Chapter 26
Lieutenant Colonel Song was thinking about Pimi the whole night, and fell asleep in a daze until dawn. He woke up after less than two hours of sleep, and looked at the time. It was only seven o'clock.
Since he couldn't sleep anyway, Lieutenant Colonel Song simply got up and thought of waiting at the door of the veterinary station. When Director Mu woke up, he would be the first to see Pimi.
When he arrived at the veterinary station, he found the door open. Colonel Song was suspicious and knocked on the door. "Director Mu?"
There was no response from inside, so Colonel Song walked in quietly. However, until he entered the ward area and saw Pimi, he still didn't see Director Mu, and even Qilin and Lightning were gone.
Lieutenant Colonel Song didn't think too much about it. All he could think about was Pimi. He squatted outside Pimi's cage and called out softly, "Pimi..."
The skinny lion opened his eyes slightly, looked outside, and then closed them weakly.
Lieutenant Colonel Song asked, "Pimi, are you feeling better?"
The black-haired lion did not respond.
Lieutenant Colonel Song: "Pimi, are you hungry?"
The black-haired lion did not respond.
Lieutenant Colonel Song: "Pimi, can I come in to see you?"
"Puff." The black-haired lion suddenly farted.
Lieutenant Colonel Song: “…”
Was Pimi refusing his visit? Or was it just a coincidence?
Lieutenant Colonel Song fell into deep thought.
At this moment, there was a sound outside. Colonel Song thought it was Principal Mu who came back, so he went out to see, and it turned out to be Xiang Bie.
Xiang Bie also paused when he saw Colonel Song.
Lieutenant Colonel Song hurriedly explained: "I came in because I saw the door was not closed..."
Xiang Bie frowned and glanced inside: "Where is the director?"
Lieutenant Colonel Song shook his head: "I didn't see her when I came in, and the Ripping Tiger and the Swift Fire Leopard weren't in there either."
Xiang Bie frowned even more tightly, turned around and walked out.
Lieutenant Colonel Song felt embarrassed to stay here alone, so he followed Xiang Bie out to take a look. After they had taken two steps, they saw a golden tiger and a black leopard sitting in front of the glass window of the supermarket in the service area, staring blankly outside.
The two beasts stood there, like exhibits in a cupboard, too eye-catching. Xiang Bie followed them into the supermarket and saw Mu Ling sitting on a chair in the delicatessen area. Opposite her, there were several people in military uniforms standing or sitting.
Lieutenant Colonel Song was very familiar with the military uniforms and immediately said, "Is this the garrison of your Divine King Planet? Those standing there are wearing the combat uniforms of the Beast Taming Army..."
Xiang Bie pursed his lips and walked straight in.
At the same time, in the restaurant, Mu Ling was still struggling.
Just when Mu Ling was dragging Qilin and Lightning away, the Major Chang behind her called her again and said that he had something to discuss with her in a hurry. Mu Ling looked at him and it didn't look like he wanted to arrest Lightning, so she invited him to the restaurant, poured him some water, and took out some snacks left over from yesterday, and listened to what he said.
It turned out that Major Chang wanted her to help them catch strange beasts!
Principal Mu, who has always been quiet: "..."
No, what does that mean? She's just a civilian, what kind of beast is she supposed to be? Could it be that just because she happened to shoot a hyena yesterday, Major Chang thinks she's incredibly gifted and a natural fit, a perfect candidate for the military?
She was just lucky yesterday. Her shooting skills are only as good as popping balloons in an amusement park!
Mu Ling was terrified and was trying to figure out how to refuse without appearing too rude when she saw Xiang Bie and Colonel Song walk in from outside the supermarket.
Mu Ling quickly stood up and greeted loudly: "Brother Xiang! Lieutenant Colonel Song!"
When Mu Ling called out "Lieutenant Colonel Song", she deliberately shouted very loudly, and then secretly looked at Major Chang. The meaning was very clear: look, this is a lieutenant colonel, and he is also a lieutenant colonel of the Beast Taming Army. You should ask him for help!
When Major Chang heard the words "Lieutenant Colonel Song", he was stunned for a moment and stood up.
Lieutenant Colonel Song was a little surprised that Mu Ling was so enthusiastic towards him. He was immediately flattered and quickly replied, "Director Mu..."
Then he looked at Major Chang again, and recognizing him as a major, he extended his hand towards him: "Hello, Shou Tianxing, Song Cheng."
Major Chang hurriedly leaned forward: "God King Star, Chang Jing."
After the two shook hands, Lieutenant Colonel Song asked, "Major Chang, what's this?"
Major Chang felt a little embarrassed, unsure whether he should tell this high-ranking officer from another planet his purpose for the day. After all, his desperate attempt to borrow support from the zoo seemed a bit strange...
Xiang Bie suddenly spoke up at this moment, and he asked Mu Ling: "What are Qilin and Lightning looking at?"
The tiger and the leopard had been sitting by the glass window for a long time, without moving. When someone came in, they didn't even look back.
Mu Ling got angry when she heard this. She snorted, "I made them stand there as punishment! Did you know that Lightning just opened the door and ran out again? He even brought Qilin out with him and almost hurt the officer!"
Category: "..."
Xiang Bie glanced at Major Chang, then back at Mu Ling. He actually wanted to say, "Who told you to always pamper them?" But the words came to his lips, but he didn't say them.
Lieutenant Colonel Song was very surprised. He was not surprised that Lightning could open the door. After all, the war beasts have been trained since childhood. Not to mention opening the door, some war beasts can even count. What surprised him was that Principal Mu could actually make a retired S-class war beast stand in the corner as punishment?
Not only can Director Mu maintain a good interactive relationship with retired war beasts, but she can also make them obey her orders?
Where on earth did this monster come from!
Major Chang glanced at the time and became a little anxious. Their plan was to reach the western entrance of the Beak Jungle by nine o'clock at the latest, and it was already half past seven... Gritting his teeth, Major Chang finally ignored his pride and whispered to Lieutenant Colonel Song, "Lieutenant Colonel Song, please excuse me for a moment..."
Lieutenant Colonel Song was a little surprised. What did he have to say to Major Chang? But he still followed him to the side.
After a while, after listening to Major Chang's explanation of his intentions, Lieutenant Colonel Song was very surprised: "Are you here to borrow a retired war animal from the zoo? Isn't this against the rules?"
Major Chang smiled bitterly, "But without an S-class war beast to determine our location, we can easily get stuck in the mountains if we rely solely on manpower to explore..."
Lieutenant Colonel Song was puzzled: "Your entire garrison headquarters doesn't have a single S-level war beast?"
Hunting Sky Star is a business planet with a larger area and more developed industry than God King Star. There are five S-class war beasts stationed in the army. Lieutenant Colonel Song has never encountered a shortage of S-class war beasts when performing his official duties.
Major Chang was a little embarrassed and did not answer.
Lieutenant Colonel Song realized that his words had hurt someone, so he hesitated and said, "I can talk to Director Mu for you, but Director Mu and I only met yesterday. She may not listen to me. You have to be mentally prepared."
Major Chang looked up at Lieutenant Colonel Song.
Lieutenant Colonel Song: "What's wrong?"
Major Chang shook his head. "No, I just thought you would tell me, like everyone else, that retired war beasts are dangerous, and then persuade me to give up the idea and stop having such unrealistic thoughts..."
Lieutenant Colonel Song smiled. "If it were anyone else, I would indeed advise her this way, but this Director Mu... I'm not sure if this is right. Anyway, she's a bit psychic... I think the war beasts she handles are quite capable..."
Major Chang: "...supernatural?"
Lieutenant Colonel Song pointed toward the glass window. "Do you think she can only control the Ripping Tiger and the Swift Fire Leopard? Oh, let me tell you, my Pimi, the S-rank Black-headed Lion Pimi, has been on a hunger strike for a month. But last night, within three minutes of her hand, guess what, he was willing to eat!"
Major Chang: “!!!”
"It's like seeing a ghost!" Lieutenant Colonel Song said, "I find it incredible too. It's not just me, the other zoo staff who came with me are also stunned. I even heard them whispering last night that they all want to switch jobs to the Beak Zoo, if for no other reason than to broaden their horizons!"
Major Chang: “…”
When Major Chang was talking to Lieutenant Colonel Song, Mu Ling was very excited. She thought that Major Chang was finally willing to give up on her and turn to professionals. But when they came back, the two of them actually joined forces!
Mu Ling foolishly listened to Lieutenant Colonel Song helping Major Chang persuade her. After a long while, she finally heard the key point: "Borrow a war beast?"
Not to lend her? But to lend the war beast?
Major Chang said in embarrassment, "Director Mu, we sincerely want to borrow Qilin and Lightning. It was you who reported the news of the strange beasts deep in the Piccolo Jungle. You should be well aware of the seriousness of this matter. So we really need S-level war beasts now. Of course, to borrow them, we definitely need Director Mu to come with us. I wonder if you are free today..."
Frankly speaking, Mu Ling was busy. Pimi had just arrived yesterday, but because of the short time last night and Pimi's poor condition, Mu Ling only gave it a simple external examination. Today, she originally wanted to use instruments to give it another full body examination. After all, she had to see the details of its internal organs with her own eyes so that she could give it targeted rehabilitation later.
Secondly, the mental identification device will arrive today. Mu Ling plans to do a mental identification on Qilin and Lightning today. Not only are netizens curious about their mental conditions, but Mu Ling is also curious. Mu Ling actually doesn't think that Qilin and Lightning's mental states are unstable, but since others say so, she has become insecure and will feel at ease only after a check.
Finally, because there were strange beasts in the mountains yesterday, the masters of the protective net stopped working again. Mu Ling planned to go up the mountain in person today and bring Lightning with her to accompany the masters to work. With Lightning there, the masters would not have to worry about being attacked by strange beasts, and the work could continue. Brother Xiang would continue to patrol the mountains from the morning to prevent there from being more strange beasts in the park, and Brother Wei would stay at the foot of the mountain to take care of Pimi and Brown Deer.
Mu Ling is really busy today, there are so many things to do...
"Of course, our help isn't free." Major Chang added, "I know Director Mu might not even consider this amount of subsidy, but it's the only gesture of sincerity we can offer. We'll provide a subsidy of 10,000 interstellar coins per hour for each war beast. I hope Director Mu will consider it..."
Mu Ling: “…”
Category: "..."
Xiang Bie glanced at his headmaster indifferently. He thought that considering how much the headmaster needed money, she would be very tempted, but strangely, she didn't show much enthusiasm?
One war beast costs 10,000 per hour, and two costs 20,000. It's 7 o'clock now. If you start borrowing now and continue until noon, that's five hours, which is 100,000 interstellar coins.
Isn't she moved?
How could Mu Ling not be tempted? However, she was still very hesitant. After a while, Mu Ling said, "Actually, the safety of the deep forests of the Beek Jungle is closely related to our Beek Zoo. Strictly speaking, that half of the mountain is also under the name of our Beek Zoo. It's just that it hasn't been developed yet, so it's still under the jurisdiction of the government. However, it's not reasonable for us at the Beek Zoo to stand idly by on this matter..."
Mu Ling exhaled. "But Major Chang, there are two things I want to say. First, the animals currently in the park are definitely the most important to me. As the director, I have an obligation to prioritize their safety. So right now, the most urgent thing for me is to quickly repair the protective net in the middle of the mountain. Qilin Lightning and I can help you, but we can't help indefinitely. We have our own things to do... Secondly, the only S-level war beasts I can lend out right now are Qilin and Lightning. But Qilin is injured, and Lightning is more sensitive. Just like at the door just now, you just touched me and Lightning attacked you. In my eyes, they are all very fragile children, so I don't want them to take too many risks. After all, they have retired..."
Major Chang quickly said, "Of course we won't be in danger. You and them just need to sit in the car and help us point the way! They don't need to charge! As for the duration of our assistance, as long as we're efficient, the mountain clearing operation can be completed quickly!"
Mu Ling was relieved to hear him say that. She smiled slightly and nodded: "That's no problem. Shall we go now?"
Major Chang said, "It's best to do it now!"
Mu Ling glanced at the time: "Can you wait for me for another fifteen minutes? I'll feed them breakfast and change the medicine first."
It won't take too long, Major Chang said, "Okay."
Mu Ling didn't stop and ran to the door, shouting, "Qilin! Lightning! Go!"
The two beasts, who were facing the wall and thinking about their mistakes the previous second, kicked their hind legs and rushed towards Mu Ling together the next second!
After Mu Ling and the two beasts disappeared, Major Chang said to Lieutenant Colonel Song and Xiang Bie, "Director Mu's logic is very clear."
Lieutenant Colonel Song nodded: "Yes."
Xiang Bie turned his head to look in the direction where Mu Ling left. After a moment of silence, he followed her and helped her.
Ten minutes later, Mu Ling came out with Qilin and Lightning.
They got on the special vehicle prepared for them by the military. Considering that the mental state of the two beasts was unstable, a medical kit containing emergency medicines such as tranquilizers was specially provided for them in the vehicle.
As the car started moving, the other three Beastmaster captains who were sitting in the same car with Major Chang became uneasy: "Why don't we turn on the surveillance?"
There are surveillance cameras in Mu Ling's car. After all, retired war beasts are too dangerous, and no one can guarantee that they will behave well along the way. In case of sudden stress or if Mu Ling is injured, they will know about it and can rush over to rescue her.
Major Chang hesitated for a moment, but still turned on the surveillance camera.
So, in front of the small screen in the car, the four men all leaned over and stared at the man and two beasts on the screen.
The special car was very empty. Qilin and Lightning felt uncomfortable as soon as they got in. Mu Ling sat in the seat and watched them sniffing around and scratching the door with their claws.
Mu Ling quickly stopped him: "Come, come here."
Lightning is a mama's boy leopard. As soon as Mu Ling called it, it came over, jumped onto the seat next to Mu Ling, and put its face very close to Mu Ling.
Mu Ling reached out and touched its head. The black panther immediately put its ears behind its head obediently, then softened its body and lay on Mu Ling's knees.
Mu Ling rubbed its ears and called out again, "Qilin."
Qilin hesitated at the door for a few seconds, and finally walked back slowly, stood in front of Mu Ling, and made a low "woooo" growl.
Mu Ling lowered her head and kissed its forehead, then asked, "Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Qilin licked his lips and looked around the carriage.
Mu Ling hugged its neck and coaxed it: "There should be the smell of other war beasts here. This is the war beast vehicle. Major Chang and his men specially vacated it for us. But it should have been cleaned. I can smell the detergent. Can you still smell it?"
Qilin took another half step forward, then it nudged its head into Mu Ling's chin, and nudged its nose into the crook of Mu Ling's neck, smelling her scent, and then it stopped roaring.
Mu Ling simply held it like this, tilted her head to kiss its face, and patted its butt: "Sit down."
The tiger sat down obediently, its wet nose pressed against Mu Ling's skin, refusing to move.
Mu Ling just let it be. She patiently soothed the two beasts, whispering to them from time to time. When Lightning closed his eyes as if he was about to fall asleep, and Qilin's muscles were not as tense as before, Mu Ling knew that they had finally relaxed.
At this time, Major Chang and his four companions in another car: "..."
Damn it, I just observed it, but why did it feel a little sweet?
The beastmaster of Team One said sourly, "My Xile never lets me hold her."
The Beastmaster Captain of Team Two echoed, "I'm lucky enough that Sky doesn't have to fan me with his tail."
The beastmaster of Team Three sighed, "Ever since my Xiongwei got a wife, he doesn't even listen to my instructions anymore. He just follows his wife around..."
The more the three talked, the more their defenses were broken. Looking at the tiger and leopard on the screen who were reluctant to leave Mu Ling for even a minute, the three of them silently said to Major Chang, "Let's shut it down. It's boring."
Major Chang: “…”
-
Military vehicles are all amphibious vehicles that can switch between land, sea and air at any time. After leaving the city, the vehicle enters suspension mode and the speed increases.
Finally, before half past eight, they arrived at the West Pass on the other side of the Bick Jungle.
There are already many soldiers guarding the outskirts of Xishankou.
When Mu Ling got off the car, she saw war beasts being pulled out of other beast-taming cars.
The war beasts were of various species, led by well-trained soldiers and clad in imposing armor. Mu Ling even spotted a camel among the herd. Camels have two humps, and this one had two helmets atop its humps...
What about using hard hats to protect Twin Peaks, which is safe but a little funny?
Mu Ling started laughing as she watched, and then couldn't help but sigh, "They're all so handsome."
At this moment, something wet suddenly touched her cheek. Mu Ling turned her head and saw that it was Lightning standing on the car, with his head lowered, nudging her with his nose.
Mu Ling smiled awkwardly, quickly turned around and hugged Lightning's face and kissed him, "Not handsome, not handsome. They are not as handsome as us Lightning and Qilin. You are bigger than them in size alone, so of course you are the most handsome!"
Mu Ling's words were not a lie. There were tigers and leopards in that group of war beasts, but none of them were as majestic as the Qilin and Lightning. The tiger was not as ferocious as the Qilin, and the leopard was not as sharp as the Lightning. Mu Ling looked at them with her mother's eyes, and she thought that her Qilin and Lightning were the most handsome guys on this mountain.
Qilin then jumped down from the car, and Lightning also jumped down. The two beasts were on the left and the right, sandwiching Mu Ling in the middle.
Mu Ling thought they were going to get close to her again, but upon closer inspection, she discovered their eyes were staring into the forest, one to the left, the other to the right. Their sharp pupils gradually darkened, and the claws hidden within their furry claws slowly emerged...
Major Chang and three Beast Taming Captains came over at this time. Major Chang was about to talk to Mu Ling, but the three Beast Taming Captains quickly held him down and told him not to move.
Major Chang looked over and noticed that Qilin and Lightning were looking at each other strangely. He asked, "Are there strange beasts on both sides?"
The leader of the first team said solemnly, "That should be the case. It seems that there are indeed many strange beasts in the mountains, and the range is quite large. We can't delay any longer and must enter the mountains as soon as possible."
Major Chang nodded and said, "Go and get their car."
Soon, Mu Ling, Qilin, and Lightning boarded the professional military mountain bikes. Because the mountain roads were difficult to navigate, the ride was extremely bumpy. As Mu Ling jostled along, she recalled the fear she felt when she was first at the Beak Zoo, overcome by the mountain bikes...
However, compared with the rugged and steep West Mountain, the mountain road to their zoo is simply a smooth road!
"Roar!" When the car came to a fork in the road, Black Panther suddenly roared to the right.
Mu Ling touched Lightning's head and said to the driver, "Right."
The driver turned to the right, and the other cars behind their car also turned to the right... After a while, the A-level war beasts in the cars behind also began to get agitated.
Mu Ling looked back and saw that a car had stopped behind her. An A-level war beast and several other B-level war beasts got out of the car at the same time. As soon as they got out of the car, they ran in a certain direction. Several soldiers behind them hurriedly chased after them.
The mountain road was so difficult to walk on, but the war beasts walked on it as if it were flat ground. Not only that, the soldiers behind them were also chasing them effortlessly. Obviously, as a beast taming army, they usually did a lot of mountain training.
Mu Ling looked back at Qilin and Lightning. They seemed very accustomed to being at the forefront, the vanguard. They didn't run off with the other A- and B-rank war beasts. They seemed to know that they didn't have to do this job themselves. They were as steady as a rock, their cold eyes constantly alert to any movement in the forest. At the same time, their ears and nostrils moved slightly, as they discerned the location of other exotic beasts in the air...
Mu Ling made Qilin and Lightning very nervous, and they didn't dare to touch them for a while.
Ahhh, women who focus on their work are indeed the most beautiful!
Qilin and Lightning are so handsome!
The car continued to move forward. From nine o'clock to half past ten, many A-level and B-level war beasts in the back left one after another, and then many came back.
Every time they came back, Mu Ling could see soldiers following them, holding a bag in their hands. The bag should contain exotic beasts that were still alive and could be taken back as samples.
These strange beasts were first transported back down the mountain by another group of people, and then the attacking team continued to go deeper into the forest.
At eleven o'clock in the morning, Qilin's tiger roar was suddenly deafening!
It had never used such a loud noise before, but this time, it was terrifyingly loud!
Mu Ling quickly covered her ears. Before she could react, Lightning suddenly jumped out of the window and jumped out of the car!
"Lightning!" Mu Ling shouted hurriedly, but Qilin on the other side also opened the car door and jumped out, going in the same direction as Lightning!
“Qilin!”
Mu Ling was extremely anxious. Seeing this, Major Chang, who was behind her, hurried over, got into Mu Ling's car, and said to the driver, "Catch up!"
At the same time, inside the Beek Zoo.
As usual, Qingjiao took the little wolf to the mountain stream to drink water.
Not far behind them, Gus, who had followed them all the way, was lying on a rock with his tongue sticking out, watching them from afar.
The little wolf still had the previous bandage on his body. Because the medicine had never been changed, the bandage was extremely dirty.
However, judging from the little wolf's movements, it was no longer particularly unsteady when walking, and it was obvious that its wound had healed a lot.
"Bang." The little wolf fell headfirst and suddenly his head was buried in the stream.
The gray wolf with crimson eyes immediately grabbed its head and dragged it up.
After the little wolf got ashore, he stood with his four legs spread out and quickly shook off his fur.
Qingjiao lowered his head and licked the water off its head.
While licking, Qingjiao suddenly raised his head, and his deep eyes looked in a certain direction in the distance.
The little wolf felt less uncomfortable and wanted to drink some water again, but his mother suddenly grabbed his head and dragged him back!
Qingjian dragged the little wolf into the woods.
Gus, who was in the distance, stood up immediately. He watched the gray wolf approach, flicked his tail tentatively, and stretched his neck in the direction of the wolf.
Qingjiao stopped in front of Gus with the little wolf in its mouth. Gus was very excited and was about to go forward, but the next second, a little wolf was suddenly thrown in front of its paw.
Gus looked down at the little wolf, then at Qingjiao, and then gently licked the little wolf's fur.
The little wolf finally managed to stand firmly. It staggered to find its mother, but Qingjiao used his nose to push it back, then turned around and ran away.
The gray snow wolf ran for several meters, looked back at the little wolf, and then ran away again.
It moved as fast as the wind. In a short while, only the swaying grass leaves remained in the dense bushes. Its figure had disappeared without a trace, and its whereabouts were unknown...
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
