When I drove home, my parents had already prepared dinner.
Looking at the table full of seafood, Su Zhou's appetite increased.
"If all else fails, Zhouzhou can become the store manager at this branch on Xinghe Road. You won't need to do any work, and your family can afford to support you." Wang Xingyue placed a garlic shrimp ball into Su Zhou's bowl and smiled at her.
Su Zhou wiped her mouth with composure and said softly, "Mom, let's forget about being the store manager. Let's give this job to other graduates. I have my own plans. Just now, a distant relative of ours gave me his zoo to inherit. I'll be the zoo manager from now on."
"Uncle Sun, do you remember him?"
“This person…” Wang Xingyue and Su Yunhai exchanged glances. Su Yunhai said, “He went out to make his way in the world in his early years, but he had no children and I heard that he loved animals to death.”
"Oh right, anyway, I might be opening a zoo in the future." Su Zhou nodded. She was now absolutely certain that the thing in her mind really was a system.
It's the kind of system from the system-themed novels that my dad loves to listen to.
The next day, Su Zhou arrived at the zoo according to the address. The zoo was named after the location, called "Fushan Zoo". It was located by the sea and the road was steep, but the animals were not in good condition.
When Su Zhou arrived, several villagers ran away as soon as they saw her, carrying several kilograms of meat in their hands.
The midday sun shone on her. Su Zhou looked towards the zoo. It was very hot, and the animals lay dying in their cages exposed to the sun. Although it was called an exhibition hall, the actual condition was much worse than what she saw in person, completely different from the exquisite ink-wash style she had seen on the app.
"You said you'd help me get rich, but there's no newbie gift pack?" Su Zhou's pretty face held a hint of aggressive shrewdness. "When I play other games, there are always newbie gift packs. System, you don't want me to go on strike on my first day, do you?"
[You can claim it yourself via the app.]
[New player gift pack has been distributed!]
Su Zhou opened the app and discovered that the newbie gift pack was actually a ten-draw. After pressing the draw button, the colorful gears slowly turned and flashed with golden light when they stopped.
[Skill x1, Attribute Points x3, Low-level Carnivore Feed x3, Low-level Herbivore Feed x3.]
Okay, okay, so it's calculated by quantity?
Su Zhou first activated her skill, and a line of small text appeared below the skill.
[Skill Name: I Can Understand the Thoughts of All Furry Creatures]
[Skill Description: You can understand everything—things that fly, run, and swim. Powerful, no further explanation needed.]
A ray of golden light flew into Su Zhou's mind, and in an instant, her body felt cool. Su Zhou suddenly had a moment of enlightenment and heard additional sounds.
It's so hot... I'm melting!
The villagers stole all my feed. People, I hate you.
It's so hot today, I feel like my whole body is being roasted.
These voices, whether rough, aged, or powerful, are... the heartfelt cries of these animals.
Su Zhou stood on the path between the animal exhibits. The trees here were lush and dense, but the location of the animals was strange, and the greenery was extremely poor. It was unclear whether the trees were cut down to build the zoo or if the area was originally bare.
The animals were visibly in poor condition; even Su Zhou, a layman who didn't know much about animals, could tell they were in terrible shape. The African lion's fur was stained with feces; it lay listlessly on the ground, utterly dejected.
The peacocks were just ordinary blue peacocks. If you bought them from a breeding farm, they would cost more than a thousand yuan each, which is less than the price of a pet cat. However, these peacocks were thin and bony, unlike the radiant peacocks in other zoos.
She did remember her uncle from the forestry department saying that before that distant relative passed away, he was seriously ill and entrusted the zoo to the villagers for care. They were paid 3,000 yuan a month, which was only responsible for cleaning the cages and feeding the animals.
With the ground temperature so high right now, not to mention the animals with their thick fur, even Su Zhou herself, wearing only the simplest short-sleeved shirt and pants, is unbearably hot.
"Wait a minute, I'll go see how to cool you off." Hearing the animals' thoughts, Su Zhou felt a little bad.
She was naturally kind-hearted; she had taken several stray cats to be spayed/neutered at the university and even prepared cat beds for them, protecting them from the wind and rain. Naturally, she felt compassion for these animals. She walked to the two-story building left by that distant relative. The first floor was a storage room, and the second floor was the living quarters. It was an ordinary building, with nothing particularly outstanding about it from the outside.
Yu Guangzhong noticed several air conditioner boxes in the corner. Could it be that... the animal cages were originally equipped with air conditioners, but they are no longer there?
Which villagers are they?
Su Zhou couldn't help but recall the frozen meat the villagers were carrying when she entered the house from outside.
The animals also mentioned the villagers. If it were just meat, that would be one thing, but as pet food, some villagers were greedy and stole small things. They stole some animal food, but when the air conditioner was also confiscated, the animals became emaciated. Clearly, during this period, the villagers did not fulfill their due responsibilities at all.
We need to call the police.
Su Zhou's face darkened, her fair complexion clouded with anger. She suppressed her rage and found the small electric fan, but it probably didn't help much.
She came out of the room and first took out the low-grade pet food she had obtained from the system. The meat was bright red and had no bloody smell at all. The quality was much better than the high-grade Wagyu beef she had eaten before. As a carnivore who couldn't live without meat, Su Zhou stared at the pet food and drooled. The African lion met Su Zhou's gaze and flicked its tail.
Human, you wouldn't happen to be craving lion meat too, would you?
Su Zhou coughed, looked away, and prepared to put the feed into the cage for the lion. She still had a sense of awe for these primitive, untamed animals. She boldly moved step by step in front of the lion, quickly threw the meat into the cage, and her heart was racing.
However, the lion simply flicked its tail and then lowered its head to eat the meat.
Watching the lion eat its meat, Su Zhou vaguely thought she was seeing her own silly, fat cat at home. It seemed to eat just like that, so lazy and languid. This made her fear of the lion lessen considerably.
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