Chapter 252

Memphis Zoo staff heard this, also stunned, then instantly reacted, looking at Ling Yue with enthusiasm, saying: "Dear streamer, thank you for your reminder. The animals at our Memphis Zoo will receive careful care from the staff, but you know, sometimes heaven's will cannot be defied."

The staff sighed worriedly, the camera panned to a flock of fluffy grey large birds, their somewhat disheveled appearance and dress resembling ostriches extremely.

Ling Yue, however, recognized them at a glance: these are emus.

Emus and ostriches belong to the same modern bird subclass; they are the world's second-largest bird species, after the African ostrich, thus they are also called Australian ostriches. Their fluffy, disheveled appearance looks as if smoked and scorched, with a pair of small wings in front.

They have a gentle temperament and are cute.

Ling Yue had just finished recalling her knowledge when a sudden exclamation rang out: "Ga-ga-ga, save me, save me!"

The originally calm emu flock seemed to have been hit by an airborne bomb; the peacefully feeding emus scattered at a speed visible to the naked eye, various noisy cries drilling into Ling Yue's ears—

"Save me, save me, save me! Save me, the madman is coming again!"

"Mom, it's charging straight at me!"

"My butt! My feathers! It hurts to death!"

A large-bodied emu charging straight ahead took big steps, pat-pat-pat running over like a small cannon, colliding from all angles.

The staff's faces instantly changed: "No no no! My God, Adam, stop quickly!"

Unfortunately, it had no effect whatsoever; that little tyrant emu continued doing as it pleased, the chaotic scene of feathers flying and eggs breaking made the online viewers exclaim they'd really opened their eyes!

【Holy shit, this ostrich is too fierce!】

【What ostrich? It's clearly an emu, the rough art style feels like a genetic mutation; this guy right here is seriously stimulating, have they gone crazy?】

【It's not even the emu □□ season yet, ah ah ah, look quick, it's started fighting!】

【This stream is totally worth it, first time seeing a zoo animal single-handedly take on a whole group!】

The panicked emus finally reacted, gathering together; the little tyrant emu that had already fought its way in and out seven times slipped away and actually ran!

At the same time, Ling Yue noticed the wounds on its body, seeing how tormented it was; the staff looked pleadingly at Ling Yue: "Streamer, please help, Adam is an animal recently kept by our zoo; it wasn't like this before, and we don't know what happened afterwards."

He spoke while rubbing his head in distress, truly at a loss for words, only able to speak frankly; his heart filled with regret: "Nobody expected it to suddenly become fierce and violent, extremely aggressive, and specifically targeting its own kind."

He shrugged, then humorously remarked: "Just arrived, it's a lone bird standing apart from an entire flock of birds."

Ling Yue frowned upon hearing this, then looked at the emu enclosure; the little tyrant stood tall with chest out, foolishly standing aside; if she hadn't just seen its valiant posture, she would have thought it was a zoo statue.

The emu's eyes stared fixedly at the flock, its head held high, its long neck almost reaching up to the sky!

The surrounding startled emus, however, displayed strong hostility, glaring malevolently at the outsider: "Ugly freak, what are you looking at?"

"It's truly ugly; I don't even want to admit it's our kind!"

"Yeah, yeah!"

Upon hearing this, the little tyrant emu Adam exploded instantly, thrusting its head forward and whooshing as it charged in.

Compared to the worried, grim-faced animal keeper, Ling Yue observed Adam the emu more calmly, only then noticing a sizable bald patch on its head, smooth and bare, exposing a patch of flesh.

This didn't affect its perfect feather display; even the animal keeper in charge of it, upon entering, was immediately locked onto by its big eyes.

The man's heart jumped, he called to his companion: "George, come over, I don't think its condition is right."

Emu keeper George: "!!!"

"Don't go in! This guy charges at anyone he sees!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the emu launched an attack, swinging its two long legs and charging at him; the staff had no time to dodge, feeling a sudden chill on both legs as his pants tore instantly into rags hanging at his waist, revealing the bright yellow SpongeBob underwear underneath.

The online viewers and everyone present: "……"

After a moment of silence, thunderous laughter erupted.

Adam the emu let out two rough calls.

Even the stream's viewers were in awe.

【And you still want the streamer to help? How? Do you want the streamer to teach it kickboxing, to beat the whole emu flock flat under its long legs?】

【Pfft, upstairs don't be cheeky; the point is I actually think this statement is quite right o> _

【Save me, save me, save me, I never expected opening this to be this funny!】

As she was pondering, the retreating staff member let out a yelp, instantly jumping out of the emu territory; he adjusted the camera, only revealing his upper-body clothing, his face flushed,

But the more this happened, the more the viewers couldn't help but recall the earlier scene.

【Wow, wow, dazzling SpongeBob!】

【Golden and shining, I never expected the animal keeper to be so childlike 【covering mouth laughing】【covering mouth laughing】】

Ling Yue's gaze swept over the bullet comments and landed on Adam the emu.

At this moment, it once again turned into a statue; amid the astonished and fearful gazes of the emu flock, it held its head high and chest out, resembling a victorious general; compared to the scattered emus forming small groups of twos and threes, it resembled a solitary island.

Adam kept its head held high, scattered murmurs around drilling into its ears.

"It's so ugly, fierce and brutal; during breeding season I definitely wouldn't choose it!"

"Good heavens, it's so fierce, it practically scared me to death!"

"I've never seen such a fierce member of its kind in my life! Why hasn't it been driven out yet!"

【It's so ugly, just one more glance is harmful to my eyes!】

【Hehehe, hehehe~】

Ling Yue noticed it wasn't unmoved; the more it heard these discussions, the higher it lifted its head, which she had always taken as pride and arrogance.

Suddenly, the emu turned its body, presenting its neatest, most beautiful feathered side to the whole flock.

It remained silent as a statue.

Ling Yue, however, heard its inner voice, a faint mosquito-like sound contrasting with its towering stature; it didn't refute those words, but kept muttering to itself.

The vast majority of its words revolved around a name: "Alice, Alice, when will you bring a lovely gift to see me? I miss you so much."

It lowered its head in dejection, then reflexively lifted it again.

On the contrary, the flock's discussion grew louder; many emus chatted while eating, and as they neared Adam, with a splash they scattered in all directions.

An emu eating, drinking river water, pecking at food; Ling Yue suddenly recalled the staff's earlier humorous description, but now felt it was highly inappropriate.

Ling Yue also discovered that it was not always ferocious; it would even hide from the group while eating and drinking, like a thief, feeling guilty and cautious.

At this point, the staff had already made their request: "I hope the host can persuade Adam a bit; it's really too fierce, look at its ferocious appearance, scaring the other little creatures into trembling."

"'It's practically a Tyrannosaurus rex!'"

The viewers strongly agreed with his comment; indeed, this ostrich is unusually ferocious, like a bully oppressing the weak.

Ling Yue, however, did not think so; she shook her head, observed carefully, and then suddenly concluded: 'This ostrich probably has depression.'

The staff were still chuckling, never expecting to hear such words; they suddenly turned their heads, faces shocked: 'How could that be!'

He widened his eyes, looking incredulously at the ostrich Adam: 'Its aggression is so strong, how could it have depression?'

Not only him, the viewers in the live stream were also a bit dazed.

【Depression? Such a ferocious big bird could have depression?】

【To be honest, animals can't speak like humans, and sometimes people themselves don't even know they have depression, let alone animals.】

Ling Yue looked at the solitary ostrich: 'At first I also doubted, but after observing I found it really is the case.'

'Its depression is probably quite severe, causing its personality to become distorted, unwilling to live with the group; and according to my observation, it should be due to external factors.'

The staff were very concerned, patting their chests, they promised: 'God, this is our negligence; may I ask, host, do you have any way to treat it?'

Ling Yue suddenly said a name: 'Alice.'

The staff were a bit stunned; now they were completely sure this was not a fake persona fabricated by China, and even after this moment they dared not look at Ling Yue, feeling it was blasphemy.

Ling Yue: 'From your appearance, you seem to know Alice.'

The staff had already completely submitted to Ling Yue's feet; in answering her questions, they dared not conceal anything, and besides, he himself was a manager at Memphis Zoo, not high-ranking but not low either.

He hurriedly replied: 'Among the people I know, there is only one Alice; she was originally a staff member feeding the ostriches, but recently, due to personnel adjustments, she was transferred to the Lion House, and I will immediately call her over.'

At this moment, the viewers in the live stream were guessing who exactly this so-called Alice was, and what her relationship with the ostrich was.

Not long after, a woman with blond hair, blue eyes, and a few freckles on her face walked over, wearing the zoo's uniform; upon seeing the ostrich, she couldn't help but loudly exclaim: 'Adam!'

She quickly went into the ostrich enclosure; hearing the call, Adam swiftly lifted his head, doubting whether he was hallucinating; he quickly turned his head, and upon seeing and hearing the affectionate call, he immediately swung his two long legs, his big eyes flashing.

'Alice! Alice! My Alice Mom!'

The person and the bird directly embraced excitedly; Ling Yue even saw the pair of gray small wings in front of the ostrich Adam trembling with excitement, adorable and moving.

【So, is it because it can't see Alice that it got depression?】

【Wuwuwu, so moving!】

【Look at its little wings, mom, this is too cute! So tiny! So petite!】

At this moment, the ostrich had lifted its head, pecked at Alice's hair, and with a thousand words in its eyes, it said: 'Alice, look, am I missing something on my body?'

Alice was a bit stunned: 'Good child, what's wrong with you?'

The ostrich Adam kept pecking her head, forcing her to hold her head, and she looked puzzled at the ostrich's strange behavior.

She had heard from colleagues that Adam had developed severe depression from missing her, but now why was it attacking itself?

Alice couldn't help but say: 'Adam, what's wrong with you?'

The ostrich Adam anxiously shouted aloud, almost wishing it could speak human words: 'Gift, where is my gift?'

Upon hearing this, Ling Yue also froze; after observing for a moment, she could finally be certain that the ostrich before her was sincerely asking for a gift.

Alice finally realized, immediately pulling out something from her pocket: 'Look, I got so excited I actually forgot this.'

What she took out was actually a knitted small hat, looking tiny, as if it could only fit a baby's fist, yet when placed on the ostrich Adam's head, it fit perfectly.

Once the hat was on, the ostrich Adam changed from its previous silence, arrogantly flapping its pair of small chicken wings.

The staff almost screamed: 'Heavens, quickly separate them!'

This time, the battle he had imagined did not happen; wearing the hat, covering its bald head, the ostrich Adam proudly puffed out its chest, like a king patrolling his territory.

Many ostriches cast envious glances at it.

At this moment, Ling Yue finally realized that its previous shouting had been entirely about the gift; the hat covering its bald head instantly made it perk up proudly!

【⊙▽⊙ What kind of operation is this? Did I miss something?】

Ling Yue rubbed her forehead: 'Its original purpose was just the hat in Alice's hand.'

She was also speechless.

Even more silent were the viewers who had just been moved to tears——

【So, is this just because it loved beauty too much and gave itself depression?】

【Alice: Have I become a tool?】

【Ostrich Adam: With the hat on, nobody loves me!】

【Hahahaha, never expected such a twist!】

Looking again at the scene before the camera, the ostrich Adam happily strolled around the enclosure wearing its pretty hat, no trace of its former irritability and temper.

The staff stared, dazed for a while before regaining composure; just as Ling Yue thought he was about to end the broadcast, he suddenly spoke: 'Host, we still have something we'd like to ask you to help with.'

'I can guarantee, these are two especially cute little creatures.'

Having said that, he raised the camera and went to an external exhibit.

Ling Yue: '……'

The viewers in the live stream were all dumbfounded,

【Holy shit, this guy doesn't treat our host as an outsider at all!】

【Did he catch the host's sheep to shear?】

【Zoo staff: Since you're here, take on another order before leaving!】

【Host miserable miserable miserable! But why do I feel so happy? Since you're here, taking another look at an order is no big deal, right? 【grin】【grin】】

What else could Ling Yue do? Not seeing that they had already acted first, she nodded, her clear black-and-white eyes looking at the camera, as if substantive gaze could pierce the screen: 'What do you want to consult?'

The staff introduced, with low-toned American English as narration, pouring in full enthusiasm, unconsciously stirring the audience's emotions.

He said: "This is one of our main exhibition halls at the Memphis Zoo, home to overseas guests who have traveled far; they are very cute and popular with visitors. Just standing there makes a beautiful scenery!"

As he spoke, the lens in his hand gradually zoomed in——