allonlinenovel Chapter 568 Gray and Wu Wei's Base
Chapter 568 Gray and Wu Wei's Base
The macaw, nicknamed "Blue Master," didn't even glance at Wu Wei. It landed on its special perch and ate a large, round nut from the bird food bowl.
The bird's beak easily pried open the hard shell of the nut, and its tongue worked in tandem to bring the kernel into its mouth.
It ate several nuts before stopping, clearly very hungry.
Wu Wei looked at the macaw strangely, then turned and went through the gate into what was originally the keeper's rest room.
"Hey Grey, Blue is back. He's been eating nuts like crazy as soon as he got back, and he hasn't even answered my questions. Go check on him."
Hui stopped what he was doing, his expression turned serious, and he quickly stood up. "Let's go take a look."
The macaw's daily patrol usually ends after sunset when the light dims, at which point it returns to its nest.
Since taming the macaw, there have only been one or two isolated incidents of it not returning home at night.
Almost every encounter is dangerous; if attacked by other birds of prey or other dangers, the macaw will have some obvious marks left on its body.
It's either a wound or obvious feather loss.
There aren't many wild animals that can hunt this hyacinth macaw; they would have to be at least larger than it.
In the air are large eagles or hawks, perched in the trees are only anacondas or strong monkeys, and on the ground are large predators.
The two times "Blue Master" got injured were because he provoked other animals in the wildlife park.
Wu Wei and Hui didn't pity it at all.
This parrot is really unruly and very difficult to tame. It's already quite an achievement to be able to do things for them and serve as an aerial sentinel.
Grey doesn't really care about occasional lapses in attention where the parrot goes out to play for a while; at most, he'll observe it more closely when it comes back.
The two quickly moved to the outer area, and as soon as they appeared, the macaw flew up from its high perch and swooped down on them.
As it flew, it yelled loudly, "What did you just say? Happy?! Happy my foot! I almost didn't make it back, you know that?!"
Bluey flapped its wings and scratched at Wu Wei in front of Gray, its large wings flapping incessantly, stirring up dust in the air.
When Wu Wei saw the parrot fly towards his face, he quickly grabbed a protective sleeve from the side and put it on his arm.
When the macaws pounced on me, scratching and biting me, I used my hands, which were covered by leather sleeves, to completely shield myself from them.
He tried to block while hiding behind Gray, shouting, "Hey! What's wrong with you?!"
The place was in complete chaos first thing in the morning. Gray yelled angrily, "What's all this noise about? Lan Yu, come here. What happened?"
While scolding him, Gray opened his arm, gesturing for the macaw to land on it.
Blue Feather is the real name of this hyacinth macaw. "Master Blue" is just a nickname Wu Wei uses to tease it. Blue Feather hasn't grasped the other meaning yet and unilaterally thinks it's a compliment, finding the nickname quite agreeable.
Lan Yu changed direction and obediently landed on Hui's arm, completely changing her attitude. She nuzzled her head against Hui's shoulder, trying to please him.
"Little Grey, Blue Blue was almost kidnapped by bad guys. It will take one...three strong tonics to heal her wounded heart."
Wu Wei felt a chill run down his spine as he listened to Lan Yu's fawning and coquettish tone.
Lan Yu's voice is very pleasant; it's a magnetic baritone. If he speaks in a proper, conventional way, someone unfamiliar with the situation might think it's a handsome and cultured man speaking.
Lan Yu's lowered voice and forced high notes sounded very unnatural and deliberate, and sounded quite different from her normal voice.
Ignoring Blue Feather's usual tantrums, Gray astutely extracted the crucial information from its words: "bad guy."
He suddenly stared at Lan Yu and questioned, "You encountered people while you were patrolling the mountain? Who were they? What did they look like? How many were there? Did you have any contact with them?"
Upon hearing that Lan Yu had seen someone, Wu Wei immediately straightened his expression and stared intently at Lan Yu, waiting for it to continue.
Before the apocalyptic catastrophe struck Dimension Seven, Lan Yu was already considered a highly intelligent parrot, capable of communicating with simple words with ease.
When the energy spread through the cracks in the spacetime barrier and invaded the seventh spacetime, it merged and contaminated every living being. Except for those who could not withstand the energy burst and turned into zombies, all the remaining survivors underwent mutation.
In other words, Lan Yu's current intelligence level is much higher than that of a child a few years old. Not only that, it can also understand human emotions.
Depending on the emotional context, it can recognize this level, think about it, and respond accordingly.
In normal circumstances, this would be considered a sign of becoming "spiritual".
Blue Feather wanted to keep being cheeky and insist on getting a few "nourishing pills" specially made for macaws, but seeing that the two people's expressions had changed and they were staring at it with great seriousness, it shrank its neck and had no choice but to tell the truth.
"A group of people, men and women, with a strange aura about them, were extremely brutal. Lanlan was captured and roasted over a fire."
Gray didn't believe a word of Lan Yu's exaggerated claim.
If it were really roasted over a fire, would it still be here, all intact, babbling away?
Seeing the scrutinizing gaze fixed on it, it revealed a look of disappointment only humans possess. "Oh~ Little Grey, you don't believe Blue Blue anymore? Blue Blue is very sad~"
Gray had no interest in listening to its pointless ramblings, so it poked Blue Feather's chest and said, "You'd better get to the point."
Lan Yu turned her head to the side unhappily and tilted the leg with the wristband outward.
“There was this arrogant guy who took this thing apart, studied it for a long time, and then put it back on me. He called it a bracelet.”
When Lan Yu said this, Hui and Wu Wei's eyes simultaneously lit up with excitement.
The only person who could remove the smart wristband and put it back on is someone in the team.
And the most likely candidates are the vice-captain or the captain.
If we're talking about arrogance, then everyone in the group is so self-important that they wouldn't even look at a big parrot.
Gray reached out to remove the wristband from Blue Feather's ankle, continuing to press, "And then?"
Instead of receiving the reassurance she deserved, Lan Yu was kept being questioned. Her rebellious streak kicked in, and she retorted irritably, "And then what? I put my things back on and took the opportunity to escape. Otherwise, would you still be able to see Lan Lan?"
For Hui and Wu Wei, information about their teammates was of course more important. He clicked his tongue and directly extended his arm to Wu Wei.
"Blue Feather did a good job. Go get the tonic I prepared for it the day before yesterday. Also, ask it more about the details of its contact with them when you have time."
Upon hearing that there was a powerful tonic to eat, Lan Yu excitedly raised its crested feathers, ignoring Gray's previous indifference, and happily jumped onto Wu Wei's arm.
As soon as Lan Yu moved, Hui immediately turned around and added, "You're only allowed to eat one. No more than one, understand? Otherwise, you'll be punished too."