Climbing (Green Talent) - Requires 1 Talent Point to activate
Balance (Green Talent) - Requires 1 Talent Point to activate
Brute Force (Green Talent) - Requires 1 Talent Point to activate
Food Identification (Green Talent) - Requires 1 Talent Point to activate
Cold Resistance (Green Talent) - Requires 1 Talent Point to activate
Ancestral Regression (Green Talent) - Requires 1 Talent Point to activate
Hunting (Green Talent) - Requires 1 Talent Point to activate
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Looking at these small panels, which were far from the larger one above, Yang Lin couldn't help but fall into thought.
Other animals had only one panel, so why did he have two?
And two panels with such extreme contrasts.
One was filled with high-level skills like Gold and Legend, while the other was entirely weak green talents.
After a period of contemplation, Yang Lin had a vague answer in his mind.
Compared to other animals, the evolutionary path of humans was more complex.
They had gone through the entire process from pure animals to advanced animals.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they had changed species.
If he wasn't mistaken, the flamboyant talent panel in front belonged to modern Homo sapiens, while the smaller panel behind belonged to the earliest hominoids.
The talents in the front panel allowed humans to survive in modern society, while the talents in the back allowed their ancestors to survive in that primitive era.
In the process of developing into modern Homo sapiens, the talents behind were gradually forgotten.
Or, to put it another way, they were gradually phased out.
Because with the emergence of the talents in front, the talents that their human ancestors once relied on for survival were no longer of any use.
The emergence of creation and imagination was enough to offset the bonuses brought by these back talents.
It was precisely because of the emergence of the talents in front that humans, weak beings in nature, became the overlords of the natural world.
Having figured this out, Yang Lin couldn't help but fall into deep thought again.
It was clear that the development directions of the two panels were different. If he wanted to become smarter, he could just focus on the talents in front.
Add points to learning and become a scholar, add points to language and become a language genius, add points to social skills and become a social butterfly.
Just thinking about it made Yang Lin abandon the idea.
He knew himself best; he wasn't outstanding in any aspect, even a bit lacking.
Even if he added points, he would at most become slightly better than an average person. What if after spending more than a dozen talent points, there was no qualitative change? Wouldn't that be a huge loss?
Moreover, this world never lacked geniuses. He only needed a little money to make those smarter than him work for him, so why bother becoming a genius himself?
Rather than taking such a risk, it was better to find a different path.
"Let's try to see if the ancestor's talents are useful first."
With that thought, Yang Lin casually clicked on Climbing.
As the point allocation ended, he immediately felt the difference in his body.
His body, which had long been inactive due to lack of exercise, suddenly became much lighter after adding this talent.
His limbs were filled with strength.
Rolling up his sleeves, a powerful arm appeared before him.
At the same time, the beer belly from long hours of sitting had transformed into flat abdominal muscles.
In an instant, Yang Lin had left the sub-healthy state.
"Hey, the ancestor's talents are really effective. So, am I an ancestral person now?"
Feeling the unprecedented abundance of physical strength, Yang Lin almost couldn't resist pounding his chest with his fists.
Just then, a little girl's helium balloon flew onto a nearby coconut tree.
If it were before, Yang Lin would have immediately called a small monkey to get the balloon down.
But this time, he felt a surge of eagerness to try.
Before the little girl's parents could call for a park attendant, Yang Lin stepped forward proactively.
"Let me do it this time!"
As soon as Yang Lin finished speaking, the tourists in the park cast curious glances.
"Are you kidding, Director? Are you really going to climb up and get the balloon yourself?"
"Yeah, we really don't need to be so hands-on."
"Director, don't you have any self-awareness about your physical condition?"
"Let's just say, I could climb this tree easily when I was a kid, but now, I struggle to climb my own stairs."
"You hit the nail on the head. It feels like the older I get, the worse my physical fitness becomes."
"The Director looks very weak."
"If other people fall, someone will compensate them, but if you fall, no one will."
Facing the tourists' doubts, Yang Lin was completely unfazed.
"Just you wait and see. As the Director of this zoo, I must have some special skills."
As he spoke, Yang Lin walked directly towards the coconut tree, which was more than ten meters tall.
Under the gaze of numerous tourists, his hands and feet were already clinging to the tree.
The next second, Yang Lin was climbing rapidly towards the treetop at a speed beyond everyone's imagination.
His movements were so agile that they were no less than those of the small monkeys.
In less than a minute, he successfully retrieved the balloon.
When he returned to the ground, the tourists were stunned.
It wasn't until Yang Lin returned the balloon to the little girl that everyone finally reacted.
As applause erupted, they couldn't help but discuss with disbelief:
"Did the Director turn into a monkey? He's that good at climbing trees?"
"Could it be that the Director has been around animals for too long, and he's regressed to his ancestral state?"
"Why is this Director acting so monkey-like?"
"Do his hands have suction cups?"
"I didn't expect the Director himself to be a master. If the zoo can't go on, he can go to the South China Sea to pick coconuts. They pay 300 yuan a day."
"Director Yang really cares about the monkeys, afraid of hurting them, so he learned to climb trees himself."
"Director Yang has become Director Monkey."
"For the next Monkey King election, I nominate Director Yang himself. I vote for him."
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Hearing the tourists' discussions, which were completely different from what he had expected, Yang Lin's face darkened.
"Shouldn't I be showered with praise? What's with Director Monkey?"
"Am I not handsome enough?"
As he pondered, the little girl, holding the balloon, thanked him with a smile, breaking into tears:
"Thank you, Uncle Monkey."
"Give me the balloon back, and I'll hang it back for you."
Of course, Yang Lin did not do that, not because the little girl's father was nearly two meters tall, but because he was a caring Director.
After testing his climbing ability, Yang Lin suddenly remembered that he still had an upgrade voucher that he hadn't used.
With that thought, he immediately found the skill upgrade voucher.
As the voucher was used, a skill he had not expected was suddenly upgraded.