Chapter 159: Chapter 159: Skipping Class?

Less than five minutes later, the drone flew back with a net full of Steamed Bun Frogs, landing steadily in front of Xu Ying.

“Sister, your remote-controlled plane is so cool!”

“Sister, you are amazing. Such a heavy remote-controlled plane is like a little toy in your hands, your skills are incredible.”

The young boys, upon seeing the drone up close, realized that it seemed to be made of some kind of metal, particularly substantial.

“This remote-controlled plane, I saw on the news it’s called a drone, isn’t it expensive?”

In just a few minutes, the boys’ attitude towards Xu Ying had completely changed.

Before Xu Ying could speak, Liu Kai suddenly appeared and interrupted, his tone arrogant: “This drone is the latest military model, priceless.”

“You guys must absolutely keep this to yourselves, and don’t take pictures with your phones, otherwise you’ll be held accountable.”

“Don’t touch it recklessly, if you break it, you can’t afford to fix it.”

Liu Kai’s tone was serious and arrogant, as if this drone belonged to him.

The curious boys, upon hearing this, turned timid and stepped back from the drone.

Xu Ying rolled her eyes speechlessly: “Liu Kai, if you don’t know how to speak properly, then don’t speak!”

She started assigning tasks to Liu Kai: “Why are your hands empty? There’s an empty water bottle in my car, go to Crescent Lake and get a bottle of water for us to take back as a sample for testing.”

“Why get water from Crescent Lake, aren’t there designated inspectors to take samples in the village?”

Liu Kai was also not very willing.

“Assistant Liu, this is your task, if you don’t understand, that’s your problem. Overcome it.”

Xu Ying started calling Liu Kai “Xiao Liu” and “Assistant Liu”, making his face turn sour.

He heard Xu Ying, who smiled like a tiger, threatening, “Or do you want to experience a new rescue station site?”

Liu Kai immediately fell silent, turning to grab the water bottle, fearing Xu Ying would report him to Director Yi in the next moment.

Xu Ying curved her lips, then turned to the boys: “Don’t listen to that intern’s nonsense, this indeed is a military model drone. As long as it’s not sold on the market, it’s fine.”

The boys, seeing Xu Ying’s impressive skills and kind personality, quickly had an increasingly favorable impression of her.

One couldn’t help but ask out of curiosity: “Sister, aren’t frogs supposed to go through the tadpole stage to become frogs? These Steamed Bun Frogs can’t swim, so how do they grow?”

Xu Ying patiently answered his question: “Steamed Bun Frogs are an exception. They usually lay eggs in high humidity soil or sandy soil. Their eggs act like water sacs, skipping the tadpole stage and directly becoming frogs.”

The boys squatted on the ground with their hands on their faces, chattering like curious little babies, finding this rescuer to be all-knowing and far more interesting than their textbooks.

“Sister, how can I get to use such a cool military drone?”

Xu Ying smiled slightly: “This one was a gift from the military for helping them. You guys could join the military in the future.”

Wow, this sister was given the latest drone developed by the military, she must have helped them a lot!

The boys looked at Xu Ying with growing admiration.

“The selection criteria for the base here in the desert is quite strict.”

Looking at the kids’ young faces, Xu Ying spoke earnestly: “But I see you all are tall and strong. As long as you study hard, get into college, and participate in the special recruitment program here, there shouldn’t be any problem.”

Upon hearing about studying hard and getting into college, the six boys showed a guilty expression. They had agreed to release the frogs back into the water after school today but ended up playing with the Steamed Bun Frogs for a long time instead, not wanting to return to class.

With class already in session, they thought they might as well skip it. The teachers were already frustrated with them, and this wasn’t their first time skipping class.

Now, hearing Xu Ying’s words, they blushed, feeling very guilty.

Someone found Xu Ying’s work content quite interesting, “Sister, what are the requirements to work with you?”

“Just apply for a position in the Desert Management District~”

Xu Ying analyzed these requirements for the kids in detail: “Applying for such special positions requires a high school diploma or higher. As long as you complete your studies well and prepare for the test, along with bonus points for local residency, you will definitely succeed.”

As she spoke, Xu Ying released the Steamed Bun Frogs from the net. They rolled in the sand to dry their bodies, resembling glutinous rice balls covered in toasted soybean flour.

Once they dried off, they croaked at Xu Ying in gratitude.

[Thank you, human, I thought we were going to drown today.]

[These little rascals just threw us into the lake, almost killed us frogs.]

“They are young, with little knowledge about animals, ending up doing more harm than good.”

“Otherwise, the villagers would’ve killed you.”

[We just wanted to hide in the villagers’ homes. Many places in the oasis are uninhabitable, the soil could kill us frogs.]

[Many of our companions who ate bugs in the soil fell ill. The bugs in the villagers’ homes are a bit cleaner.]

The oasis’s farmlands are concentrated around karez wells and irrigation channels for ease of watering. The farmlands are some distance from the villagers’ homes.

The farmland soil is polluted by fertilizers, but the villagers’ homes are still relatively fine.

“I am here to investigate oasis soil pollution. Would you be willing to come back with me for a check-up?”

Xu Ying couldn’t resist poking the Steamed Bun Frogs’ backs, soft like little bouncy balls.

“We mainly want to check whether your bodies have been affected by fertilizer pollution. After the examination, we’ll send you to a new, unpolluted environment to live.”

[Is it really that good? I would be willing!]

[We’ve long wanted to escape this place, but there are too many predators, we move slowly and are usually eaten before we can escape.]

The Steamed Bun Frogs have weak hind legs, even jumping requires significant effort, with severely underdeveloped motor skills, earning them the nickname of the Koalas of the frog world.

All thirteen of the Steamed Bun Frogs agreed to go with Xu Ying for the check-up.

This outcome was expected by Xu Ying. She added, “Do you have any sick companions? You can invite them too. We have medicine for them.”

“If you know any other small animals of different kinds, help spread the word to them, they can come to me for a check-up and treatment.”

[Of course!]

[Station Master, take us back to East Village, we’ll call our companions right away.]

Going from East Village to Crescent Lake was already a long journey for the Steamed Bun Frogs.

Looking at her phone, Xu Ying saw that it was already three in the afternoon and Wednesday. She felt puzzled, looking at the boys: “Don’t you have class this afternoon?”

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