Chapter 2

As for the girl standing in front of him, who was looking at him with concern, her name was Lan Li.

The original owner felt that Lan Li had a respectful and caring attitude towards animals, which was similar to his own philosophy of running a zoo.

Therefore, he promoted Lan Li to be his assistant and prepared to train her!

In recent days, he had been taking her along to observe the animals and explore ways to improve their welfare.

After understanding the current situation, Fang Ye quickly adjusted his mindset and readily accepted his new identity without any obstacles.

He had great confidence in the zoo's future development.

As a hardcore player of "Zoo Stars," in order to build a beautiful and practical zoo in the game, he had specially bought some highly professional books to study how to design the venues, how to arrange the environment, and how to improve the animals' satisfaction in every possible way.

If he applied the knowledge he had mastered in reality, he could definitely build the most outstanding zoo on Earth!

Lifting his head, he looked at Lan Li, who was looking at him with concern, and said with a smile, "I fell and got a bit dazed just now! But I'm fine now. This is the Linqing Zoo, I'm the zoo director, Fang Ye, and you're Lan Li, right?"

Lan Li squinted her eyes and gave a warm, reassuring smile, "I'm so glad the director is okay."

Fang Ye recalled what happened before he fainted, "We were about to... feed the tiger, right?"

Lan Li nodded seriously, "That's right!"

At this moment, Fang Ye suddenly froze.

Because he heard a strange voice in his mind, "Ding, Zoo Stars system activated!"

"Scanning host status..."

"Personal attribute interface unlocked!"

"Ding, skill obtained: Observing Eye!"

"Ding, new task issued!"

"Zoo Stars system?"

After a moment of shock, Fang Ye became elated.

The game he played had turned into a system and followed him through the transition?

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Host: Fang Ye

Skill: Observing Eye

]

Observing Eye: A basic skill for a zoo director. It allows for detailed observation by consuming mental energy, obtaining information about the animal's current mood and physical condition.

—No one understands animals better than me.

Fang Ye was radiant, "The system is awesome!"

Just the Observing Eye skill given as a beginner's gift was extremely practical!

It was probably what every zoologist dreamed of.

He then looked at the task issued by the system.

"Pet the Cat: Intimate contact with the tiger for more than 10 minutes and gently stroke it. The reward depends on the tiger's mood, the better the mood, the better the reward."

What the heck!

Fang Ye's scalp tingled, and he clicked his tongue, unsure if he was excited or nervous, "This task seems a bit... stimulating?"

Although he was curious about what it felt like to touch a tiger's fur and how it differed from petting a kitten,

it was a tiger, one of the most powerful carnivores in nature!

The tigers at Linqing Zoo were Siberian tigers, also known as Amur tigers.

Siberian tigers are the largest species of tiger, with adult Siberian tigers weighing over 250 kilograms, with a paw strike force of nearly 1000 kilograms and a bite force of about 500 kilograms.

If a cat scratched you, it would just tear your skin and make you bleed a bit.

But if a tiger swiped at you or bit you, you'd be done for.

"However, this task is not impossible to complete."

Fang Ye pondered.

He knew that tigers generally do not attack humans and would even avoid them.

Moreover, in the zoo, the tigers are fed by the keepers every day, and with full bellies, they have no reason to bite people.

But tigers are inherently wild!

Even if they don't usually bite people, what if they have a bad day or get startled?

So, for fierce animals like tigers and lions, even if the relationship is very close and they show affectionate gestures, the keepers generally feed them through the fence, not risking their lives!

As for cleaning?

The enclosures for fierce animals are usually divided into two parts: the inner and outer cages, separated by a movable iron gate.

When the keepers clean the enclosures, they first open the outer gate to let the animals move to the outer cage, then lock the gate before entering the inner cage. The entire process keeps the staff and the animals separated, and two keepers must be present to remind each other. As long as the procedures are followed, nothing will go wrong.

Fang Ye's confidence in tackling this task came from the Observing Eye skill he had just obtained, which allowed him to gauge the animal's mood.

Plus, the original owner had been feeding the tiger every day for a month, so there should be some emotional foundation, and the tiger wouldn't be a stranger to him.

If the tiger's mood was bad, he would just feed it normally.

He could attempt the task when the tiger was in a good mood, as there was no time limit.

...

Tiger Enclosure.

Jiaojiao was lying quietly in front of the feeding gate, her eyes fixed on the outside, as if she had been waiting for a long time.

Jiaojiao was a young female tiger and the only tiger at Linqing Zoo.

Originally, there were three tigers here, but one died of old age two years ago, and another was sold to another zoo last year due to poor management, leaving only her.

When she saw Fang Ye and Lan Li arrive, she propped herself up on her thick front legs, getting up from the ground. Her brownish-yellow fur rippled like waves in the sunset, and the black stripes were rough and beautiful, exuding the fierce aura of a predator.

"Roar!!!"

Jiaojiao bared her sharp fangs and let out a deep, thunderous roar, as if she couldn't wait to eat.

Fang Ye was captivated by Jiaojiao's powerful and majestic figure and couldn't help but exclaim, "What a magnificent and beautiful big cat! What do you think, Lan Li? Lan Li?"

Turning his head,

he saw Lan Li with her neck缩着, not daring to look at the tiger directly, her body trembling like a frightened little sparrow.

She was muttering softly, "We've brought you meat, tiger, don't eat us..."

Fang Ye couldn't help but laugh and cry, rubbing her head, "Are you that scared?"

There's a fence between us! The tiger can't get out.

Lan Li forced a smile that was more painful than crying, "Huh..."

Fang Ye was helpless!

Lan Li got along well with small herbivores, but she couldn't handle large carnivores.

Maybe in her past life, she was a rabbit or something.

Her courage would have to be trained gradually!

Looking at Jiaojiao, Jiaojiao also met his gaze calmly.

"Observing Eye!"

Fang Ye focused his mind, and a strange sensation washed over him. Some intangible energy in his mind began to be consumed, and the world he observed seemed to have subtle changes.

A virtual panel then appeared above Jiaojiao's head.

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Siberian Tiger: Jiaojiao

Age: 3 years

Mood: Calm/Expectant

]