Chapter 2 Can we talk about giving something new?

Since there was nothing to do, Chen Ying took the opportunity to perform a simple check on the lynx.

Thanks to the Level 100 temporary Skill, he could already roughly understand the extent of the lynx's injuries just by palpation.

The main issue was a hind leg injury sustained in a fight with another wild animal, and now the condition of the wound had significantly worsened, with tiny maggots visible in the necrotic tissue.

Another problem was that the lynx had been dehydrated for too long after being trapped, causing severe inflammation, and there was a strong possibility of organ infection.

Chen Ying, skilled and bold, used the Level 100 Healing Skill temporarily loaded by the system and hastily mixed some anti-inflammatory drugs from his rescue bag, decisively injecting the Big Cat.

No sooner had he finished than he heard someone calling his name above.

"I'm here, Brother Liu. Be careful, the slope here is a bit steep."

Brother Liu and his partner peeked down and, seeing that Chen Ying had already secured the rescue rope around the Big Cat, they planned to try pulling the creature straight up.

The current difficulty was that if the Big Cat awakened and struggled midway, it could cause the rope to get tangled in the bushes. And if they pulled too hard, the branches of the bushes could harm the Big Cat's body.

Chen Ying discussed with Brother Liu and cautiously took off his protective gear, preparing to wrap the Big Cat in clothing to prevent branches and leaves from aggravating its wounds during the rescue.

Another rescuer also descended with a safety rope and together with Chen Ying, they carefully lifted the Big Cat out of the bushes. Brother Liu above coordinated by pulling on the safety rope.

After struggling for over half an hour, the Big Cat, still unconscious, was finally pulled up and swiftly placed into the rescue cage.

The three of them took turns carrying it and soon returned to the Rescue Station.

"Should we take it to the center? Its injuries seem pretty severe."

"No need, they're mainly superficial wounds. I have enough equipment here to treat it. If it recovers well, it could be released back into the wild in half a month."

Brother Liu and his colleague were responsible for rescue and lacked expertise in treating wild animals. After confirming the condition of the lynx's injuries and taking photographs, they left.

After checking on Meng Yan, changing its food and water, Chen Ying closed the door of the treatment room and began the debridement surgery on the lynx.

It took a full two hours to clean the wound, remove all necrotic tissue, suture the cuts on the skin, and incidentally also checked its internal organs, collected biological information. Only after that did he move the beautiful Big Cat to the observation room.

When Chen Ying came out of the observation room, Yin Li had already neatly stored the supplies they had brought back and was now helping to soothe the little Red Panda named Meng Yan.

This little one was called Meng Yan because it was particularly timid. When frightened, it would only cover its own eyes with its paws, as if believing that if it couldn't see the enemy, the enemy didn't exist.

Chen Ying washed his hands, gulped down a glass of water and suddenly remembered there were snack pieces among the system's rewards.

He performed surgery on the lynx, but the Big Cat had not yet awakened, and he didn't know if the task had been completed. These snack pieces were free to eat, and if they were taken back, he couldn't very well make Meng Yan spit them out to return them.

A pack of snack pieces weighed only about a pound, thumb-sized little cubes resembling freeze-dried snacks from the market, but they had a moister texture and smelled free of additives.

Meng Yan had its hind leg immobilized in a plaster cast, something it couldn't remove by itself.

At the moment, it leaned heavily against the cage wall, its hind leg dragging down, both paws firmly covering its eyes.

Chen Ying put on gloves and with a smiling face, offered a piece of the snack to Meng Yan's mouth.

The little one's nose twitched a few times, and it quietly moved its paws away. Its eyes, like little black beans, shyly looked at Chen Ying for quite a while before biting the snack piece, holding it with both paws and starting to gnaw.

Not knowing the ingredients of the system's snack pieces, Chen Ying didn't dare to let Meng Yan eat too many — three were enough.

After confirming that Meng Yan had fully awakened without any other issues, Chen Ying soothed her for a while, then prepared to make a nutritious meal for the lynx.

The Big Cat had suffered greatly this time and would basically be unable to move for the next three or four days. Sedatives could not be used for an extended period, so they could only add some traditional Chinese medicine powder with calming effects to the nutritious meal to achieve the desired effect.

Half an hour later, the lynx gradually began to regain consciousness. She struggled to stand, but Chen Ying hurried over and, donning gloves, stroked her posterior neck and lower jaw.

"Good girl, don't move. You're safe now. Wait until the medicine wears off before trying to stand up, okay?"

Perhaps knowing Chen Ying was her rescuer, the lynx gazed at him with her drowsy eyes for a good while, then obediently lay down and placed her head in the palm of his hand.

This beautiful Big Cat had a brownish-red coat on her back, with the color fading to grayish-white below the nostrils and extending to the chest. Her large, amber eyes were watery and naturally lined.

At the tips of her two erect ears were tufts of long, dark fur about 4 centimeters long, interspersed with a few white hairs, making her look like a baby with built-in antennas.

This Big Cat was still a subadult female, a pretty sister who, in the future, would probably make some lucky rascal very happy.

Chen Ying rubbed the lynx's ears and stayed with her for more than two hours, during which he also fed her small amounts of water and minced meat.

Lynxes generally liked to eat hares, but Chen Ying had none ready, and since the pretty little one was a patient, her diet needed extra ingredients.

After having her fill of food and water, the lynx fell asleep peacefully with Chen Ying's company.

Adequate sleep and sufficient food were beneficial for the lynx's recovery.

After taking photos of the pretty cat sister and creating a file for her, Chen Ying finally heard the system broadcast.

[Successfully rescued a dying lynx. Task completion rated as Excellent. Reward: one lottery chance, one animal care gift package. Temporary skill has been solidified.]

Chen Ying was momentarily stunned, then eagerly opened the rewarded gift package.

The package contained the same old three items.

The waterer had turned into a baby bottle, a pack of baby animal treat blocks, and a bag of baby milk powder.

Did this mean that next time he might need to rescue baby wild animals?

He packed these three items into his backpack and, after washing his hands thoroughly three times, clicked to start the lottery draw.

The wheel spun lazily around, and the pointer came to a stop.

[Congratulations to the Host for acquiring the skill Wild Animal Universal Language (Intermediate).]

Well, isn't this nudging him in the direction of becoming a Druid?

But this was good. With this skill, it would be much easier to rescue injured wild animals.

After tidying up his backpack and replenishing the consumables, Chen Ying carried his blanket to the observation room and unfolded the camp bed.

Although the system had declared the task complete, no one could be certain that no emergencies would arise during the night. To be cautious, it was better for him to stay on guard.

At 2 in the morning, he got up to check on the states of the lynx sister and the red panda Meng Yan.

Meng Yan was sleeping soundly, though in a slightly awkward position, with no other issues.

The lynx sister was a bit restless, always trying to lick her injury. Chen Ying fitted her with a specially made Elizabethan collar, and after making sure she couldn't reach her wounds, he closed the observation journal and lay down to continue sleeping.