Chapter 34.1

Wei Li quickly brought in the sedative, which Mu Ling took before entering the ward.

As Mu Ling appeared, the animals turned to look at her.

The creatures’ roars softened slightly, except for Moonlight. Not recognizing Mu Ling, it continued screaming like a pig being slaughtered.

Mu Ling approached Ward A4’s entrance, now separated from Moonlight by only a row of iron bars.

A loud “bang” echoed as the bear’s paw slammed against the bars.

The Silver Snow Bear glared furiously at the human outside. Its claws were long and black, nostrils flaring hot air, its massive maw revealing cold, sharp teeth.

Seeing the human unfazed, the giant bear slammed the bars again, fur bristling. It even tried forcing its snout through the gap to bite Mu Ling.

Just as its mouth was less than half a meter from her—

“Psst!” Mu Ling sprayed the sedative into its mouth.

Wei Li and the other two at the door: “…”

Moonlight: “…”

The cold, bitter taste enraged the bear further. It pulled its head back and used its paws to claw at its mouth. Due to its clumsy paws, it scratched awkwardly.

Unsure if it had removed the substance, it raised its head and slammed the bars again.

Expressionless, Mu Ling clasped her hands behind her back and nodded. “Come on, bite me to death.”

She even stepped closer, reducing the distance between them.

The white bear indeed lunged again, swiping its paw. But its thick claws got stuck in the gap. Frustrated, it pulled back, continuing to pound the bars while roaring furiously at Mu Ling.

“ROAR!”

“Psst!” The last bit of sedative was sprayed in.

Annoyed, the white bear snapped its mouth shut, lowering its head to paw at its mouth again. It shook its head, suddenly stumbling.

Unlike anesthesia, the sedative wouldn’t render the animal unconscious, just gradually calm it, as if draining its strength.

The white bear swayed unsteadily, leaning against the bars before sliding down to sit.

Mu Ling crouched down, reaching through the bars to gently stroke its fur.

The white bear turned, wanting to attack, but with its muscles relaxing and central nervous system suppressed, it lacked the strength.

Mu Ling continued stroking, observing its skin.

Due to its previous violent behavior, Moonlight had several new split wounds. She sighed, deciding to sit and patiently stroke it until it gradually lay down, finally succumbing to sleep under the drug’s influence.

Only after ensuring it was sound asleep did Mu Ling go out to change into protective gear and bring in a medical kit to treat it.

After applying medicine, Mu Ling had Wei Brotherand the others clean up, replacing the overturned food and water bowls and soiled bedding.

Meanwhile, she entered Qilin’s cage, crouching to gently hug it.

The golden tiger sniffed Mu Ling’s head, then licked her.

Mu Ling praised Qilin: “You’re amazing, Qilin! You’re the best little tiger in our Bi Ke Zoo. Sister really, really likes you!”

She kissed Qilin a few times, then asked, “Qilin, can sister ask for your help? Can you watch over Moonlight for me? Moonlight is a Brothertwo years older than you, but its health is very poor. Pimi is under too much stress living next door. Can you be Moonlight’s neighbor?”

Qilin, not understanding, simply licked her forehead again, its tail swishing.

Mu Ling smiled happily, hugging the little tiger. “Wagging your tail means you agree. Thank you, Qilin!”

After kissing Qilin again, Mu Ling quickly went to Pimi’s ward, moving everything from A3 to A2. She stroked the now-seated Pimi’s head, saying, “Pimi, let’s move house.”

Pimi understood “let’s go,” but didn’t want to move. It remained seated, watching Mu Ling.

Mu Ling tried lifting its bottom. Pimi, thinking it was diaper-changing time, obediently spread its legs for Mu Ling to remove its pants.

Mu Ling didn’t remove the pants, just gritted her teeth and continued trying to lift its bottom.

Finally, uncomfortable, Pimi slowly stood, turning its head to look at Mu Ling unhappily.

Mu Ling rubbed its ears, then gently pushed it towards the exit.

After settling Pimi, Mu Ling brought Qilin and Lightning outside, asking Brother Wei and the others to help change their rooms. Once done, she led Qilin to A3 and Lightning to B4.

She also moved the brown deer to B1.

This rearranged the layout to:

A wing: Empty, Pimi, Qilin, Moonlight

B wing: Brown deer, Empty, Qingjiao, Lightning

Now the brown deer had no threats on three sides, while Moonlight was directly protected by the three powerful creatures, guarding it daily to prevent self-harm.

After changing rooms, Mu Ling rewarded all animals again, even giving the little wolf an extra strawberry yogurt for helping stop its Uncle Moonlight earlier.

Once everything was done, Mu Ling sat silently on the sofa, head down, not speaking.

She looked very dejected, making Wei Li, Lin Xuan, and Li Yan exchange glances.

After a while, Lin Xuan sat beside Mu Ling, gently comforting her, “Director, don’t be sad. You’ve already done very well.”

Mu Ling looked up, confused. “Huh?”

Lin Xuan hesitated, seeing Mu Ling’s normal expression, without red eyes or changes. She was at a loss for words. “I thought you were still thinking about Moonlight…”

Mu Ling blinked. “I am thinking about Moonlight. I’m looking at the light brain.”

She showed Lin Xuan her light brain. “Our neural detector is an old model. It requires the war beast to sit on the instrument panel with brain patches attached for detection. The main issue is the instrument’s size. I can’t move it into Moonlight’s ward for examination. So I’m looking for extension cords to lengthen the panel and brain patch wires. I found some and ordered them with express delivery. They should arrive in about an hour.”

Lin Xuan looked at the shopping interface, then back at Mu Ling, speechless.

Mu Ling closed the light brain and sighed. “I know Moonlight’s condition is very serious. But Qilin and Lightning can take medicine to improve, so I believe Moonlight can too. Let’s examine it first, along with Pimi and Qingjiao. Qingjiao came down the mountain two days ago and was supposed to be checked yesterday, but we were busy searching for Moonlight. We’ll check it today too.”

As Mu Ling spoke, she had everything planned clearly. Lin Xuan looked at Wei Li and Li Yan.

They realized they were the fools. The director only focused on actively solving problems, never allowing herself to get trapped in them.

An hour later, the express delivery arrived.

Wei Li brought the wiring over, and Mu Ling connected it in less than a minute. Then, while Moonlight was still asleep, she quickly slipped the instrument panel under its bottom and attached the brain patches behind its ears.

Five minutes later, the assessment was complete. Mu Ling then examined Pimi and Qingjiao.

Another hour passed, and the three assessment results came out one after another.

As soon as she saw Moonlight’s assessment report, Mu Ling’s expression immediately darkened.

Indeed, Moonlight’s damage value had exceeded 90, reaching 92.7.

Pimi’s damage value was also high at 81.9.

Qingjiao was similar at 77.1.

Wei Li brought out their assessment reports from when they first entered the zoo for comparison.

Moonlight had arrived six months ago with a damage value of 57.8.

Pimi had only been here for a few days. Its damage value at Happy Valley was 87.2.

Qingjiao had arrived seven months ago with an initial damage value of 63.9.

Looking at the current situation, Moonlight had the largest increase, rising by 34.9 damage points in six months.

Pimi had been taking medicine for a few days and decreased by 5.3 points.

Qingjiao had the smallest increase, only rising by 13.2 points in seven months.

Lin Xuan took Qingjiao’s two reports and frowned as she looked at them.

Only a 13.2 increase in seven months? How was this possible? It seemed too low…

Previously, Qilin had only increased by 17.4 in eight months, which was already unbelievably low. Unexpectedly, Qingjiao was even lower.

Lin Xuan checked the two reports several times before suddenly thinking of the little wolf. Could it be because Qingjiao had given birth and formed a flesh-and-blood bond, so its mental state was slightly more stable?

Unable to figure it out, Lin Xuan simply noted down the data, planning to ask a teacher she knew from the War Beast Institute later.

Meanwhile, Mu Ling stared at the reports with a very serious expression. “From what we can see now, Moonlight’s situation is indeed urgent. Compared to Qilin, Qingjiao, and Lightning, Moonlight’s damage value has increased far too quickly in just six months. We can’t analyze why it’s increasing so fast right now, but the upcoming treatment plan may not be easy.”

Wei Li said grimly, “If it exceeds 95, it probably won’t survive.”

Previously, an S-class desert pony with severe depression that had been transferred here had a damage value exceeding 95. It only held on for a few days before it could no longer open its eyes.

Mu Ling slammed the report on the table, her expression cold and stern. “If we have no choice, we’ll give it sedative injections daily. We’ll also inject neural medications. If it refuses to eat, we’ll give it nutrient solutions. We’ll try to make it sleep as much as possible. The main goal is to stabilize its damage value. Once its skin heals, we’ll start psychological counseling.”

“Also, Brother Wei, buy a small speaker later and hang it on the ceiling of Moonlight’s ward, out of its reach so it can’t break it. Then play wind sounds, stream sounds, and other nature sounds on a loop every day. Everyone should try to enter the ward area less often to avoid leaving too much human scent. We’ll try our best to recreate a feeling for Moonlight that it’s still in the mountains.”

As Mu Ling spoke, the others took notes.

After a while, Xiang Bie returned from sending Zhao Fang back.

Xiang Bie entered from outside the veterinary station and saw everyone’s serious expressions. He raised an eyebrow, “What’s wrong?”

Wei Li explained the situation to Brother Xiang.

After listening, Xiang Bie also picked up the examination reports and looked at them for a while. He then raised his head and said to Mu Ling, “I have no objections to the other points, but for the small speaker, I suggest not playing wind or water sounds.”

Mu Ling frowned. “Then should we play soothing light music? Actually, light music would be best, but I’m afraid Moonlight isn’t used to music.”

“No,” said Xiang Bie. “Record your voice.”

Mu Ling: “…”

Mu Ling looked at Xiang Bie in confusion, wondering if he knew what he was saying.

Moonlight had just tried to eat her. If she recorded her voice to stimulate it, wouldn’t that be sending it off even faster?

But Xiang Bie was confident. He asked, “Do you know how to lull someone to sleep?”

Mu Ling: “…”

Mu Ling shook her head stiffly.

Xiang Bie lowered his head, found an audio file on his light brain, and handed it to Mu Ling. “Just read this when recording.”

Mu Ling glanced at the name of the audio file: ﹤Baby’s Quick Sleep Reading Material 1 – 100% Effective Version.﹥

Mu Ling: “…”

The words “100% Effective” made it seem like false advertising.