As Yang Lin was preparing for the elephant escort mission, news of the elephant herd's great migration spread widely across the internet.
Netizens, media outlets, television stations, and even the Dragon Country's officials were all paying attention to this event.
As a Class I protected animal in Dragon Country, Asian elephants, although their numbers had grown from over 100 in the 1990s to more than 300 now, were still too few compared to other Class I protected animals.
This migrating herd consisted of over ten elephants, including two young calves. Any mishap would result in an immense loss.
Of course, besides this reason, there was another that compelled Dragon Country's officials to take this elephant migration seriously.
As early as two days ago, the UK's CCB Television, Japan's BTS Television, and several well-known media outlets in the United States and other countries had begun real-time tracking of this elephant migration.
These television stations and media outlets had frequently criticized Dragon Country regarding animal protection in the past.
This time, Dragon Country's officials were prepared to decisively shut up these foreign media outlets.
To this end, Dragon Country's officials, in conjunction with multiple departments, had established an Emergency Comprehensive Command Center in Ming Kun to monitor the elephant migration in real-time.
The voice heard on the walkie-talkie just now came from the Comprehensive Command Center.
At this very moment, in the command office of the Comprehensive Command Center, leaders from various fields were gathered.
Not far in front of these leaders, on a giant electronic screen, was the footage of Yang Lin's current location.
"We're really lucky this time, to run into Director Yang Lin of Xihong Zoo even here."
"Yes, when young Wang reported to me, I thought I misheard. Now that I see it, it really is Director Yang."
As he spoke, a middle-aged man in a blue firefighter uniform turned his gaze to another middle-aged man in plain clothes not far away.
"Director Song, I heard that Director Yang is here in Ming Kun with the giant pandas from his zoo for a matchmaking event. Is that true?"
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man in plain clothes quickly nodded.
"It's true. Director Yang is very enthusiastic. I offered to air-transport the pandas to their zoo, but he insisted on escorting his zoo's pandas here personally."
"If Director Yang is willing to help with this operation, it would be wonderful. Although he's young, he's truly an expert in animal management."
Their conversation quickly drew the attention of others in the command center.
"The Director Yang you're talking about, is it this young man on the screen? Is he really that capable?"
"This is an entire elephant herd. No matter how capable he is, he can't help, can he?"
"Yes, in this situation, one person's strength is too limited. I think we should proceed with a joint operation involving multiple departments to ensure the elephant herd's migration."
Director Song was not in the least bit worried about these people's doubts.
He immediately recounted all the glorious deeds of Yang Lin that were circulating online.
After listening to Yang Lin's series of accomplishments, those who had expressed doubts moments ago suddenly exchanged glances.
And just as everyone in the Emergency Comprehensive Command Center was in silence, the Yang Lin on the screen was already driving his car with the panda Tuan Tuan towards the elephant herd.
However, it was clear that the Comprehensive Command Center's personnel were not the only ones witnessing this scene.
Aerial filming helicopters and drones from various television stations also captured the event.
Through the broadcasts from these aerial cameras, the scene was soon displayed on Dragon Country's General Channel and News Channel.
Unaware of all this, Yang Lin currently had a completely oblivious demeanor. He simply assumed that the helicopters and drones overhead were there to monitor the elephant herd.
Driving the large truck used for transporting pigs, he soon caught up with the elephant herd. He could even clearly see the tail of the youngest elephant calf at the rear.
Under normal circumstances, he would have maintained a safe distance by following far behind the herd.
But after accepting the system's mission, he knew he had to position himself at the very front of the herd to guide their movement and maintain their discipline.
With this thought, he immediately turned and shouted to Tuan Tuan behind him.
"Tuan Tuan, hold on tight, I'm going to accelerate!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Lin stepped on the accelerator.
In the next second, the large truck he was driving sped towards the elephant herd in front at an incredible pace.
When this scene was broadcast on television through the lenses of the aerial filming helicopters, all the viewers' eyes widened.
"Holy cow, what is Director Yang trying to do? Is he crazy?"
"He's not going to try to crash into those elephants, is he?"
"You're joking. If they actually collide, who knows who will die."
"It's over. If these elephants get spooked by him, it'll be bad."
.....
At this moment, almost everyone was convinced that Yang Lin's vehicle would collide with the elephant herd.
However, in the next second, something miraculous happened.
From a bird's-eye view, as Yang Lin's truck approached, the elephants, which had completely blocked the road, spontaneously moved to the sides.
Soon, a passage wide enough for vehicles to pass appeared amidst the herd.
Yang Lin then drove his large truck smoothly from behind the herd to its front.
After Yang Lin passed, the elephant herd immediately resumed its previous formation.
"This..."
At this moment, everyone was stunned. Humans had always made way for elephant herds; this was the first time they had seen an elephant herd making way for humans.
If it were anyone else, even honking the horn incessantly, the elephants wouldn't have moved. Instead, there was a high probability they would have turned around and trampled on their vehicle.
"It's truly miraculous. How did they know Director Yang needed to pass?"
"Right. Since when did wild elephant herds become so polite and understand traffic rules?"
"I think they probably weren't making way for Director Yang. Maybe they were giving face to Tuan Tuan, the national treasure behind him."
"That's unlikely. In terms of status, they are all Class I. In terms of numbers, the population of wild Asian elephants is much smaller than pandas."
"It must be that Director Yang ate the Fruit of Face."
.....
While everyone was in utter astonishment, Yang Lin, inside the driver's cabin, was also sweating profusely.
He had kept his deterrence skill activated the entire time he passed.
However, even so, he was still a bit uneasy. If the deterrence skill wasn't strong enough to deter this herd of elephants, it would have been troublesome.
Fortunately, the deterrence effect was equally effective on massive creatures like elephants.
Looking at the herd of elephants following closely behind him in the rearview mirror, Yang Lin couldn't help but show a relaxed smile.
Next, he would lead this herd of elephants on the road.
This would undoubtedly be a journey for the history books.
And he would become the first person to lead a giant panda and an elephant herd on the road.