Although Yang Lin had many guesses before arriving, he never imagined that creatures from the dinosaur era could still exist today.
What does two hundred million years mean? Human civilization has only been a few thousand years, not even a fraction of that.
And now, a creature that was active on the blue star two hundred million years ago appeared before him. Could he not be shocked?
“Even a *xiama yuan* has shown up. Could there really still be living dinosaurs in this world?”
Just as Yang Lin was murmuring to himself, Teacher Xiao Liang beside him suddenly interjected,
“Director Yang, what kind of ape did you say that was?”
“Nothing, I said I wanted to take that thing to Xihong Zoo.”
“Take it to Xihong Zoo? It doesn’t seem impossible. I’ll go ask the leaders of the forest area.”
Hearing Yang Lin’s words abruptly, Teacher Xiao Liang first pondered for a moment, and then walked away behind him.
After about a minute or two, he walked back again.
“I’ve asked the forest area leaders, and they said if Director Yang can figure out a way to bring the water monster up, they’ll agree to donate the water monster to Xihong Zoo.”
“What?” Hearing the answer given by Teacher Xiao Liang, Yang Lin was stunned.
“Are you serious? They’re really willing to donate it to Xihong Zoo?”
“Of course, I’m serious. This water monster is probably just some kind of large freshwater fish, most likely a Hucho taimen. Donating a Hucho taimen to Xihong Zoo, the scenic spot might even gain some popularity from your zoo.”
Teacher Xiao Liang had clearly already determined that the so-called water monster was not a particularly rare animal.
In fact, over the years, when the truths behind water monster sightings around the world were revealed, they had all been disappointing.
Either it was a hoax, or a large fish. There were never any real water monsters.
“Heh heh, then I won’t be polite.”
Under everyone’s gaze, Yang Lin walked directly towards the lake shore.
At the same time, Peng Baobao on the other side was also continuously luring the dark shadow in the lake towards his direction.
When the distance was about right, a beam of Insight radiated onto it.
[Xiyama Yuan]
[Water Strike (Gold Talent) activation requires 5 talent points]
[Primordial (Legendary Talent) activation requires 10 talent points]
Seeing this talent panel at first glance, Yang Lin almost doubted if he was seeing correctly.
He had never seen such a simple talent panel. Even the weak bamboo rats before had 5 talents.
A prehistoric creature like the *xiama yuan*, originating from 200 million years ago, only had two talents. This seemed too simple.
What had it been doing for these full two hundred million years? Could it have actively resisted evolution?
“Perhaps a simple gene isn’t necessarily a bad thing.”
“Or perhaps it doesn’t need so many flashy talents.”
Putting away his excessive thoughts, Yang Lin immediately activated the Water Strike talent for it.
The next second after awakening its talent, the *xiama yuan*, which had been uncontrollable, established a subtle connection with him.
From the perspective of other onlookers, what they could see was that the water monster, which had previously not approached the lake, suddenly accelerated and swam towards the shore.
Seeing such a behemoth showing signs of coming ashore, everyone present gasped in surprise.
They were afraid that this unknown monster would rush ashore and start a massacre. Of course, where there was fear, there was bravery.
Seeing the water monster heading ashore, some people moved even closer.
“Quick, get away! The water monster is coming up.”
“What are you afraid of? Director Yang is still there, isn’t he?”
“Exactly, with Director Yang here, there are no accidents.”
“Move closer, I really want to see what the water monster looks like, and how scary it is.”
…
As they spoke, more and more people gathered by the lake.
It was at this moment that the dark shadow finally approached completely.
Under the gaze of many, a massive dark shadow emerged from the lake.
In the sunlight, a ferocious head, more than a meter long, first entered everyone’s sight.
Grayish-brown skin, a triangular face, and teeth flashing with cold light, it directly subverted everyone’s perception of wild animals.
The crowd, who had just been clamoring to see the water monster’s true face, instantly screamed in terror.
Many even nearly fell into the icy lake on the spot.
Only Yang Lin looked at the scene before him with a faint smile.
Especially when he saw the prehistoric creature from 200 million years ago before him.
From now on, it belonged to Xihong Zoo.
After an unknown amount of time, the chaotic scene finally returned to normal.
Perhaps it was because they saw that the strangely shaped unknown creature did not attack humans, or perhaps it was because they saw Yang Lin’s calm demeanor, but the panicked crowd gradually put away their fear.
Instead, a strong sense of curiosity arose.
“What on earth is this thing? A crocodile?”
“Just looking at its head, I thought it was a big frog.”
“This is clearly putting a frog’s head on a crocodile.”
“Ugly and terrifying, is it a mutated creature?”
“Director Yang should recognize it.”
As they spoke, everyone’s gaze converged on Yang Lin. Only Teacher Xiao Liang had a thoughtful but uncertain expression on his face.
The only thing he was sure of was that Yang Lin had definitely recognized this thing a long time ago.
To verify his guess, he immediately asked,
“Director Yang, what exactly is this thing? Did you recognize it long ago?”
As soon as the question was asked, everyone else’s eyes turned to Yang Lin simultaneously.
Facing the gazes full of curiosity, Yang Lin had no intention of hiding it.
“If I’m not mistaken, it should be a *xiama yuan* that lived 200 million years ago during the Triassic period.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire audience was shocked.
Let’s not mention anything else; just the words “200 million years ago” and “Triassic period” were enough to blow everyone’s minds.
“200 million years ago? My god, wasn’t that the same period as the dinosaurs?”
“Is it true? How did creatures from 200 million years ago survive to this day?”
“We struck gold! We struck gold! Although we didn’t get any news about dinosaurs this time, we discovered an animal from the same period as the dinosaurs.”
“Director Yang said it, so it must be true.”
“It’s a shame for Director Yang, they just said they were going to donate the water monster to Xihong Zoo.”
“Just now, we were saying Director Yang would go back empty-handed this time.”
“This is called ‘the sheep doesn’t go back empty-handed’.”
“But it’s good this way. If it stayed here, it would probably be studied to death by experts in a few days.”
“Yes, I support Director Yang taking it back to protect it.”
…
At this moment, the entire crowd had basically accepted that this prehistoric species belonged to Xihong Zoo.
As everyone was discussing, Yang Lin was already stroking the *xiama yuan’s* head, which was larger than its body, and said,
“Let’s go, come back with me for the New Year!”