Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Skills, Eye of Observation!
As for the girl looking at him with concern right now, her name was Lan Li.
The original host felt that Lan Li had a heart that respected and cherished animals, similar to his own philosophy of running a zoo.
So he promoted Lan Li to be his assistant, preparing to cultivate her!
These days, he had taken her to observe animals together, exploring ways to improve animal welfare.
After figuring out the current situation, Fang Ye quickly adjusted his mindset and accepted this new identity without any obstacles.
He had a lot of confidence in the zoo's development going forward.
As a hardcore player of "Planet Zoo", to build an aesthetically pleasing and practical zoo in the game, he specifically purchased some highly professional books, studied how to design enclosures, how to arrange the environment, and thought of ways to increase the animals' satisfaction.
If he applied the knowledge he had gained to reality, he could definitely build a zoo that would surpass those on Blue Planet!
He looked up, saw Lan Li's concerned gaze, and said with a chuckle, "I just took a fall and my head was a bit dazed! But I'm fine now. This is Linhai Zoo, I'm the director Fang Ye, and you are Lan Li, right?"
Lan Li narrowed her eyes and revealed a warm and reassuring smile, "I'm so glad the director is okay."
Fang Ye recalled the events before he fainted, "So what's next, we are going to feed the tigers?"
Lan Li nodded earnestly, "Yes, that's right!"
However, at that moment Fang Ye suddenly froze.
Because he heard a strange voice in his mind, "Ding, the Planet Zoo system has been activated!"
"Scanning host status..."
"Personal attribute interface unlocked!"
"Ding, skill acquired: Eye of Observation!"
"Ding, a new task has been issued!"
"Planet Zoo system?"
After an instant of astonishment, Fang Ye became overjoyed.
The game he played had become a system and traveled with him?
[Host: Fang Ye
Skill: Eye of Observation]
Eye of Observation: A basic skill for a zoo director. Spend mental energy on meticulous observation to obtain information on the current mood and physical state of animals.
——Nobody understands animals better than me.
Fang Ye was elated, "The system is awesome!"
Just the Eye of Observation from the newbie gift pack was an extremely practical skill!
And it was probably what every zoologist dreams of.
He then checked the task issued by the system.
"Cat-petting: Have close contact with a tiger for more than 10 minutes and gently stroke it. The task reward will depend on the tiger's mood; the better the mood, the better the reward."
Holy shit!
Fang Ye's scalp tingled as he clicked his tongue, uncertain whether he was excited or nervous, "This task seems a little thrilling, doesn't it?"
Although he was very curious about what it felt like to touch a tiger's fur and how it differed from petting a domestic cat.
But, that's a tiger, one of the most powerful carnivores in nature!
The tigers at Linhai Zoo were Amur tigers, also known as Siberian tigers.
Amur tigers are the largest tiger species; adult Amur tigers can weigh over 250 kilograms, have a paw strike force of more than 1000kg, and a bite force of about 500kg.
If a kitty gets upset and scratches you a couple of times, at worst you get scratched and bleed a little.
If a tiger swipes at you or bites, then you're really done for.
"However, this task is not impossible to complete."
Fang Ye pondered.
He had some understanding of tiger habits. Generally, tigers wouldn't attack humans, and they would even avoid them.
Moreover, in the zoo, the animals were fed by animal keepers every day. With full bellies, why would they bother biting people?
But tigers were ultimately wild creatures, difficult to tame!
They might not bite when everything was normal, but what if one day they were in a bad mood, or something irritated them?
Therefore, for fierce animals like tigers and lions, even if they had a close relationship and showed affectionate behavior, animal keepers usually fed them through the bars. They wouldn't take the risk with their lives!
What about cleaning?
The enclosure was generally divided into two parts, the inner and outer areas, separated by a movable door. The gates of the ferocious animals' enclosure were made of metal plates since bars posed a risk; getting too close might result in being clawed by a tiger.
However, Linhai Zoo was rather old and still used barred gates.
When animal keepers cleaned, they would first open the outer gate from the outside, letting the fierce animal move to the outer cage. Only after securing and locking the gate would they enter the inner area. Throughout the process, the staff and the ferocious animals were kept separated, and during the job, there had to be two animal keepers present to remind each other. As long as they followed the standards, nothing would go wrong.
Fang Ye's confidence in taking on this task was due to the "Eye of Observation" skill he had just acquired, which allowed him to grasp an animal's mood.
Additionally, since the original owner had taken over the zoo for a month and fed the tigers every day, there should also be some emotional foundation laid, so he wasn't a stranger to them.
If the tiger was in a bad mood, he would just feed it honestly.
When it was in a good mood, he could then attempt the task; after all, there was no time limit for the task.
...
Tiger enclosure.
Jiaojiao lay quietly in front of the feeding gate, her eyes unblinkingly fixed on the outside, looking as if she had been waiting for a while.
Jiaojiao was a young female tiger, and she was the only tiger at Linhai Zoo.
Originally, there were three tigers here, but one died of old age the year before last, and due to mismanagement, another was sold to a different zoo last year, leaving only her.
When she saw Fang Ye and Lan Li arrive, she propped up her strong forelimbs, rose from the ground, and her tawny fur moved like waves under a setting sun, with bold black stripes that were ruggedly beautiful, emitting the imposing aura of a predator.
"Roar!!"
Jiaojiao bared her sharp canines and let out a deep roar like thunder, clearly eager to eat.
Fang Ye, entranced by Jiaojiao's powerful form, couldn't help but exclaim, "What a majestic and beautiful big cat! Lan Li, what do you think? Lan Li?"
He turned around.
There was Lan Li, neck shrunken, shaking so badly she didn't even dare look straight at the tiger, a spitting image of a frightened little sparrow.
She murmured under her breath, "We've brought you meat, we hope you don't eat us..."
Fang Ye couldn't help but respond with a mixture of laughter and tears, "Is there really a need to be that scared?"
They were separated by bars, after all! The tiger couldn't leap out.
Lan Li managed a smile uglier than crying!
Fang Ye was at a loss.
Lan Li got along quite well with small herbivores, but she fell apart when faced with large carnivores.
Maybe in a past life, she was a bunny or something.
Courage would build up gradually, no doubt!
Turning to Jiaojiao, she was also calmly making eye contact with him.
"Eye of Observation!"
The moment Fang Ye's thought triggered, a wonderful sensation surged through him. A certain invisible energy in his mind began to deplete, and the world his eyes perceived subtly changed from before.
A virtual panel also appeared above Jiaojiao's head.
[Amur tiger: Jiaojiao
Age: 3 years old
Mood: Calm/Expectant]
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone