The Carer of Cubs Chapter 5

Finn Xie has fully mastered the use of small bottles and learned how to mix rations. Finn Xie has now basically mastered the skills of feeding cubs.

However, there were several cubs whose race they still didn't know. Finn Xie suddenly felt that he needed a "Pub Encyclopedia" to supplement the knowledge he lacked and to understand the habits of cubs of different races.

The Toby cub lying on Finn Xie's lap was still purring with its vertical pupils narrowed. It looked like it was about to fall asleep, and the swing of its tail gradually became very small. Finn Xie's legs were actually a little numb from sitting cross-legged, but he still didn't push the cub away.

Coaxing cubs to sleep is also a technical job. For example, cubs of some races can be very noisy. It is not possible for every nursery to make such cubs sleep well. In the Star Alliance's star assessment for the nursery profession, coaxing cubs to sleep accounts for a certain proportion.

I have never seen this Toby cub want to sleep just after drinking milk. Avery Xia was a little unresponsive at first. When she came to her senses, she went to the human youth who was still sitting cross-legged. Walked over there.

Avery Xia wanted to take the Toby cub, which seemed to have fallen asleep, back to its nest, but as soon as she walked closer and squatted down, reaching halfway, the Toby cub suddenly His eyes opened, and he purred deeper than before. His thick, short, fluffy tail slapped the ground several times.

Not happy to be hugged. Avery Xia knew the withdrawn nature of the Toby race, so she quickly took her hand back with a helpless expression on her face. She thought the cub had fallen asleep, so she wanted to come over and take it back to the bed.

Since he's still awake, he definitely can't be hugged...

"Are you going to take it back to the room over there?" Finn Xie picked up the Toby cub who suddenly opened its eyes again, and stood up at the same time. Because his legs were numb from sitting, Finn Xie was still a little bit tired when he stood up. Didn't stand firm.

The other party had more work to do than him, so he could just do the work of carrying the cub back to the nest, or so Finn Xie thought.

... Avery Xia looked at the Toby cub, which was being held by the young man without struggling at all and behaved extremely obediently, with a complicated face, and nodded with a slow response.

You said you won't be happy to be hugged, but you said you can't be hugged? ? Although her inner activities were extremely rich at this time, Avery Xia still tried her best to maintain her stable image.

It didn't take much time to carry the Toby cub back to the nest, but when walking back, Finn Xie saw two of his colleagues who seemed to be discussing something. One of them turned the topic to him as soon as he saw him.

"It's my turn today, but I think it's better for the newcomers to get more familiar with each other, so that they can be more proficient when it's their turn later." Elliot Zhao said to the other two people.

Of course the newcomer was referring to him. Finn Xie didn't hear the previous situation and didn't know what it was talking about, so he cast a questioning look at Avery Xia.

"It's nothing, I just want to change the water for that Marina Mermaid." Avery Xia shook her head at the young man. How could she not know that Elliot Zhao was just trying to make herself lazy, and he said it in such a high-sounding way. Now when a new colleague comes, this person wants to throw away the work he is supposed to do.

Beautiful thought!

If their branch hadn't been short of manpower and couldn't recruit new members, Avery Xia would have gone to tell the old president about firing him.

She obviously had a better impression of her new colleague who was willing to take good care of the cubs. Avery Xia immediately raised her eyebrows, straightened her face, and was ready to speak for Finn Xie.

"Oh, okay." Finn Xie nodded and agreed to the matter simply and neatly.

Avery Xia was immediately stopped by the young man's words and swallowed back the words that were about to reach her lips. She was anxious. The new colleague was too talkative. Couldn't she see that the other person just wanted to be lazy and dump the work on him? ?

But of course it's not that Finn Xie didn't notice it, it's just that he was too lazy to argue over such a trivial matter, which was a "little effort", and he was quite willing to change the water for the baby fish.

Since the young man had already agreed, Avery Xia couldn't say anything more on this matter, but she gave Elliot Zhao a cold look and said, "The supplies in the branch need to be replenished. I made a list. You can go out in the afternoon." Buy the things according to the order."

After saying that, Avery Xia didn't care what the other person's expression was, the matter was settled anyway.

Changing the water for the Marina Mermaid---The wooden barrel is not big in nature. In theory, changing the water is a very easy task. You only need to pick up the Marina Mermaid first, pour out the water in the small wooden barrel, and then fill it with water. If it's full, just put the Marina Mermaid back and that'll be it.

Finn Xie picked up the small wooden barrel containing the Marina Mermaid and carried it all the way to the bathroom to put it down. Then he started rolling up his sleeves.

The mermaid baby in the small wooden barrel was very quiet. At least from now on, Finn Xie didn't even hear the cub make any sound. She only raised her head and observed him with her blue eyes, her pretty and cute little face. Still expressionless.

But Finn Xie didn't mind either. He squatted down and touched the mermaid baby's short, light blond hair, then slightly bent his eyes to express his goodwill. Then he reached out his hand and carefully picked up the Marina Mermaid from the small wooden bucket filled with water.

But after being picked up by Finn Xie, the Marina Mermaid that had been quite quiet seemed to start some kind of instinctive struggle. It was probably the instinct after leaving the water. The tail of the Marina Mermaid began to swing wildly. The fish tail covered with ice blue scales slapped repeatedly on Finn Xie's clothes.

After a while, Finn Xie was thrown all over by the Marina Mermaid, and his upper clothes got a lot wet.

Although this unexpected thing happened, Finn Xie was not angry. He had already felt that the Marina Mermaid seemed to be scared.

"Don't be afraid, baby, be good." He reassured Finn Xie and speeded up his actions. He quickly poured out the water in the small wooden bucket, then quickly opened the water valve to fill the water, and quickly let the Marina Mermaid in his arms wait again. Go to an environment with water.

Sure enough, as soon as they returned to the water, the Marina Mermaid calmed down again. Finn Xie felt that the cub was still frightened, so he knelt down and patiently comforted it for a while.

A few drops of water were thrown on his face, and Finn Xie didn't pay attention. However, the Marina Mermaid, who was looking at him with blue eyes, slowly reached out his hand, probably to wipe off the water on his cheek.

Even though it was just a cub, this Marina Mermaid remembered that the two caregivers who had changed its water before were unhappy and unhappy about being dumped in the water by it.

But the Marina Mermaid's hands were already wet, and the more he rubbed them, the more water would stain Finn Xie's face. Finn Xie didn't say anything to blame, and just touched the head of the Marina Mermaid. Finally, he raised his hand to wipe his face casually, and then walked out holding the small wooden bucket that had been replaced with water.

Seeing that the young man's shirt was quite wet, Avery Xia looked at the mermaid baby who was sitting quietly in the small wooden barrel, and couldn't help but said: "Don't blame it, this mermaid baby is just too scared, that's why. ..."

It wasn’t that he meant to throw the nurse into trouble, but the cub couldn’t control its behavior when it was in panic.

"The mermaid race cannot stay out of the water for too long when they are young. You should also know this. When someone picked up this Marina Mermaid in the scrapyard, the cub was almost dehydrated and died." Avery Xia said, her expression hinting that she couldn't bear it, "Fortunately, the person who picked up this Marina Mermaid put it back into the water as soon as possible, and it was lucky to survive."

Why was a cub picked up in the scrapyard of Gaia? This was of course because the parents deliberately abandoned it. The planet where the mermaid race lives is not close to Gaia, so they went to a distant planet to abandon their cubs. Avery Xia thought that the parents of this Marina Mermaid really disliked this child. As for the reason... -- "This cub can't speak..." It's a congenital defect. Avery Xia paused and said, "But if the adult is angry, it will feel it, and it will be even more scared."

Can't speak? Finn Xie was slightly startled. He had thought that the Marina Mermaid was a little too quiet, but he didn't expect this to be the reason.

"I'm not angry." Finn Xie shook his head, then said with a smile: "As a nursery nurse, you can't be unhappy just because a cub wets your clothes. That's too unqualified."

Avery Xia felt relieved after hearing this, "That's good."

The mermaid race all uses singing as a medium for superpowers. This is the racial characteristic of mermaids. So a Marina Mermaid that cannot speak can be said to mean that there is no possibility of mastering superpowers.

But is this congenital defect something that the cub can decide by itself? Avery Xia could never understand parents who would abandon their cubs because of such a thing. She was even angry. This Marina Mermaid was left alone in a scrapyard, struggling in pain due to dehydration. What would happen to this cub? Afraid, have those who discarded it ever thought about it? !

Just thinking about it, Avery Xia felt like she was going to get angry again. She had such a bad temper---

After taking all the cubs back to their nests to sleep, the caregivers also had a short break, but Finn Xie didn't go to rest. He walked out to the courtyard outside the house and found what Mason Lin had mentioned before. That pool in question.

Although the other party said that the pool could not be used, Finn Xie decided to come over and take a look in person.

The pool is not far from the house. If you go out from the side door, you can see it within a few steps. Finn Xie glanced over and saw that the pool was indeed dry as Mason Lin said, and the bottom of the pool was covered with leaf dust.

The pool is round, about one meter deep, and there is something that looks like a large Rubik's cube installed at the bottom of the pool. Finn Xie thinks this should be the circulation device.

Jumping off the bottom of the pool neatly, Finn Xie approached the device, squatted down and tapped the thing with his hand.

The circulation device is broken, how to fix it? As an earthling living in the 21st century, Finn Xie is still confused about the high-tech products of this world.

"Is there any way you can restore this circulation device to operation?" Finn Xie poked the golden ball of light floating beside him and asked without hope.

The golden ball hadn't disappeared yet, which probably meant that the other party hadn't given him real final guidance. Finn Xie also remembered that the golden ball couldn't communicate with him, so he just asked casually in the process of thinking.

As expected, the golden ball of light showed no reaction at all, so Finn Xie still had to rely on himself.

It was impossible to find someone to repair it, nor to replace it with a new circulation device. Finn Xie was still very aware of the financial situation of their cub care branch. To solve the problem, we can only start with the existing circulation device.

The circulation device does not appear to be damaged in any way. If it were in tatters, Finn Xie might have to give up. But the appearance is intact, which gives Finn Xie some hope.

Logically speaking, this is the interstellar age, and high-tech products should be very durable, right... Since the whole thing is still intact, maybe the circulation device just has a small problem like "poor contact"?

At this time, Finn Xie remembered that his computer suddenly couldn't be turned on, and it got better after he beat the host - but now, it's a dead horse.

"Hurry up and resume operations ---" Finn Xie rolled up his sleeves and gave the large Rubik's Cube-like circulation device a beating. I don’t know what material this circulation device is made of, but it made a snapping sound when Finn Xie slapped it.

After maybe a minute of filming, a voice suddenly sounded in the empty courtyard.

"beep."

Following the sound, the top of the large Rubik's Cube lit up, and a series of indistinct data flashed quickly, and finally the remaining blue light representing the startup status was dimly lit.

There was no time to feel happy. Almost at the same moment when the circulation device resumed operation, Finn Xie suddenly felt a sense of mental fatigue. This made him raise his hand to support his forehead, close his eyes and wait for this strange feeling to pass. .

Did you really beat him and obey him? I didn't expect that breaking the jar would actually have such a result. Finn Xie blinked to make sure that the little blue dot on the device was really on, and then stood up.

The process is not important, what is important is the result. Now that the circulation device is in place, as long as he cleans the bottom of the pond, he can immediately give the Marina Mermaid a better living environment...

Although this pool is not big, it is certainly very spacious compared to the small wooden barrel. Perhaps in this relatively free environment, the Marina Mermaid will feel more secure.

Cleaning the pool is not an easy task, but it can be done if you work hard. Finn Xie worked here for several hours and finally got a clean pool.

After filling the pool with water, Finn Xie went back to the house to tell Avery Xia about the matter, and went out with the small wooden bucket containing a Marina Mermaid in the latter's stunned eyes.

"I'm sorry, baby, I can't find a sea for you, but this pool should be better than the barrel." Finn Xie said as he took the Marina Mermaid out of the barrel and into the pool.

The Marina Mermaid seemed a little unresponsive to the new living environment, but the spacious environment different from the small wooden barrel made it unable to help but try to swim around. After adapting, the cub also tried to dive. Go underwater.

With water in all directions, there is no safer environment for Marina Mermaid.

Finn Xie squatted by the pool and watched. Seeing that the mermaid baby was adapting well and seemed to like the pool, he smiled accordingly.

After watching for a while, Finn Xie noticed that the Marina Mermaid was swimming towards him. He stared at him with its beautiful blue eyes for several seconds, and then suddenly raised his hand to rub his own eyes.

"What's wrong?" Seeing this Marina Mermaid suddenly started rubbing its eyes, Finn Xie couldn't help but feel worried.

When Finn Xie couldn't stand it anymore and was about to pick up the cub from the pool to see what happened, he saw the Marina Mermaid stopped rubbing its eyes, and then seemed to be holding something in its hands. , carefully held it up to him.

Because I rubbed it for a long time, the eyes of the Marina Mermaid's delicate little face were slightly red.

"a..." cannot speak. This Marina Mermaid can only make some vague breathy sounds from its throat. There is no expression on its face, but the emotions can be vaguely seen in its eyes.

What the Marina Mermaid holds in its hands are a few shiny things, very small, reflecting a little light in the sunlight.

This is due to the special constitution of the mermaid race. Tears can form a special kind of crystal. Some ladies like to wear jewelry made of this kind of crystal.

This kind of crystal is worth money even if it is said to be valuable, and it is not worth anything even if it is not. The crystals produced by ordinary mermaids are completely worthless, but it is different for powerful mermaids.

The crystals obtained by this Marina Mermaid are worthless, but the cub does not understand this. It just thinks that these crystals can be used as gifts for young people.

Finn Xie was stunned for a moment when he noticed a few small crystal stones held in the hands of the Marina Mermaid. While he was stunned, the Marina Mermaid kept holding the things towards him. Then another single sound was uttered: "pa..."

This is a gift, Finn Xie realizes this. So under the gaze of the cub, he took the crystal stones, which were only the size of rice grains, and gathered them in his hands.

"Hmm... very beautiful." Finn Xie said slowly, thinking in his mind that he should find a small box or something to store the gift later.

There was still some rest time left, and Finn Xie, who had worked hard cleaning the pool, decided to go back to the staff dormitory and lie down for a while.

Originally he only planned to sleep for half an hour, but Finn Xie felt that he had slept for a long time. In the quiet darkness, a particularly urgent voice in his ear woke him up.

"Ah Luan! Wake up. If you don't wake up, I'm really going to call the police---"

Noah Lu's voice. Because the voice was very familiar, Finn Xie recognized it almost immediately, but how could he hear the other party's voice?

Suddenly opening his eyes, Finn Xie saw a face with an anxious expression, and his thinking suddenly became stuck. This place is his yard. Has he traveled back in time again? ?

His thoughts were stuck for several seconds. In this daze, Finn Xie suddenly remembered something... The golden ball of light that forced him to travel through time had said a few words to him. He failed to think through the words to come to a conclusion.

1 Just create a link

2 will not have much impact on his real life

These two sentences probably represent some particularly important rules, and they are the kind that he can use.