Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 270 - : Yes, That’s How Steadfast the Heart Is

Chapter 270 -270: Yes, That’s How Steadfast the Heart Is

Summer pastures had mountains, where a group of about a dozen wild yaks lived.

It just so happened that the summer pasture was at the edge of the buffer zone, where cattle were not allowed on the slopes.

They allocated pasture next to the buffer zone because Uncle Tashi was very conscientive about protecting the pasture, plus the locals gave his family a bit of special treatment, allowing them to try and lure wild yaks with their domestic yaks to produce a second generation of Wild Blood Yaks.

Bringing the Golden Wild Yak over would perfectly integrate it into the group of wild yaks.

It was somewhat easier for a young calf to join the group, but only if it could withstand the “bullying” from the adult male yaks.

“Looking at this calf’s build, I don’t believe for a second it’s not mature. But if Mr. Chen says so, I believe you. Should I find someone to drive over and transport it?”

It definitely wouldn’t work just to lead it over there, but loading it onto a truck, my goodness, that would have to be a heavy truck.

But heavy trucks couldn’t enter the grassland, so they still had to guide it part of the way by foot.

Normally, wild yaks could reach a body length of up to 2.6 meters, a tail length of one meter, a shoulder height of about 1.8 meters, and a weight of about six hundred kilograms.

But this calf had not yet reached full maturity, though it already looked close to breaking the record for the largest.

While waiting for the transportation, members of the scientific research team, knowing the danger was over, gathered around.

However, they knew better than to get too close.

They stayed about four or five meters away and started taking all kinds of “composite” selfies.

After calming the calf and instructing everyone not to disturb it, Chen Ying began to look for Lynx Sister.

“Humph, you still know to look for me?”

Lynx Sister grumbled unhappily from within the bushes.

Chen Ying quickly admitted his fault and explained the calf’s situation.

Perhaps the plains were too lonely, Lynx Sister seemed aloof and unapproachable on the outside, but inside she was quite gossipy, always on the front lines of the ‘grapevine’.

“This little calf… ah, it really can’t fend of much. This calf has it rough, at least when my mother chased me away, it was clear-cut.”

Large Lynx forcefully interjected.

“I left my mother on my own accord, she was reluctant, but if I had stayed, she would have been exhausted to death.”

Large Lynx said that after leaving, it didn’t rush away and remained in its mother’s territory for a while, stopping by every few days.

Without it and its siblings as a burden, its mother regained weight rapidly, and only after confirming that his mother had fully recovered, it left her territory on a moonlit night.

Chen Ying then grabbed Lynx Sister’s paw and carefully examined it to make sure there were no injuries, then went to grab Large Lynx’s paw.

The latter tried to evade but was fixed in place by a glance from Lynx Sister.

Brother animals, isn’t there a single competent one among us?

Chen Ying didn’t dare to ask this question, let alone in front of Lynx Sister.

After ensuring that the lynxes were unharmed, he mentioned he would be taking Niu Niu to find a new herd and might not come back.

“Alright, I know where you are, I’ll come find you when I’m free.”

Chen Ying hesitated for a moment and didn’t explain that he was only staying there temporarily and would have to leave sooner or later.

To animals, parting wasn’t particularly sentimental, for throughout their lives, they brushed past many things.

After sharing a meal with the scientific research team and receiving a call that the transport truck had arrived at the nearest point, Chen Ying and his group said goodbye to the scientific research team and started walking towards the agreed location with Niu Niu.

“No matter how many times I see it, I still think Mr. Chen is incredible.”

“Captain, can’t we study Mr. Chen?”

The two captains turned and glared at the young man.

“You’re thinking is problematic; wanting to study everything. Focus on understanding the fish you’re responsible for first!”

Everyone dispersed with laughter as there was still so much work waiting, and if there were research to be done, it could only be discussed outside.

Uncle Tashi drove very smoothly.

Chen Ying opened the window, occasionally sticking his head out to check if Niu Niu was following.

After about more than an hour of walking, they met up.

Experts from the Provincial Animal Husbandry Bureau who specialized in wild yaks had also arrived.

With Chen Ying’s assistance, they collected all of Niu Niu’s data before managing to get it into the back of the truck.

It wasn’t that a calf weighing only six or seven hundred kilograms could be hauled away by a one-ton truck.

First, there had to be enough space in the truck for the calf to move around, not too much and not too little.

Plus, the weight of the transshipment cage had to be added.

Ordinary cages couldn’t withstand the impact from wild yaks, so the heavy-duty iron cage was not light either.

They had found a truck from the Forestry Bureau, used for hauling wood, with a reinforced load capacity of about two tons, which could attempt to carry the wild yak away.

Guiding the yak onto the truck also took some effort.

Fortunately, there was another vehicle specifically for carrying tools that came along.

It took a combination of rocks and wood planks to finally get Niu Niu onto the truck bed.

The transshipment cage was fixed on the vehicle in advance.

With Chen Ying there, he could get Niu Niu to walk into the cage by itself.

This time, Chen Ying didn’t dare to separate from Niu Niu and instead sat on the vehicle’s board between the transshipment cage and the rear truck panel, accompanying it.

It felt much faster going by the highway.

At dusk, they arrived at the hillside where the Wild Yak Herd was located.

Chen Ying led Niu Niu out of the vehicle, and the calf, as if venting, ran back and forth across the grass several times before calming down.

“This calf is good, with a good temperament, stable, and in good physical condition. It’s a fine breed.”

Chen Ying and several teachers from the Animal Husbandry Bureau guided Niu Niu toward the herd on the hillside.

Before they got too close, a bull responsible for guarding the cows noticed this outsider.

It seemed stunned for a moment, pacing irritably back and forth before it finally confirmed that this newcomer was an underage male.

Driven by male instincts, the Wild Yak wanted to rush down and chase Niu Niu away.

But brave Niu Niu, fearless, confronted it head-on.

With a wild charge and brutal collision, the black Wild Yak bellowed as it rushed towards the herd.

Another Wild Yak, a bit larger in size, showed no intention of coming down to drive them away.

From its appearance, Chen Ying could almost determine that this yak was not young, and perhaps it knew it was old and that the herd would eventually belong to the younger yaks, so it accepted it calmly.

After Niu Niu charged up, it did not attack the other males but instead approached the old yak and sniffed it earnestly.

Raising its head, it let out a “moo” sound.

“It’s done, this calf has decided to stay.”

The old yak responded with a slightly prolonged sound, and then, calls resounded throughout the herd.

Niu Niu, with its superior size and youthful strength, successfully joined the Wild Yak Herd.

Nearby, a smaller Wild Yak tentatively approached Niu Niu and nuzzled against it.

Chen Ying frowned—was this premature romance?

Animals handle their matters themselves, and next, Chen Ying planned to return to the Budong River Protection Station to focus on caring for the cats.

Before leaving, the teachers from the Animal Husbandry Bureau exchanged phone numbers with Chen Ying, saying they might need his help in the future.

These teachers were all very genuine, and Chen Ying did not refuse.

He rushed back to the Budong River Protection Station overnight; sure enough, the young sister-in-law was sleeping on a makeshift bed in the storeroom.

The kittens were quite lively, even the smallest one looked more spirited than yesterday.

“The other kittens can eat between ten to twenty milliliters at a time, but this one, the most it has eaten at once was five milliliters.”

The young sister-in-law furrowed her brows and sighed, her gaze filled with pity as she looked at the frail kitten.

Chen Ying checked the kittens again, and their condition was better than he expected, probably due to the effects of the Water Drop Pills.

However, the smallest kitten, because of its difficulty in feeding, consumed less medicine and wasn’t doing as well as its siblings.

“Sister-in-law, you go back and rest, I’ll watch them.”

It was just two or three hours before dawn, and at daylight, they would set off back to River Source Protection Station.

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The young sister-in-law did not stand on ceremony with him and left with her bedding.

Chen Ying couldn’t bother to pull out his sleeping bag; he found a wool mat, sat down, and dozed off against the wall.

The kittens ate a lot and urinated frequently; he had to continuously clean them up, or they would risk catching a cold from urine clinging to their bodies.

There was also the kitten wrapped in a towel that needed constant attention—after feeding, he had to use a cotton swab or a little paper ball to help it defecate.

Adding some fuel to the stove and making some Butter Tea, Chen Ying took a sip, warding off the cold.

The kitten he was warming on his chest seemed to smell the fragrant aroma and struggled to make a barely audible call.

The other kittens had already opened their eyes; only this one still had its eyes tightly shut.

But on closer inspection, a slit could be seen.

Not afraid to waste, Chen Ying specially made a Water Drop Pill for the little kitten, drew a little with a syringe, and slowly fed it into its mouth.

A mung bean-sized Water Drop Pill dissolved into about ten milliliters of water.

He didn’t feed it all, fearing the amount was too much for it to handle.

About half was left, and he mixed it into the milk water for the other kittens.

Waking up intermittently like this felt more exhausting than not sleeping at all.

After breakfast in the morning, as Chen Ying was preparing to leave with the kittens, he saw Uncle Tashi stuffing two large bags into the back of the vehicle.

“Uncle, what are you doing?”

“Just a little gesture. There’s a lot here you might not be used to eating, so I didn’t bring any for you. These are homemade dried meat and milk tofu blocks. Just soak them in hot water back home, and you’ll get to enjoy authentic milk tofu tea.”

Chen Ying didn’t refuse Uncle Tashi’s kindness. He planned to send some local specialties from his area to Uncle Tashi’s family after returning.

He might still need Uncle Tashi’s help in the future to find Er Niu, and being too polite might actually upset the straightforward uncle.

They drove fast and arrived at the protection station almost by evening.

The kittens, having been confined in cages all day, were listless in the quarantine room and did not eat much milk.

However, the smallest and weakest kitten gave Chen Ying a surprise; that afternoon, it managed to drink seven milliliters of milk in one go.

Though only half of what the others were consuming, compared to the few drops at a time before, it now seemed to have a chance at survival.

When Master Huang and Miss Huang saw Chen Ying return, they hurried over wanting affection, but Chen Ying, utterly unsympathetic, refused them.

Miss Huang’s face was in disbelief: “Meow, you actually refused a cute little kitten’s affection, are you still a qualified cat servant, meow!”