Super Zoo

Food, truly a significant issue.

Those who think are the most tormented, the more you think, the more intractable problems you discover. On the contrary, blissful fools lead their lives carefree, without a thought, and ironically find it more relaxing.

It's the same for animals.

Having been with Suming for a long time and lived in the zoo for an extended period, the two pandas actually couldn't bear to see animals slaughtering each other. Though they had to admit, it was a natural law, nothing wrong with it.

But once feelings and thoughts were involved, it became somewhat different.

They were all underlings who had fought hard to build their empire with them. To see a crocodile rip apart a deer's leg, for Lynx Sun to butcher a mountain cat's family and eat them, only to be pounded into mince by Alpha Grizzly... the sight was too brutal, not fun at all.

Not only did Panda Boss not want his subordinates to fight each other, but the animals of Orgrimmar also didn't want to.

After coming so far, they had developed a certain affection for one another. Even without personal bonds, there were friendships. Even Lynx Sun's family and Yangtze Crocodile's family turned from enemies to friends. With enough food, who would want to turn on their own kind?

Moreover, life in Orgrimmar was quite comfortable. No constant fear of being bitten to death by other animals while sleeping, no worries about one's babies being carried away during play, no concerns about starving tomorrow...

Animals aren't stupid; given a comfortable life, who would want to return to the precarious, fight-filled existence of the past?

As time passed, Orgrimmar's hunting teams found less and less game, and more and more animals came to seek refuge.

The subordinates didn't notice, but the Panda Leader saw the immense threat looming: as this continued, food would soon become scarce.

Carnivores were somewhat better off, Qinling was vast, and food was never in shortage. But herbivores had it rough; they didn't dare wander far from Orgrimmar. Outside Orgrimmar's sphere of influence, survival was not guaranteed.

With Orgrimmar covering only so much area, continuing down this path would mean exhausting the surrounding plants, leaving the herbivores with no choice but to chew on bark and eat roots, or worse, resort to eating dirt.

"I'll think of a way to solve this," Suming said as he patted Yingying's head.

While discussing this, a huge shadow suddenly swept across the ground, as if a large bird had swooped by in the sky.

Suming instinctively looked up.

As he gazed at the sky, there were also several astonished gazes descending from above.

A military helicopter flew over Qinling.

It had been over a month since Suming entered the mountain in search of animals, and there hadn't been any news, leaving many parties in great distress!

Initially, it wasn't too concerning. Many people familiar with Suming, like Mr. Song and Professor Chu, were completely confident in Suming's survival abilities in the mountains. It wasn't Suming's first disappearance; each time he'd managed to make everyone anxious, but would always return safely and often brought with him some surprises.

After all, he had gone into the mountains with Su Meng.

As time went on, more and more people came into contact with Su Meng. His identity couldn't really be kept a secret from everyone. To say Su Meng was a wild man might not be believed by everyone, as aside from being rather quiet, he was almost like any normal person. It could be seen that Suming's 'cousin' definitely didn't grow up in ordinary human society but must have been raised deep in the untamed forests.

With him there, even if something happened to Suming, Su Meng would be unscathed and definitely come to send a message.

Nangong Yan wasn't too worried either. She always feared for Suming's safety, thinking he frequently undertook risky ventures. But as their relationship grew deeper, she implicitly trusted Suming without bounds. Women have intuition, and even without knowing Suming's superpowers, she deeply believed in his abilities.

However, when news came from Korea that a group of armed poachers might have entered Qinling, all parties were a bit unsettled.

Animals, no matter how tough, are still beasts. Suming and Su Meng, with their extensive experience, were not afraid of them.

But humans were a different matter.

A week passed, and still, there was no news.

Yangchuan City dispatched its Armed Police Force to begin searching the mountains, led by Nangong Yan's uncle, Nangong Jian.

Unfortunately, there's a limit to human capabilities. The deep mountains and forests of Qinling were not so easily penetrated; the troops couldn't go deeper than thirty kilometers into the thick of it.

It was quite an awkward situation—who was Suming? An extra-official expert for the investigation team, a major figure in solving cases, and also a renowned young entrepreneur of Yangchuan City... not to mention the myriad of other titles, which would be an understatement considering him a social celebrity. It would be no exaggeration to call him an internationally known figure.

Let's not even talk about these reputations. Just looking at the economic contribution Suming had made to Yangchuan City was no small feat. The several companies under his name were high-quality enterprises, and some, though still in their infancy, showed promising futures, like Taoyuan Film and Television Company.

For such a person, with a reputation and actual economic influence, to die in the mountains while helping to retrieve animals would be outrageous.

The higher-ups issued a strict order: at any cost, Suming must be found. The quest for the animals was to be temporarily postponed, focusing on finding Suming instead.

In the deep mountains where people couldn't penetrate, helicopters could. The Yangchuan City Armed Police Detachment dispatched their sole helicopter, borrowed two more from the provincial headquarters, and began a dragnet search over Qinling with three helicopters.

The Qinling is not a single mountain ridge, but a mountain range lying across the land of Huaxia like a giant dragon. Even with the rough position where Suming entered the mountains, searching the Qinling with three helicopters was almost an impossible task.

Fortunately, looking at the entire coverage of the Qinling, Orgrimmar was not considered a core location.

After more than half a month, they finally spotted a large number of animal activities below.

"Report to the commander, report to the commander!"

A soldier in the helicopter, holding the transceiver, excitedly said, "We've found a... um, a makeshift city, with many signs of animal activity. I see pandas..."

There was a clear pause on the other end of the transceiver, "A city of animals?"

"Yes, a city of animals, with walls— it looks like..." This soldier also played World of Warcraft normally and recognized at a glance that the place was too similar to Orgrimmar in the game. But the leaders might not know, so he could only describe it as, "It seems to be a large nest that the animals have temporarily built..."

Another soldier was searching the city below with a telescope and said as he looked, "Found grizzly bears, found armadillos, found... um, these should be the fleeing animals, and there are also many other animals."

"Very good!" The leader on the other end of the transceiver said two simple words without much joy and gravely commanded, "Take down these coordinates. Continue with your mission, search for Comrade Su Ming! To reiterate, prioritize the safety of Su Ming and Comrade Su Meng first and foremost!"

"Yes!... Huh?" The soldier holding the telescope suddenly changed his tone when, through the telescope, he saw two people among a large group of animals waving at the helicopter with big smiles on their faces.

The faces of these two people were strikingly identical to Suming and Su Meng listed on the search list...

"What do you mean 'huh'? Carry out the orders!" The leader on the other end of the transceiver thought the soldier didn't understand the instructions and, unwilling to miss out on this 'achievement,' repeated the command with some displeasure.

"It's not that, commander, we've found Comrades Suming and Su Meng!" the soldier said excitedly.

The leader's voice suddenly went up eight octaves, "What! Are you sure?! Don't report inaccurately, the detachment, division, provincial and city authorities, as well as all related parties, are watching our Armed Police Detachment!"

...

Report inaccuracies my ass!

Suming waved his hand, and the helicopter slowly descended, landing on a relatively flat area in front of Orgrimmar's gates, kicking up a strong wind as it touched down on the ground.

"You've all worked hard, comrades, I am Suming," Suming said with a big grin as he walked over.

"Watch out for crocodiles!"

"Lions!"

"Bears!"

The soldiers in the helicopter were startled, the animals of Orgrimmar were not afraid of humans, and upon seeing such a large metal bird, they all came to take a look.

As a result, when the helicopter landed, it was immediately surrounded by the animals, three layers inside and three layers outside, completely reversing the usual scenario of humans observing animals in a zoo; this time, humans were the ones being observed.

Baa baa baa...

Oink oink oink...

Roar roar roar...

The animals opened their eyes wide with curiosity, sizing up the two-legged creatures that looked quite tasty to them.

The soldier's face turned pale with fright, holding his gun, he was unsure what to do. What was this situation, falling right into a lair of wild beasts? If these creatures charged, should he shoot or not? If he fired, he would kill a bunch of protected animals and might even run out of bullets; if he didn't shoot, he might lose his own life...

"Mr. Su, quickly board the helicopter!" The pilot shouted to Suming in the midst of the animals.

The animals suddenly parted to make a way, and two pandas casually made their way through, nonchalantly waving at the surrounding creatures.

With a rustle, the curious animals scattered like a receding tide.

Suming laughed heartily, patted the head of a panda, "That act was a perfect score!"

The soldiers in the helicopter were dumbfounded for a long time until finally, a squad leader couldn't help but ask first, "Mr. Su, what exactly is going on here?!"

A deep voice of a middle-aged man came through the transceiver, "Did you find Comrade Suming? May I speak with Comrade Suming, please!"

Suming took a couple of steps forward and picked up the transceiver, chuckling, "Hello, leader, this is Suming, I appreciate everyone's efforts. Please convey my thanks. Su Meng and I are both very safe, and the escaped animals are also very safe. After we return, I will share in detail the recent events that have occurred."

"Very well!" The leader finally sighed with relief on the other side, his tone becoming much softer, "Mr. Su, it's good that you're safe. Be careful on your way back; we'll celebrate your safe return."