[Basic Healing Potion (Green): Effective for treating minor wounds.
Gentle and non-irritating.]
[Culinary Skills Mastery (Beginner): The host’s culinary skills have reached a basic level.
His dishes will now look, smell, and taste considerably better.]
Wow!
Two new rewards: a healing potion and culinary skills…
Damn!
I really got tricked by Brother Tongzi!
Still, it was true that Su Lin wasn’t incapable of cooking.
He simply hadn’t cooked much before.
Yesterday’s mushroom soup had been delicious mainly because of the natural flavor of the bamboo fungus.
His cooking skills had little to do with it.
Now, with both the healing potion and culinary skills, Su Lin’s future life in the mountains would certainly become much easier.
At the very least, he wouldn’t have to worry about making food that looked completely unappetizing.
As for the green liquid in the test tube, it would definitely come in handy.
When patrolling the mountains, scratches and minor injuries were almost unavoidable.
The rewards given by the system were generally extraordinary, with effects far greater than ordinary products that could be bought outside.
Judging from these two new rewards, there were probably even higher-level versions waiting for him in the future.
All he had to do was get close to nature, rescue wild animals, or increase his intimacy with them.
For Su Lin, who had become a forest ranger, these conditions weren’t difficult to meet at all.
Breathing in the fresh mountain air, Su Lin felt unusually refreshed.
He reached out and stroked the giant panda’s head a couple of times before walking toward the vegetable garden.
As soon as he entered the garden, the scene before him made his eyes widen.
Sure enough, the vegetables he had planted the previous night were already ready to be harvested.
The organic vegetables were lush and vibrant, their tender green leaves glistening with dew beneath the sunlight filtering through the treetops.
The plump leaves of the bok choy were fresh and delicate, so tender that they seemed capable of releasing water with the slightest squeeze.
Beside them, water spinach had grown long, slender stems with fresh green leaves stretching toward the sunlight.
The layers of leaves swayed gently in the breeze like tiny green waves.
The garlic sprouts around the edges were also growing vigorously, while part of a white radish had already emerged from the soil.
It was noticeably larger than an ordinary radish.
The vegetables irrigated with diluted spiritual liquid weren’t as mature as those watered with pure spiritual liquid, but they were still full of vitality.
“Eek.”
Just as Su Lin was picking some bok choy, he heard a familiar cry behind him.
He turned around and saw Mother Bear approaching with the basket containing her cubs in her mouth.
According to his observations, ever since the Forestry Bureau officials had visited, the giant panda followed him everywhere he went, always carrying the basket with her cubs.
The attentive viewers in the live stream had noticed it too.
“Is Mommy Bear afraid that SuSu will abandon her?
She takes the cubs everywhere she goes!”
“Hahaha, Mommy Bear probably has abandonment issues now.
Anyway, following SuSu is definitely the safest choice.”
“Once you’re a dad, you’re always a dad!”
“Huh?
Am I the only one who noticed the vegetable garden?
Those vegetables look so fresh and delicious!”
“Exactly!
The vegetables in the mountains look even better than the ones in my mother’s garden.”
“Wow, the vegetable garden left by the previous forest ranger is growing really well.”
“These vegetables look so good.
They must have used a lot of pesticides, hahaha.”
“These are natural vegetables—pure, organic, and pollution-free!”
He glanced at the live stream and chatted with his fans for a while, but didn’t explain much about the vegetable garden.
His vegetables were indeed organic.
And in the future, there would be plenty of fruits and vegetables.
With the spiritual liquid, he wouldn’t have to worry about pesticides, preservatives, or other treatments commonly used to keep produce fresh.
Su Lin looked at the freshly washed vegetables in the basin.
Mother Bear put down the basket and leaned over, sniffing curiously.
Su Lin picked up a leaf and tossed it toward her, splashing a little cool mountain water onto her face.
“Want some?”
Seeing the panda’s curious expression, Su Lin guessed that she wanted to know what he was eating.
Mother Bear moved her nose closer and sniffed.
The familiar scent immediately caught her attention.
She grabbed a piece of leafy green with her paw and stuffed it into her mouth.
Crunch, crunch…
Her black, beady eyes immediately lit up.
The leaves were surprisingly delicious.
“Eek…
the leaves are tasty.”
Giant pandas primarily eat bamboo and don’t usually eat vegetables.
Yet Mother Bear happily devoured the spiritual-liquid-grown greens.
Su Lin guessed that the reason she liked them was probably because of the familiar aura of the spiritual liquid.
“Huh?
Giant pandas actually eat vegetables?”
“Hahaha, I’m dying!
SuSu is washing vegetables while the panda sits beside her, grabbing whatever she can find and eating it.
This foodie never misses an opportunity.”
“It’s confirmed.
Mommy Bear is insecure.
She’s even carrying the cub basket around while eating.”
After eating a few leaves, Mother Bear seemed satisfied, and Su Lin didn’t stop her.
The vegetables had been irrigated with spiritual liquid, so they should have beneficial effects on the panda’s body as well.
After breakfast, Su Lin packed some dry food, water, and basic forest patrol equipment.
His main responsibility was to conduct daily patrols and make sure the monitoring equipment and infrared cameras along his assigned route were functioning properly.
He also needed to watch for forest fires and protect the wild animals and plants from poaching and illegal logging.
The reason so many protected species still existed today was because of decades of conservation efforts.
In the past, excessive hunting and logging had severely reduced wildlife populations, pushing many species toward extinction.
After packing his equipment, Su Lin noticed Mother Bear staring at him.
The panda immediately grabbed the basket in her mouth and hurried toward the entrance.
“Eek!
Going out!
Going out!”
Su Lin was speechless.
Yesterday, he had gone out to find bamboo shoots for her.
But today was different.
He would be patrolling the forest for several hours, and he didn’t want to leave the cubs alone in an unfamiliar environment.
He had originally intended to tell Mother Bear to stay home.
He hadn’t expected her to be even more proactive than him.
“Hahaha, her movements are faster than SuSu’s!”
I’m so excited!
I wonder what kind of wild animals you’ll encounter today.”
“Big Brain Tiger!
I want to see Big Brain Tiger again.
It looked so cute!”
“You won’t call it cute if you actually run into it, hahaha.”
Today was Su Lin’s first official forest patrol, and the fans were already excited.
After all, being deep in the mountains meant there was always a chance of encountering unusual plants and wild animals.
Judging from Mother Bear’s determined expression, there was no way she was going to stay home and obediently take care of the cubs.
Su Lin had no choice but to bring her along.
He carried another basket on his back, placing the two cubs inside it along with some simple equipment.
The moment they entered the forest, Mother Bear became noticeably more energetic.
Her black-and-white body moved swiftly between the trees.
The two cubs hanging in the basket seemed to sense the wild atmosphere as well.
Their tiny pink heads occasionally poked up, appearing curious about their surroundings.
Forest rangers had a dedicated app for checking in and recording patrol information.
If any monitoring equipment along the patrol route malfunctioned or was damaged, the ranger had to upload its location and relevant details through the app.
The app also recorded the locations of infrared cameras along the patrol route, so Su Lin had to inspect both the monitoring equipment and the cameras.
Traditional surveillance equipment relied mainly on visible-light imaging, which could be affected by lighting and environmental conditions.
Infrared cameras, however, could detect heat signatures and automatically capture images of animals moving through the forest.
They could operate at night and in harsh weather, making them especially useful for monitoring wildlife.
The two systems complemented each other and were essential for monitoring the deep mountains of Sichuan.
They could help detect poaching, illegal logging, wild-animal trapping, and other threats to the ecosystem.
After patrolling for more than an hour, Su Lin checked his route.
If he continued a little farther east, he would eventually circle back toward the area where he had first encountered Mother Bear.
He stopped to rest with the panda.
The trees here were tall and straight, stretching toward the sky.
Sunlight filtered through the dense canopy, casting patches of light and shadow across the forest floor.
A faint woody fragrance mixed with the damp scent of fallen leaves.
Even in summer, the mountain breeze remained cool and refreshing.
Su Lin raised the drone, preparing to let his fans enjoy the scenery of the deep mountains.
Suddenly—
“Roar!”
Mother Bear let out a sharp cry and dashed in one direction.
After running a few meters, she stopped and looked back at Su Lin, clearly signaling for him to follow.
“Mommy Bear, don’t run around!”
Su Lin quickly followed.
A few minutes later, he could faintly hear a strange commotion ahead.
There were several overlapping sounds—cries, squeals, and occasional roars.
It sounded as though a group of animals was fighting.
The closer Su Lin got, the more familiar the sounds became.
Monkeys?
His expression gradually became serious.
Something seemed to be happening deeper in the forest.
Mother Bear was already moving toward the source of the noise.
Su Lin tightened his grip on the basket and followed closely behind.
Whatever was happening ahead, he was about to find out.
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