Chapter 257 Asking for help
Chapter 257 Asking for help
The others looked at each other and asked in confusion, "What's that sound?"
"It was just crying and screaming..."
Captain Yu listened carefully and looked at Jiang Shiyan with a worried look in his eyes: "Miss Xiaoyan, why don't you find a place to rest? I have received an order, and someone will come to pick you up later. You don't have to go in with us."
Obviously, they thought Jiang Shiyan was suffering from the aftereffects of auditory hallucinations caused by motion sickness.
But Jiang Shiyan could clearly hear those voices, one after another, intermittently drilling into her ears.
Is it really an auditory hallucination?
Jiang Shiyan felt so depressed that she couldn't breathe. She didn't delay the captain and the others, but asked them to help put Shushu's cage on the safe side of the road. Then she sat on the steps leaning against the cage.
[It's not an auditory hallucination.]
System Beast suddenly spoke.
Jiang Shiyan didn't react for a moment: "What?"
[The host's animal affinity has now exceeded 40%, and it can hear the voices of animals calling for help through subtle changes in the external environment. The host is currently hearing the voices of the small animals trapped under the earthquake rubble.]
Jiang Shiyan was stunned.
[The earthquake disaster level this time is relatively high, so it is not only humans who are trapped, but also many animals in nature. Although the current location is still some distance away from the most severely damaged area, the strong earthquake waves extend over a wide range, and the cries for help from the small animals nearby will also be transmitted to the host's ears through the air...]
The system's explanation made Jiang Shiyan feel even more uncomfortable.
The power of nature is terrifying. Jiang Shiyan had witnessed the horror of mudslides before, but the harm caused by earthquakes today is far greater than that of mudslides because it affects a wider range of people. Humans, animals, flowers, plants, and trees, all of which are creatures in nature, all seem so small in front of nature.
Feeling so uncomfortable, Jiang Shiyan took out the quick-acting heart-saving pills she carried with her from her bag. After taking a few pills, the palpitations gradually subsided.
"Jiji!"
"Chi chi chi chi!"
A mouse in the cage had already woken up, and its cries attracted Jiang Shiyan's attention.
[Xiao Yanyan, it's so dangerous here.]
[Xiao Yanyan, have we reached the earthquake zone?]
Jiang Shiyan looked at the rats in the cage, put her fingers in and gently stroked their little heads: "Yes, we are here. Soon, you will be involved in the rescue plan. Are you afraid?"
[Afraid.]
One of the rats hugged Jiang Shiyan's finger, rubbed Jiang Shiyan's fingertips with its nose, and squeaked: "But we are earthquake rats, we have to take saving humanity as our responsibility!"
Jiang Shiyan looked at it in surprise: "Who taught you to say that?"
[The researchers, they told us.]
Jiang Shiyan opened the cage and took out the two rats who were the first to wake up and put them in his arms: "This rescue operation will be life-threatening. I am also scared, but the humans trapped under the rubble will be even more scared, so we have to be brave."
The two mice hid in Jiang Shiyan's arms, combing their long beards, then raised their heads and looked at Jiang Shiyan.
[What is 'life-threatening'? Will we die?]
Jiang Shiyan was silent for a moment and said, "I won't die. I believe in you."
The mice didn't realize that Jiang Shiyan was trying to coax them with these words, and both mice became much happier.
More and more mice began to wake up from their sleep. Jiang Shiyan just waited quietly by the roadside and chatted with them. Occasionally, someone passing by in a hurry would give her strange looks, and some kind-hearted people would come forward to ask if she needed help. Jiang Shiyan thanked them one by one and politely declined.
More than an hour later, the car to pick up Jiang Shiyan arrived.
What surprised Jiang Shiyan was that Han Shuze was among the people who got off the car!
"Brother Han, why are you here?!"
"Get in the car first, I'll explain to you later." Han Shuze said, and he and others began to help move Shushu's cage into the car.
After getting in the car, Han Shuze explained to Jiang Shiyan that a few days before the earthquake, he and his teacher attended a seminar in the neighboring city and went to a similar experimental institution for exchanges.
Unexpectedly, the earthquake occurred so suddenly that even the neighboring city felt the aftershocks. Because their experimental project was a national key project, after the incident, Professor Huang received a task, hoping that they could rush to the earthquake-stricken area for rescue.
However, the objects of their rescue were not humans, but the national protected animals in the zoos in Chaoyin City. In particular, a pair of rare female giant panda babies were born in Chaoyin City three months ago. However, after the earthquake, the mother panda was outdoors and she was frightened and fled in the chaos. She has not been found yet.
The two female giant panda babies have been relying on artificial feeding by the keepers these days, but they were worried about the lost giant panda mother, so they contacted Professor Huang through special channels, hoping that he could help.
"I've seen news on the Internet before that twin giant pandas were born in Chaoyin City. Is the lost giant panda mother named 'Aiyin'?" Jiang Shiyan thought for a moment and asked.
Han Shuze said “hmm”.
"The disaster situation at Chaoyin Zoo was quite serious. Most of the animals were outdoors during the earthquake. The zoo was built against a mountain, and some of the mountain collapsed..."
Jiang Shiyan's mood became heavy.
"We just received the news that you brought earthquake rats to Chaoyin City to participate in the rescue operation, so I came to pick you up and hand over the content of the task to you on the way. I will assist you after we arrive at the disaster area." Han Shuze said quickly, "Before that, you need to help me debug the equipment."
As he spoke, Han Shuze took out the communicator from his bag.
This communicator is already the third improved version. Han Shuze brought it to the seminar to showcase this product, but the effect was minimal and almost no one was optimistic about it.
No one expected an earthquake to occur so suddenly. The zoo asked them for help, and the communicator that no one had expected came in handy at this moment.
Once the communicator is put into use, it will be able to play a real and visible role in subsequent rescue operations, which will be much better than the so-called effects he showed to those who were pessimistic at the seminar.
"No problem." Jiang Shiyan said, and took out the sleeping little snake from the lining pocket.
"Wake up, wake up."
After the dizzy little snake was awakened, its little eyes were still full of confusion, its tongue sticking out, motionless, looking extremely cute.
[Is dinner ready?]
The little snake made a puzzled sound.
At the same time, a line of words slowly appeared in the communicator.
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