I raise furry animals and fly them to my motherland.

Chapter 159 Skipping Class?

Less than five minutes later, the drone returned with a net full of frogs and landed steadily in front of Xu Ying.

"Sister, your remote control airplane is so cool!"

"Sister, you're amazing! You handle such a heavy remote-controlled airplane like it's a toy. Your skills are incredible."

When the teenagers got a closer look at the drone, they realized that it was made of some kind of metal and was quite heavy.

"I saw on the news that this remote-controlled airplane is called a drone. Are they very expensive?"

In just a few minutes, the boys' attitude towards Xu Ying had changed drastically.

Before Xu Ying could speak, Liu Kai suddenly interrupted, speaking arrogantly: "This drone is the latest military model, priceless."

"You guys absolutely mustn't tell anyone, and don't take any pictures with your phones, or you'll be held accountable."

"Don't touch it carelessly, you can't afford to repair it if you break it."

Liu Kai's tone was serious and arrogant, as if the drone belonged to him.

Upon hearing this, the curious teenagers who had been looking at the drone became timid and moved away from it.

Xu Ying pursed her lips speechlessly: "Liu Kai, if you can't speak properly, then don't speak at all!"

She began assigning tasks to Liu Kai: "Why are your hands empty? I have an empty mineral water bottle in my car. Go to Crescent Lake and fetch a bottle of water. We'll take it back to make a test sample."

"Why take water from Crescent Lake? Aren't there specialized testing personnel going to the village to collect samples?"

Liu Kai wasn't too happy about it either.

"Assistant Liu, this is a task. If you don't understand it, that's your problem. Try to overcome it."

Xu Ying kept calling Liu Kai "Little Liu" and "Assistant Liu," making Liu Kai look pale and sickly.

He then heard Xu Ying, that smiling tiger, threateningly say, "Or do you want to experience the new rescue station?"

Liu Kai immediately fell silent, turned around and went to get the bucket, afraid that Xu Ying would call Director Yi to report him the next second.

Xu Ying smiled and turned to the boys, saying, "Don't listen to that intern's nonsense. This is indeed a military-grade drone. As long as it's not sold on the market, it'll be fine."

Seeing that Xu Ying's skills were so amazing and his personality so kind, the boys' impression of Xu Ying improved rapidly.

Someone couldn't help but ask curiously, "Sister, don't frogs go through the process of turning from tadpoles into frogs? These tadpole frogs can't swim, so how do they grow up?"

Xu Ying patiently answered his question: "The mantou frog is an exception. They usually lay their eggs in moist soil or sandy loam. Their eggs are like water sacs, which will skip the tadpole development stage and directly become frogs."

The boys squatted on the ground, cupping their faces in their hands, chattering like curious children. They thought the rescuer knew everything, and that the knowledge he shared was much more interesting than what they learned in their textbooks.

"Sister, how can I use such a cool military drone?"

Xu Ying smiled slightly: "This is a gift from the military for the help my sister gave them. You can choose to join the army in the future."

Wow, this woman received a newly developed drone from the military. That's a huge help!
The boys looked at Xu Ying with even more admiration. "The selection process at the base here in the desert is quite rigorous."

Looking at the children's young faces, Xu Ying said earnestly, "But I see that you are all tall and strong. As long as you study hard, get into university, and participate in the special recruitment program here, it shouldn't be a problem."

Upon hearing that studying hard would lead to university admission, the six boys showed a hint of guilt. They had agreed to release the frogs back into the water after school that noon, but they got carried away and played with the frogs for a long time, not wanting to go back to class.

It was already time for class, so they thought they might as well skip class. After all, the teacher was already annoyed by them, and this wasn't the first time they'd skipped class.

Hearing Xu Ying's words, their faces flushed slightly, and they felt extremely guilty.

Some people found Xu Ying's job very interesting, and asked, "Sister, what are the requirements to work with you?"

"It's an exam for positions within desertification control zones."

Xu Ying explained in detail to the children: "The requirements for this special position are high school graduation or above. If you can complete your studies well, prepare for the exam seriously, and have the bonus points for local household registration, you will definitely be able to get the job."

As they were talking, Xu Ying released the frogs from the net. The frogs rolled around in the sand, drying their bodies so they looked like glutinous rice balls coated with cooked soybean powder.

After they dried themselves off, they quacked and thanked Xu Ying one by one.

[Thank you, humans. I thought we were going to drown today.]
[These little brats threw us right into the lake; they really killed the frogs.]
"They are young and know little about animals. They meant well but did something wrong."

"Otherwise, the villagers will kill you."

[We just wanted to hide in a villager's house for a while. There are so many places in the oasis we can't stay anymore; the soil is poisonous enough to kill frogs.]
Many of our companions ate insects from the soil and got sick. The insects in the villagers' homes were relatively clean.
The farmland in the oasis is concentrated along the karez wells and river canals, which facilitates irrigation. There is a road between the farmland and the villagers' homes.

Farmland soil is contaminated by fertilizers, but the villagers' homes are fine.

"I'm here to investigate soil pollution in the oasis. Would you like to come back with me for a physical examination?"

Xu Ying couldn't help but poke the back of the steamed bun frog; it was soft like a little ball.

"The main purpose is to check whether your bodies have been affected by fertilizer pollution. After the check, you will be sent to live in a new environment without pollution."

[Is it really that good? I'd like to!]

[We've wanted to escape this place for a long time, but there are too many predators, and we're too slow. We were eaten by predators before we'd gotten very far.]
The hind legs of the mandarin frog are weak, and even jumping is a huge effort for them. Their motor skills are extremely underdeveloped, earning them the nickname "koala of the frog world."

All thirteen of the frogs, including the one called "Mantou Frog," agreed to go for the check-up with Xu Ying.

This result was within Xu Ying's expectations. She then said, "Do you have any sick companions? You can bring them along; we have medicine there that can treat them."

"If you know any other different kinds of small animals, you can also spread the word and let them come to me. I can take them for a check-up and treat them."

[sure!]

[Stationmaster, please take us back to East Village. We'll go get our companions right away.]
Being taken from Dongcun to Crescent Lake is already a long journey for the Mantou frogs.

Xu Ying glanced at her phone; it was already 3 PM. Seeing that it was Wednesday, she was immediately puzzled and looked at the boys: "Don't you have class this afternoon?"