Tiger, I rejected the iron rice bowl.

But the thought of having to wear this thing on his body and being monitored wherever he went made him very uncomfortable.

Having no freedom at all is no different from being locked in a cage.

On one hand, there was security; on the other, there was freedom. These two thoughts tugged at his mind repeatedly, making him so conflicted that even the tip of his tail twitched slightly.

Tang Li didn't urge him, but gently stroked his back and waited patiently.

After an unknown amount of time, Wang Yuyu suddenly stood up, deftly picked up the reading pen and Chinese character paper from the corner, ran to Tang Li, stuffed the items into her arms, and looked at her with a determined gaze.

Tang Li was taken aback for a moment, then quickly realized what she meant and helped him secure the reading pen. She asked softly, "Iron rice bowl, do you agree to wear that device?"

Wang Yuyu nodded solemnly, pressed her paw against the reading pen, and said her condition, word by word: "No, wearing, on, body!"

"Not on your body?" Tang Li repeated, quickly understanding his meaning, and tentatively asked, "You mean, you agree to use that device, but it can't be fixed to your body, right?"

Wang Yuyu immediately nodded, then added with the reading pen: "Move, move, pick up, go!"

"It's portable; you can take it with you if you want, or leave it aside if you don't?"

Tang Li quickly grasped his meaning by combining his actions and tone, "It's like carrying a cell phone; you take it with you when you need it, and put it in your pocket when you don't, right?"

Wang Yuyu was excited. He suddenly raised his head and let out a low roar. His amber eyes were full of joy as he nodded vigorously.

That's right, that's exactly what it means!

Tang Li smiled helplessly at his excited expression and muttered, "It has to be mobile, and you have to be able to carry it around anytime. That's quite a lot of requirements. I have to ask Uncle Ji and the others if they can make it. This is going to be a bit troublesome."

"Wait here, I'll ask Uncle Ji right now."

Tang Li took out her phone, found Ji Yongjun's number, and dialed it. The call connected almost instantly.

She paused for a moment, and then Ji Yongjun's urgent and expectant voice came from the other end of the phone: "Xiao Tang? Did the 'iron rice bowl' (a secure job) agree? I knew you'd have a way!"

Tang Li couldn't help but smile and said, "Uncle Ji, don't be too happy yet."

"The iron rice bowl has agreed to use the equipment, but on one condition: he doesn't want the equipment to be fixed to his body. He wants a mobile one that he can carry around, use when he wants, and put aside when he doesn't."

"Mobile?" Ji Yongjun on the other end of the phone fell silent for a moment. "That does present a bit of a challenge..."

"Yes, just like our cell phones, he can control it himself."

Tang Li added, "Uncle Ji, can you make this kind of equipment?"

"Captain Fan and his team will be catching poachers soon. Once they catch them, their secure jobs will be gone, and they'll be returning to the mountains. Time might be a bit tight."

"I understand! We'll discuss it right away and give you an answer as soon as possible!"

Ji Yongjun's tone instantly hardened, clearly indicating he didn't want to miss this rare opportunity. "Don't worry, we'll definitely do our best!"

"Okay, I'll wait for your message." After saying that, Tang Li hung up the phone.

She had just put her phone away when she felt a burning gaze fixed on her.

Wang Yuyu was staring intently at her phone, her tail wagging unconsciously, her eyes full of anticipation.

Tang Li understood his intentions perfectly well, and immediately stuffed her phone into the inside pocket of her clothes and zipped it up.

"Stop looking, don't even think about it!"

Tang Li playfully flicked his nose, her tone resolute, "You've already watched almost two hours of cartoons today. Your eyes will be ruined if you watch any more. Absolutely no more!"

Wang Yuyu's expectations were instantly dashed. She gave a disgruntled snort, buried her head in Tang Li's arms, and turned her face away haughtily.

But less than two seconds later, he started scratching at Tang Li's hand with his paws, forcing her hand onto his round belly, making soft "woo-woo" sounds in his throat, clearly wanting a hug and a pat.

"You're so good at being cute!"

Tang Li was amused by his proud yet dependent appearance, shook her head helplessly, and gently rubbed his soft tiger belly.

Meanwhile, in a tent at the research base, Ji Yongjun looked at the disconnected phone, his face beaming with barely suppressed excitement. He turned to the researchers gathered around him and shouted, "Hahaha! Did you all hear that? The 'iron rice bowl' (a metaphor for a secure job) has agreed! He wants a mobile device. Let's think about it quickly, and bring up any ideas you have!"

Before the words were even finished, a male researcher wearing black-rimmed glasses spoke first. He adjusted his glasses and said in a serious tone, "Director, with our current technology, making mobile devices shouldn't be a problem, but the core challenge is battery life."

"The device needs to have positioning and monitoring functions. If we add other modules, the power consumption will definitely be faster."

"That's easy to solve!"

Before Ji Yongjun could speak, a female researcher with a ponytail immediately chimed in, her eyes sparkling, "We've been observing for so long, and the iron rice bowl's territory is right next to the zoo. Every time he patrols near the zoo, he always goes to find Miss Tang to freeload."

"The battery life doesn't need to be too long, just designed to last a month. We can have Ms. Tang help us change the battery at the zoo every month, and that will solve the problem perfectly!"

"Brilliant! That's a brilliant idea!"

Ji Yongjun rubbed his hands together excitedly, his wrinkles crinkling into a wide smile. "This way, we not only solve the battery life problem, but we can also take advantage of the battery replacement opportunity to give our 'iron rice bowl' (a nickname for his battery) a comprehensive check-up every month, making it easier for us to study its growth and health!"

He glanced at everyone and asked urgently, "Any other ideas? Speak freely, anything that's useful will be adopted!"

"Director, I have an idea!"

Another female researcher, wearing gloves, leaned forward, her voice excited, "Since it doesn't need to be made into a collar to wear, the size limitations are much smaller!"

"We could make the device bigger and add more features!"

"The previous collar only had positioning and basic health monitoring functions, and its functionality was completely limited by its size and battery life."

"Now that these restrictions are gone, we can install miniature cameras on the equipment, allowing us to monitor the 'iron rice bowl's' outdoor activities and hunting process in real time, which is much more reliable than relying on infrared monitoring before!"

"That's right!" a young male researcher nearby immediately chimed in, "We can even make one that can be remotely controlled to move!"

"Normally, we send the 'iron rice bowl' (a nickname for a wild animal) with the equipment to move long distances. When it returns to its nest to rest or stops to forage, we can remotely control the equipment at the base to move around, observe its nest environment and the surrounding ecology, and maybe even film other wild animals!"