Chapter 331: Chapter 331: The Furry Tree-Planting Team

As the seasoned senior ambassador, Suren was all too aware of what this meant: Desert North Country had only one dilapidated, aging refinery, with a capacity that couldn’t even meet a tenth of the domestic demand.

They had always relied on exporting crude oil to Dragon Country to keep their economy afloat.

Worse still, another neighboring country, Bear Country, was a major oil producer itself, with prices lower than Desert North Country. If they lost Dragon Country, their sole major customer...

Suren’s forehead was beaded with fine sweat.

He discreetly glanced at the young director of the animal rescue station opposite him, suddenly gripped by fear—if she really could command the animals to "abduct" Desert North Country’s remaining wild horses and birds of prey...

The image was terrifying: vast grasslands devoid of galloping steeds, the azure sky missing its soaring eagles, leaving only yellow sands and humans in the entire country...

"Mr. Ambassador?" Xu Ying’s voice pulled him back to reality, her face sporting a pair of dimples revealing a slyness: "You don’t seem to be feeling well, do you need a break?"

Suren opened his mouth, only to find no words came out.

For the first time at the negotiating table, he felt utterly powerless.

"Sorry, I need to excuse myself for a moment." Suren stood up with a pale face and staggered slightly as he walked out of the conference room.

After a long, half-hour emergency call, the ambassador who was assertive moments ago returned to the negotiating table with a noticeably softened attitude.

He cleared his throat, speaking with a hint of reluctance: "Regarding your proposal for desertification control... we will seriously consider it. However, specific decisions need to be discussed with the head of state when I return home."

Although an agreement wasn’t immediately reached, everyone present understood quite clearly: in this game, Dragon Country had firmly seized the initiative.

Suren’s slightly hunched back as he left stood in stark contrast to his high-spirited entrance.

Ten days later, a dramatic turn of events occurred.

Desert North Country sent another delegation, but this time with an olive branch. The new ambassador respectfully presented a national letter, expressing willingness to fully accept Dragon Country’s environmental protection suggestions and formally proposing to forge the "Desertification Control and Ecological Protection Treaty."

At the subsequent signing ceremony, members of the Desert North Country delegation donned brand-new suits, displaying a polite and modest demeanor; the agreement clauses included a special Chapter on "Wildlife Protection"; they even casually mentioned their desire to enhance crude oil trade cooperation.

"Looks like some people finally came to their senses." After the signing ceremony, Director Yi whispered to Xu Ying, "Not only did we protect the animals, but we also promoted regional environmental cooperation. This battle was a splendid win."

Xu Ying looked out the window and saw a herd of wild horses running freely across the border grassland.

This victory wasn’t just about a battle to protect small animals, but it also secured true survival rights for these creatures.

And the Desert North Country, which once threatened to cut off oil supplies, now had to worry about its own economic lifeline. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

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Building an ecological corridor requires planting a vast number of trees along the desert border, needing substantial funds and manpower.

Fortunately, for such a grand project, it was aided by various small animals in the desert.

Xu Ying simply started a desert tree-planting live stream, drawing netizens’ attention to their new ecological conservation project.

The morning desert still retained the chill of the night, and Xu Ying had already set up the live broadcast equipment.

In front of the camera, she wore a wide-brimmed sun hat with a radiant smile: "Hello everyone! Today is the first day of the ’Desert Oasis’ project launch. Let’s have a look at our special construction team!"

As the camera panned, it captured amusing scenes—

The sand cat team was diligently digging small pits for the trees.

The lead Little Sand Cat was particularly industrious, and within just ten minutes had dug a perfect little pit. But so engrossed was it in its work, that it plopped right into the pit it had dug, leaving only a furry head exposed, looking utterly bewildered.

The bullet screen filled with laughter instantly.

[Help, this is too cute!!!]

[[Cat shock.jpg: Who am I? Where am I?]

["The pinnacle of digging pits is to bury oneself."]

[Look at its little expression! It’s questioning its cat life!]

The Gobi Bear Family was responsible for laying straw checkerboards.

The bear mom, with her three cubs, clumsily but earnestly pressing down straw with their paws.

The youngest cub clearly treated the work as play, rolling around in the sand with a bale of straw, wrapping itself into a ’straw dumpling,’ making the bear mom stamp her feet in frustration as she trotted behind.

[Ahhh, the bear cub is killing me with cuteness!! A real "bear child"!]

[A scene of straw dumpling becoming fine]

[Bear Mom: This class can’t finish in one day]

["About my son wrapping himself up"]

[The straw checkerboard isn’t laid yet, but the cub is wrapped like a dumpling]

The most impressive was the Bactrian camel transport team.

The lead camel carried two baskets of saplings on its back, striding proudly at the forefront of the team.

Midway, it suddenly stopped, turned its head, and sneakily reached into the basket to munch on the seedlings. When Xu Ying caught it, it feigned ignorance, but the leaves hanging at its mouth betrayed it.

The bullet screen was instantly filled:

[Haha, caught red-handed!!!]

[Camel: I’m just checking the freshness of the seedlings (munch munch)]

[The leaves at the mouth are just too hilarious~]

[Report! There’s an embezzlement of greening materials by a public employee! Dock its carrots!]

[Look at its ears! So guilty they’re plane ears!]

[Suggest including this in the "Top Ten Actor Fails in the Animal Kingdom"]

Xu Ying explained as she showcased the project’s progress: "Look, the sand rats are laying the drip irrigation pipes—oops, these two have started fighting over a pipe!" In the footage, two sand rats each held an end, tugging like a tug of war, and in the end, they both toppled into the newly dug trench.

[Fighting with colleagues is prohibited during work hours! Unless you really can’t help it!]

[Hahaha, they’re still kicking each other after falling into the trench!]

The live stream, lasting three hours, attracted over 500,000 viewers, and the rewards received were enough to buy a whole forest of saplings.

Before ending the stream, Xu Ying wiped her sweat: "Tomorrow at the same time, we’ll continue the live broadcast. Oh and, the camel team leader, caught eating the seedlings today, will be punished with an extra delivery trip tomorrow!"

"The brawling Little Desert Rats must self-reflect for 30 minutes~"

The camera finally settled on the desert under the sunset—

Rows of newly planted saplings swayed in the wind, and the sand was covered with the footprints of various small animals. This vibrant scene softened the hearts of countless netizens:

[Look, this is how you truly build a home on Earth together!]

[This is so heartwarming, everyone! Such a healing live stream!]

[The little paw prints are so touching, wah wah wah]

[I want to come back and watch the little ones work tomorrow]

[Suddenly thinking of sending my husky to work here—it’s always causing havoc at home with its strength]

[Suggest launching some merchandise! Raise funds to buy extra snacks for the little ones!]

Outside the frame, Xu Ying was crouched on the ground, rubbing the paws of the Little Sand Cat.