newbobooks Chapter 252 Pets
Chapter 252 Pets
At noon on October 22, Li Chenglong, Yun Lan, and their group returned to Dawn City. The people from the other three bases separated from them halfway and went back to their respective bases. This time, they kept a low profile, taking advantage of the quietest time of day to sneak in through a side gate in the northwest corner of Dawn City and return to the Dawn Building.
Li Chenglong immediately announced the disbandment of the special forces, telling them to go home and rest for a day before carrying out other missions. Li Xue went to the Information Support Department, Han Xiaoling went to the Central Computer Room, and Feng Tian went to the military headquarters with his bodyguards. Now only Li Chenglong and Yun Lan remained. Missing their son, the two hurried home.
As soon as the two arrived home, they saw the nanny, Song Yixin, playing with Hao Hao. Han Xiaoling handed Hao Hao some small toys that she had bought in the Eastern Central Theater Command, then greeted Li Chenglong and Yun Lan before heading to the central computer room. Yun Lan took her son from Song Yixin and checked with Li Chenglong to see if their son had grown taller recently.
Song Yixin smiled and said, "Haohao ate and slept well while you were gone, and his mood was also good. He even grew taller." As she spoke, she took out a notebook, which recorded in detail everything that Haohao did during the time the couple was away, including what he ate and drank, how much he grew, who took him out to play, and so on.
Li Chenglong was very satisfied with her, and seeing his son's reaction, he also liked her very much. So he said, "Sister Song, you've done a great job. I feel like you're underutilized here. You could totally open a training institution to cultivate a group of childcare professionals. Many of our soldiers are both soldiers, and if they go to war, the placement of their children becomes a problem. I've been thinking about how to handle this recently. Older children can definitely be sent to school, but sending very young children to kindergarten isn't really suitable."
Yunlan smiled and said, "Why don't we open more nurseries and have someone like Sister Song conduct rigorous training and screening of the nursery staff, so that our soldiers and the people of Dawn City can have peace of mind?" Li Chenglong nodded, "Okay, let's do it this way. I'll take care of it this afternoon." Song Yixin then said, "I'm willing to do this to contribute to Dawn City, but I also have to take care of Haohao, so I might not have enough time."
Li Chenglong made a quick decision: "I'll contact Shuguang City TV station right away and have them post a job advertisement on Shuguang TV to recruit some parenting experts and people with parenting experience. They must have good personalities and not be too old, otherwise they won't have enough energy. Let's gather people who meet these conditions first, and then we can screen them."
After dealing with the matter, Li Chenglong told Yunlan to rest at home while he hurried to the city lord's office. He first contacted Zhao Lan, the Minister of Education, and Chu Kexin, the director of Dawn City TV Station, asking them to handle the matter. He explained that he was too busy to do it personally, but emphasized that the matter must be handled well and that he would check on it when he had time.
Next, they had to deal with some documents that had piled up during his absence. Most of them were handled by Ma Tiancheng, Shen Menghua, and Yun Qian, requiring only a glance from Li Chenglong. However, some things required his personal approval. Working together, he and Wang Jie finally finished processing the backlog of work by 7 p.m.
Li Chenglong stretched and smiled at Wang Jie, saying, "You've worked overtime again. Here, take this; it'll help you recover. And if you don't eat it, you can exchange it for crystals—you can get quite a bit." He handed Wang Jie a Flame Fruit and began tidying his desk. Flame Fruits were considered high-level hard currency in Dawn City. Although few people traded them, when someone did, there was always a rush to buy them. Currently, one Flame Fruit could be exchanged for several yellow crystals in the commercial street.
Wang Jie smiled and said, "Captain Li, it's no trouble at all. You've done most of the work this afternoon. I'm just recording and printing some documents. It's getting late, so I'll be going now." With that, she put the Flame Fruit into her bag and left.
Li Chenglong was about to have lunch at the canteen. He didn't need to worry about Yun Lan; Song Yixin would cook for her. Just then, he received a call from Yun Qian. Yun Lan said happily on the phone, "Captain Li, we found some exotic dogs when we were collecting supplies. They've all grown quite big now, and thanks to professional dog trainers' training from a young age, plus the fact that exotic animals are generally quite intelligent, the puppies are behaving very well. Would you like to come and see them?"
Upon hearing this news, Li Chenglong was overjoyed. When the logistics department first acquired these exotic dogs, Li Chenglong had considered giving them away as pets. However, he then thought that since exotic beasts are quite powerful, giving them away without training would definitely cause problems. Therefore, he found a group of dog trainers from the armed police and the military to be responsible for training these exotic dogs.
Upon arriving at the facility specially built by the Logistics Department for the exotic dogs, Li Chenglong found at least several dozen of them, of varying sizes and all of high level, the lowest being level 3 and the highest reaching level 6. Seeing Li Chenglong arrive, Yun Lan happily walked over and said, "Captain Li, what do you think of these dogs?" She then had the dog trainers lead the exotic dogs in a performance, and Li Chenglong found that the dogs were very obedient.
A dog trainer explained, "While exotic dogs are indeed larger, we select smaller, intelligent breeds, such as Border Collies and German Shepherds. Border Collies aren't very big, while German Shepherds are larger, but they are generally intelligent, loyal to their owners, and can perfectly execute their commands. They also have calm temperaments and don't panic in emergencies, making them suitable for security and search work."
Li Chenglong said with satisfaction, "Very good, you have done a good job. This work should continue. It's a pity that even Border Collies are not very suitable as pets. Their size is too big for our family, after all, we have children. In the future, the City Security Department and the City Defense Army should be equipped with police dog teams to be responsible for security and search and rescue. This matter should be implemented quickly and without delay."
Yunlan then said, "Besides the Beast Dogs, the Beast Horses are also under training. Once the training is complete, we will have our own cavalry." Li Chenglong nodded, "That's right. The Beast Horses are faster than cars and can move around in complex environments, making them a very good means of transportation."
He chatted with Yun Qian for a long time, learning about some recent events in the logistics department, before heading home. On his way back, he ran into Qin Fangyu, who was riding an electric motorcycle towards Dawn City. She had been busy at the Dawn Army's logistics department all afternoon and came to see her grandson whenever she had a spare moment. Li Chenglong helped her park the motorcycle in the charging area, swiped his card to charge it, and then went up with his mother-in-law.
Li Chenglong also learned that the Dawn Army's three divisions had already achieved a 60% replacement rate for crystal battle swords, and all Type 20 rifles had been replaced. The new field army combat uniforms incorporating exotic beast silkworm silk had also begun to be issued. Furthermore, her storage pendant contained a large quantity of crystal bullets and crystal bombs produced by Shen Menghua's factory, which could be used immediately once the war began.