Chapter 97 Becoming the Top of the Food Chain
"Free?" Meng Qingyin looked surprised. "Is it because pangolins are endangered?"
The doctor shook his head and said slowly, "That's not entirely true. Whether they are endangered or not, as long as they need treatment, it's all free here."
Free treatment?
Thinking of the hospital's peeling exterior walls and dilapidated appearance, Meng Qingyin felt a strange sensation welling up inside her.
This game is becoming increasingly incomprehensible to her.
In her mind, survival games should be very cruel, full of fighting and bloodshed.
However, so far, although she has encountered people with ill intentions, they have only been a minority.
Moreover, there was no danger to life in the previous activities.
She thought that players who failed to complete the escort mission would be eliminated, but 007 simply kicked them out of the "Escort Channel".
Furthermore, players who become bodyguards also have a job that allows them to earn copper coins.
Now, she has not only encountered endangered animal protection associations, but also veterinarians who provide free animal care...
This doesn't look like a survival game at all.
However, quite a few people have indeed died in this game.
A survival game that looks relatively mild?
What exactly was the purpose of the person who created this game?
Meng Qingyin really couldn't understand it.
The doctor's voice interrupted her reverie, "Ms. Meng, it's clear you have a lot of love for animals. I apologize again for my previous rude behavior. I shouldn't have reported you to the animal association before I understood the truth of the matter."
After speaking, he bowed deeply.
Meng Qingyin quickly helped him up: "It's alright, I didn't take it to heart."
Moreover, the animal protection association also compensated her.
The doctor glanced at the pangolin again, his tone filled with pity, "You have suffered inhuman torment, but it's all over now. I hope you will be safe and happy from now on."
The pangolin responded with squeaks.
The doctor smiled and turned to leave.
"Wait a minute!" Meng Qingyin called out to him, "May I ask your name?"
"My name is Zhou Xing."
Meng Qingyin: "Dr. Zhou, thank you for treating the pangolin."
Zhou Xing smiled and left.
Meng Qingyin looked down at Zai Zai, then suddenly remembered something and teased, "Oh dear, I forgot to scold him with Zai Zai."
The child looked at the pangolin, and the adult said magnanimously, "Never mind, he doesn't seem that fierce now, so let's not scold him."
After saying that, as if afraid of upsetting Meng Qingyin, he asked, "Is it alright, Master?"
Meng Qingyin smiled and said, "Okay."
The little one rubbed happily against her trouser leg, "Master, you're so kind."
Meng Qingyin: "Alright, we should go back now."
As soon as she got back to the car, Meng Qingyin sent a message to Qin Jiu: "Xiao Jiu, summon me."
To drown his sorrows in strong liquor: "Okay!"
[The team leader invites you to his/her side with the message "Drowning your sorrows with strong liquor," do you agree?]
Meng Qingyin clicked "Agree".
The next moment, she appeared in the familiar mine.
The pangolin and its cubs, however, are not here.
Qin Jiu asked in confusion, "Huh? Where's the pangolin? And the cubs too?"
Meng Qingyin: "They might still be in the car."
She wasn't holding them when Qin Jiu called her earlier.
When Qin Jiu first summoned her, she was holding Zai Zai in her arms.
It seems that if Qin Jiu summons her, she can be summoned to Qin Jiu's side.
Her vehicle was summoned to the vicinity of Qin Jiu's vehicle.
Yes, that makes sense.
The babies must still be in her car.
A moment later, the little one arrived with three pangolins.
Seeing the pangolin's intact hind legs, Qin Jiu's eyes widened: "You can't see any injury at all. You didn't secretly switch three pangolins, did you?"
The three pangolins were dissatisfied and squeaked. One of them was so anxious that it was wagging its tail back and forth, proving that they had not been "switched".
Qin Jiu laughed, revealing her little tiger teeth: "Haha, so cute! They can understand what I'm saying, but they didn't realize I was joking."
The other pangolins swarmed around the three pangolins, chirping as if celebrating their recovery.
Chen Leying smashed the rocks with a bang: "Now that they're alright, hurry up and dig up the rock."
Qin Jiu ran over quickly: "You take a break, let me take over!"
Chen Leying handed the gold pickaxe to her, took a sip of mineral water, and then asked Meng Qingyin, "How much did it cost to treat the pangolin? Also, what were the fees charged by that blacksmith?"
"Oh, right, I was just about to tell you about this," Meng Qingyin raised her voice so that Qin Jiu on the other end could hear her, "The treatment for the pangolins this time is free."
Qin Jiu stopped what she was doing and ran over, her face full of disbelief. "Free? Is the pet hospital doing charity?"
Meng Qingyin nodded: "Pretty much. Dr. Zhou has been treating animals for free."
Qin Jiu remained silent for a while before saying, "Why does this feel so unreal? Are we still playing a survival game? There are actually such kind doctors?"
Chen Leying remained silent, her face showing a thoughtful expression.
Meng Qingyin added, "As for the fees charged by the smelters, they are based on weight. Salt ore and rough stone are charged at one copper coin per kilogram, while rock is charged at five copper coins per kilogram."
Qin Jiu nodded: "This price isn't too expensive."
Chen Leying looked at Meng Qingyin questioningly: "Okay, after we finish mining the ore here, you can take all the ore to process. The processing fee will be split between me and Qin Jiu, and you get two. How about that?"
Meng Qingyin thought for a moment and agreed, "No problem."
Qin Jiu timidly raised her hand: "...Nobody wants to ask my opinion?"
Chen Leying raised an eyebrow: "You have a problem with that?"
Qin Jiu shook her head like a chick pecking at rice: "No!"
Meng Qingyin made the final decision: "Then it's settled. There's one more thing. I was just arrested by the animal association, and to express their apology, they gave me a list of endangered animals and the title of Goodwill Ambassador. I'll take a picture of the list and send it to you when I get back. Please be careful not to harm endangered animals in the future; they are protected."
The decision to save the pangolin was made jointly by the three of them, so it wouldn't hurt to show the other two the list.
"A list of endangered animals under protection?" Qin Jiu became increasingly puzzled. "Are we really in a survival game? If endangered animals are protected, does that mean we players are also protected and can't kill people easily?"
Chen Leying: "No, players are not protected."
Meng Qingyin also recalled how she had dealt with Liu Fujia so decisively last time.
Qin Jiu curled her lip. "So we're at the very bottom of the food chain? At everyone's mercy?"
Chen Leying glanced at her and said, "As long as you are strong enough, you will be at the top of the food chain. No one can threaten your existence."
A thoughtful look flashed across Qin Jiu's eyes. "That's right, then I want to be the best of the best!"
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