Chapter 7

The system's construction function is similar to the game, allowing you to freely modify the terrain, build venues, and plant trees on the sandbox.

Fang Ye's heart pounded: "Awesome!"

Doesn't this mean he can immediately bring his dream zoo into reality?

After a thorough study, Fang Ye's lips twitched, realizing he had overthought it!

Although the system's functions are useful, it doesn't mean he can freely transform the zoo without any restrictions!

All construction and modification functions require Green Leaf Coins, which are represented by a clean white background with a refreshing green leaf. In the game, Green Leaf Coins are the currency used in the online mode, obtained through animal protection, and animals purchased with money cannot be resold, thus cleverly avoiding controversies that might arise from animal trading.

During the construction process, the more exaggerated the modifications, the more Green Leaf Coins will be consumed exponentially.

For example, changing a concrete area into a flat lawn costs only 10 Green Leaf Coins.

But changing this lawn into a small pond requires 100 Green Leaf Coins.

Modifying it into a towering cliff with a waterfall might cost one million Green Leaf Coins!

Of course, no one in their right mind would do that.

Raising a hill can be explained as filling with soil, but creating a cliff and waterfall out of nowhere?

The police would come and seal the zoo in no time.

At the start of construction games, there is usually an initial fund, and the Zoo Star system is no exception.

Newbie construction funds: 10,000 Green Leaf Coins, how nice!

Let's build a tiger enclosure first!

A tiger enclosure, 10x20, is that too small? Can the tiger move freely and feel comfortable?

At least 50x50, right?

Although the coastal zoo currently has only one tiger, Fang Ye doesn't plan to build it based on the standard for one tiger.

I have a system! I need to think long-term and be forward-looking.

Take advantage of the zoo's current state to make bold changes; once there are more visitors, it will be more troublesome to modify.

50x50 is already a low requirement!

If conditions permit, Fang Ye would even build a 100x100 enclosure.

Cough, that's a bit exaggerated.

50x50, this is the size he believes the tiger can live comfortably and visitors can enjoy appropriately.

"Hmm, cover this area with grass, one square meter of grass costs 1 Green Leaf Coin, it's almost free. Add a pond and plant a circle of trees... My goodness, the cost of this enclosure is much higher than in the game..."

Fang Ye browsed the construction list, roughly estimating the funds needed to build an enclosure, his eyebrows twitching, his expression alternating between joy and worry.

After a long calculation, he finally concluded that 10,000 Green Leaf Coins might be sufficient for a small enclosure, but far from enough for a large tiger enclosure!

In the construction menu, the cheaper items are natural environment decorations like lawns, trees, and stones!

A mature tree, such as a common willow or pine, costs only 10 Green Leaf Coins, and even precious ginkgo trees cost a maximum of 200 Green Leaf Coins.

If purchased with money, the cost of the tree itself plus transplanting fees could be thousands or even tens of thousands!

Artificial facilities are the biggest consumers of Green Leaf Coins. A 1-meter wide, 5-meter high metal mesh fence costs 200 Green Leaf Coins, and the same size brick wall and metal mesh fence have the same price. A 1-meter wide, 3-meter high glass wall costs 500 Green Leaf Coins.

Calculating the size of the enclosure at 50x50, the cost for a brick wall and metal mesh fence around it is 40,000 Green Leaf Coins, and the lawn costs 2,500 Green Leaf Coins.

Adding the roof, glass walls, visitor benches, information signs, and other miscellaneous items, it would cost at least 60,000 to 70,000 Green Leaf Coins.

Of course, the enclosure area includes the visitor viewing area and the animal shelter operation area, not all 50x50 is the animal activity area.

"Should I compromise and build a smaller one first?"

This thought just popped into his mind and was mercilessly suppressed by Fang Ye.

Bigger is better!

He frowned, thinking, and suddenly remembered: "Right! There are milestones!"

Completing phased goals, such as collecting various animals and building different enclosures, can earn Green Leaf Coin rewards!

Fang Ye hurriedly opened the milestone interface and indeed saw a list of rewards to claim!

Zoo animals collected:

Northeast Tiger, reward 20,000 (tiger species) + 15,000 (Northeast Tiger subspecies) Green Leaf Coins

Gray Wolf, reward 2,000 (wolf species) + 500 (gray wolf subspecies) Green Leaf Coins

Rhesus Macaque, reward 15,000 (monkey species) + 8,000 (rhesus macaque subspecies) + 500 (population greater than 10) Green Leaf Coins

Blue Peacock, reward 500 (blue peacock species, no subspecies) Green Leaf Coins

...

The rewards correspond to the rarity of the animals.

Species rewards are only given once, for example, collecting a golden monkey would only reward the golden monkey subspecies. Another reward is for population size.

Tigers are endangered species, and all tiger species are nationally protected wild animals, so the rewards are generous.

As for why the blue peacock reward is so low... some people might think, aren't peacocks rare?

The rare ones are green peacocks!

Blue peacocks have mature breeding techniques and are classified as non-threatened, available for sale on Taobao.

With a large population and a good appearance, they are found in many zoos.

Building enclosures also has milestone rewards, but none can be claimed currently.

The system-recognized enclosures must meet a series of requirements, including space size, protective facilities, animal welfare, and accompanying educational programs!

In short, the animals at the coastal zoo, plus the newbie startup funds, total 90,000 Green Leaf Coins.

Enough for Fang Ye to build the first official tiger enclosure, with the remaining Green Leaf Coins to temporarily improve the living conditions of other animals.

"How should the park be re-planned..."

Fang Ye supported his cheek, his eyes deep in thought, and slowly twirled the pen in his hand.

...

Speaking of Lan Li.

Today, back in the dorm, she was still in a state of shock.

Doing anything was absent-minded, her mind full of the scene of Jiaojiao lying on the zookeeper's leg.

The mighty and fierce Northeast Tiger!

The "delicate" human.

If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she couldn't have imagined such a scene.

"Right! Post these photos on my Moments!"

Lan Li got excited, opened WeChat, and selected a few well-taken photos.

Send!

Ding, ding.

Within a few seconds of posting, someone replied with a wide-eyed, nose-dripping expression of shock!

Very intuitively expressing their shock.

"Whoa, who is this, so awesome?"

"Such guts, not afraid the tiger will eat him!"

"Probably the tiger's keeper, otherwise how could he be so close."

"Wow, my cat usually has this expression when I pet it!"

"Awesome, broadened my horizons!"

In no time, there were over ten comments, more active than when she occasionally posted a selfie.

"Where did you take this?"

"Coastal Zoo! Right here!"

The young girl's eyebrows arched proudly as she replied.

Feeling honored!