After being fed to top-tier orcs, I became the darling of the entire intergalactic world.

Chapter 46 The Panda Baby Comes to Ask for Help
Bad news: A metal-eating beast has broken into the third service area.

Good news! It's a baby iron-eating beast that has broken in.

Why is it keeping meowing around us? Is it hungry?

Generally, service areas are proactive in rescuing animals, but this is the first time an animal has come to them on its own initiative, leaving them somewhat at a loss.

Fortunately, Liang He arrived quickly.

"Liang He! You've finally arrived! Come and see what's wrong with this baby iron-eating beast. We've been giving it food and water, but it won't eat anything. Is it sick?"

Upon seeing Liang He, the station manager of the third service area seemed to have seen a savior. He, who was usually stern, put on a smiling mask, though his smile looked somewhat forced.

"Don't worry, let me take a look."

Liang He was also very interested in the iron-eating beast, which was the panda cub. Without the third station chief saying anything, she took the initiative to step forward and squat down in front of the panda cub.

"Uh-huh-huh."

As soon as the panda cub saw Liang He, it was as if it had seen a relative. It circled around her and kept calling out, looking both aggrieved and anxious.

"It's from Earth?"

Watching the panda cub skillfully hug her leg, Liang He found it hard to believe that it was wild.

"Ah? Right, right, right! It was a gift from Earth to the Federation as a gesture of goodwill."

Liang He nodded knowingly. Generally speaking, Blue Star would only lend giant pandas, but the Interstellar Federation is different, so it's normal for them to give them away.

The third station chief didn't react at first, but then he remembered that Liang He was also a Blue Star person, and immediately looked at her excitedly.

"You're from Earth, so you should know what it's saying, right?"

"It should live with its keepers, so it's its daily habit to seek out its keepers when it needs something."

When panda cubs are raised in captivity, they instinctively trust humans, and Liang He clearly fits the image of a foster parent in their minds.

"嘤嘤嘤!"

"Okay, okay, I know, no rush. Just lead the way, okay?"

Seeing that the panda cub was almost crying, Liang He quickly got up and gestured for her to follow it. Upon seeing this, the panda cub stopped crying and immediately walked outside, even turning back every few steps, as if afraid that Liang He would not follow.

Where is it taking us?

The third service area is located in the mountains and forests, where there are many wild animals and it is very dangerous. The stationmaster of the third station was somewhat worried.

"Judging from its reaction, it's highly likely that its companion is injured. Is this the only panda, also known as the Iron-Eating Beast, sent from Blue Star?"

"It seems... there's another big one."

Liang He's question made the third station chief pause slightly. He seemed to have thought of something, but he didn't know how to say it, so he could only give a vague answer.

Upon hearing this, Liang He also remembered that Holder had just told her that there were traces of two iron-eating beasts, one large and one small.

"Then that's it. The larger iron-eating beast must be in danger."

That's why the panda cub asked humans for help.

Liang He quickly caught up with the panda cub, unaware that the third station chief was using a personal terminal to contact the head station chief and report the situation here.

[Third Station Master: Station Master! What do we do? A small iron-eating beast just came to us for help, and now it seems to be leading us to find a large iron-eating beast, which is a beastman!]

That's right, the so-called Great Iron-Eating Beast is actually an SSS-class beastman discovered on Earth. It was because he entered the evolutionary period that Earth sent him to the more experienced Tianyao Star protected area in order to help him get through it smoothly.

[Chief Station Master: Calm down. What are you doing, acting so impulsively? Iron-eating beastman, you mean Xuanjiao?]

Xuan means black, and Jiao is a homophone of Jiaoyue (bright moon), derived from Jiaoyu (jade), meaning white.

[Third Station Chief: It's Xuan Jiao! Liang He is currently following that little iron-eating beast to find Xuan Jiao. Won't we be exposed?]

The Third Station Chief clearly remembers the order from the Federal Security Department to block Liang He from discussing anything related to orcs. There were quite a few people paying attention to that so-called "pursuit of love" operation!
[Chief Administrator: I will immediately monitor Xuanjiao's condition. As long as he is still in the evolutionary stage, he should be fine.]

Following the location provided by the third station chief, the main station chief began a large-scale surveillance search. Finally, deep in the mountains, they discovered Xuan Jiao's trail. But at that moment, Liang He also found him. "What a 'huge' iron-eating beast!"

Liang He stood not far away, looking up at the iron-eating beast that was more than two meters tall, and then at the panda cub that was anxiously calling out at his feet.

Okay, the size difference is a bit too big!

"When did such a big panda appear on Earth?"

Liang He muttered to himself, which was overheard by the third station chief, who was so frightened that he quickly explained.

"It's probably a mutation and a return to its ancestral form. I remember there's a legend on Earth that the Iron-Eating Beast was the mount of some great god, right?"

"There is such a thing."

Hearing him say that, Liang He also remembered this matter, and it was indeed not impossible.

"Let's go and see what's going on."

Judging that the third stationmaster might not dare to approach, Liang He did not force him. She had a natural love and affinity for pandas and was not afraid of this panda that had reverted to its ancestral form.

"嘤嘤嘤!"

Upon seeing her arrive, the panda cub quickly called to her. Liang He looked in the direction of the cub and discovered that the iron-eating beast had its foot caught in a trap and was unable to move.

"How come there's a bear trap here?"

The only one who dared to come along was Holder.

This is the royal key animal protection area of ​​Tianyao Star. Animal traps should not exist at all!

"This is very likely what the Darth Vader rebels did."

Liang He quickly contacted Das, who was cooperating with the rebels. They wanted to create more ferocious beasts, and 'purchasing' them from the protected area was undoubtedly the most convenient and fastest way.

Hearing her say that, Holder also thought of this point, and he felt that it made sense.

“Then I need to contact my uncle right away. There’s definitely more than just this one animal trap around here; there might even be traps throughout the entire reserve.”

Many of the animals in the protected area are federal star-level protected animals, and there are also SSS-level beastmen transformed into ferocious beasts. If something happens, it will be no small matter!

Holder went to contact Huo An, while Liang He began to rescue the Iron-Eating Beast.

"Good boy, I'm here to help you, please don't kick me."

Since the iron-eating beast was injured in the foot, it would definitely shake and struggle uncontrollably during the process of removing the trap, so Liang He had to give it a heads-up beforehand.

"Hey."

Compared to the panda cub, the iron-eating beast was much calmer, sitting lazily on the ground and obediently offering its paws to Liang He.

"What a good boy."

Seeing this, Liang He couldn't help but pat the Iron-Eating Beast's little belly, her eyes full of smiles, as if she were looking at her own child with affection.

"Holder, give me a pair of gloves!"

To remove the animal trap, it must be pried open, so Liang He has to wear gloves.

"Okay, go on!"

Holder skillfully took out a pair of gloves from his backpack and tossed them to Liang He. Liang He caught them and put them on before preparing to break the animal trap.

"Station Chief Liang, why don't we wait for someone to bring the tools? It must hurt a lot to use your hands like that..."

How much force?!

The third station chief stared into thought as he watched the animal trap being quickly broken open.

Ugh! How much does he misunderstand Earthlings?! They're supposed to be tiny, fragile, and utterly vulnerable!
Hehe, these are such cute panda cubs and adorable iron-eating beasts! Do you like them, babies? Leave a comment if you do, and I'll send you some votes! Love you all!
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