Chapter 112: Chapter 112: Relocation and Settlement
With a cold expression, Zeng Shen focused his mind, summoning a long whirlwind that suddenly formed outside the zoo.
The massive whirlwind appeared, leaving the zoo director, who was squatting in the open grass with numbed legs, and the middle-aged white-skinned caretakers utterly stunned. They were unable to move, much less run.
Having an upset stomach was one thing, but having numb legs was another.
Although the whirlwind was only a category 1 in strength, they were at the edge of the central wind forces. Consequently, all of them were splattered with the excrement and urine whipped up by the wind.
In the end, if not for their clinging together in a foul-smelling huddle, they might have been blown away.
Soon, under Zeng Shen's control, the whirlwind roared and raged, wreaking havoc across the zoo.
All the animal enclosures suffered significant damage under the assault of the wind.
Many animals that Zeng Shen hadn't tamed quickly fled the zoo, racing towards the outskirts and into the woods.
When the whirlwind subsided, the pot-bellied white-skinned zoo director, seeing the devastation wrought by the sudden storm, sat down in disbelief.
But suddenly, he remembered something.
Summoning his strength, he hurried to the enclosure where Huanhuan and Yaya were kept.
Seeing the empty cages, he sank to the ground in despair, muttering, "It's over, it's all over."
These two pandas could be mistreated or allowed to die during their loan period, but they absolutely could not just disappear.
Even if it was an accident, when the return period came in six months, failing to return these two animals would mean repaying all the zoo's earnings over the past decade to Daxia, and possibly facing legal consequences.
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Shortly after the whirlwind ended, tourists staying in nearby hotels, including the young people like Lu Diao Ying, gathered outside the zoo, gazing at the storm-ravaged grounds.
Upon learning that Huanhuan and Yaya fled during the chaos, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
But then they began to worry, knowing the pandas were in poor health.
They planned to gather photos and, the next day, rally the domestic tourists to help search for Huanhuan and Yaya.
This was their story, unknown to Zeng Shen.
After destroying the zoo, Zeng Shen removed the sub-track point near the traffic lights in northern Old Gold Mountain with his Wormhole Marker Card and set a new one before returning to the main track point in his bedroom.
Once back in his room, he video-called Xiao Ai, asking her to come over and opened the portal to his divine realm.
Upon opening the portal, Zeng Shen saw the animals from Mengchuan Zoo lying peacefully by the lake, sound asleep, making him reluctant to disturb their rest.
"Only because I've tamed them can they sleep so peacefully together," Zeng Shen mused, choosing not to enter the divine realm and instead waiting for Xiao Ai in the living room.
Before long, Xiao Ai entered the room. Seeing the beasts in the divine realm, she showed no surprise, as if anticipating this.
"Master, I saw the news about the whirlwind destroying the Old Gold Mountain Zoo in Daxia, and I knew it had to be your doing," Xiao Ai smiled.
"The zoo director was a despicable person," Zeng Shen said angrily, pointing to the sleeping animals. "I don't have time to care for them and provide fresh meat daily, so I plan to move them to your zoo. What do you think?"
"Master, except for Huanhuan and Yaya, which are too conspicuous, the other animals won't draw much attention in our zoo," Xiao Ai replied.
"Then Huanhuan and Yaya will stay in the divine realm, but there's no bamboo there. I'll have to find a bamboo grove and chop some down," Zeng Shen said.
"Master, leave the bamboo to Xiao Ti. She can arrange for it," Xiao Ai suggested, systematically planning for Zeng Shen.
"Moreover, Master, some animals can be left in the divine realm without much care.
"For instance, the ten groundhogs can live there, feeding on fish they catch in the divine realm.
"The two parrots, six firebirds, and chimpanzees can also stay, as they can find insects and wild vegetables to eat," Xiao Ai explained.
Zeng Shen nodded, "Alright, you handle it. When can we move the two brown bears, four leopards, and eight turkeys to the zoo?"
"We can do it now, since we've been closed to the public for a while. The caretakers are Xiao Ti's people. We can use the divine energy vehicle to transform into a large truck, let the animals enter the cages inside, and transport them to the zoo. The caretakers won't find it strange," Xiao Ai suggested.
"Good, let's do it your way."
Without delay, Zeng Shen and Xiao Ai sprang into action.
By around midnight, Zeng Shen drove the divine energy vehicle, transformed into a large truck, transporting the animals to the zoo in eastern Jinhai City.
Xiao Ti, informed earlier, was already at the zoo entrance with several men in black to assist.
Soon, the zoo housed two brown bears, four leopards, and eight robust turkeys, all sharing one enclosure and coexisting peacefully.
After instructing the animals not to harm humans or each other, Zeng Shen and Xiao Ai drove the truck to a bamboo grove on the outskirts of eastern Jinhai City.
The bamboo in the grove was wild, and Xiao Ti had arranged for Bai Qi and his men to cut down a substantial amount.
When Zeng Shen's truck arrived at the grove, Bai Qi approached, saying, "Brother Zhen, we've cut about two hundred stalks of bamboo. Is that enough?"
"That's plenty. Load it onto the truck," Zeng Shen instructed.
"Yes," Bai Qi replied, quickly organizing the men in black to load the bamboo.
Once the bamboo was loaded, Zeng Shen told them to rest and drove off with Xiao Ti and Xiao Ai.
They soon reached a secluded road, where Zeng Shen stopped to transfer the bamboo into the divine realm for Huanhuan and Yaya.
Afterwards, he sparred with Xiao Ti, gaining 9 divine rank experience points, before leaving the divine realm and using the sub-track point card to appear near the zoo in eastern Old Gold Mountain.
In the darkness of eastern Old Gold Mountain, Zeng Shen summoned the divine energy vehicle, transformed it into a typical large local truck, and affixed a random license plate. He then used the replica card, placing Lin Keke in the driver's seat to feign driving, while he rested in the sleeper compartment.
Having been busy all day, Zeng Shen was genuinely exhausted.
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