Undoubtedly, with the black ape Li Wei successfully crafting a stone axe, its attention within the zoo once again increased.
At this moment, outside the ape enclosure, the eager tourists who had come to see it had already packed every spot to the brim.
Camera equipment was set up early, with many being professional devices worth tens of thousands, clearly indicating that online news outlets had come to gather content.
"Actually, I was just visiting by chance and thought this black ape was quite interesting, so I casually filmed this video. I never expected to capture it making an axe, and I certainly didn't expect this video to go viral."
"Help, I'll be sad if anyone doesn't know about this treasure black ape, I'm totally in love with it."
"I won't allow anyone to not know about this internet-famous hidden gem spot where you can have fun all day for just 50 yuan..."
Listening to the cringe-worthy lines from these video creators, Yang Lin was utterly speechless.
Of course, he didn't stop them, as this was free publicity.
Even though the combined followers of these individuals might not match his own.
Looking at the sea of tourists before him, Yang Lin envisioned a bright future for himself.
However, at this very moment, a sudden piece of news caught him somewhat off guard.
"What? The city zoo's transport vehicle overturned on the road, and the animals inside escaped?"
In the administrator's office, as Lin Feng's voice came through the phone, Yang Lin froze.
But a moment of thought brought him to a sense of relief.
It wasn't uncommon for a few animals to escape from the zoo. Every year, a few animals yearning for freedom would break out of their cages to roam.
Like wild boars, monkeys, or ostriches.
And this time, they escaped during transport, which Yang Lin found even more normal.
Until Lin Feng uttered his next sentence.
"Because it was a chain reaction accident, not just one transport vehicle overturned, but three."
"Currently, nine animals have escaped. One ostrich has been cornered on the overpass. There are still 8 on the run."
"They are: a wild African elephant, a wild adult African male lion, an Akhal-Teke horse, two jaguars, two Bengal tigers, and one white rhinoceros."
Hearing the numbers and names Lin Feng reported, Yang Lin was completely dumbfounded.
To put it mildly, any single one of these animals was beyond his affordability.
Setting aside their monetary value, their rarity was such that his entire park probably only had the Siberian tiger on the same level as these.
And apart from the Akhal-Teke horse, all the other animals were extremely dangerous. One could imagine what would happen if these animals rampaged through the streets of Ningnan City.
But what puzzled him even more was why the city zoo would suddenly be transporting so many rare animals.
To resolve his doubts, Yang Lin immediately asked.
To which Lin Feng on the other end of the line replied with a bitter smile.
"Speaking of which, this matter is partly related to you."
"Related to me?"
"Of course. Recently, your Xihong Zoo has suddenly become popular, causing a nosedive in the city zoo's visitor numbers. If this continues, the city zoo might be forced to close down because of you."
"To recover its visitor numbers, they borrowed these treasures from various zoos."
"I heard they were also planning a big animal-themed event."
"Ah, this..." After hearing Lin Feng's explanation, Yang Lin was at a loss for words.
"Regardless, this is a very serious accident. None of us can be sure what harm these out-of-control wild animals might cause to the citizens."
"According to orders from above, both our criminal police and armed police have been dispatched."
"However, given the rarity of these animals, we will not resort to shooting them unless absolutely necessary. So, the first person I thought of was you, an animal expert."
At this point, Lin Feng finally revealed his reason for calling.
Before Yang Lin could even consider how to answer, a system prompt sounded.
"Ding! Emergency mission issued."
"Please the host find and successfully capture 9 escaped wild animals for Ningnan City Zoo in the shortest possible time."
"For each wild animal successfully captured, you will be rewarded with one Talent Point and one Talent Chest Fragment."
"If all are captured, you will receive one Talent Upgrade Coupon."
Hearing the system prompt in his mind, Yang Lin wasn't overly surprised.
But the rewards offered by the system truly astonished him.
One Talent Point per animal, which meant nine for nine, plus the Talent Chest Fragment and Talent Upgrade Coupon, items he had never encountered before.
With such generous rewards, it was hard for Yang Lin not to be moved. He immediately responded with righteous conviction:
"Captain Lin, you don't need to say more. Even if you didn't ask for my help, I would still offer it."
Lin Feng, hearing his reply, became excited.
"That's great, I knew Director Yang would help me with this."
"Please wait a moment, I'll send someone to pick you up right away."
With that, he hung up the phone.
After he hung up, Yang Lin realized something was amiss.
"That's not right. According to logic, that ostrich has already been captured, so there are still 8 on the run. Why does the system say 9?"
"Could it be..."
A bad premonition suddenly struck Yang Lin.
Undoubtedly, either the city zoo miscounted by one, or the escaped animal was too inconspicuous for anyone to notice.
"I hope it's not some overly ferocious animal."
While praying, Yang Lin began his preparations.
After all, this was his first time dealing with wild animals outside, and they were all top-tier predators.
Even if he had the ability to communicate with animals, what if they were short-tempered and unwilling to talk?
In ten minutes, Yang Lin, clad in a wilderness survival suit, emerged from the wolf enclosure, leading a team of his "Paw Patrol."
Above him, a golden eagle circled incessantly.
If he hadn't been afraid of attracting too much attention, he would have loved to bring out Li Hua.
Yet, even so, Yang Lin's appearance still drew the attention of a large number of tourists.
"Director, where are you going? It looks like you're going hunting."
"Yeah, but the way you're leading these big guys looks incredibly cool."
"Are you going to fight someone?"
......
Facing the crowd's confusion, Yang Lin did not answer directly. Instead, he said with a serious expression:
"If possible, please try not to leave the park casually later."
"If you encounter danger, you can run towards the tiger enclosure."
As soon as he finished speaking, a police car arrived at the entrance of the zoo.
Seeing the sudden appearance of the police car, the tourists vaguely realized something was happening.