The Recording Parrot has a small dimensional Pocket in its abdomen that can store books and pens.
The Recording Parrot's Eyes lit up, shining like two flashlights around the River Channel. After inspecting it, it took out its record book and checked the box next to 'Excellent' with a √ mark.
The Environmental Protection Organization's task Evaluation is divided into four levels: Poor, Average, Good, and Excellent.
Poor means the garbage was not cleaned up completely.
Average means the garbage was handled, but all of it was thrown into the trash can.
Good means the garbage was handled, but more than half of it was not recycled into the trash can, requiring self-cleanup.
Excellent means the garbage was disposed of in an environmentally harmless way, without adding even a trace of burden to the Garbage Disposal Plant.
In reality, what Pupil Capital calls the Environmental Protection Organization is just a way to lessen the burden on the Garbage Disposal Plant.
The population of Pupil Capital is already saturated, and the daily amount of garbage produced exceeds the processing speed of the Garbage Disposal Plant.
Therefore, the higher-ups in Pupil Capital established the Environmental Protection Organization to alleviate the strain on the Garbage Disposal Plant.
As for why they didn't build more Garbage Disposal Plants?
It was unnecessary.
Yes, the higher-ups in Pupil Capital believed it was unnecessary.
Pupil Capital was secretly accumulating strength to launch an Opening War.
Once the Opening War succeeded, Pupil Capital would establish a second city, and a large portion of the population would be transferred there.
This move would both solve Pupil Capital's population pressure and open up new territory for humanity.
So, the higher-ups in Pupil Capital did not build more garbage plants.
The action could not be strictly labeled right or wrong.
However, it buried a Hidden Danger.
This led to the 'Pupil Capital Garbage Accumulation Incident.'
This incident indirectly caused the deaths of several thousand people.
The accumulated garbage bred garbage-related Pet Beasts, such as Stench Flies, Poison-Sucking Mosquitoes, Garbage Poison Beasts, and so on.
These Pet Beasts carried multiple pathogens and caused various infectious diseases, and the deaths of those several thousand people were due to these infectious diseases.
The garbage would also pollute the environment; the sewage would flow downstream, contaminating the ecological environment and enraging the Pet Beast Kings downstream.
Coincidentally, downstream from Pupil Capital was a very strong Forest King Deer that was particularly protective of the ecological environment.
The Forest King Deer could fight, heal, and escape.
This gave the Strong people of Pupil Capital a massive headache, forcing them to prioritize environmental protection.
More crucially, this Forest King Deer understood boundaries perfectly; it wouldn't kill people, it would punish them. Every time it was provoked, it would release a vast, fog-like cloud of itching powder that made the people of Pupil Capital miserable for days.
As the Recording Parrot was about to fly back, Li Cunxu gave it a bag of Flying Bird Biscuits.
Flying Bird Biscuits are snacks specifically developed for avian Pet Beasts and are highly favored by them.
The Recording Parrot really wanted to eat them, swallowed its saliva, and said,
"Thank you for your kindness, but there are regulations against eating them; some parrots were poisoned by being fed things before."
The Recording Parrot flew away. Li Cunxu rode his Bicycle back to the Ranch Hut. Midway, he remembered he had half a bag of rice at home that he hadn't taken to the Ranch Hut, so he made a detour back home.
Ten meters from his front door, Li Cunxu dared not enter; he noticed something truly horrifying.
There was someone inside his house.
Li Cunxu couldn't clearly see the information on his own Panel, but he could see the Panels floating above other people's heads.
At that moment, there was a floating Panel inside his house, moving around as if searching for something.
Was it Chen Xi? No.
Chen Xi shouldn't have a key to his house.
Besides, the ranch was a gift from Chen Xi; if she knew he wasn't home, she would go to the ranch to find him.
Could it be the Mysterious Person who secretly pulled out one of his Younger Sister's Forbidden Spirit Nails and caused the death of his Original Body?
Li Cunxu parked his Share Bicycle and quickly crouched down into the green belt, quietly watching.
Suddenly, Li Cunxu remembered a setting in the game 'Divine Beast World': Strong people are very sensitive to gazes. If he stared like this, the person coming out would likely spot him immediately.
"Use a mirror; the reflection from a mirror can reduce a Strong person's sensitivity to being spied upon to a certain extent."
The problem was, Li Cunxu wasn't a girl, so he didn't carry a makeup mirror with him.
Moreover, the glare from a mirror would also attract attention.
"What are you staring at? Forget it, I'm leaving."
Li Cunxu realized that staring like this would easily expose him, so it wouldn't work, and he decided to leave immediately.
"It's a pity the neighborhood has no surveillance cameras; otherwise, I could find out what's going on."
However, it was precisely because the neighborhood lacked surveillance cameras that Li Cunxu dared to hide his Younger Sister during the rain.
Surveillance cameras are not common in the Divine Beast World. Surveillance creates a feeling of being spied upon, which Strong people intensely dislike; some Strong people even specifically destroy surveillance equipment.
Many Strong people could destroy surveillance cameras remotely using minor tricks, leaving no Culprit to be found afterward.
Li Cunxu rode for several kilometers straight before finally letting out a breath of relief.
"I can't go home."
"But this is good news; it proves my suspicion about a hidden Mysterious Person is true, and I wasn't just fighting with air."
The next day.
Fifty environmental Points were deposited into Li Cunxu's environmental account.
Environmental Points can be used to exchange for resources at the Environmental Protection Organization.
One Point is worth about ten yuan, so fifty Points equal five hundred yuan.
"Not bad, a business with no capital investment."
Li Cunxu got up to wash up; today he had to report to No. 18 Middle School.
After washing up, Li Cunxu opened the door to the secondary bedroom with anticipation.
Inside the secondary bedroom were the ten Slimes that had been injected with the Slime Mutation Needle yesterday.
To his disappointment, the Slimes showed no change.
There is a high probability of mutation within the first three days after injecting the Slime Mutation Needle; after three days, the chance of mutation becomes negligible.
He put the six Slimes with the Digestion Talent into his Pet Beast Bag and set off on his Bicycle.
He had to leave early; the ranch was in the Suburbs, quite far from No. 18 Middle School in the city.
Fortunately, everyone here has the physique of a True New Town superhuman; even riding a Bicycle, they don't slow down much, especially since the Original Body was a Bicycle Mad Demon, making his speed a notch faster than ordinary people.
Upon reaching No. 18 Middle School, Li Cunxu was ruthlessly stopped by the Gatekeeper at the School Gate, much to the surprise of many No. 18 Middle School students.
The female Gatekeeper said expressionlessly, "This is No. 18 Middle School. Boys are forbidden entry."
Li Cunxu explained, "I am a new student reporting for enrollment."
The female Gatekeeper looked disbelieving and said coldly, "The new student registration period has long passed. Moreover, this school is a girls' school; we do not admit male students."
"I have a message from the Education Bureau."
"A ridiculous lie. Trying to trick me? No way! Guardian Knight, Immobilization Technique."
Before Li Cunxu could pull out his phone, the female Gatekeeper, without further ado, instantly Summoned a Guardian Knight holding a shield in one hand and a Long Spear in the other, clad entirely in steel armor.
The Guardian Knight's Eyes turned red, and Li Cunxu was frozen in place.
The proficiency level of the Guardian Knight's Immobilization Technique was not at the Master level, so when used, it couldn't move while maintaining the effect, forcing it to stand guard with Li Cunxu.
Li Cunxu was forced to stand guard until nearly noon.
Only after receiving a phone call did the female Gatekeeper order the Guardian Knight to release the Immobilization Technique.
The female Gatekeeper apologized without sincerity: "Sorry, the Principal didn't notify us about a male student reporting, which is why I immobilized you. Hurry up and go report to the Principal's Office!"
Li Cunxu rubbed his legs, which ached from standing all morning. He could tell this wasn't a case of no notification; this was clearly intentional, meant to give him a warning.
If she truly hadn't been notified, the female Gatekeeper should have just driven him away or called the police to arrest him; she wouldn't have immobilized him to stand guard for half a morning.
Li Cunxu said nothing, just stared at her quietly until she felt a chill.
He would remember this grudge.
He specialized in curses, and those who play with curses are never forgiving.
He was powerless now, but that might not be the case in the future.
The Old Man Confucius once said, "Even the enmity of ten generations can be repaid."
He was just that petty.
Li Cunxu stared for a moment, then turned and left without a word.
The female Gatekeeper, however, felt a chill from his stare. After Li Cunxu left, she shook her head, her tone carrying a hint of disdain and self-reassurance.
"Silly kid, being mysterious and trying to scare me."
Li Cunxu clearly understood priorities: the female Gatekeeper was just the executor; the Principal was the real Culprit. Without the Principal's instruction, how would a Gatekeeper dare to make him stand guard for no reason?
"This is troublesome. The first day of transferring schools and it's already like this; this school won't be easy to stay in."
But it didn't matter; the worst that could happen was changing schools again, as he was in the right.