Early the next morning!
Fang Ye finished his breakfast and arrived at the quarantine area, ready to check on how Qiqi and Kaka were doing, and to familiarize himself with them and build a closer rapport.
Lions are top predators, incredibly fierce; if he were to interact with them capriciously just because he had skills, it might end badly if a lion got unhappy and lost control enough to strike him with a paw—that would be dangerous.
Like the time he broke up a fight between Black Claws and White Brow—both were furiously unreconcilable, and he had to scare Black Claws using a slipper persistently until the lion reluctantly ran away.
Skills are not omnipotent!
If he wanted to pet the lions, he certainly had to first build a relationship, making sure they were comfortable with him.