Inside the zoo, with the chiming of incoming transaction notifications, Yang Lin could barely contain his laughter.
Thanks to the diligent efforts of his two capable assistants, the zoo's revenue had exceeded half a million in just one day. This meant that ten thousand online tickets had been sold in that single day, and the number was still soaring.
However, he also discovered a significant issue: the zoo might be understaffed. On this particular day alone, over a thousand tourists had entered the park, and this was on a weekday. When the crowds of tourists from other areas arrived on weekends and holidays, he had no idea how many visitors the zoo would have. If he continued to shoulder everything alone, he would eventually be worked to death.
With this thought, he quickly opened his phone and found a part-time job group for university students in the vicinity. But as soon as he joined the group, he realized something was amiss. This "part-time job" seemed different from what he had imagined. Startled, he immediately exited the group chat.
"Damn! Times have really changed. Are things this blatant now?"
"It seems I need to think of other ways."
If he had enough time, finding people would be a simple matter. The problem was that he didn't have that much time. As he was agonizing over this, his gaze suddenly fell upon a group chat message. The message came from a chat group called "Loving Family," whose members were all relatives from his paternal family. The sender was a group member named "Years of Quiet," with a lotus flower as her avatar.
"Uncles and aunties, can you recommend any jobs? If I keep being a couch potato at home, I think Yang Cuilan will kick me out."
Upon seeing this message, Yang Lin's mind immediately conjured the image of a tall, slender young woman. This girl was Chen Kexin, the eldest daughter of Yang Lin's paternal aunt, Yang Cuilan. By seniority and age, Chen Kexin was his cousin. If he remembered correctly, his cousin was studying veterinary medicine.
With this thought, Yang Lin's eyes suddenly lit up, and the next second, he opened a chat window.
"Kexin, your cousin has a position here. Do you want to give it a try?"
"Indoor work, two days off per week, no overtime, with five social insurances and one housing fund. A monthly salary of 4,000."
As soon as he sent the message, Chen Kexin, with her middle-aged avatar, replied immediately.
"Really, cousin? What is the specific job content?"
"The specific job content is actually very simple. It's just responsible for checking tickets and selling tickets, with occasional miscellaneous duties," Yang Lin replied after some thought.
He originally expected Chen Kexin to hesitate, but as soon as his message was sent, she agreed directly.
"Okay, okay, cousin. When can I start?"
"Uh... if possible, you can start tomorrow."
"Okay, okay! Send me the location. I'll definitely be there tomorrow. I'll go tell Yang Cuilan right now that I found a job!"
Watching Chen Kexin readily agree, Yang Lin let out a long sigh of relief. The ticket seller position was settled. Next was the security guard. When there were few people, this position was somewhat optional, but once the crowds grew, its importance became evident. If tourists got into fights, or tourists fought with animals, or tourists beat him, security guards would need to intervene. Of course, what Yang Lin worried about most was tourists beating him. Without a certain level of combat effectiveness, it would be difficult to stop them.
"Could it be that I need to find a couple of old men on the street to be security guards?"
As soon as this idea popped into his head, Yang Lin quickly shook his head. If something were to happen with elderly security guards, could his zoo even continue to operate? The compensation would be insufficient.
Just as he was struggling to think of a good security guard candidate, bursts of dog barks suddenly came from the wolf enclosure not far away. Hearing these barks, Yang Lin suddenly had a bold idea.
"That's right, there's no rule stating that security guards have to be humans. Dogs can do it too, right?"
With this thought, he quickly walked towards the wolf enclosure. While it was called the wolf enclosure, it only housed an injured old wolf when the zoo was first established. After that old wolf passed away, it became a stray dog shelter. Currently, there were eight stray dogs adopted by Yang's father living there. They were usually well-behaved, but now they were suddenly barking.
When Yang Lin reached the wolf enclosure, he quickly understood why the dogs were barking. Beside these stray dogs, a black and white Border Collie was idly nudging a dog bowl in front of it. The other seven dogs appeared to be on the verge of a fight. Seeing their demeanor, Yang Lin knew that this Border Collie in the cage was definitely causing trouble. He had previously noticed that this unusually intelligent Border Collie often instigated conflicts among other dogs to pass the time. This time, it was undoubtedly the same. He immediately shouted into the wolf enclosure:
"Li Goudan, are you teasing Li Gousheng again? If you keep this up, I won't give you dog food tomorrow."
Upon hearing Yang Lin's words, the Border Collie, which had been playing with the dog bowl, immediately scampered over.
"Xiao Yang, Xiao Yang, hurry up and let me out! I'm about to explode with poop. I must poop under that tree over there today, no one can stop me."
Without a doubt, Li Goudan was the name of this Border Collie. And Li Gousheng was the name of one of the huskies. As for why all the animals in the zoo shared the surname Li, it was rumored that Yang Lin's grandfather's rival in love in his youth was named Li, so all the animals in the zoo were named Li.
Hearing the Border Collie's words, Yang Lin showed no surprise. He casually opened the gate of the wolf enclosure, and the delighted Li Goudan ran out. In the next second, it dashed to a large tree and relieved itself. Watching it look so pleased, Yang Lin showed a look of confusion.
"Goudan, why must you poop under this particular tree? Can't you use another tree?"
Hearing Yang Lin's question, the Border Collie Goudan glanced at him with a mischievous look.
"What do you know? Gousheng always buries unfinished bones under this tree."
Yang Lin: ...
Clearly, despite being the same species, the Border Collie Li Goudan was much more dog-like.
Remembering his original purpose, Yang Lin casually cast a "Gaze of Insight" on Li Goudan. The next second, its hidden talents were all revealed.
[Super Intelligence (Gold Talent) requires 5 talent points to activate, but due to the special nature of this species, only 1 talent point is needed to activate this talent this time.]
After reading just the first talent, Yang Lin knew he didn't need to look at the rest.