate them at all.
"Even when Ban was killed by poachers in the end, I was very sad!"
Another teacher blurted out his resentment, which was instantly recognized by everyone present.
All the animal characters in this story, no matter what camp they are in, are actually not really disgusting.
In a sense, everyone is just working for the continuation of each other's race and life.
Only those human poachers have undoubtedly become the biggest villains, making people extremely hateful after reading it.
However, the clever thing is that the end of this story is still quite politically correct, arranging a federal government team to catch all these poachers in one fell swoop, which makes people feel relieved and feel that the author is really thoughtful.
"No, this article is simply worth recommending to children, and I believe they will be deeply attracted after reading it."
"So who is the author? Muster, why are you silent again?"
"The author... Sleepy Fish? Also known as a bowl of fish soup noodles!??"
When Muster stuttered and read out the author's introduction on the side, almost everyone in the audience fell silent.
After all, as Chinese teachers, they are very familiar with the name of this bowl of fish soup noodles recently.
"I confiscated a whole drawer of this guy's "Reborn Star Soldier King"! And now you say that this article was written by this guy who only has fish soup noodles!"
One of the teachers almost spilled the water in his cup.
You know, "Reborn Star Soldier King" has been extremely popular recently. As a teacher, I am not against children reading this novel. After all, the content is really passionate and positive.
However, many kids are addicted to it and secretly flip through a few pages during class. The lower grades are better, but many of the higher grades can't put it down.
They can recite a few moves and lines of the protagonist Lin Mu with their mouths open and closed!
As for the female readers, it was even more outrageous. Some even secretly bought "Marriage Agreement" and "Eternal Night Rose" and circulated them in private.
In order to make students concentrate on their studies in school, teachers were fighting wits with this invisible and intangible "bowl of fish soup noodles".
Although everyone read it after it was confiscated... it was actually quite interesting.
"But the themes of these articles are too different! Can this really be written by one person?"
The same scene, almost with the release of this issue of "Star Beast World", soon occurred in countless corners of the Federation Star.
The story of the two snow leopards, Lidaxi and Gredo, in "The King of Tianshan - Snow Leopard" has spread like wildfire among Star Readers at an unimaginable speed...
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