In the common perception, the Paw Patrol might be much stronger than ordinary hounds, but facing a herd of wild boars head-on would still not end well for them.
Even if they won, it would certainly come at a cost.
Yet, the reality was that after subduing the wild boar herd, not only were the Paw Patrol members uninjured, but they weren't even out of breath.
"Is this the Paw Patrol's strength? It's not an exaggeration to call them the apex of canids."
"As expected of Xihong Zoo's security dream team."
"They've already reached the limits of this mountain forest with just a slight effort."
"The Paw Patrol is terrifyingly powerful."
"They weren't even using their full strength; defeating these wild boars was purely due to their intelligence."
"That's true. The Paw Patrol has already learned military strategy, while this group of boars is still rooting in the mud."
"We can only say these boars had bad luck."
...
As everyone was praising the Paw Patrol's combat prowess, Yang Lin leisurely approached the wild boars.
The moment he got close, a system notification chimed in.
"Major Event Quest Triggered - The Sorrow of the Qinling."
"Due to the destruction of the Qinling region's ecosystem, the internal population balance has been completely disrupted, with some species facing imminent extinction."
"Please, host, help this region rebuild a new ecological balance."
"To assist the host in completing this major event quest, the system is providing a temporary skill - Child of the Forest, to help the host accomplish the mission better."
[Child of the Forest - Passive ability. While the host is in the mountains and forests, their physical fitness and stamina recovery speed will be significantly boosted. Additionally, the host can perceive all animals within a five-hundred-kilometer radius by touching the earth and achieve temporary control...]
"Quest rewards will be distributed based on the specific completion of the mission."
...
Hearing the series of prompts in his mind, Yang Lin was taken aback.
What first surprised him was the specific requirement of the quest: to build the ecological balance of the entire Qinling region.
From a certain perspective, this mission was undeniably difficult.
The ecological damage in the Qinling Mountains was not a matter of one or two days.
The primary reason was the decrease in the population of large carnivores, specifically, too many wolves, tigers, and leopards have died. The Qinling tiger lineage has been extinct for over 40 years.
As for who killed them, let's not go into detail; the answer is terrifying bipedal apes.
To solve this problem, the missing links in the food chain must be replenished.
However, he only dwelled on this problem for a moment.
Because compared to the mission itself, the temporary cheat the system provided was even more astonishing.
"Child of the Forest, is this the terrestrial version of Heart of the Ocean?"
"Awesome, my system. But why does this ability feel a bit like that wild kid who throws boomerangs in the cartoon?"
"So, should I call myself the 'Wild King' this time?"
It took Yang Lin more than half a minute to recover from the barrage of information from the system.
At this moment, his gaze towards the large wild boar in front of him had shifted slightly.
Under the perplexed gazes of the crowd, Yang Lin slowly reached out his hand towards the boar's head.
Seeing his action, everyone's hearts leaped into their throats, fearing the boar might mount a desperate counterattack.
However, clearly, their fears did not materialize.
As Yang Lin extended his hand towards the wild boar's face, the normally aggressive boar instantly became calm, its expression turning docile.
"Wow, he's truly the man who's mastered sow postpartum care."
"Director Yang indeed has his ways."
"I'd like to invite Director Yang to my home and see if he can tame our household's tigress."
"I thought Director Yang was going to slap this boar to death."
"Isn't this more outrageous than slapping it to death?"
.....
As the crowd buzzed with discussion, Yang Lin turned around, took a GPS from his bag, and easily strapped it onto the front leg of the large wild boar.
Having done this, he slowly stood up from the ground.
"Let's go, to the next location."
With that, he made a stylish exit under the admiring eyes of the television crew.
"Experts are experts. They handled it so quickly."
"But why did they just attach a GPS? Shouldn't they have eliminated these boars?"
"You don't understand. Even if you killed these few boars, it wouldn't have much of an impact on the current situation. If it were about solving it through hunting, it would be much simpler to send in the army."
"That makes sense. I think Director Yang must have a better plan this time."
......
After Yang Lin led everyone away from the mountain hollow, he soon found other wild boar groups.
Just like before, after subduing them with the help of the Paw Patrol, Yang Lin attached GPS devices to them.
In just one morning, Yang Lin had fitted GPS trackers on no less than ten wild boar groups.
Meanwhile, other hunting teams had managed to install only one or two at most, highlighting the stark difference.
As noon approached, Yang Lin had thoroughly searched the area around Niutou Mountain.
During this process, Yang Lin not only led the crew to discover numerous wild boar groups but also found rare animals living in the Qinling Mountains, such as takin, serows, civets, small civets, and musk deer.
Just as Yang Lin was preparing to lead the television crew back the way they came, a crimson figure suddenly caught his eye.
At first glance, he mistook the crimson figure for a fox or a similar animal.
But as he looked closer, his eyes lit up, and he quietly told the television crew beside him:
"Hide, quickly!"
Upon hearing Yang Lin's words, though the crew didn't know what was happening, they trusted Yang Lin and quickly crouched down, hiding in the grass.
"Point the camera over there."
Under Yang Lin's direction, the cameraman swiftly aimed the lens at a tree about a meter in diameter.
It was only then that the audience in the live broadcast room, through the camera, saw the crimson figure Yang Lin had discovered.
"What kind of animal is that? It looks so strange."
"It looks like a fox, but also a bit like a dog, and even a bit like a wolf. Is it a mutt?"
"Why are there so many peculiar animals in the Qinling Mountains?"
....
As the crowd was chattering, Yang Lin's voice finally came from the side.
"The animal appearing before us now is called a jackal, belonging to the canine family, with a much stronger predatory nature than a wolf."
"It is a rare carnivore that dares to hunt wild boars and likes to prey on young boars. It plays a crucial role in maintaining the ecological balance of the forest."
Hearing Yang Lin's explanation, the viewers in the live broadcast room immediately became excited.
However, as they watched, they noticed something was slightly off with the jackal beneath the tree.
Before anyone could figure out what was wrong, Yang Lin suddenly burst out from the bushes.