Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 70: The Jungle Killer Makes His Debut (Extra)
The rooms of the small building were not as large as those at the Rescue Station, and the bathrooms were communal, but there was a decently sized platform on each of the first and second floors.
On the second-floor platform, a small cool pavilion was built for Jinya and Little Jin.
The structure was L-shaped, with the longer side open and divided into three rooms by partitions, each containing an examination table.
The shorter side housed the kitchen and the Ingredient Room.
There were two bedrooms and one storeroom on the second floor, where medical supplies and equipment were stored.
The old wooden house was not wasted. After demolishing the completely collapsed half, the other half had its roof repaired and an added elevated isolation layer inside—it served well as a storage room.
(Interior diagram of the old wooden house, used as a storeroom after renovation.)
The part of the storeroom that merged with the old tree was kept as it was, the door was moved back more than half a meter, creating an approximately three square meter recessed entrance.
Jinya took a liking to this spot, and after some persuasion, Chen Ying helped it build a hanging cat nest at the junction of the branches and the roof, with its base in a triangular shape, fixed to the wall of the wooden house and the tree trunk.
It sheltered from the wind and rain, and allowed them to sit high and look down—an ideal spot that satisfied Big Cat's needs and generously rewarded the humans who helped build its nest.
After a long time of being fed, Jinya had become quite discerning.
Knowing the delicacies it held dear, such as small roe deer and young forest deer, were not eaten by humans, but rabbits were acceptable—so Jinya nearly emptied out all the rabbit burrows in the area.
Chen Ying had scolded it several times, but Jinya was reluctant to listen, only silently reducing the frequency of catching rabbits.
Unexpectedly, on his third day at the Forest Emergency Station, the Big Spirit Cat Mother moved in right below his building with her cubs.
Seeing the cat nest made haphazardly of branches and tall grass, Chen Ying touched his face and took a collage photo that he posted on the newly established official account of the emergency station.
Forest Emergency Station: Hey folks, who understands, the Big Spirit Cat Mother has moved into her new home with her babies, let's talk— isn't this construction a bit too shabby? collage.jpg
Soon after the message was posted, it was reposted by the official account of the Rescue Station, and a swarm of fans came flooding in, enthusiastically viewing the Big Spirit Cat Mother's unauthorized dwelling.
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The three little cubs looked quite sturdy, resembling a completely different species from when they had just been born.
Jinya's occasional feedings provided ample milk for the Big Spirit Cat Mother, and the children ate well, barely making up for their inherent deficiencies.
Chen Ying did not interfere with the Big Spirit Cat Mother's actions.
For wild animals, his principle was always to not disturb their lives as much as possible.
Jinya, however, was an exception—this lynx girl was even more clingy than a house cat!
Without actively feeding the Big Spirit Cat Mother, and after inspecting the surroundings, Chen Ying picked up Little Jin and set him down in the forest.
Its size had nearly doubled since before, and its fur pattern was beautiful and glossy. Comparing it now to the photo taken when it was first rescued and barely alive, anyone would doubt they were the same cat.
Little Jin had started recovery training at the Rescue Station, but as the park there was not quite the same as a real wild environment, more training would be necessary for a successful release.
As Jinya accompanied Little Jin around, Chen Ying launched the drone to start surveying the surrounding forests.
Little Sen had already returned to the Rescue Station; it was just Chen Ying here, and the long-missed quietude allowed him to relax completely.
The drone's set flight range was about a five-kilometer radius, and surveying once a day didn't take much time.
The Street rat was still roaming the woods, like a free-spirited young man who embraced freedom.
Meanwhile, Black Bear Sister seemed a bit restless, sitting on a fallen tree stump eating, and occasionally stopping to look around, as if hesitating whether to move.
Life at the Rescue Station was not bad, with pools for soaking and occasionally tasty fruits.
But the two-legged beast she fancied had changed locations, and it had been two or three days since she last sensed his presence, making the bear somewhat irritable, wondering whether she should follow the two-legged beast to a new place.
Bear trouble!
Black Bear Sister stuffed berries into her mouth voraciously, her face depicting a deep grudge.
After confirming there were no issues with Black Bear Sister, Chen Ying maneuvered the drone toward Old Bear Gully.
Just by hearing the name, one could assume bears had appeared here before.
But according to Uncle Zhao, over twenty years ago, when he was still a young man, he did indeed see a big Black Bear stay there, but later there was no news, and no one knew whether it had left or what happened.
After all, conservation efforts back then were not as strong as they are now.
Even now, poaching still existed, let alone back then when there was no concept of wildlife protection, and hunters lived off the mountains, aiming to blind bears to prove their skills.
Years ago, after an earthquake, there were severe landslides on both sides of Old Bear Gully, filling a third of what was originally a deep gully and also widening it significantly; now many deer and antelopes were active there.
But they were not at the same altitude.
The antelopes were generally active above two thousand meters, while the deer were mostly found around fifteen hundred meters.
But today, an antelope had appeared in the middle of Old Bear Gully, which clearly wasn't their natural habitat.
Surprised, Chen Ying maneuvered the drone closer to observe whether the antelope was in any trouble.
The drone circled the antelope twice, finding no apparent injuries on it.
"Strange, why did this fellow come down the mountain? Did it learn the art of running away from home from Sesame?"
Judging by its appearance and size, this antelope was young and lively.
When it noticed an odd-looking object hovering around it, it curiously followed the drone, its large watery eyes filled with clear foolishness.
Flying a bit further up Old Bear Gully, as expected, a group of about a dozen antelopes was seen migrating.
This indeed proved the young antelope wandered off too far, detaching from its herd, posing a considerable threat to its safety.
Chen Ying didn't rush to intervene, as this was also a survival skill that wild animals needed to learn on their own; if he helped this time, what about the next?
Though rationally clear, emotionally, he still couldn't let go, and he spent the entire morning observing this young antelope.
Jinya stayed beside him, twisting and turning for a long time without catching his distracted gaze even once.
Big Cat, feeling ignored, bit his finger lightly and gnawed gently.
"What's wrong, Jinya?"
Snapping back to reality in pain, he looked puzzled at the somewhat annoyed Big Cat.
"Meow, you're always looking at something else and ignoring me."
Chen Ying opened his mouth to explain, but he wasn't sure Jinya would understand; after all, for a Big Cat, if it's not prey, they hardly care what it looks like.
"Look at Little Jin, it can hunt on its own now."
Hearing this, Chen Ying looked up to see Little Jin proudly sitting with a brightly colored bird in its mouth, waiting for his praise.
Being able to hunt was indeed great, but...
If he wasn't mistaken, was that a Red-bellied pheasant?
Damn, it's heartbreaking!
Wiping his face, Chen Ying, with a smile on his face but bleeding heart, gave Little Jin a thumbs up.
Well, Second Nation eating Second Nation, it's all a win in life and death.
