"Huh?"
After reading the message, Tom Lin was stunned.
Did they want him to take care of the Chinese alligator again?
No, that wasn't right.
The message he just sent didn't mention the Chinese alligator moving into his pond. How did the bureau know so quickly?
Could they have been watching his live stream the whole time?!
It was very possible!
Otherwise, how could the bureau have replied so fast?
And how could they be so at ease about leaving the Chinese alligator in his yard?!
Tom Lin was speechless.
But regardless, it seemed like he would have to take care of the Chinese alligator now.
Forget it, he was already taking care of three national treasure pandas.
One more Chinese alligator wouldn't be a big deal.
He'd just keep it then.
It wasn't much different from feeding a few extra fish.
Plus, the bureau would reimburse all the food expenses for the Chinese alligator.
He wouldn't have to spend any money himself.
Just...
Was his job as a forest ranger increasingly resembling that of a zookeeper?
Shaking his head, Tom Lin discarded this strange thought from his mind and prepared to go out.
At this moment, suddenly, a roar came from the Mama Panda in the yard.
Accompanied by the cries of the Chinese alligator.
Had the Mama Panda started a fight with the Chinese alligator?!
Tom Lin was startled and ran out.
In the yard, the Mama Panda had made Tom Lin's house her territory.
Seeing the Chinese alligator building a nest in the pond, she was naturally angry.
"Roar!"
The Mama Panda stood up straight and issued a threat to the Chinese alligator.
The Chinese alligator was not to be outdone, lying on the edge of the pond with its mouth open, emitting a growl.
"Oh no, the Mama Panda has found the Chinese alligator at home, and they're probably going to fight!"
"Tom, come quick! Something's happened. The Mama Panda and the Chinese alligator are going to fight."
"Both of them are so aggressive. It's hard to mediate."
"This is tricky. Both are first-class protected animals, and it's hard to decide which one to stop."
...
Seeing this, Tom Lin quickly stepped forward to intervene.
"Stop it, both of you."
Tom Lin blocked the Mama Panda's path and held down her paws.
"And you too."
He then ran to the Chinese alligator and slapped its open mouth shut.
"Stop fighting. If you live here, you can't fight!"
"Be good friends and shake hands to apologize."
Tom Lin stared at both of them.
Immediately, the Mama Panda turned her head and ignored him.
The Chinese alligator also huffed and turned its head away from the Mama Panda.
Tom Lin rubbed his forehead in frustration. "If you don't shake hands, you won't eat tonight."
"..."
Under Tom Lin's threat of no food, the Mama Panda, the foodie, was the first to compromise. She swayed her body reluctantly, made a humming sound, and extended her paw.
The Chinese alligator also didn't want to miss out on delicious fish in the future and closed its open mouth.
It also reluctantly extended its short little arms.
So, a panda and a crocodile.
Two short arms clapped together.
"?"
"Did they just make up?"
"Wait, Tom, how did you do that?!"
"Damn, Tom, teach me!"
"I struggle to even teach my dog to shake hands. How did Tom manage to persuade the Mama Panda and the Chinese alligator?"
"I seriously suspect Tom's original job is a Druid!"
...
Although the Mama Panda and the Chinese alligator were both somewhat unwilling, they compromised under Tom Lin's threat of no food.
The Mama Panda then clung to Tom Lin's leg and whined, asking for food.
Tom Lin took a magical elixir fruit from his bag and gave it to the Mama Panda.
This was the daily dessert for the Mama Panda to help with digestion after meals.
Seeing this, the Chinese alligator drooled with envy.
It also came out from the edge of the pond, rubbing its big head against Tom Lin's leg and whining like the Mama Panda.
But Tom Lin didn't find it cute at all.
This creature, with its hard crocodile skin bumps, didn't feel soft when rubbing against his leg; it was stiff.
Yet this creature was unaware of its lack of charm, constantly rubbing its head and swinging its tail back and forth.
Its little eyes blinked at him, mimicking the Mama Panda's cute behavior.
Imagine it.
A crocodile blinking at you and trying to be cute.
The scene...
Shivers!
To stop the Chinese alligator from its disgusting behavior, Tom Lin quickly took an apple and stuffed it into its mouth.
The Chinese alligator was immediately satisfied and closed its eyes happily after tasting the magical elixir-flavored apple.
This time, it didn't eat it all in one bite.
It chewed on it slowly in its mouth.
On the other side, the Mama Panda grabbed the apple, ate it while going back into the house, and brought out two cubs to Tom Lin to take care of.
Tom Lin knew that the Mama Panda was going to the bamboo forest in the back mountain to eat bamboo.
And Tom Lin wasn't idle. He put the cubs in their nest inside the house and prepared dinner for the night.
Dinner was the Wood Leaf Fish they caught today.
These little fish, coated in flour and then fried, were delicious.
During this time, the Chinese alligator smelled the aroma and stopped digging, wagging its tail excitedly and running over.
It opened its mouth and greedily stared at the fish in Tom Lin's bowl.
But Tom Lin shook his head.
"No, this is my dinner. If you want to eat, you'll have to fend for yourself."
What Tom Lin was thinking was that, after all, the Chinese alligator would have to live in nature in the future.
It couldn't always rely on him for food.
It had to learn to find food on its own.
Otherwise, it would lose its hunting ability.
After hearing Tom Lin's words, the Chinese alligator hesitated for a moment and suddenly ran out of the yard.
After a while, it ran back.
Then suddenly opened its mouth and spat out two fish in front of Tom Lin.
These two fish were obviously caught recently and were still jumping on the grass!
"Hoo-hoo!"
The Chinese alligator held its head high, its little eyes staring at Tom Lin.
It also moved its little paws and pushed the two fish in front of Tom Lin towards him.
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