The Civil Servant's Job is to Raise The Furries!-Chapter 43: A Visitor at the Shelter

Xu Ying’s eyes lit up, and she immediately shared the idea with Sand Rat Boss.

[Sure! Let’s help each other out!]

"Good brother!"

Xu Ying logged into the work system, searching for places nearby without underground water tables, and soon marked three locations on the map.

"Let’s go, I’ll lead the way. We’ll check these three places nearby to see if they might be good for digging a burrow for you guys."

Xu Ying got on the motorbike, Sand Rat Boss, familiar with the routine, hopped onto the bike and then slipped into Xu Ying’s pocket, waving its little paw: [Off we go!]

Xu Ying and Sand Rat Boss spent the whole morning scouting, and the boss had already found a prospective location.

[Little Station Chief, good thing you helped us find a place to relocate, otherwise my wife wouldn’t have a place to nest. I thank you on behalf of the family~]

With Little Desert Rat helping her so much, she finally managed to help in return, and Xu Ying felt much more at ease.

"No need to thank me; we’re all helping each other. But remember to tell your fellow kind not to damage the drip irrigation pipes and not to dig tunnels near the roads~"

[No problem! I’m now the PR ambassador of the mouse world! I’ll follow your lead, and we’ll live the good life!]

By lunchtime, Xu Ying found a shady spot to enjoy the food from her insulated box.

The fries had gone cold, but they still tasted great, especially when dipped in ketchup.

The fast food she once ate to the point of nausea was now incredibly precious in the desert.

The aroma of the fries made the Sand Rat Boss drool: [Chief, what are you eating?]

Xu Ying handed it a fry, "These are fries, do you want one?"

The Sand Rat Boss froze all over, stammering: [Fries, are they made of rats?]

Xu Ying burst out laughing, "No! We humans don’t like eating rat meat."

"The ’shu’ in fries refers to potatoes, it’s a type of crop."

The Little Desert Rat sighed in relief and started gnawing on a fry.

The thick fries were almost as tall as the little mouse.

It held it like a corn cob, gnawing for a long time, its cheeks moving with its two front teeth, looking incredibly cute.

[This thing is so tasty! Better than biscuits!]

[Pity it’s something from the city, a mouse might only get to eat it once in a lifetime.]

Xu Ying chuckled, "It’s not that exaggerated; when I can, I’ll get an air fryer to make fries for you."

The Little Desert Rat’s eyes lit up and saluted: [I’ll wait for your word!]

"Hahaha, you little foodie."

The lifespan of sand rats is two to five years, with an average lifespan of three to four years.

Looking at the reliable and adorable little creature before her, Xu Ying gently poked its cheek: "Don’t worry, I’ll make sure you get to try many foods you’ve never had before, making your life complete!"

[Yay!]

The Sand Rat Boss extended a small paw to high-five Xu Ying.

Just as Xu Ying was preparing to head back to the rescue station, her phone rang.

Upon seeing the caller ID, Xu Ying saw it was Director Yi calling, so she promptly answered: "Director Yi, is there an urgent task?"

"No, Comrade Xiao Xu, I have a favor to ask of you."

The tone from Director Yi’s side was earnest and serious.

"There’s an acquaintance of mine who’s been under a lot of pressure and is at a bottleneck. He came across your animal rescue videos online and found them very healing. He wants to volunteer for a while to relax."

"I wanted to get your opinion and see if you’re okay with it."

Volunteer?

Xu Ying was dumbfounded; someone dare to volunteer here?

Director Yi assured over the phone: "Don’t worry, he’ll come in a camper van, take care of his own meals, and won’t bother you. He’s only there to learn from you, and he’s in excellent physical shape, ready to help with whatever you need!"

Camper van! 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Upon hearing the words camper van, Xu Ying got excited as she hadn’t seen the inside of a camper van in real life yet, and here was someone with her dream camper van!

Director Yi added, "He mentioned if you find him annoying, you can send him away right away."

Xu Ying, hearing Director Yi’s sincere attitude, agreed: "Director Yi, that’s fine, let him come over and intern."

"Thank you, Xu Ying! You’ve been such a great help!"

Director Yi’s voice was particularly enthusiastic: "I hope this desert experience helps him!"

Xu Ying speculated that this volunteer looking for a break probably faced significant mental pressure and was likely someone whom Director Yi cared about a lot.

Xu Ying was about to end the call when suddenly, she heard an anxious voice from Director Yi’s side: "Director, something’s happened!"

Director Yi seemed to say something back to the person, then turned back to Xu Ying, speaking urgently: "Xiao Xu, I have an emergency, I need to hang up now."

"Okay."

After ending the call, Xu Ying rode back to the rescue station and, five kilometers away, found eight vultures having a meal, dining on some dead cattle and sheep.

"Big brothers, why’re you eating here?"

Thanks to the Beast Language Mastery gained from the last mission, Xu Ying chose "Mastery of Bird Language."

The vultures thoughtfully replied: [We’re afraid the smell might bother you while eating!]

[Plus, the feeding scene might be a bit gruesome for you humans.]

"Thank you, that’s very considerate of you!" Xu Ying glanced around, not seeing any sign of Qi Xiao: "Where’s the person who brought your food? Has he left?"

[He left, after getting a call seemed urgent, and he hurried off.]

[Who is he? Even us birds find him handsome!]

Xu Ying tilted her head, thinking, why do two people have urgent matters all of a sudden? Did something happen?

"He’s Qi Xiao, the ranch owner, who brought you the food as per my order."

A young vulture excitedly flapped its wings: [Wow, does he need a vulture as a pet?]

Xu Ying chuckled: "You’re trying to get him jailed!"

After saying goodbye to the vultures and taking a short noon break, Xu Ying inspected her rescue zone and, finding no anomalies, clocked out for the day.

Indeed, she didn’t spot a single sand rat, clearly showing those newly arrived tiger martens were quite fierce.

Returning to the rescue station, Xu Ying saw a camper van parked nearby.

Hearing the motorbike engine, the van’s door opened, and a tall, slender young man in a white hoodie jumped out, greeting her proactively: "Hello Little Xu Station Chief, I’m Ling Yu, the volunteer recommended by Director Yi."

Xu Ying stared in astonishment at the clean-cut handsome guy in front of her. Wasn’t this the hurdler from yesterday’s news?

"You..."

Xu Ying stuttered, the world record-breaker was standing right in front of her!

Her doubts were quickly dispelled: "So you came to Yisha City to relax in the desert, not to train?"

Ling Yu nodded, with a bitter smile on his face: "Yes, if I say I’m here to train, people might criticize me online, saying I’m vacationing in the desert and not focusing on my career, deserving of bad performance."