Chapter 5

When Fang Ye wanted to go out, Jiaojiao still stood in front of the iron gate, blocking his way with her body, not allowing him to leave!

Her eyes were full of innocent longing, wanting him to stay and play a bit longer!

Fang Ye couldn't help but laugh and cry, pushing her big head with both hands several times, finally dispelling her enthusiastic attempt to keep him.

"Roar!"

Fang Ye turned around, waving his hand with a smile.

"Alright, alright! Next time I'll definitely spend more time with you!"

After coming out of the cage, Fang Ye was still immersed in the excitement!

Petting the big cat was simply too enjoyable!

For him, a big cat enthusiast, this feeling was like eating a ginseng fruit, making every pore on his body feel refreshed, and even his steps felt light.

Although there was some initial tension and a bit of excitement when they first met.

Not to mention, the reward for perfectly completing the task was a rare and precious Bengal white tiger cub.

Fang Ye, thinking about the reward, immediately asked the system with his mind.

"System, how do I claim this Bengal white tiger cub? If a rare white tiger suddenly appears in the zoo, won't people suspect something?"

"It will be delivered by courier. Please rest assured, the system will provide a legitimate source that can be traced in the real world. For example, this white tiger cub will be donated by a zoo abroad, and anyone who investigates will find nothing suspicious."

Well, since the system is handling the loopholes, there's no need to worry about the source of the animal.

"When will it arrive?"

"In three days."

Fang Ye then noticed that there was a countdown "71:55:40" on the icon of the cub reward. In the blink of an eye, 40 turned to 39, and below it was a line of small text that read: "Sending..."

Great!

Lan Li had been standing guard at the door. When Fang Ye was in the cage, she was extremely nervous and worried, especially when Jiaojiao roared, which scared her so much that she forgot how to scream.

She thought the zookeeper was about to become tiger food, but the situation turned so quickly that they became intimate in no time.

Isn't the zookeeper afraid? Why does he dare to get so close to Jiaojiao? Why does Jiaojiao seem to like him so much?

Lan Li had been holding back a lot of questions, but seeing Fang Ye's blissful and content expression, she didn't know what to say.

After a long pause, she finally managed to say, "Zookeeper, you, you're too strong!"

Her tone was a mix of disbelief, admiration, and respect!

Fang Ye's lips curled. "You know, right? No need to say it out loud, be low-key, be low-key."

Lan Li couldn't bear to look and turned her head away.

Zookeeper, I thought you had changed, but you're still as silly as ever!

...

After feeding the tiger, the day's tasks were over.

Dormitory.

To burn off the excess excitement, Fang Ye lifted dumbbells and exercised for a while. When he was drenched in sweat and too tired to move, he sat on a chair, poured himself a glass of cool boiled water, and drank it down, "gulping" it, finally calming down.

Although he was the zookeeper, his dormitory was quite simple, just a bit larger in space.

In the corner of the room were some fitness equipment like barbells, a hard bed with a cool mat, a table with a laptop, and a bookshelf.

Linhai Zoo itself was a small zoo, so the facilities were not luxurious.

The bookshelf was filled with books related to animals.

Fang Ye closed his eyes, recalling the original owner's memories, and opened the second drawer on the right side of the table, taking out a diary.

The diary did not write about himself but carefully recorded his observations of the animals, including their eating habits, emotions, and activities.

"July 20th, Sunny

At 12 o'clock, I went to check the tiger cage and found Jiaojiao listlessly lying in the shade. I guessed it was due to the hot weather. When I rinsed the cage with water, she actively came forward to bathe, looking much more comfortable... Today she ate 15 kilograms, 2 kilograms less than yesterday, showing a lack of appetite, but her roar was still strong..."

On Blue Star, due to the lack of professional animal management, only a few large zoos would keep such breeding diaries.

The original owner's awareness in this area was already quite advanced!

Fang Ye couldn't help but admire him.

However, from the perspective of a half-animal expert, the diary still had many shortcomings.

"A qualified breeding diary should include not only the basic animal name, number, behavior records, date, and weather conditions but also weight and size data, physical changes, gender identification, breeding and sterilization measures, feed supply, fecal conditions, exhibit facilities and equipment modifications, and special event records..."

Breeding diaries are very important!

For example, if a group of monkeys suddenly become gloomy and have low spirits, without a breeding diary, you can only guess.

If you had detailed records, you could look at recent changes and know, oh, the feed formula has changed, or the feeding time has changed, making them unhappy, or a facility has broken, or a companion has died...

And vice versa!

"Writing animal diaries is a basic operation and the simplest and most practical change. Every keeper should develop this habit. The process of writing diaries is also a process of learning and improvement..." Fang Ye stroked his chin, his mind filled with thoughts. "The handwritten method is a bit outdated. Who can develop a zoo management system? This isn't urgent. For the scale of Linhai Zoo, handwritten diaries are sufficient for now."

Flipping through the diary, the outline of Linhai Zoo gradually became clear in his mind.

Located in the suburbs, covering an area of 30,000 square meters!

About the size of two school playgrounds.

Originally, there were dozens of animals, but due to poor management, most of them had been sold to other zoos before Fang Ye took over.

Many of the enclosures were now idle.

The current animals were only tigers, gray wolves, red foxes, llamas, macaques, and blue peacocks.

Barely enough to form the structure of a zoo.

Most visitors came to see the Northeast Tiger Jiaojiao and the macaques, which were the main attractions.

On weekends and holidays, there could be hundreds of visitors, but on weekdays, the fewest number of visitors was only 9.

The ticket price was 10 yuan—taking an hour bus ride from the city to see just a few big and small cats, visitors might even hesitate to pay for the ticket!

The average monthly ticket revenue couldn't even cover the cost of feed.

Without the city's policy subsidies, Linhai Zoo would have long closed down.

The current state of the zoo was like a decrepit old man, very sad.

A comprehensive change was needed!

Fang Ye frowned and pondered for a long time.

"Hey, if it were like in the game, I could freely renovate the zoo!"

In the game, the zoo he built was beautifully and elegantly designed, and he had even won a competition for themed zoos.

As a high-level player with strict aesthetic standards, the thought of the narrow and cramped enclosures and the gray, dull cement floors of Linhai Zoo made him extremely uncomfortable, as if he himself were being confined.

Right, I wonder if the system has any functions in this area?