Chapter 16.2

He couldn’t help but worry; with such a grand spectacle, could the zoo director handle it?

The zoo director couldn’t handle it; she was already panicking.

Mu Ling forced herself to calm down, but her voice still stuttered when she spoke. «He-hello everyone! I-I saw that you all wanted to see Qilin’s dressing change, so I decided to start this livestream.»

「Ah ah ah ah, wife, wife, wife, you really do love me!」

「Wifey, quickly let us see Qilin, I can’t hold it in anymore!」

「Can the host answer how to raise a Qilin? Can we see Qilin’s mental health report?」

「Is it really Qilin? I saw the advertisement post. If this turns out to be malicious marketing, I’ll report your zoo until it shuts down, you know!」

「Wife, wife, wife, where’s Qilin? Where’s Qilin? Where’s Qilin? I can’t see Qilin. Where is this?」

The barrage of comments was scrolling too fast. Mu Ling could only randomly pause and answer questions she managed to catch. «This is the entrance to our park.»

Mu Ling turned the camera around to show the viewers her current location.

«The parking garage is up ahead, the supermarket in the service area is over there, that’s the zoo’s main gate, and the ticket office is beside it.»

Mu Ling introduced everything along the way. After glancing at the comments, she added,« Qilin… Qilin is at the veterinary station. Let’s go there now.»

Mu Ling stood up, supporting herself on her knees. Due to this big movement, the camera on her shoulder suddenly pointed at her feet. Then, the netizens saw in the frame a pair of feet in pink sandals, and sitting on them was a small grey dog with half its body wrapped in bandages and a lot of bloodstains on its fur.

「Wow, it’s a puppy!」

「How did it get injured?」

「Its eyes are red, and its ears are so pointy. Wait, it doesn’t look much like a dog.」

「This clearly isn’t a dog, it’s a wolf! It’s obviously a wolf cub.」

「No, wait. Red-eyed wolves… Among so many wolf species, I only know of Muerla Red wolves and Dark Snow wolves having red eyes.」

「Then this must be a Muerla red wolf. I didn’t expect Shenwang Star to have animals native to Muerla Star. Aren’t Muerla Red wolves prairie wolves? They probably don’t like forest environments.」

「That’s how zoos operate—forcing animals that don’t belong to the area to be transported there for publicity; they profit while the animals suffer.」

At that moment, the little wolf noticed the camera resting on Mu Ling’s shoulder. It stood up and lunged toward it. Mu Ling dodged slightly and didn’t notice this part of the comments.

Holding the little wolf with one arm, Mu Ling supported its bottom. Seeing the little wolf still reaching for the camera, she tapped its nose gently and told the audience, «Actually, besides our Qilin girl who’s Patient No. 1 getting her dressing changed today, we have another tiny tiny friend – this little Dark Snow wolf. This little one is much naughtier than Qilin.»

Mu Ling was trying hard to portray the little wolf as lively, cheerful, and playful, attempting to lay the groundwork for its future official debut.

Today, everyone came to see Qilin, so not many would pay attention to the little wolf. But Mu Ling still casually mentioned the little wolf a few times. She planned to have netizens name the little wolf later.

Mu Ling’s focus was on using Qilin’s popularity to boost the little wolf’s exposure, but the netizens’ focus was on:

Dark Snow wolf

She said Dark Snow wolf

「How dare she make this up. Don’t think that because the wolf cub is small and its features aren’t obvious, no one will notice you’re lying. Dark Snow wolves, like Ripper tigers, are S-class wild beasts and belong to the Federation first-class endangered species. Currently, only Snow Mang Star in the entire Federation has a dedicated Dark Snow wolf conservation base. The Dark Snow wolves at their base have to attend the War Beast institute from a young age. Dark Snow wolves aren’t just for show; they’d never appear in a zoo.」

「Either it’s a lie, or there’s something fishy going on. Is someone from the Dark Snow wolf breeding base privately selling cubs to zoos for profit? Interesting.」

「No, I’m an employee at the breeding base. We keep count of our cubs. This year we only had six newborns, one is still in intensive care, and the other five were sent to five War Beast institutes in August. The specific allocation list can be checked on our base’s official website. Don’t slander us!」

「Everyone, don’t be so hostile. I think, wife, weren’t you deceived? This should just be a Muerla Red wolf, right? The person who sold it to you lied and said it was a Dark Snow wolf. You’ve been tricked, haven’t you?」

There were too many comments for Mu Ling to see.

But Wei Li saw them and quickly told Mu Ling.

Mu Ling had just entered the veterinary station. Hearing this, she hurriedly explained to the screen, «Ah, we didn’t buy the little wolf. The little wolf was born in our park. Its mother is called Qingjiao. I don’t know if everyone knows, but she’s also a retired war beast. You should be able to look her up on the star network.»

「Who did you say?」

「The S-class retired war beast who won one special merit and two first-class merits, known by wolf fans as the supreme wolf, the Wolf Queen Qingjiao?」

「Wait, Qingjiao is also in your zoo?」

「This is Qingjiao’s baby?」

「Qingjiao can still have babies?」

「Is this real?」

「Ah ..ah ..ah ..ah wife, quickly tell me you’re not lying! Say something quickly! This is really important to me!」

「I can’t take it anymore, I really can’t hold back. Host, your park looks very simple, your video is rough, your sandals are out of place, your livestreaming method is primitive, but you can kiss Qilin’s head and hug Qingjiao’s child. What exactly is your background?」