After seeing off a few media reporters who were presumably sent by a world animal protection organization, the Xihong Zoo quickly returned to peace.
However, this peace did not last long before it was shattered.
"Director, the African female elephant in the free-range area seems to be pregnant!"
As an employee rushed into the office with a joyful expression, Yang Lin did not even look up.
"Mm, I know."
And this news was just the beginning.
"Director, there's a pregnant wild sow in the pigsty."
"I know."
"Director, that zebra is pregnant."
"I know."
"Director, that black panther is pregnant."
"I know."
"Director, that Yangtze finless porpoise is also pregnant."
...
In less than a week, news of animal pregnancies came in almost every day.
Yang Lin was not surprised by this at all, but the employees at the zoo were stunned.
Logically speaking, the main estrus period for animals is concentrated in spring.
After all, ordinary animals only have sufficient food to reproduce offspring at that time.
But now it was deep winter, and they really couldn't understand where the animals in Xihong Zoo were getting such enthusiasm.
What's more, these animals never picked a time or place for mating, nor did they avoid people.
As a result, tourists could photograph animals mating every day, and Xihong Zoo's reputation for being "improper" grew stronger and stronger, to the point where it was impossible to wash it clean.
As news of animal pregnancies successively spread from Xihong Zoo, tourists soon noticed this unusual situation.
However, after they noticed this abnormal situation, their first reaction was not surprise, but rather a hint of excitement.
"Have you heard? The two Yangtze finless porpoises that just arrived at Xihong Zoo are pregnant."
"That's yesterday's news. I heard yesterday that the elephant is pregnant too."
"It seems the black panther is also pregnant."
"I saw those two black panthers mating a few days ago."
"How many pregnant animals is this now?"
"I've known about this for a while. I've been coming here for a week straight."
"Whoa, dude, that's a pretty weird hobby."
"What are you talking about? My mom said Xihong Zoo has spiritual energy, and coming here often can help you have a child."
"Really?"
"How could it be fake? I think it's the magnetic field of this place that has a problem, and it can stimulate hormone secretion. I felt more energetic after coming here."
"I'm telling you, it's true. I couldn't conceive for years, and all the tests were normal. After coming here for a trip last week, my wife became pregnant."
...
As the discussions and speculations from the crowd continued, the news that going to Xihong Zoo could increase the chances of getting pregnant soon became more and more exaggerated.
Coupled with the corroborating evidence of the animals becoming pregnant one after another, it became even more believable.
Of course, Yang Lin did not pay much attention to these rumors. If others didn't know what was going on, how could he not?
However, even more absurd things were to come.
"Director, someone is throwing things into the artificial lake."
Hearing this suddenly, a hint of anger appeared on Yang Lin's face.
"Who is this person, so uncivilized!"
After speaking, he quickly asked,
"What are they throwing, will it pollute the lake water?"
Hearing Yang Lin's question, the employee hesitated for a moment before replying,
"Uh, it won't pollute, but I suggest you go and see for yourself first."
With a hint of doubt, Yang Lin quickly followed the employee to the artificial lake.
The scene that appeared before him in the next second caught him off guard.
He saw that next to the artificial lake, tourists were throwing items from their hands into the lake with all their might.
Some of these items sank into the water, while others floated on the surface.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out that these items were cash of different denominations.
The ones that sank were mainly five-mao and one-yuan coins, while the ones that floated included various denominations of banknotes.
There were one-yuan, five-yuan, ten-yuan, and Yang Lin even saw a few pink ones.
Seeing this, he couldn't help but show a wry smile.
He mused that this artificial lake had now directly become a wishing well.
After a wry smile, he quickly found a few construction workers from the neighboring construction site.
Under his instruction, these construction workers immediately dug out a small pool next to the artificial lake.
After plastering it with cement and tiles and filling it with lake water, a wishing well was thus created.
As soon as the wishing well was built, Yang Lin took out his loudspeaker again and shouted to the tourists,
"Dear tourists, I understand your feelings, but please do not throw coins into the lake at will."
"This way, the animals in the lake might mistakenly swallow the coins, causing unnecessary trouble."
"For this reason, I have specially built a wishing well for you, filled with the same lake water, and the wishing effect is the same."
As if afraid that people wouldn't believe him, Yang Lin brought out the tortoise again and placed it in the very center of the wishing well.
Following Yang Lin's actions, the tourists immediately shifted their wishing targets.
Soon, coins and banknotes were thrown into the wishing well.
When the day's business ended, Yang Lin scooped out several hundred jin of coins and a large amount of banknotes with a net.
Looking at these currencies, his face showed astonishment.
"Does this thing make money so fast? No wonder those temples are so rich."
"It's a pity I can't use my skills on people, otherwise, with your piety, I would definitely help you."
After a rough estimation, the wishing well had collected about ten thousand yuan in one day.
The tortoise in the wishing well immediately transformed into the most profitable animal in Xihong Zoo.
After a busy day's work, Yang Lin did not patrol the zoo as usual, but instead, he went into his room early.
As soon as he entered the room, a grating chewing sound emanated from the large water tank on the table.
With a slight glance upwards, dozens of predatory fish, as large as a palm, stared at Yang Lin with their blood-red eyes.
"Whoa! You've grown again, you really know how to grow."
"Forget it, I'll feed you a little first. After you're fed, you have to be quiet."
After saying this, Yang Lin casually took out over ten jin of unthawed chicken frames from the refrigerator next to him and threw them into the water tank.
In the next second, these creatures, who were ravenous for meat, immediately sprang into action.
In less than a minute, the chicken frames that even a cleaver couldn't chop were completely gnawed clean.
Seeing that the predatory fish had finished their meal, Yang Lin then lay down on the bed. In the next second, a scene of the ocean appeared before his eyes.