Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl

Arriving at the Emergency Station Central Forest.

On the elevated platform, Elder Tiger was lying next to two indistinguishable Little Tiger Cubs.

Jinya and Little Jin were gesturing with the Black and White Bear sitting in between them. Three panda cubs had already climbed the trees to choose the best spot for watching the scene. Other small animals, overcoming their natural fear, had also come to the forest to watch.

This was also because the Black Bears were not around; otherwise, they would have added to the imposing atmosphere.

Big Tiger moved closer to Chen Ying, looking a bit scared.

Why were there so many fierce beasts here?!

Memories like a nightmare surged into his mind, and Big Tiger felt like he just wanted to lie down, hug his head, and hide.

Jinya was discussing with Mendun'er how to intimidate Big Tiger and show him who was the real boss in Jiamu Gully.

But when she turned around, she saw Big Tiger cowering and a Little Tiger comforting him by licking his ears.

What did this mean? Seemingly impregnable, but actually as weak as tofu?

Jinya, really a soft-hearted Big Cat, hesitated for a moment and then took two steps forward.

Dong Sheng saw Jinya approaching and stretched out both paws to embrace Big Tiger's head.

Chen Ying settled the backpack she carried, sat down next to Big Tiger, and said, "Don't worry, they're all good kids, very gentle."

Big Tiger whimpered, and his head tried to burrow into Chen Ying's clothes.

Chen Ying didn't refuse, unbuttoning his coat, trying to cover Big Tiger's head.

"There, there, it's okay, none of the tigers here will hurt you."

Elder Tiger watched for a while before coming down from the high platform and walked around them.

"Roar, what's going on here?"

"This cub was beaten by other adult tigers, injured quite badly, and even lost an eye."

Jinya instantly widened her eyes, and the fur on her ears trembled.

They also fought, but mostly it was adult to adult, male to male.

Of course, there were cases where an adult male killed a cub just to force a female to mate. But such cases were rare nowadays, especially in Jiamu Gully, where it seemed no one lacked suitors; if you're unwilling, just find someone else who is willing.

"Was it fighting the adult tigers for a female?"

"No, an adult tiger failed in courting, and it just happened to pass by, being a sub-adult male, then it happened."

Jinya groaned, her gaze shifting.

This poor little one really was pitiful.

Since he was so pitiful, she decided not to bully him after all.

Little Jin cocked his head, with his ears trembling lightly, as if he'd heard a strange gurgling sound.

Without a word, he turned and dashed into the forest and returned after ten minutes with a rabbit in his mouth, placing it directly in front of Big Tiger.

Big Tiger was a bit hungry but dared not reach out. However, the fresh blood smell of the rabbit was wafting into his nostrils, making his stomach growl even more.

Chen Ying saw the rabbit and checked the time; it was already past the normal feeding time for Big Tiger. Little Jin must have heard Big Tiger's stomach growling and ran to catch the rabbit for him.

"You all spread out, I'll take him to his cage to feed."

Chen Ying looked at Dong Sheng, then up at Little Sen, "Ah-Sen, come help me get Dong Sheng's wheelchair ready, and then put the milk and meat into his feeding bowl."

Dong Sheng was very friendly, so Little Sen and the others could easily approach him.

Little Sen had wanted to come down and pet Dong Sheng for a while now, as he had understood Dong Sheng's condition thoroughly from Chen Ying, and had even kept copies of all Dong Sheng's medical reports and conclusions.

In the past few days, he had also discussed with Dong Sheng's previous Keeper about arranging nutritional meals for him.

When Dong Sheng was with his mother in the wild, the Female Tiger took good care of him, but it couldn't compare to human methods, so Dong Sheng's development was delayed, and he was undernourished.

After nearly two months of human care, Dong Sheng had entered a rapid phase of development, not only with a better appetite but also with a significantly increased activity level.

Moreover, his forelimb strength had improved considerably, and he could move his small legs to push the wheelchair almost as fast as a normal tiger.

The only trouble was that he couldn't jump, and after entering Jiamu Gully, navigating the wheelchair in the forest was quite challenging compared to in the Northeast.

Once Dong Sheng had finished eating and had been moving around in his small car for a while, Little Sen had also prepared his medication for the day, boiling it in a big pot for half an hour, poured into a specially made wooden barrel to cool down. Then, they placed Dong Sheng inside for a medicinal bath.

The wooden barrel used by Dong Sheng had been crafted by Uncle Zhao and Uncle Yi, who, according to Chen Ying's requirements and combining Dong Sheng's body measurements, had created a special barrel with small steps that allowed Dong Sheng to kneel inside and comfortably soak.

Little Sen and his assistant were busy with Dong Sheng's treatment while Chen Ying kept Big Tiger company on the second floor for his meal.

Given the appetite of a Northeast Tiger plus the number of big cats in the Emergency Station, if they were really allowed to eat their fill, it wouldn't take long for Jiamu Gully to fall into poverty.

Thus, two-thirds of its food was brought in from outside, while the remaining third was to be hunted by the tiger during exercise around the area.

This arrangement was also because this year, the hoofed animals in Jiamu Gully were nearly reaching their limit.

It was a mystery how these creatures kept reproducing like dropping dumplings, with a very high survival rate.

Just a few days ago, Panda Man was talking about how the Forest Deer Muntjacs and Antelopes in Old Bear Gully were nearly overflowing.

Until recently, the areas with a high concentration of Giant pandas led to other animals temporarily hesitating to come for hunting.

Giant pandas don't eat hoofed animals either, so in the end, the plants in the forest bore all the brunt.

Jinya and Little Jin didn't go hunting in the afternoon, and after sleeping until evening, the two guys ran out one after the other, full and satisfied, dragging back a Forest Deer that was a quarter eaten.

When the two little tiger cubs saw it, they rushed over with a howl.

Dong Sheng also wanted to join, but he was a bit scared and just stared as the two little tigers feasted happily.

Jinya rested for a while, and seeing that Dong Sheng hadn't moved, she walked over and nibbled his ear with a howl.

"Why aren't you eating? Hurry and eat, don't waste it."

The two little tigers also whimpered, "Come on, come on, this tastes so good!"

Dong Sheng slowly walked over, sniffed it, and it really smelled delicious.

He hesitated before tearing off a piece of meat, and the two little tigers weren't mad but instead made room for him.

But after making room, the little tigers were unapologetic, not allowing other cubs to steal from their chosen area.

Dong Sheng began to eat heartily, his face showing a look of bliss.

Even though this "little" cat didn't look as majestic and beautiful as his mother, he had his mom's scent, which the tiger loved, absolutely loved!

Huanan Tiger had a considerably smaller appetite than the Northeast Tiger.

After they had finished, there was still about half left. Seeing they were done, Dong Sheng finally unleashed himself and started to flaunt his meat-eating prowess.

The two little tigers watched with their eyes and mouths wide open.

When Dong Sheng finished, there was mostly just a skeleton left, and Elder Tiger came over to finish up.

Seeing Grandpa Hu coming, Dong Sheng immediately became flustered and hung his head, whimpering softly.

Grandpa Hu licked him once, "Being able to eat is good, eating a lot is how you grow rapidly."

He cleaned up the leftover meat, and Little Sen dealt with the remaining skeleton.

Generally speaking, it was deep-buried.

Jinya and her group rarely brought back such big prey to feed the cubs; usually, it was small animals like rabbits, wild chickens, and squirrels.

This time, seeing that Dong Sheng was quite a bit bigger, they had put in the effort to catch a Forest Deer and bring it home.

Big Tiger hadn't come down since he went upstairs, and his dinner was brought up by Chen Ying.

Once the people at the emergency station had gone to sleep, Jinya, Little Jin, and the two cubs from Mendun'er's family sneakily ran to the second floor to find Big Tiger.

New environment, Big Tiger was a bit restless and couldn't sleep.

He lay on the bed, which smelled of wood, and looked outside, the dim and indistinct view making him slightly nervous.

After all, in the Northeast, even in Tiger Park, they couldn't see so many, so dense trees, and the scent in the wind here was also different from his hometown.

The wind in his hometown was sharp, dry, whereas the wind here was moist, breathing it in made his chest feel as if it had been soaked with water.

Big Tiger yawned and switched arms under his chin.

Just as he was about to close his one eye and take a nap, he suddenly twitched his ears, hearing an unusual sound.

His sharp gaze turned toward the source of the sound. His vision was a bit limited with just one eye, but he still strained to see, trying to discern whether it was friend or foe.

Then, he saw the two strange animals he had encountered during the day.

The long-haired one seemed to be called Jinya, holding a rabbit in its mouth that looked very plump and glossy.

Following her was another very small cat, also carrying prey.

Behind them were two bizarre-looking creatures he hadn't seen before; their scents also very faint.

Big Zai and Third Cub squeezed between Jinya and Little Jin, crowding around Big Tiger.

"Wow, his eye is so different from Grandpa Hu's, much brighter."

"This side doesn't have an eye, Grandpa Hu has two good eyes, just not very clear-sighted."

Big Tiger bared his teeth, "What, you think I'm a pushover?" Even these little weak cubs dare to criticize him point by point; tigers not showing their power, do you really think I'm just a cat?

But before he could get angry, he saw the thinner Black and White Bear scurry back and soon returned with a piece of fruit, offering it to Big Tiger.

But Big Tiger had never eaten such a thing, and it wasn't included in his diet.

What's this, is it as tasty as meat?

He tried a bite, spit it out, "Yuck, it tastes terrible, definitely not something for a tiger!"

Seeing the apple that she had struggled to bring over bitten and spat out, Third Cub shivered with anger!

Before she could whistle, Little Jin bit her ear.

"They don't eat this stuff. Have you seen Grandpa Hu and the two little tiger cubs eat it? The two-legged beast has never fed them this."

Third Cub grumbled angrily and turned around to leave, her little rear twitching back and forth, clearly showing her anger.

Big Zai thought for a moment, then bit off the bamboo shoot he had brought.

Sweet apples he wouldn't eat, surely he wouldn't eat bamboo shoots either. Might as well eat it himself.

Crunch, crunch, Big Zai happily stuffed the bamboo shoot into his stomach.