Becoming a National Treasure Starting in 1949

In 1949, the country was desperately poor, and wildlife protection laws were nowhere in sight. Even giant pandas, the future national treasure, were no different in the eyes of ordinary people from wild boars and rabbits in the mountains. They were all meat that could go in the pot.

"I was young back then, so I didn't hold it against you when you called me reserve meat. But now..."

Guo Xuan stood tall, his sturdy frame over two meters high and weighing more than four hundred pounds.

"The one standing before you is the only iron-eating beast in the world certified by the organization. I captured an enemy commander alive during the Southwest Campaign, was the first to overcome sulfa allergies and save countless wounded soldiers, and killed over a hundred enemies on the Korean Peninsula... Shouldn't you be calling me 'Comrade Guo Xuan'?"