Xiao Qing, This Pteromys Xanthipes Isn't Food

[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining: Bird-shaped Stealth Drone, Insect-shaped Micro Drone.]

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Lin Xuan's heart leaped with joy upon hearing the System's voice.

However, just as he was feeling happy, Xiao Qing, who was in his waist pouch, also spotted the Pteromys xanthipes.

It slowly crawled out of the pouch. When it reached the ground, it adopted a hunting posture.

Then, it slowly crept towards the Pteromys xanthipes.

When Xiao Qing was about seventy to eighty centimeters away from the Pteromys xanthipes, the Pteromys xanthipes seemed to sense danger and hurriedly hid behind a stalagmite, emitting "duo luo, duo luo" sounds, appearing very anxious.

Hearing the Pteromys xanthipes's "duo luo, duo luo" calls, Lin Xuan snapped back to attention. He then saw Xiao Qing crawling towards the Pteromys xanthipes, apparently mistaking it for food.

"Xiao Qing, no."

Seeing this, Lin Xuan quickly stepped forward and grasped Xiao Qing's body in his hand.

With its body held, Xiao Qing tilted its head to look at Lin Xuan, as if asking, "What's not allowed?"

(Looking at Xiao Qing tilting its head at the streamer, I bet Xiao Qing is very confused, wondering why the streamer is grabbing its body.)

(Did Xiao Qing mistake the Pteromys xanthipes for food and want to hunt it, which is why the streamer stopped it?)

Lin Xuan chuckled and looked at Xiao Qing. "Xiao Qing, that Pteromys xanthipes isn't food, you can't eat it."

This type of animal is a protected species, critically endangered.

Lin Xuan didn't want Xiao Qing to just eat it as food.

Hiss~

Xiao Qing flicked its tongue and nodded. Since Lin Xuan wouldn't let it eat the Pteromys xanthipes, it would let it go for now.

However, it was already getting hungry.

It stretched its mouth open, signaling Lin Xuan to feed it.

Since it couldn't eat the Pteromys xanthipes, having Lin Xuan feed it was a perfectly reasonable alternative.

Besides, this was the only Pteromys xanthipes around.

As for the cavefish in the pool?

The water was too deep, and Xiao Qing couldn't catch them.

Seeing Xiao Qing stretch its mouth open, even though they had only been together for a few days, Lin Xuan knew what Xiao Qing needed.

He crouched down, took out a few small pieces of dried meat from his bag, and placed them on the ground. Upon seeing the dried meat, Xiao Qing immediately crawled over and began to eat.

Meanwhile, the Pteromys xanthipes, which had been scared into hiding in a rock crevice by Xiao Qing's appearance, now poked its head out. Its big, dark eyes looked curiously towards Lin Xuan.

Seeing Xiao Qing eating, the Pteromys xanthipes couldn't help but lick its tongue. It wanted to eat too, but it was afraid of Xiao Qing.

Through the observation of the micro drones, Lin Xuan also noticed the appearance of the little creature hiding in the rock crevice.

Logically, Pteromys xanthipes shouldn't be found in this kind of cave.

They typically inhabit shallower caves or juniper forests, often found in steep rock crevices, cracks, or tree hollows.

Furthermore, this cave had only appeared a day or two ago, so this Pteromys xanthipes couldn't have been living in this cave all along.

Lin Xuan guessed that the Pteromys xanthipes might have flown into this cave by accident while looking for food because it was hungry.

This cave was very tall, and since there was no food that Pteromys xanthipes liked in this cave, if it continued to stay here, it would likely only face one outcome: starvation.

Thinking this, while Xiao Qing was eating, Lin Xuan slowly walked towards the direction where the Pteromys xanthipes was hiding.

When he was about a meter away from the Pteromys xanthipes, Lin Xuan sat down cross-legged on the ground. He then took out a box of nuts from his backpack.

He opened the lid, took out the nuts, and placed them in front of himself.

"Little one, are you hungry? Come and eat something."

He tried to make his voice as gentle as possible.

The Pteromys xanthipes, hiding in the rock crevice, heard Lin Xuan's voice and saw the food on the ground. Its eyes lit up.

From its perception, it sensed that the person about a meter away posed no threat, not the intense sense of danger that the snake had brought.

(Is the streamer trying to feed the flying squirrel?)

(Flying squirrel? Why did you guys suddenly give the Pteromys xanthipes a name?)

(It can fly, and it looks similar to a squirrel, so calling it a flying squirrel is normal.)

(Indeed, the name "flying squirrel" suits its appearance.)

(But I wonder if this flying squirrel will come out and accept the streamer's food.)

Everyone was curious whether the Pteromys xanthipes would appear.

Time ticked by. After two minutes, the Pteromys xanthipes, perhaps sensing no danger, slowly poked its body out and crawled out from the rock crevice.

Then, it slowly approached Lin Xuan.

It would glance at Lin Xuan with every step it took.

Especially its pair of big, striking eyes, which were incredibly cute.

(Ugh, I can't take it anymore, AWSL.)

(Observing the flying squirrel up close like this is just too adorable.)

(Awei, come out and die.)

Fifty centimeters.

Thirty centimeters.

Ten centimeters.

Five centimeters.

Seeing that Lin Xuan wouldn't harm it, the Pteromys xanthipes grew a bit bolder. It then ran directly to the nuts on the ground, put one nut in its mouth, held another with its paws, and quickly scurried back to the crevice in the rock where it had been hiding.

It ate the nut while watching Lin Xuan.

(Doesn't this look like you sneaking food, afraid of getting caught by your parents?)

(Dude upstairs, why the honesty?)

(But it's true, this Pteromys xanthipes eating while looking at the streamer really does resemble that.)

(When I eat at home, I always close the door and eat very, very quietly, terrified my parents will find out.)

"Haha, this Pteromys xanthipes really is a bit like that."

"But it's also because it was startled by Xiao Qing earlier, so it's very timid."

"The reason it dared to come over, I think, is also because it was extremely hungry, which is why it took the risk."

"Logically speaking, this Pteromys xanthipes shouldn't be here."

"After all, as you all know, this cave only appeared two days ago."

"So when I saw this Pteromys xanthipes, I started wondering if it accidentally flew into this cave while searching for food."

(If that's really the case, then this little flying squirrel, if it can't fly out, and there's no other food in this cave, wouldn't it starve to death here?)

(If that's really the case, then it would be too regrettable.)