Chapter 491 - 240: Not Enough Time, Immortal Magic to the Rescue

Chapter 491: Chapter 240: Not Enough Time, Immortal Magic to the Rescue

Everyone was stunned by the sudden, shocking arrival from the sky.

It took a long moment before anyone snapped out of it, letting out soft gasps and hushed exclamations of awe.

"So... so magnificent!"

"Is that the Director’s Beaked Eagle? It has so much presence."

"First time seeing such a big bird... no, an eagle!"

"Tsk... the sheer presence of an overlord of the sky..."

"..."

An Yumin and Feng Jianye also recovered from their shock. They exchanged a look, each seeing the amazement and a hint of dawning realization in the other’s eyes.

’To have earned the absolute trust of such a majestic and fierce raptor... the Director’s abilities are truly unfathomable.’

Just then, Zhang Xin seemed to realize something. An expression of utter disbelief crossed his face. He pointed a finger at the composed Horn Carved Qi Zai in the tree and stammered.

"Wait... wait a minute. Didn’t the Director go to Donghua to pick up the animals?"

"This Beaked Eagle... don’t tell me the Director had it fly... fly here from Donghua all by itself?!"

Flew here by itself?

His words were met with a moment of stunned silence, followed by an uproar.

He was right.

Yang Qi had gone to Donghua to pick up other animals, but this Beaked Eagle had flown in from the direction of the back mountains. It clearly hadn’t arrived with the vehicle.

The Donghua Zoo was over thirty kilometers from Xianlai as the crow flies, with a vast expanse of mountains separating them.

’So this Beaked Eagle, relying on its memory and a special bond with Yang Qi, had journeyed dozens of kilometers all by itself? It had pinpointed the brand-new location of Xianlai and was even waiting here ahead of time?’

This went far beyond simple training or obedience.

Everyone looked up again at the magnificent Beaked Eagle in the tree. The initial shock in their eyes was now replaced by a deep, inexpressible admiration.

’To make a King of the Sky follow and trust you so willingly, to the point it completes such an unbelievable journey home on its own...’

’...their young Director Yang was more than just "godly." That word didn’t even begin to cover it.’

...

An Yumin, Feng Jianye, and the rest of the group didn’t have to wait long at the small plaza by the entrance before they saw Zhang Dahua driving the animal transport truck through the Xianlai main gate.

However, the truck didn’t stop at the plaza. It just honked its horn as a signal and headed straight for the "Primate Paradise" section of the park.

Everyone quickly hopped on the electric tour carts parked to the side and followed behind.

The transport truck stopped at the temporary unloading area outside "Primate Paradise."

Yang Qi opened the cargo doors from the inside.

"Alright, ’Great Sage,’ we’re home."

Yang Qi called into the compartment.

WHOOSH—

A brownish-yellow figure shot out from the truck’s compartment like a bolt of lightning.

It was so fast it was just a blur to the crowd of onlookers.

It was the Monkey King, "Great Sage"!

Instead of taking the expected path toward the open entrance of the nearby quarantine enclosure, it used all four limbs to bound nimbly along the truck’s exterior. Then, with a SWOOSH, it scrambled up a thick, recently planted tree by the road.

It perched on a horizontal branch, warily and curiously sizing up its new environment.

"Oh no, it ran off!" a young technician exclaimed.

"Should we use a tranquilizer dart?"

An Yumin’s heart tightened as well, and she quickly looked toward Yang Qi.

’If the monkey got lost, finding it in a park this large and not yet fully enclosed would be incredibly difficult.’

"No need to worry."

Yang Qi quickly raised a hand to stop them, his voice calm. "Let him relax and get familiar with the surroundings on his own."

As he spoke, he looked up and called to "Great Sage" perched in the tree, "Great Sage, see that over there? That’s your new home. It’s huge; you can climb wherever you want. When you’re done playing, go check it out yourself."

Upon hearing this, Great Sage looked down from the tree at Yang Qi, then followed his pointed finger toward an enclosure that was clearly a simulated natural habitat for primates. He chittered twice—CHEE CHEE—and waved an arm.

[Got it.]

[I’m gonna look around first, Two-legged Beast.]

Then, under the nervous gazes of the crowd, it began to leap and weave nimbly between the branches of the nearby trees.

It looked here for a moment, then there, and even tried to tug at the protective netting on the enclosure’s perimeter.

The electric fence wasn’t active, so for now there was only a physical barrier.

"Leave two people here to stay with him. Just keep an eye on him, don’t disturb him, and don’t chase him. Let him get familiar on his own; it’ll be fine."

Yang Qi instructed An Yumin.

"Oh, oh, okay." ℴℴ𝘮

An Yumin nodded, still a bit stunned, then quickly designated a zookeeper with experience handling primates and another staff member to stay behind.

The others reacted similarly; it was the first time any of them had seen an animal introduced in such a hands-off, free-range manner.

"By the way, Director."

Feng Jianye, remembering the earlier event, said to Yang Qi, "About that Beaked Eagle... it already flew here on its own. We’re not sure where it landed."

"As long as it’s here, that’s all that matters. I told it to come on its own."

Yang Qi nodded. "Just tidy up the Beaked Eagle’s enclosure. All it needs is a perch where it can land and get some shelter. Qi Zai usually prefers to stay in the mountains and hunt for itself. It’ll only come back at night or when it’s looking for me."

’So the Director really did have it fly here on its own!’

The realization dawned on An Yumin, Feng Jianye, Zhang Xin, and the others. At the same time, they were secretly astounded.

’To have a bird of prey autonomously travel dozens of kilometers and home in so precisely... just what level of trust and command did that require?’

After making arrangements for Great Sage, Yang Qi signaled for Zhang Dahua to drive on to the next destination.

The raccoon cottage in the "Children’s Interactive Area."

When they arrived, Yang Qi opened the cargo door and spoke to "Huan University" and "Huan the Second," who were huddled inside.