Snowball is naturally a clingy "puppy," and now, all the ferrets in the cave have become its clones—a dozen or so ferrets are all incredibly enthusiastic.
Xia Zhining was instantly overwhelmed by soft white balls of flesh, which nestled affectionately into her arms and onto her shoulders.
It was warm and cozy, like a breathable blanket, and she was so hot that fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
Is this the trouble of happiness?
As dusk fell, the time for the operation to close in drew ever closer.
Military technicians delivered daggers and other self-defense equipment to Xia Zhining.
She looked at the sniper rifle case with its cold, hard lines next to her brother Ji Shuyun, her eyes filled with envy.
Xia Zhining is not a professional; she only received brief firearms training before the mission, so her accuracy is really worrying. Carrying a gun might actually bring risks.
She secretly vowed in her heart: After this mission is over, I must practice my marksmanship hard, arm myself, and follow in my brother's footsteps!
And now... Xia Zhining touched her tactical vest, her self-defense gear.
The military has given her and the animals so much equipment; it's time for her to give the military some "cheat codes"!
Xia Zhining had already made arrangements with the clingy weasel larvae and the birds in the cave.
They serve as sentinels for each squad, stoats are responsible for ground surveillance, and birds control aerial vision.
She summoned the leaders of each squad.
Amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Xia Zhining began her unusual "pre-battle allocation":
"One team, led by a white weasel and accompanied by a snow pigeon, Coo Coo."
"Second team, one weasel and one little fat chick of the Northern Longtail Tit."
...
Xia Zhining, as if they were plush toys, handed the animal sentinels to the soldiers one by one.
The serious atmosphere of battle was instantly broken when the fluffy white weasel was stuffed into the soldiers' arms.
A weasel skillfully climbed onto a scout's shoulder, wrapped its bushy tail around his neck, and turned itself into a living scarf.
The other curiously rummaged through the equipment pouch on the sniper's chest, its little nose twitching as it sniffed, as if checking the taste of the ammunition.
One particularly bold snow pigeon landed directly on a squad leader's helmet and even cooed twice leisurely, acting as if it were the supreme commander.
"Reporting, reporting to Expert Xia... It's licking my ear!"
A young soldier stood stiffly, pleading for help in a low voice, with a weasel hanging around his neck, trying to "groom" him.
The squad leaders held the soft little creature in their hands, all with expressions of "I've never seen anything like this before."
"I've been in the army for over ten years, and I've received guns and ammunition, but this is the first time I've received... a 'hairy sentry' that can breathe?"
An old soldier looked at the Northern Longtail Tit curled up in his palm, both amused and exasperated.
"Is this considered cheating?" Another soldier carefully held the white weasel in his arms, not daring to move.
"So now we have full visibility from the air and underground?"
The contrast between the dignified and upright soldiers and the various fluffy balls stuck to their bodies created a wonderfully adorable effect.
Although everyone was a little at a loss at first, these fluffy "external equipment" quickly melted the hearts of all the warriors with their warmth and cuteness.
(Here come the animal illustrations for this issue!)
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