CHAPTER 11: CHAPTER 11: RED-CROWNED CRANE

"Manman, you’re amazing!" Professor Lai sincerely praised.

Yu Manman blushed, hearing someone say she was amazing for the first time!

In the past, no matter how well she did or how many awards she received, she never got a single compliment.

It turns out, the people who love you will generously give you praise...

Only those who don’t love you will belittle you in every way, right?

"Thank you, Professor Lai~" Yu Manman responded with a smile, "Your Tiger Whale is so beautiful too~ You should let it come out and play with me more often in the future!"

Professor Lai’s gaze softened, "Alright, I will."

A hint of surprise flashed in Yu Man’s eyes.

Professor Lai’s spirit body rarely appeared... Even she only saw it a few times a year.

Yu Man curled her lips.

Wow, won your heart so quickly?

If Manman weren’t her daughter, she’d probably be jealous.

"How is Manman’s condition..."

"She’s in good shape," Professor Lai said, "No need to worry."

"She can occasionally practice her spiritual power in the future, but she’s still young and shouldn’t overuse it."

Professor Lai thought for a moment and added, "Maybe we can let Manman interact more with our spirit bodies, she might be inspired to form her own spirit body."

When Manman is able to form her own spirit body, her spiritual power level would be at least Grade B...

Yu Man nodded, "Alright, I understand."

"Knock, knock, knock!"

The door to Professor Lai’s office was knocked on.

"Professor Lai, something’s wrong, its condition seems to have worsened!"

Professor Lai’s expression became slightly solemn, "What’s going on?"

"Professor, it seems to have self-harming tendencies..." the assistant said nervously, "Could you please go check it out?"

Professor Lai pressed his lips, "Wife, there’s an endangered animal at the base that needs rescue, I need to go over and take a look."

Yu Man nodded, asking, "So, should Manman and I stay here? Or maybe we can go with you and have a look?"

"You can come along, follow me."

Professor Lai picked up Manman with one hand and took them with him.

At the rescue center of the base, a bird with an entirely white body, except for its black neck and feathers, began to crash against the door forcefully after escaping human restraints.

Yu Man looked at the bird with a bright red crown on its head and exclaimed, "Is this... a red-crowned crane?"

Professor Lai nodded, a shadow of concern on his face.

"Yes, this is the red-crowned crane we’re rescuing."

During the apocalyptic crisis, many endangered animals went extinct directly.

The red-crowned crane was already very rare, and after the apocalyptic crisis, it was almost impossible to see them.

Finally seeing one, yet this red-crowned crane was exceptionally uncooperative with treatment.

Professor Lai sighed, "Unfortunately, there isn’t any Beastman with red-crowned crane genes on the planet, otherwise, we might be able to understand the crane’s language and see what exactly is wrong with it..."

Beastmen with animal genes can understand the sounds of a particular animal.

Because of the scarcity of the red-crowned crane and its lack of genetic advantage in the face of the apocalyptic crisis, there are no Beastmen with fused red-crowned crane genes.

Yu Manman, looking at the red-crowned crane that was struggling desperately even in human hands, felt a pang of sympathy.

So pitiful...

Understand what it’s saying...

Yu Manman suddenly thought of the Beast Language Skill Card mentioned by that system!

Could it really allow her to understand animal speech?

Yu Manman directly summoned the system to help her exchange for the red-crowned crane’s Beast Language Skill!

[Ding, the red-crowned crane Beast Language Skill has been exchanged according to the host’s request, please check!]

The next moment, Yu Manman understood the crying words of the red-crowned crane inside...

"Don’t stop me! Let me go! I need to find my companion!"

"Damn bipeds! You’ve caused my companion and I to be separated! Let me out!"

Yu Manman bit her finger, it turned out it was because it wanted to find its companion?

If mom can’t see Professor Lai, she’d be sad too, right? If it can’t see its companion, it must be worried as well?

"Professor Lai!" Yu Manman opened her arms, "Hold me~"

Professor Lai picked her up, "What’s wrong? Are you tired?"

Yu Manman shook her head, whispering as she lay on Professor Lai’s shoulder, "Professor Lai, I know what it’s saying..."

Professor Lai was taken aback, "What?"

Yu Manman continued, "I can understand what it’s saying, it got separated from its companion, so pitiful."

Professor Lai was a bit bewildered, could Manman actually understand the crane’s speech?

Is this a joke?

Manman is of the Fish Clan’s genes...

"Professor Lai, I’m not lying!"

Professor Lai glanced around; what if what Manman said was true?

If the miraculous awakening of Purification Talent at five happened, then perhaps other strange occurrences wouldn’t be too surprising either?

However, Manman’s extraordinary ability can’t be told to outsiders...

"Professor Lai, I can also talk to it~"

Professor Lai half believed.

"Manman, wait a moment."

Professor Lai put Yu Manman down, arranging for the people present to leave.

"There are too many people here, it’s easily frightened, I’ll keep an eye on it myself, you all leave first, I’ll conduct an inspection."

"Alright, Professor." The people inside handed the restrained red-crowned crane to Professor Lai.

Yu Manman touched the crane’s slender legs, "Oh oh oh, be good, don’t be afraid! We won’t hurt you~"

Whether it was exhausted from struggling or Yu Manman’s comforting words worked, the red-crowned crane indeed quieted down.

People still leaving thought, it must be tired...

After they all left, Professor Lai carefully handed the red-crowned crane to Yu Manman, and seeing it stay obediently put, he felt relieved.

Next, he operated on his Light Brain, the densely packed symbols making Manman feel sleepy~

"I’ve already altered the surveillance, Manman, try to communicate with the crane now?"

Yu Manman: Wow~ Professor Lai is amazing!

Yu Man: Hmm? Wait? What did she miss? Let Manman communicate with the crane?

"Alright~"

"Oh oh oh~ Red-crowned crane, do you need help with anything?"

The red-crowned crane tilted its head at Yu Manman.

Could this biped really speak its language? Didn’t it hear wrong?

It had seen some bipeds turn into birds, was this little biped actually a fellow kind?

The red-crowned crane flapped its wings, chirping ’Oh oh oh doo doo doo’...

Yu Manman nodded, her expression shifting from enlightenment to one of puffed cheeks with anger!

"Professor Lai! It says that bad people captured its companion! Its companion is carrying eggs!"

"It says it wants to go out and find its companion!"

Professor Lai silently looked at the wound on the crane’s wing, through his inspection, it did seem like a human-inflicted injury.

Someone found the red-crowned crane, not only not reporting it, but secretly captured another one too?

A cold gleam flashed in Professor Lai’s eyes, "Manman, tell it that we will help it find its companion and make sure those people are punished..."