I raise furry animals and fly them to my motherland.

Chapter 224 The Dried-Up Riverbed

The Pallas's cat opened its eyes wide in surprise: [Oh, I remember now! You saved me!]
Xu Ying: ...

She wondered how her friend could have blacked out when she had water in her kettle, not alcohol.

Xu Ying had no choice but to recount their conversation to the Pallas's cat: "You just said you thought the shallow stream you went to would have water in a few days, but what happened?"

Upon hearing this, the Pallas's cat fell into a brief daze again.

After a five-minute standby, the Pallas's cat's brain finally started working: [After a while, I discovered that the riverbed had dried up and cracked.]
[I heard some birds mention a desert rescue station to the south, and that the stationmaster was a very kind person, so I headed south, but ended up fainting on the way.]
The Pallas's cat stared at Xu Ying with its round eyes, then began to space out again.

After staring blankly for a while, it suddenly showed a surprised expression: [Could you be the station chief of the Desert Rescue Array?!]
[Is this the desert rescue station?]
Xu Ying: ...What a silly kid.

She nodded helplessly. "Yes, that's right, it's me."

She had originally intended to ask the Pallas's cat about the location of the dried-up stream, but now it seemed... she should ask other little creatures instead.

[Stationmaster, stationmaster, do you have a way to make the river flow back? I've heard many animals say you're omnipotent!]
The Pallas's cat looked up, an expression of reverence on its face.

Xu Ying felt embarrassed by its intense gaze: "I'll go to the river where you usually drink water and see what's going on."

After saying that, Xu Ying pulled on the bell placed in the corner of the rescue station.

There is a small door in the corner of the shelter, which leads to a sandpit outside.

A little while later, the gerbil boss emerged from the small door.

After they moved, a huge project to dig a new home began. Now their new home has been settled, and Xu Ying has fulfilled his promise to fill the warehouse for them.

The rescue station specially left a hole for the gerbil boss. The gerbil boss dug a temporary underground den near the rescue station, and his underlings were stationed there every day to freeload. Everyone was eager to be stationed there, and they all became little fat gerbils.

Whenever Xu Ying needed help, she would ring the doorbell at the cave entrance, and these "underground party members" would come out to assist her.

The gerbil leader, now noticeably fatter, rolled over like a fluffy ball. [Station Chief Xu, is there anything we can help you with?]

Xu Ying said, "A small river to the north has dried up, and many small animals are showing signs of dehydration. I would like to ask you and your people to spread the word to other small animals in the desert that the desert rescue station provides drinking water."

This was the first time Xu Ying had asked them for help after they had been freeloading here for so long. The gerbil leader immediately patted its chubby chest and said, "No problem, I've got it covered!"

When the Pallas's cat saw the gerbil appear, its eyes widened: [What a fat gerbil!]
Seeing that the Pallas's cat was about to assume a hunting stance, Xu Ying quickly grabbed it by the scruff of its neck and said, "Article 1 of the rescue station's rules prohibits hunting other small animals on site. All animals here are friends, and fighting is not allowed!"

Station Master Xu's domineering aura as the king of animals intimidated the Pallas's cat.

The Pallas's cat immediately became obedient and squatted back on the cold, restraining treatment bed.

Xu Ying pinched the Pallas's cat's large face: "You're usually so slow to react, but you're so quick when it comes to hunting." The Pallas's cat lowered its head, looking aggrieved: [It's precisely because I'm usually slow to react that I need to be quick when hunting.]
Otherwise, we really would starve to death in the desert.
After a while, the jerboa that had been brought in woke up.

It opened its eyes wide and looked around: [With so much high-tech equipment here, could this be a desert rescue station?!]

As the jerboa spoke, it searched for animals. The humans at the station turned their gazes to Xu Ying, their eyes immediately filled with admiration: "Could you be Station Master Xu?"
Xu Ying nodded vigorously, almost moved to tears by the child's intelligence. She had spent nearly half an hour communicating with the Pallas's cat to get it to remember her.

The jerboa immediately turned into a devoted fanboy: [Oh my god, I'm so lucky! Station Master Xu saved me!]
Jerboas have excellent memories and can remember the locations of their nests and shelters to help them avoid predators. Xu Ying quickly asked it, "Little jerboa, can you lead the way for me? I'll take you north on my motorcycle, and you can help me find that riverbed."

The jerboa nodded quickly: "[It's my honor to serve Station Master Xu!]"

The Pallas's cat stared at the lively jerboa: [Station Chief Xu, can I eat it after we leave the rescue station?]
Upon hearing this, the jerky immediately hid in Xu Ying's arms, nestled there, with only its long tail and mouse cable hanging out.

[Oh, you naughty cat! Don't come any closer!]

Xu Ying wagged her index finger at the Pallas's cat: "No, because the little jerboa needs to help us find the riverbed, which is related to your future survival."

The Pallas's cat seemed to understand but not quite: [Alright then?]

Xu Ying: "Are you hungry? I'll get you some chicken breast."

The Pallas's cat gave a shy smile upon hearing this: [A little bit.]
Xu Ying took a chicken breast from the refrigerator, defrosted it in the microwave, and placed it in front of the Pallas's cat: "Eat up, eat up."

The Pallas's cat immediately pounced on the bowl and began to slowly and methodically eat the breast meat.

Xu Ying looked at the Pallas's cat with the same look she would give her own big, chubby son: "Then you rest at the rescue station, the jerboa and I will go to the riverbed first."

The Pallas's cat immediately looked up from the plate: [Station Chief Xu, I want to help too!]
Although the Pallas's cat was a bit slow-witted, it felt that Station Master Xu had saved it and it should repay Station Master Xu's kindness.

Looking at the silly boy whose beard was still wet with water droplets, Xu Ying couldn't bear to dampen the Pallas's enthusiasm: "Alright, you can come along with me on my motorcycle."

The Pallas's cat happily carried a chicken breast in its mouth and went out with Xu Ying.

The Gobi bear was sprawled out in its bear enclosure, watching a video of "Boonie Bears" that Xu Ying had downloaded, all on a secondhand TV that Xu Ying had bought from a fellow villager. It was grinning foolishly with its big teeth showing.

Xu Ying pulled it off the large sofa: "When dehydrated animals come to our rescue station looking for water later, a little gerbil will come to remind you. Just turn on the tap by the sink and let them drink, okay?"

The Gobi Bear nodded and saluted: [Station Chief Xu, I've got this covered.]
Xu Ying watched as the socially awkward bear gradually became more and more silly, and could only attribute it to watching cartoons.

Once on the motorcycle, with the jerboa as a guide, Xu Ying quickly found the dry riverbed the animals had mentioned. The river was shallow, and its water source must be groundwater.

When the Pallas's cat got off the vehicle, its fluffy fur had been styled by the wind, making it look even more adorable.

The jerboa flicked its tail: [The river didn't dry up during the summer when temperatures were higher, but it suddenly dried up recently—it's so strange!]