"Meow? Meow meow meow?"
Upon Master Fuli's command, the long guns and short cannons were stuffed into the lioness's nostrils from a distance. The cubs, seeing their mother crouched with her head in her hands and a frustrated look on her face, imitated her actions.
Furthermore, as they squatted and stood up excitedly, the cubs asked their mother when they could run away.
"Run where?"
"You want to eat seaweed egg drop soup, don't bring me into this mess and almost got your mom killed..."
The lioness, clutching her head in pain, scolded the cubs behind her.
These firearms could, with a thunderous bang, shoot across hundreds of meters and kill their prey.
Like the silver revolver, although the lioness wasn't sure what caliber it was, she had personally seen a hunter blow off half an African elephant's head with one shot.
"Meow meow..."
"What to do? How should I know what to do? Figure out a way to get some tonic yourselves, okay?"
The Beast Warriors gradually formed a circle, herding the pride towards the Steel Giant Beast.
The lioness, with a dark face throughout, didn't understand what she had done wrong. All she did was bring her cubs to a human settlement to recognize two-legged creatures and guns, only to be chased and hunted by a fox.
"Roar——"
The lioness cursed the fox inwardly as she followed the metal stairs to the upper level of the Steel Giant Beast, when suddenly a roar of a male lion echoed from the mineshaft corridor.
The startled lioness froze, while the cubs, in a reflex, burrowed beneath their mother.
A majestic, golden lion lay lazily on the big black bull sofa, exposing its belly, surrounded by a group of monkeys tending to its every need.
"Roar——"
The golden lion yawned, connected via WeChat video to the girlfriend screen, and roared at the lioness.
Master Fuli told me about seeing a mother and her cubs wandering the grasslands.
Help Master Fuli with some tasks, and you'll get three meals and shelter, plus a salary in Xia Coin. Join early, and you might even snag a small leadership role.
"How about it? Said I'd introduce you to a handsome guy; come check out our lion, pure single."
Ansheng popped his head out from behind the girlfriend screen, grinning as he greeted the lioness.
Considering what Li Wenkang previously said about the Spirit Beast customs on the Tropical Continent being very different from those in Xia Country.
Ansheng made a direct call to the home of the Spirit Beast Gang's golden lion, asking it to communicate with the lioness.
Moreover, the golden lion was indeed single, the only lion left in the now-closed Qingao Island Zoo.
Perfect time for some spirit beast lion interaction, who knows, they might generate some Wish Power.
"Awoo!"
Upon hearing Master Fuli declare it single, the golden lion on the video call jumped up, shaking its head vigorously like a rattle drum.
"Awoo, awoo——" The golden lion earnestly raised its firm paw in front of the video call.
No need, really, don't trouble Master Fuli with matters of the lioness. A noble lion should establish its career before thinking about family!
As it spoke, a comical drop of sweat appeared on the golden lion's forehead.
To people unfamiliar with lion prides, the male lion seems like the awe-inspiring overlord of the plains, with a roar that intimidates all beasts.
However, the golden lion was aware of the age-old family tradition: while the male lion doesn't need to hunt, its main roles are guarding the territory and managing the lionesses at home.
Yet when mating season arrives, a male lion must complete hundreds of pairings with three to five lionesses in just a few days' time.
If the male lion fails to keep up, the lionesses may even bite at his basket, growling warnings against slacking off.
Upon seeing the lioness, the golden lion felt utterly stiff.
"Awoo...."
When the lioness saw the golden lion, her eyes noticeably lit up, and she turned her head to ask Master Fuli.
This lion... can really be introduced to me?
If you say it's true, then... your matters are my matters, and there's no corner of this land that I don't know.
"Come on, Old Gold, give the lioness lady a smile." Ansheng cheerfully called out, the golden lion on the other end of the video call looking aghast as it clung to the TV, shaking it hard.
Brother, please don't send it back!
Don't be fooled by my grand appearance; really, my little basket is quite small...
Under the golden lion's terrified gaze, Master Fuli hung up the WeChat video call.
With the golden lion's charm as a promise, the lioness's expression noticeably relaxed, her tail wagging, showing the emotion bubbling within.
"Do you know anything about that town over there? Any side-door inside information?"
Ansheng pushed the girlfriend screen aside, leading the lioness to the front of the Steel Giant Beast, pointing towards Gold-digging Town.
"The settlement ahead, hmm..." The lioness showed a thoughtful expression, recalling what she had seen and heard in the area:
"In human terms, the settlement ahead is called Gold-digging Town, but among us spirit beasts, we usually call it 'Raging Plant Town'....."
"Inside, it's very odd, often emitting a stinky meat scent that lures us spirit beasts over."
The lioness had no understanding of the current state of Gold-digging Town, nor did she have any strong desire to get closer.
Because Gold-digging Town is forbidden for spirit beasts, hosting very sinister plants within.
These plants usually hide underground, emerging during hunts to release a strong rotten meat odor to attract carnivorous creatures, while in the air this odor transforms into a floral scent.
None of the spirit beasts that entered the town ever came out, leading to fewer and fewer spirit beasts venturing near the town over time.
"I brought these cubs here to teach them not to get near the town, and also to educate them about human firearms and their sneakiness..."
The lioness, with a pensive expression, began to speak.
Gold-digging Town belongs to a territory ruled by a powerful greedy plant.
The lioness might not know why the greedy plant tolerates humans living on its turf, but she advises Master Fuli to avoid it best as he can, because that thing has never been known to fail since its existence.
"That thing's quite notorious. Last time, it tore the butt off a hippo known as the sage of the plains. Luckily, it was only on the edge, otherwise, it wouldn't have ended with four hundred stitches plus daily constipation."
The lioness said with a look of admiration.
"Where did your accent come from....." Ansheng, pondering the Spiritual Particle Plant, absent-mindedly asked the lioness about her accent.
"Me? I learned it from Brother Goat. It seems to be some kind of Jianzhou goat from the Chuan-Yu area, brought here as a breeding goat. Its keeper seems to have graduated from some Northeast university."
"Hmm... probably an exchange student?" the lioness said.
"Huh???"
Before Master Fuli could speak, Li Wenkang, standing silently nearby, widened his eyes slightly and looked at the lioness who mentioned 'Jianzhou Goat' with surprise.
No...
We don't have any animal leasing cooperation with the Tropical Continent.
The only biological export is in livestock.