With a trace of trepidation, Yang Lin slowly approached the two adult male elephants.
As he drew closer, he didn't forget to use his radar to check the information on the two adult male elephants.
[Adult Male Asian Elephant (Drunk) 6 years old Friendly]
[Adult Male Asian Elephant (Drunk) 8 years old Friendly]
At first, Yang Lin didn't notice anything unusual until he saw the words "Drunk."
Instantly, he froze in place.
"Drunk????"
"What the hell is this!"
"Why are two elephants drunk? Is there a mistake?"
Yang Lin thought the system had made a mistake until he saw what was beneath the elephant.
A pile of special substances mixed with various grain residues, known by a common name throughout Longguo—brewer's grains.
At this moment, Yang Lin suddenly understood what the strong fragrance he had just smelled was.
"No wonder they're drunk, it's brewer's grains."
Once he understood, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Being drunk was better than being poisoned to death.
Glancing at the two elephants whose bellies were rising and falling, Yang Lin quickly dialed the headquarters and explained the situation.
Those in the headquarters, along with the viewers, couldn't help but laugh and cry after learning the truth.
The two elephants that had strayed from the herd had traveled several kilometers just to eat the brewer's grains that the villagers had dried outside, and had gotten themselves drunk.
"Director Yang, since they're both drunk, why don't we send a vehicle to take them directly to Mingkun?"
"Yes, otherwise these two male elephants won't be easy to handle."
However, as soon as the people at headquarters proposed this idea, Yang Lin immediately refused:
"No, no, they'll probably wake up after a nap. Elephants have strong digestive and metabolic capabilities, this amount of alcohol is nothing to them."
But before he could finish speaking, his peripheral vision caught a black and white figure on the brewer's grains nearby.
He immediately exclaimed in surprise.
"Tuantuan, you can't eat this, stop!"
He never would have expected that in the short time he was on the phone, the greedy Tuantuan had already started to eat the brewer's grains in large mouthfuls.
He completely ignored Yang Lin's shouts.
Before long, a large pile of brewer's grains was completely swallowed into its belly.
Instantly, a strong aroma of alcohol enveloped it.
"Delicious, delicious, so delicious, hiccup—."
Perhaps finally full, Tuantuan, who had been frantically devouring the brewer's grains, walked up to Yang Lin, belching with satisfaction.
To Yang Lin's surprise, despite Tuantuan having eaten so many brewer's grains, there was no sign of drunkenness at all.
"Are pandas so good at holding their liquor?" A doubt arose in Yang Lin's mind.
As he was contemplating, Tuantuan spoke up on its own.
"Boss, can you get me some of this every day from now on? I think I've fallen in love with this taste."
"You like this? This stuff isn't easy to get."
"But if you like this taste, I can get you something else to try later, something with an even stronger flavor?" As he said this, a sly smile appeared on Yang Lin's face.
Tuantuan's eyes lit up.
"Is there really such a thing?"
"Let's not talk about that for now. Go and wake those two up, pat them hard."
"Okay!"
As soon as Yang Lin finished speaking, Tuantuan, with a look of excitement, ran to the two elephants and raised its large panda paws to pat them.
He could have done this himself, but he was being watched by so many cameras.
If he had laid a hand on them, it would be considered assaulting an endangered animal, and who knew how he would be slandered by foreign media.
But Tuantuan's actions were different. They were both Class I protected animals, and Tuantuan wasn't afraid at all.
In front of the camera lenses, Tuantuan's huge paws struck the two elephants.
The immense strength, which could have killed an ordinary person, felt like a tickle when it collided with the elephants.
Yang Lin, meanwhile, took the opportunity to secretly use his beginner healing on the two elephants.
As a barely perceptible flash of light passed, the two elephants, who had been in a drunken state due to excessive alcohol intake, immediately returned to normal.
"Emma, what is this stuff? It's so strong, I fell asleep while eating."
"Yeah, we can't eat this stuff anymore. My whole body hurts after eating it."
"I feel the same way, like I've been beaten up."
The moment they sobered up, the two adult male elephants looked at the pile of brewer's grains on the ground with a hint of fear.
He believed that it wouldn't be long before they spread the information about the brewer's grains throughout the herd and passed it down through their special knowledge inheritance system for generations.
Seeing that the two elephants had sobered up, Yang Lin immediately walked up to them.
"Alright, you've eaten what you needed to eat, now it's time to go back, isn't it?"
"I've prepared a lot of delicious food for you along the way, and I've also prepared a new home for you."
Hearing Yang Lin's words, the two elephants seemed to realize their mistake.
"We'll go back with you, but you have to speak well of us to the boss later, or we'll be punished when we get back."
"Yes, yes, the boss is very fierce."
"Don't worry, I'll definitely put in a good word for you, but if you run away again, I won't help you."
"We won't run away, we won't run away, the things outside aren't tasty at all."
"In that case, I'll take you back. You, lie down, let me ride on you."
As soon as Yang Lin finished speaking, one of the elephants voluntarily crouched down.
Yang Lin didn't hesitate and climbed onto its back.
The next second, under the gaze of the cameras, he led the two elephants and one panda towards the highway.
It was sunset at this time, with only a fading sun left in the sky.
The golden afterglow of the setting sun cast long shadows on Yang Lin and the three animals, creating four long shadows. Combined with the surrounding villages and forests, it was like a beautiful landscape painting.
It was enough to captivate the viewers who were watching on television and in live streams.
It took a good while before the audience gradually reacted.
Instantly, the live streams of various television media exploded.
"Director is so damn handsome, with a panda and riding an elephant, I could never even imagine such a life."
"What if I suddenly feel a sense of embarking on a westward journey? We just need one more monkey."
"What about a pig? Aren't there no pigs?"
"Tuantuan can be the pig!"
"Uh... that makes a lot of sense."
ps: I drew some pictures with AI, the three pictures below are what I, an artificial intelligence retard, drew of the scene I described at the end. I'm truly impressed. Fortunately, I'm satisfied with the drawings of the other animals, and I'll take the time to draw the rest of the animals later.
Tuantuan