The drone camera revealed an oval-shaped nest hidden deep inside the bushes.
It was covered with dead branches, fallen leaves, and scattered feathers.
Inside lay a clutch of eggs.
The eggs were a light yellowish-brown color, with smooth, spotless shells.
They were slightly smaller than chicken eggs and rested quietly inside the carefully constructed nest.
Not far away, a bird with mostly brown feathers and dark spots was crying out anxiously.
When it spotted the unfamiliar humans, it quickly retreated to a safer distance, clearly frightened.
“Goodness!
Hahaha!
Mommy Bear raided someone’s nest!”
“Wait, let me count.
Are there nine eggs?”
“Does this panda have some kind of treasure-finding ability?
First she found valuable bamboo fungus, and now she’s found bird eggs!”
“Su Su is going to have quite the feast tonight—bamboo fungus and bird eggs!”
“What kind of bird is that?
I don’t think I’ve ever seen one before.”
Su Lin looked at the nest and the frightened bird.
His expression gradually became serious.
These eggs definitely weren’t something they could eat.
Based on the color of the eggs and the appearance of the bird, Su Lin quickly made an identification.
It was a red-bellied pheasant.
The species could be found in some mountainous regions and bamboo forests.
Su Lin had learned about many rare wildlife species while preparing for his job as a forest ranger, and this bird was one of them.
Seeing that some viewers were discussing the eggs in the livestream, he decided to explain.
“Family, if I’m not mistaken, this should be a red-bellied pheasant.”
“It’s a protected wild bird species in China, so we definitely can’t touch the eggs or disturb the nest.”
He pointed toward the bird.
“The one we’ve found here is a female.
The male is much more colorful and has much more striking plumage.”
Some viewers immediately began searching for pictures online.
“I looked it up!
It’s real.
The male is absolutely gorgeous, while the female is much more understated, with mostly brownish-yellow feathers covered in dark spots.”
“Not bad, not bad.
Following Su Su means I get to learn about all kinds of rare animals.”
“Hahaha!
Luckily Su Su recognized it.
Otherwise, he might have gotten himself into trouble on his first day at work just by eating a few bird eggs!”
“Maya!
What’s Mommy Bear doing?!”
While Su Lin was explaining the bird to his viewers, the giant panda suddenly became interested in the eggs.
Her beady black eyes stared at the nest.
Then she reached out a paw.
She was about to grab one of the eggs when Su Lin reacted quickly and stopped her.
The female pheasant immediately became even more agitated.
“Chirp!
Chirp!
Chirp!”
Her cries sounded increasingly panicked, as if she were terrified that the enormous black-and-white creature would eat her eggs.
[Bad guy!
Bad guy!
Don’t touch my eggs!]
The giant panda was startled when Su Lin gently tapped her paw.
She pulled it back and touched her own head, shaking it from side to side.
Her round face looked strangely aggrieved.
Su Lin looked toward the female pheasant and spoke softly.
“Don’t be afraid.
I’ll keep her away from your nest.”
“You can continue incubating your eggs.”
To apologize for the disturbance, Su Lin took an apple from his system backpack and carefully placed it near the edge of the nest.
“Here.
Have this instead.”
“I’m sorry for frightening you.”
The red-bellied pheasant was naturally cautious and timid.
After placing the apple down, Su Lin slowly stepped backward.
The livestream chat immediately filled with comments.
“Holy crap!
Mommy Bear, stop trying to eat everything you see!
You have bamboo!” New chapters come out on g.com first.
“Hahaha!
Look at her aggrieved expression!”
“My goodness, I feel like this panda has become even greedier after following Su Lin around.”
“Wow, Su Su is so considerate.
He even left an apple as an apology.”
“Mommy Bear: What should I do if Daddy scolds me?
I need help urgently!”
Su Lin led the giant panda away from the bird’s nest.
He didn’t want her to accidentally damage the nest or frighten the pheasant into abandoning her eggs.
As they walked away, Su Lin faintly heard the cheerful cries of the bird behind them.
“Chirp!
Chirp!
Chirp!”
[Fruit!
Fruit!
Sweet and delicious!]
Su Lin smiled.
“You should stick to your bamboo and bamboo shoots.
I’m sure you like those better.”
He picked up a tender bamboo shoot and handed it to the panda.
The giant panda immediately sat down and patiently began peeling the outer layers with her two front paws.
To avoid disturbing the pheasant any further, Su Lin took the panda to another part of the bamboo forest.
There, they continued searching for bamboo shoots and bamboo fungus.
After some time, Su Lin looked at the basket on his back.
It was already half full of bamboo shoots and bamboo fungus.
He decided that was enough for today.
When they finally left the bamboo forest, he also brought along several particularly tender bamboo shoots for the mother panda.
Back at the ranger station, Su Lin first took the panda cubs out of the basket.
The mother panda immediately approached them.
She gently licked and nuzzled her cubs with her tongue.
This was an instinctive behavior in mother bears.
By licking their bodies, a mother helps stimulate the cubs’ bodily functions, keeps them clean, and helps maintain their skin.
Su Lin sat down on the stone bench and drank some spiritual liquid from the system.
The sweet liquid refreshed him almost immediately.
The fatigue that had built up during the day’s work gradually disappeared.
“Mommy Bear, take good care of the cubs.”
Su Lin stood up.
“I need to clear the weeds in the yard.”
Now that the panda’s food supply had been temporarily solved, it was time to deal with the overgrown courtyard.
For the next ten minutes, the livestream showed Su Lin working hard to clear the weeds.
Nearby, the mother panda sat comfortably while nursing her cubs.
The scene looked strangely harmonious.
“What a peaceful scene!
It reminds me of the old saying about men farming and women weaving.
Hahaha!”
“Damn, that actually reminds me of life in the countryside when I was young.
It was so peaceful.”
“After living in a big city for so long, I really miss this kind of rural life.”
“Su Su, can I sleep in your bed for free?
I don’t need to pay!
I can even do your laundry, cook for you, and give you a massage!”
“Goodness, that person’s plan is way too obvious!
I can practically hear it from here!”
“Please have some self-control, sister.”
“I’m a man, thank you.”
“Hahaha!”
Even a little physical activity in the summer was enough to make someone sweat.
Although the ranger station was deep in the mountains, the weather was still warm.
Su Lin wore a straw hat while working, but sweat soon poured down his face.
His clothes became completely soaked and clung to his body, outlining the toned muscles he had developed after consuming the system’s spiritual liquid.
The livestream chat immediately filled with excited comments.
“Wow!”
“Su Su’s physique is actually pretty good!”
“I’m suddenly very interested in forest ranger life.”
Su Lin wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Then he lowered his head.
The giant panda was sitting comfortably beneath the shade of his straw hat.
She was happily peeling bamboo shoots while watching him work. Read this novel at g.com for the best experience.
Her round black-and-white face looked completely relaxed.
Su Lin glanced at the remaining weeds in the courtyard.
One side was already completely cleared.
He looked at the sweat covering his body.
At this rate, he would definitely need a shower later.
“Mommy Bear, come help me pull the weeds.”
He decided to tease her a little.
Su Lin beckoned to her with one finger.
The giant panda stopped peeling her bamboo shoot.
She tilted her round head in confusion.
“Waaah?”
[Pull weeds?]
The livestream audience immediately burst into laughter.
“Goodness!
I could understand asking a little kid to pull weeds because they think it’s fun, but asking a giant panda to work?
That’s ridiculous!”
“Su Su must be exhausted.
Asking someone for help is fine, but expecting an animal to do the work is another story!”
“I’ll bet a bag of spicy strips that the panda won’t do it.
Just look at that confused expression!
You actually expect her to work?”
“Giant Panda: What are you talking about?
I can’t hear you.
My bamboo shoots are more important.”
“I think she’ll help Su Su.
After all, she listens to him surprisingly well.”
“Unbelievable!
Su Su, how can you be so shameless?
The national treasure is supposed to be pampered, and you’re making her work!”
Another viewer immediately replied:
“Didn’t you see what he gave her?
Sweet spiritual water, crisp apples, and all those bamboo shoots.
He’s practically running a five-star panda resort!”
“Hahaha!
Some people really know how to ignore everything that doesn’t fit their argument.”
While the viewers were debating whether the giant panda would actually help, the mother panda suddenly stopped peeling her bamboo shoot.
She looked at Su Lin.
Then she slowly stood up.
Using her front paws for balance, she waddled toward him.
The livestream chat immediately exploded.
“She actually listened!”
“No way!”
“She really is going to help!”
Even Su Lin was stunned.
He hadn’t seriously expected her to obey.
Can’t you be a little lazier like a normal panda?
Just as he thought the panda was about to help him pull the weeds, she walked directly up to him.
She circled around his legs and rubbed her round head against his clothes.
She was acting spoiled again.
“Waaah!”
[Guoguo, I want fruit!]
Su Lin’s lips twitched.
He looked down at her and gently tapped her head.
“Don’t you already have bamboo shoots?”
“You want apples again?”
The panda raised her head.
Her distinctive black eye patches made her expression even more amusing.
“Eek!”
[Fruit.
Fruit is even tastier.]
She stared at Su Lin with an unmistakably greedy and expectant expression.
Su Lin was speechless.
So that was the reason she had come over.
For a moment, he had genuinely thought she was going to help him pull weeds.
It seemed the Spirit Fruits rewarded by the system were simply too tempting.
Mommy Bear was craving another one.
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