Popularity Surge, Hidden Dangers

It wasn't that Yang Lin's aesthetic sense had become distorted; rather, the two creatures before him had taken on an almost surreal quality after their talents had awakened.

"So the monsters in movies are just enlarged versions of animals we see every day."

"Though I have to say, if someone saw you two in the middle of the night, they'd probably be terrified."

Just as this thought crossed his mind, Yang Lin felt like he had stumbled onto something.

"That's right, these two now look just like those radiation-mutated creatures."

"If I let these two create some big news, people should start paying attention to the Yong River pollution problem, and then it would be solved."

With this realization, his gaze toward the two creatures changed instantly.

Originally, he had simply wanted to save their lives, but now he had discovered an unexpected benefit.

"You two go find a place to rest at the bottom of the water, and make sure no one discovers you. I'll come back for you tonight."

The two creatures, now possessing basic intelligence, immediately nodded their heads underwater.

The next second, they descended to the bottom of the artificial lake.

After the two creatures left, the zoo experienced a new peak in visitors.

Influenced by the water monster incident and the previous poaching event, more and more out-of-town tourists wanted to witness this miraculous zoo firsthand.

To the point where Yang Lin had to implement limited entry, but even so, the West Rainbow Zoo was still crowded with visitors.

The popularity ranked from highest to lowest was: Leopard Garden, Wolf Garden, Tiger Garden, Gorilla Garden, Monkey Garden, followed by the Bird Forest and Crocodile Pool.

The most popular Leopard Garden was practically overflowing with visitors.

The reason was that fans had sent cat scratching posts, cat climbing frames, and litter boxes for the two little ones.

In the Leopard Garden, the two cubs - eventually named Round Round and Ball Ball by Reba - were using their front paws to scratch the huge scratching posts on either side.

Behind them, Li Bao, the leopard who had always maintained an aloof appearance, now showed an eager expression.

"What should I do, I really want to scratch it too."

"Damn! I really want to climb that frame too."

"No, these were all sent by those cursed humans, I can't fall for their trap."

"Besides, I'm not a cat. Those two are really making me lose face."

While Li Bao was struggling internally, a visitor suddenly extended a giant cat teaser toy made from bamboo through the gaps in the iron cage.

As the bell on the cat teaser rang, Li Bao, who had been trying to maintain his dignity, finally couldn't resist anymore.

With a roar, he rushed toward the feather at the end of the giant cat teaser.

Sometimes rolling on the ground, sometimes jumping up to bite the feather at the top.

At this moment, he had completely abandoned his dignity as a jungle predator.

The visitors outside the cage immediately burst into cheers at this sight.

"Hahaha, this is hilarious, the aloof dad finally gave in."

"I thought he could really resist all temptation, but one cat teaser revealed his true nature."

"I told you, leopards are cats too, see?"

"Hehe, I guess he figured since there are no other leopards around, he might as well show his true self."

"Oh my god, I can't believe such a big guy can be so cute!"

"Quick, quick, take pictures!"

"I feel like I could watch this all day, suddenly I want to keep them as pets."

As Li Bao joined the two cubs' camp, the atmosphere in the Leopard Garden instantly became more lively.

Two cubs with top-tier cuteness skills, plus a tough-looking but actually warm-hearted big cat - what visitor could resist such charm?

Before anyone realized it, the number of visitors to the Leopard Garden had exceeded its capacity.

Yang Lin, catching a glimpse of this from afar, immediately had a bad feeling.

If any disturbance were to occur, it could turn into a serious incident.

"This won't do, we need to redirect some of the crowd."

With this thought, his gaze turned to those areas that hadn't yet been opened.

At present, only the emergence of new attractions could possibly divert these visitors.

After consideration, his attention finally fell on one particularly special area.

This area was a pig pen located in the southeast corner of the Tiger Garden.

Yes, a pig pen - it was originally where his grandfather raised pigs, not for visitors to see but as food for the carnivorous animals.

Unfortunately, the fat pigs inside became depressed from hearing the roars of the fierce beasts every day.

After a year of raising them, not only did they not gain weight, they lost dozens of pounds.

Seeing that it was becoming more unprofitable, Grandfather Yang sold all the pigs except for one.

Somehow, through visitor word-of-mouth, this pig pen became one of the zoo's attractions.

It was also the only place in the entire Ningnan City where people could see pigs, and for quite a while, schools specifically organized student visits to see it.

Now Yang Lin had set his sights on this last remaining pig.

Navigating through the crowds, he soon came face to face with a skinny black pig.

Looking at this pig that was even thinner than him, Yang Lin immediately thought of the basic talent - painting - that was initially given by the system.

Yang Lin had never known which animal would be most suitable for this seemingly useless talent.

Giving it to chimpanzees or gibbons seemed too ordinary, since they already had hands.

Giving it to tigers or leopards would be a waste.

But if he gave it to this pig, it would not only create an interesting contrast but also generate enough buzz, and might even cure its eating disorder - achieving three goals at once.

With this in mind, Yang Lin didn't hesitate any longer and immediately bestowed the painting talent upon the black pig in front of him.

As the talent awakened, the previously lifeless black pig suddenly became energetic, and its body visibly became more proportionate.

After confirming that it had awakened the painting talent, Yang Lin immediately had it draw on the cement ground using water.

Before long, a small flower drawn with clear water took shape under its snout.

Seeing this, Yang Lin's eyes immediately lit up.

"They say pigs are among the more intelligent animals, and it seems that's true."

"But this isn't interesting enough, we need to add more appeal."

Immediately, Yang Lin took out his phone and ordered over a hundred sets of watercolor paints and drawing supplies from a nearby stationery store.

After completing all this, he picked up his megaphone again and headed toward the Leopard Garden.