I raise furry animals and fly them to my motherland.

Chapter 287 Misstep
Seeing Lu Jinyu's eagerness, Xu Ying cautioned, "But everyone should pay attention to technique when laying moss. Don't do a shoddy job just to speed up the process and get a lot of work!"

"When laying the moss, the ground should be leveled and small stones removed. The moss blocks should be laid in a staggered pattern like fish scales and compacted to prevent wind erosion."

Lu Jinyu ignored all of these words, saying, "I know, I know, I'll understand the rules as I play the game!"

After the five celebrity guests drew lots to assign five baskets of rats and rabbits as teammates, Xu Ying gave a whistle, and the carpet-laying battle officially began.

As soon as the whistle blew, Ye Jie rushed out with the moss in her arms, but because she was running too fast, she fell down on the frozen ground with a "plop".

She scrambled to her feet, a few patches of moss still clinging to her hair, but she kept repeating earnestly, "It's alright, it's alright, as long as the moss isn't damaged!"

Completely unaware that her trouser legs had sunk into the melting frozen ground, she was still stretching her arms to reach for a patch of moss in the distance.

"Just a little bit!"

She lunged forward, this time landing squarely on the moss.

Perhaps it was because Ye Jie was working so hard and felt so heartbroken that the pikas actually came to help her.

They worked together, with two digging to clear small stones from the frozen soil, and six carrying the moss over. Ye Jie only needed to use a snow water spray gun to fix the moss in place, simulating snow melting and seepage.

The last two pika quality inspectors rolled around in the moss, leaving their fur to help hold the moss in place.

It's so cute when pikas scratch things with their paws, and they're adorable when they roll around!

[I have a question: Why did these pikas willingly help? Was it just because Ye Jie looked so pitiful?]

Seeing the comments on the live stream screen, Xu Ying explained, "Moss can cool the ground by 6°C. Every square meter of moss laid is equivalent to providing an air-conditioned room for 100 pikas, which is why they cooperate so well."

No wonder all the animal guests participating this round are plateau pikas; who wouldn't want an air-conditioned room?

Meanwhile, Lu Jinyu had already entered "game mode".

Lu Jinyu had already analyzed the situation with a glance. The flat areas of the glacier reserve were easier to cover with moss, so he divided the 10 pikas into two groups and began to direct his teammates: "Quick, Team A, run southeast, Team B, run due west! Quickly occupy the strategic location!"

However, the 10 pikas on the ground just tilted their heads and looked at him with a blank expression.

"I'm speechless, my teammates' comprehension skills are just too poor!"

Lu Jinyu had no choice but to manually pick up the two pikas and place them in the area he had just chosen. However, the pikas were restless and started running around as soon as they were put down.

Lu Jinyu was at his wit's end! "Forget it, I'll just focus on leveling up myself. My teammates are too useless!"

"Using a zigzag paving path increases efficiency by 37.5%!" he muttered to himself as he laid out the moss with astonishing speed.

Seeing Lu Jinyu's serious attitude towards the game, his fans have started showering him with compliments.

[Lu Ge is so smart! No wonder he's an esports player! His hand speed is amazing!]

[Hate fans, speak up! Even in other games, Brother Lu would dominate the entire match, okay?]

Wait a minute, Lu Jinyu didn't follow Station Master Xu's instructions at all to lay the moss in a fish-scale pattern, nor did he compact it properly?

[So what? Brother Lu's method is faster and more effective! A smart person like Brother Lu uses the rules to break the rules, unlike Ye Jie who is rigid, mechanical, and follows the rules blindly.]

Unfortunately, reality isn't a game. The moss blocks he quickly threw down scattered like overturned building blocks, some even sliding down the hillside. "Area A needs moss! Group B pikas, go fill in!"

Seeing this, Lu Jinyu gave orders to his rat-rabbit squad and even made a tactical hand gesture in a serious manner.

As a result, the mice and rabbits were all completely bewildered again.

One of them even dragged the moss to help Ye Jie right in front of him.

"Holy crap, what kind of crazy move is this? How can a teammate betray you and defect to the enemy?"

"This game has so many bugs!" Lu Jinyu was so angry that he almost threw the measuring tape on the ground. He couldn't help but complain to Xu Ying, "Station Chief Xu, are you taking advantage of your good relationship with Ye Jie to deliberately assign him obedient mouse and rabbit teammates?"

"The gap between me and her teammates is just too big!"

Xu Ying shrugged innocently: "The allocation of the rat and rabbit teammates was decided by you guys drawing lots. How could I possibly have the ability to manipulate the result?"

"You look pretty pathetic. Let me ask it why it betrayed you."

The pika who joined Ye Jie's team, as interviewed by Xu Ying, said: "[I saw that the work atmosphere here was really great, while ours is a mess, and we don't even know what to do, so I couldn't resist wanting to join!]"
After Xu Ying translated, Lu Jinyu became even more defensive: "You must have translated it wrong!"

Many netizens have started criticizing Lu Jinyu for being a sore loser.

[A classic example of blaming your teammates for playing poorly.]

[Lu Jinyu is usually very impetuous in matches, and when he makes a mistake, he relies on his teammates to cover for him. If the teammates fail to do so, the fans blame the teammates. He was the same way playing this little game today.]

[You were a pampered prince at the club, but now that you're on the show, the animals won't treat you like that anymore.]

Lu Jinyu was already considering quitting the match. He threw the mossy squares on the ground and said, "The matchmaking system is terrible, I'm not playing anymore!"

"You can let whoever wants to lay this moss down!"

Seeing Lu Jinyu slacking off, Xu Ying winked and prompted, "Are you sure? If a guest withdraws, then this round of tasks will be short one person."

"If we can't unlock this round of 20 yuan in charity rewards, who will everyone blame then?"

Xu Ying shook his head, clicking his tongue.

Lu Jinyu was often on edge because people would say he was a complete freeloader who relied on his teammates, but Xu Ying's words provoked him to stand up again.

He reluctantly followed Ye Jie's example and worked diligently.

*
"You're actually going to touch this dirty moss with your bare hands?"

Su Zhining looked at the moss squares that everyone was scrambling for with a look of disgust, and slowly found her gloves and put them on.

Meanwhile, the ten pikas at her feet were frantically pacing around: [Hurry, hurry! The others are way ahead of us!]
Su Zhining slowly picked up a piece of moss with two fingers. The others had already occupied the relatively flat frozen ground area, so Su Zhining could only climb up the slope. She was afraid that her shoes would sink into the frozen ground, so she walked very carefully. Going up the slope felt like she was dancing ballet.

She deftly pinched moss between her fingertips and spread it on the earthen slope, as if creating a work of art, though her efficiency lagged far behind that of others.

"Alright!" After slowly laying down the first patch of moss, Su Zhining patted the dirt off her hands.

Just as she was about to take a step back, the frozen ground beneath her feet suddenly loosened, and she rolled down the slope!