King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer

Joe Ga tossed and turned all day yesterday, indeed a bit tired, so he fell asleep quickly once he hit the bed.

But after sleeping for a while, Joe Ga felt something pressing on him.

When he opened his eyes, he saw the elephant calf with its front legs resting on the bed, earnestly trying to place its huge head on his chest, and its hind legs desperately kicking, attempting to climb onto the bed.

Laughter came from the doorway, and Joe Ga saw Ada standing there with a blood-drawing syringe, while Ayu, armed, was sitting on a bench by the door, looking sideways at him.

He waved the little elephant's naughty trunk away and sighed, "Don't do this; let me sleep a bit longer. A bit of blood won't kill an elephant."

Joe Ga was just venting, but the calf seemed to understand and looked at him with teary eyes, as if to say 'I'm so scared!'

Joe Ga had no choice but to deal with the little guy; he struggled to sit up and said to Ada, "If it's not necessary, can we not do this?

Or maybe give it a shot and let it sleep through, anesthesia is actually quite nice."

Ada, upon hearing this, smiled and said, "I have to take a sample from it, measure, and then establish a record. After that, if you're keen on adopting it, you'd have to go to the park management for a certificate of adoption.

If you want it to live in harmony with people, giving it an identity is just a start."

Joe Ga was exhausted at that moment and really didn't have the energy to coax the little elephant to cooperate with Ada, so he shook his head helplessly, "Can it wait until tomorrow? There's no rush to register a newborn."

Ada watched as the little elephant seemed to understand Joe Ga was taking its side, and excitedly kept trying to jump onto the bed, making the ancient wooden bed groan with 'creaks' as it struggled.

Seeing Joe Ga in a helpless state, Ada chuckled, "Then you first think of a name for it; I'll go ahead and create its file."

Joe Ga grappled and locked the little elephant's neck, and as it looked pitifully at him, he sighed, "I'm not sure if it's my imagination, but you all seem really keen for me to adopt this little fellow.

If I adopt it, does that make me part of your gang?"

Joe Ga then patted the elephant's forehead and, playing with its constantly fluttering ears, said, "Let's call it 'Dan Bao', same as the little flying elephant."

Watching the suddenly excited little elephant, Joe Ga pushed its trunk away disdainfully, "Stop it, let me sleep for a bit!"

Having said this, Joe Ga decisively turned and lay on his side, leaving his back to little elephant Dan Bao, ignoring whatever antics it got up to.

But what Joe Ga didn't expect was that the pesky creature persisted and climbed onto the bed only for it to collapse with a 'crash'!

Seeing Joe Ga's face, despairing amidst the rubble, Ada laughed heartily and then closed the door behind her as she left.

Nis, from the neighboring cabin, pushed open the window to check on the commotion, and Ada said with a laugh, "Your boyfriend is incredibly cute, but this new dad needs a bit more time, haha..."

Nis was struck dumb by Ada's use of 'boyfriend'; she contorted her face in a strange, conflicted expression and, under Ada's eager, expectant gaze, blushed and closed the window...

The enthusiastic Ada quite liked Nis's shy demeanor and spread her hands mysteriously toward Ayu sitting by the door, saying, "I bet it's really hot inside Devil Bird's house right now."

Ayu didn't get the joke, but she liked this warm-hearted middle-aged woman.

So she tried hard to pull up a smile and said, "Our boss's bed is definitely hot right now."

Ada paused, then listened intently to the noises from Joe Ga's room. She smiled and said, "Dan Bao is an active little one; someone must have scared it, or it wouldn't be so clingy to Hu Lang.

Hu Lang's reactions are quite amusing..."

Ayu instinctively shifted her gaze away, not meeting Ada's eyes.

'Scared' might be an exaggeration, but it was true that only one option was offered to little elephant Dan Bao.

This was a task entrusted by the old man, Karman, to find something for Joe Ga to do and keep him from fixating on the battlefield.

Everyone was tasked with this, and Ayu wasn't sure exactly how to accomplish it, so when she came across the little elephant, she naturally 'introduced' a clingy elephant baby to her boss.

The effect seemed quite good; at least for the last 12 hours, the boss hadn't been paying attention to the situation in Sangha Town.

Ada was unaware of the details, so she didn't notice anything odd about Ayu.

Joe Ga had made a great impression on her and her husband, and when John returned, he couldn't stop singing Joe Ga's praises for his personality and way of doing things.

In John's eyes, Joe Ga was the best patron boss ever!!

Initially, Ada had some doubts, so she took the opportunity to examine the little elephant to interact further with Joe Ga and found that his temper was surprisingly good and the patience he showed was definitely not a facade.

In terms of 'patience', Ada had misjudged Joe Ga; if the little elephant didn't really have a bond with him, no matter how cute it was, it would have been kicked out by now.

Joe Ga's amiable and patient demeanor in the small town stemmed both from his epiphany the night before and out of a sense of compassion.

Manlo, for the sum of 800 dollars, had ventured into the savannah to hunt an elephant without a gun and had actually succeeded.

It required more than mere courage; it must have been driven by the sense of responsibility of a husband and father.

Such a person was respected in Joe Ga's heart and would be ideal to recruit to work for him.

At this moment, Joe Ga had no interest in anything else, as he was harassed to the point of distraction.

If Danbao were a pretty little sister, Joe Ga figured he would chase away drowsiness and enjoy himself, but this was a clingy elephant baby weighing over 200 pounds and stinking to high heaven.

Joe Ga had tried assuming several positions in the 'ruins,' but Danbao remained unsatisfied; the large baby twisted on the ground, trying to find the most comfortable position.

It was not until Joe Ga sat up against the wall, laying Danbao's head on his lap and covering its eyes with his hand, that the little one finally calmed down.

Theoretically, it was impossible to sleep in such a position, but somehow, with Danbao snoring away, Joe Ga mysteriously fell asleep.

When he awoke and pushed Danbao aside to go to the bathroom, he found his legs had gone numb.

Looking at Danbao, still in deep sleep, Joe Ga helplessly shook his head, stuffed a dirty pillow under its head, then struggled to stand up and stagger a few steps while leaning on the wall.

Opening the door, he saw Antar seated on the porch bench watching some technical video. Joe Ga muttered, shaking his head, "I'm not a wildlife protector; you don't need to do this; there's supposed to be no danger here."

Antar smiled and replied, "I'm not sleepy, so I switched places with Ayu."

Ayu felt a little guilty, saying that there were a few dangerous moments last night."

Upon hearing this, Joe Ga shook his head resignedly and said, "Don't listen to her, the most dangerous moment last night was when she was wrestling with a lion.

You won't believe it, but yesterday I saw Ayu apply a chokehold on a male lion; she was this close to taking down that lion.

I think if the Olympics had an arm-wrestling competition, Ayu would definitely be the world champion, regardless of gender."

Antar was taken aback for a moment, then laughed, "I think so too."

Seeing Antar struggle to keep the conversation going, Joe Ga shook his head and said, "Do you know what bothers me the most about you and Nis?

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Looking at Antar's puzzled face, Joe Ga said, "What bothers me most is that you two don't talk much; sometimes I'm really concerned about you."

The care from the boss left Antar somewhat at a loss; she couldn't tell Joe Ga that she, Nis, and Ayu had plenty of topics to chat about when together.

After hesitating a moment, Antar blurted out, "I'll tell Nis, she really doesn't talk much."

Hearing Antar misalign another response, Joe Ga remarked offhandedly, "She doesn't talk much? She's practically mute.

But you know, that's kind of nice about her; as long as she doesn't speak, she always looks like a shy and pretty girl."

Antar looked at her boss, who double-standard came naturally, hesitated briefly, and after glancing at neighboring Nis's house, shook her head and said, "Nis is indeed a pretty girl."

Joe Ga, not noticing the commotion in Nis's house next door, found talking to Antar outside of work times a bit challenging because they were never on the same wavelength.

In such times, Dorian was the best conversation partner, as this Italian was also a chatterbox who loved to express himself.

Just as Dorian emerged from a nearby cabin, Joe Ga waved to greet him and headed toward the blue-walled washing facilities, planning to freshen up and swing by the dining hall.

But the moment Joe Ga stepped off the cabin stairs, he heard a 'bang' from a door slam.

Antar, sitting on the porch bench, jumped up in fright. Just as she was about to draw her gun, she saw Danbao tromping over the tattered door, searching around bewilderedly, and then issuing a plaintive cry as it lurched forward, nudging the boss, and relentlessly scraping its forelegs along his thighs in a display of 'how could you leave me.'

Seeing Joe Ga painfully clutching his stomach, haplessly entangled with the small elephant, Antar let out a laugh. Then, under her boss's stern gaze, she made a zipping gesture over her mouth, signaling she wouldn't say a word.

Indeed, Joe Ga was harried to his wits' end, wondering whether he ought to attach a cushion to the little one's head to prevent it from knocking him dead in the future, when suddenly the elephant stopped its fidgeting. Snuggling up against Joe Ga, it pushed its head under his ribs and joyfully honked in a certain direction with its trunk aloft.

Joe Ga turned to see Nis coming out of the house with a large bucket of milk. Feeling like he had found a savior, he nudged Danbao's head, saying, "Go on, go let mom feed you milk."

With that, Joe Ga, like a new father worn out from rough handling, clambered to wash up, resolved not to return home until the little one's energy was depleted.

Nis beamed as she poured the milk from the big bucket into Danbao's mouth. After finishing, the little one sniffed the air with its trunk turned up, then nudged Nis, wanting her to embolden it to go search for Joe Ga at the dining hall.

Nis, with a radiant smile crinkling her nose, called out two puppies from the room, then let the small elephant wrap its tiny limbs around her and led them toward the dining hall.