I have a wildlife zoo

"Another gift pack?"

Fang Ye's eyes lit up in delight—it was even more exciting than gaining overseas fans!

It seemed like quite a while since the last mystery gift pack.

It had been before the New Year when he opened a few capybaras, which had now become friendly ambassadors at the zoo, dispatched to various exhibits to play with the other animals.

Ring-tailed lemurs, pelicans, all kinds of parrots—they all found joy in the capybaras.

He wondered what he could get this time.

He mentally commanded, "Open!"

A prompt sounded.

"Congratulations, Host, you've gained 200 thousand green leaf coins!"

"Congratulations, Host, you've gained eight Siberian roe deer!"

Green leaf coins were always needed, and compared to the system construction crew, normal construction was just too slow.

Moreover, the system construction crew made very little noise, which didn't disturb the animals. Otherwise, construction nearby would make them anxious and reduce their playfulness, not to mention adapting to new environments or even thinking about mating and having offspring.

Including the red pandas, many animals in the zoo had become pregnant and given birth during their first estrus at the zoo. While the careful attention of the animal keeper was important, the system construction crew also deserved credit.

In some zoos, it took animals five or six years to slowly adapt to the environment and start breeding.

With each exhibit's 50 green leaf coin daily task, as the number of exhibits increased, the accumulation of green leaf coins sped up a lot, with a daily income of over a thousand green leaf coins, accumulating 30 thousand in a month.

Even with normal operations, new exhibits could slowly be built, but Fang Ye was still overjoyed to receive this unexpected fortune.

The Giant Beast Area currently only had hippos, elephants, giraffes, and was still quite monotonous; for the next stage, he could consider building a rhinoceros exhibit and introducing two rhinos.

And a butterfly exhibit!

Last World Bee Day, he educated the visitors on the importance of bees as pollinators, and the feedback was quite positive.

Fang Ye was already thinking about making a permanent exhibition.

Besides the star animals, these insects were also very important.

However, bees looked too plain. Although just the mention of honey was enough to make one's mouth water, bees themselves were easily overlooked.

Butterflies were a better entry point—like the flagship species among insects.

In the butterfly exhibit, vivid reds, enchanting blues, dazzling greens—splashes of every color twinkled in the sunlight, as butterflies like clouds and mist fluttered through the intoxicating fragrance of flowers, as if in a brilliantly colored dream.

Just thinking about it was beautiful.

As for the Siberian roe deer given by the system, they were also quite an interesting animal.

The Siberian roe deer, commonly known as the Silly Roe Deer, were endearingly foolish.

Legend has it that when a person encounters a roe deer, it doesn't immediately flee but stands dazed for a while before running, as if its reactions are always a half-beat slow.

If you call out, it might even stop and turn to look back, pausing after a distance to gaze behind again, or even bury its head in the snow, as if by doing so, no one would see it.

In people's minds, they were considered adorably dumb.

And something fun, when it gets startled, the fur on its butt puffs up into a heart shape to signal to others of its kind, while also distracting its enemies. This distinctive butt is even printed on the restrooms at Linhai Zoo.

Fang Ye considered that after the Siberian Roe Deer arrived, they could be put into the mixed-species enclosure.

A few red foxes have now been moved to the local species exhibition area, and as for the bharal, staying in the forest elf-themed exhibition area isn't quite fitting—it's just a makeshift solution from the earlier stages of the zoo's development.

Now that there's a plateau exhibition area, it's only right to let them stay there with the Pallas's cat and cinereous vulture.

An environment resembling a high mountain cliff for the bharal is possible, and the stones in the original mixed-species enclosure don't need to be removed. We just need to add green vegetation, wildflowers, and moss on top, and have a waterfall flowing down, and it'll be a beautiful forest scene.

Sika deer and Siberian Roe Deer living together is quite harmonious; the two animals have similar shapes and are both found in the forests of the Northeast.

"Honey, look at this!"

Lan Li rubbed her head against his chest.

Fang Ye was pondering the zoo's next construction phase when he heard Lan Li call out to him, he turned back to reality, "What's up?"

He glanced at the comments on Weibo and couldn't help but chuckle.

Linhai Zoo's latest Weibo post showcased some photos of the penguin exhibit.

The comments below not only included netizens returning from abroad to share their joy and praise for the environment but also some bewildering criticism.

"What a trashy zoo!"

Below, a staff member replied, "Dear, why would you say that? Our exhibits are built according to the animals' habits. Look at these penguins; they are having a great time in the water."

"In animal zoos in Hokkaido, Japan, the weather in winter allows penguins to stay outside. With the intense sun here in the south, it's too hot; it's doing a lot of damage to the penguins. Please treat them well."

"The penguins on display there are emperor penguins; the penguins here are African penguins, which live in Africa, so their living environments are different /mischievous, and we also have cooling measures! Like misting systems."

Lan Li covered her mouth and laughed, "This is so awkward."

Fang Ye shook his head, "It's fine to have criticisms, and if they're right, we humbly accept and make improvements. Tourist feedback is the driving force behind our zoo's progress, after all.

But this kind of comment, where the person clearly hasn't done their homework and yet insists you're doing something wrong, is indeed quite embarrassing."

This netizen made the comment right after the Weibo post went up. If they'd seen all the compliments from netizens returning from abroad further down, they probably would've thought twice before typing."

Lan Li kept scrolling, "Huh, they even translated some comments from Twitter! Zoo Director Fang is so handsome, I hereby declare him my male idol from today on... you've got even more fangirls now!"

Fang Ye stroked her smooth hair, gently saying, "What, are you jealous?"

Lan Li hugged Fang Ye, basking in the warmth of his embrace, and said with a sweet smile, "Maybe a little! But they can only like you online, while I can actually hug you, hehe."

Fang Ye stroked his chin, "So, when are we getting married?"

Their relationship had been going on for a reasonable time now, and they knew each other's personalities and preferences inside out.

Lan Li could even cook, and her skills weren't bad, which is quite rare for modern youth accustomed to takeaways and dining out.

In fact, cooking has something takeout simply can't match. The little squabbles and friction in life just melted away in the process of exploring recipes, cooking, and enjoying meals together—because there's love in the food.

Lan Li blinked, then suddenly jumped up with a flushed face, "Eh~~~"

She stammered, "Is... is this a proposal?"